Beat You To It

Master Stage experts, as they grew stronger, awakened the ability to activate their skills with Aura, instead of mana. Since Aura was a product of mana being condensed finely, it was easy for it run through mana channels, igniting the carved skills branded to the body.

The effectiveness of skills used with Aura would be ramped up by the margin of enhancement the Master was at in their Stage.

If they were halfway through the Master Stage, they could enhance a skill efficiency by 500%. Though, the strength of their mana core could hinder higher numbers from being reached – white cores couldn't cut it.

If the Master was at the Peak of the Master Stage, with a sufficiently powerful core...

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The grandiosity of the radiance, and the stupendous outbreak of torrents of electric destruction struck the braided man silly, even as he held on to dear life; dear life being his Genuine Incarnation.