As Rio finally relaxed and calmed down, all the progress he had accumulated overtime, finally broke through a major threshold!
[Ding! Congratulations! Your mastery over your skill âElemental Sword Artâ has reached rank âS++â!]
[Ding! Congratulations! Your mastery over your skill âMaster Swordsmanshipâ has reached rank âS++â!]
[Ding! Congratulations! Your mastery over your skill âEnlightenment of the Sword Sageâ has reached rank âS++â!]
[Ding! Congratulations! All of your skills have received a major enhancement and boost in base power!]
[Ding! You have taken another step forward on your âPathâ!]
[Ding! You have crossed a major threshold and all of your physical base stats will be boosted tremendously!]
[Ding! You have succeeded in doing what no one in this entire Universe has ever done before!]
[Ding! Your actions of successfully merging a shattered soul has grabbed the attention of the âLawsâ of âDeathâ and âSoulsâ!]
[Ding! Your actions have caused the âLawâ of âDeathâ and âSoulsâ to âEvolveâ due to this âNewâ possibility you have created!]
[Ding! Your efforts have been recognized by various âLawsâ of the world and thus your control over various elements of the âworldâ will receive a tremendous boost!!]
[Ding! You have fulfilled many major conditions! You have crossed a major threshold!]
[Ding! You have broken through the âPeakâ Stage of Rank S!]
...
"Wtf!?"
Rio already expected that after achieving such a major feat, there would definitely be some rewards, but even he hadnât expected that his actions would cause such major events!
Rio literally caused the âlawsâ of âDeathâ and âSoulâ to âEvolveâ! He literally changed the ânatural orderâ of the âworldâ itself with his actions!
The âWorldâ and all of its âLawsâ work on a simple principle, they adapt and evolve themselves according to the changes that happen across the universe.
Before this, it was simply considered impossible to âmergeâ two souls or even soul fragments.
But Rio, an anomaly, proved it wrong and showed how to do it, causing the âlawsâ of the world to recognize that indeed this was possible, and thus they had to âadaptâ and âevolveâ accordingly to what new possibilities Rio had created!
Creating a new possibility and changing the ânatural orderâ of the world is no small feat!
Alverto needs two hundred years of preparation, the support of a powerful being, three âfragments,â the spire of ascension, and the entire âluckâ of the âchosen oneâ and the various beings of the world to even try to do the same thing!
But Rio did it all by himself! And in a better direction too, at that!
*BOOOOM!!!*
Before Rio could even think about what was happening, massive amounts of mana and miasma both rushed in Rioâs direction and started to provide energy for his ascension!
Rioâs body floated in the sky on its own without him needing to do anything, and massive amounts of energy poured into his entire body from all directions as a big, powerful cycle of mana and miasma formed around his floating body!
The amount of mana inside the spirit realm was miniscule, so most of the energy was provided by miasma for Rioâs ascension, but even that didnât seem to be the end of it all.
Spatial fluctuations from all directions poured into Rioâs body, enhancing his physique and the power of his soul from the inside out!
It was almost as if the entire âWorldâ and the âLawsâ of the âWorldâ that had acknowledged Rio for helping in evolving the âlawsâ of the âworldâ were trying to help Rio in his ascension!
Even though Rio had just recently reached the intermediate stage of rank S, with so many achievements and so much power, he directly broke through to the peak of rank S in a matter of seconds!
Every realm usually has four stages, the early stage that is denoted by (-), the intermediate stage where the (-) sign disappears and only the sign of their realm remains.
Then there is (+) which is the âLateâ stage, which symbolizes that you have been in that realm for a long time and have mastered nearly all of its strength.
And finally, there is the (++) sign that shows that you have completely mastered the realm and have reached its absolute âpeakâ state!
Rio was only at the intermediate stage, and if he had progressed through normal means, he would have entered the âlateâ state of the realm next.
But by doing what no one in the universe had ever done before, Rio raised all of his skill proficiency to the extreme!
He caused the ânatural orderâ of the world to change and thus earned immense return for his amazing accomplishments!
He directly bypassed the âLateâ state of the realm and reached the âPeakâ state of Rank S in one go!
Rioâs powerful sword intent spread in all directions for hundreds of kilometers as its range increased tremendously with Rioâs soul and realm improving so fast.
It pulled even more and more miasma in Rioâs direction and maintained and controlled every strand of energy and every elemental in the area to the molecular level with insane precision!
Rioâs âSword Bodyâ and âSword Heartâ took one step further towards âPerfection,â and his very âLife Levelâ was elevated to the next realm!
In that moment, Rio officially became a Peak S-ranker on the spot!
...
<Status>
[Name: Rio Flash]
[Title: Anomaly, Imperfect Supreme Weapon, Bender of Fate and Reality, World Order: Herald of Change.]
[Class: Swordsman]
[Divinity: Imperfect Sword Heart (SSS+)]
[Rank: S++] [Max Rank Potential: No limit(X)]
[HP: 48,200/48,200] [MP: 28,400/28,400]
[STR: 237/250] [SPE: 249/250] [AGI: 242/250] [DEF: 230/250] [INT: 247/250]
[Talent: Limitless (X), Sword Aptitude (X), Imperfect Sword Body (SSS+)]
[Techniques: Master Swordsmanship (S++), Elemental Sword Art (S++), Enlightenment of The Sword Sage (S++)]
[Skills: Body Strengthening (S++), Lightening Sword (S++), Handling (S++), DarkWing Movement Art (S++), Reflect (S++), Void Travel]
[Passive Skills: True Immunity (X), Sword intent, Supreme Beingâs Aura, Enhanced Regeneration (S++)]
[Evaluation: An unstoppable anomaly in the fabric of reality, several laws of the world have noticed your growing presence and ambition!]
[Items: Unknown Fragments (???), Formless Weapon (bound to the soul), Hell-Walkerâs Robe.]
...
Looking at his refreshed and new status panel, Rio could confidently say in that moment that,
"I am quite strong now... hehe... It might not be too much of a big deal if I start picking up fights with early-stage SS-rankers now, right?"
"Hehehehehe..."