Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 119
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Chapter 119: Succession (3)
Cheon Woo-jin had already created True Fire in his battle with the Flame Emperor Sect.
When fighting Po-yeong, he liberated Flame Shadow Energy and Wood Spirit Energy from the Soul Devouring Spirit Flame Sword to create True Fire, and when fighting Jin Si-hyeok, he drew pure yang energy from his Golden Core to generate True Fire on his own.
The True Fire that Cheon Woo-jin deployed when fighting the Flame Emperor Sect was simple.
He had simply poured out True Fire as powerfully as possible.
As a result, flames that swept across a wide area were released, just like when using the Red Sea True Fire Spear talisman treasure.
This simple method of deploying True Fire is called ‘True Fire Vast Heaven.’
However, Cheon Woo-jin felt that True Fire Vast Heaven alone was insufficient.
While it might work when facing multiple enemies at once, wide-area attacks weren’t efficient in one-on-one combat.
Originally, Fire Attribute Magic is most effective when deploying wide-area attacks, but True Fire isn’t strictly fire attribute.
While it possesses the nature of fire, which is yang within yang, it also contains the nature of wood, which is yin within yang.
So Cheon Woo-jin decided to create True Fire that revealed the nature of wood.
A unique magic art that had never appeared in the Spirit Path Cultivation Chronicle game, one that Cheon Woo-jin created himself.
‘This is True Fire Dragon Slayer.’
Crimson flames drew a single straight line.
While True Fire had always spread out over a wide area before, this time it extended straight toward a clear target point.
In the Five Elements, wood is the force that stretches out like sprouts rising in spring.
That’s why Azure Thunder, which was a wood attribute Five Thunder Method, was lightning that advanced in a single straight line.
What was the greatest advantage of deploying wood attribute attacks like this?
Penetrating power.
“Shaaaaa!”
Recognizing the flame spear extending in a straight line, the Sea Serpent released massive spiritual power from its entire body.
It was using the power accumulated over hundreds of years of absorbing the rough spiritual energy of the True Desolate Sea for defense.
The Sea Serpent formed a defensive barrier like a thick eggshell and roared confidently.
But it was useless.
The crimson flame spear that Cheon Woo-jin generated easily pierced through the Sea Serpent’s defensive barrier.
The moment the spear tip contacted the barrier, it burned away the spiritual structure that formed the barrier, completely stripping away its reason for existence.
The crimson flames that penetrated the barrier rushed straight toward the Sea Serpent and struck the head of the confidently roaring creature.
Kwakwakwang!
True Fire Dragon Slayer finally penetrated through the Sea Serpent’s head.
A hole was pierced through the eerie blue head, and the gray landscape beyond could be glimpsed.
“Ah…!”
Then Song Yu-hui’s short voice came from behind.
“Young Master, it’s not over yet!”
Thud!
The Sea Serpent thrashed about.
Despite its brain being destroyed, the Sea Serpent wasn’t dead yet.
This was because its Golden Core still remained.
Kwakwakwang!
Its thrashing was clearly more violent than before.
It seemed to have completely lost its reason from the shock of having a hole pierced through its head.
Monsters could also absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to reach high realms, but only a few like Na Chwi-ryang or Yo Eun-hui possessed proper intelligence.
Right now, the Sea Serpent probably couldn’t even understand what had happened to it.
Rip!
The Sea Serpent, thrashing without caring that its body was tearing, finally broke free from the tree root restraints.
And it tried to counterattack Cheon Woo-jin, revealing instinctive killing intent.
However, Cheon Woo-jin had already moved to a different position.
Lowering his body and moving like he was sliding, Cheon Woo-jin had already approached near the Sea Serpent’s abdomen.
He had already used a large amount of yang energy and could no longer generate True Fire easily, but it didn’t matter.
He was hiding the Red Sea True Fire Spear talisman in his palm.
Bang! Bang!
He reached toward the abdomen of the Sea Serpent as it thrashed about looking for Cheon Woo-jin.
There was a wounded area where scales had been torn while trying to escape from the tree roots earlier.
Toward the large wound with blood flowing freely, he hurled the talisman that had begun blazing fiercely.
Red flames with tremendous heat poured into the abdominal wound, spreading inside the body and burning its internal organs.
And it reached the Sea of Qi point located somewhere in the abdomen, burning even the Golden Core that was more important than the brain or heart.
“Ah…!”
Song Yu-hui’s admiring voice came from behind.
Cheon Woo-jin rolled on the ground and escaped from under the Sea Serpent.
Right after, the Sea Serpent’s massive body collapsed to the ground, spewing smoke.
Thudthudthud!
The gray earth shook greatly.
The weight of the sea serpent that had grown by consuming the spiritual power of the True Desolate Sea shook the ground, majestically announcing the end of its life.
“It’s over.”
“Amazing!”
Song Yu-hui ran toward Cheon Woo-jin with an excited expression.
“What incredible skill! The flames you just created seem to be made from pure yang energy rather than Flame Shadow Energy, am I right? Then…”
“Don’t try to probe into another cultivator’s methods.”
Cheon Woo-jin’s voice was coldly subdued.
“Oh, sorry about that.”
Song Yu-hee showed an apologetic expression.
But she immediately smiled and placed her hand on Cheon Woo-jin’s forearm.
“Still, you’re truly excellent. You seem to have the best skills among all the Core Formation Realm cultivators I’ve met so far.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
After coldly responding to Song Yu-hee who was praising him with an excited voice.
Cheon Woo-jin looked around his surroundings.
“That pseudo-domain just now was also surprising. There really are amazing powers in this world.”
“Hehe, it’s still immature.”
Even while saying that, Song Yu-hee looked pleased.
Cheon Woo-jin spoke to her once more as she smiled.
“I’ve experienced a real domain before, but what you just showed seemed to have even greater potential. What a fearsome power.”
This time, Song Yu-hee had only briefly restrained the sea serpent with tree roots.
But Cheon Woo-jin knew how terrifying this ability would become once it evolved.
In the future, Song Yu-hee would grow into someone capable of manifesting a real domain.
“You’ve experienced a real domain before?”
“When you travel around the continent, you naturally have various experiences.”
“So you were a free cultivator.”
Song Yu-hee covered her mouth with her hand and laughed.
“I’m envious. I’ve always just done what my family told me to do.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, this urgent trip to the Flame Archipelago is also because of my father’s orders.”
After saying that.
Song Yu-hee narrowed her eyes and muttered.
“It would be nice if I could travel freely like you.”
“Why don’t you just travel freely then?”
“What?”
“I don’t understand why you have to obey your family’s orders.”
Cheon Woo-jin spoke in a calm voice.
“With that level of power, you should be able to live as you wish.”
“….”
From one perspective, those were irresponsible words.
While an early Nascent Soul cultivator might be treated like a god in small to medium sects, they were merely at the Elder level in massive sects like the Taeul Yeokri Sect.
Moreover, Song Yu-hee was the heir to the Taeul Yeokri Sect and the sect master’s own child, so she couldn’t live as she pleased.
But Cheon Woo-jin deliberately said that while knowing everything.
Because he knew such words would work on Song Yu-hee.
“I see.”
Song Yu-hee fell into thought for a moment.
Then she slowly nodded and muttered.
“You might be right.”
Song Yu-hee, the heir of the Taeul Yeokri Sect.
A dangerous seed had taken root in her heart.
* * *
After releasing the pseudo-domain, Cheon Woo-jin and Song Yu-hee opened the door from outside and returned to the ferry.
The two people, having shaken off the moisture from their bodies, returned to the passenger area with composed expressions.
But they could hear whispering from somewhere.
“Hey, those people disappeared somewhere earlier and now they’re back.”
“Look at their wet hair. I can guess what they were doing.”
“Oh my, I thought he came alone, but he was with his lover.”
The disciples of the Seonryeong Sect were whispering while looking at Cheon Woo-jin and Song Yu-hee.
They were speaking in low voices so ordinary people couldn’t hear, but it all reached Cheon Woo-jin’s ears as he was in the Core Formation Realm.
“What are those people talking about?”
Song Yu-hee tilted her head with an expression that showed she didn’t understand what they were saying.
“….”
Cheon Woo-jin pretended not to hear and looked elsewhere.
Though Song Yu-hee looked at him with eyes demanding an explanation, he continued to feign ignorance and pretend not to know.
“Dear passengers, I have good news to share with you.”
It was right then that the captain appeared before the passengers.
“The sea serpent has suddenly disappeared. It seems to have moved elsewhere.”
“Is, is that really true?”
“Yes, we can depart immediately.”
Sighs of relief erupted from here and there.
The disciples of the Seonryeong Sect also looked pleased.
“Oh my, this worked out well.”
“Hmm, if it took too long, I was thinking of going out myself to subdue it.”
“Stop joking around. You think you can catch such a massive sea monster in rough waters like the Jin Huang Sea?”
Hearing those voices, Cheon Woo-jin closed both eyes as if falling asleep.
Song Yu-hui seemed to want to continue their conversation, but he deliberately pretended not to notice.
This cold attitude would feel even more impressive to Song Yu-hui, who had been treated like precious jade as the heir to the Taeul Yeokri Sect.
* * *
Finally, the ferry arrived at its destination.
It was Pyeonghwang Island, the largest island in the Hwangryeol Archipelago.
Though ferries departed from various ports, they were all scheduled to dock at this Pyeonghwang Island.
For reference, the imperial palace of Wei Jin Kingdom was located on Nakryeong Island further inland, and only those with permission could enter the island.
“Song Yu-hui!”
Song Yu-hui, who had disembarked from the ferry, turned her head upon hearing a weighty voice.
Beyond the crowd, a cultivator with a dignified appearance was glaring at Song Yu-hui.
“Father, did you come to meet me?”
“Yes, I wanted to take you and depart immediately once you arrived.”
He was Song Mu-yeol, the sect leader of Taeul Yeokri Sect and Song Yu-hui’s biological father.
He had brought about twenty subordinates and was waiting for Song Yu-hui.
“Let’s go quickly. Your uncle is waiting on the next island.”
“Ah, wait a moment.”
Song Yu-hui stopped and turned her head.
However, the man who had been nearby just moments ago had disappeared somewhere.
“Did he already leave? He could have at least said goodbye.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I met an interesting person on the ship.”
“There was another cultivator besides you?”
“Yes.”
Walking alongside her father, Song Yu-hui spoke in a cheerful voice.
“Even though he noticed that I was at a much higher level than him, he didn’t particularly show a respectful attitude.”
“Tsk tsk.”
Song Mu-yeol clicked his tongue.
“Obviously a mercenary. Those who don’t know proper etiquette can be like that. If they meet someone with a nasty temper, they’ll lose their life on the spot.”
“Eh, I don’t think that would happen to him though?”
“What do you mean?”
“He seemed like someone who would mercilessly take the life of anyone trying to take his own life.”
“….”
Watching Song Yu-hui speak in an excited voice, Song Mu-yeol frowned.
“Did you meet some demonic cultivator? Don’t associate with such vicious people.”
“Vicious? That’s not true at all.”
“…?”
It was rare for Song Yu-hui to defend someone like this.
Song Mu-yeol looked at his daughter with puzzlement. But soon he was startled.
Song Yu-hui’s eyes were glowing eerily, like someone who had learned demonic cultivation methods.
“Hmm….”
Song Mu-yeol groaned softly.
Song Yu-hui was definitely an heir trained in the orthodox way of the righteous sects.
Though her achievements came much faster than others, that was simply due to Song Yu-hui’s exceptional talent. She hadn’t used any evil shortcuts.
But why was it?
When looking at Song Yu-hui, he often felt this eerie sensation.
There were days when he felt like he was raising not a person, but a monster.
“Father, by the way.”
Then Song Yu-hui changed the subject.
The eerie feeling had already disappeared.
“I heard you’re looking for a mercenary who can handle dangerous matters secretly. Is that right?”
“Ah, that matter.”
Nodding his head, Song Mu-yeol explained.
“Jin Si-hyeok of the Flame Emperor Sect died recently.”
“Ah, did he?”
Even hearing about her half-brother’s death, Song Yu-hui didn’t seem particularly sad.
“How did that happen? He was quite skilled too.”
“He entered Ghost Head City to secure the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak and was killed by someone called Cheon Woo-jin.”
Cheon Woo-jin.
Song Mu-yeol frowned as he mentioned that name.
“So we’re trying to capture this Cheon Woo-jin fellow… but as you know, we can’t send Taeul Yeokri Sect people directly into Ghost Head City. And involving people from other sects in such matters wouldn’t look good either, so I was thinking of hiring a mercenary who could handle this kind of work well.”
“Ah, I see. To capture this person called Cheon Woo-jin….”
“However, it will take time to find someone useful. It has to be someone with good skills and a tight mouth….”
Hearing those words,
A smile appeared on Song Yu-hee’s lips.
“Father, this works out perfectly.”
“What are you talking about?”
“May I introduce someone to you?”
With her eyes sparkling mischievously, Song Yu-hee spoke to her father in a subtle voice.
“There’s someone who’s perfect for catching that man called Cheon Woo-jin.”
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