The people outside the hall stood frozen, the words "half an hour" turning over and over in their minds.
Half an hour!
In the Demon-Refining Cauldron!
That was a place used to refine Desolate Beast materials, yet this Chen Long... someone who was not even a Demigod had endured it for a full half hour?
They had no idea that Mo Gu had repeatedly added Origin Power during that time. Had they known, they would have fainted on the spot. Even Chi Lian might have thought this junior brother Chen Long really was some transformed Desolate Beast.
They looked at one another, their expressions shifting from shock to stupefaction, until they were almost numb.
"Is... is he even human?" Jin Shi's throat was dry, his voice somewhat hoarse. "How long did that Dual-Pole kid from the Evil Bone Lineage last back then?"
"Close to two incense sticks, I think?" Chi Lian answered instinctively.
Just then, a tremendous boom rang out.
The entire True Demon Hall shook three times.
Had the Demon-Refining Cauldron exploded?!
Their expressions changed in unison, and they were just about to rush inside.
The hall doors creaked wide open.
Mo Gu appeared in the doorway, carrying Lin Sheng horizontally in her arms.
Cauldron ash still clung to her tight-fitting clothes, and her short red hair was slightly disheveled. Yet her lava-like eyes shone frighteningly bright, and her face bore an almost crazed delight.
In her arms lay a somewhat charred figure. What surprised them even more was that the charred figure was wearing a familiar, loose Daoist robe-none other than their master Mo Gu's.
Their eyes widened at the sight. They knew perfectly well that this robe was their master's favorite. To think...
They opened their mouths as if to say something, but ultimately swallowed the words