Reborn as an Extra

As Lia's rank rose to the next level, a massive tornado of condensed mana appeared around her, just as it usually does when an A-ranker or above-level individual ascends.

As Rio had witnessed this type of sudden ascension before, he wasn't caught off-guard, and he directly jumped away to make some distance.

If it were normal, Ashtel and others would have arrived by now, but currently, they are prohibited from leaving the VVIP area until the tournament concludes.

This rule was made so that none of the SS-rankers try to do anything shady to make their candidates win; after all, a fair and square competition is the key to improvement.

As a result, aside from a few A-rankers who were on patrol duty, no one else came to watch Lia ascend.

But still, with the amazing detection capabilities of the SS-rankers, they could all sense her ascension from far away.

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VVIP Area.

Ashtel glanced in the direction of the mana tornado, and a smirk appeared on his face.

"Haha, this is it… The real benefits of this tournament are already showing; after going through an intense battle, that girl Lia seemed to have gained a lot of experience…"

Ryul also nodded his head at Ashtel's words and spoke in a calm voice.

"Yeah, she ascended to the next rank after going through the baptism of an intense battle; the purpose of participating in this tournament has been achieved…"

Gradba and others also congratulated Ashtel and Jin on the appearance of another monster in Team Astra.

Ashtel nodded his head and spoke in a confident tone.

"She became a B-ranker around the final exams, and now she has reached rank A in a much shorter time frame... This is indeed a pleasant surprise.

Originally, Lia's maximum talent potential was only S-rank, so her improvement speed was much slower when compared to Rio and others.

However, after she awakened Kai as her familiar, she repeatedly enhanced her talent, and her rate of improvement equaled Liam's, only falling short of Link and Rio.

Now Lia can be considered one of the few most talented people in this world.

And with Kai as her familiar, she's nearly undefeatable in the same realm.

Unaware of the storms she had created, Lia was currently floating inside the gigantic mana tornado.

Her eyes were shut tight, and she was focused on herself at the moment.

Mana was strengthening her body as her rank was improving.

…

Lia's plane of consciousness.

"Hmm, this place is-"

Just when Lia felt a bit confused while standing in this unending void, Kai's figure appeared in front of her.

"This is your plane of consciousness, the same place where we first met… This is the place where you awakened me, Kiddo… No, I should call you Master Lia now…"

Upon hearing that, Lia giggled slightly and remarked,

"That sounds so weird. You sound better when you use 'kiddo' to talk to me; you should continue using that…"

Kai nodded his head at Lia's words and continued.

"Well, if you say so… By the way, it seems you have finally figured out your true self… The talent that you subconsciously suppressed in your childhood seems to have started resurfacing."

A confused look appeared on Lia's face after hearing those words, and she asked in a doubtful tone,

"Suppressed? I awakened at 15, How did I suppress my talents before I was even awakened? Is that even possible?"

Hearing Lia's question, Kai nodded his giant lion head and replied in a calm voice.

"The thing is, all beings are born with a certain amount of talent; 'awakening' is a process when you manifest those talents and gain the blessing of the rules of 'mana'…"

"People who are born with talent at rank B or above don't need to worry about the process of 'awakening' as it happens for them as they reach the age of 15…"

Kai pondered for a moment before proceeding.

"Those who have lower-ranking talents need to work hard, and they can awaken if their ambitions are acknowledged by the mana of this world… It's an easy process; actually, it's not as grand as it sounds…"

There are millions of people with low-ranking talent, and they still awaken at the same age of 15, which shows that the minimum criteria to get acknowledged by Mana is quite low.

Unless you are mentally unstable and can't focus on one 'ambition', you will most certainly awaken by the age of 15.

All schools try to make their students figure out their dreams so the children usually have something in their mind before reaching the age of 15, and those who don't have end up getting late.

Their ascension gets delayed.

[Dream as big as you can! Without a goal, life loses its meaning! Only strong ambition can help you achieve your dreams.]

This saying is not a joke; it's the fundamental truth of this world. To be an awakener, you must have ambitions, dreams, and goals!

…

"But sometimes, people end up getting so fixed on a single goal that they end up forgetting about other things… That's exactly what you did, Kiddo…"

Kai's words pointed out all the mistakes that Lia made.

"You focused so much on improving your strength that you made it your ambition… Those who walk the path of revenge end up forgetting what they already have…"

After her mother's death, Lia experienced mental stress.

Her father didn't care for her in all those years. Moreover, her progress wasn't as explosive as she wanted it to be, which created a feeling of self-loathing in her heart.

Causing her to lose herself in the darkness.

Intense negative feelings attract'miasma' and 'corruption', and Lia was nearly caught up in them if not for the fact that Rio shone like a bright light, which saved her from this darkness.

But even after all this, Lia still couldn't accept the fact that she had to rely on Kai's power to fight.

She wanted to be strong on her own, but she still had some negative feelings in her heart.

But once Rio acknowledged her hard work and showed his immense trust for her, Lia finally conquered the darkness.

Negative emotions are what weaken your bond with divine spirits, and once Lia cast away all the negative emotions hidden in her heart, she finally achieved perfect synchronization with Kai's divine blessings.

Her control over the spiritual mana improved significantly as she figured out her real self. She had attained an 'epiphany' at that moment.

She achieved what was nearly impossible for most people.

"Now that you have figured out the true nature of your heart, your soul has become much stronger than before… It won't be wrong to say that, in terms of soul at least, you are better than Link and Rio combined…"

"Even I can feel the suppression from your strong soul while staying in this plane of consciousness…"

Kai was amazed at Lia's progress; he had watched Tomar at his peak, and still, Tomar didn't have as much talent as Lia had for controlling divine spirits.

In the future, she can become much stronger than Tomar was in his prime.

"With your soul being strengthened, the power of my blessings will improve… I look forward to seeing your improvement… Go now; it's time for you to wake up…"

Lia nodded her head at Kai; she could feel that her ascension was about to end and that it was time to leave this plane of consciousness.

But before leaving, she smiled and said,

"Divine Spirit General, thanks for your help… I am forever indebted to you…"

Kai simply smiled at those words and nodded his head.

"Haha, it's my pleasure to be familiar of someone as talented as you… Lia, 'The Silver Dawn'…"

With that title bestowed upon her, Lia left the plane of consciousness.

…

[Ding! Congratulations! You have ascended to rank 'A-'!]

[Ding! You have conquered the darkness! Your soul has been strengthened significantly!]

[Ding! Miasma and corruption will be greatly suppressed by your mere presence, as you have already conquered the darkness of this world!]

[Ding! Your ability to control the divine spirit's mana has improved greatly!]

[Ding! All conditions met; your suppressed talent has been reawakened fully!]

[Ding! You have awakened the legendary rank talent 'Absolute Precognition!']

The mana tornado around Lia finally dissipated, and she landed on the ground, A smile appeared on her face as she glanced at the description of her talent.

[Talent: Absolute Precognition (SS++)

[Talent description: A talent awakened by those who have conquered the darkness and found their true selves. There are extremely few individuals who have awakened this talent.

Creatures that live on miasma and Corruption will feel threatened by your mere presence! You are a bane for those who follow the path of corruption…]

[Talent Effect:

1. You can see into a person's mana, soul and fate, which can help you predict two seconds into their future. 2. The law of the world bestows upon you the ability to foresee certain calamities in advance. (Locked due to the low rank of the user.) 3. You can see the threads of fate. (Locked due to the low rank of the user.)

]

Although she can't use this talent to its full potential yet, even that ability to predict two seconds into the future is already quite broken.

The battles between high-ranking awakeners happen at an insanely fast pace.

A-rank individuals can do hundreds of attacks in a single second, so being able to predict the moves of the opponent is a very broken ability.

With this broken ability, Lia can finally stand on equal ground with monsters like Link and Rio.

…

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Author's Note.

Yo! It's your beloved author here! I have been foreshadowing this since the moment I wrote about Lia suffering from darkness.

Finally, Lia has conquered the darkness in her heart and has achieved the state of absolute precognition!

Question of the day.

Were you surprised by Lia's broken talent?

1. Yes (The author has cooked quite a lot this time!)

2. Yeah! (She is awesome!)

By the way, don't forget to use those power stones and also leave a review if you like the story. Comment your opinion about the chapter. Your support is my motivation.