novelraw Chapter 200 : The Affairs of the World Always Flow Toward the Unpredictable (4)
Chapter 200 : The Affairs of the World Always Flow Toward the Unpredictable (4)
Chapter 200: The Affairs of the World Always Flow Toward the Unpredictable (4)
When Baek Choryang died, the battlefield truly became an Asura realm itself.
“Uaaah!!”
“Kill him! We have to kill him!!”
Amid the great chaos, the members of the Ghostfire Unit extracted even their innate true qi in full and converted it into sorcery power.
Kwa-ga-ga-ga!
From dozens of overlapping talismans and formations, bizarre and horrific curses and spells erupted.
Their target was, naturally, a single person.
“He’s struggling in vain.”
It was Sewoon, casting a cold gaze devoid of even a shred of sympathy toward them.
Sswaeaeaeak!
Along with a tremendous shockwave sound, a literal downpour of sorcery rained upon Sewoon.
Yet Sewoon appeared to harbor no fear whatsoever.
Chwarararara!
Even though Sewoon did not extend his hands.
Crimson threads connected to the tips of both his hands split innumerably and covered the sky.
Uuwoong!
When one looked up, it was a bizarre sight, as if the heavens themselves were bound by countless blood-red lines.
“Disappear.”
Sewoon uttered a single word.
Paaa!
Chwaaah!
And then, an utterly unbelievable phenomenon unfolded.
The members of the Ghostfire Unit, who had unleashed the strongest curses each possessed, all let out cries of shock.
“T-the spells…?”
“T-this is impossible…!!”
That was right. All spells that touched Sewoon’s Heavenly Net adorning the sky were being extinguished as they were.
They were incinerated and scattered like ash, as if they had entered a massive inferno.
Reverse Heaven Qi, which governed all that was strange and insidious.
But the completed Divine Poison Qi that Sewoon had newly brought forth—imbued with the baleful energy of Heavenly Punishment—was able to manifest authority no less profound.
‘The authority of spell annihilation.’
Within the Divine Poison Qi resided the power to extinguish all sorcery.
Thus, in a single exchange, Sewoon returned all of the enemies’ attacks to nothingness and gazed upon them with merciless eyes.
The prey, sensing their final moments before a predator, trembled violently.
Swish.
Without the slightest hint of hesitation, Sewoon swept his hand sideways.
Chwaaaaaaah!
Thread-like energies surged forth, coiling around the air above them.
The filaments that spread from his fingertips began to descend all at once.
“B-block it!!”
“Noooo!!”
Chwarararara!
The sorcerers of Heaven-Piercing Gang strained their necks, reflexively drawing up sorcery power and attempting to reconstruct their formations.
But it was already too late.
The skein of threads Sewoon had spread across the sky descended intact, from their heads to their feet.
Sreung!
Seogeogeok!
Only chilling sounds of slicing echoed in all directions.
“……!”
“!!”
Not a single one of them managed to let out even a groan.
The calm light in the sorcerers’ eyes gradually faded into a dull gray.
Thud.
Jjeojeojeok!
The dense strands of the Heavenly Net, reminiscent of a tightly woven web, carved the enemies apart.
Dozens of corpses were sliced beyond recognition.
Blood that flowed from the enemies ran along the ground.
“A fitting end for people like them.”
Muttering such a cynical remark to himself, Sewoon turned his body slightly to the side.
“Isn’t that right, Gongsun Beon.”
“……!”
There stood Gongsun Beon, his body trembling violently.
Staring at him with icy eyes, Sewoon spoke.
“You did something interesting.”
“N-no! It’s a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, I swear!!”
“……A misunderstanding?”
Gongsun Beon immediately dropped to his knees and bowed his head low before Sewoon.
“Y-yes! Th-that’s right!! I, I wanted to contact you immediately, but I thought that causing internal strife from the inside like this would be a hundred, a thousand times better for my master…….”
Sewoon looked down at the man.
The moment he noticed Gongsun Beon among the enemy ranks, Sewoon had sent a telepathic message at once.
[If you wish to die that badly, I’ll kill you right away.]
As the Gu parasite within his body ran rampant, Gongsun Beon writhed in agony.
[If you have properly grasped your position, obey my command immediately.]
He then used the man again, making him incite chaos from within the ranks of the sorcerers.
Gongsun Beon did not even dare think of lifting his head, drowning only in regret.
‘Khk… you fool, Gongsun Beon. How did you think you could escape from this monster’s grasp by pulling such a stunt…….’
The momentum and pressure radiating from Sewoon, who had reached the pinnacle of the Manifestation Realm, made it difficult to even breathe properly.
Wasn’t it the same feeling he had once sensed from Sword Emperor Yoo Jinhak, the world’s greatest expert, whom he had seen from afar in the past?
An overwhelming terror, like facing a natural calamity beyond human power, dominated his entire body.
At that moment, Sewoon’s voice rang out.
“I’ll think about what kind of punishment to decide on after things are finished.”
“……!!”
Surprisingly, Sewoon did not deal with Gongsun Beon.
He judged that the man still had some value left to exploit.
“Do you not like that? Then I’ll kill you right now—.”
“Uaaah!! I’ll slaughter every last one of those damned Heaven-Piercing Gang bastards!!”
The instant Sewoon finished speaking, Gongsun Beon sprang to his feet and hurled himself toward the few remaining sorcerers.
The Nine-Tailed Fox shook its head at such a master, then chased after him.
Kwaaaang!
Kururur!
At that moment, from the battlefield behind them, an overwhelming surge of energy erupted.
The eyes of the remaining nine Spell Entities were dyed blood-red.
-Gheeeek!
-Grrrk!
Their grotesque roars were shaking the earth.
Their physical bodies had already lost all traces of life, and the curse of the great demon yokai dwelling within them and the soul of their original owner were tangled together, being reborn as complete monsters.
‘Hmm, so they ended up going berserk.’
Unlike before, there was no sign of panic or concern in Sewoon’s gaze.
The moment he turned his body to wipe out the last remaining enemies—
“Keuk keuk, those two eyes full of arrogance are really unpleasant to look at.”
“Well, once you reach the pinnacle of the Manifestation Realm, trash like that probably doesn’t even look like a mouthful.”
Yelü Sheng approached while wiping the corner of his mouth with a bloodstained hand.
His clothes had already been torn to shreds and were close to rags, but the smile on his lips was unmistakable.
‘……Poison Demon, Yelü Sheng.’
As Sewoon looked at him, he felt a complex and subtle mix of emotions.
Of course, even now, the man was still his enemy and sworn foe.
However, there was no denying that breaking through the wall of the pinnacle of the Manifestation Realm had only been possible with his help.
A sudden doubt arose in Sewoon’s mind.
‘But why is he so obsessed with me…?’
He was still sick to death of that absurd talk about becoming a disciple.
But when he thought about it seriously, he could not understand why the Poison Demon had been so eager to take him as a disciple since their first meeting.
At first, he thought it was simply because the man was a madman.
‘There’s some other reason.’
Just as Sewoon was sinking deep into thought—
“Oh? What’s with that look in your eyes?”
“Alright, if you offer the bow of discipleship even now, I’ll accept it.”
“Get lost.”
Yelü Sheng curled the corner of his lips and threw that ridiculous joke at Sewoon.
Sewoon frowned, his thoughts completely scattered.
What reason could there possibly be for someone like that?
-Kieeeek!
-Grrrr!
Pababat!
At that moment, the berserk Spell Entities charged at them from all directions.
All nine remaining berserk Spell Entities were rushing in, their entire beings steeped in madness.
Yelü Sheng spoke first.
“Keuk keuk, this time you take the lead, disciple brat.”
“I’ll personally provide cover!”
Sewoon shook his head at the man’s words, but—
Pabat!
He immediately stamped his foot and charged straight at the Spell Entities.
It meant turning his back on the Poison Demon, but it did not matter.
It was not because he trusted him, but because the gap in their strength had grown wide enough that Sewoon could kill him instantly if he tried anything foolish.
Chwaaaaa!
With a violent shockwave tearing through the air, Sewoon arrived at point-blank range with the enemies.
Uuuung!
The aura emanating from the berserk Spell Entities felt at least twice as strong up close.
At that moment, occupying the four cardinal directions, the Spell Entities simultaneously thrust their arms and fangs wrapped in demonic power toward Sewoon.
They looked ready to tear his limbs apart.
‘They’re laughable now.’
Sewoon snorted and swung both hands.
Chwaaa!
Chwarararara!
In rhythm with that melody, dozens of strands of Heavenly Thread imbued with the Dark Heaven Thread rippled beautifully like waves.
At the same time, the Spell Entities that failed to evade those waves created a different spectacle.
Seogeogeok!
Piyuyung!
Instead of Sewoon’s limbs, their arms and legs were severed, spinning helplessly in the air.
“Kuahaha! You cut them cleanly!”
“That’s it! Exactly that!”
Next, Yelü Sheng moved.
Without missing the opening Sewoon created, Yelü Sheng’s swarm of Poisonous Insects drifted through the air and flew in.
“Go, my Spirit-Medium Qi Thread!”
The Poisonous Insects flew in, drawing arcs in the air, and burrowed into the wounds of the Spell Entities Sewoon had severed.
Peopeopeong!
Peoeong!
They then exploded from within, spewing horrifying poisonous energy.
No matter how reinforced the outer shell was, attacks from the inside could not be avoided.
What followed was nothing short of a massacre.
-Gueooogh!
-G, grrk!?
The souls of the great demon yokai were screaming in frenzy.
But Sewoon and Yelü Sheng ignored all of that.
Chwaaa!
In an instant, the two split to opposite sides.
Sewoon extended his Heavenly Thread from the right, while Yelü Sheng unleashed Poisonous Insects from the left.
“Haha, yes. That’s my disciple.”
“Go back just like that and bring me Yoo Jinhak’s head!”
“I’d rather cut off your head first.”
Though the two despised each other, their coordination was like a perfect joint attack honed over decades.
Only three Spell Entities remained.
Perhaps sensing their imminent end—
Tudadadada!
They simultaneously dashed like lightning between Sewoon and Yelü Sheng.
As Sewoon slowly drew together his Heavenly Thread, Yelü Sheng also released every last remaining Poisonous Insect.
Chwararak!
Chwaaaaa!
Sewoon’s Heavenly Thread followed the trajectory of the Poisonous Insects and sliced straight through alongside them.
Kwaaaang!
The Heavenly Thread and the Spirit-Medium Qi Thread detonated simultaneously.
As if splitting a single body apart, the monster was torn into dozens of pieces by the attacks closing in from both sides, unable to resist.
‘Only one remains now.’
The moment a strange light flashed in Sewoon’s eyes—
Sswaeaeak!!
Pabat!
With a piercing shockwave, the two shot toward the final Spell Entity.
Sewoon gathered dozens of strands of Heavenly Thread into one and thrust out his fist.
Yelü Sheng likewise wound the Spirit-Medium Qi Thread to its limit and struck from the opposite side.
Thus, the final joint attack was unleashed.
Kwaaaang—!!
Kurururung!
The clouds in the sky were literally split clean in half.
The final scream of the Spell Entity echoed widely across the mountain range.
Tuduk.
Tududuk.
The spell inscriptions engraved on the Spell Entities’ bodies were torn apart simultaneously, and as flesh ripped open, their internal organs scattered through the air like a hailstorm before crashing down.
A chilling silence settled over everything.
Sewoon did not even bother to steady his breathing. He merely retrieved his Heavenly Thread slowly.
“Heehee, it’s finally over.”
Yelü Sheng burst into maniacal laughter with a face drenched in blood.
As Sewoon coldly watched him, he raised his qi once more.
“Yes. Now it’s time to settle our ties. Yelü Sheng.”
He pointed the blade of the Heavenly Thread at the Poison Demon.