Palmer felt as if he were facing an exploding sun; in the blink of an eye, a storm of flames erupted, and the surging fire enveloped the combat chamber.
After his promotion, Bologue's Secret Energy influence expanded significantly and freed itself from the constraint of requiring hand contact.
During his sparring with Palmer, Bologue gradually became familiar with his Secret Energy, discovering that although he broke away from the hand-touch limitation, he still needed to disperse his Ether, covering other substances with the form of this high-concentration Ether flame.
This indicated that Bologue's Secret Energy still had some imperfections. Just as he needed a moment to let his Alchemy Matrix cover himself during the Condensation stage, now, as a Prayer Believer, the transition from release to Commanding Matter for Bologue also required a brief moment for the flames to burn.
