Severin observed the crowd silently and noticed that most of whom were elite disciples. Very few were level nine supreme saint, and the only two he noticed were Celeste and Raymond. He was the sole paragon at the moment, as the remaining core disciples had yet to arrive.
Sometime later, his keen divine senses—courtesy of his paragon attainment—allowed him to sense and pinpoint a gaze that was looking murderously at him. A multicolored stream of light flew past swiftly and soon revealed an unassuming and well-dressed young man.
The disciples around him erupted into heated discussions.
"That's Riley!"
"He's the third core disciple!"
"I heard he made a breakthrough to paragon a few months ago. Guess the rumors were true then. He just gives off such an intimidating vibe"
"Who would have thought that three of the five core disciples made a breakthrough to paragon. I wonder who's the strongest among the five!"
Their discussions identified the person as Riley. "So, he's Riley."
In the year since he joined the sect, Severin only knew two of the five core disciples—Celeste and Raymond. The other three remained enigmas who rarely showed up in public. That was Riley's first encounter with Raymond.
Realizing that the hostility was coming from Riley, Severin thought to himself, "He must be the vengeful type."
"He made a breakthrough to paragonhood some time ago. I wonder if he can defeat the other core disciples in this tournament?"
"Things are getting interesting. Three out of four paragons have now shown up."
Severin glanced up and scrutinized Spencer carefully. True to what the disciples described, the energy and blood in Spencer's body were strong and overflowing. Despite a lack of prominent muscles, he exuded a powerful aura around him. Though the aura was very carefully controlled to avoid spilling out, it left everyone feeling suffocated.
The prospect of fighting Spencer excited Severin.
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