Chapter 1045: The Divine Tree and the Master.

Black mask.

Brown hair.

And the golden eyes shining within that mask.

The white aura surrounding the sword.

Amidst the faint, wafting scent and vibrating air, I had to widen my eyes as I saw the woman who appeared.

“You……”

Why did this one suddenly pop out of nowhere? Just as I was trying to process my confusion at Yarang, who had suddenly appeared and saved me.

“Yarang……”

Even the Crow in front of me seemed to have not expected this, its expression contorting.

“What is this supposed to be?”

The Crow asked Yarang, its face grim.

Hwiririk.

Without answering, Yarang spun her sword, aiming its sharp tip at the guy.

“Huh?”

Seeing that, the Crow let out a scoff.

“Are you saying you intend to interfere with me right now.”

“……”

“I was eliminating an enemy disrupting the myriad realms. What you’re doing now is clearly an act against the will of the myriad realms. Are you aware of that?”

“……”

Yarang still offered no reply. But.

Seu-euk.

As if to answer, she moved her sword tip, pointing somewhere. Specifically, the blue energies surging into the sky.

Pointing at the energies that erupted from the crystal and filled the sky, the Crow’s eyebrow twitched slightly.

“Yes, as you can see, you wench. That guy was trying to pull something off in the myriad realms, so I’m trying to stop him. Those energies are the proof.”

What is this crazy bastard talking about all of a sudden?

He’s blaming me for that? I couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh at the sheer absurdity.

‘Which means…’

That he’s blaming me instead of himself.

‘This means he was plotting something without the knowledge of other generals or masters.’

It seemed I wasn’t the only one causing trouble. Just as I finished that thought and was about to speak immediately.

Seureureung.

Yarang’s sword didn’t move. It merely pointed more sharply towards the Crow.

“Haa……”

Seeing that, the Crow finally let out a low sigh.

And then.

“Interfering unnecessarily. It’s bothersome to keep getting obstructed.”

Its expression changed in an instant, and the guy disappeared.

It flew right in front of Yarang’s face.

The speed was incredible. I almost lost sight of it for a moment.

But.

Kkang-!

Yarang casually blocked the guy’s trident with her sword.

Hwa-aa–!!

The white aura shimmered and spread out.

Seeing this, I was certain.

‘It’s Purification.’

This is the aura of Purification.

Something Wi Seol-ah could use in her current life.

And also.

‘What the Divine Sword used against the Demonic Lord in her past life.’

A sacred aura capable of destroying all demons.

What Yarang was using was indeed the aura of Purification wielded by the Divine Sword.

Pasak-!

“……!”

The Crow’s eyes widened. As it came into contact with the aura of Purification, the trident the guy had been using crumbled to pieces.

It immediately created another trident, but Yarang’s sword was already slicing through the air.

Chwa-ak-!!

It moved swiftly. White flashes drew lines madly.

Incredibly fast.

The guy gathered his power and attacked, but the sword was fast enough to seemingly slice through it all effortlessly.

‘……This is.’

A feast of incredible sword techniques.

My eyes trembled at the intricate sword paths, woven densely together.

I wasn’t surprised because I was facing high-level swordsmanship.

‘It really is the Divine Sword’s sword.’

Wolseonmu-geom, which the Divine Sword Wi Seol-ah used to perform.

The sword paths from that time were perfectly replicated.

It’s a beautiful spectacle.

As if refusing to break the black threads, it continuously created lines.

Kwagak-! Kkwak-!

Every move the Crow made was resolved within it.

No matter what stance it took, the sword had already reached its destination first.

Kkwak-!

Every time the aura of Purification touched it, the guy’s spear kept breaking repeatedly.

Purification worked on the guy. I noted that carefully.

“Kkuh.”

How many tridents had broken? By the time I could no longer count them on my fingers.

“You bitch……!”

The Crow roared and spread its wings.

Chwa-ak-!

Two pairs of wings spread wide. They unleashed a fierce wind pressure, and countless feathers burst forth from them.

The number of feathers was vast enough to obscure the entire front. Just as I wondered how this could possibly be dealt with.

Seu-euk.

Yarang raised her hand.

Not the hand holding the sword, but her bare hand.

A white aura gathered at her fingertips.

Confirming this, I thought to myself.

‘Could it be?’

Is she going to do that?

Before I could even finish recalling it.

U-u-ung—!!!

Yarang’s fingertips shone, and light burst forth from behind her back as well.

Fireflies.

White fireflies slowly floated into the air, flickering like embers.

Wi-ing-.

The fireflies thus created instantly grew in size, and each firefly became a sword.

Dozens of swords materialized in the air.

Hwi-ik-!

When Yarang moved her fingertips, the swords all stirred at once.

Kwagagagagak—!!!

The floating, piercing swords moved as if possessing wills of their own, shattering the feathers.

The white swords clashed against the black feathers, but the outcome was all too clear.

Before long, the feathers subsided.

With more than half the swords remaining, the feathers had completely vanished.

U-u-ung—!!!

The swords spun round and round in the sky, their speed gradually increasing.

Hu-u-u-ung—!!!

They were spinning so fast that eventually, their paths merged, making them look like a single ring.

Hwirik.

Yarang moved her hand once more.

Kua-a-a-a-a—!!

The ring moved. The furiously spinning ring of swords flew towards the Crow.

“Kkuh!”

Seeing that, the Crow hastily spread its wings and flew away.

Kwagagagagak—!!!

The ring burrowed into the ground, grinding it away. Its power was such that it would have minced me if I hadn’t dodged.

The Crow, wings spread, watched the ground being gouged and tried to gather its power again, but.

“……!”

Perhaps sensing something, it looked back.

Yarang was already there, having moved behind it and taken a stance.

Chwa-ak-!!

“Keok!”

Its back was sliced. With the impact, the Crow plummeted to the ground.

Kung-!

As soon as the Crow crashed to the ground with a small thud.

Chwajajajajak—!!!

Swords rained down from the air onto the guy.

Kwagagagagagang—!!!

Countless falling swords.

“Kua-a!”

Screams could be heard. Swords were embedded, pinning the guy’s limbs.

“Keu-eu-keut!”

The Crow tried to move somehow, but its body was pinned, unable to move easily, only trembling violently.

Then.

Seureung.

Yarang aimed her sword tip towards the Crow from the air.

U-u-u-u-ung.

The white aura expanded brilliantly. As the sword’s size increased along with it.

Tung-!

Yarang thrust her sword towards the Crow at high speed.

Just as the sword was about to plunge into the ground where the Crow lay.

“Stop–!!”

The Crow shouted.

At those words, my body froze. It was a command.

“……!”

The repercussions weren’t just affecting me; Yarang’s body swayed as well.

Kwa-a-a-a-ang—!!

Swaying, the deflected sword missed the Crow and plunged into the ground beside him.

An explosion occurred.

The ground shattered, and the shockwave erupted.

The immense blast pushed my body back. I barely managed to brace myself, keeping my footing.

Only then was my body’s recovery complete. Though more than half my energy was gone, it wasn’t too much strain on my body.

“Hoo.”

I let out a low breath and focused my gaze, trying to check the situation through the thick smoke.

As I looked beyond the smoke.

Chaeng-! Chwa-reureuk-!!

Light kept bursting forth. Before long, something burst out from beyond the smoke.

It was Yarang.

Seeing her flying towards me, I moved quickly.

I supported her back, stopping her from going further back.

Yarang successfully executed a breakfall.

She spun her sword halfway around, regaining her stance. Seeing that, I understood. It meant the fight wasn’t over at all.

“Damn it–!”

A roar could be heard. At that sound, the smoke that had been lingering in front dissipated.

Ho-a-a-ak-!!

As the dust cleared, the Crow’s condition came into view.

It was a wreck.

Jureureuk.

Blood flowed from the wounds on its body, soaking the ground. The same went for its limbs. Unlike when it fought me earlier, I could see its wounds weren’t regenerating.

Could that also be the effect of Purification?

“……Damn bitch. You were hiding this kind of power?”

The Crow asked, its face contorted in pain.

“I guess there’s a reason the Master of the myriad realms protected you like a daughter. Hah. Annoyingly.”

The Crow growled and clenched its fist. A trident was already held in the clenched hand.

Although Yarang was clearly in the superior position, looking at their conditions.

“It’s truly unexpected that things aren’t going according to plan like this.”

Even in that situation, the Crow didn’t seem to feel any sense of crisis. Rather than crisis, there was only slight bewilderment and regret.

“……I can only apologize to the Master.”

The Crow whispered and raised its hand.

“However, if I can deal with you lot here. That alone will be enough. After all, the Master of the myriad realms must already be compromised.”

Seeing that, Yarang moved. Seeing her, I followed suit. Whatever it was, I felt I had to stop it.

“……It’s a shame for you to witness, but. There’s no other way.”

Hwa-reureuk-!!

The created holy spear and the swords of Purification emitted flashes of light.

Just as we were about to charge towards the Crow.

“Face the supreme being. You insignificant pests.”

Along with the Crow’s words.

Beonjjeok-!!

The vortex swirling in the sky suddenly plunged towards the ground.