Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 116
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Chapter 116: Departure (4)
“That bastard is still only at early Core Formation Realm!”
The man who seemed most skilled among the attackers raised his voice.
“He’s not even used to drawing spiritual power from his Golden Core yet! If we keep pressing him, he’ll definitely show an opening!”
“R-right!”
Core Formation Realm cultivators who had just formed their Golden Core often faced difficulties.
Unlike during the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment stages, they had to extract spiritual energy from their Golden Core each time, which took time to get used to.
Cheon Woo-jin was a novice Core Formation cultivator who had only formed his Golden Core a few days ago.
No matter how skilled he was, he would surely show a weakness somewhere.
With this judgment, the attackers began launching aggressive attacks.
Whoosh! Crack! Screech!
Flames, lightning, and sword qi erupted simultaneously.
It was a precisely calculated combination that would be difficult to dodge.
However, Cheon Woo-jin already held a whip of lightning energy in his grasp.
[Lightning Coil Whip]
Crack!
The whip extended into dozens of strands and swept the surroundings.
It was as if a whirlwind had struck with Cheon Woo-jin at its center.
A new magic art from Cheon Woo-jin, who had reached Core Formation Realm and elevated his sense of controlling lightning energy by another level.
The attackers’ assaults were all swept away by its fierce momentum.
“Urgh…!”
The attackers didn’t slow their offensive.
They deployed various magic arts while trying to catch the moment when Cheon Woo-jin would show an opening.
But it was a futile effort.
Cheon Woo-jin had already become accustomed to fighting as a Core Formation cultivator through his battle with Jin Si-hyeok.
And even if he did show an opening by chance, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Seo Seol-ryeong was also here with him now.
[Ice Prison Eight Stakes]
Pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop!
Massive stake-like ice struck the man who had been targeting Cheon Woo-jin’s rear.
Pierced from eight directions, the man collapsed in a miserable state.
The sight of silver-white ice stakes being stained with red blood was quite eerie.
“D-damn it…!”
“We didn’t expect this… Gah!”
The attackers quickly realized they had been complacent.
But it was too late. Cheon Woo-jin showed no gaps while extending lightning energy to devastate them, and Seo Seol-ryeong also assisted Cheon Woo-jin with powerful ice attribute magic arts.
One by one they fell, until finally only one person remained.
Coincidentally.
The cultivator who had encouraged his comrades by saying Cheon Woo-jin was still only at early Core Formation Realm was the last one left.
“Urgh…!”
He desperately tried to flee.
When he tried to run without looking back, determined to survive alone.
[Black Lightning Descent Strike]
Lightning struck down in a surprise attack.
By Cheon Woo-jin’s main magic art that drew upon the yin and yang of heaven and earth to generate tremendous lightning energy, that cultivator was annihilated without even leaving a corpse.
Thus the attackers were completely wiped out without a single one escaping.
In the back alley of Central Mirror Town where all fighting had ended, the murmuring voices of onlookers could be heard.
“Amazing skill. To show such overwhelming prowess even when surrounded by several Core Formation cultivators.”
“Did you see how he thoroughly destroyed even their Golden Cores earlier? He’s ruthless beyond measure.”
“Don’t approach that guy from now on. Mess with him carelessly and you won’t even be able to collect your bones.”
Those who directly witnessed Cheon Woo-jin fighting showed various reactions.
Many felt fear and wariness, but on the other hand, there were also those whose eyes gleamed with excitement.
“Can’t we somehow draw him to our side? He’d be a great help.”
“I hope we get a chance to work together. Should we try talking to him first?”
“Damn, we want to talk about doing business with us too, but that woman is stuck right to him so it’s not easy.”
And… several people hurriedly left the scene.
They were people trying to relay the information they had learned from watching this battle to other places.
Soon rumors about what magic arts Cheon Woo-jin had deployed would spread throughout Ghost Head City.
And that information would likely be transmitted to the Taeul Yeokri Sect side as well.
But there would be no problem.
Today Cheon Woo-jin had only shown an extremely small portion of the power he could deploy.
Rather, Cheon Woo-jin was hoping his enemies would believe only fragmentary information and establish wrong countermeasures.
“Then let’s go have dinner.”
“Yes, Cheon Daoist.”
Cheon Woo-jin walked the night streets, leaving the crowds behind.
Seo Seol-ryeong also followed behind Cheon Woo-jin as if nothing had happened.
“Is there anything you want to eat? I’m not sure which shop we should go into.”
“Since you said you’re buying, you should choose yourself.”
“That’s quite a burden.”
“You’d better think it over carefully before deciding.”
Seo Seol-ryeong spoke in a calm voice.
“If you choose a terrible shop, there won’t be a chance to make up for it later.”
“That sounds like you’re saying today might be the last time.”
“It could be.”
“….”
Cheon Woo-jin fell silent for a moment, lost in thought.
While he wouldn’t be leaving for the Blazing Archipelago immediately tomorrow, once he left Ghost Head City, they wouldn’t see each other’s faces for quite some time.
Perhaps this really could be the last time.
“Seo Seol-ryeong.”
“Yes, Cheon Daoist.”
“I will definitely return to Ghost Head City.”
Saying this, Cheon Woo-jin raised his head.
“I haven’t even set foot in the Upper Levels yet.”
The Ghost Head City Upper Levels were the world of Won Yeong-gyeong monsters cultivating for higher realms and the Decisive Realm Cultivators who served them.
The Main Hall of the Sacred Horn Unity Gate, which held the strongest power in Ghost Head City, was also located there.
If Cheon Woo-jin set foot in the Upper Levels now, he would only become a plaything for the Won Yeong-gyeong monsters.
To face the Won Yeong-gyeong monsters who had transcended the limits of the material world as equals, Cheon Woo-jin also needed to possess power of the same level.
Going to the Blazing Archipelago this time to get involved in the turmoil surrounding the next Emperor’s position in Wei Jin Kingdom was also a necessary process to obtain such power.
“When the work is finished, I’ll return to Ghost Head City. And then I’ll aim for the Upper Levels.”
“….”
“I hope you’ll help me then too.”
Cheon Woo-jin had things to do in the Ghost Head City Upper Levels.
If he could receive Seo Seol-ryeong’s support then too, it would make achieving his goals easier.
“Understood, Cheon Daoist.”
After hearing Cheon Woo-jin’s words, Seo Seol-ryeong nodded.
“I won’t forget that promise.”
No more words were needed.
As long as they understood that they were each other’s most useful partners for achieving their goals, the trust between them would continue to be maintained.
Connected by such faith, the two disappeared into the night streets of Central Mirror Town.
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Some time later.
Cheon Woo-jin received an envelope.
It was an envelope containing various documents proving his identity.
According to those documents, Cheon Woo-jin was the fourth son of the Shin family from the far western frontier.
After receiving the envelope, Cheon Woo-jin immediately prepared to depart.
He didn’t plan to say farewell to his acquaintances.
He had already met them a few days ago and told them he would be away from Ghost Head City for a while.
He visited the Shadow Scale Sunken Sect and met Na Chwi-ryang and Yo Eun-hui, where he formally received the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak from Na Chwi-ryang.
In exchange, he handed over several treasures he had obtained from the Eastern Section of Sima Gate.
They were items that had no particular use for Cheon Woo-jin but were more useful to Na Chwi-ryang than the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak. So it was a mutually satisfying trade.
‘I’ll definitely have an advantage in Concealment Art from now on.’
In the original game, it was a magical artifact that was delivered to the Taeul Yeokri Sect through the Flame Emperor Gate and used in assassination operations.
Having it in Cheon Woo-jin’s hands would work favorably in the events to come.
After properly gathering the necessary items, Cheon Woo-jin left the 6th Floor and descended to the 5th Floor.
He passed through the Dense Forest area to descend to the 4th Floor, then went down one more level to arrive at the 3rd Floor.
‘Now, shall I head to the dock?’
There was a large hole in the Outer Wall of the 3rd Floor.
It was where the dock for flying transportation like airships was located.
Today seemed to be the day when several large cargo ships from some trading company were coming in.
The dock was so bustling there was no room to step.
However, Cheon Woo-jin wasn’t planning to board an airship.
Since he intended to fly alone using sword flight, it didn’t matter if it wasn’t exactly at the dock.
So he moved toward the edge of the hole in the Outer Wall to avoid the crowds.
It was a place where it was easy to lose one’s footing since there wasn’t even a proper platform.
Cheon Woo-jin was about to exit Ghost Head City from there, but there were guys blocking his path.
“Hey, this way is blocked.”
“Go somewhere else.”
Rough-looking men had stacked several wooden crates and were blocking the way.
Looking at their status windows, they were a gang called the Black Sand Gang. They were Qi Refining Cultivators who engaged in robbery and such in the Ghost Head City Lower Levels.
He had encountered them a few times before, and today they seemed to be in the middle of stealing cargo from the cargo ships.
“Didn’t you hear? Go somewhere else!”
They even drew their swords and snapped at Cheon Woo-jin.
But from Cheon Woo-jin’s perspective, it was a situation that only made him sneer.
Until just recently, Cheon Woo-jin had been slaughtering Core Formation masters in the middle layer.
Seeing these mere Qi Refining weaklings acting like this, he found them almost cute.
“You laughing?”
One of them charged toward Cheon Woo-jin.
It was a guy with a snake tattoo on his face, holding a cleaver-like blade in his hand.
Suddenly, Cheon Woo-jin remembered when he had first arrived at Ghost Head City.
Back then, he often got into trouble with guys like these.
But after thoroughly crushing them each time, they had all disappeared at some point.
‘It feels like ancient history.’
With that thought, Cheon Woo-jin raised one hand.
He didn’t even need to use the Soft Body Technique.
The movements of these Qi Refining weaklings seemed incredibly slow.
Cheon Woo-jin grabbed the wrist of the man holding the cleaver and twisted it in the opposite direction.
With a cracking sound, all the bones in the wrist joint were completely shattered.
“Argh…?!”
The tattooed man screamed, but Cheon Woo-jin didn’t end it there.
He immediately raised his hand and grabbed the man’s face.
Then he refined the yang energy drawn from his Golden Core to create flames.
Boom!
The tattooed man’s head was engulfed in flames.
The man screamed and struggled, clutching his head.
He tried desperately to put out the fire, but when Cheon Woo-jin kicked him, he flew far away and fell outside the hole.
Since he had fallen from the 3rd Layer of Ghost Head City, there was no need to check what happened to him.
“…”
When Cheon Woo-jin silently swept his gaze around, the Hyeonsabang gang all dropped their weapons and prostrated themselves on the ground.
“Great, Great Lord! Please forgive us!”
“We failed to recognize you, Great Lord, and made a mistake. Please forgive us…!”
They were quick to assess the situation.
As Cheon Woo-jin stared at them silently, one of them asked in a servile tone.
“We, we haven’t seen your face in this area… Did you recently come to Ghost Head City?”
Hearing those words.
Cheon Woo-jin nodded and muttered.
“Right, an unfamiliar face.”
“Pardon?”
Currently, Cheon Woo-jin had a different face than usual.
This was because he had changed his appearance using the Disguise Transformation Technique.
He had altered his features by referencing Jin Si-hyeok, who had a physiognomy with abundant fire energy, and made his jaw more slender.
He had swept all his hair upward to expose his entire forehead, and wore a red Daoist robe.
It was close to the appearance he had when he posed as the Core Formation cultivator ‘Hyeok’, who specialized in Fire Magic, just before becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
From now on, Cheon Woo-jin needed to hide his identity.
The Taeul Yeokri Sect would be searching for Cheon Woo-jin to avenge Jin Si-hyeok.
There was a high possibility of encountering the Taeul Yeokri Sect at the Hwangryeol Archipelago. So he had to move while pretending to be a completely different person.
According to the fake identity that Gong Woo had prepared, Cheon Woo-jin’s plan was to pose as ‘Shin Hyeok’, the fourth son of the Shin family from the western frontier.
“By, by any chance, are you someone we know…”
“No, you don’t know me.”
Boom boom boom!
Flames swept over the Hyeonsabang gang.
They fell outside Ghost Head City as charcoal lumps.
After annihilating Hyeonsabang like that, Cheon Woo-jin drew the red precious sword at his waist.
It was an ordinary Fire-attribute High-Grade Magical Artifact he had taken from a Yeomjemun cultivator’s Storage Bag.
Cheon Woo-jin infused the precious sword with spiritual energy, made it float in the air, and stepped onto it.
He could hear the sound of trading company people running over after noticing the commotion, but he ignored them and left Ghost Head City, drawing a red trajectory across the sky.
His destination was the Jinhuang Sea, the inland sea of this continent.
Cheon Woo-jin planned to cross that harsh sea and enter the Hwangryeol Archipelago where the Wei Jin Kingdom’s capital was located.
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