Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 92
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Chapter 92: Iron Calamity Group (2)
The leader of the Iron Calamity Group, Jeong Cheol.
Born with the qualities of a Lightning Spirit Body, he surveyed his surroundings.
“It’s Na Chwi-ryang.”
Just then, Na Chwi-ryang was in the middle of tearing apart one of the Iron Calamity Group’s Foundation Establishment Cultivators in half.
After confirming that sight and frowning, Jeong Cheol turned his gaze toward Cheon Woo-jin.
“Who are you?”
“….”
When Cheon Woo-jin didn’t respond, a man with a wolf-like face spoke to Jeong Cheol.
“Big brother, that bastard is Cheon Woo-jin.”
“What? Is that really true?”
“The fact that he’s wearing clothes with black base mixed with red also matches the information we obtained.”
The wolf demon said while looking Cheon Woo-jin up and down, who was wearing the Crimson Radiance Robes.
He was a demon cultivator who didn’t belong to the Shadow Scale Sunken Sect.
[Dokgo Hwan]
* Race: Demon Race
* Age: 325 years
* Realm: Core Formation Realm Late Stage
* Constitution: Earth-Metal Spirit Root
* Faction: Black Gate
* Affiliation: Iron Calamity Group
* Destiny: Harsh Taxation
Being at the Core Formation Realm Late Stage was the same as Jeong Cheol.
However, seeing how he called Jeong Cheol big brother and revered him as the leader, it seemed Jeong Cheol’s abilities were superior.
“So that bastard is the Cheon Woo-jin who surprised people in the fight over the Ghost Spirit Summoning Banner….”
Jeong Cheol’s eyes changed after hearing Dokgo Hwan’s words.
He stared intently at Cheon Woo-jin with belligerent eyes.
“What did you come here for!”
Dokgo Hwan raised his voice on behalf of Jeong Cheol.
“Suddenly barging in and slaughtering our brothers, what kind of grudge do you have to do this!”
“Grudge?”
Na Chwi-ryang snorted.
“Did you guys only rob those you had grudges against? Among all the people you’ve attacked in Ghost Head City Middle Layer so far, the cases where there were grudge relationships would be countable on your fingers, right?”
“What….”
“Just think of it as getting back what you’ve been doing all this time, keheheh.”
It’s not because of a grudge.
We just attacked because we wanted to rob you.
Dokgo Hwan’s face contorted at the blunt answer.
“Dokgo Hwan, there’s no need for pointless arguments.”
“Big brother…!”
“They probably set their eyes on the spoils we recently obtained.”
Saying that, Jeong Cheol raised one corner of his mouth.
“The Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak… They must have noticed it’s in our hands and attacked.”
“You’re quick-witted, Jeong Cheol.”
Na Chwi-ryang laughed while shrugging his shoulders.
“That’s a treasure too good for bastards like you. I’ll dispose of it in a good place, so hand it over to me.”
“I’ll pass. We were also thinking of disposing of that to make some money.”
Dharma Artifacts with special powers like the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak could fetch any price.
Unlike Magical Treasures that choose their users, it was an item that many people would covet.
If disposed of properly, they could get their hands on a large sum.
For the Iron Calamity Group, who lived a wandering life without a proper foundation, it was an item they absolutely had to protect.
“As expected, it seems this won’t be resolved with words.”
Na Chwi-ryang snorted and stepped forward.
Then Dokgo Hwan looked at Jeong Cheol and spoke.
“Big brother, I’ll handle Na Chwi-ryang. He’s been an eyesore for a long time.”
“Hmm, now that I think about it, you had conflicts with the Shadow Scale Sunken Sect before. Do as you please.”
Jeong Cheol nodded.
“Then I’ll have to take on Cheon Woo-jin.”
“That would be good.”
After deciding who would face whom, Jeong Cheol walked toward Cheon Woo-jin.
In fact, from earlier, Jeong Cheol had been showing more interest in Cheon Woo-jin than Na Chwi-ryang.
“I heard you defeated Baek Sin-yeong of the Ten Thousand Night Ice Palace.”
Jeong Cheol asked while looking straight at Cheon Woo-jin.
“If that’s true, it’s impressive. To achieve such a feat with a Foundation Establishment body. I’m curious about what methods you used.”
“Did you decide to face me instead of Na Chwi-ryang because you’re curious about that?”
“That’s right.”
At Cheon Woo-jin’s question, Jeong Cheol nodded his head.
“It’s my intuition, but you seemed like a more threatening existence than Na Chwi-ryang.”
“Na Chwi-ryang would be hurt in his pride if he heard that.”
“I heard that in the last fight, you repelled Na Chwi-ryang several times. I don’t think my intuition was wrong.”
“The information isn’t accurate. I never repelled him with my own strength alone.”
“Anyway, it seemed like it would be more interesting to face you first rather than Na Chwi-ryang.”
Crackle, crackle.
Blue lightning energy sparked from Jeong Cheol’s body.
He was someone born with the Thunder Spirit Constitution.
As the name suggests, the Thunder Spirit Constitution is a talent with aptitude for lightning attribute techniques, mostly Wood Spirit Meridians.
Therefore, he shows specialization in utilizing Wood Spirit Energy to exert linear force.
“Well, it doesn’t matter if my thinking is wrong and you’re nothing special. In that case… I’ll just kill you right away and go face Na Chwi-ryang.”
Crackle!
Before his words even finished, Jeong Cheol moved.
Wrapped in blue lightning energy, he charged toward Cheon Woo-jin in the shortest distance.
And he thrust out a blue Lightning Sword generated in his right hand.
Swooosh!
An ultra-high-speed attack that pierced through the wind.
But that attack was blocked.
By the protective barrier generated from the Thunder Ring System, an irregular Dharma Artifact personally made by Thunder Spirit True Person.
“Huh…!”
Jeong Cheol, blocked by the lightning energy barrier, briefly exclaimed in admiration.
Toward that face, Cheon Woo-jin hurled the lightning energy sphere he had been holding in his right hand.
[Thunder Pomegranate]
[Thunder Step]
Crackle!
Right after Cheon Woo-jin stepped back using lightning energy, the lightning energy that burst from the sphere struck Jeong Cheol’s face.
Cheon Woo-jin was also within the effective range, but thanks to the Thunder Ring System’s protective barrier, he suffered no damage.
“Not bad…!”
But Jeong Cheol wasn’t easy either.
Like Cheon Woo-jin, he had dodged to the safest possible distance using movement techniques utilizing lightning energy.
“That protective barrier, what exactly is it? To receive my attack head-on and not even waver slightly.”
“…”
“I even felt considerable rebound force. I almost fell backward.”
Wariness appeared in Jeong Cheol’s eyes.
“Is it a special defensive magical tool?”
“…”
Cheon Woo-jin didn’t respond.
He had no leisure as he was busy analyzing the technique Jeong Cheol had just displayed.
‘If it weren’t for the Thunder Ring System, it could have been an attack that inflicted fatal wounds.’
The power of the Wood Attribute has the characteristic of extending in a straight line.
Azure Thunder, one of the Five Thunder Methods that Cheon Woo-jin uses, also uses this Wood Attribute power.
Jeong Cheol, who has Wood Spirit Meridians and Thunder Spirit Constitution, made himself like a bolt of lightning using Wood Spirit Energy.
While charging at ultra-high speed in the shortest distance, he pierces the opponent with a Lightning Sword possessing powerful penetrating force.
When a Core Formation Realm cultivator makes such an attack with spiritual power, it’s hard for a Qi Accumulation Stage body to withstand it.
Even deploying a water barrier with Water Heaven Circle Formation Technique would have been pierced, and completely blocking it with Silver Spirit Steel Guardian Shield would have been difficult.
The fact that Cheon Woo-jin could endure this time was essentially thanks to the Thunder Ring System.
‘The Thunder Ring System not only has excellent pure defensive power but also outstanding shock absorption performance. Even after receiving such a fearsome charge, I wasn’t pushed back at all.’
It seemed to be using lightning energy to divert the impact elsewhere, but the detailed principle was still difficult to understand.
The Thunder Ring System was a Dharma Artifact made based on such high-level theory.
“Hmm… good.”
Watching Cheon Woo-jin who didn’t respond, Jeong Cheol nodded his head.
“I’ll have to pierce through that barrier first.”
Crackle!
The ground where Jeong Cheol had been standing was deeply gouged.
Amid the snow piled on the ground swirling like a blizzard, Jeong Cheol, who had become blue lightning, charged at Cheon Woo-jin once again.
Swooosh!
This time he came piercing in a bit lower. Was he aiming for the lower body?
But it was useless. The protective barrier created by the Thunder Ring System protects the entire front.
Kuuung!
This time too, he was blocked by the lightning energy shield.
But right after that, Jeong Cheol’s figure disappeared from before Cheon Woo-jin’s eyes.
Where did he go?
Cheon Woo-jin already knew. He had confirmed it through the female cultivator who had been guarding the entrance of Wolhong Pavilion.
When using lightning energy to boost speed, the lightning energy shifts first toward the direction one intends to move.
Just before Jeong Cheol’s figure disappeared earlier, Cheon Woo-jin had clearly caught sight of Jeong Cheol’s blue lightning energy shifting to one side.
‘Left side.’
Kuuung!
Jeong Cheol’s lightning sword that had burrowed in from the left was blocked.
This was because Cheon Woo-jin had moved his lightning energy shield to the left.
He hadn’t followed Jeong Cheol’s movements with his eyes.
He had simply observed the flow of lightning energy, predicted it, and adjusted only the position where the Thunder Ring Boundary’s protective barrier would be generated.
“You bastard…!”
Just how had he managed to block it?
Jeong Cheol glared at Cheon Woo-jin as if demanding an answer.
But that was only for a moment.
Jeong Cheol once again vanished from sight.
Papapapapat!
Ultra-high-speed movement in irregular patterns up, down, left, and right.
This way, even Cheon Woo-jin would find it difficult to predict Jeong Cheol’s movements.
Following the complex movements made him dizzy, so he squeezed both eyes shut.
Seeing Cheon Woo-jin like this, Jeong Cheol grinned wickedly.
However, Cheon Woo-jin had already spread a web of spiritual energy in all directions.
‘Where Jeong Cheol is right now doesn’t matter. What matters is when and from which direction he’ll charge.’
He had already blocked Jeong Cheol’s attacks twice.
That was enough to secure sufficient information.
Papat, papapat!
Jeong Cheol’s presence moving chaotically in all directions confused Cheon Woo-jin’s senses.
It felt as if Jeong Cheol would charge in at any moment and pierce his heart.
But he must not react hastily here.
In terms of pure reaction speed, Jeong Cheol, with his Core Formation Realm Lightning Spirit Body, held the advantage.
If Cheon Woo-jin reacted wrongly here, it would be irreparable. Jeong Cheol would exploit any opening Cheon Woo-jin created to inflict fatal wounds.
‘Not yet.’
Papat, papapat, papat!
Using the web-like spiritual energy spread in all directions as sensory organs, he predicted Jeong Cheol’s next movement.
And finally, the moment came.
‘Left rear… no, left rear lower!’
Like a viper sliding over snow to strike.
Jeong Cheol, keeping his body as low as possible, burrowed in from behind targeting Cheon Woo-jin’s left lower body.
But Cheon Woo-jin didn’t even turn around.
He only needed to set the direction for the spell formation he had prepared for this moment.
[Black Shadow Curse Kill]
Puuk!
A shadow blade extending from beneath his feet pierced through Jeong Cheol’s right foot.
If this had been simply the Black Shadow Thorn Spike that only delivered physical attacks, it wouldn’t have been able to stop Jeong Cheol.
But what he used now was Black Shadow Curse Kill, which incorporated the principles of curse magic by referencing Jongli Un’s Ghost Soul Banner.
The power of the curse penetrated into Jeong Cheol’s body and interfered with his Spiritual Energy Circulation.
As a result, the blue lightning energy that had been supporting Jeong Cheol’s ultra-high-speed movement became disrupted.
“Ah…”
The blue lightning sword pierced through empty air.
Jeong Cheol’s limbs stiffened momentarily.
Cheon Woo-jin didn’t miss that moment.
After all, Cheon Woo-jin couldn’t match Jeong Cheol’s speed.
If they both used lightning energy, Jeong Cheol, being in the Core Formation Realm, would inevitably be faster.
Then he had to deal with it using two methods.
Either predict the movements and set traps in advance.
Or temporarily stop the movements and deliver a fatal blow.
Up until now, it had been the former.
From now on, it would be the latter.
[Black Thunder Spirit Sealing]
Kwajijijik!
He condensed the black lightning energy amplified by the Thunder Ring Boundary to its limit and unleashed it.
A mass of destructive lightning energy that even a Core Formation Realm water cultivator couldn’t resist engulfed Jeong Cheol, scattering ash-like black debris over the white snow as it gruesomely ground away Jeong Cheol’s right side.
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