〈Episode 563〉 This seat is.
It was about two years after I started practicing.
It’s been a year since I opened my mind’s eye.
During this time, Tuapacheonmu was learning the three styles.
Plus.
Whoosh whoosh-!
It had already been half a year since I started receiving training from my father.
Most of the training rooms in the temple are made of stone rather than wood.
The reason is that if you made a mistake, you could burn everything.
If you get used to it, you can control it so that it doesn’t catch fire.
There were situations where that wasn’t possible, and it was to prepare for those cases.
And now, it was just that time.
Whoosh whoosh-!!
Flames shoot out and fill the training room.
It means that sparks are flying all over the wall and heating it up.
[Ugh…]
A sound of sleep is coming out.
It wasn’t easy to compress this wild flame into one place.
I had already experienced this once while practicing Yeom-ok, but it was on a different level.
It’s not just about compression and rotation.
After casting it and completing it, I had to make it maintain itself.
[It’s crazy to keep this.]
The bets are constantly slipping away.
Even if it’s not as much as in my previous life, the amount of energy I have inside me must be extraordinary.
I was using more than half of this to make just one.
I’ve been doing this countless times for months.
Kirrrrrrrr!
[…!]
The result was the same this time too.
The sphere, barely formed, cracks and explodes shortly thereafter.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaah-!
Light burst out in all directions.
Because there were so many bets piled up, the explosive power was also enormous.
If we leave it like this, the training room and everything else will be on the verge of being destroyed.
Fortunately, no such unfortunate incident occurred.
Because there was someone in the training room who could stop this.
Kuuuung-!
The explosion that was going off was blocked by the curtain inside the training room and could not proceed any further.
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This means that even the massive explosion could not penetrate this shallow barrier.
As the aftershocks gradually began to die down.
[I failed again this time.] […]
I turned my head at the heavy voice.
The owner of the unfolding curtain inside the training room.
The head of the Gu family, Hohyeop Gu Cheol-un, my father was standing there.
He answered, regaining his energy.
[… I guess so. It’s not easy.]
Which number is this?
It’s too late to count the years. If we count the days, it’s been exactly half a year.
All I have to say is that I went crazy in there.
But I’ve never had any success.
[It’s a given.]
My father said as he watched me like that.
[It is only natural, since I have not reached the realm.] [… Yes. That is right.]
Could not reach the realm.
Nothing could be more accurate than that statement.
As Shin Noya mentioned before.
What I’m trying to do now is in the realm of imagination.
Aside from the bet, the so-called realm of transcendence that must be used solely with the power of the mind.
Only by mastering the martial arts you have learned, transcending it, and becoming one with it, can you reach a place that is difficult to reach.
Even though he knows that, he is still trying to do it.
[Phew.]
I wiped away the sweat that was flowing.
After compressing and rotating my energy all day, I was drenched in cold sweat.
[Do you plan on continuing this this time?]
This is what my father asks me.
Are you going to continue?
[I have to try it.]
I answered that I would.
When my father heard that, his eyebrows moved slightly.
[Why?] [… Yes?]
I was embarrassed. I didn’t know my father would ask me something like that.
[Why do you keep trying to do this? As I said, it is beyond your capabilities.] [… Hmm… .]
Useless. My father didn’t say that, but the sentiment was similar.
That’s right.
It was extremely inefficient to do this when I hadn’t even reached the realm yet.
But.
[Then, how is Father helping me?]
On the contrary, I wanted to ask my father.
[When I asked you, didn’t you readily step forward, Father?] […]
Half a year ago, I went to my father and asked him for a favor.
The power that the Tang Dynasty showed at that time.
I want to learn it, you say.
My father looked puzzled at this.
I didn’t refuse it.
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Half a year has passed and it is now.
From then until now, my father has been teaching me more intensively than I expected.
I said those words knowing I would be rejected.
[Didn’t I ask you to do it?] [Is that the only reason you’re doing it when you say it’s impossible?]
Since you asked, I’ll do it.
The reason was simple and funny.
Then why don’t you do this from the beginning?
That thought crossed my mind, but I tried to shake it off.
[And… I don’t think I’ve tried anything yet to confirm that it won’t work.]
As the fucking master said.
He told me to keep trying until it works if it doesn’t work.
When that doesn’t work, it’s usually because I’m not trying hard enough.
At least, in order to have a reason to give up, you have to try hard enough to convince yourself.
At first I thought it was some kind of fucking effort-praise song.
As I continued to do that semi-forcibly, my thoughts changed.
If you try, it works out somehow.
This time it’s the same.
I’ll do it until it doesn’t work. That was my mindset.
[…]
The father’s expression as he looks at it is still indifferent.
Now even that was familiar.
Just when I was about to start training again.
I heard my father’s question.
[Why do you want to do this?]
The reason why you try to do it even if it is forced.
A specific reason for trying to obtain this while getting beaten up by the underdog from time to time.
[hmm….]
I thought about it for a moment, but there was no need for me to. The answer was much simpler than I thought.
[It’s necessary, that’s why.]
Because I need it. Because I need this power so much that I have to use it now.
That was all.
[I have some work to do in the future. I need the strength you showed me.]
I still remember it.
That splendid presence I saw at the Tang Dynasty.
That little sun that consumed everyone around it and expressed its presence alone.
That was needed.
If such power were the power of the Nine-Year-Old Man, I would like to obtain it if possible.
So, he wants to ask his father for something he has never asked before.
Even though I know that I can’t do it because I’m out of my depth.
With that in mind, I decided to raise the bet again.
[Then. The direction is wrong.] [Yes?]
He brought up a topic that his father never brought up.
[I think there’s a problem with your perception. You need to fix that part.] [What do you mean?]
I looked at my father with strange eyes at his sudden words.
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Okay then.
[If you want to learn it even superficially, you have to change your perception.] [What…] [You are not me.]
I had to open my eyes at those words.
It wasn’t like I had any realization.
I was just surprised because it was so obvious.
I am not a father. Isn’t that an obvious truth?
Looking at my blank face, my father continued speaking.
[Only when you properly recognize the difference can you even reach it with your fingertips.]
He didn’t refute me, saying, “What the hell are you talking about?”
There must be a reason why my father says such trivial things, unlike that old man.
That’s what I thought.
actually.
A few months later, I began to practice, focusing on this story.
As my father said, I could barely reach what I wanted.
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Look up at the sky.
A small sphere floating in the center of a blackened space.
All the light that brightly illuminated this surrounding area was emanating from that sphere.
‘Fire Star.’
This is the little sun I saw at the party.
It is a power that allows me to hide my presence by blurring the surroundings, including by shining brightly.
It was also a strength that I had worked hard to cultivate over the years.
Hwaruk-!!
The blue light illuminating the surroundings is clear.
The Hwarinseong was emitting a particularly bright light and had a strong presence.
If there is a problem.
At first glance, they don’t look all that different from their father’s, except for their looks and appearance.
If we delve into the meaning, it is the exact opposite of that.
If the Father’s Fire Wheel was to swallow up the presence and erase the caster’s presence.
The wheel of fortune I used, on the other hand, was to increase my presence.
A force that runs counter to the original intent of the Fire Wheel.
This couldn’t be helped.
‘… It’s all like that when you just skim the surface.’
The rotation attempted when casting Fire Wheel has the meaning of absorption rather than amplification.
It swallows up the caster’s presence and confines him to this sun.
But that is the power that Hwarinseong displays.
‘This is the only way for me, who cannot reach the realm of imagination, to use it.’
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I wanted to stop the rotation and use only the form.
But instead of absorbing the presence, it turned it around and grew it.
In short, it was a half-assed power.
but.
‘I rather like it.’
Funnily enough, it was actually good.
Increasing my presence and leaving an impression on others.
Although it is outside the meaning of Hwarinseong, there is no better power for me.
But because I tried to force something that wasn’t suitable for my level, it ended up being only half-assed.
That actually worked to my advantage.
Perhaps that’s why my father said that, knowing this.
The wheel castle that I want to use.
The Hwarinseong that my father used was fundamentally different, so I am telling you to understand that.
Then you can use it. That must have been what it meant.
I looked down at the sky for a moment.
In front of me, I see an old man with a distorted expression. It was Woo Baek.
‘The embarrassed expression is superb.’
And Tottoli, who tried to take the initiative with his huge body.
The foundation that Dangdeok laid in advance.
Me who appeared after that.
A dark space created using Heukcheon (black sky).
Even the wheel of fire that grows my presence and creates light within it.
Just looking at this will make Woo Baek think of it.
They say that he is a formidable opponent.
I hope Woo-Baek thinks so.
It was a moment when that intention came through well.
He said while looking at Woo Baek.
“You seem to be a lot more talkative than you look.”
It feels like a thorn is growing on my tongue as I try to speak in the same way I did in my past life.
I had to endure it.
“I was the one who introduced you first. It seems like that wasn’t enough.”
He speaks and takes a step forward.
Because I used the Fire Wheel skill in a way that was not suitable for my realm, I felt a backlash not only in my energy but also in my body.
But he didn’t show it.
The Heavenly Demon I see shouldn’t be like that.
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I had to grit my teeth and endure it for that.
The steps keep moving forward.
If you walk a few more steps, you can find out naturally.
If you walk any further, you will be within range of Woo-Baek’s attack.
Knowing that clearly, I took a step forward without hesitation.
“… You… .”
Woo Baek didn’t swing his sword even though I was within striking range.
It will be a matter of looking at each angle.
It must be difficult to properly understand this situation.
“… You said it was a thousand horses.”
“Yes. I am a thousand.”
It must have been an unfamiliar nickname, but Woo Baek frowned when he heard the name Cheonma.
That’s probably why.
“…I heard the rumor.”
That must be because I know the story that is slowly spreading throughout the Central Plains.
“There is an entity that is raiding local branches of the Murim Alliance. The culprit claims to be Cheonma.”
After hearing that, I laughed out loud this time.
“haha.”
That way, Woo-Baek will know that I’m smiling beyond the mask.
“Is that you?”
“It seems you have wider ears than I thought. I compliment you.”
“… What is your purpose? What is your intention behind attacking the Murim Alliance and then fearlessly stepping foot on this shaman?”
Phew!
The old man bursts out.
His voice was full of sarcasm.
Perhaps it was intended to bring the surrounding civilians who were oppressed by the verb to their senses.
“Ugh.”
“Jang, Elder…”
That wasn’t enough to solve the problem.
I looked at it and gained information in my head.
Is it true that even with this much of a bet, it won’t be easily resolved?
This was an unexpected income.
“The purpose is….”
He stroked his chin, pretending to be troubled and hiding his thoughts.
The texture of the mask was slightly irritating.
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After a short silence, I spoke to Woo-Baek.
“Is a purpose really necessary?”
“…what?”
“I think you’re mistaken about something.”
The distance you can reach if you stretch out your arm.
I spat out words toward Woo-Baek within that distance.
“She’s just a shaman.”
“…!”
“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but why should I be afraid of you all coming to see me?”
“You…!!”
“How funny, old man.”
He continued speaking while looking at Woo-Baek’s face, which was becoming even more distorted.
“Are you saying that you get scared when you see ants crawling on the ground?”
Why are you spitting out those words?
Sling-!
Woo Baek swings the sword he was holding.
It was fast.
Even those that were already within striking distance.
It was much faster than the black sound of a person who had risen to the rank of shaman elder.
If it were original, it wouldn’t have been easy to react.
but.
Bam-!
“…!?”
If you had been watching from the beginning, it would have been a different story.
Woo Baek was looking at his wrist, which had been caught before he could even swing his sword properly.
“I asked what the purpose was.”
Woo-Baek’s eyes tremble as he hears the sound.
“Answer me, you incompetent piece of shit.”
Looking at that, I drew out the magic energy within my body.
“I just wanted to see you.”
The rising magic leaves the heart and seeps into the body.
Soon, it began to bloom like azaleas on my shoulders.
“The old file room that makes up the central plains.”
The blooming azalea grew in size and soared into the sky.
“And the leader of the Murim Alliance that is currently rotting the Central Plains.”
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My body screams as I pour out my energy. Honestly, with just Hwarinseong, I was already in a dangerous state.
“I mean, the shaman he is in charge of. That is why I have taken the precious step to visit him. But.”
I relaxed the strength in my hands that I was holding.
It was because I wanted Woo-Baek to react on purpose.
As expected.
Strike-! Woo-Baek quickly rotates his body while retrieving the hand that was caught.
The energy swirled around Woo-baek’s body.
Sharp and fierce. As expected, he was one of the top 100 masters of the Central Plains.
“I see what you mean. This place is also a piece of trash not worth seeing.”
“How dare you! How dare you insult a shaman!”
Woohyuk’s sword, which I have seen several times.
Rather, a more skilled and refined swordsmanship is displayed at the old man’s fingertips.
It was a delicate sword, unlike the rough, black Noho that was young and had been made of pottery.
Then, as the quiet pottery unfolded, it quickly became a star.
The stars that bloomed in the dark gathered together to form the Milky Way.
It’s beautiful.
It was a beautiful sword even if you just looked at it.
Although I had a negative view of shamans, I could at least acknowledge their swords.
That’s why it’s all the more regrettable.
What a beautiful swordsmanship.
Clang-!
Who would have thought that one light gesture could shatter it?
“Huh?!”
Just before the sword of Woo Baek passes through the sword path and enters the flow.
The opened mind’s eye caught the old man’s sword’s intention to move.
The flow was clear.
Perhaps because the old man was so skilled, his sword did not waver and showed him the path clearly.
So it was actually easy to catch.
Because all you had to do was reach out to the track you wanted to go on and cut it off.
The sword is twisted.
thud-!
The body that was trying to exert force is disrupted by the reaction.
This created a gap that didn’t exist before.
At this, Woo-Baek quickly moves his body.
But I knew there was a gap, so I tried to hide it.
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It didn’t matter.
Because even that looked so good.
My body was already moving. My right hand had already grabbed Woo Baek by the collar.
It just crosses my mind.
‘Should I show you a little more?’
Let’s drag out the battle and show a little more.
Or, should I just end it now?
I thought about it and came to a conclusion at the same time.
It shouldn’t be dragged out for too long.
If this continues, it will be difficult when the Mudang Sword Master arrives.
Phew!
The wind gathers in the left hand.
OMG!
Starting from the heart, energy circulates through the blood vessels.
I felt the pain of my body being torn apart by a blade-like energy.
I ignored it. It was a pain I was already used to.
thud-!
Half a step forward.
The soles of your feet hit the ground.
Kuuuuung-!!
The vibration spreads.
The center has been established.
I twisted my waist slightly.
Controls recoil at the same time.
It may seem like an ordinary movement, but it couldn’t be wrong at all.
The opened mind contemplates not only the other person, but also my own body.
I aligned my body along the visible line.
at that time.
Whoaaaa …
As if it had been waiting, a gust of wind passes through my body and to the tips of my arms.
It was now.
‘Fighting with the sword and breaking the heavens.’
Transplant (type 2).
Fighting with a fist against the will of heaven.
The gathered gust of wind struck Woo-Baek’s chest.
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Immediately.
“Crack-?!”
Woo Baek’s body fell with a short sigh.
Kwaaaaaaaah!
It was torn apart by the exploding air pressure.
