Chapter 491 – Do you need it?
The gods are looking for the white horse stone.
The branch manager definitely said that.
‘It’s a white horse stone.’
Centuries ago, in the past, when hundred-rank monsters appeared, it was said that nothing existed except what was left after the unmanned forces dealt with them.
In terms of rarity, it is much more valuable than the Night Pearl and is a small quantity item.
What’s even bigger is the problem.
‘There’s nothing to do.’
The magic stone that comes out of a monster’s body has no use in the first place.
It has a beautiful color, so I wonder if it could be used as a jewel by carving it.
The magic stone that came out of the monster’s body would lose its color and turn into a normal stone after a few days, so it couldn’t be used like that.
That was the reason why I bothered to hunt monsters myself and collect magic stones.
‘Losing color means losing energy.’
There is no need to pay attention to a magic stone that has no energy to absorb.
Moreover, since I have the Magic Heavenly Absorption skill, I can use the magic stone.
To others, it was just another useless accessory.
When you see things like this, it is unusual for a white stone to still have energy and not lose its color.
It’s quite strange that God needs this.
‘why?’
Why on earth?
Is Shin-ui looking for the White Horse Stone?
Is this the same reason why Shinui came to Sacheon?
Besides, even if the gods save the White Horse Stone.
‘Is there a way to use it?’
It’s just amazing that a normal human can do something using a magic stone.
‘hmm.’
As I was thinking about that, I couldn’t help but think of the white horse stone I had.
The white horse stone that I got from the note on the Tangjemun. Fortunately, I brought the white horse stone with me like the Yamyeongju and kept it separately.
It hadn’t been absorbed yet.
‘I don’t mean to be intentional about it, but…’
There just wasn’t time for that.
After reconstructing the vessel, I was freed from the body that I thought would die shortly thereafter.
At the same time, because he had succeeded in completely establishing himself in an imperfect state, he was in a situation where he did not necessarily need to consume the White Horse Stone.
‘I don’t need it right now.’
The more energy the better, but if it increases too much at once, it tends to take a long time to recover.
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I was planning to eat it when things calmed down, because I thought it would be a bit too much if I did it in a hurry.
‘… This is a time when we need God’s help… .’
If a person called Shin-ui went all the way to the top to ask, it seemed like it was a rather urgent matter.
‘hmm.’
As I figured it out, something flashed through my mind.
I vaguely remember the conversation I had with Wi Seol-ah before.
The incident where Wi Seol-ah forcibly blocked the power of the sword with the help of the divine power and the effect of the Sealing Stone.
It was a time when I didn’t really understand how I could make that choice.
‘That’s a good thing.’
The situation was perfect for the person who suddenly appeared to ask this question.
Even.
‘… and you brought up my weakness. And I have the key to shake it?’
Above all, it couldn’t have been a better situation.
Although I have a positive view of God, my situation was not easy enough to think of such shallow affection.
Just as I was about to start organizing the order of things after thinking about it that far.
“It looks like something urgent is going on.”
“…”
I had to come to my senses because of the sound I heard in front of me.
Because there was a person I was facing right now.
The moment when the moon just rose.
Right after finishing my schedule at Baekhwasangdan, I took a short walk around the area with my kids, stopped by a guest house to grab a quick bite, and then came back.
After that, there was only one schedule left.
“I called you and you came, but you’re talking about something else right in front of me. Tsk tsk.”
It’s like facing the real defeat.
As soon as I arrived at the Tang Gate, I met the Emperor.
Paejon nodded slightly as he clicked his tongue briefly.
“… sorry.”
I was so busy that I momentarily lost my mind. I called you to see me, but this is extremely rude.
Fortunately, Pajeon doesn’t seem to care much about this.
“It was done.”
I looked at the villain who was waving his hands roughly while talking.
It seems that Paejon had been training until just before, as his body was filled with heat and sweat.
It may be because his sense of smell has become stronger, but there is almost no moment when the body of the fallen hero does not smell of sweat.
As always, he always seemed to be cultivating. I just couldn’t see it, and neither could anyone else.
As I was looking at the ruins like that, Shin Noya spoke in my head.
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[That’s amazing.]
‘Are you talking about the defeat?’
[Yes, this is something I’ve wanted to say every time I see it, but the author is not ordinary. It feels different.]
‘Is that so?’
When he met Paejon, Shin Noya was asleep and so they were unable to talk.
What on earth would Paejon look like to Shin Noya right now?
It was something I suddenly became curious about.
Clearly, Paejon must have gone through a period of transformation and his body would have deteriorated considerably. How is it different?
[The body is captured so well.]
‘yes?’
Questions arose from Shin Noya’s words.
You think your body is in good shape? That can’t be the case after going through a half-life transformation.
As soon as I raised my question, Shin Noya continued to explain as if to solve it.
[Usually that is normal. The blood vessels and body damaged by the half-life cycle can never return to their original state.]
An unmanned body pulled up before undergoing the half-life transformation.
Those who have experienced this can never recover to that extent.
No matter how much chance you absorb and how much enlightenment you gain.
Even if the realm rises, the physical vessel has already collapsed and cannot be recovered.
But what did Noya say?
[The fact that the body is well-kept means that the assimilation rate of the energy and the body is high. Unlike the collapsed body, the energy and the body are so well-knit. It is simply amazing.]
‘… hmm.’
I had to think hard to understand Shin Noya’s words a little more.
The moment the unmanned person reaches the climax, the energy in the danjeon gradually seeps into the body.
Because of that, it is a time when not only the evil power but also the five senses change, so the unmanned people say that it is a time of change while watching the climax.
I wondered if this was what Noya was saying just now.
‘But the conversion rate is high.’
I looked at Paejon’s body as I thought back on those words.
It was a body I had never looked at in detail before, and even now I couldn’t see anything.
Feeling the gaze, Paejon tilts his head slightly.
“What are you looking at like that?”
“… No. I just took a quick look because it seemed like you were practicing hard.”
“hmm.”
The gaze of the demon who heard my words passed over my body.
Are you trying to check if I’ve practiced or not?
‘… I’m not very confident in that case.’
Because I had to roll around here and there for a while, let alone practice. This was a part I was really unsure about.
As I endured Paejon’s gaze with lingering worries, I suddenly saw something strange in Paejon’s eyes.
closely.
“…!”
As soon as he saw that, he immediately grabbed my arm and led me away.
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It happened so suddenly that I couldn’t even react properly.
“Elder…?”
I was so embarrassed that I called out to him, but he grabbed my arm and started looking at me with an intense gaze.
“what?”
“yes?”
“What the hell happened? What is this body?”
“…!”
I desperately tried to free my arm that was caught in the horse’s mouth, but the hand that was held tightly would not let go.
‘Surely you noticed?’
The effectiveness of the gas transformation technique that even the Poison King didn’t notice. It seemed like the Emperor noticed me as soon as he saw me.
‘… I can’t tell even if I look at it. How did you notice?’
It’s so subtle that you can’t tell the difference even if you look at your body directly.
Does this mean that Pajeon didn’t notice this change at all?
“What kind of accident did you have again?”
“…”
The gaze of the beast is quite intense.
It was a look that seemed like it would never let go unless I gave a proper answer.
Shit.
This is not what we were trying to meet for.
‘What should I do…?’
I was thinking of making an excuse, but I could tell just by looking at the look in Paejon’s eyes.
This is not something that can be solved by simply making a few excuses.
‘Tsk.’
I just wanted to hear how I should learn martial arts and training in the future, but I thought I’d get caught on sight.
Did I underestimate Pajeon too much?
While I was thinking about it for a long time while holding his arm.
Finally, I made a decision.
Because I knew that I would have to run away anyway. Besides, it was something I had to tell Paejon anyway.
From the perspective of someone learning martial arts, it was something I couldn’t hide forever.
Swish.
Moved the energy of the heart.
As I operate the bet according to the phrases planted by the Tang Dynasty, I immediately feel a change in my body.
Knock knock knock.
“…!”
As the joints moved and the muscles moved, I could see the eyes of the beast widening.
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You can feel your vision getting wider, your muscles expanding, and your body growing bigger.
Half a span at most.
He grew that much in height and became considerably bigger.
This is my original body at present.
I thought that gas transmutation didn’t require much betting considering that it could change the body in ridiculous ways.
When I reduced the body and then returned it to its original state, the difference was greater than I expected.
Because I felt like the bets pouring out of my heart had increased significantly.
I slowly opened my eyes, feeling the heat gradually starting to activate.
The first thing I saw was the still-present eyes of the beast.
It’s the most intense gaze I’ve ever seen from a demon.
Are you baffled as to how this situation even happened?
Well, even I wouldn’t have been surprised if my so-called disciple showed up like this after not seeing me for a few days.
Well then, where on earth should I start explaining?
Even if he couldn’t explain the scale-covered left arm, he had to talk about the body.
Because I knew the direction that Pajeon wanted me to go.
He wants me to continue his martial arts. He also wants me to reach the end.
I felt more burdened because I knew well what the devil wanted from me.
‘I am not human anymore.’
As a human being, I want to break through my limitations and go higher.
That’s what Paejon wants to accomplish with his own martial arts skills.
Because it was already too late for me to do that.
‘I didn’t know it would turn out like this…’
There was nothing I could do about it being unfair.
Since this is the result that came about regardless of my will, it must be unpleasant for the people who expected faith from me.
Knowing that, it was difficult to bring up the subject to Pajeon.
“… That’s it.”
Looking at the trembling eyes of the beast, I opened my hesitant lips and tried to say something.
Kwak.
Pajeon grabbed the other shoulder as well as the arm he was holding.
“What is it?”
I spoke while quickly checking my body here and there.
“How did you do it?”
The moment I thought I was asking about the true meaning of martial arts.
“What is this martial art? I’ve never seen it before. It seems like it’s not just about transforming the body. What exactly is the principle?
How does the bet move? Where did the danjeon go? Does it start from the heart when moving the bet? Is it possible to fight while the body is transformed? Then, it would be possible to shorten the distance by only extending the limbs. It would be good to change the distance by shortening and extending it, and to make a surprise attack.
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”
“…”
I couldn’t help but make a dumbfounded expression as the words poured out so quickly.
How many words did you utter in that short time…?
I can’t come to my senses because of the machine-gun-like speech.
“Why is there no answer?”
“… No… That…”
I don’t know how to answer that.
I’m getting so many questions that my head is hurting.
Contrary to my expectations that he would be angry at me for turning into this, Paejon seemed more interested in the gas transformation technique than in the transformed body.
This is an unexpected reaction… .
When you don’t know what to say and just roll your eyes.
[I see.]
Noya spoke to me as if he had noticed something.
[They say birds of a feather flock together, but you are a pervert too. That’s right. There can’t be any normal people around you, you little brat. Of course.]
“…”
The words that were said as if they were a relief were filled with quite frustrating stories.
What’s more exciting is…
The thing is, I couldn’t bring myself to refute such nonsense.
