Advancement trials (part 2)

The next hall looked almost the same, with the only difference being that the architect that made this place most likely had a little bit greater budget so that all the walls already had a small hue of whiteness to them, yet still not to the point to hide the natural pores of the walls.

And just like before, right in the middle of the circular arena, there was a single guy in red robes waiting for me, as if it was the most obvious thing to do in the middle of a damned day!

"Welcome, senior. It is a pleasure…"

Right in the middle of his speech, I raised my hand to stop him both from uttering the nonsense and wasting his time on bowing.

"Can we keep this short? I assume that both as I want to get over with this trial, you would prefer to not waste this time and just go to cultivate. Soo… come at me?"