“The regional academy war has come to an end. The top ten initiates, determined by their score, will proceed to the final trial,” a commanding voice echoed throughout the trial space.0

Upon hearing this voice, all initiates, including Sein, instinctively looked upward.0

Suddenly, an intense, blinding light burst from the golden pillar enveloping Sein.0

Swoosh!0

With a swift motion, he transformed into a beam of golden light and vanished.0

Following Sein’s disappearance, the other top nine initiates, based on their score, also vanished from the trial space.0

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Sein found himself in a special space shrouded in darkness.0

The golden light radiating from him illuminated his surroundings.0

As the first...0