Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 136
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Chapter 136: Black Spirit Blade Emperor (5)
He opened his eyes amidst the dizziness.
The Taixu Divine Elixir Realm, where a single large tree had risen from the colorless earth, was now nowhere to be seen.
What he could see around him now was a space filled with dark blue swords.
Swords were densely embedded in the ground, like a vast field of reeds spread wide.
In the middle of that reed field of blades, Guan Huang stood blankly.
“This is my Law Domain… the Nameless Blade Garden.”
Guan Huang appeared no different from a living body even in his Nascent Soul state.
He looked around with deeply moved eyes, then tilted his head slightly.
“No, is it a pseudo Law Domain? Which do you think it is?”
“The mental image is too solid to call it a pseudo Law Domain.”
Cheon Woo-jin answered calmly.
“But it’s too precarious to call it a Law Domain.”
“Mm, that’s right.”
Nodding his head, Guan Huang looked down at his own body.
No, to be precise, he examined his own Nascent Soul.
“With my wounded Nascent Soul, I won’t be able to endure this.”
“…”
The battle with Song Yu-hui, the genius of the Taeul Yeokri Sect, had been no small burden for Guan Huang as well.
In the end, he had to cut himself twice.
Especially at the end, he had even cut his own Nascent Soul with the Black Spirit Blade.
Though it was a necessary process to awaken his Law Domain, serious damage to his Nascent Soul was inevitable.
Song Yu-hui, who would be outside this Law Domain now, was also in a state with her Nascent Soul injured, but Guan Huang’s condition was more serious.
If left alone like this, his Nascent Soul would collapse.
“Black Spirit Blade Emperor.”
Watching such a Guan Huang, Cheon Woo-jin slowly opened his mouth.
“There are people in this world who are born with an impulse for self-destruction.”
“Self-destruction…?”
“The desire to destroy and ruin oneself.”
It aligns with the concept of destructive desire or self-destructive impulse.
They become consumed by the urge to drive themselves into fatal situations.
In extreme cases, they even choose death by their own hand.
“You have long been notorious as a savage and violent person. You brutally cut down renowned Sword Cultivators, and even before that, you killed your master with your own hands.”
“…”
“But what you truly wanted to cut was yourself.”
For Gwan Hwang, that would be the ultimate self-realization.
“It’s the fate you must bear for being born with the Divine Severing Spirit Body that obsesses over cutting things. Therefore, this result…”
Cheon Woo-jin gazed at Gwan Hwang’s slowly crumbling Nascent Soul in the space filled with swords.
“Sooner or later, this was where you were destined to arrive.”
“…”
Gwan Hwang looked at Cheon Woo-jin with his mouth closed.
His gaze was simply calm.
“You seem to have anticipated that I would end up like this.”
“…”
“Moreover, you seem to understand me very well.”
Tilting his head slightly to the side, Gwan Hwang asked.
“What exactly are you?”
“A rootless Mercenary.”
Cheon Woo-jin answered thus.
“I have no roots anywhere, so there’s no point in asking.”
“I see.”
Gwan Hwang nodded.
Then he spoke as if talking to himself.
“It would have been nice if I had met you a little earlier.”
“….”
Hearing those words, Cheon Woo-jin was swept up in complicated emotions.
In the Spirit Path Cultivation Chronicle, Gwan Hwang was one of the NPCs who could serve as a mentor to the player.
When entering under Gwan Hwang in the Black Gate faction, the player would face two choices.
One was to directly kill Gwan Hwang, who was heading toward self-destruction, and inherit his legacy… The other was to pioneer a new realm that overcame self-destruction and ascend to the Upper Realm together.
The latter path was only possible when various conditions aligned perfectly, so in most cases, players would simply end up killing Gwan Hwang.
However, if one succeeded in saving Gwan Hwang through effort, they could form a true master-disciple relationship that was rare to see in the Cultivation World.
Remembering that story… Cheon Woo-jin felt conflicted emotions as he faced Gwan Hwang.
Still, in this situation, Cheon Woo-jin couldn’t save Gwan Hwang.
Since they had walked different paths, it was inevitable.
“It can’t be helped…”
Even as he muttered this, Gwan Hwang didn’t look particularly regretful.
He appeared satisfied with the result he had reached.
“This is a much better ending than wandering the Continent without finding answers and meeting a dog’s death.”
“….”
“So.”
Swoosh.
Gwan Hwang pulled out a sword that had been stuck in the ground.
“I should savor it to the very end.”
“….”
After saying that.
Gwan Hwang looked at Cheon Woo-jin and smiled for the first time.
“Don’t worry. I’ll suppress my power and lower it to the Core Formation Realm level.”
“Really?”
“This isn’t a sword drawn to cut you down.”
Gwan Hwang spoke while directing his gaze toward the blade.
“In the past, I would have given my all out of curiosity about what it would feel like to cut you… but now I don’t feel such impulses. It must be because I understand my own desires.”
“….”
“Thank you. It’s thanks to your explanation.”
This was something Cheon Woo-jin hadn’t expected.
Cheon Woo-jin had expected from the beginning that Guan Huang would self-destruct.
That’s why he had jumped into Guan Huang’s Law Domain while pretending to save Song Yu-hui.
Even if Guan Huang attacked him in a final desperate struggle, he could handle it with Instant Death Heaven Eye if he was inside the Law Domain.
However, this action was unexpected.
Who would have thought that Guan Huang would finally request Cheon Woo-jin to have one last match with him.
But… considering Guan Huang’s personality as depicted in the game, it wasn’t an unnatural occurrence.
“I understand.”
Cheon Woo-jin also drew a sword from his Storage Bag.
It was the Soul Devouring Spirit Flame Sword, not the Zhulong World-Destroying Sword.
“Hmm…?”
When he unwrapped the Silver Radiance Cloth to release the seal, an intense presence began to spread out.
Feeling this, Guan Huang was amazed.
“What a magnificent magical treasure. To think you’re only bringing it out now.”
“So that this can be a satisfying fight, I intend to show my maximum power as well.”
“I’m grateful.”
Cheon Woo-jin even took out the Lightning Ring and put it on his finger.
Armed in this way, Cheon Woo-jin gazed at Guan Huang.
From beyond the reed field of blades, Guan Huang nodded as if telling him to start first.
Cheon Woo-jin accepted that consideration.
[Fire Spirit Orb Liberation]
[Crimson Thunder]
Kwaaaaang!
The first technique he deployed was the Fire Element Five Thunder Method.
Red lightning energy spread widely, dyeing the reed field of blades crimson.
However, Guan Huang paid no attention at all and pierced straight through the center.
Just like before, he generated blade winds to tear through the Crimson Thunder and charged straight at Cheon Woo-jin.
His words about suppressing his power to Core Formation Realm level were true.
It wasn’t so fast that Cheon Woo-jin couldn’t perceive it.
Still, it was threatening nonetheless. Knowing that staying still would result in being pierced by the thrust, Cheon Woo-jin deployed his next move.
[Wood Spirit Orb Liberation]
[Azure Thunder]
He drew Wood Spirit Energy from the Soul Devouring Spirit Flame Sword to generate blue lightning.
A Wood Attribute Thunder Method that extends in a straight line.
If the opponent was charging straight forward in a direct line, this Azure Thunder would be sufficiently effective.
Of course, Gwan Hwang noticed this as well.
This time he immediately swung his sword to defend against the Azure Thunder.
Before the blade that had torn through the blue lightning could turn toward him again, Cheon Woo-jin moved his position and gestured with his hand.
[Thunder Pomegranate]
Boom!
A mass of Lightning Energy exploded and struck Gwan Hwang.
However, Gwan Hwang appeared completely unharmed.
“This level of power is meaningless.”
“Urgh…!”
Slash!
Gwan Hwang, who had approached in an instant, swung his sword sharply.
Though he managed to deploy a protective barrier with his Thunder Ring Technique to block Gwan Hwang’s blade, it was quite precarious.
If the blade had penetrated just a little deeper, the barrier would have been torn apart.
As he hastily retreated to create distance, Gwan Hwang spoke as if giving advice.
“The True Fire you deployed earlier was the best. With that level of firepower, you could inflict damage on me.”
“…”
“But… it would be difficult with an early Core Formation Realm body. Your yang energy must have been depleted from deploying that True Fire earlier.”
Gwan Hwang’s assessment was accurate.
Due to deploying True Fire Roaring Heaven at maximum output earlier, Cheon Woo-jin’s Golden Core was in a state where it was difficult to draw out more yang energy.
“Try resisting with other techniques.”
Saying this, Gwan Hwang took his stance.
It was a posture indicating he was about to charge once more.
“The blue lightning from earlier wasn’t bad either, but its power was far too insufficient.”
“….”
Watching that sight.
Cheon Woo-jin gripped the Soul Devouring Spirit Flame Sword tightly.
“I’m going.”
Swoosh!
Guan Huang charged straight at him again.
As he had just said, Azure Thunder lacked sufficient power.
Since he had already drawn out Wood Spirit Energy from the Soul Devouring Spirit Flame Sword, he could no longer use Azure Thunder.
However.
That didn’t mean he had no means to fight back.
[Yang Spirit Orb Release]
Yang Spirit Orb.
The sixth Spirit Orb created by absorbing the Yang Spirit Divine Meridian of Jin Si-hyeok from the Flame Emperor Sect.
Unlike the existing Five Elements Spirit Orbs, it stores yang energy.
By drawing out that yang energy… Cheon Woo-jin could use maximum output True Fire once more.
[True Fire Dragon Slayer]
Kwakwakwang!
Cheon Woo-jin’s unique Magic Arts that had blown a hole through Haepasa’s head.
A spear of flame specialized in penetrating power like Azure Thunder while maintaining True Fire’s high firepower flew toward Guan Huang.
“…!”
Guan Huang swung his sword at superhuman speed to try to block True Fire Dragon Slayer.
But True Fire Dragon Slayer shattered that blade and continued forward, creating a large hole in Guan Huang’s Nascent Soul.
“Not yet….”
However.
Guan Huang paid no heed and reached out to the side.
He pulled out a sword that was stuck in the ground, held it in his hand again, and roared toward Cheon Woo-jin.
“It’s not over yet!”
He twisted his body greatly and swung his sword.
There’s still distance between them, but if it’s the Blade Emperor, his sword strikes can reach.
Cheon Woo-jin had anticipated this.
[Lightning Flash]
Crack!
He used lightning energy to move at super high speed and dodged the attack.
The Blade Emperor pursued him and continued swinging his sword, but Cheon Woo-jin also used Lightning Flash continuously to dodge all those attacks.
“Mmm…!”
Rumble, crash!
The sound of the blade cutting through air mixed with thunder sounds, creating explosive noise.
In the endlessly continuing super high-speed offense and defense, the Blade Emperor could be seen widening his eyes.
Although he had lowered his power to the Core Formation Realm level, he was concentrating extremely on this fight and doing his best.
Cheon Woo-jin also wanted to continue this fight longer.
But if he dragged out the time too long, the Blade Emperor’s Nascent Soul wouldn’t be able to endure it, and Cheon Woo-jin himself would also run out of spiritual power.
Either way, there was a high possibility it would end in a conclusion that both sides would find hard to accept, so Cheon Woo-jin decided to settle the match.
[White Night Soaring Heaven]
Whoooosh!
A storm of white cold energy burst forth.
This was Cheon Woo-jin’s unique Magic Arts that froze and stopped everything with the power of pure yin.
The Blade Emperor took it head-on.
Even though his power was suppressed to the Core Formation Realm level, a Nascent Soul wouldn’t freeze to this extent.
Still, his movements slowed down.
Confirming the clearly reduced speed, Cheon Woo-jin deployed his second Magic Arts.
[Black Lightning Annihilation]
Crash crash crash!
This time, a storm of black lightning swords swept through.
Countless black lightning blades poured down, striking the Blade Emperor whose speed had been reduced.
“Haha…!”
However, if he were to be helplessly defeated here, he wouldn’t be the Black Spirit Blade Emperor.
The Blade Emperor stretched both hands to his sides. Then the countless swords that had been stuck like a reed field flew toward the Blade Emperor.
Grasping those swords in both hands, the Blade Emperor moved his arms frantically.
When the blade shattered against the Black Lightning Annihilation, he grabbed a new sword and swung it again.
It was such violent movement that his arms seemed to number in the dozens, no, hundreds.
Kwakwakwakwa…!
A sword drama, no, a blade drama unfolding with thunderous roars.
Within it, Gwan Hwang parried the black lightning swords until the very end.
Kwaang…!
And finally, the last lightning sword was deflected away.
Gwan Hwang dropped both shoulders as if satisfied.
“Will this be sufficient?”
“Yes, it’s sufficient.”
At Cheon Woo-jin’s question, Gwan Hwang nodded his head.
Gwan Hwang’s Nascent Soul was already in a state where it could barely maintain its form.
The two hands that had been swinging the sword like mad had already disappeared, and his facial features had collapsed so his expression was unreadable.
However, it could be understood just from his voice.
Cheon Woo-jin had given him sufficient satisfaction as his final opponent.
“Thank you, nameless mercenary.”
“…”
“So…”
Something rose from within Gwan Hwang’s blurred Nascent Soul.
It was a round orb that had a form similar to a Golden Core.
“Take this, nameless mercenary.”
“Black Spirit Blade Emperor, this is…”
“I just refined it from my Nascent Soul. Since I had to make it hastily before my energy scattered, it may be lacking but…”
A refined energy could be felt from within the round orb.
It was made like an elixir so that his remaining final power could be passed on to Cheon Woo-jin.
In this refined state, he could gain power without side effects from clashing Cultivation Methods.
“With that much, you should be able to surpass the middle stage of Core Formation Realm and even approach the late stage.”
“…”
Cheon Woo-jin gazed at Gwan Hwang with his mouth closed.
He felt as if the now fading Nascent Soul was gently smiling.
“Thank you for letting me swing my sword with such pleasure at the end, nameless Fellow Daoist.”
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