The Crazy Battle God Has Returned - Chapter 368

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A Mad Swordsman Returns – Chapter 368

The Destroyer of Saints’s purpose was to find a vessel for himself.
Simply put, it was for resurrection.
And Han Yu-sung was the most suitable candidate to become that vessel.

[Your suspicion is correct as well. The one before you is not merely a ‘thought’. It would be more accurate to call me an incomplete soul.]

The Destroyer of Saints had created this place in anticipation of defeat, severing a fragment of his soul to guard it.
That soul was the entity standing before me.

[By absorbing the fragments you possess, the Destroyer of Saints’s soul becomes complete. Should you defeat the Absolute Being, a perfect resurrection would be achieved. The reason the Destroyer of Saints prepared all of this was for resurrection.]
“So achieving ‘Unity’ meant resurrection all along.”

The fragments possessed by Han Yu-sung and the Destroyer of Saints would merge into one.
If I could not overcome him, I would be consumed entirely, and the newly formed vessel would fall into the Destroyer of Saints’s grasp.
My body would be stolen by the Destroyer of Saints.
That was why it seemed strange.

“…Why did you reveal this fact to me?”

One could call it deception, certainly.
But if he had wished, he could have concealed this truth until the very end.
Yet the Destroyer of Saints had revealed this fact to Han Yu-sung.

“You even spoke of how the Destroyer of Saints is greedy, and revealed his very purpose. As if you wanted me to doubt you.”
[….]

Either way, there was no reason to reveal these things to Han Yu-sung.
Especially if the Destroyer of Saints’s goal was to steal my body and achieve resurrection.
So why had he revealed this truth to Han Yu-sung?
It was an inevitable question that would naturally arise.

[Vast ages have passed…]
“Is that all?”

The Destroyer of Saints offered an ambiguous answer.
It seemed he had no intention of providing a concrete response.

[When all is said and done, I shall tell you the reason you seek. Whether I emerge victorious or you do. Either way.]

Han Yu-sung regarded the Destroyer of Saints.
He seemed indifferent to who would claim victory. If Han Yu-sung won, so be it. If he himself won, that was equally acceptable.
Could one trust that such an attitude was genuine?

[You already know, do you not?]

Perhaps sensing that doubt, the Destroyer of Saints smiled.

[That my words contain no falsehood.]
“….”

Remarkably, it was true.
I had shed the vessel of flesh—now existing as pure spirit, I faced the Destroyer of Saints before me.
Whether it was because we both possessed the same Fragment, I could not say, but I felt the certainty that the Destroyer of Saints spoke truth.

‘Even this sensation could be deception. And yet….’

The situation was simple.
Victory meant gaining everything. Defeat meant losing it all.

‘A familiar position.’

I had always stood upon that precipice. No matter how favorable the circumstances, a single misstep would plunge me into death’s domain.
A single error summoning oblivion in the most extreme of trials.
And yet.

“There is no reason to refuse. Let us proceed.”
[A most pleasing answer.]

I had always emerged victorious.
Pleased by my response, the Destroyer of Saints burst into laughter.
His form, composed of primordial chaos, began to condense.
Soon it transformed into the familiar shape of a ‘Fragment’.

[Should you succeed in accepting me, your victory is assured.]

It was a Fragment of incomparable magnitude compared to everything I had absorbed thus far.
The power emanating from the Fragment was overwhelming.
The final Fragment left behind by the Destroyer of Saints approached Han Yu-sung.

[If you cannot, I shall strip you of everything.]
“If it’s possible, then by all means.”

Han Yu-sung reached out toward the approaching Fragment.
The final Fragment made contact and embedded itself within his body.

A resonant boom echoed through the void.

“…!”

A violent shockwave convulsed through my entire being.
The overwhelming aura contained within the Fragment shook my very soul.
A wild, ravenous force that sought to devour everything in its path.
That aura was attempting to consume my very existence.

‘This is….’

My vision flooded with pure white.
Within that bleached landscape, countless memories flashed past.
They were the lifetime of the Destroyer of Saints.

– Who dares stand against me?

The era when overwhelming power ruled the Murim.
The one called the Heavenly Demon conquered all through sheer strength and realized his power had reached its zenith.
In that moment, a force so overwhelming it transcended mere dominance began to crush Han Yu-sung.
I felt my soul being consumed bit by bit.

– Absolute Being. If your desire is to remain the sole transcendent, I shall shatter that desire and stand at your level. I shall topple you and liberate all things.

The era of devoted enlightenment to become a transcendent.
The one who spent countless eons sacrificing everything finally reached the extreme pinnacle of understanding and realized all things were illusion.
An overwhelming force crushed and consumed Han Yu-sung’s soul.

– Power… such power! With this strength, I can annihilate the Absolute Being. I shall topple the Absolute Being and seize everything it possesses. I shall become the true Absolute Being!

Back when I led the Wanderers and destroyed countless stars.
But the Destroyer of Saints had no need for the Wanderers. Standing at the very forefront, I wielded my power and annihilated my enemies.
And finally.

– Ugh, cough…!

When I faced defeat at the hands of the Absolute Being.
A battle so fierce it became tragic. Upon my defeat, my entire body was torn to shreds before being absorbed by the Absolute Being.
Just as I had endured that, I tore into Han Yu-sung’s soul.
Overwhelming agony consumed Han Yu-sung’s mind.

“…I see.”

But that pain was not Han Yu-sung’s alone.
Mingled within his suffering was the pain the Destroyer of Saints had endured.
The anguish of having one’s entire body torn asunder before being absorbed by the Absolute Being.
And.

“Was it fear of fighting the Absolute Being again?”

The overwhelming terror the Destroyer of Saints had felt.
For one who had never known defeat, this was the first.
In that defeat, the Destroyer of Saints lost everything.
Even the fact that the Destroyer of Saints had ever existed.

[Did I not tell you? My fighting spirit was broken.]

The weary voice of the Destroyer of Saints echoed.

[The Fragment you possess stems from that fighting spirit. A fragment so diminished it could dwell within a pathetically weak human….]

What was once an immense fragment had declined to such a degree.
It meant the Destroyer of Saints had lost all will to fight before death claimed him.

[In that first defeat, I lost everything. Only an incomplete soul remained here, enduring countless eons. Bearing endless despair, I endlessly reflected upon the defeat I had suffered.]

The outcome of that first defeat was too tragic to bear.
The Destroyer of Saints was trapped here, stripped of all, contemplating his pathetic defeat while watching a world that had forgotten his existence.
For so long—time enough to extinguish any will to fight.

“So that’s why you mentioned things unnecessary to me.”

The Destroyer of Saints’s will had been broken. The Absolute Being had yet to fully recover from its wounds, so it must be weaker than when I had dealt it defeat.
But the same applied to the Destroyer of Saints. Even if it seized my body, it could never reclaim the power it possessed when it was complete.
Could I win in such a state?

[Yes. The fact that I could seize your vessel, and revealing that the Destroyer of Saints of old was greedy—it was all for this.]

To acknowledge defeat and escape.
To pass the role of fighting the Absolute Being to you.
The Destroyer of Saints pointed to my vessel, which was becoming increasingly complete.

[If you defeat me, I will acknowledge my defeat and choose eternal rest. But if you cannot defeat me, I will use you as kindling to reignite the fighting spirit that had been extinguished.]
“You’re testing me while simultaneously testing yourself?”

Han Yu-sung and the Destroyer of Saints both let out dry laughs at the same time.

[So I ask you.]

The power pressing down on my soul was weakening.
Just as the Destroyer of Saints’s endlessly wavering will expressed itself.

[Can you achieve victory against one I have defeated?]
“Yes. Well, I might not be able to win alone, but….”

Han Yu-sung answered without hesitation.
My soul collided with the power the Destroyer of Saints had unleashed. My soul gradually devoured the Destroyer of Saints’s power and reclaimed the stolen soul.

“I have someone to fight alongside me.”
[….]

The image of that noisy Lord came to mind.
I could not know how much power the Absolute Being possessed. But just as it had been until now, I believed it would be possible if she were with me.
Hearing that answer, the Absolute Being laughed as if bewildered.

[That is not the answer I expected. And….]

The Destroyer of Saints’s power began to rapidly dissipate.
The Primordial Chaos I had unleashed consumed every ounce of his strength.
And it reached the final fragment that lay beyond.

[An answer that I, as the Supreme One, could never have conceived.]

There was no resistance.
The Primordial Chaos consumed the final fragment left behind by the Destroyer of Saints. The fragment settled into my soul, achieving perfect ‘unity’ with me.
In that moment, I understood.

Crack—crack—crack!

My soul had ascended to an even greater height.
The shattered vessel rapidly took on new form.
The vessel of humanity that had confined me transformed into a vessel capable of holding a Transcendent.

[I hope you do not meet the same defeat that I have endured.]

In inverse proportion, the Destroyer of Saints’s form was fading away.
What little remained of his form gazed upon me.

[Now I, too, can finally find rest. It is not as bad as I thought….]

A faint voice brushed past my ears.

[It is not an unpleasant feeling.]

With that, the Destroyer of Saints’s form vanished completely.
Everything he left behind settled into me. As the final fragment merged, the fragment I possessed took on its complete form.
An overwhelming power felt deep within my body.
I let out a roar.

[You have ‘transcended’ your limits.]
[You have awakened new powers, including ‘Saint Annihilation’.]
[Everything, including your body, transforms under the influence of transcendence.]

Transcendence descended upon Han Yu-sung.
An omnipotence beyond anything he had ever experienced flooded through him.
Han Yu-sung exhaled roughly.
And the moment he sought to confirm the transformation that had befallen him—

A deafening roar tore through the air!

In an instant, everything dissolved into light.
The space the Destroyer of Saints had created vanished, replaced by a realm suffused entirely with radiance that greeted Han Yu-sung.
Had he returned to Achiros’s Sanctuary as it once was?

‘No, this is….’

Han Yu-sung sensed a tremendous sanctity emanating from the light that filled the space.
A sanctity he had never felt from any Lord or God.
The same sanctity he had felt during the Destroyer of Saints’s battle.

– This is impossible.

A voice echoed from beyond the light.
It carried an overwhelming power.
Any transcendent being who heard that voice would have no choice but to submit.
That power bore down upon Han Yu-sung.

– The Destroyer of Saints should be dead. How is this….

Who was the master of this power?
And who was the owner of that voice?
Han Yu-sung, conviction burning within him, unleashed his authority.

A piercing wail split the heavens!

The power of 【Destroyer of Saints】 devoured the light that filled the space.
Then the form of the being concealed by that radiance was revealed.
The Entity—a being I had glimpsed before.
A mighty existence composed solely of light.

“The Absolute Being.”

The root cause of all these events was watching Han Yu-sung.

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