The second main round continued with growing pressure.
After several top geniuses had already secured their victories, the remaining participants became even more tense.
Every battle now carried the weight of elimination. Winning meant entering the final competitive stage with the remaining twenty-five, while losing meant leaving the Cosmic Ascension Conference before the true ranking battles even began.
The randomizer spun again.
[Second Main Round, Battle Twelve]
[Max Morgan vs Veyron Soulbinder]
The moment Max's name appeared, many eyes turned toward his pillar.
Max opened his eyes calmly.
His opponent, Veyron Soulbinder, stood on a distant pillar wearing dark purple robes. His face was pale, his body was thin, and several small black bells floated around him without any visible strings. Unlike brute-force fighters or elemental geniuses, his aura was quiet and eerie. It did not press against the body. It pressed against the mind.
