When the crowd noticed Ozul standing up from his position, they stepped back to make way.
When others got out of the way, Ozul noticed that the last petal was really turned black. It was only now that the plant looked like something that would be called Elemental Lotus.
He did not approach the Lotus since he felt that it was still going through the process. And just as he expected, the innermost petals hadn't fully opened yet.
In front of their eyes, the two petals started to slowly separate.
Meanwhile, waves of Mana visible to the naked eye began to come out from the Elemental Lotus. Rank-6 Mages all created a coat of their own Mana outside of their bodies to withstand the pressure.
All Rank-5 Mages had already left the room and were there in the tunnel. Only Blaze was still trying his best to stay in the room.