Eyes Are The Window Of The Soul
The silence was suffocating. While the audiences were nervous, the two people were looking at each other's eyes silently. Basil was still calm and unfazed. In the other hand, Ansley was having an unreadable expression on his face.
Boom!
The pressure battle from the start resumed once again. However, unlike before, this time they were releasing their full might. Second-Circle versus Fifth-Circle. Even though Ansley was handicapped, in terms of pressure he should be superior than Basil.
However, reality often disappoints people. The pressure Basil emitted could stand to toe with his pressure. He could even feel he was getting slightly overwhelmed by it.
How could he not? Mana Pressure wasn't determined on how much Mana one had. It was determined by one's control over Mana, and how well one could condense it to pressure the opponent.