Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1369 - 971: The Legendary Cursed Tool
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As the screams of countless cockroaches overlapped and continuously sounded amidst the Karmic Fire, the black sea of insects originally teeming with cockroaches was replaced by a vast sea of fire.
A large expanse of flames burned from the center of the cockroach sea, spreading outward like flowing lava, instantly killing innumerable cockroaches, turning them to ashes in droves.
Originally, these cockroaches, enhanced by sorcery, would not fear ordinary flames, but in the face of this Red Lotus Karma Fire, they were even more fragile than regular cockroaches encountering fire.
And amidst this sea of fire, a robust arm holding a decayed blade silently soared into the air, eventually falling into the sea of fire, both blade and hand incinerated into oblivion.
"You...!"
Black Mukuro, having lost an arm, emitted a piercing scream, looking with terror at the center of the sea of fire ahead.
There, Reiger, transformed into a foreign youth, was bathed entirely in flames, his gaze upon Black Mukuro particularly cold.
The gloves on his hands, due to the exhaustion of sorcery, no longer emitted a brilliant sheen.
However, in Reiger’s right hand, he clutched another weapon.
It was a sword with an ancient design, evidently enduring the passage of time, yet still brimming with sharpness.
The Red Lotus Karma Fire burned fiercely on the blade, the aura it emitted not only scorching but also exuding a sense of extreme slaughter.
At the sight of this sword, Black Mukuro seemed to see some terrifying demon, letting out a scream, turning around, and fleeing in a panic.
"Don’t you like the taste of iron?"
Just as Black Mukuro turned to flee, Reiger’s voice reached its ears.
"If so, then come and taste this piece of iron in my hand."
The moment these words fell, as if a sun rose amidst the Karmic Fire, the ancient sword ablaze with flames traced a true arc, slashing toward the frantic Black Mukuro.
"Psssh!"
Black Mukuro didn’t even get the chance to react, or rather, it was so frightened that it didn’t even have the thought to resist, and its head was easily chopped off.
"Boom!"
The flames burned, consuming Black Mukuro’s body, as if purifying this evil existence, reducing it to nothing.
"Killed a Poet, gained 5 points."
Xiao Jin’s voice erupted at the perfect moment.
Having slain Black Mukuro with a single stroke, Reiger then emerged amidst the flames.
But——
"...So Ghost Slayer is in your hands?"
Uonaga Hengo appeared before Reiger at some unknown point, gazing at the sword in his hand, as if restraining some emotion, and squeezed out this sentence.
"Oh?"
Ishinaji Ryu quietly approached, coming behind Reiger, and upon hearing Uonaga Hengo’s words, raised an eyebrow.
"So this sword truly is the fabled Ghost Slayer?"
Ishinaji Ryu also looked at the sword in Reiger’s hand.
It is said that in the Heian period a thousand years ago, the renowned Minamoto Manchong owned two famous swords.
One was named Higekiri, and the other Hizamaru.
They were Genji’s cherished treasures, and even in modern times, they enjoy great fame, celebrated in folklore as a dazzling pair of renowned swords.
Especially Higekiri, which is steeped in mythological color.
For it was many times used to slay demons, a powerful weapon for vanquishing ghosts and demons.
During the Heian period, Higekiri and Hizamaru were passed down to Minamoto no Yoshiie by Minamoto Manchong, and Minamoto no Yoshiie then handed Higekiri to one of his Four Heavenly Kings, Watanabe no Tsuna. According to legend, Watanabe no Tsuna used Higekiri to sever the arm of the infamous demon Ibaraki-Dōji at Gojo Bridge.
Since then, Higekiri was nicknamed "Ghost Slayer."
Later on, Mikoshiba Yoshinaka used Ghost Slayer to slay demons at Huyin Mountain, and the sword was later passed to Minamoto no Yoritomo, further enhancing its mythological aura.
Thus, through generations of inheritance, Ghost Slayer became a treasured blade wieldable only by the nation’s rulers, a Divine Weapon and also a symbol of authority.
Ishinaji Ryu’s era was far removed from the Heian period, yet he understood the significance of Ghost Slayer within the world of sorcery.
It was a Divine Weapon that stood out during the Heian period when sorcery was at its peak, a tremendously powerful cursed tool painstakingly crafted by the Genji, with all their wealth, resources, and manpower!
Ibaraki-Dōji, in folklore, was a demon, but in truth, during the Heian period of sorcerous supremacy, he was a Curse Spirit wreaking havoc upon the world, alongside another extremely powerful Curse Spirit, Shuten Dōji, revered as demon gods, occupying the Ōeyama region, disregarding humanity.
In that era, there were countless enigmatic creatures, and Shuten Dōji and Ibaraki-Dōji could still dominate among numerous mysterious beings, attesting to their power.
If not for Ryomensukuna’s overwhelming dominance in that era, perhaps Shuten Dōji and Ibaraki-Dōji would have been the most brilliant and terrifying demon gods of that time.
Ghost Slayer was capable of severing one of Ibaraki-Dōji’s arms, demonstrating its extraordinary power, superior to the average special-grade cursed tool.
In terms of rank, this cursed tool even surpassed treasures like the Prison Gate Border and the Eight-Eyed Pillar!
If the Genji hadn’t fallen into decline, causing the sword to vanish from sight, this sword would still be revered by the upper echelons of the world of sorcery as a symbol of authority, placed on an altar for worship.
No one expected that after so many years, Ghost Slayer would emerge once again, falling into the hands of a foreign sorcerer. If this news were to spread, the higher-ups of this country’s world of sorcery would surely go mad.
