The Regressed Blood Knight’s Strategy

Chapter 189

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Chapter 189

Kane opened his eyes.

Standing before him was the Gatekeeper Deity, Lami, watching him with keen interest.

“The final trial was about desperation. You were supposed to express your deepest desire when facing death, and that would have ended the trial. But you took a completely different route to end it,” Lami said, sounding amused.

Lami hadn’t noticed that ‘Kane’ had changed.

The result?

“Gahk!”

Lami dangled helplessly, gripped tightly by Kane’s hand around her neck.

“Are you enjoying this?” Kane asked coldly.

“Grrk… You… can’t… let go?” Lami gasped, stunned by the sudden attack.

Hadn’t Kane passed the trials without any problems until now?

And now, out of nowhere, he was attacking her?

Even more shocking was the fact that Lami couldn’t react in time.

Her? The Gatekeeper Deity of the Celestial Realm?

It was unthinkable.

She tried to pry Kane’s overpowering hand off her neck.

“Nngh… It won’t budge.”

It was no use.

Even in this space, where magic was nullified, Kane’s strength was unstoppable.

“Guhh… If you don’t let go… I’ll send you back to your original world…!” Lami attempted to threaten him, choking out her words.

Kane's eyes narrowed, his voice sharp.

“Do I still look like the same Kane?”

Lami forced her eyes open and looked at Kane.

But what she saw wasn’t human.

A different form was reflected before her.

“N-No… This can’t be… A Fallen Deity with broken wings?”

There was only one such being in all of the Celestial Realm.

The Forbidden One.

A name that no one dared speak.

The younger brother of the Celestial King.

The one who defied him and was cast down to Hell.

Lucifer.

‘How… How is he inside Kane’s body?’

Lami had no idea that Kane was Lucifer’s reincarnation.

Only the highest-ranking gods of the Celestial Realm knew that secret.

It was no wonder Lami was shaken.

After all, she now stood before the ruler of both Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm.

Kane finally loosened his grip.

Thud.

“Ghaaahh…!”

Lami collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.

As she regained some composure, the confidence she had when speaking to the human Kane earlier was gone. Instead, she glanced nervously at Kane, who now carried a far more ominous aura.

“Deliver a message to the higher-ups,” Kane commanded. “Tell them I’ll let this trial slide. But they’d better send me back to my original world.”

“Wh-What?”

“Did you not hear me?”

“N-No! I did!”

Panicked, Lami scrambled to her feet and prepared to leave the chamber. But then, she hesitated.

“Wait… Ray’s trial hasn’t ended yet. I can’t leave this place until it’s over….”

“There must be some way to contact the trash from here.”

Kane’s irritation flared.

Then, he lifted his head and spoke again.

“I know you’re watching from the gates of the Celestial Realm. Should I come up there, or will one of your decision-makers come down to me?”

His tone was laced with menace.

The response was immediate.

Flash!

A man appeared.

He was one of the highest-ranking deities, Seventh Ranked God.

“I didn’t expect you to regain your memories within the trial.”

“After all this toying around, don’t you think it’s time to stop?” Kane retorted coldly.

“I didn’t believe you could pass the trial, but you did. The Celestial King was right about you.”

At the mention of the Celestial King, Kane’s brow twitched.

The one who had sent him to hell.

The architect of his suffering and these cruel games.

“What nonsense did that wretch spew?” Kane growled.

“Watch your tongue! This is the Celestial Realm. No god may speak of the King so lightly.”

“That has nothing to do with me.”

“Your arrogance hasn’t changed one bit.”

“That guy… he’s the deity of the Fallen Realm, isn’t he?” Kane glanced at the mirror reflecting Ray Hatzfeld, who was enduring his own final trial of death.

The silence that followed confirmed his suspicion.

“Do you really think you’ll be able to handle it when he regains his memories?” Kane scoffed.

The Demon Realm and the Fallen Realm were vastly different.

The Fallen Realm was literally the domain of death, and its ruler was as infamous as he was sinister.

[TL/N: All the realms we’ve known until know. Earth (Kane’s original world), Teverland(World in which he is Kane, the ‘game’ world, Spirit Realm: Land of Spirits and mana, Demon Realm: Realm of demons and creatures, Fallen realm: Realm of Pure death. ]

Forcing him to endure trials under the guise of human reincarnation? That was crossing a serious line.

“As someone unaffiliated with the Celestial Realm, you don’t need to concern yourself,” the Seventh Ranked God replied flatly.

“Waking Ray’s memories would be… very fucking entertaining,” Kane mused with a smirk.

“If you try that, I won’t let it slide,” the deity warned.

“And what are you going to do? Stop me?” Kane taunted.

The Seventh Ranked god clenched his fists, barely restraining his fury.

Kane’s power was enough to rival even the Celestial King.

If Lucifer’s memories had fully returned, then so had his strength.

Suppressing his anger, the Seventh Ranked god delivered his message.

“You’ve passed the trial. The Celestial King has decreed you will be sent back to your original world.”

“And my memories erased, I assume?” Kane asked dryly.

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“I won’t accept that.”

Kane tilted his head back, his gaze piercing the heavens.

The once white clouds began to darken.

BOOM!

Thunder and lightning ripped through the sky.

The storm signaled the Celestial King’s wrath.

Yet Kane didn’t even blink.

“So, you want a fight?”

Behind Kane, a massive demonic figure emerged, radiating an overwhelming aura.

It was Lucifer’s power, fully unleashed.

The Seventh Ranked god recoiled in fear.

“How… how can a reincarnated human wield divine power? And even stronger than before!”

The power Kane displayed now was even greater than when his wings were broken in the Celestial Realm.

It felt as if the Celestial King himself had reincarnated into a human form.

The Seventh Ranked god swallowed nervously at the sight of Kane’s resolve.

What kind of decision would the Celestial King make now?

The god knew one thing for certain — the Celestial King never compromised.

And sure enough…

CRACK!

A bolt of lightning struck the ground directly, and a figure emerged from the blinding light.

A boy with sky-blue hair stood there, smiling gently.

When the Gatekeeper Deity, Lami, saw him, she immediately bowed her head.

“L-Lord Celestial King…”

The Seventh Ranked god also stepped back respectfully.

The Celestial King turned his gaze to Kane and greeted him warmly.

“It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”

“Are we really on such friendly terms that we should exchange greetings?” Kane replied coldly.

“Come on, don’t be so stiff. We’re brothers, after all.”

“So, you’ve come in person to erase my memories?”

“If you take that power of yours into another world, it will bring a new disaster.”

“I have no intention of complying with your wishes.”

The air between Kane and the Celestial King grew heavy with tension.

Crackle!

Electric sparks crackled in the space between them, the collision of their auras creating visible energy surges.

Neither side gave an inch.

The sheer pressure was enough to threaten the stability of the world around them, bending the fabric of reality itself.

Despite this, the Celestial King made his move to erase Kane’s memories.

And Kane did not hesitate to act in return.

He lunged toward the Celestial King.

BOOM!

A colossal impact followed, shaking the ground beneath them.

In Kane’s hand was a weapon he had drawn at some point — the BloodSky blades.

“This weapon… even you won’t be able to withstand it.”

The BloodSky blades were a weapon capable of killing gods.

Kane brandished his twin blades, launching a relentless assault on the Celestial King.

The Celestial King countered with his own divine blade from the Celestial Realm.

CLANG!

The heavy clash of their weapons sent shockwaves rippling through the air.

In an instant, they exchanged dozens of strikes.

Neither showed any signs of retreat.

The Gatekeeper Deity, Lami, stood frozen in shock.

She had never witnessed the Celestial King engage in battle personally.

Now, she could only stare, mouth agape, as the two clashed with terrifying force.

“A mortal capable of fighting the Celestial King as an equal… It’s hard to believe he just regained his past-life memories.”

Even for those who recovered memories of a previous life, there was usually an adjustment period.

But Kane?

He wielded the full power of his former self with no need for adaptation.

“I see now why the highest-ranking gods are wary of him… He’s far too dangerous.”

Lami glanced away from the battle for a moment, her gaze falling on another figure.

Ray Hatzfeld.

He was still enduring his trial in the Room of Death.

Ray — the King of the Fallen Realm.

Like Kane, he had reincarnated as a human and was suffering through his own ordeals.

But his awakening would pose an even greater threat.

What would happen if that King of the Fallen Realm regained his memories, just like Kane?

It was a legitimate concern, just as Kane had warned.

Lami, unsettled by the thought, decided to summon more higher-ranking gods, just in case.

But she didn’t need to.

The gods had already arrived — drawn to the scene the moment the Celestial King and Kane began their battle.

Their reactions mirrored Lami’s.

“Good heavens… That man truly is a monster.”

“If the Seventh Ranked hadn’t provoked him, who knows when that blade would’ve been turned toward the Celestial Realm.”

“You’re right. That brute strength of his is incredibly dangerous.”

“What a waste of bloodline. Imagine if that power had been wielded for the sake of the Celestial Realm.”

“Indeed…”

Despite their fear of Kane, they couldn’t help but feel a tinge of regret.

After all, he carried celestial blood.

Not just any blood — he was the younger brother of the Celestial King himself.

His talent and strength were unmatched, making him the perfect candidate for Heaven’s General, a protector of the Celestial Realm.

If only he hadn’t fallen…

With Kane on their side, the Celestial Realm would have been safeguarded against any external threat.

One of the gods, an old-looking one, spoke up.

“Before the Celestial King subdues him, we must act.”

The others nodded in agreement.

They hadn’t gathered here just to observe — they had come to restrain Kane.

“Bring out Heaven’s Shackles.”

At the elder god’s command, the higher-ranking gods extended their hands toward Kane.

Golden ropes shot forth from their arms, slithering like serpents through the air toward their target.

The ropes glowed with divine energy, twisting and coiling around Kane to bind him.

Slice!

The moment Kane was restrained by the golden ropes, a fatal opening appeared.

The Celestial King seized the chance.

His sword pierced forward — slashing Kane’s chest.

“Urgh…”

Kane let out a low groan.

It wasn’t just pain — it was searing agony, as if his flesh was being branded by fire.

Blood trickled from his lips, a deep crimson streak staining his face.

The cut from the Celestial King’s sword was excruciating enough.

But combined with Heaven’s Shackles, the pain Kane endured was indescribable.

“What do you think you’re doing?!”

The Celestial King turned and roared at the gods who had interfered.

It was a thunderous rebuke, directed at those who dared intrude on what was supposed to be a sacred battle between brothers.

“You dare interfere in a battle between gods?!”

The higher-ranking gods lowered their heads but stood firm.

They knew the risks.

If they didn’t act now, Kane’s wrath would spell disaster — not only for them, but for the entire Celestial Realm.

“I worry that the Celestial King's divine body may be harmed.”

“Leave that one to us gods.”

“We will erase his memory immediately and send him to another world.”

At their words, Kane, who had been groaning in pain, let out a mocking laugh.

“It’s just like before, isn’t it? Heh… You couldn’t defeat me on your own. So, you relied on these fools to cast me into hell.”

“Silence!”

The Celestial King, who had maintained a composed demeanor, suddenly roared in anger.

“You’ve lost to me again. But do you think I’ll fall as easily as I did back then?”

Kane’s eyes flashed purple.

At that moment—

The Bloodsky blades, which had disassembled midair, shot toward the shackles and sliced them cleanly in half.

— Slash!

“Ugh!”

“Argh!”

“Gah!”

The high-ranking gods let out screams as they were thrown backward.

With the chains they had been holding taut suddenly severed, they fell over clumsily.

“T-The heaven’s shackles!?”

“They’re supposed to be unbreakable!”

Their eyes, trembling in shock, darted back and forth between the Celestial King and Kane.

The Heaven’s shackles were a binding tool meant to subdue gods who had committed grave sins.

No god, no matter how powerful, had ever escaped from them.

Of course, the Celestial King had a unique authority that allowed him to undo the chains at will, should a god rebel and used it against him.

But for Kane to break the chains on his own?

Such a thing was unimaginable.

Kane looked down at the gods with disdain.

“It seems spending time with those fools has made you one yourself.”

The shape of Kane's body vanished.

For a moment, the Celestial King lost track of his movements.

Before he realized it, the Bloodsky blades had reassembled and was slicing diagonally toward him.

It was a split second.

The blade narrowly missed its mark, cutting the front of the Celestial King's hair.

— Snip.

Golden strands of hair fluttered to the ground.

The Celestial King felt a chill run down his spine.

The fact that he had briefly lost sight of Kane’s movements gnawed at his mind.

‘If I let my guard down, this won’t just end in humiliation.’

His expression hardened as he gripped his sword tighter.

“No more holding back.”

Electricity sparked from the Celestial King's blade.

And for the first time, he launched an all-out counterattack.

“Come, BROTHER!”

The Celestial King's sword strikes were lightning-fast and ferocious.

Even the gods could barely follow his movements with their eyes.

But Kane?

He met each strike with a smirk.

“Is that all you've got, Brother?”

— Boom! Boom! Boom!

The clash between the Bloodsky blades and the Celestial King’s blade shook the air with thunderous blasts.

Waves of energy rippled outward, distorting the very space around them.

Neither side showed any sign of backing down.

The gods, trembling from the shockwaves, murmured in awe and fear.

“This… This doesn’t look like a fight between gods.”

“It feels like… the return of Lucifer himself!”

But the Celestial King, unfazed, declared with conviction:

I will erase your memories and strip you of your power.”

Kane’s purple eyes burned brighter as he narrowed them.

“Let’s see if you can.”

[Translator - Helga ]

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