Everyone present erupted in an uproar!
Clearly, he had not been killed by someone else, but had killed himself.
After all, Zhu Xuanlun had been at the twelfth layer of the Void Refinement Realm, and was also a prodigy of the Void Refinement Realm.
Even someone with Mahayana Emperor Realm cultivation could not have killed Zhu Xuanlun without a sound.
Unless they had launched a sneak attack with divine sense.
But that was even more impossible, because Zhu Xuanlun carried a treasure that defended against divine sense attacks. Once anyone unleashed divine sense, the treasure would inevitably block it, and it would also cause a disturbance.
But here!
It was quiet, without any traces of a fight.
"Xuanlun, my son..."
Zhu Zhengyan broke down completely. He fell to the ground and shook his son's corpse with all his strength.
Then a ray of light flew out of Zhu Xuanlun's corpse.
At the same time, a calm voice rang out. "Father... your son is leaving... you should ascend soon too. I'm tired. I don't want immortality, nor do I want to cultivate..."
With that, there was no longer any doubt about Zhu Xuanlun's death.
It was suicide!
"Hum, hum, hum..." Demon Emperor Vajra waved his hand again, and layer upon layer of formations shrouded the outside of the great hall.
He sighed softly and said, "Very well. Let us keep today's awards ceremony simple. We can hold it right outside this great hall!"
His gaze swept over the crowd. "According to the previous rules, whoever took first place on the Heavenly Ladder would receive a [nirvana divine stone] from the Phoenix Race. Hmm... after some consideration, we have decided to award this divine stone to Wang Dun!"
A chorus of boos immediately rose from the crowd.
Was Wang Dun in first