The God of Death and the God of War - Chapter 78

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Evil Hegemon Martial God

 

Chapter 78

 

The energy of Geum-nyeong Sil remaining in his Saemaek was about half of what he had initially absorbed.

 

After Jeok-un had absorbed it, the energy of Geum-nyeong Sil had been sleeping peacefully in his Saemaek.

 

But now it had awakened.

 

It was because Bing Bai Wu Di’s energy had penetrated throughout Jeok-un’s entire body.

 

Moreover, it wasn’t simply penetrating, but trying to overwrite and completely devour the energy of Geum-nyeong Sil, so Geum-nyeong Sil had resisted.

 

Kugugugu…!

 

A roaring sound echoed. It wasn’t an actual explosion or anything like that.

 

The two energies were engaged in a fierce battle like dragons and tigers within Jeok-un’s body, and the aftermath shook his insides, making it sound like an explosion.

 

The energies of Geum-nyeong Sil and Bing Bai Wu Di were that massive, and their battle was that brutal.

 

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a life-and-death struggle between two martial artists.

 

So an ordinary person would first try to subdue one of the two energies.

 

It was standard practice to break large chunks into smaller pieces before swallowing them.

 

‘These things.’

 

But Jeok-un was far from ordinary.

 

As the two energies began rampaging wildly inside his body.

 

Chwaaaaaa!

 

Woong!

 

Rather than first breaking apart or subduing one of the energies, Jeok-un conversely tried to suppress both simultaneously.

 

‘How dare you rampage without whose permission?’

 

Jeok-un exerted his willpower to press down on both energies at the same time.

 

What made all of this possible was only.

 

Sgaaaaa!

 

A feat that only Jeok-un’s Paecheon Singi could accomplish.

 

Sss sss!

 

With the appearance of the monstrous third energy, the energies of Geum-nyeong Sil and Bing Bai Wu Di cowered.

 

No matter how powerful the energies of Geum-nyeong Sil and Bing Bai Wu Di were, they couldn’t dare resist.

 

Paecheon Singi was truly an energy containing the power of defying heaven itself.

 

It was truly on a different level.

 

At this moment, Jeok-un’s will was clear.

 

Kneel before me.

 

Bow your heads and prostrate yourselves respectfully.

 

There was no room for negotiation here.

 

Jeok-un’s ultimatum was clear.

 

Chwaaaaaa!

 

Sss sss!

 

Finally, the two energies bowed their heads before the destructive power of Paecheon Singi.

 

The energy of Geum-nyeong Sil that had been crouched and sleeping in his Saemaek had disappeared without a single fragment remaining.

 

It hadn’t been destroyed.

 

‘Good, both energies are moving to my dantian.’

 

The place the vanished energy headed to was none other than his dantian.

 

The yang energy possessed by Geum-nyeong Sil and the yin energy of Bing Bai Wu Di met in his dantian.

 

Was it because they had already had one conflict?

 

The two energies didn’t mix easily.

 

But behind them, Paecheon Singi stood holding a club.

 

With nowhere to flee, the energies of Geum-nyeong Sil and Bing Bai Wu Di had no choice but to shed tears and choose the lesser evil.

 

Eventually, the two energies began to mix in his dantian.

 

Chwaaaaaaaa!

 

The harmony of yin and yang occurred, beginning to form a subtle balance.

 

Jeok-un didn’t miss this moment.

 

‘I’ll devour it all.’

 

Would the hungry ghosts that devour sinners in hell be like this?

 

Jeok-un greedily swallowed the unified energy.

 

The harmonized energy he devoured permeated throughout every part of Jeok-un’s body.

 

That energy was so massive it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it violent.

 

But it didn’t matter to Jeok-un.

 

It was only natural.

 

‘The vessel was completed long ago. This is merely the process of filling the empty water.’

 

Jeok-un had reached the peak of Hwagyeong based on the enlightenment and insights from before his regression.

 

What Jeok-un had been lacking until now was precisely the absolute amount of internal energy.

 

To use an analogy, Jeok-un’s dantian was well-cultivated but somewhat parched due to drought.

 

Now the energies of Geum-nyeong Sil and Bing Bai Wu Di – the great energies of yin and yang – began pouring in, so his parched dantian was instantly filled to the brim.

 

In this situation where the long-awaited sweet rain was pouring down heavily, Jeok-un smiled broadly inwardly.

 

‘Who would have thought it would work out like this.’

 

It was truly a fateful encounter.

 

Even Jeok-un, who had rolled around in Gangho long enough, couldn’t have imagined that such harmony would occur when the yang energy of Geum-nyeong Sil and the yin energy left by Bing Bai Wu Di combined.

 

‘Hehe, the Binggung bastards will shed tears of blood.’

 

And that wasn’t all.

 

Originally, it would have taken at least half a year to dissolve the energy of Geum-nyeong Sil remaining in his Saemaek.

 

But now the energy of Geum-nyeong Sil was perfectly melting into Jeok-un’s body.

 

‘Good, I’ll even surpass the wall like this.’

 

There was one wall remaining for Jeok-un.

 

The wall of lamentation that had frustrated countless people.

 

It was transcending Hwagyeong to enter Hyeon-gyeong.

 

Jeok-un immediately concentrated all of his energy.

 

Shuuuuuu…!

 

Along with a strange sound that was like both wind cutting and resonance.

 

A mysterious phenomenon manifested in Jeok-un.

 

Jeok-un was currently in a state with his eyes closed, sitting cross-legged.

 

Above the head of him who had closed his eyes and focused inward, three energies began to emit light.

 

The lights that flickered up like will-o’-the-wisps soon seemed to recognize each other and began spinning round and round.

 

They repeatedly attached and separated, mixed and divided.

 

‘Just a little more.’

 

This was the most crucial moment.

 

In this instant of enlightenment, he couldn’t let any stray thoughts or doubts creep in.

 

Even one wrong step would be like falling straight off a cliff.

 

But Jeok-un walked the path firmly without a single waver.

 

Saaaaa!

 

Chwaaa!

 

Soon they each emitted their distinct light and bloomed into red, blue, and white flowers.

 

The three materialized flower buds were.

 

Geum-nyeong Sil, Bing Bai Wu Di, and Paecheon Singi respectively.

 

Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown.

 

The enchanting sight that symbolized Hyeon-gyeong itself had been achieved.

 

The energy that had flowed without substance had finally appeared with form.

 

‘I’ve ascended to Hyeon-gyeong.’

 

Jeok-un had finally surpassed the peak of Hwagyeong and reached the threshold of Hyeon-gyeong.

 

Jeok-un slowly opened his eyes.

 

The surroundings visible around him looked completely different from before.

 

All the energies dwelling in nature and objects were shining with countless colors of their own.

 

In that festival of colors, Jeok-un slowly gathered his strength.

 

‘If the symbol of Hwagyeong is strong energy, then the symbol of Hyeongyeong is will.’

 

Will was the power of determination.

 

It was the only source that allowed a martial artist who reached Hyeongyeong to transcend the limits of martial arts.

 

‘Shall I give it a try?’

 

Jeok-un stirred his will within the completed vessel.

 

Following Jeok-un’s will, his internal energy began to move.

 

This contained the will that Jeok-un had established.

 

This was clearly different from Tang Meng or Seo Do-yeom.

 

They had stopped at the peak of Hwagyeong, because they couldn’t establish their ‘own’ will in their martial arts.

 

Especially those like Tang Meng who grew with support from families and factions had even fewer opportunities to establish their will.

 

The process of interpreting and reassembling all the martial arts one had built up until now solely by one’s own standards was necessary.

 

For those who grew through external power, even contemplating themselves rather than martial arts was a difficult obstacle.

 

In other words, one had to be prepared to abandon everything of their own to cross from Hwagyeong to Hyeongyeong.

 

But Jeok-un was different.

 

‘A path I’ve already walked. There’s no way I can be wrong.’

 

Jeok-un had already awakened his will before his regression.

 

His own martial way.

 

Strength to uproot mountains and spirit to cover the world.

 

Uprooting mountains and covering the world.

 

This was the will Jeok-un had established before his regression.

 

After learning he had inherited the blood of Hang Jeok the Hegemon, it was his will to reign over all things.

 

However.

 

‘I shall go one step further from here.’

 

After his regression, he had broadened his understanding through his friendship with Dokgo Cheon.

 

The result was precisely this.

 

The four seas and eight wastelands share the same wind.

 

The entire world shares the same wind.

 

Wind.

 

What covers All under Heaven is precisely the wind.

 

Wind that is not bound by anything and moves forward freely.

 

Finally, Jeok-un.

 

Had completed a new path of martial arts.

 

Whoooosh!

 

Ecstatic radiance poured forth.

 

This was his will finally communing with the created world.

 

Soon, Jeok-un slowly opened his eyes.

 

His face was filled with smiles.

 

“Finally, the fifth level.”

 

Jeok-un slowly reviewed what he had gained.

 

At last, Paecheon Singi had surpassed the fourth level and reached the fifth.

 

He had been unable to advance from the fourth level for quite some time.

 

But now that he had reached the fifth level, his energy control was incomparably more perfect than before.

 

The energies of Geumnyeongseol and Bing Bai Wu Di had disappeared at some point.

 

Naturally. They hadn’t been destroyed, but had melted into Paecheon Singi and merged into one.

 

That energy flowed majestically through Jeok-un’s entire body’s main meridians and Saemaek like a great river.

 

Following the flow of energy, Jeok-un reached his Dantian and confirmed another change had occurred.

 

‘The fourth star has also opened.’

 

The fourth star that rose in his microcosm.

 

The fourth star of the Big Dipper.

 

That is, he could see Wenqu faintly shining.

 

Jeok-un smiled naturally.

 

The power of Wenqu was the power Jeok-un had used most before his regression.

 

Jeok-un slowly focused his consciousness on his fingertips.

 

Then, following his will, energy gathered at his fingertips.

 

Swooosh!

 

The power of Wenqu began to flicker like fireflies at Jeok-un’s fingertips.

 

‘As expected.’

 

Unfortunately, he hadn’t yet obtained all of Wenqu’s power.

 

If he had obtained all the power, it would have shone brilliantly rather than flickering like this.

 

Since Wenqu’s power was as dangerous as it was strong, he would need to at least reach the mastery of Hyeongyeong to control it perfectly.

 

Until then, he would have to be satisfied with this much.

 

“Well, this is still enough.”

 

Jeok-un seemed greatly satisfied, smiling brightly as he withdrew his energy.

 

Swooosh!

 

The energy that had been flickering at his fingertips was absorbed back into his body, hiding its traces as if nothing had happened.

 

Like a small wave that had leaped up creating ripples, then merged back into the main current without a trace or disturbance.

 

Even though everything was stabilized, Jeok-un grinned and lightly rose to his feet.

 

At the same time, Jeok-un simply loosened his body.

 

Simple actions like clenching his fists and stretching his legs.

 

But with just that, Jeok-un accurately grasped what his condition was like.

 

“Thirty percent.”

 

With this, he had regained roughly thirty percent of the achievements he had made before his regression.

 

That meant.

 

‘I’ve gotten that much closer to revenge.’

 

Jeok-un thought of Cheonma and clenched his fist.

 

Incomparably more ferocious energy than before surged within.

 

‘They say even a fool can travel a thousand li. If I walk without rest, I will surely arrive.’

 

The path he was walking now was right.

 

So he could walk it firmly without doubt.

 

The path of revenge toward Cheonma.

 

As Jeok-un was renewing his resolve.

 

The faint dawn light shone in through the window.

 

The energy circulation that had begun when darkness fell had continued through the entire night.

 

Now that today’s sun had risen, it was time to resolve today’s matters.

 

“Well then, shall we go back to see Bucheonju’s pathetic face now that his lifeline is cut?”

 

It was time to return to Changsha, Sadocheon’s main headquarters.

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