Chapter 410: Endless Sea
From the insect attacks in the forest, to Storm Valley, then to volcanic magma, and just now, the Thorny Swamp.
Whether it was the harshness of the trial environnts or the frequency of stage changes, it kept Gawen-Tull, as well as every spectator present, in a state of intense focus, not daring to relax for even a mont.
After all, under the extre environnt of the 【Bonsai Secret Realm】, the battles between contestants in the 【Transfiguration Trial】 appeared even more intense, making the entire trial highly captivating.
At tis, the tension even made the audience of the 【Glory Arena】 nearly forget to breathe, their palms turning icy cold.
At the mont when the 【Elental Tides】 began, the contestants who had been forced by the thorns to remain in the air finally had the option to land and return to the ditation Array.
Because of their magical overdraft, the state of the vast majority of contestants at this mont could only be described as “collapsed.” Thus, upon returning to the ditation Array, every forehead was drenched in sweat, and faces had turned deathly pale.
Yet, even so, when they saw Janna, the culprit behind this “thorn disaster,” within the ditation Array, they all reacted as though they had post-traumatic stress disorder—taking a synchronized step back, keeping their distance from her, with no intention whatsoever of sharing the sa area.
Through these few stages of trials, all contestants realized that the difficulty of the 【Transfiguration Trial】 did not lie only in the harsh environnts, but largely also in those contestants who had mastered 【Law Fragnts】!
Just like in the second stage at Storm Valley, when Marquell-Storm used hurricane control to blockade the valley. And Louisto-Tulan,
in the third stage, when he used the 【Law of Burning】 to trap contestants trying to cross the Magma Lake.
These were interference factors outside the extre environnts.
However, when it ca to the superiority of thods, even when Marquell-Storm and Louisto-Tulan were combined, neither compared to the terror of Janna alone!
Marquell-Storm’s hurricane blockade looked terrifying at first glance, but it was not an unbreakable fortress without flaws.
Many contestants managed to escape the hurricane by burrowing underground or by identifying weak points in the storm.
And in the Magma Lake, Louisto-Tulan’s 【Law of Burning】 indeed trapped many contestants within the flas, unable to cross the fire line.
Yet his limited energy ant he could only block a portion of people. For contestants with fire-elental immunity forms, apart from expending more magic, it caused little trouble.
But in the fourth stage, a seemingly ordinary Thorny Swamp environnt gave contestants their first true taste of what “all-round crushing” ant.
Not to ntion Kumbu-Thornspike driving poisonous insects to besiege others in the early phase.
The thorns that covered the entire 【Bonsai Secret Realm】 seed to grow eyes. Except for Hela-Helheim, who hid in the shadows, every contestant, no matter where they tried to hide, was dragged out by the thorns and besieged.
Even Kumbu-Thornspike eventually t the sa fate, unable to escape being attacked by the thorns.
No matter what insect form he transford into, the “thorns” saw through him instantly, striking and scattering him from the air.
Thus, to avoid the onslaught of the thorns, everyone was forced to remain in transfigured form, flying high above for extended periods, not daring to touch the ground.
This led to contestants falling into a dire state of magical and physical exhaustion.
If the 【Elental Tides】 had co a few minutes later, even Louisto-Tulan might have been forced to surrender. “Rumble——”
The roaring of the 【Elental Tides】 continued. As ti passed, Janna realized this occurrence lasted far longer than in previous instances.
Each surge of the 【Elental Tides】 not only caused drastic changes to the trial environnt but also offered contestants a period of rest to recover magic. In the past, this usually lasted only about five minutes.
But now, more than ten minutes had passed since the first rumbling, and yet the environnt showed no sign of transformation.
“Is this a deliberate rest period for contestants? Or does the final stage require much more ti for reshaping?”
Without an answer, Janna stopped pondering and instead closed her eyes again, using the ditation Array to hasten her magical recovery.
Compared to others, Janna, who had stayed in plant form throughout the fourth stage and controlled the thorns with the 【Fragnt of the Law of Growth】,
had expended little magic, only so Spirit Power.
Thus, her condition was far better than that of the other contestants. “Splash——”
Ti ticked away. Finally, when the 【Elental Tides】 reached the fifteenth minute, the roaring within the 【Bonsai Secret Realm】 ceased, replaced by the crashing of turbulent waves.
“What you’re seeing now is the final stage of the 【Transfiguration Trial】—the 【Endless Sea】, an evolution of the 【Bonsai Secret Realm】 imitating the most perilous 【Calamity Domain】 within the 【Elental Soul Secret Realm】———”
Hearing John-Jones’s explanation, the audience of the 【Glory Arena】 revealed astonishnt.
To inland dwellers, the sea had always been mysterious and dangerous. Beyond the ever-changing ocean environnt, climatic influences made it even more perilous.
Just the words 【Calamity Domain】 conjured images of danger and thrill in the minds of every spectator.
Not to ntion, many among the audience had never seen the ocean in their entire lives.
Thus, upon hearing John-Jones’s description of the 【Endless Sea】, excitent inevitably stirred within them.
“Oh no, this stage is held in the ocean—this is extrely disadvantageous for Miss Janna!”
Watching the changing scenery of the 【Bonsai Secret Realm】, Goblin Billy spoke with worry from the spectator stands.
“Miss Gawen, do you know if Miss Janna has any other fields of transfiguration she excels at, aside from plant transformations?”
Unlike Goblin Billy’s concern, Gawen-Tull, who was also observing the 【Bonsai Secret Realm】, remained far calr.
“Don’t worry, Janna will have no problem in this stage.”
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