After leaving the formation, Huo Lian took a slight detour to its other side.
There were thirty people here.
Most sat cross-legged in meditation, while a small number stood, their faces full of resentment.
They were all Enlightenment Realm experts selected and sent here by their respective sects.
At first, they had not known why they were coming here. Their sects had told them it was a trial, an opportunity to temper themselves, and that passing it would bring great benefits.
Now, however, they no longer quite believed that. They felt they had been duped, because they had already been trapped here for quite a few days.
Apart from the Mysterious Old Man they had met some time earlier, they had seen no one.
The task the old man had given them was to kill Huang Xiao, the Hall Master Candidate of the Demon Hall's Heavenly Demon Hall, which had greatly surprised them.
As they saw it, Huang Xiao was currently in the Demon Hall. How could they possibly kill him?
The old man had not explained, merely telling them to wait. When the time came, they would naturally be able to find Huang Xiao.
Each of the thirty had an area of his own, with a small formation around him that cut off communication with the others.
It could be said that none of them knew exactly how many people were on their side.
Many even thought they were the only one going after Huang Xiao.
Killing Huang Xiao was far too simple.
They were Enlightenment Realm experts, after all. Wouldn't killing a junior in the Martial Realm be as easy as reaching out and snatching him up?
But did such a simple matter really require going to all this trouble?
They could not understand it. They would never