Chapter 136: Heavenly Demon Sovereign Steps
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 136: Heavenly Demon Sovereign Steps
Gaechalgoatal realized he didn't have much time left.
The power of the Tai Sui was rampaging wildly within him; it was impossible not to know.
Why was it running rampant now?
Had it abandoned him?
Instead of such useless thoughts, the King of Birds had a more productive one.
If I'm going down, I'm not going down alone.
That was Gaechalgoatal's resolve.
But his body wouldn't move as he wished, so it was uncertain whether he could finish off the Snake Queen and that lizard.
Moreover, he could tell that the Bifang was being pushed back by the former King of Birds.
The Rakshasa Bird, too, was being overwhelmed by the sacred spear of a Unicorn that had suddenly intervened.
Just moving his body was a struggle. If he was delayed even a moment longer, they would all join the fight.
He wouldn't be able to achieve his goal.
And so, he made a choice.
The lizard and the Snake Queen.
The former King of Birds and the Unicorn.
Not only them, but also the Little Dragon and the daughters of the chieftains in this jungle.
A choice that could erase them all at once.
His plan was to summon an agent of overwhelming power to annihilate this place.
By using all of this rampaging energy, he could call forth a being even stronger than himself.
Of course, it was highly likely that such a summoned being would not obey his commands.
But that wasn't a major problem.
Gaechalgoatal's goal was the annihilation of all existence.
In that case, couldn't he just summon a being that would destroy everything even without his control?
He decided on a target to summon.
A being within the range of his senses.
Among them, the strongest one.
And, the one closest to being a demon.
Gaechalgoatal let out a Desperate Call.
He had found the one known as the Incarnation of Death, or the Incarnation of Evil.
Gaechalgoatal immediately summoned the being.
Even if he were to die at its hands, he would have no regrets.
Because it wouldn't change the fact that he was bringing disaster to this place.
Since he was going to die anyway, Gaechalgoatal played a card he couldn't lose.
Finally, the being appeared.
A sinister killing intent that overwhelmed even the Tai Sui.
It was an aura capable of destroying not only the 100,000 Great Mountains but the Central Plains as well.
As he slowly died, Gaechalgoatal forced his eyes open to witness the lizard's final moments.
But what was this?
"Are you prepared?"
Her killing intent was directed not at the lizard, but at the King of Birds.
"...Incarnation of Evil. O, Death. What is the meaning of this!"
He could understand her killing him, the one who had summoned her, since she was the Incarnation of Evil.
He had summoned her forcibly without permission, so it was natural for her to be displeased.
And it was only right that a being of such power held the authority over life and death.
But why was she not directing her killing intent at that lizard?
On the contrary, hadn't she stroked it with an affectionate touch?
"I am the one who summoned you! That lizard! This jungle! These 100,000 Great Mountains! Burn them all!"
Step.
She walked forward without a word.
"You, you are!"
The woman drew closer.
Only then could Gaechalgoatal see her face clearly.
"It can't be, it can't be!"
He denied reality.
The person before him was someone he had killed with his own hands.
No, to be precise, she was someone who had vanished along with the evil gods that had descended upon this world.
His and the Snake Queen's master.
She had the exact same face.
The only differences were that her eyes were blue.
And, unlike the warm person she once was, she wore a frigid expression.
"...I heard his arm was broken."
Baek Yeon-yeong slowly extended her palm.
Thwip.
Her palm moved a foot.
C-C-Crack.
Space itself warped.
"Wh-what is thiiis!"
Kwagagagagagagak!
A tremendous impact shook the heavens.
The destination of this overwhelming, space-tearing attack was Gaechalgoatal's one remaining arm.
Wha-dududududuk!
"Kuaaaaaaaargh!"
Gaechalgoatal's arm was twisted hundreds, thousands of times.
"He vomited blood."
Thwip.
Udeudeudeuk!
"Kuaaaargh! Kyahaaaak!"
Gaechalgoatal spat out black blood five times.
"And it seems he could barely even see."
Thwip.
Gaechalgoatal's vision was plunged into darkness.
"Huuuaargh! Huuuuaaaargh!"
Such overwhelming power that he didn't even dare to think of resisting.
Gaechalgoatal desperately wished this was all a dream.
"You mercilessly severed Hui's tail."
Thwip.
Jjeeeeeoook!
"Kueeeeeek!"
"And as if that wasn't enough, you mangled that beautiful face."
Thwip.
Kwaaaaaang!
"Keok.... Kuek...."
Gaechalgoatal could only lie flat on the ground, barely managing to breathe.
Baek Yeon-yeong raised her hand to deliver the final blow.
"Keuheuk.... Kuaaaaaaaargh!"
Evil always responds to the demonic.
Guooooooooo.
The energy of the Tai Sui that had been leaking from Gaechalgoatal's body began to gather once more.
"Kehek, khahahak!"
Where his limbs had been severed, new crimson tentacles of the Tai Sui grew.
"Khahak! O, Tai Sui! I understand!"
The King of Birds had gained power incomparable to before.
He felt a sense of omnipotence, as if he could do anything.
The being before him was certainly strong.
But in the end, she was only human.
She would surely be no match for him, who had fully accepted the power of the Tai Sui.
Chwaaaaaak!
Thousands of the Tai Sui's tentacles shot out.
"I will tear out the organs of the bitch before me and offer them to you!"
Baek Yeon-yeong retreated at high speed.
"Khahahahak! To think you would allow me to reach this state! I shall repay this gratitude with your death!"
The number of tentacles gradually increased.
Thousands of eyes glinted, aiming for her neck.
"Kahat! You're like a gnat! Where did your earlier bravado go!"
Tsuhaaaaaak!
"Keheheh.... Good, very good! Try taking this!"
All the tentacles merged into one.
Thousands of eyes gathered on a single tentacle.
A single spear that far surpassed the speed and physical force he had shown until now.
A one-hit-kill spear made of red flesh flew toward Baek Yeon-yeong.
Baek Yeon-yeong raised one hand and lowered the other.
"So you've finally crawled out."
Gaechalgoatal felt a strong sense of déjà vu.
Even while drunk on his omnipotence, he knew in an instant what that gesture meant.
The Grand Shift of Heaven and Earth.
To grasp and move heaven and earth.
This wasn't on the same level as what the lizard had shown; this was her martial art, taken to its absolute extreme.
A divine art that could determine the direction of power.
Baek Yeon-yeong, who moved like the wind, instantly became like water.
Swaaaak.
The Tai Sui's tentacle slid over the back of her hand and spun around in a large circle.
"Th-this is!"
Overwhelming speed and violent destructive power.
Everything was redirected back at Gaechalgoatal.
Jjeeeeeeeeeong!
Puhwaaaak!
Only then did Gaechalgoatal understand.
The reason that woman had dodged his attack.
It wasn't because she was weaker than him.
"Did a mongrel demon of no origin dare to touch my beloved disciple?"
It was to draw out the Tai Sui's power to its maximum in order to strike its true form.
The woman before him wasn't looking at him.
"You too...! You toooo! You're not looking at meeee!"
Gaechalgoatal shrieked.
His past flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern.
Gaechalgoatal's childhood had not been a happy one.
Together with the Snake Queen....
Puhwak!
"I have no interest in your life."
Without even glancing at Gaechalgoatal, Baek Yeon-yeong immediately changed her target.
The dissipating energy of the Tai Sui.
She had landed a blow, but it wasn't enough.
Stronger.
So that it would never even think of lurking around these 100,000 Great Mountains again.
Baek Yeon-yeong gathered her energy.
Heo Seong, the Tai Sui.
Heo Seong was a non-existent star.
To damage it, it had to be in a state of possession, just like a moment ago.
In other words, now that Gaechalgoatal had breathed his last, she could no longer attack the Tai Sui.
"An evil god who is such a coward is of no use."
Baek Yeon-yeong drew up internal energy from the depths of her dantian.
An internal energy so immense it was incomparable to Gaechalgoatal's.
She focused that energy into a single point.
A dark golden light bloomed from her body.
The action she took was simple.
She lifted her foot, and then set it down again.
The moment Baek Yeon-yeong's foot touched the ground.
Jjeeeeeeeeeeeok!
The heavens raged, and the earth cried out.
Her overwhelming internal energy shook the entire 100,000 Great Mountains.
It was a step so powerful it could annihilate every last wisp of the scattering Tai Sui's energy.
It was the Heavenly Demon Sovereign Steps.
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"Geck..."
I felt like I was about to lose consciousness, but I held on as best I could.
A chance to watch Baek Yeon-yeong fight wouldn't come often.
I had to burn her movements into my memory.
As time passed, my energy drained away.
No, my body was shrinking.
It's not like I activated Miniaturization without realizing it.
Could this be a side effect of using too much power?
The battle was over.
Gaechalgoatal was killed by Baek Yeon-yeong's single strike.
And with a single step from her, the heavens and earth were remade.
...Though I don't know why she used such a massive technique at the end.
I'm sure she had her reasons.
I can't hold on any longer.
My eyes slowly flutter shut.
...
......
A warm energy enveloped my entire body.
"...Huiya."
A familiar voice rings in my ear.
"Did this lady's finger taste that good?"
And a familiar taste...
...Huh?
It seems what I'm chewing on is Baek Yeon-yeong's finger.
No wonder I wanted to keep biting it.
"Geck..."
I'm really grateful, but I have no strength right now.
Could you please take care of the cleanup, Master?
I let out an extremely exhausted "geck" to convey that feeling.
"Geeeeck..."
I didn't forget to wag my short, half-regrown tail, asking her to take care of the Snake Queen too.
...I don't know if she understood, but at the very least, she wouldn't treat someone with a similar face poorly.
There.
I've done everything I needed to do.
I can't handle the overwhelming fatigue.
I'm just going to pass out in Baek Yeon-yeong's arms.
...
"Huiya."
......
"Are you truly unconscious?"
I crawled toward the source of the warmth.
"Why do you keep burrowing in?"
I don't really know, but I like it here.
It's soft and squishy.
It puts my heart at ease.
"...To think my own disciple could be so lewd."
"When you awaken, it seems this lady will have to teach you herself."