Few people in the New Universe could stand shoulder to shoulder with Shang Sheng Wudi. Within this Great World of Arbitration, there was only one person who could keep him in check: the head judge of the Interstellar Arbitration Court.
Lu Yin had heard Shang Sheng Shen Wei mention Shang Sheng Wudi. He had only heard the name and knew little else, but in Lu Yin's eyes, Shang Sheng Wudi's strength might well rival Master Yuan's.
Shang Sheng Wudi smiled and nodded, then patted Lu Yin on the shoulder. "Come on. I'll take you to meet the head judge. Senior Disciple Brother believes you weren't controlled by the New Human Alliance, but the head judge will make the final decision."
Lu Yin nodded and followed Shang Sheng Wudi.
With Shang Sheng Wudi there, he felt at ease.
He had an enemy within the Glory Hall: a member of the White Night Clan, one of the Nine Councilors. However, the Nine Councilors only handled mundane affairs. They weren't the ones who truly controlled the Glory Hall; they were only its public face.
Someone like the head judge was beyond the influence of the Nine Councilors.
Lu Yin had heard of the head judge of the Interstellar Arbitration Court for a long time. Especially after he'd stolen the Blood-colored Bell, he'd dreamed many times of the head judge hunting him down. That feeling of terror had stayed with him to this day.
At the thought of meeting the head judge, he grew terribly nervous.
Surely they haven't found out that I stole the Blood-colored Bell! They definitely haven't.
Standing atop the scales, Lu Yin was amazed. It was his first time seeing someone on trial made to stand on a set of scales.
The scales had two sides: one for life, the