Chapter 350: A Friendly Negotiation between Demi-Gods... Part-1.


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    The status panel that every awakener has in the world is a very crude and unreliable thing. Most awakeners don''t even bother looking at it, as it can''t properly show them their truebat capabilities.


    If you think that you are stronger than others just because your stats are higher, you will find that you are sorely mistaken.


    Base stats are not everything; the main aspect is the skill and technique that you have mastered.


    Base stats just show what your body is capable of at its ''maximum'' limits; when your stats increase, you are basically just increasing that maximum limit of your capabilities.


    Usually, you don''t use your full power at all; you only use a part of it.


    The stats in this world work very differently; they are heavily dependent on''skills''''.


    For example, Link''s base stats are around 120 due to his unique Dragon Physique; on the other hand, Rio''s base stats have now be 100.


    However, they have been increased by the Imperfect Sword Heart, so his base stats are always at the level of an SS ranker.


    Yet, why is it that Link''s defensive power is higher than that of Rio? Why is it that Rio''s speed is the only thing that seems to improve, even though his other stats are just as strong as his speed one?


    The answer to it is simple.


    Link''s techniques and nearly all skills focus on the strength and defense stats, while Rio is more inclined towards the speed stats.


    Their own "Mentality," "skill," and "Techniques" have an impact on their statistics.


    Rio wanted more ''Speed'' to improve the attack speed of his sword techniques; thus, nearly all of his stats, may it be strength, agility, etc., focus on improving the ''Speed'' stat.


    Basically, a person''s other stats work as auxiliary and support the main stat ording to their skillset.


    But what if the person has focused his whole stat on strength but still wants to learn speed- type skills?


    Of course, this is also possible. In that scenario, your speed stat will work as an independent stat and won''t be boosted by other stats.


    This is the exact reason why Link couldn''t keep up with Rio''s speed even after learning movement art and deploying a giant dragon field, along with boosting himself with Dao Rhythm.


    Link has focused all his stats on strength and defense, while Rio has focused them on speed and agility.


    The two of them havepletely opposite motives and personalities.


    Link believes in fighting head-on andnding heavy and effective hits, while Rio entersbat with the thought in his mind that he will not get ''hit'' by any of the opponents attacks and willnd all of his own attacks with fast speed instead.


    The factors that influence the base stats of an individual are just too many to count.


    Not only does the person''s physical condition affect their stats, but even the smallest debuffs and buffs can change things on arge scale.


    This world is full of possibilities, so it is a very unwise choice to judge people simply because of their stats.


    A person can be faster than you even if their speed stat is lower than yours just because he has focused all his other stats to support the speed stat and you haven''t.


    This is the beauty of being an ''Awakener''; you have insane control over your body, and you can create your own unique ''Path''.


    Aside from the base stats, the rest of the status panel is also more or less inurate.


    It barely gives you any skill information or description, and if you don''t know about some crucial things, it won''t even show them on it.


    For example, Link didn''t know that his Dragon Arts''s actual name was ''The Divine Dragon Art'' and his physique''s name was ''The Divine Dragon Physique''.


    Thus, his status panel only showed them as ''Dragon Arts'' and ''Dragon Physique''; this just shows how inurate this status panel can be at times.


    Only one person in this world has the ''99.99%'' urate status panel, and that is Fade Crest.


    He has a proper ''System'', a manifestation of thew of ''Luck'' itself; the system gives Fade urate measurement, and he even has the ''Appraisal'' skill that can not only help him see others status panels; it can even help him inbat.


    ''Appraisal'' is basically a skill at the same level of ''True Immunity'' that Rio has.


    It can be used inbat to analyze the moves of the other person and detect ws in their attacks to help the user.


    This skill is so overpowered and broken that if you reach rank SS, it will get so strong that you can just simply copy other people''s skills and techniques by analyzing them with ''Appraisal''.


    In other words, Fade could copy anything that he could analyze with ''Appraisal'' and he could learn any and every skill with this power.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    After reaching the SSS rank, this skill was so broken that Fade even copied the ''World Authority'' of others and integrated it into his own.


    And he was able to achieve these great heights all because he manifested the ''Law of Luck'', the ''System'' in his palm.


    The ''System'' is the manifestation of the ''Law of Absolute Luck and Destiny''; it has the power of heavenly will supporting it, and it can bless the user with things that others can only dream of their whole lives.


    Imagine a situation in which ''Link'' did not lose his luck and possessed the ''System'' himself, rather than Fade Crest.


    Link, who is already so overpowered, if he had the ''System'', the ''True Manifestation of Absolute Luck'' on his side, then he would have been an existence ''Equal'' to King Allen Von Reinhart in the truest sense.


    King Allen was a hero chosen by the world and blessed by heavenly luck; his very existence was supreme in the truest sense, and that is the reason why people use the word ''King'' when


    they refer to him.


    He reached heights that were unattainable by others, and his brilliance was so intense that all races and all beings in the whole sr system were in awe.


    They referred to him as ''King'' not because he was a ruler, but because he was the ''Hope'' and the only true savior chosen by the ''world'' itself.


    He controlled the power ofws and even attained the ''Sword of Promised Destinies''; he was indeed a true ''King''.


    ...


    (Back to present)


    "I can see that you mastered your ''Divine Dragon Art'' amazingly... but there are still a few ws... How about you meditate and use the ''art''? I will help you out by pointing out the


    ws..."


    Link nodded his head at Idri''s word and sat down in a lotus pose. He then started to use his dragon arts to meditate and spread mana all over his body.


    Idri ced his hand on Link''s back and helped him point out the ws with a calm look on his


    face.


    He even went so far as to give his own insights and tips to Link.


    The Dragon King is known for being a very strict and cold type of person by everyone; even towards his own daughter, his feelings remain cold as always.


    Yet, he''s showing a more gentle side to Link today; this just shows how much Idri values Link.


    Link has a boundless future; he can already be considered half the sessor of the whole


    dragon race just because of his physique.


    Even if Link himself disagrees, that doesn''t mean the legacy will be lost.


    Link''s children will inherit his physique ''perfectly'' and Idri is sure that he can wait for a kid to appear among his children who would want to join the Dragon Race.


    Even if Link is in denial, it doesn''t mean that his children will also deny it.


    For Dragons, a decade or two passes by in just a single nap, so Idri is sure he can just sit back


    and wait to watch the show; time is on his side after all.


    Ever Since Idri saw Link''s capabilities, he''s lost interest in any of the other promising talents


    in the Dragon Valley.


    Even his own daughter, whom he used to consider his pride, seems to have been overwhelmed


    by Link''s bright presence.


    Ever since Sin was young, Idri was never present for her.


    He went to wander around in outer space with Aria when Sin was still just a kid.


    He has only recently returned from his hundred-year-long absence, and Sin and Idri don''t even have much of a father-sister bond between them due to this.


    Sin has tried her best to impress him, but it''s just not enough.


    Ever since Idri found out about Link''s existence sixteen years ago, he has been captivated by


    his talent.


    Comparing others with Link is likeparing fireflies to the sun itself, in Idri''s opinion; thus, even his own daughter seems nothing but an average kid, even though she dominates her


    dragon peers.


    ...


    After about half an hour, Idri stopped pointing out the details and nodded his head. "Good, you already figured out most of the things... You should stay in the dragon temple for


    the next few days and digest all that you have learned today..."


    "Practice your improved dragon arts and be stronger..."


    Idri waved his hand, and a maid appeared on the rooftop.


    "Guide Link to a Training hall..."


    Link also nodded his head and agreed to Idri''s words; what he has learned today is indeed very


    valuable.


    The insights obtained from the Dragon King himself are no joke; from now on, Link''s dragon arts will be at least fifty percent stronger.


    Link left in a hurry with the maid, but Idri remained on the rooftop. The smile on his face


    instantly vanished, and an extremely cold and intimidating look appeared on his face. He nced at the corner of the roof and spoke in a cold tone.


    "How long are you nning on standing there? I don''t remember inviting you to the Dragon


    Valley..."


    At the Dragon King''s words, a man with dark purple hair and pupils appeared on the corner of


    the rooftop.


    A shrewd smile hung over the man''s face as he said in a mocking tone,


    "Hoho... You found me so easily, as expected of the dragon king, I guess..."


    ...


    Author''s Notes.


    Yo! It''s your beloved author here!


    Were you expecting Neo to appear here all of a sudden?


    (Tell me if you are shocked by his sudden appearance in thements.)


    By the way, don''t forget to use those power stones!!