Chapter 284: Two Huge Unlocks in a Single Moment! [GOLDEN TICKET AND POWER STONE BONUS - ]

Yes, the person was Luke.

And the confusion on his face quickly turned into complete delight. After reading seeing this.

As for the clean cuts from earlier—

That hadn’t been because the sword itself was sharp enough to slice through Peak D-Rank bodies.

Luke had relied on Physical Severance authority, while using G-Rank Paragon’s Judgment to create those perfect cuts.

Without it, his current sword wouldn’t have been capable of such an effortless result.

In fact, the weapon was already on the verge of breaking.

After all, he had just used a G-Rank sword to kill a Peak D-Rank being.

And on top of that, he had even used an Authority through it.

Cracks had already spread across the golden blade.

"I need to rank it up more." Luke’s expression became slightly worried as he looked at the damaged weapon.

Fortunately, the sword could repair itself by absorbing energy.

And Luke was already supplying it with energy.

Crack... crack...

The fractures across the blade began closing almost immediately.

Even if the sword were to completely shatter, it wouldn’t truly be lost.

The weapon was connected to his soul, meaning it would eventually reappear.

The only problem would be the huge amount of energy required to restore it.

But then Luke’s expression suddenly changed.

His eyes narrowed.

"Wait a minute." The moment the G-Rank seal broke, Paragon’s Judgment had advanced to F-Rank.

Luke’s mind immediately connected the dots.

Those five Peak D-Rank beasts...

All of them together had only provided enough energy to break the G-Rank seal.

"A Body Temper realm seal?" The corner of Luke’s mouth twitched.

He could already imagine the amount of energy required for the next breakthrough.

It was going to be absurd.

Still, despite the thought of that expenditure, Luke couldn’t suppress his excitement.

At least he had discovered another path for the sword’s growth.

Before this, his only real method had been slowly allowing it to grow by countering different elemental powers.

Now, however, he had discovered that the sword could also advance by consuming other beings.

That was undoubtedly good news.

The problem was—

He had no idea how much energy the next seal would require.

"Whatever." Luke shook his head, putting the matter aside for the moment.

First, he needed to make sure there wasn’t any danger nearby.

He carefully scanned his surroundings.

Nothing.

Only darkness stretched through the enormous pathways.

Yet Luke could see through it without difficulty because of his Void affinity.

His gaze eventually settled on the massive walls surrounding the pathway.

The walls extended all the way upward, connecting seamlessly with the ceiling and completely sealing the passage.

Luke stared at them for a moment.

’Can I break them?’ The thought amused him.

But he already knew the answer.

"No."

Otherwise, the knights who had entered these ruins before, especially when they had been traveling together, would have already done exactly that.

So there was no point wasting time thinking about it.

After confirming that there was no immediate threat and finding nothing but silence stretching through the dark pathways, Luke finally relaxed.

With a thought—

A chair made entirely from cosmic energy appeared beside him from his spatial ring.

It was the same cosmic chair he had crafted earlier using Elythos’ armor ability.

Luke casually sat down.

"Sadly, my Nexus Titan doesn’t allow me to freely use every armor ability without actually summoning the armor." Luke sighed.

Although his Nexus Titan allowed him to use armor abilities even while wearing a different set of armor, there were still limitations.

Still, that didn’t stop him from wanting more.

The more abilities he could access without relying on a specific Titan, the better.

’I need more.’

[So greedy.] The System suddenly appeared, casually taunting him.

Luke completely ignored it.

He had long since become accustomed to the System’s occasional teasing.

Instead, his attention shifted toward something far more important.

The newly unlocked ability of Paragon’s Judgment.

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[ NEW ABILITY UNLOCKED ]

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■ Elemental Barrage

Type: Offensive / Ranged

Rank: F-Rank

Classification: Sword Technique

Description:

Paragon’s Judgment releases condensed elemental energy with every sword swing, transforming each slash into multiple elemental projectiles.

Rather than creating a single ranged attack, the sword fragments the manifested elemental energy into dozens of smaller blades that travel toward the target at high speed.

Effects:

• Each sword swing releases multiple elemental blades.

• All projectiles inherit the sword’s currently manifested element.

• Projectiles can be fired in multiple directions simultaneously.

• Higher elemental control increases projectile accuracy and stability.

• The number and power of projectiles depend on the wielder’s output.

• Multiple projectiles can strike the same target or spread across an area.

• Effective for suppressing groups of enemies and overwhelming defensive positions.

Limitation:

The ability consumes additional energy for every projectile created.Greater projectile numbers result in lower individual power.

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"Damn, that’s so OP!" Luke couldn’t help but exclaim after reading through the description.

And this wasn’t even an ability similar to anything he already possessed.

That alone made him even more excited.

"With this, I’ll have far more options in close combat, especially when dealing with multiple enemies."

Luke’s mind immediately began analyzing its applications.

Normally, he relied heavily on overwhelming destructive power and raw physical strength.

Those methods were extremely effective, but they had also left his basic combat style somewhat lacking.

This ability changed that.

First, it gave him another way to attack without relying purely on brute force.

Second, he could catch his enemies off guard and land several additional attacks before they even understood what was happening.

"Even though the current limit is only ten projectiles, that’s still plenty."

As he muttered those words, Luke’s imagination had already begun running wild.

He could already picture himself launching a single attack—

And then an entire sky filled with swords appearing above his enemies.

Before raining down upon them all at once.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just imagining the scene made Luke’s blood boil with excitement.

After all, who didn’t want a ridiculously cool trick like that?

"Yeah, Cosmic Punch is powerful and all..." Luke nodded.

"But this looks way cooler."

His grin widened as he imagined the expressions of his enemies.

Their faces would probably turn pale the moment they looked up and saw an entire sky filled with swords pointed directly at them.

Just thinking about it made him even more eager.

"So I need to break more seals as quickly as possible."

With that decision made, Luke prepared to continue his hunt.

But before he could move—

Ding!

Another notification appeared.

Luke’s expression immediately soured.

’Seriously? What is the System trying to do now?’

At first, he found the sudden interruption annoying. And thought, system was just annoying him.

But the moment he actually read the notification—

His irritation vanished and his eyes widened along with his expression changed completely.

Then, with the utmost sincerity, Luke clasped his hands together. And prayed to goddess of luck.

"Please, bless your most devoted follower, my Goddess."

The System couldn’t help itself.

If it had been able to speak at that moment, it would have definitely mocked him.

[Most devoted? Heh!]

Unfortunately, it couldn’t.

So instead, it simply continued displaying the notification.

And the notification was—

[CONGRATULATIONS, LUKE! YOUR FOURTH TITAN SUMMON IS NOW AVAILABLE!]

[SUMMON NOW?]