The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 501

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Chapter 501

The heavens crumbled, and the earth rose to meet them.

As the transcendents who had ascended to the sky unleashed their power, the very axis of the Continent seemed to twist and warp.

Crack, crack, crack, crack!

When bizarre pillars of light erupted from the endless fractures spreading across the heavens, six transcendents lowered their hands as though bound by an unspoken covenant.

“Indeed, a blade tempered with considerable skill.”

The Holy Sword Master’s Order smacked his lips briefly, his satisfaction evident.

“Show me more. Let me see how far you can go.”

He gazed down at Sageomma and Akgeomhu with eyes burning with desire.

“Perverted bastard….”

Akgeomhu bit her lip, her skin crawling at the gleam in the Holy Sword Master’s Order’s gaze.

Whoosh.

Heekyuk Je released the colorless aura that had been rippling around him like waves and turned his gaze toward the Holy Sword Master’s Order.

“Aren’t you concerned about your disciple?”
“Cloud, you mean?”

The Holy Sword Master’s Order shook his head, stroking his smooth, beardless chin.

“I taught that child. No matter how much talent he possesses—even if it’s the greatest on the Continent—he won’t surpass his master.”

He answered calmly, harboring no doubt whatsoever about his disciple’s victory.

“Not to boast about such things….”

Heekyuk Je smiled faintly and brushed off his hands.

“You’ll regret it if you underestimate Raon Zigheart.”
“Speaking from experience?”
“Indeed. Advice born from very vivid experience.”

She nodded while gazing at the crumbled Castle Wall.

“Silence, all of you. Raon Zigheart is mine!”

The White Blood Cult Master unleashed transparent blood energy like sword light, cleaving the space between Heekyuk Je and the Holy Sword Master.
My name fell from the lips of the transcendents, yet it felt natural.

“A pity. Cloud should have heard that advice….”

The Holy Sword Master ignored the White Blood Cult Master’s words and shook his head before swiftly turning his gaze elsewhere.

As the eyes of others followed his, two pillars of light surged from a distance beyond the reach of perception.
Behind the columns of crimson and azure radiance, peculiar forms of sun and moon rose into being.

“Ah….”

Sheryl trembled at the sight, her lips quivering.

‘The Sword Realm! Raon has finally awakened the Sword Realm!’

The faint golden radiance encircling those pillars of light was unmistakably the manifestation of the Sword Realm.

“Rimer!”

I called out to Rimer, who was fighting nearby.

“Krraaaaaaah!”

But he didn’t hear my voice. With crimson energy swirling in his eyes, he clashed head-on against the Yonghyeon Sword Master.
Overwhelmed in aura, his entire body was covered in wounds, yet he charged forward with a roar.

“You fool!”

Sheryl, falling for the Yonghyeon Sword Master’s provocation, kicked at Rimer’s flank as he fought with his life on the line.

“Ugh! What are you doing…?”

As Rimer frowned, Sheryl pointed toward the pillar of light.

“Huh?”

He stared at the sun hanging in the night sky, his mouth falling open.

“Could that be…?”
“It’s Raon’s Sword Realm. That bastard finally did it!”
“Ha, ahahahahaha!”

Rimer swept back his blood-soaked crimson hair and burst into refreshing laughter.

“I’ve gained nothing since that day, but at least I raised one fine disciple.”

As his gaze lowered, scarlet lightning flickered across his shoulders.

“I was planning to kill you and die here myself, but that won’t do.”
“What?”
“I can’t die without witnessing my disciple’s first Sword Realm.”

Rimer pointed his blade at the Yonghyeon Sword Master, licking his lips.

“Sword Realm Manifestation.”

His weighty voice resonated as if echoing from the heights of heaven.

“The Song of Wind and Lightning.”

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Raon raised both hands. Crimson flames blazed from the divine blade he held in his right hand, while azure frost bloomed from the demonic blade grasped in his left.

The two blades I’d honed and tempered in the Mental World—the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword I thought existed only in my mind—had materialized in this realm.

Neither cold nor hot. What flowed through my grip was overwhelming power—an unshakeable aura that suggested I could never be broken, regardless of my opponent.

‘And more than that…’

The pain had vanished.

Whether from the surge of exhilaration or the effect of this Sword Realm itself, even the agonizing sensation that had been crushing my organs had dissipated.

‘No, it’s because I willed it.’

Rimer had said that a Sword Realm contains a person’s entire life.

From the moment I was born as Raon Zigheart, I had sworn never to break. No matter what hardship or suffering came my way, I would overcome it all and sever the neck of Derus Robert.

This Sword Realm seemed to have crystallized that very vow and oath.

-A b-barrier? You created a Sword Barrier?

Wrath’s jaw trembled as he gazed at the sun and moon suspended in the sky.

-How are you even using this! I thought you were still far from ready!

He muttered that this was impossible, his eyes blinking rapidly.

-And that sword! How do you even possess that!
‘What is this?’
-No, I, uh…

Staring at the azure Demonic Sword, he couldn’t form a proper answer, only his lips moving soundlessly.

Thud.

As I narrowed my eyes at Wrath, Cloud’s footsteps echoed.

“A S-Sword Realm Manifestation?”

Cloud’s pupils trembled violently, like reeds swaying in the wind.

“A Master using Sword Realm Manifestation? That’s impossible!”

The shock was severe—his strong aura, which had remained steady throughout the battle, rippled violently.
Just moments ago, I had no answer for how to break through that aura, but now I felt not even a trace of doubt.

“Whether it’s possible or not isn’t for you to decide.”

I shook my head, pointing the divine blade in my right hand at Cloud.

“Now the real battle begins. It will be different from before.”
“It’s all crude technique anyway! Nothing will change!”

Cloud’s neatly groomed hair fell into disarray. His distorted eyes narrowed as he unleashed a blade wreathed in a torrent of aura.
The earth was gouged away along the trajectory his sword carved. The destructive force was terrifying.

‘But…’

I wouldn’t lose.

I didn’t retreat. Trusting the sensations of body and spirit, I advanced forward. My left foot planted firmly on the trembling earth as I drove the divine blade downward with my right hand.

Boom!

The divine blade and aura collided. Neither gave ground. Brilliant lightning erupted between the clashing blades, scattering fierce heat.

“Ugh…”

Cloud let out a low groan, as if the heat caused him pain, but he didn’t retreat.

But he would soon regret that stubbornness.

Whoosh!

The divine blade’s heat, which warped the very air itself, began to melt away the aura gathered on Cloud’s sword.

“W-what? The aura is burning?”

Cloud’s eyes widened in shock. He withdrew his sword, its surface melting away, and leaped back.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

I lowered the Divine Blade and pursued Cloud to his left. My body felt as light as a feather. Rather than a tense duel, it was as if I’d entered the Training Ground to swing my sword at ease.

“Shut up!”

Cloud evaded with footwork while extending the blade he’d held back. Unlike his fluid movement, it was a brutal slash meant to pulverize my entire body.

Zing!

I rotated my shoulder in mid-air and raised my left hand. The Demonic Blade surged forth, scattering blue frost across the ground, and clashed against Cloud’s Stronghold.

Crash!

The resonance was even more tremendous than the first collision. The blue Demonic Blade didn’t waver even slightly against the Stronghold.

Crackle!

Instead, it froze Cloud’s Stronghold a pale blue while spreading such a chilling cold that it felt as though skin would be torn away.

Shatter!

Cloud’s long robe froze solid in an instant and crumbled. He trembled with pale lips, knocked my blades aside, and slid backward.

I didn’t pursue Cloud. Instead, I examined both blades. Despite clashing with the Stronghold, neither had chipped teeth nor cracks. Rather, they blazed with increasingly vivid flames and frost.
It seemed the resolve I’d made when creating the Mental World—that I would not fall—continued unbroken.

“The… the Stronghold froze and melted? What is this…?”

Cloud stared at his blade and swallowed hard. He seemed to have forgotten what to say, repeating only the word “what.” The majesty of the Divine Blade and Demonic Blade appeared equally shocking to him.

“Unbelievable. No—I refuse to believe it!”

He charged forward with a cry of astonishment, and the Stronghold erupting from his sword technique created tremendous pressure.

I watched Cloud rush toward me, my eyes gleaming with golden madness, and nodded calmly.

‘Now I won’t be pushed back by strength.’

Rather, I’d gained enough power to push back Kanghwan.

Now all that remained was determining whose swordsmanship held the advantage.

It was time to settle whether I, who had learned the blade from Glen Zigheart, Rimer, Sheryl, and Lectar, or Cloud, who inherited the Holy Sword Master’s legacy, possessed superior technique.

Crunch, crunch, crunch!

I endured the crushing pressure against my skin and thrust the Divine Blade forward. The crimson edge that shot forth like a spear from deep within my chest carried the exquisite essence of the Radiant Sword Technique.

Screech!

A fierce slash tore through Cloud’s sword like a biting attack, releasing intense heat.

But the offensive was far from over. The Demonic Blade, spinning with my ankle, ignited a blue flash.

Whoosh!

A chilling wind surged forth, severing the slash Cloud had desperately tried to maintain. It was the Silver Frost Gale—the newly refined essence of the Snowwind Sword Form.

Clang, clang, clang!

In just two collisions, Cloud’s Kanghwan visibly diminished in size.
The heat of the Divine Blade and the cold of the Demonic Blade had torn away his aura. The power and effectiveness were astonishing, even as I wielded them directly.

“Still far to go.”

This time, I closed in on Cloud first. Not even employing footwork—I approached with ordinary steps and drew the Divine Blade across him, unleashing a slash. The heat line became so thin it was nearly invisible, creating a cut of bone-chilling sharpness.
The heated blade became so thin it was invisible to the eye, creating a sword strike so sharp it sent chills down one’s spine.

Screech!

Cloud was sent flying backward with his blade. The back of his hand glowed crimson, as if scorched by flames.

To inflict damage with mere heat upon the body of a Grand Master who had achieved complete rebirth—it seemed the power of the heat line had grown as well.

‘Then next….’

I rushed toward the retreating Cloud and deployed the Frost Chain with the Demonic Blade. The blue edge struck his sword, and following in its wake, a torrent of frigid energy swept across the battlefield.

Kuwaaaaaaaah!

An iceberg shaped like a raptor’s wing erupted from the pulverized earth, encircling Cloud.

I lowered the Holy Sword and Demonic Sword, nodding heavily.

‘As expected.’

Both the Holy Sword and Frost Chain had grown more potent than before entering the Sword Realm. This Sword Realm seemed to amplify the power of fire and water attribute martial techniques as well.

Kuwaaaaang!

Cloud shattered the iceberg by detonating his aura, retreating backward.
Though there were no severe wounds, his shoulders and forearms had turned crimson from burns and frostbite.

“So this is what you call a Sword Realm? Merely this?”
“Stop the bluster.”

I lowered the Holy Sword and Demonic Sword, tilting my chin slightly.

“If you wish to surrender, now is your only chance. Kneel and bow your head, and I’ll grant you mercy.”
“Nonsense!”
“You’re right—it is nonsense. Truth be told, I never intended to accept your surrender from the start.”
“You bastard!”

A crimson gleam ignited in Cloud’s eyes. Whether to block the heat and cold, his blade erupted with a roaring aura that billowed like clouds. He seemed to have abandoned all restraint.

‘He’s unleashed his full power.’

My hair stood on end from the tremendous aura blazing atop his blade. Indeed, a Grand Master. Even with the Sword Realm established, he was not an opponent I could defeat easily.

“A mere Sword Realm cannot break the blade of the Holy Sword Association!”

Cloud’s voice grew heavy as if sinking into mud, and his blade erupted with magnificent light.
The black aura that covered the sky fractured into dozens of sword strikes, plummeting down. The angles at which the sword aura curved transcended human physicality.

“Hmm….”

I bit my lip thinly. This was dangerous. Even the slightest mistake would send my body flying apart entirely.

‘Do what I can.’

I brought down White Shadow with the Divine Sword of my right hand. The scorching white shadow erased the mysteries of the illusory and transformative techniques Cloud had unfolded.

The true strong aura was rushing from the left, targeting my heart. The moment Cloud’s explosively trembling sword strike was about to touch my shoulder, I drew the silver wind circulation of the Snowwind Sword Technique with the Demonic Sword of my left hand.

Shiiiiing!

A blue blade that surged with the wind fiercely deflected Cloud’s sword strike. The strong aura condensed on the sword’s edge twisted as if it would split apart.

“Ugh!”

Cloud flipped his body in midair to overcome the impact of the collision, then brought his sword down again. The strong aura raging from the sword strike extended outward, creating a massive explosion.

‘I knew it would be like this.’

When Cloud rotated his body in midair, the movement of the sword aura twisted in a peculiar way, so I had already anticipated this attack.

I brought down both the Divine Sword and the Demonic Sword simultaneously as the exploded aura rushed toward me. Sheryl’s teachings on harmonizing the power of two swords were with me.

Boom!

Flames and frost created waves of sword barriers, completely crushing Cloud’s explosive strike.

Screech!

But the battle was not yet over. Cloud tore through the aftermath of the explosion and struck downward.
On the blade he gripped, the strong aura that had just exploded surged up once more.
Even though I had burst the strong aura entirely, the energy transmitted was tremendous. My body was pulled into a flow that seemed to tear through space itself.

I planted my feet on the ground and pulled up Manhwagong and Glacia, breathing as one with the two swords.

Boom!

The Divine Sword and the Demonic Sword clashed head-on with the sword aura.
The ground crumbled, and trees were uprooted. On land no different from hell itself, Cloud and I unleashed our full power toward each other.

A blade wrapped in pitch-black strong aura extended powerfully or fluidly, unfolding the martial arts of ascension, but my defense was never breached.

The Holy Sword and Demonic Blade—two blades that could never harmonize—unleashed a spectacular display of ascending martial arts, yet it was Cloud who was sent flying backward, bearing both burn and frostbite wounds.

Whoooosh!

The moment Cloud was pushed back, I bloomed flowers upon both blades.
Crimson petals resembling cherry blossoms formed upon the Holy Sword, while Wrath’s ice flowers unfurled their buds upon the Demonic Blade.

Flame Spirit Technique.

A tempest of red and blue flowers erupted from both blades, sweeping across Cloud’s left and right.

“Grraaaagh!”

Cloud shattered the fragments of heat and cold with his blade wrapped in strong energy, but there were too many shards to eliminate in a single strike.

“Damn it!”

He drew forth aura so intense his core ached, unleashing the Demonic Wheel Ascendant technique from his Dark Night Demonic Blade.

Boom!

The Demonic Wheel Ascendant and Flame Spirit Technique collided, birthing a colossal vortex of fierce energy in the void.

“Haaah…”

As the earth crumbled and the sky seemed to collapse in a towering maelstrom, Cloud bit his lip.

‘What is this monster? Is he truly human?’

I could grudgingly accept that he wielded power rivaling strong energy through the Sword Realm Incarnation.

But his swordsmanship transcended that—it was utterly bizarre.

Ordinarily, the Six Emperors Five Demons each possessed their own distinct characteristics.

Zigheart wielded the Sword Realm Incarnation, the Beast Alliance boasted supreme physiques, and the Holy Sword Association should have reigned supreme in swordsmanship alone—yet this one was different.

Even in this desperate moment of combat, the flow and subtlety of his swordsmanship continued to evolve. This was no ability of the Sword Realm. It was his demonic talent.

“This can’t be happening.”

Cloud’s shoulders trembled as he straightened his posture.

‘I cannot let him live.’

It was no longer jealousy—it was fear. With murderous intent crystallizing in my heart, I gripped the sword with both hands.

‘There’s no other way.’

To overcome this disadvantage, I had only one option: to employ the technique of the Black Night Demon Sword, which I had yet to perfect.

Roooooar!

I drew every last shred of aura from my dantian. The mana circuits surged, and the aura wrapped around the blade ignited a tempest of radiant force, solidifying the middle dantian.

“This ends it!”

Fragments of darkness seeped into the storm rising above the blade, and a magnificent black radiance erupted skyward.

Roaaaah!

The Black Night Demon Sword’s technique, Black Star Absolute Bloom, spread across the heavens, painting the world pitch black. It seemed as though all existence had been consumed by darkness.

Perhaps it was because I had grown through fighting Raon. For the first time, I could unleash the true essence of Black Star Absolute Bloom.

‘I’ve got this!’

The moment Cloud was certain of victory, Raon exhaled softly and lifted his gaze.

Like his brilliant eyes, the sun and moon cast solemn light through the darkness.

Thud.

Raon looked at Cloud and adjusted his grip on both blades.

‘This is the end.’

Cloud has only a handful of strength remaining. If I endure this sword strike, the battle is over.

Yet victory did not come easily. His blade strikes literally blanketed the heavens.

I closed my eyes slowly, feeling the resonance of the Holy Sword and Demonic Sword transmitted through both hands, recalling the Sword Realm once more.

The more I fight, the more I understand.

The foundation of this Sword Realm is not flame and frost, but the sword itself.

The swordsmanship that began with Rimer spread to others, blooming into diverse flowers.

At the center stands Glen Zigheart’s blade. His sword, transcending the transcendent, was the first pillar supporting my world.

Yet Glen and I are different. I cannot follow him in his pursuit of Thousand Flawless Peaks—absolute perfection. I merely follow his back as though I had become light itself.

Therefore, my colors are crimson and azure. Blue and red.

What I swore to in the Mental World was to remain unbroken.

Just as I declared to Rimer and answered Balkan when he asked what sword I desired—I wanted to become a swordmaster who would never shatter.

Therefore, I am invincible, never falling to anyone.

I opened both eyes, painting the inspiration the Sword Realm conveyed upon my mind.

Witnessing Cloud’s malevolent strong energy that sought to erase my very existence, I drew the Holy Sword and Demonic Sword back to my waist and behind my shoulders.

Raon Zigheart-style swordsmanship.

Sixth Form, Holy Demonic Harmony Convergence Linked Technique—Azure Crimson Invincible Blade.

Crimson and azure radiance that split heaven and earth cleaved through the darkened sky.

A thunderous crack echoed.

Cloud’s blade energy dissolved like foam, and his sword shattered in half.

A diagonal wound burst open across his chest, and Cloud fell to his knees. Not even a scream. As though this defeat were merely a dream.

The Holy Sword and Demonic Sword dimmed like dying embers, and the dark night returned.

“I will….”

In Raon’s eyes as he gazed down at Cloud, the majesty of the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword converged.

“No, Zigheart has defeated the Holy Sword Association.”

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