Reincarnated Swordmaster - Chapter 867



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True empty hometown

After receiving the Amano Habakiri, Musashi did not enter the sea right away, but instead cut down the monsters of the sea for a while. This was because the divine sword Amano Habakiri had the effect of accumulating anti-demonic power the more it cut down on monsters, making it more resistant to magical power. Of course, if he lost to a monster even once or was seriously injured, the defensive power of the anti-demonic power he had accumulated up to that point would all disappear.

‘I think it would be best to build up my anti-demon power as much as possible and then go to Iphae.’

Even though Musashi had reached the absolute limit, this Aokigahara sea of ​​trees was by no means an easy place. Even if there were only four sea monsters, when ten or so would attack in a group, Musashi had no way to deal with them alone, and there were times when he would be hit by the magical waves alone rather than a direct confrontation. Furthermore, although he would sometimes overcome the mental contamination with the absolute limit of the will of the mind, it was difficult to maintain a proper fighting state. Perhaps Nohabakiri was extremely useful in this hellish sea of ​​trees.

How many demons did Musashi cut down? At some point, he could see wings rising from the blade of Amanohabakiri, creating a soft curtain that completely blocked the magical power. This was probably the state when Amanohabakiri had the maximum amount of anti-demon power.

“good.”

Musashi confidently advanced into the sea. The moment he passed through the dimensional gate into the sea, he could see that the earth and the sky were no longer distinct, and that only chaos filled the heavens and the earth, with things floating about as they pleased.

In the midst of chaos, Musashi felt confused about how he should walk. However, he soon found that he could easily run by stepping into this space and using his energy to cast martial arts. After running a little, Musashi heard the roar of a monster from afar, and he approached the monster.

“… … !!”

big!

The monsters of the living and dead seas that we had seen so far were of course huge, reaching dozens of chapters, but the monster that appeared from the chaos now was incomparably huge. Musashi was momentarily overcome by awe, feeling as if a mountain was walking around. Could human martial arts be effective against something that big?

However, such worries were short-lived, and Musashi soon swung his sword. His goal was to break through the Aokigahara sea of ​​trees and gain greater power, and he could not hesitate now.

… … .

“… Gasp… Gasp… .”

Two days later, Musashi was covered in blood. He had managed to defeat one of the demons of the sea, but he had to fight the most brutal and fierce battle he had ever fought in his life. Even so, he had been lucky enough to successfully strike the monster’s vital point with his Shinsatsu Slash at the end. If he had fought properly, his winning percentage would have been less than 30%. Even without the Amanohaba Kiri, he would not have been able to hold out until then.

He settled down on the floating ground and rested for a while, but now he thought it was the end.

‘I’m completely out of shape and energy, and I’ve sustained such a serious injury. What should I do…?’

Paat

“Thank goodness… .”

However, such worries were short-lived, as the power of Amanohabakiri that had been gathered from the sea transformed into white light and healed Musashi. It also had the ability to heal the user by utilizing the power it had gathered. After regaining its strength, Musashi changed its course.

A head-on confrontation in the sea is absolutely not allowed.

Run away!

He continued to search through the chaos, running and running like crazy. And after wandering for a while, he could see that this space was incredibly wide. It was hard to imagine from the outside, but it seemed to be at least as wide as a continent. Musashi was feeling depressed because he didn’t know how much time would pass if he continued to wander aimlessly.

‘huh?’

Musashi suddenly felt a strange sensation with his heightened senses. A ‘path’ that seemed to extend to the limit of the abyss was vaguely visible in the distance, but he thought that it might actually be a ‘monster’.

And Musashi’s intuition was right. As he approached, he saw a red light swirling in the air, and what looked like a path floating in the air was actually the back of a giant creature, a giant monster with tentacles waving. Musashi, who was on the monster’s back, could also vaguely feel that the monster beneath his feet was aware of him.

Reasons for not attacking.

This is probably because Musashi hasn’t started speculation yet, and he literally feels like a bug.

“… … .”

Musashi had a premonition that the moment he aroused his murderous intent, a battle with a monster would begin. He also thought that if he fought and won against this thing, he might be able to advance to the next stage, although he was not sure about it. However, would he really be able to fight and win against such a giant monster that reminded him of a large river or a tributary of the sea? It could be said that he had no chance of winning against a monster that seemed several times stronger than the one he had fought before.

Then, would it be better to go back?

Musashi glanced back. If it were now, he would somehow be able to return by luck. That was the most correct and realistic judgment. If his skills were not up to par, no one would notice even if he died a dog’s death. However, Musashi stirred up a murderous spirit.

Kuuuuu-!!

The giant monster reacted and Musashi drew his sword.

‘Kill me!’

There was no hope of winning in his mind. Even if he retreated from this place, he would still have to go through hellish retreat and die an ugly death. In that case, he had no choice but to believe in his own talent and challenge himself to the final fight of his life!

It was not normal. Miyamoto Musashi, who was immersed in madness, swung his forearm with bloodshot eyes and bulging tendons, and a single ray of light struck the monster’s back. The strike, which he had concentrated his will to the extreme, he himself named Musou Slash, and in an instant, he sliced ​​the monster’s back apart.

Choaaaak

The monster writhed and suddenly began to emit light from its entire body. The light looked like a flash at first, but it was actually tens of millions of juvenile fish, each one faster than an arrow and more deadly than poison. Musashi surrounded himself with the light of his sword to create a shield to protect himself, but at that moment, the juveniles exploded again and he was sent flying backwards.

Musashi thought he would die. He had only hit it once, but he had clearly realized the difference in his own abilities and the monster before him. However, even though he was facing death, his face was alive and smiling. He burst into laughter and jumped in.

“Kill me, hahahahahaha!!”

The ghostly figure took control of his body.

The Demon Mask grants great martial arts talent and fighting instinct, but there is a risk that those born with the talent will be consumed by their own talent. However, Musashi never once properly controlled the Demon Mask’s madness throughout his life, so the destructive instinct gradually eroded his brain, and he eventually reached the realm of madness.

Kookwakwang

Kwakwang

Originally, there was an overwhelming power gap between Musashi and the monster, but Musashi, who had awakened to madness, swung his sword more powerfully and quickly than before. After about two hundred seconds of no result, the monster suddenly retreated with a strange sound.

[Kiuuuu-]

Musashi was about to attack, regardless of whether the monster retreated or not, but the next moment, the monster suddenly opened its mouth and vomited out a strange gate of chaos.

“Ugh… .”

Shhhhhhhhhhh

After a while, he was sucked into the Gate of Chaos.

When Musashi regained consciousness, he was alone in a space of absolute darkness. It was different from the chaos of the Ippei where he had been exploring with all his might. He stood up to try to grasp the situation, but after a while, he heard a gloomy voice from the other side.

[The arrangement of causality has arrived.]

“Who are you?”

[… That means it’s someone from this era…]

On the other side of the darkness, a light appeared, and something was seen floating near the light, like a doll. They were the giant monsters that he had seen in Honyeon, and soon the light became brighter and brighter, and he could see that the beings that had spread out in the world were endlessly spread out in all directions of heaven and earth. There were so many of them that Musashi could feel that the spatial sense of this space was distorted. The floating monsters simply watched Musashi from a distance and did nothing. And the one who had spoken to Musashi slowly began to reveal itself in front of Musashi’s three swords.

Swish

[A human born with a talent for killing… Why did you come here?]

The reason I went through the hell of Aokigahara to get here.

The original reason was to become stronger and to make his own absolute realm more perfect.

The goal was achieved. Musashi had become much stronger than before he entered the flood, and had risen to the level of the best swordsman in the world. However, when Musashi saw the being before him, none of those things came to mind. He could not utter a single word.

Can’t win.

The mask of the demon had subsided. The driving force of madness that had made him immediately believe in his fighting instinct and rush in no matter how strong an opponent was, had tucked its tail in an instant. Thanks to that, Musashi, who would have died from madness, was able to miraculously survive. The tendons that had been sticking out all over his face disappeared as if they had been washed away. The appearance of his opponent was human. However, his face could not be seen. The face was just blurry and unrecognizable. I don’t know if that could be called a human, but Musashi immediately felt that the status of that being was tremendous.

Musashi regained his senses after a while and answered.

“To become stronger… .”

[Why do you want to become stronger?]

“… to cut everything down… .”

It was as if he was confessing the truth. For some reason, he felt as if he could not tell a lie to the person in front of him. The person spoke slowly.

[I am the one guarding the [door]. Outside, they call me the King of Water… . You have reached me through the law of causality. Will you challenge me?]

“… … .”

What kind of stupid question is that? Are you saying that an ant should attack an elephant? Musashi could barely contain his laughter. He had never felt such utter helplessness in his life. Just a moment ago, he had attacked with madness, but the opponent before him was a being that made even that pale in comparison – this was literally what you would call a [god].

But Musashi strangely felt at ease and opened his mouth.

“would.”

It’s all the same whether I die here or there.

“Do you know the Wonwolcheonsalbeop?”

Even though it was a situation where a normal person would have gone crazy and died, Musashi said one word.

A single word that sums up his life.

Wonwolcheonsalbeop – I felt like I would never be able to die before I found it. Then, the King of the Sea in front of me answered.

[I know. That was the causality that reached me.]

…what?

Musashi doubted his own ears.

In the despair that came with the final finale – who would have thought that a divine being would know the Wonwolcheonsal method!

“What, what…?!”

[The Wonwolcheonsal method is… the fastest way to reach the God of War. Both Biryu and I were looking for it. Because it would be a factor that could hinder [the Great One].]

“… … !!”

[I couldn’t find Biryu and went back to the door.]

As Musashi trembled violently, the King of Water spoke.

[You too, the words of Yuhee assigned to this world.]

Chijijijik

As the faceless King of the Sea stretched out his hand, something was wedged inside Musashi’s body. As Musashi twisted in pain, the King of the Sea spoke.

[Then it won’t be me who decides your fate.]

“What… are you… doing…?”

Ssssssss

Musashi felt his consciousness gradually fading away. The King of the Sea’s mocking words lingered in Musashi’s mind.

[Even so, I will brand you with a brand in exchange for coming to me and surviving.]

“I don’t know how I survived after that.”

Musashi was almost done with his recollection. I, who was listening to his recollection from the side, just listened with a stiff face. Musashi looked at the distant sky and continued.

“I ran out of Dongyeong and searched for the strong men of Goryeo, struggling to compensate for the despair and helplessness I felt… .”

“… … .”

“And then I met the Twelve Laws and lost.”

“How did you lose?”

“There was just no way to get through. He couldn’t be defeated with normal martial arts.”

Musashi continued speaking in a vague tone.

“I wanted to forget everything. I knew that there was a world beyond the human world of martial arts, but I didn’t want to acknowledge that there was a realm that my sword could never reach.”

“Musashi.”

“That’s… meaningless.”

A voice like a sob.

It was the first time I had seen Musashi, a cold-blooded man with a strong iron will, look so weak.

‘Is that arrogance and belligerence that sought to conquer the world something close to escapism?’

It was strange. Even if Musashi was a war horse possessed by a demon mask, the strange obsession with being the best in the world that he showed to the sword horse was not realistic at all, and it was an intense emotion that could not even be explained by its cause. However, in fact, it was probably born from the impulse of someone who had glimpsed the world of [darkness] and felt helpless and wanted to escape reality.

Finally, Musashi spoke.

“No one has yet discovered the Wonwolcheonsal method. However, if there is someone who has discovered it…, he or she will be the rightful successor. This is because the strange law of causality leads that person to the Wonwolcheonsal method.”

“I also know about the true successor of the Twelve Laws of the Heavenly Sword, but how does he know about it?”

“Because he was the one who attacked Emperor Godaigo and stole the Three Sacred Treasures. Of course, he must have read the literature on the Wonwolcheonsalbeop as well.”

“… … !!”

“I heard it from you.”

what?!

If it was during the time of Emperor Godaigo, then it would have been over a thousand years ago, so are you saying that the Twelve Laws were active at that time?

When I looked at him in bewilderment, Musashi said:

“He doesn’t seem to be old. He looks young, but he must be thousands of years old.”

“How is that possible?”

“The Dan clan will know the reason.”

“Hmm.”

Even though the Twelve Laws are from the distant future, there is no reason for them to have been immortal for thousands of years. Even though science in the distant future has advanced, they have not been able to create such a level of immortality technology. If the Twelve Laws have been active enough to steal the Monday Three Gods since the time of Emperor Godaigo, then there must be something.

“I don’t know anything about the Wonwolcheonsal method anymore. If you have no more questions, I’ll go.”

“Oh, wait!”

When I called out to Musashi, he hesitated.

“Have you ever reached the throne of the gods?”

“… … .”

Musashi made a face as if he had heard something he didn’t understand.

And I could tell from that expression alone that Musashi had no connection to the god of war.

‘Even Musashi, who is so strong, couldn’t reach the throne of the god of war.’

Even among the Eight Guardian Gods, Asura was the ultimate warrior with the ultimate power of Nirvana, but he could not even reach the level of a god. Even Musashi, a genius born with a demonic face, could not even reach the level of a god.

There are some conditions to reach the god.

Not just strength, but other conditions as well.

“Don’t tell the Twelve Rulers that you fought me.”

“I get it.”

After that, I sent Musashi away and returned to Zhuge Liang and told him what had happened so far. Then Zhuge Liang said:

“The conclusion is one. Those who have obtained the Wonwolcheonsalbeop have the power to truly subdue [Chaos]. And… that’s what the gods of Chaos hate the most.”

“Why hasn’t it been revealed to the world?”

“… There is one hypothesis.”

“What hypothesis?”

I couldn’t help but clench my fists at Zhuge Liang’s subsequent words.

“The Wonwolcheonsalbeop may be a martial art that only reincarnated beings can obtain.”