Reborn as an Extra Chapter 570: Clue to Ellie’s location.

With the influx of pure soul waves and vital essence from the unified dragon wills surging into Rio's form, his power surged upward at an incredible pace.

He'd been teetering on the edge of advancing to the mid S-rank phase earlier, and this perfect timing of the boon propelled his abilities forward in a massive surge all at once!

Without the heavy taint of soul and life force corruption afflicting most dragons, Rio might have absorbed far more and possibly leaped straight to the pinnacle of S-rank.

Yet, fortunately, their combined might transformed Rio's shadow robe, elevating it to the status of a formidable legendary artifact!

Forging a legendary artifact demands enormous might, as it requires weaving the world's 'laws' directly into its essence!

Rio sensed that the 'laws' of 'concealment,' 'darkness,' and 'shadows' had woven themselves into his 'Hell-walker’s Robe,' raising it to a true 'SS++' tier artifact, nearly matching the caliber of his blade, 'Vinash.'

Of course, an artifact's true potency and impact largely hinge on the wielder.

In Rio's grasp, 'Vinash' becomes an ideal and devastatingly potent tool for widespread ruin, yet for others, it remains merely a hexed sword that dooms its bearer to a tragic end.

The 'Hell-Walker’s Robe' follows the same principle; after this empowerment, it's been tailored exclusively for Rio. No one else could even don it!

'Now I'm geared up completely with legendary artifacts... in a game setting, it'd be spot on to claim my avatar's loaded with top-tier rare gear from head to toe!'

Beyond the power surge and gear upgrade, Rio received a memory shard from the colossal shadow dragon king.

This shard contained records of Ellie and all the recollections he held about her.

Though the bulk of his memories had been obliterated by miasmic taint, Ellie remained his daughter, and a parent's bond ensures such vital remembrances endure to the very end.

'Not even miasmic corruption could erase these thoughts from him... alas, had you not turned against the world alliance, your fate might have unfolded differently...'

All beings harbor aspirations and goals, yet pursuing them carries the weight of repercussions for every choice made.

Rio shook his head, glanced at the cube of possibilities, and noticed its indicated path had shifted.

Lacking the moment to delve into the shadow dragon king's gifted memories, Rio sealed them away temporarily while swiftly preparing his departure.

'Lingering here further spells peril...'

The enormous dragon tree had surrendered all reason, turning the vicinity hazardous should Rio remain close.

The shadow dragon king tore free a huge dragon scale from the massive dragon tree and positioned it before Rio.

One final smile graced the shadow dragon king and the remaining shadow dragon heads toward Rio before the pure soul waves fully faded.

Miasma overwhelmed the colossal dragon tree, and to avoid escalating peril, Rio offered a slight bow in tribute, seized the enormous dragon scale in one grip, and leaped onto his sword to soar off at maximum velocity!

Rio fled without a backward glance, but through his miasma sensing skill, he detected the dragon heads spiraling into frenzy in an instant!

Some heads slammed into the earth, triggering violent quakes and upheavals, while others savagely tore at and assaulted one another right there!

The whole tree structure shuddered; countless eyes unleashed miasmic rays wildly in every direction, unleashing colossal devastation.

Fragments scattered everywhere as the tree's roots yanked free from the soil, and the vast plateau crumbled instantly amid the frenzy.

Miasma currents turned turbulent with rifts tearing through space-time from the creature's world authority erupting chaotically outward!

Miasma streams from every side converged on it, fueling its wilder frenzy and disorder!

Given the spirit realm's fragile space-time weave, Rio could employ space warp, bending the fabric here even as an S-rank.

In one explosive exertion, Rio accelerated wildly, covering hundreds of kilometers via near-instantaneous shift in mere moments before halting.

Rio promptly engaged his shadow robe along with stealth abilities to slip into total concealment!

He laid his sword atop the massive dragon scale and rapidly drew out every trace of miasma from it before discarding the foul mass!

It resembled wielding his sword as a suction device, pulling all miasma from the scale, then hurling it aside like refuse!

Once fully cleansed, the once-inky dragon scale unveiled its authentic hue.

Grayish-black with a radiant sheen, its tone closely mirrored what Rio had observed on Ellie, verifying its shadow dragon origin.

Rio swiftly tucked the huge dragon scale into his space ring and then departed at a measured yet persistent speed to widen the gap from the colossal dragon tree.

Those miasma beams from the giant dragon tree packed such force they spanned hundreds of kilometers in split seconds.

Their intensity vaporized mountains, hills—any obstacle in their path—into steaming pools of miasmic sludge almost immediately!

Rio resorted to cosmic warp repeatedly just to evade those stray blasts, and at times their barrage grew so dense he had to burrow into the ground hastily for cover!

'It's utterly lost to madness... lashing out at anything visible and wreaking havoc without restraint...'

Fortuitously, Rio's goal lay thousands of kilometers distant, granting him room to flee well clear of the site.

'Cosmic warp drains mental reserves excessively; else, I'd have chained it nonstop to bolt from here...'

Cosmic warp proved an intensely draining method, guzzling vast mana quantities, and even drawing on miasma as fuel, it thinned the local miasma after each cast.

Energy alone wouldn't faze Rio, since he could readily draw more from the ambient miasma, but the core issue was his mounting mental exhaustion.

Theoretically, Rio possessed boundless energy by cycling surrounding miasma endlessly, yet cosmic warp demanded exact computations and firm mastery.

A tiny error could ensnare you in turbulent spatial storms; plus, the spirit realm's space-time already teetered on instability.

You risked plowing into zones of fierce spatial turmoil or tumbling into unforeseen spatial fissures.

Cosmic warp functions by creasing space, shortening the span between points A and B through direct spatial control.

However, in shaky, crack-prone space, cosmic warp turns riskier and more taxing.

Therefore, Rio employed it judiciously.

For a full week, Rio evaded assaults on the run before at last attaining a secure zone beyond the frenzied dragon tree's reach.

He alternated stealth and velocity modes repeatedly across nearly ten thousand kilometers until escaping its influence!

'Even blind, untargeted strikes from peak SS-rankers demonstrate their absurd dominance...'

Gratefully, the dragon tree couldn't harness its world authority offensively, having forfeited nearly all rationality; otherwise, such assaults would span ranges impossible for Rio to outrun unscathed.

'The 'Hell-walker’s Robe' truly excels as gear... with mana or miasma to fuel it, I can shrug off nearly every elemental or corporeal harm...'

The shadow robe aided Rio through numerous tight spots, with rare weaknesses covered by his potent sword intent.

'Yet... confronting peak SS-rankers in battle remains premature for me...'

Rio shook his head, selected a casual spot to settle and recover from mental strain while restoring his mana and miasma stores.

After a nonstop week-long flight, his reserves hovered near depletion!