It was incredible enough that Tianming hadn’t used his hostage. Even if they lost, they could be proud. But his team winning was something completely unexpected. Even though it was three on one, it was still a miracle to defeat Zhan Yuance, a fifth-level constellier who was publicly agreed to be the most likely to get the spot in Sky Palace.

Not a single disciple of the tens of thousands present had guessed that would be the outcome.

A dead silence held for very long, with many even rubbing their eyes to make sure they had seen correctly.

“The strongest disciple ended up like this?”

“I know it was three on one, but still.”

“Heavens, how...