[Congratulations on successfully defeating Sairaorg Bael and obtaining the red trait: Thousand Refinements.]
"I lost."
Sairaorg lay weakly on the ground, showing a helpless bitter smile.
The gap was simply too big. Even using all his skills, he couldn't make Tatsuma move a single step from his spot.
His body and combat techniques were like child's play in front of Tatsuma. Every time he raised his hand, Tatsuma would simultaneously make a corresponding move and launch a counterattack.
In just ten minutes, Sairaorg was beaten without any ability to fight back. If it weren't for Tatsuma showing mercy and intentionally giving him some pointers, perhaps the sparring would have ended the moment the battle began.
"It's been a long time, the last time I felt this powerless was when I first started training."
"Don't be discouraged, it's not that you are weak, but that I am too strong." Tatsuma patted him and used Senjutsu.
While helping Sairaorg recover, he also glanced at the newly acquired trait.
[Thousand Refinements (Red): After investing your whole body and mind into training, training efficiency increases. The longer the continuous training time, the higher the training efficiency, with a maximum increase of 2000%.]
A red training-type trait.
After meeting the conditions and continuously training, the training effect amplified by Thousand Refinements is among the higher ones in the red traits.
However, conversely, before the training effect accumulates, the amplification of this trait is very limited. If the training time is not long enough, the effect might not even be as good as a purple trait.
Relying on this type of trait for training and gaining Satan-level power in about ten years, Sairaorg's effort is imaginable.
When the Devil God piece is ready, one can be given to him to strengthen his power and potential.
Buzz! Buzz...
Just then, a vibration came from his pocket.
Tatsuma took out his phone and pressed the answer button.
"Ravel, is something wrong?"
"There have been some unexpected developments."
Ravel quickly recounted Edelweiss's arrival and her purpose.
Tatsuma raised an eyebrow. "To maintain world peace? I didn't expect someone to use this reason to trouble me."
"What's the situation now? Has Naseem already lost?"
"Not yet, but it's close."
Ravel looked towards the newly formed desert in front.
As a top Desperado, Naseem's strength goes without saying. Even watching from a distance, Ravel could feel a fatal sense of threat from his attacks.
But facing such a terrifying Naseem, Edelweiss displayed even more astonishing strength. A seemingly ordinary sword strike would accurately hit the flaws in Naseem's attacks.
It was as if he was completely seen through. Naseem hadn't hit her even once since the battle began.
In less than three minutes, countless sword marks were already left on Naseem's body. At this point, Naseem's defeat was already very clear.
"If he doesn't have any other hidden cards, it's questionable whether Naseem can even last five minutes."
"Alright, wait a moment."
Tatsuma hung up the call, bid farewell to Rias and the others beside him, and then activated Teleportation Magic to teleport next to Ravel.
"Tatsuma, you're here."
Ravel immediately came closer.
At this moment, Ravel was not at MAR.
Naseem and Edelweiss are both Desperado, and a battle in the city center could even blow up the entire Los Angeles. To minimize the impact, Ravel used MAR's Teleportation Magic circle to bring the two to an uninhabited suburban area.
There was no one to interfere here, and Naseem and Edelweiss could fight with all their might.
However, in reality, only Naseem was fighting with all his might. Edelweiss had been using normal attacks the whole time and hadn't used any Noble Arts.
Seemingly sensing the magic power fluctuation, Edelweiss swung her sword forcing Naseem back, then turned to look at the spectator area.
On the other side, Naseem also stopped his attack. Looking at that figure, his body stiffened and his expression turned ugly.
"I hope you don't have a next time."
Tatsuma glanced at Naseem and didn't say much.
He could vaguely see Edelweiss's strength. From a Blazer perspective, Edelweiss has completely surpassed the level of a Desperado. It was normal for Naseem to be unable to defeat her.
"Nice to meet you, Red Dragon Emperor." Edelweiss walked towards him.
Tatsuma nodded slightly. "I've heard about your purpose, do you want to make a bet with me?"
Edelweiss was stunned for a moment. "Bet what?"
Tatsuma held up a finger. "If you can last one minute against me, I can stop the sanctions against the United States as you requested."
"Conversely, if you can't last one minute, then come and join my Peerage, dedicating everything about yourself to me."
"How about it? Want to make a bet?"
Tatsuma put one hand in his pocket, his expression relaxed.
Looking from a distance, he seemed like an ordinary person, full of openings but Edelweiss was not careless.
Although there was no hint of his aura leaking out, she could feel a strong sense of oppression from Tatsuma. That was a warning from her instinct.
In a head-on battle, she might lose to Tatsuma.
However...
"If it's only one minute, I can give it a try."
Edelweiss gripped her swords with both hands, and dazzling light flickered on her pure white armor. That was the fluctuation of magic power.
Through the contract, she forcibly raised her concentration to the limit, thereby activating Full Throttle.
When activated to the extreme, Full Throttle can cause an overdraft-like burst of magic power and physical functions in a short period, gaining powerful strength.
After activating Full Throttle, Edelweiss's Magic power and physical stats soared dozens of times in a short period, and the aura on her body instantly expanded to a terrifying degree.
"Red Dragon Emperor, are you ready?"
"That's what I should be saying to you. If you're ready, let's begin." Tatsuma's expression was as relaxed as ever.
Seeing this, Edelweiss wasn't angry, but became even more serious. With no intention of holding back, knowing Tatsuma's strength deeply, she pulled out her final trump card.
The massive magic power fluctuation completely erupted, and the hallucination of a giant war goddess over thirty meters tall, holding two swords, appeared behind Edelweiss.
The air became stagnant, sand grains were suspended in mid-air, and the world fell into silence at this moment.
Edelweiss's expression was focused, and at the same time, she raised her twin swords into an attacking stance.
Behind her, the giant war goddess image assumed the exact same pose.
Emptying her mind to grasp the sword, swinging the sword with her heart.
Leaving sword marks on the trajectory of fate.
This sword is named —
Sword of Cosmos!
The restraints from fate pressed down on Tatsuma, and the pure white twin swords appeared silently in front of him.
"A bit interesting." A smile appeared on Tatsuma's face.
Even though this was their first meeting, Tatsuma could understand how terrifying this sword strike was.
This was a slash that reversed cause and effect, a sure-kill attack swung with hitting as the premise. If Edelweiss used this sword strike to slash at Naseem, the other party probably wouldn't be able to last even a second.
"But unfortunately, your opponent is me."
Almighty activated, and the sword of cause and effect, which should have definitely hit, was altered.
Tatsuma raised his palm, and vast and boundless natural energy gathered in his palm.
Having lost the buff of cause and effect, the power of the sword that distorted the world's laws was greatly reduced.
Under the erosion of Senjutsu, the speed of the pure white twin swords continuously slowed down and finally stopped.
"It's time to end this."
Looking at Edelweiss, who was momentarily stunned, seemingly not expecting her attack to be neutralized in such a way, Tatsuma turned his palm into a fist and struck the twin swords in front of him with 60% of his power.
A crisp cracking sound echoed, and the sturdy Device shattered into pieces in an instant.
After that, Tatsuma's fist, with undiminished momentum, landed on Edelweiss's abdomen and slammed downwards.