The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 386

Swordmaster Wants to Live in Peace – Episode 385

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His entire body was a canvas of wounds.

It was a miracle he could even stand; Yuseong-u resembled a living corpse.

“…Hoo.”

He exhaled, his gaze fixed on the Ascendant Church Leader before him.

His vision swam with red, but it hardly mattered; he had long surpassed the need for sight.

The Ascendant Church Leader brandished a spear. It was the weapon he’d chosen after Yuseong-u had cleaved through the Light of Genesis.

The Spear of Longinus, the very spear that had pierced Christ [referencing the biblical account of Jesus’ crucifixion].

A weapon forged to kill gods, now wielded by one claiming to be the most powerful—truly, a holy spear meant for divine annihilation.

Moreover, his skill was undeniable. The spear moved as if an extension of his own body, his movements honed to a master’s edge.

The mystical principles radiating from the spear’s tip were as formidable as Yuseong-u’s swordsmanship, leading to a grueling battle of attrition.

The power of divine destruction imbued within the Spear of Longinus hampered the healing of any wound it inflicted.

Yuseong-u’s sword, Ilsaeng, possessed a similar ability, but with each clash, the disparity in divine authority meant Yuseong-u suffered greater injuries.

“To wield the spear that killed oneself as a weapon… you possess a remarkable audacity.”

Yuseong-u’s sneer didn’t faze the Ascendant Church Leader, who continued to stare with icy eyes.

Even with blood coating his body, he pressed on.

He showed no sign of surrender. What drove him with such relentless force?

The Ascendant Church Leader’s arm moved.

The spear bridged the distance in a heartbeat, thrusting with lethal intent towards his heart.

Yuseong-u gripped Ilsaeng with both hands, positioning the blade to intercept the spear’s path, but the spear twisted in an unnatural way before making contact.

Yuseong-u managed to track and defend against the spear’s trajectory, but fresh wounds bloomed across his body.

Blood trickled down, a steady stream.

“Why do you refuse to yield?”

He had no chance of victory.

This fight was futile.

Soon, the Ascendant Church Leader would slay Yuseong-u, descend upon the earth, obliterate the remaining Sacred Relic Sites and the land itself, and return the world to nothingness.

Yet, one person desperately fought to avert that future.

That person was Yuseong-u, standing defiantly before him.

He seemed to consider the Ascendant Church Leader’s question for a moment, then his eyes flashed with renewed resolve as he answered.

“Because I believe. In myself, in my comrades. In the people I am sworn to protect.”

“A pointless belief. Do you truly expect any reward for such faith?”

“Are you serious? Do you believe in expecting a reward in return for believing in someone?”

Yuseong-u erupted in laughter.

To think this man was supposedly the most powerful god on Earth. How could he not laugh?

“And what of you? Did you ever reward your followers? Did you ever acknowledge their faith?”

After remaining silent for so long, he was now spouting such nonsense.

Belief is, by its nature, unilateral.

But that doesn’t mean it can’t be reciprocal. Those who receive often desire to give back.

Unidirectional beliefs converge and evolve into mutual trust. It couldn’t be seen as a relationship between god and humans, so it must only apply to Yuseong-u, who was once human, and his comrades.

“You, born a god, could never comprehend. You, who murdered your own parents and usurped their place, wouldn’t understand. A wretch like you, who merely exploited faith to amass religious devotion, is incapable of understanding.”

As he spoke, powerful magic surged from the ground. Yuseong-u closed his eyes, sensing the events unfolding on the surface. At the heart of the swirling magic stood Schuel.

“…Schuel.”

He didn’t need to ponder her intentions.

She was a High Elf who lived a simple life. She was recklessly trying to reciprocate with everything she had.

“I suppose I’ll have to stop calling her a Low Elf.”

He resolved that when he saw her again, he would address her by her name.

A colossal tree sprouted within the Sword Realm. A sacred tree that anchored itself firmly to the earth, its branches and leaves enveloping the entire realm.

The World Tree, imbued with the power of the spirits, shielded not only the Sword Realm.

The sacred tree’s power permeated Yuseong-u. The will to protect, the determination to defend him, bolstered him and mended his wounds.

The outflow of divine power diminished, and his blurred vision cleared.

He slowly opened his eyes, facing the Ascendant Church Leader with a newfound clarity.

As Yuseong-u extended his hand, the remaining swords revealed themselves, hovering in the air.

“I have a pressing reason to end this quickly now. I believe I need to have a word with my daughter’s… mother.”

“Nonsense. The outcome remains unchanged.”

“Indeed. It hasn’t wavered from the start. The outcome where you meet your end, that is.”

Yuseong-u launched himself forward.

In his right hand, he grasped Ilsaeng, and in his left, he wielded Igye. He slashed down with Ilsaeng and thrust Igye forward. Releasing the hilt of Igye, he immediately seized Samjeong and swung it. Three strikes, each with a different sword, unfolded in rapid succession.

The Ascendant Church Leader spun his spear, deflecting Ilsaeng and parrying Igye’s thrust.

Samjeong, striking from below, was met with a hastily formed barrier, but there was a noticeable heaviness, unlike anything before.

And swiftly, the barrier shattered, and the tip of Samjeong grazed his chin.

There was no time for hesitation. Before he could react, another sword threatened him from behind.

Yuseong-u in front, and the autonomously moving swords behind, converged upon the Ascendant Church Leader.

His movements were unlike anything he had shown before.

‘Has he grown even more in that short time…!’

The barrier had never been breached before, but Yuseong-u had analyzed its construction, disrupting its divine power before it could fully form, severing its core.

Where could one find another monster like this?

He whirled around, deflecting the swords, and met Yuseong-u’s gaze. His red, flashing eyes seemed to pierce his very being.

Then, he noticed his red hair, which had grown longer.

His bare body radiating heat, he advanced without hesitation, swinging his sword.

Each time eight swords were held in his hand, they unleashed the essence of swordsmanship. The culmination of everything he had built up until now was unleashed upon a single person.

Ilsaeng – Life or Death (生死與奪) [A technique focused on controlling life and death]

Twin Cliff Sword (雙絶壁劍) – Cliff (絶壁) [A sword technique as imposing as a cliff]

Torrential River Sword (爆河劍) – Ascending the Waterfall [A sword technique as powerful as a river and as challenging as ascending a waterfall]

One Sword – Ripping Space

Samjeong – Unfeeling Fire (絶不情火) [A sword technique as cold and merciless as fire]

City Wall Impact Sword (城巖衝劍) – City Wall Collapse [A sword technique as destructive as a collapsing city wall]

Heuksa – Tainted Dark Sky (染暗天) [A sword technique that darkens the sky]

Owol – Dragon Fang Severing Sea Strike (龍牙斷切海擊) [A sword technique as sharp as a dragon’s fang, capable of cutting the sea]

Light Flame Sword (光鹽劍) – Divine Punishment [A sword technique that delivers divine punishment]

Yukmang – Salty Thoughts (鹽念) [A sword technique filled with complex emotions]

Haewol Sword (海月劍) – Falling Moon (落月) [A sword technique as beautiful and tragic as a falling moon]

Perier-style Fencing (式) – Sword Dance (舞劍) [A fencing style that resembles a dance]

Red Dragon Flame Dance Sword (赤龍炎舞劍) – Red Dragon Twin Fangs (赤龍雙牙) [A sword technique as fierce as a red dragon’s fangs]

Blazing Storm Sword (熱火爆風劍) – Scorching Wind (焦熱風) [A sword technique as intense as a scorching wind]

Veronica-style Swordsmanship – Polaris (極星) [A swordsmanship style that guides like the North Star]

Baekwoohyun-style Native Swordsmanship (本國劍法) – Extreme Lightning (極雷) [A native swordsmanship style as fast as lightning]

As if possessed.

The ultimate techniques, secret moves, and hidden arts of swordsmanship that he had never been able to unleash until now… he unleashed them all with his own power.

Colorful energies collided, sparking flames, and forming a complex network.

Aura and divine power swirled, attempting to cut and tear apart everything at the end of his sword.

The martial principles achieved by countless individuals.

The martial arts containing their lives and efforts.

The collection of swordsmanship impossible for a god, only possible for humans, overwhelmed the Ascendant Church Leader.

The Ascendant Church Leader swung his spear, deflecting the swordsmanship unleashed by Yuseong-u, but he could not block everything.

These were the achievements of Swordmaster-level experts. Swordmasters were those who could cleave mountains and part the sea with a single sword.

Their ultimate goal, of course, was to transcend nature, transcend the world, and cut down gods.

There was no way that the sword they had perfected would not reach a god.

Lines of blood appeared one by one on the Ascendant Church Leader’s body.

The swords in Yuseong-u’s hands danced. It was a sword dance to cut down a god.

The Ascendant Church Leader tried to create an opening by scattering his divine power in all directions against Yuseong-u’s increasingly fierce attacks, but he instead leaped into the gaps between the divine power and extended Ilsaeng.

Instant Flash (一瞬閃光) [A technique that strikes with blinding speed].

The Swordmaster of illusions, cutting through the illusions that symbolized Yuseong-u.

He was now cutting through the power that created the illusion of divine power, rushing towards the Ascendant Church Leader.

The Ascendant Church Leader tried to retreat further, but something hard touched his back.

Turning his head slightly, he saw a giant white pillar there.

No, it was not a pillar.

It was the sword of the giants that Yuseong-u had used to smash the Jade Emperor’s Palace [referencing a previous event in the story].

‘Before I knew it…!’

An unexpected wall.

There was nowhere to escape. Yuseong-u’s Ilsaeng, extended in a red straight line, pierced the Ascendant Church Leader’s shoulder.

He had aimed for the neck, but he twisted his body at the last moment to avoid a fatal blow.

The Ascendant Church Leader once again strongly emitted divine power to push Yuseong-u away, and then roughly pushed the giant sword away with the end of Longinus in his hand, causing it to fall.

The giant sword was slowly pushed away by a small impact.

Yuseong-u retrieved the giant sword and looked at him. It would be wise to continue the attack now, but for some reason, he had a foreboding feeling.

“Keuheuh, hahahaha…….”

The Ascendant Church Leader staggered in the air, letting out a hollow laugh. From some point on, he had been pushed into a corner.

To achieve the great cause, he couldn’t stop here… He never imagined that a god who was once just a human would push him this far.

“Hahahahahaha…….”

The Ascendant Church Leader’s laughter continued for a long time. Then, at some point, it stopped abruptly, and he continued.

“If the bishops had done well, I wouldn’t have had to go this far… Eve, there are too many trials to meet you.”

“…Eve?”

It was a familiar name.

One of the first humans. The first woman who paired with Adam.

“I have been waiting for a long time since I caught and killed the serpent in the Garden of Eden and killed my father to take his place. The day to return everything to a blank slate, to the beginning, and reunite with her.”

“……”

“But you ruined everything. If I use this power now, I don’t know how many more years I will have to wait to return to the beginning……”

“I don’t care. You unlucky moron……. A cheap bastard sold to Judas for less than three hundred…….”

Yuseong-u tried to provoke the Ascendant Church Leader, but he smiled as if to say, ‘So what?’ and unleashed his power, lowering Longinus.

A power that could not be compared to what he had shown so far covered the boundary and erased all the stars in the universe.

It was the prelude to a unique world.

As the god of monotheism, he brought out all the divine power he had been suppressing and slowly built his unique world.

To defeat Yuseong-u in this place, no matter what.

In the unique world that was slowly being built, Yuseong-u had no choice but to wait, firmly gripping Ilsaeng.

The fact that he had brought out his unique world meant that he was cornered. Just like Dangun Wanggeom [a legendary founder of Korea], who had desperately brought out his unique world.

He could feel the end of the fight approaching. No one knew who would be standing at this end.

Yuseong-u simply looked at the Ascendant Church Leader, holding the hope and belief that he would be the one standing there.

The Ascendant Church Leader’s wounds healed.

Behind his back was a brilliant halo, and above his head was a geometric corona.

It was as if he would be blinded by the light, stronger than any angels or gods.

Only after filling the pitch-black universe with his iridescent light did the Ascendant Church Leader open his mouth with a gentle smile.

What flowed from his mouth was an attractive voice, and an arrogant word.

“Yuseong-u, know your place. The only true god suitable for this world is… only me, Adam, Jehovah, Allah, and Jesus.”

[Unique World]

[Heaven Above, Earth Below, I Alone Am Supreme (天上天下唯我獨尊)] [A declaration of absolute dominance]