Chapter 98

Chapter 98: On a Different Level (3)

TL: Yoni

Editor: Lesurous

To wear it while preparations were completed, it was perfect .

And Muyoung was worried . The black shadow that popped out as he used the Little Wish .

He continued to talk .

To strengthen his basic skills .

To not think so hastily .

Like a teacher, he was trying to teach Muyoung .

And he was surely qualified . He was more superior than any ‘human’ Muyoung had faced up until now .

When he realized up to that point, Muyoung couldn’t help but laugh in vain .

‘The one I need to face isn’t a human . ’

It was true . It was indeed true .

How did humanity collapse so easily like it did?

It was because the strength of the Demon Kings and Demon Gods were beyond one’s imaginations .

Top 10 humans?

For them, it would be too much to face one Demon King .

If they desperately tried, then at most two . Even that was a 50:50 chance .

Wasn’t it obvious that they couldn’t even dream of beating a Demon God?

Just Gremory alone had 26 Demon Kings and their armies .

But, Muyoung thought only as far as the standards of a human .

Basic skills .

That might be superior to any humans .

If he used the standards of a Demon King or Demon God, then… well .

‘I don’t know them well . ’

Muyoung had faced humans . Just the assassination of humans .

It wasn’t like he didn’t face monsters but Demon Gods were truly gods .

It was unfit to consider it as a monster .

To act on the superiority of one’s stats were the limits of humans .

They acted because they didn’t know .

The black shadow was pointing to those mistakes of Muyoung .

‘The world doesn’t revolve around you . ’

He urged himself .

Basic skills were harder to master as he gained more strength and become more powerful .

It meant that if it wasn’t now, he would have to go around a much longer path .

Instead, by fighting the black shadow, he realized that not being so hasty was the way to go through a much shorter path .

Muyoung was making a big mistake because he ran without a delay .

That the world ran with him, the only one who returned from the future, as the center .

However, the enemy was powerful, strong, and endless .

The dragon’s heart .

The treasure also called the Gem of the Sage .

Perhaps the black shadow was telling him that it wasn’t ‘time’ yet .

To not be too dependent on outer strengths . That only when he, himself, can fully control it then would he be able to exhibit his true strength .

He continued to express that sort of will .

So, he was planning to use this left arm until he could fully control it .

“Muyoung?”

As Muyoung was deep in his thoughts, God Hand Bartas spoke as he was puzzled .

Cluck!

Muyoung escaped from his thoughts and wore the left arm .

“…it fits perfectly . ”

“It’s the characteristics of that Phoenix . The tendons automatically change to fit the user . Hmm, there was no need to use the tendons on the breastplate so I didn’t use it . I didn’t just leave it out . ”

“I know . ”

From the beginning, it was a breastplate that matched Muyoung’s body .

There was no reason for tendons to be included . On the other hand, this ‘hand’ needed to move quite freely . It had a different use .

“I’m glad you know it . Now, you just need to endure it . ”

It was at that moment .

Rrrrriiiiiipppppppp .

From the arm, tendons sprouted out and wrapped Muyoung’s left shoulder .

And touched each and every nerve and slowly started to assimilate .

As if he was burnt by fire, the pain swept over him . He felt like all the heat from his body was all gathered to his left arm .

Muyoung clenched his teeth . Cold sweat dripped down from his body .

Tendons that popped out like tentacles were rooted through Muyoung’s whole body .

It settled down once the assimilation was completed but Muyoung kept twitching his whole body .

After watching him, Bartas was all amazed .

“Hah! I thought the assimilation rate would be around 90%, but by looking at you it seems like you passed 95% . ”

The Azure Sky King’s Leftarm was attached to Muyoung’s left side as if it was his real arm .

Although the veins of the part that connected to his arm were more bulging, he could barely feel the difference .

Crack!

As he grabbed the side of the desk, it broke as it was .

It felt like he was touching the sand .

Although he didn’t control his strength properly, it was still strong . Then, as he looked at Bartas, Bartas laughed out loud .

“Even though the outer appearance isn’t that greatly different from your arm, the interior is completely different . To withstand the twin head ogre’s and your muscles, I used ‘Aurum’ as its backbone . ”

He seemed very proud .

Twin head ogres were known as the strongest monster simply by looking at their strength .

On top of that, if it was Aurum, it was a mid-legend class ore .

If he simply calculated, this one arm was basically worth a castle .

Even if he was the lord of the alliance, it would have been a heartbreaking expense .

However, Bartas’s expression didn’t show any signs of it being a waste .

“It’s too good of an arm . ”

“If you think of it as a price for helping God Hand Bartas, it is quite cheap . Just, it would take a bit of time for you to get used to it . ”

Muyoung nodded his head .

Truly, there was a bit of a difference .

To control his strength, it seemed like he needed to put a bit of effort .

‘Not bad . ’

Instead, it was a problem that it was too good .

It seemed like he could quickly control his powers .

He basically added another thing to learn to control .

Also, the Azure Sky King’s Leftarm was the work only the God Hand Bartas could create .

To earn it for a bargain didn’t make any sense . It was obvious that it needed some effort .

‘Strength fixed at 300…’

Fixed meant that other effects didn’t work .

Muyoung’s current strength was 221 .

It didn’t balance .

But, the ends of Muyoung’s lips were raised instead .

‘It should be fun . ’

Muyoung’s competitiveness escalated as there were more tasks he needed to overcome .

*

Reality clearly influenced his dream world .

As he earned the Azure Sky King’s Leftarm, his dream world would have also been projected as it was .

And in his dream world, Muyoung met ‘him’ once again .

The black shadow . The shadow who’s deep, deep eyes were the only thing visible .

“You earned quite an amusing toy . ”

The man’s sword was still slow .

Sometimes he approached him like a river, like a lake, or like a vast ocean .

But, Muyoung was still unable to block him .

“Did you think you could find a way if you used two arms?”

“I just wanted to check the gap more clearly . ”

No matter how strong he was, even when he used the Azure Sky King’s Breath, he wasn’t able to reach the man .

Muyoung already knew that he couldn’t do it .

But, he realized something as he used two arms .

“So, did you realize the difference between you and me?”

“A bit . ”

“Ho…”

The man was in awe .

“What is it?”

“The sword . ”

“The sword?”

“You know the sword better than me . ”

It was true .

Muyoung knew that their understanding itself was different .

The man was a sword master . Who surpassed the limits .

It felt like he even knew the breath of the sword .

It was an impossible artistry as a human .

To know the breath of the sword and to move as if he was one body with it .

However, that wasn’t all .

Muyoung had no idea how that sort of artistry was possible .

The man smiled .

“It is difficult to accept something that is out of their perception . It is an amazing talent for you to know even that . So, I will specially give you some advice . ”

And spoke quietly .

“You can’t hear the sound of a sword?”

The sound of a sword?

A sword did not have any sound . No, it wasn’t alive .

There were specific sounds that a simple lump of metal could produce . However, it didn’t seem like he was referring to that sound .

“I have died 8 times . ”

However, the man didn’t reply to Muyoung .

Instead, Muyoung was swept by a huge tidal wave .

The man could become a mountain, a sky, and even an ocean .

“Kauu!”

Muyoung let out a cry as he lifted his upper body .

“It seems like you had another bad dream . ”

Beside him, Tacan spoke .

Kalmooh stayed at the castle to raise his skills .

So, only Muyoung and Tacan rode on Cerberus and were headed to the deeper parts of the North .

“Tacan, have you heard the sound of a sword?”

“If it’s a sword possessed by evil spirits, I have heard them often . ”

“No, it’s not those . The sound of a sword itself . ”

Ting-!

Tacan smacked the side of a sword .

“You mean this sound?”

Muyoung shook his head .

The evil spirit predator . It seemed like even Tacan, one of the three sovereigns of Asura’s Path, also didn’t know .

It meant that the black shadow was that much more extraordinary .

Muyoung rubbed his chin and pondered before he thought of a possibility .

‘The sound of a sword . The Swordmaster skill had similar words . ’

As he remembered the skill, information regarding it appeared .

Skill Title: Swordmaster (E)

Description – The one who walks the path of a sword . A unique power only given to the King Slayer who has surpassed everything, honing his sword skills .

*Understanding of sword drastically increased .

*You can find out about a sword’s hidden story .

*It pulls out the pure performance of a sword .

His understanding itself had rose but the hidden story… He had never once checked the story .

Of course, he didn’t know what the part, ‘it pulls out the pure performance’, meant either .

Muyoung raised Anguish .

He held it still, placed it near his ears, and even made a scratch .

“Finally, it seems like you’re mad . ”

Tacan clicked his tongue as he looked at Muyoung but Muyoung didn’t care .

Rather, it was more important to figure out the ‘sound of a sword’ the man talked about .

Twenty times .

It was the number of times Muyoung was killed by the man .

It was the first time in his life that he had felt this hopeless .

Up until now, if he was stopped, he somehow made a way but the problem he was currently facing was beyond that scope .

In the position where he was the assassin, he had already died twenty times .

He thought he could do it .

However, a wall blocked him .

‘What you do want from me?’

Motionlessly, Muyoung looked down at Anguish .

He thought he had a higher chance with Anguish than the Wicked God’s Sword since he used it longer .

In reality, Anguish was the weapon he grew fond of .

However, there was no reply from Anguish .

It was expected .

‘I’m crazy . ’

Muyoung quietly laughed .

Then, Tacan spoke .

“From here, you need to walk . This ice wall has the power to drive out the evil spirits . ”

Muyoung raised his head and looked at the frozen wall that shot up towards the sky .

As he approached closer, the wings that were made of evil spirits were getting weaker .

‘The land of God-King Oris . ’

In the past, there was an elf called the God-King Oris .

He became the world tree itself and planted his roots in this barren ice land .

However, there were only a few elves who knew of this place .

It was his priority to find the ‘gatekeeper’ who protected the world tree .

Muyoung and Tacan made a detour to walk around the ice wall .

Then, due to a sense of someone’s presence, the two stopped without having to say who first acted .

“Someone’s here . ”

“Bug?”

“No, monsters . Like us, there are three of them . ”

The trio who wore black clothes and tilted their black broad-brimmed hats forward .

They also noticed Muyoung and Tacan .

“Hyung-nim, what should we do?”

“I think it might be better for us to get rid of them before we move on . ”

“We need to find the world tree as fast as we can . Let’s go . ”

The three turned their backs .

And they climbed the ice wall as they started to run up towards the sky .

A way to run on water, it was the extended version of perfect water walking .

After recognizing them, Muyoung couldn’t help but knit his brows .

‘Sword Bone Trio of the Lawless Clan . ’

One of the Five Great Clans, the Lawless Clan .

Among them, there was a trio called the Sword Bone because they were the ones who were crazy about swords .

Sword Bone .

Especially the oldest brother ‘Sword One’, he was in the top 10 humans, one of the strongest people .

‘They clearly spoke about the world tree . ’

Muyoung held Anguish tightly .

However, the one who possessed the Oris’s Throne was a completely different person .

What happened .

‘Did the past change?’

He had no idea why the Sword Bone Trio was currently here .

However, he was certain about one thing . That they were both after the same thing .

Muyoung’s heart started to beat faster .