Scheming Like Breathing.

The Serpentine world god asked to be sure, "Really? Can I tweak the final opponent in the survival challenge too?"

The sage nodded. "Yes, you can. But can't interfere in his current fight. The changes will only affect the next monsters he faces."

"Your loss."

The serpentine world god suspects and is sure that the sage is up to something but he can't give up a chance to tweak the final Boss of the survival challenge in Arena 28. It is an opportunity to block Soverick's path forward and he will use it to the fullest extent. He will throw in something that is sure to stump and stall this Soverick boy. 

He will also make other tweaks to make monsters that Soverick will face more difficult. It will give Soverick more scores if he manages to defeat them but it is a sacrifice he is willing to make for the greater good which is not having to pay 6 folds of his already humongous debt.