Lei Yunkui's voice rolled like thunder, like a dragon's roar and a tiger's howl, making even the ground tremble faintly.
Inside the hall, the elders were all stunned. Clearly, none had expected Lei Yunkui to demand that Qin Hao surrender his Spirit Artifact.
But a moment later, a feverish gleam flashed through several elders' eyes.
A Spirit Artifact!
Even they possessed no such treasure.
And Qin Hao was merely at the meridian opening fourth layer!
Though desire stirred in their hearts, none dared act rashly.
Besides the formidable strength of its Hall Master and Great Elder, the Myriad Phenomena Hall's most important pillars were Stone Ancestor and Sea Ancestor. With those two elders standing guard, no matter how much they coveted it, they dared not make a reckless move.
For a moment, every gaze turned toward Lei Yunkui and Qin Hao.
"Surrender my Spirit Artifact? Who the hell are you to tell me to hand it over?" Anger flashed in Qin Hao's eyes as he replied coldly, without the slightest courtesy.
"Insolence!" Lei Yunkui's expression darkened. He barked, "Under those circumstances that day, your strength could never have allowed you to seize a Spirit Artifact. Lei Zhen had already set up the Heavenly Thunder Sword Formation to contend for it, so this Spirit Artifact belonged to Lei Zhen in the first place!"
Originally, the Council of Elders meeting had included only the Inner Hall Elders, along with Qin Hao and Guo Tao.
Lei Zhen's arrival had been entirely arranged by Lei Yunkui.
Qin Hao's seizure of the sixth Spirit Artifact had left Lei Yunkui beside himself with rage. He intended to use this opportunity to force Qin Hao to surrender the Spirit Artifact, the Black Sword.
Qin Hao sneered. "If Elder Lei wants to rob me of my Spirit Artifact