That announcement created an uproar not only in Erudia but within the international community as well.
The Manifest Court had decided to revive Erudia’s long-forgotten Gem&Stone List.
In the early history of Erudia, way before the Gods’ Promise was effected, the Gem&Stone List was a list that ranked the strongest among Erudian warriors.
The Gem&Stone List had two rankings. The Stone list ranked outstanding warriors under the age of thirty. It was also known as the Raring List or the Potential List.
The Gem List was the ultimate list that ranked the warriors of all age groups.
The Gem&Stone List had been dormant for an extremely long time as no warriors were deemed qualified enough to be on it.
As such, it was long forgotten, and other than being passed down in the records of some ancient tribes, there was no mention of it anywhere else and most people had no knowledge of this list.
However, the situation had changed after the Gods’ Promise was broken. Powerful warriors began to emerge and captured the attention of the public.
After Levi led his troops to victory in the battle with the Ruling Union and especially after he defeated five Rank Seven fighters, there were extremely high interest and awareness of the existence of such impressive warriors.
Finally, there were candidates worthy to be included in the Gem&Stone List.
Nothing escaped the monitoring system of The Manifest Court. It appeared to have records and information on those magnificent warriors, even those who had kept a low profile and were not in the public’s eyes.
The Manifest Court was able to gather intelligence on them and could rank them according to their fighting capabilities.
Only The Manifest Court had the resources and credibility to objectively evaluate these warriors and come up with the Gem&Stone List.
When the Gem&Stone List was revealed, the rankings shocked the whole world.
Most of the warriors mentioned were unknown to the public, and even after the list was published, their identities remained a mystery to most people. That was because their names were withheld and only their titles or nicknames were listed together with their rankings.
The only one the public was familiar with was the mysterious warrior who defeated five Rank Seven fighters in Zarain.
Although many knew it was Levi, the Dragonites did their best to withhold that information from the public in order to protect his family and loved ones. If his identity was revealed, that would bring them many unnecessary troubles.
They had a nice title for him – CalaMaster, short for Master of the Calamity
The shocking news was – CalaMaster, the impressive warrior who defeated five Rank Seven fighters, was only placed at number twenty in the Gem List!
That was astonishing news to everyone!
A spectacular warrior who single-handedly humiliated Zarain was only ranked number twenty. The public could not possibly imagine how formidable those warriors ranked above him would be, especially the top three on the list.
If CalaMaster could create such an impressive defeat for Zarain, they believed the top three warriors would have the ability to bring the world to an end.
The Gem&Stone List was shocking, and it also served as a warning to the world. The message was clear.
Erudia is powerful! We have at least nineteen warriors who were much stronger than CalaMaster! And those Rank Seven fighters were nowhere close to being considered for the list.
It was terrifying revelations for those eyeing Erudia. And unless they had a death wish, they would have to think twice before ever considering any attempt to invade Erudia.
As the ranking on the Gem&Stone List was done by The Manifest Court, no one doubted its credibility, and it was recognized by all the countries.
It was a glorious time for the martial arts world of Erudia, and the martial artists were basking in the limelight.
With the revelation of the Gem&Stone List, Erudia had raced ahead of all the other countries in terms of their defensive abilities, and they left the other countries despondent.
Levi soon heard about the Gem&Stone List. He was not interested in his own ranking, but the list aroused his curiosity, so he made some inquiries toward the Dragonites.
The Dragonites admitted the move by The Cardinal Hall was intended to deter other countries from attempting to invade Erudia. However, it was a matter decided by The Cardinal hall, and the Dragonites had no hand in it.
The Cardinal Hall and the Dragonites were on par in terms of their status in the country. They would cooperate with one another but had no say in the operations of the other party.
Next, Levi checked out the Stone list. It was full of young fighters which he did not know personally.
However, as his eyes fell on the last name on the list, his expression changed.
