Titus walked up to the stage, stood opposite Fionn, and began peering at him with his sky blue eyes. His eyes were glowing, as if he was staring directly into his soul.

Fionn didn't even flinch when he felt his gaze. He returned the stare confidently, the depths of his deep purple eyes burning like abyss fire, appearing quite demonic. He twirled his new spear in his hands, getting used to the feel of it, while waiting for the invigilator to issue the command.

As Fionn and Titus stared at each other, an invisible tension seemed to be building in the air, which everyone could feel. Just as the tension reached a fever pitch, the invigilator yelled, "Fight!"

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

As the invigilators' command rang out in the arena, the temperature in Fionn's vicinity dropped dramatically. In a matter of seconds, the ground throughout the arena was covered in ice. The ice layer on the ground did not stop there; it grew thicker and thicker, making the condition a lot unfavourable for ground combat. Due to the extreme cold, dense fog also begins to cover the arena, greatly reducing visibility.

Titus, the one who caused all of this, had long vanished as he disappeared in the fog.

BZZZZT!

Fionn observed the changes around him calmly, despite the fact that he was constantly assaulted by the cold. But, as the bearer of abyss fire, he didn't feel the least bit cold. Fionn pretended to be cold and put on a struggling front in order not to reveal all of his trump cards. While being vigilant for any sneak attack, Fionn clenched his fists, causing the mana in his body to burst forth like a river from a broken dam, covering his entire body in lightning. Every inch of his body was engulfed in lighting, making him appear quite magnificent, much like the armour of the god of thunder himself.

The lighting, as opposed to the usual purplish blue colour, has a golden tint to it. Even Fionn was surprised by this change. "So this is what changed during the evolution in the chaos plane," he thought with an enlightened expression on his face.

Feeling the power of the lightning, Fionn can tell it was at least a couple of times stronger than normal lightning.

Leaving the more in-depth examination for later, Fionn activated his scope's ability and switched to thermal vision in his eyes, looking around for any trace of Titus. "Damn, is even his body made of ice? I can't even see any heat signature," Fionn thought, unable to find Titus.

Suddenly, he felt a slight disturbance above his head, and sensing danger, he dodged, his speed increasing dramatically due to the golden lighting coursing through his body.

A fraction of a second later, the ground he was standing on slit apart as if slashed by a sword. On the ground, a dozen-meter-long and-deep crevice formed. The frightening part was that the crevice that formed became completely frozen as well.

Fionn looked at the person who had just attacked him. The man had an owl's face, wore the same golden armour as Titus, a pair of pure white wings sprouted from his back, and he held a long sword in his hands, looking fierce. A freezing cold fog lingered around him, following his will and conveniently concealing him.

"His transformation sure has changed his appearance dramatically, and he can now even fly. The difficulty has certainly increased significantly now "Fionn murmured as he looked at the owl man, who was obviously Titus.

Titus turned his head, locked his gaze on Fionn once more, and launched another attack. Flapping his wings, he shot straight at Fionn like an arrow from a bow, his attack aimed at Fionn's neck. Fionn, not backing down, countered his opponent's attack. As he launched a spear strike to counter the attack, the lightning all around Fionn's body intensified and veins on his muscles bulged.

BOOOOOOM!

When their attacks collided, a shockwave was created, dispersing the snow and fog around them.

Fionn backed up slightly as he felt the recoil. Titus, on the other hand, easily stabilised himself with a flap of his wing. After stabilizing, he initiated another attack by flapping his wing once more.