Chapter 1859

Severin's decisive defeat of Janik sparked an immediate commotion among the crowd. It was particularly noticeable on the mayor's side, as well as the sect elders who were sitting on the viewing platform. Among them was a handsome, salt-and-pepper-haired, middle-aged man who was clad in luxurious-looking clothes. He smiled warmly, and stroked his beard as he remarked, "Your city seems to have produced a prodigy who can kill his peers with relative ease, Mayor Kiyu!" The man's name was Ferland, an elder of the Grandiuno Sect, one of the four major sects in the whole of Southsky state. He was a level nine supreme saint, and he was in charge of the present edition of Nontwo City's sacred lake tournament. Elders from the four major sects were entrusted primarily with managing the tournament to ensure fairness. Their other aim was to identify anyone who had potential. Many disciples were nurtured by the sect from a young age, but others were recruited by the sects after excelling in the t