Celestial Era: The Rise of the Full-Time Enhancer

Vincent needed a few seconds to process what he just heard from Wesley.

Blind?

'Are you telling me that Magnus is blind as well?! I have no idea!'

Vincent almost blurted out after realizing it.

'Is that the reason why he was wearing a mask? Wait, this is indeed a good reason why even the Tower Lord was interested!'

A powerful blind Adept Mage who mastered four Elements and learned two top-class Tier 4 Mana Arts! Furthermore, an expert in Fusion Arts at such a young age!

If Magnus doesn't have a system like him, he probably has an incredible Mystic Eye or a great Master that has guided him in his cultivation.

It finally dawned on Vincent why he was being stopped to participate today. One of Magnus' selling points or uniqueness is that he was blind and talented.

If he appears in the competition with a similar disability, Magnus would no longer be unique which could affect a little in his reputation. Especially if Vincent actually performed really well in this Emblem Assessment.

Although it was only his guess right now, it must be close to the truth considering how petty they've become.

"Hey! What are you smirking at? Do you think I will not break all your bones today? Don't ever hope that the referee will be able to stop me on time…"

Wesley said as he sent out his Soul Domain and Soul Pressure to suppress Vincent. He knows that his opponent is blind and probably relying on his senses to parry his sword. If he denied him of this sensibility using his domain, then his victory is guaranteed!

Needless to say, if he managed to disrupt him from sensing things, Vincent would just become a normal blind person!

Whom~

Wesley's Soul Arts were activated.

"Hmmm? This is your domain? Why is it like this?" Vincent muttered after experiencing Wesley's domain.

'It's quite different to mine…'

Vincent's Soul Domain would make everyone in a certain range feel fear and completely exposed to him similar to Raizen.

Once inside his domain, there wouldn't be any ambushes or attacks that he won't be able to notice unless it's extremely fast that he couldn't even react. Furthermore, using their own Aura inside his domain would be difficult.

However, Wesley's Soul Domain is actually different!

He felt the cold that was trying to invade his body and immobilize his senses.

It was definitely not a Mana Art since his Prudence Ring and Sagewood Ring did not react.

What reacted was his Furious Ebony Armlet and Clarity Band which are magic tools that fight against Aura or Soul Techniques.

'So there are actually different types of Soul Domain, huh… It's a good lesson.'

Vincent mused as he reacted with his own Soul Domain…

However, his Soul Domain's range was different. While Wesley only covered a small range that did not even affect the referee on the side, the range of his Soul Arts reached even the other two platforms before he immediately retracted in hurry!

His actions disrupted the two pairs on the other stages as they almost thought that they were being ambushed!

The crowd also noticed what just happened as they looked at Wesley and Vincent's battle.

Previously, their gazes were focused on Elena since she was someone at the same level as Magnus.

They all wanted to see how powerful she is so they could assess whether she has a chance of winning against Magnus or none at all.

However, with the sudden activation of Vincent's Soul Domain, they couldn't help but shift their gazes…

Although all 3-Star Aura Knight can manifest a domain, their sizes and strength are different depending on the user. Young 3-Star Aura Knight normally has weak domain or soul pressure since they haven't cultivated their soul for a very long time. This is why they weren't too impressed even though they saw Wesley and Vincent with soul strength reaching the 3-Stars.

They were well aware that with this level, any random Unique-rank defensive tools could stop their domain or even soul pressure.

However, what Vincent just showed is certainly at a level that normal Magic Tools could not stop!

Perhaps, what they needed is a Defensive Artifact that reaches an Epic Level or even Legendary!

"Y-you! Are you using an Aura Boost Artifact?! Tsk! I heard that you're quite rich but I didn't expect it to this extent." Wesley grumbled as he assumed how Vincent had gotten such a powerful soul. If not for his family's secret Soul Art, he would succumb to Vincent's Soul Domain already.

Anyway, he knows that he can't compete using the qualities of his magic tools since being a part of a huge Aura Knight Family also means that resources will be divided among many children or practitioners at his age. His Unique-Rank Sword is already the best item that he got from his parents.

If not for him doing some missions within the academy, he wouldn't even get a piece of decent equipment like his shoes and shoulder guard.

'I won't have difficulty defeating you if I have your Artifacts…' He thought while he was trying to maintain his Soul Domain.

It just doesn't make sense that Vincent was able to reach this level naturally at his current age. He could only think that he was using an expensive boosting artifact.

Well, he had basically never seen any young Aura Knight that has a stronger Soul than him.

Wesley then tried strengthening his Domain but he realized that it was futile… It appears that Vincent has thoroughly prepared and he's unable to apply any pressure on him… Normally, the people or even Savage Beasts that have entered his Domain would be shivering in cold already.

But Vincent was unaffected as it dealt a huge blow to his confidence.

'Tsk… I have no choice but to hope that he won't be able to continuously dodge or parry my attack. Right, he's still blind, as long as he missed even once, I'll be the victor!'

After making his plan, He then pounced at Vincent once again with his sword aimed at Vincent's neck… He even made sure to make his Aura chaotic so that Vincent would have a hard time sensing his attack.

Clang!

His sword met Vincent's dagger once more…

'Grim Sword Strike!'

'Untraceable Sword!'

He then used various sword techniques that he learned in the academy!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

However, for some reason, it was like Vincent wasn't blind at all as he was able to properly defend and he would even counterattack from time to time!

He was getting impatient!

He needed to at least hit Vincent once!

Unfortunately, as he got too pressured by the blind man, he made a mistake and created an opportunity for Vincent to end the duel.