Silence was everywhere.

The conclusion of the first battle was undoubtedly shocking to the spectators. In this short confrontation, Sirius Scott, who was at the first rank of the Sky Realm had been defeated by a young lad in the eight rank of the Earth Realm. Everyone watching the match was able to sense the level of intensity exchanged between the two participants just moments ago.

The disciples of the Flying Sword Faction had joyful expressions of their faces as they walked towards Claude who had already stepped down from the platform.

Meanwhile, Trinity Academy's Dark Chariot Faction had ugly expressions on their faces. They had been extremely confident and eager to defeat their eternal rivals, the Golden Avarice Academy once again. However, they had never expected that, not only would they not win their first battle, but they would also lose against a complete newbie who was still in the Earth Realm.

A number of people rushed up quickly to the platform and carried away the unconscious Sirius Scott in a stretcher. Claude gazed at his opponent being carried away and he lifted his head, slightly glancing at Minister Fredrick Hammer, before shifting his gaze towards Senior Beldon, who parted his lips in a grin.

"Now that's my junior! I knew you had it in you," he said as he gently smiled. "But still, that was one quick fight. I think it didn't even take one minute for it to end. The Elders of the Trinity Academy must be fuming right now!"

Claude shrugged his shoulders and let out a chuckle, but didn't reply. The Second Elder's eyes flashed with a glimmer of approval as he studied his newest disciple. The Second Elder had watched the match closely. Claude's performance had actually exceeded his expectations. Solely based on the handling and control of his cultivation paths and attacks, Claude was definitely a step above the rest.

'If he had a higher cultivation level, perhaps he would have a chance at becoming the champion..' the Second Elder lamented as he watched Dayton Palmer step onto the platform for the second match of the tournament.

'Alas.. the obstacle is simply too powerful for him to defeat,' As the Second Elder mumbled to himself, Dayton Palmer was already in his combat stance, ready to take on his opponent.

"Ha ha ha! I'm very impressed, Second Elder! Your new disciple seems to be hiding an enormous amount of talent that is yet to be cultivated completely!" said Gerald Bancroft, the headmaster of the Silver Moon Academy, as he walked down the main hall with a smile on his face.

Within his smile, one could see absolute confidence. He wasn't hiding it at all.

The Second Elder's face darkened when he heard this.

"It seems like I've gained quite a good disciple this time. But I must say, you have the better luck in that regard, Headmaster!" the Second Elder said softly. He could naturally sense the mocking intent behind the Headmaster's words. However, he couldn't ignore the harsh reality. The Headmaster did have a reason to be confident. Hence, no matter how irritated the Second Elder was, he could only swallow his anger.

"Ha ha! That is true, Second Elder! Although I am afraid that I may have accidentally used up all my luck!" The Headmaster laughed heartily.

On the platform, both Dayton and his opponent, a youngster from the Trinity Academy, were staring at each other, neither of them moving an inch from their respective spots.

Liev Mikkelsen, Dayton's first opponent, was unsurprisingly a little gloomy. He was one of the top disciples of the Trinity Academy, and at the Third Rank of the Sky Realm, this year's Prodigy Summit was supposed to be the place he showed off the dazzling radiance of his talent. Simply based on his cultivation and ability, he originally should've been able to get very far. Yet this was only the first round, and he had to face Dayton Palmer of all people!

Abraham Wayland, the Elder of the Dark Chariot Faction, gritted his teeth. They had entered the Prodigy Summit with the intention of winning. They certainly weren't expecting to lose two matches in a row.

Nobody would have predicted that they would not only lose their first match against a newbie in the Earth Realm, but also encounter Dayton Palmer in the second match!

He was a gifted genius. This was the worst possible start the Trinity Academy could hope for!

Leiv's expression was filled with concentration as he looked at Dayton.

Woosh!

Liev Mikkelsen erupted into motion, and a bright beam filled with incomparable spiritual energy, explosively blasted forward from his palm, towards Dayton's direction.

"I am the one with the sword.."

As Liev's attack was fast approaching, Dayton raised his hands forward and softly whispered to himself. All of a sudden, the Spiritual Energy within his body erupted while emitting a white light, and a silver rapier appeared in his hand.

Liev's expression changed as he felt a powerful force moving towards him and panicked, but soon realised to his horror that he couldn't move even a single part of his body. Dayton swung his rapier, and a ray of light that was as quick as lightning shot forward, blinding Liev as well as the audience due to its brightness.

This sequence of actions took place quickly. In the blink of an eye, everything was over. When the light finally faded away, the spectators could see an unconscious Liev lying on the ground and a calm and collected Dayton Palmer exiting the platform.

One move!

Chaos broke throughout the audience. Most of them were confused by what had just happened, but all of them knew that it only took Dayton one move to beat Leiv. Even some of the older generation dropped their jaws.

Dayton Palmer was simply a cultivation monster!