Mo Fan's ascent went so smoothly that it was almost startling.
The Star River Mountain Path had four guardian statues in total. The first two were a Greek bronze statue and the Evil-Horned Stone Ghost Elephant.
Neither demon beast was weak; both ranked among the best of the Commander Level. Unfortunately for them, Mo Fan was terrifyingly strong, and his power had not been suppressed. He passed both guardians using his own strength.
"Why do I get the feeling they're a little weak?" Zhu Meng asked Pang Lai.
If even Zhu Meng felt that way, the worshippers, knights, and mages watching naturally thought the same.
For a time, discussion buzzed incessantly through the crowd, and people began to question the prestige of the Parthenon Temple's Star River Mountain Path.
After all, Mo Fan had not been the most outstanding participant in this World Academy Competition. By the end of the competition, he had only risen to third place. Anyone could see that there was still a considerable gap between him and Zhe Luo and Zhou Sining.
Yet Mo Fan had now easily defeated two of the four powerful guardians of the Parthenon Temple's ancient Star River Mountain Path. This was a tremendous blow to both the temple's authority and its image.
Several Parthenon Temple mages had no choice but to step forward and explain, hoping to preserve the temple's standing in the worshippers' hearts.
"They aren't weak. Mo Fan is simply too strong. His Lightning Element has Divine Seal Light, which should give him a twofold enhancement. Combined with the sixfold boost from his Soul Seed, his lightning strikes are twelve times as powerful. Even a top Advanced Level lightning mage might not be stronger than him. As for his Fire Element, that goes without saying. Flame Belle is