Even the Patriarch, who had only come to check on the disciples, had been stunned into silence.
He had no real interest in these small skirmishes, no real reason to observe a mere competition meant to test the potential of new disciples.
Yet, despite his initial disinterest, something about the battle had drawn his attention, something unnatural, something unprecedented.
At first, he had simply wanted to confirm the aftermath—to ensure that the disciples had not been seriously harmed, to see whether the competition had gone as expected.
However, what he had just witnessed was beyond anything he had imagined.
A beast… defeating not just one but two counters?
That alone was already alarming.
But this wasn't just a single elemental counter.
No, this was a dual counter.
And that changed everything.
