Gideon froze as he felt the numerous auras lock onto him and start probing his body.
However, he noticed something. He'd been proved by domain ranks before (Ivan, Varian, and the ones briefly mentioned at the promotion ceremony) and whenever they probed him, he felt like he was being seen through completely. Moreover, there was a sense of pressure that usually set him on edge.
Now though, while he still felt those effects, they were vastly lesser than before. It was then that Gideon realized, now that he was getting closer and closer to grasping the domain rank, the sense of danger he felt from people at that level had reduced considerably. He still had no confidence in beating the weakest one, but at the very least, he sure that he wouldn't be absolutely helpless. At least, until they used their domain anyway.
"You came." Ivan appeared in his front and Gideon nodded.