The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 923

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Chapter 923

“A strong one?”

Black King Sigel opened his mouth in disbelief, black liquid dripping from his lips.

“How could you possibly be strong?”

He twisted his greatsword and spear, as if correcting my misconception.

Szzzzzzzzzt!

The true demonic energy flowing from the Demon Realm coiled around Black King Sigel’s weapons, beginning to push back the flames of the divine blade and the frost of the demonic sword.

“Before this demonic energy, human strength is nothing but the futile struggle of an ant.”

Black King Sigel, wrapped in demonic energy across his entire body, began to press back against me instead. My fingertips trembled from the intense momentum radiating from him.

“You lack self-awareness.”

I let out a scoff and poured more strength into my grip on the divine and demonic blades. Above the flames and frost, I split the demonic energy burning black with my wrath.

“…How is this possible for a human.”

Black King Sigel’s eyes widened as he watched the demonic energy split apart effortlessly.

“The demonic energy of the Demon Realm covers heaven and earth—how can a human possibly grow stronger!”

He cried out that the situation made no sense, thrusting the spear and greatsword in his hands toward me.

“I have a unique constitution.”

I shattered the spear blade that fell like a hawk’s talon and deflected the greatsword boring toward my chest.

Boom!

The spear Black King Sigel held shot skyward, and the greatsword crashed down to the ground, bursting the corpses of demonic beasts scattered across the floor.

‘An opening.’

I seized the gap in Sigel’s defense and drove forward, piercing his chest with the Heavenly Sword.

‘What?’

There was resistance, but not the sensation of penetrating human flesh and bone. It felt hollow, like stabbing through thick fabric.

“You are… ugh!”

As I narrowed my eyes at Sigel, something fell and embedded itself in my shoulder. Turning my gaze, I saw a black arrow lodged in my left shoulder.

Crash!

As I retreated, a black axe and whip rose from behind Sigel’s back and descended toward my head.

Clang!

I deployed the Demon’s Rosary Wall with my demonic blade, blocking the axe and whip that fell like lightning.

However, the demonic energy contained within them was so potent that I couldn’t prevent myself from being pushed backward.

‘Here it comes again.’

Before I could regain my footing, I sensed arrows falling from the right. I shifted my body to the left, but the arrows pursued me like they had eyes, tracking toward my back.

‘Destroying them is better.’

I drew the Red Lotus Slash and struck down the incoming arrows.

Boom!

Though the arrows were small, the demonic energy packed within them was so formidable that it felt like striking metal.

“Hah….”

I stepped back further and pulled the arrow from my shoulder. I used the remaining holy power, but the bleeding wouldn’t stop. It seemed the arrow was cursed with a spell that prevented clotting.

“You….”

I furrowed my brow as I shattered the black arrow in Raon’s grip.

“So he doesn’t have just two hands.”

At first, I thought he was manipulating multiple weapons using some martial technique like sword arts, but that wasn’t it.
Black King Sigel was wielding those weapons using multiple arms.

“You’re slow to notice.”

As Black King Sigel nodded, countless arms burst forth from within his robes.
Those hands, covered in muscle and demonic energy, wielded longswords, katanas, spears, greatswords, hammers, axes, shields, bows, whips, and daggers—and even wore gauntlets.

“Do you understand now?”

Black King Sigel tilted his chin with arrogant confidence.

“Humans cannot defeat me.”

He raised all his weapons with unwavering certainty of victory.

Whoooosh!

The greatsword moved first, its massive blade—as large as my own torso—driving forward to cleave through my chest.

Clang!

I swept the Heavenly Sword in a semicircle, deflecting the greatsword’s thrust.

But there was no time to breathe. A spear and hammer were already descending behind it.

Boom!

I stepped using Ethereal Steps to slip between the spear and hammer, then dodged the arrow by rotating my shoulder before raising a barrier with the Demonic Sword to block the whip.

‘This is dangerous.’

Sigel wielded all those weapons at a transcendent level. Because one being was controlling dozens of weapons rather than multiple individuals, it was far more troublesome to counter than any combination technique.

Whoooosh!

Long swords and greatswords descended toward both shoulders, while an axe struck from the left and a hammer from the right. A spear came from behind, and arrows and whips rained down from above—there was no space left to evade.

‘I can’t block them all.’

I abandoned defense. I erected the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword symmetrically, creating two waves of energy.

Whoooosh!

The Flame and Frost Boundless Sea—a dual-colored ocean that parted by mere paper’s thickness without interfering with itself, repelling only Black King Sigel’s relentless assault.

Boom!

Black King Sigel thrust his gauntleted fist forward as if he’d anticipated his attack being blocked, seizing the moment the Flame and Frost Boundless Sea ended. A blackly burning fist strike surged toward my face.

Clang!

I blocked Black King Sigel’s fist strike with the pommel of the Divine Sword, but the impact was tremendous—my bones and flesh resonated with the shock. Even his fists were not to be underestimated.

-Why do you use only half your wrath?

Wrath furrowed his brow, unable to comprehend.

-That bastard’s combat power has become far superior due to demonic energy. You cannot face him while holding back!

He nodded his chin, urging me not to spare my strength.

‘I need to close the gate.’

I exhaled sharply and gazed at the Gate to Demon Realm. My true objective wasn’t Black King Sigel before my eyes, but the closure of that gate.
I couldn’t expend all my wrath since I didn’t know how much power would be consumed.

“Do you understand now? Humans cannot defeat me.”

Black King Sigel extended his weapons without hesitation. Having regained confidence from the previous clash, his already bewildering combat style became even more dizzying.

Spit.

I spat out the blood pooling in my mouth and sharply deflected Black King Sigel’s descending weapons.

‘This is proving far more difficult than I anticipated.’

It felt like battling dozens of Transcendents simultaneously.

The weapons in Sigel’s hands moved independently, as though each were being wielded by a separate person, making them extraordinarily difficult to counter.

‘And that black robe is equally problematic.’

The black robe draped across Black King Sigel’s shoulders possessed power that rivaled his weapons themselves. To shatter it, I would need to pierce its core in a single, decisive strike.

“Die already.”

Black King Sigel, refusing to relinquish the momentum he had seized, brought down dozens of weapons simultaneously, erasing even the space through which I might escape.

Clang, clang, clang, clang!

The sheer force of the demonic weapons made even blocking them a grueling task, and each parry sent shockwaves reverberating through my body.
Wounds began accumulating across my shoulders, waist, and thighs.

“….”

I forced my gaze upward while simultaneously blocking a greatsword, hammer, axe, and spear shaft.

‘Like an anthill.’

Even now, demonic creatures continued pouring through the Gate to Demon Realm. With powerful Demons mixed among them, I could not afford to prolong this battle any further.

“I need to finish this quickly.”

I resolved to consume more of Wrath’s power if necessary, determined to subdue Black King Sigel as swiftly as possible.

“End this quickly, you say? Very well. I shall grant your wish!”

Black King Sigel twisted his lips into a cruel smile, raising all his weapons above his head.

Whoooooosh!

Black droplets began falling upon every weapon he wielded—longsword, saber, spear, greatsword, hammer, axe, shield, bow, whip, dagger, and gauntlets.

“Demon Heaven Water.”

Black King Sigel’s ultimate technique—the very same one that had slain Owen’s Transcendent in a single strike—unfolded before me.
The distinct patterns woven into each of his weapons converged into a single line, forming a colossal wave as vast as the sea itself.
A tsunami of darkened demonic energy crashed down upon my head.

Boom!

I surged forward toward Sigel, drawing the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword that I had kept folded behind my shoulders, and brought them down in a devastating arc.

Raon Zigheart School swordsmanship.
Sixth Form, Divine-Demon Harmony Convergence Technique—Azure-Crimson Undefeated Sword.

The Azure-Crimson Undefeated Sword, true to its name of invincibility, erupted with overwhelming momentum as it collided with Black King Sigel’s Demon Heaven Water.

Screech!

The Demon Heaven Water contained such an immense concentration of demonic energy—as if dozens of Transcendents had unleashed their techniques simultaneously—that even the shockwave from the Azure-Crimson Undefeated Sword struggled to repel it. My entire body felt as though it were being crushed.

“I’ll grant you the ending you desired.”

Sigel wore a mocking smile as though this were the final moment, pouring even greater demonic energy into the Demon Heaven Water.

“…Then you must die instead.”

I lifted my trembling gaze. Following the movement of my eyes, the Wheel Sword sheathed at my waist rose into the air.

“The Wheel Sword? How laughable. It’s merely a single blade!”

Black King Sigel sneered dismissively, raising his shield, axe, and hammer in preparation to defend.

“Sometimes…”

I curled my lips and shook my head.

“…a single hand overcomes dozens of hands.”

I spoke the words infused with conviction and unleashed the Wheel Sword.

“Nonsense!”

Black King Sigel remained vigilant until the very end, raising his shield and preparing to deflect the Wheel Sword with his hammer and axe.

Whoooosh!

The moment he drove his hammer and axe downward in defense, the Wheel Sword blazed crimson and erupted from behind the shield, directly in front of Black King Sigel’s chest.

“What is this?!”

Sigel, befitting his role as Deputy Master of the Dark Tower, reacted in that brief instant, raising his gauntleted hand to block the Wheel Sword as it thrust toward his chest.

But his ignorance could not be stopped by such things.

Raon Zigheart School swordsmanship.
Eighth Form: Gentle Breeze.

The blade, transcending space itself, pierced through the thick demonic shield Sigel had wrapped around himself and shattered his heart.

“Cough…”

Sigel, who had been confident in victory until the very end, fell backward with shock blazing in his eyes.

“How… how did you pierce through the barrier…”

He raised his trembling gaze, unable to believe that his barrier’s defense had been breached.

“I crossed space twice.”

Normally, Gentle Breeze cuts through space once before striking the enemy, but this time I split space twice to pierce through Sigel’s barrier. My Upper Dantian screamed as though it would rupture from the strain, but it allowed me to ignore that barrier and shatter his heart.
My Upper Dantian ached as if it were about to burst from the strain, but thanks to that, I was able to ignore that long spear and crush his heart.

“Kugh…”

Sigel clutched his chest, releasing a violent groan.

“We… we will meet again.”

He spoke of how the Dark Tower Master’s power would resurrect him, then lowered his head.

Whoooooosh!

True to his word, Black King Sigel began his return from death less than thirty seconds after his breath ceased. His shattered heart gathered itself anew, and the spilled blood refilled his form.

“Then…”

I bit my lip and stepped into True Form. With the Heavenly Sword, I carved the Thirty-Six Cuts of Calamity across Sigel’s regenerating body, tearing it apart once more.

Crunch, crunch, crunch.

Yet even as Sigel’s body was severed into dozens of pieces, new blood and flesh converged to reconstruct his form.

‘His regeneration is faster than I anticipated.’

I was confident I could restrain him again, but the problem was time—and the drain on my strength.

‘What should I do?’

If I ignored Sigel and pressed forward, not only I but those left behind would be in danger. It was an impossible choice.

‘There’s no other way.’

I bit my lip and passed Sigel by, leaping toward the Gate to Demon Realm when the resurrected Sigel unleashed an arrow.

Tsk.

I halted my ascent to defend, but the black arrow crumbled to dust before it could touch me, shattered by a silver blade.

“Go.”

It was Karun. He severed the regenerated Sigel’s arm and gestured with his chin.

“But…”

I turned my gaze toward where Karun stood. It seemed he had torn through all the Demons targeting Gwangpung Hall before coming here to block Sigel’s arrows.

“This magic is imperfect. The moment he resurrects, his power drops to half. I can manage it somehow. The problem is…”

Karun gazed at the Gate to Demon Realm, which continued to expand.

“That gate. The power of the Demons and demonic beasts pouring forth from the Demon Realm grows stronger by the moment. If we don’t seal it quickly, something will emerge that neither you nor I can handle.”

He narrowed his eyes, urging me to prioritize what mattered most.

“Raon. Do not fear sacrifice.”

Karun slew the resurrecting Sigel and his Demons once more, then braced his body against the relentless assault of the demonic beasts.

“Go.”

He nodded to me, his gaze burning with the warmest light I had ever witnessed.

Crunch.

I clenched my teeth and turned away. Pushing off the blackened earth, I leaped toward the Gate to Demon Realm.

‘Damn it!’

I could feel the life force of those below diminishing, yet no screams reached my ears.
They were all enduring, absorbing the demonic energy with their bodies for the sake of their comrades.

“Aaaaaaah!”

I resonated all three of my Dantians. Weaving aura through the mana circuits of my entire body, I cut down the demonic beasts and Demons descending from the Gate to Demon Realm as I climbed.

Boom!

I continued ascending, treading upon falling corpses, but the endless stream of demonic beasts and Demons pouring from the gate made my progress agonizingly slow. My wounds multiplied, and my breath came in ragged gasps.

Yet I could not stop. Even if my life ended here, I had to be the one to seal that gate.

Whoosh!

I endured the agonizing pain and finally reached the Gate to Demon Realm. If I unleashed the wrath I had been holding back here, I could close that gate.

As I took my final step toward the gate, a figure materialized before my eyes—the Black-Handed Demon.

They say Demons always obstruct the path at the most critical moment.

The Black-Handed Demon that had vanished in the middle layer appeared before me at the most critical moment.

‘This creature is dangerous.’

That demon was strong enough for Wrath to acknowledge. Engaging it would inevitably consume both time and strength.

‘I can’t afford to waste time….’

I glanced downward. The Allied Forces were locked in a grueling battle, encircled by an enormous black ring of endlessly resurrecting demonic beasts and demons.
The wounded within the inner circle had lost so much blood that their complexions had turned deathly pale.

“Move aside.”

I brought down a combined strike of the Spear Bow Sword and Heavenly Thunder Sword upon the demon.

Kuwaaaaaa!

Crimson lightning cascaded down in succession, but the black demon effortlessly blocked my blade by simply erecting a wall of demonic energy.

‘Must I truly unleash my wrath?’

If I didn’t use the wrath I’d been saving to close that gate, I wouldn’t be able to cut down this demon swiftly.

‘I’ll worry about the consequences later….’

As I surged forward with my wrath ignited, the black demon pulled back from the Gate to Demon Realm.

But it wasn’t to clear the path.

Fuuuuuuung!

The Gate to Demon Realm twisted violently, and the largest demonic beast yet erupted forth.
It was a grotesque creature with a dragon’s body and an eagle’s wings, and powerful demons flew up alongside it, weaving between those massive wings.

“Haa….”

I exhaled heavily as I took in the sight of the demonic beast I couldn’t fully comprehend at a glance, along with the demons interspersed among them.

‘Cut down that beast and the demons mixed within it, and then that Black-Handed Demon too?’

I could perhaps defeat Bell, but the time cost would be far too great. By then, everyone down below would be dead.

Kiiiirrrrr!

The Demons let out triumphant laughter, and the demonic beasts responded with malicious shrieks of delight.

“Good. Without worrying about consequences, I’ll cut them all down.”

My eyes flipped back. I was about to slaughter every Demon before me without a second thought.

Puuuuuuu!

A clear trumpet call, distinct from the cries of the demonic beasts, pierced the air.

Hwaaaaaaa!

Following the trumpet came a grand hymn sung by hundreds of voices. A song praising the divine descended upon the darkness-stained earth.

“Ha…”

As I turned my gaze toward the trumpet sound, Priests clad in white robes and golden crowns advanced into the darkened land, pushing back the shadows.

Kiiiiaaaa!

The demonic beasts could not withstand the sacred light radiating from the Priests and retreated.

“Cursed humans!”

A high-ranking Demon warped through space to strike the Priests with a blade of demonic energy, but a brilliantly white fist descended upon his head.

Kuwaaaaang!

A purple-haired beauty in nun’s robes descended upon the Demon, who was crushed beneath the fists of divine power.

“Am I a bit late?”

Saint Olga of the Shuper Holy Kingdom flicked her violet hair back with a smirk.

“You’re quite late, actually.”

A young holy knight who approached beside Olga shook his head. It was Hofen, who had newly ascended to the throne of Sueper.

“From the Shuper Holy Kingdom. I have arrived at this land under the command of the Gwangpung Hall Master.”

Hofen bowed respectfully toward Raon.

“Advance for our benefactor.”

As he drew the Holy King’s Sword, brilliant radiance bloomed, enveloping the holy knights and priests.

“For our benefactor!”

The holy knights raised their blades, not at the king’s command, but remembering the grace they had received from Raon.

“Better late than never, as long as we do our part properly.”

As Saint Olga clasped her hands together in prayer, golden light cascaded down upon the heads of the Allied Forces. It was a sacred barrier that blocked the approach of demons and monsters.

Uoooooo!

The holy knights, wrapped in hymns of praise and sacred power, unleashed a force of a hundred against one, sweeping away the demons and monsters before them.

Kieeeee—

Because true sanctity dwelt within their blades, the demons and monsters slain by them could not resurrect immediately, instead shrieking in agony and trembling at the prospect of regeneration.

Kwaaaaaaa!

Pure white paint falling upon a black canvas slowly expanded its territory.

The sacred light created by the Shuper Holy Kingdom pushed back the suffocating darkness, awakening new hope upon the land where Hell had taken root.

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