Leo's face became cautious as he stared at the two people in front of him.
"What are you doing with the Bastion Fruit?!" Armand said solemnly.
Leo looked at him as if he was retarded.
"What kind of bullsh*t question is that? What else would I need the Bastion Fruit for?"
Leo said directly.
Armand's expression became cold. Phyla sneered as she said;
"You are really a frog in the well. Don't you realize the one in front of you? He is Armand, the Holy Son of the Heavenly Lightning Sect!"
Armand slowly said;
"No matter. Just leave the Bastion Fruit behind."
Leo was truly dumbfounded.
There were such stupid people in the world. They were expecting him to start cowering in fear just because of a few words from them.
Leo shook his head.
"Don't waste time saying these useless things. If you want the fruit, FIGHT FOR IT!"
Armand's expression turned solemn as faint lightning bolts appeared around him. Leo dropped his sword and got in a combat position.
The ten meters distance between the two youths seemed two be split into two domains. Phyla slowly stepped back, conscious of her insignificance in this battle.
|2nd Grade Spell: Enlarged Lightning Ball|
A ball of lightning the size of two fists appeared in front of Armand, and rushed towards Leo at speeds invisible to the naked eye.
Tilting to his left, Leo easily dodged the attack and dashed towards Armand.
|2nd Grade Spell: Minor Lightning Net|
A crackling sound was heard as dozens of lightning bolts appeared in a two meter radius of Armand. Leo's eyes flickered as he realized that Armand was considerably stronger than Lombard.
But he wasn't going to be outdone.
{SPIRITUAL OVERLORD TECHNIQUE - Land Tortoise: Impenetrable}
A brownish layer of Qi appeared around Leo as he charged into the net of lightning. The crackling bolts were brushed off by him as he neared Armand in a split second.
|1st Grade Spell: Electrified Nerves|
At the critical moment, Armand used a lower level spell and successfully dodged Leo's attack. At the same time, he launched his own.
|2nd Grade Spell: Lightning Blast|
A bolt of lightning, the width of a baby's arm, suddenly shot towards Leo.
Leo just stood there, looking as he he was stupefied. However, he disappeared in the next instant.
By the time he appeared, he was directly in front of his opponent.
{SPIRITUAL OVERLORD TECHNIQUE - Dragon Snake: Empowered Strike}
Leo's right arm doubled in size, headed straight for Armand.
However, the fist stopped right in front of Armand's face, making his hair flutter violently, as dear was shown in his eyes.
Leo brought down his fist and walked away with a 'humph', taking the Bastion Fruit and disappearing into the thick forest.
Armand sat on his but, his back drenched with cold sweat, as he recalled what just happened.
'I truly felt like I was about to die just now.' He dreaded the feeling of impending death.
"Armand, are you okay?" Phyla rushed to his side in panic.
Armand smiled bitterly,
"Let's go."
...
Night time, in a small cave.
Leoade a small fire and settled down, observing the Bastion Fruit in his hands. His thoughts wandered to the event a few hours ago.
In fact, Leo is not such a bloodthirsty person that kills people at the slightest misunderstanding, and Armand did not truly harbor any killing intent.
He was just a bit arrogant.
That was why Leo stopped his fist at the last moment and didn't smash his head to pieces.
Clearing his thoughts, Leo lifted the fruit up.
"Well, here goes nothing."
With a solemn expression, he stuffed the fruit into his mouth, with a few bites, closing his eyes and carefully feeling the efficacy.
The Bastion Fruit melted in his mouth, and within a few seconds, a burning feeling came from his belly and spread throughout his body.
It was slightly violent and in great quantity, so Leo quickly went through the motions of the Spiritual Overlord Technique.
One cycle... Two cycles... Three cycles...
More than half an hour passed, and the flood of energy reduced to a stream, and then a trickle, before eventually running.
Leo reverted into a horse stance, his body glistening with sweat and steam rising out of it. He opened his eyes slowly.
His gaze turned towards his Stats on the attribute panel, his eyes widening in surprise.
---Strength: 3.53
Agility: 3.10
Vitality:3.61
Intelligence: 3.03
Stamina: 3.39
Energy: 3964%
---
The Bastion Fruit had gone above and beyond his expectations, increasing his Stats by varying degrees.
The best thing was that he had broken through the human limit.
'I need to find a way to know the exact limit of my attribute.' Leo thought.
Suddenly, the attribute panel turned blurry for a few moments.
Leo watched in surprise as it cleared up. There was a small change in its contents, as a new tab had been added.
--- Stat Limit: 5
---
Leo was pleasantly surprised!
However, thinking about it a bit more, it made sense.
The attribute panel was fused with his very soul and existence. So his understanding of the world should be able to affect it substantially.
Without further ado, he laid down to get some rest.
In the days that followed, he might have lesser and lesser time to sleep.
The next territory he was going to was the Far North, Land of the Barbarians.