The Real Rank
Everyone was dumbfounded as soon as the three saint blacksmiths directly declared Kahn as the winner of the fourth round without even touching the greatsword he made.
For the first time, even the Pope himself was surprised and greatly paid attention to the results and so did his fellows from the Church of Hetrax. It was one thing if the Trinity inspected and compared the weapons first but they declared the result as soon as they saw Kahn's forged weapon up close.
"What nonsense is this?!" many people roared among the audience even if they had no direct connection to either of the challengers.
"Is this duel rigged? How can they decide the winner even without checking the weapon?" many suspicious queries arose throughout the empire.
But without heeding these unsatisfied voices, the three judges released their saint auras and picked up the greatsword, making it float in the air as the whole empire watched it.