Listening to the Grand Elder's words, Clan Head Ling Dongchuan lightly stroked his long beard and could not help but laugh...
"Still, the Grand Elder has considered things thoroughly."
"For now, let's see how he performs on the Imperial Hall Steps. Without any token, how far can he get? Let's see how hard his rebellious bones are, see whether he'll beg for mercy."
Hearing this, everyone nearby turned to look toward Imperial Hall Plaza again...
A token was required to step onto the Imperial Hall Steps. Only with one could a person avoid suffering any serious harm. Without a token, one would be treated as an invading enemy forcing their way in, and the restrictions on the steps and such would be heightened to an utterly terrifying level.
To put it plainly...
Having a token meant it was a trial for the young descendants of the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family. Having no token meant being treated by the methods reserved for enemies.
As for the tokens, they could only be collected after lining up and registering...
Yet at that moment, Ling Dongchuan took out a communication jade and instructed, "Let Ling Jianxing onto the steps. Do not give him a Steps Token."
The Heaven-Soaring Imperial Hall Steps were precisely Ling Dongchuan and the others' third warning.
The first had been deliberately leaving him hanging for four or five days without bothering with him. The second had been placing him, a member of the Bright Moon Branch, among the direct line and the Blazing Sun Branches, so he could experience what the hierarchy of the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family truly meant.
And now, this third time, they wanted him to kneel on the steps and beg for mercy.
At Imperial Hall Plaza, beneath the watchful eyes of countless direct-line members and Blazing