Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 512

Transcendent must be faced by Transcendent.

*Saaaah….*

From the moment they stepped into this area, Lee Rowoon and everyone could feel it. Here, in the Imperial City, the most powerful center of the Empire, which had been secretly hidden, numerous Transcendent were stationed.

“This many….”

The Shinma Alliance thought they had almost grasped the Empire’s Transcendent forces, the Seven Star Knights. However, the reality was different.

“There were so many.”

Their numbers were greater than they had anticipated.

*Crack.*

A chilling sound echoed from within his mouth, and everyone’s gaze turned towards it. There stood Partizan, his eyes burning red.

“The dragons….”

A voice like a suppressed groan.

“Do you think there are as many as you want?”

He wasn’t speaking to the Shinma Alliance’s forces. He was speaking while looking at the golden castle towering in the distance.

When the Shinma Alliance’s forces set foot in the Imperial City and felt the energy of the Transcendent, Partizan did as well. However, Partizan went a step further.

*Whoosh.*

He sent a message through Dragon Speech to the guardian dragons in the Imperial City. He thought that even if they were on the Empire’s side, some guardian dragons, knowing the current situation, might remain silent or lend their strength to their advance.

However, the answer to Partizan’s actions was.

*Whoooosh.*

It was an empty cry with nothing heard. The guardian dragons. Even if they had not taken the great throne, the voices of many dragons that should have been in the Empire….

“How can this be?”

Not a single one was heard, and Partizan realized it. That these many Transcendent were born through the sacrifice of dragons.

-Master.

Nidhogg appeared from within Lee Rowoon’s embrace. And.

*Fwoosh.*

The Death Champions also appeared from the cracks created in the void. Transcendent must be faced by Transcendent. And Lee Rowoon, the forces excluding himself….

“You know what to do, right?”

They were forces meant to save lives and maintain the situation for the future. The Blood Duke’s side was lacking in power. They were being helplessly defeated by the Empire’s Transcendent even at this moment, paying the price for burning the Imperial City.

“Fight.”

Lee Rowoon commanded.

“Protect.”

This was enemy territory, but the task was not to subjugate or occupy.

“Endure.”

Rather, they had to fight as if this place was their own territory.

“Scatter.”

Lee Rowoon’s order was given. Even as he spoke, those who had been assessing the surroundings.

“We will meet again.”

They began to move in perfect order.

“….”

Before he knew it, Lee Rowoon was left alone. He was slowly examining the Imperial City.

-The world of the Martial King, Eun.

The world that had been mixed into his roots and that he had seen countless times was right there.

-The world of the Demon King, Gehenna.

Although it was a short period, the scent and scenery of that place were clear to Lee Rowoon. And now.

-The world of the Sword King, Einheart.

It could be said that this was the first time for Lee Rowoon. The true appearance of the Sword King’s world, Einheart.

-The Founding Emperor, Siegheart von Demian.

He was now properly taking in what kind of world he had created. However, his appearance was not just about taking in and remembering all of this.

*Swish.*

It was also as if he was waiting for something. Lee Rowoon slowly turned his head. Someone was standing there.

“It’s you.”

Lee Rowoon said. After arriving at the Imperial City, the first energy he felt was this. An energy that was waiting for him as if it had been waiting. Even so.

“….”

He hid his own presence, not drawing the attention of others. That was why. Lee Rowoon moved the Shinma Alliance’s forces even faster.

“Should I still thank you for waiting?”

If this person had appeared earlier, the Shinma Alliance’s forces, including Ha Semin, would have tried to fight alongside Lee Rowoon, and all eyes would have been on this place.

-From the beginning.

It was the opponent’s voice.

-You were the only target.

It could be said that both Lee Rowoon and his opponent were waiting only for each other to fight. Having appeared after waiting, the one standing there. He was in the form of a knight wearing pure white armor. It was a form similar to, yet different from, Forzia in Gehenna. He was in the form of a typical knight of Einheart, the Empire. However.

*Gooooooo-!*

The enormous energy he emitted was comparable to Forzia’s… No, it could be said to be more than that.

* * *

The knight in pure white armor. The energy felt from him was.

‘He’s strong.’

It was a strength that could not be compared to any of the strong opponents of the Empire he had faced. An energy that even Forzia, who had trampled the Dragon Knights under his feet and made a contract with Partizan, could not guarantee victory against.

“You are….”

He had heard of him.

“You must be the White Knight.”

The White Knight. He was an existence that even the Shinma Alliance did not have clear information about.

-The most cautious thing in the Empire is the current Emperor….

Ha Semin had said. Based on the information the Shinma Alliance had gathered, the targets they had to be most careful of in the Empire. The Seven Star Knights, the main forces that the Empire boasted of, and so on. However, there was something else that had to be told to Lee Rowoon, who had easily captured the three leaders of Rebellion and overwhelmingly suppressed even the Empire.

The current Emperor. There was only one time he had appeared on the battlefield. It was a short participation of only a few minutes, but at that time, the Shinma Alliance had lost a lot. It was when the Empire first established a base in Yggdrasil [a mythical tree], and not only was the defense force annihilated in a single move, but Elk’s injury was also sustained at that time. And another was.

-The White Knight.

It was the White Knight. More precisely.

-The White Knight Order.

The knight order called the White Knight Order. He had also appeared only once, and his might and destructive power at that time were comparable to the Emperor. And.

-It is presumed that the White Knight is the only one who makes up the knight order.

The White Knight Order was just a name. In reality, it was said that the one who made up the knight order was the commander, the White Knight, alone. His estimated skill was comparable to the Emperor. And such a White Knight was now standing before Lee Rowoon’s eyes. Ha Semin’s words were not wrong at all.

*Gooooo-!*

The power felt from the White Knight was indeed at that level. The White Knight did not react to Lee Rowoon’s recognition. Like.

*Swish.*

He only slowly took a stance like a programmed robot. And.

*Saaaah….*

Lee Rowoon’s eyes narrowed.

“That swordsmanship….”

The stance the White Knight was taking was too familiar to him. Something overlapped with the White Knight’s appearance.

“Could it be….”

The strongest swordsman he acknowledged. The man who had reached the pinnacle of the sword and built an empire with a single sword.

“Master?”

It was when Lee Rowoon’s voice ended with a question mark.

*Kooong-!*

In a time where everything was hidden.

*Swish-!*

Lee Rowoon’s cheek was cut, and blood flowed down.

* * *

It was the first wound since returning from Gehenna. When facing the leaders of Rebellion, he had deliberately accepted their attacks to grasp their skills and the power of their awakening.

*Drip.*

The blood flowing down his cheek now was different from his intention. It was a moment, but.

*Swish.*

He could not keep up with the White Knight’s speed. And in the following moment.

*Fwoosh!*

Lee Rowoon twisted his body. Even so.

*Drip.*

A wound appeared on Lee Rowoon’s forearm, and blood welled up again. It was close. He had only avoided it instinctively, with his senses.

“….”

Lee Rowoon was missing the White Knight’s timing. The moment his sword moved again.

*Clang!*

For the first time, sparks flew. It was the sparks that were being deflected as Lee Rowoon’s Suguang [a sword] and the White Knight’s sword collided. However.

“…!”

The White Knight disappeared. A chilling sensation was felt behind his back.

*Kwaaaa-!*

If it hadn’t been for the blood barrier that had erupted from under Lee Rowoon’s feet.

“I have to admit this one.”

It was an attack that could have been a little dangerous. A finger’s width. The White Knight’s sword had missed Lee Rowoon’s spine, piercing his side. If it had been the sword strike of an ordinary Transcendent, it could not even be called an injury, but.

*Drip, drip.*

With a Transcendent like the White Knight, the story was different. The power of time he wielded….

*Swish.*

It was even affecting the healing of the wound. Lee Rowoon was now standing face to face with the White Knight. The White Knight, perhaps not knowing that his attack would be blocked this much, was quietly watching for an opening in Lee Rowoon.

“….”

Lee Rowoon was still not moving.

“You….”

Lee Rowoon was also observing the White Knight. The stance he took. The way he held his sword. The way he moved his sword and its trajectory.

*Saaaaah-!*

The energy emanating from his sword and….

*Thump!*

Even the circle beating in his heart.

-The Ring of the Emperor.

All of that was reminding Lee Rowoon of one person.

-The Sword King.

One of his masters and the Founding Emperor who founded the Empire. The figure of Siegheart, who had reached the pinnacle of the sword and communicated with nature, even using the power of the sun and moon. However.

“What are you?”

He did not feel that he was the Sword King. It was not because of his physique or outward appearance. It was just because of a subtle feeling that was similar to, yet different from, the Sword King. Above all….

“Who are you?”

The power of the circle he possessed was reminiscent of the Ring of the Emperor, yet it was different. This was.

‘I’ve felt it before.’

It was a power that Lee Rowoon had already felt once.

*Swish.*

The White Knight took his stance again. Soon.

*Kwaaaa-!*

A huge energy began to explode from his body. He refined the gathered power and poured it into his sword. And the Aura Blade that appeared was different from the Aura Blade born from the Ring of the Emperor. A bright light that even erased the shape of the sword, a cross sword….

“Seran.”

It was the power of Seran, the main god of Einheart.