Flynn was still in a severely injured state. Not only was his body in excruciating pain, but there was also an indescribable bitterness in his heart.

To be scolded by his own academy’s 9th-level Beast Master teacher in front of so many talented Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh, and the Beast Masters from the Abyssal Depths, was a feeling that was impossible to describe.

Flynn bit his lip hard, clenched his fists, and slowly raised his head, staring at the image in the air in silence.

This behavior only intensified Everett’s anger. He had witnessed Charles’ strength—though impressive, Flynn should not have been taken down by him so easily.

Everett took a deep breath, calming himself before speaking slowly, “The weapon Charles is using should be of orange-quality, and it’s the best among orange-quality weapons!”

“You were too careless and overconfident. Once we return to the academy, reflect on this properly!”

Flynn nodded silently. He actually wanted to say that even if he had been cautious and gone all out from the start to fight Charles, he would still likely have failed, just delaying the inevitable.

Only by truly facing Charles could one understand his overwhelming strength. He wasn’t a genius fabricated by some small country!

Flynn raised his head again, tilting his neck as he watched the scene of Charles exploring the labyrinth.

At that moment, Callum slowly walked over with a noticeable grin on his face and said cheerfully, “Tsk tsk tsk, things aren’t going too smoothly for you all at Ancient Academy, are they? It’s only just started, and already one of your students has lost the qualification to continue exploring the secret realm.”

Everett’s face instantly darkened. He glanced at the image of Charles in the screen and said slowly, “As you said, this is just the beginning. Ancient Academy still has 27 students in the secret realm, and who the final winner will be is still uncertain.”

“However, I can assure you, Charles will definitely not make it to the end. The direction he’s heading is completely opposite to everyone else!”

Upon hearing Everett’s words, Callum looked up, glancing at the image in the air with a slight frown.

Everett was right. Charles was exploring farther and farther from the central area of the white maze, completely going in the opposite direction of the other talented Beast Masters.

However, Callum never thought that Charles could compete with the other top Beast Masters to the end. After all, Charles had too many disadvantages—his Beast Master level was only level six, and he hadn’t even contracted his fifth mystical beast yet.

The fact that Charles could decisively defeat Flynn, a level six Beast Master, already pleased Callum greatly.

No wonder he’s Ezra’s disciple!

Aside from Everett and Callum, the senior Beast Masters from other major forces in the Haunted Marsh also did not hold high hopes for Charles. In fact, they had already excluded him from the list of potential competitors.

They were discussing some of the exceptionally talented Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh, as well as a few Abyssal Depths Beast Masters who seemed decent enough. No one was even mentioning Charles.

Among the group of talented Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh who hadn’t secured a spot, many of them looked at the Abyssal Depths Beast Masters and sarcastically said:

“So, these are the talented Beast Masters from the Abyssal Depths? Charles is completely outclassed, he has no chance of competing with the others. While everyone is heading towards the center of the white maze, he’s going farther and farther away!”

“Hahahaha, this is hilarious! Maybe Charles is still wandering around the maze because he didn’t even contract a Divine Beast, huh?”

“To be honest, if they gave me Charles’ spot, I’d definitely perform way better than he ever could!”

The Abyssal Depths Beast Masters clenched their fists in anger upon hearing these remarks. They wanted to retort but couldn’t find the words.

Because, even they could see that Charles seemed to have truly lost his way, like a fly bumping around aimlessly, while the other Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh were steadily progressing forward.

At this rate, Charles would never be able to compete with the Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh.

Many of the Abyssal Depths Beast Masters sighed and muttered, “Sigh, it’s enough. We were just expecting too much from Charles. His previous performance was already enough to be called a genius hero!”

“Yeah, Charles has already defeated several of the talented Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh and even severely injured that one genius level six Beast Master who mocked him at the beginning, forcing him to withdraw.”

“It’s really hard for anyone else to do that!”

“Even if Charles can’t continue to compete with the talented Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh, it’s still alright.”

The mood instantly turned gloomy. There was a Beast Master from the Abyssal Depths Genosha who kept his head raised, unwilling to lower it despite the pain in his neck. He was different from the others; he had the most faith in Charles.

The Beast Master from Genosha said with unwavering determination, “I believe in Charles. He’s not done yet!”

“Right! Believe in Charles! As a Genosha Beast Master, I’ve seen this kind of thing happen many times before. Charles always surprises us!”

“Charles! Go for it!”

Though the Genosha Beast Masters’ voices were few, they were incredibly firm and clear. To the talented Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh, this was unbearable. They looked down on the Genosha Beast Masters with disdain.

To them, Charles was just a level-five Beast Master, someone with some talent who relied on a high-quality weapon and used his full strength from the beginning, taking advantage of his enemies’ underestimation to achieve victory. Compared to the true talented Beast Masters of the Haunted Marsh, Charles was nothing special.

In the secret realm, Zara was feeling uneasy. She stared at Charles, who was walking ahead, and quietly asked, “Charles, why do I feel like we’ve gone the wrong way?”

“Is this path the one that leads to the exit of the maze?”

Charles didn’t slow his pace and answered directly, “Your feeling is correct. This is the path away from the maze’s exit.”

Zara was completely stunned. She stopped in her tracks, her face filled with astonishment and confusion.

Since Charles knew this path was wrong, why didn’t he change direction?

Zara voiced her doubts, and Charles calmly responded, “Trust me, ahead there is a Golden Quality metal material that I really need.”

“Once I get that Golden Quality material, I’ll lead you out of the maze.”

Zara widened her eyes, and the sensation that Charles seemed to be casually walking around his own yard with her grew stronger. Had Charles been here before?

Zara suppressed her doubts and obediently followed Charles, feeling that Charles wasn’t lying to her.

Soon, just like the previous two times, Charles led Zara into a special area. After clearing out the ferocious beasts here, Charles carefully observed and searched around.

According to the map, there was a Golden Quality metal material here, which was exactly what was listed on the enhancement list for the Legendary-level blacksmith giant Bellamy’s black gold long knife.

The material, called Local stone, was a Golden Quality material. Once he found it, he would have gathered three out of the ten Golden Quality materials needed.

There were still seven more materials to find, and once he gathered them, he could upgrade the black gold long knife to Golden Quality!

However, simply relying on observation didn’t seem to help find the Local stone, so Charles closed his eyes and activated his Divine Domain.

In an instant, Zara felt that something about Charles had changed. An indescribable aura emanated from him, making her too intimidated to look him directly in the eye.

Quickly, Charles, now under the influence of his Divine Domain, walked to a certain spot. Without hesitation, he used his black gold long knife as a digging tool. Within two to three minutes, a deep pit was dug in the ground.

At the bottom of the deep pit, there was a layer of rock formed from white crystal stones, and a stone that emitted a yellow-brown glow appeared right in front of Charles.

After collecting the Local stone, Charles lightly jumped and quickly landed by Zara’s side.

Throughout the entire process, Zara didn’t even blink. She was staring at Charles, her eyes filled with an indescribable shock.

In her eyes, Charles seemed to be omniscient and omnipotent!

How did he know that such a high-quality metal material was buried so deep underground?

Remembering what Charles had said earlier, Zara suddenly felt full of confidence. She was certain that with Charles leading the way, she would definitely be able to leave the maze!

Meanwhile, the Beast Masters outside had different reactions.

Everett frowned and muttered softly to himself, “This is strange. This isn’t the first time. Does Charles have some method of finding treasures?”

Callum was also puzzled. He felt as though Charles was unusually familiar with the maze.

As for the talented Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh, they scoffed and shouted derisively, “Hah, he ran all the way over here just for a worthless stone. What’s the point?”

“That’s not a worthless stone,” someone interjected, “I’m from the Forging Masters Guild, and what Charles just acquired seems to be an exceptionally rare Golden Quality metal material, Local stone!”

As soon as someone pointed out the quality of the Local stone, the expression on the Haunted Marsh Beast Masters’ faces immediately changed.

Golden Quality metal materials were incredibly difficult to find. A single ordinary Golden Quality metal material, if given to the right blacksmith, could definitely be forged into an orange-quality weapon.

As for Golden Quality weapons, even an average level-nine Beast Master would struggle to possess one, and for them, it was something they could only dream of.

To have even an orange-quality weapon was already enough to make anyone excited.

Many of the Beast Masters from the Haunted Marsh showed expressions of jealousy, and one of them unhappily said, “Damn! Even though Charles can’t compete with the others anymore, his gains are already huge!”

“Sigh, why hasn’t anyone appeared to steal all of Charles’ spoils?”

“Yeah, it’s making me so uncomfortable watching this!”

At that moment, a Beast Master from the Abyssal Depths suddenly shouted, “Look! Charles has started to increase his speed!”

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