Setting aside Attila's mysteries, Ikki's progress was truly astonishing.
It had only been a week. The F-Rank Knight who had nearly been cut down by Attila before was now able to fight her fiercely for several hours without losing, even without using One-Sword Overdrive. Although Attila had held back considerably as well, such a dramatic improvement in strength was still deeply shocking.
Stella watched Ikki, sensing the terrifying Sword Qi faintly emanating from the gentle young man before her. Her fists clenched involuntarily.
Ikki had previously claimed that if he encountered Kirihara Seiya, the compatibility between them would likely leave him in a difficult situation where he was beaten one-sidedly, giving him an extremely low chance of victory.
Yet now, Ikki had defeated Kirihara Seiya with a single sword.
If Ikki then used the One-Sword Overdrive, a Blade-Breaker Technique that multiplied his abilities dozens of times, just how powerful would he become?
Perhaps even with the strength she possessed after using Dragon God Possession, defeating someone like Ikki would still be uncertain.
Originally, Stella had thought that after learning Dragon God Possession, Ikki would still be more or less inferior to her no matter how much he grew.
It was not that Stella looked down on Ikki. After truly experiencing the might of the Dragon Power within her, Stella already understood just how unreasonable her own ability was.
To put it bluntly, once she used Dragon God Possession, Stella's strength would be more than enough to qualify for the A-Rank League of KOK.
That was the highest-level competition in a world-scale event. It was filled with terrifying, flawless powerhouses who had perfectly united mind, technique, and body. Each of them possessed the strength to determine the standing of an entire country, and all of them were A-Rank Knights. Across the