Xu Zhong had faced death without flinching and allowed Lin Bai to perform Soul Search on him, whereas Zhou He seemed rather afraid of death and kept trying to wriggle out of it.
Lin Bai smiled faintly and looked at Xu Zhong and Zhou He. "Since Brother Xu Zhong is willing to undergo Soul Search, that should be enough to prove his innocence, right?"
"Zhou He, what else do you have to say?"
Zhou He was startled, and every hair on his body stood on end. After thinking it over again and again, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I agree to Soul Search as well!"
"Come on."
Zhou He lowered his head and let Lin Bai perform Soul Search.
Lin Bai stepped forward and raised his hand toward the top of Zhou He's head.
But at that very moment, a sharp glint suddenly appeared in Zhou He's lowered eyes. A black dagger suddenly flew out from within his long sleeve.
Whoosh...
A flash of black light streaked by. That razor-sharp slash shot straight toward Lin Bai's throat.
"Hmph!" Lin Bai sneered inwardly. He already had a ninety-percent certainty that Zhou He was the spy. Since he dared to approach him, how could he have been unprepared?
The instant he saw Zhou He strike, Lin Bai snorted coldly and tilted his neck, effortlessly evading Zhou He's fatal blow.
At the same time, he reached out and grabbed Zhou He's wrist, crushing the meridians and bones throughout his entire arm!
"Ahhh!" Zhou He let out a pained scream.
Seeing that his ambush had failed, Zhou He's expression turned vicious. The veins on his forehead bulged, and a pungent, bloody stench rose from his body!
Roar...
A strange roar erupted from Zhou He. Boundless blood light blossomed from him, gathering above