## Chapter 2362 – 2362. The Ascent Of Brightness
[Death Resistance has been activated. You will not die for the next 15 seconds.]
Jeonjeong spat out blood and swung his palm at Yu Yeoryeo. A palm-shaped bolt of lightning shot out towards Yu Yeoryeo like a thunderbolt.
Yu Yeoryeo lightly shifted her body to avoid it, but the aftershock alone sent her flying. Her complexion worsened, and she immediately fled. It was a wise decision. Yu Yeoryeo was at the 8th level of the Ogi stage, while Jeonjeong was at the 8th level of the Samjeong stage.
Even if Jeonjeong was weakened by external and internal injuries, as well as poison, there was no chance of winning in a head-on fight. Especially since Yu Yeoryeo was an assassin. Direct combat was not her forte.
“That damn bitch… I’ve memorized your face, so I’ll definitely hunt you down and kill you.”
Jeonjeong deployed a Vajra Divine Barrier and collapsed onto the ground. It seemed he was trying to deal with the poison by using Qi Circulation as a temporary measure.
[Death Resistance remaining time: 3 seconds]
‘Damn it. The best time to ambush a martial artist is when they’re concentrating on Qi Circulation, which is when they’re most vulnerable… but I don’t have time.’
There was no other choice. He couldn’t die like this.
The only fortunate thing was that I was inside the barrier. He was so sure of my death that he completely stopped paying attention to me.
[Using Full Recovery.]
[Using Flash (刹那). Remaining stacks: 7]
I abruptly stood up and gripped the Hwaryeon Flying Dagger. Jeonjeong reacted. His eyes widened, and he emitted a stream of light. His Mind’s Eye had immediately sensed my revival.
[Using Flash (刹那). Remaining stacks: 6]
Thunder Sky Style (雷天流) Mind Sword (心卽劍).
The sword was swung at the same time as my mind acted. Flash and Mind Sword. The fastest slash I could execute right now.
But he saw through it. It seemed the name Mind’s Eye wasn’t for nothing, as Jeonjeong rolled to the side to avoid it, threw a Vajra Divine Bolt at me, and quickly created distance.
*Swoosh.*
Jeonjeong’s left arm fell off. The distance was too close for him to completely evade it. I deflected the Vajra Divine Bolt flying towards me and sneered at Jeonjeong.
“That was the most impressive Naryeotagon I’ve ever seen. It’s too good to keep to myself, I’d like to show it to the monks of the Thunder Sound Temple.”
Jeonjeong stanched the bleeding with a face like a demon. From his perspective, it was fortunate that there were no monks from the Thunder Sound Temple or any stragglers from the Great Eight Evils Association nearby. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to get any help, which would be the worst-case scenario.
“You… I confirmed your death with my Mind’s Eye. What kind of sorcery did you use to come back to life? All of your fatal wounds have healed too. Did you have some kind of treasure that could rewind time? No, but your clothes are dirty. Tell me! How did you come back to life?”
I could sense greed from him. He seemed to be extremely envious of Full Recovery.
I just sneered at Jeonjeong and didn’t answer.
‘Well, it’s understandable. Full Recovery is a cheat skill after all. He’s practically in critical condition right now, so he’s probably even more envious.’
His left arm was cut off, and his side was pierced by the Hwaryeon Flying Dagger. He was poisoned by Yu Yeoryeo’s deadly poison, and his Qi channels were probably not in good condition either. If he wasn’t an absolute master of the Samjeong stage, it wouldn’t be strange if he died right away.
‘On the other hand, I’m not just fine, I’m in top condition. The only variable is the stragglers from the Great Eight Evils Association, but… they’re busy fighting the elders and monks of the Thunder Sound Temple.’
Even though the Hwaryeon Flying Dagger’s domain had been released and I couldn’t use it anymore, I was still at an advantage.
‘Heh heh. The Vajra Divine Bolt is coming into my grasp.’
*Crackle. Crackle crackle crackle!*
The Vajra Divine Bolt that had returned in front of Jeonjeong emitted yellow currents as it received Jeonjeong’s lightning energy. The currents then formed into a complex formula, before gathering back into the Vajra Divine Bolt, forming a translucent yellow sphere.
“The Vajra Divine Bolt can store three techniques and quickly deploy them when needed! Even if it’s a technique created by a god, a Divine Art (神術), there are no exceptions!”
“The Vajra Divine Bolt had such an ability? You called it a Divine Art. So that means I can use it too if I get the Vajra Divine Bolt. But looking at your current state, I can’t help but laugh?”
Jeonjeong’s face rapidly aged. His large, solid muscles, which were comparable to those of a young man, had lost their strength and become flabby. He was using his innate Qi to survive somehow.
The translucent sphere grew larger and larger, taking the form of a person. It was a giant with his upper body exposed. His face was ferocious, and the muscles all over his body looked stronger than steel. Jeonjeong shouted proudly from the giant’s head.
“Great Vajra Dharma Protector Technique (大金剛護法術). This is the Divine Art of Sakra Devanam Indra, which manifests the Vajra Warrior (金剛力士) using the Vajra Divine Bolt as its core! Behold, the magnificent form of my Vajra Warrior, Gwancheol Nahanjang (觀徹羅漢將)!”
“Magnificent my ass. He doesn’t have a left arm. I can tell just by looking that the Vajra Warrior is strongly influenced by the caster. The Vajra Warrior you summoned is dying just like you. He’s no different from a corpse.”
“Ha, if that’s what you want to think, then think it!”
The Vajra Warrior moved. Since it was over 70 meters tall, I expected it to move sluggishly. I was wrong. The Vajra Warrior seemed more agile than most martial artists.
What was even more surprising was that it was pulling its right hand back, taking the stance of the Thunderclap Palm.
‘Could it be. Can the Vajra Warrior also use the caster’s martial arts?!’
*Rumble rumble rumble.*
Golden lightning flashed on the palm of the translucent Vajra Warrior, illuminating the surroundings.
I felt a chill run down my spine. To unleash a Thunderclap Palm with that size? If it hit directly, my body would disappear without a trace.
The only fortunate thing was that it wasn’t as fast as Jeonjeong, probably because of its size.
Watching the palm reach out towards me, I soared into the sky.
Thunder Sky Style (雷天流) Flying Thunder God (飛雷神).
[Using Flash (刹那). Remaining stacks: 5]
[Using Flash (刹那). Remaining stacks: 4]
[Using Flash (刹那). Remaining stacks: 3]
By using Flash consecutively while using Flying Thunder God, I barely escaped the range of the Thunderclap Palm.
The Thunderclap Palm grazed where I had been, then swept across the ground and the city. A huge road was created in the center of the city. The buildings and people that were originally there were erased without a trace.
The Vajra Warrior took the stance to use the Thunderclap Palm again. If I stayed still, I would be done for.
[Using Flash (刹那). Remaining stacks: 2]
[Using Flash (刹那). Remaining stacks: 1]
[Using Flash (刹那). Remaining stacks: 0]
‘The distance to him is close. This time, it’s a counterattack.’
Jeonjeong grinned and pointed at me in front of him.
“Lightning Shackles.”
From the Vajra Divine Bolt in the Vajra Warrior’s chest, where the heart would be in a human, lightning chains extended out and bound me.
‘He predicted my movements? No, did he lure me!’
Lightning didn’t gather in the Vajra Warrior’s hand. It had only taken the stance of the Thunderclap Palm to deceive me. It would take at least 5 seconds to forcibly break free from Jeonjeong’s Lightning Shackles. And in 5 seconds, Jeonjeong’s Thunderclap Palm would be more than enough to shatter my heart.
“I won in this battle of wits. Just die!”
“Damn it… I’m going to die like this…”
Jeonjeong, with a victor’s smile, unleashed the Thunderclap Palm.
[Using Leap.]
Before the Thunderclap Palm could reach me, I used Leap to move through space.
The distance I could move was 10 meters. I could move through space without any conditions. Even if I was bound by special restraints.
I appeared behind Jeonjeong. Jeonjeong’s head turned to the side. He had quickly grasped my location with his Mind’s Eye. But right now, he was a walking corpse. His body couldn’t react to my attack.
I immediately swung the Hwaryeon Flying Dagger.
Thunder Sky Style (雷天流) Lightning Flash (雷光).
A red flash cut through Jeonjeong’s waist. The flash didn’t stop and went upwards, cutting off his right arm. Before the upper half of his body fell, I grabbed his neck.
“It wasn’t you who won in this battle of wits, it was me.”
Jeonjeong’s plan was completely unexpected, but anyway, I was the one who won.
“…That wasn’t martial arts, sorcery, or a magical artifact. What kind of power was that?”
“It’s a skill.”
Jeonjeong frowned with all his might. Even though I had answered him, he didn’t understand and thought I was mocking him.
“Why aren’t you killing me? Ah, I see. You want to bask in your victory while watching me die? How foolish.”
The translucent golden body of the Vajra Warrior below me began to emit a dazzling light. The massive lightning energy that made up the Vajra Warrior was going berserk with the intention of self-destructing. This was Jeonjeong’s last resort.
“Meteor Sword.”
*Kukukung!*
Three giant swords created in the sky pierced through the Vajra Warrior’s body. The flow of the berserk energy was completely cut off, and the Vajra Warrior disappeared. I landed lightly on the ground, carrying Jeonjeong.
“How… how did you know and cut off the Qi’s rampage?!”
“You’re not the only one with special eyes.”
I had been maintaining the Heavenly Eye since the Underworld. The Heavenly Eye could see mana. In other words, it could see energy with the eyes. With the answer so obvious, how could I not cut off the berserk energy of the Vajra Warrior?
“…I lost. Haha. To think that my fierce life would end so futilely…”
I threw Jeonjeong onto the ground and reached out towards the Vajra Divine Bolt. Lightning shot out from my hand and pulled the Vajra Divine Bolt towards me. It was using magnetism.
*Crackle.*
The lightning energy I had infused into the Vajra Divine Bolt bounced off. It seemed that the ownership still belonged to Jeonjeong because he wasn’t dead. When I tried to forcibly take ownership, it resisted without fail. I didn’t know if it had a self, but it was a loyal item.
“Vajra Divine Bolt…! That’s mine! My last request…! Bury the Vajra Divine Bolt with me!!”
Jeonjeong’s eyes no longer emitted light.
“I’ll tell you why I didn’t kill you right away. It’s to kill you with the Vajra Divine Bolt that you cherish so much.”
I threw the Vajra Divine Bolt at Jeonjeong’s head with enough force to shatter a human head.
*Thud.*
The Vajra Divine Bolt stopped right in front of Jeonjeong’s nose. The Vajra Divine Bolt had refused to kill Jeonjeong.
‘It shouldn’t have a self… Does it have a master protection function? Well, it wouldn’t be strange if an item of this level had a self.’
Jeonjeong seemed moved, and tears flowed from his empty eyes.
“Oh… Vajra Divine Bolt… you’re the only one…”
*Thump.*
I stepped on the Vajra Divine Bolt. The short blade of the Vajra Divine Bolt pierced his face. It was the end of Jeonjeong.
“It’s just an object after all.”
I used telekinesis to lift the Vajra Divine Bolt. I shook the bloody Vajra pestle to get rid of the blood and held it in my hand, infusing it with lightning energy.
“Your master is now me. You have no right to refuse. Accept it.”
