Almighty God of War - Chapter 124

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124

 

Guyang Cheongang spoke to Akasha.

 

‘Akasha, Maximum Combat Mode!’

 

[Yes. Activating Maximum Combat Mode.]

 

As Akasha’s calm voice echoed, drastic changes occurred in Guyang Cheongang’s body.

 

[Brain Cognitive Acceleration initiated. Switching to Dynamic Vision Extreme Mode.]

 

Guyang Cheongang’s pupils instantly dilated, and the world began to look completely different.

 

Everything slowed down like a turtle, and even individual dust particles floating in the air became clearly visible.

 

Akasha’s voice continued.

 

[Internal Nanobot Activation. Muscle Optimization Program operational.]

 

The nanobots began reforging his body from the inside.

 

Muscles harder than steel, nerves more sensitive than spider webs.

 

His body was no longer a living organism, but transformed into a weapon perfectly tuned solely for destruction.

 

[Physical Defense System online. Impact Detection Defense Mode on standby.]

 

Invisible nanobots were dispersed and positioned in standby mode across his skin surface.

 

Though not yet at a level where they could defend his entire body simultaneously, the nanobots would form a Vajra Indestructibility-level defensive barrier at the point of impact the moment he was struck.

 

It was Maximum Combat Mode, which he had rarely used since reaching the Transcendent Peak Realm.

 

He had no choice.

 

The Necromantic Demon Lord was so strong that it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him the most powerful enemy Guyang Cheongang had ever faced.

 

Of course, Cheon Ungi was an exception.

 

He had never encountered him as an enemy.

 

At that very moment,

 

The Necromantic Demon Lord’s hand moved at a terrifying speed, and Palm Force wrapped in Sword Energy came flying.

 

The speed of the strike was incomparably faster than anyone Guyang Cheongang had ever faced.

 

If he hadn’t activated Maximum Combat Mode, his head would have been shattered without him even knowing what had happened.

 

The Necromantic Demon Lord’s hand was so fast that even to Guyang Cheongang’s eyes it appeared as a blurry afterimage. However, he could clearly grasp its trajectory.

 

He deployed Phantom Shadowless Step and moved two steps to the left in midair.

 

Movement as natural as flowing water.

 

His nerves and muscles, optimized by nanobots, were responding to his mind and Internal Energy in real time.

 

The Necromantic Demon Lord’s Palm Force pierced through where Guyang Cheongang had been like a meteor.

 

Behind it, a chilling Air-Splitting Sound echoed.

 

Swooooong-

 

Palm Force truly faster than sound.

 

But Guyang Cheongang had dodged it.

 

This was the power of Maximum Combat Mode.

 

Guyang Cheongang instructed Akasha.

 

‘Akasha, during the fight, absorb the Necromantic Demon Lord’s Internal Energy using the Absorption Formula of the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art.’

 

[That monster’s Internal Energy is incomparably purer and more powerful than the Blood Spirit Demon’s. If the load exceeds critical levels during the purification process, Doctor’s meridians could rupture first. Moreover, with Hwangbo Pung and others watching, will this be alright?]

 

‘This isn’t the time to be picky about anything. I’ll use whatever can weaken him. Once you’re dead, it’s all over.’

 

[Understood. I will activate the Dual Mind Divine Art.]

 

Along with Akasha’s voice, Guyang Cheongang’s mind split into two.

 

One consciousness focused solely on the battle with the Necromantic Demon Lord, while the other consciousness synchronized with Akasha to prepare the Absorption Formula.

 

All of this occurred before the aftershock of the Necromantic Demon Lord’s first attack had even completely faded.

 

The next moment, Guyang Cheongang charged without hesitation toward the Necromantic Demon Lord standing in midair.

 

Bang! Bang! Bang!

 

Guyang Cheongang’s Gale Flash Technique struck the Necromantic Demon Lord’s chest in rapid succession.

 

In terms of speed, he was not inferior either.

 

The two men’s reactions were completely opposite to common sense.

 

The Necromantic Demon Lord burst into sinister laughter as if he hadn’t been affected at all.

 

“Kekekekeke, that tickles, boy. Put more strength into it!”

 

Meanwhile, Guyang Cheongang’s complexion hardened like stone.

 

The moment his Lightning Shadowless Palm touched the Necromantic Demon Lord’s bones, what he felt wasn’t the sensation of striking flesh.

 

A terrible rebound force returned as if he had collided head-on with a massive iron wall made of black iron, threatening to crush his hand bones first.

 

The ash-colored sword energy enveloping the Necromantic Demon Lord’s entire body.

 

The Death Spirit Fortress Aura, harder than steel and diamond-like in its solidity, was mockingly neutralizing all his attacks.

 

However, the accumulating shockwaves from the continuous Gale Flash Technique and Explosive Thunder Flame King Hammer finally broke the Necromantic Demon Lord’s patience.

 

“You bastard…!”

 

His massive body moved for the first time.

 

When he was still, he was like a mountain, but when he moved, he became black lightning tearing through space.

 

Shaaaaaaash-!

 

A speed that even Guyang Cheongang’s Phantom Shadowless Step couldn’t completely shake off.

 

Two lights collided.

 

Blue lightning and dark red malevolent energy.

 

The entire underground cavern became a battleground for the two superhumans.

 

Kwakwakwakwakwang-

 

Every time their body movements crossed in midair, thunder-like explosions erupted, and whenever they struck the walls, massive rocks poured down like rain.

 

To Hwangbo Pung’s group, even their forms were no longer visible.

 

Only the trajectories of two streams of light wildly stirring throughout the cave, the ear-splitting sounds of tearing air, and the shockwaves shaking their entire bodies proved that the battle taking place there had transcended the human realm.

 

They couldn’t even tell which of the two had the advantage or how the fight was progressing.

 

Guyang Cheongang’s world, divided by the Dual Mind Divine Art, was twofold.

 

One consciousness, within Akasha’s real-time analysis providing future predictions in 0.01-second intervals, fought for survival while dodging all of the Necromantic Demon Lord’s attacks.

 

And the other consciousness penetrated the gaps in that storm-like offense and defense, absorbing his internal energy with the Absorption Formula.

 

It was an extremely dangerous gamble performed on a tightrope of death.

 

The absorption power, which had initially been as faint as dewdrops, had now become a fierce whirlpool attempting to devour the entire vast ocean of the Necromantic Demon Lord’s internal energy.

 

As time passed, Guyang Cheongang grew stronger while the Necromantic Demon Lord became slightly weaker.

 

And the Necromantic Demon Lord detected this change.

 

‘Something… is strange.’

 

For the first time, bewilderment appeared in his blood-red eyes.

 

It wasn’t the fatigue of battle, but a strange sensation as if his very existence was being gradually eroded from its core that dominated his mind.

 

To make matters worse, the brat before him was predicting his attacks more perfectly as time passed.

 

The one who had barely dodged at first was now neutralizing his sword forms with minimal movement and beginning to exploit those openings in reverse.

 

‘This bastard… he’s reading my sword forms. Once he’s seen a form, it won’t work twice. Rather, he’s exploiting its weaknesses to block the next attack in advance!’

 

An unbelievable possibility flashed through the Necromantic Demon Lord’s mind.

 

‘Could it be… he’s breaking down my martial arts while fighting? In this short time? Could such a monster exist in this world…!’

 

He faced the terrible truth that his martial studies were being dismantled and analyzed in real-time by some unknown brat.

 

Though he didn’t want to admit it, he eventually had no choice but to acknowledge it.

 

What he was facing now was an incomprehensible ‘monster’ that far exceeded the bounds of human talent.

 

Akasha was perfectly recording all of the Necromantic Demon Lord’s sword forms as data, down to the flow of qi and minute muscle movements.

 

She analyzed the data collected this way in real-time, finding the flaws inherent in each form and the patterns leading to the next sword form.

 

This meant that for Guyang Cheongang, using the same sword form twice could only invite danger.

 

The Necromantic Demon Lord’s red eyes emitted an ominous light.

 

‘This is someone I absolutely cannot let live.’

 

The Necromantic Demon Lord had been toying with his enemies until now, trying to make them taste despair, but this human was too dangerous.

 

He could no longer afford to be leisurely.

 

The Necromantic Demon Lord, who had only been using eight or nine stars of internal energy until then, made his decision and began using his full twelve-star power.

 

Simultaneously, his movements became twice as fast, and dozens of split body forms filled the cavern.

 

Death Spirit Blood Heaven Palm Force mixed with illusion and reality, each carrying sword energy and tracing different trajectories, crashed down on Guyang Cheongang like a massive tsunami.

 

This palm technique was his final supreme technique that he had not used until now.

 

Whoooooooong-

 

The entire space seemed to scream, and the stones on the floor swept up in the palm force’s aftermath scattered as fine dust.

 

[Completely new attack pattern! 0% match rate with existing data! Analysis impossible! Evasion route calculation impossible.]

 

Akasha also showed clear signs of confusion.

 

All the data up to this point had become useless.

 

The balanced state of the fight collapsed instantly, and Guyang Cheongang was driven to the edge of a cliff in one moment.

 

‘Too fast!’

 

Even with his dynamic vision pushed to maximum combat mode, Guyang Cheongang couldn’t capture the Necromantic Demon Lord’s true body.

 

‘I can’t dodge!’

 

He deployed Phantom Shadowless Step with all his might, but it was already too late.

 

The Death Spirit Blood Heaven Palm Force containing terrifying power struck his chest head-on.

 

Kwakwakwang!

 

With an explosive sound, blue geometric patterns appeared like ripples across his chest before disappearing.

 

Impact-Responsive Nanobot Defense System.

 

Thanks to it, he avoided having his bones and organs shattered, but the shockwave penetrated deep into his interior, delivering terrible pain as if his entire internal organs were being shaken.

 

“Kugh!”

 

A stream of fresh blood poured from his mouth like a waterfall as he was pushed back four or five zhang.

 

However, before his feet even touched the ground, Guyang Cheongang twisted his waist and sprang back up like a coiled spring.

 

Showing weakness at a time like this would bring no advantage whatsoever.

 

Seeing him like this, the red light in the Necromantic Demon Lord’s eyes wavered.

 

‘He survived a direct hit from Death Spirit Blood Heaven Palm Force? Someone who couldn’t even deploy Protective Body Energy? Could it be… Vajra Indestructibility? Impossible! That’s a realm even I haven’t glimpsed yet…’

 

Unable to comprehend how Guyang Cheongang remained unharmed after taking his full strike directly to the chest, he was swept by shock beyond anger.

 

For the first time since learning martial arts, he felt fear toward the enemy before him.

 

But the more he was dominated by emotion, the more cruelly his killing intent blazed.

 

“You bastard, what exactly are you!”

 

The Necromantic Demon Lord roared and unleashed Death Spirit Blood Heaven Palm once more.

 

A dark red tsunami of death surged forward, more violently than before.

 

Realizing he couldn’t avoid it, Guyang Cheongang drew up all his internal energy.

 

‘If I can’t block this, I’ll die!’

 

Above his right hand, blue lightning that seemed to absorb all light in the underground cavern blazed forth.

 

“Explosive Thunder Flame King Hammer!”

 

Kwaaaaaaaaaaang-!

 

A thunderous roar as if the entire underground cavern would collapse.

 

The moment the blue sun and dark red tsunami collided head-on, all sounds in the world vanished.

 

“Kheuk!”

 

After a moment of silence, Guyang Cheongang’s body was flung over ten zhang like a kite with cut strings, rolling across the floor.

 

Kudangtangtangtang-

 

Blood spurted like a fountain from his mouth and nose as he rolled, his entire body battered beyond recognition.

 

The very moment the second impact struck, the tightly sealed dam inside his body collapsed.

 

The five major acupoints of Nine Yin Severed Meridians that had been suppressed went berserk, spewing forth extreme cold energy.

 

His blood froze like ice, and white frost bloomed at every joint.

 

[Nine Yin Severed Meridians control system collapse! The entire meridian network is rapidly freezing! Doctor, at this rate… your heart will freeze solid within 3 minutes!]

 

A life-or-death crisis.

 

Akasha’s usually calm voice trembled.

 

[…Executing emergency protocol. Doctor, from now on I will mobilize all my computational power to suppress the extreme yin energy of Nine Yin Severed Meridians.]

 

Akasha didn’t hesitate.

 

She poured the evil internal energy of the Necromantic Demon Lord absorbed through Absorption Formula—the necromantic demonic energy—directly into Guyang Cheongang’s meridians without purifying it.

 

The only thing that can overcome poison is an even stronger poison.

 

Into his meridians where deadly cold energy flowed, dark red lava of evil energy that corrupted everything began to flow in reverse.

 

‘Keuaaaaaaaaaaak!’

 

An internal great battle where he couldn’t even scream.

 

The extreme yin energy trying to freeze his meridians and the necromantic demonic energy that destroyed and rotted everything.

 

Two forms of death used his body as a battlefield, trying to devour each other.

 

Amid the agony of meridians being torn apart and organs twisting, Guyang Cheongang’s consciousness sank cold as ice instead.

 

‘I must endure…’

 

Ppadeudeudeuk-

 

Red blood trickled from his clenched lips.

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