The Author's POV

As soon as the swords started to fall down toward the ground, the world started to shake as an overwhelming force began pushing down toward the ground.

"Come, let me see how much more you can entertain me."

With an expression that suggested he was looking down on the world, Ren continued to press his hand downward as more and more swords appeared from the void and extended toward the world.

Mana agglomoration; Sky rapture.

This was the name of the move that Ren was utilizing at that very moment.

It was a skill that was exclusive to him and was not a component of the Keiki style. Ren was now able to exert control over all of the psyons that were located within a few kilometers of him as a result of his successful establishment of a stronger connection with the psyons that were present in the atmosphere.

When compared to before, he was on a completely different level right now, at least from a realistic standpoint. He had improved his strength to such a degree that the Keiki style was no longer as useful or significant as it had been in the past.

It was necessary to point out that Ren's current strength had already surpassed that of Grandmaster Keiki when he was in his prime.

The Keiki style, despite the fact that it was still somewhat useful, was not something that he would consider using very frequently anymore.

Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!

As they descended from the void, the tangible sword energies that were as thick and long as a tree all focused their attention on Suriol, who was floating in the air slightly below Ren.

His figure, which had been undergoing a transformation earlier, had already finished morphing and resumed an appearance that was eerily similar to Ren's.

The expression on Suriol's face, which had become identical to that of Ren's, changed to one of bewilderment.

"What's going on?"

He looked up at the sky with shock.

"...The figure that you envy is none other than yourself? How is this possible?"

As soon as Suriol realized that he had transformed back into the previous form he had taken, his heart went through a period of extreme upheaval.

As he processed this information, he was stunned to discover that Ren envied himself the most.

How was this possible?

'No, wait?'

His eyes widened in surprise as he took a moment to process the information stored in his memory.

"Ah, I see...""

Suriol finally cracked a smile as his body once again underwent some changes.

His hair began to change from black to white in a gradual manner as his once blue eyes underwent a change as well, gradually transitioning to a grayish color, and his face lost all expression as it became expressionless.

Suddenly, from deep within Suriol's body, a strange power surged out. At the same time, all kinds of different memories surfaced within his mind, and everything around him lost its color.

the incoming sword attacks, his head cocked ever-so-slightly, and

him ripped into shreds as various black colored swords warped beneath him in a threatening manner as the air around

a hundred swords to materialize in the space beneath

"...This should do."

the air with a single motion of his hand and were precisely directed toward the oncoming storm

and the world slowly

an eerie silence engulfed the entire planet, visible circular pulses that changed color from red to gray

then

Booom! Booom! Booom!

the sky being filled with the deafening sounds of explosion after

of the

"Run!"

a result of the two attacks, the demons and orcs that remained on the ground

standing there retreated quickly and looked for somewhere

the battlefield, no one was safe, whether

were completely annihilated, their cores included. Nonetheless, the number of orcs seriously injured as a result of

but by the time the lingering energy

was completely leveled, and thick cracks appeared on the ground beneath them. Further adding to

"Ahh..."

"Ugh..help."

sound of orcs and demons wailing in agony and pleading for assistance could be heard throughout the

on the

just found

the air and gazed at his new

raised his head to stare at Ren in the

would've thought that there was another part of

the other Ren's existence, and with the fact that Ren had experienced his power first hand, Suriol was able to

he was in an entirely different league than he was in the past. The current Ren, who had previously bothered him, no longer appeared as

of sight,

turn to say to you to keep me

gently pointed his

instant, sword energy materialized right in front of Ren's

sword suddenly appeared in front of him, it did not present any difficulties for him. Instead, he flicked his hand forward and scattered the energy in front

a troubled frown soon appeared on his face as he stared

before the situation turned from worse to dire as Suriol appeared right in front of him with his hand extended

speed, which was on par with teleportation, and as his vision began to be obscured by the approaching hand that was inching

'Not good!'

the moment Suriol's hand touched his face as the space around

"Nice try."

to the right and advanced his hand in such a way that it appeared as though he could perfectly read his movements. Because of the rapidity of his

as they witnessed a

Booom!

a sizable crater was produced on the surface of the ground. After the dust had settled, standing in the middle of

sky where Suriol was standing. At the moment, he was looking at his body with wonder as a smile slowly

"What fascinating power..."