The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 350

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Chapter 350

My hands trembled as the pain pressed down on my organs.

I clenched my fists and forced my eyes shut.

‘Such brutally overwhelming energy.’

The Sea Blossom, born from the convergence of the sea’s life force, and the Phantom Jellyfish’s inner core, which had grown by devouring the Sea Blossom’s energy, both contained an immense concentration of power.

If the Sea Blossom’s petals hadn’t mitigated the collision between the two forces, numerous mana circuits throughout my body might have ruptured.

‘Did I push too hard?’

Absorbing just the Sea Blossom had been taxing enough, but consuming the Phantom Jellyfish’s inner core all at once felt excessive.

‘No, that’s not right.’

This was the correct approach.

The Phantom Jellyfish’s inner core was pure venom itself. Consuming only that would be dangerous, even for me now.
I had to neutralize the toxins using the Sea Blossom and its petals, accepting only the pure mana.

Whooooom!

As I organized my thoughts, the Sea Blossom’s energy and the Phantom Jellyfish’s toxin collided once more within my mana circuits.

Boom!

At the center of my body, near my solar plexus where all my mana circuits converged, a tremendous impact erupted like an artillery shell detonating.
The pain, as if struck by a sledgehammer near my heart, shattered my concentration.

‘I should have consumed another petal.’

One petal alone seemed insufficient to serve as a buffer.
Though another petal wouldn’t have made much difference, what’s done is done. I had to resolve this as it was.

Screeeech!

I pushed the Rings of Fire to their absolute limit. The seven rings encircling my heart resonated with crystalline clarity, dulling the agony of body and spirit while suppressing the overwhelming aura of the Sea Blossom and the venom of the Phantom Jellyfish.

‘I have to move now.’

No matter how powerful the Rings of Fire were, they couldn’t indefinitely contain such a tremendous force. With the elixir and my core’s energy at a standstill, I had to proceed according to plan.

I bit my lip and simultaneously drew upon Manhwagong and Glaceia. Heat and cold that had escaped my core surged through my mana circuits.

‘Ugh…’

The pain was excruciating with my mana circuits so stimulated, but I gritted my teeth and endured it. This was no time to stop for pain—I had to push forward.

Whoooosh!

I suppressed the venom in my core with Manhwagong’s heat. Poison has always been weak to fire. The Phantom Jellyfish’s venom began fleeing from Manhwagong.

‘And this one too…’

The Sea Blossom was mostly pure natural mana, but among it, water properties dominated. I guided the Sea Blossom’s aura using Glaceia’s cold.

‘Hnngh…’

Both forces began moving through my mana circuits, following the flow of Manhwagong and Glaceia. The auras were so immense that each movement sent sharp, dizzying pain through my head.

I swallowed hard.

‘This is killing me.’

Operating Manhwagong and Glaceia simultaneously was overwhelming, as was drawing in the Sea Blossom’s aura and the Phantom Jellyfish’s venom, but there was no choice.
This method was the best way to absorb both forces.

Screeeech!

Using the mana control the Rings of Fire provided to its fullest, I pulled the Sea Blossom’s aura and the Phantom Jellyfish’s venom toward my core.

Rummmmmble!

The two energies thrashed like stubborn children refusing to listen, halting just before my dantian at the mana circuits.
The pathway clogged, and my mana circuits swelled as though ready to rupture.

‘Ugh!’

I’d never experienced anything this violent before.

I drew out every ounce of aura from Manhwagong and Glacia.
My mana circuits bulged as if they would tear apart, but I trusted in the resilience of my body and spirit, wielding my aura to push through.

Cold sweat streamed down my spine as agony crushed both body and mind.
With my lips clenched tight, I spun my aura with ferocity, driving the energy of Haeryeong-hwa and the venom of the Phantom Jellyfish toward my dantian.

Kwaaaang!

A deafening roar erupted from within my body—like a cliff face collapsing. It wasn’t imagination; my entire frame convulsed as if stone fragments were actually crashing down upon me in rapid succession.

‘Damn, this is stubborn.’

My head still spun from the violent shockwave that had just erupted. I’d never encountered an energy that drained power and stamina so mercilessly.

‘But I endure.’

I couldn’t lose to some elixir.

I had to avenge myself against Matio, Kosini, and Lisbon, escape from Derus Robert’s grasp—I couldn’t kneel before an elixir.

I clenched my fists and restored my fractured focus.
I wrung out every last grain of aura from Manhwagong and Glacia, driving the energy of Haeryeong-hwa and the venom of the Phantom Jellyfish into my dantian.

Kwaaaang!

With a magnificent sound like thousands of drums striking simultaneously, the energy of Haeryeong-hwa and the venom of the Phantom Jellyfish surged into my dantian.

‘Done.’

Finally, both energies entered my dantian.
However, since they didn’t follow the normal flow, the two energies became neither Manhwagong’s heat nor Glacia’s chill.

Whoooosh!

With the heat and cold no longer interfering, the aura of Haeryeong Flower and the venom of Phantom Jellyfish bared their fangs and rushed toward each other.

Crash!

As the two forces collided, my dantian swelled as if it might tear apart. The pain was sharp enough to draw a scream, yet a smile bloomed at the corners of my mouth.

‘Because I can make all this mana mine.’

The aura of Haeryeong Flower and the venom of Phantom Jellyfish possessed nearly identical power. When the two forces clashed, naturally a significant amount of aura would dissipate and vanish.

‘But….’

The place where they fight is my dantian.

Since the two forces collided within my dantian, the mana that should have disappeared instead became my own aura.

In other words, if I just endured the pain, the two forces would automatically create pure mana as they clashed.

‘And I can convert that into Manhwagong and Glaccia.’

It was no different from creating a high-purity aura generator inside my dantian, so laughter escaped me unbidden.

-You madman. I knew your brain was filled with pasta noodles instead of actual brains, but not to this extent….

Wrath’s fractured voice transmitted into my mind.

-Normally, even if someone knows that method, they would never actually execute it.
‘Why?’
-Because it’s damn painful! You’re saying you’ll just endure torture-level pain?
‘This much is bearable.’

Perhaps because I had a past life where I was tortured for days. This level of pain was manageable.

Boom!

The aura of Haeryeong Flower and the venom of Phantom Jellyfish collided once more, shaking my entire body. Since the forces had diminished, the pain was less intense than before.

-Huh…

Wrath exhaled sharply, muttering that he couldn’t comprehend what was happening.

Roooar!

I ignored Wrath and focused entirely on the movement of my dantian.
The aura of Sea Spirit Flower and the venom of Phantom Jellyfish collided head-on with full force, birthing tremendous mana.

I guided that mana along the flows of Manhwagong and Glaceia, creating pure heat and cold of exceptional purity.

The strengthened auras of Manhwagong and Glaceia exerted pressure, forcing the aura of Sea Spirit Flower and the venom of Phantom Jellyfish to collide once more.

Boom!

The two forces clashed, and pure mana bloomed again, transforming into heat and cold.

A factory producing the heat of Manhwagong and the cold of Glaceia had been completed.

‘Perfect.’

I orchestrated the massive flow occurring throughout my entire body and sank deeper into profound meditation.

-Again? You’re going in again?

Wrath shrieked as he watched me fall into a state of absolute concentration.

-Is the realm of oblivion your living room or something?! You can’t just wander in whenever you’re bored!

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Dorian turned to look at me sitting with my eyes closed and smacked his lips.

‘Well, is he alright?’

My body swelled and deflated repeatedly like a balloon in various places.
It resembled watching the belly of a frog or toad.

‘But….’

Each time my body swelled, the aura I possessed grew stronger and stronger. It looked difficult, but it seemed certain that I was absorbing the spiritual elixir.

‘What a remarkable person.’

He said he was just taking a brief break, yet he obtained the Sea Spirit Flower that even the Five Great Trading Companies couldn’t acquire. He extracted the inner core of a spiritual creature whose scent alone could cause addiction.
His vessel as a person was truly extraordinary.

‘The most surprising thing was that he gave me a petal from the Sea Spirit Flower.’

Raon gave me a petal from the Sea Spirit Flower—something that couldn’t be purchased even for a fortune.
And not for any special reason, but simply because he found it admirable that I trained diligently.

‘It’s hard to comprehend.’

Though I’ve known him since I was twelve, Raon remains like an unfathomable mystery box that I still cannot grasp.
The more I peel back the layers, the more new facets emerge, making it impossible to adapt.

‘At first, I thought we were similar.’

When I learned of Raon Zigheart’s background, I believed we were the same. Both of us had only known contempt and mistreatment from our families.

‘But our paths were different.’

Unlike me, who fled from the Trading Company, Raon never retreated—he confronted his family head-on.
He steadily built his strength and earned recognition from everyone.
Now, only those in the Main Lineage harbored any dislike for Raon within the family.

‘That’s why I found the courage.’

Having witnessed such a Raon from the closest vantage point, I found the courage to return to the Trading Company. In a sense, he was the benefactor who changed my life.

‘Thank you.’

Dorian bowed respectfully to Raon, who continued his cultivation with closed eyes. He adjusted his grip on his sword and smiled.

‘Even if the Patriarch regards me as nothing but his wallet….’

I will protect him to the very end.

Dorian made his vow and turned to leave. Above his head, a flying squirrel watched Raon quietly.

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The sun set, rose again, and fell once more into night.

Raon’s shoulders, frozen like a statue, trembled once, and his body lifted into the air by the height of a fist.

“Wh…?”

Dorian’s mouth fell open at the sight.

“R-Raon!”

As he rushed forward in alarm, a flying squirrel suddenly appeared and bit his hand.

“Ahhhhh! What is this!”

Dorian tried to shake off the flying squirrel, but it clung to his hand without letting go.

“Squeak!”

The flying squirrel did not flee but desperately blocked Dorian’s path.

“Squeak!”

Dorian, resigned to his fate, approached Raon with the flying squirrel perched on his hand. As he reached out, the mana around him swirled like a tempest before being drawn into Raon’s body.

Whoooooosh!

Auspicious crimson and azure light flickered across Raon’s entire form before he descended to the ground.

Flash!

My eyes snapped open, and a brilliant golden light exploded from my pupils.

“Young Master?”

Dorian approached me with concern, reverting to his old form of address in his anxiety. He was so startled that he hadn’t even noticed the flying squirrel disappear.
He was so startled that he didn’t even notice the flying squirrel disappear.

“Yes. I’m in perfect condition.”
“Yeah. I’m in top form.”

Raon lifted his head and smiled.

“What?”
“You were floating in the air just a moment ago…”
“Hmm?”
“Huh?”

He tilted his head as if he knew nothing about it.

“You mean he left that long ago?”

Dorian gestured with his hand to show how high Raon had been floating.

“I’m serious!”
“Come on, don’t joke… wait?”
“Sigh, I’m just kidding… huh?”

Raon frowned as he looked at Dorian.

“Bathed?”
“You’ve got waste all over you. Why haven’t you washed it off?”
“But you told me to protect you!”
“No, you said you’d give me the tiger talisman!”

Dorian’s mouth fell open. He couldn’t understand what she was saying after asking him to protect her.

“I’ll wash up properly, piece by piece.”
“That, that doesn’t even make sense…sigh.”

Here we go again.

Judging by the strange sounds coming from him the moment he woke up, Raon was right.

“I’ll be on my way.”

Dorian shook his head and headed toward Motrun City, where the Dormitory was located.

“No need to go to the Dormitory. There’s a Valley on the west side of the Forest.”

I pointed toward the west side of the Forest with my finger.

“There’s a Valley there?”
“Yes.”
“I can’t see or hear anything though….”
“If you keep going, you’ll find clear water.”
“How do you know that?”

I smiled and shrugged my shoulders.

“Just do.”

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After sending Dorian to the Valley, I gazed down at my hands.

‘Master-tier Advanced.’

All the martial arts I had cultivated thus far had been organized through continuous cultivation, elevating me to Master-tier Advanced.
And it wasn’t merely crossing a threshold—I had surged far beyond it.

The fact that I could sense the location of the Valley without spreading my perception widely was proof that all my senses had dramatically heightened.

What was even more remarkable was that the toxins from Seolhwa and the Phantom Jellyfish that I hadn’t fully absorbed yet still lingered in my body.
These energies would be slowly absorbed while I slept through Sloth’s ability.

‘Where….’

As I clenched my fist and tried to draw up my aura, a message materialized before my eyes.

[The realm of 【Manhwagong】 has risen to 6 stars.]
[The rank of 【Fire Resistance】 has risen to 5 stars.]
[The rank of 【Fire Affinity】 has risen to 2 stars.]

The first message was about Manhwagong reaching 5 stars. True to the message, I felt the heat within my body intensify even further.

[The realm of 【Glacial】 has risen to 6 stars.]
[The rank of 【Water Resistance】 has risen to 7 stars.]
[The rank of 【Water Affinity】 has risen to 3 stars.]

This time it was about Glacial’s realm rising. The elemental affinities and resistances had increased as well. But the messages still weren’t finished.

[You have absorbed a supreme spiritual elixir and inner core.]
[All stats increase by 20 points.]
[The rank of 【Seolhwa’s Senses】 has risen to 5 stars.]
[The rank of 【Ambush】 has risen to 5 stars.]
[The rank of 【Concentration】 has risen to 6 stars.]
[The rank of 【Seolhwa’s Veil】 has risen to 2 stars.]

I couldn’t maintain my composure as an endless stream of messages cascaded before me.

-What, what is this?

Wrath’s jaw dropped as he stared at the messages flooding from my head to my feet.

-You’re giving too much! Why are you raising so many stats and traits at once!

He frantically swiped at the messages with his round hands, as if it made no sense.

‘It’s all accumulated and burst at once. There haven’t been any messages for a while.’

Except for recently obtaining 【Seolhwa’s Veil】 through my own strength, there had been no increases in stats or trait ranks. It seemed all the experience I’d accumulated over time had converged with the pure mana and erupted all at once.

—it’s the True Demon King’s clothes that are getting torn!

Wrath gnashed his teeth, telling me to stop spouting nonsense.

—How much longer must I be drained before this hell ends?! Twenty points of stats?! Not even a ladle—you’re scooping them out with a basin!

He wailed that at this rate, nothing but bone and skin would remain.

“Hmm….”

I pushed away the cotton candy growling like a puppy and summoned my status window for the first time in a while.

【Status Window】
Name: Raon Zigheart.
Title: 【The Survivor】
Condition: None.
Traits: 【Wrath】, 【Sloth】, Ring of Fire (7-Star), Water Resistance (7-Star), Seolhwa’s Senses (5-Star), Manhwagong (6-Star), Glacial (6-Star), Fire Resistance (5-Star), Bleeding Curse (2-Star), Ambush (5-Star), Indomitable Will (5-Star), Demonic Adaptation (4-Star), Focus (6-Star), Poison Resistance (2-Star), Wrathful Evil Eye (1-Star), Spiral Force (4-Star), Water Affinity (3-Star), Formation Interpretation (2-Star), Fire Affinity (2-Star), Seolhwa’s Silver Veil (2-Star).

Strength: 336.
Agility: 335.
Stamina: 333.
Aura: 372.
Perception: 374.
Wrath: 75.

My jaw dropped without thinking the moment I saw it.

All my stats exceeded 300?

If my stats only increased by twenty points this time, that meant they were already over 300 before.
It was no wonder I had overwhelmed the Beast Alliance—the strongest physique among the Six Emperors—through sheer force.

‘Strength and agility are impressive, but Aura is absolutely absurd.’

Perhaps because I had consumed two spirit elixirs, my Aura stat had grown enough to catch up to my Perception stat, which had been far ahead.

‘Is this even natural?’

Considering the aura that filled my dantian—expanded once more upon reaching Master-level—it wasn’t particularly strange.

‘I feel like I could do anything right now.’

I wouldn’t lose even against a Master-tier warrior. No, I felt confident that I could defeat anyone except a Grand Master.

-What the—!

Wrath rushed over and pounded my shoulder like a drum.

-What’s so amazing about that!

He ground his teeth, demanding I speak faster.

‘All my stats have broken through 300.’

It was true that the utility of stats diminished as they increased, but surpassing 300 meant I had far transcended the physical capabilities any human could normally achieve.
Even without using aura, I felt I could defeat a low-tier Master.

-Th-three hundred….

Wrath deflated like a punctured balloon and dropped to the ground.

-The True Demon King’s stats are three hundred. Three hundred…. Three….

He muttered only the word “three” before foam formed at his mouth and his head lolled back.

“Hmm….”

My stats were actually in the mid-300s, but I didn’t mention anything higher for fear he might not wake up.

‘Is this the best outcome?’

I had taken revenge on Matio, Kosini, and Lisbon, secured the elixir so Derus couldn’t have it, and achieved tremendous growth in power.
It was the finest result, far exceeding my original plans.

As I smiled with satisfaction, Dorian approached, drying his hair with a towel.

“There really was a valley. The thicket was so dense I couldn’t hear the water flowing.”

He chuckled, saying he was pleased the water was so clear.

‘All that’s left now is dealing with that guy.’

I only needed to go to the Sepia Trading Company, Dorian’s family business, and sweep away everyone who had looked down on him.

“You’ve finished all the preparations for departure?”
“Of course. I didn’t know when you’d arrive, so I finished everything in advance.”

Dorian nodded confidently.

“Then let’s go devour the Sepia Trading Company.”
“…Pardon? What, what are we eating?”
“Ah, I misspoke. Let’s go to the Sepia Trading Company.”

I laughed awkwardly and shook my head.

“No, you just said you’d devour the Sepia Trading Company….”
“It’s just your imagination. Your imagination. Let’s go.”

I gestured for him to sleep at the Dormitory tonight and depart tomorrow.

“Uh….”

Dorian swallowed dryly, watching my back as I walked away.

‘Should I really be taking him along?’

It looks like he’s about to destroy everything….

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