Vincent heaved a sigh of relief after returning to his seat.

He noticed Guven who was looking at him with admiration as he nodded his head. Well, they can't really communicate since he didn't learn any sign language. Furthermore, Levent's Mind Network can't reach this distance.

Nevertheless, he knows that Guven was trying to congratulate him on winning.

At this time, Guven's name was also called.

"On the first stage, Guven versus Yola!"

Guven then entered the stage as he faced a large man carrying a rapier as his weapon.

Vincent then glanced at Guven and noticed that he was carrying what was similar to a prayer bead used by monks.

It was a very interesting sight since this is the first time he saw someone use an accessory as their main weapon in this duel.

'Well, it might be a different story if it can also transform like what Alexander was using..'

Vincent thought as he seated to recuperate. He can also receive treatment from the medical personnel nearby if he wanted to but decided to just take a potion that he enhanced himself.

Their effectiveness is something he could trust after all.

***

While he was taking his rest, the crowd who were just watching his battle were still unable to accept Alexander's defeat.

Aside from Professor Levent, no one really expected Vincent's victory against Alexander. Even Professor Turhan only knows he's about the same level as Wesley and Alireza.

However, they realized that Vincent's movement technique, staff martial arts, sword skill, and mysterious abilities of his artifacts were more than enough to give him a good spot in the ranking.

"Hmmm.. How unexpected.. I wonder what happened to Alexander. He didn't fully utilize his Rogue Demon Tail."

"Yeah, it's a bit disappointing. The Rogue Demon Tail that I've read about is stronger than that."

"Maybe he just learned how to use it? I think he can't control its power yet so he was leaking too much mana. That's probably the reason why he has to limit himself.

"Furthermore, his Pseudo-Legendary Gauntlet got wasted by Vincent's staff.. He probably got his arms injured after that."

p "We really can't underestimate all these students who received a recommendation, huh.. I wonder who recommended this Vincent.."

As Vincent's performance attracted everyone's attention, they couldn't help but start wondering about his background.

The easier method to do that is, of course, to find the one who recommended him to enter the academy or ask Vincent himself.

It didn't take that long as Professor Turhan's name was brought out and people started asking him about Vincent's background.

Faviona, who had seen everything as well, couldn't help but look at Vincent's figure with great interest.

***

While this is all happening, the duels continued within the arena.

During this time, Vincent continued 'watching' the battle as he found several interesting students.

Guven's prayer bead or necklace is actually a Formation Core as it could trap his opponent making their mana chaotic as they got vulnerable to his punches and kicks.

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Of course, this prayer bead only seems effective against those at the lower ranks so Guven made sure to select the weaker opponents.

He doesn't seem to be aiming too much in the rankings.

Perhaps, Guven just wanted to receive the Gray Emblem out of this competition which isn't really a bad thing to do.

Anyway, Vincent found a few more students with decent skills.

Although they weren't as strong as the top three students, they still have abilities that would make them stand out.

Among them is a girl named Sarah. Her skills attracted Vincent's attention.

She may not have a strong mana fluctuation, but her choice of elemental Mana Arts was quite interesting.

Those who learned Fire Elemental techniques would normally choose Fireball, Fire Torrent, Chain Flame, Fire Dash, or Heat Wave.. These Tier 3 Mana Arts were useful because they were quite easy to learn and were effective in combat.

However, Sarah's choice was different.

Instead of selecting these popular and easy-to-use Fire Element techniques, she selected an extreme Fire Mana Art.

Flaming Body!

She had literally set herself on fire as she fought against her enemy with her burning spear.

The opponent she selected was adept in Wind, Fire, and Earth elements so he was incapable of harming her at all.

If Vincent would make a guess, Sarah's Tier 4 Body Modification is similar to Lar and the 4 other Followers of Qheglena. A gift that could protect their bodies from certain types of harm or element.

In Sarah's case, she probably has immunity against fire techniques so she decided to capitalize on this ability by learning such an extreme Fire Elemental Mana Art. Even though her Mana Capacity, physical strength, and Magic Tools were lacking, her choice of Tier 3 Mana Arts suited her the most.

There is also Yucel. He is a Magic Knight who uses a scythe as his main weapon. It is also something very new to Vincent as he had never seen anyone who uses a weapon like that. Furthermore, he was very adept at using this weapon although he lacks strength and power. At the very least, he seems to have potential if he cultivated his mana a little bit more.

Lastly, Vincent was impressed by the brave young man called Necdet. After all, he's the first one to challenge Magnus!

Everyone was looking forward to Magnus' first battle after all.

"On the third stage, Necdet versus Magnus!"

Necdet seems smaller than Vincent. His main weapon is a scepter that is even taller than him.

On the other hand, Magnus' appearance was truly like a mysterious magician. He is wearing a black mask, a black magician robe, and white gloves.

There is no visible weapon but everyone here knows that he's an expert in the Fusion Arts. He is at the level where he could easily summon a mini meteor to blast his opponent if he wanted to!

"If you're ready! You can start now!" The referee on the third stage announced after seeing that both of them were in their battle stance.

Soon, everyone saw Necdet's scepter emit a blinding light as the Mana Barrier placed to protect the audience started trembling..

A huge spectral bird was summoned out of the scepter!

"What?! This is prohibited! This needs to stop!" The referee exclaimed.