"Almighty Chief Justice, even if the death energy within this child cannot be controlled by them, it can most likely still be influenced. Furthermore, this child stands at the absolute peak of the entire Human Domain and is also one of the Hall of Honor’s Honor Chosen. If word that he cultivates with death energy leaks out, it will discredit the Hall of Honor." Mu Tianlun continued to plead his case.

"There are endless paths to cultivating. Progenitor Chen once went against the Daosource Sect’s orders and merged the ancient giants’ bloodline into one of his clones. That violated the Daosource Sect’s infallible doctrine, but they forgave him in the end. There is no reason for me to not do the same," the Chief Justice said.

Mu Tianlun frowned and shot a troubled glance towards the empty location that belonged to the Chief Justice. Mu En and the Shadow of Death also focused on the same location. The Chief Justice had never been one to give much of an explanation for his judgments, but in this case, he was clearly defending Lu Yin, which was unnecessary.

It was clear to everyone that the Chief Justice was speaking up for Lu Yin. This was especially shocking since, given the Chief Justice’s personality, it did not matter to him at all that Lu Yin was backed by Yuan Shi and Eversky Island. It would not even matter if he were backed by one of the Arch-Elders; the Chief Justice should still remain unbiased and not defend a defendant in a manner like this. The...