Almost everyone around was cheering, except for Ethan Smith who was sighing time and time again.
"Ethan, I didn't expect you to really win first place." The peak master walked over and patted Ethan's shoulder.
Ethan forced a smile and said, "If Kian Wilson hadn't held back, how could I possibly have won first place?"
"You can't say that. Kian has always been like this, but he is still number one." Ninth Cloud said indifferently.
Ethan just nodded without saying much, but he didn't feel comfortable about it.
Kian Wilson was far more benevolent than Ethan had imagined. Perhaps just as he himself said, he just couldn't get past his mental barrier.
The competition was over. Ethan got first place and was granted a wish.
Ethan chose Demon-slaying Peak's points because he owed too many points.
After distributing points to everyone, the competition could finally be considered over.
"Ethan, congratulations!" Ava Brown approached and exclaimed happily.