The battle was far from finished.
Min still had his second beast available. And that beast would be his blue serpent that had been Min’s companion for 5 years already, a creature that had grown considerably and that had gained improved control in the base element it shared with the Amphibian: water.
Ren observed while Min prepared to invoke his serpent, his mind evaluating what he remembered about the creature’s capabilities.
The serpent was more agile than the Amphibian. Less defensive tank and more healing support or quick attacker. The water control it had developed was sophisticated for a Silver 3 beast, which was respectable if not exceptional. It was now Gold and Ren knew little about what was better in the new rank.
But Ren doubted Min had a better way to counteract the elemental weakness to wood than what he’d developed with his Amphibian. The cold technique had been a brilliant innovation requiring a boost, a capability the serpent didn’t possess because its specialization was different.
And the Wolverine had already completely prepared the field. The arena was covered with roots and vines that had survived the exchange with the Amphibian and that were now established deeply throughout the entire ground. More importantly, it had recovered considerable energy by absorbing mana from the Amphibian during the final moments. Its reserves were close to being complete thanks to the resource transfer from the defeated opponent.
Wolverine starting reserves... Essentially back to full capacity.
It was a setup favoring Ren almost ridiculously. The serpent would enter a field where the element to which it had its greatest weakness already dominated the terrain, facing an opponent that was fresh and prepared, almost improved by the previous exchange that had allowed it to set the "plant trap".
Simple logic suggested victory would be quick and practically guaranteed unless Min revealed something completely unexpected that changed the dynamics as dramatically as the revelation of cold-manipulation capability had done.
Ren allowed a small smile to touch his lips while observing Min invoke his serpent with determination that hadn’t diminished despite the Amphibian’s loss.
His friend wasn’t a person who surrendered easily when he could show off before people, and he probably had something planned even if the situation seemed unfavorable.
Min invoked the blue serpent with confidence that hadn’t reduced despite the Amphibian’s loss. But when the creature fully materialized in the arena, Ren noticed something immediately that was... different from what he remembered a few months ago.
The serpent had become strangely purple. It wasn’t the dark and ominous purple that Liora’s wisp fire was gradually adopting as it matured toward manifestation closer to the Bashe’s negative spiritual nature. It was a considerably lighter tone, almost lilac, a coloration mixing with the blue base in a manner creating an iridescent effect when light reflected off the scales.
It was a subtle but notable change for someone who had observed the beast’s development during most of its existence. Water serpents typically maintained consistent blue tones as they advanced through the ranks, with variation within the spectrum but rarely derivation toward different colors. And lilac suggested influence from some additional element mixing with the aquatic base, an alteration that could indicate specialized evolution or... something more experimental.
Ren felt a mental sigh forming as he processed that implication. Of course it would be Min who had a beast with anomalous coloration suggesting experimentation with the limits of what conventional cultivation that Ren recommended permitted.
Min had been one of the last to bring his main beast to Gold, very late, a lag that didn’t come from being the last to start but from... disorder.
Something fundamental in how he approached most aspects of life.

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