Chapter 137 — Completion of Infinity, Birth of a God
Shen stood in the center of the courtyard, surrounded by broken stones, cracked pillars, and faint shimmering marks of thousands of slashes.
Seven days.
Two thousand five hundred forms.
His breathing was calm.
Too calm.
Lare stared at him with disbelief.
> Lare: "Shen… you look like you're not even tired."
Shen lifted his sword slightly.
> Shen: "Tired? I'm just getting started."
His aura trembled—
not magical aura, not dark mage energy—
something deeper.
Something primal.
A pressure that made Lare's skin crawl.
> Lare: "That… that's not human aura."
Shen stepped forward.
> Shen: "Infinity Sword Style.
All 2500 forms… complete."
Lare swallowed.
> Lare: "Show me."
Shen closed his eyes.
WHOOM—
The atmosphere bent around him.
He raised his sword.
> Shen: "Form 2471… Pulse Break."
He swung—
without touching anything.
A trapped shockwave exploded outward in a perfect circle, cracking the ground.
Lare stumbled back.
> Lare: "You just crushed air with a swing… what level IS this?!"
Shen didn't answer.
He moved again—
faster than thought.
> Shen: "Form 2488… Timeless Flash."
His body flickered.
Disappeared.
Reappeared behind Lare.
Lare panicked.
> Lare: "You didn't use speed… you CUT space?!"
Shen's voice was soft.
> Shen: "Sword science, Lare.
Cut the resistance between two points… and distance becomes meaningless."
Lare stared at him.
> Lare: "You're becoming a monster…"
Shen grinned.
> Shen: "Not a monster. A swordsman."
He raised his blade again.
> Shen: "Form 2499… Zero-Death Edge."
A line cut across the wall—
without Shen even moving.
Lare whispered:
> Lare: "A cut without motion… the sword is moving even when you're not…"
Shen nodded.
> Shen: "Infinity means endless motion. Endless possibility."
Lare stepped back.
> Lare: "The last form… show me Form 2500."
Shen's eyes sharpened.
Everything froze.
Even the dust.
Even the wind.
Shen inhaled slowly.
> Shen: "Form 2500…
Infinity — Godslayer Form."
The world shook.
A white aura mixed with black cosmic lines erupted from his body.
The sky flickered between colors.
Lare covered his face.
> Lare: "WHAT IS THAT AURA?! It's not mana—
It's not anything from this world—!"
Each step Shen took made the ground ripple.
His heartbeat created shockwaves.
> Shen: "The final form doesn't attack."
> Lare: "What…?"
Shen opened his palm.
> Shen: "It overpowers reality itself."
The sword hummed violently.
Shen swung once.
For a moment—
silence.
Then—
BOOOOOOM.
A crescent-shaped rift tore across the horizon, splitting distant mountains.
Lare dropped to his knees.
> Lare: "That wasn't a slash… that was a god's strike…"
Shen lowered the sword.
His aura glowed like a living sun.
> Shen: "All 2500 forms… perfected."
Lare trembled.
> Lare: "Shen… your aura is above divine…"
Shen did not deny it.
> Shen: "Even without my old powers—Dark Mage, Terminal, Null, Pure… I will rise again."
He tightened his grip.
> Shen: "And now… I've risen higher."
Lare swallowed hard.
> Lare: "What level are you now…?"
Shen looked at the sky.
> Shen: "God level? No."
He smirked.
> Shen: "This is just the beginning.
I will surpass gods…
and I will reach Rin."
The air bowed around him—
as if recognizing a new ruler.
Lare whispered:
> Lare: "Shen…
You're no longer human."
Shen walked past him.
> Shen: "Then let the gods fear me."
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Scene Change — Arcane Minister's Palace
SCRATCH…
SCRATCH…
CRAAAACK…!
In the heart of the palace,
a giant glowing egg began to fracture.
BOOM—
It shattered.
A powerful Arcane General rose from within, aura shaking the pillars.
The Arcane Minister stepped forward.
> Arcane Minister:
"Oh my powerful Arcane General…
You are my greatest creation."
He laughed proudly.
> Arcane Minister:
"Your body holds the power of the First and Second Arcane Kings.
With you, I will conquer the universe.
Even the gods."
The general kneeled.
> General 1:
"In your service, my lord."
A soldier ran in.
> Soldier:
"News from the South!
A boy awakened a skill—
but the skill is extremely OP!"
General 1 smirked.
> General 1:
"Perfect.
My first test."
His aura erupted violently.
Far away—
Azel felt it.
He staggered.
> Azel:
"What power…?!
A monster just awakened…"