Chapter 252
**CHAPTER TITLE: The Calamity of Heaven's End (2)**
CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE!
A pillar of crimson light slammed down toward me.
I lightly stepped the footwork and smashed the pillar of light with my throat.
KWA KWAK KWAK!
A terrifying shockwave exploded outward, and the shockwave even made the lightning behind me seem pushed back as if by an illusion.
A clear strike of the Nascent Soul realm.
But what was astonishing was that the one who unleashed this strike was not the Nascent Soul, but the Core Formation Integration Grand Completion.
KWAK KWAK!
Around Jeon Myeong-hoon, seven-colored lightning spurted out and transformed into six flags.
KUGUGUGUGU!
A colossal giant holding six flags appeared in the hands of the Six Vital Ones and thrust a fist toward me.
But in that instant, I caught the gap in the giant's heaven-shattering fist.
Even in the moment the heavens were shattering, I could see a spot where I could set my foot down.
PAAANG!
I entered the stopped world and stepped one step.
KWA KWAK!
The whip of the giant's falling lightning tore open the ground.
This one step.
I leapt toward the shattered stone fragments, landed on them, and took another stance.
The giant's head split in two, and a massive taiji pattern rose behind its back.
Third step.
I leapt straight toward the giant's head, slipped through the crack in the shattered head, stepped on emptiness, and danced.
I didn't need any unnecessary force.
I only compressed the necessary force to the extreme at the perfect moment and released it at the highest speed.
Danak Sword Art.
Seventeenth move.
Doryeom.
Over the past few years.
While half-mad in the stopped world, I had awakened a new branch of the Danak Sword Art.
PEEEIT!
Sword qi condensed like thread at the tip of the sword.
What happens when qi is compressed?
A pure lump of qi eventually turns into vitality.
The stage just before it turns into vitality is sword gang.
And the stage where you inject consciousness into the sword gang, turning it into something like a half-living creature, is sword transformation.
Then, if you compress even further without injecting consciousness into the sword gang, what happens?
KWA DA DA DA DA DA!
The pure essence of life condensed on the sword.
The life essence created this way cannot be used to attack.
Why? Because the life energy created this way heals the opponent if it is used for healing, making it difficult to inflict wounds.
But if you think about it the opposite way, it means the opponent is not wounded, meaning the opponent does not feel pain, meaning the opponent cannot understand what is happening to him.
SHUK!
The thread of qi made with Doryeom entered the inside of the Thunder God's neck.
I rose up from above the neck of the fellow and reached out my hand.
TSUTSU TSUTSU TSU TSU!
At the same time, two threads of light began to shine on the fellow's two necks.
And the Doryeom attached to the fellow absorbed his qi and glowed, then instantly exploded.
KWAK KWAK!
Jeon Myeong-hoon's head flew off.
This technique tricks the compressed sword qi into life energy so the opponent doesn't notice, then absorbs the opponent's life energy inside the body over time to lead them to death.
That was Doryeom.
OOOOHHHHH!
And the giant without a neck began to thrash about, screaming.
Based on the red lightning, countless lightning of various colors began to appear.
Soon, the techniques of all the Gongfa that existed in the Geumsincheonroemun began to rise around the fellow.
That's right.
The fellow could now use every technique from all the Gongfa in the Geumsincheonroemun.
But ironically, among the Gongfa of the Geumsincheonroemun, Jeon Myeong-hoon only knew one.
The Red Lightning True Scripture.
In short, all the Gongfa that Jeon Myeong-hoon showed were new Gongfa created by evolving the Red Lightning True Scripture that he had mastered.
'That must be the Red Thunder Heavenly Calamity Gong that Yang Su-jin mentioned.'
In the case of the Red Thunder Heavenly Calamity Gong, it was probably a structure that could be learned through the fellow by mastering the basic Gongfa of the Geumsincheonroemun, the Red Lightning True Scripture, without any complicated paths like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Thousands of techniques rose around Jeon Myeong-hoon.
Countless spell characters, Thunder God arrows, lightning spears, and the heads of lightning dragons gathered qi.
And at once, thousands of techniques were fired toward me.
There was no way to avoid them at all.
But I had no intention of pulling out qi beyond the sword qi wrapped around my throat.
Then how was I going to break through those techniques?
I calmed my mind.
My mind sank like clear water.
At the same time, I succeeded in feeling a certain 'sense'.
Recently, I had begun to feel certain senses.
It was not consciousness.
It was not the Heavenly Race's vision either, nor the Earth Race's spiritual root.
A completely different fourth sense.
I calmed my mind, made it as clear as water, and shone the opponent through that state.
On the clear surface, the thousands of techniques that Jeon Myeong-hoon had thrown were reflected.
I could see them.
The 'intent' embedded in those techniques.
No, the 'mind' embedded in the techniques.
'Is this the sense of the third stage of the Mind Race implementation...?
It didn't seem that simple.
It couldn't be explained with the Mind Race's, but there was an extremely subtle, really fine difference in the grain.
Anyway, I focused on the newly born sense.
While looking at the intent of the techniques that Jeon Myeong-hoon had thrown, I felt as if I could unravel those 'intents' in reverse order and break the spell itself.
BOOONG, BOOONG, BOOONG!
Even without using the Invisible Sword, I brought my sword to the weakest point of the techniques and completely broke the spell of the techniques that Jeon Myeong-hoon had thrown, piercing through the infinite barrage he fired.
The next moment.
Whirl!
I plunged into the chest of the giantized Jeon Myeong-hoon and used the Doryeom move again.
CHWAAA AK!
A little later.
The giant collapsed, and Jeon Myeong-hoon came out from inside him.
"...Until I reach the Nascent Soul, I never won once."
"If that's enough, it's a fine performance."
"Monster. Even so, to break all the techniques by reversing the flow of qi...".
Looking at the stiff-faced Jeon Myeong-hoon glaring at me, I let out a small laugh.
"I was able to do it because I had mastered all the Thunder God Gongfa. If it had been techniques of another attribute, it would have been impossible."
In other words, the reason I could break Jeon Myeong-hoon's Thunder God techniques was because I had enormous understanding of the Thunder God Gongfa itself.
Of course, it was also a secret to him, but if this 'sense' were to awaken further in the future, it seemed I would be able to break not only the Thunder God Gongfa but other things as well.
'But to reach there, I would have to train for at least a thousand years...'
Jeon Myeong-hoon shook off the dust on his body and grinned.
"When I reach the Nascent Soul, you will have to prepare yourself too. Seo Eun-hyun!"
"Haha, I look forward to it."
I smiled gently and cheered on Jeon Myeong-hoon.
"Then all the preparations in the main text should be complete, so let's go."
"Hmph!"
Jeon Myeong-hoon looked at me and turned to leave for the Thunder God Peak with a sour face.
At the Thunder God Peak, countless Heavenly Person seniors and Nascent Soul elders had gathered to watch the Nascent Soul breakthrough of the Heavenly Thunder Body, the Celestial Golden Thunder Physique.
And Hong Su-ryeong was currently laying down a formation to prepare for the calamity at the peak of the Thunder God Peak.
"You have come. Stand over here, Jeon Myeong-hoon."
Hong Su-ryeong drew one spell character on the formation and called Jeon Myeong-hoon to the center of the formation.
Over the past twenty years, Hong Su-ryeong had also transcended her realm and, in the late Heavenly Person stage, had acquired the qualifications of the Core Formation Integration Grand Completion of the Heavenly Person realm.
Now she was preparing to enter the Four Pillars stage along with the top elders like Jin Hwi and Geum Jin-chan.
"If there is a little bit of the qi of Seongsu, Gwisu, and Yusu, it will rise. Prepare to reach the Nascent Soul."
Hong Su-ryeong read the heavenly qi and said.
The most suitable star for Jeon Myeong-hoon was Seongsu, Gwisu, and Yusu, so it was most appropriate for him to reach the Nascent Soul at that time.
Before entering the formation, he looked around and met eyes with someone.
Geum So-hae.
PAJIK!
In an instant, Jeon Myeong-hoon turned into lightning and flew toward Geum So-hae, then embraced her right away.
"...It must have been hard for you, So-hae, to be with me who was lacking all this time. From now on, I'll show you a much better appearance."
"...No, up until now, you've been doing splendidly. You've suffered a lot too."
The elders laughed heartily while watching the two youths, and Geum Byeok-ho looked at Jeon Myeong-hoon with eyes much more relaxed than before.
Looking at Jeon Myeong-hoon, I realized that Jeon Myeong-hoon had finally become one with the Geumsincheonroemun and family.
PAJIK!
Jeon Myeong-hoon returned to the center of the formation again and looked at the sky.
Soon, the heavenly qi matched up.
UUUWOONG!
Jeon Myeong-hoon sat in a lotus position and drew qi into the golden core.
PAZIJIZIK!
The fellow began to rise toward an even higher rank by pulling qi from the qi rank of the qi.
Consciousness and qi merged, and the fellow began to condense the Nascent Soul.
Awakening was not a problem.
The elders and patriarchs of the Geumsincheonroemun had kindly explained it, and because I had smashed yin and yang qi into him dozens of times using the method of the Cheongcheong Gaebyeokmun, I could grasp the Nascent Soul even if I disliked it.
UUUWOONG!
The spiritual energy between heaven and earth seemed to rush into Jeon Myeong-hoon, and a white light burst out from his dantian.
The phenomenon that occurs when a Heavenly Race cultivator condenses the Nascent Soul!
At the same time, the heavens thundered as they began to prepare the Heavenly Calamity.
UUWOONG!
I looked at Jeon Myeong-hoon.
I could see a baby-shaped spiritual body condensing in his lower abdomen.
That meant that Jeon Myeong-hoon was experiencing a cycle of reincarnation at this point in time.
An indescribable expression was on the fellow's face.
And.
PAAA AAA AT!
Finally, Jeon Myeong-hoon succeeded in condensing the entire Nascent Soul.
The only remaining tribulation was the tribulation of the Heavenly Calamity.
But no one in the Geumsincheonroemun thought that Jeon Myeong-hoon would face difficulties while experiencing the Heavenly Calamity.
Because he was a Celestial Golden Thunder Physique.
KWAK KWAK!
A double-colored Heavenly Calamity struck down.
But the double-colored Heavenly Calamity was sucked into him so fiercely that it could not reach Jeon Myeong-hoon.
At the same time, Jeon Myeong-hoon's cultivation began to increase rapidly from the initial stage of the Nascent Soul!
By the time he reached the initial stage of the Nascent Soul, enough power to require a full ten years of cultivation accumulated in Jeon Myeong-hoon's Nascent Soul!
PAJIK, PAZIJIZIK...
He opened his eyes and smiled while sitting in a comfortable position.
Even though he had endured an enormous Heavenly Calamity, there was no sign of pain or discomfort, and instead he had a refreshing expression as if he had received a soothing massage!
KURUNG, KURURUNG!
The Heavenly Calamity continued to strike down, increasing Jeon Myeong-hoon's power.
For Jeon Myeong-hoon, the Heavenly Calamity was both a pill and a law treasure.
He could convert it into law power or store it in his body and cultivate it in the golden core to swing it like a real law treasure.
And I had advised him before he entered the Nascent Soul not to convert the Heavenly Calamity into a law treasure but to absorb it and turn it into law power, and the fellow had been faithfully following my advice and converting the lightning into law power.
'If things go like this, he should reach the middle stage of the Nascent Soul within half a year.'
Not just words, because he had immediately begun to devour such enormous 'spiritual medicine' after entering the initial stage of the Nascent Soul, reaching the middle stage of the Nascent Soul in half a year was not an exaggeration.
Moreover, from the Nascent Soul realm onward, even to advance one stage within the realm, the Heavenly Calamity struck down, so Jeon Myeong-hoon could obtain such benefits even in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.
In other words, from the moment he entered the Nascent Soul, Jeon Myeong-hoon had established a foundation that allowed him to train incredibly fast.
'It took decades to reach the Nascent Soul realm, but from then on, it would be a smooth road.'
I smiled as I looked at Jeon Myeong-hoon.
Jeon Myeong-hoon's growth was smooth.
That meant I did not need to implement the Heavenly Thunder Banner theft plan that I had prepared with the worst-case scenario in mind.
'Don't betray the sect, use Jeon Myeong-hoon to seal the Heavenly Thunder Banner. Yes, that's the most appropriate...'
I had thought that.
Until the moment before Jeon Myeong-hoon absorbed the golden thunder of the Nascent Soul and turned it into red lightning.
Ziiit!
Until the strange thing caught on the newly born fourth sense.
'What is it? Jeon Myeong-hoon, something's wrong...'
I frowned and focused on that sense.
It wasn't clear.
It felt hazy.
But there was definitely a feeling that something was 'connected' to Jeon Myeong-hoon.
'Yes, this is...'
That's right.
To Jeon Myeong-hoon, some [intent] was attached and continued like a thread to somewhere.
But the sense was short and disappeared again.
'What the hell is it?'
The technique Jeon Myeong-hoon had been using, the Red Lightning True Scripture.
No, the technique he thought was the Red Thunder Heavenly Calamity Gong.
I slowly turned my head in the direction where the [intent] was connected.
The sense had disappeared, but I remembered where the sense had pointed.
That place was,
"...No way."
Bongroedang.
There was no ominous feeling at all, and the heavenly qi was clear.
But I raised my tension to the maximum.
And flew to Bongroedang while everyone was blessing Jeon Myeong-hoon.
PAAA AAA AT!
The main gate of Bongroedang was currently not protected by anyone.
Because everyone had gone to watch Jeon Myeong-hoon, the Celestial Golden Thunder Physique who had inherited Yang Su-jin's flesh and blood, challenge the Nascent Soul realm.
Thanks to that, I easily entered Bongroedang.
And I froze in surprise and stopped walking as I tried to enter the inside of Bongroedang.
[What on earth are you doing here, child?]
Deep inside Bongroedang.
Above the altar there.
A woman with white hair exposing her bare feet, covering her face with her hair, asked me.
And as soon as I heard her words, I suddenly felt lust boiling up.
I wanted to run to her immediately and cover her.
I wanted to make her mine.
I wanted to embrace her!
KWA DA DA DA DA DA...
I clenched my teeth and stopped in place, clearing my consciousness with the Gimyoseongsimjeon.
And I looked at Jeong-ryeo with bloodshot eyes.
"Senior, please stop harassing the junior."
UUWOONG!
Myeongsin Gyeopcheon!
Transparent qi swirled in my body.
At the same time, Jeong-ryeo's bewitching smile seemed to disappear from my mind.
However, Jeong-ryeo spread her arms toward me.
[Ah, it must be the Sacrifice Ritual used by the Geumsinja. Ahahaha, without preparing a sacrifice, why are you proudly showing off the ugly sacrificial ceremony in front of me?]
CHIIING!
[KRUUUUGH!]
[The immortal technique that is still incomplete because there is no sacrifice is nothing more than a strange Thunder God Gong at best. And those who have learned the Thunder God Gong while walking the Dao of the Three Thousand Worlds' Three Thousand Calamities (Heavenly Tribulation) can never escape me...]
My face turned red.
The lust that had just calmed down boiled up like mad again.
'Originally, it wasn't this strong.'
Clearly.
Someone had manipulated it, and it had somehow begun to break free from the restrictions.
Originally, even if I heard the voice of the Heavenly Thunder Banner, it was no different from hearing a normal person's voice.
But now it was different.
Each of her voices twisted my brain, and it felt like blood was boiling in my lower abdomen.
'Brain, my brain is... abnormal...!'
The thunder in my brain was moving strangely.
I could no longer control it.
If this continued, I would run to Jeong-ryeo without any resistance and cover her right away.
[Come to me. Come to embrace me. Kiss my feet. I will give you the ultimate pleasure... Say only one vow, child...]
[KRUUUUUGH!]
Blood vessels bulged on my face.
Blood gushed from my nose and dripped onto the floor of Bongroedang.
[Can you call my name?]
[HUUUUUUUAAAAA!]
Ignoring my will, my legs moved on their own toward her.
In my mind, memories from past lives flashed through.
The scene where innocent people had immediately turned to the master of the Heavenly Tribulation with just one word.
The Geumsincheonroemun massacred because of my foolish one word.
[Come here, child...]
KONG, KONG, KONG, KONG!
I could not control my lust.
My heartbeat thundered madly large.
Every time I got closer to her, her white feet looked so delicious.
Every time I got closer to those feet, an overwhelming expectation and happiness dominated my brain!
KONG!
Before reaching her.
With about five steps left, I somehow controlled my legs and stopped walking.
But it was only a temporary grace period.
I sensed that I was about to run to her as if I was going to run.
"Stop... please."
[Will you call my name?]
"[It seems I cannot...]"
[Oh, I guess your pleasure was lacking.]
She pointed at me.
"...!"
My clothes had come off.
She pointed at me with her fingers again.
The hand movement was like caressing me with those small and rough fingers.
It was just stroking emptiness, but somehow I had become naked.
'What...!'
It was not her who had taken off my clothes.
She had made me take off my own clothes.
In a situation where I could no longer hide my whole body, my face flushed red and I clenched my teeth.
[W-well, if you're ready, come here...]
"Stop..."
My whole body refused to listen to my words.
It seemed like I was about to run to her!
Right now!
I recalled Cheonin-do, which had become ruins because of the Heavenly Tribulation Lord, in my mind.
And I recalled Kim Yeon, and Buk Hyang-hwa and the Colorless Glass Sword, and Hong Su-ryeong.
"Please stop... doing that..."
KONG!
My leg stepped one more step without my will.
And I moved my arms.
In that state, I grabbed my testicles.
KWA DA... KWA DA DA DA DA DA...!
[GHHAAAAAAA AAAAA!!!!!!]
I began to pull out my testicles.
[KUAAAAA AAAAAA!!]
TUK!
[...]
[HUUUUUU! KUAAAA! Hu, huhaha, guhaha!]
Saliva dripped from my mouth.
It hurts!
The extreme pain that ranked among the many pains I had felt while alive rang in my head like a bell.
But in that pain, I finally realized that my lust had completely washed away and that my limbs had found freedom.
"Ha... haha... I am..."
So painful that tears of blood came out naturally.
I dropped the pulled-out testicles from my hand while crying blood tears.
"I told you to stop..."
SCUFF!
This time, I stepped forward toward her with my will.
I unfolded the clothing spell and put on my clothes again, barely suppressing the pain, and looked down at Jeong-ryeo.
"There are people who loved me. Don't humiliate me."
Looking at me, who had broken free from her domination in the pain, Jeong-ryeo was the first to speak with a trembling voice, as if overwhelmed by my momentum.
[...You're crazy.]
SCUFF!
I took one more step.
She began to move back slowly from the altar as if trying to get as far away as possible from me.
She was already completely overwhelmed by my spirit.
[How can a mortal from the mortal world tear out one of the five desires' organs so casually...! Who are you? I have never seen a being like you among the mortals...!]
"I am..."
KWAAK!
I grabbed Jeong-ryeo's neck and lifted her up.
Jeong-ryeo seemed to struggle in my hand, then suddenly transformed into a familiar flag.
"...Seo Eun-hyun."
I asked her with a cold gaze toward the flag.
"Answer me. What have you been planning all this time?"