But even though his identity had been exposed, Chen Cheng was confident Rommel and the others would not expose him.
For one thing, they still did not know where the real Crown Prince Sean was. For another, he had stepped into the arena and defeated a prodigy from a grand duchy. However they looked at it, he had done the Hazy Kingdom a service.
So for the time being, they would not reveal what they had discovered.
When Chen Cheng returned to his seat, the kings who had seemed somewhat indifferent earlier all cast envious looks his way.
It was not just his strength. He had defeated a grand duchy through his own power, bringing immense honor to marquisates like theirs.
Chen Cheng paid their gazes no mind. What he needed to consider now was how to get away.
Just now, he had sensed several people watching him. The supreme elder in the Church's section, in particular, made no attempt to hide his scrutiny.
Others might only think Vane's methods were strange, but those who had truly touched the realm of gods knew that defeating Vane inside the Black Domain required either overwhelming strength, such as Legendary Rank...
Or power of the same level. Without that, no one could have subdued Vane as easily as Chen Cheng had.
Some might be swayed by Chen Cheng's failure to stop Vane from killing himself at the end, believing Vane had simply wanted to die.
The Church, however, knew more.
"Elder, the autopsy results are in. There are indeed traces of injury caused by an Outer God. They were concealed well, but we still detected residual Divine Power."
The Law Venerable reported to the supreme elder.
Muse raised his eyes toward Chen Cheng across the venue. At that very moment, Chen Cheng looked