The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 1234

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Chapter 1234

A resonant hum echoed through the chamber.

Above the Underground Training Ground, where only dim illumination had existed, the sun and moon rose into view.
The sun and moon—celestial bodies that should never exist underground—blazed with a brilliance far exceeding their natural radiance, casting forth gold and silver light as if to assert their very existence.

A sharp breath escaped my lips.

I rose to my feet, grasping the divine and demonic blades I had forged with the light of sun and moon in both hands. My crimson eyes flickered with gold, influenced by the Manhwa Palace and the Ring of Fire.

“The Sword Realm Incarnate—the Divine Demon Harmony Seal.”

Glen Zigheart’s eyes narrowed as he observed the divine and demonic blades in my grip.

“It’s a Sword Realm technique worthy of being counted among the finest in Zigheart’s long history. With both power and sustainability excelling, it’s no exaggeration to call it an all-weather Sword Realm technique. And it even possesses that final unpredictability.”

He nodded calmly, appearing to have perfectly grasped my Divine Demon Harmony Seal technique.

“However, it will hold little significance here.”

Glen chuckled softly as he observed the heat and cold radiating from the divine and demonic blades.

“Indeed.”

I trembled faintly as I gripped the divine and demonic blades, biting my lip.

‘I didn’t expect additional pressure to be applied even to the enhanced power from operating the Sword Realm.’

I had intended to spar with Glen at full strength by operating the Divine Demon Harmony Seal, but the moment my power was enhanced through opening the Sword Realm, the pressure from the training ground intensified dramatically.
It seemed the pressure in this place was applied in real time.

“It’s unfortunate that after opening your Sword Realm, nothing has changed.”

Glen waved his hand holding the True Heaven Sword playfully, as if mocking me.

“It’s fine.”

I narrowed my eyes slightly.

“Since I’ll have to adapt anyway, it’s better to take the beating first.”

This wasn’t something I said out of stubbornness. Having come to such a remarkable training ground, it made sense to experience as much as possible.

“And the advantage of the Sword Realm isn’t just its power and endurance.”

Using the Sword Realm increased my affinity with both blades, which significantly boosted my proficiency with the Divine Sword. Even if my combat power weakened, it was far better than not doing it at all.

“That’s certainly true.”

Glen Zigheart nodded, unable to deny the logic.

“Then come again.”

As he spoke, he brought down the Divine Heavenly Sword in a sweeping arc.

Clang!

My vision merely flashed, yet Glen’s blade had already reached my shoulder.

“Tch!”

I pushed off the ground with my toes and retreated. After gaining a fraction of a second, I brought down my Divine Sword to parry Glen’s strike aimed at my shoulder.

Crash!

Glen’s blade wasn’t just fast—it was overwhelmingly powerful. Despite swinging my Divine Sword with all my strength, I was forced back five steps.

“Hmm….”

The moment I looked up, trembling as I gripped the Divine Sword, a crimson bolt of lightning fell from above. Glen had no intention of giving me time to rest.

“Hah!”

I inhaled sharply and thrust my Demonic Sword toward the descending lightning. Shimmering frost collided with the bolt, scattering violet sparks in all directions.

Crackle!

I stomped heavily across the ground where sparks erupted, my gaze fixed on Glen Zigheart.

“You told me to come in, yet you’re being cowardly.”

I shook my head, questioning why he would say such a thing when he had no intention of letting me attack first.

“I said it would be a real battle.”

Glen shrugged as though it were obvious.

“You’re free to use every method at your disposal.”

He spread both arms wide, inviting me to do as I pleased.

“Hmm….”

I bit my lip slightly as I observed Glen’s composed demeanor.

-Hoh!

Wrath stroked his chin and let out an exclamation.

-I never knew that old man had this side to him. I always thought he moved only with perfect honor.

He licked his lips, finding it amusing.

‘He’s probably doing this to strengthen my skills.’

It seemed Glen was deliberately employing surprise attacks and unconventional tactics to give me varied experience.

‘But there’s something even Grandfather doesn’t know about me.’

I smirked and relaxed my grip on the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword.

‘Because that’s my specialty.’

I stamped the ground with such force it thundered. Executing the Extreme Pleasure Harmony Step, I wove together the subtleties of Illusion Sword and Transformation Sword, moving my feet with exquisite precision as I struck upward toward Glen’s left side.

Whoooosh!

My body multiplied into five as if I had cast a clone technique, each of those five moving differently as they converged on Glen from all directions.

“An application of the Tae Hwa Orb I was unaware of.”

Glen let out an exclamation of amazement as he observed the five versions of me.

“However, the execution still lacks refinement. It’s plainly visible.”

He smiled faintly and swung the Divine Heavenly Sword, lightning crackling across its blade. His confidence spoke volumes—he knew exactly where I was.

Crackle, crackle, crackle!

Glen’s Heavenly Swordsmanship’s lightning strike erased all five of Raon’s clones rushing toward him as if they were nothing but pencil marks, and extended forward toward the real Raon charging from behind.

Clang!

I had been aiming for Glen’s back, but I couldn’t evade the Divine Heavenly Sword piercing through from an unexpected angle. I shifted my Divine Sword from offense to defense.

“Ugh….”

I bit my lip as I watched the Divine Heavenly Sword’s lightning pressing forward, extinguishing my Divine Sword’s flames.

“Still immature, but with a bit more development, it could become a respectable technique… Hmm?”

Glen was offering me advice when he caught sight of my hand, his eyes widening.

Whoooosh!

The moment Glen realized something and lifted his gaze slightly, the Demonic Sword slipped from my hand and erupted from beneath his feet.

Boom!

Glen retreated a step with superhuman reflexes, then kicked away the Demonic Sword’s blade as it pierced through the ground.

Screech!

The Demonic Sword, as if lamenting the missed opportunity, spewed silvery frost and returned to my side.

“That gave you chills, didn’t it?”

I watched Glen Zigheart retreat for the first time and seized the Demon Sword hanging in the void.

“I’m aware that footwork technique is crude. However, it can be utilized in this manner as well.”

I told Glen not to let his guard down and shrugged my shoulders.

“I was wondering why you were charging forward so roughly, kicking up the ground….”

Glen looked at the ground where I had scraped my foot and let out a hollow laugh as if dumbfounded.

“So it was to avoid detection and move by embedding the Demon Sword into the earth.”

He seemed startled by my psychological warfare and lightly clicked his tongue.

“Even a Transcendent would fall for such a bizarre tactic. I can certainly sense the experience of countless real battles.”

Glen seemed to feel that my practical combat experience far exceeded what was typical for my age, and his eyes gleamed with approval as he smacked his lips.

“It’s not over yet.”

I placed the Divine Sword and Demon Sword in both hands. The two blades soared skyward, emitting even more intense flames and cold air than when held in my grasp.

Whoooooosh!

Like divine dragons roaming the heavens, the Divine Sword and Demon Sword flew freely through the Training Ground’s sky, where crimson lightning flickered brilliantly.

Roooooar!

As I watched the Divine Sword and Demon Sword soar, I eagerly drew up Manhwagong and Glacsia.

“Though still in training….”

I raised my right hand in a meditation posture and spread my left hand wide as I drew in a deep breath.

“Face four blades.”

I advanced toward Glen, wielding the Divine Sword and Demon Sword that shattered red lightning, along with two water swords formed by my hands.

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CRASH!

Glen Zigheart parried Raon’s transcendent slash and exhaled silently in awe.

‘Formidable indeed.’

Despite the oppressive weight of the First Generation Closed Training Chamber, Raon’s martial prowess exceeded my imagination by far.
An amateur Transcendent would have his neck severed or his body torn apart by a single blade strike from Raon.

‘To think he’s grown this much.’

The Raon who slew Archangel Raphael in a single strike, the Raon who faced Derus Robert, and the Raon who returned to the Family Estate after cutting down Derus—they were all different versions of himself.

I had witnessed his battles and even fought alongside him, yet I never expected him to display such overwhelming power and mastery.
It defied reason, but my grandson seemed to grow tremendously with each battle he undertook.

‘He might truly become the greatest of all ages.’

Given Raon’s extraordinary growth rate, there was a real possibility he would surpass me and become the greatest of all ages before reaching middle age.

‘And he can even evade the Sky’s pressure.’

Raon received support from the Demon Lords he called a friend, so unlike me, he did not directly bear the weight of the Sky’s oppression.
Unlike myself, he could ascend to higher realms without leaving the Continent.

‘Envious. No, there’s nothing to envy.’

Glen Zigheart effortlessly deflected the four blades Raon unleashed and shook his head calmly.

‘All of it is what that child has accomplished.’

In his childhood, Raon had been insulted for possessing the worst talent for learning swordsmanship.
It wasn’t merely that he couldn’t become a proper warrior—he had even been told he wouldn’t live long.

Yet my grandson overcame his congenital affliction through his own will and effort, revealing the hidden talent within him.
It was something I myself could never accomplish, so applause was far more fitting than envy.

“You were right.”

Glen Zigheart deflected Raon’s divine sword, demonic sword, and both water swords simultaneously with the True Heavenly Sword, lifting his chin with a sharp motion.

“Still far too inexperienced. You’d fare better fighting with a single blade.”

He easily overwhelmed the four-sword technique Raon had been training, letting out a derisive chuckle.

“Tch….”

Raon bit his lip as if the shockwave from the True Heavenly Sword caused him considerable pain, then lifted his head.

“I’ll improve.”

He refused to abandon the four-sword technique and deployed his technique once more.

“Confidence is admirable.”

Glen gestured for Raon to come at him again, narrowing his eyes.

‘What I can give to Raon….’

It would be victory in the final battle against the Heavenly Demon.

No matter how exceptional Raon’s growth, reaching the Heavenly Demon within a few years would be impossible. On the promised day, I would defeat the Heavenly Demon and disappear—a gift for the grandson who had transcended from mediocrity to genius.

“Here I come.”

From Raon’s hands erupted a noble sky and destructive lightning bolts, while the divine and demonic swords descending from above blazed with brilliant light as if igniting life itself.

Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble!

He unleashed his ultimate technique—simultaneously deploying the Heavenly Lightning Sword’s absolute strike and the Divine-Demonic Harmony’s linked technique, the Crimson-Azure Undefeated Form.

“Undeniably formidable. However….”

Glen calmly shook his head as he observed Raon’s sword strike that seemed to obscure his entire field of vision.

“Your sword techniques lack proper connection.”

He raised the True Heavenly Sword and cleaved through Raon’s strike, which failed to achieve perfect harmony.

Clang!

By slipping through the gap where Sky-Piercing Thunder and Azure-Crimson Undefeated formed their connection, I erased Raon’s terrifying sword strike without exerting much force at all.

“Huff…”

Raon bent at the waist, breathing heavily as though he had poured everything into that single strike.

“At this rate, you won’t be much help to me.”

Glen Zigheart shook his head as he observed Raon’s exhausted face.

“Elevate the perfection of all your sword techniques and movements. No matter how strong you are, a clumsy blade can be pierced even by this tiny lightning.”

I furrowed my brow as a spark smaller than a pinky nail danced across the blade of the True Heaven Sword.

“I understand.”

Raon bit his lip, visibly shaken by the gap between expectation and reality.

‘Perhaps I should deliver a more profound shock.’

In truth, the pressure this Training Ground created harbored a secret. I wanted to reveal it to Raon and deliver an even greater shock therapy.

“Actually, there’s a secret to this Training Ground’s pressure.”

Glen Zigheart stepped forward and raised the True Heaven Sword.

“Everyone who enters this Training Ground possesses the same level of power. In other words…”

I brushed away a speck of dust from the pristine True Heaven Sword and curled my lips upward.

“Right now, your strength and mine are identical. You possessed equal power yet failed to accomplish anything against me—that is what your defeat means.”

Glen Zigheart lowered his gaze, anticipating Raon’s face would crumple further.
Yet his grandson’s expression diverged sharply from his expectations.

“Is that truly the case?”

I trembled my jaw as though I knew nothing at all, yet my lips curved into a smile.

“Then I’ll be of help to Grandfather….”

Like an adventurer who had discovered treasure with a single map, I revealed a desire so intense it sent shivers down the spine, my expression brightening into an unmistakable smile.

“I’ll follow you no matter what.”

Glen Zigheart felt a chill run through him for the first time as he beheld the predatory gleam in his grandson’s eyes—a hunger born of obsession with the blade—and his lips trembled.

“Y-yes, that’s good….”

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