"This..."
Wang Jixuan pondered for a few moments, seriously saying,
"Although explaining this to you might be pointless, I feel it is necessary to say something.
"You have a clone, a youngster who was cultivated by Spiritual Ability City as material, but escaped disaster due to inherent defects.
"He is my friend and student, and you have partly stolen his soul. To save him, I had to resort to some measures.
"You think too highly of yourself, friend on the path.
"Saving part of his soul and allowing him to survive was my only reason for intervening.
"Unintentionally, I disrupted your Promotion Ceremony and turned you into this neither-human-nor-ghost entity; that truly was an unintended fault, done without much thought for its gravity.
"But you don't need to be so angered. Haven't you done plenty of wrongs yourself?
"Perhaps this is also a bit of your karma?"
"Me!"
The Beast Speaker's face turned red and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.