Sword Emperor Reincarnated as a Sword Master Chapter 259

Geomje reincarnated as a swordsmith (259)

A great mage who has reached the pinnacle of magic, the 9th rank, and a warrior with half a spirit are treated equally as ‘demigod level’, but the details are very different.

Among them, one of the biggest differences was mobility.

The half-nervous martial artist could surpass the speed of sound in one step and accelerate to a level where he could even outrun lightning, but if his singularity and mental martial arts were not related to space, space movement was impossible. Even though he could somehow jump hundreds of meters to several kilometers like Chukji, he wasn’t as good as a wizard who could fly at thousands of kilometers.

Strictly speaking, the gap could be said to be the difference between martial arts and magic. A wizard who uses the formula of world law cannot jump thousands of kilometers with his or her own abilities. You have gained the authority to use a shortcut that no one can see or enter.

On the contrary, since the unmanned vehicles covered long distances using only their own bodies, the difference was bound to be significant.

Leonard, who has a high understanding of magic due to the influence of Dragonheart, couldn’t have known that, right?

‘This is the first time I’ve realized the convenience of magic like this. ‘To fly to the other side of the world without a spell or a magic circle.’

When he decided to negotiate with Hades, Simon Magus simply struck the floor of the workshop with his staff.

Cook, he said.

That was all, and before I knew it, the three had arrived within a short distance of the new station that Damian had mentioned. On the other side of the wide, spherical world, farther away than the southern seas. If one wanted to reach this place using light attack or Auror instead of using spatial magic, it would have taken at least several hours.

‘If complete thunder transformation is achieved through the deification of the Blue Dragon Keeper, it would be enough to travel around the world in just a few seconds… It cannot be denied that the efficiency of magic is greatly superior to that of martial arts.’

Damian must have been feeling the same way, as he looked around the unfamiliar land, made eye contact, and burst into laughter.

Simon looked around and said to them that he was not very tired even after traveling a huge distance.

“I guess ‘New Station’ is over there. I can feel the distortion of the world. It is not as heterogeneous as , but it is a space separated by its own rules. “This is my first time serving as a god at the level of a god.”

The compatibility between gods and wizards, who are naturally capable of using powers corresponding to the interchangeability of magic, is literally the worst, so it is rare for even great mages to directly visit the divine realm or come into contact with the gods.

Nevertheless, Simon Magus had that experience, and it was one of the trials and errors he experienced several times on his journey to find a clue to advance from the 9th to the 10th level.

“oh? “There is an entrance like stairs.”

“Has it materialized the passage down to the underworld? “There might be rules like you can’t come back alive once you go down, or you can’t look back while going up the stairs.”

“The story of Orpheus is a famous story.”

[Hades], one of the three main gods of Olympus, is a being from whom it is difficult to guarantee that even a demigod-level strongman will survive.

However, the three uninvited guests did not hesitate at all.

As I walked without hesitation up the endless stairs, even with the vision of a demigod, an unnatural darkness covered the entire place, pulling the three people into the basement.

Of course, it was possible to confront the manpower, but breaking the rules of the territory from the perspective of negotiation was only an act of hostility.

“hmm.”

At that time, Leonard flinched at the divinity stirring within him.

‘… Hyeonmu reacts. [Hades], the god who rules the underworld, is also the god of death. Does it resonate with the laws of the area?’

As Taeeumsin (太陰神), the divine beast that rules over death, Hyeonmu was often depicted as the head of numerous ghosts.

It was a being that could not be said to have much in common with [Hades], who reigned as the king of the afterlife. In Leonard’s imaginary world, where he directly experiences his power, Hyeonmu’s divinity becomes even stronger.

Because of the deification, the eye level has become the same, so it is possible to see reference points in Heoshin’s power.

and.

“You’ve arrived.”

As Damian said, the scene unfolding before them was a truly functional afterlife in the old days.

Plains and fields spread out beyond the five rivers.

“I can’t see [Hades’] palace at all. “It looks like we need to go deeper into the center.”

“Even though we came down to the ground, it wasn’t really dark. “Don’t you think there is a separate light source? Wait a minute.”

Leonard’s eyes narrowed as he answered Simon’s words.

The great mage who witnessed the same scene, a blue light fluttering from the ceiling, explained its identity.

“That’s a Soul Stone. “It is not a crime that is serious enough to send one to hell, but the souls of those who have accumulated sins that cannot be easily forgiven are hung from the ceiling as lamps.”

“How long will I have to endure that punishment?”

“I heard that it varies greatly depending on the nature of the crime. Some souls last only a few years, while others hang on for hundreds of years. Well, what we are seeing now is just an illusion. Ultimately, Sinyeok is a space that embodies the old hometown.”

The ceiling of countless soul stones was so dreamlike that it was difficult to believe that the sight was an illusion.

It is completely different from the previous version, which was extremely unnatural.

“It seems like I don’t have the ability to fly or space transfer. If you want to cross the river, you might have to follow the rules of this new area.”

When Damian, who came down from the rocky mountain and faced the first river, spoke, Simon nodded his head in agreement.

The afterlife of the Olympian gods is fairly well-documented, so Leonard was able to answer before anyone else could explain it.

“It is Acheron, the river of sorrow. “You can only pass by under the guidance of the boatman, Charon.”

“okay. “Because Charon had to hand over a coin as fare, ancient undertakers put coins in the mouth and eyelids of the corpse.”

“That tradition applies to the dead, right? Can the living also cross with a coin?”

“No, you have to get permission from [Hades] or persuade the boatman. One way to do this would be to impress them like Orpheus, or to break through with force like the hero god Hercules.”

The options that Leonard and his group could choose from were limited.

If it was Charon, which was not a main body that existed in the past, but was embodied as a part of [Hades], it was not a very difficult opponent.

… Sigh… Sigh… .

Even tigers come when told, and the sound of paddling began to be heard softly beyond the water mist.

Boatman Charon.

A guide to the afterlife, whose name appears often in Olympus mythology, appeared before them. Because his entire body was covered with long, thick robes, it was difficult to recognize his appearance other than his stooped, large physique and strong grip.

It was a time when the three people were thinking about what he would ask for and how to make him submit.

-Get on.

Without even needing to hand over a coin or use force, Charon first brought his boat to the riverside and invited them to join them.

Damian, Simone, and Leonard just blinked at the situation.

It only stopped for a moment.

“Don’t you need ferry fare?”

-The master invited you, so there is no need.

Charon answered, taking his oar out of the water and pointing to the river flowing beyond Acheron.

―However, as you cross the river, you will have to overcome on your own the trials that come your way, and overcome all obstacles that stand in your way until you reach your master. It is like a qualification test for those who dare to visit the list while still alive.

“Aha, like Hercules?”

―… Honestly, I think he’s a bit of an exception.

Even before he was reborn as a god, he was a great hero who overturned the rivers of the underworld with a single blow of a club and even threatened the sun god [Helios] and the sea god [Poseidon] with Hydra’s poisoned arrows.

Charon, who blocked his path without knowing anything, was beaten to the point where he felt like he was going to die. He was even punished by being chained for a year for giving him a ride across the river without paying his fare.

You could call it the sorrow of a middle manager.

Either way, it was something he couldn’t handle.

-I will leave.

Charon, who had been depressed for a while due to old memories, returned to his usual self as soon as the three people got on board.

After a few strokes of the large oar, the ferryboat that had left the riverside of Acheron began to quickly head back.

Cocytus, the river of sorrow.

It was an area where I became sad as I looked back on the bitterness of my past through sleep. If you put your hand in the river without realizing it, your soul will freeze and you will fall over the railing.

‘… hmm? So does this mean that the power of extreme yin stays?’

After thinking that far, Leonard reached out to the river of Cocytus and touched the current with his fingertips.

just as expected.

A terrifying cold surges and penetrates into his body.

Even if it was a demigod-level being, if it could not control its energy, its body and soul would freeze and not function properly.

but.

-Huh.

Charon, who was watching Leonard’s atrocities, stuck out his tongue.

―He obtained divine status from the waters of the river of Cocytus, so he must have belonged to this group. This Charon’s eyes were not good enough to see.

It was just as he said.

Hyeonmu, who had been sleeping in the world of images, opened his eyes and breathed in the cold air of the river as if it were sweet water.

The color of the dark shell becomes darker, and as the progress of deification increases, the perfection of Taegeuk increases. Since it was Hyeonmu who was brought down through a trick that was close to expedient, the part where he lacked even a little bit of divine status compared to Suzaku has just been filled.

Damian and Simon didn’t even look at the surface of the water to see it, so Cocytus passed by quickly.

―Starting from here is the third river of flames.

Phlegethon.

A fire that cannot exist naturally flows like a river, burning away the sins and filth buried in the soul. It didn’t mean much to those in the flesh, but Leonard was different this time.

If Hyeonmu feasted on Cocytus earlier, this time it was Suzaku’s turn to taste the delicacy.

―Even the flames of Flugeton… !

Charon’s eyes widened beneath the robe.

The flame to purify the soul had to possess a special divinity if it wanted to possess that power. Among the many gods of Olympus, if there were a being that could do that, there would be one left out of ten.

In Leonard’s world of imagination, the size of the Suzaku that spread its wings became even larger, and the color of the flame sparkled brightly, along with the ability to burn unclean and dirty things.

It was a strange sight, with Leonard achieving rapid growth in the new area where he had come to seek cooperation from [Hades].

“Hades won’t say anything if you drink water from the river, right?”

-The master is generous. If the whole of this world were His, He would not reprimand me for drinking a little of His river water.

“Hehe, even though it is a space realized as a new station, these rivers must be very dangerous due to the nature of the territorial laws… .”

Damian, who was casually joking with Charon, and Simon, whose eyes became brighter, followed Leonard’s back.

The person in question didn’t notice because he was trying to calm Suzaku down.

-You’ve already reached Lethe. It’s only happened two or three times in my life that I’ve come this far so quickly.

The ferry boat carrying three guests had already arrived in front of the fourth river.

Among the five rivers of the underworld, the second most famous river was Oblivion. Those who have had their memories erased here are divided into those who prepare to be reborn or those who are given a new life in the afterlife.

Leonard and his companions, who did not fit into either category, passed through the area while looking at the calm scenery.

Now it was the last time.

“This… !”

“hmm.”

“This place doesn’t seem to be much different from reality.”

The three people were greeted by Styx (Στ?ξ), the most famous and powerful river in Olympus mythology.

fantasy,