Chapter 308: Harmonizing Yin and Yang
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 308: Harmonizing Yin and Yang
"Aaaaaaaagh!"
Neung So-hwa’s screams grew even louder.
Thump, thump.
Her struggling became more violent as well.
Watching her, Sun-woo realized something. Something had gone terribly wrong.
What? Why is this happening?
Sun-woo felt a surge of panic. The situation was unfolding in a direction completely different from what he had anticipated.
Neung So-hwa had been certain. She said the Yin-Cold Qi contained within the Ice Essence would suppress the rampage of the Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi and help achieve a harmony of Yin and Yang.
But now that she had actually consumed the Ice Essence, she was thrashing in agony as if having a seizure.
Sun-woo’s expression turned deathly serious.
"Aaaaaaaagh!"
Neung So-hwa let out another scream. It was a deafening roar, incomparable to the ones before.
Sun-woo could feel it. If he left her like this, things would end in disaster.
Tak.
Sun-woo quickly placed his hand over Neung So-hwa’s Dantian. Closing his eyes, he began to operate the Yin-Yang Harmony Divine Art at its peak.
Woooooooong.
A massive amount of Yin-Yang Harmony Qi began to shimmer around Sun-woo’s body. Soon, the shimmering energy slowly seeped into Neung So-hwa’s Dantian.
Through the energy entering her Dantian, Sun-woo began to sense her internal state. He was instantly horrified.
Her body was a wreck, ravaged by the collision between the Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi and the Yin-Cold Qi. Her Dantian was cracked, and even her Acupoints were torn to shreds.
This wasn't just any internal injury; it was catastrophic.
Sun-woo pushed aside his shock and quickly wrapped her Dantian with his Yin-Yang Harmony Qi. If he hesitated for even a second, her Dantian would shatter. And if her Dantian shattered, Neung So-hwa would lose every bit of martial arts she had ever cultivated.
He couldn't let that happen.
Wiiiiiiiiing.
Before long, Sun-woo’s Yin-Yang Harmony Qi completely enveloped her Dantian. The two energies that had been battering the Dantian like mad were finally walled off.
"Ah... aaaaa... ah..."
At the same time, Neung So-hwa’s screams began to subside slightly. It seemed she had found some relief now that the pressure on her Dantian had been lifted.
Next are the Acupoints.
Woooooooong.
While keeping the Dantian protected, Sun-woo sent his Yin-Yang Harmony Qi flowing into Neung So-hwa’s Acupoints. Soon, his energy spread through every single one of her Acupoints.
Whew.
Only then could Sun-woo breathe a sigh of relief. He had somehow managed to prevent her Dantian and Acupoints from being completely destroyed. If he had been even a moment later, they would have been ruined beyond repair.
Now what?
Sun-woo fell into deep thought. He had stopped the condition from worsening, but the next step was the real problem. What he had done was a temporary fix, not a fundamental solution. If his internal energy ran out, her Dantian and Acupoints would be defenseless once more.
He had to find a way to stabilize her condition before his energy was exhausted.
What do I do? Both energies are too powerful to suppress by force. Even if I try to lead them, they won't follow. What do I do? What do I do? Dammit, I don't know.
Sun-woo felt a headache coming on. No suitable method came to mind.
In reality, the best way would be to forcibly suppress both energies and compel them through a Full Circulation. If he could envelop even their mutual repulsion, her Dantian and Acupoints wouldn't be damaged.
But there was a major flaw in this plan: he didn't have enough internal energy left to suppress both forces. He had already exhausted himself twisting Neung So-hwa’s Fire Dragon and Explosive Wheel Tribulation with the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth. There was no way his internal energy was at full capacity.
And so, Sun-woo agonized, searching for a way to harmonize the two energies and guide them through a stable Full Circulation.
Hmm.
Sun-woo’s thoughts began to accelerate. Vast amounts of knowledge and insights began to align—the characteristics, formulas, and realizations of every martial art he had ever learned.
He asked himself: What is the most critical keyword in this situation?
Stabilization?
Full Circulation?
The harmony of the two energies?
Harmony?
That was it. What was needed right now was the harmony of the two energies.
Then, how could he achieve that harmony?
Flash.
In an instant, a spark of inspiration struck him.
I’m such an idiot.
Sun-woo realized he had been overcomplicating things. Who knew how to harmonize Yin and Yang better than him? Wasn't the very foundation of his martial arts the harmony of Yin and Yang?
Sun-woo thought it through. The method to harmonize Yin and Yang was simple: refinement. He needed to refine them into pure Yang and Yin energy, free of any impurities.
And he possessed the very martial art capable of refining Yin and Yang. The Yin-Yang Harmony Divine Art, created by the Yin-Yang Demon—the greatest master under heaven and the first to perfectly combine Yin and Yang.
Woooooooong.
Sun-woo began to operate the Yin-Yang Harmony Divine Art at its maximum output. The amount of Yin-Yang Harmony Qi seeping into Neung So-hwa’s Dantian increased significantly.
Soon, a mass of Yin-Yang Harmony Qi, equal in size to the Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi and the Yin-Cold Qi, established itself within her Dantian.
The Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin energies grew wary of this suddenly enlarged third power, then lunged at it simultaneously to absorb it. Though they had been at each other's throats like sworn enemies, they seemed to unite against the appearance of this new foe.
Sun-woo allowed the two energies to invade. He didn't try to suppress them with force, nor did he try to escape. He simply let the Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi and the Yin-Cold Qi encroach upon his Yin-Yang Harmony Qi as if it were the natural order of things.
The two energies vied to seep into the Yin-Yang Harmony Qi, and soon, more than half of his energy began to transform into the Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin forces.
Got them.
Sun-woo rejoiced as he felt more than half of his energy being overtaken. They had taken the bait.
He began to pull the remaining Yin-Yang Harmony Qi back—into his own Dantian.
As he did, the Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi and the Yin-Cold Qi that were consuming his energy followed the flow, pouring into Sun-woo’s Dantian.
After some time, all the energy that had been spread throughout Neung So-hwa’s body had entered Sun-woo’s Dantian.
Tremble, tremble.
Shit.
As his body took in that massive amount of energy, Sun-woo began to shake violently from the excruciating pain. It hurt. It hurt like hell.
The moment they entered his body, the Flame Emperor’s Demonic Qi and the Extreme Yin Qi began to rampage again. They must have realized they had been lured. Abandoning their attempt to consume his energy, they began to lash out violently, as if trying to tear Sun-woo’s body apart in a fit of rage.
"Khhh..."
Sun-woo let out a muffled groan. Though he was barely holding them back with his Yin-Yang Harmony Qi, their violent movements were pushing him to his limit.
I can't hold out for long.
If this continued, he would end up just like Neung So-hwa. His Dantian would shatter, and his Acupoints would be torn to pieces. In the worst-case scenario, his entire body might explode. He was in a state of extreme peril.
Sun-woo tried to tempt them again with his Yin-Yang Harmony Qi, urging them to consume it, to seep in. But they were immovable. They simply continued their path of destruction.
These little shits, seriously...
Sun-woo cursed inwardly. It seemed they had reached a tacit agreement to focus entirely on destroying his body. This was unexpected.
Originally, he had intended to use the Yin-Yang Harmony Qi as bait to lead them through his Acupoints and completely refine the two energies. But once they were in his Dantian, they ignored the bait and started acting out on their own.
It was dangerous. If this failed, everything would be for naught. They would destroy his body and then return to Neung So-hwa. Then they would resume their struggle for dominance over her body, leaving her a total wreck.
He had to stop them. He had to force them into circulation somehow.
I’m not having a bad ending! You bastards!
Sun-woo cursed and began to transform his Yin-Yang Harmony Qi. The priority now was to drive a wedge between the two energies that were currently united in destroying his body and force them back into a confrontation.
If they returned to a state of mutual opposition, they wouldn't be able to resist the tempting bait of the Yin-Yang Harmony Qi. And to make them oppose each other, he had to create a sense of crisis—the fear that they could be consumed at any moment.
Sun-woo amplified his Yang energy. His Yin-Yang Harmony Qi began to transform into a hotter, more ferocious energy. He imbued that energy with violence and aggression.
Soon, Sun-woo’s Yin-Yang Harmony Qi had morphed into the Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi.
It worked!
He rejoiced. He had worried if he could pull it off with his low internal energy, but he had succeeded. Though the volume was much smaller than he had originally planned, it was enough to instill a sense of crisis in the Ice Essence’s Extreme Yin Qi.
Having manifested the Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi, Sun-woo fired it straight at the Extreme Yin Qi.
Boom!
The Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi he created collided head-on with the Extreme Yin Qi, causing a massive internal roar.
Swaaaaaaa.
The Extreme Yin Qi recoiled upon contact with the Extreme Yang energy. It began to express its fury at the Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi for breaking their tacit agreement.
Boom!
The Extreme Yin Qi slammed into the Extreme Yang energy.
Boom!
The Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi was taken aback by the sudden attack. Hadn't they agreed to deal with the arrogant brat who had lured them here? How could it break that agreement and attack?
Soon, the Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi’s own rage flared up, and it began to clash violently with the Extreme Yin Qi.
Boom!
Boom!
Within Sun-woo’s Dantian, the two massive energies resumed their collision and confrontation. The silent alliance was broken.
Sun-woo cheered inwardly. He had forced them back into a stalemate. Now, instead of destroying his body, the two energies began to check each other.
Sun-woo knew he couldn't miss this moment.
He quickly reverted the transformed Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi back into Yin-Yang Harmony Qi. Then, he began to circle around them, beckoning them like a temptation.
The two energies were currently of similar size. In their state of fierce confrontation, the hovering Yin-Yang Harmony Qi was an irresistible lure—like a naked beauty wandering near a brothel.
Hwaaaaaaaa!
Swaaaaaaaa!
As if his prediction was correct, the Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi and the Extreme Yin Qi lunged at the Yin-Yang Harmony Qi simultaneously.
Sun-woo then sent the Yin-Yang Harmony Qi into his Acupoints, leading them to follow. The two energies chased the Yin-Yang Harmony Qi into the Acupoints and eventually spread into his Fine Meridians.
Sun-woo maintained a razor-thin distance from them, creating a "catch me if you can" tension that prevented the two energies from straying.
Woooooooong.
After some time, Sun-woo finally completed one Full Circulation. The once-violent energies began to grow slightly calmer. It seemed the Full Circulation had refined them to some degree.
Sun-woo flared his Yin-Yang Harmony Qi again to lead them, and the two energies followed without hesitation.
Two cycles... three... four... five...
Sun-woo led them through countless Full Circulations without rest. With each cycle, the two energies grew tamer until they finally began to fuse.
They were being refined.
Now, the two energies no longer followed the Yin-Yang Harmony Qi to consume it. They began to circulate through the Acupoints voluntarily to become more refined and perfect.
Wiiiiiiiiing.
How much time had passed? Eventually, a massive amount of Harmonious Qi, in perfect balance, established itself within Sun-woo’s Dantian. The Extreme Yang Flame Emperor Demonic Qi and the Extreme Yin Qi had become one.
And that perfect harmony began to trigger another change in Sun-woo’s body.
Crackle.
Snap.
Suddenly, the sound of something cracking began to echo in his ears.
The transformation had begun.