"Insolence! How dare a mere Third Realm cultivator like you address my lord by name!"
The Stone Monster clambered up from the ground, clutching his arm as chunks of stone and dust flaked off it, and barked coldly.
Lin Ke raised an eyebrow. "They say mountains, stones, and metals gain intelligence when they become monsters. Don't tell me you never did?"
A human who had only just advanced to the Third Realm could clash head-on with a Stone Monster using his flesh alone. Could any ordinary person do that?
"I did!" The Stone Monster scratched his head. "Why do you all say that? Are you idiots? How could I speak like a human if I hadn't gained intelligence?"
Well, he really was an idiot.
Still, that made him perfect for fishing out information.
"It seems you have indeed gained intelligence. You're even quite wise." Lin Ke nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
"Of course. Even my lord thinks I have great potential." The Stone Monster wholeheartedly agreed.
"Oh? Then your lord must be even smarter. Who taught this Lord Shi Yi, then?" Lin Ke asked with a smile.
"Who taught him? My lord never said!" The Stone Monster scratched his head.
Lin Ke shook his head. "All right. Bye-bye."
The next instant, Lin Ke blurred into an afterimage, bending his knee before kicking at the Stone Monster's head.
Golden Toad Swallows the Sun Art!
His right leg seemed to become a golden toad's tongue, shooting out abruptly and slamming into the Stone Monster's head.
The Stone Monster's head, which had been as hard as iron, instantly shattered into rubble.
"Perish."
Standing in the air, Lin Ke softly uttered that single word, and the Stone Monster's body immediately crumbled into powder as well.
In the blink of an eye, a Second Realm Stone