Vwooooommmm...
With a seismic pulse, the flat grounds of the coliseum twisted open like a blooming metal flower.
What emerged was a series of floating stone platforms—dozens of them—scattered unevenly across a vast chasm that seemed to open up beneath the arena itself.
At the center of the chasm was a singular pedestal glowing with pulsing, radiant light.
"Woooahhh..."
Gasps echoed around the audience.
It looked like a broken landscape suspended in midair, connected only by gaps and mana pathways that shimmered faintly. Runes danced along the edges.
A pit of energy boiled below the platforms—a fall here wouldn't mean death, but it would be a harsh ejection from the trial and a severe loss of points.
"The third and final trial," Master Ilwin called, his voice like thunder. "The Gauntlet of Momentum."