The Stalemate

"An illusion?"

"We're in an illusion right now?"

"Seriously?"

"Th-this should be the voice of 'Fimbulwinter,' right? Is he still alive?"

The voice that rang throughout the entire area caused everyone present to stir uneasily.

"An illusion?"

Even Magnus furrowed his brows and slowly closed his eyes.

If this really was an illusion, then with the power of Mind's Eye, Magnus should have been able to see through it.

After all, Mind's Eye was a technique that could peer into the microscopic world and perceive all phenomena. A mere illusion should have been completely incapable of affecting someone who had mastered Mind's Eye.

Unfortunately...

"I can't see through it..."

Magnus's voice turned low and solemn.

That was right.

He couldn't see through it.

Even Mind's Eye couldn't see through the illusionary world constructed by Eightfold Mist.

"As long as the user has also mastered Mind's Eye, they can construct false phenomena even in the microscopic world, deceiving others who have mastered Mind's Eye as well. That is the true power of Eightfold Mist."

Luo Zhen's voice rang out from the void once more, spreading throughout the area.

"Could the Chancellor's Mind's Eye be stronger than mine, allowing him to see through the illusionary world I constructed?"

By this point, Luo Zhen's voice carried a hint of disdain.

There was no doubt that, as the Strongest Magus of the 19th Century, the Chancellor had certainly mastered Mind's Eye.

That was also why the Chancellor had been able to skillfully use Magic Defense to deflect Yaya's attack, then react swiftly and block Astaroth's path.

It was precisely because he possessed an ability like Mind's Eye that the Chancellor could see through Yaya's attack, strike in time, and then use the force and trajectory of Yaya's attack to deflect it with a single