Dimensional Descent

In the blink of an eye, a complex Force Art in the form of a shield appeared before Leonel. His Force surged and it just as quickly took form.

To his back, two dark blue Stars appeared, their presence causing the space in the surroundings to tremble.

The Force of these Void Star Force Stars fueled the Force Art Leonel had manifested from within his Dream World, giving it a strength that was several tens of times more powerful than if he used a normal Water Force.

BOOM!

The shockwave sent Leonel flying back even faster than he had originally, but his eyes burned like two bright lights.

The moment his Void Star Force Stars had appeared, the heaviness of Thaela's mercury-like Water Force didn't seem so heavy anymore and even the spatial Force spread out into the surroundings began to twist and deform out of her control.

Leonel didn't know much about Void Star Force at all, he only knew that it represented the pinnacle of Water Force just like Scarlet Star Force represented the pinnacle of Fire Force. However, the moment it appeared, he felt more in tune with it now than he ever had before.

Leonel wasn't sure why this was, but if he had to guess, it was likely because of this new feeling his unearthed Dark Force affinity was giving him. Void Star Force was considered to be top three in Dark Forces, so there was potential there for this to be of help to Leonel.

Leonel's position quickly shifted in the air. His right arm was gone and his inner organs were very much injured. He had been forced to use his [Instant Recovery] already just so that he could have enough strength to block, and he wouldn't have another such opportunity any time soon.

However…

Leonel threw out a demon corpse and a palm of his construct shattered it apart. A raging blood and fuel flew toward him and into his body, gaining two paths to choose from. Leonel, without hesitation, chose one and swallowed it whole.

'[Instant Recovery].'

Leonel's body flashed and his arm grew back out.

All of this happened in an instant, even as his body was still flying backward. In fact, even his spear, which had been thrust back with him, was still there for him to snatch out and grab.

Leonel's Bronze Runes erupted to life once again as a large number of illusory Force Arts formed in the skies.

Biding his time wasn't working, plotting and scheming wasn't working, he couldn't even find a single opening.

Aina was right, about his approach in battle, that is. He only incrementally showed his strength in battle because it was of benefit to him. Catching enemies off guard and slaughtering them before they could display their full strength had been the method to his victories for a very long time now. But this Thaela… No, it felt like this entire Zone in specific made this incredibly difficult.

These geniuses were on an entirely different level and the methods with which they used their Force was so multi-variable and multi-layered that for Leonel, who didn't have nearly the same amount of flexibility, it was impossible to use his normal methods.

to put everything on the table and use his abilities as freely as he could. Only that way might he stand

were a radiant sky blue, two were a murky

able to control a 100 meter radius with ease after her third Emulation Spatial Force Star's

gained some room to breathe, but he didn't relax for

his bow at once, shooting

seemed like they would

certain. Just then, in the final moment before her silver

Seven Stars?!

should only have Six at most! How did Leonel have

Thaela sensed the coming arrows,

Scarlet Star Force? Not only that, but Scarlet Star Force that was clearly powered by Star Runes?! Her defenses couldn't deal

what was happening. How could one person control so many powerful Forces?! She had never even met someone with Scarlet Star Force Stars

human race couldn't possibly form them, only the Spirituals might have one or two appear in a generation, and very rarely, there might be

Star Runes, especially the latter point… There was only one explanation: He had an

Innate Nodes were, intimately.

'Dammit…'

entire sky of flood dragons rushing

to properly apply his Force and all he knew

"Idiot. Idiot! IDIOT!"

enough, she was enraged that

couldn't possibly defeat her, the gap between them was too large. But when this talent was combined with the annoyance of this fog domain and the fact that Leonel could move about more freely with his Starry Light Domain now that the effectiveness of her own

a

single injury, resolving every one of Leonel's attacks and evading the ones that she could not. She was too smart, too well-versed in battle, and her library of techniques and methods

Emulation Star Force to evade, to defend, and to attack. And not only that, but she could do so

waves or forming meat shields out of her clones and even had a special domain capable of mitigating Force. As for her methods of attack,

face of her skill, Leonel just threw an

skies, he wielded two bows in four hands, shooting as fast as he could, and his

and he definitely couldn't go to fight that demon. He wouldn't be able to leave that one on one hell until the

seemed to show and his Force only seemed to

of light appeared

in deep meditation and realized

turned and began