Chapter 268 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-1.

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Chapter 268 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-1.

268 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-1.

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[Name: Lia Silver]

[Class: Swordsman]

[Rank: A-] [Max Rank Potential: SS+]

[HP: 7200/7200] [MP: 6200/6200]

[STR: 71/100] [SPE: 82/100] [AGI: 81/ 100] [DEF: 77/100] [INT: 79/100]

[Talent: Sword Aptitude (S+), Divine Spirit Affinity (SS+), Absolute Precognition (SS++)]

[Techniques: Advanced Swordsmanship (A-), Silver Lion Swordsmanship (A-)]

[Skills: Body Strengthening (A-), Divine Spirit's Blessing (A-)] (Daily life skills aren't mentioned here...)

[Passive Skills: Conqueror of Darkness, Spiritual Ascension]

[Evaluation: You have braved through the darkness that was corrupting your destiny; your 'path' is difficult! But you have the courage to brave through it!]

[Items: Ambient Silver]

Lia's sword aptitude was only S rank, and thus her progress was originally much slower when compared to the likes of Link and Rio.

But once she awakened Kai, her other talent, 'Divine Spirit's Blessing', finally awakened, and her maximum talent potential was also upgraded to SS+.

In this world, improving your talent is an extremely difficult job. There are only a few methods to achieve something like this.

You can enhance your talent by achieving 'enlightenment', as Jin did, or by discovering rare phenomena, as Rio did.

But the most feasible method is to awaken a new and strong talent.

As long as you can awaken a new talent that is higher than your rank, your maximum rank potential can improve.

Awakening a new talent is no small matter; it's extremely rare and difficult.

Lia was able to do it twice because she already had those talents; it's just that her own 'will' was subconsciously suppressing them.

It's extremely difficult to awaken new talents out of nowhere.

'I can walk further with more talents...'

Lia was happy to have more talents, as they were necessary for her to stand side by side with Rio.

What surprised Lia the most were the two passive skills that she got after her ascension.

'Conqueror of Darkness' significantly suppresses demons and other creatures or objects associated with darkness.

Lia now has insanely high resistance to miasma and corruption.

It won't be wrong to say that her resistance to Miasma and corruption is much higher than that of Link and Rio combined.

And lastly, the passive skill 'Spiritual Ascension', was born from the 'Path' that Lia chose.

Lia chose to accept her true self and finally accepted the divine spirit's blessing.

Thus, her soul was strengthened, and she achieved the state of spiritual ascension.

This skill represents that state now.

Moreover, just like how Rio's 'Sword Intent' doesn't have any proper rank of its own as it depends entirely on Rio's 'will', 'int', and spirit,

... Lia's 'Spiritual Ascension' skill also doesn't have any ranks, as its power depends fully on her own 'spirit' and 'soul'.

[Skill Name: Spiritual Ascension]

[Skill Type: Passive]

[Skill Description: A power born from achieving the perfect state of spiritual ascension, only those who have figured out their true selves are worthy to possess this skill.

A strong mind is the foundation for all things, and the 'will' to rival the world itself is the cause of all destinies.]

[Skill Effect:

Your 'soul' and 'spirit' will reach 'perfection' and will make all your skills significantly stronger... User's soul is condensed into the 'Promised Soul of Endless Possibilities'.

]

Lia didn't know what that 'Promised Soul of Endless Possibilities' actually meant, but she had a subtle feeling that she would be able to figure it out eventually.

A smile appeared on Lia's face when she noticed how much she had improved in the past year.

"Hmph! Forget it! I will beat you up with my new talent! And then I will make you beg for forgiveness!"

Rio shrugged his shoulders at those words,

"Haha, if you can, that is... Who knows, maybe I will end up beating you in one move..."

Lia booed at those arrogant words.

"Hmph! Just you wait! I will make you acknowledge the strength of my sword!"

Rio just shook his head and didn't continue to argue with her.

'It's unfair... How am I supposed to go all out against you if you keep talking so happily with me...'

He glanced at Lia and shook his head.

Meanwhile, Lia mistook it for a sign that Rio was underestimating her.

She pouted her cheeks and said,

"Hmph! Just to be sure, I would rather want you to go all out even if the opponent is me!"

Rio nodded his head at those words and took them seriously.

He was originally quite conflicted in his mind and didn't really want to raise his sword against Lia.

But now that she has become stronger, she has confidence in herself.

Even if Rio defeats her, her mentality isn't weak anymore, and she will be able to keep herself together.

Lia glanced at the setting sun and smiled.

"Well, I want you to treat me as an equal when in battle; don't hold back on me..."

A look of determination appeared on Lia's face as she continued,

"I want to figure out how I will fare against you with my current strength... I want to see the gap between us... If you held back, that would be an insult to my pride as an awakener..."

When Rio saw those determined eyes, he couldn't help but give in.

He didn't want to injure her, but she was dead serious in her pursuit of strength.

'I should honor her words; it would be rude to not unsheathe my sword when fighting with an excellent sword master like her...'

Rio grabbed Lia's soft hand and then said it in a calm voice.

"Don't blame me if you end up getting injured then..."

Lia tightened her grasp on his hand and replied with a proud look on her face.

"Hmph! You think you can injure me? I think it's the opposite~ Don't blame me if you lose a limb or two when my sword attacks rain on you..."

Rio smiled and replied almost immediately in a teasing voice.

"I won't mind it, actually... If I lose my right hand, I will ask for your help to do the work of my right hand..."

Hearing those words, Lia's face turned red in an instant.

"Perv! Idiot!"

And with that said, she immediately ran away with a blush on her face.

Rio smiled a bit at her cute and panicked face,

'Sigh~ maybe I teased her too much today...'

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Author's Note.

Yo! It's your beloved author here!

Rio really has a knack for it, and when it comes to teasing Lia, I wonder if she will ever be able to win this teasing competition against him.

Question of the day.

How empty do you feel after reading all of this diabetic stuff?

1. High (D*mn you author! Stop rubbing salt on the wounds!!)

2. Infinite (Author purposely wrote this sweet stuff; this is his evil scheme!!)

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