He who Bends Time

I don’t like to brag about my own intelligence, but there are times when even I myself am surprised by my own work. That’s why I can clearly say that I’m not like the typical geniuses like Henry and others, who study every field to find what they could develop, thrive in, and excel at. I’m someone who stepped into the Time Path directly, without concern for the others. My study of other paths solely depends on whether it can help me learn something to advance further in the Time Path.

I don’t exactly remember the date or time, but it was around the period when I studied the Body Enchantment Field—a field where magicians enchant their own bodies using mana. As a result, they can either harden their bodies, make them as light as a feather, or extract more raw power from their limbs. It was an easy field to study, and many magicians have already graduated by creating a thesis in it.

While I was studying this field, I came extremely close to developing a theory for it—without even intentionally pursuing it. However, I didn’t continue developing that theory because I already had my own field to dedicate my focus to. Still, the thoughts I gathered for developing that theory remain vividly in my mind.

It’s quite a coincidence, though... because I believe that those thoughts would come in handy someday.

"Let’s see... What was it again...? The mind is the operator and the body is the machine. Right. The mind is the operator and the body is the machine."

. . . . . . .

In the arena—or more specifically, in the circle surrounded by the prisoners—the opponent on the other side was already close to Auran, his hand delivering a strike through the air.

The crowd cheered, and Kahla was gritting his teeth, expecting a devastating blast to Auran’s face.

However, in the next second, everything changed. Auran, who stood still in the face of the strike, finally moved in a very skillful way. Deflecting the striking hand, he struck back at the Slave Crusher’s face.