Elder Sonk sighed in disdain as he shook his head. That disciple called Ezra really knew how to stir things up. To think that he would stir up such a sensation on his first day of training.

A disciple chuckled from the side and said, "I've heard that Ezra has volunteered to be one of the three participants in the upcoming cave match."

Aily was taken aback by this information. Soon after, her red lips curled downwards as she disdainfully said, "I was just beginning to feel that he was not too bad, how did he suddenly become so rash and ignorant?"

From what Aily could see, Ezra's actions were rather foolish.

No matter how much of a master you are in alchemy, you're still only an apprentice not even Lower Yellow Grade alchemist for now. In comparison, who do you think will be participating in the quarter match? The most outstanding gold belt disciples of the imprint faction of course.

These were elites even amongst them.

"Agreed." The disciple nodded in agreement, before he said, "I've also heard that numerous senior disciples under Elder Lo are quite unhappy about this affair, especially Pele because he's the one that Ezra intends to replace."

"Pele huh. I've heard that he's quite good." Remarked Aily.

"Due to Ezra's insistence, he ended up fixing a match with Pele. They will fight in four days, and the winner will represent Elder Lo's faction during the quarter match."

"I'm of the opinion that there was some dispute with regards to who would ultimately possess the Diamond Quarter. Even if Elder Lo has high hopes for Ezra, it still drew many objections from the other disciples. As such, Ezra has no choice but to accept this duel, because according to the rules, only those that have participated will have the right to be allocated the reward."

Aily said, "Elder Lo's side already does not have a good chance of victory. With Ezra as extra baggage, how can they possibly aim for the Diamond Quarter?"

The disciple chuckled and replied, "Perhaps they're hoping for a fluke. There are after all still two other participants. If they manage to win, it would be an overall victory even if Ezra loses."

Aily's brows furrowed as she said, "If that is the case, he's really too shameless…"

She shook her head, the amazement from earlier due to Ezra's decision completely fading away...

"Looks like pushing Ezra to Elder Lo is actually a good thing. If not, we'll be the ones others will be talking about…"

"Never mind, they are the ones who will end up being humiliated. Let them do as they please."

With these words, she gladly patted her full bosom as it swayed slightly.

Elder Sonk and others were at Imprint Seeker Hall. 

Below Sonk, the young man called Lopap was seated on the diamond belt first seat and Aily was on 2nd. He had a towering figure that made others feel a faint pressure as if they were facing a mountain.

Sonk's gaze swept downwards as he indifferently said, "Kimba, Andrew, Sliso."

Upon hearing Elder Sonk speak, three young men on the three closest gold mats respectfully responded,

"Present."

Sonk said, "The three of you shall participate in the upcoming quarter match, are all of you confident?"

At the gold belt disciple's first seat, Kimba, who wore black clothes, chuckled softly and answered, "Elder Sonk need not worry, the gold belt disciples of Elder Lo's faction are nothing to be feared."

He paused for a moment, before continuing, "As for Ezra, I've heard that he will be contesting Pele for the place of the final participant. We are not familiar with this person."

"He's merely a little clown, and there's no need to pay any attention to him. Since Lo's group wants to humiliate themselves, we'll give them as much humiliation as they want." Said Elder Sonk.

Kimba nodded but on the 2nd Diamond Seat, Aily frowned.

After this matter was settled, Sonk turned his gaze towards Lopap, his expression softening slightly as he said, "Lopap, the competition for the chief disciple position will be held at the end of the year. You must not fail."

Lopap opened his eyes, a sharp light surging within them as if they contained sword light. He gave a faint nod as he said, "Don't worry Elder Lo, the other faction only has Mubarak and James Endoro. Although they are good alchemists, they are still not my match. The position of chief disciple will definitely end up in my hands."

His tone was calm, but it contained an unquestionable confidence. Sonk let out a satisfied chuckle. "That's good, you'll be the chief disciple and then slowly, the whole peak will be in our hands."

At the mention of the whole peak, the light in Lopap's eyes finally brightened for a moment, as if a fire was burning within them. From what he could see, the position of the chief disciple was his to take whenever he chose to, and he did not face much competition. The other faction was just too useless, and the disciples there were too ordinary.

The only ones who just barely made the mark were Mubarak and James, but neither posed much of a threat towards him.

The reason why he had been willing to follow Elder Sonk to Alchemic Rune Peak was that he would gain the right to be a chief disciple, an outstanding position, once he became the chief disciple of the outer mountain of Alchemic Rune Peak.

He had only been able to rank 21st amongst the Blood Slaughterer Peak disciples. Without mentioning the top 5 even the top 20 had an edge over him, and had been able to suppress him from start to end.

Even if the number one had stepped down from his position as one of the chief disciples in the future, that ranked 2nd guy would definitely replace the former and then ranked 3rd. But most importantly, the Elder of outer mountain greatly valued the top 10 which he was not part of.

Hence, even if Lopap stayed behind in Blood Slaughterer Peak, he would never have a chance to reach the rank he wanted.

Lopap's eyes lowered slightly, unable to accept this outcome.

"When I become the chief disciple of Alchemic Rune Peak in the future and join the ranks of the chief disciples then elders and the rest if you will understand that I, Lopap, am not weaker than anyone else!" he said as he remembered the faces from Blood Slaughterer Peak.

In the depth of a certain Gold Quarter.

Ezra was deep in thought, his hands suddenly came together as a ball of light floated out from his palm. Inside was an old book that seemed akin to the rising sun, giving off a scorching aura.

It was the prize Ezra Zephyr had received as the champion of the peak selection ceremony, the Peak Tier Gamma layer spiritual technique, the Sun God Memoir.

Ezra's senses began to probe the ancient book, only opening his eyes a long time later.

"As expected of a true Gamma Layer spiritual technique, much stronger than 8 Lost Dragons, it's going to be extremely complex and troublesome to practice." Ezra Zephyr frowned a bit. 

The power of the Sun God Memoir was indeed terrifying, far surpassing other Gamma layer spiritual technique could muster. However, the conditions to learn it were exceedingly strict, likewise far beyond the difficulty of the gamma laher skills or 5th and 6th circle spell.

To learn the Sun God Memoir, one required the assistance of external resources such as the Nine Suns Crystal, the Heavenly Flames Rock Essence and other similar items. All of them were pretty rare, and it would likely take quite some time to gather.

After giving it some thought, the prince kept away the book again. His match with Pele was too close, and there was clearly no time to spend on the Sun God Memoir for the time being.

"It's a pity that the Divine Spirit Ablution needs two more months of preparation before it will be ready, or I would have been able to reach the next level through it." Ezra shook his head regretfully.

The other prize from the peak selection ceremony was the Divine Spirit Ablution but since the time was not right, he would not be able to utilise it for now.

While Ezra was still mulling over the situation, he suddenly heard the voice of his partner, the Monstrous Wolf of Norse. "I can't believe that you managed to fall into such trouble over a single Delta layer skill."

Ezra laughed helplessly. "Well… I am more worried about the upcoming competition, I did challenge that son of bitch as you said but… how would I beat him in pill concocting match, I have never concocted a damn thing."

Fenrir laughed. "Boy, don't worry, I am here. All you need right now is to control your spiritual energy to the utmost."

Ezra was puzzled. "I can control it very well, what do you mean?"

Hearing that Fenrir laughed evilly. "Haha, is that so! Then let me show you hell." He cackled loudly.