Deathly silence swallowed the battle platform.
No one dared to breathe too loudly.
Countless gazes drifted back and forth—between Lin Huang standing calmly at the center of the arena, and the headless corpse of Gu Tian lying motionless on the shattered stone floor. Blood slowly pooled beneath the body, seeping into the cracks like dark ink.
Time seemed frozen.
Then—after a heartbeat that felt far too long—the crowd erupted.
"Is this… is this real?!"
"He actually killed Elder Gu Tian!"
"That was Gu Tian—the genius of his generation! A Unity Immortal Realm expert!"
Shock, disbelief, and fear surged through the stands like a tidal wave. Faces paled. Voices trembled.
Amid the chaos, Lin Huang's voice rang out once more—clear, cold, and unwavering—rolling across the arena like thunder.
"Ying Yue."
"Come out and face me."
This time, no one laughed.
No one mocked.
No one even whispered a sarcastic remark.
The weight of reality had crushed all such thoughts.
