Chapter Index

    “Cough… !”

    Hoodoo…

    A bucket of blood spilled out onto the floor. It was blood spurting from the ice demon’s mouth and nose.

    My fist was stuck in the ice demon’s chest up to my wrist. A trace of cold ice cubes remained around the wrist where it came out, like a bracelet. It was a trace of a broken self-defense device.

    The blood flowing out in a rush reached the trace and slowly froze.

    ‘It’s over.’

    I looked at it calmly.

    At the last moment, Bingma wrapped himself in a thick self-defense belt to protect his heart. However, even his self-defense strength, which was close to that of the Diamond Buddha, could not block the thunder-a-huran of the deep-throwing divine fist that I unleashed with all my might.

    ‘Neuahuran is kind of herbivorous, like a pile bunker.’

    A Chosik that projects the violent power of the Lightning God Fist at one point and penetrates any defense.

    Although I couldn’t create a perfect lecture because I was at the peak of my skills, I made up for that with my ignorant output.

    I put so much effort into it that I was prepared to suffer internal injuries.

    Even if my self-defense device hadn’t broken through, I would have been crushed by the shock or the arm I was holding on to would have been ripped off.

    The fact that the Ice Demon, who was in a state where he could not even breathe, had not yet lost consciousness was thanks to his internal energy slowly dissipating.

    ‘It’s already the same as being dead, so it won’t take long for it to all disappear.’

    In the Tuseonhyuphaengrok, martial arts such as immortality did not exist. So, as long as the heart was destroyed, there was no possibility for the Ice Demon to be resurrected.

    At that time, I suddenly felt lukewarm liquid flowing from my nose.

    Grumbling…

    ‘snot? Oh, it’s a nosebleed.’

    I wasn’t in that good condition either. Although he was in a better situation than the Ice Demon, who was about to ascend to heaven, he used his internal strength too much in order not to miss the opportunity to kill the master of Hwagyeong.

    What was significant was that they attacked him before he could drive out the energy that had entered his body.

    This was my first time experiencing something similar to an internal injury.

    The tingling pain of Qi and blood felt like growing pains.

    Still, this was an injury that could be cured by driving away the ice demon’s energy and getting a good night’s sleep.

    At that time, Bingma spoke in a telephonic tone.

    -I was wrong. You have the qualities of a great demon…

    Since it was no longer possible to speak with the mouth, the sound was sent by squeezing out the inner energy that was still in the body.

    I grumbled as I saw his eyes losing their light and becoming blurry.

    “Why do all the demons fighting me say similar things?”

    Some are trying to scout, while others are trying to turn around and kill. Bingma mutters that I should have joined the demonic cult rather than the righteous faction.

    Being popular was also tiring. This is especially true if you are popular with bad guys.

    ‘Why am I learning magic?’

    Even if I learn magic, if I register it as a souvenir, I won’t go crazy or anything like that. But I couldn’t get rid of the discomfort that came from it itself.

    First of all, magic is mostly learned using cruel methods, so it wasn’t my taste.

    The method of eating the heart and blood of another warrior was a classic. It was a story I heard from my teacher, but if I went a little deeper, I heard that there were magic techniques that involved soaking the brains with their hands, drinking the blood of virgins, and eating newborn babies.

    So, I can’t proudly say that I learned martial arts anywhere. It’s just that there is a difference of timing when it is discovered that you have mastered magic, but there is a possibility that you will die at any time at the hands of a charlatan who is interested in honor. It’s natural that you can’t even complain.

    Just like the ice demon that died in my hands right now.

    Even the son-in-law of the Namgung family could be said to be the highest rank in the entire midfield, so there was no reason to lower my reputation.

    The only advantage is that the average power of magic-type martial arts is quite strong, but honestly, the power of the martial arts I am currently learning was enough. Because he has learned a lot of martial arts that only the immediate family members of the Namgung family can learn.

    If you don’t have enough strength, you can quickly increase your strength by collecting souvenirs and waiting. There is no need to learn magic at the risk of being disliked by others or hurting your own feelings.

    ‘There’s no need to learn such annoying and unpleasant things.’

    -I don’t know why someone like you joined a political faction…

    When I didn’t seem to be shaken at all, the Ice Demon lowered his head, repeating those words until the end.

    With the final, faint sound of a faint sound, he finally lost his breath.

    “Go first and wait. I will send you Cheonma along with you later.”

    Phew!

    I pulled out the fist that was stuck in the ice demon’s chest. He then used his supernatural ability to burn the blood and internal organs on his body.

    As my supporting arm disappeared, the ice demon’s body fell down helplessly on the ground where the snow had melted and exposed the dirt.

    His long clothes, which were as white as snow, were stained with dirt.

    That was the end of Bingma, a member of Palma and the head of the eight tribes of the Demonic Cult.

    “Heo Eok… !”

    I heard the sound of Elder Il, who was retreating, taking a breath. An expression that never occurred to me that Bingma would lose. He probably thought the decision had been made when the Ice Demon’s capital stabbed me in the stomach.

    “… … .”

    Not even a single detail was taken to deal with the surviving elders and beggars.

    From the beginning, their role was to bring out the Ice Demon, nothing more or less. There was no need to waste time becoming a cat playing with mice when the goal was achieved.

    As for the bodies, only the large ones were recovered in the inventory. Even if we don’t know the indirect traces left on the floor or the gate, we could possibly infer martial arts by looking at the traces left on the body.

    I didn’t even bother to bend down to pick up the loosely rolling pieces.

    In this way, the Bingeumgok yard was cleaned up and burned to erase any traces.

    As I took out some good clothes and put them on, I saw Baek Geon jumping out of the palace hall.

    “Death penalty! Huh… Huh… ”

    “Are there any injuries?”

    I asked him out of breath.

    Baek Geon, who had made a large baggage out of wrapping cloth of unknown origin and was carrying it on his back, had injuries all over his body. Not only were the stab wounds and cuts visible, but the lips were also blue.

    As I suspected, there seemed to be some magic remaining inside.

    ‘But looking at the fact that there were no serious injuries, as expected, only the ones worth dealing with remained inside.’

    As I was thinking that, Baek Geon straightened his bent back and spoke triumphantly.

    “Phew… are you okay! It’s about this much. It’s cheap compared to the price of stolen treasure from the Demonic Cult. Hehe… ”

    “If it’s a treasure, you’ve earned the military service level, right?”

    “Of course! As instructed, I filtered out the magic and went with names that looked as strong as possible. Cheonseolyuhwageom (遷雪流花劒), Ice Heaven White Jade Hand (氷天白玉手), Glacier Heart Sutra (氷河心經), Hanbing Muhonbeop (cold and iceless soul method)… ”

    “Yes, it looks like you took good care of it.”

    His lips, which had turned blue probably because he was dealing with an ice ball, were trembling.

    I shook my head.

    “Boy, it looks difficult, but you are bragging. Let’s go back before we get distracted. You should get some rest.”

    Grumbling~

    The remaining shrines were set on fire. All traces left behind by Baek Geon would turn to ashes and disappear.

    Clap~

    I opened the door to Namgung House with the key.

    Baek Geon, who crossed first, waved at me.

    “Let’s go quickly!”

    “That should be it.”

    Before following Baek Geon and crossing the door in the air, I suddenly clenched the fist that had pierced the Ice Demon’s heart.

    Twisting ㅡ

    The friction of skin with superhuman strength made a sound as if a fist was clenched while wearing leather gloves.

    ‘Tempal played a large role in defeating the Ice Demon this time.’

    The absorption cloak primarily absorbed the energy, and the suit blocked it secondarily. Although there were holes in the cape and suit.

    The suit was slightly cut by the previous slashing villain, and the fact that it could not completely block the sword attack was also the same. The suit was not an invincible armor that blocked all attacks.

    It is true that the suit has excellent defense power enough to easily block attacks unless the opponent is an expert in fireworks or a psychic specialized in a specific field. However, the suit’s main function was to utilize Starlight’s unique properties to absorb various energies. That’s why my suit didn’t burn even when I used this ability.

    If I hadn’t donned the cloak of absorption, the strength of the ice magic might have penetrated deep into my intestines.

    I recalled the feeling I felt as I broke the Ice Demon’s heart.

    ‘Obviously the heart… It had an ice-like aura.’

    Through Neigongsimbeop, the martial artist converts the natural energy into energy suitable for the body and stores it. However, most of that energy is accumulated in the Danjeon, and only when using martial arts does it circulate through the body according to the designated Qi and Blood.

    Although there are exceptions, like me, who pour all of their energy into their energy and blood at once, in most cases, a significantly smaller amount of energy is used as energy compared to the amount accumulated in the danjeon.

    However, the energy felt in the Ice Demon’s heart was not like that.

    The cold, dark, chilling demonic energy was sitting there as if the heart was being cut off.

    ‘It’s the dantian in the heart… ‘Are you saying it’s a stoppage?’

    The energy that could be clearly felt was smaller than the energy contained in Hadanjeon, but it was a large amount to be considered the amount of movement when simply using martial arts.

    If the Ice Demon was a spirit being, it was clear that a inner altar would have been created in its heart.

    I realized it the moment I felt it.

    If you reach the level of Hwagyeong, you will be able to form the middle and middle battles based on the internal energy you have accumulated so far in your heart.

    0 Comments

    Heads up! Your comment will be invisible to other guests and subscribers (except for replies), including you after a grace period.
    Note
    // Script to navigate with arrow keys