The Glorious Evolution

’Spatial powers... how troublesome.’

Radiance Pulse1 from his stomach, releasing explosive heat waves while at the same time propelling himself downward without needing to regain his balance.”> Levi frowned, not daring to remain in close quarters with the Borrower... he unleashed Radiance Pulse1 from his stomach, releasing explosive heat waves while at the same time propelling himself downward without needing to regain his balance.

The Borrower shielded his eyes from the blinding light, but it took a mere split second for them to readjust to it... in fact, they did more than that.

”Envious Pulse!”

The Borrower aimed his palms in Levi’s direction and unleashed an imitation of Radiance Pulse!

Boom! Boom! BOOM!

Each pulse grew in force until the last one smashed the ground into pieces after Levi used Sun Jets to push himself out of its path!

WHOOOAH!!!

Most of the viewers had no clue what the fuck was going on or how Celestial was being dominated so badly... and yet, they screamed regardless, their voices engulfing the skies at how explosive and chaotic the battle appeared.

”The Celestial isn’t faring too well!!”

Gamemaster Gamble commented excitedly as he followed the Borrower’s never-ending assault, which left Levi not a second to breathe.

Usually, Levi had quite a large area to move in, giving him time to think and analyze before making his move... but the tight prison battlefield and the Borrower’s constant harassment made it nearly impossible.

All he could do was fight defensively while studying the Borrower’s powers, knowing that unless he figured out most of his unknown arsenal, his chances of getting blindsided would increase tenfold.

Boom!! Boom!!...

”Stop running and face me! CELESTIAL! Show me your ultimates! Let me borrow more; I promise I will return them!”

The Borrower laughed maniacally as he stole the design of Levi’s rifle and fired explosive bullets at him nonstop, forcing him to use Judgement’s Chainstaff to smash through them... each explosion releasing a burst of dark green energy in the background.

Levi didn’t fall for the taunts... he kept a cool head as he constructed whatever defensive measures he could to block the assault without giving the Borrower any new ammo.

BOOM!

Still, the impacts kept shoving him backward, and before he could recover, the Borrower suddenly teleported behind him with a sinister grin, swinging his copied Chainstaff toward Levi’s head.

Not expecting an instant teleportation, Levi gritted his teeth and intercepted the strike, only to sense an enormous aetheric fist approaching from behind... he immediately ducked, allowing its fingers to smash against the prison bars above him!

The Borrower was adamant about not giving him a moment of peace... Whenever Levi created distance, projectiles chased him, and whenever he stopped to block them, the Borrower closed in.

It was like the Borrower had done his own studies on Levi and recognized that he was at his most dangerous when given time to think!

While his attempts were vexing enough, they also helped Levi understand his Aspect.

’He isn’t obtaining my Aspects... he’s recreating their effects.’

Levi had noticed that every borrowed ability held the same spiritual signature beneath its appearance... Whether the Borrower released lightning, manipulated space, or reinforced his body, the power behind it remained Envy.

This was the foundation of his Borrowed Glory Arts... using his envy of someone else’s advantages to recreate them through his own solar/spiritual energy.

However, witnessing an ability wasn’t enough... The Borrower had to genuinely desire it, and the stronger that desire became, the better his imitation would be.

Levi had already seen it happen whenever those four golden eyes lingered on his transformations or weapons... the copies became denser and more stable shortly afterward as he truly envied Levi from the bottom of his heart.

How couldn’t he? The Celestial possessed two Ancestral Aspects and many other powerful ones while still at Baron rank... he had this much without needing to envy others.

In the Borrower’s eyes, it was so unfair for the universe to allow such an abomination to exist while he was limited to mere imitations.

”Where is the justice?! Where is the balance?! Doesn’t his existence break all fundamental laws of our universe?”

The Borrower shouted to the high heavens, his eyes shining so bright with envy, the pupils no longer showing.