I Will Become a Phoenix More Noble Than the Emperor - Chapter 97

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97.

 

 

 

 

That Bastard, realizing Seon-o’s plan, tried to quickly withdraw his water element. However, it was already too late. Just moments ago, That Bastard’s water element had absorbed Seon-o’s water element.

 

Thanks to this, Seon-o’s water element that had penetrated inside—,

 

“St-stop this…!”

 

Began to fiercely purify That Bastard’s rotten water element. As That Bastard’s water element, which had rotted to the point of becoming viscous, cleared at a terrifying speed, a trembling smile appeared on Seon-o’s lips.

 

On Gang couldn’t use this method.

 

‘Her Yin Power wasn’t at that level.’

 

Therefore, On Gang chose the method of breaking through the rotten water wall, and because of that, part of her Yin Power became contaminated.

 

Since On Gang suffered from that contamination until right before the final gateway, Seon-o wanted to avoid that method. So this was what he came up with.

 

His current Yin Power was incomparably stronger than the original On Gang’s.

 

As proof of this, when Prince Immortal’s rotten water element was conquered by Seon-o’s clear water element, Prince Immortal reached a state where he could no longer use water element. Seon-o bound him tightly with his water power and then turned around again.

 

Now all that was left was to pluck the flower…

 

“…?”

 

Seon-o, who had been smiling, froze with his breath stopped.

 

It was because Prince Immortal’s white flower had already been plucked.

 

Seon-o moved his dazed eyes to look up at the person holding the torn flower.

 

The one holding the flower while shedding tears of blood was Elder Immortal.

 

‘What is this…?’

 

This was something that never happened in the original work.

 

Like the other Immortals, Elder Immortal, half-rotten and corpse-like, looked at Seon-o and opened his mouth.

 

“Since I have plucked this, now only my divine water remains.”

 

From those words, Seon-o realized that all the other candidates had succeeded in obtaining divine water. Seon-o’s heart sank with a thud.

 

“I will give you my divine water. So please… destroy Flower Cloud Island.”

 

What does that mean…

 

Seon-o’s eyes, still unable to grasp the situation, wavered with bewilderment. Tears of blood were now flowing from Elder Immortal’s rotten eyes.

How did Elder Immortal’s end go in the original work…?

 

Even thinking about it, he had no memory of seeing his story.

 

“Destroy that wooden monster and kill these foolish Superhumans.”

 

What…?

 

A wooden monster…

 

When Elder Immortal pointed behind him, Seon-o turned around in confusion. Then he saw the peach tree, swollen like a belly, still emitting light.

 

“I… I closed the Gate of Flower Cloud Island three thousand years ago. To prevent further sacrifices…”

 

At the old man’s shocking confession, Seon-o looked back at him again.

 

“We were deceived by the peach tree. That tree is a demon and…”

 

Seon-o’s breathing slowed.

 

“It became an Immortal by consuming countless sacrifices.”

 

Frowning at the incomprehensible words, Seon-o thought of the last Immortal who was still nowhere to be seen.

 

At that moment, a sword-like sharp tree branch extended from behind the old man and pierced through his body.

 

“Kuhek…”

 

As the old man coughed up blood and struggled, Seon-o’s wildly churning mind came to a complete stop.

 

A sad-sounding voice came from behind him.

 

“Elder… to betray us like this… it breaks my heart…”

 

The one covering her mouth with sad eyes was Bi-seon, the Immortal who had suggested to the Superhumans that blooming might mean eternal life.

 

Seon-o stared blankly at the Immortal’s face, still full of melancholy.

 

“To think it was Elder who sealed me in this place… you’ll have to pay the price… with eternal suffering…”

 

When Bi-seon, who finished speaking in a tearful voice, slowly lowered the hand covering her mouth, a chilling smile was revealed on her face.

 

Unlike the other Immortals, her face was not rotten but vibrant with life. Both cheeks were glowing peachy pink like peaches.

 

Only then did Seon-o realize the secret of this Flower Cloud Island. It was a fact that didn’t appear in the original work either.

 

This Flower Cloud Island was the land of the peach tree demon, and that peach demon was right before his eyes…

 

“Now I must kill these last sacrifices and… go outside…!”

 

That she was Bi-seon.

 

As Bi-seon’s eyes flashed, the branch that had pierced the Elder Immortal extended even longer.

 

Just as the sword-sharp tip of the branch was heading toward the still-dazed Seon-o, Gi-rim’s Wood Qilin rushed over and broke the sharp branch in one strike with its massive horn, roaring.

 

“Master Kang! The door has opened! We must escape quickly!”

 

When Seon-o quickly turned his head at Gi-rim’s distant shout, he could indeed see a large door open on one of Flower Cloud Island’s cliffs. It was the same door they had entered through.

 

It seemed that Bi-seon, knowing the Elder Immortal had closed the door, had used him to open it.

 

However, whenever the rotting, decayed immortals howled and rushed toward it, an invisible force roughly repelled them. As if refusing to allow the already dead to escape.

 

The first to escape, blowing away the immortals blocking the path, was So-yoon.

 

The remaining candidates had also gathered in front of the door at some point.

 

I-ryeong stood before the door watching Seon-o’s situation, and Gi-rim was…

 

“It won’t come loose, Yang Chae-gyo…”

 

As Gi-rim sat slumped in front of Chae-gyo and muttered in a despairing voice, Chae-gyo, whose ankle was bound by some tree branch, stroked her chin regretfully. The tree branch that wouldn’t come loose even with the candidates’ Yin Power seemed to be a trap of the peach tree.

 

Because Chae-gyo had given too much of her Light Power to the peach tree, her physical body had become bound to this Flower Cloud Island. Like eating a peach fruit.

 

“Ha, what to do about this. Flower Cloud Island is damn boring.”

 

All the candidates could instinctively sense that the door would close before long.

 

But Seon-o had not yet obtained a divine beast.

 

“…”

 

Seon-o looked at the Elder Immortal swaying while pierced by the branch. It was a horrific sight, but immortals do not die.

 

As proof, the Elder Immortal’s lips moved slightly.

 

“Roo… roots…”

 

What…?

 

At that moment, as the branch dug deeper, the old man’s mouth opened and his words were cut off. The old man trembled silently while looking at Seon-o.

 

‘This… crazy old man…’

 

Unfortunately, this crazy old man was the only hope Seon-o had left, and what that hope wanted was to eliminate the peach tree.

 

The old man would keep his promise. That much could be understood.

 

Standing at the edge of a cliff, his heart became calm instead, and his stuffy mind became crystal clear.

 

Without time to think further, Seon-o immediately turned around and ran. It was toward where the candidates and the door were.

 

At Seon-o’s action, Bi-seon also immediately flew up following Seon-o.

 

“Ah, my sacrifice… I will never… let you escape…!”

 

From all sides around Seon-o, sword-like branches stabbed as if to pierce through her.

 

Seon-o created a shield with Water Element to dodge them while running. I-ryeong’s Air Turtle, Gi-rim’s Wood Qilin, and Chae-gyo’s Light Tiger helped her by striking down the branches.

 

Running like mad, Seon-o raised her hand. The river water that had been purified by Seon-o’s purification just moments before was lifted up as if caught in a net.

 

That massive water mass immediately flew toward the island that was burning fiercely. It was a trace left by So-yoon. As Seon-o’s water mass began to fiercely absorb that fire and trap it within the Water Element, the eyes of Gi-rim and I-ryeong who were watching hardened, and Chae-gyo’s eyebrows twitched.

 

It was the ability Seon-o had demonstrated last time when he awakened in the Elder Immortal’s dwelling.

 

“Oh ho…”

 

In the blink of an eye, the water mass that had spherically trapped the massive fireball was shot toward the peach tree.

 

Bi-seon’s eyes, who realized this fact a step too late, were colored with shock.

 

“No, no, you can’t…!”

 

Bi-seon frantically tried to change course to block it, but it was useless.

 

Seon-o’s Water Element penetrated into the peach tree without hesitation. The Water Element that instantly traveled down the trunk seeped into the roots that no one had been able to touch and dropped Fire Energy there.

 

“Huk!”

 

From that shock, Bi-seon’s movement in mid-air stopped and her waist bent backward.

 

“Keu, keuaaaaaaak!”

 

Bi-seon’s sharp scream filled the hellish Flower Cloud Island. Fire that erupted from the roots had swallowed the peach tree in an instant.

 

The massive peach tree at the center of Flower Cloud Island blazed as if it had become a giant flame itself. At that wondrous sight, Chae-gyo frowned.

 

“Wait, blooming…?”

 

As Chae-gyo muttered, the eyes of Gi-rim and I-ryeong, who realized the same thing from those words, wavered. However, the candidates were not given the leisure to admire that spectacular view.

 

“Oh my, please look over there!”

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