The World’s Greatest is Dead - Chapter 528

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The Heavenly Supreme Has Died – Episode 528
Uuuuong-!!
A vibration resonated through my soul. Seeing the flames erupting from my body, I grew flustered.
‘Why is this happening?’
Why was my karmic fire suddenly blazing? I furrowed my brow at this phenomenon occurring against my will.
I lifted my head and gazed toward something.
Uuuuong-! The direction from which this vibration emanated. It came from something far away, located on Taishan. Was it that? Did that cause my karmic fire to resonate as well?
It certainly seemed to be the case.
‘What could be there?’
I didn’t know what it was, but something was definitely present.
‘What should I do?’
I rolled my eyes. Should I deal with those Patcheon-gung thugs in front of me first, or should I head toward where this vibration was coming from?
I deliberated for a moment, but the answer came faster than expected.
‘Why am I even thinking about this?’
I could crush those thugs anytime. Rather than waste time on them, it was better to head elsewhere. Even setting aside this reasoning.
‘It’s irritating.’
This vibration was deeply bothersome. I could sense something was connected to it. One way or another, I needed to head there first.
Whoosh. I crouched low in the grass and moved. I launched my body toward the mountain.
My attention wasn’t drawn to them.
‘There are many people.’
Many personnel were stationed on the mountain. Whether they were patrolling or standing guard was unclear.
‘Among them.’
Some bore the aura of Patcheon Gung, while others did not. In other words, most of them were moving under orders from above.
Whoosh.
The karmic fire continued to burn without extinguishing. Was there no way to put it out? Normally it would fade at my will, but I had no idea why it wouldn’t this time.
I increased my speed further. To move while concealing my presence, this pace wasn’t sufficient.
‘The fortunate thing was.’
The cultivation level of those stationed here was relatively low. Breaking through them wasn’t particularly difficult.
Before long, I reached my destination. It appeared to be the summit of the mountain.
The unfortunate part was that there was no grass and the terrain was nearly barren, making it awkward to hide.
I concealed myself against a massive boulder nearby.
This was the best I could manage.
‘The location is….’
Uuuuong-! Uuuuuong-!!! The vibration was intense. At the very peak stood a dungeon. Something was definitely inside that cave.
‘Sneaking in there will be difficult.’
I could see personnel stationed at the cave entrance. There would be shift changes, but…. Still, it seemed difficult to simply slip in under these circumstances.
Then.
‘Should I just break through?’
The easiest yet most difficult method. It didn’t look like there were other paths, and I was considering turning back.
‘That one day they granted me.’
As the day drew to a close, the probability of something happening within it was high. Hani, if possible, I needed to handle this now.
‘There’s no helping it.’
I grasped my sword and prepared to move.
Whoooosh—!
‘Huh?’
The karmic flame blazed to life. The burning itself was expected, but.
‘What is this?’
The state of the karmic flame was peculiar. The blue-glowing flames didn’t merely flicker—they began tracing lines. What was this?
Whoooosh.
The continuing line pointed not toward the dungeon’s entrance, but elsewhere.
What on earth was this? I stared at it in bewilderment.
‘Could it be.’
Was it trying to show me a path? My eyes widened. It was possible.
I decided to follow the line. The shimmering heat haze seemed to be revealing a way forward.
Though I doubted such a thing was possible, I moved nonetheless. There was no other option besides charging straight ahead.
Following it thus, I arrived before an unknown wall. A stone wall at that. It looked so solid that nothing could possibly break through it.
‘The flames keep seeping into this.’
The flames were busy permeating into it. What was I supposed to do about this?
‘It’s not showing me a path after all.’
I’d come thinking that’s what it was doing, but if this was the case, I’d have to go back.
Tsk. I thought I’d followed for nothing and was about to turn around.
‘…Wait.’
I stopped before turning. Something caught my attention. The wall and the heat haze. That meant—
Shhhhh—
I opened my Wol-an Eye. I tried it just in case.
“Whoa. Look at that?”
What my eyes perceived was different. The heat haze burrowing in was one thing, but.
‘There’s a line.’
My Wol-an Eye revealed a new line. What was this?
‘Clearly.’
It had to be a seal.
Clang. I grasped my divine sword and swung it.
Four swift sword strikes. I traced the line completely.
Clang! A sound came from within. It seemed like some mechanism was moving. Whatever it was, it didn’t matter. I simply watched.
Rumble rumble rumble.
The wall opened and an entrance appeared. This actually worked.
‘What is this flame.’
This karmic fire. It seemed more useful than I thought. The heat haze still pointed beyond. It meant I had to go. I didn’t deactivate my Wol-an Eye and entered inside.
Darkness posed no obstacle to my Wol-an Eye. I advanced slowly.
‘Any signs of presence—’
I didn’t feel much of a presence. This passage wasn’t particularly long either. There were only a few ascending and descending stairs. From that, I could discern this was a space created by human hands.
Thud.
A door appeared ahead. This was it.
‘There’s someone here.’
I sensed a presence. Beyond that door, there was something. A person.
Two individuals. I detected nothing else. My mind ran through the calculations. The possible outcomes if I entered as things were.
‘I won’t be able to open the door safely and enter.’
So what was the alternative?
The presence was close to the wall. Recognizing this, I swung my blade.
Whoooosh—! The Gwangwol Seom Gyeong absorbed light. I drew out its maximum power, but I applied pressure within it.
‘Gently.’
I refined the sword’s energy. Too violently would create excessive noise. I focused on cutting power rather than destructive force.
Ziiing.
The blade sang. It was ready. I thrust forward.
Shhwick—!
A single line of light severed the door.
Crash. The severed door fell to the ground. As I entered, I saw corpses of those inside—their upper bodies completely bisected.
“….”
I sensed the aura of Patcheon Gung. The men inside were Patcheon Clan Disciples. I wasn’t particularly surprised. I’d already figured that out from the moment I sensed their presence.
“….”
I examined the interior past the corpses. Looking back at the entrance I’d come through, it appeared to be just a wall from the outside. So it was a hidden entrance?
‘That they created something like this.’
Who created this space? I was quite curious about that.
‘But more than that.’
What I needed to see now seemed to be the object ahead.
A hollow depression held water, and within that water lay something else. A stone? It was green.
Whoooosh—!!!
“….”
The moment I see it, my anger flares up like crazy. So it’s that bastard.
Uuuuuung—!! The vibration was the same. This seemed to be the one that responded to my instinct.
Then
‘Is that a jade stone?’
Could this be what Seomdo mentioned? Given that he called it a stone, it seemed to match.
‘What on earth is this?’
Puzzled, I reached out my hand. The moment I grasped the stone.
Whoooosh—!!!
Flames ignite. The fire responds as if engulfing my entire body, and the flames swallow the jade stone I’m holding whole.
It wasn’t hot, nor was it uncomfortable.
I didn’t feel anything in particular.
Huuuung—!
“Hm?”
A sensation emanated from the stone I was holding. An inexplicable energy was being drawn from the jade stone into my palm.
‘The sensation…’
Qi? Spiritual energy? It was difficult to distinguish between the two. I felt both simultaneously. I had never experienced anything like this before.
As I waited quietly, energy gradually accumulated within my heart. The quantity was substantial.
Whoooosh—! The more it accumulated, the more my inner flame expanded. It felt as though I were devouring a spiritual core itself.
The power emanating from what was called jade stone was absurdly immense.
By the time I had absorbed nearly all of it.
“Hhhhh.”
I exhaled the breath I had been holding. I had sensed it instinctively—this was a situation where I could not afford to release even a single careless breath.
When I finally released that pent-up breath.
Zing.
A sensation resonated from my heart. The energy had settled properly into place.
‘It seems I’ve obtained nearly all of it?’
The energy that would normally have dissipated or leaked away remained perfectly intact. This was quite rare.
I was astonished that I had captured all the energy. Normally, I would have lost much of it.
‘Has my strength increased?’
The urge to test it suddenly crossed my mind.
-So what I’m saying is.
-This one too…
I heard movement from outside. I immediately set down the stone. If this continued, I would be discovered. I turned and hurled myself toward the entrance I had come through.
“What the—!”
The moment I vanished, a voice rang out.
“Damn it! What is this!”
I didn’t wait to hear their full reaction. I slipped away swiftly. I had left no traces behind.

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I made my way down the hill and headed toward the Dormitory.
“Where have you been?”
Upon arrival, Dok-ryong spotted me while heading out for his morning training.
“Oh. Just went somewhere for a bit.”
“In the middle of dawn?”
“Had some business to attend to. Going to train?”
“Yes.”
“…Go and train well.”
I patted his shoulder, and Dok-ryong looked at me with a peculiar expression. What was that look about?
It was an odd gaze, but I ignored it.
‘Sigh.’
I continued to exhale deeply. I headed toward a place with few people.
‘I need to circulate it.’
It was good that the power—whether from jade or stone—had entered me, but the energy was far too vast. When would I finish controlling all of it?
It was good that it had entered, but control was the problem.
I had to circulate the energy as if refining it. To do so, I closed my eyes.
‘Focus.’
Since I had already obtained this, I couldn’t let it slip away. I sat in a lotus position and concentrated deeply.
Whoooooosh—!!!
I repeatedly expelled the energy throughout my entire body. How much time had passed like this?
“Haah.”
I exhaled and opened my eyes.
‘That’s done.’
The sensation of nausea disappeared, and my state became somewhat lighter. Now my body finally seemed to be circulating properly.
I rose to my feet.
Perhaps something had changed. I circulated the energy slightly and was about to leave when—
—Pardon the intrusion…!
I felt a commotion outside.
—Wol-hyeop, are you here!
It was a voice I had heard recently. Seomdo. I opened the door and stepped outside, where I saw Meng Clan Martial Artists.
“What is this now?”
Paeng Dojin was greeting them with a decidedly hostile posture.
Yoo Yeon was the same.
The atmosphere clearly didn’t look favorable.
“What brings you here?”
As I spoke and stepped forward, Seomdo looked at me. Urgency and impatience lingered in his expression.
“…I am Branch Leader Seomdo. I greeted you yesterday, but might I have a moment to speak with you?”
“…Mm.”
Looking at the situation, I understood.
‘So you came because of the jade stone.’
The commotion I caused by sneaking in.
It was clear that was why you had come.

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