Chapter 44: Betting Broadcast (2)

Not long ago, the bet Cheon Hwi made with his viewers was simple.

It was about whether an ordinary person who hasn’t awakened could learn martial arts and wield magic.

Because of the nature of the bet, the criteria for success and failure were clear, and the result would be obvious at a glance.

Anyone could determine the outcome of the bet, and if it succeeded, the global academic community would be turned upside down.

After all, wouldn’t it mean that an ordinary person could train and become an awakened one?

People who had longed to awaken would gain a real opportunity to achieve their dream, and on a national level, it could lead to an unimaginable supply of manpower.

In other words, whether it worked or not, there was nothing to lose.

And the one who boldly made the bet was none other than Cheon Hwi, who had recently been the center of attention, so people waited eagerly for his stream with growing anticipation.

[Live / Song Cheon Hwi: Day 1 of Martial Arts Training for a Civilian]

At last, Cheon Hwi started his broadcast.

It was hard to expect great results on day one, but viewers rushed to join the stream, hoping to see signs of success.

However, that hope didn’t last long.

The moment Cheon Hwi introduced the “civilian” who would be learning martial arts, the viewers were left speechless, staring at the screen.

[Aniguraeseo: What is this guest level even supposed to be?]

(Scarlet’s picture appears on Cheon Hwi’s stream)

She’s insanely pretty.

How in the world did he bring someone like her on?

[Comments]

Look at Great Hero’s face lol

But seriously, she’s crazy beautiful

She totally looks like a foreigner. Where did he even meet her?

Her golden eyes shimmered, perfectly matching her long red hair that flowed down to her waist.

Her haughty, aloof expression reminded people of a cat, and while her frame wasn’t tiny, it wasn’t large either—giving her a vibe that was both bold and delicate.

Scarlet, the Constellation of Sacred Flame.

Once a noble celestial being who shone in the night sky, now she had revealed herself before countless humans.

Her appearance alone was enough to make her stand out, but even setting that aside, her beauty was enough to make anyone turn their head—man or woman, young or old.

But what Cheon Hwi had been most concerned about wasn’t any of that.

It was her eyes.

A normal human’s pupils don’t stretch vertically like a feline predator’s.

Cheon Hwi had worried about that detail too, but it turned out the dragon-like slitted pupils were also one of Avesta’s traits.

According to what Cheon Hwi heard directly from Scarlet, it was due to the third star of her constellation—Dragon Flame Star.

Right now, the only visible change was her hair, but as Seo Ye-rin’s Avesta continues to evolve, her eyes may end up like that too.

[Jidangi: The guest’s way of speaking is seriously too cute lol]

The guest is super cute~

She doesn’t know how to use polite speech, so she ends every sentence with “-eyo.”

It’s too cute~

[Comments]

LMAO

She’s literally bursting with charm lol

Scarlet’s a broadcasting genius;

Usually, only awakened individuals had unusual hair and eye colors.

To begin with, red hair and golden eyes are almost impossible to occur naturally, right?

[Comments]

Honestly, it is kinda suspicious

It’s not like the Great Hero would lie, but still

You never know what if… just what if……

Song Cheon Hwi is staging a performance with an awakened person.

That suspicion quietly began to spread across Chobang Gallery.

The growing doubt slowly built momentum and eventually shed its disguise as a rumor, bursting into Cheon Hwi’s stream in full force.

And Cheon Hwi shut it down instantly.

[Association President, bring the awakening level testing equipment to the underground training room right now.]

Through the direct Association President hotline in the training hall, he immediately summoned the Association President and completed Scarlet’s awakening level test.

The result was, as expected, non-awakened.

Since it was the Association President himself who ran the test and guaranteed the result, no one could bring up the idea that Scarlet might be awakened anymore.

Honestly, it was the obvious outcome.

Awakening is originally defined in academic terms as the phenomenon of a constellation merging with a human body.

When a constellation enters an ordinary human body, the physical traits of that constellation partially influence the vessel—the human host.

So, post-awakening changes in physical features are basically side effects of the awakening process.

[YoungHeroDreamer: That chaos got shut down fast lol]

People were demanding an explanation, and he just called in the Association President and ran an awakening test on the spot lolol

That’s basically saying, “If you don’t believe it, go fight the Association President yourself” lmao

[Comments]

Sometimes when he pulls off these ultra-chad moves, it’s comedy gold lol

No hesitation.

Just.

‘Don’t like it? Step up.’

Boom. lol.

That kind of guts is what makes someone a true Great Hero.

Anyway, with all the trolls completely wiped out, Cheon Hwi’s stream returned to a clean and peaceful atmosphere.

[But wait, now that I think about it, there’s no rule in the bet that says she can’t take a Spiritual Tonic, right?]

It stayed that way—until Cheon Hwi, while watching Scarlet continue her Qi Circulation according to the Samjae Technique’s gugyeol, suddenly blurted that out.

Spiritual Tonic.

There’s no need to even ask how important and rare it is in a martial artist’s training.

For a martial artist, the amount of internal energy they possess is a matter of great significance.

Whether or not one has internal energy changes the efficiency of their training—and in battle, it can determine whether they can even use a single technique.

That’s why the value of a tonic that can instantly boost internal energy is beyond measure.

In fact, among the most famous tonics in the world, some even contain special powers that go beyond just increasing internal energy.

They can heal illnesses, restore severed meridians, improve one’s constitution, and even extend lifespan.

Each tonic carries its own mysterious effects—making them objects of desire for anyone.

Maybe that’s why.

“I thought about it carefully, and the condition of the bet only said that a non-awakened person had to learn martial arts. Nowhere did it say they couldn’t take a Spiritual Tonic during the training process.”

Wait, hold on

-What are you feeding her now?

-Now he’s bringing out the tonic lol

-So we’ve got martial arts, then magic, and now tonic too?

-Why is there always some new surprise in every broadcast lol

Cheon Hwi’s sudden comment that there’s nothing wrong with giving her a tonic made the viewers let out baffled laughs.

“It might not be visible on stream, but Lady Scarlet’s talent is actually quite exceptional. It’s just taking some time because she’s building up magic from scratch.”

Normally, if an average person were to begin learning martial arts, it would take about a month to form a danjeon and reach the level where they could be called Third-rate.

The danjeon is the vessel that holds internal energy, but it’s also a large mass of energy in itself—so you need to gather a minimum amount of magic power to even form one.

By memorizing the gugyeol of the internal technique and absorbing natural qi accordingly, that qi is colored into internal energy and stored within the body.

A beginner encountering martial arts for the first time gets used to this process through Qi Circulation and becomes familiar with the flow of true energy.

That’s right.

Just developing the proper sense and building internal energy the right way usually takes about a month.

‘She’s already fully adapted.’

Cheon Hwi’s gaze deepened as he watched Scarlet gradually increase her speed in Qi Circulation.

Scarlet was someone who had already amassed countless experiences as a Constellation.

Perhaps because she had already achieved considerable mastery in handling magic in her own way, she was able to make even martial arts—something she was encountering for the first time—her own in an instant.

‘With the right tonic, she could grow rapidly.’

Give it just a few more days, and she would naturally form her danjeon.

But Cheon Hwi, wondering whether it was even necessary to wait those few days, curved his lips into a pleased smirk.

“Looks like I’ll need to show off a little after a long time.”