The World’s Greatest is Dead - Chapter 330

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The Heavenly Supreme Has Died – Episode 330
Whoosh.
Hisss.
How long had I been ensnared by this inexplicable sensation?
How long had it been since I locked eyes with that man sitting across from me?
Bound tightly, unconscious, how much time had slipped away?
My sense of time had dulled entirely, as though I were sinking into some abyss.
For half the time that had passed, I struggled desperately.
And half again as long had elapsed since I abandoned even that effort.
“….”
I maintained my silence. It was the only course of action available to me now.
Just as I was reaching the point of madness from the tedium of it all.
[I sensed it from the beginning.]
The man who had kept his mouth shut this entire time.
The Celestial Demon spoke to me.
[You are quite peculiar.]
Was he speaking to me? Peculiar? I couldn’t fathom who was calling whom strange.
‘What in this world isn’t peculiar?’
Those eerie crimson eyes of his.
A darkness that seemed to devour all shadows.
And that strange sense of alienation I felt emanating from within.
That existence itself was bizarre to me.
Especially.
‘…Now I see it.’
The mountain of corpses upon which the Celestial Demon sat.
These were no ordinary bodies.
‘They’re demons.’
The spiritual forms of demons, not human flesh.
I had wondered how so many demon spirits could be piled here.
‘…So that’s it.’
They were the demons I had absorbed in Hannam.
I had been puzzled by how I could fit such vast numbers into my body and remain unharmed.
‘Was it his doing?’
It seemed the Celestial Demon had done something. But how? And moreover.
‘Why are they piled up like this?’
I couldn’t understand why the spiritual forms were accumulating in this space.
‘What did he do?’
Normally, spiritual entities cannot remain in the body. My soul already exists within my flesh, so no other entity can be inserted.
This is precisely why possession is so dangerous.
‘Because another soul invades a vessel that already contains one.’
One misstep could damage the soul that originally inhabited this body.
Naturally, the foreign soul that has entered an unsuitable vessel faces the same peril.
Just look at Yoo Cheon-gil. Even a slight extension of possession time damages his innate constitution.
‘Having another soul in one’s body is itself a grave problem.’
I could discern this much.
‘…Then what about that man?’
What was the Celestial Demon?
‘What exactly is this?’
That man aside, what was this soul entity? And what was this space?
My mind raced.
I felt I had to comprehend this situation.
But then.
[Kekeke.]
The Celestial Demon’s laughter pulled my attention back.
Why was he laughing?
I regarded him with confusion.
[Even now, your thoughts wander elsewhere.]
“….”
[You show no fear, only the desire to comprehend. How curious you are.]
Thud.
A sound of something falling reached my ears. With that sound, the Celestial Demon appeared before my eyes.
“…!”
I gasped. Those terrifying crimson eyes materialized inches from my face.
[You are curious. What do you see?]
“….”
[How far can your eyes perceive?]
Crack-!
“…!”
The Celestial Demon’s hand seized my face.
[Look well. What do you see within me?]
“….”
My eyes fixed upon the Celestial Demon. What existed within those crimson irises?
Whoooosh.
My pupils dilated. My gaze invaded him of its own accord.
And then.
“…!!”
My body went rigid at the sensation emanating from within.
‘Insane.’
In that moment, my body trembled. This was.
‘A Calamity Deity.’
The Calamity Deity’s very existence was a disaster. Things that should never be felt were emanating from that place.
It should have already died and become a ghost, yet what was this level of malice?
It was impossible.
The problem was.
‘…It’s somewhat different from mere malice.’
It was distinctly different from the malice that ordinary demons possessed. The artificial aura that even those from Patcheon Gung could sense. It resembled that, yet.
‘Something….’
Something felt purer. Much deeper in concentration, one might say?
‘What is this?’
It was an aura I’d never encountered before. It was definitely malice, but what was this aura?
‘It’s malice, yet it doesn’t feel unpleasant.’
I could clearly sense it was an ominous and dangerous aura, yet it didn’t feel entirely unpleasant.
Rather.
‘Sacred…?’
There was something sacred about it, like the aura of the Dao.
That was madness. Calling malice sacred.
Even I found myself bewildered by the thought.
[You can see it.]
The Celestial Demon laughed.
[As expected, you can see it too. Right?]
“….”
See what? What was she talking about?
The moment I furrowed my brow.
Whoosh.
“…!”
I felt something from the Celestial Demon’s hand grasping my cheek.
Ah.
Could it be…?
‘Does she have it too?’
It seemed the Celestial Demon possessed it as well.
‘The Ghost’s Eye…?’
The Ghost’s Eye.
Eyes that perceive ghosts.
The power to see and feel what others cannot see or sense.
It seemed the Celestial Demon possessed this power too.
[Yes. That’s how it should be.]
The Celestial Demon smiled brightly at me, her red eyes gleaming with an eerie grin that sent shivers down my spine.
[So it is you after all.]
“….”
I’d heard those words before somewhere.
I think I’d heard something similar from Yoo Cheon-gil before. But I never knew the Celestial Demon could do that.
[I wondered how fate had drawn me to you. So it was you, after all.]
What are you talking about?
Unable to comprehend the Celestial Demon’s words, my face contorted in confusion.
[Insignificant wretches tend to speak such things.]
The Celestial Demon continued whispering in my ear.
[Is not the Heavenly Slayer Star—that vile karma and the crimson eyes it brings—a condition for becoming Heaven itself?]
What was she saying? I didn’t understand.
What condition was needed to become Heaven?
‘What is she talking about?’
I couldn’t comprehend a single word, yet the Celestial Demon paid no mind to my confusion and simply continued speaking to me.
[You are mistaken.]
And then.
[This is the condition.]
Thud.
“…!”
Sudden agony invaded my body. The Celestial Demon’s hand.
Pierced straight through my heart.
My body convulsed violently. Pain seared through me, yet I couldn’t even scream.
My mouth was sealed, preventing any sound from escaping.
And yet.
[To see what cannot be seen. That is the condition for becoming Heaven.]
Crack-crack-crack-!!!!
An incomprehensible force coursed through my pierced heart.
[I am pleased. Your flesh and spirit are frail, but that matters not. You possess what those other vermin do not….]
Crimson light blazed from her eyes.
[It must be you. You are the one.]
With those words.
[From this moment forward, you are the new Heaven.]
Crack-crack-crack–!!!!
My vision dissolved into darkness.

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“Ugh…!!”
I gasped and forced myself upright. My eyes snapped open as my body moved of its own accord.
“Cough…. Ugh…. Gasp….”
I trembled, clutching at my chest.
The sensation of my heart being pierced still lingered vividly.
Throb.
“Nngh….”
Not just my chest—the pounding headache made me grip my head as well.
“…Damn, this is killing me.”
Why does everything hurt so much? I was barely managing the pain when.
“Wait….”
I cautiously glanced around. This place….
‘The Hwasan Sect?’
It was a residence within the Hwasan Sect. I was lying here.
Which meant.
‘What about the fight?’
What happened to the fight? How did I lose consciousness?
As I pondered this.
“You’re awake?”
“…!”
A voice came from beside me. I turned my head immediately and found Cheonhye-in there.
She was looking at me with an expression of clear displeasure.
“Heavenly Supreme…?”
“Honestly, every time I see you, it’s always something different.”
“What?”
“How is it that nothing ever ends normally whenever you attempt something? Are you doing this on purpose?”
“What do you mean…?”
“No…. Sigh.”
She sighed right to my face the moment I woke up. I had no idea what was happening.
“…How is your body?”
Cheonhye-in changed the subject and asked.
“…I’m managing.”
Apart from a slight headache, nothing seemed seriously wrong.
At my words, Cheonhye-in narrowed her eyes and spoke.
“Really?”
“Yes. I think that’s probably—”
“Then will you explain why you took only the Disciple with you?”
“….”
My mouth shut tight.
“You brought me here saying the mission required it. So why did you only take Disciple Do?”
“…Uh….”
“Am I really that untrustworthy?”
I swallowed hard at her complaint. I hadn’t expected Cheonhye-in to ask something like that.
“I don’t understand. Even if things aren’t great between us, I thought you were someone who could separate that from the matter at hand.”
“…That’s the thing.”
“Never mind. I wasn’t asking for an answer anyway.”
“Then why did you ask?”
“I’m just annoyed.”
“Pardon?”
“I’m irritated, that’s all. How nice for you? Now you’ve become the hero of Seonseo.”
“Wha—”
“I’ll tell the Physician you’ve awakened. Oh, and.”
Cheonhye-in speaks to me as she moves toward the door.
“It would be good to speak well to my younger brother.”
“….”
Creak.
Cheonhye-in closes the door and leaves.
It was a chaotic whirlwind. Like all my energy had been drained the moment I woke up.
What was that all about? I sat there bewildered and dazed.
“Ah.”
This wasn’t the time for that. I tried to move, thinking I should get my body up.
“Hmm?”
Something felt strange.
‘What is this?’
How to describe it.
“I feel light?”
My body felt light.
I’d never been particularly heavy, but this was unusually light.
“Wait.”
I paused and clenched my fist.
The sensation felt different. How to put it….
‘My strength flows so easily.’
The moment I sensed something amiss, I circulated my qi through my body.
Whoooosh——!!!
The qi coursed through my meridians, circulating my body in one complete rotation.
It moved so quickly, then returned to my dantian.
“Oh.”
Upon confirming this, I froze in place. Now I understood clearly.
“What on earth happened…?”
I had already reached the pinnacle of martial mastery.
Yet my vital energy surged at an alarming rate—a body that could have easily met death through a single misstep.
‘It’s all gone now.’
Not only had the subtle sense of danger that permeated my body vanished entirely.
What was even more absurd was.
‘…It feels like I’ve broken through a barrier?’
My physical vessel and vital energy—both already at their peak—had ascended to an even higher plane.
Which meant.
That I.
‘…Have I reached the Transcendent Realm?’
The stage of a superhuman who had surpassed the pinnacle.
It seemed to indicate that I had entered the Transcendent Realm.
‘Is that right?’
Is this truly what happened? One would only know if they had experienced the Transcendent Realm before.
To confirm this, I sought someone out—specifically, the chattering Old Man Demon who was always beside me at times like these.
“Where did he go?”
Of all times, he was absent.
As always, Yoo Cheon-gil was nowhere to be found when I needed him.
At that moment.
Knock, knock.
“…!”
I heard footsteps from outside.
-Wol-hyeop. I heard you’ve awakened…. May I enter?
It was Yeo Hyeok’s voice.
“Ah, yes. Please come in.”
Creak.
The door opened and Yeo Hyeok appeared.
“Pardon my intrusion.”
As Yeo Hyeok entered, he offered me a respectful bow. Yet something felt different—his courtesy seemed more formal than usual.
He was nearly prostrating himself.
“…Yeo Hyeok, what’s with this sudden-”
“A disciple of the Hwasan Sect, Yeo Hyeok. I pay my respects to the benefactor of Hwasan.”
“…What?”
Hearing his words, my eyes narrowed in confusion.
A benefactor?
…To whom?

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