< Advanced tier beast crystal received >
The main problem Ray had faced when trying to get stronger was the lack of advanced tier beast in the Alure kingdom. It was one of the reasons why Alure kingdom was considered one of the weakest out of the six kingdoms.
If there were no high tier beast then that meant there was no way for them to get better beast gear as well. However, for Ray, it was an even more serious problem for he relied on these to get himself stronger.
But now that they were in the shadow continent, of course, there would be plenty of powerful beasts roaming around.
There was still around ten months left before the time allotted for Gary and Ray to do their duel. Ray had assumed this was because the demon inside Gary's gauntlet was struggling to take over. It needed time before it could use all its power.