Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

The following day, as the first round of the second stage finished, the list of the eighteen disciples of King Level who were advancing to the next round was announced. Out of the four disciples from the Celestial College, only Zachary's name was called out. While the other three might have been talented, they had only been training for only a couple of months and were no match compared to the elite disciples of the Shura College. These elite disciples had spent years honing their skills; it was no surprise that they had passed onto the second round. After all, strength and skills were the key to win the contest, not luck.

Those who were eliminated in the first round started to talk amongst themselves. Naturally, the school was brimming with gossip, especially what with the interesting talents shown in the first round. One of these talents was Rebecca, who had unexpectedly chosen to perform a weapon refining skill with an element and energy fire of the wood element. Everyone who witnessed it was astonished. Rebecca was the second Celestial College disciple who could use energy fire, after Zachary. It was a remarkable feat, which greatly impressed the disciples of the Shura College.

Of course, the performances of both Queenie and Scott were also noteworthy, as they were able to exhibit their talent as weapon refiners. Queenie had been cultivating a weapon refining skill with an element all the time and attracted a lot of attention during the contest.

Initially, no one paid heed to the four nobodies from the Celestial College. However, at the end of the first round, they had become the talk of the town, having given wonderful, jaw-dropping performances.

Nevertheless, Zachary was the sole name called that day. Although he had performed impressively in the first round, many whispered amongst themselves, claiming it was by sheer luck. They couldn't imagine that a weapon refiner of Heaven Level could use several seemingly ordinary materials to create a seven-star weapon at the Heaven Level.

Little did they know that the materials Zachary had chosen were actually from the el

it to the next stage," Pollard said confidently.

"It's just a King Level contest, I wouldn't take it too seriously..." Jace paused. "Speaking of which, I'm really interested in this Harley. I'd like to see what tricks he'll pull today!" Yesterday, Zachary had performed Thaumaturgic Refining Skill. As this was an ancient skill, almost no one knew about it. Consequently, Jace's curiosity was piqued.

"Actually, I was planning to ask him to join our clan after the King Level contest is over. I think that, with his talent, he will definitely become a rising star in the Devil Kingdom should he choose to train with our clan," Pollard said, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Jace threw his head back and let out a hearty laugh. "It seems we share the same sentiments. Seriously though, the fact that he can perform the Thaumaturgic Refining Skill shows that he is very talented. We can't let a talent like him slip. Actually, yesterday after you left, Polly said something similar to me." Jace paused, deep in thought. "As a matter of fact, I've never heard Polly speak so highly of a man..." He nodded with a smile.

"Dad, it's kind of obvious, isn't it? Before I got to know Harley, Polly had already met him, and they were quite familiar with each other at that time." Pollard rubbed his hands against each other in an almost sinister fashion, as he seized the chance to snitch on his sister.