Reborn with Infinite System Points, I Gathered All SSS Classes!

Chapter 340: Chapter340-Endless Speculation

After hearing Aldric and Edmund’s analysis, Kaine—who had originally harbored some doubts—silently shook his head and sighed.

"So Aldric and Edmund are no broader-minded than this."

"Such shortsighted people are not worth associating with."

He looked at the two of them and sneered inwardly.

"They are deeply prejudiced against independent cultivators, believing that those without a faction are incapable of accomplishing anything remarkable."

"But when it comes to becoming stronger, strength has always been the only truth."

"It has nothing to do with one’s origins, resources, or whether some great powerhouse stands behind them."

"Across the entire myriad universes, every Peak Sovereign reached that realm by carving out a path of their own."

"Not a single one was truly cultivated into existence by a supreme faction."

"John, on the other hand, has always acted with exceptional restraint. He has never exposed his true strength."

"That perfectly matches the behavior of a powerful independent cultivator."

"If I encounter him in the future, I must pay close attention to him."

"And if the opportunity arises, I should take the initiative to establish a good relationship with him."

Kaine kept these thoughts to himself and did not openly refute the other two.

Aldric and Edmund’s perspectives were simply too narrow.

If he voiced his disagreement, the two of them might turn against him instead.

John, by contrast, seemed far more worthy of befriending.

...

Meanwhile—

Although the powerhouses who had cleared the trials appeared calm on the surface, enormous waves were surging within their hearts.

Within every major faction, the participants were discreetly asking one another about their final rankings.

After learning the placements of several familiar figures, unease began spreading among them.

"Something doesn’t add up."

"Who was the person who remained in first place throughout the entire trial?"

"When that person cleared the eighth stage, it took only 0.5 seconds."

"Second place took an entire 1.8 seconds. Isn’t that gap far too enormous?"

"There is only one explanation for a difference of that scale."

"The person at the top possesses strength that completely overwhelms participants like us who barely entered the rankings."

...

Within the star region of Eternal Sanctum—

A man and a woman, both High God-level powerhouses, were teleported back.

They were the two prodigies Eternal Sanctum had sent to participate in the trials.

The instant they returned, they immediately asked each other about their rankings.

"What happened?"

"I always assumed the person in first place was you, but it turned out to be someone else."

When Oscar heard Shirok admit that he had ranked only somewhere in the teens, he was overwhelmed with disbelief.

During the trials, Oscar had frequently checked the changes in the rankings.

He had always assumed that the person occupying first place was Shirok, who belonged to Eternal Sanctum just as he did.

After all, Shirok was the personal disciple of Eternal Sanctum’s peak Sovereign-rank powerhouse.

Not only was he proficient in numerous top-tier laws, but his combat strength was also unmatched in the current era.

He was known as invincible among those of the same level.

Yet no one had expected that even someone as terrifying as Shirok was not the one occupying first place.

"Oscar, you actually thought it was me?"

Shirok sighed, a bitter smile appearing on his face.

"I am not worthy of claiming that position."

"Just look at the first-ranked participant’s completion times."

"That person’s performance in clearing the stages was practically invincible."

"The law they cultivate must possess extraordinary destructive power."

"It could be the Law of Destruction, cosmic origin power, or some form of extreme cultivation path."

"It might even be something superior to all of those—the Space-Time Law."

Shirok possessed extensive knowledge regarding the various laws.

He mentally reviewed every known powerhouse who possessed abilities matching those possibilities.

In the end, however, he could not find a single suitable candidate.

...

Within the star region controlled by the Tower of Myriad Treasures—

"Who could the person who remained at the top possibly be?"

"Could it have been Shirok?"

After Duran, Corwin, and Kelvyn returned to the star region, they also began exchanging information.

All three were High God-level powerhouses dispatched by the Tower of Myriad Treasures to participate in the tournament.

Even within the Tower of Myriad Treasures, their combat strength ranked among the very best.

They were also personal disciples of Sovereign-rank powerhouses and possessed exceptionally exalted status within the faction.

They were effectively being cultivated as candidates to become the next generation of Sovereigns.

Yet during this trial, all of them had ranked outside the top ten.

Naturally, they were extremely curious about the mysterious powerhouse who had dominated first place.

They had originally suspected that the first-ranked participant was Shirok of Eternal Sanctum.

However, they had just received confirmation that it was not him.

"If it wasn’t Shirok, who else could it have been?"

Corwin frowned deeply, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"Could it have been someone from the Shadow Divine Court?"

Duran slowly replied,

"That is certainly possible."

"The Shadow Divine Court has always been renowned for tempering its members through brutal trials and cultivating laws with terrifying destructive power."

"Every High God within that faction has been forged through one life-and-death battle after another."

"Their method of selecting powerhouses is practically equivalent to raising venomous insects in a jar until only the strongest survives."

"Their foundations may appear somewhat lacking under ordinary circumstances."

"But once they enter a genuine battlefield, the strength unleashed by the Shadow Divine Court’s powerhouses far exceeds that of almost any opponent at the same level."

Kelvyn fell into thought after hearing this.

"I remember that the Shadow Divine Court sent two exceptionally powerful High Gods this time."

"One is Gudek, and the other is Cedric."

"I heard Gudek was originally the personal disciple of a Sovereign from some minor faction."

"However, he eventually decided that his master was no longer worthy of him."

"He also wished to pursue even greater destructive power, so he betrayed his original faction and joined the Shadow Divine Court."

"Within the Shadow Divine Court, he endured more life-and-death battles than anyone could count before reaching his current level."

"That man is unquestionably a lunatic willing to sacrifice anything in pursuit of strength."

"As for Cedric, he is an even greater monster—one personally cultivated by the Shadow Divine Court from childhood."

"It is said that there were several million highly talented candidates in Cedric’s generation."

"They were all placed within the same region and ordered to slaughter one another freely."

"In the end, Cedric was the only survivor."

"Afterward, he was sent to participate in wars throughout various star regions."

"He has fought tens of millions of battles without suffering a single defeat."

After hearing this, Duran shook his head and gave a bitter smile.

"From that perspective, either of them could indeed have occupied first place."

"But determining which one it was remains difficult."

Corwin also laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Exactly."

"It seems this Myriad Worlds Tournament truly has an extraordinary gathering of participants."

"Every variety of monstrous genius has appeared at once."

"Not even one of us managed to force our way into the top ten."

"This tournament will undoubtedly be spectacular."

"I only hope we can ultimately achieve a respectable result for the Tower of Myriad Treasures."

"At the very least, we cannot allow our faction to lose face."