The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 176

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully – Episode 176

Swordmaster Wants to Live Peacefully 176

The Unique World (5)

The swords possessed by Meteor Shower all had extraordinary origins.

The sword in his hand, May (五月), also known as Dragon Light (龍光), was crafted from a sea dragon’s tooth.

Forged with meticulous care by a dwarf who had achieved the rank of Master Smith, it became a divine weapon (神兵, *a weapon imbued with magical or spiritual power*).

However, the sword was so powerful that few could wield it effectively.

Specialized for stabbing rather than cutting, it wasn’t suited for general swordsmanship.

For a long time, no swordsman appeared who could master its power and the dragon’s curse within.

Thus, it passed through many hands, either consuming its wielders or being neglected for extended periods.

One May, under a particularly clear sky, Dragon Light found its way into Meteor Shower’s hands and finally fulfilled its purpose.

Five Swords (五劍)

Dragon Tooth Piercing Sea Strike (龍牙貫通海擊)

From the tip of Meteor Shower’s sword, magical power and aura spiraled outward.

The dragon’s tooth, piercing the sea, tore through the center of the blue flames Schuel unleashed with hatred.

Meteor Shower’s sword strike and the mass of blue flame collided in mid-air, mutually annihilating each other.

With a single thrust, Meteor Shower nullified the archmage’s long-prepared magic, exhaling deeply as he plunged May into the ground.

At the same time, tooth-like projections erupted around Bathory and Schuel, immobilizing them.

Meteor Shower, having swiftly subdued the mages, clicked his tongue as he looked at the sprawled figures.

“When will you guys become useful…”

***

After several more sparring sessions, Meteor Shower dispelled his Unique World and sat down in a suitable spot, closing his eyes.

He needed to replenish his depleted aura and delve into his inner self to complete his Unique World.

“Can’t we defeat him if we attack now?”

“…We’d be lucky if we didn’t get beaten up even worse.”

Meteor Shower maintained a calm expression despite Bathory and Choi Ah-yeon’s murmurs.

“You should have understood what a Unique World is after experiencing it. Once you’ve all finished your training, try to manifest your own Unique Worlds. Even a fragment will do.”

At his words, the divers grumbled but resumed their training.

Seeing them start training again after fighting so intensely, he thought he had chosen strong individuals.

Watching everyone begin their training, Meteor Shower delved into his inner world.

He spread aura throughout his body, recognizing his form and even perceiving his soul.

A vast yet tiny universe.

Within this inner microcosm (小宇宙, *a concept referring to the universe within oneself*), his soul’s form remained irregular and distorted.

The number of swords piercing his soul remained at seven.

Meteor Shower had restored five of these, leaving two swords remaining.

Once he restored those two, his soul, shattered by the dimensional shift, would be completely healed, and his combat capabilities would increase.

His skill itself was beyond its prime.

He had gained enlightenment from facing various opponents after returning to Earth, his techniques had become more refined, and his control over aura had also improved.

He had reached a point where he could achieve things with aura that were impossible in the other world.

He would no longer be inferior to any of the swordmasters there.

‘At this point, I might even be able to land a blow on that old geezer,’ Meteor Shower thought as he carefully examined his soul.

One difference from before was a new energy gathered at the center of his soul.

The energy gained from defeating monsters and Ascendants was mostly used to repair the cracks in his soul, but the remaining energy had gathered and accumulated.

Meteor Shower called this power ‘Divinity’ – the power needed for Ascendants to become gods.

‘…Is the only way to increase Divinity to hunt down other beings with Divinity?’

Divinity was different from magic power or aura.

It didn’t move as he wished, and it was difficult to control.

It was best to consider it a power that wouldn’t move without conscious intent, so Meteor Shower needed some preparation to use it.

Meteor Shower wondered what he could do with Divinity.

Divinity varied in its nature.

In the other world, priests who believed in gods used divine arts specialized in healing or purification. Could he do the same with his Divinity?

Thinking this, he tried to manipulate the Divinity but soon realized it was impossible.

Magic power and aura had somewhat different properties depending on the wielder, but their essence was the same.

However, Divinity was on a different level.

It was a power born with a specific purpose, so its essence was fundamentally different from magic power and aura.

A unique power.

That was Divinity.

Various orders existed in the other world.

The Order of Earth, which worshiped regeneration, used divine arts specialized in healing, and the Order of Fire, which worshiped purification, used divine arts to cleanse corruption.

Meteor Shower realized that he couldn’t perform such feats with his Divinity.

‘But this is…’

However, Meteor Shower realized that his Divinity was unlike anything he had encountered before.

Perhaps because it was Divinity taken from others, it felt like various powers were clinging together to form a single mass.

This power was slowly being digested within Meteor Shower’s body, transforming into his own.

He realized that his Divinity had a distinctly destructive nature, making divine arts like healing impossible.

‘What a waste.’

If healing were possible, he could have engaged in relentless battles, constantly recovering even while fighting.

His regeneration was already high, but if he could use healing arts, his efficiency would increase dramatically.

Meteor Shower set aside his regrets about the unusable power and considered what he could do with his Divinity.

So far, he had used Divinity to enhance his sword strikes.

A powerful strike that infused a sword with Divinity and will, capable of cutting through space itself.

What more could a swordsman need than that…?

But the more weapons you have, the better.

Meteor Shower constructed his form within his mindscape.

From head to toe, he created a representation of his body and stood before his hazy soul.

Then, he reached out to the Divinity and felt its power.

The power, a mass of refined and unrefined Divinity, was incredibly ferocious.

It was remarkable that such power didn’t immediately run wild.

Meteor Shower extended his other hand.

Then, Ilseong was grasped in his hand and said.

-Be gentle…

“I don’t know what you mean.”

-You little…!

Meteor Shower ignored Ilseong’s scream and moved the Divinity, injecting it into Ilseong for now.

He injected a considerable amount of Divinity, but there was no visible change in Ilseong, so he asked the sword directly.

“Do you feel anything?”

-I’m not sure…

“Then I’ll have to put more in.”

-Is this really okay?

“You’ve accepted Divinity several times now, why the sudden fuss…”

Muttering this, he injected more Divinity, and suddenly Ilseong trembled and said.

-Wait, stop, stop. Something’s wrong? No, stop it, you crazy bastard!

“Hmm.”

-Do you want to see me break?

“You won’t break with this much.”

-How do you know! It’s my body! It’s my body, you crazy bastard!

“You won’t break.”

Meteor Shower ignored Ilseong’s screams again and continued to inject Divinity.

Then, a clear change occurred in Ilseong.

Thick blood dripped from Ilseong, which had been just a red sword, and soon hardened into a grotesque form.

“This is…”

-Blood, blood! Give me blood! Give me blood! Ah, I can’t drink blood in the mental world!

“Is this the blood authority of Tepes?”

He had cut Tepes’ Unique World and absorbed his power, so could he now use the blood authority?

More research seemed necessary.

Moreover, controlling blood seemed limited, so it was uncertain whether it would directly aid in combat.

‘Quite a bit of Divinity was consumed just now. You have to pour a lot in to unleash such powers.’

Ilseong, who was craving blood, was getting noisy, so he withdrew the Divinity.

Ilseong, who had returned to normal, was very angry, but there was no time to listen to the sword’s nagging.

After that, Meteor Shower conducted various experiments with Divinity.

The result was that by pouring Divinity into a sword, he could unleash powers through it.

With Ilseong, he could use Tepes’ blood authority; with Igye, he could summon and control invisible blades; and with Samjeong, he could summon tree roots that absorbed magic power.

And Heuksa.

“Discipline this one a bit.”

-You son of a bitch! I’ve never liked you!

-That crazy sword bastard! I will be the master of that human!

Ilseong and Heuksa clashed in the air, creating sparks.

After some time passed and Heuksa’s power waned, the ability Heuksa gained was quite shocking.

“This is useful.”

He named it.

Extreme Curse Zone (極限詛呪地帶).

Heuksa had gained the ability to turn a fairly wide radius of land into a place filled with curses, befitting a demonic sword.

The caster, Meteor Shower, was unaffected, making it a top-tier debuff (*a negative status effect*).

He would have to test it to be sure, but the curses inflicted upon those who set foot in it would certainly be extraordinary.

There was no particular change in Yonggwang.

It was the first time he had taken it out, and he had never faced any deities.

Having finished the check, Meteor Shower left the mindscape and slowly opened his eyes.

What came into view were the divers still training hard under twenty times the gravity.

Schuel had given up on push-ups and was sprawled out on the floor.

Entrusting her body to the gravity, as if resigned to her fate…

“…Schuel.”

“What.”

“I shouldn’t call you a Low Elf anymore. I’ll call you a Middle Elf.”

She glanced at Meteor Shower with a look that said, ‘What nonsense are you talking about?’ but then her eyes widened, and she looked around.

Only slightly, but the gravity pressing down on her body had weakened.

And with it, the floor she was lying on had changed from a cold stone floor to soft grass.

It was only about 1 meter in radius around her, but it was clearly a fragment of a Unique World.

Schuel, a High Elf who had lived for nearly a thousand years, had taken her first step on the path to becoming a god, the Unique World.

Realizing this, she jumped up from her spot, closed her eyes, and focused her mind.

She didn’t know how she had done it, but she had to memorize the current sensation so that she could manifest her Unique World again.

However, contrary to her wishes, the small lawn disappeared as if scattered by the wind…

And then, twenty times the gravity began to press down on Schuel again, and she collapsed to the floor.

Meteor Shower muttered in a small voice as he watched her.

“Was it too early to call her a Middle Elf?”