Chapter 127. The Sword That Tears the Planet Asunder, Three Thousand Minds in Reincarnation!
[The two understood each other, no need for unnecessary words—the most brutal and domineering battle in the world began.]
[One black, one blue—two brilliant lights flickered like lightning bolts tearing through the universe, slashing across the galaxy, silently probing one another. In the next moment, amid the deathly still shock of all who watched, they rushed toward the battlefield on the far side.]
[At last… the two figures came to a halt, one made the first move!]
[North America.]
["BOOM!!"]
[The sky was torn apart, a pair of snow-white hands wrapped in endless magma, thunderstorm, and red flood crashed down. Five mighty fingers like pillars holding up the heavens stretched across tens of thousands of kilometers, sweeping along a hurricane that blew away clouds and rain.]
[Kaguya looked down coldly at Raku Sou beneath her palm. Her snowy white arm stretched out, continuously pressing downward.]
[From the very beginning, she had gone all out.]
[She didn't want to let him escape her Five-Fingered Mountain!]
[With such a strong desire, she clearly already considered him a specimen in a glass cabinet.]
["Is that all?"]
[Raku Sou calmly and gently opened his palm, and a drop of pure heavy water fell. In an instant, countless silver lights spread from the earth, followed by giant crystal swords rising from the ground.]
[Ten thousand swords emerged simultaneously, their sword light piercing the sky. Each blazing crystal greatsword spun endlessly.]
[Brilliant radiance, silver light shattered the darkness.]
["BOOM!!"]
[In the next second, the troposphere over Earth's high latitudes erupted in a deafening explosion that lit up the entire globe. In the eyes of people struck with extreme terror, the sword light shot straight into the sky, clashing with Kaguya's massive hand descending from the heavens!]
[Amid boundless destruction, the ozone layer was torn apart, punctured with a huge hole, setting the sky ablaze. Scorching heat spread, as if two planets had collided!]
[Clouds across nations were swept away, the blood-red light in the crimson sky burned even brighter.]
[The planet's temperature was rising…]
[Soon it would evolve into an unprecedented drought, spreading across the globe.]
...
"Earth is really done for…"
Many spectators turned pale, trembling nonstop.
Governments of all nations felt a chill down their spines.
These two gods were fighting without restraint; even the aftershocks alone were enough to make Earth's environment uninhabitable for humans — especially with Eternal King Raku Sou and Beast Kaguya, who both deeply cared for humanity, didn't they?
But it was simply impossible to hold back...
Even the slightest hesitation for the sake of mankind might lead to being crushed by the opponent.
If the planet shatters — it can be patched.
If mass extinction happens — life can be reborn.
But if one fails — everything becomes meaningless.
In Raku Sou's eyes, if all humanity fell into reincarnation, then that would be the true end.
While in Kaguya's eyes — it was completely the opposite. Humanity, now living in comfort on Earth, was indulging in corruption and had lost ambition… only through reincarnation could they walk the righteous path.
Regardless of the direction, humanity must absolutely not let the other lead the way.
...
[High in the heavens.]
[Kaguya did not retreat a single step. The lightning wrapping her body dimmed slightly. Her hand withdrew calmly, unharmed. Though momentarily at a disadvantage, she still held absolute superiority — the use of Star God's powers merely consumed Earth's vitality.]
[Under the protection of the concept of reincarnation both inside and out, she was nearly invulnerable!]
[The only way to defeat her — is to step into the Corridor of Mind.]
[But Raku Sou didn't care about that. His blood-stained brows lifted slightly, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into a silver bolt of lightning, instantly launching a surprise attack on the blood-hued figure. At this moment, Kaguya's eyes began to regard him more seriously.]
[One wielded a sword, the other swung a hand — two dazzling lights exploded simultaneously!]
[The two clashed, tearing through ten thousand miles of sky, the void trembled. Just the aftershock of the released energy alone flattened the highest mountain in the world — Everest. After its peak collapsed, a deep chasm could be seen.]
[Far surpassing even the Great Rift Valley, it continuously extended downward, endlessly digging into the planet's core.]
[Like an abyss — faint glimpses of searing magma erupting from within the planet could be seen.]
["BOOOOM...!!"]
[Two beams of light, riding momentum, pierced through the mantle, puncturing the outer core, transition zone, and inner core. Amidst terrifying temperatures of 6000°C, they charged into the center of the Earth, surrounded by a dazzling crimson glow — both of them now stood amidst rivers of lava.]
[Just a single strike — blasted magma waves thousands of kilometers wide.]
[Lava spouted into the sky, annihilating everything!]
[Like a massive crimson fire geyser!]
[Had this happened on the surface, it would certainly have far surpassed the eruption of Mount Fuji, which had slumbered for tens of thousands of years, becoming a disaster capable of wiping out human civilization.]
...
"Damn, they punched through the Earth's core?!"
In real life, a professor of geography at Oxford University had bloodshot eyes, utterly shaken, watching two beings as mighty as gods and demons wreak havoc beneath the earth's crust. He was both deeply stunned and relieved that he didn't live in that world…
"Motherfucker, living on that Earth, I'd have to tear up yesterday's thesis with my own hands every damn day!"
Who could say for sure — what if one day those big shots slammed a tectonic plate off alignment?
Everything collapses, we'd have to start over from scratch, re-survey the geography from square one…
Even if gods descended, they'd be left spitting blood in despair.
...
[RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE…]
[On Earth, the shattered land everywhere trembled violently.]
[Fierce shockwaves from deep within the planet radiated outward — across all continents, tsunamis surged. Amid the cries and screams of people around the world, entire coastal cities were engulfed by the roaring floods, as if some ancient beast was tearing through the planet's innards.]
[The apocalypse had descended. The whole world seemed on the verge of collapse…]
[Then, cracks appeared — the ground torn into countless pieces, surging blue energy beams shot out from the fissures, forming brilliant auroras that spread wide, the land disintegrating without a sound!]
[A vast continent rose, tectonic plates began to thrust upward…]
[As if pushed by an invisible force, it soared thousands of meters into the sky in the blink of an eye!]
[To those on the ground, it was as if a wall of heaven was rising, bridging sky and earth, as though the heavens and the world had fused together — a scene as epic as mythology. Then, it exploded before humanity's stupefied eyes… within hundreds of kilometers, all was silently obliterated.]
[A column of energy dozens of kilometers thick pierced through the stratosphere, shooting straight into outer space!]
[Within the hazy energy stream, the silhouettes of two figures entwined, soaring ever higher, ascending from the column of light into space. At their point of contact, a blackish violet light erupted — capable of annihilating all things, endlessly expanding…]
[Expanding across thousands of kilometers!!]
[Even the previous energy column was engulfed by the violet light; the vacuum of space was devoured!]
[Its rate of expansion was terrifying — as if it intended to swallow the entire planet.]
[The whole world trembled.]
[Everyone's soul scattered, regardless of age or gender, all stared blankly, pale with horror — holy shit… why did it feel like the entire planet was about to be buried in this cold, lifeless void of space.]
[Immediately after, the violet light exploded!]
[Rapidly expanded!]
[Forming an invisible shockwave that spread outward — half the hemisphere could see it.]
[And then…]
["Still holding on, Onii-chan?" — Kaguya smiled as she asked.]
[The silver holy sword in Raku Sou's hand pointed forward: "Finally getting serious, huh? Then don't waste any more time — come at me!"]
[Kaguya gave a sweet smile: "Even though I know Onii-chan can't maintain this state for long… but since you asked for it… then… go to hell~."]
[Swoosh!]
[A strange aura spread — Kaguya's eyes narrowed, her entire being emitted a pale ash-gray hue, her mental image corroding reality, enveloping everything — including the Eternal King — pulling him into an endless, vast plain!]
[Mental Wasteland!]
[Plain of Despair!]
[This is...]
[Above what used to be the Japanese archipelago, now turned into an ocean, a Magus exclaimed: "This is… a world-class Reality Marble?"]
[The so-called Reality Marble is essentially a Grand Magecraft-class bounded field — a materialization of one's inner world corroding external reality, a construct ranking just below the Five True Magic. Although immensely powerful, it still falls short of being called invincible…]
[However, what stood before him was of world-class level — just as the name suggests — equivalent to creating an alternate world of equal rank to this one.]
[The one within… is invincible!]
[Like a Divine Realm from legend, but transcending even that!]
["What an… endlessly vast wasteland."]
[Raku Sou raised his sword and looked up, coldly — and he quickly spotted Kaguya's position, standing at the center of this world. It was atop the head of a colossal being, a gigantic Goddess with a maternal form who blanketed the sky, gazing down at the ground like a compassionate Bodhisattva, full of mercy for all life.]
["I have heard thus — and so I reveal what I have heard..."]
[From the void came solemn chants, layer upon layer, as though billions of souls were praising in unison, the Three Thousand Worlds singing together, forming a sacred and boundless voice.]
[The Goddess slowly raised her hand — a mysterious gray Heavenly Wheel roared in her grasp, formed from countless smaller wheels, containing the truth of reincarnation, the Samsara.]
["Subjugation of the Heavenly Demon—."]
[An overwhelming suppressive force — this was the power of an entire world pressing down!!]
[Raku Sou suddenly pressed his hand to the ground, and from the void burst forth countless drops of pure heavy water — legions of giant Crystal Swords emerged across the world, clashing with the Goddess's hundred arms in the sky.]
[Faintly visible… fragments of the Jewel Sword still emitted a dim glow.]
[Drawing power from a parallel world…]
["BOOOOMM!!"]
[Thunderous roars echoed endlessly, swords shattered, a hundred arms severed…]
[Each arm fell like collapsing mountain ranges, crashing down to the earth, crushing tectonic plates beneath them!]
["It's meaningless."]
[Kaguya spoke calmly, coldly — no damage could touch her.]
["Indeed."]
[Raku Sou understood that as well, and nodded in agreement.]
[So then…]
[Kaguya slightly hesitated.]
[That Silver Eternal King… unexpectedly severed his own consciousness — silver-gray light flashed, and in a near mutual destruction move, a point of light carrying his awareness pierced the forehead of the colossal Goddess, charging straight into the Heavenly Wheel of Samsara behind her!!]
[Everything that had come before… had been to prepare for this moment!]
[Wit versus Beast — this was the only chance to defeat her.]
...
Reality — countless people were stunned.
"WTF, genius!!"
"My Raku Sou always carries the team!"
"Though every time is a bloodbath, Raku Sou's never lost a fight."
"I — Random A — openly declare my admiration!"
"Hell yeah, a Mental Scale — a true battle of wits between humanity and a Beast!!"
"But… can Raku Sou of this life really defeat Kaguya, who has reincarnated three hundred seventy million times?"
"The situation is still dire, the real test has only just begun. But compared to before, don't you all feel like this time, we finally have a glimmer of hope for victory, dear friends?"
…
Under the breathless gazes of the audience in reality, Reincarnation of Myriad Lifetimes unfolded.
The next moment…
"Not Earth?"
Many were stunned — the scenery in the vision clearly didn't exist in Earth's history, but thinking about it, with Kaguya's vast life experience, it was very possible she had once visited another world.
Immediately after, the first life in Raku Sou's reincarnation appeared.
…
["Uwaa!!"]
[The cry of a newborn rang out — a silver-haired baby was born into a decaying millennial Empire.]
[The moment he was born, his parents were already dead. In the village, he relied on the charity of others to barely survive a miserable childhood.]
[But in a nation where corrupt officials wreaked havoc in the court, and land seizures worsened by the day…]
[Living — was itself a tragedy. Heart-wrenching events kept repeating…]
[His parents passed away, and because the Emperor had no sons, he declared the young Princess Kaguya as Empress — who then began madly increasing taxes, plunging the entire village into utter despair. Those who once helped young Raku Sou starved to death one after another — even after eating dirt and tree bark, they couldn't survive.]
[Many wanted to flee, but there was nowhere to run. In hopelessness, all they could wish for was an earlier death.]
[Indeed…]
[The world was just that dark.]
[The boy stood dazed, wanting to swing a sword and cut through this chaotic age — but was utterly powerless.]
[Because the Empire held nine Divine Annihilation Tools bestowed by the gods. Though half were lost, the rest were enough to suppress any rebellion, to crush millions of impoverished citizens beneath their rule… To resist — one must possess a Divine Annihilation Tool of their own.]
[Gradually…]
[No one knew exactly when it began, but the boy started carrying a bronze coffin on his back. He was silent, soft-spoken, but sometimes smiled — warm like the sun.]
[He left the village, riding a donkey, heading toward the Imperial Capital.]
[Someone once curiously asked him — what exactly was buried inside that coffin? He smiled and said: "It holds my parents who were forced to die, the villagers who starved because of taxes, the innocents sold off cheaply and killed to test blades…"]
[That person fell silent, gripped by a profound sorrow, and asked why he didn't just bury the bronze coffin.]
["When I can bury the entire Empire in it — only then will it be able to rest forever underground."]
[The silver-haired boy answered with a smile.]
[The other's expression changed. After a long while, he could only give a bitter laugh — how could the Empire possibly fall? With those who stirred the winds of fate, wielding Divine Sacred Treasures… there was no hope at all.]
[From then on, the two parted ways.]
[And so, the days passed.]
[The boy of years past now became renowned across the land, still carrying that bronze coffin, cutting down every injustice he saw — even two owners of Divine Annihilation Tools who had committed countless atrocities died by his hand. The civil and military officials of the Capital trembled at the mere mention of his name!]
[Even when tens of thousands of imperial guards laid traps and ambushes, he still broke through them all.]
[There were rumors that he once stormed the royal palace, questioning the Empress Kaguya why she did nothing. But it was silenced with a single line: "Under my rule, the world is at peace, the four seas sing and dance in harmony."]
[He attempted to assassinate the Empress — but was ultimately forced to retreat by the Supreme Divine Annihilation Tool.]
[Ten years later.]
[The world plunged into chaos, uprisings erupted everywhere, flames of war raged across the land. The boy from back then was now a silver-haired young man — his martial skills honed to the peak. That bronze coffin had also grown much heavier.]
[Following the surging current of history, he and the vast rebel army advanced southward like a hot knife through butter.]
[They captured five cities in a single day, battle reports poured in endlessly. In just half a month, they were pressing against the Imperial Capital.]
[Seeing the immense rebel force outside the city, countless corrupt officials panicked — as if the thousand-year-old Empire was about to collapse, their heads on the verge of falling… many began gathering their belongings and fleeing north.]
[The Empress flew into a fury, rode the Supreme Divine Tool, shattered the formation of a million-strong army through brute force, killed the rebel leader and four Divine Tool wielders, summoned the Imperial Capital's elite guards — and, against all odds, managed to turn the tide of battle!]
[Suddenly.]
[The silver-haired young man silently appeared with the bronze coffin on his back. He swung his Sword, killed countless elite guards with three strikes, shattered a Divine Tool with a single punch. His sorrowful eyes looked toward the Empress: "You killed your own people, and in the end, were overthrown by those very people. Is this what you truly wanted?"]
[Then, without any hesitation, he turned and left.]
[Leaving the Empress alone, lost: "Father, I think I've done wrong. You told me that if I just controlled the Divine Tool well, the Empire would endure forever… but I've failed. Outside of swinging a sword, I know nothing at all."]
["Father, I miss you so much…"]
[At dusk. The rebel army, after restoring morale, quickly advanced into the royal capital.]
[But what lay before them was a sea of fire — the Observatory Tower, the tallest structure in the Capital, burned fiercely. Thick black smoke polluted the skies for dozens of kilometers.]
[The decayed thousand-year Empire, in an instant, was reduced to ashes.]
[In the end, the Empress… set herself on fire!]
…
[Lost in her first round of reincarnation?]
[Outside the cycle, Kaguya furrowed her brow — that shameful Empress was just a fragment of her own personality — the weakest, most naive, most foolish version, even less than what she had once been at the beginning… Hmph, being defeated by Onii-chan was only natural.]
[Onii-chan, things won't be so easy from now on.]
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Note: I'm speechless. This fanfic is seriously turning into some xianxia cultivation story...
It's getting weirder and weirder...