There weren't many people from the four academies who had appeared near the devilsand bug territory. After all, most of them were stuck in the second layer, and many who had entered the third layer had perished. Just getting near the area was in itself a decent accomplishment.

As for the top geniuses who hadn't shown themselves, it didn't mean that they couldn't reach this place. Rather, they might be in search of other opportunities, or perhaps they were busy tempering themselves. In any case, there was still plenty of time for everyone to gather more devilsand. Furthermore, there was quite a lot of devilsand in the area. It wouldn't be easy for anyone to gather all the...