The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 127

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 127

[An item in the Treasure Vault reacts to the ‘Swordmaster’s Descent’.]
[The ‘Swordmaster’s Descent’ resonates with that item.]
[A path to that item is being revealed….]

Han Yu-sung gazed quietly at the messages appearing before his eyes.
And at the crimson aura flowing from within him, moving of its own accord.

[Did you not say you had visited this place in your previous life?]
“I did.”
[Did something like this happen then?]
“It couldn’t have.”

This was something I had never experienced in my previous life.
Neither these messages appearing, nor being guided along a path.
It wasn’t my first visit to the Multidimensional Treasury either. I’d been here two or three times before.
But this was the first time I’d ever experienced something like this.

[Hmm. If something that shouldn’t happen has occurred, then what differs from back then….]
“It would be me.”

The difference between the Han Yu-sung of my previous life and now.
There was no need to spell it out.

‘Demon Swordmaster and Swordmaster’s Descent.’

Back then, Han Yu-sung possessed the SSS-rank unique ability, ‘Demon Swordmaster’.
Now, I possess the EX-rank unique ability, ‘Swordmaster’s Descent’.
One might think it merely a difference of one rank, but SSS-rank and EX-rank exist in entirely different dimensions.
The latter transcends a realm that humans can never touch.

‘In my previous life, there was no one who possessed an EX-rank unique ability.’

Skills were no different.
The limit humans could reach was ultimately SSS-rank.
Swordmaster’s Descent was a unique ability that transcended that very realm.
Perhaps this transformation was what created this difference.

[I grow increasingly curious. How exactly did you come to possess that unique ability of yours, ‘Divine Descent’?]
“I’m not entirely sure. I know what triggered it, but why I obtained it remains a mystery to me.”
[You don’t know why? That’s a vague answer.]

Vague, perhaps, but it was the only answer I could give.
Han Yu-sung was a player who had awakened his unique ability through acquired means.
The catalyst for that awakening was Lee Su-ho’s betrayal.
It was fury toward the man who had sold this world for personal gain.
It was rage directed at Achiros, the ‘Lord’ who had orchestrated everything.

“I awakened Demon Devouring at that same moment.”
[It is not uncommon for intense emotions to serve as a catalyst for awakening. The problem is that your unique ability is far too exceptional. However, what troubles me most is this ‘Additional Reward’ you possess.]

All the effects of Divine Descent were extraordinary.
But the most remarkable among them—and the one that was ‘incomprehensible’ to Kakasha as a Lord—was the Additional Reward.

[Look at it now. Through the Additional Reward, you gained the authority to select another item from the Multidimensional Treasury. This is, in essence, no different from interfering with the system itself.]
“An effect that shouldn’t exist, then?”
[Speaking as a Lord, yes. It is impossible.]

Something even the transcendent Star Lord could not accomplish.
A smile played at the corners of Han Yu-sung’s lips as he heard Kakasha’s bewilderment.

“A unique ability that should not exist, and cannot exist.”

It was a fascinating matter.
But it was a question I could not yet answer.

“For now, let’s follow where that aura leads us.”
[Hmm. Perhaps we might obtain something related to your unique ability. Let us hurry! I am most curious! Come, come!]
“Stop it.”

Kakasha tugged at Han Yu-sung’s hair from atop his head.
I sighed and headed toward where the crimson aura beckoned.

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The Multidimensional Treasury was nothing short of a colossal labyrinth.
Whichever path I took, items awaited—and the countless bookshelves, display cases, and stone statues scattered throughout only deepened the confusion.
It was impossible to discern where anything truly was.
But that was far from all.

Clang! A deep resonance echoed through the space.

The Multidimensional Treasury continued to shift and transform.
A space brimming with display cases suddenly fractured away, replaced by an expanse overflowing with bookshelves.
Spaces caught in the dimensional currents merged with the Multidimensional Treasury, only to separate and vanish in an endless cycle.
Getting lost was inevitable.

“It’s like being guided by arrows.”
[Was it ‘Blessing of Trials’? Yes, it does feel similar.]

Of course, this observation had nothing to do with Han Yu-sung, who was being guided by the crimson aura.
How far had I progressed?

[It stopped here. Hmm, but….]
“A dead end.”

The crimson aura, which had been advancing unobstructed, came to a halt.
Where it stopped was a space densely packed with display cases.
Beyond the cases, a wall-like structure faintly emerged.
There was no way forward—a true dead end.
Had the crimson aura guided me astray?

A grinding sound tore through the silence.

The moment I stood before the display cases with that thought.
The cases split apart to either side, as if the Red Sea itself were parting.
Even the wall beyond them cleaved open.
The crimson aura surged forward, into the darkness beyond the wall.

[It appears to have opened in response to your presence.]
“Hmm, could combat be waiting ahead?”
[The Multidimensional Treasury is a place where force cannot be wielded. Such a thing seems unlikely, but….]

The Multidimensional Treasury was entirely pristine white.
A space dyed completely in white, save for the display cases, bookshelves, and stone statues.
So it was only natural that a starkly dark space stood out so conspicuously.
Han Yu-sung clenched his fists.

“I’ll know once I step inside.”

Cowering without action was never my style.
Han Yu-sung advanced into the black space without hesitation.
The pristine white space receded further and further, and darkness consumed everything around me.
Soon, a message materialized before my eyes.

[A space adrift in dimensions, drawn to you, has appeared.]

“Drawn to me, you say. A meaningful phrase indeed.”

Considering the nature of this Treasure Vault, it was hardly surprising.
The Multidimensional Treasury was a place where drifting spaces converged and vanished in endless cycles.
One of them had manifested before me.
I pressed forward without pause.

Crunch, crunch, crunch—

“Hmm…”

How long had I been walking?
A formidable aura began to press down upon my shoulders.
As if to bar my passage, or perhaps to test me.
I realized this aura felt strangely familiar.

‘It resembles the aura of a Lord.’

It was an aura similar yet far more potent than that.
Han Yu-sung swallowed hard and invoked Prominence.
Surging flames drove back the surrounding darkness and accelerated my body forward.
Not much further remained.
For reasons I couldn’t explain, I felt certain of it.

“Is this the place?”

And that instinct proved correct.
The cramped Corridor vanished, and a vast Cavern opened before me.
Empty and desolate, the Cavern stretched endlessly into darkness on all sides.
Yet suspended in its center, something drifted in the void.

[Hm? What is that….]
“It looks like a robe of some kind. Whoever chose it has terrible taste—the color is dreadfully dull.”
[All that black is utterly repulsive. Your Majesty, regardless of what that garment is, might it not be wise to claim it swiftly and depart this place?]
“That’s the plan.”

Crimson energy flowed from Han Yu-sung, swirling around the black robe.
Perhaps this robe was an item that resonated with the ‘Demon God.’
As if to prove it, the crimson energy seeped into the black fabric.
Han Yu-sung grasped the black robe.
And the moment I tried to discern what manner of item it was.

A deafening roar erupted!

Tremendous power exploded from the robe, engulfing Han Yu-sung entirely.
My vision drowned in inky darkness, and all sound grew distant and muffled.
Then, from somewhere beyond perception, a voice like a phantom whisper reached me.

[I thought you would never appear.]
[At last, one bearing the qualifications of the Demon God has emerged….]
[You, who are not yet worthy of remembrance.]

It was merely a voice.
Yet my entire body felt as though it were being crushed beneath an immense weight.
From nothing more than hearing those words.

[I have waited still.]
[For you….]

In that instant, a tremendous force was absorbed into Han Yu-sung.
I suppressed the raging power that thrashed within me like an enraged stallion.
Then, moments later.

[Item ‘Nameless Robe of the Demon God (Mythic)’ acquired.]
[The formidable power contained within this item now dwells within you. A new attribute, ‘Demonic Aura,’ has been generated!]

A message appeared that made me doubt my own eyes.
Han Yu-sung blinked involuntarily.

[My lord! Are you alright? What on earth is this…!]
“Demonic Qi?”
[Huh?]

Han Yu-sung opened his status window.
And there it was—another entry that made me doubt my eyes.

[Han Yu-sung (Affiliation: Earth, South Korea (Grade B))]
· Level: 135
· Class: Swordless Soul
· Unique Ability: Godly Descent (EX)
· Strength: 273(+27) · Agility: 273(+50) · Vitality: 266(+18)
· Mana: 80(+42) · Sword Annihilation: 150 · Demonic Qi: 30

A stat called Demonic Qi.
Kakasha, who saw Han Yu-sung’s status window, asked in bewilderment.

[Demonic Qi? Why do you possess such a thing?]
“That’s exactly what I’d like to know.”

Han Yu-sung pressed his brow.
The endless stream of bewildering situations was giving me a headache.
First and foremost, I needed to understand what this stat truly was.

[Demonic Qi (魔氣): An energy currently known as ‘Demonic Qi’. When using skills, you can layer Demonic Qi to amplify them, and skills activated this way are greatly enhanced or transformed.]
[Demonic Qi is not affected by ‘All Stat Enhancement’.]
[There is no method for you to accumulate this stat.]

The explanation was even more vague.
Demonic Qi is Demonic Qi, but what does ‘an energy currently known as Demonic Qi’ even mean?
It wasn’t as though Han Yu-sung was unfamiliar with what Demonic Qi was. Through countless experiences in my past life, I had fought many Contractors who wielded it.

“It’s the energy used by those who practice dark magic in Murim.”
[I too have gathered Contractors from Murim and know of such things. However, hmm… I have never witnessed such characteristics before.]

Inner power and demonic energy were stat attributes that existed ‘in place of’ mana.
It meant they could not coexist with mana simultaneously.
Moreover, the notion of layering demonic energy on top of mana was something even Kakasha was hearing for the first time.

[Let me conduct a test first… No. That won’t work here. This is a place where force cannot be wielded. Once we leave, I shall create a space for you to test properly.]
“Understood. Then, what remains is…”

Han Yu-sung gazed at the black robe he held in his hand.
The black robe called the ‘Nameless Celestial Garment’.

[Nameless Celestial Garment (Mythic)]
· Slot: Armor (Robe).
· The vestment of one whose very name is forbidden.
· Defense +150 (further enhanced according to the wearer’s ‘demonic energy’).
· Demonic Energy +15, Demonic Energy Regeneration Speed +30%.
· Skill Effect Enhancement via Demonic Energy (Intermediate).
· Grants access to 【Reincarnation】, which treats all skills used during its duration as layered with demonic energy. While Reincarnation is active, demonic energy regenerates rapidly and its power is amplified.
· There exist ‘Legacies’ linked to this item. Each time a ‘Legacy’ is equipped, the Nameless Celestial Garment gradually reclaims its complete power.

Befitting a Mythic-grade item, its effects were magnificent.
Most impressive was that it functioned as a set item.
It was an item that grew stronger with each linked piece equipped.
The challenge lay in discovering where to find these ‘Legacies’.

“I don’t know exactly what it is, but it’s an item related to the ‘Fallen God’, apparently.”

Judging by how circumstances unfolded, that seemed to be the case.
If that were true, the answer was simple.

“I need only follow the path the Fallen God illuminates.”

Just as I always had.
Whatever stood in my way, I would crush it all.
And at the end of that path, the answer to all of this surely awaited.
Han Yu-sung draped the Nameless Celestial Garment over himself and turned away.

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