''You... did you already break free from the hex?! How is that even possible?'' The old man's voice wasn't overly loud, but in the emptiness and silence that governed the mountain peak, his words sounded particularly vociferous as they echoed throughout his surroundings.
This old man had seen millions and millions of challengers undertake the trials of the 'Heavenly Tower' under his supervision, some of them appearing so extraordinary that they could be considered rare geniuses even in the 'Imperial Mandate sect', but this was the first time he had met someone like Shun Long.
A monster like him who had somehow broken all conventional concepts and shattered one record of the tower after the other, how was the old man supposed to stay calm after looking at his performance?
