Dual Awakening: Elemental and Beast Transformation Paths

Elara rushed to the railing and shook her head.

He had passed the test and was guaranteed to get special treatment, so she didn’t want him to put his life in danger anymore.

"No. I will stop here." Actually, he still wanted to continue, but he changed his mind the moment he saw her worried expression.

Lucas and his lackeys were unhappy with his decision.

They wanted to provoke him into continuing the test, but decided against it as they believed he would not fall for it.

"Very well." Alden didn’t force him. "Alright. All participants go to the arena now. The test is over."

One by one, they walked down the stairs.

Ravenna welcomed the mages into her organization, while Cassandra did the same for the shifters.

When it was Ren’s turn, Ravenna and Cassandra exchanged an intense glance. He was the most talented and strongest participant, so they wanted to bring him into their factions.

"Ren, join us. We will give you three Intermediate-rank spell books, ten potions every month, the best lightning mage to guide you, a high-rank staff, more opportunities to raid gates, and support during the mission or hunt." Ravenna made her offer. "I also guarantee you will break through to 2-star in less than a year."

The mage participants immediately turned to him. She didn’t offer them anything when she welcomed them, so a feeling of envy emerged in their hearts.

Cassandra didn’t want to lose and gave her offer.

She said she would give him a book about tiger shifters, a powerful guide, a custom high-rank weapon, a private training ground, advanced combat techniques, freedom to act independently, more opportunities to enter the gates, the chance to learn from top figures in the organization, and backup from the leader.

"I will also ask the leader to give your little lover even more special treatment. That way, you two can get stronger together." Cassandra believed they had a special relationship, so she made sure to give Elara benefits as well.

Elara’s face turned red as she lowered her head slowly.

’Li... little lover?’

Since special feelings had blossomed in her heart, she was delighted by the nickname.

"They don’t have a tiger shifter, so joining us is the best decision." Ravenna didn’t mimic Cassandra’s method since Elara was not a mage.

"So what if we don’t have a tiger shifter?! We can always look for one later." Cassandra was sure they could still nurture him into a powerful awakener.

"Do you think finding a tiger shifter is easy? Not everyone can awaken a predator beast, especially an apex one." Even though Ravenna was a mage, she knew quite a lot about shifters.

"That’s why he should join us. Only a beast transformation organization truly understands beasts." Cassandra didn’t back down.

"Have you forgotten that he is also a mage?" Ravenna shot back. "Ren, join us. Unlike them, we have a powerful lightning mage."

"Don’t believe her! All of their lightning mages are weaklings." Cassandra had fought them once in the past.

At that time, they ganged up on her.

But even so, they still could not defeat her. If it were one versus one, she could crush them as easily as turning her palm.

"What did you say?" Ravenna raised her voice in displeasure.

"I said our organization is better and stronger than yours!" Cassandra was not afraid of her, so she didn’t hold back herself.

Ravenna’s eyes turned colder. "Are you looking for a beating?"

"Do you think a weak girl like you can beat me?" Cassandra’s lips curled up into a sneer.

Ravenna could not tolerate her arrogance and retrieved her staff from her space ring, intending to attack her.

The participants’ faces turned panicked when Cassandra shifted into her black panther beast form.

Ren, on the other hand, could only twitch his lips. He knew they would try to recruit him, but he never expected it to turn into a fight.

"We will see who is weak." Ravenna pointed her staff forward, and in an instant, three earth needles shot from a magic circle.

But Cassandra could destroy them easily.

Once she shattered Ravenna’s strikes, she jumped from one chair to another. Her movements were fast and smooth as if she were running on the ground.

Boom! 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Countless chairs were reduced to nothing, and debris flew in all directions.

Both Ravenna and Cassandra were already at 4-star, so their fight turned everything around them into destruction.

Even their subordinates were not safe from the effects of their battle, as the shockwaves had thrown them into the air.

Bang!

The sound of Ravenna’s body crashing into the ground filled the air.

After punching her in the face, Cassandra stood on the railing and grinned at Ravenna. "It seems like you are the same as those lightning mages."

Ravenna rose to her feet and looked at Cassandra coldly. "I will make you disappear from this world."

The moment those words left her mouth, the sky above the arena darkened, and the clouds began to swirl violently.

Meteor Strike!

Meteor Strike was the spell that made her famous.

It was also the magic she used to destroy a nest of hobgoblins and wipe them out completely.

Cassandra had punched her in the face, so she decided to use her strongest magic to erase her from existence.

All the participants in the arena trembled in fear as a massive meteor slowly emerged from the swirling clouds.

They were only at 1-star, so the presence of the Advanced-rank magic was too much for them to bear.

Cassandra, on the other side, grinned widely.

Instead of feeling fear, excitement lit up her eyes.

"Come! Let me see how powerful your magic is!" Her blood boiled with excitement as she stared at the massive meteor in the sky.

As Cassandra was filled with fighting spirit, Alden rushed toward Ravenna.

The lives of the participants and his subordinates were in danger, so he had no other choice but to intervene in their fight.

"Lady Ravenna, please stop. You will kill all the participants if you continue." Even though Alden was also a 4-star, he didn’t use force.

She was from the pillar organization. It was not wise to use violence.

"Lady Ravenna, please control your anger."

"Lady Ravenna, we were sent to recruit potential mages, not to kill them."

"Please remember the task given by the leader."

One by one, her subordinates begged her to stop.

The moment they mentioned their leader, Ravenna deactivated her magic immediately. She was still furious at Cassandra, but she didn’t want to disappoint their leader.

Alden and the others let out a sigh of relief.

Everything would be dangerous if she didn’t stop, since the power of her magic was so terrifying.

"I thought I was going to die earlier."

"Me too. I even struggled to breathe."

"Is this the power of someone from the Pillar Organization?"

Some of the participants dropped to the ground and breathed heavily.

They felt like they were seeing the Grim Reaper when the massive meteor appeared. Luckily, she deactivated her magic, or else they would have been dead there.

"Hey, why did you stop?" Cassandra was unhappy with her decision.

"I will let you live for now," Ravenna said coldly.

"Tch! Boring!" Cassandra clicked her tongue.

Alden turned to Ren and asked, "So, which organization do you choose? Nexus or Aether?"