Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 184

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Chapter 184: Upper Levels (5)

Kwakwakwakwakwa!

The spear of extreme lightning ravaged through Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong’s body.

The Nascent Soul technique created directly by Thunder Spirit True Person, a genius of the ages – the Extreme Lightning True Realm Art.

Its power surpassed the Thunder Spirit Great Evolution Art that Cheon Woo-jin had been using until now.

Moreover, Cheon Woo-jin had amplified his spiritual power with his Nine Gate Golden Core, boosting his lightning energy’s power by about 1.9 times.

The Extreme Lightning Iron Piercing Spear created this way burned through Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong’s digestive tract and aorta, destroying its internal structure.

Not stopping there, it pierced through even the thick exoskeleton before flying out the other side.

Purple bodily fluid gushed out from Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong, which now had a large hole pierced through its back.

“You, you bastard…!”

Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong was clearly in agony.

But it didn’t cower or retreat. Instead, it raised its head and raged terrifyingly.

Postponing even healing its wounds, it tried to unleash a full-power attack to kill Cheon Woo-jin.

But that was a mistake.

The Extreme Lightning Iron Piercing Spear that seemed about to fly far away to the opposite wasteland changed direction in mid-air.

Then it burrowed back into the hole that had just appeared, this time beginning to ravage through Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong’s body from a different angle.

“Kaaaaaah!”

If Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong had felt fear toward Cheon Woo-jin and taken a defensive stance, it would have been somewhat better.

As a Nascent Soul monster that had lived for nearly two thousand years, there would have been plenty of methods if it had focused solely on defense.

But Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong didn’t do that.

Consumed by the impulse to defeat Cheon Woo-jin, it was thinking only of attack.

This was more instinctive than a strategic judgment.

The limitations of arthropods that Yowon Gyeon had mentioned earlier were revealed here as well.

“Grrrr, kaaaak…!”

Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong writhed its entire body.

But shaking off the lightning spear racing through its internal organs was impossible for anyone in this world.

Finally, Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong spewed bodily fluid from its mouth and rolled across the wasteland.

And from its long body, a yellowish Nascent Soul surged forth.

Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong’s Nascent Soul was also in centipede form, smaller than the main body but still dozens of zhang in length.

[Cheon Woo-jin…!]

Unlike other Nascent Soul cultivators, it didn’t flee even after becoming a Nascent Soul.

As if it would continue fighting even with only its Nascent Soul remaining, it opened its jaws and charged toward Cheon Woo-jin.

[I’ll bite your throat off!]

When even Cheon Woo-jin was admiring this obsession-filled determination,

a chilling energy swept past Cheon Woo-jin’s side.

[Ice Prison Eight Staffs]

Papapapapapapapat!

Massive stake-like ice pierced through Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong’s Nascent Soul from eight directions.

Caught off guard, the Nascent Soul could no longer approach Cheon Woo-jin and froze in mid-air.

[How frustrating…]

[I waited over a thousand years, dreaming of ascension…]

Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong’s Nascent Soul lamented as it slowly dissipated.

When Cheon Woo-jin turned around, Seo Seol-ryeong was standing on an ice disc, maintaining a cold expression.

“Didn’t you learn new techniques to reduce spiritual power consumption? If you keep using such intense skills repeatedly, your strength will be depleted before we even reach North Palace Annihilation’s stronghold.”

“An accurate observation.”

Readily acknowledging this, Cheon Woo-jin took out an elixir and chewed it in his mouth.

And he once again recognized Seo Seol-ryeong’s excellence.

In terms of raw magical power, Cheon Woo-jin had already surpassed her long ago.

But her spell formation was much more refined than Cheon Woo-jin’s, and her exquisite timing in striking the opponent’s weak points was also excellent.

In the past, he had just thought she was skilled, but now that he had reached the Nascent Soul stage and his divine consciousness had developed, he could clearly perceive such aspects.

He once again felt keenly that Seo Seol-ryeong was a being who had been at a stage higher than Nascent Soul.

‘I still have a long way to go.’

With such thoughts, he gazed at the ancient ruins visible at the far end of the wasteland.

North Palace Annihilation and Tan Lan Gu Ma would be waiting for Cheon Woo-jin there.

Considering their personalities, they had surely prepared cunning traps.

But it didn’t matter.

He had been building his strength all this time to smash through whatever preparations such scoundrels had made, regardless of what they were.

And… now it was time to use that strength to defeat the two old monsters waiting in the distance.

“Seo Seol-ryeong, get on.”

Cheon Woo-jin gestured to Seo Seol-ryeong.

The Demon Tree Boat didn’t have much internal space, but it could carry one person of Seo Seol-ryeong’s small stature.

“We’re heading straight to North Palace Annihilation’s stronghold like this.”

“Understood.”

Seo Seol-ryeong obediently boarded the Demon Tree Boat, and Cheon Woo-jin began accelerating it.

The time was approaching to defeat North Palace Annihilation and Tan Lan Gu Ma, and prove that he was qualified to challenge the Avatar Mirror.

* * *

“To think they even defeated Hwang Ryeong Daewang Ogong….”

North Palace Annihilation, who had been fortune-telling at the table, muttered as if in disbelief.

“More than expected, Cheon Woo-jin….”

“Hehe, are you starting to covet Cheon Woo-jin now? Do you want to perform soul transference on Cheon Woo-jin instead of Seo Seol-ryeong?”

Tan Lan Gu Ma, who was nearby, laughed heartily as he joked.

North Palace Annihilation frowned at his carefree attitude.

“Don’t say such disgusting things. Just imagining entering a man’s body makes me nauseous.”

“Unexpectedly delicate. I wouldn’t mind entering a woman’s body.”

“Don’t treat me the same as you, who wouldn’t care about entering even a dog’s body.”

This was a matter of aptitude.

When entering another body, it was best to have conditions as similar as possible to one’s existing body.

“Wait a moment, come to think of it, is it okay to perform soul transference into Seo Seol-ryeong’s body? Seo Seol-ryeong is from the True Human Race, which corresponds to the Celestial Race, right?”

“The True Human Race’s body has a structure close to the Human Race. If you just add a few rituals during soul transference, you don’t need to worry about rejection.”

“Hmm, I didn’t know that.”

Even though Cheon Woo-jin’s group had approached right up close, the two were relaxed.

They were conversing under the premise that they would subdue everyone and secure Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong.

But this wasn’t simply because they were arrogant.

It was because they had already completed sufficient preparations.

“Daoist North Palace, who exactly is attacking this place right now?”

“Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong, Yowon Gyeon, So Hyo-bu… and about thirty other small fries.”

“Thirty people, the numbers have decreased a bit. Were there some who dropped out on the way here?”

“They’re just small fries at the Core Formation Realm, so it can’t be helped.”

Currently, only North Palace Annihilation and Tan Lan Gu Ma remained here.

There were a few more Nascent Soul Daoists participating in the Ghost Bone Refinement, but seeing Cheon Woo-jin’s group approaching with overwhelming momentum, they had fled.

Still, both of them were at ease.

Although the other side had greater numbers, they only needed to be wary of Cheon Woo-jin and So Hyo-bu anyway.

“I’ll speak directly to Yowon Gyeon myself.”

“Can I leave it to you?”

“Didn’t you say Daoist North Palace doesn’t get along well with Yowon Gyeon? So it would be right for me to have the conversation.”

“Understood. Then I’ll just create a place where you can talk quietly.”

Yowon Gyeon would be thinking of betraying Cheon Woo-jin, so it was better to contact him in advance and join hands.

The two of them judged it that way.

“By securing Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong that way… it will be our victory.”

North Palace Annihilation and Tan Lan Gu Ma both raised their heads and gazed upward.

Feeling anticipation that the key needed to go to that high place beyond would soon be in their hands.

* * *

North Palace Annihilation’s stronghold was a ruin located in a corner of the wasteland.

Originally it was a facility operated by the Yin Soul Ghost Bone Palace, but it had been abandoned for a long period and became ruins.

Cheon Woo-jin, who arrived first carrying Seo Seol-ryeong on his Ghost Tree, circled once above the ruins.

“Seo Seol-ryeong, how does it look?”

“I don’t sense anything special from the outside.”

Seo Seol-ryeong examined the surroundings of the ruins and gave her opinion.

“It doesn’t seem like spell formations prepared in advance will activate as soon as we approach the ruins and attack us all.”

“I see.”

“So even if there are traps, they would be inside. They must have already established fortifications.”

North Palace Annihilation was a person with completely opposite tendencies to Cheon Woo-jin.

She disliked fighting directly with her own body.

So she had been putting other people forward until now.

Even now that Cheon Woo-jin’s group had approached right up close, she probably had no intention of confronting them directly.

“If we can break through everything and face her directly, defeating North Palace Annihilation shouldn’t be difficult. Of course, we need to consider Tan Lan Gu Ma’s side too.”

“I hope Baekwha-pa will take care of Tan Lan Gu Ma’s side….”

Muttering that, Cheon Woo-jin turned his head.

Mujung Soma and Yowon Gyeon were already nearby, and Baekwha-pa led by So Hyo-bu had almost arrived as well.

“Let’s begin the assault.”

“Right.”

At the entrance, there were stone statues that looked similar to those at the 6th Floor ruins.

But they didn’t move even when Cheon Woo-jin’s group approached.

“They all seem to be broken. Still….”

When Yowon Gyeon moved his hand swiftly, all the stone statues were destroyed.

“Just in case, it’s better to destroy them all. They might attack from behind later.”

“You’re right.”

“Then I’ll take the lead. Everyone follow me.”

Saying that, Yowon Gyeon walked forward alone.

If it had been someone else, they would have warned him not to get too far ahead, but since it was Yowon Gyeon, no one said anything.

“Hmm, I sense an unpleasant presence.”

“Is that so?”

“It’s hard to explain, but anyway, it seems North Palace Annihilation’s traps will start appearing soon.”

Yowon Gyeon said, flicking his tongue.

This kind of animal instinct was where Yowon Gyeon, being a demonic cultivator, excelled the most.

“Everyone prepare yourselves mentally.”

At Yowon Gyeon’s warning, everyone assumed combat positions in their own way.

Cheon Woo-jin also expanded his divine consciousness to the maximum and kept watch of the surroundings.

But….

“…!”

Drrrk!

With a sound like a door opening, the ground beneath their feet suddenly collapsed.

If it had been a simple trap to drop them into a pit, no one would have fallen for it.

But as soon as the floor disappeared, they felt a gravitational pull unrelated to natural gravity.

It was Won Shadow Sect’s spatial manipulation ability.

When he realized this fact, Cheon Woo-jin was already being sucked into the darkness.

“Ugh…!”

When he came to his senses, Cheon Woo-jin was in an underground space filled with stagnant air.

It was a place where winding paths were intricately tangled like a maze.

“This place is….”

“Fellow Daoist Cheon, over here.”

Mujung Soma’s voice came from the darkness.

Walking in that direction, Mujung Soma poked his head out from around a corner.

“It seems like it’s just the two of us here.”

“Were we all transported to different places?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Mujung Soma answered in a calm voice.

“It wasn’t a trap meant to cause harm, but simply to scatter us to nearby locations. This kind of trap is hard to respond to because it activates so quickly.”

“Was it fast enough that even you couldn’t respond to it, senior?”

“That wasn’t the case. However, there would be no point in me escaping alone. So I deliberately dove into the trap to fall somewhere similar to where Fellow Daoist Cheon would land.”

“….”

As expected, Mujung Soma was a step above cultivators of the same level from Won Shadow Sect.

“North Palace Annihilation probably intends to defeat us one by one after scattering us like this.”

“In that case… I’m worried about Seo Seol-ryeong.”

If she was with Yowon Gyeon or So Hyo-bu, that would be fortunate, but if Seo Seol-ryeong had fallen somewhere else alone, North Palace Annihilation would try to secure Seo Seol-ryeong first.

“Exactly. If I had known this would happen, I would have made her stick close to Fellow Daoist Cheon. It would have been good if she had at least linked arms with you.”

“….”

“I’m joking. Don’t look so serious.”

Even in this situation, Mujung Soma remained relaxed.

In fact, from Mujung Soma’s perspective, the current situation would be better.

It would be easier to display his true abilities without others watching.

“Looking at the material of the walls and floor, this seems to be the underground space of the ruin we were in earlier. Let’s first look for a way to go up. The others are surely somewhere….”

Just then.

The sound of trudging footsteps came from the darkness.

It was the sound of a four-legged beast walking.

“Grrrrr….”

With glowing blue eyes, a dog revealed itself.

It was a hunting dog with fur similar to a lion’s.

“It’s Tan Lan Gu Ma’s hound.”

“Its size is that of an ordinary dog, but… we shouldn’t underestimate it.”

An ominous presence could be felt from the dog.

It was an aura of curse… utterly evil.

And similar presences were gradually increasing around them.

They were already surrounded by Tan Lan Gu Ma’s hounds.

However, neither Cheon Woo-jin nor Mujung Soma showed any sign of disturbance.

Maintaining their composure, they stood back to back and spoke.

“I’ll take this direction, Fellow Daoist Cheon.”

“Then I’ll take this side.”

No more words were needed.

There was trust that if one of them eliminated half the enemies, the other would take care of the remaining half.

The moment the dogs surrounding them all barked in unison and charged, the two men also moved in different directions.

It was the beginning of a bloody slaughter.

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