"The Execution Trial will now begin!"
Those words seemed to linger in the air, giving seriousness to the situation. John frowned as he heard this, but was not too shocked. It was one of the possibilities that he had accounted for when coming to the Bloodfiend Sect, and now he had to find a way to worm out of it.
Otherwise, he would have to crush the talisman the Sect Leader gave him, thus ending the mission early.
John suddenly felt the divine senses of ten Meridian Forging Elders press down on him, closely inspecting him. He remained as calm as possible while the inspection took place, and after some time, the senses faded away.
"You appear to be unharmed, almost as if you fled the battlefield before battle even started," one of the Elders suddenly spoke up.
"You will tell us what happened," the leading Elder instructed. "And do not think to lie to us, or your punishment will be far worse."
