"He was just a porter, yet he grew in power and strength at a rate that defied every law of cultivation we knew. He showed remarkable potential, especially when the Scarlet Bears first attacked my clan."
Berry recounted the early days—the first time she met him, the way he moved with a confidence that didn't match his station. Sara then took over, speaking of how she encountered him during his training sessions before he had single-handedly saved the Long clan.
As the stories flowed, confirmed by the earnest gazes and matching details from everyone in the room, Anna and the other masters from the Blue Purgators found their doubts crumbling. William was, by all accounts, a child of this lower world.
And yet, answering that one question only led everyone toward the next, more stressful and far more confusing dilemma: how could someone from a lower realm—a youngster who had never once set foot in the upper realm—possess such terrifyingly specific knowledge?
