Lucas's body shimmered before vanishing completely.
He'd been eliminated as well.
In the gallery, the spectators who had been watching their own children had already shifted their gaze. Now, every single eye was fixed on the panel showing Derek's rift.
"How can a cultivator be this capable?"
"Not a single participant in that group could stand against him! And all of them were mages for God's sake. What on earth is going on here?"
Gasps filled the hall. Eyes were wide, mouths were agape. No one could believe what they were witnessing.
Even Martha, Daisy, and Arthur were speechless.
Then, snapping out of her daze, Daisy suddenly stood up and shouted, her voice cutting through the silence. "That's it, little one! Show them whose brother you are!"
She clapped proudly, and though she started alone, her applause soon sparked a roaring wave that spread through the entire gallery.
"He… he actually passed," Arthur muttered, still stunned.
