For the next hour, Leo and Dumpy clashed a total of ninety-five times, yet in every single exchange Leo emerged victorious, ending each bout in half a minute or less, as he proved himself unquestionably superior despite being a freshly ascended Transcendent.
'Aura mastery coupled with a superior body really is a broken cheat code. One man shouldn't be able to move this swiftly—' Leo thought, as it became clear to him that his dominance did not come merely from stepping into the Transcendent realm, but rather from being a Transcendent who had already mastered the art of aura control.
The ability to perceive attacks before they landed granted him precious windows of foresight, allowing him to evade and counter his enemies' attacks, before they themselves had a chance to fully execute them….
Meaning that in battle, he was always one step ahead, dictating the pace of it rather than reacting to it.
