episode_0198

“… That’s amazing.”

The man spoke in a voice mixed with surprise and admiration.

“It’s like I’m a different person.”

It wasn’t just the voice.

A surprise that could not be hidden was revealed on his face.

“What on earth happened? It can change like this in an instant.”

To that question filled with pure doubt.

Wade, who had not opened his mouth since the fight began, opened his mouth for the first time.

“I heard a voice.”

“Voice?”

Hearing the man’s voice asking a question in confusion, the corners of Wade’s mouth slightly rose.

***

At some point, a voice began to enter my mind.

A voice that started interfering with my movements as if giving instructions.

I finally recognized the identity of that voice.

That voice is no one else’s.

It was my own sound.

No, to be more precise, it should be called the voice of the soul.

It’s not strange.

I don’t quite feel it myself yet, but I am Ferdion’s reincarnation.

In other words, my soul is Ferdion’s soul.

And, the martial arts of a warrior is engraved in the soul.

Because as the body grows, the soul also grows.

All of those traces are engraved in the soul and remain in the soul.

That soul, my mind.

After seeing Ferdion’s battle through the sword, he was fully awakened.

And he told me.

The difference between me and Ferdion.

What am I lacking?

How to move your body, how to handle your magic power, and how to handle your thoughts.

And, ultimately.

What is the level I have stepped into?

I have stepped into a new level in the fight against swordsmanship.

Perhaps, it is a level that no one in the present era has ever set foot in.

No, not in the present era, but probably even if you look through the entire past, there would be very few people who have reached the same level as me.

There is a possibility that there is only one person, Ferdion.

Although there was no evidence, I had a vague belief in that idea.

The reason for thinking so was simple.

If someone had stepped into the same area as me, there would be no way he would have left his name in history.

An unexplored state that no one, except perhaps Perdion, could have set foot in throughout the long history of mankind.

And, perhaps no one could understand, a state of discussing transcendence.

When warriors and wizards reach a certain level, they are called superhumans.

Representative examples are the Ten Swords and the Great Wizard.

They can cut down mountains by swinging their swords and change the terrain with a single wave of their hands.

It is a miraculous power not granted to ordinary humans.

Therefore, they are called superhumans, meaning that they have surpassed humans.

However, there are few people who even properly understand such a state of superhumanity.

In the first place, the level of intention is a level that the generation’s most talented talents can reach after undergoing numerous training and trials.

And even such geniuses, most of them, do not fully understand the state of intention.

Most of the time, we just learn the concept of intention and apply it to fighting.

If the state of intention is like that, what about the state beyond that?

Transcendence is an area that was originally not allowed to humans.

I was wandering in that extremely difficult state.

I didn’t really ‘understand’ the level I had reached.

That voice, my soul, was ultimately trying to tell me that.

How to use your power. What level have I reached?

Although it wasn’t said directly, after hearing that voice, I finally realized.

I understand.

My state. The state of transcendence.

Before I reached this point, I made a big mistake.

The state of intention is the state where one’s will, that is, one’s intention, is expressed and influenced in the world.

Then, I thought that the next stage was to change the world with one’s own will.

However, in the end, it wasn’t the case.

I and the swordsman were mistaken.

And, I was conceited.

Changing the world with one’s own will was not the domain of humans in the first place.

It was an area that humans should not enter, and it was an area that humans could not enter.

I realized this during my fight with the swordsman, and realized what the true next level is.

They are ‘synchronization’ and ‘harmony’.

It’s not about changing the world with my thoughts, it’s about becoming a part of the world.

By doing so, I bring about change in the world with my intention.

That was the identity of the new realm.

I knew that from the beginning.

However, I didn’t know exactly what that meant.

I simply thought it was a level of gaining more strength, greater efficiency, and being able to do more things.

But, that wasn’t it.

This realm contained much greater power than I thought.

The moment I understood that, I was completely different from my previous self.

I got to see a completely different world.

“Voice… Did you at least hear a revelation from God?”

The man asked me with a playful face.

“Well, it can be said to be similar.”

To that, I also responded with a playful reply and raised my sword.

“Then, it’s my turn this time.”

“Yes. It’s as they say. I’m looking forward to what they’ll show me this time.”

I stretched out my foot towards the man who was looking at me with expectant eyes.

The surrounding scenery stretched out, and the distance between the man and me suddenly shortened.

Just like a little while ago, when I cut off the man’s arm.

however.

I started to see familiar signs along the path I was taking.

It was a sign of an explosion that I had been seeing for a long time since the battle with the man broke out.

When I saw that scene, I wasn’t embarrassed.

I didn’t even stop my body.

He simply swung the sword in his hand straight away.

Sigh─

My sword traced a smooth path.

Then, all the signs that existed in my path were cut down and disappeared in an instant without being able to bloom.

In that way, the man’s aim was neutralized in an instant.

There was not the slightest trace of nervousness on the man’s face.

“I expected that much.”

With a relaxed face, the man said that.

Cheok─

The space in front of me suddenly split.

There were no omens.

It wasn’t like there was an explosion of energy.

It was just, really, simply, the space split before my eyes.

“At the point when you can open the ‘door’, you can do this well.”

As I listened to the man’s leisurely voice, I realized.

For a man, handling space is not that difficult.

This much, I could have done it a long time ago.

Nevertheless, the reason I hadn’t used that power until now was because there was no need to.

However, now the man took out the card, and a cracked space blocked my path.

Wow!

Beyond the divided space, I looked.

What exists within it.

It was a ‘gap’.

A bottomless ‘gap’ that you can’t even guess how far it continues.

I couldn’t tell exactly what it was, but I recognized it the moment I saw it.

That you shouldn’t go in there.

Then everything will end.

Knowing the danger, I tried to change the route.

After taking a step back, I tried to seize the opportunity again.

But before I could stop my steps.

Cheok─

The space around me split apart.

Behind, to the sides, above, and even to the ground you were standing on.

“That doesn’t work.”

A man’s laughing voice was heard, but there was no time to look there.

An unidentifiable ‘gap’ surrounded me, one in which I was sure to lose my life the moment I got caught up in it.

This is a situation that can only be described as hopeless.

However, even in that situation, I did not give up and stop in place.

Instead, I grabbed the sword and infused it with my ‘will’.

Woe!

Soon the sword emitted a dazzling light, and the light spread in all directions.

Then, the space touched by the light.

The space that had opened its mouth wide as if it would swallow me up at any moment was restored to its original state in an instant, as if that had never happened.

“… … !”

At that sight, the man’s eyebrows twitched.

An emotion of embarrassment appeared subtly on his face.

Percussion!

As if piercing the gap, I kicked the ground again.

My body accelerated even more, and before the man could do anything else, I arrived in front of him.

Up to a distance that the sword can reach.

And, the moment I was about to swing my sword at the man, the man’s entire body suddenly began to turn black.

It was a sight I had seen somewhere before.

Right from the religious leader.

Before I could do anything, the man’s body turned black in an instant.

The man began to move.

“It’s not bad to move your body yourself.”

Staring at me with completely red eyes.

The man threw out his only fist.

A fist filled with ominous energy to the limit.

Huh!

With just a single thrust of a fist, the air inside the crater became a storm.

It was a simple punch, but at the same time it was not a simple punch.

The power contained in that fist was too great to be labeled as ‘at best’.

Beyond destroying all things in the world, it contained the power to easily shatter even this huge mountain with a single blow.

Just a simple fist with no tricks or techniques.

However, it is an attack so strong and fast that no one can block or avoid it.

I was no exception.

It was impossible to stop it in the first place, and it was impossible to avoid it in this situation.

In that situation, I wasn’t scared when I saw that fist.

Rather, I laughed.

And, I moved the sword.

Towards the man’s fist rushing towards me.

However, it was not meant to block the fist with the sword.

Instead of clashing blades with my black fist—

Sigh─

With the edge of the sword, I pushed the side of my fist.

As a result, the path of the man’s fist aimed at me changed.

“… … !!”

I saw the man open his eyes wide.

Looking straight into his eyes, I smiled and said.

“Warrior is truly the weapon of man.”

And, I swung my sword like that—

Suddenly!

My sword finally cut the man’s body.