Hundred Sects Tournament · Golden Core Finals (13)

Li Xiang's merciless, core-piercing mockery laid their thoughts bare, and everyone's expressions froze and stiffened for an instant.

Though there was no way to know whether the spectators beyond the water mirror were already laughing their heads off, a subtle chill of embarrassment after being exposed spread through the air. The fragile harmony they had barely maintained through "facing a common enemy" vanished in an instant.

"Cough! Cough cough cough—!!"

Murong Xing suddenly broke into a violent coughing fit without warning. He clutched his chest, and his merely pale face swiftly turned an unhealthy bluish-purple. His breathing became rapid and labored. After swaying violently several times, he could no longer remain standing and fell straight forward.

"Fellow Daoist Murong!"

Lin Sheng, who was nearest, reacted swiftly. He stepped forward and caught Murong Xing's upper body as he fell. Quickly extending two fingers to press against Murong Xing's wrist pulse, he focused and examined him.

In but an instant, Lin Sheng's expression turned incomparably ugly. A cold gleam shot from his eyes as he suddenly raised his head, his gaze stabbing fiercely at Wu He several steps away. His voice abruptly rose, full of shock and fury:

"Fellow Daoist Wu! This pulse... clearly shows poisonous Gu worms invading the heart channels, signs of soul-devouring and bone-eroding toxin! Since we have formed an alliance to face a powerful enemy together, why... why would you secretly strike Fellow Daoist Murong with such poison?! Did you intend from the very beginning to wipe out even your allies?!"

Wu He's eyes abruptly turned cold. Faced with Lin Sheng's accusation, he did not panic. Instead, a mocking curve rose at the corner of his lips, and his low voice was clear.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, that is utterly unreasonable. My Gu worms were already completely cleared away