Chapter 470: Chapter 470

End Demon sat in a lotus position with eyes closed. Someone placed a hand on his head and spoke.

“You are about to experience the Siming Star. Within it, you will see all the world’s creations, and once you recognize and utilize them, you will achieve a perfect microcosm.” Read full story at NoveI(F)ire.net

The microcosm of the upper dantian is an extension of the myriad phenomena that Seol-Hwi said.

One can accept and utilize the energies of nature and even reach the mysterious powers beyond.

Seol-Hwi anticipated that End Demon might likely interact with something related to fire.

What kind of third qi it would be remained to be seen.

When Seol-Hwi removed his hand, End Demon had a wondrous experience.

In the space before his closed eyes, a world filled the view.

And among them, he experienced mystical qi’s and presence.

On one side were light and darkness, and on the other, mist and storm clouds.

In some spaces, various talismans with engraved magical symbols were displayed. In another place, there were human-shaped statues or vessels containing strange bloodstains.

There were things whose presence and intent he couldn’t fathom.

End Demon, who initially thought it was merely a collection of all things, soon realized what it meant.

Incomprehensible phrases and obscure creatures.

In other words, these tangible and intangible entities seemed to be watching him.

‘All of this is the natural world.’

The myriad things floating in the air were, in essence, either processed from nature or remained raw.

And there were also primordial things that gave life to breath.

End Demon reached out towards where his heart was drawn.

There was heat rising there, but it wasn’t an ordinary flame. It was drawing a circle and burning around it.

As if pointing at the sun, he received it with his hand.

In that moment, his vision changed instantly.

Only then did End Demon open his eyes. And only then did he realize he had returned to reality.

“What happened to me?”

End Demon asked urgently.

The phenomenon she experienced was so mysterious that she believed it had significant meaning.

“What did you choose?”

At those words, End Demon’s eyes widened. The person behind his asked a question that seemed to see through his condition.

“It was shaped like a sun. But the surroundings were dark, sometimes blue, and then red.”

Seol-Hwi realized that, as he expected, End Demon had opened his upper dantian and ascended to Profound Realm.

And he could tell she had chosen the power of fire.

“I don’t know the details either. Beyond the natural world, there are countless things. All I can tell you now is that what you chose is the Third Power.”

End Demon vaguely realized that it referred to the power beyond the natural world.

End Demon’s eyes sparkled. It was the Fire Dragon Blade he had briefly received before.

“I’m glad it has finally found a proper owner.”

Seol-Hwi added a word to End Demon, who was overwhelmed with emotion.

“Since things have come to this… try a duel. Then you’ll know what to use.”

“Training Hall Leader. It seems the time has come for both of you. He will be the perfect opponent for you right now.”

Seol-Hwi left End Demon, who was still a bit dumbfounded, behind.

Then, as if he remembered something, he stopped and approached End Demon.

“Oh, there’s a special skill that guy has…”

End Demon still didn’t know what it was, but it was a very important matter for him.

On the seventh day since the training began.

Under Seol-Hwi’s supervision, the fight commenced.

Sparks flew in the eyes of End Demon and Training Hall Leader as they faced each other in the open field.

The difference this time was…

“How has the training been going?”

Unlike before, training Hall Leader spoke calmly, without letting emotions take over.

“I experienced a new world. It made me concerned. You might get seriously injured in this fight.”

“Don’t worry about that. Even if I die, I’ll make sure to take your head with me.”

“If that were as easy as it sounds, I wouldn’t still be alive.”

“Falling from the highest place is the most painful. Perhaps it’s divine providence?”

From one side, a gentle breeze, and from the other, an intense heat began to emerge.

“What do you think will be the outcome?”

Goo Jong-myung, who approached Seol-Hwi, asked. Unlike the past, both the enlightened Jin Mu and End Demon.

He anticipated a more intense battle than before.

When Seol-Hwi couldn’t answer, Goo Jong-myung continued.

“Anyway, I hope the fight doesn’t drag on. Given their high level, if it goes on too long, one side might end up with a critical injury.”

Goo Jong-myung was worried. The more they realized, the more they wanted to test their skills.

“It’s hard to predict the outcome, but the sparring won’t be prolonged.”

“I intend to finish it in one strike with the most certain move.”

The ultimate technique they realized.

It could be martial arts they were already familiar with, or a newly acquired energy.

What was certain was that they all opened their upper dantian.

They would compete with power beyond the natural realm.

“If one of them gets fatally injured…”

“I won’t let that happen.”

Goo Jong-myung unknowingly nodded at Seol-Hwi’s reply.

Had it been someone else’s words, he might have ignored it, but the person before him had transcended humanity and reached a divine state.

No matter the situation, it seemed unlikely that they would let it escalate to a fatal outcome.

At Seol-Hwi’s words, Goo Jong-myung’s gaze returned to the battlefield.

The eyes of the two intertwined in the air.

They stared at each other for a while, and many thoughts crossed their minds.

Soon, they reached a similar conclusion.

Without unnecessary preliminaries, they decided to show the best they could.

End Demon was the first to react.

The subtle qi emanating from the tip of the sword.

It wasn’t the common flame-like qi but a blinding light.

“What kind of light is this…”

In the light several times stronger than sunlight, Goo Jong-myung momentarily closed his eyes.

It was different from the light from the sun.

A bizarre ray. It felt as if his eyes were burning the moment he saw it.

Jin Mu was already performing the Taiji movements with his eyes closed.

The smoothness of extending and retracting his hand.

He executed a defensive maneuver rather than an attack.

“If you can withstand this, I will apologize for killing your master.”

End Demon’s proposal.

However, to a third party, this was a clear provocation.

An absolute belief that he would not be defeated. Simultaneously, a calculated taunt not to dodge his attack.

Two hidden daggers lay within the superficial conversation.

Yet, in response to his words, Jin Mu said,

“An apology should be proven not just with words, but with your neck rolling on the ground.”

He was calmly discussing death.

It was even more surprising because it wasn’t a statement driven by emotion.

In other words, his self-awareness of the goal had transformed in such a manner over dulled emotions.

End Demon decided, naturally dispersing the gathered energy at the tip of his sword.

Considering the nature of the qi, there seemed no need to cut swiftly.

The moment he extended his sword, the condensed beam shot towards Jin Mu.

As soon as the beam’s light touched Jin Mu, his skin instantly scorched.

Since it was intangible light, it couldn’t be caught by hand.

Goo Jong-myung, who was lying to the side, opened his eyes again and urgently shouted as he saw the flesh of Jin Mu’s hands and arms falling off.

And immediately checked Seol-Hwi’s reaction next to him.

Wondering if the fight should be stopped.

“What, even seeing that… Ah!”

He quickly turned his gaze back to Jin Mu, opposing Seol-Hwi’s words.

Jin Mu remained calm.

His body, which was expected to evaporate entirely by End Demon’s beam of flame, was no longer harmed.

In the meantime, he continued to perform the movements of Taiji.

“The Taiji he’s demonstrating now is different from the Taiji we knew. Beyond physical energy, it’s a Taiji that transcends the five desires and seven emotions. Even the mysterious forces of the universe are ultimately trapped in his Taiji.”

The energy of the light beam was gradually increasing.

Although Jin Mu’s fingers were reduced to bones, the qi of the light beam was still gathering according to his will.

“No way, is it Achieve Huge With Minimal Movement……”

“No. It’s more than that, it’s Taiji. Every qi has a center, and it’s the absolute art that controls it.”

Seol-Hwi looked at End Demon.

“Now it will be reversed. Whether End Demon can accept that qi himself will decide this battle.”

“It will be neutralized. At least once.”

“Oh, can you see that?”

Seol-Hwi looked at Goo Jong-myung with interest.

“So, can you defeat those two?”

“I won’t be able to surpass their level either. Of course, I can’t guarantee victory or defeat……”

His Purple Cloud Divine Arts.

That power, too, would be similar to the qi of End Demon unleashed if it surpassed the natural world.

He was curious to see it once.

To see how much Goo Jong-myung had grown.

Meanwhile, the light beam End Demon had fired was preparing to counterattack in front of Jin Mu.

Surprisingly, the target was.

As Jin Mu, who had captured the qi with Taiji, unleashed the qi again, Ed Demon’s expression changed dramatically.

To return not ordinary Qi but a transcendent Qigong was something unimaginable.

He tried to counter again with the qi he had cultivated.

But there he made a big mistake.

Unlike himself who simply shot in a straight line, he saw the light beam flying in a wild curve.

He quickly tried to step away, but it was useless.

The beam chased him with a speed beyond common sense, and in the end, he used the power he had summoned to protect his entire body.

Crack, crack, crack, crack.

After the exchange, the wind returned once more.

Within it, their expressions had changed strangely.

Outwardly, Jin Mu’s hand was crushed as if burned, but he was filled with delight.

End Demon appeared unscathed, but blood was flowing at his feet and mouth.

Seol-Hwi, who had been watching, intervened.

He felt the fight was now meaningless.

He then asked Jin Mu.

The reason this fight had taken place.

He asked the concerned party.

“Though I feel both relieved and regretful, if we were to continue… one of us would have to lay down their life.”

That End Demon’s superhuman force could not be withstood many more times.

Seol-Hwi now looked at End Demon and spoke.

“Well, I think I’ve had enough fun.”

It wasn’t merely entertainment.

The fact that he suffered such internal injuries even after reaching the state of Profound must have been shocking.

And if they fought again, it wouldn’t be internal injuries but fatal ones.

“Thank you. You might want to determine a winner, but you must have considered a greater enemy. You both should rest for a few days. A day or two should be enough.”

Seol-Hwi spoke to them and then turned his gaze to one place.

“Then I shall now prepare to summon him.”

End Demon asked, and Seol-Hwi answered.

In a voice that everyone could hear.

“The Creator. It seems the time has come.”