A shocked wave of murmurs spread across the crowd.
Many powerful authorities and Cardinal Sages watched as Rui issued his challenge to the three seeds.
It was perhaps not the most appropriate for this particular occasion that was meant to welcome the Dawnbringer to the Virodhabhasa Theocracy officially, but none of them interceded.
For one, he was the one who initiated the challenge.
Secondly, many of them approved of this measure.
The world needed Lord Virodhabhasa sooner than later, for they were inclined to believe that the Era of Darkness and the Beast Incursion was undoubtedly the great Apocalypse that the Transcendent Prophet spoke of.
In other words, identifying and finding the Antithesis was a top priority.
And given that the Antithesis wouldn't die before fulfilling his prophesized role, a death battle was a logical way to root out the Antithesis.
