Two Stone People guards stepped forward, holding ropes woven from tough rock fibers. The ropes were covered in tiny spikes and contained faint Stone Power capable of suppressing a cultivator's internal energy.
Lin Taichu voluntarily held out his hands, allowing the Stone People guards to bind him with the rock ropes.
Seeing this, Tang Bao could only extend his hands as well and let the Stone People guards bind him too.
The rock ropes wound tightly around their wrists, the spikes piercing their skin. Faint Stone Power flowed into their bodies through the spikes, suppressing their internal energy and preventing them from circulating it to resist, yet without harming any vital areas.
"Take them away! Send them to the clan chief's hall and let the leader decide their punishment!" the leading Stone People guard ordered again.
The two Stone People guards acknowledged the command and escorted the bound Lin Taichu and Tang Bao toward the rock building in the center of the open ground. The remaining Stone People guards returned to the fences, resuming their watch over the Mutated Beasts and soothing their violent agitation.
Escorted by the guards, Lin Taichu and Tang Bao walked step by step toward the rock building. Stone People Race guards along the way cast curious glances at them, pointing and muttering harsh, obscure words.
Neither could understand them. They could only continue in silence, discreetly observing their surroundings and memorizing the layout of the Stone Desert Wasteland and the distribution of the Mutated Beasts.
The inside of the rock building was pitch-black and dimly lit. The air was thick with the scent of stone and faint fluctuations of Stone Power.
Quite a few Stone People Race guards stood along both sides of the passageway, their expressions solemn and their vigilance strict. Every guard was