King of Whirling Clouds Ashad's massive body went completely rigid. Even the cloud-like currents constantly swirling around his body stopped flowing.
More than ten seconds passed before he recovered.
The moment he did, Ashad rushed over to Su Yu and inspected the Core of the Sand King to verify its authenticity.
Su Yu remained utterly composed. He directly tossed the vat-sized core onto the floor before him and let Ashad examine it.
The other Elemental Bodies in the hall also wanted to come over and see for themselves, but they did not dare approach, afraid of disturbing His Majesty.
So, they remained where they were and exchanged their astonishment with one another.
The King of Whirling Clouds carefully investigated the Sand King's core, observing the patterns in which the sand circulated within it. The entire examination lasted more than ten minutes.
After finishing, he reached a conclusion: this was indeed the Core of the Sand King, without a doubt.
Although he still could not believe that the Sand King had truly fallen, the Sand King's core was now right before his eyes. He could not find even the slightest evidence that it was fake.
Seeing His Majesty stop his examination, the other Elemental Bodies went completely still, not moving a muscle as they waited for him to announce the result.
Ashad swept his gaze over the surrounding ministers and solemnly declared, "According to my examination, this is 100% the Core of the Sand King! It seems the Sand King truly has fallen, and he fell at the hands of this Otherworld Adventurer."
The moment they heard His Majesty's words, the hall erupted:
"My heavens, it was actually real!"
"The Sand King was so powerful, so arrogant... Who would have thought he would die so casually?"
"To kill the Sand