The end of the first round meant the beginning of the second.
Because of the Supreme Deer God's wail over the result, the audience turned their gazes toward him this time.
The second orb of light surrounding his deer hoof, which could destroy countless Cosmic Planes, dimmed at that very moment and shattered.
Its contents were revealed.
Roar!
To everyone's surprise, what emerged from the orb was not an inanimate object, but a life form radiating an unusually lively aura.
It was a canine creature, covered from head to toe in thick black-and-white fur. It was somewhat larger than most dogs, with powerful limbs.
Its face was rather strange, especially its pair of eyes, which seemed capable of expressing themselves. Yet what they expressed was blind narcissism and uninhibited foolishness.
Among the audience were representatives from Origin Star, who immediately recognized that this canine creature shared many characteristics with the sled dogs unique to the Federation's north, including that distinctive adorable stupidity.
The difference was that the Federation's sled dogs could never possess such courage.
The large dog that emerged from the orb wore a confident expression and, for no apparent reason, opened its huge mouth and bit down on the Deer God's hoof.
A powerful Divinity Aura overflowed from it, briefly dispelling the malicious gaze of the Supreme Deer God.
Miraculously, it was not vaporized into a cloud of scorching gas.
An introduction from Ancient One Bos Aiken sounded at just the right moment:
"Its Honored Name is Second of All Things. It is a relatively ancient existence and was once part of a powerful Divine Entity."
"During an accident, that Divine Entity shattered. Second of All Things separated from it and became another kind of life form."
"Its divine power is actually the embodiment of a certain concept.