Ding!
"Player Valkarion has selected Draconic Force Law as the enhancement path. Selection confirmed. Enhancement process beginning… Vrrrmmm! A divine phenomenon has manifested within the Divine Colosseum. The power of the gods descends—Green Dragon Seraphina is now locked in a fierce trial!"
At the same time, high above the Divine Colosseum, a massive, upside-down hourglass materialized in the sky. Fine grains of sand trickled slowly downward, marking the steady passage of time.
"Well, looks like this is gonna take a while," Ethan muttered, shrugging as he settled in to wait.
And wait he did—for days.
Still, there was no sign of Seraphina emerging.
Meanwhile…
In one of the grand palaces of the Holy Blades Empire—
"Alvariel, are you saying that Maelthorak—one of the Ten Sea Kings of the Tidesworn—was actually killed by him?" Wisdom Angel Cain stared at Archangel Alvariel, visibly shaken.
He hadn't expected Ethan to actually pull it off.