Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 431 The Duel of Time and Existence... Part-3.

Contrary to Rio's previous world, this one is heavily influenced by mana and miasma; thus, the 'laws' and 'rules' of this world are also a bit different in their own ways.

In this world, 'time' is not a seemingly invisible, non-existent power.

Everything in this world is made up of 'Elementals'.

Elementals are essentially simple atoms that are influenced by mana and miasma in various ways and forms.

'Time Elementals' fall in the same category; they influence the atoms, the space-time fabric and the world in their own way.

Jin's world authority 'Zeit Instante' gives him the ability to use these time elementals and interfere with the flow of the 'law' of 'time' a little bit.

In other words, Jin can use it to do attacks that will go back in time to hit his opponent or might go forward in the future to attack the opponent.

In Rio's world, this would have created a time paradox where it would become difficult to figure out the workings of time and laws, but in this world the 'Law' of 'Time' is more self-conscious.

Each 'Law' of the 'World' in this universe is semi-self-conscious, capable of making their own simple decisions and choosing what they want to do in a particular circumstance.

Thus, whenever a person with the 'World Authority' over time elementals appears, the 'Law' of 'Time' looks over them and makes sure that their activities don't create a 'time paradox'.

The fact that all 'Laws' of this world are partially conscious of their existence is also the reason why the 'Legendary skills' exist.

As they are immortal existences, they have no concept of death and birth; thus, passing time becomes really difficult with nothing to do in hand.

The 'Legendary Skills' came into existence just because of this utter boredom that the 'Laws' of the 'World' face throughout their existence.

To relieve themselves of their boredom, they grant a part of their abilities to an individual of their liking and help them achieve their goals and ambitions.

For the people of this universe, gaining the liking of a 'law' of the 'world' is a huge matter, but for the 'laws' themselves, it's just a matter of choosing a person of their liking and enjoying the show.

World Authorities on the other hand, are granted by the 'World' itself. They are basically a small amount of authority over particular things granted to the individuals called 'Demi-gods'.

To put it simply, legendary skills and world authorities are entirely different concepts, yet they share many similar features.

The more favor of the 'law' you gain, the more powerful your 'Legendary skill' will become.

This is also the reason why people like Ashtel and Idri never gained a 'Legendary Skill' despite having insane talents and capabilities.

It's not that they are lacking in any way; it's just that they aren't 'liked' by the 'laws' of the 'world'.

(Rio's case is a bit different though; he's not liked by the 'Law' of 'sword' much, yet his 'sword intent' has become so strong that it's getting out of hand…)

On the other hand, world authorities are completely different; the more you train, the stronger your world authority will become.

Legendary skills are chance encounters, but world authorities are something that you gain with your own efforts, and you must train to strengthen them.

In their early awakened stages, world authorities are extremely weak.

For example, Jin's world authority is barely at the early stages of level 1; he can only go a few seconds backwards or forwards in time.

It is said that if someone with extremely high world authority level over time appears in this world, they would be able to travel backward and forward in time without any problems.

But this is strictly just speculation and guesswork; there has never been anyone who could achieve such a feat up until now.

In the first place, the only person who even reached the max world authority level up until now was King Allen Von Reinhart; there was no one who had reached his level in the long annals of history.

Reaching higher 'world authority' levels is the goal of all SS-rankers; the same is true for Jin and Alverto both.

[World Authority: Zeit Instante!]

[Reverse Moon Sword Style: Time Leap: Thrust of illusion!]

As Jin took his stance and thrust his sword forward, he instantly used the time elementals and his world authority to make his sword travel back in time and attack Alverto's heart.

This kind of time travel would have been impossible in normal circumstances, but Jin's world authority makes it possible.

If Jin's attack indeed hits the opponent by traveling back in time, it will be registered by the world that the opponent was in fact not injured but time elementals had entered their body in the place of injury.

Thus, when the attack will actually happen in the 'future', the time elementals will react and create the corresponding wound on the body of the opponent, and the world will register it as an attack that happened in the 'present' not in the 'past'.

This will easily bypass the various time paradoxes and render the opponent defenseless against the user's attacks.

[World Authority: Hand of Chronos!]

Alverto smirked a bit and waved his hand; the time elementals in his body instantly dispersed and rendered Jin's attack completely useless by making it so that his attack never happened.

Alverto isn't actually an SS-ranker, but using the power of the spire of ascension, he's granted himself the status of an SS-ranker and thus has his own world authority right now.

His world authority, 'Hand of Chronos' grants him the ability to bend the time elementals and the law of time's concepts in his own favor for a short time frame.

For a short time, he can command the time elementals and make any attacks that Jin used to attack his past or future self instantly useless.

"This won't work on me, Jin Walt! Try harder!!"

[Chronos: Bypass: Shattered time leap!]

Alverto thrust his spear and attacked Jin by directly bypassing any defenses he had placed to counter him.

The very moment Jin saw that attack and sensed the shift in the time elementals he figured out that this is likely the attack that beat Rio and the others so easily back in Oaklum.

At that time, Alverto had easily bypassed Rio's shadow robe.

Originally, Jin was confused about how someone like Alverto, who's only an S-ranker, could use time elementals to such an extent, but now that he's seeing it himself, he's finally understood one key thing.

That is, Alverto is a 'Genius' beyond comparison when it comes to time manipulation.

The reason why Alverto could do this so effortlessly is because he's a once in a millennia type of genius who has insanely high affinity for time elementals.

Alverto literally used the time elementals to 'Revert' his opponent back in time.

The moment Alverto had punched Rio's shadow robe, he literally reverted that particular spot on Rio's body back into time.

He turned that area of Rio's body back to a time when Rio had not yet covered it with the shadow robe.

He did the exact same thing with Jin just now and directly bypassed the sword that came to defend against his spear, and his spear instantly stabbed Jin in the left shoulder.

Jin's left arm was ripped apart, and it flew away into distance from the sheer force of the attack, but Alverto didn't stop there; he twisted his body and kicked Jin in the stomach!

*BOOOOM!*

Jin flew away like a cannonball, and an extremely powerful sonic boom spread in all directions!

Jin barely stopped himself from falling into the ocean below and stood up again while staring at Alverto.

'F*cking Monster… This guy is insane; no wonder he has such high confidence that he will definitely change the world with his own powers-'

[Soul Resonance!]

[Soul Art: Stillness of Absolute Calm!]

Before Jin even had the time to think of a countermeasure, he suddenly lost control over his body for a millisecond, and as if his soul itself had become restrained, he wasn't able to move or even think about anything in that instant.

*BOOOM!*

Taking advantage of that opportunity, Alverto kicked Jin in the chest with insane strength and sent him flying in the sky.

Then he teleported beside Jin in the sky and punched his in the same spot again in the chest!

Jin regained consciousness only to find his entire ribcage shattered and his lunges reduced to powder.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his clothes got covered in his own blood.

Jin's eyes widened in sheer shock at this moment while falling down; even though it took a while, Jin had understood it all.

He knew what Alverto did just now.

Alverto literally influenced his 'soul' which was still in his body, and forced his 'soul' to remain still.

This way, Jin was neither able to attack nor defend against Alverto's onslaught in that small instant.

'S-soul resonance!?.... A legendary skill!?... insanity!! Pure insanity!!!'

Jin had never thought, even in his wildest dreams, that he would one day end up facing an opponent who has a legendary skill that can influence the souls of the creatures themselves!

The biggest shock was the fact that despite having such high affinity with time elementals, the legendary technique that Alverto showed was 'Soul Resonance', which is completely unrelated to his other abilities!

"Do you see it now, Jin Walt? This is the reason why I willingly took part in the clear heart ritual. I am just that strong. If you want to deal with the current me, you should have brought Ashtel with you..."

In that moment, Jin had figured out that Alverto was way stronger than he was showing himself to be.