The ultimate blossoming of a personal domain could even replace the world.
The scene unfolding before him immediately reminded Linsey of the battle between the Dragon Beast and its enemy atop Black Mountain.
That Awakened from the Abyss School back then—
had possessed the feeling of replacing the world with his own domain. Only, he had been stopped by the Dragon Beast of the same stage, and had revealed merely a rudimentary form of it.
But at this very moment, the sight before Linsey's eyes
was precisely the display of this domain technique, achieved after an Awakened reached the Eighth Stage, when their personal will and laws had both reached their peak.
Somewhere else,
perhaps the entire world would already have been twisted by this man's ability, utterly reduced to a puppet controlled by his technique.
But this was the City of Law, after all.
The power blessed by countless kings confined the Awakened's laws to the Yellowstone Wilderness, making them far less stable than usual.
At the same time, Eris, whom Linsey was holding, spoke up:
"Linsey, we'd better first..."
The messenger's words came to an abrupt stop.
The little parrot in his arms instantly swooped out, its feathers streaking a white line through the air.
At the same time, Linsey, who was holding Eris, felt his heart sink.
A spontaneous will, rising from within, began changing his thoughts, as though forcing him to pledge allegiance to some ideal!
"Interference from the laws?"
Linsey hurriedly switched to his magic tattoos, enhancing his resistance.
By the time he landed, Eris in his grasp struggled forward in a lunge.
Then, ignoring Linsey behind him, he walked forward alone.
"Eris, stop!"
Linsey was still keeping his own condition under control.
But as soon as he spoke, the little parrot in the sky