The New Star Tournament's buzz had begun to slowly fade with the conclusion of the finals. However, the contestants who had made a name for themselves during the tournament remained popular topics in bars everywhere.
Although these contestants were all still in Sky Mechanical City, they were mostly immersed in the trials of the Endless Corridor. With fewer public appearances, the same talking points had been rehashed so many times that they had become somewhat stale. Thus, in the gaps between discussions about the contestants, many events that had occurred during the New Star Tournament but had not yet been discussed were once again being stirred up.
For instance, Shali and Kafolian's battle in the main city district, Qili and Jiebo flooding Fragrant Plaza, the Extreme Sect hunting down an otherworldly puppet... such news was once again being brought up.
Yet among all these topics, the hottest was still Angel.
At that moment, a table in the Black Wheel Bar on Champagne Road was discussing Angel.
"Did you know? That little witch Shali, the one dressed like a Magician—someone saw her getting very close to the Transcendent Dimension wizard. They're even said to be living together. Could they be..." The speaker lowered his voice at the end, leaving an ambiguous pause that made those around him, after a brief daze, reveal knowing smiles.
"Maybe that really is the case. Do you remember what happened on the street before? Jiebo didn't just flood Fragrant Plaza—Shali flooded an entire street too. They say quite a few people died because of it. That was a vicious slap in Sky Mechanical City's face. By the rules of the law enforcement squad, even if Shali didn't die, she should have been skinned alive. But in the end, as you all know, the matter simply fizzled