Chapter 474 Den of Blades
"Hole Man Erix has done it yet again!"
*Cheers!*
"Hole Man!"
"Hole Man!"
"Hole Man!"
Erix rubbed his temples hearing the loud and resonating sound around him.
After killing his 2nd opponent in the Punch Death Arena in the same way while improving Puncture Stream, Erix gained further popularity, with more people shouting this name that he didn't like much.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
'Whatever, all I have to improve and continue. I might break through into the 5th realm in the Punch concept in my next fight.'
…
On the other hand, Rin was in a similar situation as Erix.
She had also asked for the best Blade concept, and arrived in a world ruled by Blades!
Following the rules of this Wish Reward's dimension, Rin entered the Den of Blades—a deadly place filled with ten underground floors.
Starting from the surface, Rin must kill her opponents on all floors or die trying to achieve her peak of Blade concept and achieve Conceptual Manifesto!
When Rin reached the second floor after defeating two opponents on the first floor, she readily broke through in her Blade concept, reaching the 5th realm Jeta in her Blade concept and awakening the final additional effect to her Blade concept.
[Blade]—Concept.
_Realm: Jeta — Zenith Zenblade
—> Severing Blade: Your blades are Severing Blades whose slashes will inflict 'Severum' on slash-hit. As long as you reach a certain amount of 'Severum' on anything, no matter how tough, you can sever it.
—> Slice & Dice: You can cut anything into pieces. 'Cut' will be applied to anything you strike with your blade-type attacks. Your blade-type attack's penetration is increased by 100%.
—> Inversion Blade: Your Blades-attacks are a singularity, unaffected by general world laws. You can manifest Blades from any uncontrolled energy and control it while letting them inherit the power of the Bladed weapons you wield.
—> Zenith Zenblade: Your blade-type strikes on anything produce an ethereal echo, reverberating through the fabric of reality itself to you. These echoes convert residuals of all your blade-type attacks during the fights, turning them into Zenblades. You can imbue a Zenblade into an attack and increase its potency by 50%.
You can imbue multiple Zenblades into an attack and can store up to 5 Zenblades.
_Effect(s):
—> All blade-related attacks deal 50% extra damage.
—> Your severing/slash attacks deal 50% extra damage.
—> 'Cut' will be applied to anything your blade-type attack strikes. Each stack of 'Cut' increases your Blade-type attacks' power by 1%, up to 100%. Once at 100%, you can consume the required energy based on the target and cut the target into any amount of pieces to your liking.
—> Upon striking a target with a blade-type attack, you create a resonance within the target's essence. This resonance causes the target to emit a pulsating aura, attracting nearby blade-type attacks like a magnet. Any subsequent blade-type attacks directed at the resonating target gain a 25% increase in damage.
Additionally, if the target is already afflicted with 'Severum' or 'Cut', the resonance effect intensifies, doubling its attraction strength and amplifying the damage bonus to 50%.
—> You can a Zenblade each time you stack 100 Severam or Cut on a target. Zenblade-infused Blade-type attacks have 100% extra penetrative power on targets with 100 stacks of Severaum or Cut.
When Rin looked at the power Zenith Zenblade, her eyes sparkled.
'Awesome!'
Her brain also started envisioning a skill to utilize the full potential of this Blade concept in a single skill.
A single skill to destroy a target completely!
'100 stacks of Severaum and Cut can be done with micro-blades at the forefront of any of my attacks and doing that will instantly produce 2 Zenblades or 3 since initial residual attack might produce one.'
'That's already a freaking 150% boost in attack power… on top of having 100% extra penetrative power on the target with 100 stacks.'
Rin grinned and walked towards the west passage in the 2nd floor's huge cavern hall.
As she walked there, she saw a board and door leading to another hall.
[Blade Concept Assessment]
"You're here again? I told you that you need to reach the 5th realm in your Blade concept to evaluate its Potential Grade," a slim man wearing a blue robe with two blades at his waist immediately spoke upon seeing Rin.
Rin rolled her eyes before an ethereal glowing silver Blade manifested in front of her. This blade formed from pure Prana present in the atmosphere, so she didn't spend any energy.
But the man's eyes glinted upon seeing and he side-stepped, "Go. Let's see what grade your Blade concept is."
Since Concepts progressed differently for everyone as it was based on their personal factors and potential they bloom for themselves with their mindset, so not all were the same in power.
Rin wanted to know where her Blade Concept stood in this world of Blades!
As she entered, her eyes were immediately attracted to the largest board in the hall, displaying the rankings of the top 10 Blade concepts.
[Blade Lords]
1. Sugil Nerat — Ethereal Edge — SSS-Grade
2. Nebula Nightstrike — Shadow Shredder — SSS-Grade
3. Aetherielle Duskblade — Twilight Tempest — SSS-Grade
4. Vortek Steelrend — Void Vanguard — SSS-Grade
5. Zenithia Skyshard — Celestial Cleaver — SSS-Grade
6. Draconis Emberblade — Infernal Incisor — SSS-Grade
7. Seraphine Frostblade — Frostbite Fury — SSS-Grade
8. Gaia Thornblade — Verdant Vortex — SSS-Grade
9. Solarius Sunblade — Solar Sovereign — SSS-Grade
10. Lunara Moondancer — Lunar Lacerator — SSS-Grade
Looking at the leaderboard of the top 10, Rin narrowed her eyes, 'I better get into that…or I am going to feel like shit.'
Rin walked towards the evaluation desk and told them that she wanted to assess her Blade Concept.
The oval-shaped woman with a gentle expression, but sharp aura emitting from her smiled at Rin and said, "Go to Assessment Room no. 3 please."
As Rin left, the woman looked at her with an amused expression. 'Why does she seem nervous with that qualitative Blade aura? Haha, Perhaps she hadn't seen other people's Blade concept in detail yet.'
She glanced at the leaderboard and thought, 'Hmmm, I wonder which place she would take from there?'