The Elder Hall fell silent.
For a moment, not a bird chirped or a voice stirred.
Surprise showed on every face.
What surprised them was not that Qin Hao had cleared the Second Floor of the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower, but...
The Mysterious Tower Spirit had announced it to the entire sect.
Normally, when a disciple cleared a floor of the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower, the announcement went no further than the disciples, encouraging the others to grow stronger and clear it as soon as possible.
Nothing like this had ever happened.
An announcement to the entire sect!
Even the elders had received the news.
When Qin Hao had cleared the First Floor, neither Storm Sovereign nor Illusion Master Lingyan had received any word.
Only later, because of the Flamefire Realm Master, had they learned Qin Hao had cleared the First Floor and guessed that his score on the Second Floor must be high.
That was what had led to everything afterward.
The Mysterious Tower Spirit certainly had not announced it to the entire sect.
Not now, and not ever before.
"Could the Mysterious Tower Spirit also think highly of Qin Hao? Did it know today's Elder Council was chiefly targeting him and announce it to the entire sect for that reason?"
"But... wasn't Qin Hao in the Ancient Prison Dungeon? He actually went to challenge the Second Floor?"
Questions welled up in many elders' minds.
Only Storm Sovereign, Illusion Master Lingyan, and King Mingcang wore knowing smiles.
"That kid finally cleared the Second Floor."
Illusion Master Lingyan smiled. He had known Qin Hao could clear it, for one simple reason: Qin Hao still had two Doppelgangers.
With his True Self alone, Qin Hao could already earn a high score on the Second Floor. What if he added two immensely