James's mood was ruined.
He had originally intended for Pele to show Ezra Zephyr his place, and lessen his value in Elder Lo's eyes. However, it had all been ruined by Ezra's strange control over the cauldron
The prince had ultimately managed to solidify his position.
The result of Ezra and Pele's match swiftly spread in Alchemic Rune Peak, undoubtedly stirring up the waters. Many had originally believed this match to be an unimportant squabble that had been started by Ezra Zephyr.
Even though the prince was the champion of the latest peak selection ceremony, it had been a competition only amongst the unofficial outer mountain disciples. Pele on the other hand was a veteran gold belt disciple and a formidable individual with lower yellow grade alchemic status. These two were clearly not supposed to be on the same level.
As such, many had dismissed the match with a laugh. But who could have expected the final result to turn out in such a manner...