Almighty God of War - Chapter 27

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027

The faint blue light of dawn seeped through the window, gently enveloping the garden.

Guyang Cheongang shook his head, recalling the strange encounter from the previous night.

The meeting with Divine Physician Hwata, the greatest physician under heaven, and receiving all of his teachings felt as unreal as a mere dream.

‘To meet a divine physician in just one night and inherit everything from him… it feels too surreal.’

[It is reality, Doctor. And that reality has left you with two precious legacies. Now it’s time to examine their contents in detail.]

At Akasha’s calm voice, Guyang Cheongang gathered his thoughts.

He carefully opened the two books that Divine Physician Hwata had left behind.

Just by skimming through them once, the vast amount of information absorbed through his optic nerves was stored in Akasha’s database.

And soon it began to be systematically analyzed in his mind.

The Life and Death Medical Classic was truly a treasure trove of medicine.

One of its contents, the Yin Yang Divine Pill, was the key to fundamentally treating Nine Yin Severed Meridians, but the problem was the materials needed for its creation.

The Inner Core of Solar Fire Fox containing the legendary essence of the sun, ten-thousand-year He Shou Wu that had absorbed millennia of time, and Ethereal Blue Stone Oil crystallized from the yin energy of heaven and earth.

Just hearing their names, most were priceless treasures difficult to obtain.

So for now, it was nothing more than a pie in the sky.

[Creating the Yin Yang Divine Pill should be set as a long-term goal. But before that, if we harmoniously utilize the Life and Death Soul Revival Acupuncture recorded in the Life and Death Medical Classic with your Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art, we should be able to suppress the cold energy accumulated in your meridians and accelerate the time to complete recovery.]

Next, Akasha’s analysis of the dozen or so martial arts recorded in the Divine Hand Secret Transmission was cold and objective.

[The Internal Energy Method and fist techniques are judged to have no more than reference value. The principles of the Heart Method cannot compare to your Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art, and the power of the fist techniques is also lower than Gale Chain Palm.]

‘Still, these three seem quite useful.’

What caught Guyang Cheongang’s attention were the Heavenly Meteor Movement Technique, Flash Step, and Dragon Subduing Golden Binding Technique.

Unlike the other martial arts, these three were created with a thorough focus on practicality alone.

The Heavenly Meteor Movement Technique was created to quickly reach distant patients, Flash Step to instantly close the distance with patients showing madness and having seizures, and Dragon Subduing Golden Binding Technique to subdue patients causing disturbances.

[Thanks to these three martial arts being created to minimize internal energy consumption, with just a little modification, they should be fully usable with your current internal energy level. Of course, perfect implementation would be difficult.]

‘Internal energy is indeed the problem.’

[Still, for martial arts with such effects, requiring only half a jiazi of internal energy to use at the twelve-star level is quite exceptional. It shows that Divine Physician Hwata’s talent was extraordinary.]

‘The old man was a genius after all.’

[That’s true. Anyway, combining these three martial arts with your excellent dynamic vision and my tactical support system should be of great help for survival.]

Having finished his analysis, Guyang Cheongang took the two books and went out to the garden.

‘If I keep these books and someone notices them, my name might reach the ears of those pursuing the old man. Then not only I, but the Guyang Family Estate and Bamboo Forest Manor would be in danger too.’

[What do you intend to do?]

‘I have to destroy them.’

Guyang Cheongang threw the books into a brazier placed in one corner of the garden.

He watched as the ancient books made of parchment were engulfed in flames and instantly turned to black ash.

At that moment,

He suddenly felt goosebumps all over his body and a cold energy creeping up his spine.

Without looking back, he could tell that someone had appeared.

Someone harboring a terrifying killing intent unlike anything he had ever experienced.

A long, dark shadow bathed in moonlight completely covered Guyang Cheongang’s body like a giant cloak.

Though his heart sank with shock, he calmly turned around.

There stood a Black-Robed Masked Man with a sturdy build and ice-cold eyes looking down at him.

The Masked Man asked in an indifferent tone.

“Where is the Divine Physician old man?”

Guyang Cheongang slowly stood up and replied in a rather scolding tone.

“I don’t know who you are, but when visiting someone else’s home, going through the front gate properly and seeking the owner’s permission should be the basics of etiquette. How about you go learn those manners first before coming back?”

The Black-Robed Masked Man let out an eerie laugh as if finding it absurd.

“Hehehe. Indeed! You have enough nerve to hide the old man and manipulate the traces.”

At those words, Guyang Cheongang’s heart sank with a thud.

‘How did he know? I should have perfectly erased the traces together with Akasha!’

As if reading his thoughts, Akasha’s urgent voice rang in his mind.

[Doctor, I’m executing the psychological stabilization protocol. The opponent’s observation and deduction skills exceed our expectations. Or there’s a possibility he used some special tracking technique we don’t know about. He’s a dangerous individual.]

Immediately, Guyang Cheongang’s shocked heart calmed down like a tranquil lake.

Seeing his composed eyes, a glint of interest appeared in the Masked Man’s eyes.

Regardless, Guyang Cheongang continued his conversation with Akasha.

‘Do you think I could win if we fought?’

[You didn’t notice his presence at all until he was right behind you. Considering that, a direct confrontation would be impossible.]

The Black-Robed Masked Man’s eyes looking at Guyang Cheongang gleamed with thick killing intent.

“Boy, I’ll give you one last chance. Answer obediently and I’ll let you keep your life even if you become a cripple. But if you keep your mouth shut to the end… I’ll leave the rest to your imagination. Speak. Where is the Divine Physician old man?”

Guyang Cheongang gritted his teeth inwardly, but outwardly answered with a voice showing no sign of wavering.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about. There’s a limit to turning the tables. For a scoundrel who didn’t even come as a proper guest to threaten the homeowner instead. Seeing someone like you strutting around in broad daylight, I can tell how far the Empire’s law and order have fallen.”

At his provocative words, Akasha’s urgent whisper rang in his mind.

[Doctor, there’s no need to deliberately provoke him.]

‘Dragging out time in this situation is dangerous. There’s a saying that it’s better to take the beating first.’

[But judging by his demeanor, there’s a very high possibility he’ll treat you roughly. He might even resort to torture.]

Worry seeped through Akasha’s voice.

‘I have to accept it.’

[Sigh… I understand. I respect your decision, Doctor. From now on, I’ll prepare response protocols for all possible scenarios. Please prepare for psychological shock.]

‘I already have.’

Guyang Cheongang answered briefly and steeled his resolve.

Then the Black-Robed Masked Man, as if he could no longer bear it, spoke coldly and lightly flicked his finger toward the air.

“You’re a boy who won’t listen to words.”

Swish-

Sinister Yin Wind Finger Force instantly and precisely sealed Guyang Cheongang’s twelve acupoints.

“Let’s see if that smart mouth of yours can keep babbling after experiencing this pain.”

What he unleashed was Muscle Tearing Bone Grinding, known as one of the most cruel torture methods in Murim.

Crack!

Snap!

Terrible pain as if bones were twisting and muscles tearing swept over him.

Guyang Cheongang collapsed like a crumbling sandcastle, wanting to scream, but couldn’t even make a small groan with his pressure points sealed.

Before he could even count to three, red blood flowed from his seven orifices.

[Doctor, I’m blocking 98% of the pain signals. I’ll mobilize nanobots to minimize muscle and skeletal damage, but most of your internal energy will be consumed.]

Along with Akasha’s voice mixed with regret, the bone-crushing pain instantly faded.

The Masked Man, who had been watching for a moment, flicked his finger again.

Swish-

The progression of Muscle Tearing Bone Grinding stopped and the pressure points were released.

“Boy, still can’t remember?”

Guyang Cheongang, with blood foam in his mouth, trembled and answered.

“I… I really don’t know who this Divine Physician old man is…”

“For someone who looks so sickly he wouldn’t be surprising to die tomorrow, you have more backbone than expected. Let’s see how much longer you can endure.”

The Masked Man resumed the Muscle Tearing Bone Grinding.

“…”

The black-robed man looking down at Guyang Cheongang, who was writhing miserably all over without even being able to scream, frowned behind his mask.

‘Even martial artists who have undergone harsh training cannot endure Muscle Tearing Bone Grinding for more than half an hour. But seeing that he hasn’t lost consciousness, he’s quite a tough one… But he really seems to know nothing about the Divine Physician old man. I’ve just wasted time for nothing.’

Having lost interest in Guyang Cheongang, his eyes filled with eerie and emotionless killing intent.

As if dealing with a bothersome insect, he unhesitatingly extended his palm toward Guyang Cheongang’s chest.

Whiiiiing-!

Along with an Air-Splitting Sound that seemed to freeze the surrounding air, black and chilling currents swirled around his palm.

It was the destructive Palm Force of Cruel White Yin Wind Palm condensed with Yin Cold Energy.

At that very moment, Akasha’s urgent voice echoed in Guyang Cheongang’s mind.

[The opponent’s palm force matches 100% with the data of the Yin Cold Energy that inflicted fatal wounds on Divine Physician Hwata. Forming chest surface nanoparticle defense barrier at maximum output. Emergency reinforcement of rib cage and cardiac muscle fiber structure for internal organ protection. From now on, concentrating all energy on survival!]

Thwoom-!

A dull and ominous sound, as if something was bursting and being crushed, came from Guyang Cheongang’s chest.

The Yin Cold Energy contained in the Black-Robed Masked Man’s Cruel White Yin Wind Palm penetrated into Guyang Cheongang’s body like rushing water from a burst dam.

[Massive Yin Cold Energy influx confirmed! Immediately activating absorption protocol. Doctor, focus your mind. From now on, you must operate the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art at maximum efficiency to convert all the inflowing energy!]

Akasha’s cry was the signal flare.

Tens of thousands of nanobots that had deployed the defense barrier on Guyang Cheongang’s chest immediately formed a precise energy guidance circuit.

The destructive Yin Cold Energy pouring in received flawless guidance from the nanobots, flowing safely toward his dantian without damaging any of his other organs.

Simultaneously, the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art swirled fiercely in his dantian, decomposing all the inflowing Yin Cold Energy and filtering out every trace of the sinister and evil energy contained within.

And it began converting it into high-purity, clear and cold Pure Yin True Energy.

All of this process occurred in truly an instant.

Of course, the pure physical impact contained in the palm force could not be completely neutralized.

Guyang Cheongang’s body was knocked backward lightly like a toy and rolled on the ground.

Crash- Thud-

Seeing this sight, the Black-Robed Masked Man smiled with satisfaction and without even looking back at Guyang Cheongang, leisurely launched his body movement and disappeared into the darkness.

A moment later.

Shrill- Shrill-shrill-shrill-

In the dawn as the morning light was breaking, sharp horn sounds could be heard from here and there, then quickly moved away from Bamboo Forest Manor.

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