The stadium was silent at first, but in the next second, it erupted in excitement.
"What the hell?!"
"Surprised?" Apollo asked, his body glowing with a subtle light, having taken little damage from the explosion. "Hehe, you think you're so smart, eh?"
"That's…" The Fire Shrine student squinted his eyes. He could see that his opponent was covered in a faint glow, his muscles gleaming with a rough, metal-like texture. He recognized this technique—True Hardening—from the Shield and Sword Martial School. Many of its students had learned it, and because he had fought some of them and seen it with his own eyes, he identified the technique after a few seconds. "True Hardening?!"
"Oh? You know this one?" Apollo asked, a smile playing on his lips. He swung his arm, noticing that his body felt heavier than before. His speed had decreased by almost half, though he was still faster than normal people.