The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman 1230

 Chapter 1230

 

Roooooar—!

At the far edge of the Northern Sea, Raon felt a massive energy wave surge upward and exhaled roughly.

‘Two energies that have gone beyond the absolute.’

So you’ve finally appeared… Heavenly Demon.

Claiming he would call the Heavenly Demon, Glenn had climbed North Grave Mountain day after day, releasing the energy of an absolute. Alone, he had unleashed energy waves powerful enough to shatter the sky itself, but today, from the edge of the North Sea, a combative energy just as overwhelming surged upward to meet him.

It was the arrival of the Heavenly Demon, the head of Eden, and the one who stood shoulder to shoulder with Glenn at the very pinnacle of the continent.

‘It’s definitely different.’

Raon pressed his lips together as he felt the energy waves of those standing at the very summit of the absolute.

‘It feels like my bones are being torn apart.’

Even from such a distant place, the absolute energy made his entire body tremble violently.

Seeing Derus Robert’s full strength had shocked him, but Glenn and the Heavenly Demon existed on a level one step beyond even that.

‘Grandfather was right.’

Right now, the only one who can face the Heavenly Demon… is grandfather.

Glenn had declared that only he could confront the Heavenly Demon. Honestly, Raon had believed that if he trained just a little more, he could reach that realm too.

It had been a massive miscalculation.

“Ha…”

The hopeless gap in might, something that could never be crossed in just one or two years, made a hollow laugh escape him.

Hah….

Wrath wasn’t looking toward where Glenn’s and the Heavenly Demon’s energy waves were clashing. Instead, he let out a dry laugh while staring at Raon.

Compared to those two, it’s you who astonishes the King of Essence more!

His brow furrowed deeply, as if he genuinely couldn’t understand it.

‘What do you mean?’

Raon blinked and looked at Wrath.

That Nadine bread geezer and that worm-in-a-helmet bastard have gone past Transcendence and are standing at the very peak of the absolute realm. Normally…

Wrath narrowed his eyes as he stared straight at Raon.

Someone like you should never be able to feel their energy at all!

He wrinkled his nose, saying he couldn’t understand how Raon could sense Glenn and the Heavenly Demon’s energy.

‘…Now that you mention it.’

Raon smacked his lips briefly.

‘I’m nowhere near their level.’

He hadn’t even reached Derus Robert’s level yet. By all logic, he shouldn’t have been able to sense the energy of Glenn and the Heavenly Demon, who stood far above that.

‘Grandfather said something similar too.’

Before calling out the Heavenly Demon, grandfather had said that no matter how much I grew, I wouldn’t be able to sense his energy, and told me to try anyway.

Yet the moment he released his energy wave, I sensed it immediately.

Meanwhile, the other Transcender warriors of Zieghart didn’t even realize that grandfather was releasing his energy wave at all.

I’m not that far above the other Transcenders, so it doesn’t make sense that I alone can sense this.

‘Is it because of the Ring of Fire?’

After reaching ten stars, the Ring of Fire increased from nine rings to ten, and that was why I could sense the energy of grandfather and the Heavenly Demon.

That ring is a truly accursed martial art!

Wrath glared at Raon’s heart, where the rings spun endlessly, his blue eyes blazing.

It raises the soul’s level, elevates one’s martial realm, and even sharpens the senses! Why does something this absurd even exist in this world?!

He ground his teeth, insisting that the Ring of Fire didn’t have a single drawback.

‘That’s not true.’

Raon shook his head while feeling the ten endlessly rotating rings.

Then what is the flaw?!

‘They’re extremely difficult to form.’

Even creating the first ring was difficult. And the more rings there are, the harder it becomes to form the next one.

Just remembering how much he struggled to create the tenth ring still makes cold sweat run down his back.

…Hmph. That’s true.

Wrath acknowledged that the Ring of Fire was not easy to form, having watched Raon’s training from his side the entire time.

If it were the King of Essence, he’d have snapped from frustration and shattered all the rings already!

He clicked his tongue, saying he didn’t have the patience to even attempt such a thing.

‘I need to push the Ring of Fire even further, beyond ten rings.’

Raon placed a hand over his left chest and slowly closed his eyes.

‘It still isn’t complete.’

Even after reaching ten stars, the Ring of Fire didn’t feel finished.

Like other martial arts, it seemed true completion only came at twelve stars.

Hah….

Wrath let out a low sigh.

It’s already this insane. Just imagining what happens when there are twelve rings is terrifying….

He shook his head, muttering that he wanted to return to Devildom before that ever happened.

‘Don’t worry about it.’

Raon chuckled lightly and waved his hand.

‘I might never reach it before I die anyway.’

He was confident he could push the Ten Thousand Flame Cultivation, Glacier, and his other martial arts and sword techniques to their limits.

But when it came to the Ring of Fire, he couldn’t bring himself to believe he would ever reach twelve stars. To be honest, he doubted that even the first head of Zieghart, the one who had created the Ring of Fire had managed to bring it to full completion.

‘From now on, I’ll need to train my martial arts, aura, and even my—hmm?’

Raon was counting on his fingers, thinking through his future training, when—

‘What?’

Glenn’s energy wave suddenly weakened, while the Heavenly Demon’s energy wave rapidly surged.

The two absolutes weren’t fighting.

Yet it felt as though the outcome had already been decided, grandfather’s energy wave seemed to be pressed down beneath the Heavenly Demon’s.

‘There’s no way grandfather would lose.’

If grandfather truly set his mind to it, there was no one in this world he couldn’t defeat. For his energy to sink like that meant there had to be another reason.

‘Even if I can’t help him directly…’

I still want to let him know I’m here.

Raon planted his foot firmly and drew Heavenly Drive. He poured into the silver-gleaming blade the “sky” he had once sensed through Glenn, then hurled it toward the dark sky.

Whoooooosh!

The sword he unleashed with all his strength tore through the cold night air and soared into the vast sky. Sharp yet grand, the ultimate technique of the Azure Sky Sword turned into a golden beacon that lit up all of Zieghart.

Ruuuumble—!

As if answering Raon’s gesture, Glenn released an energy wave that seemed to overwhelm the Heavenly Demon in an instant. His energy followed the path of domination so overwhelmingly that even the warriors of Zieghart could sense it and turned their gazes northward.

Moments later, the Heavenly Demon’s presence vanished, and Glenn fully withdrew his energy wave as well. It seemed their exchange had come to an end.

‘I wonder how it went?’

Raon smacked his lips as he sheathed Heavenly Drive, which still retained lingering heat.

‘The Heavenly Demon will probably accept grandfather’s proposal.’

The Heavenly Demon had always openly desired a fight with grandfather. Now that the proposal he had long yearned for had come to him instead, it seemed likely he would accept it without any conditions.

‘But still…’

What was that clash just now?

The sight of grandfather’s energy rapidly diminishing while the Heavenly Demon’s energy wave dominated the sky left a faint unease in my chest.

‘I don’t have time to be satisfied.’

Raon bit his lip and clenched his fist.

‘I need to become stronger too.’

The Ring of Fire had reached ten stars, and I had slain Derus Robert, achieving tremendous growth. By most standards, the results were more than satisfying, but after what I had just witnessed, this was no time to settle for my current level of might.

You tedious bastard...

Wrath shook his head in disbelief.

You’ve already stepped into the ranks of the strong. Wanting to grow doesn’t mean you can just get stronger instantly!

He furrowed his brows, insisting Raon needed a break.

‘No, actually, I can get stronger right away.’

What nonsense are you spouting? Where would you even find a method like—

‘It’s simple.’

Raon smiled and raised a finger.

‘I just have to find a doormat.’

He pointed at Wrath and pulled up the reward messages he hadn’t finished checking yet.

[You have achieved a transcendent feat.] [You have slain the soul of an Absolute that will be remembered in the continent’s history.]

[You have completed a perfect infiltration operation.]
[<Wrath> has acknowledged you as the greatest human.]
[All stats increase by 150 points.]

As 150 points surged into his body at once, intense muscle pain surged through Raon’s body, already powerful enough to be called superhuman. Pleasure and agony mixed as his body rapidly transformed, and his fingers trembled violently.

O-One hundred fifty…!

Wrath stared at the number, teeth chattering as if he couldn’t accept it.

This is absolute madness!

‘This is just the beginning.’

Raon raised his trembling finger and called up the next message.

[Trait <Spiral Power> has ranked up.]
[Trait <Array Analysis> has ranked up.]
[Trait <Snow Flower’s Veil> has ranked up.]
[Trait <Divinity Blooming from the Underworld> has ranked up.]
[Trait <Wrath Released> has ranked up.]
[Trait <Flame that Overcomes Death> has ranked up twice.]
[Trait <Blade that Severs Death> has ranked up twice.]
[Trait <Divine Power Resistance> has ranked up.]
[Trait <Blood Path> has ranked up.]
[Trait <Flying Spirit> has ranked up.]
[Trait <Celestial Slayer> has ranked up.]
[Trait <Authority Amplification> has ranked up.]
[Trait <Authority Control> has ranked up.]
[Trait <Crisis Detection> has ranked up.]

Fourteen traits rose in total, and the two traits tied to Derus Robert, <Blade that Severs Death> and <Flame that Overcomes Death> jumped two levels at once. Just like the stat increase, the sheer number of trait rank-ups was overwhelming.

Grrrk…!

Wrath began foaming at the mouth like a crab as he read the trait messages.

F-Fourteen is too much! Fourteen at once?!

No matter how incredible the feat was, he protested, giving 150 points and fourteen trait rank-ups all at once was excessive, shaking his flushed face violently.

‘Just endure it a little longer.’

Raon shook his head as he grabbed Ras, who had turned into strawberry-flavored cotton candy.

‘There’s only one left.’

Smiling softly, he called up the final message.

[A new title <Avenger> has been created.]

<Avenger>

Many vow revenge, but only a few ever fulfill it.
A title bestowed upon those who have finally completed their revenge.

Ability: ???

‘What?’

Raon frowned as he looked at the title <Avenger>.

‘It has an ability, but it's not showing it?’

Seeing the title made it clear that his revenge against Derus Robert had been fulfilled.
But, there was no way to tell what that ability actually did.

Grrr…

Wrath’s lips trembled weakly, already yellowed as if he’d been completely drained by the earlier wave of trait rank-ups.

‘With my stats and traits jumping this much at once, it’s going to take time to adjust.’

Raon clenched and unclenched his fist, smacking his lips. With 150 stat points and fourteen traits rising simultaneously, even swinging his sword nonstop for several days might not be enough for his body to fully adapt.

‘I was planning to train the Light Wind Palace swordsmen for the first time in a while, but I’ll have to put that off..’

He’d given the Light Wind Palace swordsmen a week-long break and had intended to personally resume their training, but first, but adapting to his own changes came first.

Nnngh…

Wrath finally seemed to come to his senses, clutching his temples and letting out a dull groan.

The King of Essence is beginning to dread seeing his main body. At this rate, it’ll look like nothing more than skin clinging to bone!

He sniffed, saying he was genuinely afraid of seeing himself like that.

‘Don’t worry so much.’

Raon waved his hand with a faint chuckle.

‘It’ll work out somehow.’

He planned to return everything he’d taken from Wrath once all of this was over, but Wrath’s reactions were so entertaining that he wanted to tease him a little longer.

You damn bastard! You only ever take, so you don't know how this feels!

Wrath screamed and swung his fist wildly.

‘Naturally. How could I?’

Raon smiled lightly and set Heavenly Drive upright at his center. He was just about to raise the sword overhead to begin practicing basic forms when—

Whoooosh!

A violent gust of wind swept through the air, and Glenn suddenly appeared right in front of him. It was as if he’d stepped straight through space itself, Raon hadn’t sensed his arrival at all. This had to be the true might of the Destructive King of the North.

“G-Grandfather?”

Raon swallowed dryly as he met Glenn’s red eyes, now sharper than ever.

“I’m planning to train in seclusion.”

Glenn nodded, his jaw honed like a blade as he looked at Raon.

“Will you help me?”