Sumen Tigers were creatures with extremely powerful physical bodies. To be honest, magical beasts that relied solely on their bodies were considerably weaker than other magical beasts of the same rank. But A-rank was still A-rank.
More than seventy percent of the people in the temple would not have been able to handle this Sumen Tiger.
Then Wu's Krala Rat was brought up as well. Yes, brought up—several mages clearly specialized in strength carried a cage no smaller than the Sumen Tiger's into the arena.
When the curtain covering it was lifted, everyone present froze.
Normally, Krala Rats were at most ten centimeters long. They could not even be considered magical beasts.
But Wu's Krala Rat was a full meter long. Its muscles were incredibly developed, and it had an extremely violent temperament, constantly casting fire magic inside its cage.
Good heavens, a Krala Rat could cast fire magic? Was this some kind of genetic mutation?
Velita paused. "Are you sure that's a Krala Rat?"
Wu gave a cold smile. "Of course. Our family is exceptionally skilled at live experimentation. After an investment of thirty million gold coins and genetic alterations across more than twenty generations of Krala Rats, our family finally produced this Imperial Krala Rat. Its physical strength has reached that of a B-rank magical beast, and it excels at all kinds of magic. However, due to incomplete genes, it can only live for three days. Still, it only needs one day to mature."
Seeing Wu's smug expression, Li felt rather frustrated as well. This guy had really gone all out.
This exam had only been planned to last a year. If it had lasted three or four years, would his family have created a Krala Rat on par with an A-rank magical beast?
Velita glanced at Ankhseram