Almighty God of War - Chapter 10

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Guyang Cheongang designed a completely new qi circulation system based on Akasha’s ideas.

When the outside window became completely bright, the new heart method was finally completed.

Guyang Cheongang looked at the final blueprint with a tired but excited expression.

[Based on the 29th revision, the theoretical expected efficiency performance has improved by 541% compared to the original Transcendent Heart Method. Compared to the Transcendent Heart Method Plus, it’s an improvement of 280-300%.]

‘What about the effect of weakening the Nine Yin Severed Meridians?’

[Unfortunately, it’s minimal. It’s not yet at a level where we can expect dramatic effects. For that, more improvements are needed. Perhaps the answer lies in the other half of the manual. Still, the severed meridians won’t worsen any further.]

‘What should we name this heart method?’

[Transcendent Heart Method Ultra? Or Transcendent Heart Method Revolution?]

‘Too childish. Let’s just call it… “Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art.” Since the effect is more than three times better, shouldn’t it have a name of this caliber?’

[Wow, your naming sense has improved a lot, Doctor!]

‘Are you teasing me?’

[Not at all?]

Guyang Cheongang chuckled softly.

If the people of Murim had heard their conversation, they would have been utterly shocked.

The reality was that even geniuses called prodigies of their generation couldn’t properly create a single internal energy method until they died.

Yet these two had created a peerless heart method with the possibility of treating Nine Yin Severed Meridians in just one night.

This was something unprecedented even if you searched through all of Murim history.

But Guyang Cheongang and Akasha, who had only been in this world for a few days, couldn’t possibly know such facts.

Akasha asked.

[Aren’t you going to practice the newly created divine art?]

‘Uh… well…’

Creating a new divine art was a joyful thing.

But the memory of nearly dying when first circulating qi with the Transcendent Heart Method came to mind, making him reluctant.

He had become quite familiar with that heart method, but the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art was different.

Since this was newly created, it was no different from starting completely fresh.

He had developed trauma from the first Energy Circulation and Breath Control.

[Doctor, you remember what you always used to say when you got stuck researching me, right?]

Feeling a pang of guilt, Guyang Cheongang pretended not to remember and played dumb.

‘What words? I don’t think I ever said anything like that to you…?’

[My memory data of your statement is very clear with a 0% error rate… Could it be that I’m talking to a doctor from another universe?]

‘Are you picking a fight?’

[Of course not. Anyway, what you always used to say was “Take one more step forward from the edge of a hundred-foot pole.”]

‘Ugh…’

“Take one more step forward from the edge of a hundred-foot pole” means to have the courage to face death in moments of crisis and take one more step forward.

When Akasha went this far, he absolutely couldn’t say he wouldn’t do Energy Circulation and Breath Control, if only for his pride.

‘Fine. I just have to do it!’

Tension flowed through the room.

Guyang Cheongang, holding the Ten Thousand Year Jade Bed in his hand, slowly closed his eyes.

And he began the first qi circulation of what he had named the “Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art.”

It was a challenge filled with his hopes, completed through wrestling with Akasha all night.

At first, he calmed his mind and body with the familiar 4-2-6 breathing.

As he concentrated his consciousness on the breath that entered deep into his lungs and slowly escaped, all external noise faded away.

And the warm energy that started from the hand holding the jade statue seeped in and gently settled in his lower abdomen’s dantian.

At that very moment, a completely different sensation from previous training enveloped his entire body.

The cold energy from the nine major acupoints of the Nine Yin Severed Meridians, which would normally bind him with persistent pain, was drawn toward his dantian as if attracted by a magnet.

Cold sweat beaded on Guyang Cheongang’s forehead.

Instinctive fear struck him, but there wasn’t the same terrible agony as before.

Rather, the cold energy met the warm energy gathered in his dantian and was gently neutralized, transforming into a new form of energy he had never felt before.

‘This… is this really working?’

Just as he was amazed by the unbelievable change, Akasha’s voice echoed in his mind.

[Doctor, it’s a success. The cold energy is being converted into a new form of energy.]

‘I know.’

Guyang Cheongang concentrated once more on the energy he felt in his dantian.

It wasn’t the damp and ominous cold energy characteristic of Nine Yin Severed Meridians.

Instead, pure yin energy was being generated – clear enough to sharpen the mind, yet possessing a somehow cool power.

Guyang Cheongang carefully channeled the newly generated pure yin energy to the belt meridian around his waist.

Amazingly, the energy circulated smoothly and quickly, incomparably better than when using the previous Transcendent Heart Method Plus.

It wasn’t just the speed.

Like a water pipe long clogged with rust and debris being cleared in an instant by powerful water pressure, he felt the refreshing sensation of his belt meridian opening up.

After about an hour of concentrated Energy Circulation and Breath Control, Guyang Cheongang slowly opened his eyes.

His entire body felt light as if it would float away, as if even the last bit of turbid energy had escaped.

Most of all, he could feel that the oppressive sensation of cold energy that always weighed heavily on his entire body had noticeably decreased.

[Doctor, I sincerely congratulate you. The first beta test of the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art is a great success!]

Akasha’s voice was filled with joy instead of her usual calmness.

‘We really… we did it, Akasha.’

[Yes, Doctor. And this is just the beginning. If you continue training steadily, you’ll surely be able to overcome the Nine Yin Severed Meridians!]

‘So, how’s the efficiency of the divine art?’

[According to measurements, it showed an average of 335% energy conversion and circulation efficiency. This is truly an amazing figure considering your current physical condition and the characteristics of Nine Yin Severed Meridians.]

A bright smile appeared on Guyang Cheongang’s lips.

He exhaled deeply and checked his physical condition once more.

‘Phew… It definitely feels dimensionally different from before. The flow of qi is much smoother and more stable.’

Then he asked Akasha.

‘Have you analyzed what specific effects it has on Nine Yin Severed Meridians? Besides not worsening, can we also expect effects that weaken the condition itself?’

Akasha’s voice, switched to analysis mode, became much calmer.

[Yes, Doctor. As a result of precisely analyzing the data from the first qi circulation of the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art you just performed, the divine art clearly has the effect of weakening Nine Yin Severed Meridians.]

Before Guyang Cheongang could rejoice, Akasha’s calm voice continued.

[However, currently that effect is at a very minimal level.]

Guyang Cheongang, with furrows in his brow, let out a thin sigh.

Akasha continued speaking.

[Considering the cold energy conversion efficiency of the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art and your possible daily training time, for the symptoms of Nine Yin Severed Meridians to show noticeable improvement or reach complete cure…]

When Akasha hesitated, Guyang Cheongang urged her on.

‘You can speak honestly.’

[It’s expected to take ten years or more.]

Frowning, Guyang Cheongang clicked his tongue and said.

‘Ten years… I think I’ll die before then? They said people born with Nine Yin Severed Meridians don’t live past twenty.’

[You say such terrible things so casually.]

‘Isn’t there a way to improve the time it takes to see effects more quickly?’

Vitality returned to Akasha’s voice.

[There’s plenty of potential for improvement. The current Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art is merely an initial model designed by referencing only your special physical condition, the nature of Nine Yin Severed Meridians, and the Hologram Manual.]

‘That’s true.’

[We need to secure as much data on various types of heart methods as possible. And we need to continuously improve and optimize the principles of the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art by referencing them. If successful, we could dramatically improve cold energy conversion efficiency and overall training effects.]

‘Hmm…’

[Then naturally, the time needed for treatment would also be greatly shortened. It would be very helpful if we could secure heart method data from those who practiced under conditions similar to your physical condition, or other methods of handling cold energy.]

Guyang Cheongang clicked his tongue.

‘More heart method data… So you’re saying we ultimately need to study other martial arts secret manuals. But how can we obtain those with the power of this fallen household…’

He scratched the back of his head vigorously.

‘Well… I’ll have to find a way somehow. I can’t keep hiding like this forever. Even setting aside returning to Earth for later, thinking about that assassin from last night, there’s clearly no answer with this physical condition.’

A moment later, Guyang Cheongang calmed his excited heart from his first success with the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art and headed to the Main Building to pay his respects to his parents.

When he entered the Garden of the Main Building, Akasha’s voice reached him.

[Doctor, Dong Yeonhwa is showing behavioral patterns different from usual.]

‘Hm?’

[She’s moving right now, and her walking pace is faster than usual, and I’m detecting eye movements that seem to be surveying her surroundings.]

Guyang Cheongang stopped walking and carefully observed beyond the corner behind the Garden.

He could see Dong Yeonhwa heading toward the Separate Building with quick steps.

Her hardened expression and the way she surveyed her surroundings was clearly that of someone trying to hide something.

‘It looks like she’s going to the Separate Building where Dong Hajin and Dong Seola are staying…’

[That’s correct. Going to find them so secretly in the early morning is very suspicious.]

Curiosity aroused, Guyang Cheongang secretly followed behind her while maintaining sufficient distance.

His light body weight made it easy to muffle his footsteps, but if he were caught, there would be no way to make excuses.

After Dong Yeonhwa entered the Separate Building, Guyang Cheongang hesitated outside the Wall.

‘Damn, I can’t hear anything.’

They said masters who had learned Martial Arts could hear even small sounds from several zhang away, but with his Internal Energy as small as a speck of dust, it was impossible.

Then Akasha said something unexpected.

[Doctor, I think I can eavesdrop on their conversation.]

‘Eavesdrop? How?’

Akasha answered.

[Although the qi energy accumulated so far is weak, it’s enough to send one nanobot outside. Control becomes impossible beyond five zhang, but within that range it’s fully possible.]

‘But wouldn’t it be dangerous? Dong Yeonhwa and the Golden Tower Manor siblings are also people who have learned Martial Arts…’

[Don’t worry. There’s absolutely no possibility they could detect the Nanobots with their Martial Arts.]

‘Then do it.’

[I’ll disguise the nanobot as microscopic particles in the air and infiltrate through window gaps or wall cracks. Once positioned, the nanobot will detect voice vibrations and transmit them to me in real time. However…]

‘However?’

[Until I retrieve the nanobot, you must continue circulating qi with the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art. A stable qi supply is essential for me to maintain connection with the nanobot and receive data.]

‘What’s so difficult about that? Alright. I’ll do that.’

Guyang Cheongang looked around his surroundings.

In the deepest part of the Separate Building’s Wall, there was shade cast by a Large Tree.

He carefully moved there and hid his body.

Crouching down, he began circulating qi with the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art.

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