The Elucidation Sect Daoist's Challenge

There were quite a few people here, but why was no one challenging it?

Li Su led Hongjin and the others to the center of Equal Heaven City, where the Great Sage Stone challenges took place. There were indeed many people around. Rather than rushing to issue a challenge, he took the women into an inn and booked a room with a good view, one that looked directly onto the Great Sage Stone.

"Your Highness, aren't you going to challenge it?"

Huang Meng ran to the windowsill and leaned half her body out, staring wide-eyed into the distance with puzzlement.

Before Li Su could answer, Huang Meng added, "Eh? How strange. There are so many people, yet no one is challenging it?"

"Oh?"

Seeing how crowded it was, Li Su had intended to first assess the situation. A challenge would not be a problem with just the few of them, but with Zhong Yan present, if they walked straight in and another situation like the one at Monkey Tavern occurred, it would be less than ideal.

Although his display of force had deterred some people and driven them away, a portion still continued to follow them.

If someone could not resist making a move amid the chaos, they could handle it—but trouble that could be avoided was best avoided.

Yet after entering the inn, he discovered that although there were plenty of people before the Great Sage Stone, no one had gone up to challenge it. The area directly in front of the massive stone was completely empty.

And the fact that no one was challenging it was strange enough. The reactions of the people around them were even more noteworthy.

At that moment, almost everyone was looking toward the Great Sage Stone, as though waiting for someone.

Were they