Xuanyuan rolled his eyes. He grumbled, "There's nine stones left by the Emperor of Acquisition, can't you absorb their power? You should be able to get a lot of power from them."
"How wasteful! How can you understand, boy? The stones left by the Emperor of Acquisition are extremely powerful indeed, however, the power they have is needed to protect the precious objects inside of them. If I absorb the power, the nine treasures would be destroyed. It wouldn't be worth it. I think you should only open the stones once you reach the imperial realm. Don't have any ideas before that, or they'll just bring you disaster."
Greed kept rumbling. "You know, once upon a time, I was powerful and handsome... one of a kind..."
Xuanyuan didn't want to listen to the nostalgia, he mocked, "Well now you're none of those things. It's no longer 'once upon a time' anymore. You should just focus on protecting me. When I'm powerful, you'll have your fair share of benefits. Stop your rumbling."
"How dare you tell me what to do? You obnoxious boy..." Xuanyuan ignored the rest of the rant.
There were less and less people on the road as they went on. After about fifteen minutes of running, they finally arrived at the Judgment Stand.
The Judgment Stand had four pillars on each corner. The Four Heavenly Dragons of the Yin Family were sculpted onto each of them. They were chained by heavy iron chains, their expressions painful. The iron chains connected each other through the top of the pillars, forming a cross in mid-air. A statue stood at the point where the chains were connected. It was a two-faced man. One of the faces had a friendly and warm smile, the other had a terrifying face with long sharp teeth. One hand was holding a treasure box, the other an axe dripping of blood.
The Judgement Stand was a tall, round stage, with many stairs leading to the top. People could step onto the stand from all directions. It was an imposing, formidable place.