Marcius felt incredible. As he looked at the Eternal Flames Phoenix that floated across from him, Marcius did not feel the pressure of being outmatched, for the first time since the beginning of the battle.
He looked around him as he marveled at the source of his confidence.
The manifestation.
To be specific, the manifestation of the Strom Dragon King Azot.
Of course, it was not a true manifestation. Marcius was not capable of the true manifestation of the Strom Dragon King. Explicitly, it was the nature of Azot that could not allow Marcius to summon him as a true manifestation.
Just like the beast's soul and partial transformation, whereas Marcius had to get creative and combine the incomplete aspects of the techniques with the help of the Dragon God armor, the manifestation was also just an imperfect version for him.