“What is that?” 0

At first glance, it looked like an augmented energy shield, but Leonard saw something else entirely through his eyes. The image of a fiery dragon was circling William's body. 0

He wondered if William had unknowingly awakened augmented qi techniques while facing Fire Bird Explosion. That might explain it, but the density of the energy forming the fiery dragon was far too weak for it to be an augmented qi technique. Moreover, William didn’t seem to be aware of it. 0

If that was the case, only one plausible explanation remained. 0

“Is it… a unique trait?” Leonard muttered aloud, but doubt lingered in his voice. He couldn’t help it. Unique traits were, by nature, manifestations of a person’s Mindscape, brought forth as laws of the world. Those with sufficient ability could overturn the heavens, split the seas, or even transcend dimensions. 0

But if this fiery dragon represents William’s Mindscape, why does it lack the force to interfere with reality? A unique trait that doesn’t influence the world’s laws? From someone who could properly muster Intent long before reaching the Transcendence Tier? 0

While rare, such cases weren’t entirely unheard of in murim. Occasionally, someone who had broken through to the Creation Realm would fail to manifest a high-level unique...0