Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 293

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

Chapter 293

Blood Pact (3)

Lee Hyeon still thought he was lacking in many aspects when it came to martial arts.

Even though he had learned the Tujuan Style from Son Wukong and absorbed Feng Jinghao’s martial arts to become a master,

his foundational knowledge was severely lacking, making it seem like a sandcastle barely built up.

‘The martial arts I currently use are ultimately nothing more than improvised patchwork. Moreover, there are sporadic parts that don’t mesh well with the Chondokgabi’s Thunder Breath.’

Breathing techniques, Tujuan Style, Divine Authorities of various origins, and even Sacred Relics…

So if he encountered someone of similar skill, weaknesses would emerge.

Lee Hyeon needed his own foundation, vessel, and pillar.

And…

That longing grew even stronger after comprehending the Tujuan Style’s secret technique, Evil Immediate Slash.

‘This too is ultimately nothing more than forcibly fitting myself into a mold created by the Great Sage. At this rate, I won’t even be able to attempt the second secret technique, Calamity Annihilation Hand.’

Lee Hyeon clenched his teeth tightly.

‘I need something more solid that’s truly my own.’

Eventually,

Lee Hyeon’s thoughts reached one place.

—What if I could directly create my own martial art?

And one more thing.

—What if I could fill the gaps in Tujuan Style based on that martial art?

—Couldn’t I complete Evil Immediate Slash and even attempt Calamity Annihilation Hand?

It meant he ultimately needed conviction.

So the first thing that came to mind was Lasya.

[Lasya]

When Shiva dances the Tandava at the moment of universal destruction, his wife Parvati’s dance that corresponds by dancing gracefully and peacefully.

It symbolizes the harmony of cosmic creation.

-Type: Divine Authority. Martial Art. Dance.

-Origin: Myth ‘Rigveda’

Fortunately, there were books recording Lasya here as well.

But what actually caught Lee Hyeon’s attention was the space prepared in the most secluded corner of the Category Zone.

「Kekeke! It seems to be driftage collected by Lady Tiamat.」

“Driftage? What’s that?”

「Did I not tell you? The dragon race also greatly enjoys collecting precious stories.」

Lee Hyeon nodded.

「Among them are forgotten heroes, but sometimes there are also things drifting aimlessly in the Outer Sea.」

Lee Hyeon felt his mind sharpen.

“Do you mean perhaps,”

「That’s right. Most of them are from ‘islands’ that couldn’t escape the tsunami… things washed up from worlds that met their end.」

“…!”

「Naturally, there were quite a few high-level civilizations among them.」

Sha Wujing leaped down from Lee Hyeon’s head and stood beside a bookshelf.

He pulled out the most antique-feeling book among them.

—■■■.

「Can you see the title of this book, Chosen One?」

[‘Sacred Relic: Neuan Cheongjeong’ opens to provide filtering assistance!]

[Access permission confirmed, filtering removed. Hidden names and thoughts can be confirmed.]

[Title: Yijin Jing.]

“Yijin… Jing. That seems to be the name. I don’t really understand the meaning though.”

「I’m not permitted to read the contents, but it appears to contain the profound mysteries of martial arts.」

Flip!

When Sha Wujing quickly turned the pages, contents mixing illustrations and text could be seen inside.

It drew anatomical diagrams of the human body and recorded how magic power circulation worked within it, what effects it had on the body, and what role it played.

Lee Hyeon pulled out another book.

—Liuhe Gong.

‘This is…’

Lee Hyeon had definitely intended to use it only for reference.

But after casually examining it, he soon became completely absorbed in the book.

‘Amazing. It doesn’t contain tremendously advanced techniques, but… it’s deep. Too deep.’

It was clearly a simple basic breathing technique that started and ended with simple principles. It described how magic power changed according to breathing direction and how the constitution adapted.

As far as Lee Hyeon knew, various breathing techniques and magic power control skills existed on Earth as well,

but there were few that could function practically with such thorough analysis and research integrated.

‘Earthlings have only been seriously handling magic power for at most around 40 years, but this place has been doing it for at least a thousand years…’

So there were too many things to think about.

It even had good adaptability, to the extent that Lee Hyeon could see parts he could immediately put to use.

Lee Hyeon quickly pulled out a book from a shelf at a different location.

—Plum Blossom Sword.

This time it was swordsmanship rather than breathing technique. But its nature was very different from Liuhe Gong.

It possessed a unique temperament that would absolutely be difficult to harmonize with other martial arts.

It was fast and graceful, ever-changing. Yet it contained sharpness within.

The content about being able to bloom twenty-four plum blossoms as aura in one breath upon finally completing the swordsmanship felt mystical.

Just perfectly mastering this alone seemed like it could reach not just the master level of comprehending martial principles and forming aura, but the grandmaster realm of freely wielding aura without any medium.

This went beyond deep level to being too high.

‘Just what…!’

Lee Hyeon quickly skimmed through various other books after this as well.

[Gingoa spins rapidly again!]

[Expanding the thinking domain. Storing all contents captured by the eyes in the mind.]

Taiji Sword, Jade Maiden Sword, Great Hand Seals, Demon Fusion Art, Ice White Hand, Life and Death Thin…

The scope of martial arts was too deep, wide, and high.

Not only did they handle various weapons like swords, sabers, spears, and fists, but the ways of handling magic power ranged from righteous to evil.

There were even some with blurred boundaries between sorcery and domains.

Usually skills are given through inheritance. So it’s not easy to dig into their operating principles, and even if one tries to, most inheritances find this unpleasant, so there’s the limitation of mostly applying what’s given.

Divine Authority wasn’t much different either.

But martial arts were different.

They analyzed and studied every process of magic power accumulation, operation, manifestation, effects, and sublimation in detail, exploring various possibilities for development.

They even called magic power ‘internal energy’, while in martial arts it was merely treated as a type of skill.

All the principles he had learned through experience and the methods he had only vaguely outlined were now detailed and concrete, making understanding that much faster.

Thanks to this,

‘So this was it. The things I knew in my head but couldn’t understand…’

Lee Hyeon came to understand how the knowledge he had known and the insights he had grasped connected,

how the underlying structure was composed,

and what history and context they possessed.

―The spine of knowledge.

Like the pillar that forms the center of our body, it was the moment when core knowledge or thinking principles that serve as the foundation for understanding and solving reality were created.

Ding!

Ding!

[You have grasped the concept of martial arts !]

[A mental model has been constructed. Gingoa and Noeancheongjeong are connected, allowing you to analyze martial arts from now on.]

[The grade of ‘Trait: Tujuan Style’ has increased. You have gained a deeper understanding of the forms and principles of Tujuan Style.]

[You have obtained a clue about the second secret technique ‘Annihilation Kalpa Hand’.]

…

[Analyzed data can be converted into martial theory.]

[Converted martial theory can greatly enhance skill proficiency.]

…

[Intelligence has increased by 3.]

[Dexterity has increased by 4.]

…

Every time Lee Hyeon finished reading a book, he felt like lightning was striking his mind.

Some even threw topics in completely unexpected directions, stimulating his insight.

‘Ahh…!’

An infinite ocean.

It felt like his thoughts, which had been trapped in a narrow well, were now encountering a vast sea.

He could have easily drifted in that boundless ocean, but Lee Hyeon knew well which direction to move in these currents.

[Your understanding of ‘Trait: Tujuan Style’ deepens!]

Because he had Son Wukong as his guide.

「Kekeke! Come to think of it, when I was in the Heavens, I vaguely heard rumors. There was a civilization in some part of the Other World that pursued only martial arts to the extreme.」

Sha Wujing stroked his chin while slowly wracking his brain.

「I heard they were a clan characterized by violet hair and a single horn. They were incredibly strong, with few enemies who could match them.」

“Is… that so?”

Lee Hyeon realized belatedly that his voice was trembling.

It meant he was that moved.

「But I only heard that when their world faced its end, they attempted to migrate somewhere… These must be traces of them.」

“You’re saying even this is just part of their traces… If so, that’s even more amazing.”

Lee Hyeon’s eyes were now completely dyed blue.

“I must find martial arts that suit me somehow. If not, I’ll create new ones.”

Several conceptual plans were already floating around in Lee Hyeon’s mind.

Links that could connect the traditions of Chondokgabi and Journey to the West.

「Kekekeke. It seems you’ve already found your direction.」

“But it’s still insufficient. There are still a few gaps remaining.”

[6:21:57]

How much time had passed to reach this point?

But now that the basic concepts of martial arts were established, he felt he could accelerate the pace further.

* * *

[5:11:44]

Lee Hyeon accelerated his thought acceleration even faster.

In the further slowed world, he was finally able to find two foundations that could become his own martial arts.

―Three Purifications Scripture.

―Blood Lightning.

The Three Purifications Scripture was a breathing martial arts manual that also served as a religious scripture, with the main purpose of deep cultivation and internal purification of qi , essence , and spirit .

It was a kind of mind setting.

Moreover, its essence touched Buddhism, making it compatible with Tujuan Style.

‘Qi is magic power, essence is the core that concentrates magic power, spirit is the will that controls them all…’

Furthermore,

‘Lightning is a power that disappears in an instant. So the center that handles it must be solid in contrast to maintain balance. Only then can one properly control instantaneous lightning.’

It could serve as a solid foundation or framework connecting from Chondokgabi’s Thunder Breath to Tujuan Style.

Lee Hyeon wanted to modify the Three Purifications Scripture as much as possible to gain internal solidity.

‘And whether by coincidence or fate, my mental strength increased from Master’s verse earlier. If I can add cultivation to this… it would fit perfectly.’

Lee Hyeon’s eyes sparkled greatly as he found his direction.

[Your inner self becomes more solid.]

[Your depth in martial theory deepens.]

…

* * *

[3:49:12]

Lee Hyeon modified the Three Purifications Scripture by adding various breathing techniques and mental cultivation mysteries,

while also developing supplementary means.

That was Blood Lightning.

The signature technique said to have been used directly by the king who led this vanished clan’s golden age.

Unleashing blood-red lightning for overwhelming destructive power seemed to match well with Chondokgabi’s narrative.

If Thunder Breath was a well-sharpened blade, Blood Lightning was the method of wielding it.

Lee Hyeon enhanced his lightning to the extreme while using the Three Purifications Scripture as support to ensure his body would never be harmed.

‘Body more solid, lightning sharper.’

As a bonus, he additionally explored various movement techniques, divine methods, and footwork to better utilize his axe, mixing them with Blood Lightning.

Martial arts gradually taking shape…

He had a fresh premonition that this might actually work out well.

[You have mastered ‘Blood Lightning’. The destructive power of lightning increases. Magic power efficiency increases.]

[You have acquired ‘Lightning Splitting Heaven Technique’.]

[You have acquired ‘Battlefield Awareness Method’.]

[You have acquired ‘True Lightning Twin Floating Scripture’.]

[You have acquired ‘Eight Extremes Swift Steps’.]

…

* * *

[0:32:02]

I don’t know how much time has passed.

In real time, it would only be a day,

but well?

The time my mind experienced was at least three months? Four months, wouldn’t it be?

No, toward the end it accelerated so much that even my breathing slowed, so it might be six months, or perhaps even over a year.

Since I’d never experienced stretching time to such extremes before, everything felt unfamiliar,

but conversely, the fruits gradually revealing themselves before my eyes were all the sweeter.

Finally,

the Three Waters Scripture and Blood Lightning were reborn.

―Yeokjyeojeon (Like Lightning).

―Jinbeobgo (Thunder Dharma Drum).

Yeokjyeojeon meant the magic power circulation that emanated from inner to outer like flashing lightning,

Jinbeobgo meant the martial techniques and movement arts that would maximize destructive power like thunder that roars with each lightning strike.

Both were names taken from the Buddhist verses that Xuanzang Tripitaka used to recite.

[Congratulations! You have succeeded in completing the basic martial arts that will form the foundation of the fighting style you pursue.]

[You have acquired ‘Trait: Master’.]

[‘Trait: Master’ has been integrated into your fighting style, raising the trait grade. You have fully comprehended the first secret technique.]

[You can now deploy Evil Instant Kill with internal energy.]

…

[Your insight into martial arts becomes exceptional! As your magic power’s cohesion strengthens, you can now imbue intent.]

[You have obtained clues about Aura.]

…

[By pioneering new realms of martial arts, you begin to take a step closer to the level of a master.]

[All your inheritances and divine authorities are integrated under the Cheon Dokkaebi narrative. The narrative has been strengthened and you have finally completed 【Seung (Succession)】.]

[The effects of the 3rd Awakening have successfully taken complete hold.]

…

[You can now handle lightning more deeply.]

[Lightning attribute is enhanced.]

[Light attribute is enhanced.]

…

Of course, these two martial arts were still incomplete.

Even though the theory was established, mistakes could occur in practical application. Only after supplementing all such issues could I say I had truly completed proper martial arts.

And….

There was still a slightly disappointing aspect remaining.

Thud!!

Crackle-crackle-

Lee Hyeon took out Dueokshin’s molar from Kybisis and struck the ground hard with the handle end.

Then came a feast of blue-white lightning spreading out in ripples.

The library filled with scorching heat.

‘I’ve bound all inheritances and sacred relics under Cheon Dokkaebi. But I haven’t yet embraced the other skills.’

If a new foundation had been created, then the buildings to be placed on top should also be newly reassembled and erected.

Combat Sense.

Fury Strike.

Monstrous Pressure.

Torch Wind.

I planned to readjust all of them to match the two martial arts.

[00:19:57]

About 20 minutes remained.

That would be enough.

The Golden Headband spun fiercely.

Whirrrrr…!!

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