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Ryu's aura suddenly changed. At that moment, his Weapon God Aura began to fluctuate wildly, and it looked as though he was shifting between the sword, the saber, even the rod, again and again.

The form of his great swordstaffs became difficult to follow, and when he took a step forward, the entirety of the world seemed to both tremble and be reflected in his eyes.

Ryu could still feel it clearly, the weakness of his great swordstaffs. They were great in battles where he had a clear upper hand, but against enemies that were just as strong and sometimes more skilled than himself, there was little to nothing that he could do.

The battle with Starlight was the best example of this. In the end, he had no choice but to abandon his weapons and use close combat skills because his great swordstaff became a limiting factor full of flaws that could be exploited.