In fact, everyone in the Empire wanted to see their Empress display her invincible strength in the Divine Arena, where the strongest warriors from all over the world gathered.

To have such a powerful empress.

The citizens and ministers of the Karencia Empire could significantly enhance their sense of honor in their diplomatic exchanges and interactions with neighboring friends.

And they are even more proud.

That's why Aurelion accepts Joanna's challenges every day.

She would not refuse even if challenged by others.

The empire's citizens could hear about it every day from various news newspapers.

Alternatively, one can see Aurelion's heroic figure in the Arena of the Gods through the broadcast footage recorded by the Magic Stone.

In this place that gathers countless powerful individuals from all over the world, Aurelion occupies a place among the masters.

As one of the world's eight most powerful masters, the people feel incredibly excited and proud every time they see the Empress in battle.

Why were the people of the Empire more confident than the inhabitants of other countries? Because their country and emperor both demonstrated sufficient power.

As the saying goes, dignity lies only on the edge of a sword, and truth lies only within the range of magic.

Whether it was Auberly in the past or Aurelion in the present.

Their unparalleled strength and prestige greatly boosted the confidence of the Empire's people.

Aurelion knew that participating in the Arena of the Gods would bring a huge advantage to the Empire.

But she also knew that this was a double-edged sword.

If she were to lose in the arena, it would be a devastating blow to the entire empire.

However, in this arena, apart from those two, Aurelion was confident that she would not lose to any opponent.

One is Gwen, and of course, it doesn't matter if I lose to her.

Because Gwen was not only her teacher, but also the Grand Knight Commander of the Empire.

Even if they lose to Gwen, it won't affect their powerful position in the hearts of the Empire's people.

Moreover, isn't it normal for teachers to be better than students?

She still didn't understand why Gwen would participate in the Arena of the Gods.

In fact, Gwen, like her grandfather, has become a guardian of the empire by relying on her great power.

Although she belonged to the Royal Knights, she enjoyed absolute freedom within the Empire.

She only appears to solve problems when the empire faces a major crisis.

After all, such a powerful knight couldn't possibly handle petty theft on the streets himself.

Therefore, Aurelion had no idea what Gwen did on a regular basis.

She was completely unaware that Gwen had suddenly appeared in the Mage Capital and become the spokesperson for the Mage Council to promote the Goddess of Justice.

But Aurelion still remembered that Gwen had secretly hit her on the head in the underground royal tomb.

This suggests that her teacher, Victor, had already been in cahoots with Gwen.

Aurelion believed that Gwen must know Victor's whereabouts.

The rest is Erica.

This is the only thing Aurelion can't figure out.

She and Erica had not seen each other for eight years.

Therefore, Aurelion was also unaware of Erica's true strength and motives.

But one thing she was very clear about was that she absolutely could not lose to her opponent.

Otherwise, regardless of whether she conceals her identity or not, it would cause her, the empress, to lose face.

If the shameful rumor of the empress being defeated by the daughter of her own minister were to spread, her dignity would be utterly destroyed.

Aurelion took a deep breath, glanced sideways at Erica beside her.

Upon closer inspection, she immediately noticed something amiss.

On Erica's shoulder, Aurelion noticed a hazy black dot.

Hmm? Isn't that... Professor Viktor's raven?

The raven was perched on Erica's shoulder, seemingly whispering in her ear.

Many viewers have seen this crow.

Given that Erica claims to be a follower and imitator of Victor, it doesn't seem surprising that she owns a raven.

But Aurelion knew that those were Professor Victor's raven.

Actually, Aurelian wasn't surprised at all these days.

When Erica left the Empire, she knew that Erica had taken Professor Victor's raven with her.

After some time, the raven left Erica's side again, and Aurelion didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, it was just a crow; what was there to pay too much attention to?

However, with the reappearance of this raven, Aurelion couldn't help but glance at Erica a few more times.

Then she noticed Erica quietly stand up.

What happened next caused Aurelion's pupils to shrink suddenly.

Erica suddenly transformed into a wisp of wind elemental, her body rapidly dissipating, disappearing from the spot along with the raven.

Her departure seemed to go unnoticed by the other viewers.

And almost simultaneously.

As Erica left, Aurelion felt a cold wind sweep past her, causing her hair to flutter wildly.

She paused slightly, then subconsciously turned her head in the direction of the wind, looking to the other side beside her.

Gwen, who was sitting in the chair, suddenly disappeared, leaving only a lonely chair sitting quietly on the ring.

The sudden change before her eyes left Aurelion somewhat confused.

She blinked and looked to both sides in confusion.

What...what happened?

Why did they all leave? What happened?

Since the opening of the Arena of the Gods, it seems as if countless events have occurred one after another.

But she alone seemed to be kept in the dark.

At that moment, a thought suddenly arose in Aurelion's mind—

Should she leave as well?

My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!