Reborn: Rise of the Greatest Summoner

Instantly after doing it, Blade discovered the stupidity in doing it.

He almost wavered and regretted his decision but he remembered one thing, or more accurately, he remembered a moment, a word his Master once said.

'Christensen, Summoners are not Pugilists or Elementalists, we use our brain more'. This moment floated back into his ears like it was the present.

At that moment, his master was not speaking to him but Blade drew inspiration and courage from it. He took the words from the perspective of a Pugilist.

Instantly after he recalled it, Blade's brain geared into overdrive.

'If Summoners use more of their brains, what do Pugilists use more of?'

The question only lingered for a moment in his head before he found the answer. 'Unlike Summoners and Elementalists, we focus on one thing, our body'.

'If they use their brain more, we use our body and grit more'.

'If they exceed their limits by learning new class knowledges and performing intelligent feats, we exceed our limits by breaking barriers that were originally accepted as impossible for warriors of our caliber'.

'We break our limits by relying on our body and grit'.

'While they can retreat to strategize, we only forge on and on'.

'We never retreat, we never surrender…, that is a Pugilist'.

Even as he came to these realizations, Blade saw a gigantic figurine of the greatest Pugilist that he had ever witnessed in action appear in his mind.

In his mind, Jon Stones' figurine nodded at him in approval.

This was all that Blade needed.

Instantly, the prospects of clashing against this powerful Grade C Pugilist no longer was a vague task to Blade, his priorities became clearer. He now felt that to validate his identity as a Pugilist, he must fight Abaddon.

This realization opened a dam in Blade's head, he achieved a feat that he had never achieved before. On the spot with his life on the line, Blade succeeded in creating a new exclusive Pugilist ability.

Blade's pitch-black eyes gleamed.

"Special Talent: Cell Regeneration!"

"Blade Specialty: Blade of Grit!"

He glared at Abaddon. "I AM A PUGILIST!!!"

The Grade C Pugilist's hand smashed against the sword slash, the impact that followed was like exploding dominoes.

BOOM!

The bright light briefly blinded every spectator who watched.

The shockwave was mighty, it swept across like a tsunami, drowning a lot of psychopaths who could not hide from its impact on time in its destruction.

When the light died down, Blade was in a pool of his own blood.

He was not lying on the ground, he remained standing but in a squatting position. The force of Abaddon's fist was so mighty that it strained his stance, the veins in his legs burst as blood flowed due to enduring the mighty force.

His legs shook even as his eyes remained gleaming in determination.

As for his hands, it was not much different, his whole body felt like it just went through a heavenly tribulation.

Blade felt weak but he grinned. "I survived…"

The thing about every heavenly tribulation was that surviving it granted the recipient more power, surviving a power of this caliber opened Blade's eyes to realities of the Pugilist Class that were previously hidden to him.

"I see…" His eyes lifted in ecstasy.

Inside him, Blade could feel his Pugilist Energy revolving much faster and becoming more potent and concentrated, his power increased even as he was still in this battle of life and death.

Blade was not sure but his gut feeling told him that if he continued this battle and survived long enough, he would finally break his limits.

He grabbed Poseidon's Fury tighter and glared at his enemy. "Bring it on!"

Shing!

The sword literally sang with his determination.

Black Master Abaddon was infuriated, but before he could move, someone did. While he clashed against Blade, Di Castello became a free participant.

"Castello Specialty: Triple Rod Smash!"

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Abaddon felt like hammers slammed against his head, he felt dizzy.

He did not expect the sudden attack but Blade did, his Precognition was no joke. Instantly after Abaddon became dizzy, he attacked.

Whoosh!

With incredible proficiency, Blade leaped into the air before digging the sharp tip of his sword into the chest of his opponent who was jolted awake.

Black Master Abaddon was jolted awake by the searing pain.

On seeing a Grade D Pugilist's sword on his chest, this Black Master lost it. The humiliation battered against his senses like the waves of a raging Ocean.

"You must die…!!!" He lost it completely.

Black Master Abaddon directly ignored his primary opponent and chased after Blade, with the focus now on him, Blade became fully exposed.

Despite the fact that Di Castello constantly attacked and tried to harass him, Black Master Abaddon firmly went after his target in a bid to end his life.

Blade saw misery and suffering and bravely digested it all.

Boom!

One moment, a fist smashed him into the face of the earth, another moment, his ribs were screaming to be swallowed by the flames of hell, and another moment, he briefly felt that he would die.

The only factor that kept Blade alive was his Cell Regeneration talent, even as his vitality was drained like water, he recovered them like a stream.

Blade stood his ground even as he was hammered and battered.

The more Abaddon attacked him, the more Di Castello attacked Abaddon. They both became drenched in their own blood in no time but this was when Abaddon's advantage showed, he had more vitality than Blade.

No matter how ridiculous his Cell Regeneration advantage was, it had a limit, at his wits end already, Blade decided to cut his losses and kite his opponent.

Even at the face of death, Blade still had no intentions of escaping, all he wanted was a means to kite his opponent and outlast him to death.

At this moment, his feat was already legendary. Never in the history of superhumans had a Grade D Pugilist lasted so long against a Grade C Pugilist.

Blade's head geared and the first thought that came to him was the Blue Sea.

"Special Talent: Speed!"

He turned around and charged towards the gigantic sea.

Black Master Abaddon did not hesitate to go after him in pursuit, by now, this Pugilist was already horrified and even more humiliated. 'Which monster am I fighting against?'

'Which depths of hell did this Demon come from?'

In his 2 centuries of living, he had never encountered a Grade D superhuman that was as ridiculously strong as this young man.

If Blade was not his enemy, he would have taken him as his student. Despite this though, he did not hesitate to try killing him, Blade was a threat that had to be eliminated by all means before he could maximize his incredible potential.

The intensity of the battle and chase increased.

Abaddon's attacks constantly tore the ground open till they arrived at sea, even then, his attacks still sent off earthquakes and tsunamis in the sea.

Blade kept on running while occasionally attacking his opponent.

While all this happened, Di Castello remained diligent in attacking Abaddon. Their battlefield already turned into a spectacle to the other warriors.

Boom!

Abaddon's attack cut off the way forward.

After 10 minutes of attacking, Blade was finally cornered. Without hesitation, Black Master Abaddon gathered his energy in a bid to finally overwhelm his opponent. Blade did not back down, he faced it head-on.

He grinned. "I am a Pugilist!"

Shing!

Poseidon's Fury resonated with his intense emotions and motivation, again, his incredible state enabled him to create another trump card ability.

"Blade Specialty: Blade of Defiance!"

The blade of defiance literally turned the sky dark, the pitch-black sword energy literally bloated out the glow of the sun out of the sky.

It flew up towards Abaddon like a horrifying force of nature.

Abaddon's attack greeted it head-on. This time, this Pugilist added his all behind his attack as the collision finally happened.

BOOM!

Crack!

Abaddon's horrifying power overwhelmed Blade's unique attack, his weapon could not withstand the force, amid intense vibration, Poseidon's Fury shattered.

His weapon shattered but Blade was not done, the intense power in display again at this moment granted him another epiphany that opened his eyes.

Blade's pitch-black eyes devoured all the details and all the power.

He felt that he was extremely close to breaking the limit already but…, something tiny held him back. He clicked his tongue in regret, just a simple push over the edge was all that he needed to break this limit.

"Will I die here…?" Blade sounded both ironic and melancholic at the same time.

As soon as he asked this question, he felt a familiar presence.

Looking up to the skies, the first thing that Blade saw were strange Horses pulling chariots from space. He finally recognized the familiar face, Lucky!

Instantly after seeing Lucky, Lucky's luck glow passive skill spread like a flood that also engulfed him in its radius.

As the real main character of Version 1, Blade originally had an incredible amount of luck. With the augmentation of a literal goddess of luck like Lucky, Blade finally received that simple push that he needed, the dam… broke!

Instantly, Blade felt a feeling of liberation engulf his very being, then from the center of his very existence, a new power gushed out of his being.

BOOM!

The power and aura of a Grade C Pugilist gushed out like an avalanche!

*****

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