Reincarnated Swordmaster - Chapter 858



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True empty hometown

The moment Musashi was about to meet him, he suddenly unleashed his strongest sword.

Perfect skill

Unmatched Slash

An absolute secret technique that cut down tens of thousands of sea gods in the past with one blow!

Remembering that overwhelming majesty, I couldn’t help but feel a momentary sense of crisis, and at the same time, I could tell that Musashi had no intention of fighting me for long.

This is because, when fighting against a swordsman, they would take the Kamewari stance and compare each other’s swordsmanship to test their skills. Using Musou Slash out of the blue was an expression of their will to end the fight immediately.

‘Do you see me as a sewer?’

No, that’s not it.

If he had seen me as a low-level player, he would have used his general skills first and then decided after seeing my weaknesses. The fact that he used Musou Slash first meant that he did not underestimate me and wanted to secure a sure victory. And it meant that he judged that he could see my weaknesses only by using Musou Slash. I quietly observed the momentum of Musou Slash for a split second, and beyond his transparent eyes, I could see the delicate sight of Musou Slash crossing the dimensional cracks and cutting through my weaknesses.

My hand drew the Taegeuk symbol.

And with my left hand on the left, my feet stepped on the True Jade, and at that moment when the loud sound of the True Jade’s impact shook the ground, the invincible secret art was manifested from both of my hands.

Peerless hegemon!

Quagwagwagwang

Blood winds poured down in all directions, creating vortices. As if a natural disaster had occurred, the vortices gradually destroyed the palace of Yongungung, and occasionally, pieces of rock floated into the sky, but I frowned because I didn’t like it.

‘I couldn’t completely make the power nothing…’

If I had completely neutralized Musou Slash with Musou Pae, this kind of destructive power should not have flowed out to the surroundings. I should have reduced Musashi’s single sword to a sword strike in the air as if nothing had happened. However, the power of the absolute realm of the mind of heaven contained in Musou Slash was too strong, so even though I was able to defend with Musou Pae, the aftermath swept through the surroundings. Musashi’s eyes were strangely drawn when I blocked his single strike without difficulty.

“Wow! You can’t possibly defend against the Musang Slash. What kind of martial arts is that?”

“Don’t you know?”

I spoke as if I was giving medicine, but Musashi nodded.

“I don’t know! I have never seen such martial arts in Dongying or Goryeo. Tell me.”

“… … .”

Isn’t that too honest?

However, if you consider that Musashi is a monster who is simply crazy about martial arts and has no clear concept of good or evil, then this attitude is understandable.

I had no reason to lie, so I answered slowly.

“The most powerful and unrivaled swordsman in the Seven Great Confucian Schools!”

“Unrivaled… Phew… Indeed.”

Musashi smiled with satisfaction. I got goosebumps when I saw that smile.

‘Damn it. That kid… You must have figured out the nature of Musoupae, so you’re saying he’s still laughing?’

As an absolute master, Musashi must also know that Musou-he has the power of the Wuwei Transformation that completely turns the opponent’s strength back to nothing. Naturally, for Musashi, who focuses his strength on powerful strikes, this could be said to be the worst matchup, but he does not lose his composure. On the contrary, when I became slightly nervous, Musashi said.

“Since Yulju, he’s someone worth fighting properly. Hehe… .”

I somehow didn’t like Musashi’s composure. It felt like he was constantly looking down on me, and I felt bad about it. So I said bluntly.

“Stop showing off. You were caught by Ha Eun-cheon.”

It’s true, there’s no refuting it!

“… … .”

Musashi’s face suddenly changed and he froze.

Psychological warfare is also a good tactic to win. I spoke calmly and steadily, intending to shake him up.

“You must be looking for the best swordsman in the Central Plains to gain experience to counter Ha Eun-cheon’s Thousand-armed Sword, but wake up from your dream. You are not the best with a sword yet!”

“Not the best…?”

“okay.”

“So you’re saying you’ve ever seen a swordsman stronger than me? Is there really such a person in the Central Plains?”

Musashi’s face was thick with suspicion. I frowned.

‘This is truly insane… .’

The question itself is arrogant. In other words, it is an expression of confidence that there could not be a swordsman stronger than himself in the world.

But I said firmly.

“There! Your swordsmanship is no match for his swordsmanship.”

“Who is that?”

“If you can land a proper blow to me, then I’ll teach you.”

“good night….”

As I continued to tease him, Musashi’s eyes became more immersed and he began to show extreme concentration. I felt a stinging sensation as I sensed that Musashi was beginning to enter the realm of his seventh sense, where he could demonstrate abilities that were even more outstanding than usual.

‘Damn it! He’s not shaking and is concentrating? What the hell is going on here…?’

After all, Musashi is Musashi.

I concentrated on Musashi’s attack even though my mouth felt bitter.

Boo-woong

This time, Musashi did not use a large technique like Musou-san, but used his own unique technique and performed the Dongei Sword Technique. It was a posture where he raised his sword diagonally from the lower position, and had a typical kata (form).

But – it was beautiful because there wasn’t even a single bit of waste.

And as I was well versed in Dongyeong Swordsmanship, I could tell what kind of technique it was as soon as I saw his stance.

‘Book of Heavenly Swords, Hitotsunotachi (一の太刀)!’

It was clearly a technique used by the swordsman of the Kashima Shinryu! I knew that it was a technique that allowed defense and attack in one breath, and that it had a long history. However, I thought it was a bit too cheap for a swordsman like Musashi to use, but compared to the Hitotsunotachi I had seen before, it was so smooth and restrained that I lost my mind.

‘… It’s clear that he learned the techniques used by the master swordsman of the Kashima style by seeing them once and immediately imagining them. But how can a sideways glance copycat surpass the original?’

What an unbelievable talent… .

Fight!

I was impressed, but instead of using the Musou-ha, I used the Yeouijo-ryeong and wrapped my body in a self-defense energy. This time, I was trying to read the trajectory of his sword and deflect his attack. The reason I didn’t use the Musou-ha was because I felt that Musashi had grasped the essence of the Musou-ha.

‘It’s clear that I realize that using the Musou Pae for anything other than blocking a major attack increases my risk burden.’

There is no specific basis for this, but my intuition tells me so. Rather than using the Shinsatsu Slash, which is more powerful than the Musou Slash, to cut him down, he uses another sword technique to attack him. This means he is probably trying to exploit the opening that occurs right after the Musou Slash is activated. Of course, I cannot give him that opening, so I have to respond to Musashi’s attacks with caution.

Wheein

As the Yeouijoryong unfolded, Musashi’s attack trajectory was read, and I was able to parry his blow to the side. However, at the same time, Musashi’s swordsmanship immediately changed, and he roughly turned the sword path at a right angle and cut my neck. In the refreshing yet sharp sword strike, this time I used the sword lightning and clashed head-on with Musashi’s sword.

Kwarrung!!

The sword emitted a flash of lightning that was enough to blind my eyes, and it exploded with Musashi’s murderous intent. As the lightning began to burst like firecrackers, I forcibly grabbed my numb hands and struck Musashi head-on once again.

Kwakwang!

Over-over-over-over!!

It was a direct confrontation, as if we were striking each other with hammers instead of swords! Both Musashi and I had abandoned the subtlety of our sword skills and were only competing with strength, and the reason for this was to confirm each other’s superiority and unity.

And after a while I realized one thing.

‘… Baekjungsae.’

To be exact, their strengths cancel each other out.

Of course, considering my internal energy and the power of the sword lightning, it would be normal for me to be overwhelmingly stronger, but Musashi’s willful heavenly spirit was absolutely perfect, and he was able to close the gap in strength in an instant. As a result, both sides realized that they could not win the match with a strong sword, and from now on, it was a battle of wits and the tactics of skill that could produce results.

“Ugh.”

As I became silent at the prospect of it not being easy, Musashi raised his sword horizontally and said.

“This is interesting. This is my first time fighting like this.”

“what?”

“My fighting instinct and your skills… It’s a showdown to see who will win!”

Gooooooo

Musashi’s eyes began to turn bloodshot and he seemed to be concentrating even more than before. I swallowed hard and realized what the most important variable was at this moment.

‘God’s Slaughter!’

Although his record with Shinsatsu Slash was not good in his previous life, it is still the best sword technique that Musashi can use. And if you think about the fact that Musou Hei was not able to completely cancel out Musou Slash when blocking it, but instead created a vortex, it is possible that Shinsatsu Slash could penetrate it.

Of course, this is only the worst case scenario. If I were to focus completely on Musou-ha, I would definitely be able to block even the Shinsatsu-sama. However, Musashi is not a wooden doll, so it was obvious that he would continue to tactically interfere with me so that I could not focus completely on Musou-ha. As we just saw, he would try to use the numerous techniques of the Dongei Kenjutsu he knows to plan the game. There is no doubt about it.

If I block the moment the Shinsalcham strikes, I will win. Musashi, who uses the Shinsalcham, will surely get very tired, so I can win by pushing him into a battle of physical strength and stamina.

However, if Shinsalcham exploits my weak point, I will lose.

“… … .”

I realized with my intuition that I was at a disadvantage in this situation. Because, as Musashi had said, the outcome of this fight depended on Musashi’s innate fighting instinct, that is, his talent. If his talent exceeded the limits of my experience and martial arts skills, Shinsatsucham would be able to make Musou-pai incomplete and cut me down.

And, although it was frustrating, Musashi’s talent was such that it was possible. That guy was an unprecedented genius in the history of Dongying martial arts.

I felt a chill run down my spine and a chill run down my buttocks. This was because I felt that if I continued to engage in a long-term battle like this, competing in skills and tactics, I would eventually be cornered and killed!

This is not just a feeling, but the experience of Kenma, who risked his life and fought Musashi twice, is telling. If even the genius Kenma had difficulty with Musashi’s fighting instincts several times, then no matter how diverse my martial arts skills are, I cannot help but expose my weaknesses. As can be seen from Jin So-cheong’s example, a genius can go against the history of martial arts.

‘Damn! Then I have to create a variable for the variable, what should I do?’

What should I do!

I have to use what I’ve learned!

I slowly raised my hand while muttering to myself. Musashi chuckled as if he thought my actions were a show of brute force.

“That powerful secret art requires boundless concentration and perfect harmony of yin and yang to exert its normal power. I will exploit your weakness.”

“I know. But you’re not the only one who can use the catch technique.”

“what?”

“Hehehe. Look.”

I smiled broadly and slowly put on the mask in midair. Then, as the first stage of the Thousand Faced Prince was activated, the entity of one of the humans I had ever seen began to cover my body.

Ssssss

After a while, Musashi’s eyes widened as my body transformed into that person.

“Who did you turn into?”

I muttered in a stern voice, my eyes sparkling and shining.

[The best in the Central Plains!]

Woohoo

As I created fifty 罡丸 from the air and created a vortex of darkness, Miyamoto Musashi quickly began to strike back at the 罡丸 flying towards him. Each and every one of them was a blast of 罡氣, so they had tremendous power that they could tear apart even the most skilled swordsman with a single blow, but it was as if he was striking back at a boulder.

While Musashi was blocking, I concentrated all my internal energy into my heart and let out a huge roar of blasphemous words.

[Sabaha!]

Ki-gi-gi-gi-gi

‘Euuuuugh… .’

I felt my hands and feet tremble as the enormous mandala behind me, which I had forcibly created, began to emit a halo. It felt like when the powerful Yeo Dong-bin was carelessly using his treasures.

‘My, my goodness… Even with my internal energy…? It seems like there’s still a gap between me and the real Won Young Shin… .’

However, since giving in here would have meant defeat, he overcame it with his mental strength and forcibly rotated the mandala, and soon, along with Sabaha’s words, a huge beam of light shot out towards Musashi.

Kwakwakwakwang!!

“Khuuuk!!”

Musashi let out a scream for the first time and took a big step back. It seemed that he was unable to respond properly because it was an unexpected attack, and above all, because he was imbued with the power of chaos, he could not dodge or block it. However, he did not seem to be seriously injured, and it seemed that he had simply taken a step back to save his strength.

Musashi somersaulted through the air and landed on the remains of the Yongungung Palace. He glared sharply at my transformed form and said.

“Next time, Ben.”

[You would do that. No matter how good the White Lotus Sect’s fighting style is, the same method won’t work on you.]

“The White Lotus Sect leader?”

Musashi tilted his head.

Swish

I raised my hand again and changed my mask.

And I became the face of the brainwashing monk, Lee Cheong-un.

“So I guess I should try as much as I know.”

Dismissed!

At the same time, thunder began to flow through my body.

Unlike stage 2, stage 1 of the Thousand Face Demon does not have the ability to steal all of the opponent’s abilities.

However – if you know your opponent well enough and have a high level of experience with their personality, it is possible to imitate their abilities like a masked magician performing a performance!

Although the abilities and skills were far inferior to those of the target’s actual body, this was still just a mask technique.

‘I win.’

There is no mask in the world that I, who have been reincarnated 27 times, cannot wear.