The God of Death and the God of War - Chapter 27

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Evil Hegemon Martial God

Chapter 27

There are many causes of human death.

Drowning by falling into water.

Starving to death from hunger.

Dying from heat stroke.

Besides these, humans can die in various ways.

But if one were to pick the most painful method, it would undoubtedly be burning to death.

Crackle!

‘…!’

The terrible burning pain that climbed up his nerves awakened Jeok-un’s severed consciousness.

An ordinary person would have been unable to endure the pain and either fainted or met death.

‘Where is this?’

Jeok-un regained his reason far too quickly without even blinking an eye.

This level of pain was as familiar to him as breathing.

After blinking several times, he could finally distinguish his surroundings through his hazy vision.

Behind him was solid granite, in front were iron bars.

Clank-!

And his limbs were bound with thick iron chains.

Only then did Jeok-un accurately grasp where this place was.

‘The Underground Dungeon.’

Sadocheon’s infamous Noe-ok, from which not a single person had ever escaped.

Seeing that there was no other presence around, it seemed he had been confined in solitary confinement.

‘Hmm, this actually worked out well.’

However, Jeok-un was pleased even in this situation.

It was natural. How could he not be happy about the absence of troublesome interference?

Jeok-un closed his eyes again and slowly checked his condition.

His internal state was.

‘Truly the worst possible.’

His qi and blood were torn to shreds, and his meridians were shattered as if explosions had occurred.

The burning pain covering his entire body was understandable.

What had caused all this was naturally the life-and-death battle with Saja Dohuang Dokgo Cheon.

But Jeok-un had no regrets whatsoever.

‘Even if I went back, I would make the same choice.’

Though he had suffered terrible wounds, the insights and enlightenment he had gained were incomparable.

The insights he had obtained slowly surfaced in Jeok-un’s mind.

-Even the path of domination can embrace the wind.

The enlightenment he had gained from his battle with Dokgo Cheon was clearly the key to surpassing the peak of the Manifestation Realm and entering the Life-Death Realm.

If his current level had been the fifth star Yeomjeong from before his regression, he would have immediately surpassed that limit and reached the sixth star Mugok.

But even now, the gains were enormous.

As the enlightenment melted in, all the martial arts he had learned would undergo transformation as if heaven and earth had been recreated.

‘Tsk, it’s a lifelong regret that I can’t test them one by one because of this body’s condition.’

So what did it matter that he suffered this trivial pain and his qi, blood, and meridians were shattered?

‘Well, it’s not like my head was cut off, this much is nothing.’

Having such thoughts that would have made every physician in the world clutch their necks in shock, he observed his interior again.

Not only his qi, blood, and meridians, but his dantian was also considerably damaged.

Any other martial artist would have despaired greatly.

That was because it was common knowledge in Gangho that once damaged, a dantian was extremely difficult to restore to its previous state.

However, this was actually not applicable to Jeok-un.

‘Well then, shall we begin?’

Whoosh!

But Jeok-un forcibly drew up a handful of internal energy remaining in his dantian without a moment’s hesitation.

Though it was an action that would further worsen his damaged dantian, Jeok-un recklessly sent the internal energy flowing through his meridians.

Crack!

Sizzle!

Each time he moved internal energy, the burning pain intensified.

The pain he was currently feeling was originally a reaction from his Eight Extraordinary Meridians bursting.

In such a situation, stirring up the wounds again could only intensify the pain.

But Jeok-un didn’t let out a single groan.

As mentioned before, this process was ‘familiar’ to him.

‘Found it.’

Through the process of literally picking at his wounds with his hands, Jeok-un was able to find one relatively intact meridian.

But even that was only in better condition compared to other meridians, and could by no means be called normal.

In the end, only an extremely faint energy flowed through the meridians.

Even so, Jeok-un acted as if it didn’t matter, pouring internal energy like water into a bottomless jar.

And finally.

Whoosh!

Amazing changes began to occur.

The damaged meridians were slowly recovering as if wound medicine had been applied to injuries.

‘Super Recovery.’

One of Paecheon Singi’s representative abilities.

It could enhance regenerative power to the extreme, recovering not only internal and external injuries to the body, but also the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and dantian.

In his past life, it was one of the driving forces that allowed Jeok-un to survive after rolling through countless battlefields.

His earlier words that anything would be fine as long as his head wasn’t cut off were by no means empty words.

Pop! Crack!

Torn muscles and cracked bones reattached.

Meridians healed and the damaged dantian also changed to become more solid, like new flesh growing.

Severe injuries that would have required at least half a year of rest and treatment unless treated by a Sinui recovered as if nothing had happened.

But what was surprising about this situation was…

‘Huh, but was the recovery speed originally like this?’

Even Jeok-un himself was included.

Originally, this level of effectiveness had never been demonstrated.

There was only one reason for the change.

‘Could it be the aftermath of gaining insights!’

The insights gained from Dokgo Cheon seemed to have melted in and strengthened even Paecheon Singi’s effectiveness.

Jeok-un inwardly cheered and exerted his power to the extreme.

Whoosh!

Hiss!

Suddenly, black liquid like rotten blood began flowing from Jeok-un’s entire body.

A terrible stench vibrated through the air.

It would be roughly similar to mixing rotten cheese in a sewer.

‘Good, all the impure qi and waste have been expelled!’

As his regenerative power was demonstrated to the extreme, all the impurities accumulated in his meridians and qi-blood were discharged outside.

Though the bone restructuring that occurs during the transformation upon reaching the Manifestation Realm didn’t happen, it would certainly demonstrate incomparable efficiency to before.

Normally he would have stopped here, but Jeok-un went one step further.

‘Since the meridians and dantian have all recovered, I’ll incorporate the mysteries of the Grand Celestial Divine Skill and proceed to complete one circulation!’

He decided to further elevate the achievement of the Grand Celestial Divine Skill, which was currently only at the second level.

Jeok-un rode the momentum and guided the internal energy that had been staying in one meridian to the second meridian.

Hoooooo…!

A noble resonant sound echoed from within.

Kuguuuuu!!

A sound from within that no one else could hear, only Jeok-un could perceive.

It was like the Yellow River.

Like a majestic and untouchable river, his internal energy conquered the second meridian in one breath.

Jeok-un guided that river of internal energy to the third meridian.

Having become even stronger than when injured, it ran properly without going astray or leaking.

Third, fourth, fifth…

And eighth.

Finally, Jeok-un succeeded in running through all of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

Circulation continued to flow in the reverse direction.

Zzzeojeojeok!

Hwaaaak-!

‘Aah!’

In that moment, Jeok-un seemed to see a blinding, ecstatic light.

The Milky Way rising in the night sky.

This was not a simple illusion or fantasy.

The human body was originally a microcosm, and the Eight Extraordinary Meridians within it were the Milky Way.

The infinite universe and the galaxy clusters embroidered in that universe were no different from Jeok-un himself.

Jeok-un had directly witnessed the universe within himself, and had seen that Milky Way swimming.

‘How beautiful.’

The universe that embodied the mysteries of all creation was truly wondrous and magnificent.

Embracing all things, comprehending all existence.

This was simultaneously a part of the martial arts that Jeok-un had precisely established in his past life.

And it could be called a new universe, infused with the enlightenment of his current life.

‘Yes, that’s it.’

A universe that seemed similar, yet was not similar.

Others might not know, but Jeok-un could understand.

That this was the new horizon he had realized, and the line beyond it.

Not positive but negative.

Not forward but reverse.

That was the mystery of defying heaven.

Swimming in the overwhelming presence of the immeasurable universe, Jeok-un savored it as much as he desired and wished.

That was the method of absorbing enlightenment, the moment of embodying it within.

Through this, Jeok-un could leap up another level, and the universe willingly breathed wind to become his stepping stone.

…

…

How long had he wandered like that?

Pepeong!

Pepepeong!

Bursting sounds kept coming.

Like a dam collapsing under a raging flood, bone-chilling explosions seemed to echo continuously.

Soon, energy like a great ocean began flowing into Jeok-un’s entire body, overflowing.

The Grand Celestial Divine Skill surpassed the second level and entered the third level, while his internal energy amount skyrocketed.

Jeok-un instantly reached the peak of the transcendent level.

The earlier metaphor had become reality.

Just as embankments, roads, rice fields, and forests suffer flood damage in sequence when river banks collapse due to floods and tsunamis.

The moment the wall of the peak level that served as a river bank collapsed, the threshold of the transcendent level also collapsed in sequence.

In short, the distinctions commonly called walls – initial entry, mastery, and peak – were merely thresholds.

If he hadn’t been held back again by the problem of internal energy amount, the wall of the peak would have simply collapsed too.

However, for the same reason as the peak level, the rise in realm stopped at the peak.

‘No one would believe it if they saw. I reached the peak as soon as I ascended to the transcendent level.’

Perhaps in all of Gangho history, there was no other person who achieved such a rise in realm in such a short time.

‘If I break through the transformation realm wall like this, awakening Luxun won’t be far off either.’

The awakening of the third star.

It seemed within reach, so close.

But it was still a distant story.

It was something for after surpassing the transcendent level and achieving the transformation realm.

It would be a lie to say he wasn’t disappointed.

But it was a realm he had already experienced.

As he had experienced this time, there was room for further improvement.

Jeok-un put aside his disappointed feelings and slowly organized his inner state.

Just as the sensation of unity between self and object gradually faded and his surroundings softly revealed themselves.

He felt movement along with an unpleasant energy.

-…Is this guy dead…?

-Man! Don’t touch him carelessly…

Someone’s hand reached toward him.

‘What insolent bastard…’

How dare they interrupt his pleasure, the moment he should savor alone?

The moment Jeok-un thought that, something cold touched his neck.

‘…A blade?’

It was a blade.

Some bastard had put a blade to his neck.

The moment that judgment formed, Jeok-un pulled both arms.

Kwaaaaang-!

With a thunderous sound, the iron chains embedded in the granite were pulled out entirely.

“…!”

The following action was also swift.

The iron chains filled with internal energy flew like spears despite being chains.

But upon reaching their destination, the mystery of internal energy changed.

Chwareureureuk-!

They began moving like chains again.

In other words, they began writhing like snakes.

Jeok-un swung the iron chains to wrap around his opponent’s neck and pulled.

Chwareureuk-!

The iron chains were pulled taut.

It was natural. When one’s neck was caught and about to be dragged, who would be dragged obediently?

The resistance was fierce, but Jeok-un’s strength was greater and his mastery of technique was incomparable.

Whether they resisted or were swayed by the iron chains, he controlled the pace accordingly.

Then gaps were filled and the offensive was strengthened.

“Kuk…!”

His head was caught like a Captured Ox with a nose ring.

The iron chains were pulled taut.

Whether he didn’t acknowledge defeat.

Or whether he didn’t give up.

Jeok-un, like a skilled fisherman, played with the chains to forcibly create an opening.

Kwadeuk-!

Then slammed his opponent’s head straight into the ground.

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