Just then, three other voices slowly rang out.
"Man Huzi, you ought to rein in that fiery temper of yours!"
At those words, the cultivators atop the pillars all looked unsettled. Even Man Huzi and Wan Tianming felt apprehensive.
Man Huzi stopped looking at Lu Shang and landed on the platform occupied by Ji Yin and Tian Wuzi instead.
Three figures slowly came into view.
The most striking among them was undoubtedly Grand Elder Jin Kui in the middle.
He wore a dark gold robe patterned with stars, with the Star Palace emblem embroidered on his cuffs, symbolizing authority second only to the Twin Saints within the Star Palace.
His face was stern, his brow prominent, and his eyes sharp as a hawk's. His sweeping gaze carried an invisible pressure that inspired wariness in every Nascent Soul cultivator present.
Jin Kui walked through the air as though treading solid ground, each stride covering the distance of dozens of steps. He seemed to glide as he led the other two.
Jin Kui's steps were steady as a mountain, and even the air grew unstable wherever he passed.
Even Lu Shang was particularly shocked.
Lu Shang frowned. It seems my assessment was wrong. Jin Kui could definitely exchange several rounds with a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator without falling behind.
Jin Kui's presence was so powerful that Lu Shang, revealing only part of his strength, could merely match it.
Lu Shang watched Elder Jin Kui intently, analyzing his true combat strength.
Beside Jin Kui's imposing presence, even the stunning Zi Ling seemed overshadowed. Lu Shang had not even noticed that she had arrived with him.
As for the other Nascent Soul cultivator accompanying them, no one paid him any attention.
While Jin Kui explained the rules of the Void Sky Hall, Lu Shang