Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!

Chapter 854 252 Kael's Domain: The Beginning of War - Fall of Gransham Territory (10K)

When the domain that distorts reality was retracted again, Bartlett's gaze once again turned to Kael:

"Your domain is very interesting; even among all the domains I've encountered, it's one of the most unique."

Kael fell into a slight silence and did not speak for a long time.

He understood what Bartlet Monarch meant.

After all, from the beginning, he didn't use much of the domain's power.

On one hand, it's because there was no need, as this battle was merely a spar.

On the other hand... he didn't really want people to see those "pieces" controlled by him within the Bound God's domain at full power.

After all, Kael was too famous in Lancaster; most of his experiences had been studied by people.

If people happened to see the pieces controlled by the Bound God, originating from countless different races, it would easily cause them to speculate on Kael's identity.

For this reason, Kael indeed wasn't very keen on showcasing the advantages of the domain in front of Bartlett.

However... that extremely strange power of domination still subtly affected Bartlett in every battle.

Bartlet Monarch looked at Kael and said: "Kael, your choice is correct. Rather than saying your domain is used for combat, it's more like a tool to assist you in unleashing greater power.

You... can actually, as the power of domain domination deepens, continuously influence the opponent itself, making them become the way you control them."

Kael sighed, lightly scratched his cheek with a bit of embarrassment, and said:

"Indeed, it somewhat contains such elements. Actually, for me, the longer the battle lasts, the more the scales of victory inevitably tilt toward me."

Bartlett nodded and said: "I felt it, the smoothly controlled universal spirit bodies at the beginning, later, all had some issues.

The feeling I got was as if something was silently changing their state, as if forcibly creating a weakness in them that did not originally exist."

Kael was surprised, could Bartlet Monarch really sense such subtle differences?

It's not that he looked down on Bartlett.

Whether it's Bartlet Monarch's [Domain: Heart of Manipulation] or his own [Domain: Bound God], in essence, they both continuously influence others through the domain, amplifying the ability of "domination" to gain initiative in battle as a supportive domain.

But, Bartlet Monarch's [Heart of Manipulation] is more akin to enslavement, using extreme violence to forcibly break through all spirits' Spiritual Body Worlds, thereby directly controlling natural phenomena from the level of the Spiritual Body World.

This power is extremely violent and dangerous, with very distinct pros and cons.

The advantage is, Bartlet Monarch can control everything at the fastest speed, obtaining the initiative of battle in an instant, and...

For those entities whose strength is not strong enough, or more precisely, those who haven't reached the Holy Land, Bartlet Monarch would have an overwhelming advantage.

Kael could feel that with Bartlet Monarch's manipulation magic power amplified by the domain, it could completely, almost without consumption, instantly tear open the Spiritual Body Worlds of those at the Extraordinary Rank or below.

Just one command, such as 'die,' could almost let those whose mental defenses were breached fall dead on the spot.

From this point of view, a strategy of numbers is already completely ineffective against Bartlet Monarch.

No nation would be willing to use an entire legion as a sacrifice to forcibly consume Bartlett's resistance, such a cost is too great for any nation to bear.

But, the drawbacks are equally obvious.

Kael softly said: "Lord Bartlet, if your domain simply employed the power of domination... wouldn't it, in fact, lead to a rapid decline in your combat strength?"

"You've guessed it, that's why I say, sometimes, manipulation is not the future, enchantment is. Everything and every being operates according to its own laws, and merely relying on forced manipulation would often lead to tragedy.

Because you can't control others forever. Humans will always sober up, and so will everything and every being; as time goes by, the effect of manipulation will worsen, and our combat power will weaken."

In a nutshell, manipulation mages, when acting alone, rely on a 'first-sight kill' tactic.

If they can't completely neutralize the enemy at the first encounter, the combat environment they face next will only grow more difficult.

Kael understood what Bartlet Monarch meant.

Just like that Big Fireball Skill enhanced by Bartlett, its damage undoubtedly already rivals that of ordinary seven-ring spells.

Although still far inferior to Kael's seven-ring compound spells, the destructive leap forward was still breathtaking.

Rather than forcibly dominating, employing manipulation methods to have natural phenomena assist the mage in unleashing great destructive power isn't a bad approach, at least it's less likely to provoke a rejection reaction from the Universal Spiritual Body World.

Reflecting on everything sensed within Bartlet Monarch's domain, Kael said with a low laugh:

"So your suggestion to me is to shift from pure manipulation to enchantment?"