Re:Zero - Jobless Reincarnation: Succubus Sword God? I don't recognize it!

Chapter 545 Divine Blade, Divine Jade, and Sky Fortress

The only victim of what happened in the time reversal was Allen.

Click—11:27.

The midday sunlight shifts and turns, setting time in its natural order.

They cast beams of light through the gaps in the trees, illuminating the thick layer of fallen leaves in front of him.

Allen did not step on the swaying light and shadow; instead, he turned his head to look at Alsteed.

The only sound in the air was the rustling of wind-blown blades.

Seeing Allen looking over but remaining silent, the latter repeated coldly, "Returning to the capital via the teleportation magic circle will only take an instant, and you'll have four months afterward, enough time for you to get married several times. That should put your mind at ease."

Allen sighed. After several such incidents, he was certain that Alstead had absolutely no sense of humor whatsoever.

He is genuinely concerned about his marriage.

"Is it about how many wives I should marry now? No, it's about dealing with the aftermath of the troubles left over in the capital. And even if I were in the capital, I could still cultivate with you when I was resting. You're probably worried that as a human, my lifespan is only a few decades, and I'll die before I can extend my lifespan, right?"

So what conflict is there between my life and spiritual practice? Why can't we do both? After I get married, I can spend the day with you and the night with my wives, right?

The more he spoke, the more blunt he became, to the point that even Alsterd frowned slightly.

Cultivation is cultivation, what kind of wording is this, "mingling"?
"You can't guarantee that your descendants will have the same talent as you, and are you willing to leave things to future generations?"

Allen: Why did you suddenly become like Rudy? But is that what I meant?

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he heard Alsterd continue:

"As for cultivation: Although divine power, battle qi, and demonic power all come from the creator god, they are very different."

As he spoke, Auersted took a magic stone from his pocket with his right hand, and at the same time, he made a grasping motion in the air with his left hand.

The flow of profound meaning coursed through his fingers, transforming his palm into a transparent prison of fighting spirit, within which magical power surged, manifesting as wind-based attack magic that roared violently.

"Battle Qi is a refined magical power that has accumulated within a living being over many years. A swordsman's Battle Qi talent is the ability to control the Battle Qi within his body."

The magic that permeates the world can be communicated and manipulated through chanting. A magician's talent lies in the ability to sense and utilize magic.

But whether they are swordsmen or magicians, their use of magic for their own purposes ultimately stems from the permission granted by the rules left behind by the creator god.

The rules allow living beings to accumulate magical power within their bodies, condensing it into battle aura. Only then can living beings use this condensed magical power known as battle aura.

Rules allow life to communicate and mobilize the magic that permeates the world. Only with the convenience of rules can life leverage magic to create magic tricks.

Rules allow life to borrow from rules to gain greater power.

Only then can they become powerful, becoming swordsmen and magicians.

As soon as he finished speaking, the whirlwind in Orsteed's hand suddenly broke through the restraints of the Flowing Profound Technique, transforming into a sharp wind blade. With a whoosh, it sliced ​​the A-rank monster, the Forest Python, which was coiled in the tree above their heads, into two pieces, which fell to the ground with a thud.

At the same time, the magic stone in Orsteed's right hand had turned into a transparent stone covered with cracks.

The next instant, it was crushed by Alsteed, turning into dust that flowed down between his fingers.

His dragon eyes seemed to flow like magma.

"Invoke, communicate, leverage, store, transfer. These are the rules for using magic and battle aura."

But divine power is different.

Divine power does not exist around us; it cannot be felt, communicated, invoked, manipulated, stored, or transferred.

Divine power is the rules themselves; divine power is the embodiment of the rules contained within the bodies of the gods who govern various worlds.

It can only be used by life, not controlled by life.

As Allen watched Alsteed's demonstration, he instantly understood that the 'life' he spoke of included all the creatures of the six worlds, but not the six gods.

Gods are not living beings; they are gods with infinite lifespans, transcending the mortal realm.

They can govern the rules, act on behalf of the fractured Creator God, and rule over their respective worlds.

In reverse.

If Allen wants to have a longer lifespan, he can't just rely on the rules; he has to master them.

Mastering the rules, mastering the divine jade, possesses qualities only gods can have. Then...
Transcending the mundane.

Allen's eyes flickered as he asked, "Then why can you control the divine jade, the embodiment of rules? Although you possess the name of the Dragon God, you are not the true Dragon God. According to you, you are also a part of what you call 'life.' Don't tell me you can't actually control the divine jade."

Alstead interrupted Allen: "I really can't control the Divine Jewel."

Alan: ???
He raised an eyebrow: "The power of the burning divine jade that Aisha brought, didn't come from you?"

Alsted stared at Allen: "My body didn't return using time magic. After that time magic, the burning divine jade power you felt naturally no longer came from me." Allen was taken aback: "After the time magic, it no longer came from you?"

At the same time, the image of the white electric sparks containing divine power that appeared when Aisha's time magic returned flashed through his mind.
And, the blazing blade encircling those electric sparks.

He clearly sensed divine power within the dissipating lightning, and the knife itself, as it pierced Aisha's body, was also restrained by this divine power.
Wait, constraints??

Who is binding whom?

The electric sparks didn't appear before the divine blade pierced Aisha's body, but rather after it did!
His pupils widened suddenly: "The divine blade? The source of the burning divine power is the divine blade? The divine blade received divine power from time magic, and those electric sparks are emanating from within the divine blade?"

Orsteed nodded: "That's right, the burning divine power you felt, which couldn't be retained in your body and could only be watched to flow away in this world line, came from the divine sword."

The Divine Blade is the blade that my father, the first Dragon God, modified from one of his own arm bones. It is not only the sharpest blade in the world, but also a vessel, a vessel that holds divine power.

The reason He sent me to the future along with the divine sword was to allow me to wield divine power, so that when I entered the world of nothingness, I would have the means to fight against the only existing god in the present—the human god.

The reason why the divine blade requires a large amount of magical power is also due to this: the magical power binds the divine blade, and the divine blade binds the divine jade; it is a shortcut to using the divine jade and wielding divine power.

Allen was startled, as he recalled the Holy Sword of Saint Milis, which cut off his own arm to contain the power of the flesh-destroying god.

So it turns out that Saint Milis probably heard about the deeds of the first dragon god from the gods and humans, and that inspired him to make a sword from his arm bone.

He asked in surprise, "Then how did you use your divine power when the divine sword was in my hands? And if the divine sword is a shortcut to using the divine jade, wouldn't you be completely unable to fight against gods and men if your sword were stolen?"

Orsteed said, “When you and I fight, divine power overflows from the divine blade. You can only control the divine blade, but you cannot control the divine power. So not only are you using it, but I also benefit from it, after all, I am more familiar with divine power than you are.”

This is why I keep trying to seize the sword. Once I succeed, I can completely control those divine powers, and combined with the divine jade within my body, I can…

He cleared his throat awkwardly at this point, not uttering the final five words, "I'll kill you easily."

He continued, "As for the theft of the divine sword, although the sword itself is stored in the sealed dragon ruins and can only be summoned by dragon secret arts, Laplace was still wary of this possibility."

Before he split, he further modified the divine sword. Now, the divine sword is engraved with a summoning magic circle, and the target of the magic circle is...
The Dragon Saint Battle Qi within me is derived from the secret techniques of the Dragon Clan.

In other words, stealing is meaningless. Only those who possess Dragon Saint Battle Qi, a large amount of magic power, and the object of the Divine Jade are qualified to use the Divine Blade.

This is why I saw you attack after I took the knife from you. Because 'taking the knife' is a weakness known only to a select few, your use of this method actually confirms Laplace's concerns and proves you are an apostle of God and man.

Allen chuckled in exasperation: "Why don't you suspect that I also possess Dragon Saint Battle Aura? And if that's the case, wouldn't Laplace also be able to use the Divine Blade?"

With a stern face, Alsted patiently explained as if he were a patient who hadn't spoken to anyone in a long time, now having regained his ability to speak and was chatting away incessantly:
"Before the Demon Dragon King split, he was absolutely loyal to the Dragon Clan. After the split, the Demon Dragon King was unable to entangle his battle aura or use the divine blade. Although Laplace, who had lost his memories, knew how to cultivate the Dragon Saint Battle Aura, he had no intention of revenge and focused his attention on the destruction of the world a thousand years later."

As for you, you are a human, not a dragon, so where do you get the Dragon Saint Battle Qi?

It just looks increasingly suspicious.

Allen:
That makes perfect sense.

The divine being also concealed this deceptive information gap.

Orsteed continued, "After Aisha Notos Grellat and I discovered that you possessed the secret technique of reincarnation that allows you to be fleshed out in the future, we knew that you were the one Laplace would be able to solve the world-ending dilemma in the future."

Breaking the predicament of world destruction would naturally attract the favor of the creator god, and all the past events would then be cleared up and given a reasonable explanation.

After our research and discussion, we made corresponding arrangements to address this issue.

Aisha Notos Greirat inscribed new summoning magic on her magical armor to alter the magical fluctuations in the air.

When the divine sword pierces the magical armor, the magical armor is destroyed, and the summoning magic will take effect.

The magical fluctuations merged with the summoning magic fluctuations on the divine sword, changing the target of the summoning spell and simultaneously pointing it towards the Dragon Saint's Battle Aura and Milis's healing magic baptism circle.

The withered crystal that Aisha Notos Grerat brought no longer contained Dragon Saint Battle Aura, and there was no baptism magic circle in my body either.

In this way, before Aisha Notos Grellat's summoning magic completely fails, the divine blade will briefly point only at you as its owner.

That's why I was rejected by the Divine Blade, while you were accepted by it.

This is the key to victory that Aisha Notos Greirat and I devised:
The instant the time magic succeeded, I burned the divine jade, sending divine power through the crack in the time magic to the past. It was naturally absorbed by the divine blade, and then came into your hands.

In this way, you can ensure that the timeline merges smoothly until I fully receive the memories. You will possess the most powerful force in the world, enough to resist all divine schemes.

Allen felt the Dragon Saint Battle Qi in his abdomen, which had been completely depleted that morning, and murmured, "So that's how it is. So what you meant by cultivation was actually cultivating Dragon Saint Battle Qi?"

Orsteed nodded: "Cultivate the Dragon Saint Battle Qi and master the Divine Blade. From now on, you will carry the Divine Blade and use it to control the Divine Jade. During this time, the divine power will continuously cleanse your flesh and blood. This is the most reasonable idea for prolonging your lifespan."

Of course, further verification is still needed, so time is of the essence.

"Is there no opportunity to cultivate Dragon Saint Battle Qi in the capital?"

Orsteed shook his head: "Cultivating Dragon Saint Battle Qi is not difficult, but accumulating enough Dragon Saint Battle Qi in a short period of time to be able to wield the Divine Blade is difficult. This requires a shortcut."

The shortcut isn't in Yars, it's in Sky Fortress.

(End of this chapter)