Nie Li pointed out on the spot that this man was a deacon of the Dark Guild, specifically responsible for liaising with the Sacred Family. How could Shen Hong possibly not know him?
This shocked the members of the various families once again. After all, if the Dark Guild was in contact with the Sacred Family, didn't that amount to betraying Glory City?
Since they couldn't use the Soul Refining Art on Shen Ming, they could just use it on Li Yunhua. He was from the Dark Guild anyway, so there was no need to feel sorry for him.
Shen Hong stroked his beard and said that he naturally had no objections, then put his hands behind his back.
Ye Shuo began forming seals to use the Soul Refining Art.
The hand Shen Hong held behind his back also began forming seals.
Li Yunhua was instantly plunged into excruciating pain. He only managed to say, "You..." to Shen Hong before collapsing onto the floor, dead.
The sight set everyone else talking. The Soul Refining Art hadn't even been used yet, so how had he died?
Shen Hong even pretended to know nothing, asking whether Nie Li intended to use a dead man like this to slander the Sacred Family.
Nie Li knew he had still been careless. He hadn't expected Shen Hong to be able to manipulate the soul chains directly.
The experts from all the families present exchanged bewildered looks at the scene.
Xiao Yunfeng, however, had noticed that just before the Soul Refining Art was about to be used on Li Yunhua, one of Shen Hong's hands behind his back had indeed made a seal.
Nie Li had prepared plenty of other things. He hadn't intended to bring Shen Hong down with Li Yunhua alone, and there was