A few minutes ago—
On the arena platform beside where Nyx and Amyra were going all out, Alden stood with his sword gripped tightly as two Cedrics attacked him, one from the front, the other from the back.
His Spirit Domain registered both of them as real, and since his Voidheart hadn't activated, he knew this wasn't an illusion.
There was no time to dodge and yet instead of fear, a wide smile spread across his face.
"So, you have grown stronger as well, huh, Cedric?"
He spoke as he reinforced his legs with an immense surge of mana. Just as he always did with his sword, this time he applied the same principle to his own body, turning his legs into weapons.
Mana burst through them in rapid succession as he drove his foot into the ground, activating the first step of his weapon art.
Ruinous Severance.
He had always known his weapon art wasn't limited to a single weapon. He simply used a sword because it felt the most natural but there was something even more natural.
