The Buddhist Sect Massacres Cities to Force the Heavenly Court's Hand

The other immortals in the hall, including Nezha, all felt their hearts tighten when they saw the rare smile on Lin Zhu's face—a smile that could only be called "nuclear kindness." They instinctively held their breath.

They knew this Hell God all too well. The better his smile looked, the uglier what followed usually became.

Watching his nominal father, Li Jing, tremble under Lin Zhu's smile and babble incoherently, Nezha's eyes held not only coldness but also undisguised disgust and revulsion. Fence-sitter, traitor, bully of the weak and fearer of the strong, greedy for life and afraid of death... Li Jing displayed every one of those traits to the fullest.

Li Jing's psychological defenses finally collapsed completely beneath that silent, smiling gaze.

With a thud, he dropped to his knees again. This time, he had not been beaten down, but frightened down.

Tears and snot streamed down his face as he shouted desperately.

"I'll talk! I'll tell you everything! It was White Lotus Boy! White Lotus Boy, disciple of Saint Jieyin! He... he brought the Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag bestowed by the Saint to Spirit Mountain! That flag... that flag lets people kill mortals without incurring Karmic Force! It was him! He said that Hell God had the Nine Revolutions Great Return Pill!

"It was also him... he had the Buddha Ancestor send me as an envoy to stall for time! As for the rest... this minor god truly knows nothing! Please show mercy, Hell God! Spare this minor god's life!"

His words exploded through the Lingxiao Palace like thunder!

"White Lotus Boy?!"

"The Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag? Killing without incurring Karmic Force?!"

"Saint Jieyin... has he really stepped in personally?!"

"Western Heaven actually... actually intends to use such methods?!"

The immortals erupted in uproar, their faces filled