"You are disqualified."
The crowd's murmurs turned into open outrage.
Many candidates exchanged shocked looks.
Their surprise couldn't be quantified.
"This is ridiculous…"
"Unfair! So unfair! He literally killed the beast that was slaughtering everyone!"
"I heard the Mortal Realm Directorate is supposed to be impartial… but this reeks of classism."
"They don't want a lower-world talent shining too brightly because it will ruin their image. Especially after he easily humiliated an Immortal-grade beast."
Even some Lower Heaven Realm candidates nodded grudgingly.
"If one of us had slain Hai Tung Wan, we'd be getting rewarded right now—treasures, praise, special consideration. Favored children of heaven and all that."
But others sneered.
"He probably cheated or used some hidden artifact like the shameless dog he is."
"I have to agree with that. Maybe he's the one who unsealed the beast in the first place!"
That sparked shouting matches across the crowd.
