Chapter 995
Chapter 995
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 995
Chapter Title: Radiant Ascension Path
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"Wait."
Jang Chun-mong pointed straight ahead with his fingertip.
I narrowed my eyes and let out a hollow laugh. The place he'd led me to wasn't far from the cliff where I'd been struck from behind.
'The darkest place is under the lampstand. That's exactly my situation.'
I looked straight ahead. Focusing a bit more, two hazy silhouettes gradually sharpened into focus. Two men gripping swords, watching us tensely.
"Subordinates of O Ji-mu. Do you need my help, by any chance?"
"Your job ends here. Stay out of it."
"Watching can't hurt, right?"
"Don't interfere."
I warned Jang Chun-mong. He shrugged once and retreated. His presence faded into nothing. The guy's stealth skills were insane.
I approached the men. They grimaced, their voices laced with panic.
"Not a hallucination after all... Why the hell are you still alive?"
"Didn't a sword pierce your heart and snap your neck? Were you some kind of demon pretending to be human?"
Flustered by my survival, they still drew their swords without backing down. Their killing intent swirled around me, clinging to my skin.
They knew it. The ones at a disadvantage weren't me—they were them. And yet, no thought of fleeing crossed their minds.
'Loyalty, huh? Impressive.'
I felt a twinge of admiration. Guys like that were rare in this world. But that didn't mean I planned to let them live.
"O Ji-mu's underlings. Your deaths are all because of O Ji-mu. Curse him as you die."
"We don't resent the sect leader."
"And the one dying is you."
The two split to my right and left simultaneously. My gaze naturally divided. They swung their swords in unison—aiming for my throat and chest without a shred of hesitation. Perfect teamwork honed through countless drills and battles.
I took one step back. That alone sapped the momentum from their blades. I deflected the right sword with Stormbreaker and dodged the left while launching a kick. The kicked foe flew off into the distance.
I pressed the one on the right first. He gritted his teeth and clashed his sword against mine.
'One-on-one, he's nothing special.'
Still, he fought well. Solid fundamentals. To finish him quicker, I activated Moment.
Shadow Heaven Style: Thunder Light
A flash of blue light cleaved through his skull.
No time to watch him crumple. The one I'd kicked was charging back at me.
"Die!!"
Enraged beyond reason by his comrade's death. And rage narrows your vision.
Shadow Heaven Style: Green Stream
Dodging his blade by a hair's breadth, I sliced through his torso as I passed. His bisected body spilled blood across the ground.
I ignored the corpses and pressed forward.
An underground space lay ahead. Hwang Bo-ga-hye had to be inside.
'You bitch! I'm here!'
I stepped forward.
Kiiing.
A translucent barrier blocked my path. I scowled instantly.
'She even set up a barrier.'
I gripped my sword. Blue sword aura compressed into a blade beam. I slashed wildly at the barrier.
'Barriers aren't invincible. Hit them enough, and they shatter. Well, if it's stronger output than mine, I'd need another way...'
No way Hwang Bo-ga-hye had something like that.
Kwaang! Kwang! Kwakwang!
After over ten minutes of hammering the barrier, cracks finally spiderwebbed across it. Creeeak. Music to my ears.
'Once it cracks, it's game over.'
I poured everything into a final overhead strike. The barrier shattered like a dropped mirror. I strode through the fragments into the underground chamber.
Hwang Bo-ga-hye sat cross-legged at the center. Hot energy swirled slowly around her. Her clothes were soaked with sweat, but there was no odor.
'Circulating qi... She's pushing for the Ogi Realm. Wide open.'
No, not wide open. I'd broken through her preparations.
Right now, even a child could kill her. A kid's punch would shatter her focus, and the backlash of her qi would wreck her body on its own.
Thud, thud.
As I approached, I felt the scorching air radiating from her. The whole space was sweltering.
'Hwang Bo-ga-hye... Drenched all over. Damn, that's hot.'
I couldn't touch her carelessly. One wrong move, and she'd die. That wasn't my goal.
'Smartphone's here.'
I pulled it out and checked. No damage, hardware or software.
'Playful Life app's fine too.'
I shoved it in my pocket and sat before her. I roughly gauged her condition.
'Two more days, and she'll wake.'
Her energy was stable. She'd reach the Ogi Realm.
???
Two days passed.
As expected, Hwang Bo-ga-hye formed her inner core and ascended to the Ogi Realm. She steadily regulated her breathing, gathering her qi.
'Too natural with her qi for early Ogi 1st Stage... Did she skip straight to 2nd?'
The Sun Flower she consumed was that potent an elixir. And her innate talent must have shone through.
"Huuu."
She exhaled a hot breath and finally opened her eyes. They widened maniacally at the sight of me. I grinned.
"S-Sung Yu-jin?!"
"Hwang Bo-ga-hye! Missed you, you bitch!"
"H-How are you alive? I killed you! I can still feel the sword in your heart and the snap of your neck..."
"Couldn't die without fucking you first."
Hwang Bo-ga-hye quickly regained her composure, leaping up into a stance. Unlike her heated body, her eyes were ice-cold. I rose lazily to match her.
"I'm in the Ogi Realm now too. I won't kneel to you."
"Arrogant for someone who just broke through. Even at the same realm, levels differ—you know that."
"Kuh..."
She threw a sudden punch. I tilted my head, dodging effortlessly.
"Wow. Faster than our last spar."
"......"
This time, her kick targeted my head. I raised my arm to block.
"Power's up too. But lacks sharpness. Body feels heavy, right? Legs and arms like lead, craving a bath and bed?"
Her face stiffened. No rebuttal. Fresh into Ogi Realm, her mind was exhausted. A week of meditation was natural. Plus, unadjusted to her strengthened body. Fatigue from absorbing qi and forming the core was inevitable.
"Hwang Bo-ga-hye. In your state, you couldn't beat me even in death."
"Big talk from someone I nearly killed..."
"I was worn out from the flame giant then. Never imagined a backstab."
"I'm stronger now."
Golden energy fluttered around her like phoenix wings. She mixed punches and kicks relentlessly. I dodged and blocked, but she didn't let up.
With each strike, red flames flickered on her fists and feet. Phoenix Immortal Hand Fist. The combo's power grew with every hit.
'Over ten strikes already. This keeps up, even I'll be in trouble.'
Needed to break the flow.
Kung!
Her body twitched. Not enough to fully disrupt.
"Aak!"
Unable to withstand the impact, Hwang Bo-ga-hye flew back and slammed into the wall.
I closed in on her.
"Hwang Bo-ga-hye. You can't beat me."
"Kuh..."
She tried to stand again.
"Beg for your life instead. You've eaten the Sun Flower, reached Ogi Realm, conquering the Myriad Fog Tower's in sight—dying here would be a waste, no?"
She bit her lip. Her eyes wavered. Then she dropped to her knees.
"Hero Sung! I was wrong! Please spare me this once!"
"Heh. Actually begging for your life. Makes sense. Fresh Ogi breakthrough—no one wants to die stupidly now. Gotta enjoy the power. Human nature."
I reached for her throat. She flinched in shock but couldn't dodge. She knew her life was already in my grasp.
Her neck was warm, slick with sweat, pulsing vividly.
"...Hero... Are you going to kill me?"
"Ogi Realm extends your lifespan to 250 years total. Advancing gets brutal from here... You're barely thirty. Over 200 years left. Plenty of time to reach the next realm, Samjeong. You could even revive the declining Hwangbo clan."
"...What are you getting at?"
"Just rambling to exploit your attachment to life."
"......"
"But isn't this too much? You snapped my neck, stabbed my heart. Betrayed me. Begging with words alone? Don't expect mercy from your conscience—this is excessive."
"What... do you want from me?"
"Strip first. Offer that body. Or kill yourself."
I released her throat. Her eyebrows trembled. She rose shakily, slowly unfastening her belt.
"Hero Sung. If I give you my body, you'll really spare me?"
"If you don't pull any bullshit, I'll show mercy."
"...I'll do as you say. Just spare my life."
She stripped layer by layer, pleading. No miserable air about it.
This world valued virginity, but she was a martial artist, not some ordinary girl. Overflowing talent and luck propelled her to Ogi near thirty. Too valuable to die guarding her purity.
My gaze fixed on her chest. The bandages sealing her breasts unraveled and fell. I gaped dumbly. Beyond imagination.
'J-cup...? No, K-cup!'
Insane tits. Each one bigger than my head. Like two basketballs attached.
'...No wonder the tight bandages. Swinging punches with those would be hell.'
Compressed so fiercely, red indentations marked her pale skin.
Nipples and areolae a vivid pink. Proportional to the massive breasts—especially the nipples, thumb-sized.
'Monstrous K-cups.'
Me staring slack-jawed, she bit her lip and looked down. Like she had a complex about them.
Made sense. Past bragging size.
I looked lower. She'd saved her breasts for last. The scrap covering her pussy already lay discarded.