Chapter 209
Chapter 209
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 209
Chapter Title: Earth Star Flash
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“…Huh? My body’s moving again…….”
At the same moment, Yoo Seongwon confirmed he could move freely and quickly opened his status window to check his skills.
The crackling text that had labeled him a low-grade commoner had vanished entirely, everything restored to its original state.
Just then, the gates of the knight order’s sanctuary swung open, and Akaron, Gaulph, Seom-myeol, and Krokbane burst out from the portal.
[Contractor! Are you alright?]
“Your Majesty! Are you safe?”
“What the hell? Where’d they come from?”
The Dragon-Phoenix King’s guards, who had been gearing up to fight again now that the barrier was broken, recoiled in surprise.
Meanwhile, more figures kept emerging from the sanctuary’s portal.
Knights of the Heavenly Sword Army, whose prison they’d been confined to, gathered around Yoo Seongwon one after another, followed by the Grand Commanders of the Commander Legions, including the Heavenly Grand Commander.
With his stats restored and those trapped in the sanctuary now moving freely, it was clear the Overlord Knight Yucheon’s Aspiration Sword had massively disrupted this place.
[Damn it! That bastard Yucheon! How dare he destroy the system I built!]
As if to prove it, the Dragon-Phoenix King’s roar echoed through the Forbidden City.
The grading system he ruled over China with—trials and all—had been temporarily shattered by the Overlord Knight Yucheon.
Summoning those six super-elite knights to claim them had backfired spectacularly.
[Sixth Guard Captain! Look what happened because you followed your damn advice!]
“I-I’m sorry, Dragon-Phoenix King!”
[I’ll deal with your crime later. For now, crush those insolent fools!]
“Yes! Summon all forces to the Dragon Palace here!”
With the Dragon-Phoenix King’s bellow, the battle within the palace erupted.
Yoo Seongwon had plenty to ponder—the Dragon-Phoenix King himself, the aftermath of taking him down—but he couldn’t waste this chance Yucheon had opened. Gripping the sword, he pointed it at the dais where the Dragon-Phoenix King sat and commanded his assembled knights.
“The true master of the Heavenly Sword Army, the legendary emperor who wove aspirations to unify the world—the Overlord Knight Yucheon has opened this path! To let it slip would be a disgrace to knighthood! All forces! Today, we end this constellation’s tyranny—the world that reduced humans to machine parts!”
[Insolent fool! Even if I poured everything into building this system, you think you can beat my super-elite and transcendent knights, plus my guards? First Guard Captain! Annihilate that wicked horde sowing chaos across the world!]
“Everyone, charge!”
“Ooooh! Waaaaah!”
Thus began the fierce clash between the Dragon-Phoenix King’s army and Yoo Seongwon’s forces.
At first, the encircling guards and army surged like waves, but Yoo Seongwon’s endlessly emerging troops pushed them back.
“What are you doing? Block them! Block them now!”
“The enemy’s assault is fiercer than expected! First Guard Captain! Th-the super-elite knights in their ranks outnumber ours by far! We’re calling reinforcements and troops from everywhere, but mobilization takes time…….”
“Damn it!”
The encirclement slowly crumbled, the ground littered far more with the guards’ corpses.
Sure, this was their home turf, with millions in reserve ready to deploy. If they stalled long enough, victory was certain.
But Yoo Seongwon’s army kept pouring out without end.
“The Commander Legions… they really do have a ton of troops.”
From the Heavenly Grand Commander who’d first emerged, to the Earth and Human Grand Commanders—each one summoned their own legions endlessly upon arrival.
Overwhelmed by the sheer tidal wave of forces, the Forbidden City guards fell back, Yoo Seongwon’s lines steadily expanding.
“Ooh… in a numbers game, our guys are unmatched.”
“More importantly, Your Majesty, that sword… isn’t it Emperor Yucheon’s?”
“He used Aspiration Sword and left it behind. Must mean he wants me to use it. Though… this thing feels weird?”
A silver-white blade with golden fittings and a black guard. An ominous aura emanated from it, yet no system window or status appeared.
It felt too extraordinary for an ordinary item, faintly glowing as if anything but commonplace.
While Yoo Seongwon just stared in fascination, Yucheong gazed at it with near-reverence, explaining further.
“This is a sword handed down from the ancients of our ‘star.’ The hilt and guard are newly forged, but the blade itself has been passed down unbroken. Legend says our ‘star’ bestowed it upon humanity, though there are other tales. In any case, its unique, mystical power has long symbolized royal and divine authority—and naturally, it became the emperor’s blade in our empire.”
“…That’s one hell of a heirloom. And he gives it to me?”
“Curiously, it shows no effect for ordinary folk. But for one with special fate or power, it shines like this…….”
“Me?”
“Your Majesty is, without doubt, the ‘guardian of the star,’ aren’t you? You’ve met the criteria. The sword bestowed by the ‘star’—a divine weapon. With this, you might even fell Hades’ apostle from before… or even a constellation.”
At Yucheong’s words, Yoo Seongwon glanced between the sword and the Dragon-Phoenix King atop the dais.
Memories of the Overlord Knight Yucheon’s final moments surfaced. With the weapon fitting his mission now in hand, a surge of elation, excitement, and aspiration welled up. He took a step toward the Dragon-Phoenix King.
“Alright, let’s go. Looks like the path’s clearing anyway?”
The battlefield raged on—Yoo Seongwon’s reinforcements flooding in, relentlessly pressing while the Dragon-Phoenix King’s guards fought desperately.
Airstrikes and missiles rained down at fire support requests, Commander Legion rearguards bolstering the push.
Yet Yoo Seongwon’s side kept gaining ground. The guards were being pushed back.
[Impossible! How? How are my guards losing? What are the Guard Captains doing? You’re the finest talents and qualities I selected! Trained without slacking! Why are you falling? With the ultimate system, no less!]
The Dragon-Phoenix King groaned in anguish as his guards retreated.
Seeing Yoo Seongwon’s forces close in—and Yoo Seongwon himself approaching with that mysteriously glowing sword—he realized what it was. But a ‘constellation’ couldn’t retreat from a mere human in fear.
[Block them! Those insolent wretches! Drive them out! No—buy time! Stall!]
Fleeing with tail tucked like a human? That would tarnish his dignity and honor, inviting mockery from fellow ‘constellations.’
Better ‘game over’ than run from humanity.
Thus, all the Dragon-Phoenix King could do was pour everything into repairing his shattered domain system.
“Then I’m off. Yucheong! The troops are yours.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. Finish it. All forces! Clear a path for His Majesty! Target: that dais! The Dragon-Phoenix King! He won’t dare flee a human, so reaching there means our victory!”
“Chaaarge!”
Yucheong, now in command, ordered his generals. Yoo Seongwon gripped Yucheon’s sword and plunged into the fray.
Spotting him charge ahead, the Heavenly Sword Army knights, the four original knights, and the new Commander Legion Grand Commanders shoved aside Guard Captains, desperately carving a path.
But the Guard Captains had no intention of letting Yoo Seongwon—their constellation’s target—pass easily.
“That golden armor! He’s the enemy leader and summoner of those knights! Attack him! Take him out, and we win! Inner Five! What are you doing? We can’t disgrace ourselves against a mere low-grade commoner.”
“Yes! On it.”
“Protect the Constellation!”
“Shout it! Fight on! Under the Dragon-Phoenix King! A world where chaos ends and order reigns! Where no one harbors wicked desires—this utopia must be defended! Shout it!”
“Waaaaah!”
The Dragon-Phoenix King’s world stripped human aspiration, turning them to parts—but with needs met and no futile struggles, some preferred it.
People often toiled blindly, fought for the unattainable, discovered their gems too late—breeding misery.
Here, no misfortune, sorrow, or misalignment.
Everyone contributed as their lot dictated, then rested. Surely some craved that.
“Our super-elites and transcendents are Constellation-approved. Show your power!”
“Damn! They’re not total idiots!”
[Hmm, regrouping formation already? Not bad.]
Clang!
The Dragon-Phoenix King’s guards and captains—China’s finest talents, rigorously trained—hadn’t crumbled easily. After the initial pushback, they reformed, redirecting all force at Yoo Seongwon.
But excellence wasn’t their monopoly.
“Heavenly Sword Army! Assemble! You bastards dare take His Majesty from us? Unforgivable!”
“…Jinseok, that sounds kinda weird.”
“Ah! Just gloss over it, Your Majesty! Ooh… that sword! Endorsed by Emperor Yucheon?”
“Uh… he left it for cleanup…….”
“Congratulations. As expected… we knew Your Majesty would earn it. Heavenly Sword Army! Behold! Our Majesty has received the sword from Emperor Yucheon!”
“Waaaaah!”
Yoo Seongwon flushed with embarrassment, but the Heavenly Sword Army and knights’ cheers pierced the heavens.
Endorsement from their founder, the empire’s progenitor, the Overlord Knight Yucheon elevated this battle’s worth. Morale soared.
For soldiers and knights who’d forged legends with him, this was no mere summons—it was scripting the epic’s sequel.
[Following the general was the right call. This is thrilling.]
“Is it?”
[Fun too. Earth Grand Commander! Human Grand Commander! With me! We’ll open the path for the general!]
[Yes!]
[Let’s go.]
Through the Heavenly Sword Army’s cleared lane, past the Commander Legions’ breach, they finally linked at the front. The Heavenly, Earth, and Human Grand Commanders guarded the flanks, ushering Yoo Seongwon forward.
At the vanguard, familiar faces as always.
The knights who’d first emerged and fought from the start—Gaulph, Krokbane, Akaron, Seom-myeol.
“Well fought, Your Majesty.”
[Title change proposal. Approve?]
[…Congrats.]
“You too? Anyway! Protect me. Time to end this!”
Nods.
Reaching the forefront, Yoo Seongwon faced the Dragon-Phoenix King, sword raised, deep breath.
The Overlord Knight Yucheon had opened the finale and signaled him.
In response, Yoo Seongwon resolved to inaugurate his true mission: unleashing the first chapter of the Overlord Heavenly Sword Style.
“Phew~ This is it. Dodge when I signal.”
“With pleasure!”
“Heavens! My blade, reaching the supreme…….”
[W-Wait! Hold on! If I vanish, my nation falls! China’s balance, the world’s—it’ll all shift massively. Think it over… No! Negotiate! Let’s negotiate! I don’t want to… fade like this…….]
As Yoo Seongwon raised Yucheon’s sword for Overlord Heavenly Sword Style, the Dragon-Phoenix King desperately pleaded.
But after endless humiliations, open war, and truths revealed—plus Yoo Seongwon’s mission to expel all ‘constellations’ from this ‘star’—there was no reason to listen.
“…This strike proves I stand for this land’s star! Everyone, get clearrr!”
[Overlord Heavenly Sword Style Chapter 1—Earth Star Flash!]