Chapter 190

"When should we start the third trial…?"

His words trailed off, left unfinished. At that moment, a single thought loomed large in everyone's mind: "Is there any need for a third trial?"

They knew the third trial was the final one. But the gulf between the candidates after the first and second trials was too vast.

"Only one person can obtain the Dragon's Heart, so that makes sense... but if even the dragon-hunting trial, meant to assess personal abilities, ended like this…"

Sylas Corleone. This Easterner who claimed northern blood had yielded such overwhelmingly superior results that it had now become the main issue.

What if Sylas were to fail the third trial? What if he suffered a mortal wound or died, leaving another as king? Such a scenario would ignite chaos, with people dismissing any fortunate successor as a "king by luck."

"This isn't a gap that a single trial could erase."

"Honestly, even I wouldn't accept it."