The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1215 'I kept failing.' Raon slowly closed his eyes, recalling the past times when he had failed to create the tenth Ring of Fire. 'I got more than halfway, but I never got close to completion.' He had continuously attempted to create the ring while receiving Glenn's support in Zieghart, but failed every time. Perhaps if he had continued challenging the ring's creation in the family, he might have nearly reached completion by now. 'But...' Since starting this plan, he hadn't even attempted to form the ring. He kept the Ring of Fire spinning even while he slept, but he never once challenged himself to create the tenth ring. He had forbidden himself from even trying, worried that failure would cause problems. Honestly, the amount of practice itself was insufficient. The possibility of failure was too great, and it was obvious that failing would immediately expose his identity to Derus Robert, sending chills down his spine. 'It is dangerous.' Raon slowly steadied his breathing and opened his eyes. With desire and anticipation in Zilfen's blue eyes, he looked at the hand Derus had extended. 'But if I don't take that hand, I'll die right now.' If he didn't take Derus's hand and make a wish here, the bastard's suspicion would become certainty and his head would explode. The only method available now was to overcome the wall and complete the ten rings. 'Still, it doesn't feel bad.' It was a situation where one wrong step could mean death, yet strangely his mind was at peace. He didn't know the reason well, but somehow he felt like he would succeed, and a natural smile formed. -Ha! You're laughing in this situation? Wrath burst into a hollow laugh as if dumbfounded. -You are a crazy hedonist! You always try to do everything in real combat! The guy grabbed his shoulders and shook him, saying his own heart was beating so hard he might die. 'It's okay.' Raon laughed and waved his hand. 'Somehow I think it's possible. Besides...' He extended his hand toward Derus Robert and slightly jutted his chin. 'I didn't create the tenth ring, but since coming here, I never once stopped the rotation of the nine rings.' Because he had resonated the Ring of Fire to form the false soul called Zilfen, he had always been rotating the rings since coming to Heaven—no, since staying in the Land of Clouds before that. This was the first time he had never stopped the rings for such a long period, so now the rings felt as familiar as if they were completely part of his body. "Come, please take my hand and make a wish to become a Transcendent." Derus Robert drew a gentle smile with eyes that said he wouldn't allow any more stalling. "Of course! If it's for revenge!" Raon resonated the nine Ring of Fire and grasped Derus Robert's snow-white hand. Hssssss! Derus's hand was cold as ice, unlike his warm smile. Of course, the problem wasn't that coldness, but the bastard's soul that pushed in the moment their hands touched. 'He's coming in very boldly, thinking I'm a novice.' Derus had no intention of wasting time and immediately sent out his soul to examine his own soul. 'Block it. No, completely hide it.' The moment Derus's soul began penetrating his body, Raon resonated the nine rings with full power. Woooooong! The rings, now familiar as his own body, rotated with lava-like heat, making time throughout the world slow down. Hssssss. Even Derus Robert's soul penetrating to examine him slowed down. As expected, the Ring of Fire was an ancient martial art that nothing could match. 'Now it begins. And there's only one chance.' Derus Robert, worthy of being the monster that closely pursued Glenn, was moving at tremendous speed even in the extreme world slowed by the Ring of Fire. Looking at how his soul was seeping in, there was only one chance to create the tenth ring. 'Let's begin.' Raon ignited new flames between the nine rings rotating with intense light. The thin heat like a candle flame was slow, but rose straight up and slowly expanded its own space. 'The existing rings have slowed down.' Raon felt the nine rings' speed slow down and let out a small gasp. 'No, the rings are the same, but have I become familiar with them?' Looking properly, the rings' speed hadn't slowed at all. Rather, they had gotten faster. However, thanks to never stopping the rings' rotation for even a moment, he seemed to have become more familiar with the Ring of Fire's movement. 'If it's now...' Raon read the movements of the nine intensely rotating rings in detail as if seeing the future, proceeding with the tenth ring's creation without failure. Whaaaaaaa! The tenth ring instantly surpassed halfway. The nine rings rotated even faster as if to interfere, but he read all their movements and summoned deeper golden flames to complete the remaining half. 'Now the last... hm?' The progress speed was much faster than when training in Zieghart. It was when he was certain of success because only a quarter remained to completion in the time it took to make half the ring. Chiiiiiiik! Derus Robert's cold yet massive soul was instantly passing through his body and approaching his soul. 'This fast?' The tenth Ring of Fire creation was going better than expected, but Derus Robert's soul was also much more powerful than he had anticipated. It seemed the bastard had also grown once more during this short period. 'What should I do?' If given just a moment's time, he was confident he could complete the tenth ring. But before that, Derus Robert's soul would surely see through the false soul created by the nine rings. 'Damn! If there was just a little more time...' The pressure from Derus Robert's massive soul pushing in shook even his concentration on creating the ring. For the first time, the tenth ring's movement stiffened. 'The timing might not match, but here I must force my way through...' -Haah... When Raon clenched his fist tightly and was about to pour all his mind into the tenth ring's creation, Wrath's sigh was heard. -Really, you can't do anything without me. The guy shook his head as if pathetic. -I was going to stay still if possible, but that bastard really doesn't sit well with me. Wrath looked down at Derus Robert and wrinkled his nose. -I'll help you one last time! As soon as the guy said he would help, time delayed even further and Derus's soul's approaching speed slowed by half again. -N-now! No matter how much Wrath was the Monarch of Wrath, affecting another's soul while in spirit form wasn't easy, and sweat poured like streams from the guy's forehead. 'Thank you.' Raon conveyed his thanks to Wrath and focused on the ring's movement again. Using the momentary time his friend had earned, he corrected the wavering flame and concentrated on the final creation. Chiaaaaang! The nine rings spun sharp as blades, drawing a final line of defense as if they would never accept the new ring. 'But I'm still going.' There was no luxury to waste the time Wrath had earned. He found the one gap thinner than a needle's eye, thinner than a strand of hair, and shot out the flame's spiral. Paaaang! The time Wrath's soul had earned ended, and Derus Robert's soul reached toward his soul. Chaaaaa! At the same time, the nine rings blocked the tenth ring's end with red radiance as if they would resist until the very end. 'I can already see the path.' Raon displayed unprecedented extreme concentration and connected the beginning and end of the tenth ring that he had never been able to reach. Woooooong! As the tenth ring completed, an explosion like the birth of the universe occurred in his body—no, in his soul. *** 'Hmm...' Derus Robert narrowed his eyes as he examined Zilfen's soul. 'Jealousy and revenge, intense desire for power. And perhaps fear of being ignored?' The human named Zilfen was, as he appeared and as Shrude had reported, a wild boar who had been mistreated and ignored since childhood, leading him to pursue only power. 'But something felt strange?' When receiving the report from Shrude, there wasn't anything particularly strange, but he felt something similar to when he was beaten by Raon Zieghart. Just in case, he came here to examine directly, but there was still nothing unusual. 'I did feel like time twisted briefly in the middle, but...' When moving his soul to examine Zilfen's soul, he felt time briefly cut off for just a moment. But that was something that could easily happen since he was currently using a clone body. 'Should I examine again?' Just in case, he swept through all of Zilfen's soul once more, but there was still nothing unusual. No, it's not that there were no unique parts. 'The desire for power is too strong.' Among the humans who had come to Heaven so far, Zilfen's desire for power and revenge was greater than anyone else's. Even now, he was crying out with his soul, wanting revenge and demanding power. With emotions of this degree, it was understandable that he had grown quickly as he had and crushed the divine race. 'This might be usable.' If he used Zilfen's desire for power, revenge against humans, and greed, he might be able to create a new Transcendent for his faction. 'Of course, it won't last long.' Since it was forcibly converting a human into a Transcendent, naturally it would rapidly consume lifespan and soul. Anyway, as long as it lasted until the war, it would be quite useful. "You have a clean and upright soul." Derus Robert nodded at Zilfen with a fresh smile. "Your wish has traveled up the Tower of Babel and reached the Divine land." He said Zilfen's wish had been conveyed to heaven and clasped his hands together. "Then when is this Archangel bastard coming down?" Zilfen chewed his lips roughly, asking why the Archangel wasn't showing himself. Seeing him display ignorance and impatience just like the soul he had directly observed, even the remaining suspicion disappeared as if washed away. "God has heard your wish, and will soon send down the Archangel. Please wait just a little longer." Derus Robert smiled broadly, telling him to be patient just a little longer. "Why is there so much waiting here!" Zilfen frowned in irritation and stamped his feet like a thug. "Believer." Derus Robert filled in the ground Zilfen had damaged and drew a benevolent smile. "I have a proposal I'd like to make to you." *** "A proposal?" Raon frowned as he looked at Derus Robert. "What is it?" He answered while looking at the sky that the tower's peak had pierced through, as if not particularly interested. Of course, his heart was beating roughly and rapidly as if it might explode. 'It was a paper-thin difference.' Raon clenched his fist while feeling the Ring of Fire rotating without even making a sound. Chiaaaaang! Ten rings. The ten Ring of Fire he had so desired rotated simultaneously, creating a small sun above his heart. That intense heat was flickering and emitting golden radiance as if it would cover not only his soul but this entire world. 'Even Derus's soul couldn't get through.' Even Derus Robert's sinister and massive soul that had horrified Darkan couldn't penetrate the ten rings and only swept over the outer soul he had created before returning. As expected, the Ring of Fire that had reached 10-star had such excellent power that even Derus Robert couldn't perceive it. 'Power is overflowing.' Raon felt power exploding throughout his body and twisted his lips upward. 'I feel like I can do anything.' The power of his body, aura, and soul that he had originally possessed felt more vivid. Now it seemed he could unfold all the martial arts he had only drawn in his mind. -Heeek... Wrath appeared with his cheeks sunken as if he had starved for a week. -O-offer your thanks to me! If not for me, you would have died long ago! The guy frowned, saying he was alive now because of his help. 'That's right.' Raon nodded with a faint smile. 'Thank you. Friend.' The time Wrath had earned was so short it was no different from an instant. But because the situation was so urgent, without that brief help he wouldn't have made it in time. He conveyed heartfelt thanks to the friend who always offered help without compensation. -K-kek! Wrath spat out a dry cough as if very exhausted. -Hmph! I've repaid the debt for the food you ate here. The guy snorted, saying he had repaid the price for eating the food he wanted in the Land of Clouds and Heaven. 'Really?' Raon chuckled. Wrath seemed to not want to burden him after he had called him friend. If he finished this matter well, he should buy everything the guy wanted to eat. "How about working in Heaven after you finish your revenge?" Derus Robert slightly nodded his chin, suggesting he work in Heaven. "Everything you desire will come into your embrace." He drew a fresh smile as if he could give everything desired. "Hmm." Raon narrowed his eyes slightly as if contemplating. 'He means to use me.' Derus Robert was clearly not planning to make Zilfen into a disposable Transcendent, but rather a semi-permanent monster to deploy in the war that would happen within a year. Of course, he would be discarded afterward. "Everything I desire..." Raon licked his lips while acting as Zilfen crazed with desire. "I'll meet the Archangel first and think about it! That's the most important thing to me right now!" He babbled words that Zilfen would definitely say, and looked at the sky again. "By all means." It was when Derus Robert nodded calmly as if he could wait as long as needed. Whooooosh! As if his nod was a signal, brilliant multicolored light burst forth from the split sky above. 'From now on...' Raon put strength into his fingertips and let out a chilling smile. He made an expression full of anticipation, but his inner thoughts were starkly different from what others might think. 'The real beginning.'