Ragnar’s gaze sharpened, his fingers slowly steepling together.His expression was icy, his face utterly blank as he stared steadily at the battlefield before him, every movement and exchange reflected within those calm blue eyes.Darlene's spear flashed repeatedly, moving with astonishing speed.Yet, even that wasn't nearly enough to handle two opponents on her own.If not for Ryujin stepping in again and again, intercepting attacks at the most critical moments, she might have already found herself in serious trouble.Further behind the line, Gu Tiance was locked in a brutal confrontation with Ryujin.Again and again, Ryujin’s sword descended with ruthless precision, only to be halted by the countless mantras pouring out from the giant book.Worse still, one of the phantom sword techniques Gu Tiance had been using to counter him was looking more and more like his Waning Moon Sword Art.Was he...was he actually trying to copy his clan's secret technique?For more than a century, no on

Gu Tiance's eyes began to burn with an even brighter golden radiance.Slowly, he turned to face Ragnar.The brilliant gold in his eyes reflected against Ragnar's piercing blue, the two gazes colliding in complete silence.Ragnar immediately erected double mental barriers within his soul sea.If he wanted to protect his teammates and bring this battle to an end, then he first had to ensure that his own mind remained untouchable.Gu Tiance took a slow step forward.His lips moved rapidly, yet not a single word escaped them.It was as though he was silently chanting countless ancient mantras deep within his mind, each syllable resonating only with the Heavenly Codex.The faster his lips moved, the faster the giant book's pages flipped, and the harsher the wind howled behind him.What had begun as ordinary gusts quickly transformed into a towering cyclone, feeding the sea of flames while relentlessly trying to force Ragnar's expanding Ice Domain backward.Nika finally struggled back to he

Noise exploded again from among the spectators, rolling through the arena in wave after wave of shocked cries and frantic discussion.Professor Lan stood up abruptly and adjusted his special lens, angling it carefully to get a clearer look of everything going on on the stage.He wasn't the only one.The other professors were equally removing every possible source of distraction, their eyes fixed firmly on the battlefield as though they were afraid they might miss something if they blinked.Today's battle had simply gone past the realms of things the professors could say: “What have we not seen after decades of handling geniuses? There's nothing new under the sun.”Because every moment of today's battle kept dumbfounding each and every one of them, smashing apart conclusions they had formed after decades.The strange abilities and terrifying control of powers these little brats had been hitting everyone with kept making their brains short circuit.The finale of every battle was often t