Suddenly, one face cracked apart, and a streak of white light flew from the fissures.
Then, as if setting off a chain reaction, one face after another split open, and streak after streak of white light flew out.
Those white lights surged toward Ling Xingjian like a tide of dancing motes, circling around her as though rushing toward heaven, bathing in her holy radiance.
Holy Seal—Redemption.
A Holy Seal condensed from The Void, and Ling Xingjian's power rose once more.
The faces collectively abandoned darkness for the light, while the power of the True Underworld waxed and waned, steadily weakening.
The pitch-black mire rapidly shriveled. Without mud to fill them, they were nothing more than ordinary pits.
Amid the chaos, sharp-eyed Wu Jing found Qiao Josefu and brought him to the command vehicle. "Boss, I found an ordinary citizen."
Shi Tiexin remained calm and composed, completely in control. "Keep him safe and take his statement when we get back. Even when crusading against evil filth, we must follow legal procedures. Investigation, evidence gathering, and interrogation—none of that can be skipped."
Wu Jing was somewhat confused. "We still have to follow procedures when crusading against evil filth?"
"Of course. This is procedural justice. And there is something you must remember—" Shi Tiexin said sternly. "What we crack down on is not evil filth. What we crack down on is crime."
Wu Jing asked, "What if someone is tainted by evil filth but has committed no crime?"
"Then the law does not pursue him."
Wu Jing asked again, "So we just leave him alone?"
"Of course not. After all, he is still a potential threat to public safety. But we do not use injections or medicine—we treat him through conversation. Talk the evil filth away, counsel the person properly, then let him