Chapter 163

"Ladies and Gentleman, I present to you the Winner of this year's spell crafting competition, Black Dragon of the Shadowed Blade Sect." The announcer calls and everyone in the audience cheers.

Karl approaches the judges and shakes hands one after another with a big smile, enjoying the spotlight. "Thank you very much for the opportunity. Today's category was a fun one, and the contestants all did a great job." he says, loud enough for the crowd to hear him.

They all step aside to talk about spells and Mage type cultivation, while the stage is filled with cultivators I recognize from the alchemy judges table.

"If all the successful Inner Court alchemy contestants can gather and assemble here in the next twenty minutes please!" The lead judge calls out with an enhanced voice.

We start working our way to the stage, all just as eccentric looking as we were this morning, so the outfits weren't entirely a psychological tool to help undermine our competitors.