Chapter 1048: The Divine Tree and the Master.

Whoooosh–!!

A giant tail flickered in the empty air. Roughly four, if you were counting. The tails, covered in large, white fur, were thrashing wildly.

“Grrrrrrr–!!”

The beast’s roar spread thickly. It wasn’t a particularly loud sound, yet considering how calmly it cried out, it made the very ground resonate.

“Kuhk–!!”

The man strained continuously, looking at the being gripping his neck.

He had to escape.

He had to escape this bizarre something, but he couldn’t.

“What kind of power is this–!!”

The power was too immense. Just pressing down generated waves capable of crushing everything around him. Feeling this, the man was certain.

The shock just now. The impact that had briefly knocked him unconscious must have been this guy’s doing.

“Where on earth…?”

Where did a guy like this even appear from?

“Grrrrrrr–!!”

Listening to the roar, he observed his opponent. By appearance, it was clearly a Moonlit Night tribe member.

And not just any member, but one who had received all the blessings of the deep night of the myriad realms.

It seemed to have inherited the blood of a pure-blooded Moonlit Night tribe member quite strongly, as its condition was similar.

It was a state comparable to when Yusa took out his main body.

“The level is…!”

It was a level where even comparing it to that Yusa guy felt like a waste.

Not to mention the crushing power.

“It shatters divinity.”

Crackle–!!

It was casually shattering the power of divinity that was pushing it back. What kind of absurd thing was this?

Divinity is something that cannot even be touched without divinity.

The energy those guys used just before had pushed it back for some reason, but…

“It wasn’t like this…!”

This was on a completely different level.

Even if I’m only half-baked, I’ve ascended to the Master’s level. Ordinary beings shouldn’t even be able to touch or face this.

The guy in front of me casually dismissed it all.

As if.

As if I were no different from it.

Kuga-ga-ga–!!!

My vision flipped. By the time the man realized it, his body was cutting through the air.

The speed was incredibly fast.

At this rate, I might fly to the end of the barrier and shatter it.

The man, barely regaining his composure, spread his wings.

Swish–!

Three pairs of wings unfurled, stopping his flying body.

At the same time, just as he turned his gaze to pinpoint the guy’s location…

“Krrrung–!!”

“……!”

The roar came from behind the man. As he quickly turned his head, a pure white sky greeted him.

WHAM–!!

A fist crashed down onto his face.

Along with the impact, he fell to the ground.

Kua-ga-ga-ga–!!!

As his small body fell, the ground shattered into pieces.

“Kuhk!”

He let out a groan. The man tried to get up, enduring the pain.

Vwoom–!!

A sound was heard. Raising his gaze, he saw the guy attempting something.

Flames gathered at its mouth.

It felt ominous and unsettling. His instinct screamed that he had to stop it immediately.

“Stop–!!”

He immediately cast a command.

Thump–!!

The binding that flew towards the guy attempted to constrict its body as is, but…

“Krrru–!!”

Crackle–!

“Huh!?”

The command crumbled the moment it touched the guy. That fact meant only one thing.

“Is it truly a vessel?”

It meant that guy was also a vessel destined to become a master.

It harbored the potential to become a transcendent being.

Where on earth did a guy like that pop out from?

“Kuhk…!”

He let out a groan. Drawing up his energy, his body accelerated.

The divinity contained within his wings manifested, raising his speed.

As the man shifted position, disaster poured down where he had been.

Kuga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga–!!!

A purple flash poured onto the ground. A giant pillar made the ground completely bare.

The energy felt from there made the man narrow his eyes.

“This is…”

Divinity.

The energy contained the rank of the realm.

“Just what…”

“…is that guy?”

I managed to contain the divinity and life force received from Taecheon-nim by applying them to my body, but what on earth is that guy?

Perhaps.

“Is it a vessel from another world?”

Could it be an envoy sent by a master from another world, just like myself? Such a thought flashed through my mind.

That possibility wasn’t nonexistent.

Because there might be someone aiming for the myriad realms besides Taecheon.

“If so.”

I must remove it. No matter where this guy appeared from, if he’s a hindrance to Taecheon-nim’s grand plan…

Crackle-snap–!!

“I must remove it.”

Dozens of feathers gathered at once, forming a white trident. It was a much sturdier and harder form than what I usually held.

Life force wrapped around it. Divinity was generated, and a white current spread.

Rumble.

The grey sky shook as if thunder were striking. This was the man’s space; his desires became energy, influencing the surroundings.

Swoosh.

He raised the trident high.

At that moment, the current gathered in the grey sky became intense lightning, converging at the tip of the spear.

Kuru-ru-ru-ru–!!!

Fizzle-crack.

“Hoo.”

Lifting the light-infused spear, the man moved. He used a certain amount of the life force he had gathered over the immense past years.

Though I thought it was an endless supply of energy, I immediately used a large amount because I deemed the opponent dangerous.

“I still have many things to do, you know.”

I succeeded in becoming a vessel, but I’m still only half-baked.

There were still many things to obtain in the myriad realms. If I obtain them, and obtain them again…

“I shall finally reach the Master.”

The current Master, who might not be able to properly regain their composure due to the anomaly that occurred.

I must swallow her too and fulfill Taecheon’s will.

Therefore.

“You die here.”

Anyone who opposes that will dies here.

Swish–!

“……!”

The man looked to his left. The spear he was aiming was gone.

His arm itself had been torn off and was flying away. The trident he was holding was flying through the air. What happened?

“This guy…!”

“Krrrrrrr–!!”

The guy, who had approached before he knew it, swung his sharp claws and tore off his arm.

The speed was incredible. Furthermore…

“Kuaaaaaaa–!!”

WHOMP–!!

“Kuhk!”

It wasn’t just the speed that was fast.

The approaching impact made his body stagger once again.

As he blocked one fist, another came reaching out. He blocked it once more.

WHAM–!

The impact pushed his body back further.

He should have used this recoil to create distance. He reached out his hand; energy burst forth and wrapped around the severed hand.

Shiiik–!!

He attached the flown-off hand to his left shoulder. This was faster than regenerating it.

After attaching and slightly moving the restored arm to adapt, he tried to create distance, but…

Shiiik–!!!

The guy’s tail shot out and wrapped around the man’s body.

He tried to escape quickly, but couldn’t. There wasn’t just one tail, and they seemed to block all sides of the man, leaving no room to escape.

“Kuhk-!”

This was problematic.

The man glared.

Thump–!

His heart pounded, and the power within was unleashed.

Authority.

The man tried to escape the crisis using the authority granted to him, but…

A problem arose then.

Snap!

“…What?”

Suddenly, something that flew in from somewhere bit the man’s thigh.

It was gnawing with a black shape. Upon checking where it came from, it had flown from the being in front.

What was this? He wondered what kind of attack it was, but soon realized.

“What the…?”

The manifestation of his authority wasn’t happening. What should have burst forth normally remained still.

The man was flustered. What kind of absurd situation was this? His body froze for a moment in this ridiculous state.

“Krrrrrrr–!!”

The being didn’t miss the opportunity and thrust its fangs forward.

“Damn–!”

The space was restricted, and the distance was narrow.

I can’t dodge.

The moment his neck was about to be crushed by the teeth and torn off…

Thump–!

“……?”

Just before the fangs could pierce his skin, the guy’s body suddenly shrank and collapsed in an instant.

Its giant physique shrank, and the fur standing on end all fell out.

Its immense presence and the size of its vessel collapsed, and it fell right in front of the man.

“Huh…?”

Seeing the fallen figure, the man let out a hollow laugh. He had finally learned the true identity of the bizarre being that had been overwhelming him until just moments ago.

“It’s a dragon.”

A dragon. That troublemaker who had entered this space seeking him.

Was that guy the being from just now?

“How.”

What on earth happened? How could it display such power?

Questions arose regarding this, but…

“Whatever it is, it’s fine.”

It didn’t matter what it was now. What was important was that he had survived, and…

“I will kill it.”

…the fact that that guy failed to fulfill his role and lost consciousness.

It was dangerous.

What was that appearance and presence from something that wasn’t even a dragon?

This guy was truly dangerous.

“It’s fortunate that I can deal with it now.”

I’ll deal with the guy who will be a hindrance in the future, right here. Thinking so, the man raised the trident and was about to stab it into the guy’s neck, but…

Crackle-snap–!!

Clang–!

“Kuhk!?”

The man quickly rotated his spear as spikes shot up from the ground.

My body was pushed back. It was just a moment.

Supporting himself on the ground, he was about to throw the trident, but…

“Damn.”

The guy who had been lying on the ground until just moments ago was gone. He quickly turned his head.

The place he looked at was where Yarang would be lying.

As he looked there…

“You…!”

A being the man was very familiar with was in that spot.

A woman with black, long hair. White skin and a petite physique.

As their eyes met, it was a being that evoked a chilling sensation.

“You were here too?”

“……”

It was the woman who had driven the man to the brink in Maryeong Mountain last time.

She held the fallen dragon in one hand and lifted Yarang with the other.

It was evident that she was trying to escape.

“Did you think I’d let you go!”

The man had no intention of letting her go, so he immediately threw his spear, but…

“……”

The woman moved her hand lightly as she saw the flying spear, and a sword was suddenly held in her hand.

Kua-ga-ga-ga–!!!

The sword’s blade deflected the spear, not blocking it entirely but merely altering its path.

The spear, its path altered, soared into the air.

Too-woooong–!!!

The spear that soared into the grey sky exploded.

Immense energy spread across the wide sky.

Giiiii–!!

Behind the woman who blocked the attack, a dimension tore open.

“This is–?”

The man tried to charge forward, increasing his speed, but before he could reach her, the woman hid her body in the dimensional rift and escaped.

Thump–!

The man’s hand brushed past the closing space belatedly.

“…Damn.”

I missed.

Grrrind.

The man gritted his teeth. Even after reaching the vessel, I missed the ones I should have killed.

“The Master will surely be enraged if they find out.”

He clenched his fist.

Should I go find them somehow? It seems right to find and deal with them, but…

“…No.”

The man shook his head. There was a more priority task than trying to find those guys whose whereabouts I didn’t know.

“…First, I head towards the volcano.”

Taecheon-nim had said something.

‘When you reach the vessel, go to the place called Volcano from there.’

And so.

“‘Devour the treasure hidden by the myriad realms.'”

I had to obtain the Master’s will that would be there.