"Fellow Daoist Luo, to prove my innocence and to resolve the misunderstanding between Fellow Daoist Li and me, I have no other choice. Please, exert your full power and suppress me with your soul."
Ye Zhaozhao's face was pale, but her eyes were incredibly firm.
Shengyuan's face was filled with anger: "Senior Sister Li, look at yourself. To what extent have you pushed an innocent person? I know you've been hurt before, but that's no excuse for you to arbitrarily harm others!"
Li Shuang's expression was indifferent: "I have a clear conscience."
"A clear conscience, what a clear conscience, you..." Shengyuan was about to say more.
Ye Zhaozhao tugged at his sleeve, on the verge of tears: "Fellow Daoist Sheng, please don't say anymore. I can understand Senior Sister Li's suspicion of me. Just let me prove my innocence."
Shengyuan immediately felt a pang of heartache.
Since they came down the mountain, they had received a lot of help from this Fellow Daoist Fang. Now, seeing her pushed to such a state, Shengyuan even felt that he was the one who had harmed her.
But looking at Ye Zhaozhao's determined expression, he gritted his teeth and looked at Li Shuang: "When the results come out, we'll see what you have to say."
Li Shuang raised an eyebrow, her heart calm.
The Abyss was the ultimate taboo of this continent.
Legend had it that the most powerful demonic cultivators were imprisoned there.
Legend had it that top-tier secret manuals were hidden there.
Regardless of the rumors, that place was synonymous with mystery.
Since Ye Zhaozhao voluntarily offered to prove herself, it showed that she was fully prepared.
Under soul suppression, any other person who had taken over a body would surely reveal flaws.
But Ye Zhaozhao might not.
This so-called self-proof was precisely the trap Ye Zhaozhao had meticulously set after so much maneuvering.
Ye Zhaozhao's soul body would likely have no problems under soul suppression.
Shengyuan and Shen Yue would certainly trust her even more.
But those two weren't important.
Li Shuang didn't care about their opinions.
There was even less need to worry about Luo Mingyue and the others. This Fang Qingyu had too many flaws, and her senior brothers and sisters had long been suspicious. If the result showed no flaws, it would only make her senior brothers and sisters even more vigilant.
Luo Mingyue frowned slightly. She glanced at the feigning Ye Zhaozhao and said slowly, "Alright, then it shall be as you wish."
Ye Zhaozhao looked both fragile and strong. She took a deep breath and stood before Luo Mingyue: "Fellow Daoist Luo, come on."
She closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, looking innocent and pitiful.
Shengyuan couldn't help but glare angrily at Li Shuang again, and Shen Yue felt a touch of compassion.
After all.
In their eyes, Fang Qingyu and Ye Zhaozhao were completely different people. Li Shuang suddenly identifying Fang Qingyu as Ye Zhaozhao seemed a bit deliberately targeted.
Shen Yue was calmer than Shengyuan.
He remembered how many times he had wrongly accused his Senior Sister.
This time, he couldn't judge based on appearances alone.
Even though his subconscious told him that Fang Qingyu was a good person, he remained silent, waiting for an outcome.
When the results of the soul detection came out, there would be no mistake.
Under everyone's gaze.
Luo Mingyue calmly said, "Then let's begin."
She waved her hand, setting up a barrier around them that shielded their aura, preventing others from noticing anything.
Secret techniques involving soul arts were all top-tier secret arts.
Luo Mingyue didn't possess soul arts either; she could only use the most basic application of soul power, fully activating her soul energy to forcefully suppress Ye Zhaozhao.
The next moment.
A powerful soul force pressed down, and Ye Zhaozhao's body trembled slightly.
With the demonic seed, she knew she wouldn't reveal any flaws.
However.
This feeling of being suppressed by a soul was indeed not pleasant.
Ye Zhaozhao gritted her teeth and endured it!
What was a little suffering if it meant suppressing Li Shuang!
She endured it!
Luo Mingyue held nothing back. Under the full pressure of her soul power, even though Ye Zhaozhao was prepared, her face couldn't help but twist slightly, and drops of cold sweat trickled down her forehead.
This forced self-proof.
Her soul power would also suffer some damage, requiring considerable effort to recover afterward.
However, as long as she could completely alienate Li Shuang from the people of Ruthless Peak, all her sacrifices would be worth it.
Luo Mingyue's soul power was like waves, pressing down one after another.
Ye Zhaozhao's body trembled slightly, her face growing increasingly pale, but there was no sign of her soul leaving her body.
Luo Mingyue narrowed her eyes, her frown deepening.
Shengyuan couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Senior Sister Luo, you've been testing long enough. Isn't this enough to prove Fellow Daoist Fang's innocence?"
Shen Yue sighed and also said, "Senior Sister Li, you truly misunderstood Fellow Daoist Fang this time. You yourself have been misunderstood before, and you should know best what it feels like to be misunderstood. How is it that now you've become the one misunderstanding others?"
Luo Mingyue slowly withdrew her power.
Ye Zhaozhao stumbled and fell backward.
Shengyuan rushed over to support her. He looked at Fang Qingyu's pale face, feeling very uneasy.
Their Sword Sect prided itself on being a righteous sect, yet now they had pushed an innocent person to such a state!
They were the ones who owed Li Shuang, not Fang Qingyu. Why was she targeting an innocent person?
Shengyuan couldn't help but look at Li Shuang: "Li Shuang, if you have any grievances, you can direct them at us. What's the point of taking it out on an innocent person? Now that the truth is clear, don't you owe Fellow Daoist Fang an apology!"
"No, no need." Ye Zhaozhao looked incredibly weak: "I don't need an apology. I just hope that I can resolve Fellow Daoist Li's misunderstanding of me, and we can live in harmony from now on."
As she spoke, she looked eagerly at Li Shuang, but a hint of triumph was hidden deep in her eyes.
She knew Li Shuang wasn't someone who could act.
She had already exposed herself in front of Li Shuang. With Li Shuang's personality, she would naturally want to get rid of her as quickly as possible.
But now.
She had already proven her innocence.
If Li Shuang continued to target her, it would only push everyone closer to her!
Li Shuang, how will you deal with this situation!
"Fellow Daoist Fang is so magnanimous, Senior Sister Li, don't you have anything to say?" Shengyuan stared at her.
At this moment, he even felt a sense of satisfaction.
Before, they had wronged Li Shuang, and all of them had paid the price.
Now.
Li Shuang had wronged Fang Qingyu. What would she do?
Li Shuang's expression was calm. She was about to say something.
Suddenly.
Jiang Yi, who had been silent, stepped forward.
"What are you doing?" Shengyuan looked at Jiang Yi with some vigilance.
Jiang Yi was a hybrid of human and demon, with a faint blue light flickering in her eyes, and a sense of oppression naturally arose.
Ye Zhaozhao's body instinctively tensed up.
Jiang Yi suddenly said, "How embarrassing."
The next moment.
She raised her hand, seemingly about to do something.
Shengyuan was still confused.
Ye Zhaozhao, like a startled white rabbit, suddenly leaped several meters away.
Shengyuan: "???"
Jiang Yi smiled slightly and lowered her raised hand.