The Reincarnate Became a Professor at the Academy

Was he insane?

The Sword Demon King couldn't help but think so.

It was in the midst of a fierce battle. A holy power emerged, splitting his chest.

As soon as he saw it, the Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor's eyes turned wild and he gulped it down.

'What on earth....'

The absurdity of the situation left him speechless.

The Sword Demon King was confident. He possessed the ability to end them all.

And yet, this outcome was not what he wanted.

He planned to kill the Heavenly Demon, the wife of the Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor.

And then, he would kill the Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor.

That was his revenge.

The Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor dying in vain was not what he wanted.

Gulp.

In the meantime.

The Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor took out something from his bosom and swallowed it.

No, something?

He knew. It was something he obtained when he became a Demon King.

'A fragment of the Demon God…!'

The Black Flame Demon King had died.

He saw that the Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor had killed him. However, he didn't know he possessed it.

'I thought those Transcendents might succumb to their desires and take it away.'

So, it was puzzling.

What was the Emperor's purpose in revealing it now, in the middle of this battle?

His curiosity burned.

'What on earth.'

An action beyond understanding.

For a moment, his mind froze.

Fwoosh!

In the meantime.

A divine light emanated from the Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor's body.

It's bizarre.

And it was sacred.

The demonic energy arising from human's negative emotions.

And the holy power that came from faith.

They were neutralizing each other.

Was that what he was aiming for?

'Transcendence…!'

Madman.

As all the cause and effect connected, the Sword Demon King moved to strike the Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor.

He was confident in his chances of victory.

But what if the Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor succeeded and reached transcendence?

'It's hard enough as it is.'

Supreme Realm.

Even at that level, the Emperor was pushing him to his limit.

If that guy reached transcendence?

Victory would be impossible.

He was at least at the level of a Transcendent.

He would soon reach the realm of a fully matured Transcendent.

'He must be killed.'

No matter what, he must be killed here.

Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor.

That monstrously powerful being. His attacks ignored any difference in level, while none of the Sword Demon King's efforts had any effect.

If he came here.

'At the level of a Demon King….'

There was no one who could stop him.

He didn't think anyone could defeat the Demon God.

But if he killed all the Demon Kings.

'The Demon God cannot act.'

The Sword Demon King foresaw the worst-case scenario.

A foe that diminished the Demon God's power.

And perhaps.

If this man continued to grow unchecked…

...He might reach the Demon God's fangs.

The Sword Demon King picked up his sword.

He steeled his resolve. His own life.

It wasn't that it wasn't precious. But if he could kill that being—

'The Demon God…'

The Demon God would bring him back to life. He would be favored. The diminished number of Demon Kings only reinforced this truth. It was proof that he could receive even more of the Demon God's power.

The Sword Demon King half-opened his eyes.

A murderous intent exploded forth, violent and suffocating. It was unlike anything before.

'I give up.'

The power he received from the Demon God.

The basic immortality received upon becoming a Demon King.

And one more.

Frenzy.

The Sword Demon King's eyes turned blood-red.

Boom!

The demonic energy rose even higher. His frenzy sacrificed his immortality.

He gained attack power from it. That strength was.

'Typically 5 times.'

Ssssss!!

The demonic energy rose to unimaginable heights, forcing even the Heavenly Demon and the Duke of Extermination to step back instinctively.

And then.

He struck down with his sword.

Dark Heaven.

Everything around, no, the sky was covered in black.

It descended downward.

Cheon Murin moved.

She swung her sword.

Screeech!

A darkness like the abyss.

Surface.

Countless lines formed a face of darkness, which engulfed the Sword Demon King's Black Heaven Sword Art.

"Gah!"

As a price, Cheon Murin coughed up blood, suffering internal injuries.

The Sword Demon King moved.

He recreated a black sky.

At that moment.

The Duke of Extermination moved. Light flashed, transcending space.

Her Manifestation of Thoughts,

Spreading countless threads in all directions, allowing her to move swiftly towards the rings attached to those threads.

The Sword Demon King's reaction was slightly delayed. The Duke of Extermination immediately unleashed her power.

Boom!

For a brief moment, his movements halted. The Sword Demon King's gaze locked onto the Duke of Extermination.

"You've lost your immortality."

-What does it matter?

After all, they'd all die here.

He abandoned immortality. The Thunderbolt cast by the Duke of Extermination burned half of the Sword Demon King's body.

The Sword Demon King did not scream.

The power bestowed by the Demon God.

Frenzy.

It granted overwhelming offensive power, and at the same time, it provided the ability to ignore pain from injuries.

Even if an arm was severed or a part of the body disappears, it granted the strength to continue fighting.

That was precisely Frenzy.

The Sword Demon King raised his sword to the sky.

And just as he was about to strike down.

"You're too late."

Half-closed eyes, a face that seemed completely unhinged no matter how you looked at it.

However, the Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor, Han Seojin, was watching him.

Ambivalent.

And yet, divine.

The two powers were not neutralized.

Rather, the polar attributes were becoming stronger.

"My head feels a bit dizzy."

Han Seojin touched his head with one hand. It was hot. His heart, the three rings, his dantian.

All of it was melting together. Holy Power and Demonic Qi.

And the fragment of the Demon God. They were blending into one.

Powers stronger than one's own thoughts. They intertwined. Yet, they were growing stronger.

As if trying to merge.

The morning star and three rings fused with the Holy Power.

The dantian devoured the Demon God's fragments.

No, was it devouring? Perhaps it was being devoured.

Han Seojin moved forward.

Eerily.

The darkness surrounding the Sword Demon King intensified.

The authority of frenzy made the darkness thicker, stronger, and wider.

When the Sword Demon King raised his sword, everything around began to darken.

-This shouldn't have been so easy.

"What is?"

Han Seojin's expression became more relaxed.

-The Heavenly Demon, the Duke of Extermination. They weren't ones to fall so easily.

Han Seojin's bewildering actions.

Because of that, to protect Han Seojin, they fell.

The Sword Demon King felt regret. That it would end like this.

He swung his sword down.

Han Seojin watched the descending sword.

A sword slashing from above to below.

It looked so solid and strong. However.

'More than I thought.'

Flash!

The ring engraved on his body emitted holy power. The Morning Star added strength.

The demonic qi engraved in his core intensified the fusion.

He instinctively swung his fist. Heaven-Surrendering Godly Technique… no, a gray flame that destroyed everything began to change.

Pitch black.

It was an abyss that seemed to swallow everything. The flame of the abyss.

Swoosh.

-…!

The Sword Demon King noticed the anomaly.

'No way.'

It was a brief moment. Han Seojin doing something strange.

And he showed an enormous gap.

It made sense—

A fragment of the Demon God. And holy power. He had devoured them.

He still couldn't move.

Even he himself would need years to recover from such madness.

Yet that guy…

'…is wielding that power.'

An unimaginable capability. He already understood divinity and demonic qi.

Jiiing.

Crown.

Something like a crown was being placed on his head.

Creak.

It felt as if time around him had stopped.

Han Seojin was…

Holy and divine.

As if time had stopped.

He was enveloped in such strange qualities.

And the strangest thing. That fist wrapped in an abyss-like flame.

Whoosh.

The fist moved.The Sword Demon King instinctively swung his sword. Though half of his body had been incinerated by the Destructive Thunder, his stance remained flawless.

Boom.

The massive strength he had gained by sacrificing his suppressed immortality came crashing down.

Han Seojin swung his fist.

Crunch.

'Huh…?'

The process was invisible.

He swung his fist, but he didn't see the fist being swung. It was a scene as if only the result existed.

'What is this…'

The Sword Demon King's eyes widened.

It was as if he wielded the power of time itself.

And then came the pain.

…Pain?

The Sword Demon King was bewildered. Pain shouldn't have been possible. With the frenzy augmenting him, all sensations of agony were supposed to be nullified.

Crack.

Han Seojin grabbed the Sword Demon King's arm. It felt as if something around them was twisting.

The Sword Demon King moved. He didn't know what it was. But the Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor in front of him now was.

'Dangerous.'

His mind sounded the alarm. Every sense sounded the alarm. The Sword Demon King leapt with all his might to escape this place.

Boom!

Something struck his body at a speed far surpassing his own.

-Cough!

Something spewed out. Dead blood. Black blood scattered everywhere.

'I must undo the frenzy…'

He needed to regain his immortality, not to fight back, but just to survive.

'What is this?'

The Sword Demon King realized the anomaly. His body had already come out of the frenzy.

But then, why, this pain, what on earth?

-Kyaaaa!!

He screamed. The flame of the abyss was breaking and burning his body.

He began to feel pain that seemed eternal.

Struggling in pain, he swung his sword. The sword did not reach.

Only then.

The Sword Demon King could realize that his body was moving very slowly.

'No way…'

Transcendent.

A being who defied the laws of the stars.

And they made their powers special.

The Sword Demon King wielded his sword. And established his domain.

But this guy…

'Time…'

The Sword Demon King realized after swinging his sword.

Time.

The transcendent who first used it had appeared.

Crunch.

The Demon Sword King lost consciousness as he saw Han Seojin's fist collide with his face.

My head was dizzy.

As if I had caught a severe cold.

A hazy mind enveloped my body. The fortunate thing was that my body was intact.

'The senses are…'

Sharper than usual. I could feel everything around me as if I were seeing it with my eyes, vividly.

'Something feels lethargic, and yet…'

I was overflowing with strength.

I tried to forcefully break through to transcendence, did I succeed?

I was not sure. It was as if something was swirling above my head.

However, one thing is certain.

'Did I absorb the fragment of the Demon God?'

A mysterious power settled in my dantian.

Yet it was different from demonic qi.

The purest power, similar to the Great Sky.

And when mixed with the fragment of the Demon God.

'The purest… demon?'

It was a power with such a feeling.

Forces of different natures, neither mixing nor repelling each other, were strangely interwoven.

And what was combining them.

'Unique Traits…'

Eternity.

That was it.

I wanted to analyze it further, but—

But right now, there were more pressing matters.

The dying Sword Demon King.

And the presence slowly trying to reveal itself.

And my unstable state.

Or was it unstable? I wasn't sure. If it were truly unstable, could it blend together so seamlessly?

This was my third time transcending, yet I slightly doubted if I had become a transcendent.

'In terms of power, yes.'

A strange state I had never seen before.

Should I say that I couldn't define it?

That was my current state.

Still, well…

'I think I can take on those guys.'

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