"Vincent Fox?"
This time Terry Yan had led three classes over 170 students in total and even he couldn't immediately place Vincent among the crowd. After a moment's thought, a faint impression resurfaced.
"I don't think he's come out yet," Terry said.
Hearing this, Autumn Su's expression fell. Though she knew no one ever escaped a Licker, she'd held onto a flicker of hope perhaps a miracle might happen. Now that her teacher confirmed otherwise, her eyes betrayed a flash of sadness.
"Thank you, Teacher. I understand." Autumn Su bowed slightly and headed toward the rest area.
No sooner had she left than a murmur ran through the group: another student's portal was glowing bright red an exceptional rating. It was a member of Godslayer Academy. Walter Wayne, ever the polished hypocrite, beamed as he strode forward, casting a knowing glance at Terry Yan as he passed.
Meanwhile, Vincent stood alone in a pure white dimensional chamber, receiving the Domain's final rewards:
"Congratulations! You completed the ultimate mission in just 323 minutes, earning the highest evaluation... You have been granted 100 freely assignable attribute points! You have acquired the supernatural talent: Blazing Flame!"
As the chimes faded, Vincent was bathed in a red glow. When it cleared, he felt something burning fiercely at his dantian. At the same time, a memory flooded his mind an understanding of "Blazing Flame."
Blazing Flame: a form of fire far hotter than normal flame. Its power scales with the user's spirit energy the stronger the mind, the more devastating the flame.
No longer able to contain himself, Vincent eagerly raised both hands and focused his will…
"Puf!"
Raging fire erupted from his palms. An ordinary man's hands, inexplicably wreathed in flame visually spectacular.
He clenched his fist and punched out:
"Boom!"
A fireburst shot forward like a missile, detonating in mid-air with a blazing flare before fading. Vincent's eyes gleamed with excitement.
'This move… it really does feel like "Fire Fist" Ace from One Piece! It's weaker only because my spirit energy is still low. Boost that, and my potential will surpass Ace's and even Admiral Akainu's!'
He wasn't being boastful. His new memories explained that at high enough spirit energy, Blazing Flame users could elementally transform just like Akainu, immune to physical attacks and raise their flame temperature to solar-core levels.
Then he would be unstoppable… though it demanded enormous spirit energy.
'Too bad Saitama Physique raises spirit slowly only double in three months, nowhere near my other stats…'
An idea struck: he'd put all 100 new points into Spirit.
Name: Vincent Fox
Race: Human
Physique: 297
Spirit: 126 → 226 (after allocation)
Strength: 301
Agility: 291
Bloodline: Saitama Physique (Awakened)
Supernatural Talent: Blazing Flame
A true monster of stats.
Vincent tested it again, blasting out another punch of flame:
"Boom!"
The distant sky erupted in fire, bathing the area in red light. The shockwave rattled the air like an RPG round impact. Vincent's jaw dropped adding those 100 Spirit points had amplified his power far beyond the first test.
If he faced Autumn Su and the others now, he could probably one-shot them.
He allowed himself a satisfied grin. A whole new world of possibilities had opened…