Reincarnated Swordmaster - Chapter 945
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True empty hometown
I headed straight towards Dharma. Then I stopped for a moment, startled by the sight before my eyes.
“……!!”
What the heck is that…?
The reason I was surprised was not because of the Sea God. The Sea God seemed to have been temporarily sealed by Daruma’s magic, his entire body bound in a black chain-like magic circle, and I was surprised by the condition of [Former Ruler] Izanagi-no-Mikoto next to him.
Kuuuuuuuuu
Along with a strange sound, Izanagi-no-Mikoto’s body expanded like a large lump of flesh. Just looking at the horrific image spreading out seemed to drain the human spirit, and even tentacles were flowing out of his body and waving the air as they pleased. And in the midst of all this, a [mask] emerged from the center of Izanagi-no-Mikoto’s body.
Kkuddeuk
Knock knock!!
Izanagi-no-Mikoto was desperately trying to take off his mask, but it seemed like he was struggling without success. And the mask continued to dig into Izanagi-no-Mikoto’s flesh while writhing due to the magic power of the [Old Ruler], and black nightmare blood flowed out from where the mask had dug in.
I shouted to Dharma.
“Who is the new king?!”
[ ……]
Dharma watched the scene with his arms folded without answering, and then finally opened his mouth.
[ Almost done…]
Swaaaah!!
Suddenly, the [mask] embedded in the center of Izanagi-no-Mikoto emitted a dazzling light! The light clearly contained the energy of pure chaos, and the moment the light spread out, Izanagi-no-Mikoto let out a huge roar.
[ Uhhhhhh…!! My essence… is being divided…!!]
Chuwaaaaa
[Old Ruler]’s body began to split in two as if it had been cut with a knife. And the divided body was enveloped in fog for a moment, swaying, and hundreds of bloodshot eyes sprouted from the divided sections. It was a disgusting sight to behold, but I couldn’t take my eyes off of it at all. Because I couldn’t understand what was happening right now, so I had to at least remember the situation.
Dismissed!
After a while, the right fuselage detached and condensed into a pure white light. Then, the light flew away far into space, and the left fuselage trembled and screamed.
[ Izanami…!! My spirit from the underworld…]
The moment the scream ended, a huge black hand appeared behind him and began to press down hard on Izanagi-no-Mikoto. Up until now, it had been just a suppression phase, but this time it was a fierce fight as if it was trying to crush and crush the being, and Izanagi-no-Mikoto resisted by shaking off great amounts of magical power, but in the end, he was unable to overcome Daruma’s attacks and began to be helplessly defeated.
Phaaaat…
Izanagi-no-Mikoto, who had turned into a small thing, turned into dust and disappeared. Perhaps that was [the death of a god]. I watched the scene and suddenly came to my senses and spoke to Master Dharma, who was reaching out his hand.
“Are you saying I can just kill him?! I have to steal his soul…”
If you only let the body of the god die like that, you can’t steal the soul!
[There is no need for that. Since you, Baekwoong, have stolen one, anything more is meaningless… And I have limited space to seal the ruler’s soul, so there is nothing I can do.]
Master Dharma replied. I tilted my head.
” … Hmm, the more the better, right?”
[ If only the soul of the ruler could be easily processed or stored… But… no one in this universe can easily obtain such a tool…]
“So does that mean that the soul of a god can be sealed in just one place?”
[ ……]
Dharma did not answer. He seemed to be somewhat awkward in answering my question. Instead, he raised his hand, aimed at the sea god, and said,
[Seal it!!]
Kwaat
At that moment, countless palms surrounded the body of the sea god and dragged it to another dimension, completely destroying it. Of course, since it was said to be sealed, it was not destroyed, but sealed in another world. I didn’t understand that either.
“The Sea God is the weakest of the [Old Rulers] who appeared, so why didn’t they kill him and instead seal him away?”
[Because I’m worried that if I kill that guy straight on, I’ll offend the evil spirit… Whether I steal his soul or seal it is fine, but killing him is a different matter… The sea god is the evil spirit’s gatekeeper.]
“……!!”
[Unless everyone else is wishing for the death of the sea god… This is the best. I will avoid dangerous paths as much as possible…]
Is that so?
In my view, even if the sea god dies, the possibility of a bad spirit interfering seems low. This is because, based on my past life experiences, the bad spirit has not been particularly interested in the sea god’s whereabouts. However, Master Dharma has adopted a strategy of leaving the grand ritual aside and crossing the stone bridge while knocking on it, so he is trying to eliminate even the slightest risk.
Just when we thought things were over, the God of War suddenly appeared before us.
“Is it sorted out now?”
“The God of Fighting!”
I said, glaring at him.
“Where have you been?”
“We fought hard~”
“You weren’t even visible on the battlefield until just now!! Where did you go after stopping fighting?”
That guy transformed into a magic dog and held Tezcatlipoca back for a while, but when I was fighting with all my might on his forehead, he suddenly disappeared. Thinking back now, I couldn’t understand why he suddenly disappeared without fighting with me.
“You just didn’t see it, junior.”
Shintojijon replied as follows and looked at Dharma intently.
“Dalma. Is it really true that that guy stole the soul of a god?”
[ Yes…]
Boo-woong
When Dharma raised his palm, a rainbow-colored mass-like thing was floating above it. It seemed that Dharma’s power could compress and maintain the spirit of a god. Dharma stared blankly at Tezcatlipoca’s spirit, then squeezed his hand and destroyed it, then said.
[ It seems like the position of the best in the world is in danger because of Baek Woong… Shintu Jijon.]
” ……”
Shintojijon’s expression became slightly distorted. He glanced at me and grumbled.
“Oh, okay! It’s not like I can’t do it. So now that you have the [materials], when do you plan on doing the ritual?”
[ I will do it tomorrow…]
tomorrow?!
Shintujijon and I looked at Master Dharma with bewildered expressions almost simultaneously.
” … That’s fast! Are you in a hurry?”
Master Dharma nodded slowly.
[ Yes… The act of sealing a god and stealing his soul… would have undoubtedly brought about a huge wave-like deviation in the causality of this world… We must do it as quickly as possible before the causality waves spread out.
[The consciousness must be destroyed.]
“If I rush too much, won’t the chances of failure increase?”
I spoke anxiously, but Master Dharma answered.
[ No… what we’re going to do tomorrow is a fake. ]
“Where is the house?”
[ It is not the original consciousness of the vacuum incense, but it is to convey to the heavens that a ceremony will be held in advance. It is to confirm it first before other great beings interfere. ]
“……?”
What does that mean?
I am not very smart, so I could not easily understand the true meaning of Master Dharma. While I was racking my brain, the Master Shintujijon seemed to have already understood what he meant and spoke.
“I see. So there is a procedure to making an offering to [Father]?”
[ That’s right… I wonder if the greatest being will hear our voices… I ask the next being through a pre-consciousness whether I can perform the ritual… If I don’t do this procedure, even if I perform the main ritual of the vacuum fragrance, it will definitely fail.]
“I understand the situation.”
The God of War remained silent for a while before speaking.
“But… junior. I mean you.”
” huh?”
“You know what vacuum incense is and you’re still helping Dharma, right? Huh?”
” ……”
“This world is so fucking shitty that it’s a vacuum that everyone, gods and humans alike, will be destroyed without exception. In other words, you’ll die too. Knowing that, why are you desperately helping me here?”
The God of Shinto looked into my eyes and grinned.
“The end of the vacuum incense is suicide and the destruction of the world. Do you want to die like that?”
” ……”
It was a tricky question.
‘ Hmm… ‘
Actually, there is no need to answer the question of the Great God. What does it matter whether I answer that question or not? But Dharma was also present here, and he was staring at me with interest.
‘It’ll definitely look… weird.’
Common sense – no, no normal human being could ever agree to vacuum incense.
The complete destruction and ruin of this world is the vacuum fragrance.
As the Great God of the New World said, striving to pursue the path of enlightenment would ultimately lead to one’s own destruction. Unless one is a madman, one would never be inspired by and follow the ideals of Dharma. No matter how hopeless the atrocities committed by the gods of this world are, it would be impossible for an ordinary person to choose the path of enlightenment.
However, I desperately helped the vacuum incense. It went beyond the level of simple loyalty and crossed the line several times, so anyone would find it strange. In this situation, it would not be good to arouse suspicion from Dharma.
I answered calmly.
“The world after death is also ruled by gods. If I am going to suffer for eternity after death, it would be better for this world to just perish.”
“That’s the story of ordinary guys. You are different. From the perspective of my junior, you are not an ordinary guy…”
A strange yet somehow familiar light flashed in the eyes of the God of War.
“With your strength and ability, you could somehow escape the cycle of reincarnation and enjoy life to the fullest. Why do you insist on dying? There must be a way, whether it be reincarnation or returning to another universe.”
“You’re persistent.”
“Hehe, after an exciting fight, there’s bound to be a lot of talk.”
I thought for a moment and then answered.
“If I could die embracing the world, that wouldn’t be so bad. My guilt would be less.”
“……?”
The God of Shinto looked at me with absurd eyes.
But I actually thought that too.
‘Anyway, from my perspective as a reincarnated person, my death may be no different from the death of the world…’
Although it is not yet certain, my previous life colleagues and I assumed that and proceeded with our previous lives. We thought that if I died, everything would die. After repeating this a dozen times, our perspective on death inevitably changed.
For an ordinary human, death would be no different from annihilation, so they would be nervous. And they would feel guilty and reluctant about artificially choosing to destroy the world. However, I always felt a little heavy-hearted because I always thought that if I chose death by force, I could be destroying [the world]. And when I think about the helplessness I felt at that time, it would be easier to take on the challenge formally.
I spoke with conviction.
“You can call me crazy. I’m going to work hard to achieve vacuum fragrance!”
We must see what Dharma’s vacuum incense is and what the results will be.
Because the results will undoubtedly have a great impact on my past life goals.
And since Dharma said he would give me the Four Great Spirits, I have no choice but to believe him and keep going.
“You little shit! Are you serious?”
“I’m serious!”
“Ha… I didn’t know my junior was like this…”
Shintojijon made a face as if he was being rude, then muttered in displeasure.
“Dalma. You really have a great colleague… Hehe.”
[ ……]
Dharma said nothing.
Whirlyrick
As the God of the New World disappeared from that place without saying a word, Dharma spoke to me.
[Baek Woong-yi. What you must do when you perform the ritual tomorrow is…]
“Is Dharma escorting you?”
[No. That is something that must be done consciously.]
” then…”
[ First, follow me. I will explain… ]
Paaaaat
I was instantly transported somewhere with Dharma, as if he had used his teleportation ability. I looked around, realizing where I had appeared.
“This is… the altar of Cheonam!”
Dharma, who was standing on the steps higher than me, near the altar of Cheonam, looked down at me and spoke.
[Baek Woong-yi. You told me before… If [Father] is a being no different from the world itself, then even if his creation gives him his own flesh, it would be no reward… Therefore, making an offering to [Father] is impossible.]
“That’s right.”
To be exact, I was just repeating the knowledge that Jegalsa had taught me, but it was actually the biggest problem with Jin Gong-ga-hyang.
Any being cannot help but be subordinate to the absolute divinity of [all things], [the Father].
Because it would not be an exaggeration to say that an omnipotent being encompasses everything in the universe, and because of that dependency, offerings cannot be established. If you receive something that is already yours again, can that be called [offering]?
Woof
Dharma slowly lifted his palm with his dark eyes shining and took out the soul of Tezcatlipoca. Dharma, who was looking closely at the soul of the god emitting rainbow light, spoke.
[This soul of Tezcatlipoca is worth more than a billion people, not a hundred million… Even that would be an underestimate… However, even this immense soul of a god cannot be an offering to [the Father]… No matter how valuable it is, it is nothing more than eating one’s own flesh to the absolute being of the universe.]
“Okay. How do you plan on solving that problem?”
[Baek Woong… Have you ever thought about that? What exists outside the union.]
“……?”
It seemed that he was going to explain it with an analogy using his knowledge of mathematics. I spoke while recalling the definition of union in my head.
“Well… there isn’t anything in particular, right? After all, a set is something that was created to define a certain existence, so anything outside of that definition would be nothing.”
[ Then… if we assume that the infinite union without an ‘outside’ is [Father], then you and I would also be very insignificant and small creatures and a small union. [Father] is everything in this world. ]
“I guess so. What is that?”
[ Then can you and I be said to be the incarnation of [the Father]?]
“……?!”
What does this mean?
I made a bewildered expression and said.
“Oh, no, I guess not.”
[Why not? Why can’t we be called the incarnation of that absolute divinity?]
“Well, that’s what an incarnation is…”
I hesitated to say something. It was because I felt an internal contradiction as I tried to explain the definition of incarnation.
As I hesitated, Master Dharma spoke.
[Baek Woong-yi. Then, in that case, what would happen if we were the incarnation of [Father]?]
“That’s a bit… Even if you’re an incarnation, you don’t receive any authority or power. We’re just mortals, can you call that an incarnation?”
[The incarnation has a separate will from the original body. Its power can be strong or weak.]
“That seems far-fetched…”
[ Yes… It may be far-fetched. But it may also be true. We may or may not be the incarnation of [the Father]… Even a single gust of wind, a handful of dirt, or a single ant can be an incarnation… [The Father] is such a being… The limits of the being called the God of Gods are something that cannot be dared to be measured.]
” ……”
[ Do you understand…? And since we are incarnations, we cannot make offerings. After all, whether mortal or immortal, we are one with the Absolute…]
“Umm… what do you want to say?”
After remaining silent for a while, Master Dharma finally brought up the main topic.
[ Baek Woong. Do you know? There is only one being in this universe that is not subordinate to [Father]… That being alone has no possibility of being an incarnation of [Father]…]
what?!
When I looked at Master Dharma in surprise, he slowly closed his eyes and opened them, saying:
[ Look at this carefully. You must see this…]
Fondant
When Master Dharma dropped the soul of Tezcatlipoca, which he had floating on his hand, into the stone coffin on the altar of Cheonam, a sound like something falling into the water resonated. After a while, the soul floated around and then disappeared somewhere as if it had been sucked in.
And then, suddenly, with a popping sound, one of the brand marks disappeared from Master Dharma’s arm along with black blood. The brand’s flame went out and it was seen disappearing without a trace.
[ Ugh…]
When Master Dharma stumbled, I said to him:
“How did you do it?”
[ … I paid the rental fee. With this, my contract with [the old ruler] has been reduced by one…]
“Is the soul of God sealed in the altar of Cheonam?”
[ No, this altar is nothing more than a ‘passage’. In fact, the role of this altar is precisely transmission… It is the only place that can contain the soul of a god. ]
“Transfer? Where?”
[ Empty Record.]
He continued speaking as he slowly closed the lid of the sarcophagus.
[There is only one way to proceed with the vacuum incense. The wisdom of the universe, the chronicles of the void… the true king of the [Old Ruler]. The only way is to borrow the power of that great external god.]
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