The shadow giant's aura grew stronger as time went by.
It was like a spell that required a certain amount of time to activate, requiring a certain amount of time to accumulate power.
Normally, the referee should announce the start of the match. However, the referee did not say anything. Gray Merchant and the other apprentices could only watch as Angor's aura grew stronger.
Angor's aura had exceeded their expectations.
When Angor's aura was about to reach its peak, the referee slowly announced, "The second match begins now. Prepare yourselves."
Gray Merchant, who was ready to attack, almost choked on his breath.
Gray Merchant, who had lost important memories, could not help but frown. On the other side, the other apprentices were also furious.
They knew they were on the same side, but they did not expect the referee to be so biased. The referee did not want them to win at all!
Angor, who was hiding inside Earl's body, could clearly sense that the other apprentices were starting to hate him.
They were neutral before, but now, they were neutral to the point of hostility.
Interestingly enough, although they were cursing the Wise Lord in their minds, they were still neutral toward the Wise Lord.
Perhaps this was what people meant when they saw the situation.
Knowing that the Wise Ruler was so powerful that even the Biroz Family couldn't contend against him even if they used all their strength, they would only hate others, and wouldn't dare to implicate the Wise Ruler.
It was worth mentioning that among the acolytes, there was a green-haired acolyte with his back against the black-faced goat. His emotions had always been absolutely neutral. Even if he had seen the injustice of the Wise Master, it did not change his views.
If I remember correctly, the man's code name was … Shepherd?
Judging from the aura of the black-faced goat behind him, it should be a summoned creature. So, he was a Summoner apprentice?
Shepherd … Summoner apprentice … This reminded Angor of some old memories.
Among the Summoner apprentices in Brute Cavern, there was a group of people who were known as the "Three Losers".
The "Three Losers" referred to the three most promising Summoner apprentices, and the three most useless ones who had no future.
This assessment of potential was based on the summoned creatures they summoned.
Abelle was one of the three losers.
Of course, Angor wasn't thinking about Abelle. Instead, it was the "Dog Master" of the "Three Wastes" and the "Fox Master" that he had already killed in the ring.
Speaking of which, these two names were very similar to the Shepherds on the other side.
Of course, Angor did not think that the Shepherd had anything to do with them. He only felt that Summoners all liked to use such nicknames. Was this some kind of custom?
Speaking of which, he was actually very suited to disguise himself as a Summoner. Elmi was his Summoned Beast.
Should he give himself a codename, Demon Herder?
As Angor's mind wandered, the gray merchant's expression grew more and more serious.
This was because the aura that Elmi was releasing had reached a level that Grey Shang could not imagine: Truth Finder!
It was just an aura that did not carry any pressure, but it made Hui Shang feel as if he was being targeted by his natural enemy. Even if he wasn't a truth-finder wizard, he was at least a truth-finder wizard!
Gray Shang's expression became more and more serious. He was not afraid if he was only facing an "illusionary" wizard. However, if his opponent was a truth-finder adept, he would have to be careful.
Angor also noticed the change in Gray Shang's expression. Even though he knew the judge was biased, his impression of Angor did not change at all. He was still kind to Angor.
Angor asked Elmi to keep showing off his aura while trying to release his aura as much as possible.
Elmi did as he was told, but nothing changed except for Gray Shang becoming more cautious.
"She" who was hiding in the dark was still nowhere to be found.
While Angor was observing, he heard the voice of the Sage coming from their Spirit Bond. "When are you going to stop showing off your muscles?"
"You can start now," Angor replied.
The Sage humphed coldly and did not send any more messages.
Angor was the reason why the Wise Ruler made such a huge enemy.
Angor wanted to use his aura to find out who was watching him from the dark. That was why he asked the Sage to hold off for now.
The Sage also cooperated with Angor, which was why Gray Shang put on such a show. Gray Shang and his companions kept cursing in their minds.
What they did not know was that Elmi was already close to a truth-finder wizard, so he did not need to "charge up" at all. That was just a show for the others. So they really thought that they were fooling themselves.
"Time's up. Let the duel begin!"
Angor and Gray Shang dashed toward each other at the same time.
The shadowy giant carried the dark shards, while Gray Shang's hands turned into purple gems and left a long trail of light behind them.
The shadowy figure and the purple light collided.
They separated as soon as they touched.
The energy ripples created by the collision only exploded when both combatants landed on the ground. This was enough to show how fast they were moving.
Just like the black mist and purple light created by the explosion, the energy ripples were also created by two different colors, which canceled each other out and spread in all directions.
They spread so fast that they reached the edge of the arena in the blink of an eye.
The Wise Sovereign acted in a timely manner, cutting off these two energy ripples that were still active and preventing them from harming the apprentices.
Of course, even if the Sage did not stop the energy ripples, they would still be fine. This was because the Dark Earl and Dorcas were here. On the grey merchant's side, the evil woman had also come out of the Sunlight Sacred Hall. Her appearance had already returned to how it was when they first met. Bandages fluttered in the air, and it was no problem for her to protect a few acolytes.
They even wanted to feel the energy ripples. That way, they would be able to see the difference between their power levels. Unfortunately, the Sage stopped them halfway, which disappointed them a little.
However, even if there was no way to judge it through the energy ripples, the changes in the battle situation on the stage were enough to show who had the upper hand in the first exchange.
The moment both sides landed on the ground, the shadow giant still maintained its original size. However, two seconds later, the outermost shadow began to burn. Even though the blue flower on top of the shadow's head kept swaying, trying to stabilize the shadow's shape, it still dissipated one-third of its huge body.
The shadowy figure was still a giant, but it looked much weaker than before.
There was no doubt that Angor's side was at a disadvantage this time.
However, Gray Shang's side did not seem to have the upper hand either. When Gray Shang landed, he rolled several times on the ground, bounced up, and fell down again before he finally stopped.
Gray Shang did not seem to be hurt, but he lost control of his body for at least four or five meters. If he was at the edge of the arena, he would have been knocked out of the circle already.
There was one thing that Gray Shang did not know.
It looked like Angor was fighting against Gray Merchant, but it was actually Elmi, the demon from Panic Realm.
As a Bloodline Wizard, Gray Shang only activated the bloodline in his hands. However, his bloodline was already boiling inside him, which meant that he was already at least half-awakened.
Generally speaking, a half-awakened Bloodline Wizard would still be far stronger than other wizards of the same level in terms of melee.
Elmi, on the other hand, used his body to block Gray Shang's attack. Judging from this, Elmi's body was incredibly tough.
Also, Elmi was still in his shadow form. His true form and elemental form had not been activated yet. More importantly, Angor had not done anything yet. It seemed that Angor did nothing other than instructing Elmi to attack.
However, everyone was wrong. Not only did Angor not attack, he did not even instruct Elmi to attack.
Who was Elmi? An awakened demon from the Realm of Terror. What was the demon's strongest trait? Battle instinct.
Because of this, Rein immediately thought of the demon when he heard about the Distorted Seed's effect. Even if the demon did not have intelligence, his or her battle instinct was already better than many wizards who studied battle tactics seriously.
Angor did not think that he was qualified to instruct Elmi in a battle. So, he did not do anything at all. Wait, no. He was trying to sense the hostility around him. But this had nothing to do with the duel. As for the duel, Angor had already let Elmi do the talking.
After the first fight, Gray Shang had a rough idea of his opponent's strength.
Therefore, when he turned around to face the smaller shadow giant again, Hui Shang became even more solemn than before, but the sense of vigilance had lessened by a lot.
Caution came from the unknown. Now that he had come into contact with the unknown, the unknown would naturally disappear.
The shadow giant attacked first this time. This time, Gray Shang did not move. He crossed his arms and created a bright yellow diamond-shaped gemstone shield. A tail covered in crystal spikes grew out from his tailbone and stabbed into the ground, giving him a solid support point. Clearly, Gray Shang was going to fight head-on this time.
The Wise Ruler did not ask Gray Shang to pay for the damage to the ground, which meant Gray Shang's gemstone dragon tail did not destroy the ground. Instead, it directly melded into the arena.
This was actually a kind of signal. It was very likely that the gray merchant's tail was not just a fulcrum, but also a sharp blade to attack.
If it was Angor, he might be able to tell from the Wise Ruler's silence.
But if it was Elmi … it would be even easier. Besides, he did not need to ask the Wise Ruler for confirmation. Elmi could simulate all kinds of elements and was as familiar with the ripples of the earth as an earth wizard.
Gray Shang, on the other hand, had the bloodline of a gemstone dragon and could be considered half a gemstone arcanist. However, he was still weaker than a real one.
Therefore, trying to play tricks like an earth wizard would not work against Elmi.
However, even though Elmi had seen through some of Grey Merchant's little tricks, he had no intention of stopping. The shadow giant charged towards Grey Merchant with extreme speed.
Black mist swirled around it, and a huge fist was imitated by the shadow giant. It smashed down on the gray merchant's shield violently.
Gray Shang was confident in his gemstone shield. Even if the shield was broken, he would have enough time to react. Therefore, Gray Shang did not care about the fist at all. Instead, he controlled his tail to come out from the ground behind the shadow giant.
The Gemstone Earth Dragon's tail was covered in sharp crystals. As long as it stabbed down, it would definitely pierce through a person.
However, Gray Shang did not do so. It was not because he was being merciful, but because he still did not know how to deal with the shadow giant. So far, he did not know how this shadow giant was related to the red-haired, golden-eyed wizard. Was it his ability, or his summon?
Furthermore, when Hui Shang and the shadow giant came into contact, Hui Shang clearly sensed that the shadow giant's charge had the characteristics of a true "shadow". If Hui Shang's fist didn't carry the power of his bloodline, he would've been immune to the shadow giant's attack.
Therefore, Gray Shang did not think that his attack would do much damage to the shadow giant in its shadow form. At most, the energy contained in the crystals could cause piercing damage. However, shadow wizards were famous for their ability to transfer damage. As long as the damage was transferred to a level where it would not affect Gray Shang's fighting ability, the shadow giant would not be affected at all.
Instead of using his tail to stab the shadow giant, Gray Shang let his tail blossom.
It literally blossomed.
The bright yellow tail suddenly split into four petals like a piranha flower. The split tail did not have the sharp teeth of a piranha flower. Instead, it was filled with gemstones of various colors, sizes, and elemental attributes.
Under Gray Shang's control, these gemstones silently floated up. When the shadow giant was not paying attention, they turned into streaks of colorful light and charged towards the shadow giant!
These gems all had elemental properties inside them. When they were flying, they had already become unstable. However, the gemstone shell created by the gemstone dragon restrained this unstable state and prevented it from exploding immediately.
However, once this gemstone shell came into contact with any other energy or physical collision, it would immediately fall apart.
One could imagine that once these gemstones came into contact with the shadow giant, there would definitely be a huge explosion.
Even the shadow wizard's ability to transfer damage was powerless in the face of such a large-scale explosion.
However, what Gray Shang did not know was that Elmi was not a shadow wizard. In other words, he did not only have the ability to transform into a shadow.
If there was a mistake in one's judgment at the beginning, then the subsequent results would definitely be different. In battle, this difference would be infinitely magnified.
It might even determine the final outcome.
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