Chapter 665: Special Treatment
With the Thunder Monarch Hall forced to retreat, their grand beast vanishing into the distant sky like a fading nightmare, the silence in the arena shattered into deafening cheers. The crowd erupted once again, this time not out of shock but out of sheer excitement. Whispers turned into exclamations, and exclamations became roars of approval.
Max’s name was now etched into their memories. But the celebration did not last long. Only moments later, the atmosphere shifted back to order as the recruitment assessment of the Great Ruler Empire resumed.
Yet before the next phase could officially begin, an important change was announced—one that surprised many.
Following an intense and hushed discussion among the five supervising elders and Princess Lyra herself, a decision was made, one that quickly spread across the arena like wildfire.
Max Morgan would no longer participate in the recruitment assessment. Instead, he was officially declared a one-star genius of the Great Ruler Empire—an elite rank that only a handful across the entire Middle Domain could claim.
The decision was unanimous. After witnessing firsthand how Max defeated two peak Master Rank recruits of Thunder Monarch Hall with ease while still only at the 8th level of the Expert Rank, even the most skeptical elder now understood what Lyra had seen in him from the beginning. Their doubts were gone. In their place was not only respect—but also caution.
The elders of the Great Ruler Empire made their decision with utmost care. Max was pulled from the rest of the recruitment assessment not because he lacked the qualifications, but precisely because he had already shown too much.
His overwhelming strength, revealed in just two brief fights, was enough to shake the confidence of the crowd, silence arrogant enemies, and force even the Thunder Monarch Hall to retreat. But for the elders, that power was also a double-edged sword.
In a world where strength was everything, and hidden claws struck hardest, they understood a dangerous truth—true treasure must never be flaunted too soon. The more brilliance one displayed, the greater the risk of being targeted, stolen, or destroyed before one’s time.