Taishang Laojun and Tathagata Buddha exchanged a glance, then quietly moved a few meters closer and continued sensing.
The result of their probing remained a black hole, devoid of any power.
"Our sensing won't accomplish much. Why don't we find something to test it with?" Taishang Laojun said.
Tathagata Buddha nodded. With a wave of his right hand, a gray rabbit from the grass appeared in his grasp.
He tied a rope around the rabbit's neck, then tossed it into the black hole.
After entering the black hole, the rabbit hopped about, making the rope sway continuously. Shock appeared in both Taishang Laojun's and Tathagata Buddha's eyes.
This was only an ordinary little rabbit, weaker than even a human. Entering the black hole should have meant instant death, yet it was actually still hopping around inside.
Taishang Laojun and Tathagata Buddha were both astonished.
After the rabbit had remained inside for a while, Tathagata Buddha pulled it back out.
The two crouched down and looked at the rabbit trembling on the ground.
The rabbit was completely unharmed, as though it had merely run across level ground for a short distance.
"Has the black hole truly lost its power?" Taishang Laojun and Tathagata Buddha said at the same time.
Given the current situation, they could already be certain. Even a rabbit could enter without incident, let alone experts like themselves.
Yet Tathagata Buddha and Taishang Laojun still did not dare enter casually. They feared death as well.
So the two summoned two disciples, one from the Buddhist Sect and one from the Dao Sect.
"You two, enter the black hole now."
Upon hearing this, the two disciples froze, thinking they had misheard.
"Venerable One, th-that is a black hole. If we enter, we'll die."
"Yes, once we enter it, death is