"Then I hereby announce!"
"The battle begins!"
"Duel——"
At host Gatz's command from atop the Rathalos.
Qin Su immediately shouted, "Calamity Soul Manifestation!" Golden life energy surged from his body and poured into Susanoo before him.
At that moment, it was as though the entire arena had entered a state of time stop, everyone watching as Susanoo began to transform.
His blue hair turned white, his blue eyes became gold, and the twin horns atop his head turned black.
The clothes on his upper body instantly disintegrated, revealing a perfect, muscular chest.
A hollow cyan-black ring also materialized behind his back.
Yata Mirror!
Alright, the transformation was complete, and the golden life energy around Qin Su vanished.
The entire process had taken less than three seconds.
But even that had actually been quite a long time.
Lelei had already set up six magic circles glowing with purple light behind her.
She simply had not fired any magic bullets at Qin Su and Susanoo while they were transforming.
"Are you ready?"
Lelei asked calmly.
Her professional role was not that of a mage who specialized in combat, but a magister who researched magical theory.
Moreover, she had already secured a place in the Top 10, enough to make a wish to the World Government and revive Teacher Cato.
So she did not care much about winning or losing this battle.
If she had not worried that people would think she was being too perfunctory and disrespecting her opponent, Lelei truly would have preferred to surrender outright.
"Huh?"
Qin Su froze for a moment, then hurriedly apologized to Lelei.
"Uh... I'm ready. Sorry to keep you waiting!"
Lelei nodded indifferently. "Alright, then let's begin."
"Hey, Susanoo, be careful not to hurt her."
Qin Su quietly reminded Susanoo, who stood guard before him.