The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 1206

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Chapter 1206

Whoooosh!

My provocation brought a sudden hush over the Bustling District, where countless people had gathered.

“This… this madman…”

Charlie stared at me, rendered speechless by what I had just done.

“Why on earth would you do that!”

He clutched his head in despair, already convinced that his fate was sealed alongside mine.

“Huh?”
“Kahahaha!”
“A lunatic recruit has arrived.”
“The craziest human since Heaven opened its gates?”
“I like him. We need someone like that to keep us fed!”

The crowd, jolted awake by Charlie’s cry, exhaled in disbelief as they regarded me.
While a few showed appreciation for my boldness, most wore sneering smiles, already envisioning the fate of a recruit about to perish.

-The True Demon King says that every day.

Wrath chuckled as he listened to their words.

-It seems you are destined to be called a madman wherever you go.

He nodded calmly, as if to say he was not the strange one.

“Charlie! What did you tell the recruit?”
“If you want to die, die alone—don’t drag the recruit into it.”
“Come to think of it, Charlie is the most vicious one among us.”
“Right! What kind of nonsense did he spout to make him act like this!”

The crowd gathered in the Bustling District curled their lips upward, assuming Charlie was toying with me.

“I, I didn’t do anything!”

Charlie shook both his hands frantically.

“He was always like this from the start!”

His face flushed crimson as he screamed that my desires burned with an insane intensity.

“A newcomer who just arrived yesterday—how strong could he possibly be?”
“Right. A dog that only eats the feed its master gives it—what kind of strength could it have?”
“Charlie had all his desires stripped away a few days ago, so he must’ve lost his mind completely?”

The residents of Heaven naturally disbelieved Charlie’s words and were wholly focused on mocking him.

“You crazy bastards! I’m telling you I got beaten up!”

Charlie pointed to his two eyes, swollen a sickly blue, and gnashed his teeth.

“Ah, you got beaten by the newcomer? Now it makes sense!”
“It wouldn’t be strange if Charlie got beaten by the newcomer.”
“Yeah. The only reason Charlie’s still alive is because murder is forbidden in Heaven.”
“Hey, newcomer! Charlie is the weakest in Heaven! You should run away right now!”

The crowd, believing Charlie had been beaten because he was weak, unleashed even greater laughter and ridicule.

“Haaah.”

I let out a long yawn with a bored expression.

“Are there only cowards here? Stop flapping your mouths and come at me in a life-or-death duel.”

I flicked my finger provocatively at the crowd, who had been focused on Charlie.

“Huh…?”
“This guy’s completely insane?”
“Still hasn’t grasped the situation? He won’t last long.”
“He needs a beating to come to his senses.”

The residents of Heaven furrowed their brows deeply at my unwavering confidence. Now, all eyes shifted from Charlie to me.

“That’s enough. If you won’t fight, I’m leaving.”

I picked up the pouch of gold coins that had fallen to the ground and slung it back over my shoulder. Just as I turned to leave with a mocking sneer, an old man stepped into my path.

His stooped back made him appear remarkably small, yet the clothes and ornaments he wore were clearly of fine quality.

“Fine. I’ll take on this whelp myself.”

The stooped old man licked his thin lips and rubbed his hands together eagerly, like a fly circling its prey.

-Ah….

Wrath let out a sigh as he observed the stooped old man.

-Another piece of prey has been caught in this lunatic’s web.

He shook his head slowly, as if the old man’s fate was already written before him.

“You really want to try?”

I looked down at the old man, twisting my lips into a cruel smile.

“At your age, if I strip you of everything you have, your bones will ache for years.”

I tilted my chin, goading him once more to ensure he couldn’t back away.

“You’re truly a brat who won’t come to his senses until he’s dead.”

The stooped old man furrowed his brow and spread his hands wide. His anger had solidified—the smile that had lingered at his lips vanished completely.

“This madman….”

Charlie’s mouth fell open as he stared at the old man.

“That old man is Pisir! He’s a well-known powerhouse in Lower Heaven!”

He grabbed my sleeve and shook it urgently, insisting I apologize immediately.

“Apologize? Do you really think such a thing will work on me now?”

The old man named Pisir stomped his foot with fury.

“I’ll take your desires too for failing to properly teach this newcomer!”

He gnashed his teeth savagely, as if determined to plunder Charlie’s desires along with everything else.

“Try it.”

I gazed at the enraged Pisir and offered a faint smile.

“Let’s see just how fierce an old man’s touch can be.”

I arrogantly raised my fingers, signaling my willingness to accept whatever came.

“You brat!”

Pisir gnashed his teeth as he stepped forward. Black mist-like energy erupted from his back, coiling around me.

“Accept it! This is the life-and-death duel you so desperately wanted!”

Pisir snorted, insisting that the duel could only proceed if I accepted the mist he was emitting.

“I understand.”

I remained composed and surrendered my body to the mist Pisir unleashed.

Whoooosh!

The black energy was absorbed through every pore of my body, and I felt it subtly stimulating my soul. This seemed to be the signal that I had accepted the life-and-death duel.

‘Is it awakening my desires?’

The black energy wasn’t stimulating my soul itself, but rather the true desires dwelling within it. My desire to kill Derus Robert began to burn like smoldering embers.

‘I can’t.’

I activated the Ring of Fire to forcibly suppress the desire that threatened to break free.

‘If I’m careless, I could be exposed.’

My desire to kill Derus Robert was so immense and overwhelming that revealing it carelessly in this place could trigger the Archangels’ Barrier. Now was the time to suppress that hunger.

“Ha!”

Pisir let out a hollow laugh as if finding the situation absurd.

“A mere whelp who can’t even control his own desires dares to be arrogant!”

He shot me a demonic glare, convinced that I was too weak to even unleash my desires.

“I knew it would come to this.”
“Charlie, you’ve been in the Celestial Realm since the early days yourself—did you really lose to such a brat?”
“Not even worth watching.”
“There are always fools like that. Pathetic.”

The spectators hurled even greater ridicule at me and Charlie than before.

“That’s enough.”

I paid no attention to Pisir or the crowd. I focused solely on suppressing my desire to kill Derus Robert, allowing my mind to settle into stillness.

“Enough? You’re finished!”

Pisir unleashed a battle cry and released an eerie black mist. Unlike before, this was no formal salute to a life-or-death duel—it was a massive wave of malice intent on consuming me with his own desires.

“Finished?”

I twisted my lips into a smile and lifted my gaze.

Whoooosh!

From the gaps reflected in my blue eyes, a desire so chilling it defied description erupted forth.

“Wh…?”

Pisir’s lips trembled as he finally realized something had gone terribly wrong.

“W-wait!”

His complexion drained to a sickly pallor as he witnessed the relentless azure aura of desire pressing forward without restraint.

Crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch!

Yet the emotions of the Demon Lords that I unleashed radiated an absolute desire that mortals could never reach, consuming Pisir entirely.

“Gaaaahhhhh!”

Pisir collapsed with a tearing scream, reduced to the state of dried kindling. His back, which had been bent from such overwhelming agony, straightened—though whether he appreciated that fact remained uncertain.

“In, insane….”

Charlie remained rooted to the spot, jaw trembling violently, having never anticipated that I would so effortlessly overwhelm Pisir.

“Wh, what…?”
“Pisir lost?”
“A veteran killer defeated by a newcomer….”
“Th, that’s impossible! It must be cheating!”
“Has anything like this ever happened before?”

The residents of the Celestial Realm in the Bustling District, witnessing a spectacle beyond their imagination, froze like statues with disbelief etched across their faces.

“Over? Not quite.”

I curled my lips upward as I methodically assessed each bewildered prey before me.

“Now it begins.”

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“Impressive!”

Baife let out an exclamation of admiration upon witnessing me overwhelm and conclude the first duel of desires.

“You never disappoint.”

He smiled broadly, astonished by results that exceeded his expectations.

“A human bearing such desire from the start is rare indeed—bringing you here was the right choice.”

Baife was satisfied with his choice of Raon and smacked his lips with relish.

“Huh? Is he going to continue right away?”

He whistled as he watched Raon immediately prepare a second life-and-death contract.

“Your provocation skills are quite refined.”

This time too, Raon used only his tongue to locate a second prey.

Screeeeeech!

He freely manipulated the desires of Pisir, his first victim, and devoured the desires of the second person who rushed at him.

“Entertaining.”

Baife chuckled and nodded as he watched Raon trample two Celestial Realm residents in an instant.

“I wonder where you found such a specimen.”

Among all the humans I’ve ever seen, he ranks among the finest. Rather than raising him as livestock to extract desires in this place, it seemed he could be groomed into a proper vessel.

“I should reward Kuanyu as well.”

Recently, Kuanyu had sent not just this human called Jilpen, but several other talented individuals, so making him one of the administrators of this Celestial Realm seemed like a good idea.

“Baife.”

As Baife smiled with satisfaction while looking at Raon, someone called his name from behind.

“Hmm.”

Baife furrowed his brow and turned around. His forehead creased as he saw a woman with snow-white skin, blazing red hair, and blue eyes.

“What is it, Caripen.”

Baife’s voice grew heavy and cold, as if displeased with the woman named Caripen.

“That human.”

Caripen raised her finger, pointing at me as I finished the second life-and-death trial. Like Baife, white wings sprouted from her back—a clear sign she too was of the Celestial Race.

“You did verify their identity properly, didn’t you?”

Caripen narrowed her eyes suspiciously as she regarded me.

“What foolish talk.”

Baife looked down at Caripen and twisted his lips upward in a sneer.

“As you well know, all the Land of Clouds scattered across the Continent are equipped with his Barrier. I could overlook you doubting my Barrier, but doubting his is outright insubordination.”

He wrinkled the bridge of his nose as if questioning whether he truly meant those words.

“Hmm….”

Caripen furrowed her eyes slightly, appearing somewhat flustered by Baife’s warning.

“Ah? Is that it?”

Baife painted a smile so thick it was almost nauseating.

“Watching the livestock you brought being devoured by my playthings seems to have irritated you.”

He clapped his hands as if he’d finally understood why she’d suddenly appeared.

“That’s not it.”

Caripen shook her head calmly, making it clear that wasn’t the reason at all.

“Oh please. Haven’t you always envied me for receiving his trust?”

Baife let out a scoff, refusing to hide his transparent assumptions.

“There’s no reasoning with you.”

Caripen exhaled a short sigh.

“As long as the verification was done properly, it doesn’t matter. His Barrier would never be mistaken.”

She nodded as if her question had been answered, transformed into white light, and vanished.

“You should choose your words more carefully from now on.”

Baife clicked his tongue as he watched white feathers drift to the ground after Caripen disappeared.

“We will no longer stand on the same ground.”

He gazed down at the surface world with a twisted smile, as if Raon were the tool that would help him achieve that wish.

* * *

“Not bad at all.”

In just one day, I had consumed the desires of five people, and I savored the satisfaction with a pleased expression.

“Uh, uh….”

Charlie stared blankly at me, still unable to believe what was happening.

“W-who exactly are you?”

He swallowed hard repeatedly, clearly convinced that I was no ordinary person.

“Are you perhaps an angel concealing your true identity?”

His brow furrowed as if nothing else made sense.

-This Celestial Realm will collapse within days.

Wrath exhaled sharply as he observed the human desires grasped in my hand.

-Never did I think the True Demon King would come to pity the Celestial Race….

He squeezed his eyes shut, as if he could already see the future of the Celestial Race who had opened the gates of Heaven without knowing my true nature.

“Neither name nor status matters….”

I lifted my chin arrogantly as I gazed at the mansions and towers rising endlessly into the sky.

“Remember me as the first to ascend to that sky.”

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