Shock, awe, admiration, doubt... all sorts of gazes fell upon him.
News of the battle three days ago had already spread through the crowd.
Neither Gu Lin nor Yin Guang had shied away from the topic. They had openly admitted that they were no match for Pei Ze.
This had caused a huge uproar among the apprentices.
Before the trial began, almost everyone believed the first-place winner would undoubtedly be one of three people: Gu Lin, Yin Guang, or Pei Shaoqi.
As for Pei Ze, while he wasn't unknown, he was considered top-ten material at best.
Who would have thought that in the end, it would be Pei Ze who seized the first-place throne!
And not just first place—he had single-handedly suppressed the three geniuses, climbing to the top with crushing force!
It was completely unexpected!
"The results of this trial are so surprising. I can't believe Pei Ze ended up taking first place."
"He was really hiding his strength. Pei Ze was always so low-key before."
