The World’s Greatest is Dead - Chapter 131

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The Heavenly Supreme Has Died – Episode 131
Ascension to Buddhahood.
This is the second time I’ve witnessed it.
The first was when the Demon was slain by Socheongeom at the Martial Arts Alliance Anhui Branch and vanished.
And now, the second time.
“…Elder.”
Dokjon was gradually fading away. This was indeed the second ascension to Buddhahood I had witnessed.
“Are you departing?”
If you looked closely, light was softly emanating from Dokjon’s shoulders.
That was the characteristic of a ghost ascending to Buddhahood.
Seeing this, Yoo Cheon-gil looked at Dokjon with a somewhat displeased expression and spoke.
[You’re leaving?]
[I must.]
Dokjon laughed at Yoo Cheon-gil’s words.
[What does a being already dead and gone have left to cling to?]
[Your attachment is so great that you’ve lingered this long—quite the talker, aren’t you?]
[Tsk, tsk, tsk…]
Despite Yoo Cheon-gil’s mockery, Dokjon simply laughed. Growing more irritated, Yoo Cheon-gil frowned and spoke.
[You clung so stubbornly, and now you’re leaving just because you fixed one divine blade?]
[Why? Do you regret it?]
[Regret? Nonsense. It’s just absurd that your only remaining attachment is something so trivial.]
Dokjon’s attachment. Could it be…
‘Was it really Dang Yeeran who repaired the divine blade?’
I had already suspected this before, but now it seemed to be true.
Seeing that Dang Yeeran had repaired the divine blade and Dokjon’s condition had changed like this confirmed it.
[Just that one attachment, and you leave? You truly understand nothing.]
[What do you mean?]
That by resolving just one attachment, you think you can depart.
Hearing this, Dokjon looked at Yoo Cheon-gil with pitying eyes.
[You have no children and have never truly given your affection to anyone, so you cannot understand.]
[Listening to you, one would think you were quite the affectionate parent.]
[That’s right. I was not. I was a terribly inadequate and incompetent parent.]
Dokjon spoke and drifted toward me.
Or rather, was floating toward me.
[That is why it is called attachment. So much remained undone, so many things I could not provide—that is why it is called attachment.]
[Hmph.]
Even at Dokjon’s words, Yoo Cheon-gil merely responded with a snort.
It was clear he had no desire to continue the conversation.
[Now disappear. I don’t even want to look at you.]
[Tsk, tsk, tsk…]
At Yoo Cheon-gil’s reaction, Dokjon smiled and spoke to me.
[Child.]
“Yes, Elder.”
[Could you show me your blade once?]
“….”
Upon hearing his words, I immediately drew my sword.
Shing.
The dark-hued blade revealed itself.
[….]
Dokjon, observing the Celestial Demon Sword that Dang Yeeran had repaired, nodded after a brief moment.
[….Excellent…. You’ve done very well….]
Then he laughed. His eyes were far brighter and more luminous than before.
[Child.]
“Yes.”
[I believe that meeting you at this final hour surely has its reasons. This too must be fate.]
Dokjon spoke while wiping the blade. Of course, since he could not make contact, he merely made the gesture.
[I hope you will wield this freely.]
“…I’m uncertain whether I should be using this.”
[Well. Doesn’t that depend on how you perceive it?]
“Elder…. May I ask you one thing?”
[Speak.]
“Why did you entrust Lady Dang with repairing the sword, and why do you wish for me to wield this blade? I don’t understand.”
[….]
Upon hearing words I could not comprehend, Dokjon fell silent for a moment before continuing.
[That child needed an appropriate catalyst. She could not find the final thread. It was an opportunity I wished to provide.]
“…Is that why you had her repair the divine sword?”
[Yes.]
For Dang Yeeran to improve, she needed an opportunity to awaken to it easily.
That opportunity was the repair of the divine sword.
So it was.
“And what of me?”
What am I?
What then am I?
It’s too ambiguous to simply say I completed it.
So I asked Dokjon further.
[I owe you an apology… but that too was necessary.]
“…Necessary?”
[Yes. You will ascend to heights you cannot imagine, whether by circumstance or by choice. That is what he wishes for.]
“…But I still don’t understand why I came to possess the divine sword because of that.”
[That is precisely why.]
“…Huh?”
[The higher you climb, the more those who know you’re a rat can see you. That’s what I hoped for.]
“You mean… you hoped I would be holding the Divine Blade at that time?”
[Tsk tsk, similar.]
[Similar and all that nonsense.]
Before Dokjon could finish, Yoo Cheon-gil interjected immediately.
[You were excited at the thought of making fools of those bastards, weren’t you?]
[Excited? That’s not it.]
Dokjon denied the claim.
[This is a warning to those who lay down iron plates and pretend not to know, living their lives in ignorance.]
‘A warning…?’
[Even if you wish to forget and live on, there are things that do not change. So do not forget. That is the warning I give.]
The more Dokjon spoke like this, the more uncomfortable I became.
‘Will I be drawn into such complicated circumstances just by wielding this blade?’
As I thought that, just as I was beginning to hate the idea.
[Child.]
Dokjon spoke to me again.
[I’m truly grateful to you. For indulging my stubbornness, and for the suffering you’ll endure entangled with this incompetent old man.]
“…Mm….”
[Though it carries ill intent, that too is merely my feeble lingering attachment. Should circumstances demand it, you may cast that blade away at any time.]
“…Cast it away? This?”
The Celestial Demon’s blade? And the Mukcheol Blade at that?
If I were to cast it away, where would I cast it? In my view, if I simply won’t use it, entrusting it to the Dang Clan is the best option.
[However you use it is fine. It’s the blade the child gave you, so it’s yours.]
“…Do you think the Dang Clan would see it the same way?”
[It shouldn’t be much different.]
I don’t particularly trust this part, but in the end, there was nothing I could say.
“I’ll try to use it well.”
[Thank you.]
“Then, do you have no more lingering attachments regarding this matter?”
Bringing the Celestial Demon’s blade.
Having your granddaughter repair it.
Me coming to possess the repaired blade.
Does this end your lingering attachment, Dokjon?
To my question.
[Any more would be meaningless stubbornness.]
Dokjon shook his head.
[If anything remains, it would be my apologies for the burden I’m placing on you.]
With those words, Dokjon placed his hand on my shoulder.
It didn’t actually touch, merely the gesture of doing so.
[Harsh winds may come. Perhaps it’s because of that monster-like creature, or perhaps it’s because of our own shortcomings that we’re leaving behind.]
[I hope that even so, you do not fall.]
After speaking, Dokjon looked at me and smiled benevolently.
[I was truly grateful.]
“….”
As he spoke, the light emanating from Dokjon’s body grew increasingly intense.
Was this truly all there was to it?
Was Dokjon satisfied with so little and preparing to depart?
Sensing as much, I turned to Yoo Cheon-gil and spoke.
“…Is there nothing more you wish to say?”
[What?]
“Well, your friend is leaving, so I thought you might have something to tell him.”
[Ha.]
At my words, Yoo Cheon-gil let out a hollow laugh.
[I said what needed to be said earlier. Get lost. That’s all I have to say to that bastard.]
“….”
It was a rather cold statement. His indifferent attitude—whether the other left or stayed—reflected the same sentiment.
[There’s no point in lingering any longer anyway.]
[That’s true.]
[So then, go.]
[Tsk tsk….]
At the cold words, Dokjon smiled bitterly.
Then he looked at Yoo Cheon-gil and spoke.
[Cheon-gil.]
[What.]
[I still cannot understand what you desire. Moreover, I have no intention of forgiving you even at this very moment.]
[Who said anything? I have no intention of seeking your forgiveness either.]
[Yes, I suppose so. You were always that kind of person. Therefore, I shall simply depart first.]
Whoooooosh—
The light intensified further, growing so brilliant that it began to wrap around Dokjon’s body.
‘…This is it.’
Admiration escaped me. The sensation was different from an ordinary ascension.
A tremendous radiance became visible.
Fuuuuush—!!!
Wind swept forth in waves following the light.
So powerful was it that not only did my robes flutter violently, but trees and grass alike swayed without cease.
Brilliant rays of light burst forth, and Dokjon closed his eyes.
In that moment.
[…Tsk.]
Yoo Cheon-gil clicked his tongue briefly, and.
At the same moment, the light enveloping Dokjon surged toward the heavens.
Kuaaaaaaah—!!!
“…Insane.”
A colossal pillar of light shot upward into the sky.
My eyes were captivated by this otherworldly spectacle despite myself.
Why such an ostentatious display?
The light did not last long.
In terms of duration, it was fleeting, yet the sight alone was more than enough to ensnare my gaze.
Whooooosh….
The light gradually dimmed, and the wind that had been howling ceased.
As the situation grew calm, I thought it was over and let my guard down slightly.
Uuuung—!
Suddenly, the beams of light began converging once more.
It was the spiritual essence of Dokjon, which had been floating in the sky.
Witnessing this, my eyes widened.
“Why are they gathering like that…?”
Why were they suddenly behaving this way?
I watched in bewilderment.
Whoooosh!
“Huh? What!?”
Unable to help myself, I cried out at the unfolding situation.
The converging light suddenly poured down upon me.
The ascending spirits were rapidly absorbed into my body.
The gathered energy began seeping into my dantian.
I felt movements stirring within my dantian of their own accord.
Layer by layer, I was extracting only the vital energy from the souls that had entered my body and channeling it within.
“What is this….”
What was happening?
Amidst the bewilderment of this sudden occurrence, my mind flashed back to days past.
It was around the time when I had guided the Demon to enlightenment in Hannam.
Back then too, the Demon had transferred her energy to me as she achieved enlightenment.
‘…Is this the same?’
Could this be the same phenomenon? The sheer volume of energy pouring in left me uncertain how to respond.
The ironic part was that my body was already moving of its own volition without any conscious effort on my part.
It was funneling every last bit of energy into my dantian as if refusing to waste a single trace.
Crack—!
‘Huh…?’
As this continued, I felt something breaking apart within me.
‘What is this?’
What was this sensation?
Crack—!
Something continued to shatter and crumble within me.
Even my dantian began to vibrate, and that resonance transmitted throughout my entire body.
“What is… what is happening suddenly…”
Why was this occurring? What was wrong with my body?
Unable to discern the cause of this phenomenon, I gazed at Yoo Cheon-gil with my eyes.
[…Heh. Patience.]
Upon seeing me, Yoo Cheon-gil spoke with an exasperated tone.
[That cursed fool. He left behind something utterly useless. I should have handled this myself.]
“…What… what is happening to me right now?”
[Do not speak. Simply concentrate. This is an incomparable moment for you.]
“…No.”
There was no need to concentrate or do anything else.
콰가가가가각—!!!
As the vibrations and energy resonated together, the increasingly intense sensation engulfed my entire body.
It surged outward through my meridians in all directions.
What surged forth became heat, circulating throughout my entire frame.
“Ugh…!!”
Before long, the agony became unbearable.
I forcibly suppressed the scream threatening to burst forth.
쩌저저저적—!!!
The sound of shattering grew far louder.
The agony intensified further.
Those things that tormented me as if about to burst apart soon after.
Crack—!!
With the sound of complete shattering, they erupted forth as if released.
화아아아—!!!
The agony vanished.
Everything I had felt moments before dissipated like a lie.
I had to open my eyes wide, sensing what remained in its place.
“…What is this.”
Though it all transpired in an instant, after a moment had passed.
I found myself laughing incredulously as I assessed my body’s condition.
There was no other choice. How could I not be astonished?
“…I’ve reached the pinnacle.”
My body, which had remained at the first-rate level.
Had now ascended to the pinnacle tier through this ordeal.

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