The other Universe Masters present were taken aback by Lord Lu Chong's words. They thought he was deliberately keeping it from them. After all, the nine Universe Masters present were competitors, and theirs was a life-and-death competition. Though they appeared cordial, they were wary of and hostile toward one another in their hearts.
Duan Donghe paid no attention to what the Universe Masters present were thinking. He simply continued according to the rules, "Stop dawdling. Next."
Two blue flames flared in the deep eye sockets of Lord Lihai's skull. The Skeleton Race expert stepped straight forward and said through gritted teeth, "I'll go. We have to face it sooner or later anyway. Since we're here, why keep shrinking back?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Lihai stepped through the Alloy Gate of the Cube Device. Seeing an expert enter voluntarily, Duan Donghe said nothing. The Alloy Gate shut immediately, and the secret patterns on the Cube Device's surface began flashing again. The other Universe Masters present waited silently. They all wanted to know what exactly had happened inside.
Before long, the Alloy Gate opened, and Lord Lihai walked out looking equally bewildered. Standing beside him, Duan Donghe looked at Lord Lihai and said coldly, "You have been eliminated!"
The experts present were all startled. They had not expected that someone really could fail to qualify.
Hearing that he had been eliminated, Lord Lihai immediately protested, unwilling to accept it. "How is that possible? I, Lord Lihai, have roamed the Universe Ocean for three reincarnation eras. Without his supreme supreme treasure, Lord Lu Chong would only be about my equal. Why does he qualify while I don't? This makes no sense!"
As a peak expert of the Skeleton Race, if Lord Lihai could not even pass the initial screening, his