Chapter 1052: The Divine Tree and the Master.

Kwaaaaaaa–!!

My body, wreathed in flames, tears through the air. I moved through space at high speed. I pushed myself to my limit speed, and as a result, I was moving much faster than before, but…

Throb–!

‘Damn it.’

Every time I increased my speed, my vessel had a seizure. Damn it, it doesn’t seem like this is going to get any better.

It actually hurts more. It was so difficult I thought my vessel might shatter.

I felt like something terrible would happen if I kept flying like this, but…

“Can you keep up?”

I asked, looking back with my face contorted.

I had to go, somehow. As I looked back and asked, the ones following me…

Cheonma and Yarang nod.

They seem to be keeping up well, even at full speed. Even though I’m lending them some of my energy to help with speed, still…

‘Cheonma is naturally fast.’

I don’t know about Yarang, but Cheonma didn’t seem particularly slow originally. No matter how I look at it, I suspect being carried back then was just an act.

Ignoring the pain, I gritted my teeth and ran again.

‘What’s going on?’

The moment I heard Turtle’s voice, I flew at full power. I heard there was trouble at Hwasan.

Judging by how somewhat hurried his voice sounded, I figured it must be serious.

‘What could it be?’

I narrowed my eyes. If trouble arose, what kind of problem could it be?

‘Could it be…’

Did the Master of the Ten Thousand Realms invade? That was possible.

My mother, who had lost her memory, intended to eliminate the dragon. Even though they’re debating whether to block the Bottomless Pit or not right now, there was definitely a possibility she moved her main body.

‘If that’s the case, will Hwasan be alright?’

If the Master moved personally, could Hwasan withstand it?

I don’t even know how it managed to withstand things until now. I heard they were letting it slide, even though they knew.

‘Is it still like that?’

I don’t have confidence that the current situation is the same.

Because several problems have already occurred.

I eliminated two Generals and caused trouble for two Sacred Trees.

Even if Mother prepared arrangements for the Sacred Trees for my sake, the matter with the Generals is different.

Since I harmed two Generals and had friction with another, it wouldn’t be strange for the current Master of the Ten Thousand Realms to make a move.

However.

‘What if the Master didn’t move here?’

What if the trouble at Hwasan isn’t the Master, but something else?

That would be…

‘…Even more problematic?’

Since it’s a situation I can’t predict. I have no idea how to deal with it.

More importantly, I hadn’t heard Turtle’s voice since the first time.

Grind.

I grit my teeth and increase my speed.

‘Faster.’

I need to go faster than now. At this speed, it would take at least a day or two.

Is there no other way? As long as I was using my full power, there was no other method.

‘Then.’

I turned my head back. I looked at the two following me.

Because I was also using energy on those two.

‘For now, I’ll leave them behind.’

It’s the most rational method. In the first place, dragging Yarang along, let alone Cheonma, in this situation was strange.

Reminding myself of that, I slightly eased my energy output. No, I tried to ease it.

At that moment.

Woowoong–!!

‘What?’

I felt a rattling sensation from Yarang’s body. My heart also reacted. It’s Tam. Tam suddenly started wriggling.

This means…

‘She’s using her divine power.’

It means Yarang is using her divine power. What is she trying to do? Just as I watched with curious eyes.

She lightly drew her hand through the air.

Giiiiiiing–!!

Then, I felt light ahead.

Turning my head forward again.

“…?!”

The space ahead tore open, and a dimension unfolded. It was a Demonic Mirror Gate.

It felt similar to the violet Demonic Mirror Gate Cheonma had shown me.

In reality, only the color was different; the feeling was similar. What is this?

Stopped in mid-air by the suddenly appearing Demonic Mirror Gate.

I looked back and asked Yarang.

“What is this? Are you telling me to go in?”

Nod.

Yarang nods at my words.

“…”

I’m in a desperate hurry, so being told to enter a Demonic Mirror Gate is utterly baffling, but…

‘Will it help?’

I wondered if entering here meant it would help me get there.

“Can I get there faster if I ride this?”

Nod.

Yarang nods once more at my words.

Entering the Demonic Mirror Gate allows for faster arrival?

It was a nod filled with certainty.

“…”

Should I trust it or not?

I didn’t even have time to hesitate.

I turned my head again and plunged my body into the Demonic Mirror Gate.

A golden aura enveloped my body.

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A forest existing at the northernmost edge. It was a place people called the Forest of the Uncaring.

It’s a place rarely frequented by people, inhabited by beasts of rough nature, and rumored to be where outsiders who defy the rules of the Ten Thousand Realms gather.

Despite the nearby Yakwol Palace, they deliberately live far away. Living outside their laws.

It’s a place that doesn’t follow the laws set by the Great Master either, and being detached from them, it could incur the Master’s wrath at any time.

That’s why people didn’t head towards the Forest of the Uncaring.

Crackle.

Someone’s toes landed in such a place.

White hair fluttered in the gentle breeze, and the three pairs of wings on his back reminded onlookers that he was no ordinary being.

“…”

The one who landed on the ground looked around.

His alien blue eyes gazed into the forest. Around him, the air seemed to ripple as if tangled.

After watching for a long time, the man looked somewhere and then lifted the corners of his mouth.

“Found you.”

Something was caught by his eyes, which were beyond reason.

Though it looked infinitely natural, the man detected the unpleasantness tangled within.

“Amazing.”

The man admired purely. The power that defied order, visible within the naturalness.

Seeing that, he understood.

“So this is why the Yusa couldn’t touch it.”

Even though it looked simple for a moment. It was made of countless realizations. If it weren’t for the eyes granted by the heavens in the first place, he too wouldn’t have been able to see this.

Even if he had grasped it.

“He wouldn’t have dared to think of interfering.”

He wouldn’t have even considered touching that collection of order.

Therefore, it’s a question.

“Why does the Master of the Ten Thousand Realms…”

“…Show such leniency towards something like that?”

Anyone could see it defied the laws. The Master of the world should, more than anyone, exclude and hate such foreignness. But the Master didn’t seem to care about it.

Or perhaps.

“Is there a reason?”

As the Master, there’s no way he wouldn’t have noticed. Even though the situation in the Ten Thousand Realms is currently a complete mess. There’s no way the Master wouldn’t know about this.

“He’s just letting it slide.”

What reason could the Master have for that? The man couldn’t understand.

“It doesn’t matter.”

Now, even that didn’t matter. Because the time had already flowed towards him.

“Now…”

The man grinned and reached out his hand. The barrier ahead induced discomfort just by looking at it, but that was all. Before overwhelming power, nothing else mattered.

He slowly extended it.

He didn’t know what was inside, but… ‘The heavens commanded me to obtain what’s inside, so it must contain something more important than anything else.’

Just as the man, thinking thus, extended his fingertips further.

Thump-!

“Hm?”

Stopping his outstretched hand, the man looked back.

Kwoong–!!

A loud noise was heard.

The ground vibrated violently. The sensation made the man frown.

“This…”

It feels somewhat familiar. And it wasn’t a feeling I particularly liked.

The problem is.

“Why is this?”

Why am I feeling this sensation now? It’s a feeling that shouldn’t be felt here, of all places.

He was puzzled. Just as he felt that puzzlement. The sound grew closer and closer.

Kwoooong–!!

Now, the sound came from afar, at a distance visible to the eye. The man nodded his head at this.

Not long after.

“Crow—-!!”

From afar, along with a battle cry, the source of the sound appeared.

However.

“…Hmm?”

Looking at the being that appeared, Kkamagwi tilts his head.

It was different from what I expected.

“What is that guy?”

Something quite different from the being I expected burst forth. The horns on its head, its rough physique, and its voice seemed similar at first glance, but…

“It’s not Duryeong…?”

The being I expected. It was strange to consider it Duryeong.

Moreover, that guy…

“Should have died by the dragon’s hand.”

That dragon. I judged that he must have been killed by the very existence that confuses me the most, so that shouldn’t be Duryeong.

“This is strange.”

What on earth is that? As I narrowed my eyes in the incomprehensible situation.

Hwarururuk–!!

Something appeared in the giant’s hand. Black flames ignited, and soon a huge axe was seen grasped in his hand.

“Huh.”

Seeing that, the man’s eyes widened.

That axe undoubtedly belonged to Duryeong.

That means…

“Is it really Duryeong?”

It means that guy is indeed Duryeong, one of the Generals.

“Why…?”

Why did that guy appear here?

“You bastard–!!”

Just as the man was trying to understand. Duryeong charged and swung his axe.

Black flames spread menacingly, digging into the man.

“Tsk.”

An explosion erupted with a short clicking sound.

Kwooooong—!!

The black flames ignited.