The brand that marked Litori would have failed to make the connection between divine sense, soul, and body if she were a mana entity. Those parts of existence are still separate at the mana entity rank. Then the brand wouldn't resonate with the pillar which means she won't be able to enter the pillar.
The minimum requirement of transcendence to participate in the competition was not made on a whim. It is the minimum requirement to enter the competition ground through the pillar. Any mana entity that tries to worm its way into the competition will find it impossible to do.
Mihila sighed after seeing off her two kids. Then she turned to look at the other pillar within the city. That other pillar is restricted to a certain person. It is not for public use like the one that Ghaster and Litori just used. It is where Soverick should be.
She smiled as she thought of that particular child of hers. "What a troublesome child. He beat me. Hahahaha."
