Ling Zhao's gaze fell on Chen Ye again.
Killing him and eliminating any future trouble would be the simplest course. But if he truly was innocent, then the Kunlun Demon Suppressing Division would be slaughtering a mortal, and that could affect his Dao Heart. Besides, if they delayed the best opportunity to pursue the Demonic Heart's main body, no one could bear the responsibility.
There was too little information.
He couldn't make a judgment that was one hundred percent correct.
"You, come here." Ling Zhao's voice remained cold. He decided to keep this uncertain factor under control for now.
It worked!
He'd gambled right! The other party had hesitated, just as he'd expected!
Chen Ye was ecstatic, but his face still wore an expression of lingering terror. He scrambled a few steps toward the opening beneath the rift in the sword light, putting distance between himself and the deep pit where the Demonic Heart had been sealed and moving to a more advantageous position.
"Immortal, I... I don't dare move..." He trembled as his eyes darted over the surrounding terrain.
The rock walls, the rubble, and the enormous breach cleaved open by the sword.
He had only one chance.
He deliberately made his legs seem weak, staggering as though he might fall at any moment.
Then, just as the two "Tianxuan" Team members ordered to seize him landed—
Chen Ye moved!
He didn't retreat or fight back. Instead, he poured all his strength into slamming himself against a massive overhanging rock to the side!
The rock had already been on the verge of collapse beneath the sword light. His impact made it crack at once, and it plunged into the bottomless pit below!
"Rumble—"
The boulder crashed into the pit, its thunderous impact echoing through the entire underground chamber.