"Patriarch, you should know that the Abyssal Stone is a Sacred Object to our Abyssal Clan."
"Are we really giving it to him?"
"Although we promised you we'd give him a chance, we absolutely do not want to see him truly succeed."
"For this third trial, we must discuss it again properly."
"That's right. Even if he really succeeds, we must add some difficulty for him. We can't let him take the Abyssal Stone from us so smoothly."
The Abyssal Clan Patriarch knew that the Elders had always been opposed to this. They had only given Chen Changan this chance out of consideration for him.
"Since the Elders have said so, discuss how to set the third trial among yourselves. Let me know once you've decided."
The Abyssal Clan Patriarch neither stopped them nor participated. He simply let them discuss it themselves.
"Fine, we'll discuss it properly."
After the Abyssal Clan Patriarch left, more than thirty Elders fell into an intense discussion.
However, neither Chen Changan nor the Abyssal Clan Patriarch had expected that they would deliberate for so long—two whole months before deciding on the third trial.
When Chen Changan learned what the third trial was, he was completely dumbfounded.
Chen Changan looked in astonishment at the Abyssal Clan Patriarch, whose expression was somewhat awkward.
"What, does your Abyssal Clan have something wrong with its head?"
"Is this even a trial?"
"Y-You agreed to this?" Chen Changan asked with a frown.
"I had no choice. When I promised to give you a chance, the condition was that they would decide the trial."
"I couldn't interfere. So now you only have two paths: give up, or... agree," the Abyssal Clan Patriarch said helplessly.
"No, this..."
"I fucking..."
Even if Chen Changan were beaten to death, he would never have imagined