Chapter 2196

Lejeune and the first four peak masters collectively threw their support behind Karl because he was the reincarnation of an ancient powerhouse who once reached the attainment of royal paragon. That experience gained from his past life allowed him to swiftly master the power of heaven and earth.

Karl's situation was thus different from Severin—hence Lejeune's belief that Severin might need to reach level two paragon before those methods could be mastered.

Those factors resulted in their decision to support Karl.

However, Severin seemed to have gained the ability to wield the power of heaven and earth despite a recent breakthrough to paragon. Furthermore, his Chaotic Swordshadow, seemed to be mighty powerful too. Even a level two paragon might be fatally killed upon contact with it, while a level three paragon would suffer severe injury from a mere brush.

Lejeune and his group were surprised precisely because of those reasons.

While everyone was in shock, Severin unleashed his Chaot