The regtions for the arenapetition were established in the royal council held prior to the event. Participants wererestricted to those under thirty years of age.


    Thepetition wouldtake ce at the foot of Star Peak.


    There wasarge arena constructed and reinforced with precious materials, making it resistant to damage even from high-level supernatural battles.


    Only a few participants from the major royal families werehigh-level supernatural beings.


    As the day of the arenapetition arrived, representatives from various royal families gather at the foot of Star Peak, bringing their contestants and many n members to watch.


    The Grey Wolf Royal Family stoodout, however.


    Matthew walks ahead of Enzo, personally leading a stone armored cow—an exceptionally docile and rare supernatural creature typically used as a mount to signify uniqueness.


    This mountwasoriginally intended for Matthew.


    Now it hadbeen gifted to Enzo. The leader of The Grey Wolf Royal Family humbly leads the cow by the reins, as if Enzo were the true leader of the family.


    Such behavior from Matthew provoked disdain among the other royal families.


    There wasmuch ridiculearound.


    "Matthew, as the leader of a royal family, it''s disgraceful to be so obsequious to someone. You''ve brought shame upon all of us!"


    "That arrogant kid! Making a royal leader hold the reins of his mount—once the arenapetition begins, he''ll surely be the target of everyone''s scorn."


    "Ha, it''s just a cheap stunt to attract attention."


    "…"


    Not everyone paid attention to the unusual behavior of The Grey Wolf Royal Family. To the powerful royal families, weaker ones and other minor factions were seen as insignificant and easily eradicated.


    As the anxious wait continued, Mikelov, the leader of the Sr Dynasty responsible for the arenapetition, made his appearance. His face was dark and his gaze harsh, as if everyone owed him money.


    In fact, Mikelov had been having a rough time recently.


    Especially after sending Colin and Veena to the Barren Penins to investigate the Beast God n''s giant egg, only to have the mission sabotaged and fail, his luck had worsened significantly.


    He had shared some information with the Ice Moon Royal Family''s Shadow Corps, such as the whereabouts of a royal princess, Mona. As a result, members of the Shadow Corps mysteriously died, and Mona returned to her royal territory, informing dno of the events.


    This led the entire royal family to enforce martialw and begin internal investigations.


    Mikelov narrowly avoided scrutiny.


    But as he prepared to implement other ns, he faced a significant setback.


    Moon Tide disappeared.The Ice Moon Royal Family chose ceasefire.


    That abruptly disrupted Mikelov''sns. However, he saw an opportunity in this arenapetition.


    Mikelov resolved to ensure the Sr Dynasty''s contestants would lose, as revenge for not being chosen as the Sr Dynasty''s First Leader.


    However,it was unbeknownst to Mikelov.


    The oue of the arenapetition was predetermined; whether he was the referee or not, the Sr Dynasty''s contestants would fail.


    On the arena, as Mikelov prepared to announce the rules .


    His voicewas a hoarse and emotionless .Enzo could no longer tolerate the monotony. He jumped onto the arena and challenged, "You alle up at once.I''m in a hurry."


    This provocative act enraged many participants.


    They then requested to join thepetition.


    However, this went against thepetition rules.


    Everyone hesitated, but Mikelov was visibly excited. He smiled at Enzo and then addressed the others, "The arenapetition requires individual matches, which is time-consuming and unfair. I believe this participant''s suggestion is excellent.


    Everyone will enter the arena together, and thest one standing will be the ultimate victor!"


    After Mikelov''s announcement, he looked around at the crowd.


    Below the arena, Eve from the Ice Moon Royal Family was stunned, unable to believe her eyes. How could Enzo be on the arena?


    His strength wasclearly so strong.


    His strength was far superior to the other participants, making them no match for him.


    There was something wrong!How did Enzo pass the prepetition checks?


    Identity couldbe faked, but age couldnot be faked.Unless someone controlledthe power of time, which was extremely rare.


    Unless—


    Enzo''s age truly matchedhis appearance!


    This realization left Eve in shock.


    Shefinally understoodthe extent of Enzo''s talent.


    Trelina from the Sr Dynasty was equally astonished.


    She thought to herself, "Enzo? How could it be him? Isn''t he from the Barren Penins? How did he be a participant from The Grey Wolf Royal Family?"


    The thoughts of those present varied.


    However, the powerful royal families did not object. Instead, they supported the idea, as having so many people fight in the arena provided a good diversion for them.


    As for the supernatural Trial Crystal...


    The Ice Moon Queen had already paid some costs.


    Once permission was granted, all the participants jumped into the arena, ring angrily at Enzo.


    Some even shouted threats.


    "You''ll pay for your arrogance, kid!"


    Enzo sneered, uninterested in fighting these opponents.


    He lightly stepped on the arena floor, and a silver-white ring of lightning spread from his feet to the edges of the arena, pushing the participants out.


    The match, which had barely started, was already over.


    The remaining contestants had no chance to fight back. Some tried to withstand the lightning ring but were thrown out andy on the ground, convulsing.


    The result left everyone stunned, unable to react immediately.


    Until Mikelov, excitedly dering, said, "The winner of this arenapetition is The Grey Wolf Royal Family''s participant. The Grey Wolf Royal Family will have ownership of the supernatural Trial Crystal!"


    "Hold on." Someone suddenly spoke up.


    Everyone turned to see a middle-aged man from the Ice Moon Royal Family standing with a dark expression. He addressed Mikelov, "Thispetition was not conducted ording to the rules, so the result should be considered invalid!"


    This statement sparked a flurry of discussion among the crowd.


    However, no one formally opposed it, indicating they shared this sentiment, as Enzo''s overwhelming disy of power .


    Winning was too easy and gavea feeling of unreality.


    Matthew stepped forward, mocking, "I was wondering who would object. It turns out to be Mr. Lusca, the deputy leader of the Ice Moon Royal Family.


    If every time Ice Moon Royal Family''s participants are eliminated you im it''s against the rules, perhaps we should just hand the supernatural Trial Crystal over to the Ice Moon Royal Family directly."


    Thisment reignited discussions among the crowd.


    The weaker royal families supported Matthew, while the powerful ones remained silent, curious to see Lusca''s response.


    Faced with such arge assembly of royal forces, Lusca chose to swallow his anger rather than provoke everyone.


    However, he harbored other thoughts.


    The Grey Wolf Royal Family might win the supernatural Trial Crystal.


    But whether they could keep it was another matter.


    Other royal families shared this sentiment.


    Matthew, fully aware of this, had agreed to hand the supernatural Trial Crystal to Enzo deliberately.


    After announcing the final winner, Mikelov directed Enzo, "You can now retrieve the Star Trial Crystal."


    He pointed to a nearbyrge stone .


    Thrge stone was with intricate patterns.


    To obtain the supernatural Trial Crystal, the winner must ce their hand on the stone, a unique mechanism that, while not native to Dark Night Forest, could be used by its inhabitants.


    Enzo ced his hand on the stone.


    In the next moment, his consciousness traversed several spatial passages and reentered the Multiple Layers of Space.


    Before Enzo, the familiar heap of Spatial Stones and the enigmatic orc, Melokuhle, appeared.


    "Mr. Melokuhle, we meet again."


    Enzo greeted.


    Melokuhle was momentarily taken aback, not expecting to see Enzo again. A glimmer of golden light shed in his eyes, and his usually cold expression softened into a rare smile as he said, "You''ve managed toe here again, even if just in consciousness. It''s quite impressive."


    Melokuhle handed Enzo a Trial Crystal.


    After giving Trial Crystal, he handed Enzothen a key made of a shiny silver crystal with special characters.


    "This Trial Crystal is for sessfullypleting the arenapetition outside." Melokuhle exined. "The Mithril Crystal Key is a personal gift from me. When you enter the supernatural trial space, you can go to the Emerald Tower. At the top, you''ll find a chest containing a mysterious surprise."


    Another mysterious surprise?


    Enzo was internallyining about Melokuhle''s bad taste, but the Melokuhle in front of him likely came from Starry Sky.


    The treasure chest he had specifically mentioned was definitely extremely valuable.


    Therefore, Enzo solemnly put away the Mithril Crystal Key and expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Melokuhle."


    Melokuhle nodded and said, "Go back."


    In the next moment, Enzo felt his consciousness return.


    To those around the arena, it appeared as if there was a sh of light, and Enzo had retracted his hand, now holding a crystal.


    The crowd''s gazes were intense, and their breathing quickened.


    Sensing the change in the atmosphere, a smile appeared on Enzo''s lips as he looked at the crowd and announced some news.