-Slash
-Thud
-Slash
-Slash
The strike left a shallow cut on the dummy's chest, which would have been fatal for an ordinary person but was too weak for an Awakener like me.
"This lacks power..."
I knew that the Celestial Parry is a high-level sword art that focuses on defence and counterattacks, but its strength was lacking. After all, it was only a 3-grade sword art. What had I expected?
I can increase its power when I counterattack enemy power but if I have to use Celestial Parry in the normal way, its strength decreases in half.
I tried again to use Celestial Parry.
Feeling my Mana being slowly drained, I continued to practice, repeating similar movements and masking my blade's trajectory.
As the class of Ravi eventually ended, I looked around and noticed that most of the other students had already left for their dorms. I was alone in the arena with my thoughts and my sword.
"If only they knew..."