Reincarnation Of The Legendary Sword Saint

He didn’t even look at Kosan.

His eyes were locked on Hai.

"Hey."

Rowan’s voice was calm, but cold enough to freeze blood.

"This is the very last time I’ll stand in front of you."

His aura intensified.

The blue energy thickened, turning sharper and heavier.

"I’m about to take your life."

Rowan raised his sword slowly.

"And you’re busy talking."

Hai’s red-and-black aura suddenly erupted.

Dark crimson flames spiraled around his body, mixing with black demonic energy that cracked the air itself.

Rowan’s gaze sharpened.

"If you can’t join me and fight, then don’t talk to him."

His blade lifted higher.

"Because I’m still going to kill both of you anyway."

Rowan vanished.

Hai moved at the same time.

BOOM!!!

Their swords met. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

CLANG!!!!!

The collision shook the entire forest.

A shockwave blasted outward like a storm, ripping through the trees.

Branches shattered.

The ground split.

Even the air trembled from the pressure.

And before the clash could even continue, every monster in the forest fled.

Not a single beast remained.

Not one.

The entire area became dead silent, as if the world itself was terrified of what was about to happen.

Even the trees couldn’t endure it.

Some of them began to decay just from the aura alone—bark peeling, leaves turning black, trunks rotting as if time itself was being erased.

Kosan stood frozen, eyes wide.

"Damn..."

His voice was barely a whisper.

Then, Rowan and Hai exploded into motion.

Their bodies blurred.

Their swords clashed again and again, moving at insane speed, sparks and aura bursts tearing through the air with every strike.

SLASH!

CLANG!

SLASH!

CLANG!!

Rowan attacked relentlessly, slashing again and again, his blue aura roaring like a divine storm.

Hai stayed in front, blocking every strike, his red-and-black aura resisting the pressure with brutal force.

The forest shook with every collision.

Two monsters.

Two blades.

They both shot into the sky.

Wind exploded beneath their feet as they rose higher and higher, until the forest below looked like nothing but shadows.

Midair, they stared at each other.

Silence.

Then both moved at the same time.

Their swords swung forward together.

CLANG!!!

The impact cracked the air like thunder.

The shockwave spread outward, bending the clouds above them.

Hai vanished.

He appeared behind Rowan in an instant, blade already raised.

His sword came down.

But Rowan’s body split.

Two halves separated cleanly.

Hai’s eyes widened.

"A foreshadow?"

The divided body faded into mist.

And in that same moment, Rowan was already behind him.

His blade came down.

Hai reacted instantly, swinging his sword backward over his shoulder.

CLANG!!!

The force still pushed him forward through the air.

Then they exploded into motion again.

CLANG!

CLANG!!

CLANG!!!

Sparks scattered across the sky like falling stars.

They clashed again and again, moving so fast the air itself screamed.

Higher.

Higher.

Each strike pushed them farther into the heavens.

Hai’s eyes narrowed as he kept blocking, his red-and-black aura twisting violently around his body.

What the hell?

He gritted his teeth.

I’m still not even using everything.

And I can tell he isn’t either.

So why...

How is he keeping up?

It shouldn’t be possible.

It was impossible.

Yet Rowan was matching him strike for strike.

Hai’s mind raced.

He’s stronger than four years ago... far stronger.

But it doesn’t matter.

My Lord gave me his power.

No matter how strong Rowan is, he can’t be stronger than me.

Hai’s aura surged.

His sword pressed against Rowan’s, locking them together in midair.

The pressure between their blades distorted the air.

Their eyes met.

Hai’s lips curled into a cold smile.

Then he raised his free hand.

A red blast formed instantly, dense, violent, pulsing like a living flame.

He thrust it forward.

BOOM!!!

The blast slammed into Rowan’s face at point-blank range.

Smoke erupted, swallowing Rowan completely.

Hai drifted backward through the air, breathing slowly.

The smoke spread wider.

Then slowly faded.

Rowan was still there.

Standing in midair.

Not even pushed back.

Not even a single scratch.

Not even a tear in his clothing.

Rowan looked at Hai like he had just been annoyed.

Then he spoke.

"Funny."

His voice was calm.

"What were you expecting that to do?"

Hai’s smile vanished.

His eyes widened.

His expression hardened into disbelief.

What the hell...?

I didn’t expect that to kill him.

But at least a scratch.

At least something.

Nothing.

Rowan’s blue aura continued to roll calmly around him, like an endless ocean.

Then Rowan’s lips lifted slightly.

A faint smile.

His eyes sharpened.

"It looks like..."

Rowan raised his sword.

"...this is going to be fun."

He blocked it.

Rowan raised his sword.

He aimed it calmly.

"My turn," he said.

Then, he slashed the air.

A sharp blue aura burst out from his blade, slicing forward at unbelievable speed like a blade made of pure energy.

Hai’s eyes widened.

He raised his sword instantly, trying to block it, trying to slash the attack away.

But it was too fast.

A portion of the blue aura grazed his body.

SHHHK!

Blood burst out.

For the first time, Hai bled.

His skin split open like paper.

His body regenerated immediately, flesh sealing itself in an instant.

But the damage had already been done.

Hai froze midair, staring at the blood dripping down his armor.

"...What the hell?"

His voice turned low.

"That shouldn’t be possible."

He slowly lifted his hand, looking at the red stain.

"This is the first time I’ve seen my own blood..."

His eyes trembled.

"My skin is supposed to be impenetrable."

Rowan walked forward through the air like gravity meant nothing to him.

His expression didn’t change.

He looked bored.

"Why do you look so shocked?" Rowan asked. "Tell me."

Hai clenched his jaw.

"Four years ago, when you fought Valzaha, you couldn’t do this."

His voice hardened.

"You couldn’t just swing your sword and cut the air itself."

"You couldn’t release an attack that slices through anything, no matter how strong the target is."

He stared at Rowan like he was staring at a monster.