The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 182

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 182

“What gift are you referring to?”

“I’ve accumulated quite a debt to you.”

Bing Yohwi said while guiding the way.

“Honestly, it would be appropriate to call it a grace. If it weren’t for you, ending this civil war now would have been an impossible dream.”

“I won’t deny that.”

“Haha. You certainly see it that way too, don’t you? So I thought about it. What kind of reward could I give to repay this grace?”

Click.

Bing Yohwi’s steps stopped.

“That’s when I thought of this place.”

“….”

“From this place, you should be able to take a gift that will satisfy you. For example….”

Bing Yohwi took out something stored inside.

“This Ice Crystal.”

What he brought out was a precious spiritual medicine that was rarely found even in the Northern Sea Ice Palace.

It was also one of the goals of this Northern Sea journey.

‘I was just thinking about how to bring this up.’

He never thought they would offer it before he even asked.

“As you know, Ice Crystal is a spiritual medicine that contains powerful Yin Cold Energy. To take this, you must have mastered martial arts that can handle Yin Energy to perfection, or at least be able to control Yin Energy to protect your body. But you should be able to do it.”

“What I’ve learned is Extreme Yang martial arts. The Yin Energy of the Ice Crystal shouldn’t be able to harm me.”

“That’s right. However, I wonder if this spiritual medicine will be helpful when consumed by someone like you who has mastered Extreme Yang martial arts.”

It was certainly a reasonable concern.

In fact, unless it was for extraordinary circumstances, warriors who had mastered Extreme Yang martial arts rarely consumed Extreme Yin spiritual medicines.

At most, it would be like Bing Seolhye’s previous attempt to overcome her constitution, wouldn’t it?

However.

“It will be helpful.”

“Hmm. Do you have a reason for thinking so? I think your internal energy would repel the Ice Crystal’s energy and they would cancel each other out.”

And in that process, the Eight Extraordinary Meridians might not be able to withstand the power struggle between the two energies and be torn apart.

It meant he could even die.

But Namgung Hyeok was calm.

“That would happen if I just recklessly consumed the spiritual medicine without any intervention. But if I create a perfect state where they can’t fight each other, the Ice Crystal’s Yin Cold Energy should likewise be able to merge into my dantian and Eight Extraordinary Meridians.”

“Hmm. Is there any benefit to be gained from doing so?”

“First, my basic martial power would increase. Just like when consuming ordinary spiritual medicine.”

The amount of martial power contained in the Ice Crystal was comparable to any high-grade spiritual medicine.

That meant there was unlikely to be any loss.

Of course, if he couldn’t handle that energy well, it would cancel out with the Sacred Fire and only diminish his power….

Namgung Hyeok’s skill in handling energy was the best even in the Sacred Fire Gate.

It meant he could somehow control both energies well.

“Also, I can increase the output of Sacred Fire.”

“You ate ice crystals and can increase the output of Sacred Fire?”

Bing Yohwi tilted his head.

This was because Namgung Hyeok’s words were not intuitively accepted.

He calmly explained so that Bing Yohwi could understand.

“Fundamentally, the Sacred Fire Divine Art is a martial technique that uses extremely yang energy. It’s fine when keeping the output low, but when increasing the power or using special techniques, there’s a risk of burning yourself alive.”

This was precisely the reason why Namgung Hyeok rarely used Sacred Fire Divine Art other than Sacred Fire Ultimate Sword.

If he ever lost control of his qi, he himself could become endangered.

This was because if he were to lose control of his qi, he himself could be put in danger.

But there was always the possibility of an unexpected situation.

Just in case something happens.

“Hmm. That’s certainly true.”

“Lastly, though it’s not very likely… I think if I properly absorb the energy of ice crystals, I could aim to become a Yin-Yang Body.”

“Hmm. That’s certainly true.”

That meant the two energies would mix like forming Taiji, not harming each other but rather creating synergistic effects.

The Yin-Yang Constitution was literally a legendary body type that could handle both yin and yang energies simultaneously.

That seemingly contradictory power would enable him to produce qualitatively different might than before.

‘Well, this is almost an impossible story though.’

If that happens, he would come to understand the principle of perfect circulation.

In the worst case, Sacred Fire would simply become stronger using ice crystals as fuel.

‘Well, this is a story with almost no possibility, but still.’

In the end, it meant there was no way he could suffer a loss.

Namgung Hyeok thought this way and accepted the ice crystal.

Even in the worst-case scenario, the sacred flame would simply grow stronger by using the ice crystals as fuel.

“When you absorb the ice crystal’s energy, call for me. I’ll stand guard and respond immediately if anything happens.”

In the end, it meant there would be no loss.

Having the Bukhaebinggung Master, a master of Ice Arts, personally guarantee his safety made him feel reassured.

“Now, let’s move. I still have more to give you.”

“In any case, thank you. I’ll put the ice crystal to good use.”

When Namgung Hyeok showed a surprised reaction, Bing Yohwi smiled faintly.

“Would you do that for me? Thank you.”

Saying this, Bing Yohwi led Namgung Hyeok inside.

“Originally I thought to give you a weapon as a gift. But there’s no need for that. What you’re using now is a famous sword that doesn’t fall behind the weapons in this armory.”

“Come, let’s move now. I still have more to give you.”

“Certainly for you, a sword made of meteoric iron would be better than Ten Thousand Year Cold Iron. So there’s no need to get a new sword. Instead, I’ll give you this.”

When Namgung Hyeok showed a surprised reaction, Bing Yohwi smiled faintly.

Namgung Hyeok tilted his head.

“What’s this?”

With those words, Bing Yohwi led Namgung Hyeok inside.

After putting it on, Bing Yohwi lightly swung at Namgung Hyeok.

“It’s called the Azure Sky Sword. It’s a blade forged by master craftsmen using meteoric iron.”

“You’d definitely be better off with a sword made of meteoric iron rather than ten-thousand-year cold iron. So it seems you won’t need to get a new sword. Instead, I’ll give you this.”

They were transparent gloves that seemed almost invisible.

Namgung Hyeok tilted his head.

“What’s this?”

“It’s one of the treasures we obtained from the Southern Barbarian Beast Palace when the Northern Sea had dealings with them in the past. Its name is Heavenly Net.”

After putting it on, Bingyohwi lightly swung it at Namgung Hyeok.

Chak!

Dozens of threads shot out and rushed toward Namgung Hyeok.

“…!”

“I heard it was made from threads of a centuries-old Human-Faced Spider soaked in paralyzing poison, then crafted by the combined efforts of the era’s finest artisans, mystical arts practitioners, and poison masters. Its strength is tremendous.”

Clang!

“Indeed it is.”

Namgung Hyeok agreed as he lightly swung his sword to try cutting the Heavenly Net’s threads.

This wasn’t even Heavenly Silkworm Thread, yet it didn’t get cut by his sword.

Of course, if he tried cutting with full force, he could probably cut it…

‘What if Gang Qi were infused into this?’

Most enemies would never be able to cut through it.

It was truly worthy of being called a treasure by the Bukhaebinggung Master himself.

“Since it’s an item made using mystical arts, the Heavenly Net reflects the user’s will. That’s why it can show such free movement.”

Bing Yohwi flicked his fingers again to retrieve all the threads he had just released.

He took off the Heavenly Net and handed it to Namgung Hyeok.

“Would you like to try wearing it?”

“Yes.”

It fit perfectly in his hand as if he had been its original owner.

To the extent that he felt he could use it in actual combat right away.

Namgung Hyeok shot out threads and retrieved them again, as if he had gotten an interesting toy.

As Bing Yohwi had said, they responded faithfully to his will.

‘Remarkable.’

He was genuinely impressed.

He could sense how many variables this could create when applied to combat.

Perhaps he could deploy attacks several times more unpredictable than before?

“I gratefully accept this.”

Therefore, he offered his thanks readily.

Bing Yohwi smiled seeing Namgung Hyeok’s reaction.

“Seeing you pleased makes me happy too.”

“Is it really alright to give me something so precious?”

“Considering how much I owe you, how could I begrudge such a thing? Ah, and take these as well.”

Bing Yohwi handed over two swords and one dagger made from Ten Thousand Year Cold Iron.

“Your martial arts don’t suit Ten Thousand Year Cold Iron, but your subordinates are different, aren’t they? These are gifts for them.”

“I’m sure they’ll all love them.”

Any warrior would be delighted to receive swords made from Ten Thousand Year Cold Iron as gifts.

Rather, wouldn’t those who couldn’t come to the Northern Sea be jealous?

‘Well, we’ll continue the cold iron trade in the future. I can have new weapons made for the other executives soon enough.’

Namgung Hyeok thought this as he accepted Bing Yohwi’s gifts.

Bing Yohwi burst into hearty laughter and said.

“I’d like to give you more if I could… but if I export any more of the Northern Sea’s treasures, another rebellion might break out. So let’s leave the gifts at this.”

“I’ve received more than enough wonderful gifts. Besides, things like ice crystals and the Heavenly Net can’t be obtained anywhere else but here.”

“Ah, since we’re talking about it, why don’t you take it right now?”

“The Ice Crystal, you mean?”

“That’s right. As I said earlier, I’ll help you if it becomes dangerous.”

Namgung Hyeok pondered for a moment, then nodded his head.

“Good. Then let’s go somewhere quiet. We can’t risk damaging the treasures if I take it here.”

“That makes sense. Come to my training ground.”

The two left the treasure vault and headed to the Ice Palace Master’s training ground.

“Ice Crystal is a delicate spiritual medicine. You must be careful when taking it so as not to strain your body. Especially you.”

“I understand.”

Namgung Hyeok sat cross-legged and put the Ice Crystal into his mouth.

A cold sensation like biting into ice, along with Yin Cold Energy flowing down his throat.

The Sacred Fire instinctively reacted to it.

It moved to neutralize the opposing energy.

‘That won’t do.’

But Namgung Hyeok consciously suppressed the Seonghwa Energy.

If he consumed the Ice Crystal’s energy here, he would just waste the precious spiritual medicine for nothing.

‘Focus. If I’m not careful, the two energies will become uncontrollable and I’ll fall into Qi Deviation.’

He began moving the Ice Crystal’s Yin Cold Energy while minimizing the flames rising from his body.

How many times did it spread along the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, finally settle in his dantian, then circulate again?

“Whew.”

Handling two different energies simultaneously was an extremely arduous task.

It felt even more difficult than the final battle of the Northern Sea civil war.

As evidence, cold sweat was streaming down Namgung Hyeok’s body.

But he didn’t give up and endlessly repeated the circulation.

When the Ice Crystal’s energy had completely melted into his body.

‘What is this?’

He couldn’t help but be bewildered.

The Sacred Fire’s Fire Energy and the Ice Crystal’s Yin Cold Energy in his dantian mixed together, not canceling each other out but transforming into a new energy.

Namgung Hyeok’s mouth fell open.

‘Is this really possible?’

And for good reason.

This was…

‘Taiji?’

It was the first step toward achieving the Yin-Yang Body.

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