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Feeling the various gazes, whether friendly or hostile, Matthew felt no tension within him. Instead, there was an unparalleled excitement!

The ascension of the Lost Paradise had become a foregone conclusion. More importantly, this precise judgment had ultimately won him greater authority.

In practical terms, it meant that the divine king's scepter was now solely in Matthew's hands! No one dared to even touch it. Everyone was immersed in the shock and joy of such a dramatic rise and fall.