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Chapter 271 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-4. · Oct 07, 2026

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251 Chapter 251 The Essence of healing... Part-2. 2026-10-07
252 Chapter 252 The Essence of Healing... Part-3. 2026-10-07
253 Chapter 253 The Essence of Healing... Part-4. 2026-10-07
254 Chapter 254 The Essence of Healing... Part-5. 2026-10-07
255 Chapter 255 The Essence of Healing... Part-6. 2026-10-07
256 Chapter 256 The Essence of Healing... Part-7. 2026-10-07
257 Chapter 257 Heart of Eternal Nirvana. 2026-10-07
258 Chapter 258 Arner, The Child of Thunder... Part-1. 2026-10-07
259 Chapter 259 Arner, The Child of Thunder... Part-2. 2026-10-07
260 Chapter 260 Arner, The Child of Thunder... Part-3. 2026-10-07
261 Chapter 261 Round two... Part-1. 2026-10-07
262 Chapter 262 Round two... Part-2. 2026-10-07
263 Chapter 263 ʼPathʼ to Spiritual Ascension! Part-1. 2026-10-07
264 Chapter 264 ʼPathʼ to Spiritual Ascension! Part-2. 2026-10-07
265 Chapter 265 ʼPathʼ to Spiritual Ascension! Part-3. 2026-10-07
266 Chapter 266 ʼPathʼ to Spiritual Ascension! Part-4. 2026-10-07
267 Chapter 267 ’Path’ to Spiritual Ascension! Part-5. 2026-10-07
268 Chapter 268 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-1. 2026-10-07
269 Chapter 269 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-2. 2026-10-07
270 Chapter 270 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-3. 2026-10-07
271 Chapter 271 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-4. 2026-10-07
272 Chapter 272 Liam, The Summoner of the Millennia! Part-1. 2026-10-07
273 Chapter 273 Liam, The Summoner of the Millennia! Part-2. 2026-10-07
274 Chapter 274 Liam, The Summoner of the Millennia! Part-3. 2026-10-07
275 Chapter 275 Liam, The Summoner of the Millennia! Part-4. 2026-10-07
276 Chapter 276 Liam, The Summoner of the Millennia! Part-5. 2026-10-07
277 Chapter 277 Liam, The Summoner of the Millennia! Part-6. 2026-10-07
278 Chapter 278 Link, The Menace... Part-1. 2026-10-07
279 Chapter 279 Link, The Menace... Part-2. 2026-10-07
280 Chapter 280 Link, The Menace... Part-3. 2026-10-07
281 Chapter 281 Rio as a tea shop owner? 2026-10-07
282 Chapter 282 Link Vs. Rio, The Battle Of Absolute Talents! Part-1. 2026-10-07
283 Chapter 283 Link Vs. Rio, The Battle Of Absolute Talents! Part-2. 2026-10-07
284 Chapter 284 Link Vs. Rio, The Battle Of Absolute Talents! Part-3. 2026-10-07
285 Chapter 285 Link Vs. Rio, The Battle Of Absolute Talents! Part-4. 2026-10-07
286 Chapter 286 Link Vs. Rio, The Battle Of Absolute Talents! Part-5. 2026-10-07
287 Chapter 287 Link and Rio, Eternal Rivals... Part-1. 2026-10-07
288 Chapter 288 Link and Rio, Eternal Rivals... Part-2. 2026-10-07
289 Chapter 289 Link and Rio, Eternal Rivals... Part-3. 2026-10-07
290 Chapter 290 The Award Ceremony! Part-1. 2026-10-07
291 Chapter 291 The Award Ceremony! Part-2. 2026-10-07
292 Chapter 292 The Award Ceremony! Part-3. 2026-10-07
293 Chapter 293 The Award Ceremony! Part-4. 2026-10-07
294 Chapter 294 The Award Ceremony! Part-5. 2026-10-07
295 Chapter 295 Returning to home... Part-1. 2026-10-07
296 Chapter 296 Returning to Home... Part-2. 2026-10-07
297 Chapter 297 Returning to Home... Part-3. 2026-10-07
298 Chapter 298 Returning to Home... Part-4. 2026-10-07
299 Chapter 299 The Interview 2026-10-07
300 Chapter 300 Sheʼs Mine! 2026-10-07

Chapter 271 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-4.

Lia knew all too well what Rio was talking about.

She immediately got up from the ground and jumped away to make some distance.

[Uhh… How about you surrender now?... I certainly donʼt want to get hit by ʼthatʼ attack…]

ʼNo… I must fight till the end…ʼ

[He has already figured out how your talent works…]

ʼThatʼs what I am confused about too… it should have been impossible...ʼ

The Lia talent is based on mana, soul, and fate.

If she canʼt read these three things, then her talent will have no effect on the opponent.

From the start of the match, Lia wasnʼt able to sense Rioʼs soul and fate because of ʼTrue Immunityʼ, and the only thing she was using to predict Rioʼs moves was his mana.

After seeing Liaʼs relentless attacks, Rio eventually figured out that she was reading his mana flow.

And for someone who can use sword intent with extreme precision, controlling his mana flow was obviously quite easy.

He created feints and successfully figured out her moves.

If it were someone else, this situation would not have happened; Lia would have been able to detect mana, soul, and fate.

With these three factors working together, her predictions would have been extremely accurate.

You can temper with your mana, but not with your soul or fate; only Rio is doing so with the help of ʼTrue Immunityʼ.

Seeing that Rio has already figured out all of her tricks, Lia was also surprised.

ʼEven after fighting beside him for so long, I still do not know the depths of his strength; he has so many techniques and skills that I really canʼt figure out the end of them.ʼ

Even Lia didnʼt know about ʼtrue immunityʼ and ʼsoul splittingʼ; these are Rioʼs trump cards, and he has never told anyone about them, not even Lia.

Rio has always had the habit of keeping some hidden cards for himself in case a desperate situation arises.

ʼNow that it has come to this, I am going to go full force on my last attack.ʼ

Lia still has one more advantage that Rio doesnʼt: she has Kaiʼs massive spiritual mana output.

As long as she uses a lot of mana in her attack, she can still overpower Rio, like she did to Miki.

Lia poured all of her mana into her spirit armor and enhanced her speed and agility.

Her silver wings enlarged, and particles of silver mana started to condense around them.

She took her stance and bent her knees a bit.

ʼNow itʼs do or die… I will gamble it all on this one attack.ʼ

[Silver Lionʼs swordsmanship: Obliteration type: Maximum output!]

...

Seeing Liaʼs determination, Rio nodded his head in satisfaction.

In the previous attacks, Lia had already pushed him to a corner quite a bit; he even had to purposely create feints with his mana to confuse Lia.

ʼShe is preparing to end it with one attack…ʼ

Rio could see what Lia was trying to do; now that he has gotten rid of her advantages, sheʼs adapting quickly without wasting time.

ʼVery well then…ʼ

Rio placed his sword beside his waist, and a small spark of excitement flashed through his eyes.

ʼItʼs been a while since I enjoyed battles like this…ʼ

[Elemental Sword Art: Water Type: Flow of Slithering Waters!]

...

Lia launched at Rio as she thrust her sword forward; the two massive wings gave her enough push to increase her speed multiple times.

Right now, she was putting a massive amount of mana into her attack, and thus her speed became a bit faster than that of Rio.

Despite the helmet covering her face, a serious expression lingered on her face.

ʼIn a head-on confrontation, I will win!ʼ

When Lia was about to reach Rio, his sword flowed like a stream of water and hit Liaʼs sword from the side.

ʼHeʼs trying to change the trajectory... but itʼs useless!ʼ

[Divine Spiritʼs Blessing: Spiritual Mana Overload!]

Liaʼs output increased even further, and even Rio was surprised by her amazing power.

Not only had he to constantly guard himself against her prediction abilities, but he also had to face the onslaught of her insanely strong attacks.

ʼSheʼs improved a lot…ʼ

A slight smile appeared on Rioʼs face at that moment.

ʼIf it was any other completion, I would have already admitted defeat, but… I must win this tournament… So forgive me, Lia, but you must lose today…ʼ

[Concentration]

[Handling]

[Lightening Sword]

Rio hasnʼt used his ʼlightening swordʼ skill for a long time now; thatʼs because he never needed to use it a lot after he learned sword intent.

The lightening sword is more of an auxiliary skill; he awakened it when his elemental sword art was improved.

This skill lightens his sword, making it easy to parry and push away other attacks.

It is basically a cheap counter to the opponentʼs attacks.

Usually this skill wonʼt work on strong attacks, but if you combine it with ʼhandlingʼ and ʼconcentrationʼ, then its effectiveness increases by more than a hundred times.

In other words, when Rio used this skill on Liaʼs sword attack, he easily changed the trajectory of her thrust attack by a few angles.

That small change was enough for Rio.

He dodged her attack in a time frame that lasted less than a blink of an eye.

Moreover, before Lia could react to all this, Rio swung his sword in a downward motion towards her right arm from the side.

[Sword Intent]

[Elemental Sword Art: Thunder Type: Descending Thunder Arc!]

Sword intent and other legendary class skills are direct counters to any spirit-related things.

Liaʼs spirit armor would have been un-destructible if she fought someone else, but for Rio, it was as frail as a sheet of paper.

*clang!*

In an instant, the attack landed, severing Liaʼs right arm and causing blood to flow out like a fountain.

Rio himself felt a sudden ache in his heart after injuring her like that, but he had no other choice; sheʼs too strong now.

Even Rio canʼt win if he doesnʼt use ʼsword intentʼ on her, and he had to win no matter what.

The reward for completion is a chance for Fade, and Rio doesnʼt want to let go of it.

He was hoping that he wouldnʼt end up fighting Lia, but things turned out like this, so he couldnʼt do anything at all.

Just when Rio was distracted after injuring her, Lia gritted her teeth and raised her left hand towards the sky.

[Divine Spiritʼs Blessing: Heavenly Judgment!]

Spiritual mana formed a massive magic circle that erupted in the sky, unleashing a massive beam of silver light at Rio and Lia.

[Kiddo, you will get hit too if you use that!]

ʼWho cares! Iʼm about to lose anyway!ʼ

Lia hadnʼt used these ranged attacks on him in this duel because she knew that Rio could dodge them easily.

But now that he was distracted while still being in her close proximity, she was certain that this attack would land on him.

Yet, contrary to what Lia thought, Rio raised his sword above his shoulder and swung it toward the descending beam of light.

[Sword Intent!]

[Elemental Sword Art: Thunder Type: Heaven-

Splitting Thunder!]

A gigantic arc, composed of condensed thunder and enhanced by sword intent, fired at the beam of silver light, splitting the entire beam and the magic circle in two.

Rioʼs pure display of overwhelming power shocked the whole audience, and even the SS-rankers couldnʼt help but shake their heads.

Even they were surprised at how one-sided Rio was in ending this match.

Aside from a few small cuts, Rio didnʼt suffer much.

As Lia had used all of her mana, her armor and wings disappeared, and she collapsed on the ground.

She lost her sword as well as her right hand.

Rio walked over to Liaʼs side, and ignoring her heavy breathing, he placed his sword around her neck. (His hand is trembling at the moment.)

”You lose… Lia…”

No matter how hard Rio tried to hide it, Lia could see that Rioʼs eyes were trembling and looked at her severed hand with concern.

When she saw this, a smile appeared on her face.

ʼIn the end, he still didnʼt go all out on me… Perhaps even an emotionless guy like you can hesitate, huh?ʼ

Lia was right; Rio could have easily aimed his attack at Liaʼs stomach, neck, or face, but his hand trembled and landed on her hand.

If it had been someone else, Rio wouldnʼt have hesitated, and his sword would have severely injured the other party.

However, when he was about to injure Lia, he nearly lost his grip on his sword.

It took immense determination and willpower for him to do this.

ʼSigh… and here I thought I would be able to go toe to toe with him after reaching rank A… I need to train more…ʼ

A teleportation circle appeared under Lia as she was thinking all this in her mind.

”Yeah, I lose… but that was a good match…”

Hearing Liaʼs words, Rio nodded his head and sheathed his sword with a slightly trembling hand.

Rio summoned his courage and spoke before Liaʼs teleportation began.

”You have become strong…. I acknowledge that I couldnʼt have defeated you without using my sword intent… You are strong, Lia…”

Hearing those words, Lia was taken aback for a moment, but then a smile appeared on her face.

”Thanks..”

Lia was pleased that he acknowledged her, even though she didnʼt win the match.

That was all she needed.

…

Authorʼs Notes.

Yo! Itʼs your beloved author here!

Truthfully speaking, guys, even my hands trembled while writing this chapter. Making Rio fight Lia is really a difficult thing…

Question of the day.

How much willpower and determination do you think it took Rio to attack Lia?

(Tell me in the comments.)

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