Seeing Tatsuma's ignorance, Grayfia didn't press further but changed the subject, bringing the conversation back, "The energy has already flowed into my body, but I haven't felt any new abilities. Did the experiment fail?"
"No, I'm selecting the ability."
Tatsuma replied, his gaze sweeping across his own trait panel.
Although he could share traits, Tatsuma didn't plan to share the Rainbow traits unless absolutely necessary.
Sweeping across numerous gold traits, Tatsuma pondered for a moment before choosing Senjutsu.
[Trait shared successfully, Grayfia Lucifuge has gained the effects of the Gold Trait: Senjutsu.]
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz...
The moment the notification sounded, an aura full of vitality rose from Grayfia's body.
At the same time, the natural energy in the air became active, constantly swirling around Grayfia as the center.
Tatsuma asked, "How does it feel?"
Grayfia replied, "My body structure seems to have changed. It's now closer to nature."
Grayfia tried to mobilize the natural energy, and the next second, all the surrounding natural energy gathered in front of her.
"What a miraculous power. Is this the Ability Sharing you just mentioned?"
"Yes, you are currently using my Senjutsu."
As Tatsuma replied, he removed the Senjutsu trait from his trait panel.
The natural energy remained active, and the aura around Grayfia did not diminish.
It seemed that even traits in the inventory could be shared.
After completing the first stage of verification, Tatsuma willed it and ended the trait sharing. In just an instant, the aura around Grayfia returned to normal, and the previously active natural energy in the surroundings fell silent.
"Is the experiment over?"
"No, I'm testing the limits of sharing."
Tatsuma replied and shared his other traits with Grayfia.
The upper limit of trait sharing was linked to Rainbow traits.
Tatsuma currently had three Rainbow traits, so he could share three traits.
These three traits could be divided into three parts and shared with different people. Similarly, he could also share three traits with one person, strengthening them to the extreme.
Satan Bloodline + Life Fruit + Wisdom Fruit.
With the three traits that specifically increased basic stats shared, Grayfia's power rapidly soared. A vast aura emerged from her, distorting the surrounding air.
"So strong!"
Grayfia gripped her hands in amazement.
Compared to Senjutsu, which required developing its usage, the abilities Tatsuma lent this time were more straightforward.
However, before Grayfia could fully sense the changes within her body, an energy fluctuation rose from Tatsuma.
The next moment, a ten-layer thick barrier surrounded the two of them, enveloping the surrounding area.
"Hmm? What are you doing?" Grayfia looked at Tatsuma with some confusion.
"Creating a battlefield, of course."
Tatsuma entered Balance Breaker, and his aura instantly rose to its limit.
"Let's have a fight. Use your full power."
"So sudden?" A hint of astonishment flashed in Grayfia's eyes.
However, after a moment's thought, she finally accepted the battle.
Having gained new power, Grayfia wanted to test her limits now. More importantly, this was a great opportunity for public revenge.
Recalling the experience of Tatsuma's unrestrained and repeated teasing not long ago, Grayfia drew the sword from her waist, mobilizing the demonic power within her body and injecting it into it.
"Restia, I'm counting on you."
"No problem." Restia's voice rang out.
The next second, the Vorpal Sword that Restia had transformed into resonated with Grayfia. The two auras superimposed, and Grayfia's power increased further, entering the level of a Transcendent.
"Interesting."
Tatsuma stood by and watched for two seconds.
Once Grayfia's aura had completely risen to its limit, he took a step forward and appeared before her.
Grayfia reacted and immediately swung her sword down. Tatsuma did not dodge, drawing Gram and confronting Grayfia head-on.
Slashes fell across the sky, and crisp collision sounds constantly echoed in the night sky.
In just the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged hundreds of blows.
As the number of exchanges increased, Tatsuma quickly grasped Grayfia's swordsmanship.
Swinging his sword down once more, Tatsuma sent Grayfia reeling back more than ten meters.
"So strong!"
Grayfia's expression gradually turned serious.
Swordsmanship honed for hundreds of years was so easily broken.
Even if Grayfia's will was firm, she inevitably felt pressure. But just this wasn't enough to make her lose her fighting spirit.
If close combat wasn't working, then she would fight from a distance.
Ominous black energy surged wildly, and overwhelming blades formed all around.
Blade Storm!
The sound of tearing air rang out, and thousands of black blades capable of piercing any defense shot towards Tatsuma.
At the same time, scorching flames shot up from the ground, and streaks of black lightning descended from the sky.
Evil Flame! Hell Blast!
Mobilizing the power within her body to the extreme, Grayfia instantly unleashed three different types of darkness magic.
Roaring sounds echoed one after another as the black blades landed on the crimson armor, and lightning and flames engulfed Tatsuma.
"Hmm? He didn't dodge?"
Looking at this unexpected scene, Grayfia, who was originally organizing her second wave of attacks, was stunned for a moment.
However, before she could think of the reason, a series of mechanical sounds echoed from within the lightning and fire purgatory.
"Boost! Boost Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost!"
"Oh no!"
Grayfia's face changed, and the warning bells in her heart began to ring frantically.
Without any hesitation, she raised her hand and summoned a giant lightning ball, smashing it forward.
Boom!
A deafening roar rang out, and a crimson light and shadow rushed out of the lightning and fire purgatory, shattering the lightning ball with a single punch.
After that, Tatsuma appeared before Grayfia with undiminished momentum, swinging his fist down. Grayfia couldn't dodge in time and could only hold her sword horizontally in front of her.
The fist collided with the sword body, and Restia suddenly let out a tragic cry.
"So painful!"
"Restia?!" Grayfia's face changed.
But before she could ask what had happened, a terrifying force crashed down. Grayfia couldn't fend it off and was smashed into the ground below by this force.
Intense pain came from all around her body. Grayfia endured the discomfort and prepared to adjust her posture to continue the fight.
But just then, the surrounding scenery blurred.
When Grayfia regained her senses, a blade emitting a destructive aura appeared before her.
"...I lost."
Grayfia was silent for two seconds, then gave up resisting.
[Congratulations on successfully defeating Restia Ashdoll, obtaining the gold trait: True Darkness.]
[True Darkness (Gold): A dark law that is sufficient to become the cornerstone of the world. People with insufficient strength who come into contact with it will gradually lose their minds and fall into madness.]
[Congratulations on successfully defeating Grayfia Lucifuge, obtaining the gold trait: Source of Darkness.]
[Source of Darkness (Gold): The power of the Darkness Elemental Lord from another world, greatly increasing soul strength, +3000% affinity with dark elements, and immunity to the side effects of dark abilities.]
This was an unexpected bonus.
Listening to the system prompts in his ears, Tatsuma raised an eyebrow, feeling a bit surprised.
He had pulled Grayfia into a fight, naturally, because he was interested in the high-level traits she possessed. But before this, he hadn't expected that defeating Grayfia would be a buy-one-get-one-free deal.
His gaze swept over the description of the new traits, and a look of contemplation appeared in Tatsuma's eyes.
The power of the Darkness Elemental Lord from another world.
It seems this is the reason why Grayfia gained Restia's recognition and her destiny changed.
With a thought, he closed the trait panel. Tatsuma mobilized natural energy and activated Senjutsu, enveloping Grayfia.
"How do you feel? You should be able to stand up now."
Grayfia nodded slightly. "Yes, much better."
After getting up, she looked at the black longsword in her hand and asked, "Restia, are you alright?"
"Alright... as if!"
A faint energy fluctuation rose, and Restia returned to her human form, clutching her chest.
"It hurts so much! What was that just now? Normally, it shouldn't be able to hurt the main body!"
"I used the power of the Boosted Gear."
Tatsuma also cast a Senjutsu on Restia.
The Boosted Gear has a total of four abilities.
Boost, Transfer, Penetrate, and the Blazing Inferno of Scorching Flames.
Except for the Blazing Inferno of Scorching Flames, which is difficult to control the power of and can easily burn people to ashes, Tatsuma often used the combination of Boost + Penetrate in battle.
With Penetrate, Tatsuma's enhanced attacks could ignore the enemy's defense and directly hit the main body.
In fact, his attack just now was intended to penetrate through the sword and directly hit Grayfia. However, perhaps due to the special nature of the sword, his power did not hit Grayfia, but instead entered the interior of the sword and hit Restia.