Aftershocks That Would Not Fade, Ripples Spreading

"First Wizard Yaohai, then Cangming Wizard. Has his foundation already surpassed the Daylight Wizard Seeds and reached a higher level?"

"Could the Nightmare Wizard make it all the way to the end of the Star Lord Competition?"

The discussions rose and fell as the crowd marveled at Ryan's achievement. By defeating another Daylight Wizard Seed, he had once again proved his worth and potential.

If he could do it twice, he could do it a third time. Most of the High-level Beings now believed he could defeat another Daylight Wizard Seed.

The oppressive shadow the Four Great Daylight Forces had long cast over the other factions had lifted considerably. Many people cast strange looks toward their groups.

So you weren't invincible after all.

The Wizards of Source Water Ancient Castle stood frozen, eyes wide and mouths agape.

"Lord Cangming Wizard lost? That guy won again?"

"Lord Cangming Wizard mastered five Ancient Grand Wizardries and even had the terrifying Source Water World in reserve. How could he lose to a half-trained Wizard Seed?"

"This shouldn't have happened. It shouldn't have."

The Wizards from the other Daylight Forces were just as shocked, their expressions grim.

They had all helped uphold the Daylight Wizard Seeds' exalted status. It was a source of immense pride, a bond that united them and gave them a shared identity.

As members of Daylight Forces, they had always looked down on every outside faction and everything beyond their own ranks.

Ryan's two victories and Xi Ya's one had left three Daylight Wizard Seeds defeated, their chances at the future lost.

The defeats had also shattered their old beliefs, leaving them bewildered and gripped by an unprecedented Sense of Crisis, as though the ground had fallen away beneath them.

"Only Lord Divine Punishment Wizard is left. Weren't the Daylight