The Second Trial Begins

As John inspected the screen of information before him, so did the other cultivators who had passed the first trial. 

On a different snow-capped mountain peak far away from John, a slight smirk appeared on Lilian's face as she read the screen.

"So the brat did enter after all, and managed to embarass me thoroughly in the first trial as well," Lilian said to herself. She knew how hard the first trial had been, and despite managing to come second place, her time was completely shattered by John's time. She knew of his freakish talent, and yet she couldn't imagine how such a time was possible.

"Unless I pick it up, he'll surpass me before long," Lilian said, and her smirk changed into a heated gaze of defiance. "I refuse to allow that brat to surpass me. It seems my days of slacking off are over."

As she continued to read, her smile faded into a frown as a name she knew all too well entered her gaze.

"Zeras…"

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