Reincarnated Lord: I can upgrade everything!

Chapter 272 Into The Spirit World [8]

After exhaling softly, Asher wrapped his fingers around the longsword's hilt. The moment his hand made contact, the blood-red chains binding it loosened and the giant hovering above the sword vanished into nothingness.Everything happened in a split second. Asher's right arm—now wielding the sword—turned crimson. His fingernails extended into hardened claws, and half of his hair took on the same blood-red hue.

He took a step back as if hit by an unseen force, and a wild, unrestrained power erupted from within him, sending the surrounding water into a furious churn.

"Ah…" He sighed, his voice several folds deeper as he looked at his reflection in the water—a mix of fascination and horror fixated on his mismatched eyes: one a vibrant crimson and the other a dull golden.

"After all these centuries… I, Ithamar am finally free!" A maniacal laugh escaped his lips. Suddenly, his crimson eye gleamed and without any warning, he swung the sword downward. A massive, scarlet crescent of sword light exploded from the blade, tearing through the sea.

The water split for 500 yards, leaving a deep, dark trench that scarred both the sea and land alike!

Meanwhile, at the sea surface, the knights aboard the ship, having just returned from their failed attempt to

Atticus's eyes blazed with anger.

Asher sighed. "I'm going to face battles in the future, Lord Atticus and my enemies have forged powerful alliances and decades of preparation, while I just discovered about this eventual battle a few months ago. A war is coming—one greater than the war that brought the end of the First Age and unleashed the horrors of the Dark Age. It doesn't matter if I want to participate or not. I'm already a target."

Atticus's glare softened. "I see…"

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As Jed steered the ship back the way they had come from, an object flew out of the water and landed on the boat, rolling before it stopped.

When the knights turned to look, their breath hitched. It was the horns of the Kraken!

In that very second, the sea began to part. Steps made of water rose from the depths and waking up from below was Asher, completely unaffected by the fact that he was walking on water and headed toward them with a calm face. No one knew about the presence of Atticus who was at the depth of the sea.

Atticus was the man behind this given his synergy with the water element.

Even as Asher stepped onto the deck, the knights still couldn't believe the man they thought was long dead stood before them unharmed.

Some noticed the sheathed sword in his right hand but Alex did not. "Your Lordship. I'm glad you're alive."

Asher revealed a small smile before he turned his attention to Eder.

"You have your beast," he said.

Eder glanced at the massive horns that would go for a lot in the town and then looked back at the intimidating cloaked man, whose predatory eyes sent chills down his spine. "I see that," Eder replied weakly.

"Then… take me to Goliathsgrave." Asher's voice carried an unyielding weight.

His words fell heavily in their ears, causing Jed's expression to sour.