Ye Yu felt nothing about such treatment. At this moment, his gaze rested on the main platform.
Ten stone pillars stood there.
Atop each stone pillar was a ball of light, and within those light spheres were the prizes for this Newcomer Competition.
At the very center, within the sphere of light atop the tallest stone pillar, was a bronze fragment radiating an ancient, archaic aura.
The instant he saw the bronze fragment, Ye Yu's eyes narrowed. Wasn't this a fragment of the Void Sky Cauldron?
No—it looked more like a key.
Yet the aura it emitted was no less formidable than that of the Void Sky Cauldron.
"What do you think of that thing?" the Cauldron Spirit's voice sounded in his sea of consciousness.
Ye Yu froze briefly before replying inwardly, "It isn't one of your fragments, but it definitely isn't ordinary either. Is it a key?"
After a long silence, the Cauldron Spirit finally spoke in a faint voice. "Sure enough, you walked a different path and became an anomaly."
"What do you mean?" Ye Yu asked.
"Do you want to hear a story?" the Cauldron Spirit's voice rang out again.
Ye Yu pondered for a moment, then smiled. "Are you sure you can tell it?"
The Cauldron Spirit did not answer, merely beginning the tale in an unhurried manner.
"In ancient times, the human race gradually rose under the suppression of the royal clans. Among them were three individuals, the finest of humanity. They represented the strongest combat power of the human race in that era."
"The three joined hands and suppressed the royal clans. Everything had originally been improving, but during the final battle against the royal clans, a rift appeared in their relationship."
"The betrayal of their own kind changed the beliefs of the three."