Chapter 180
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**A crack sounded, as if my head was overheating. ****
**What in the world is this gnawing sound?** ****
The soldiers of the Human Race who had boarded the Wondrous Castle and were waiting to return to the Gwanghan Realm numbered more than just a few. ****
They were remnants, yet there were thousands of them. ****
Even if we looked at it through the lens of the entire Total Federation population, it was like dust. ****
Yet to casually discard them like this? ****
“Is there any way to open a dimensional gate?” ****
“…None. To open a dimensional gate, one must position themselves near the boundary and use interdimensional interference magic for more than ten years. Well, since the Gwanghan Realm has already sealed its side, the other realm could reopen it if it wanted to….” ****
“Impossible in the Demon Realm.” ****
Hyun-won nodded stiffly and muttered. ****
“I thought even opening one would take a lot of power, and closing one even more, so I assumed he wouldn’t do it on purpose… But why…?” ****
Our faces filled with groans. ****
At that moment, Hyun-won suddenly glanced back at the place we had passed. ****
“Wait, more importantly… the Black Dragon King is coming this way.” ****
Hearing this, Oh Hyun-seok said with bewilderment. ****
“Why is that Black Dragon King chasing us? Or rather… he didn’t come after us. He came raging because the Human Race sealed the Demon Realm entrance.” ****
Hyun-won pondered for a moment, then sighed. ****
“…There’s a possibility, so let’s get out of the way. No need to arrive at the dimensional gate and blow up on the Human Race Federation side, only to vent on us.” ****
Hearing this, Kim Yeon began maneuvering the Wondrous Castle and flew off to another location. ****
It was when we crossed one or two mountain ranges and reached a new area. ****
Oh Hyun-seok asked Hyun-won with curiosity. ****
“By the way, why do you look so reluctant to meet the Black Dragon King, Military Commander? He seems to be a descendant of yours. Why, if he’s family, would you suggest avoiding a conversation instead?” ****
“…It’s a personal matter of the Black Linyreong Gate. Nothing to worry about.” ****
Hyun-won frowned, then turned his gaze toward the Black Dragon King. ****
And at that moment, he shot up from his seat, biting his lip. ****
“Damn it! He’s chasing us after all! It wasn’t rage at the Human Race for sealing the gate… He was chasing us from the start!” ****
Everyone in the room tensed. ****
“Prepare for battle! We don’t know what’s going to happen!” ****
A short while later. ****
The sky darkened with ominous gloom, and something appeared far in the distance. ****
It was a dragon. ****
“…It’s enormous.” ****
I let out a hollow laugh at its overwhelming size. ****
Mountains! If those long mountain ranges flew through the sky like that… ****
The main body of Seo Hyoel I saw in the Water Realm couldn’t compare. ****
If this was truly a dragon, Seo Hyoel would be like a baby snake in comparison. ****
“How many li is its body length…?” ****
“Huge.” ****
Most of those present stared in stunned silence, murmuring one after another as they gazed upon the Black Dragon King’s massive form chasing us. ****
And then. ****
Kugugugu! ****
The ominous energy of heaven and earth vibrated, and the Black Dragon King rushed toward us, circling the Wondrous Castle. ****
The head the size of a mountain went around the Wondrous Castle once, and his body naturally wrapped around it in a siege formation. ****
Ureung! ****
Dark clouds appeared around the Black Dragon King, and with clouds beneath his head and feet, he perched on them. ****
I stared at him and felt a strange thought. ****
‘Anger… that’s correct. But…’ ****
What is this? ****
It’s hard to read the emotions properly. ****
Is it because of the high cultivation level? ****
Or did he use some method to avoid seeing my eyes? ****
However, it was completely different from the vision-avoidance method Seo Hyoel used, or the feeling I had glimpsed from other Integration realm masters. ****
It was almost… the structure of his thoughts completely different from ordinary living beings. ****
‘What is this?’ ****
This feeling. ****
It was the same as when I saw Yu Ho-deok’s left hand of the Star Shattering Void Refinement Sovereign. ****
And toward the Black Dragon King, Hyun-won stood up, trying to hide his dark expression, and bowed. ****
“This humble one, Hyun-won of the Black Linyreong Gate, greets the ancestor.” ****
A soft sound. ****
And the large eyes of the Black Dragon King moved, looking at Hyun-won’s face. ****
After a while, the sound of the Black Dragon King clicking his tongue echoed. ****
[Tsk tsk… How disappointing. The bloodline is poor, so even if bred, it won’t produce good offspring.] ****
The way the Black Dragon King casually spoke of “breeding” as if Hyun-won were livestock made Hyun-won’s emotions stir. ****
But Hyun-won showed no emotion on his face and calmly addressed the Black Dragon King. ****
“If the ancestor came looking for us for a reason, I would gratefully listen.” ****
[It’s not that I came for you. Stay quiet. More importantly…] ****
His eyes turned toward the Wondrous Castle. ****
[There’s a Fissure Opening Sovereign hiding in that castle, isn’t there? Call him.] ****
“……???” ****
Everyone in the room looked bewildered. ****
It was too sudden, wasn’t it? ****
‘A Fissure Opening Sovereign in the Wondrous Castle?’ ****
What kind of nonsense was that? ****
Even the Star Shattering Sovereign had only seen clones and fragments until now; no one had seen his main body. ****
And the name of a Star Plate Sovereign was not even known, yet suddenly a Fissure Opening one? ****
While we were puzzled, ****
the Black Dragon King revealed his rage and snarled. ****
His emotions were so alien that it was hard to read, but the thick anger was clear enough. ****
[Which fool dares to break my promise and interfere between the True Demon and the Gwanghan? Have you forgotten that all remaining Fissure Opening Sovereigns must be sealed only in the Star Realm!?] ****
A chill ran through my entire body. ****
‘This man….’ ****
It wasn’t just Integration. ****
It wasn’t the pressure I felt from “her.” ****
‘No, no….’ ****
The power itself felt like the peak of Integration. ****
But this pressure was far greater than what I had felt against the “her” that Goe-gun had raised to the Star Shattering level. ****
‘What is this man?’ ****
The promise with the Fissure Opening Sovereigns? ****
And that there was a Fissure Opening Sovereign in the Wondrous Castle? ****
That was when I had resolve. ****
The Black Dragon King, who had been glaring at us, began to show confusion. ****
[What? If he’s a Fissure Opening Sovereign, he can’t ignore this promise. Who are you…? Someone from another heavenly realm? No, that can’t be. If a Fissure Opening Sovereign crossed from another realm, no one would not know. Yet he feels my existence and stays silent?] ****
The one who had been rambling continued, his voice trembling. ****
[No way… I’ll ask you.] ****
The Black Dragon King’s gaze turned to Kim Yeon, who controlled the Wondrous Castle. ****
[A few days ago, the event where the force of fate stirred space and time… wasn’t that the power of this castle, not the Fissure Opening Sovereign?] ****
“……” ****
Only then did I understand what the Black Dragon King had misunderstood. ****
‘The power of Yeon-ui Yeon was felt, and he misunderstood it as the Fissure Opening Sovereign’s doing….’ ****
The final act of a madman who dedicated his life. ****
It seemed to be a power on the level of a Fissure Opening Sovereign. ****
Kim Yeon nodded. ****
“The power of this Wondrous Castle gathers spirit energy from the Qi rank and artificial souls, then influences the Ming rank with their movements to briefly distort space and time. It is indeed the castle’s inherent function. However, all major organs are overloaded and broken, so it will take considerable time to restore its function.” ****
[……] ****
The Black Dragon King’s expression changed. ****
His emotions were hard to read, but the incredibly powerful feeling made it possible to grasp. ****
Absurdity. ****
Disbelief. ****
And the Black Dragon King, who had been staring at us for a while, let his eyes slide. ****
[…If that’s the case, I understand. It seems you’re not lying… Good. It wasn’t the Fissure Opening Sovereign who killed Yu Ho-deok’s child. Then…] ****
Kugugugu! ****
The Black Dragon King’s energy began to flood heaven and earth. ****
[You all just die.] ****
Kwa-reung, kwa-reung! ****
It’s cold. ****
Suddenly the energy of heaven and earth dropped. ****
Clearly the power of the peak of Integration. ****
A being capable of reproducing the explosion of Kyeomcheon Kongjin with his own power. ****
However, that was it. ****
Uuuuuung! ****
Kim Yeon moved her consciousness. ****
At the same time, the Wondrous Castle vibrated, and a total of eight balls of light filled all sides of the castle. ****
Kuuung! ****
Eight Integration puppets blocked the Black Dragon King’s momentum. ****
I felt the Black Dragon King’s momentum vaguely and became certain. ****
‘As expected, the pressure I saw just now wasn’t of Integration, but the power itself is only at Integration level.’ ****
There was no reason to lose at this level. ****
Sure enough, the Black Dragon King showed an incredulous expression again upon seeing the eight Integration puppets. ****
[Puppets of this level? Are they the works of that noisy Goe-gun? Hah…] ****
And he laughed sinisterly and roared. ****
Kureureureung! ****
[Come here, the Left Foot of the Sovereign!] ****
At the same time, four round light rings appeared behind the Black Dragon King’s back, creating a square space crack. ****
And beyond the space crack, red light shone, and something pitch-black appeared. ****
Chralarak! ****
Feet made of countless coral! ****
Last time, the Sovereign’s left hand, though overall shaped like a hand, was still a hand. ****
The left foot of the Sovereign was not a foot but more like a bone-like bivalve. ****
Red corals intertwined to form a single bone-like shape, and those bones sprouted again and tangled into a bivalve shape. ****
And between them, just as eyes had appeared on the left hand, mouths sprouted on the left foot. ****
Twitching, twitching, twitching… ****
The left foot of the Sovereign moved, drawing in heaven and earth qi. ****
Hyun-won, shocked, said with a trembling voice. ****
“The ancestor… why the Sovereign of the Underworld Realm? No, wait. Did he say he betrayed the Gwanghan Realm from the beginning?” ****
However, the Black Dragon King ignored it and pulled power after summoning the Sovereign. ****
Kugugugu! ****
The Black Dragon King looked down on us with a growl. ****
[If it’s the left foot of the Sovereign, it should be able to handle about Integration 4. And…] ****
Behind the Black Dragon King, a huge shadow like him appeared. ****
[If you’re from a country with Immortal Beast bloodline, sweeping you away is nothing…] ****
Kwa-aaang! ****
The next moment. ****
We couldn’t even sense what had happened. ****
‘What…?’ ****
It was dark around us. ****
And chaotic. ****
But familiar. ****
This place was… ****
‘Void Space?’ ****
I understood what had happened and was stunned. ****
With the Black Dragon King’s blow, the entire space where we existed collapsed, and we all entered the void space. ****
Kugugugu! ****
And far in the darkness, the Black Dragon King coiled and gathered power. ****
Buuuuung! ****
The Wondrous Castle opened, and countless puppets joined the Integration puppets. ****
However, one side fought the Sovereign’s left foot, scattering red light, so power inevitably dispersed. ****
[By the name of heaven and earth, I shall create a black sea in the name of the Black Dragon King Hyun-eum.] ****
Ureung! ****
The next moment. ****
The dark clouds filled the void space, and the scenery changed. ****
In the empty void space, a sea of pitch-black water appeared. ****
Chwa-aa! ****
Below was the pitch-black sea, above black dark clouds. ****
And in the center of the black sea, the Black Dragon King began to use his power. ****
Jeeok! ****
He opened his mouth. ****
Ash-colored light condensed at his mouth corners, illuminating the dim black sea world. ****
Blink! ****
The ash-colored ray shot toward us! ****
The shockwave split the sea in two. ****
But Kim Yeon calmly manipulated the Wondrous Castle. ****
Soon the light beads also gathered on the Wondrous Castle, shooting out light similar to the Black Dragon King’s. ****
Kugugugu! ****
The two rays collided. ****
‘The Wondrous Castle is also a puppet. It’s enough to restrain the Black Dragon King!’ ****
The Black Dragon King’s ray and the Wondrous Castle’s ray clashed fiercely. ****
At that moment. ****
Kugugugu! ****
The split sea, due to the shockwave of the ray, began to change shape. ****
The split sea became a single jaw. ****
And from the jaw, sharp teeth sprouted, eventually turning into a huge “mouth.” ****
It was the jaws of a giant dragon. ****
The dragon’s mouth swallowed us. ****
Buung, paang! ****
One, one of the eight puppets stepped forward. ****
A puppet made from the body of a one-spirit Integration master. ****
As that puppet reached out, the dragon’s jaws made of sea instantly froze. ****
Not stopping there, when the puppet formed a seal, heaven and earth froze instantly. ****
The sea, clouds, air. ****
In an instant, the surroundings turned to winter. ****
Chwa-aa! ****
A blizzard raged, as if the Black Dragon King was trapped in an ice prison. ****
But the next moment, ash-colored light burst from inside the ice prison. ****
Kugugugu! ****
And from around the Black Dragon King, an enormous momentum surged, and he flew toward the Wondrous Castle. ****
The puppet made from a Seoryeong tribe Integration master stepped forward, raising a flame sword. ****
The Black Dragon King extended his horn, colliding it with the sword the Seoryeong puppet held and his head. ****
Kwa-aaang! ****
In an instant, the shockwave spread across heaven and earth, and the frozen sea and sky cracked wildly by the aftershocks. ****
‘Each aftershock is the level of Song Jin’s strike….’ ****
This was the battle of Integration-level experts! ****
However, I, who understood the puppets as well as Kim Yeon, had a bad expression. ****
‘The Seoryeong puppet….’ ****
The Seoryeong puppet that had directly received the Black Dragon King’s blow was already shaking. ****
On the other hand, the Black Dragon King showed no injury and quickly opened his mouth toward the Seoryeong puppet, trying to spit his dragon breath. ****
If the battle continued like this, we would gradually be pushed back! ****
‘If “her” was here, we might have won….’ ****
After Yeon-ui Yeon, “her” was completely broken, so there was no helping it. ****
The one-spirit puppet and the Seoryeong puppet clung to the Black Dragon King and attacked. ****
And the Sanyuan tribe puppet, moving quickly like a monkey, distracted the Black Dragon King. ****
Kwa-aang! ****
When the Sanyuan tribe puppet’s blow hit the Black Dragon King’s body, mountains sprouted from the impact site. ****
And that mountain sucked in the Black Dragon King’s energy and continued to grow like a tumor. ****
From behind the Sanyuan tribe puppet, a Taeho tribe puppet flew in the shape of a tiger and bit the Black Dragon King’s neck. ****
Kugugugu! ****
The power of the Taeho tribe puppet was simple. ****
Overwhelming physical power! ****
Each strike was so brutal it tore space apart. ****
That was the ability of the Taeho tribe puppet! ****
And in addition, 204 Sachuk-rank puppets each divided their support fire against the Sovereign’s left foot and the Black Dragon King. ****
Occasionally, light rays were shot from the Wondrous Castle to hit the Black Dragon King. ****
So they were driving the Black Dragon King into a corner. ****
It seemed that way. ****
Kwa-aaang! ****
When the Black Dragon King shook them off, all the puppets stuck to him fell off at once. ****
And then. ****
Paa-aang! ****
The next moment, the Black Dragon King moved at an enormous speed and surrounded us! ****
‘Fast!’ ****
And the places his body brushed past turned into melted black water. ****
Gradually the surroundings turned back into a black sea, and the water of the black sea pressed upon us one by one. ****
Chwa-aaak! ****
In the end, the Sanyuan tribe puppet was caught in the black sea water. ****
Kwa-deu-deuk! ****
After a while, the sound of the Sanyuan tribe puppet grinding and gradually breaking came. ****
Kwa-aaang! ****
And the next moment, the Black Dragon King’s horn struck one side of the Wondrous Castle. ****
The Wondrous Castle shook enormously, and Kim Yeon tried to counter, but the Black Dragon King had already pulled back again, opening his mouth and gathering energy. ****
‘His cultivation level and power are one thing, but he has plenty of battle experience!’ ****
When one becomes a Fissure Opening Sovereign, his lifespan becomes so long it’s hard to imagine, and over the long years he has experienced everything. ****
With that much, even the battle experience he has endured so far is enormous. ****
Paa-aaat! ****
The Black Dragon King’s breath headed toward here. ****
Kim Yeon gathered the light of the Wondrous Castle and gathered energy against the Black Dragon King, and the other Integration puppets also turned toward him! ****
But the next moment. ****
Jje-e-eok! ****
A square space crack tore open behind the Black Dragon King again, and he vanished into the space crack in an instant. ****
And immediately after! ****
From beneath the black sea, the Black Dragon King appeared and flew toward our rear. ****
“What!” ****
And he spat out the breath he had gathered until now! ****
“This can’t be stopped….” ****
The next moment. ****
I wrapped Kim Yeon in my arms to protect her from the shock and gathered strength for the coming shock. ****
“……” ****
“……” ****
And, nothing happened. ****
“…?” ****
A shadow. ****
Someone’s huge shadow blocked the Wondrous Castle from the Black Dragon King’s blow. ****
I noticed the identity of the shadow and asked with a trembling voice. ****
“…Master?” ****
Shii-ing… ****
Smoke rose from the entire body of Changhoja, who had received the Black Dragon King’s blow. ****
Changhoja turned around and smiled. ****
“Sorry. It was a little late convincing the petty leaders of the Total Federation and breaking the dimensional gate.” ****
Chralarak! ****
Changhoja. ****
My master of this life. ****
“Go back to where the dimensional gate is. I’ll help you.” ****
From behind his back, ten pairs of wings sprouted. ****
“You are my disciples….” ****
Kugugugu! ****
I understood how Changhoja had blocked the Black Dragon King’s blow. ****
And the legend of Changik Cheonsae, which unfolds with ten pairs of wings, transmitted to Changcheon Gaebyeokmun, I also understood. ****
“Even at the cost of my life, as an elder, I will take responsibility!” ****
Uuuuuung! ****
Blue light enveloped Changhoja. ****
The final tenth wing obtained by burning his own life. ****
The elder of the sect burned his life to save his disciples and arrived at this place!