The Flaming Qilin called and called for Chu Xun to no avail. To focus on his meditative training, Chu Xun had shut off all his senses. He could hardly hear a word.

The frantic Flaming Qilin could only pace around in anxious circles. He could not go close; he could never be able to withstand the weight of the strange black stone's force field.

"You can stop calling. He'd never hear you," a shrill voice echoed from behind. It was the Queen of Elves. She had ...