TheTinkatuff lifted the sword carefully with both hands and presented it to him.
Even from her expression alone, Bai Chen could tell how proud she was of this piece.
He sheathed the Cursed-Flame Blade, slung it across his back,
and took the Nergigante Longsword in hand.
Immediately, the weight pressed down against his arm.
This one was heavier—at least twenty kilograms more than the Venom-Eater or Cursed-Flame.
"For her to be that confident… could it already be a named blade?"
He drew the sword.
The instant the blade cleared the scabbard, a fierce gust whipped through his hair.
His eyes widened.
Before him was a blade so plain it bordered on austere—yet something about it pulsed with hidden strength.
"No… this sword isn't simple at all."
Bai Chen closed his eyes, letting his aura flow through it.
The moment his battle qi touched the steel, an overwhelming presence surged back at him.
A Nergigante—
a fully grown Elder Dragon—stood before him, radiating an ancient, crushing might.
The pressure of a creature that stood at the pinnacle of all life.
His chest tightened.
His breath caught.
For a fleeting instant, he couldn't even move.
Then he opened his eyes—
And it was just a silver-white blade again.
A cool breeze brushed past him, and only then did he realize his back was drenched in cold sweat.
[Name]: Nergigante Longsword · Named Blade
[Rarity]: 4
[Attribute]: Intimidation (100 pts)
[Sockets]: None
[Weight]: 168 kg
[Evaluation]: Epic quality. Forged with then help offlame-soul, the heat awakened the latent power of Elder Dragon materials. Undoubtedly, a true named blade.
"Yama?" the smith asked, tilting her head. "How is it?"
Bai Chen blinked, coming back to himself.
How was it?
To reach the level of a named blade was no small feat.
Even with the living forge assisting her, the smith's personal skill was undeniable.
"Better than I expected," he said. "You didn't waste the divine forge I gave you."
"Fufu!"
She grinned, delighted. The divine forge was her treasure now—
With it, she felt like she could create anything in the world.
Bai Chen sheathed the Nergigante Longsword, exhaling softly.
He had originally asked for two blades, one for each hand.
But the smith had gone above and beyond, giving him three.
And he loved every one of them.
The Venom-Eater could poison and corrode even the toughest hides.
The Cursed-Flame burned with eerie green fire, bestowing both beauty and hex alike.
And the Nergigante Blade—its very presence could crush the will of weaker foes.
Each one had its own brilliance.
Bai Chen drew both the Cursed-Flame and Venom-Eater, standing before a training dummy.
He tested a few swings.
Almost immediately, he noticed the problem.
The two blades clashed mid-swing—
Their arcs intersect.
Individually, their weight was nothing to him.
But dual-wielding… actually weakened his flow.
He sighed, sheathing both weapons.
No—there was no need to force it.
Each blade could be used depending on the enemy.
Weight wasn't an issue; carrying them all would barely slow him down.
He stored them carefully, then turned toward the large chest the smith had rolled out.
Inside was the armor she'd forged for him.
His old hunter set from the Monster World had been destroyed completely after tanking Kahili's Z-Move.
He needed new protection.
"This is the heavy armor you made?"
"Yama!"
She opened the chest with pride.
Inside lay a set of sky-blue knight's armor.
It had been designed by Lillie and forged to perfection by the smith.
Forged using Turtonator's flame-soul, the armor's defense had tripled compared to his old hunter set.
Rarity: 3.
Weight: an impressive 200 kilograms.
Bai Chen donned the armor, then slung all three blades across his back.
Together with his own body weight, he now carried nearly a ton.
He jumped experimentally.
The ground barely quaked beneath his landing, but the weight pressed against him heavily.
"Feels like wearing a twenty-kilogram vest," he muttered. "Fine for now—but long term… it'll take a toll."
He exhaled, flexing his hands.
"Let's see if advancing Titan's Body will help."
That afternoon, Bai Chen trained relentlessly.
By dawn the next day, his efforts bore fruit.
Titan's Body (Rarity 7) — Proficiency advanced: Skilled → Expert (1 / 17,500)
The required experience had quintupled.
He sighed.
Seventeen days of hellish training had barely earned him three thousand points.
At this rate, he'd need a hundred more days to reach the next level.
"Still, let's test the results."
He wore the full armor again, all three blades on his back, and crouched slightly.
Then—jumped.
BOOM!
The training ground cracked beneath his feet.
From the corner, Lillie peeked out—still brushing her teeth—
just in time to see Bai Chen soar over ten meters into the air.
She blinked.
Then calmly returned to finish her morning routine.
After twenty-eight days of living with him, she'd already grown used to it.
Bai Chen was… well, Bai Chen.
A literal superhuman.
Landing lightly, Bai Chen nodded, satisfied.
Eight hundred kilograms in total—
And he could still leap thirteen meters high.
"Good. That's more than enough for an Ascending Dragon Slash."
He smiled faintly.
"For now, my body's training is complete. It's time to start polishing my other skills."
Raising proficiency to the Master rank wouldn't be easy.
Even Lusamine's Pokémon—her Bewear among them—had never reached that level despite years of training.
Today was the day.
The Island Trials.
The Z-Move challenge.
Bai Chen opened his status screen.
Everything—every skill except Dragon Seal Force—was now at least Skilled rank.
Breath of the Blade and Titan's Body had reached Expert.
Level: 31.
He nodded once.
"Preparation—complete."
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