Ch.278Chapter 278 – Greatest of All Time, Best Under Heaven, Supreme Among Ten Thousand Demons

Aegir thought that among all the days he had lived so far, today would be one he could never forget.

To him, humans as a species were mostly weak and insignificant, but occasionally individuals with truly remarkable abilities would emerge, making them unpredictable beings.

That’s why Aegir thought it natural that Enceladus took interest in humans.

Demons moved only by instinct before serving Enceladus, and after finding someone to serve, they were shaped and moved according to the intentions of the one they chose to serve.

But humans were different.

They were beings who always accomplished special feats beyond what he had imagined.

‘This is… truly an extraordinary event.’

However, what was happening before Aegir’s eyes now exceeded even his imagination.

At most 100 years. Even if one reached a certain level, 200-300 years. Only those who achieved truly exceptional accomplishments lived beyond that, and no matter how much one trained, there was always a ‘limit’.

The human woman standing before him now, boldly thrusting her fist toward the sky.

As her fist thrust upward, the sky split.

Literally, the sky that had been full of clouds was now completely clear without a single cloud.

While it was common for clouds to form in the sky after the collision of two powerful beings, in all his demonic life, he had never encountered someone who could blow away all clouds with just a punch.

‘She’s strong! I absolutely must not take her lightly.’

And Aegir realized that this person with such immense power was hostile toward him.

Because judging by the human woman’s stance, she appeared to be protecting the Saint who had been fighting against him until just now.

“Saint, hurry back. It would be best for you to go get treatment and return later.”

“B-but!”

“Do not doubt me. I am the Heavenly Demon Supreme, the greatest under heaven, the lord of all demons.”

At Cheon Hyeryeong’s words, Eterna reluctantly clutched her side and attempted to leave the battlefield.

“Where do you think you’re going, Saint of the Sun God?”

Seeing Eterna trying to escape the battlefield, Aegir gripped Abolluon again to stop her, but then saw Cheon Hyeryeong blocking his path.

“Demon there. Why are you looking at another being when I am present?”

Cheon Hyeryeong stood in Aegir’s way to prevent him from pursuing Eterna.

Though the Abolluon in Aegir’s hand was sharp, she was not one to hesitate in blocking an opponent.

If she left the person who had risked her life fighting a demon for her husband to die, her husband would be greatly saddened.

She did not want to see her husband grieving.

“My husband is waiting, so I shall end this quickly.”

“How arrogant. My Abolluon will cut you down. Do you wish to see that fist that split the sky get split by my Abolluon?”

Aegir seemed incredulous that Cheon Hyeryeong was blocking him without any weapon.

And for good reason—Abolluon was a demonic sword that was practically one with Aegir, bestowed upon him directly by Enceladus.

Cheon Hyeryeong was the first being to confront a demonic sword without any weapon.

“It matters not. Only those at mediocre levels need weapons. At my level of mastery, everything around becomes a weapon. For instance…”

While explaining what martial arts truly meant to Aegir, Cheon Hyeryeong picked up a small ornament from the ground.

It was a decoration that had been attached to Eterna’s waist, which had fallen off when Abolluon grazed her waist.

The ornament in Cheon Hyeryeong’s hand was at most the span of an adult male’s hand in length.

Yet she acted as if it was more than sufficient.

“Even with this ornament, I can kill someone easily. In summary, it’s not the weapon that matters, but the person wielding it.”

Though she held only a small accessory against Abolluon, Cheon Hyeryeong exuded the composure that could only be felt from a true master.

Aegir trembled at the sight.

Despite facing an opponent with a weapon, she refused to submit and instead boldly provoked him!

Aegir realized once again that Cheon Hyeryeong was a suitable vessel for the Demon God.

“I have no choice. Since words seem to fail… I must resolve this with force.”

Aegir vowed to defeat her and use her body to bring about Enceladus’s resurrection.

“How interesting. You are the first being since my husband to entertain me so.”

Cheon Hyeryeong also took her stance as she saw Aegir grip Abolluon and prepare his posture.

It was the starting position of Heavenly Demon Divine Sword, a martial art among the many techniques of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art that could be used when wielding a sword.

“This is my first encounter with Eastern martial arts, but human martial arts cannot surpass a demon’s power!”

“One need not compare to know which is longer or shorter!”

Aegir kicked off the ground, rushing toward Cheon Hyeryeong and thrusting Abolluon.

But Cheon Hyeryeong easily avoided Abolluon by slightly shifting her body.

Then she lightly struck upward with the ornament in her hand against Abolluon, forcing Aegir to retreat due to the tremendous recoil he felt from his sword.

“Kugh! Not bad!”

Indeed, she was a suitable vessel for the Demon God. Aegir realized once again that the skill of the human he was facing exceeded his imagination.

Thinking that there would be no demon who could match her skill, Aegir gritted his teeth.

“Why are you like this? You were eager to charge at me earlier, but now you retreat after just one attack. What a sight.”

“Hmph! I haven’t used my full power yet.”

Aegir tried to appear calm, but his arm was slightly trembling from directly receiving the force imbued with the principles of the Heavenly Demon Divine Sword.

Originally, martial arts created by mortals to place the heavens beneath their feet—when mastered to the extreme, even a demon’s body would struggle to withstand such power.

Aegir readjusted his grip on Abolluon and lunged at Cheon Hyeryeong again, while she faced him by wielding the accessory like a sword.

Though Aegir swung his sword too fast for ordinary eyes to follow, Cheon Hyeryeong blocked his attacks using only the accessory.

—BOOM! THUD! CRASH!

Sounds like cannons firing exploded each time the sword and accessory met.

It was impossible to believe these were sounds of metal striking metal.

After exchanging more than 1,000 attacks and defenses in a split second, the two momentarily retreated.

“Huff, huff…”

Aegir seemed extremely tired. Even with a demon’s tireless body, exchanging over 1,000 attacks in an instant was too much.

“Whew, how entertaining.”

In contrast, Cheon Hyeryeong seemed completely unfazed despite exchanging over 1,000 attacks in an instant, apart from slightly rougher breathing.

Aegir finally realized the insurmountable gap in skill between himself and Cheon Hyeryeong.

‘This is impossible. How can a mere human possess such strength?’

Aegir could not comprehend the tremendous power Cheon Hyeryeong possessed.

What being had helped her obtain such overwhelming power that transcended human limitations and even pushed back a demon like himself?

“How can a human… be so strong…”

For the first time in his life, Aegir felt fear.

It was shocking that he, who had always instilled fear and terror in others, was now experiencing fear himself.

‘I… am afraid?’

A demon, an immortal being, fearing a mere mortal? If other demons who knew him found out, they might ridicule him.

Determined to land at least one blow, Aegir raised his energy to the extreme.

“Here and now, I will show you my strongest technique.”

Aegir concentrated all the energy he had raised throughout his body into Abolluon.

Abolluon consumed his energy and sent a jet-black sword energy soaring high into the sky.

The pitch-black sword energy created from his power formed on Abolluon, then fell toward Cheon Hyeryeong.

“How interesting! Then I shall show you the ultimate technique of the Heavenly Demon Divine Sword as well.”

Seeing the black sword energy falling toward her, Cheon Hyeryeong extended her right hand holding the accessory to the side and then lightly swept it upward.

Following the path traced by the accessory in her hand, an ink-colored sword energy emitting an intense aura soared toward the black sword energy.

The sword energy she created was the ultimate technique of the Heavenly Demon Divine Sword—”Path of the Thousand Swords.”

This martial art, named for the single path of the sword drawn by the Heavenly Demon, was a seemingly simple but devastatingly powerful technique that released sword energy imbued with the power of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art along the path of the sword to annihilate enemies.

Aegir’s energy falling from the sky and Cheon Hyeryeong’s sword energy rising from the ground.

When the two energies collided, an earth-shattering boom resounded as an enormous dust cloud shot high into the sky.

As the dust settled, the victor of this battle was revealed.

“Kugh, cough…”

Caught in the explosion from the collision of sword energies, Aegir’s body was in a miserable state.

His internal organs were spilling out, all the bones in his body were broken, and his beloved sword Abolluon had shattered into pieces embedded in his body.

In contrast, Cheon Hyeryeong had suffered no injuries except for slightly torn clothes.

This was because she had always maintained a protective energy barrier around herself.

“I… admit defeat…”

“It was an enjoyable battle.”

Cheon Hyeryeong completely crushed Aegir’s body with her Heavenly Demon Dominion Step, and soon Aegir’s corpse, along with Abolluon, turned to ash and floated up to the sky.

No matter how powerful a demon might be, they were no match for the Heavenly Demon who could split the sky with her own power.

Thus, the demon Aegir who had descended upon this land was defeated by Cheon Hyeryeong, and this news soon reached the Kingdom of Oberon, causing a great commotion.