Next, Lin Xiao remained calmly seated at his fishing spot on the silver throne, just beneath the top-tier nine golden thrones, watching as the other contestants continued to challenge each other, occasionally glancing at the chairman's stand.
By this time, most of the contestants had completed their challenges, and more than two-thirds of those without a seat had been eliminated, leaving only two to three hundred people standing below the fifth level of seats.
Instructor Mo, the host, had already taken his place on the chairman's stand, smiling as he watched the remaining few challenges, occasionally communicating with observers from various colleges in the Void, and now and then showing a smile.
Suddenly, he cocked his head to one side as if listening to something, and the smile on his face faded away progressively, his brows furrowed, as he looked up in an unknown direction.
