Reincarnated Swordmaster

Chapter Title: Dark Heaven Village

Something was off.

“How can that bastard use Intent Absolute Techniques?”

The moment I laid eyes on Silent Extinction Infinite Extremity, I instinctively knew it was an Absolute Realm martial art.

I had just witnessed an immense enlightenment suffusing a sword flash, drawing in intent to forge six absolute techniques. I couldn’t help being swept up in doubt. By nature, only humans could properly wield and deploy intent, yet an incarnation of Changhi—the Asura of the Eightfold Divine Hosts, a demon king—could wield Intent Absolute Techniques? At the Absolute Realm level, no less? It made no sense.

No, the odd signs had been there from earlier. Gyeolseon wielding martial arts so freely in the past was already strange. The incarnations of Changhi handled the power of intent—bestowed on humanity—with unnatural ease. Those aligned with Chaos were supposed to struggle with the power of the Void, which was intent. What was going on?

As I agonized inwardly, Fire Dragon True Person spoke up.

[Are you boasting of reaching the pinnacle of martial arts?]

[Hahaha. See for yourself.]

[If you’ve got a trump card spell, use it now. This isn’t someone to hold back against.]

[Don’t give me orders.]

Goooooh

It felt like Fire Dragon True Person was pouring power into both Fire Dragon Divine Sword and Soyo—a colossal fire dragon shimmering like a mirage. He was layering all his spirit force atop it, determined not to lose the clash of might. Asura seemed to recognize Fire Dragon True Person as a master of martial arts and held back, gauging the distance instead of charging recklessly.

Swish.

[So this is the trump card spell.]

Shin Gonggyo eyed Soyo, then abruptly extended her power, yanking it toward herself.

Fire Dragon True Person shot her a wary look. Shin Gonggyo just chuckled.

[Wasting something this fine on mere sword control arts? You have no idea what the Seven Luminaries are truly worth.]

[Stop it. That’s dangerous.]

[Hmph. What nonsense.]

[Don’t you know what unleashing the Seven Luminaries in Dark Heaven Village would mean?]

[Like I care.]

With a derisive snort, Shin Gonggyo began asserting control over Soyo. Her spirit body started chanting the Absolute Sect’s secret incantations, and the seal began unraveling bit by bit.

I stared in shock.

“No way! He can unseal that alone?!”

Hadn’t only the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors—or divine beings—been able to release the Seven Luminaries? Did the ancient Absolute Sect Leader possess spells of that caliber?

Light writhed from Soyo, spilling out in bizarre chaos. The power swiftly intensified.

It looked like Shin Gonggyo meant to fully unseal Soyo and draw forth its strength for her own use.

The Asura watching from ahead shifted to an aggressive glare.

[You dare unseal a Seven Luminary right in front of me? That I won’t stand for!]

[Hahaha. Pathetic trash.]

Shin Gonggyo erupted in mad laughter.

[Supreme through martial arts? What drivel before a god’s power.]

Creeeack!

The instant Shin Gonggyo swung Soyo.

Soyo Heavenly Ice

The Soyo-exclusive technique I knew well froze space-time solid, encircling the charging Asura. His Eunchun’s old Galaxy Sword Flash Ice had been impressive enough, but Shin Gonggyo’s Soyo Heavenly Ice blanketed the heavens and earth in white the moment it unfurled. It rivaled the aura of Fire Dragon True Person’s all-out Fire Yao Heavenly Flame.

“Yes... so this is the might when an [Ancient Ruler] incarnation unleashes it.”

Peeep, peeep.

Yet Asura had truly mastered Absolute Realm martial arts to perfection. He slipped the assault with footwork far swifter and keener than my Extermination Soul Steps, retreating cleanly. It was less footwork than beams of light arcing through the firmament. At the same instant, his Intent Absolute Technique hurtled forth in Silent Extinction Infinite Extremity form once more—forcing us onto the back foot.

[Ha!]

The fire dragon devoured the Intent Absolute Technique!

In that moment, Fire Dragon True Person parried Asura’s counter with the Dragon King’s power gathered on Fire Dragon Divine Sword. From the start, she had anticipated a riposte even against the Seven Luminaries and prepared accordingly.

Shin Gonggyo twisted into a deeper smile as Fire Dragon True Person deflected the blow.

[Haha. Not so simple now, is it?]

She poured more power into Soyo, as if to end it with Soyo Heavenly Ice alone.

[Perish in your prison!]

Ruuumble!

In a blink, the sky filled with rivers of glacier. A dozen li radius locked in terrifying chill, white radiance blooming everywhere. Soyo Heavenly Ice’s power still spread, muffling the world in icy hush.

Kwaaaang!!!

Shattering the quiet, one of Asura’s weapons pierced the heavens like a comet—shattering hundreds of zhang of glacier to rocket toward my heart via ego-sword arts. Laden with colossal intent, it was beyond my power to block. As a chill ran through me, Shin Gonggyo worked another spell.

Clang!

What halted Asura’s absolute technique was none other than the Ruyi Staff. Asura’s weapon shattered to bits on impact, yet the Ruyi Staff bore not the slightest dent. Shin Gonggyo muttered irritably.

[That Asura—snipping instead of berserking like a proper battle fiend? Looks like he sniffed out how little time you have left in Baek Woong’s body.]

[We end this quick. I’ll defend—you strike.]

[I know that much without being told.]

[Then...]

Fire Dragon True Person’s eyes flashed as she invoked her authority.

Responding Dragon Summoning Clouds

In that instant, sacred clouds swirled around Fire Dragon True Person. She shot forward like a ray of light, crossing dozens of li in one breath—as if she knew Asura’s position blindfolded. Her sword cleaved down at his crown before he could blink.

Bam!

The sword clash triggered a minor quake. Asura and Fire Dragon True Person traded stances at blinding speed. Fire Dragon True Person boasted lofty prowess as Sword Immortal Ye Dongbin’s master, but trading blows evenly with Tianzhu’s supreme martial lord? Responding Dragon Summoning Clouds evidently boosted all her faculties temporarily.

Claaang

Asura swung his weapon in fury, bellowing.

[Fall back, Dragon King! I’ll butcher that insolent Great Luo Immortal first.]

Asura seemed utterly incensed by Shin Gonggyo assaulting him with Seven Luminary power. His battle maniac poise shattered, rage consuming him. Shin Gonggyo sneered.

[Heh. We shall see. Have a taste of this.]

Ziiing

Thunder pealed.

Shin Gonggyo had somehow floated Ruyi Staff, Four Treasures Sword, and Soyo around her—all pulsing brighter in sync with her Absolute Sect incantations. Witnessing her juggle multiple treasures, I recalled our recent exchange.

[This is my innate gift. Near-infinite mental endurance. Zero drain using any spell or treasure. And grasping any spell at a glance.]

I had thought little of it when she handled Four Treasures Sword...

Did that mean her limit wasn’t four? Could she wield Six Treasures at once—Four Treasures Sword, Seven Luminary, and Ruyi Staff included?!

As I reeled inwardly, Shin Gonggyo intoned the incantation.

Six Souls Banner.

Seize.

Whirrrl

Without warning, inky veils—or were they banners?—sprang up around Asura’s form. Even amid his frenzied clash with Fire Dragon True Person, the Absolute Realm master evaded like light itself. Yet the Six Souls Banner outpaced him, slithering through the air like liquid. Asura let out a frustrated shout.

[Damn it! What in the—]

Shin Gonggyo laughed.

[No footwork, however swift, outruns the soul-hunting pace of the Heaven-Spanning Sect Leader’s signature treasure, Six Souls Banner.]

[......!]

[Your blunder—clinging to puny human arts while neglecting your divine authority.]

Craaack

Shin Gonggyo’s Six Souls Banner coiled around Asura’s arms, binding all four. He detonated his godforce to break free, but it held fast. As the Heaven-Spanning Sect Leader’s seal-specialty treasure, even an Eightfold Divine Host couldn’t shrug it off easily.

Shin Gonggyo gloated at the sight.

[Snared by Six Souls Banner, even a Great Luo Immortal wilts—drained dry in half a breath. Victory is ours.]

Flash

Fire Dragon True Person pursued with Responding Dragon Summoning Clouds once more. Asura’s face lit with strange ecstasy. Despite the peril, he grinned to himself.

[Heh... Should have struck before you linked powers... but this works too. A crisis after millennia?]

[Eightfold Divine Host Asura—you perish from hubris. I’d lose one-on-one, but you’ve no hope against our combined assault.]

[Fine by me. I’ve been parched.]

[Parched?]

Asura leveled his blade at mid-guard, replying.

[I slaved over human martial arts, yet that Martial God never deigned appear... It drove me to rage. Some Tianzhu masters I slew—I’d crossed before.]

[......]

[Dragon King and Heaven-Spanning Sect Leader... strong foes like you. I’ll transcend this life’s peril and ascend my martial realm a stage.]

Fire Dragon True Person stared in disbelief.

[You’re deranged? Seeking enlightenment amid doom to vault past the mundane into sainthood?]

[Hahahahaha...]

[Do you fancy yourself a novel’s hero?]

Fire Dragon True Person roared, but Asura only howled with laughter, regripping his weapon.

[Come! This is pure joy.]

A true madman.

What warrior would deliberately court calamity just to glimpse the Martial God? Unthinkable for mortals. But after millennia honing his arts, his thirst for the Martial God made it possible.

Yet watching Asura lost in battle—forgetting even Changhi’s commands—I felt an uncanny familiarity.

‘He’s divine. And yet... that fixation, that yearning—it’s utterly human.’

His most human fact stirred something profound in me.

Shin Gonggyo scowled at Asura’s antics, flicking her wrist. Once more, Ruyi Staff, Soyo, and Four Treasures Sword hemmed him in. Another flick—and Four Treasures Sword split into four blades.

[All set. Immortal-Slaying Sword, Immortal-Slaughtering Sword, Immortal-Absolute Sword, Immortal-Trapping Sword strike once each. Ruyi Staff and Soyo pummel you senseless. Block if you can.]

Shin Gonggyo pressed him languidly. Asura chuckled.

[Don’t need telling—I’ll handle it!]

[Very well.]

Her finger crooked. As forewarned, Four Treasures Sword’s quartet blades spewed aura, surging at Asura. Far beyond mere flying swordplay—these bore puissance to fell Great Luo Immortals, impervious to mere deflection.

I saw Asura invoke his Absolute Realm in that heartbeat of peril.

Silent Extinction Infinite Extremity

A golden halo bloomed behind Asura’s three faces. Lifelong insight poured into his arts. In his sword flash, I glimpsed martial progenitors writhing, bifurcating.

Intent of the Absolute Realm—honed to unleash packed techniques in unison!

Crescent Eternal Shadow Tyrant Dragon Wave

Thousand-Armed Guanyin

Purple Shadow Phantom Flair Blade

Soaring Heaven Origin Spirit Jewel

Bursting Radiance Piercing Doom Sword

Asura Heaven-Rending

Legends of Tianzhu, each an absolute technique. Millennia of toil let Asura assimilate them as Intent Absolute Techniques. He devised unleashing them together—birthing the peerless Silent Extinction Infinite Extremity.

[Ooooooh!!]

Absolute martial arts flung forth like beads on a string!

Crescent Eternal Shadow Tyrant Dragon Wave’s draconic qi smashed headlong into Immortal-Slaying Sword. Thousand-Armed Guanyin’s thousand flourishes parried Immortal-Slaughtering Sword. Purple Shadow Phantom Flair Blade spat blade shades to repel Immortal-Absolute Sword. Soaring Heaven Origin Spirit Jewel’s mystic sphere engulfed Immortal-Trapping Sword.

Four titanic Intent Absolute Techniques blunted Four Treasures Sword’s barrage. But the sequel spelled trouble. Bursting Radiance Piercing Doom Sword’s qi met Ruyi Staff’s charge—vastly outmatched, the absolute technique pulverized outright. The staff ballooned abruptly, skewering Asura’s chest.

Thud thud thud.

[Kuhgh.]

The absolute Asura Heaven-Rending belched apocalyptic aura against Soyo Heavenly Ice. Insufficient—even its ruinous qi withered in the millennial glacier. Asura’s flesh shredded to bloody ruin. Thousands of ice spikes impaled him. Fire Dragon True Person swung Fire Dragon Divine Sword without mercy, lopping his head.

Plop plop.

Two of Asura’s three heads tumbled. The central endured. In his mangled state, Asura fixed Fire Dragon True Person with hollow eyes.

[A warrior’s mercy?]

[Not solely my victory. Least I can do is grant last words.]

Fire Dragon True Person knew her win rode Shin Gonggyo’s devastating offense. Her upright nature felt a quiet debt. Asura smiled faintly.

[Kuh... My human name: Pashun, sovereign of Tianzhu’s martial realm... Should you escape Dark Heaven Village, tell my friend Krishna of my death... I beg you.]

[And Krishna?]

[Tianzhu’s warden... Gujarat’s temple...]

[Done.]

[Hah... Silent Extinction Infinite Extremity—still flawed... Had I but met the Martial God.]

Asura’s eyes shut. Fire Dragon True Person severed his head.

Slice.

Asura’s head hit dirt. Fire Dragon True Person glanced at Shin Gonggyo, then sent me an inner voice.

[Baek Woong.]

[Yes?]

[Shin Gonggyo wields power eclipsing the Eightfold Divine Hosts. She has surpassed Great Luo Immortals. Her spells rival the Three Pure Ones or Jade Emperor.]

[......!]

Her ensuing inner voice stunned me.

[If she breaks free into the world, catastrophe. Bide for a chance to seal her. She must never return to reality.]

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