Chapter 463: Chapter 463
‘This guy remembers even the minute details.’
While the system mentioned virtual entities and summoned the target, Seol-Hwi recalled his memories.
Sa Yu-kang—A person who spent a lot of time with him from the beginning.
When fighting the Creator, he sacrificed his life, leaving behind his final words to win at all costs.
However, the Sa Yu-kang that was created before his eyes now—
‘This isn’t the Sa Yu-kang I knew.’
Recalling the previous Vice Cult Leader’s reaction, he could roughly infer.
The Vice Cult Leader, in reality, was someone who had already died by his hands, and when reborn, though the voice was similar, the speech and personality had changed.
It seemed that through what is called ‘customization,’ personality or character also changed during the process of creating abilities.
[Internal qi: Infinite]
[Special Abilities: Invincibility for 30 seconds in crisis. Usable again after 5 minutes. Additional special abilities beyond the natural realm, possessing numerous absolute techniques, instant activation.]
[Weapon: Hell's Blade]
[Martial Arts: All martial arts existing in the present world]
[Realm: Transcendent Demon God]
Dust particles gathered intricately, and soon, he revealed himself.
Indeed, it was restored well enough to be believable as the real Sa Yu-kang.
Especially, the skull attached to the end of the sword hilt Sa Yu-kang held, even at a glance, appeared to be an extraordinary sacred artifact with a bizarre shape.
Moreover, the abilities he possessed certainly felt overwhelmingly stronger than before.
“You, you’re quite something. For even the system to not find an alternative and summon someone like me.”
Sa Yu-kang was definitely treating him as a stranger even after looking.
As expected, it was correct to view this guy not as the real Sa Yu-kang, but as someone the system created.
“You always do things like that, don’t you? Acting omnipotent, but you’re not all-powerful.”
“…I agree with that.”
When Sa Yu-kang admitted it readily, Seol-Hwi subtly changed the subject.
“Since it’s come to this, can I ask you something before we fight?”
“I don’t intend to waste time on such trivial matters. I’ve been ordered to take your head immediately.”
“Are you bound by the system? Well, fine. Let me know if you change your mind later.”
When Sa Yu-kang kicked the ground once, a strong whirlwind of sand erupted suddenly.
It was as if a storm of internal qi was being stirred up within his body.
The meaning of having infinite internal qi became clear.
“Yeah. It has to be at that level to be interesting.”
Seol-Hwi was not disturbed at all.
In fact, he was not interested in whatever abilities he possessed.
Ultimately, Peak God—The abilities he could display were at that level.
“Attack first. If I do, this fight might end too quickly.”
No sooner had Seol-Hwi finished speaking than an ear-splitting scream was heard.
It was as if it was trying to induce a state of confusion with terror and eeriness, offering such discomfort.
What followed was the Soul-Consuming Flame.
Watching the fire spread as it ignited in the air, Seol-Hwi had two questions.
The first was the color being black.
As far as he knew, the only flame that didn’t exist in this world was purple, yet this was different.
And the second was that it wasn’t fired all at once.
As Sa Yu-kang swung the Hell’s Blade, the flames burned in place and evaporated, while the residual heat seemed to cling to the walls, floor, and air, growing on its own.
“What an unusual sight.”
When Seol-Hwi uttered his words of curiosity, Sa Yu-kang lifted the corners of his mouth.
“To players like you, it must be unfamiliar. This only exists within the system and is not shared with players. In other words, it’s an aura unseen in the present world.”
“Then, compared to the Extinguishing Flame Art, which is better?”
“The Extinguishing Flame Art is indeed a remarkable flame. However, the Hell’s Blade’s Soul-Consuming Flame Art is far more troublesome. This flame, once it touches you, induces a spiritual phenomenon and will never extinguish until the soul is gone.”
“Spiritual… it doesn’t go out?”
Even as they exchanged a few words, the black flames had yet to engulf Seol-Hwi.
In the meantime, they had grown significantly, large enough to cover the sky.
“Yes. The flame of the deceased pursues a soul-bearing human to the end. It doesn’t extinguish, and it’s impossible to evade.”
“That’s an interesting story.”
“Interesting? You must be mad.”
As Sa Yu-kang’s mocking laughter echoed, the flames already loomed right before Seol-Hwi’s eyes.
Like a dragon taking shape, it seemed to be warming up to devour him.
“Then, shall we test it?”
Around that time, a powerful vortex began to form from Seol-Hwi’s body.
The power of the Clear Wind Arts.
The intent was to push it away with the wind first.
However, instead of being pushed back, the Soul-Consuming Flame raged even more.
The wind failed to affect the Soul-Consuming Flame at all.
“Do you think you can push this back with such power? The flames will only grow stronger.”
Sa Yu-kang’s mocking voice was heard.
Perhaps due to his limitless internal qi, the black flames grew so large in a short time that they almost covered the world.
“Then how about this?”
At that moment, the vortex became rougher and haggard, and something fell around it.
A powerful thunderous qi.
It inflicted a strong wound on the black flames that had not been affected at all before.
“What, is this your trump card?”
Even as the black flames seemed to be pushed back little by little, Sa Yu-kang remained composed.
His eyes showed no hint of doubt.
As the two mysterious qi clashed continuously, a distinction between them began to emerge.
The vivid thunderous qi merely pushed back the black flames, without having a major impact.
Rather, as the thunderous qi grew thicker and spread more widely, the black flames advanced forward bit by bit.
“Even if you possess remarkable internal qi, you’re outmatched in terms of nature. Of course, you won’t be a match for me with my limitless internal qi either.”
At Sa Yu-kang’s assertive statement, Seol-Hwi quickly pondered.
‘Indeed, fighting won’t work.’
In fact, he too had limitless internal qi, as his upper dantian was receiving the qi of the great universe. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
Yet Sa Yu-kang, or rather the system, seemed unaware of this.
Despite this, Seol-Hwi sensed that no resolution would be reached this way and decided to change his approach.
Before his thoughts even concluded, Seol-Hwi vanished from the spot.
As expected, Sa Yu-kang sensed the attack and immediately swung his sword.
However, the thunder qi unleashed by Seol-Hwi was not something that could be easily defended against.
Instead of shooting straight, it flew erratically like tree branches.
Even the formidable Sa Yu-kang found it impossible to defend against such unpredictable energy.
Yet, Sa Yu-kang did not die.
That’s because invincibility was activated immediately.
“This guy, he’s truly terrifying. He uses martial arts not even registered in the system.”
Sa Yu-kang rubbed his neck for a moment.
He seemed quite flustered.
The attack form of the thunder qi was an application of the qi of the Blue Wind Sword, a martial art uniquely developed by Seol-Hwi.
Of course, one opportunity brought about another crisis.
After that attack, Seol-Hwi was completely surrounded by the Soul-Consuming Flames.
“This is one tricky flame.”
The eerie aura emanating from the Soul-Consuming Flames made him reluctant to confront it.
So, while searching for a way to extinguish it at once, a good idea suddenly came to him.
“You won’t be able to avoid this. Now, I’ve even developed a resistance to thunder qi.”
Meanwhile, Sa Yu-kang was convinced.
The system had no data of any martial art capable of defeating the Soul-Consuming Flames.
“Ah, there was that.”
Suddenly, Seol-Hwi’s eyes sparkled as he looked at something.
[Would you like to open the toolbox?]
The toolbox responded.
Seol-Hwi checked the contents and selected an item.
[Would you like to take out the ‘Fire Dragon Blade’?]
Then, the Fire Dragon Blade was in Seol-Hwi’s hand.
“What! How did the toolbox respond?”
For the first time, Sa Yu-kang was flustered seeing that.
It wasn’t just because of the Fire Dragon Blade in his opponent’s hand.
The toolbox—During the battle, the toolbox that never should have opened responded to his opponent’s command.
“You… Didn’t you know that until now?”
Seol-Hwi said, casually resting the Fire Dragon Blade on his shoulder.
“Unless it’s an emergency, you can open the toolbox at your will.”
“What nonsense is that! What’s more of an emergency situation than now!”
“That’s not for you to decide. It’s the ‘system’ that commands you that makes the call.”
Sa Yu-kang still had a confused expression.
Seol-Hwi, ignoring his reaction, picked up the Fire Dragon Blade.
“To deal with fire from hell, you use fire from hell.”
As Seol-Hwi activated the special ability of the Fire Dragon Blade, a barrier of fire emerged in an instant.
The peak of the Fire Dragon Blade—The Fire Dragon, known as the heatwave that drives away spirits, leapt out.
And then it immediately collided with the ghostly flames that filled the view.
Flames generating from the ground with a powerful wave of qi—Sa Yu-kang seemed to recognize this as well.
This barrier was the ultimate ability of the Fire Dragon Blade. As long as the Fire Dragon Blade wasn’t broken, the barrier of fire would never end .
“Now it seems like the real fight is about to begin?”
At Seol-Hwi’s words, Sa Yu-kang’s expression twisted. But contrary to the expression.
“Alright. Ask what you’re curious about.”
He naturally steered the conversation. And Seol-Hwi also caught on to his intention.
‘Trying to buy time for invincibility, huh.’
But there was no need to refuse.
There were countless ways to kill him, no matter the ability.
“First question, if I kill you, will the system quietly retreat?”
“No. It will summon someone stronger than me.”
“Is there someone stronger than you?”
“The system has learned, there’s the most powerful person.”
“I don’t know. It will customize the best existence the system can offer.”
Seol-Hwi nodded. He was curious, but he thought he could just kill Sa Yu-kang in front of him and see for himself.
“Second question, what happens if I kill the greatest ability user created by the system?”
“Do you think someone like you can do that?”
“I mean, just hypothetically. Give me a break. You said to ask what I’m curious about.”
Sa Yu-kang didn’t immediately answer this time.
Quite some time passed, and just when Seol-Hwi thought that maybe that guy didn’t know.
“If that happens… wouldn’t you be able to have all the powers of the system?”
“…What are you saying?”
“The system would recognize you as an existence beyond its capabilities.”
For a moment, Seol-Hwi saw a change in Sa Yu-kang’s eyes.
It seemed like the time to use invincibility had come.
“You become the Creator.”
Before the words finished, a thick, dark aura emanated from his Hell’s Blade like the storm clouds.
Seol-Hwi instinctively knew—This was also one of the supernatural powers he had in his Hell’s Blade.