The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 331

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 331

Beyond the thick darkness, someone stood.
A form whose nature remained unknowable.
It regarded Han Yu-sung in silence, gesturing slowly as if beckoning him forward.

‘An enemy?’

This was the Space Created by Myungmyungrok.
There was no way to know what awaited here. It would be wise to treat all beings in this space as enemies and remain vigilant.
With that thought, I grasped my blade.

“…!”

But I could not.
An incomprehensible force pressed down upon my hand.
A power that even Han Yu-sung could not possibly resist.
The Entity continued to regard me in silence, still gesturing slowly.

“…Who are you?”

No answer came.
It seemed to have no intention of answering. The Entity continued to regard me while gesturing slowly.
Then.

A resonant hum filled the void.

Countless stars were inscribed upon the empty space.
It was as if gazing upon the Universe itself. Unknown beings traversed this cosmos, and fierce battles erupted across its expanse.
The scale was beyond anything I had ever witnessed.

‘…Transcendents.’

A battle that far exceeded the bounds of humanity.
Only transcendents could wage such a conflict.
Those who opposed them were transcendents as well.
The difference lay in this: one side was shrouded in black light, while the other was enveloped in radiant light.

Crackle, crackle, crackle!

The common thread binding both factions was the same: they were saturated with noise.
Because of it, I couldn’t discern The Entity’s form with any clarity.
The only way to distinguish them was by the color of light wrapped around their bodies.
As the two collided, an intense aura consumed my vision.

Boom!

Moments later, the scene before my eyes shifted.
What first came into view was the horrifically devastated Battlefield.
Each exchange of attacks between the two factions tore space asunder, and the stars caught between them crumbled helplessly.
The transcendents swept across the Battlefield, transforming countless stars into new arenas as they waged endless war.
Before long, one faction seized the advantage.

‘The black one.’

It was the faction wreathed in black aura.
Leading them was a being wielding two swords, cutting through enemies that blocked the path with astonishing power as he advanced.
At this rate, the faction cloaked in black aura would emerge victorious.
That’s what I thought.
But then, in that very instant.

Rumble!

Everything visible in my sight froze.
Both the black faction that had seized victory and the faction of light caught in crisis came to a standstill.
And something began to reveal itself.
A being composed entirely of light. Engulfed in radiant luminescence, its form was incomprehensible, an entity beyond description.
One thing was certain.

‘…It is stronger than any being I have ever witnessed.’

To be precise, it was a power operating on an entirely different plane.
A strength that surpassed even the combined might of all the transcendents I had just seen.
My body trembled without even facing it directly.

Crack, crackle!

The moment The Entity appeared, the vast space was crushed as if someone had crumpled paper in their fist.
The stars filling every direction, even the transcendents on the Battlefield.
As though the war they waged held no meaning whatsoever.
Screams erupted from both allies and enemies alike, filling the Universe with their anguish.

[….]

Someone burst forth through the chaos of those screams.
A figure wreathed in black aura more powerful than any other—one whose form could not be distinguished through the noise.
Yet somehow, inexplicably familiar.
He stepped forward, gripping two swords tightly in his hands.

Saaaaaaa….

Two distinct auras flowed from that being.
One was a deep black aura so intense that even the stars scattered throughout seemed to lose their light. And contrasting sharply with it, a brilliantly radiant white aura.
The two auras moved under the guidance of that entity.
Soon they intermingled into one, transforming into a new aura.

‘What… is that?’

An aura that was neither black nor white.
If anything, it resembled grey—the aura created by the fusion of two forces was chaotic, yet simultaneously orderly.
It was contradiction incarnate, yet there was no other way to describe it.
He kicked off the ground, summoning this new aura.

Kwaaaaaang!

He charged at the ‘absolute being’ that destroyed everything.
And then, silence fell.

“…Is it over?”

Both the unknown figure and the ‘absolute being’.
Both had vanished. All that remained was The Entity gazing at Han Yu-sung.
The Entity, who had been silently observing him, gave a quiet nod.

‘It seems The Entity showed me that….’

It cut off at a peculiarly crucial moment.
It felt as though the most important conclusion had been severed away.
Han Yu-sung met the gaze of The Entity that watched him.
A question surfaced in my mind.

“Who are you?”

The words that escaped Han Yu-sung after witnessing the entire spectacle.
It was the only thing that came to mind at that moment.

“Why are you showing me all of this?”

No answer came from The Entity.
It merely observed, its gaze fixed upon Han Yu-sung.
Yet as it had done countless times before, it extended its hand toward him in silence.
From The Entity’s hand, an incomprehensible energy began to flow.
That energy surged toward Han Yu-sung.

Whoooosh!

“…!”

I felt a tremendous force coursing through my body.
It was a sensation I had experienced before.

‘Surely, when I obtained demonic energy….’

I had felt something similar to this.
A formidable energy began to rage within my body like a wild horse.
Han Yu-sung suppressed the energy as I had done before.
Then, moments later.

[You have absorbed a tremendous energy.]
[You have acquired a new stat: Immortal Qi.]
[Immortal Qi: An energy currently known as ‘Immortal Qi’. When using skills, you can layer Immortal Qi to amplify the effect, and skills activated this way are greatly enhanced or transformed.]
[Immortal Qi is not affected by ‘all stat enhancement’ effects.]
[This stat is always adjusted to match the value of demonic energy, and you can use Immortal Qi in place of demonic energy when deploying skills that consume it.]

It was an unusual stat.
In some ways, it resembled demonic energy.
There was no way to raise it independently, and it didn’t benefit from any stat enhancement effects—that similarity held true. There were other effects that mirrored it as well.
But the most remarkable aspect was this:

‘It synchronized perfectly with demonic energy.’

When demonic energy grew, it grew identically.
Though it would never happen, if demonic energy declined, it would decline in kind.
In other words, righteous energy was a stat I didn’t need to concern myself with at all.
After all, whenever demonic energy rose, it would rise alongside it.
Han Yu-sung lifted his head.

“This…”

Why did you give this to me?
Han Yu-sung tried to ask, but he couldn’t.
The Entity’s form was gradually fading away.

[Look back. Then you shall see the path.]
“What?”

With those words, The Entity vanished.
Han Yu-sung tried to grasp at him, but there was no time. Besides, he didn’t think he could actually catch him even if he tried.
Left alone, Han Yu-sung clicked his tongue.

“What an absurd situation.”

When I first saw The Entity, I thought we would fight.
In trials and Difficult Realms like this, things often unfolded that way.
I wondered if I would overcome The Entity and gain power from it.
But everything proceeded in the exact opposite direction from what I expected.

‘Rather than fighting, it seemed he wanted to show me something.’

Han Yu-sung recalled the scene he had witnessed moments before.
Why had The Entity shown me that spectacle?
And what exactly was this righteous energy he had given me?

“It seems I’ve finished what I needed to do here.”

Questions lingered, but there was nothing I could actually do about them.
I waited for the Space Created by Myungmyungrok—this darkness-filled expanse—to vanish. Or perhaps a door would appear that I could use to escape.
But.

“….”

Neither happened.
The space didn’t disappear, and no exit materialized.
The darkness-filled space continued to greet me, unchanged.
Was I trapped in this space?

‘No, this is….’

A thought surfaced in my mind.
It came from my instincts.

“I’m supposed to destroy this space and break free.”

My instincts rejected that thought.
I couldn’t explain why, but that’s what I felt.
It seemed like whoever granted me this power wanted exactly that.

“…If that’s the case.”

There was no reason to refuse.
I clenched my fist and unleashed my demonic energy.

Heaven-Rending Strike.

My fist, infused with demonic energy compressed to its absolute limit, struck through empty air.
The impact, carrying the force to shatter heaven and earth, shook the space itself.

“Hmm….”

The Heaven-Rending Strike had no effect whatsoever.
The demonic energy, compressed to its absolute limit, simply dissolved into the darkness.
The space imprisoning me remained intact.

‘Demonic energy won’t work. Then what?’

I had no choice but to use the newly acquired power.
Han Yu-sung closed his eyes and concentrated his mind.
Using celestial energy wasn’t difficult. The method of application differed little from demonic energy.
A brilliant white radiance condensed within his fist.

Kuuuuuung!

His fist, imbued with celestial energy, struck through empty space.
Like demonic energy, a tremendous impact shook the space around him. The force rivaled demonic energy, yet its nature was diametrically opposite.
If demonic energy was the power of destruction, obsessed with shattering things.
Then celestial energy was the power of purification—cleansing and restoring balance.
But regardless.

“This doesn’t work either.”

The celestial energy merely illuminated the darkness before fading away futilely.
To destroy this space, celestial energy alone wasn’t enough. Neither was demonic energy.
Something greater was required.

“….”

The way out remained obscure. I didn’t even know if such a means existed.
Yet one phrase continued to drift through my mind.

[Look back. Then the path shall reveal itself.]

Words The Entity left behind before vanishing.
Look back. At what?
Did it mean to look back upon myself? That within what I already possess lies the method to escape this place, the answer itself?
Han Yu-sung closed his eyes, lost in contemplation.

‘The things I witnessed just before.’

Han Yu-sung recalled the scenes he had witnessed.
An ‘absolute being’ wielding overwhelming power. A transcendent standing against it. That being manipulated both demonic and celestial energy simultaneously, creating a new force.
It was as good as an answer given to me.

‘But these two energies are far too contradictory.’

They were forces that could not be mixed, no matter how one tried.
The Transcendent had accomplished it. Could I do the same?
No, rather—

‘Why should I be unable to do it?’

It was not baseless confidence.
Han Yu-sung possessed two skills: ‘Heavenly Formless Body’ and ‘Dual Manifestation,’ both stemming from the 【Limitless】 class.
Heavenly Formless Body carried an effect that allowed me to harmoniously manipulate every energy that existed in the world.
And there was one more.

[Dual Manifestation (SS)]
· Classification: Passive.
· Allows simultaneous deployment of skills by freely utilizing both hands.
· When this passive is activated, mana consumption for skills used with both hands increases significantly, and damage increases accordingly.
· Opposing attributes cannot be handled simultaneously. However….

With Dual Manifestation, I could manifest two energies at once.
There was a restriction that opposing attributes could not be handled simultaneously.
Demonic energy and celestial energy were likely opposing forces. It might be impossible.

‘Yet it might still be possible.’

That word—’however’—appended after the restriction about opposing attributes weighed on my mind.
Regardless, there was no harm in attempting.
Han Yu-sung drew a deep breath and focused his consciousness.

Shhhhhhh….

Two energies began to flow from his body.
Demonic energy and celestial energy—forces far too contradictory.

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