"Sovereign Bastion..."
What happened next shook the entire arena, and all the top ten Ultima genus, excluding Ignatius, rose to their feet in disbelief.
But they weren't the only ones.
All the instructors sitting in the instructor area shot to their feet as well.
To add to the supreme shock, all of the elders in the elders' booth also rose to their feet—except for the Half-Fallen One herself, who merely wore an amused smirk on her face.
"IMPOSSIBLE!"
The moment the words were spoken, the air grew unnaturally still, as though time itself was hesitating.
Immediately, a river of golden energy spread forth throughout the entire arena, quickly covering the area where the spectral figure had been stepping forward.
In mere moments, the golden energy coalesced into a translucent ball that encapsulated the spectral entirely.
