Reborn as an Extra Chapter 654: The Battle for Kenorland Ends.

Rio heaved a profound sigh of relief while gazing at the enormous mana tornado encircling Lia from afar.

"I nearly arrived too late..."

As he whispered this to himself, Rio flung the chunk of flesh from Rahn’s remains into a container crafted via his telekinesis from earth elementals, then propelled it toward the remote ocean depths far from here.

Within this dungeon, Rahn existed merely as a recollection.

Rio remained unaware of the era or Rahn’s true identity, yet by scanning Rahn’s memories, he discerned all the details.

High-rank dungeons possessed formidable abilities; they recreated historical events with such precision that separating them from true occurrences proved nearly impossible.

Therefore, despite being only a memory, this Rahn boasted a genuine soul and form susceptible to torment and agony.

Rio realized, however, that prolonging torture on this Rahn or lingering in rage served no purpose, so he unleashed a brief outburst of fury before hurling him to an obscure spot, sealed by sword intent to thwart any rescue attempts.

In this manner, Rahn’s mangled form would endure perpetual suffering at the sea floor until the dungeon’s demise.

’Even if rescuers found him, without ’Soul Resonance’ akin to Alverto’s, they couldn’t reverse the alterations I inflicted on his soul...’

Managing the soul domain posed immense challenges; even the world’s mightiest hesitated to tamper with souls as boldly as Rio.

Moreover, surpassing Rio’s expertise in souls was required to unravel his changes completely.

To put it simply, from the instant Rahn entered Rio’s grasp, his doom was inevitable, since no one across the universe currently rivaled Rio’s soul domain proficiency.

"Returned from such a perilous mission just to discover some freak harassing my wife..."

Gazing toward the trajectory of Rahn’s launch, Rio sneered,

"Do you think I am dead or what!?"

Rio had freshly returned from the spirit realm expedition, with the flying ship anchoring at a human empire port mere minutes prior.

His initial itinerary involved heading to the awakener’s association base, locating Ashtel and Raji, delivering the full mission debrief, and proceeding to the silver mansion for Lia.

Nearly ten months had passed since Lia departed for training, leading Rio to assume her return.

Yet shockingly, as Rio neared the port’s edge, a ’signal’ emanated from his sword’s intent.

The locket presented to Lia by Rio transcended a mere birthday present; it ranked as a pinnacle S-rank assault artifact, slaying numerous S-rankers in milliseconds via one strike!

Infused with Rio’s personal thoughts and soul fluctuations, the sword intent within was meticulously crafted to shield Lia during crises.

Beyond countering physical, mental, or soul assaults, it adapted to emotional shifts and responded accordingly.

Its functions extended further.

Loaded with Rio’s ’Soul Fluctuations’ and vast sword intent, activation triggered an instant preset signal to Rio.

Prior to the spirit realm venture, Rio had already grasped souls and space-time fundamentals.

Through these, he linked the artifact to his soul fluctuation wavelength.

Upon triggering, Rio detects it promptly, realizing Lia faced peril severe enough for his sword intent’s intervention.

Armed with this insight, Rio hastened to her aid without delay, precisely as planned.

Upon receiving the alert, he dashed to the concealed dungeon, bypassing Link and Riya awaiting him at the port.

"Thankfully I reacted fast enough, or perhaps things would have ended completely differently..."

Lia’s ascension stemmed from her diligent efforts, so the mana tornado might have repelled Rahn, safeguarding her from his blade.

Alternately, Rahn might have wounded Lia more severely, disrupting her breakthrough with a lethal blow on the vulnerable her during that pivotal phase.

The possibilities were endless; victory hung in precarious balance.

Fortuitously, Rio arrived precisely in time, halting Rahn’s ultimate assault and preserving Lia’s ascension uninterrupted.

Almost a year had elapsed since last seeing her, yet even unconscious, Lia’s visage remained enchantingly beautiful to Rio.

Observing her breakthrough, a faint smile graced Rio’s typically stoic features as her aura surged upward, shattering the ’Gene Limiter’ to emerge as a true S-ranker!

After a full hour, the immense mana vortex around Lia dissipated, allowing her form to gently descend earthward.

Without hesitation, Rio swooped in and cradled her securely.

In a princess carry, he descended gracefully, touching down with Lia nestled in his embrace.

Gazing upon her serene slumbering countenance, Rio felt an overwhelming desire to envelop her in a fierce hug, shielding her from this perilous world’s threats.

"You really know how to make me worried don’t you... sigh, I almost had a heart attack after I saw you in that situation..."

"Thankfully, you are okay now... but don’t scare me like that again. I may look like I don’t have much emotions... but even I would feel sad if you leave..."

The Anomaly’s timely interference concluded the fierce struggle over the floral city of Kenorland at last.