[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage":3,"chapter-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-580":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Re: Tales of the Rune-Tech Sage",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},148385,246,"Chapter 579: New Trials","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-580",580,"\u003Cp>CH579 New Trials\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Havel opened his eyes and found himself standing once again before the Armament Stele.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damned sadist!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a grumble sounded beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, the voice belonged to Alex, who had also just completed his Armament trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex’s expression was extremely dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was barely suppressing the overwhelming urge to curse the Sword Emperor’s nine generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Armament trial had consisted of nothing more than a one-sided beating delivered by the Sword Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the pretext of hands-on teaching through sparring, the Sword Emperor had proceeded to beat Alex relentlessly with the flat side of his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And to think I actually compared him to Jared.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Compared to that damned Sword Emperor, Jared might as well be a caring nanny!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex grit his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, despite his complaints, Alex could not deny that the Sword Emperor’s teaching had been somewhat more effective than Jared’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just a bit,’ Alex thought stubbornly, unwilling to acknowledge his ’abuser’ too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to Alex’s expectations, the Sword Emperor had not taught him any complicated sword techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, Alex recalled the man’s blunt explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t have any sword arts. I don’t use them. Why would you need a sword art just to swing a sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, kid. A sword art is simply a method someone created to show others how to swing a sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you so inept that you need someone else to teach you how to swing a sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just swing your sword however you like. Keep repeating it until you find a way that feels comfortable and produces the best results.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s that simple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex had been completely aghast when he first heard those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way the Sword Emperor spoke reminded him of the geniuses described in the literature of his previous life, as well as some he had encountered in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These kinds of geniuses could deduce ten truths from a single clue. Yet somehow, they could not properly explain even one concept out of a hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They possessed the knowledge. They even knew how to use it perfectly. But articulating that knowledge clearly and teaching it to others was an entirely different challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such geniuses simply operated on a different wavelength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put simply, they were a completely different breed from ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expecting them to teach anyone other than another genius was almost impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Sword Emperor had actually delivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he had said, all he had Alex do during their sparring sessions was swing his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every mistake or flaw Alex revealed was immediately punished with a ruthless beating, forcing Alex to correct those flaws himself— often instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the Sword Emperor, Alex could now hold his own in a pure sword duel with a Sword Expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Alex vehemently refused to dedicate himself to the sword —or to any other weapon, for that matter— he had been unable to awaken Sword Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, he could not officially be considered a Sword Expert, even though his swordsmanship now rivalled one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex was perfectly fine with that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never cared much about titles or labels anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex turned toward the mysterious old man while rubbing his palm expectantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the old man simply shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A lesson from the Sword Emperor is a reward in and of itself,\" the old man said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will receive nothing further from the stele.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex’s excitement deflated instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man then turned toward Havel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am certain you understand why you are not entitled to an additional reward either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Havel replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already received a precious gift. I cannot, in good conscience, ask for more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex almost felt the urge to slap Havel across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What do you mean in good conscience? You have a conscience?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back to the things Havel had done before, Alex nearly rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet this Noble race scoundrel actually had the audacity to mention having a conscience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex then turned his gaze toward the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’You’re even stingier than a dragon.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Your plane is facing destruction, yet you still aren’t rushing to give your successors the resources and artefacts they need to grow stronger.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man suddenly turned his head toward Alex and, as if reading the youth’s thoughts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is not that I am stingy and unwilling to give them to you,\" he said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is simply the rule established during the creation of this Heaven–Earth Concordance Talismanic Field.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is very little I can do about it now that I exist in this form.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex immediately looked away sheepishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, someone else completed their trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you alright?\" Alex asked as he quickly moved to Mogal’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... am fine, Leader,\" the hulking barbarian reassured him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am merely getting used to some... changes. I will be fine soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave him be,\" the old man said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He will require some time to complete the metamorphosis triggered by that fellow’s training.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mogal vanished from where he stood and reappeared upon a bed inside a nearby hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go. Continue your trials. Your companion will be fine,\" the old man said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing obviously wrong with Mogal, and the Dravo barbarian himself had insisted he was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Alex decided to drop the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around and noticed that Kavakan and Udara had already begun another trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you going to do now?\" Alex asked Havel. \"Start another trial?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Noble race kinsman shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have undergone too great a change during the trial. I need time to consolidate my gains,\" Havel replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man, still stroking his long beard, nodded appreciatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently approved of Havel’s clear understanding of his own condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his follower’s response, Alex simply nodded and moved on to his own next trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before doing so, he cast a brief, worried glance toward Zora, who seemed to be struggling with her trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering she possessed the greatest magical talent Alex had ever encountered, seeing her struggle with the Elemental Trial surprised him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, he still believed she would eventually succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex sat down and extended his Spiritual Force into the stele, beginning his own Elemental Stele Trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Havel walked toward the hut where Mogal now rested and sat down cross-legged outside the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed his sword across his lap and entered meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, his sword began to release intermittent humming sounds as he worked to familiarise himself with his newly awakened Sword Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Intents manifested in many forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At their core, however, they allowed a swordsman to empower certain aspects of their sword or swordsmanship with their Will and Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Havel’s case, his Sword Intent clearly empowered one aspect above all others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely this enhancement that had allowed him to unleash the fourth simultaneous slash of the [Ultimate Quickdraw Art: Death Phantom Razor].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let my Will be unhindered like the Heavens. Let my body be boundless like the Earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, inside the hut, Mogal muttered those words as the muscles beneath his skin twisted and squirmed grotesquely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hulking barbarian endured the pain as his body pushed itself toward its most perfect state, reshaping itself to better express the Dravo Clan combat method he cultivated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an alignment of Will and Body —Heaven and Earth— as taught by the mysterious wild man within the trial space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after teaching him and passing on the method to actively weaponise his Will to empower his every action, the wild man had not once revealed his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not even given Mogal the name of the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t need a name,\" the man had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All you need is the method... and now you have it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were the final words the man spoke before ejecting Mogal from the trial space after he completed the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the wild man, who had blasted and shattered the behemoth’s entire body, Mogal had only managed to shatter one of the monster’s monolith-like legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since he had successfully replicated the Will technique, the wild man accepted the trial as complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after Alex began his Elemental Stele Trial, Udara’s eyes suddenly snapped open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had completed her Grey Stele Trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious old man smiled knowingly as Udara —a faint blush appearing across her face— quickly pulled back and concealed the noticeably enhanced aura of charm and allure surrounding her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She returned to her usual calm and carefully controlled demeanour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Udara paused for a moment, seemingly pondering something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising from the Grey Stele, she walked toward another stele.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, it was the Elemental Stele— the same one Alex and Zora were currently undergoing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her action caught Eleanore’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The healer finally lifted her gaze from the alchemical scroll she had been deeply absorbed in and cast the Amazonian–Drow woman a curious sideways glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a Pangean perspective, the Elemental Stele Trial was almost certainly a spellcasting trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, it was meant for mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing a warrior attempt such a trial was rather unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Udara simply offered a faint smile without offering any explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was attempting it on nothing more than a whim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat down before the stele and extended her Spiritual Force into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to Eleanore’s expectations —and even Udara’s own— the moment her Spiritual Force entered the stele, her consciousness was pulled inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, her Elemental Stele Trial had begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>",1593,"2026-05-29T03:49:40.181Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","796737b554c08708bad8f7b4c4995589c7560f64faf99c28f876ece532e1ef3f","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-581","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-579",692,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fre-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-cover.jpg"]