Chapter 1164: Faceless Mask
If judged from a purely fair and objective perspective, Grimm—who came second to Sein—might have been even more qualified to inherit the ultimate reward of this legacy secret realm.
His achievements in alchemy and his mastery of elemental magic were enough to impress even Sein.
In truth, Sein suspected that without the advantage of so many high-grade materials, the Demon Eye Mask he crafted might not have been able to match Grimm’s Face of Truth.
Still, a win was a win, and a loss was a loss. The outcome stood, regardless of how it came about.
And if the real issue lay with the secret realm’s imperfect evaluation system, then perhaps neither he nor Grimm had been the most fitting candidate for the ultimate reward in the first place.
Judging by the figure of light before him, it was clear the creator of this secret realm had specialized in lumen, pyro, and sonido elemental laws—with lumen likely being their core focus.
In that case, their ideal successor should have been a mage whose primary cultivation path was also rooted in the lumen element.
Yet both Sein and Grimm leaned more toward the pyro element.
But, in this world, there was no such thing as a perfect successor.
Who could really say that Sein or Grimm were unworthy of inheriting the secret realm’s final reward?
Anyone bold enough to make that claim ought to try passing the final trial themselves first.
Even Berold, the peak demigod in gold robes, had never fully met the final trial’s criteria—the light band beneath his feet never once turned white while he was here.