Celestial Era: The Rise of the Full-Time Enhancer

When Vincent was still in the Tudor Kingdom, he encountered a Tier 4 Skill Book which is a requirement to learn a Tier 5 Skill.

It is the Skill Book that was used to test the Appraisers in the Guardian Auction House.

At that time, he was the only one with the ability to appraise it so he was able to get the job.

[ Skill Book: Demonic Body ]

[ Quality: Tier 4

Durability: 10/10

Description: A book bound by female human skin. It contains a full instruction manual to learn the skill called Demonic Body. Demonic Body is a prerequisite to learning a skill called Ethereal Demon Body, a Tier 5 Skill.

Remarks: This item can not be enhanced. ]

This is the first skill book that Vincent appraised, so obviously, he wasn't able to forget this item at all.

Now that he saw Brycen's body, he couldn't help but be reminded of this skill. Perhaps, if learning this skill doesn't require special materials, he would've learned the skill book as well using his Learn Ability of the system…

Unfortunately, only skills or Mana Arts that don't require some ingredients or materials are the things he can learn.

"Hoo~ You don't seem too surprised after seeing this form… Have you fought someone with the same skill?" Brycen didn't immediately attack as he looked at Vincent and asked calmly.

Now that he used his Tier 5 Mana Art, he knows that those Artillery Guns, Flying Swords, Mana Bullets, Ensnare, and Mana Distortion wouldn't affect him anymore.

It was the same for Shane since he knows that with Brycen's skills, he wouldn't have to make a move anymore.

"It's my first time seeing this… So I want to see how strong you've gotten…" As soon as Vincent finished speaking, he launched an invisible attack.

Vincent's eyes turned almost blue as Brycen almost felt like coughing up blood…

Instead of being alarmed, Brycen actually laughed after being attacked.

"I almost forgot that you're a decent Aura Knight… Is that the Soul Gaze? You probably learned it from your master…" Brycen said as he recognized that technique.

He was indeed correct. Currently, Vincent has six 3-Star Soul Arts and Soul Gaze is one of them… He decided to use this technique since Brycen's physical appearance seem like he wouldn't budge even if a battering ram slammed on him.

With this in mind, he tested Brycen's mind and soul. It seemed effective at first but after he tried it two more times, Brycens seem to have adapted to his Soul Gaze and was no longer being affected.

"Is that all you can do? Then I'm my turn now…" Brycen laughed as pounced at Vincent…

The knights behind Vincent felt a bit worried about this since the man they were fighting looked more like a demon instead of a Magician.

Nevertheless, Vincent didn't panic and signaled the Artillery Team to fire!

Since Caesus was ready, as soon as he noticed Vincent's signal, he immediately ordered his man and five guns fired almost at the same time…

Bang! Bang!

Brycen ignored this as he only looked at the young man in front of him.

He's no longer wielding a weapon since his body has already evolved into something even stronger and tougher. All his weapons weren't as tough as his body so using them will just get in his way.

He reached out his right arm and tried grabbing Vincent's neck in a swift motion… However, Vincent stepped back using his Shrouded Steps and kept his Flying Swords and his Discipline Staff in his System Inventory…

Vincent knows that the Flying Swords can no longer harm Brycen. As for the staff, it doesn't really have any destructive ability and it can only push away its target. It is only good for buying time or playing around with his opponent.

What Vincent brought out was surprisingly a black wooden cane that they have seen a few moments ago when he used the Soul Manifestation and Ensnare…

"Haha! Did you use all your weapons already? If you think that old man can do something to me, try and summon him again... I'll end it quickly!" Brycen said as he waved his hand above his head and smashed the air…

The artillery shells exploded midair! It appears that Brycen didn't just strengthen his body but also his control over his raw mana.

Brycen didn't think too much of it as he charged forward only to meet Vincent's cane strike…

Brycen's fist and the Ironbark Cane clashed together…

Boom!

A powerful impact followed and the ground they were standing on started cracking due to the sheer force that came from the clash…

Because of this, some of the soldiers around started worrying about their current situation.

"S-so strong! These intruders are too powerful…"

"Don't worry… The Kayser Tower's Mana Cannon is not being used yet. The River Dragon is also on our side… Even if the Celestials weren't here yet. We can still win this…"

"That's right… Aren't you curious why Sir Vincent pushes himself to fight instead of ordering us to surround and bombard our enemies?"

"T-that true… Is he actually just playing around with these intruders…"

"Probably… He's a master of eight Celestial Beings, don't underestimate him…"

The soldiers started seeing through Vincent's plans as they continued being on the defensive and controlled the situation.

They do have limited skills in Mana Arts but all of them can at least use Mana Bullets which is a basic Tier 2 Mana Art that almost all Mana Practitioners can learn.

If all of them started shooting these intruders at the same time, they believe that it would be effective at some point or at least, create an opening for Vincent to end this battle… Nevertheless, they remained still and maintained their position as Vincent ordered them.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three more clashes occurred with the same intensity as the first clash…

The ground started breaking and dust filled up the surroundings.

To their surprise, they can still feel Vincent and the intruder's stable Mana Fluctuation almost without any changes…

However, one of them suddenly jumped back after the fourth clash...

It was Brycen who is now warily looking at Vincent's wooden cane…

"What in the world is that thing? Is that made from a branch of a divine tree or a world tree?"