"Where is my son Tony?!"
The moment the Clark Family Patriarch's voice echoed throughout the gathering grounds, the previously festive atmosphere immediately became tense.
Moments ago countless disciples had been celebrating their breakthroughs into the Lord Warrior stage while elders and ancestors praised the younger generation for surviving the World Tree trials. Now all of that excitement vanished.
The Clark Family members began searching the crowd once more while anxiety slowly spread through their ranks.
The Imperial Family elders exchanged glances before several of them smirked openly. King Jamie stood with a cold expression while Mark Smith's face showed no attempt to hide his satisfaction. The loss of his qualification for the World Tree Blessing remained the greatest humiliation of his life.
"Perhaps your son became too greedy and died inside the inheritance grounds," one Imperial elder said with a faint laugh.
