The Swordmaster Who Returned After 1,000 Years-Chapter 213

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Chapter 213

The Dragon God rose.

Its body, barely the size of a human, was far too small.

‘This is incomplete.’

It was supposed to be a great dragon, large enough to cover all of Geysir Castle.

But because of a mere human’s outrageous actions, it had no choice but to awaken.

‘Destroying a star… Infinite Mana, Infinity.’

This was a creation painstakingly crafted over countless years—where the Water God had transformed itself into the Dragon God to stand against the invading Celestial God.

It was meant to devour the four continents.

A supreme mana that embraced the Four Great Elements, as well as the mana of Light and Darkness—Infinity, the ultimate goal of the Dragon God.

‘And yet, a mere sword wielder…’

The Dragon God clenched its teeth.

It had suffered countless defeats against the Celestial God.

But those losses had never mattered.

Every defeat had been a stepping stone toward the completion of Infinity, a necessary retreat for an assured ultimate victory.

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‘Now that Infinity is complete, I can secure absolute victory.’

A thousand years ago, when it had possessed Ernstine’s body and become an incomplete Dragon God, the circumstances had been different.

Taking that defeat as a lesson, it had spent the last millennium perfecting Infinity, ensuring it was a weapon crafted solely to counter the Celestial God.

‘Even if he consumed Darkness Mana as the Celestial Demon, it does not matter.’

Whether Celestial Demon or Celestial God, their origin was still Light Mana.

The Dragon God had made all the necessary preparations to face its foe.

At least, until an unforeseen irregular appeared.

“D-Dragon God…! You’ve awakened already…?!”

Realizing the Dragon God’s resurrection, Kaina hurriedly descended into the underground chamber.

“The Six Swords have done something outrageous.”

“W-what do you mean…?”

“The impostor who calls himself Ernstine… He destroyed the star.”

“I… I do not understand what that means…”

As Kaina bowed deeply, the Dragon God looked down at her with disdain and spoke.

“It means my eternity is now at risk of being severed.”

“Severed… eternity?!”

“If I am erased by his sword, I will never be able to return.”

‘T-that’s impossible!’

Kaina, still bowing, showed a look of disbelief.

The Dragon God had been annihilated by the Celestial God countless times, yet it had always resurrected.

That was because it was an eternal being, representing the very mana of this world.

And yet, now the Dragon God itself claimed that a mere imposter’s sword could end it?

“I had intended to return in perfection… but that is no longer an option.”

“Then…”

“I will act now. I will consume the sacrifice myself.”

Fwoooosh—

The Dragon God’s body slowly began to transform into fire.

The entire underground chamber was swallowed by flames.

“Aah…”

Golden flames filled the world.

Kaina gazed at them with an expression of rapture.

Even if events had not unfolded in the god’s favor…

At this moment, it was the time she had longed for more than anything.

“I… I too! I will offer my body to the Dragon God.”

—No, you must not. You are needed to face the impostor.

“To face the impostor…?”

—Yes.

The Dragon God's flames consumed everything except for Kaina.

—You must shake him.

Kaylen looked ahead.

The Infinity, which had been grazed by Transcendence—Star Annihilation, continued to collapse.

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The starting point of the collapse was the scar left by the sword.

The mark left by the sword emitted a black glow as it pulled the flawless golden star into itself.

‘The Infinity until now was too small, so it collapsed quickly. But this one is different.’

Star Annihilation.

A sword that, true to its name, annihilated stars.

It was a sword that internally dismantled the completeness of Infinity, causing the star to self-destruct.

It was an absolute sword that surpassed the Six Sword Path, but it was specialized solely for Infinity.

Psshhh—

The iron sword in Kaylen’s hand disappeared, and the Six Sword Path returned to its original form.

Compared to before it had been combined, it was now so small that it was barely the size of a dagger.

‘The Six Sword Path has nearly disappeared.’

This Infinity was on a completely different scale compared to those he had destroyed before.

As such, the consumption of Aura had been immense.

But—

Ssssshhh—

As the golden star was completely absorbed into the scar left by Star Annihilation and vanished, the four elemental Mana trapped within Infinity scattered uncontrollably in all directions.

Among them were spirits in incomplete forms, throwing the Spirit Realm into chaos in an instant.

Kaylen did not miss this opportunity, as a massive surge of Mana erupted.

‘Good. I’ll absorb it.’

The dagger-sized Six Sword Path began drawing in the Mana that had been released from Infinity.

It made no distinction between spirits and Mana.

Anything that came out of Infinity, the Six Sword Path would devour.

Soon, the Six Sword Path grew rapidly, regaining its original form.

‘Since this Infinity contained the four elemental Mana, the recovery of the Light Sword and the Dark Sword is slow.’

However, Kaylen did not mind.

‘Still, the rest can recover from the Six Sword Path in the capital.’

Regardless of anything else, the destruction of Infinity in the Spirit Realm and the restoration of his sword were the best possible outcomes for him.

Unlike Melvria’s Infinity, the presence of this one was immense, and the fact that Star Annihilation worked on it meant that it would be effective against the Dragon God as well.

‘Now, I have the weapon to face the Dragon God.’

That left only the Celestial Demon.

Kaylen recalled the iron sword that had unleashed Star Annihilation.

‘That sword will be useless against the Celestial Demon.’

Every aspect of its design was tailored solely for Infinity—Star Annihilation.

No matter how transcendent his sword had become, it was ineffective against the Celestial Demon.

He would need to devise a sword suited for that being.

‘I do have the God-Slaying technique I learned from undead Ernstine, but...’

Six Sword—God-Slaying.

A sword that slays gods, completed over countless years by Ernstine, who, even as an undead bound to the Celestial God, never forgot his hatred.

With that single sword, the Water Continent, once shackled by the Celestial God, was liberated.

Johannes' divine prohibition was lifted, and Violet, the descendant of merfolk, regained her sanity.

Judging from that, God-Slaying was indeed effective against the Celestial God, but...

‘It's not enough.’

As he forged the transcendent blade, Kaylen instinctively understood.

To face the Celestial Demon, he would need a new sword—one that surpassed the Six Sword, just like Starfall.

‘A sword designed solely to slay the Celestial Demon.’

This was an even greater challenge than dealing with Infinity.

Infinity, at least, was something he could readily encounter.

It existed within his own body, within Melvria’s Six Demon Blades, and within the stars of the Spirit Realm.

There had been many opportunities to test Starfall against it.

‘But the Celestial Demon is different.’

To analyze an opponent and craft a blade tailored to it, one first needed to encounter it.

Yet traces of the Celestial Demon were nearly impossible to find.

‘If I destroy the Dragon God like this… it’ll only play into the Celestial Demon’s hands.’

If he fought the Dragon God now, both sides would end up badly wounded.

Even if he annihilated the Dragon God with Starfall, he would have no means to stop the Celestial Demon when it arrived.

‘I need to be cautious.’

As he pondered his next course of action, Kaylen observed the complete collapse of Infinity.

The Spirit Realm, originally a place of emptiness, had fallen into utter chaos with Infinity’s destruction.

‘What a mess.’

Although he had absorbed as much of Infinity’s mana as possible into the Six Sword, even it had its limits.

The remaining mana and spirits scattered indiscriminately in all directions.

“F-Father! Are you alright?”

“What in the world just happened…?”

Hearing voices behind him, Kaylen turned to see the group of elves arriving. He spoke curtly.

“I destroyed the star that was in the Spirit Realm.”

“T-The star… You destroyed it?”

“That was even possible…?”

He was already an emperor far beyond human limits.

But to shatter the seemingly indestructible mana of that perfect star...

The elves stared at Kaylen in shock.

“This place will be in turmoil for a while. The spirits are emerging in unstable forms,” Kaylen said. “For now, I suggest retreating.”

He turned to look at Irene.

“…I see.”

Irene scanned their surroundings with a hardened expression before speaking.

“The environment of the Spirit Realm may have changed, but… this is actually the form we originally wished for.”

“Then, will you remain here?”

“Yes. However, with the spirits in a state of chaos, we will first return. Later, we shall come back with only the most elite members of the Fairy Magic Tower.”

“Alright. Understood.”

Kaylen nodded.

If this was the Spirit Realm the elves had truly desired,

then it was best to respect their choice.

“For now, let's head back.”

Kaylen stepped into the return magic circle first.

“Yes, understood.”

The elves followed, entering the magic circle as well.

“We will return to the Fairy Magic Tower.”

The magic circle activated.

When Kaylen and the elves arrived at the underground cavern of the Fairy Magic Tower—

[You’ve arrived quickly.]

Beyond the magic circle stood an absolute being, radiant with two wings of pure white light.

The Celestial Demon stood with arms crossed, gazing at Kaylen.

[I’ve been waiting for you.]

And behind him—

Three divine swords, the ones Kaylen had once requested, floated in the air.

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