Lu Yin met Hua Wuzui's gaze. "Your usefulness is at an end."
Hua Wuzui's eyes flew wide. "Huo Chong—Huo Chong is a traitor! There's a traitor in the First Night Pillar. Mr. Lu, you can't—"
Another soft sound rang out. At Lu Yin's touch, scarlet power surged from Hua Wuzui's body, trying to melt him. The Spirit Seed he had fused with had completely split apart.
Lu Yin released the power of the scarlet force in the starry sky at his heart, replenishing the ring around it as he stared intently at Hua Wuzui's Spirit Seed.
Just as he'd thought. This was the truth behind Spirit Seed fusion. At last, he could see it clearly.
Hua Wuzui melted beneath the scarlet power. Even in his final moments, his eyes remained filled with disbelief.
He couldn't understand why Lu Yin didn't care about what he'd said. It made no sense.
After dealing with Hua Wuzui, Lu Yin immediately contacted Shocking Gate Supreme Lord and told her about Huo Chong.
Even Shocking Gate Supreme Lord could hardly believe it, but she had no choice but to accept the truth.
"Huo Chong is even older than I am. I never thought he'd joined Wangliang."
Lu Yin said, "It's normal. People can always surprise you. Otherwise, Wangliang would've been wiped out long ago."
Shocking Gate Supreme Lord looked conflicted. "According to you, Hua Wuzui didn't know about the Unknown civilization. So how did Wangliang convince Huo Chong to join without reservations? Was it just that power?"
"The human heart is the hardest thing to fathom. Sometimes, a small matter leads to a great calamity. The heart's desires determine where a person goes," Lu Yin said.
Shocking Gate Supreme Lord met Lu Yin's eyes. "Looking at you, I suddenly feel that power isn't frightening. What's