At the Grand Temple, atop the Star Scholar Platform, this was a battle platform forged from Nebula grade spirit ore, spanning ten thousand feet in both length and width. It was impervious to both physical and magic attacks.4

For thousands of years, countless prodigies dueled here. Some shed blood and tears, while others rose to the heavens in a single step. Their tales, weathered by sun and rain, were washed away, lost in the river of time.0

Generations of the Immortal Empire's pillars had, in their youth, risen like stars on this very platform.0

Around the Star Scholar Platform, there were tens of thousands of seats. Now, they were filled with numerous students of the Grand Temple, sitting solemnly. They were people of etiquette, respectful in this formal setting, whispering among themselves but not daring to raise their voices.1

Their hushed conversations, of course, revolved around the recent clash in the Lesser Temple Hall. And the juicy scandal revealed by the Supreme Marshal. Suspicion-filled and indignant gazes from the students were cast upwards to the sky above the platform.0

Floating there was a massive orb, several thousand feet in diameter....0