The competition among the fifth group was quite interesting to behold, but there was nothing special about it. The first four groups that came before them made the audience more engaged in the battle. There was no standout talent among them.
But everyone who thought so immediately took their words back.
Soon enough, an ominous-looking man showed up - the dark horse of the fifth group.
This dark horse was a young man donned in clean-cut black clothes. His hair was unkempt and unruly, resembling a disheveled hemp rope. His eyes, deep as the shade of the richest earth, resembled two pristine stones of onyx. His face had a commanding bone structure, a square even brow, and a nose that appeared like the end of a plane - this made him look more menacing than he already was.
On his hand was a silver spear, the weapon cast by him for the battle.
Every time his silver spear collided with the weapons cast by the other disciples, it cut the weapons in one blow. It was no surprise that this mysterious young man immediately ranked first in their group.
And this kind of situation was only seen from Ivan.
It was just a matter of time before he managed to grab the attention of the spectators. Even Ivan, who seemed nonchalant about this whole ordeal, kept his eyes peeled. There was something about the silver spear that attracted people's eyes.
Ivan was genuinely impressed with this man's casting skill - he was threatened, even.
So was Ricky.
'The casting skill of this young man is even better than Andrew's!' Ricky thought, as he observed the agile movements of the man.
Ricky admitted that it was hard to say whose casting skill between the two of them would emerge stronger. This person was truly impressive.
If Ricky cultivated some other manuals, this young man would easily win against him. It was a good thing that he cultivated the Chaos Manual, therefore, giving him a better edge among the others. He also had this unyielding spirit that couldn't be seen in other disciples. It was hard to say which among them would be better.
Ricky hadn't pushed himself to the furthest end of his casting skill yet. Even he himself didn't know how much further he could go in extreme cases.
"He seems to be Zack that came from the Heaven King Palace of the Heaven Wood Land." Some casting disciples who came from the Heaven Wood Land recognized the young man.
"Really? He's the well-known casting genius of the Heaven Wood Land!"
"Yes, he is Zack, who is better than other young men of the Heaven Wood Land in the aspect of casting. At the same time, he is also remarkable in the cultivation of martial arts. He has been at the seventh grade of Blood Purification by the age of eighteen."
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"What an interesting addition to the match! It is said that he is a casting genius and a cultivation genius as well. This makes the competition more riveting," Ricky murmured, faintly smiling to himself.
Although Ricky abhorred Andrew and Ivan, he had to admit that they were talented in casting. Together with Theo, Kayla, and Zack, there were now five casting geniuses.
Knowing that there were now five casting geniuses among them, Ricky felt excited. He knew that there were a whole lot of learning opportunities in their presence.
Unsurprisingly, Zack won the fifth group. With this, the top five casting disciples were confirmed.
Andrew could have ranked the top five. However, he was really unlucky to have encountered the unpredictable Ricky. Thus, unexpectedly, he was out of the top five.
Elder Alexander stood to introduce the next set of rules.
"The top five contenders will have the last round of appraisal. The Magic Spirit Stone will belong to the winner," said he. "The third round of appraisal is very challenging. There's a chance that none of you could pass this round.
In this round, you are required to cast your best weapon within five hours. And the weapon you cast during this period should be no less than the ones you cast before. Winner will be decided from the disciples who meet the requirements. We will decide the winner according to how powerful and pure your weapons are."
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