The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 208

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 208

Thrust, slash, kill.
There was no need for unnecessary thoughts.
Han Yu-sung surrendered entirely to instinct, methodically dispatching every spirit that crossed his path.
Naturally, it was far from an easy battle.
Each spirit was a formidable opponent in its own right.
But.

Whoooosh!

That was precisely what delighted me.
I activated Prominence and other buffs, engaging in relentless combat against the endless tide of spirits.
In the midst of this struggle, I discovered something intriguing.

[The spirit bodies you’ve slain are being absorbed into your form.]

Kakasha’s words rang true.
I defeated the attacking spirits. Their ethereal forms transformed into a bluish aura, which was then absorbed into my body.

[Do you feel any changes? As if power is accumulating?]
“No, not at all.”

Nothing had noticeably changed.
I felt no increase in strength. The only sensation I could discern was a heavy weight settling upon my heart.
I cleaved through countless spears that descended upon me.
Then, as if to return the favor, I grasped the Thunder God’s Spear.

Annihilation Hour.

Countless spears rained down upon the spirits’ heads.
I immediately searched for the next opponent.
But there was none.

“No one left.”
[You’ve slain hundreds. You may have defeated them all.]

There were no spirit remnants left.
Had the Trial ended because I’d defeated all the spirit remnants, as Kakasha suggested?
I didn’t think so.
I suspected Kakasha himself didn’t believe that either.

[Or perhaps they’re scheming something. Wouldn’t you agree?]
“That’s the more likely scenario. Besides….”

I surveyed the mist shrouding the surroundings.
A formidable presence emanated from beyond it.
It was an aura of overwhelming power compared to any spirit remnant I’d faced thus far.

“I’ve been sensing it since a moment ago.”

The presence I’d felt ever since the fierce battle with the spirit remnants.
As I conjured a crimson wind to disperse the mist, the owner of that approaching presence revealed itself.
A spirit remnant roughly three meters tall, its entire body—head included—encased in armor.
What was peculiar, however, was this:

[Within that armor… I sense countless spirit remnants.]
“As if they’ve merged into one.”

Blue light leaked from the helmet’s visor.
And countless voices answered our observation.

[Indeed. We, as the final….]

The spirit remnant spread both arms wide.
One hand wielded a sword; the other crackled with formidable mana.

[shall test your worthiness!]

Magic erupted from the spirit remnant’s fingertips.
The earth split asunder in an instant.
Countless boulders surged through the fissure, then shot toward me in unison.
Simultaneously, the spirit remnant kicked off the ground and unleashed its blade.

Kwaaaaaa!

The Spirit Sword unleashed a colossal wave of blade energy.
Countless boulders and sword strikes hurtled toward Han Yu-sung.
A smile bloomed across my face as I witnessed the onslaught.

[Whose fighting style does this resemble so closely? Don’t you think?]

I had been thinking the same thing as Kakasha.
It was a combat method similar to my own as a Muon.
No—considering the chronological order, I should say my fighting style resembles that of this Spirit Sword.

【Arcana’s Protection】.

A defensive barrier materialized in an instant.
The countless boulders collided violently against the barrier.
I stomped the ground with tremendous force and drew my blade.
The blood essence coalesced along the blade, transforming into countless sword strikes that clashed against the Spirit Sword’s energy.

Kwaddddduck!

The violent collision reverberated across the entire Battlefield.
The Spirit Sword prepared magic as if anticipating my next move.
I was about to brace for the spell when a message appeared before my eyes, and I changed my strategy.
Words formed in blood materialized in my vision.

[The Blood Demon Sword has been satisfied with slaughter.]
[You can now deploy 【Blood Domain】.]
[Upon deploying Blood Domain, the damage and range of blood-type skills are greatly enhanced, cooldown times are reduced, and blood-type skills can be used without any conditions.]

A new effect added while absorbing the ‘aura of evolution’.
The time had come to test this power.
Dense blood essence flowed from the Blood Demon Sword, and I gripped it with overwhelming force.

Screech!

With a single stroke, I tore through the ‘heavens’ themselves.
A massive wound carved across the vast sky, and the dense blood essence flowing from the Blood Demon Sword seeped into the gash.
The wound tore open violently.

Kwaaaaaaaa!

Blood cascaded from the fractured sky like a waterfall.
Hot, viscous crimson torrents swept across the earth, spreading without restraint.
In an instant, the ground was drenched in blood, and that very blood rose as pillars toward the heavens.
The moment the blood falling from above met the blood surging from below.
The entire world was engulfed in crimson.

【Blood Realm】.

I observed the spectacle created by the Blood Demon Sword with quiet contemplation.
To be honest.

“It’s a bit excessive, and I’m not entirely pleased with it….”
[One could even bathe in blood here.]

The landscape of the Blood Realm displeased me.
But the power granted by the Blood Realm—that pleased me greatly.
I felt the intense force radiating from the Blood Demon Sword.

[Grrrraahhh!]

That was when the spirit phantom began its assault.
Meteor-like flames adorned the sky, descending upon me in unison.
Simultaneously, the spirit phantom hurled its spear, striking the ground.
The spear, which pursued its target relentlessly, aimed for my heart.
But none of them reached me.

【Thousand Blood Sword】.

Craaaaaack!

Hundreds—no, countless sword auras wove through the void.
The blood-formed sword auras severed the massive flames entirely, and beyond that, they engulfed the spirit phantom that had been charging toward me.
The spirit phantom’s eyes wavered for a moment.
It was the same sword aura I had witnessed before, yet its power and scale were utterly different.

[Still, not something I cannot block!]

The Specter roared and gripped his blades in both hands.
In that very instant, blood erupted from beneath his feet.
The crimson pillar surged upward, swelling with terrible force.

KABOOOOOM!
[Grrrrgh…!]

A colossal explosion shook the entire surrounding area.
The Specter gasped at the unexpected impact, raising his blade aura in response.
He crossed his swords and swung them to sever the incoming blade energy.
But there was something he had overlooked.

WHOOOOSH!

Han Yu-sung.
Han Yu-sung burst forth through the blood unleashed by the crimson explosion.
The spear the Specter had hurled rushed toward my heart, but I paid it no mind.
More precisely, it wasn’t worth my attention.

CLAAANG!

[Hah…!]

[Evolution Factor].
As ‘Dragon Transformation’ activated, dragon scales erupted across my body.
Simultaneously, the [Blood Crimson Divine Armor] enveloped my entire form.
The rushing spear shattered without landing a single blow.
Soon after, Han Yu-sung closed the distance to the Specter.

WHOOOM!

Han Yu-sung stamped his foot with tremendous force.
Blood energy and demonic force surged from my body.
I channeled all my power into my fingertips and struck the Specter’s solar plexus with devastating force.

[Blood Sea Crimson Flame Palm].

A tremendous shockwave erupted forth.
The shockwave, woven from blood essence and mana, pierced through the spirit’s chest in a single instant, consuming its entire form in a heartbeat.
Unable to withstand the impact, the spirit’s body was hurled backward with tremendous force.
The spirit groaned in agony, bracing itself for the inevitable follow-up attack.
But the attack never came.

[What…?]

Han Yu-sung had instead widened the distance between himself and the spirit.
What was he plotting?
The confused spirit noticed that Han Yu-sung was gazing upward at the sky, and it followed his gaze to see what had captured his attention.
Only then did it comprehend everything.

[Ah… there is no need for words.]

Suspended above the spirit’s head in the heavens was an enormous blade.
Upon witnessing this sword, the spirit smiled with satisfaction and marveled at the sight.

[Magnificent. You are…]

The spirit made no further movement.
It had realized there was no way to escape this situation.
Soon after, the colossal blade descended upon its head.

【Heavenly Sword】.

Hundreds, thousands of sword auras swept across the land.
That was the end.

[You have proven your worth.]

The final spirit spoke those words before being absorbed into Han Yu-sung.
It was the moment the Trial, 【Where the Spirits Sleep】, came to an end.

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All the spirits had fallen.
The mist that had shrouded the Colosseum dissipated.
What remained was only Han Yu-sung, standing alone in the ruins of the Battle Arena.

[Truly, you’ve managed to defeat us all.]
[Remarkable. Perhaps we underestimated you.]
[A trial most arduous, yet you passed it with distinction.]

The voices of the spirits reached Han Yu-sung’s ears.
All of them were words of praise. Praise was pleasant enough to hear, but there was one problem.

‘These spirits talk far too much.’
[My ears are ringing! They’re all pouring out and speaking at once!]

With so many voices speaking to me at once, I felt dizzy.
I swallowed a sigh and opened my mouth.

“I suppose I can consider the Trial passed now?”
[Of course. You have passed the Trial, and moreover….]
[You have proven yourself worthy of another qualification.]

The words carried profound meaning.

“Another qualification?”
[Indeed. The qualification to possess a ‘Celestial Body’. Did you not ask us about the reward for defeating us all?]
“So that reward is a Celestial Body?”

I couldn’t understand what it meant from words alone.
I’d know once I received it.
As if reading my thoughts, a blue aura suddenly erupted from the void.

[Player, Han Yu-sung.]
[You have perfectly passed the Trial we have set before you.]
[As a reward befitting your achievement, we grant you a ‘Celestial Body’… and the qualification to awaken the true power of ‘Muon’.]

The blue aura surged toward the heavens.
The entire sky turned blue. The aura then coalesced once more and shot toward Han Yu-sung.
A tremendous force was absorbed into my body.

[Your class, 【Muon】, has awakened its true power.]
[You have advanced to the superior class, 【Martial Extreme】!]
[Your class skills have evolved, and new skills have been added!]

That energy transformed Han Yu-sung.
I felt the formidable power absorbed into my body spreading throughout my entire being.
This much was anticipated, so it wasn’t particularly surprising.

[You have successfully eliminated all spirit entities that appeared in the Trial.]
[You have perfectly completed the Trial. You shall receive a reward befitting your accomplishment….]

Since the spirits said they would grant a reward, this too was unsurprising.
Had the reward ended there, that would have been the extent of it.

[The reward bestowed by the spirits is resonating with your possessed skill, 【Hero’s Essence (SS)】….]
[The two skills are merging into one.]
[A new skill is being born!]

“Merging?”
[Huh, what is this…?]

Then, a message no one had anticipated appeared.
Neither Han Yu-sung nor even the spirits who granted the reward had foreseen this.

Crack, snap!

In that instant, the sound of bones breaking erupted throughout my entire body in succession.
Simultaneously, flesh tore open and muscles ripped apart as blood poured forth.
Yet the fractured bones quickly found their place and locked back together, while the torn flesh and muscle regenerated. The spilled blood was swiftly replaced by new blood.

[Kuhuhuh! How fascinating this has become.]

Kakasha was greatly startled by Han Yu-sung’s sudden transformation.
But that shock was fleeting.
The ancient lord who had lived through countless ages understood well what the phenomenon unfolding before his eyes signified.
There was no need for concern.
This would be nothing but beneficial for his Oath-taker.

Whoooosh!

Brilliant light erupted explosively from Han Yu-sung’s body.
When that radiance finally subsided completely.

[You have acquired Heavenly Martial Body (SSS)!]
[Your current stats are being ‘promoted’ due to this skill’s effect!]
[Strength and Agility merge and are promoted to Martial Dominance.]
[Stamina is promoted to Indomitable.]

Han Yu-sung emerged into view.
A Han Yu-sung clad in an entirely new body, utterly transformed from moments before.
He gazed down at his form in silent contemplation.

“…This is something I never anticipated.”

It was a situation that could only elicit such words.

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