Meanwhile, a massive shadow pushed open the palace doors and staggered inside.
Hearing the commotion, Dan Heng and Castorice involuntarily looked up toward the entrance of the Bath Palace.
"Good morning, Dog Shun." Dan Heng's expression remained calm.
The Earth Beast nodded slightly, reached a claw behind itself, scratched its rump, and fixed its gaze on Castorice.
"Dog Shun..." Castorice stared at the enormous figure, only now remembering that Yan Huan's pet was still here.
As an Earth Beast, Dog Shun stood out even among its kind by walking upright on only two feet like a human.
Dog Shun pulled out a small signboard, scribbled on it with a pen, then held it up for the two of them to see.
'What are you doing?'
It was hard to imagine that this Earth Beast could read—and could even write.
Looking at the simplified Chinese characters, Dan Heng couldn't help but view Dog Shun in a new light.
Its ability to learn seemed exceptionally strong.
"I was organizing my logs just now, and I also obtained some Tree Court research materials from the Chrysos Heirs," Dan Heng replied.
Hearing this, Dog Shun scratched its head, then wrote and drew on the small signboard again. "Has the new king of Strife completed the trial?"
"No." Dan Heng's gaze turned distant.
"That's also what concerns us most right now."
As long as Mydei obtained Strife's authority, humanity's strength would increase substantially, and the spread of the Black Tide would also be curbed.
But he still had his reservations.
In this situation, urging Mydei would be useless. If he couldn't face the trial in peak condition, he would only become lost in the illusion, just like Phainon.
Castorice glanced at Dog Shun, then at Dan Heng. It was difficult to imagine a human actually