"Grand Supreme Elders, unfortunately, Brother Shi did not return!"
The Stone Realm, in the Stone Clan Reception Hall.
As soon as Ling Hua spoke, an ominous premonition rose in the hearts of the Three Venerables of the Stone Clan.
Before they could question him, a Dou Sheng of the Stone Clan responsible for guarding the Soul Tokens rushed inside. Panic-stricken, he cupped his hands toward the Three Venerables of the Stone Clan. "Terrible news, Grand Supreme Elders! The clan chief, the clan chief..."
"What happened? Why are you so flustered?" Shi Mo rebuked him coldly.
"The clan chief's Soul Tokens shattered!"
At those words, the Three Venerables of the Stone Clan stared wide-eyed, as though they had heard some fantastic tale from the Arabian Nights. They rose simultaneously, unleashing their auras without restraint as they thundered, "What did you say?"
Feeling the powerful auras bearing down on him, the Stone Clan Dou Sheng hurriedly cupped his hands again. "The clan chief's Soul Tokens shattered!"
What shattered Soul Tokens meant went without saying.
After a moment, Shi Mo and the other two suppressed their shock and turned toward Ling Hua. Their expressions hostile, they asked coldly, "Chief Ling Hua, may we ask where our clan chief, Shi Zhong Tian, is now?"
Confronted by the questioning of these three veteran experts, Ling Hua's heart trembled. Although he was the Spirit Clan Chief, the Spirit Clan had never excelled at combat. Never mind all three of the Three Venerables of the Stone Clan at the peak seven-star Dou Saint level—even one of them alone could keep him here forever.
Forcing down his fear, Ling Hua cupped his hands and sighed. "Grand Supreme Elders, I came today precisely to inform you of Brother Shi's unfortunate death!"
"What did you say? Who did this?"
Shi