Celestial Era: The Rise of the Full-Time Enhancer

Vincent was obviously aware of their real identities since Lola described their appearance already. Although they weren't wearing proper magician clothes and looked like beggars, the description of his seniors matches them.

In addition, after he used his Item Sense ability, he already sensed the emblem that they have referring to their identities as the Tower Lord's disciples.

However, he wasn't really sure whether these people have become part of the Black Magic Organization already.

After all, Jairo, the fifth disciple that he captured is part of the organization… Speaking of which, this person is still imprisoned serving his life sentence… He was previously planning to send him to Ignacy but because of the recent events, he had already forgotten about him.

'My Mana Distortion wasn't too effective against them… It can only disrupt their Magic Tools' activation and their Mana Protection… I should try something else…' Vincent thought as he pulled out his cane…

As soon as he did this, he immediately attacked them with his Ensnare.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Several thorny iron vines suddenly started coiling around their feet but because of their incredible physique, they weren't even scratched from that attack.

However, this was only a distraction. He only wanted to keep them in their position for a brief moment so he could use his Soul Manifestation…

Whom!

A huge ghost-like figure of his grandfather suddenly appeared.

Unlike before, this Soul Manifestation seems more real… Although it is still made of smoke or some sort of mist, the manifested figure was more detailed and its eyes appear more intelligent than before.

"It's really the exclusive skill of a Soul-Forged Weapon! Amazing…"

"Let's see if it's really as scary as the rumor says…"

The two weren't panicking and they even grinned seeing that strong Soul Manifestation getting closer to them…

Vincent then gave the order to attack but this time, he gave the manifested soul a complicated instruction…

It didn't just fly directly to the two intruders. Instead, its movement was unpredictable as it tried getting closer to them…

Vincent then watched his senior disciples deal with the manifested soul using their skills as Grand Knights…

They suddenly made a black sword out of thin air and it seem to be a materialization of mana!

'Is that even possible?' Vincent was surprised since this is the first time he saw someone do this trick. However, he suddenly recalled some Elemental Mana Arts that can create various things…

'Fusion Arts?' He surmised after sensing the mana fluctuations from them. It was quite impressive but definitely possible if you are a Penta-Caster.

After a few moments, he realized that the two were able to equally fight against the manifested soul without using Lightning Arts. It should be the weakness of the skill that he just used but it appears that his seniors didn't need to exploit its weakness at all.

'Ugh… I wanted to see how much lightning art it can take but they're not using it…' Vincent felt a bit disappointed…

After all, there is no magician capable of using lightning within Vera City. It means that he couldn't test how long the Manifested Soul can last after it received a Magic Resistance attribute.

Vincent then saw the two using some sword techniques that he had never seen before… The two even seem to be enjoying their battle as they were able to fight it to their hearts' content.

Whenever the Manifested Soul is being weakened, Vincent just has to pour more energy into the Cane and it will regain its vigor… It was like they are fighting an unkillable summons and this gave them a bit of excitement to try some of their technique…

Vincent smiled as he knows that they were having fun… He doesn't feel hostility toward them, unlike Jairo. They seem to be genuinely testing out his capabilities…

'Ahh… Did they really just come here to secretly test my abilities? Hmmm… If that's the case, I should show them some more…'

After figuring out the real intention of these seniors. Vincent no held back as he canceled his Soul Manifestation…

Since these two were capable, he should be able to try some of his new Artifacts without worrying about their safety.

Whoosh… Whoosh… Whoosh…

Three floating swords suddenly appeared beside Vincent… They were weapons that he had previously used and they weren't sentient items, unlike the Tome.

However, these three were the result of his acquisition of the Enlightenment Stone or the Ancient-Grade item…

Although the swords don't have sentience, he can control them easily without having to split his mind into three…

He can simply order the swords to execute pre-made attack patterns to cut his target…

[ Wind-Blessed Sword ]

[ Quality: Legendary

Number of Enhancements: 10/10

Durability: 805/810

Flight: 175

Sharpness: 450

Wind Flow: 210

Description: A sword blessed by the deity that governs the wind.

Soul-Bound: Vincent Kayser

Remarks: The item can not be enhanced. ]

[ Skill ]

[ Controlled Unit: A passive ability that allows the bounded user to control the wind-blessed sword with 10 attack patterns. The patterns will coordinate automatically with other similar controlled units. ]

This sword was only a Unique-Grade Lite Arcane Sword before. However, after he used the enlightenment stone, it had become like this with the two other swords. It was unfortunate that he could no longer use the enlightenment stone again but this is still a good exchange.

Furthermore, he was able to receive some enlightenment as well on how to provide a blessing to his items… The problem is that he can't do this unless he became a deity as well.

Vincent smiled after seeing the reaction of his two senior disciples… They seem to be figuring out why his swords are floating as they scanned the swords using their Mana Sense…

'First Pattern…'

Seeing that the two were waiting for him to attack, Vincent obliged as he controlled his three flying swords to attack…

Two of them flew up while one of the swords remained very low almost touching the ground…

As soon as they are in their position, the swords started moving again as they targeted their heads and feet!

In addition to this, Vincent strengthened his Soul Domain and pressured the two Grand Knights even more.

"Hmph! Mere tricks… Bring it on!"

"Those tiny swords were nothing if the Magician controlling them gets taken down!"

Brycen and Shane taunted Vincent.

Instead of waiting for the swords to reach them, they also rushed toward Vincent with their gleaming swords!