Duzun Peak main hall.
Han Ying, bound like a silkworm cocoon, was thrown beside the water pool.
Zhou Tong sat cross-legged across the pool, staring expressionlessly at Han Ying.
"Want to kill me?"
"You wouldn't dare!" Han Ying grinned.
A cold glint flashed through Zhou Tong's eyes. A stream of magical power shot from his fingertips and instantly struck the chains around Han Ying.
The motionless chains suddenly writhed and contracted like long snakes.
Screech...
A burst of piercing metal-twisting sounds rang out, and Han Ying's armor was immediately crushed out of shape.
Yet Han Ying's expression did not change in the slightest. "You want to use Lan Xiuzhu as your backing? Then do you know who released this plague toxin?"
"Meng Qingchan?"
"Wrong! It was my master, Lu Shenjun."
Zhou Tong's expression changed at once.
"Not only Bian She Star—even the Thirteen Stars of Heavenly Gate and the Heavenly Pillar Eleven Star have been seeded with plague toxin."
"Ninety percent of the Heavenly Demon Monsters within them have already been brought down. Before long, those Celestial Stars that Demons have ravaged for years will be reclaimed by my master in one stroke."
"With such a great achievement in hand, would Lan Xiuzhu really dare oppose my master?" Han Ying wore a mocking smile.
Zhou Tong's face darkened further at those words.
"If you hand me over to Lan Xiuzhu, there's a seventy percent chance this matter will simply be dropped."
"But if you let me go and help me clean up the loose ends here, my master will surely reward you handsomely." Han Ying spoke softly, every word brimming with temptation.
"A reward? A reward of death?" Zhou Tong snorted coldly.
"The Sect Master has always acted domineeringly. Now that I've captured you, how could he possibly let this