Severin sneered when he heard that. He was familiar with Shyam’s reputation and knew that he was


    ranked tenth among all the prodigies in the Grandiuno Sect. Shyam had reached an impressive level


    five


    supreme saint.


    The rankings were conceptualized to motivate disciples to give their all during training. Anyone making


    it


    onto the listmanded the highest of respect and was second only to the five core disciples.


    Shyam’s ranking in the top ten indicated his considerable strength, and he had persistently handed


    challenge letters to Severin through Wuhlricht and Felipe. However, those challenges were ignored


    because Severin was still in seclusion, and Severin hardly expected to find himself in that predicament


    as


    soon as he stepped out of Pearl Light Isle.


    Shyam looked intently at Severin while unleashing the spiritual energy of a level five supreme saint. His


    imposing presence resulted in fluctuations of the air around him, whipping up a small sandstorm that


    seemed to consist of tiny razor–sharp des.


    Shyam confronted Severin. “How strong are you that the sect leader had to make an exception for you


    to


    sixth core disciple? Are you brave enough to take me up on my challenge?”


    Severin snickered under the pressure of Shyam’s aura. With a wave of his hand. the intimidating wind


    des turned into harmless glows of light. Severin was rather annoyed with Shyam’s demanding tone


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    and said, ‘I’ll be happy to send you to meet your maker,”


    Severin did not refuse the challenge, as there had already been enough people pestering Wuhlricht


    and


    the others about challenging him in the past two months.


    Severn’s response left a bitter taste in Shyam’s mouth. His eyes brimmed with murderous intent as he


    retorted, “You’ve got a sharp tongue. Let’s see if your strength matches your arrogance!”


    With that, he darted off in a flow of light and headed straight to the sect’s challenge arena. Severin


    followed suit, viewing this confrontation as an opportunity to assert himself and send a warning to all


    those who wanted to cause trouble for his group on Pearl Light Isle


    Shyam, on the other hand, was thrilled to have a shot at recing Severin as a core disciple if he could


    defeat Severin in the challenge. The resources and treatment that a core disciple would receive were


    undoubtedly very tempting to him.


    Severin and Shyam caused quite a stir as they arrived at the arena near the Fifth Mountain. Severin


    had


    remained mostly in seclusion on Pearl Light Isle since joining the Grandiuno Sect and never made an


    appearance outside of the ind. After all, he was too busy training and familiarizing himself with the


    techniques and weapons.


    However, his core disciple robe was identifiable at a nce, and everyone immediately knew that he


    was


    the new core disciple. Furthermore, Shyam was well–known as the tenth–ranked elite disciple, so the


    attention was naturally drawn toward them both.


    “Look, he’s wearing the core disciples‘ robe! I’ve never seen him before, so I’m guessing he’s the sixth


    core disciple!


    “And Shyam is there with him! He ranks ten in the prodigies‘ ranking!”


    “We’ll probably be able to witness an interesting battle! Why else would the new core disciple stand


    there


    with Shyam if they’re not going to have a duel?”


    “I’ve heard that this Severin has remained secluded on Pearl Light Isle since his arrival. Several of our


    elite disciples have been wanting to challenge him, and it seems that Shyam has the honor of being the


    first.”


    “Do you think Shyam will take over Severin’s position as the newest core disciple? Or do you think


    Severin


    has been hiding his true strength?”