The World’s Greatest is Dead - Chapter 386

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The Heavenly Supreme Has Died – Episode 386
Where moonlight falls. At its center blooms a radiant flower.
White petals unfurled in abundance, their number seeming oddly excessive.
Bathed in moonlight, they appeared faintly azure, yet I could discern the issue transcended mere illumination.
‘Ethereal mist is rising from it.’
Blue haze. Wisps of spiritual energy drifted sparsely across the pristine petals.
Otherworldly and wondrous. Such was my immediate impression upon first sight.
‘…Is that a Spirit Herb?’
My first time witnessing it in person. The very existence called Spirit Herb was something I’d encountered only through information, never with my own eyes until now.
‘So this is what it feels like.’
The peculiar sensation emanating from the Spirit Herb was enough to captivate my gaze instantly.
Moreover.
‘…The yin energy is certainly intense.’
The tremendous yin energy contained within the Moonlit Luminous Herb.
The reason this dungeon was so bitterly cold, the moisture saturating every corner—
It all seemed to originate from the spiritual force emanating from that Moonlit Luminous Herb.
Shiver—
Goosebumps rose across my arms. Partly from the cold.
‘But the yin energy is far too potent.’
At this level of yin energy, the body’s reaction was hardly surprising.
‘How strong must it be to repel even wandering spirits from the vicinity?’
Ghosts should be formidable against yin energy. Yet even they were imperceptible in this area.
Because the yin energy of the Moonlit Luminous Herb was overwhelmingly powerful.
Splash.
I took a step forward. The water was too frigid to bear.
Slowly approaching the Moonlit Luminous Herb—
[Stop.]
I froze. At Yoo Cheon-gil’s command, my movements ceased instantly.
“Why, sir?”
[I’ve set something ahead. Don’t approach carelessly.]
“….”
Upon hearing those words, I focused my Wol-an. Searching for something, I gazed intently.
‘But I see nothing.’
Nothing was visibly apparent. Then—
[Cast Wol Cheon.]
“….”
Yoo Cheon-gil spoke matter-of-factly. Hearing his words, I cast Wol Cheon once more.
Whoooosh—!!
Crackle—crackle—!!!
Having expended it climbing here, my spiritual reserves were not abundant.
The moment I cast it, a slight dizziness washed over me.
[Now approach it.]
Splash. I moved forward slowly through the water. Even then, I felt nothing in particular.
What had he done? The question was forming when—
Crackle, crackle, crackle.
“Hm…?”
As I approached Wol-ya Myeong-cho, something coursed through my body. A tingling sensation, perhaps?
Every hair on my skin stood on end. What was that? I was pondering the strangeness when—
[That’s enough. Release it now.]
Yoo Cheon-gil spoke in a tone of relief.
“What was that?”
I relaxed my energy and asked. Yoo Cheon-gil answered with an indifferent expression.
[I set up a formation array.]
“A formation array?”
[Yes. One that would crush the rocks and destroy Wol-ya Myeong-cho if you entered without using Wol Cheon.]
“…What kind of—”
There’s a formation array like that? No, from the start—
“You can use formation arrays?”
This old man knew how to use such advanced techniques? I stared at him in genuine shock.
[What’s with that look? You think I can’t use formation arrays?]
“…No. It’s just unexpected.”
[I can’t use them myself. Jegal Jin set this one up for me.]
“…”
Well, that makes sense.
I suppressed a sigh at Yoo Cheon-gil’s chuckling words.
‘…So it was Jegal Jin after all.’
My maternal grandfather.
The fact that Cheonri Jinan had personally inscribed the technique meant—
‘Cheonri Jinan knows the location of Wol-ya Myeong-cho.’
And beyond that—
‘One can only enter by using Wol Cheon.’
The fact that he had created a formation array with such a prerequisite was somewhat astonishing. Such a thing was possible?
It was fascinating.
In any case—
‘I’ve crossed over safely, then.’
I slowly climbed onto the rock and looked ahead.
The yin energy felt far more intense than before.
The spirit herb right before me. Gazing at it, I asked Yoo Cheon-gil.
“What should I do now?”
[Get closer to it.]
“….”
I lowered my gaze and bent my waist. The distance between myself and Wol-ya Myeong-cho narrowed to barely half a span.
[Listen carefully.]
Yoo Cheon-gil spoke to me as if urging concentration.
[The moment you uproot it, swallow it whole. You must not leave a single part behind.]
“Even the root?”
[Yes. If you delay even slightly, the essence will scatter, so you must consume it immediately.]
“….”
Gulp.
I swallowed hard. Tension gripped me.
‘Can I really achieve a complete metamorphosis by eating this?’
Doubt lingered, but I had already come this far.
I steadied my breathing.
‘All at once.’
I steeled my resolve and grasped the stem. Without hesitation.
Pop—!
I tore it free. There was no need to exert excessive force. The entire plant, root and all, came away cleanly.
Remarkable. Why did it come free so easily? I had no time to marvel at it.
Whoosh.
I shoved it into my mouth. Having never swallowed a raw flower before, I found it far more unpleasant than expected.
Crunch.
The taste was far from pleasant. Bitterness and the flower’s distinctive fragrance lingered in my mouth. I felt the urge to gag, but I forced myself to chew.
Even the taste of soil clung to it. I was eating the earth that had clung to the roots.
‘Damn it.’
This is not something I could do twice.
With such thoughts, I forced myself to chew and swallow.
Gulp.
The flower was not particularly large, so I managed to swallow it somehow. I desperately wanted to drink water immediately.
[Sit in lotus position.]
At Yoo Cheon-gil’s command, I could not even do that. I assumed the posture.
[Concentrate. From now on, it will be quite difficult.]
I received the warning. What could be so difficult? There was no need to wonder.
쿠우우웅—!!!
“…!!”
I could feel it not long after.
“…Gasp….”
My dantian convulsed. My opened middle dantian vibrated against my will, and within my body—
‘…It’s so cold.’
Tremendous yin energy began to circulate through my meridians.
Thump—! Thump—! Thump—!!
An explosion.
The moment Wol-ya Myeong-cho entered my body, her energy began flooding through my vessel.
The frigid energy made my lower abdomen tremble.
“…Ugh….”
My teeth clench. The cold is unbearable, but the violent surge of energy is even more agonizing. Every bone in my body resonates with pain.
Just as a scream threatened to burst forth.
[Endure it.]
Yoo Cheon-gil blocks me.
[Do not make a sound. Clench your teeth. Not even a trace of energy can escape.]
What absurd instruction.
Don’t scream in this situation? It’s ridiculous.
‘Damn it.’
I clench down hard. My entire body is in agony, yet I must endure it all. Absolutely ridiculous.
I barely hold on, gritting through it. I wondered how many times in my life I had experienced such pain.
Boom—! Boom boom—! Boom boom boom—!!
The collision of energies. Now I understand what Yoo Cheon-gil meant by friction.
‘They’re literally fighting each other.’
The energy within my body rampages wildly, and the accumulated yin energy begins to clash against it.
As if trying to devour one another, they wage a frenzied battle.
The devastation from that conflict crashes down upon me entirely.
With such fierce combat raging inside, my vessel is tearing apart.
‘I’m losing my mind.’
Crack.
A sound I shouldn’t have heard. What was that? Where did it come from?
‘I’m in so much pain I can’t even tell what broke.’
Something seems to have shattered, but I don’t know where.
Is this right?
‘Is this really right?’
They say I’ll be reborn anew by enduring this? Can I really trust that?
‘I just want to die.’
I clench my fists and endure, endure again, but the only thought surfacing is the desire for death.
후우우우우욱—!!!!!
The yin energy spirals through my body as if to freeze it solid.
Boom boom boom—!!!
My inner energy dances as if to shatter me completely.
Whatever happens.
‘I cannot contain this.’
I lack the vessel to hold both of these forces. As I tremble at that realization, my arms quiver.
[Focus.]
Yoo Cheon-gil intervenes.
[There’s no need to forcibly contain it. Excess only spills over, and you gain nothing from it.]
‘Then what am I supposed to do?’
If I can’t contain it this way either, are you telling me to simply endure the pain? Might as well tell me to die?
Negative emotions flow from me unbidden. The pain and revulsion are simply too great.
As if sensing my turmoil, Yoo Cheon-gil grins and speaks.
[If you cannot contain it, then circulate it instead.]
Circulate it?
[Rather than discarding it outright, let it flow.]
Let it flow.
At those words, I observed my own body.
Thump, thump, thump—!!
Turbulent energy. Yin force spiraling wildly.
Even the consciousness and strength I barely maintained.
The moment I lose grip, the energy will unravel completely and my body will rupture.
‘…He’s telling me to release this.’
He’s saying to actually release it and let it flow?
Then what about my body rupturing?
Dizzying imagination causes me to tense up even more.
Because of that, the sharp pain only intensified.
[Are you afraid?]
Yoo Cheon-gil asks.
[Fear is natural. However, understand this—if you don’t release it, you die anyway.]
Truly irresponsible words.
‘Who made me consume this in the first place.’
He told me to eat it, so I did. Now he says if I don’t release it, I die? This is absolutely infuriating.
[I don’t mean release your control entirely. Let it flow through you. Follow its path. That is the method.]
“….”
Don’t release my strength.
Let it flow through.
I swallow dryly. Seeking the answer in his words, I slightly loosen the grip I had on the energy.
Boom—!!
‘Damn it.’
The moment I release it, the energy rages as if enraged.
I consider whether to clamp down again.
‘Let it flow.’
I gently regulate the energy. Soothing it like a furious beast, adjusting and adjusting again.
‘Following the flowing yin force….’
I send my awareness to the yin force already circulating endlessly through my meridians.
Naturally, they don’t mix. The energy rejected the yin force from the start—how could they possibly merge?
Then what do I do?
‘If it won’t blend, then I need to flow it through without mixing.’
-!
My mind blazed with clarity.
‘…I don’t blend it. Instead, I rotate around its center axis.’
Without mixing with the yin energy, yet flowing simultaneously with it.
Same direction, but I rotated my energy along the yin energy’s central axis.
Like a whirlwind spinning along a thread.
As I imagined that and tried to control my energy.
[That’s it.]
Yoo Cheon-gil made an indecipherable sound.
[You’ve established your position well enough. Now.]
His hand brushed against my neck.
[Step aside for a moment.]
Strength drained from my body.
At the same time, my consciousness severed.

* * *
I opened my eyes.
[Gasp….]
The moment a gasp escaped, I covered my mouth with my hand.
Remembering that I was told not to make a sound.
[Wait?]
I realized there was no need for that. Because I could see my body down there.
My body sat in lotus position with eyes closed.
It was the rock where Wol-ya Myeong-cho originally rested.
[Then….]
Is that Yoo Cheon-gil now?
Is Yoo Cheon-gil, occupying my body, applying energy in my stead?
[Ha.]
This is absurd.
후우우우욱—!!!
Boom-! Boom-!
I watched energy flow from my body, spinning rapidly.
I also saw my physical form trembling with each impact.
Is that even safe?
Proxy rebirth through skeletal transformation—I’d never heard of such a thing.
[Gulp.]
Is it really going to be fine?
While I was worrying about that.
Tap.
[Huh?]
Something brushed past my body. What was that? I turned around in confusion.
Wait. How could anyone touch me now that I’ve become a spirit?
The moment I realized something was amiss.
[What?]
I found myself face to face with someone behind me.
Within shadows as dark as pitch.
A man with crimson eyes gleaming in the darkness.
[It has been a long time.]
It was the Celestial Demon.

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