The formation beneath the central battlefield kept brightening as Max and Aelric stood facing each other.
The first battle of the Bloodline Legacy Battle had already been decided before anyone else even got the chance to move. Max Morgan, the champion of the Cosmic Ascension Conference and Rose Evercrest's chosen representative, had stepped into the arena first and challenged Aelric Evercrest directly.
To outsiders, it looked like arrogance. To the Evercrest Clan, it looked like provocation. To Rose, it was both a dangerous gamble and the fastest path to the legacy merit she needed.
Aelric Evercrest stood across from Max with his hands behind his back, his green and silver robe stirring gently as faint spatial ripples flowed around him. He didn't draw a weapon. He didn't release his aura right away. Instead, he looked at Max with a faint sneer.
