Strongest Swordsman System
Rise of the System

“Xiao Liu, whatever happens.. don't be a swordsman...”.

“…. There was Grandpa An's very soft voice.

“HAH!” Liu opened his eyes, looking around. Why is he in a white room?

He should be in the room, right? Why is it suddenly here?

“KEK?” Liu looked around, but there was no one.

“Gosh.” Little Liu rubbed his eyes, until many times, but still it was all he saw.

Liu tried to calm down, he kept ringing his grandfather's words.

“AH NOISY! I WANT TO BE PE-“

“Decars?”

“WOH!” Little Liu was aghast, there was a female voice behind him!

His voice is softer than Grandpa's! How come?

“SI-WHO?”

Liu turned his head slowly and sure enough, there was a woman in a white dress holding a long leaf.

It seems Liu has seen him somewhere.

“Ah! Miss the Goddess Kwan I-“

“Unfortunately not.” The beautiful shining woman immediately brushed aside what Liu said.

“Ah instead.” Liu put his hand on his forehead, like thinking.

“Know Sun Go King?”

“Liu, I told you I'm not the Goddess.” The white-clothed woman smiled gently, her heart very patiently facing the curious Liu.

“WHY CAN YOU KNOW MY NAME!?” Liu was shocked, so natural that he himself had never met such a radiant beauty.

The woman looked at Liu closely, from the look in her eyes Liu already felt warmth.

Liu doesn't see anyone else anymore, surely this luminous lady knows something.

The move doesn't make sense, is it a dream? Liu pinched her cheek hard. “Duh.” And it hurts.

If not a dream, what does dong mean?

Liu gulped his saliva, preparing an important question. “Nona... What is this place?”

“Welcome to the afterlife.” The woman smiled again.

“NATURAL!?”

“Ahaha don't be surprised so.”

“Which may not be surprised!” Liu is still processing what he heard.

“I Dewi Xinmu.” The woman in a glowing white dress said her identity.

“Hmm. Never heard of.” Liu is telling the truth.

“I'm not that famous in your world huh?” Goddess Xinmu smiled, very soft and sincere, just looking at her felt peace in the heart.

‘So the God exists?’ inner Liu, he had stolen when reading the collection of grandfather books about the gods.

"There is of course.” The Goddess smiled.

“Wah! In my heart, you know!” Liu was impressed, only this time his heart was known to the gods!

“But in my world not many believe in gods.”

“Really?” The Goddess got a lot of info from Xiao Liu.

“You guys didn't show up anyway in our world.”

In fact Liu never saw the beautiful mothers glow in the village.

Goddess Xinmu fell silent, she could see the smoldering spirit of Xiao Liu.

“I'm dead yes.” Liu looked at his palm, the skull marks were glowing red now, and he thought it was cool.

“Kakek An said this sign existed since I was born.” Liu did not show this mark to anyone but grandfather, but now he was dead, so why hide it again?

“Ah.” Goddess Xinmu held Liu's right hand and looked at her closely.

“Ummm...” The Goddess looked at her hand seriously, Liu became embarrassed.

“Goddess, this is nothing. Grandfather said this sign always made me sick, but now Grandpa no longer need to bother taking care of me.”

The fact is only Grandpa An ‘ is the family he has. An's grandfather always forbade him to become a warrior, but Liu remained disobedient and instead died after training. It's a little silly, but is that the power of the old man's words?

Is this a punishment for an ungodly child who does not obey the parents' orders?

“Liu is not completely wrong kok.” The Goddess broke Liu's daydream.

Liu stared in wonder why the Goddess did not blame him as well for ignoring the orders of the old man?

“Pendekar An has advised you, but want to be a swordsman or not, Liu will still die.”

“...” Liu speechless.

“What?”

So this is not because of disobedience to parents?

“This is because of the curse of the skull that was on you.”

“Curse?” Liu just found out.

“THOUGH GRANDFATHER SAID THIS SIGN WAS HIS SCRIBBLE MASTERPIECE WHEN I WAS BORN.”

“SO GRANDPA LIED!?” Liu has not been able to accept this kind of reality.

Grandpa An always said that the sign on him is an exclusive tattoo or graffiti that indicates he is his son, until now he believes in it!

But what could Grandpa An or the Goddess trust more!?

“Yeah, it says so you don't worry.”

“Oh true also.”

What the Goddess said was true, what would happen if she heard the fact that she got a curse? He may get depressed and die early.

Living five years in the world is not bad either!

At least Liu can feel Grandpa An's affection, which will be a memory forever in the afterlife.

“I haven't said goodbye.” Liu bowed, it felt like he had a lot to say before parting forever with Grandpa An.

“Liu..”.

The voice of the goddess sounded different, now louder and resolute.

“...” Liu saw the serious eyes of the Goddess.

“Please promise me.”

“Appoint?” What kind of a shift in topic is this? Liu doesn't understand at all.

“You will be the strongest swordsman.”

“... ah.. it was my wish Goddess but I don't want to be a ghost swordsman who walks.” Liu welcomed the intentions of the goddess who had supported this dream.

“No, you won't be a ghost. You will come back to life.”

“….”

….

“Hah?” Liu wondered why the goddess looked at him so seriously?

He's kidding ‘kan?

Wait, can the goddess joke?

Liu closed his eyes, he could feel an aura of seriousness, even Grandpa An alone had never been this serious!

“Sorry goddess, maybe because of pain, ears, eyes and my mind so imagine this.”

“There's no way I'm in this empty white room, whether I get peace or torture, that's all.”

Liu knew very well that if he died then according to his belief that one's place was in happiness or misery, it was impossible even in the white empty space, let alone meeting a goddess!

“After all Grandpa An always said ‘be careful on women’.” And Liu can apply it now because the Goddess is female.

It was possible that if he met a god, he could believe this.

“So thank you for your beautiful imagination, now let me go to peace or sadness. Thanks for the attention.”

Liu closed his eyes calming his mind, raising both his hands up, he was ready to regain consciousness.

PLAQUE.

Liu felt his cheek slapped on someone.

“Ah.” Liu opened his eyes, The Goddess looked at him so seriously that it felt even more frightening than the seriousness of her grandfather.

“Hiks.” His cheeks were hot like being bitten by a red ant, he did not go anywhere else either.

“HUAAAH!” Liu was not strong enough to endure the pain, as a result his emotions overflowed profusely.

“Ah don't fill in! Cup cup.” Goddess Xinmu gently stroked the child's head.

‘This is what it feels like to be slapped by a goddess?’ inner Liu, he thought that what he saw was just a hallucination of the real afterlife.

“You are not wrong Liu, your place is not here.” Goddess Xinmu seemed to be about to clarify the situation.

“I meet you in nature border of earth and spirit.”

“Nature border?”

For the natural size of the border turns minimalist also shaped white room like this.

“But why?” Liu began to understand what the goddess meant.

“Because of your determination, I met you.”

“...” Liu's expression turned more serious, this was not a hallucination and the reality of the goddess meeting him was….

“In grandfather's book.. the gods must not..” Liu tried to remember his words.

“Ikut interfere human affairs?”

“NAH!” Liu pointed to the spirit of the goddess that complemented his sentence.

“Nothing, this is my decision.”

The goddess who ignored the divine realm rules, met a child who was destined to die.

Liu still had many questions but his mouth heavily said, which he understood now the goddess was about to revive him.

“I came to answer your resolve.” Goddess Xinmu smiled again.

Determinedly.

Liu nodded small. All this time he only declared his determination and never got a real chance.

Now the goddess answered her greatest resolve!

Liu remembered the goddess saying she would not die, and after knowing this was not a delusion, he could believe it.

What can the goddess not do?

“Kakek An, even in other realms there are still those who care.” Liu closed his eyes pondering, unnoticed and acknowledged man is not the end of everything.

Goddess Xinmu smiled sincerely, while she placed her hands on Liu's head.

“Liu, I grant you the Strongest Swordsman System.”

“It will help you reach your goal, walk the path of truth, face challenges and fear not.”

‘System? What is it?’ Liu asked inwardly, he wanted to talk but his voice would not come out.

“The sky and the Earth will admit it, Xiao Liu, look at the vast horizon! Within ocean! Some of your strength is beyond what you can imagine!”

Meanwhile the white room trembled violently, Xiao Liu was swayed udder, yet Goddess Xinmu held it tightly.

“Take the path of the true swordsman! Surpass the sky as the Strongest Swordsman!”

SRING!

Immediately a dazzling white light shone on the entire area of the room, as if swallowing anyone who was there.

Before long the light disappeared leaving only your Xin Goddess alone. He was silent for a moment, while the shining leaves he was holding dried up.

“Xiao Liu, your challenge will be greater, you will not only face problems on earth.”

Dewi Xinmu had already established her decision, understanding the consequences she would receive.

By interfering with humans, it means one thing…

He will not be accepted in the realm of the gods, and it is not impossible for the gods to hunt him down.

“Xiao Liu, turn your worst destiny into your best.”

***

[LOADING.].

[Intiation System Completed]

[Start.. Ultimate Warrior System].

‘What is this writing and sound?’

Liu was astonished that after the bright light he was in the dark with strange glowing writings and a gentle man's voice.

Hearing the gentle man's voice made him think of Grandpa An.

But Liu could feel the difference.

‘Where is the goddess?’ Liu felt he was lying down, when he was standing.

Dukes…

DUKES…

‘Hey, why is it dark and cramped here!?’ This place is no better than before!

[Please don’t panic, I am with you now]

‘I DON'T UNDERSTAND!’

Liu was uncomfortable with the strange writings before his eyes as well as the voice of the man, what did he mean?

[Searching problem.].

[Detecting. Xiao Liu is not understanding].

[Change language.problem solved].

“Gosh.”

Just this time Liu saw something this weird. Isn't seeing the writing in plain sight and hearing the voices unnatural?

[Settings complete, restart.The Strongest Swordsman System].

“Nah new understand.”

Liu remembers the goddess saying ‘system’, what strange thing is that?

All he knew was that he would come back to life, but why did he move from light to darkness? Did he not rise up and be punished in eternal darkness?

[Xiao Liu's. The Strongest Swordsman System will accompany your life according to the orders of Goddess Xinmu]

‘What kind of default language is that? What system is a bunch of boring posts and sounds?’ inner Liu.

If it's about getting back up Liu understands, but if the system? It is still a small child and needs more explanation.

Liu was silent, well not entirely bad there was also writing and sound, than he only saw a pitch blackness like this.

‘System... system...’.

“System,” Liu said seriously, for some reason he was tempted to say it.

[What can I do for Mr Liu?]

“WAAAGH!”

'He replied!’

‘What to think!’

Liu thought the system was random strange writing as well as popping sounds, but it wasn't that limited.

‘Means, that system is not just writing and sound...’ Liu uses his brilliant brain to think.

“What is this system?”

[I will accompany Lord Liu's journey, according to the orders of Goddess Xinmu]

“Ooh, okay.” It feels like Liu has heard it, lest the system be a robot!?

….

No, there was a difference in the words he saw.

“So you're on my mind?”

[True Master, I will accompany you on a per-]

“Stop, I understand.”

‘No need to repeat three times also ‘kan!?’ liu protested in his heart.

Liu tried to move his body, this dark place was very narrow, he felt that there was some kind of wood above and beside him.

‘Maybe the system knows!’

What a great idea! Liu knew this system could answer what he asked!

“System, where are we?”

[Analyzing. in the grave].

“Cemetery!?”

Liu knew he was dead, but he thought he would wake up in his bed!

In cemetery!

[Over in the coffin.]

“System... su-how long have I been dead?” Liu's voice shook. He swallowed his saliva.

[From yesterday]

‘Call it!’

‘Not in the afterlife the time is different!?’ Liu did not expect that a short conversation with a goddess would be equal to a day on earth!

‘Aduh. How's this?’

‘Kakek An must have thought I was dead..’.

Yes it is certainly so, but what can be done, there is no way Grandpa An did not bury him.

‘I have to see him again!’

‘Alright I must rise from the grave!’

‘But how to ya?’

Liu was self-conscious, he was a weakling who could not even gather Qi, so what should he do?

Destroying an object with deep force can be done easily, but unfortunately he does not have that power.

[Master Liu you don't want to get out of here?]

“IF YOU KNOW HOW IT'S BEEN SINCE I CAME OUT.”

[You need help?]

Ho, can the system help him? Liu was skeptical but he had no other choice.

“Please yes.”

BRACKET!

HUSH OUT!

“WAH WHAT IS IT!?”

In a blink Liu's eyes were already resting on the ground. He looked around, shady trees were as far as the eye could see.

[Out the grave. succeeded].

Liu looked up, the luminous moon illuminated the earth, so bright and radiating tranquility.

“Already night.” Liu could feel the wind pounding his body, but there seemed to be something different.

Every night he usually feels like winter, and in winter he just shuts himself up at home.

Little Liu was used to it and did not care about it, but now it was different.

Liu looked at his hand and he was silent for a moment.

“WOAH NOT SKINNY!”

That bone-coated little hand turned normal!

Even his legs and his entire body!

“MY LONG HAIR TOO?” Liu fumbled his head, clearly his long hair was gone! So short hair now.

“ADUH BOTHER I EXTEND.”

Liu sounded disappointed, even though he wanted to follow Grandpa An's hairstyle. So now he has to stretch out his hair.

Liu turned out to be transformed in one night!

Spring.

Liu saw his right hand glow, and the red skull mark turned blue.

Why change color like this?

“What system happened to me?”

[System Power has risen, your body is not the same as before]

So the point is he's no longer as weak as he used to be? Is this the power that the goddess meant? To create determination?

Liu knew all this time his body had remained weak despite diligently drinking grandfather-made potions, and he had always wished he could be like any other child.

But his grandfather's existence gave him the power not to be himself. Xiao Liu is not weak!

He never felt healthier like this. The power of the system is great!

Having gotten fit, Liu immediately ran away from the forest to meet Grandpa An.

***

It took a while before Liu finally got close to the village.

‘Why did grandpa bury me so far?’

‘PATHAL NEAR VILLAGE ‘KAN CAN.’ Again Liu protested inwardly, surely grandfather had a reason to bury him in a remote forest right?

But it was fortunate that Liu knew the way to the village, after all he had been to the forest hunting with grandfather.

KKKCRMK…

The sound of fragile wood shocked him, and again the smell of smoke seeped into his nose.

“A- What is this?” Liu accelerated his footsteps and came to a halt at the village gate.

The entire building of the house was engulfed in the red manor, the reflection of the high soaring flames was clearly visible in the eyes of little Xiao Liu.

“Why can...” Liu fell silent, he did not understand why his village could burn like this?

‘Kakek An!’ Without thinking, Liu immediately set foot again into the village and passed the houses that had been engulfed in fire.

Liu turned his gaze in all directions, yet there was nothing other than ruins and great flames, his grandfather was nowhere!

“GRANDCH!”

Liu arrived at his courtyard, and his condition was no different from the others, it had even been reduced to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

Liu closed his eyes, his eyebrows sharply decreased.

[Detecting.no life].

The system responded to his wish, Liu opened his eyes slowly. Grandpa An was not in those ruins.

‘Who did this?’ As long as he lived, village conflicts sometimes occurred, but not to this extent….

The destruction of one village. This must be why!

“System, what happened?”

[Zhangkung village destroyed]

“I know.”

“Why?”

[Analyzing.. system.. blocked.].

Liu fell silent, he realized he could not continue to rely on the system, he had to figure it out himself!

Liu went around for a while, but there was still no clue that could explain this. He finally returned to the village gate.

‘Kakek An...’

Liu looked up, while thick smoke covered the sky, there was no longer a beautiful light shining down.

“!” Liu felt an aura of great power, right from within the village, Liu turned his head and saw a black-clothed person approaching towards him.

‘That outfit.’ Liu immediately realized, a man in a swordsman's suit, but not from his grandfather's stream.

Yang Liu knew there were two schools of warriors, the Pure Flow and the Perverted Flow. Grandpa An always wears a white swordsman suit, while the opposite perverted flow.

It was strange, but Liu thought there was no one in the village.

“Master did it!?”

Liu stared intently at the black-clothed swordsman.

And after looking around, it was not a man!

‘Vers of perverted mothers!?’

The woman in black was staring at Liu.

“!” That instant Liu also knew, he was a heretic sect master! He must be behind all this!

[Active Swordsman System.. collecting Qi.].

“Eh, uh don't write this big!” How could Liu see his enemy if it was blocked by writing!?

[Shrinking writing.finished].

“Nah!” Now Liu could see his opponent clearly, who was tilting his head in astonishment.

“Master ah, I mean Madam! Your actions are not commendable!” Little Liu was furious, he did not know anything that was going on here, but if it came into contact with a heretic sect, they would definitely have their own purposes.

‘Grandfather once said he was tired of running from heretical sect warriors..’

Liu remembers the past, right where his grandfather was sleeping.

‘If not mistaken grandfather said about the Book of the Gate of the Gods.’ At times like this his memory is reliable, and certainly a good thing.

Whether it was the God Gate Book, Xiao Liu never asked, but what was certain was whatever grandfather said while sleeping, it was serious.

‘WHAT DON'T-DON'T!?’

“Mrs Swordsman looking for God's Gate Book?”

“!”  The black swordsman was wide-eyed, and immediately approached Liu. “Son, I hate to say it, but you must die.”

Her voice was so deep and intimidating, like a mother who was angry at her child!

His red eyes glowed, the aura of power gathered so quickly!

“TIMES IS RIGHT!?”

Liu was just guessing it and now the heretical sect master was even furious.

SRING!

The black-clothed swordsman took out two small daggers from his weapon stand, galloping while styling violently.

“!”

‘I can't yet gather energy inside! Why is this so!?’

Liu could not believe it, while the heretical swordsman's mother could slash him at any time.

[Qi collection complete.transfer complete].

Shshhh….

While Liu felt his body warm, he could see his enemy's agile movements so slow.

‘Why is this?’

[Life, sir, do what needs to be done]

‘Hah?’

Liu felt his body become so strong, it felt like he could do anything. Not only that, his fear and panic disappeared instantly.

‘This is cool!’

Liu idly held the two daggers that almost reached his neck, and at the same time squeezed them firmly.

This scene looked terrible because a female swordsman was about to slash the neck of a small child. A small smile was drawn from this boy.

CRUST!

At once the dagger was smashed into pieces, and the black swordsman's mother was startled and immediately retreated backwards.

“How is it possible!? That little boy!?” The black swordsman looked at Liu's astonishment, and at once he disappeared.

“HEEI! DON'T RUN AWAY!” Liu ran but was unable to catch up to the swordsman who used the fast escape technique.

Sretti.

There was a small piece of paper that fell on the ground. “Owned by the swordsman earlier ‘kah?”

Liu looked at the small paper carefully.

“This!?”

Liu read it over and over again to be sure, and it turned out to be true.

- The main mission, find Sky Level Swordsman An, take the God Gate Book to him, eliminate all evidence

“….”

“Ka... cake...”.

“KAKEEEK!”

Liu did not expect him to be so late to the village, all of them had left nothing else.

Everything had already been obliterated by the Perverted Swordsman Sect. They took everything, and even the person he loved the most.

“SAILAAAN! WATCH OUT FOR THE HERETIC! I'LL BE“

Blughs.

Uncompleted little Liu spoke, he fell to the ground, while the skin color around his arm partially turned purple.

‘Why?’

Liu felt his body go limp, not even his legs were strong against his body. He could not even move his fingertips.

[Poisons detected late.].

‘Poisons? Ah, that dagger...’.

Liu closed his eyes, while he desperately wanted to chase after the heretic swordsman who had already taken all of it from him. There is a feeling of regret because he was cool with destroying his enemy's weapons.

'Ga. wat....'

***