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Reborn in a World Where Only Strength Matters.
He Had None.

Lee Do-Hyun, a burned-out office worker, wakes up in Kangho—a brutal world where the weak are crushed and forgotten.
He's at the bottom of the food chain, with no powers, no allies, and no future.

Until he finds the Ego Sword—a cursed blade that speaks to his soul.

“I will test your will.”

Taken in by mysterious women from a brothel with a hidden past, Do-Hyun learns how to survive using wit, agility, and sheer will.
In a world obsessed with brute force, he turns weakness into a weapon.

Now, he's rising.
Enemies multiply. Sects tremble. And the Martial World resists change.

But Do-Hyun doesn’t care.

“I’ll shatter their rules. I’ll show them what true strength means.”

Will he master the blade—or be consumed by it?

A dark isekai martial arts epic of rebellion, survival, and a sword that challenges fate.

#IsekaiCultivation #WeakToStrong #RebelliousMC #SwordmasterSaga #AntiheroUnderdog #MartialArtsRevolution

The Black Cloud Sword: The Rise of Do-Hyun

In a quiet forest, the evening glow bathed the trees in warm light.Lee Do-hyeon sat with Han So-yeon, Baek Wol-hui, Chun-hyang, and Mi-ryeong.Then, he spoke.

"It's time for me to return. To my true home."

"Orabeoni… you're leaving us?"Han So-yeon's voice trembled.

Baek Wol-hui remained silent, then gently laid down her sword.

"Without you, Captain… can we still protect the Gangho?"

Chun-hyang clasped his hand tightly.

"Is your home… truly a happy place?"

Do-hyeon wrapped her hand warmly in his.

"It's where I truly belong.But I want to give each of you a choice.Will you come with me—to the real world?"

Han So-yeon was the first to answer.

"If you're going there, Orabeoni, then so am I."

"Captain, if I don't go with you, who else will keep you in check? My decision's made. I'm coming too."

Mi-ryeong hesitated, then slowly shook her head.

"I still have things to do here.The empire is in disarray, and I need to find my own path.But someday… maybe I'll find my way there too."

Chun-hyang smiled softly, still holding his hand.

"I think I have to stay a little longer.There are people here who still need me—at Yeonhwa-ru, and beyond.But if you ever call for me… I'll come running."

Their answers were all different, but they converged toward a single truth.Do-hyeon, So-yeon, and Wol-hui would leave together.Mi-ryeong and Chun-hyang would stay to walk their own paths.

But this was not a farewell of endings.

"We'll meet again—someday."Do-hyeon looked at Mi-ryeong and Chun-hyang and made a quiet promise."Perhaps… we'll open a path that connects this world and reality both."

A few weeks later,Do-hyeon, Han So-yeon, and Baek Wol-hui had completed their preparations.Once again, the sky split open.Radiant light enveloped them, and their forms began to fade.

Chun-hyang and Mi-ryeong watched through tears.

In that moment,Do-hyeon spoke his final words.

"The time I spent here… it was the most precious part of my life. I'll never forget it."

And then, they vanished into the light.

Chun-hyang and Mi-ryeong held each other tightly.

"We have our own path to walk now."

The sky's light vanished. The wind blew gently.The Gangho stood at the dawn of a new age.And far away, in reality—Lee Do-hyeon's new journey had just begun.

"Every ending… is the beginning of something new."

A new chapter of their fate had opened.

To be continued in the Elysium Arc.

183. Epilogue: The Path We Walk Together