"I should be the surprised one. You blocked my sword with your own flesh and blood and only suffered minor injuries."
Artoria looked wary.
She had not held back at all with that strike.
"Don't sell yourself short. To show my respect for you, I'll go all out."
As Vali spoke, a pair of shining wings unfurled behind him, as exquisite as a work of art.
At the same time.
Thick, finely crafted white armor encased Vali's entire body.
"What is that?"
In an instant, Artoria felt the air around her grow unbearably heavy.
The impression Vali gave off had changed completely.
It was as though he had become a true dragon.
"That's the White Dragon Emperor's Divine Dividing's Balance Breaker."
Lin Luo's voice rang out at just the right moment. "A Balance Breaker is the ultimate realm of a Sacred Gear."
"Whenever a Sacred Gear wielder reaches that realm, they can unleash its power to an incredible degree."
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"As expected of the King who reigns on earth. You recognized my Balance Breaker."
Vali smiled admiringly. "Normally, my White Dragon Emperor's Divine Dividing can halve the power of anyone I touch and make that power my own."
"But in Balance Breaker, I can even halve the size of anything."
The instant he finished speaking, a strange power descended, enveloping Artoria completely.
Faced with this, Artoria grew remarkably calm, and an unusual power began to surge from her body.
In an instant.
That unusual power poured out of her, seemingly enveloping her entire body in golden flames.
This was the power of her Blessing.
In that single instant, Artoria's aura swelled to a terrifying level.
The strange power descended, but it merely made the golden flames flicker before disappearing without a trace.
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