Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2010

As many had guessed earlier, Louise was indeed on-site.

As the owner of the mind domain, she couldn't possibly be far from the venue to maintain a domain stable enough to contain so many contestants.

Though she'd masked her scent and suppressed her supernatural strength, Thalia quickly located her in a nearby flat not far from the tournament venue.

Aside from Louise, Marilyn was in the room. She was clearly present as Louise's protector.

Though Louise needed to continuously focus her thoughts and supernatural powers to maintain control over the domain, she still opened her eyes and looked toward Thalia when the latter entered.

Thalia marched up and questioned, "Did you seal Shannon's supernatural powers?"

Since Shannon represented the mystic arts community in this tournament, given Louise's temperament, it was possible that she would forbid Shannon from using her supernatural powers against a fellow demon representative.

When confronted, Louise replied with indifference, "It was her choice."

That response ignited Thalia's frustration. On any other day, she might have let it go.

The mystical tournament was among the best talents, but most were part of the younger generation. With Shannon's strength, she could likely win even without her supernatural powers.

But because of the special rules of the second duel, she was now up against a nearly realistic projection of the Ten-Tailed Elythune.

In the real world, even Louise might not be able to defeat such an entity, let alone Shannon, a six-tailed fox whose supernatural powers were sealed off.

Thalia glanced at the monitor showing Shannon's struggle and clearly reaching her limits. She could no longer hold back from urging, "She can't fight against the Ten-Tailed Elythune in her current state. Unseal her supernatural powers now."

The truth was, even Louise couldn't dissolve the domain so easily at this point.

Unsealing would require Shannon to be physically present. Even if Louise could somehow enter the domain through an illusory form and break the seal, she wouldn't do it.

This duel was meant to be a trial she designed for Shannon, but the unexpected appearance of the Ten-Tailed Elythune had boosted the difficulty of the trial.

But Louise was confident she could at least save Shannon's life. After all, the latter was currently the most promising candidate to cultivate ten tails one day and the hope of the entire Wynthorpe clan.

Louise would never act outside the boundaries of her control.

But to Thalia, Louise's stubborn attitude was infuriatingly familiar.

Her eyes turned red with anger, yet she couldn't lash out. It wasn't just because she couldn't win, but if she made a move, it might destabilize the domain and harm Shannon inside.