Reborn as an Extra Chapter 600: Changing The Natural World Order.
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Once Rio at last unwound and steadied his nerves, the gains he'd built up gradually smashed through a crucial barrier!
"Wtf!?"
Rio had foreseen that pulling off such a grand achievement would surely bring rewards, yet even he never imagined his efforts would unleash events of this scale!
Rio had outright triggered the 'laws' of 'Death' and 'Soul' to 'Evolve'! He had straight-up altered the 'natural order' of the 'world' through his deeds!
The 'World' and its entire set of 'Laws' operate on a basic rule: they adjust and advance based on shifts occurring throughout the universe.
Prior to this, merging two souls or even soul fragments was deemed utterly impossible.
Yet Rio, as an outlier, disproved that notion and demonstrated the method, forcing the 'laws' of the world to accept this feasibility and thus 'adapt' and 'evolve' to accommodate the fresh opportunities Rio unveiled!
Introducing a novel possibility and reshaping the 'natural order' of the world is far from a trivial accomplishment!
Alverto requires two centuries of groundwork, backing from a mighty entity, three 'fragments,' the spire of ascension, and the full 'luck' of the 'chosen one' plus various world entities just to attempt something similar!
But Rio pulled it off solo! And in a superior manner, no less!
*BOOOOM!!!*
Before Rio could process the unfolding chaos, enormous waves of mana and miasma surged toward him, fueling his breakthrough with raw power!
Rio's form lifted into the air effortlessly, without any effort on his part, while vast energies flooded his body from every angle, forming a grand loop of mana and miasma encircling his suspended figure!
The spirit realm held only scant mana, so the bulk of the ascent's energy came from miasma for Rio, though that appeared far from the full extent.
Ripples in space from surrounding areas streamed into Rio's frame, bolstering his physical form and soul strength from within!
It seemed nearly as though the whole 'World' and its 'Laws' that had validated Rio for aiding in the 'laws'' evolution now sought to aid his breakthrough!
Although Rio had only just hit the intermediate phase of rank S recently, with countless feats and vast might, he rocketed straight to the peak of rank S within mere moments!
Each realm typically features four phases: the early one marked by (-), the intermediate where the (-) vanishes leaving just the realm marker.
Next comes (+), the 'Late' phase, indicating prolonged time in the realm and near-total command of its power.
Lastly, (++ ) signifies full mastery of the realm and its ultimate 'peak' condition!
Rio had been at the intermediate phase, and through standard paths, he would have advanced to the 'late' phase afterward.
However, by achieving what no one across the universe ever had, Rio elevated all his skill levels to their utmost!
He reshaped the 'natural order' of the world and reaped enormous benefits from his extraordinary feats!
Skipping the 'Late' phase entirely, he vaulted to the 'Peak' of Rank S in a single leap!
Rio's formidable sword intent expanded outward across hundreds of kilometers as its scope ballooned alongside his rapidly strengthening soul and realm.
It drew in even greater quantities of miasma toward Rio and directed every thread of energy and every element in the vicinity down to the molecular scale with astonishing accuracy!
Rio's 'Sword Body' and 'Sword Heart' advanced another step closer to 'Perfection,' while his fundamental 'Life Level' ascended to a higher plane!
At that instant, Rio truly emerged as a Peak S-ranker right then and there!
Glancing at his updated and invigorated status panel, Rio could boldly declare 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..."