[Ding! Current role-playing completion rate has reached 100%! Mastery threshold finalized. Shadows of the past cast away. Congratulations to the host for unlocking a realm of power that completely transcends Hawkeye Mihawk!]
Following the crisp chime of the system, a deep seal inside Ryuu's body violently shattered. The power that completely transcended the world's strongest swordsman began to unlock!
BOOM—!
In that single, explosive breath, Ryuu's entire body shook violently. Deep inside him, as if a primordial god had cracked open a new reality, a massive, magnificent flood of energy burst into existence.
Under the weight of this raw power, his whole body felt as though it had been instantly dipped into a warm, heavenly hot spring. A soothing, healing heat filled every single cell, causing them to celebrate their instant biological evolution!
This time, no visions or memories of Mihawk's life flashed through Ryuu's mind. Yet, the physical feeling of this newly unlocked power was infinitely, exponentially stronger than any upgrade he had felt before!
His unmatched sword skills, his sharp Observation Haki, his defensive Armament Haki... every single mastered fighting skill was forcefully crushed, purified, and raised into a god-like level.
Subconsciously, Ryuu closed his hawk-like eyes, drawing his overwhelming presence entirely inward to quietly map, absorb, and adapt to this massive change.
...
An unknown amount of time ticked by—perhaps a whole day in his mind, or perhaps a mere fraction of a second in reality.
Then, Ryuu snapped his eyes open!
Those brilliant, golden hawk-like eyes instantly exploded with a piercing light, radiating a terrifying, soul-crushing pressure that could freeze the blood of any normal observer!
"A power that completely transcends Hawkeye's limitations, is it?"
Muttering the words under his breath, Ryuu mentally brought up his newly evolved status screen.
[Role-Playing System]
Host: Ryuu
Strength: 1000
Agility: 1000
Spirit: 1000
Physique: 1000
(Note: 10 is the average score for an ordinary human.)
Current Character Template: Hawkeye Mihawk
Current Role-Playing Completion Rate: 100%
Current Character Power Unlocked: Transcendent
Acquired Ability: Shapeshift
With his completion rate hitting the absolute maximum of 100%, his power level had undergone a total evolution—moving from the realm of Perfect straight into the domain of Transcendent!
And his overall power, compared to his humble beginnings, had experienced a world-shaking shift.
His core stats had soared to a god-like 1000 points across the board! He was now precisely one hundred times stronger than a peak human! The raw physical force given by such stats required no explanation; the destruction he could unleash was absolute.
Yet, the crowning achievement of this breakthrough lay within the evolution of his fighting skills.
His unmatched swordsmanship had reached a state of enlightenment. His Observation Haki had broken the time barrier, allowing him to smoothly see into the immediate future. His Armament Haki could now be shot outward through the air to crush targets from afar. And beyond all of those...
Conqueror's Haki!
The absolute aura born from the soul of the World's Strongest Swordsman had finally awakened!
With a single, razor-sharp glare from his golden eyes, a suffocating, terrifying wave of spiritual pressure violently burst from his body!
VROOM—!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At this moment, he hadn't even made a physical attack. Yet, to everyone present, it felt as though an ancient, unmatched blade had just been forcefully drawn. Millions of invisible, razor-thin streams of sword energy shot outward in a sweeping wave, dominating the area!
The thick curtains of dust that had covered the ruins were instantly swept away as if struck by a localized hurricane.
The solid bedrock and heavy concrete blocks beneath his boots groaned under the weight. As if chewed up by an invisible mouth of force, the earth was ground into microscopic powder, rolling outward in a circular wave. With Ryuu standing firmly at the center, a massive ring of debris broke outward, and the ground beneath him sank by several inches!
"What on earth is this?!"
Up in the air, Fubuki's face changed violently once again, turning entirely pale.
As a high-tier psychic, her spiritual senses were exceptionally finely tuned to invisible energies. In her mind, Ryuu's body had just exploded with a wave of pure willpower so thick it had practically turned into physical matter.
The exact millisecond her psychic field brushed against the edge of that golden aura, she felt as though her mind had been struck by a physical sledgehammer. Her psychic powers violently snapped back.
Fubuki's vision went completely dark. Gasping for air, her energy ran out instantly, and her body began to sway dangerously, nearly falling out of the sky!
At the same time, across the cratered battlefield, the bored expression on Saitama's face instantly vanished. His features locked into a razor-sharp, hyper-focused Serious Face.
As that spiritual pressure washed over his skin, his nerves tingled violently, and a thick layer of goosebumps erupted across his entire body.
This was a mental and physical feeling he hadn't experienced in a long, long time!
The last time his body had reacted this way was back when he still had a full head of hair—back when he had fought a terrifying, life-threatening monster that genuinely pushed him to his absolute limits!
Remembering that distant, exciting thrill of a true battle, Saitama's chest tightened, and he gave a deep, respectful nod. "Yeah... your swordsmanship really is insanely strong!"
Sensing the shift in Saitama's attitude, Ryuu—fully embodying the transcendent spirit of Hawkeye—curled his lips into a rare, sharp smile.
"Young man, I acknowledge your existence. You are one of the exceedingly few true powerhouses I have ever met in my life."
"To show my absolute respect for your strength..."
"I, Hawkeye Mihawk, shall fight you using a single strike that completely transcends my own limitations!"
The moment the final word left his lips, Ryuu unleashed his strike!
The black blade of Yoru had been entirely shattered, leaving nothing but the cross-shaped handle. Yet, as he swung the empty handle through the air, a thick, ink-black wave of pure Conqueror's and Armament Haki burst from his palms, instantly gathering onto the guard to form a brand-new, hyper-dense blade of pure spiritual energy!
The newborn blade vibrated at incredible speeds, unleashing a sharp, deafening screech toward the heavens.
His massive physical stats, his enlightened sword forms, his future-sight Observation Haki, his advanced external Armament, and his sovereign Conqueror's Haki—everything he was, everything he commanded, was completely fused into this single, ultimate slash.
He brought the blade down!
FLASH—!
A brilliant green light lit up the horizon. Yet, this time, the attack did not look like a massive, sweeping wave of flash and awe. Instead, the infinite sea of jade energy collapsed inward, compressing into a single, razor-thin emerald line that zipped forward with the speed of a cosmic laser!
The exact fraction of a second that thin green line traced its path through the air, a pitch-black, jagged tear appeared directly behind it.
Fubuki's lungs completely locked up, her breathing stopping entirely.
That single, simple strike... had literally cut through the fabric of space itself!
In that absolute fragment of a second, the entire universe seemed to fall into a dead, total silence. The only thing remaining in existence was that absolute, heaven-rending line of pure destruction.
Saitama's eyes widened in brief surprise. Then, a brilliant fire of pure excitement exploded within his pupils!
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