The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 990

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Chapter 990

“Fear of combat?”

Guisalchang let out a hollow laugh as I approached before his eyes.

“Arrogant. But I like it. A warrior of the Five Emperors should have that much confidence.”

He rather seemed delighted, deliberately licking his lips in a drawn-out manner.

“Stop talking. Let’s begin.”

I aimed the Divine Sword, wreathed in golden flames, at Guisalchang’s throat.

“Fine.”

Guisalchang positioned his left hand before the spear’s blade and took a charging stance. He became like a single spear, unleashing a razor-sharp aura blade.

“In a warrior’s fight, there’s no need for a senior’s courtesy.”

Guisalchang lifted his chin and flicked his fingertips gripping the spear.

“I’m coming in first!”

With merely a flick of his fingertips, the spear in his grasp erupted into violent rotation, hurtling toward my heart.

‘Fast.’

I narrowed my eyes, observing the spear technique descending in an instant.

‘But that’s not all there is.’

Guisalchang unfolded practical techniques that could strike anywhere by exploiting the spear shaft’s elasticity. His current target was my heart, but that position could change at any moment.

‘Then….’

I smoothly rotated my right wrist and deployed the Light Sword technique.

The Sword of Sensory Perception was a blade attuned to sensation itself. There was no finer swordsmanship for intercepting the abstruse techniques that were difficult to comprehend with the eyes alone.

Kyaaaaaaang!

Like a beast of prey that would not relinquish its grip on the prey’s throat, the divine sword surged upward sharply and violently repelled Guisalchang’s spear strike that had been aimed at my neck.

Kukukukuku!

As the spear strike and sword strike collided, a violent wave of aura erupted through the air. Trees were shaved away, and thickets were torn to shreds.

“Impressive!”

Guisalchang unleashed a barrage of consecutive spear strikes, rotating his ankle forward as if his first attack had been merely a light greeting.

Whoooooosh!

As spear strikes capable of crushing my entire body came hurtling toward me simultaneously, I felt as though an inescapable wave of darkness was crashing down upon me.

‘A wave is neutralized by another wave of equal force.’

I dragged the darkened blade across the scorched ground and drew the Demonic Sword upward.
Frost crystallized along the sword’s edge unfurled like ripples across a lake, conjuring a wave of azure light into the empty air.

Manhwagong’s Tide of Purity.

The wave of the Demonic Sword and the wave of the Demonic Spear collided head-on, and an aura wave that seemed to reach the very sky erupted upward.

Piercing!

I narrowed my eyes as I watched Guisalchang’s aura, which had pierced through the Tide of Purity, crash down upon the Black Dragon Robe.

‘He’s certainly strong.’

To pierce through the Tide of Purity in the Sword Realm Incarnate state and attempt to tear the Black Dragon Robe—truly, this was the power befitting a superior transcendent.

“You shouldn’t be surprised already, should you?”

Guisalchang fired the spear rotating in his grip, saying there was still much further to go.
Above the black flames blazing from the spear’s edge, a colossal spiral force bloomed and rushed toward me.

“You don’t need to worry.”

Raon shook his head calmly.

“I wasn’t surprised at all.”

With the Divine Sword, I drew the Manhwa Palace’s Heavenly Rotation. Flames spinning in the opposite direction of Guisalchang’s spear consumed his martial technique.

“Then let’s continue.”

Guisalchang gripped the end of the spear shaft and thrust the blade forward. Black flames erupting from his spear transformed into a colossal spear as if wielded by a celestial being, crashing toward my heart.

Kuuuuuung!

I erected two layers of Flame Bead Walls with the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword to block Guisalchang’s spear strike.

‘Hmm…’

Even with two Flame Bead Walls erected, the impact reverberated through my hands gripping the swords. The power was terrifying.

‘And his form is so free.’

Guisalchang feinted toward my heart again, then altered the direction of his spear strike toward my right shoulder. Like a warrior who had lived treating the Battlefield as his own home, his martial techniques were unrefined yet fluid. They were difficult to counter and even harder to predict.
Like a true warrior who has lived treating the battlefield as his own home, his martial techniques were unrefined and free, making him difficult to face and hard to read.

“Your expression has hardened.”

Guisalchang looked down at me and tilted his chin.

“Smile. This is an enjoyable fight.”

He laughed thinly and leaped into the air.

Huuuuung!

Guisalchang brought down a vicious spear strike as if he intended to split the full moon rising from below the horizon in half.

Huu.

Raon remained calm and composed his breathing despite Guisalchang’s chilling spear strike descending upon him.

‘I cannot afford to panic.’

Guisalchang concealed his target until the very last moment, a tactic designed to exhaust his opponent’s breath and mental fortitude. To counter such a strategy, I had to maintain composure at all times.

Clang!

The instant Guisalchang’s spear strike descended toward my crown, I drew a crimson line upward with the Divine Sword.
The sword strike ablaze with golden flames and the spear strike wreathed in black fire collided between the horizons.

Boom!

The blade and spearhead trembled as though they might shatter, while the flames of different hues clashed against each other with a ferocious snarl.

“Certainly different. However….”

Guisalchang curled his lips and withdrew his spear. He applied a more powerful rotation to the spear shaft, conjuring a tempest of black aura.

Boom!

The storm of spear strikes created by Guisalchang erased the crimson line with mere wind alone, then surged forward with such ferocity that it seemed ready to tear everything apart without leaving a trace.

‘I need to buy time.’

I retreated by stepping into the Harmony Step, drawing the Divine Sword behind my waist.
When the tempest of black aura drew close enough to brush my front hair, I raised my left wrist and unleashed the Divine Sword.

Roar!

Frost blazing from the tip of the Divine Sword took the form of a colossal dragon, releasing a roar toward heaven and earth.

Manhwagong Flame Dragon Technique.

The Flame Dragon Technique unfolded with Glacsia’s frost and the tempest of black aura created by the spear collided, unleashing a terrifying wave that engulfed heaven and earth.
The sky shattered like glass, the earth’s axis twisted, and the ground tilted.

Rumble!

Raon and Guisalchang Kern pressed down on the Battlefield with the tips of their feet, driving their sword and spear forward as if to end it all right here. A blue-green lightning erupted between them, spraying outward in all directions.

The entire Forest was collapsing, yet there was not the slightest tremor behind Raon’s back. He was absorbing the impact that would have been transmitted to Merlin with his entire body.

“More! Push yourself further!”

Guisalchang Kern nodded as if pleased with Raon’s counterattack, gripping the spear shaft with both hands. Using his left foot as a pivot, he swung the shaft horizontally with his entire body.

Whoooooooosh!

The spear shaft, bent as if it would snap, connected like a single line, drawing a spiral ablaze with black flames. It was a technique of the Demonic God’s Spear—Explosive Spiral Rotation.

Kuaaaaaaah!

Guisalchang Kern simultaneously shattered the aura storm he had created and the Flame Dragon Technique, attempting to ensnare Raon within the spiral of black flames.

Shhhhh.

Raon instead surged forward, igniting the flames of the Divine Sword to their peak. The flames dancing on the sword’s edge soared as if touching the sky, piercing through the gaps in the black flame spiral. It was the manifestation of a technique from the Spear-Bow Sword—Spear-Bow Grand Flame.
Flames young and tender rose from the sword as if touching the sky, piercing through the spirals of black flames. It was the manifestation of the Heavenly Palace Sword’s seasonal technique, the Grand Heavenly Palace Flame.

Crash!

The seasonal energies of Changgeom Palace and Ak Mushin Chang collided, and a tremendous shockwave swept across the entire Forest. Trees were uprooted, and the Bushes turned to gray ash and sank.

Kyaaaah!

Raon and Guisalchang thrust their swords and spears toward each other’s throats, drawing out new techniques in succession as if they wouldn’t give each other a moment to catch their breath.

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Crunch crunch crunch!

Guisalchang Kern smacked his lips as he watched Raon struggling to block the Evil Demon God’s martial technique.

‘Raon Zigheart…’

Whether by reputation or for my own satisfaction, he was the finest prey imaginable.

With no path to battle the leaders of the Five Emperors, Raon Zigheart was nothing more than the perfect sacrifice to elevate my standing.

‘I made the right choice pursuing Merlin.’

I had grown weary of being confined to Eden’s headquarters and volunteered for this mission, never expecting fortune to roll toward me so completely. Ever since leaving the Divine Continent Five Regions, my luck had been extraordinary.
After leaving the New Rising Powers, it seemed like my luck continued to turn around.

“Push harder! Get more heat out of it!”

Guisalchang stepped forward with Hoengui’s footwork and drove into Raon’s left side. Utilizing the subtlety of Ak Mushin’s Spear, he struck at his waist with the curved shaft of the spear rather than the blade.

CRASH!

Raon laid down the divine sword to defend, but his reaction was too slow, so he couldn’t fully absorb the impact and his shoulders trembled.

“We haven’t even started yet! Keep up properly!”

Guisalchang shouted that there was still a long way to go as he swung the spear shaft like a staff. He brought down the thin spear blade, imbued with a rotational force that seemed to split the sky itself, toward Raon’s crown.

“Mm!”

When Raon lifted two swords upward for defense, he slightly bent the spear shaft and aimed for the shoulder instead of the head.

Kwaaaang!

Raon also reacted quickly and twisted the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword, but he couldn’t dissipate the tremendous power contained in the spear blade, and his feet were driven into the ground.

“Your foot is stuck. You don’t need to pull it out yourself—I’ll get it out for you.”

Guisalchang twisted his lips and swung the spear horizontally.

Waaahhhhh!

Changdae’s spear curved like a full moon hanging in the sky as it advanced, unleashing a wave of black flames that seemed ready to burn everything in its path.

Kyaaaaaaang!

I drew the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword tight against my chest, receiving Guisalchang’s terrifying spear strike.
However, the force of the spear attack was so overwhelming that my legs dug into the ground as I was pushed back a considerable distance.

“Even with the Sword Realm opened, that’s all you can manage?”

Guisalchang clicked his tongue as if disappointed.

“It seems you were never suited to bear the title of Sword Emperor.”

He muttered that the epithet was wasted on me and let out a scornful laugh.

“That’s not your concern.”

I exhaled a short breath and shook my head calmly.

“True. It’s not my concern. But you should be concerned about my spear.”

Guisalchang curled his lips upward and thrust the spear blade he had planted into the ground upward.

Kuwaaaaang!

The energy wave erupting from the spear blade extended into the earth, and a tremendous force exploded from the ground where I stood.

Kyaaaaaaang!

I tilted the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword downward, but I couldn’t block all of the assault rising from the earth, and my shoulders and waist were cut.

“Now I won’t even give you time to breathe.”

Guisalchang shattered the ground as he advanced, thrusting his spear toward my chest.
One spear multiplied like a reflection in a mirror, becoming dozens of spear strikes aimed at my entire body.

Kyagyagyagyagyagyaang!

I attempted to block the spear strikes with my perfected dual-sword technique, but I couldn’t intercept all of my opponent’s assault, and blood spilled from various parts of my body.

‘As expected, I cannot handle the Evil Demon Divine Spear.’

The Demonic Divine Spear was a martial art created to kill warriors.
It shattered the flow inherent in an opponent’s martial art and imposed the Demonic Divine Spear’s own flow, allowing even fellow transcendents to be handled like children.

“Is that truly all you have? Put more strength into it!”

Guisalchang Kern curled his lips upward and thrust the spear point forward like an arrow. A small black aura bloomed at the spear’s tip, detonating with lethal force before my chest.

BOOM!

I erected a Prayer Bead Wall to block the explosion of the Demonic Divine Spear, but unable to fully absorb the impact, I was driven backward and my knees trembled.

“Hah…”

I exhaled a deep, turbid breath as though exhaustion had finally caught up with me.

“If you’re already tiring, that’s troublesome. That woman lasted longer than you, after all.”

Guisalchang Kern gestured toward Merlin, who lay behind me, and smacked his lips.

“Now I understand.”

I straightened my knees and slowly lifted my head.

“What?”

Guisalchang Kern wrinkled the bridge of his nose, his eyes eerily serene.

“What do you understand?”
“What kind of human you are.”

I brushed the dust and blood from my uniform and black dragon robe as though the fight had already concluded.

“You said you loved fighting, didn’t you?”

I flicked my chin toward Guisalchang Kern.

“Yes. Fighting holds more value to me than anything else in this world.”

Guisalchang Kern nodded as though questioning why he even bothered speaking.

“I grew stronger to fight, and I built my forces to fight. The only reason I draw breath is for battles that make my heart race!”

He curled his lips upward, speaking as though he lived solely for combat.

“Then are you enjoying yourself now?”

Raon asked, meeting the gaze of the grinning Guisalchang.

“Yes. My heart is surging. Though I must admit, your blade lacks a certain… sharpness that’s dampening my excitement.”

Guisalchang gripped his spear shaft tightly, urging himself to push harder.

“You don’t love fighting.”

Raon shook his head with conviction.

“You love battles you can win.”
“What? That’s nonsense—”

Guisalchang let out a hollow laugh, as if the very notion was absurd.

“Starting now.”

Raon tilted the Divine Sword downward, his eyes turning cold and piercing.

“I’ll show you the truth of it.”
“Bluffing while you’re practically dead!”

Guisalchang gnashed his teeth and charged forward. He unleashed the ultimate technique of the Demonic God’s Spear—the technique that had dominated every exchange until now—driving it down toward Raon’s neck.

“Whether it’s bluffing or not, the results will speak for themselves.”

Raon stepped forward with his left foot, his eyes serene. The Demonic Sword and Divine Sword in his hands flowed forth like a dancer’s grace, painting scarlet and azure flashes across the air.

Kyaaaaaang!

The Divine Sword and Demonic Sword, blazing with elegant light, effortlessly erased Guisalchang’s spear strike and came to rest just before his throat.

“Wh… what…”

Guisalchang Kern trembled, unable to comprehend that his martial arts had been shattered or that Raon’s blade now rested against his throat.

‘What? When did he get so close?’

He had clearly struck first, watching his spear tip pierce toward Raon’s neck, yet somehow his spear strike had vanished and a blue blade now touched his throat. He hadn’t even sensed it happening.

“Damn it!”

Guisalchang Kern twisted his spear shaft to deflect Raon’s demonic blade from his neck.

“This won’t work on me again!”

He roared and spun his spear shaft overhead, drawing forth the ultimate technique of the Malevolent Divine Spear through the immense wind pressure and rotational force, then brought it crashing down toward Raon’s head.

KWUAAAAAAANG!

He detonated all his energy as if to shatter the very ground beneath him and Raon, yet the spear didn’t penetrate as deeply as he’d intended.

Shhhhh.

Raon blocked the Malevolent Divine Spear’s ultimate technique with a single sacred blade while his demonic blade aimed at his throat, frost clinging to the blade’s edge as blood trickled down from above his Adam’s apple.

“Im, impossible!”

Guisalchang Kern retreated to evade the demonic blade, thrusting his spear shaft toward the sky.

“Full power!”

He stepped into the true stance and drew forth his full aura, pointing his left hand at Raon while generating extreme rotational force through his spear shaft.

“Die!”

He unleashed a spear strike of such extreme speed that it erased sound itself, infusing it with rotational force that tore through space and black flame energy waves.
The Malevolent Divine Spear’s ultimate technique—Spear Wave Annihilation. The tyrannical spear strike that even tore cracks through the void extended forth as if to erase Raon’s very existence.

Whoosh.

Raon raised both his sacred blade and demonic blade with unwavering eyes, as though he could see Guisalchang Kern’s Spear Wave Annihilation clearly.

Whoooosh!

The flames blazing from the Divine Sword unfurled like golden silk wrapping around heaven and earth, while the frost of the Demonic Blade traced a sword path where light scattered like a dream.

The harmony of the Golden Flame and the Silver Blade Dream.

The golden flames of the Golden Flame gently enveloped and melted away the Blade of Flowing Light, and the hazy sword strike of the Silver Blade Dream pierced through Guisalchang’s sharp senses, arriving before his throat.

“Ah….”

Guisalchang trembled his lips as he stared into the void, unable to imagine that the Blade of Flowing Light would disappear so futilely, even as the Demonic Blade’s edge touched his neck.

“Kugh!”

His eyes fluttered like a butterfly drenched in rain as he watched the Demonic Blade’s edge slowly carving into his throat.

“Still….”

I looked down at Guisalchang’s eyes as fear welled up within them, lifting my chin.

“Are you still enjoying the fight?”

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