Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 88
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Chapter 88
I’ll say it again: no matter how great the difference in realm, there are ways to overturn it.
It’s a matter of whether you can find it or not.
I closed my eyes for a moment.
The martial art that came to mind right now was the Complete Records of Ten Thousand Snows.
When I had examined it, I had evaluated it to Father as a really decent martial art, but that expression was actually the highest praise by my standards.
It comes to mind.
The core incantation formula of the Complete Records of Ten Thousand Snows.
Mysterious ice pierces heaven and responds to ten thousand spirits.
Mysterious ice connects with heaven and responds to the spirits of all things.
Heaven and Earth’s spiritual energy transforms into ice and snow.
Heaven and Earth’s spiritual energy becomes ice and snow.
Spiritual mysterious energy connects with the nine heavens.
Divine mysterious energy connects with the nine heavens.
Ten thousand years of snow energy forms nature.
Ten thousand years of snow energy becomes nature.
Based on this incantation formula, the Complete Records of Ten Thousand Snows contained a collection of four major poems and four stages.
The first stage, Ice Response.
This was the stage where one begins to feel the energy of glaciers contained in nature, and martial artists of the Flame Qi Four Stages could only cultivate up to exactly this stage.
The second stage, Spirit Sensing.
From here, one begins to handle the energy of great nature and must transform it into the properties of ice and snow.
Only by beginning to handle the energy of great nature can one use Ice Snow Energy, which is the core of the Complete Records of Ten Thousand Snows, so true cultivation as a snow person begins from this Spirit Sensing stage.
And the third stage, Heaven Piercing, can only be cultivated after reaching the Five Realms of Martial God that handles Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, and the fourth stage, Mysterious Fusion, is the same.
At this point, the person achieves complete unity with Ice Snow Energy, and Father is probably at this stage.
It’s certainly a great martial art, but if you examine the four stages in detail, ultimately the Complete Records of Ten Thousand Snows is a martial art for martial artists of at least the Four Stages of Heaven and Earth level.
You need to reach that level to produce proper destructive power.
That’s why I’ve been pondering until now.
How can I maximize the power of the Complete Records of Ten Thousand Snows at my current realm?
After pondering and pondering again, I found the answer.
Heo Hyeon Energy.
That is my answer.
That energy, where the purity of innate nature and the destructive power of blood demon achieve harmony, I could confidently say was above any other energies.
Having already succeeded in harmonizing opposing natures means the possibilities for change are infinite.
Destruction is the starting point of change, and the purity of innate nature was stability, containing the meaning of reconstruction.
I opened my eyes.
Ice crystals rose around me.
Su Gwang-ho, who had been watching, said a word.
“…That’s the famous Ice Snow Energy of the Complete Records of Ten Thousand Snows.”
I shook my head at those words.
“It’s not Ice Snow Energy. It’s Heo Hyeon Energy.”
“…Heo Hyeon…Energy?”
“Such a thing exists.”
“…You’re saying you can create ice crystals with such a thing? You, who are merely at the Flame Qi Four Stages?”
“Yes. When the harmony of destruction and purity touches the principles of ice and snow, it manifests in this form.”
“If you developed that improvement yourself, you would be a genius among geniuses.”
I didn’t bother to answer.
Rather than being a genius, it was the result of making maximum use of past experience.
From now on, I can unleash the power of the second stage of the Complete Records of Ten Thousand Snows, the Spirit Sensing stage, but naturally I can’t sustain it for long.
At minimum four moves, at maximum seven moves.
That’s the limit.
And that’s enough.
Su Gwang-ho said to me.
“There’s been one thing bothering me since earlier.”
“What is that?”
“You’re remarkably confident even in front of me.”
When I just looked at him silently, he continued speaking.
“Acting dignified like a strong person… it’s irritating.”
“Does it seem like baseless confidence?”
“…”
“Come on. You’ve already been abandoned by the Martial Alliance, so what exactly are you pondering?”
“…”
“I don’t know what crime you committed, but didn’t you want an honorable death?”
At these words, Su Gwang-ho flinched.
“The reason I’ve been speaking respectfully to someone who has fallen to become a thug is because I highly regard the heart of a senior who has accepted his fate that he will die somehow today, no matter what happens.”
Su Gwang-ho’s eyes deepened.
“I’m showing respect to someone who wants to end as a martial artist rather than as a street thug, so why do you keep trying to fight with words since earlier?”
“…Good. Let’s see if I can die honorably today. Try to receive this!”
As soon as his words ended, wind blew past my ears.
Killing intent permeating the air pressed down on my body.
His body began extending at a terrifying speed, and I immediately reached out my hand.
The energy that started from my fingertips instantly condensed the surrounding air.
Then Su Gwang-ho, who had been charging, stopped abruptly in place.
He had no choice.
Countless ice spikes had bloomed around Su Gwang-ho and me.
They were as beautiful as morning dew, but their essence was different.
It was killing intent that nature itself had responded to.
If he had continued charging, Su Gwang-ho would have been pierced by the spikes.
“…What strange energy.”
That was the first move.
Then I took a step forward, and the ground beneath Su Gwang-ho’s feet instantly froze. He was flustered.
Because he realized that his movement was completely bound, even if just for a moment.
I grabbed the hidden dagger tucked behind my waist and threw it.
Swish-!
It shot through the air toward Su Gwang-ho’s head, just before it would hit.
Slash-!!
Blue energy exploded from Su Gwang-ho’s sword, cutting the dagger in half in mid-air, and the frozen ground beneath his feet shattered to pieces.
That was the second move.
Su Gwang-ho kicked off again.
His two eyes had captured the positions of all the ice spikes scattered in the air, and before reaching me.
He shouted.
“Kiai!”
Kwaaaaang-!!
With a thunderous roar, the ice spikes shattered and scattered in mid-air.
Through those beautiful scenes, Su Gwang-ho’s sword was flying through the air toward me.
I channeled Heo Hyeon Energy into my legs and twisted my body to the side, but couldn’t completely avoid it.
With a tearing sound, blood and flesh scattered through the air.
Right shoulder.
It wasn’t just a graze. It cut deep.
The wound is deep.
But it’s fine.
I’ve experienced countless wounds like this.
A momentary wave of pain surged through me, but I assessed the situation carefully with unwavering eyes.
Su Gwang-ho’s sword stopped abruptly in the air. The moment I saw his legs and shoulder muscles explode into movement, I ducked my head.
Whoosh-!
His sword grazed over my head. This time it was perfect evasion.
Perhaps he didn’t expect me to dodge, as admiration and bewilderment gathered in Su Gwang-ho’s eyes, but it was a luxury.
Both Su Gwang-ho and I were preparing our next moves.
I immediately extended my ‘right palm’.
Eternal Ice Heaven Piercing Palm.
This was my third move.
Kwaaaaang-!!
The only palm technique among the martial arts recorded in the Spirit Sensing stage, this technique implemented through Heo Hyeon Energy was quite different from its original power, but I perfectly reproduced its core essence.
It struck Su Gwang-ho’s solar plexus.
Thunk-!
His sword pierced through my right shoulder.
“The eternal ice energy reaches heaven, and the palm force that freezes all things splits heaven and earth, now that is the Eternal Ice Heaven Piercing Palm.”
What bloomed on Su Gwang-ho’s face at this moment was not pain but ecstasy.
The satisfaction of a martial artist who had witnessed supreme ascending martial arts.
That was the difference.
I was looking at the next move, and the move after that, while Su Gwang-ho had stopped.
Naturally, my subsequent action was far beyond his prediction, and it reversed the situation.
I simply changed the direction of my right palm that had been touching his solar plexus and grabbed Su Gwang-ho’s sword.
With a crackling sound, the sword froze solid.
He was greatly flustered.
In that brief moment, I extended my left hand and struck his ‘solar plexus’ once more with great force.
Eternal Ice Heaven Piercing Palm.
His solar plexus froze, and as his face contorted in pain, I took a step toward him. The sword embedded in my shoulder went deeper, and Su Gwang-ho’s arm holding that sword trembled violently.
Thousand Year Ice Snow Responds to Heaven’s Heart.
A thousand years of ice and snow respond to heaven’s heart.
Natural Energy Transforms to Spiritual Mystery.
Natural energy transforms into spiritual mystique.
Ten Thousand Years Glacier Connects Spiritual Energy.
Ten thousand years of glaciers connect with spiritual energy.
One Thought’s Response Breaks the Azure Sky.
One thought’s resonance shatters the azure sky.
[Mysterious Origin Ice Snow Poem]
The air around Su Gwang-ho turned white as countless ice crystals bloomed, sparkling like stars in the sky before instantly enveloping his body.
“This is my final move.”
Su Gwang-ho could do nothing.
It wasn’t just his exterior that froze. His interior.
His blood vessels and organs, bones and muscles all began transforming into ice.
“…Four Great… Poetry Collections… Is it true…”
“Yes. The first among them, Mysterious Origin Ice Snow Poem.”
“Indeed… how mysterious.”
Those were Su Gwang-ho’s last words. Even his final breath from his mouth became white ice crystals and shattered.
I lightly pushed the head of Su Gwang-ho, now completely covered in ice.
His frozen body fell backward.
Crash-!
Su Gwang-ho’s body, now complete ice, shattered into pieces the moment it hit the ground.
Like a glass doll breaking, his body scattered into thousands of ice fragments.
Five moves.
That’s how many moves it took to kill Su Gwang-ho, a martial artist of the Harmony Realm.
I pulled out his sword embedded in my shoulder. Blood gushed forth.
At minimum, a serious injury.
I’ll need about two weeks of recovery, but it’s fine.
After silently stopping the bleeding, I looked around.
At some point, all fighting had stopped.
I could see quite a few survivors among the martial artists from Bong Rae’s side.
They must have never doubted Su Gwang-ho’s victory. That’s why they looked so flustered.
I spoke in a quiet voice.
“Kill them all.”
Won Yang was the first to move. Han Mu-rin moved slightly slower than him, followed by Cheon Pung and Ju So-ah.
In an instant, the heads of four martial artists shot skyward.
As the slaughter resumed, Bong Rae’s martial artists began turning to flee, and Yang-ryeong’s martial artists began pursuing them.
Han Da-gyeong.
That was the time it took for all of them to die.
* * *
“…The wound is deep.”
Won Yang’s trembling voice reached Woon-hwi’s ears. The place where Su Gwang-ho’s sword had pierced through was deep, and blood was still flowing.
Won Yang’s fingertips hovered around Woon-hwi’s wound.
“It’s fine.”
To Woon-hwi saying this, Won Yang unconsciously shook her head.
It couldn’t be fine. The price of fighting against a Harmony Realm martial artist was too great. But Woon-hwi, as if nothing had happened, gave orders to those present.
“Begin mining operations.”
I’ll say it again, but this mine belongs to Yang-ryeong.
No, to be precise, it belongs to Woon-hwi. I obtained it legitimately.
In that process, whether this mine originally belonged to Bong Rae or not doesn’t matter at all.
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