Chapter 192: Eclipse Seal (Part 1)

As the Aether Energy covered William’s entire body, the eyes of all the students widened in disbelief.

They had already seen his Aether Control in the class, so they knew how strong his control over Aether Energy was.

However, even in the class, he had only covered his upper body with Aether Energy.

But now, his entire body was covered in a faint blue layer of Aether Energy.

"This... This is just insane. I still can’t even bring Aether Energy out of my body, but this guy has already reached this level."

"I can also just cover a single finger, and it took me hours of practice every day."

"Isn’t the gap between us too big? I feel like even Star Commander-level people can’t compare to him when it comes to control over Aether Energy."

Noah, Kevin, and the other elite students were also stunned after seeing this and fell into silence.

In the end, Kevin took a deep breath and spoke in a low voice.

"...This guy is just a freak."

Noah nodded at his words, as even he found the sight before him hard to believe.

Norman looked at William silently, and his eyes narrowed.

’Having strong control over Aether Energy is not enough to achieve such a result. One must also have strong enough soul power to make sure the Aether Energy doesn’t go out of control and damage their body...’ He gave William a deep look before shaking his head.

’To have such strong soul power while still being a Star Warrior... He really is a monster.’

Edrin’s expression was also grim when he saw William’s entire body covered in Aether Energy, but he suppressed the shock in his heart, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

’So what if he has strong control over Aether Energy? Soon, it will become completely useless...’ He thought inwardly and looked toward Norman.

Feeling his gaze, Norman looked at William, and seeing him taking a fighting stance, he backed away from the ring and signaled the start of the match.

Bang!

The instant the match started, Edrin stomped his foot forward and charged toward William.

In just a second, the distance of nearly five meters between them disappeared, and Edrin slashed at William using his training sword.

William watched the sword coming toward his face and suddenly took a step forward, closing the distance between them even more.

At the same time, he waved his hand.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing against metal echoed as William’s Aether Energy-covered hand clashed against the sword, deflecting it.

Edrin felt a tremendous force when his sword clashed against William’s hand, and the sword nearly flew out of his hand.

A look of shock appeared in his eyes, but William didn’t stop after deflecting the sword.

His other hand clenched into a fist, and he threw a punch at Edrin’s stomach.

Edrin quickly used the shield in his other hand to block.

BOOOOOOM!

A booming sound echoed, and Edrin’s entire body shook. However, he successfully stopped William’s attack and wasn’t even pushed back in the slightest.

Edrin’s trait was the Epic Grade Diamond Soul.

This trait increased the power of all of Edrin’s defense-type skills and battle arts by one hundred percent. At the same time, while holding a shield, he would receive another one hundred percent increase in his defensive power.

It could be said that while holding a shield, he was like an unbreakable tank with extremely high defense.

He had also learned some defensive skills and battle arts to increase his defense, so among all the students in the class, it could be said that his defense was the strongest.

Right after blocking William’s attack, Edrin’s figure flashed, and he disappeared, instantly appearing right behind William.

Flash Step!

It was an extremely powerful battle art. Although it couldn’t be compared to the Blink skill, Flash Step could still achieve an effect similar to teleportation.

Although it wasn’t real teleportation but just extreme speed, it was still a very powerful.

Right after coming behind William, the sword in Edrin’s hand flashed with silver light, and he slashed at the back of his neck.

Everything happened in an instant, and by the time most of the students realized what was happening, Edrin’s sword was just a few centimeters away from hitting William’s neck.

The face of all the students changed as they saw Edrin’s sword cleanly slice through William’s neck.

Just as they were panicking, thinking William’s head had been severed, his figure turned blurry and disappeared.

’An afterimage...’ Kevin immediately realized and looked to the side.

Using Phantom Step, William appeared right beside Edrin and threw a kick at the side of his face.

Edrin’s expression changed, and he immediately raised his shield to block.

Bang!

A booming sound echoed, and the impact made Edrin stumble backward.

Before he could recover, William continued with his attack.

Edrin could only passively defend and sometimes used his sword to attack William.

But all of his attacks were either dodged or deflected by William very easily.

Bang! Bang! Bang! ——

Their figures moved rapidly amid the battle ring, clashing again and again.

But as time passed, everyone could see that William was still at ease while Edrin was struggling to defend himself even with his strong defense.

BOOOOOOM!

William delivered another solid kick to the shield, and a few cracks appeared on it.

Seeing this, William immediately stepped forward, and his Aether Energy-clad fist tore through the air as it struck toward the cracked shield.

Edrin’s eyes narrowed when he saw this, and the instant William’s fist touched the cracked shield, a faint silver light flashed across its surface.

Woosh!

Suddenly, the Aether Energy covering William’s body disappeared, and to his shock, William realized he couldn’t use Aether Energy anymore.

’Now!’

Edrin took the opportunity, and the sword in his hand flashed.

William was caught completely off guard, and by the time he reacted, the sword was already at his face.

Swish!

A sword light flashed over his face, and a wave of blood splashed into the air.