episode_0148

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“The difference in power is inevitable.”

Bingeom muttered as if he was disappointed, but Yeomjin, who was sitting in front of him, did not respond.

Yan Jin’s narrow eyes on top of the fan looked at the stadium without flinching despite the cheers of the audience.

It wasn’t the relaxed look Yeomjin always showed.

The people in the VIP room, where Binggeom, Yeomjin, and the high-ranking figures of the Murim Alliance were sitting, had a different view of the battle.

“But time is dragging on.”

Yeomjin, who had been silent, opened his mouth.

A large ice crystal had formed around Cheongyeon, who was stuck in the audience.

– Isn’t it off-site?

There was a murmur in the audience, but the referee shook his head.

If the body touches the outside of the stadium, it is out of bounds, so this rule did not apply to Cheongyeon, who was surrounded by ice.

And Namgung Soyou did not want the game to end with the result being out of bounds.

“Don’t hesitate and come up.”

Namgung Soyou said, calming the burning flames.

“……”

Cheongyeon stretched out her hand to create an ice bridge from the audience to the stadium, and Namgung Soyu stepped back slightly to clear the way for Cheongyeon to return.

Fatigue covered Cheongyeon’s face like a fog as she slipped into the stadium.

“Still strong.”

As soon as Cheong Yeon regained her stance, Nangong Soyou’s energy exploded again.

Seeing his student exploding with energy, Yan Jin folded his fan and stood up.

“Don’t you see it anymore?”

Bingeom asked Yeomjin with a derision as he was leaving.

“The results have already been decided, so is there any need to see them?”

Yeomjin looked back slightly and answered Bingeom, who was smiling bitterly.

“Well, that’s true too.”

Looking at Yeomjin leaving, Binggeom smiled.

“Bingryungong, Yeomryungong, Nouryungong… Not only the three major martial arts, but most martial arts have internal attack techniques.”

Bingeom cast his gaze downward.

“And that internal energy and mental method affects people.”

“If Bingryun Gong continues to be unleashed, the caster becomes emotionless and insensitive in dealing with life. This is because it is influenced by the internal energy and mind method.”

“That’s why Cheongyeon, who has the opposite personality, is the perfect child for Bingryun-gong.”

Before we knew it, Cheongyeon was throwing ice crystals and widening the distance.

“Even if you use Bingryun Gong, you will be less affected due to your inherent good nature.”

Cheongyeon continues to be pushed aside by Namgung Soyu.

She rolled on the ground to avoid Soyou’s flame, and was blown away by the impact of the barrier breaking, but she stubbornly got up.

“There was only one thing I asked of Cheongyeon in this game. To kill time by spreading the ice ball to a minimum.”

The flames created by Namgung Soyu became fiercer.

“Yeomjin. In order to increase the effectiveness of Yan Lun Gong, you took on a child in an unstable state as your disciple. A child with a desire to become strong.”

Bingeom’s gaze moved to Namgung Soyu.

She looked very tired as she continued to push Cheongyeon around.

His breathing was disordered, and there were times when he lost his balance and stumbled, perhaps because he was dizzy from the heat he was generating.

“I don’t know what kind of side effects there will be if you continue to use Yan Lun Gong… but at least you should have taught your students how to suppress Yan Lun Gong for their sake.”

Namgung Soyou rushed forward, lighting a fire in both hands.

It was fast using explosive power, but it was less sharp than before.

– Empty!

Cheongyeon’s ice barrier blocked Namgung Soyou’s attack for the first time.

“Ugh… Ugh!!”

Perhaps out of anger that his attack was blocked, Namgung Soyu screamed and raised the stakes.

The flame attached to Namgung Soyu began to burn even more fiercely.

Namgung Soyu, who has become a human torch, swings his arms wildly and knocks on Cheongyeon’s ice barrier.

There was no sign of any herbivorous appearance.

“……”

Cheongyeon, who was blocking Soyou’s attack under a solid ice barrier, turned her gaze to the audience.

Cheongyeon was asking her teacher.

‘Is it now?’

Bingeom closed his eyes for a moment at the question-filled look in his eyes.

The heat that Namgung Soyu gave off heated up the stadium, and the audience nearby began to leave their seats in a hurry.

Now, only a few people remain in the general audience.

Bingeom’s eyes caught the back of the man who Yeom Jin had introduced as his squire.

The man’s face was filled with embarrassment, probably because he was shocked to see his teacher’s broken appearance.

Bingum thought so.

As Bingeom slowly nodded, Cheongyeon’s eyes changed.

A chill gathered around her.

– Boom! bang!

As Soyou continued to hit the ice barrier, he felt the barrier gradually cracking.

“If you just destroy this!!!”

At the moment when Namgung Soyu shouted and threw his fist at the wall, the wall disappeared before his eyes.

Namgung Soyou’s attack tore through the air, and her balance was lost due to the uncontrolled power.

Before she knew it, Cheongyeon had moved next to her and raised the sword made of ice particles high, just as she had done to Inho.

“Zen… Jang!”

In a situation where it was too far to catch up, Namgung Soyu predicted the trajectory of the sword’s strike and launched himself.

However, a pillar of ice rising from the ground blocked the path, and her body came to a halt for a split second.

Here, Namgung Soyou foresaw his defeat.

Cheongyeon’s sword split the air, and a snowstorm dozens of times stronger than the one that fell on Inho hit her.

– Cheeek!!

As the snow melted, Namgung Soyu’s body temperature quickly cooled down, and she took a few steps forward, resisting the blizzard, but soon felt herself becoming more and more dizzy.

“Ah… no…!!!”

Feeling his body freezing from the tip of his body, Nangong Soyou muttered.

Those were the last words she spoke in this game.