"Mentor, he refuses to surrender the Stone Coffin."
Lin Kun was the first to speak towards the Stone Hall.
Within that ancient hall resided the Spirit Venerable, the fourth on the Power God Ranking and currently the strongest in Tianzhou.
"Uh, let him be!"
A clear, ethereal, and resonant voice that could not be distinguished as male or female emanated from within the Stone Hall, as if reaching from another dimension, detached from this world and enigmatic.
"Not going to seize it?" Lin Kun was taken aback.
Ning Yu raised an eyebrow, also finding it surprising.
"No need," said the Spirit Venerable indifferently, "focus on preparing for the Top-Tier Genius Competition."
"As you command, Mentor."
Lin Kun and Ning Yu saluted with clasped fists and then turned to leave.
The black Stone Hall stood silently on the earth, ancient, vast, and eternal, as if it had been there since the world began.
High above.
Lin Kun and Ning Yu glanced back.