Shien's victory over Aridia did not spread widely.
Although quite a few people had witnessed that duel, they all tacitly chose to keep it secret.
Because they knew that once this matter spread, it would inevitably cause a huge uproar across the entire world.
Humanity's strongest knight had actually lost to the Princess's fiancé, a newly ennobled baron who had recently been in the spotlight. The news was simply too shocking, and its sudden emergence might trigger some undesirable unrest.
Thus, those powerful individuals tacitly chose to conceal the matter. Anxi also conveyed the royal family's stance to them, believing it would be best not to let this matter spread carelessly.
This was not to protect Aridia's reputation, but merely out of concern that it might truly bring about unnecessary unrest.
After all, there were many who had once been intimidated by Aridia's reputation, and many Legendary-tier experts who wanted to challenge him and claim the title of humanity's strongest. If they learned that Aridia had been defeated by a young nobleman of only twenty, then whether they believed it or not, they would ultimately take some action over it.
Worse still, even the Old Demon Faction might take notice of this and do something undesirable.
With that in mind, Anxi decided to keep the matter hidden.
At the very least, the news should not get out while Shien was still in the height of the spotlight.
Thus, aside from a limited number of powerful individuals, no one knew that Shien had defeated Aridia and become the true strongest human.
As for the burst of radiance that had appeared above the noble district, affecting all the citizens of the royal capital and robbing them of their sight, the palace explained that the court architects had used newly developed magic while