Sound Sword

"Next, I'll show you a special technique of the Sword God Style-the Sound Sword."

Paul took out a wooden training sword, closed his eyes, and drew a deep breath.

Bang!

The next second, Paul slashed at a rock to one side. Almost the instant he swung, the rock had already been cut in half.

So fast!

Rudeus marveled inwardly as he watched Paul perform the Sound Sword. That had to be the speed of sound, right?

"Well? Have you learned it?"

Paul had deliberately demonstrated the Sound Sword to recover the dignity Rudeus had just cost him.

"No!"

Rudeus shook his head honestly. After all, this was a sword technique only Advanced Swordsmen could learn. There was no way anyone could master it after seeing it once. Paul was probably just joking.

In fact, Rudeus was right. Paul was joking. After all, what three-year-old in the world could learn the Sound Sword after seeing it once? If there really was one, he would eat three pounds!

"What's wrong, Radeus?"

Seeing Radeus suddenly close his eyes without saying a word, Paul thought something was wrong with him. Just as Paul was about to go over and check, Radeus opened his eyes again.

"I've figured it out!"

Radeus looked calm, but his voice was full of confidence.

"?"

"!!!"

"Wh-what do you mean?"

Paul was utterly baffled. Figured it out? What had he figured out?

Could it be?

Paul didn't dare pursue that thought. How could anyone really learn the Sound Sword after seeing it once? Wh-what if Radeus really had learned it?

A three-year-old Advanced Swordsman?

Was he even human? Could he be a dragon?

"I said I think I've learned the Sound Sword, Dad!" Radeus explained again.

With Radeus confirming it, even Rudeus was starting to lose his composure.

What the hell?

People like this were the sneakiest. You asked whether they won or lost, and they hit you with, 'I've figured it out.'

What was this supposed to be? He was cheating!

Wang Yangming spent decades laying the groundwork before attaining enlightenment at Longchang, and now you, Radeus, spent half a year preparing and became an Advanced Swordsman at three?

Have you no shame? So leaving your cheats on means you never turned them on?

"Hey, hey, Radeus, don't tease your dad."

Paul simply couldn't believe it was true. He thought Radeus was only joking to make him happy.

Radeus raised his wooden sword, copied Paul's stance as he tightened his grip on the hilt, drew a deep breath, and slashed down at a tree.

The two stared fixedly at Radeus, not daring to blink. The moment Radeus swung his sword, the tree in front of him had already fallen.

The same method, the same speed, and the same result. There was no doubt about it: that was the Sound Sword!

Someone really, truly had become an Advanced Swordsman of the Sword God Style at three years old after seeing the Sound Sword just once!

Paul stared at the dense battle aura wrapped around Radeus's entire body, unable to speak for a long time.

A genius-no, a monster beyond genius! The Sword God of this era has appeared! My son is going to become the Sword God!

Rudeus's confidence took a serious blow. This guy was terrifying.

"How was that, Dad? I didn't make any mistakes, did I?" Radeus asked Paul, who was still in a daze.

"Ah, ah! N-no, no mistakes. Absolutely perfect. That was an excellent example. Rudeus, you need to learn more from Radeus."

Paul emerged from his fantasies and spoke to Radeus and Rudeus.

Rudeus really wanted to say, Father, your son simply cannot do it!

"Radeus, you have a great gift for swordsmanship. You'll definitely become a God-tier swordsman someday, but you mustn't grow complacent now. Understand?" Paul told Radeus earnestly.

"Understood, Dad. I'll keep working hard!" Radeus replied.

Hearing Radeus's answer, Paul only wanted to say:

You don't have to work that hard. Could you slow down a little? Your dad's heart can't quite take it.

"Mm, yes! I'll go see if your mom and Lilia have finished making lunch. Keep practicing for now."

With those words, Paul hurried toward the living room. He wanted to tell everyone the good news. Joy was better shared than enjoyed alone.

Once Paul had left, Rudeus questioned Radeus.

"No, seriously, how did you just learn it?"

"Didn't Father say it took years of practice, plus wrapping yourself in battle aura?"

Radeus smiled and looked at Rudeus proudly.

"Heh-heh, obviously because I'm exceptionally gifted! I'm a genius!"

Rudeus really wanted to snap back, but he couldn't refute it!

Only now did Radeus understand what the Six Eyes: Modified he had received in the reincarnation space actually meant.

At present, Radeus's Six Eyes offered more than just precise control over mana. They could also copy things like the Sharingan. He could clearly see how Paul exerted his strength, as well as how he used his battle aura and how dense it was.

This allowed him to use battle aura and perform the Sound Sword after watching it just once, though the physical strength granted by his Heavenly Restriction also played a major part.

So far, however, aside from his Six Eyes and his overwhelmingly powerful body, he hadn't seen any sign of his other cheats and didn't know what was going on with them. Perhaps they would appear once he reached a certain stage. That was how novels always set things up.

"Big brother, for the sake of your very well-behaved little brother, please teach me the trick!"

Rudeus had abandoned all shame in his quest to learn the Sound Sword.

"Call me your adoptive father, and I'll teach you!"

"Adoptive Father!"

Rudeus didn't hesitate in the slightest. After years of Radeus's influence, he had strayed further and further down the wrong path.

As far as Rudeus was concerned now, if it meant learning the Sound Sword, he would even agree to drive luxury cars and live in a mansion!

Paul reached the living room, where Roxy, Zenith, and Lilia all happened to be, and immediately told the three what had just happened.

The news made all three feel their vision darken, and they struggled to recover.

What did he mean, a three-year-old Advanced Swordsman? What did he mean, learning the Sound Sword after seeing it once? What did he mean, dense battle aura at three years old?

They knew every individual word, so why couldn't they understand them when put together?

They could accept their child being a magical genius or a swordsmanship genius, but nobody had asked him to excel so completely at both! How was anyone else supposed to live?

When Radeus used magic and people took him for a mage, he could deliberately let them get close, only for them to discover the moment they approached that this bastard was also a God-tier swordsman. Wouldn't that leave you in despair?

"R-really?"

"Y-yes. It couldn't be more real!"

Roxy felt that not a single child in this family was normal. Her entire worldview was being rewritten every day here.

One excelled at Chantless casting, was proficient in all kinds of magic, and had an absurdly high mana capacity. The other also excelled at Chantless casting and was proficient in all kinds of magic. Though his mana capacity wasn't as frightening as the first one's, it was still beyond what ordinary people could attain, and now they were saying his talent for swordsmanship was so great that nobody would believe it!

It felt as though the Seven Great Powers would have new members before long!