The referee quickly came over and kindly asked Kaito if he needed treatment and rest. The brilliant and exciting battle just now had truly left him in awe.
Previously, there had been Tarnished who had defeated him, but no one had done it as effortlessly as Kaito.
The truth was that those Tarnished basically went all out, and afterward looked somewhat ragged and out of breath.
"Thank you for your kindness, but just follow the normal procedure. I just need a few minutes of rest."
"Are you sure you're alright?"
"Yes, don't worry."
"Well, alright then..."
Kaito smiled and waited in the corner of the arena.
Hirano was right above his head, cheering for him from the spectator stands.
Although the distance was considerable, he could understand everything she said.
The Fire Keeper was now smiling happily, and even Melina, who was on the big bed, had a smile on her face.
Nothing made them happier than seeing the king they served achieve victory after victory on the battlefield.
If things continued, Kaito could challenge Rennala and then obtain her Great Rune.
This way, Kaito would already possess two Great Runes. Not only would his strength become even greater, but he would also become the most promising candidate among all the Tarnished to become the Elden Lord.
The rest time ended.
The ninth match.
The elder-level mage of the Raya Lucaria Academy.
He was very old, but his body was very healthy.
Although he looked somewhat withered like a stick of firewood, his gaze was very resolute, very bright, and full of hope.
After a polite greeting between the two sides, under the referee's command, they began the official duel.
Without any hesitation, as an elder-level figure of the Raya Lucaria Academy and the most outstanding mage of his time, his combat style was more like that of a true mage.
That is to say, he wasn't much for close combat, but his mastery of magic was even more outstanding.
Without any incantation, he raised his hand and cast a large-scale spell.
Above Kaito's head, streaks of lightning appeared, striking towards his location.
"Wow, starting right off with lightning strike."
Raising his hand and unleashing what was essentially an ultimate magic spell, his strength was indeed considerable!
Without incantation, casting spells instantly, an ultimate move with just a raise of his hand.
The lightning strikes didn't hit Kaito, but what about the ground?
Kaito, running on the ground, quickly noticed something strange about the earth.
Apparently, he intended to use earth spikes to obstruct him.
It's just that...
The earth was his absolute domain!
Using earth magic against the Rock God, wasn't that like throwing an egg against a stone?
Sure enough, that mage was also astonished.
He had clearly used magic to create a large number of earth spikes in the arena to obstruct the agile Kaito, but instead, he was forced to take off into the sky.
Because the earth spikes were attacking him, not Kaito.
This meant his magic had not only failed but had been counteracted!
"I was careless."
Thinking it over, Kaito had always been condensing rock spears, rock swords, manipulating rock attributes? Earth attributes? Those elements, or magic? Wasn't that just Kaito's ability!
Just like Hirano, as they knew her.
She could manipulate snow, even turn herself into snowflakes.
But whether Kaito could turn into rock was unknown.
"Watch out."
Giving a kind reminder, Kaito slightly raised his left hand, and the earth spikes on the ground lifted off and pursued the mage.
For a moment, it was like ten thousand swords returning to their origin, a massive rain of earth spike swords flying towards him.
Seeing this, the mage broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead.
'This kind of manipulation ability...'
'Strong, truly too strong!!'
Indeed, the further Kaito progressed, the more willing he was to reveal his greater strength!
And for being able to force Kaito to use such an ability, he could brag about it within the Raya Lucaria Academy for quite a while.
"Haah!!"
The mage, after continuously flying and determining he couldn't escape, helplessly turned around and raised his magic staff with both hands.
In front of him, three magic circles appeared. After forming a large shield, his body was also covered with another layer of magic barrier.
It seemed he had maxed out his defense.
The earth spikes, for their part, violently crashed against the barriers of the three magic circles.
After just 3 seconds, the first magic circle shattered.
After ten seconds, the second magic circle shattered.
During this process, he didn't stay in place. Even though Kaito couldn't fly, he could still achieve flight through other means. Therefore, he didn't dare stay put waiting for Kaito to come slash him.
The third magic circle shattered.
The mage entered a dangerous state.
But this half-minute had bought him the time to use a large-scale spell.
With all the magic barriers shattered, it was time to attack!
A tornado, gradually expanding right in front of him.
Within 3 seconds, this tornado began to ravage the battlefield.
The eye of the wind had a diameter of 10 meters, the outer ring was even larger, and its height already exceeded 100 meters.
If not for the battlefield being large enough, a full 100,000 square meters, otherwise, with this tornado unleashed, Kaito would have had no way to dodge, standing right within its range.
Thanks to this tornado, the earth spikes Kaito was controlling were all blown away.
Even if he could regain control, it would be quite strenuous, costing him more energy and magic power.
"It's not over yet, Lord Kaito!"
Boom—!!!
The tornado was just the beginning; Kaito was quickly being chased by it.
But even so, it couldn't pose a significant threat to Kaito.
Therefore, a terrifyingly massive flame erupted in front of the mage. After the flame formed an enormous fireball that crashed into the tornado, the tornado instantly turned into a fire tornado!!
In an instant, the arena became terrifying, and the other mages of the Raya Lucaria Academy all stood at the edge of the arena, jointly casting barrier magic to try their best to prevent the fight from affecting the spectators.
"Interesting. I won't run; it's better if I just dodge, right?"
Kaito could run, but continuing to run was useless, only leading to a war of attrition between the two sides.
Normally, Kaito could outlast him, but he didn't want to keep running, so he stayed put.
While the mage was still puzzled, a thick rock wall rose from the ground. Kaito stood behind the rock wall, smiled faintly, reached out to touch the wall, and then merged into it.
Kaito had disappeared.
The mage couldn't find Kaito's trace. Even if the fire tornado rampaged and attacked where Kaito had disappeared, it was useless.
Until...
A figure emerged from the ground behind the mage. Kaito, holding a rock spear, hurled it directly at him...