Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

The rules of the second stage was a little more complicated than the first stage's. There were a total of two rounds, but they were quite different.

The first round would have the thirty-six disciples at the King Level fight in pairs, and eighteen of them advance to the second round. The second round would be different from the first. Those who survived from the first round would be divided into two groups. Disciples would compete with each other from the same group, only two from each group would advance to the third stage also known as the finals. Compared to the first stage, the two rounds of the second stage would be more fierce and cruel.

With such rules, it was apparent that strength was everything. The higher the level of a disciple's weapon refining, the higher chances they got to the finals. They could easily gain an advantage.

Before the first round started, everyone from the Shura College predicted who the eighteen disciples would be able to enter the second round. According to their predictions, well-known disciples from the Shura College like Cole, Anthony, and Truman would advance to the second round without a doubt. They thought that luck would have to play a big role for the rest of disciples who wish to advance to the next round. Matchups on the first round were chosen randomly. If one went against someone who was significantly weaker during the first round, they could advance to the second round without exerting much effort. If one went against someone whose strength was on par with them, they would have to try harder to secure their spot in the second round. However, if one went against someone who was obviously stronger than them, it could be quite terrifying and their chances of entering the second round would be more scarce.

No one predicted that the four disciples from the Celestial College, including Zachary, would be able to enter the second round. After all, all the disciples who entered the second stage were all elites from the Shura College. Among them, even the weakest one was a two-star Heaven Level weapon refiner. He was much more powerful than Zachary and the other three disciples.

Due to the unexpected injuries of the four disciples from Group 8, Zachary and Queenie were able to enter the second stage sooner than expected. However, this also caused a heated discussion in the Shura College. Everyone felt that things were too easy for Zachary and Queenie since they only competed for two rounds during the first stage before immediately ad

irer. The importance of displaying the weapon refining foundations of the disciples had become more apparent.

Even though the competition was merely at its second stage, many famous and noble people from different clans of the Devil Kingdom had arrived to watch the battle.

Right before the competition began, three figures suddenly appeared on the other side of the battle watching platform. Two of them were from the Shura College and everyone present knew who they were. One of them was a new master, Pollard, while the other was the talented goddess in their minds, Polly.

A man walked right in front of them, he was graceful and gentle. He wore a blue robe. A very strange badge hung on the back of his robe and he looked no more than fifty years old. There was a strong aura emanating from him and it was powerful enough to make everyone present stare at him.

As soon as Pollard, Polly, and the middle-aged man appeared, they immediately aroused a lot of speculation around them. They were more interested in the middle-aged man. Some of the people at present were able to recognize the badge on the back of his robe; it was the clan badge of a mysterious weapon refining clan from the Devil Kingdom. However, that clan had secluded themselves and cut ties with the Devil Kingdom a long time ago. People could easily recognize that this middle-aged man was not someone ordinary since he was with Pollard and Polly who were also from a famous clan.

At the same time, all the masters from the Shura College who were sitting in the exclusive area next to the watching platform also noticed the middle-aged man. They were all surprised and Marvin was no exception.