Dimensional Descent

Beinala's two wives, especially, were shaken to their core. They had already decided that Leonel must be of an elite class family just for knowing of the existence of the Craftsmen Duel. However, the scene before them made them realize just how true this had to be.

They didn't have enough knowledge to know whether what Leonel wielded was a True Metal Spirit or a Metal Spirit Embryo, but regardless, an Embryonic Metal Spirit was worth more than even many True Spirits.

Still, after some were shocked that Leonel was actually ahead of Beinala, many realized that he seemed to be quite tired.

"Did he overextend himself trying to show off?" On the top of a distant building, Sael frowned.

However, when she saw Leonel's grin, something about it made her brain switch off. It was as though it said: "I've won."

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Jac was completely lost in his own world. He had no idea about Leonel's progress, nor did he care to know.

He carefully rolled the Polished Glass between his fingers, making sure that there was an even distribution of heat.

Then, with practiced movements, he began to roll the metal within the many wells of his Workbench. This allow him to press the metal out, forcing a new surface to the top. Whenever he spotted a new impurity, he would target it with his Embryonic Flame Spirit, burning it to ash and separating it out.

His hands were a blur. Compared to Kaela who had to sweat every single step, Jac was a master of his craft, plowing through the refinement stage with a deft pace. If it wasn't for the fact Leonel was contrasting him, his speed would have definitely been a point of shock.

minutes after Leonel, Jac managed to finish, moving

of separation between them. However, what was most important for either was

he had decided on a perfect

putting the finishing touches. Despite the fatigue between his brows,

Beinala, that the knife category also encompassed short swords. Without hesitation, he began to make a foot and a half long blade. Polished Glass was the best for its edges and sharpness. Leonel believed that a short sword could more easily take advantage of

his actions and that of Jac's once again left the crowd in

using the wells of his Workbench to fine

blink of an eye, Little Tolly would envelop the appropriate amount of refined metal, and by the time

in the audience who were well aware of how difficult it was to control Metal Spirits stood in awe, their hands

What was most important was that they knew BLACKSTAR existed and that they knew if he could 'cheat', then how could he possibly have made a

swiftness… If I modify this Force Art like this, it'll be able to gather the wind's momentum

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and space out some Force Arts to make it more ductile. Most importantly, I'll add an impact dispersal Force Art… I should probably

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to forge out of Polished Glass. I'll add a strong curve to it, with that, the force on the blade

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would be just as large as a saber, but it has a more defined structure to support it. If I make the blade especially thin as the edge and widen it very gradually, there'll be a natural force dispersal. It will slice through anything thanks to its weight and sharpness long before the structure fails… Just

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need something more than just dispersal Arts for this,