Han Yu's voice carried a quiet certainty.
"The emotion…"
He stepped closer, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"The anger."
That Jiangshi had not been created in isolation.
It had been influenced.
Shaped.
By the emotional energy present at the time.
That explained the mutation.
That explained the instability.
That explained the unexpected strength.
Han Yu's lips curved into a faint smile.
"I was not missing structure…"
He placed a hand lightly over the edge of the pool.
"I was missing emotion."
The realization settled fully.
Jiangshi were constructs.
Bodies.
Energy.
Formations.
Curses.
All of these created a framework.
But without something to drive them…
They remained hollow.
Purpose did not come from commands.
It came from emotion.
Han Yu straightened slightly, his thoughts already moving ahead.
"If I can control that…"
His eyes gleamed faintly.
"If I can embed specific emotions during creation…"
The implications were immense.
Loyalty.
Aggression.
