Chapter 2189 - 2189: Tritos Battle Prowess (2)

'First, let's send Tritos into the Divine Inner World for recovery.'

Even though Tritos was still in good condition, with seventy percent of her dantian's elemental essence remaining, Ajax still sent her into the Divine Inner World.

That way, she could return to her peak condition before the next phase began.

'Now, it's time to collect the rewards for Phase One.'

After sending Tritos into the Divine Inner World, Ajax touched the Elemental Spirit Altar and claimed the rewards.

Three Divine Recovery Potions, three Divine Strength Potions, and one Divine Spirit Revival Pill appeared before him.

'For now, I have no use for them.'

Ajax stored them away, thinking, 'But these things will come in handy during the later phases of the Fourth Round.'

At the same time, he checked the rewards for Phase Two.

As expected, the rewards were almost identical to those from Phase One, except that the Divine Spirit Revival Pill was missing.

'The Divine Spirit Revival Pill might be a trick to make the participants stop worrying about their Divine Elemental Spirits dying.'

Ajax couldn't help but suspect that the Mastermind wanted the participants to use their Divine Elemental Potions without worrying about the consequences.

After all, even if their Divine Elemental Spirits were killed, they could revive them using the Divine Spirit Revival Pill.

'What a thoughtful arrangement!'

Ajax shook his head with a faint smile before turning his attention to the Elemental Beasts captured by Protos and his Elemental Beast Army.

That's right!

While Tritos was protecting the Elemental Spirit Altar, with Ajax and the other two Elemental Spirits watching her battle, Ajax had given Protos a special mission.

It was none other than capturing Elemental Beasts.

As soon as Phase One ended, Protos, with the help of his Evolved Elemental Beast Army, had returned with exactly one thousand Emperor Realm Flaming Monkeys.

'Yesterday, we were struggling to find Emperor Realm Elemental Beasts, and now they're practically offering themselves to us. How could we possibly refuse?'

Looking at the pile of Flaming Monkeys, Ajax couldn't help but smile.

However, he didn't waste any time and immediately started evolving them.

'Evolve!'

'Kill!'

As Ajax evolved the captured Flaming Monkeys using his Divine Essence of Nature, Protos killed them one after another.

Fragments of Divine Pearls were automatically absorbed into Ajax's storage ring.

'My goal is to collect at least one million Divine Pearls.'

If anyone heard his goal, they would probably be so angry that they would spit blood.

After all, Divine Pearls were valuable resources that even powerful summoners couldn't obtain easily.

Although Ajax didn't have an immediate use for all of them, he could exchange them for valuable treasures or use them to rapidly increase the Universe's Acknowledgment.

Moreover, having more Divine Pearls was never a bad thing.

'The more, the better!'

Ajax continued evolving the Flaming Monkeys while Protos killed them.

Time continued to pass.

Before he knew it, another hour had gone by.

The Ancient Voice resounded throughout the Elemental Source Land.

[Phase Two of the Elemental Beast Rampage will last for three hours!]

[During these three hours, as long as your Elemental Spirit Altar remains intact, you will be considered to have passed the phase!]

"Tritos, go for it."

As they had decided earlier, Ajax once again sent Tritos to fight the incoming Elemental Beasts.

[Abyssal Water Explosion!]

'BOOM!'

Without wasting any time, Tritos began another massacre of the rampaging Flaming Monkeys.

This time, the number of Flaming Monkeys was even greater, and their attacks were more relentless.

However, Tritos had already demonstrated her ability to control large groups of enemies during the first phase.

With her perfected skills and fully awakened Elemental Spirit Ascendance, she continued slaughtering the incoming Elemental Beasts.

Three hours passed.

Without any surprises, Tritos successfully completed the second phase.

However, her dantian's elemental essence had dropped to fifty percent by the end, which was lower than the seventy percent she had left after the first phase.

The second phase lasted one hour longer than the first phase, and the number of Elemental Beasts had also increased considerably.

So, Ajax praised her performance before sending her back into the Divine Inner World to recover.

Once again, he collected the rewards from the Elemental Spirit Altar before returning to his evolving and killing process to collect Divine Pearls.

One hour later, Phase Three began.

[Phase Three of the Elemental Beast Rampage will last for four hours!]

As expected, Ajax sent Tritos out once again.

Four hours later, she successfully completed the phase.

After collecting the rewards and allowing her to recover, Ajax continued his Divine Pearl farming.

Then came Phase Four.

[Phase Four of the Elemental Beast Rampage will last for five hours!]

Five hours later, Tritos successfully completed another phase.

By now, the Elemental Beasts were becoming increasingly aggressive, and their numbers seemed almost endless.

Even so, Tritos continued holding them back with her powerful water-based skills.

After another hour of rest, Phase Five began.

[Phase Five of the Elemental Beast Rampage will last for six hours!]

As usual, Ajax sent Tritos to face the incoming Elemental Beasts.

However, this time, even she couldn't maintain her previous level of performance throughout the entire phase.

Although she entered the battle with a fully replenished dantian, the six-hour battle consumed nearly all her elemental essence.

By the time Phase Five ended, she had almost exhausted her entire reserve.

Nevertheless, she had successfully protected the Elemental Spirit Altar.

"You have fought well, Tritos."

Ajax praised her before patting her head as he continued, "For now, rest inside the Divine Inner World. Later, when your brothers need your help, you can support them."

"Yes, Summoning Master."

Tritos looked visibly exhausted.

So, he quickly sent her into the Divine Inner World.

Even though her dantian's elemental essence had been repeatedly replenished inside the Divine Inner World, the prolonged battles had left her mentally exhausted.

She needed proper rest.

Moreover, Ajax would need her support-related skills during the upcoming phases of the Fourth Round, so he decided to let her rest for the time being.

'Now, it's time to check the special reward for Phase Five.'

Ajax excitedly walked toward the Elemental Spirit Altar and touched it to claim the rewards.

The rewards for the first four phases had been relatively similar, mainly consisting of Divine Recovery Potions and Divine Strength Potions, with the Divine Spirit Revival Pill missing from some phases.

However, Phase Five offered an additional reward that hadn't been revealed beforehand, building curiosity among the participants.

[The participant has received three Divine Recovery Potions, three Divine Strength Potions, one Divine Spirit Revival Pill, and one Divine Talent Fruit (Elemental Spirit Version)!]

'What? A Divine Talent Fruit for Elemental Spirits?'

Ajax's eyes lit up.

Unlike the Divine Talent Fruit he had received for securing first place in the third round, this one was specifically meant for Elemental Spirits.

Without wasting any time, Ajax took out the fruit and checked its details.

[Item Name: Divine Talent Fruit (Elemental Spirit Version)]

[Effect: Upon consumption, there is a 50 percent chance that the Elemental Spirit will awaken a Divine Talent.]

[Special Effect: If the Elemental Spirit already has a Divine Talent, there is a 50 percent chance that the existing Divine Talent will be upgraded.]

[Note 1: At least one of the two effects will definitely happen, but both will not happen at once.]

[Note 2: An Elemental Spirit can consume only one Divine Talent Fruit.]

'Interesting!'