The morning sun had barely risen when Harry's communication device began vibrating with notification after notification, each one announcing that something major had happened overnight. He grabbed the device groggily, Rose stirring beside him in her new mature form.What he found made him fully awake in seconds.Elena Frost had released a video response at 6:00 AM, and it was already trending nationally with millions of views climbing by the minute. Harry pressed play, watching Imperial Academy's second-year president appear on screen in a setting that looked more like a throne room than a training hall.Elena stood in pristine white and blue combat robes that probably cost more than Harry's entire wardrobe combined, her posture radiating aristocratic confidence. Behind her, the Ice Phoenix called Frostbite perched with wings spread majestically—a Legendary-grade beast whose Level 28 aura was so intense it caused frost to form on nearby surfaces even through the recording."Holy Mount

"Second, she revealed Frostbite's entire training history. Seventeen restricted Secret Realms means ice-element specialization with likely weak points against dual-element or contradictory energy attacks. Monarch-ranked instructors means orthodox tactical doctrine—effective but predictable to someone who's studied it."Harry paused, his slight smile growing."Third, and most importantly, she catastrophically underestimated Rose. Not by a little, not by a reasonable margin—catastrophically. She's calculated based on conventional power scaling. She sees a Level 21 versus Level 28 matchup and assumes the outcome is predetermined by numerical superiority."Rose, sitting silently beside Harry, smiled faintly—an expression that would have terrified anyone who'd seen her crush a Shadow Panther's spine."She hasn't considered that Rose operates outside conventional scaling entirely," Harry finished.Professor Richard leaned forward, his hands clasped so tightly his knuckles were white."Harry

Over the next seven days, preparation intensified to levels that would have broken most first-year students.Day 1-2: Harry locked himself in Holy Mountain's small library, analyzing every available recording of Elena Frost's previous matches with obsessive detail. He watched each fight multiple times, cataloging patterns and measuring response times.The Ice Phoenix Frostbite specialized in area control warfare, creating frozen zones across the battlefield that slowed enemy movement while she attacked from range with precision ice shards, devastating blizzards, and occasional close-range freezing breath when opponents got too close.Day 3-4: Rose trained specifically against ice-element opponents, pushing her newly evolved Silver Rank body to its limits. Harry arranged for Yona's Mythical Hydra Luna—which possessed ice abilities among its tri-elemental arsenal—to spar with Rose repeatedly.The training was brutal. Luna's ice attacks were powerful enough to freeze stone, and Rose took

The referee's hand dropped, and Elena Frost moved with the practiced precision of someone who'd won every fight through overwhelming preparation and tactical superiority."Frostbite—Ice Domain, full deployment!" Her voice rang clear across the arena, confident and commanding.The Ice Phoenix released a piercing cry that sent shivers through every spectator, spreading her magnificent wings wide in a display of Level 28 Legendary power.Instantly, the temperature in the arena plummeted so dramatically that people's breath became visible fog, and frost began forming on metal railings.Geometric patterns of ice spread across the ground like living crystal, racing outward from Frostbite's position to cover the entire combat zone within three seconds.The audience gasped collectively as the arena's environmental controls struggled desperately to compensate for the sudden temperature drop.This was Frostbite's signature technique, refined through three years of intensive training and resourc

Rose gripped the Upper Realm Warhammer with both hands, muscles flexing as divine energy began channeling through the artifact-grade weapon. The hammer started glowing—brilliant gold on the left side, shadow-black on the right, the two contradictory energies spiraling around each other in perfect harmony.She activated her evolved skill: Judgment of the Twin Gods.Rose threw the hammer straight up with explosive force that cracked the ground beneath her feet.The weapon screamed through the air like a meteor in reverse, divine light and void energy trailing behind in a double helix that hurt to look at directly. It passed through seemingly empty space—And suddenly there was an impact that made the entire arena shake.The light refraction shattered like broken glass, revealing Frostbite hovering exactly sixty meters above the arena floor. The Ice Phoenix had been preparing a massive aerial bombardment attack, gathering energy for a finishing blow.The Upper Realm Warhammer struck her