## Chapter 611 – 611. The Ascent Of Light
611. The Ascent of Light
I used the Demonic Heavenly Art.
I converted my inner energy into Demonic Heavenly Energy. Normally, I would have to take my time and slowly convert it to suit my body, but I didn’t have time for that now, so I forcibly converted it. Thanks to that, I suffered internal injuries. It wasn’t fatal, but I wouldn’t be able to drag out the fight for long.
‘But I succeeded.’
Demonic Heavenly Art (天魔神功) Demonic Heavenly Asura (天魔修羅).
I drew Demonic Heavenly Energy into both hands and grabbed the Sword of the Saintly Stage. The Sword Qi of the Saintly Stage couldn’t penetrate the Demonic Heavenly Energy.
“What is that ominous martial art you’re using!”
Did he instinctively sense the danger of the Demonic Heavenly Art? The Saintly Stage shouted in panic.
“I’ll tell you as a gift on your way to the underworld. It’s the Demonic Heavenly Art.”
“You insolent, unfilial bastard!”
The Saintly Stage retreated and used the Meteor Sword. A giant sword with a red aura fell from the sky towards me.
Strangely, while using the Demonic Heavenly Art, I didn’t feel that the Meteor Sword was dangerous.
Demonic Heavenly Art (天魔神功) Dragon Fist (竜拳).
I threw a punch towards the tip of the giant sword. The compressed Demonic Heavenly Energy shot out straight ahead. The Dragon Fist pierced through the center of the Meteor Sword. Cracks appeared on the blade of the Meteor Sword, and it shattered into pieces, falling to the ground before disappearing.
“N-No way! What kind of sorcery are you using!”
“It’s always the extras who call it sorcery when it doesn’t fit their common sense.”
To be honest, I didn’t quite understand the situation either. The power of the Demonic Heavenly Art was stronger than I had expected.
I could guess three things. The elixirs I had been taking so far. Or that this world was specialized in martial arts. The last was the influence of the Heavenly Star System.
‘Becoming a Heavenly Star System VIP 1 increased the power of martial arts by 50%. The Demonic Heavenly Art is also a martial art after all.’
Cough.
Black blood came up from my mouth. The internal injuries were getting worse. I gritted my teeth. I couldn’t use full recovery now if I wanted to proceed with my plan.
Demonic Heavenly Art (天魔神功) Dragon Fist (竜拳).
I threw a Dragon Fist towards the Saintly Stage, who was creating distance. The Dragon Fist pierced through his side as he tried to escape. I aimed for his chest, but he twisted his body to avoid a fatal blow.
I approached him and grabbed his collar. He swung his sword in resistance, but it wasn’t as powerful as before. I knocked the sword away with my fist. The Saintly Stage’s sword flew far away, ridiculously easily. The Saintly Stage was also exhausted from fighting the martial artists of the Ahyeon Clan.
“Y-Yujin, calm down. I’m your father! There must have been some misunderstanding between us! Calm down and let’s resolve this through conversation…!”
“I knew he was this kind of guy from the original work… but seeing it in person, he’s even more pathetic. Just die.”
“Yujin… Keuk!”
I grabbed the Saintly Stage’s neck, twisted it to the side, and punched him in the solar plexus. There was no reason to show mercy. Rather, it would be more troublesome for me if this guy was alive.
After killing the Saintly Stage, I took the Meteor Sword from his arm. A bracelet-shaped magic artifact. To be precise, the silver sword decorated on the bracelet was the main body of the Meteor Sword.
“Cough. Cough.”
I coughed. As if it was natural, blood poured out of my mouth.
『An error has been detected in the user’s martial art, Demonic Heavenly Art (天魔神功).』
『Correcting the error in the Demonic Heavenly Art.』
‘Error?’
My eyes widened.
Part of the incantation of the Demonic Heavenly Art that I knew changed. When I used the Demonic Heavenly Art according to the changed incantation, my internal injuries were slightly relieved, and my condition improved.
‘What is this? The efficiency has improved, but it’s not exactly an error…’
Rather, it felt like something hidden in the Demonic Heavenly Art had been revealed and evolved.
‘Or maybe I didn’t realize it. It might be related to the demonic nature of the Demonic Heavenly Art.’
I, who have an absolute mind, was not affected by the demonic nature of the Demonic Heavenly Art. Perhaps the Heavenly Star System corrected the error in the Demonic Heavenly Art and solved the demonic nature problem.
‘Anyway, this is not the time to be doing this.’
The situation was not resolved yet. The Southern Gate, which was surrounding the Meteor Sword Sect, remained.
“That was quite a farce.”
One of the representatives of the Southern Gate said to me. He was an old man with more elaborate attire than the other mages of the Southern Gate, holding a staff with jewels embedded in it.
It was Galmasik, the leader of the Southern Gate.
“I’m honored that the leader of the Southern Gate is speaking to me.”
“Hmph. I won’t waste words. Hand over the Meteor Sword.”
“The Meteor Sword is the magic artifact of the Meteor Sword Sect. Do you think I’m crazy enough to give it to you?”
“You unfilial bastard who killed his father is talking about reason. I’ll take it by force.”
I put on the bracelet. I used Demonic Heavenly Energy on the bracelet to summon the Meteor Sword. The consumption of Demonic Heavenly Energy was more extreme than I thought. And I instinctively knew that after using the Meteor Sword once, it needed some time to recharge before it could be used again.
A large, black sword appeared in the sky. The fact that the Meteor Sword was pitch black was probably due to the influence of the Demonic Heavenly Art. The Meteor Sword fell towards Galmasik, the leader of the Southern Gate.
“How pathetic.”
The jewels embedded in the staff that Galmasik held in his hand shone. And a large diamond appeared above Galmasik’s head, blocking the Meteor Sword. The Meteor Sword failed to pierce the diamond and fell to the ground, being reverse-summoned.
It wasn’t magic. It was the effect of the staff that Galmasik possessed. That staff was also a magic artifact.
“Capture him. He’s weaker than the leader of the Meteor Sword Sect! If you attack recklessly, the magic artifact might break. We must avoid that situation at all costs!”
“Yes, Leader!”
The mages surrounded me and slowly approached. I retrieved the Fire Lotus Daggers that had fallen to the ground and stood up straight.
I couldn’t just leave these guys and use a space-time scroll to escape. These guys would relentlessly chase me even after that. I had to take care of them here.
I took out the bomb switch from my pocket.
‘I knew from the original work that the Ahyeon Clan and the Southern Gate would come. However, originally, the Jikga Bureau should have also brought troops under the pretext of revenge, but the original work changed a bit, and they didn’t come.’
There was no way I wouldn’t have prepared when I knew the enemies were coming.
I had already installed bombs all over the Meteor Sword Sect. Enough bombs to blow up the entire Meteor Sword Sect.
‘It was easy to install them. People in this world don’t even know what modern bombs are.’
I had installed bombs everywhere, under the ground, under the roofs, inside the walls, in wooden boxes, and so on.
I put the Meteor Sword and the Fire Lotus Daggers into my inventory. And I held the bomb switch high in the sky.
“The Demonic Heavenly One is great!”
Click.
I pressed the button.
And then the explosion happened. A roar louder than thunder erupted in all directions. The Meteor Sword Sect itself was blown away, and flames soared into the mountains.
The horrified enemies were caught in the explosion, their bodies shattered and blown away. Of course, I was no exception.
‘This is self-destruction…!!’
[Death Resistance has been activated. You will not die for the next 15 seconds.]
As I was dying, I looked at Galmasik.
Unlike the other mages, Galmasik was using magic and magic artifacts to protect himself from the explosion. Reaching the Five Qi realm was not just for show.
‘As expected, it’s hard to kill someone stronger than the Five Qi realm with modern weapons.’
Still, Galmasik couldn’t completely block the aftermath of the explosion.
Galmasik transformed his appearance into a crane with magic and began to flap his wings powerfully, trying to escape from this place where flames were rising.
‘Originally, I was going to attack and kill him while he was out of his mind… but at least I achieved a minimum success.’
Galmasik witnessed my death with his own eyes. He would think I was dead, so he wouldn’t try to track me down later.
‘I should have taken his magic artifact too… what a shame.’
[Using Full Recovery.]
After recovering my body, I picked up my smartphone. Even in this explosion and flames, the smartphone was without a single scratch.
I took out a space-time scroll from my inventory and tore it.
•••
Galmasik, who had transformed into a crane, hurriedly fled.
‘That crazy bastard! To use explosives to self-destruct with the entire Meteor Sword Sect! Because of him, I didn’t gain anything compared to moving myself! The losses are enormous!’
The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. The destruction of the Meteor Sword Sect was a given, and the original purpose was to inflict severe damage on the Ahyeon Clan and steal the magic artifact of the Meteor Sword Sect. However, not only did he not obtain the magic artifact, but only the mages of the Southern Gate died.
‘It will take at least 30 years to recover from the damage I suffered today…!’
While flying in the sky, Galmasik was lost in thought about how to make up for this loss. That was why he reacted late when he saw the sword flying towards him.
‘Huh!’
He twisted his body, but the sword pierced through one of his wings. He couldn’t fly in the sky and fell to the ground.
‘If I undo the transformation now, I might die! I have to fall in the lightest state possible and then undo the transformation!’
Fortunately, the lush tree below acted as a cushion. Although he had scratches all over his body, he was able to avoid serious injuries.
After falling to the ground, he undid the transformation and returned to his original human form. His returned body was not normal. There was a wound on his right shoulder where the sword had pierced him, and his body was covered in scratches. The injuries he sustained when he transformed into a crane were carried over to his body.
‘What kind of guy threw the sword…?! I’ll find him and pierce his whole body with dozens of swords and kill him…!’
There was no need to find him. The culprit who threw the sword appeared with a rustling sound.
“It’s been a while, Leader of the Southern Gate. It’s been almost 10 years, hasn’t it? Your disgusting face, full of greed, is the same as it was back then.”
It was a beautiful woman with long black hair braided.
“Y-You, you’re Jik Seongmi…?!”
It was Jik Seongmi, the eldest daughter of the Jikga Bureau.
“I won’t ask much. What happened to him?”
“……Him? Are you talking about the Divine Power User? Or the leader of the Meteor Sword Sect?”
“Neither. There should be someone more amazing than them.”
“There was. Was his name Seong Yujin? The Divine Power User and the leader of the Meteor Sword Sect died at the hands of that young man. If you’re looking for him, it’s already too late. He installed explosives and self-destructed. In my life, I’ve never seen a crazy bastard like him.”
“……Is he dead?”
“What is it? Do you have some kind of affection for him? That’s too bad. I saw with my own eyes that his body was blown to pieces by the explosion.”
“That’s a shame. I had something to ask him…”
Jik Seongmi swung her sword. Galmasik’s right arm fell to the ground with a thud.
“Kuaaaak!”
“Did you think I wouldn’t know that you were making hand seals?”
“You damn bitch…! If my body was normal, I would have killed a bitch like you…!”
“Even if you were normal, you would have died.”
Martial artists appeared around Jik Seongmi. There were over a dozen martial artists. If it was just Jik Seongmi alone, it might have been different. But in his current condition, there was no way he could survive through dozens of martial artists. Galmasik swallowed hard.
“Surely, you’re not thinking of killing me here?”
“I can’t miss this golden opportunity to easily kill the leader of the Southern Gate.”
“That’s a foolish choice! If I die, do you think the Southern Gate will stay still?! Are you going to turn the Southern Gate into an enemy?!”
“You died fighting at the Meteor Sword Sect. The Meteor Sword Sect has suffered damage that is no different from being destroyed… The Ahyeon Clan will become the target of revenge. This is also the case when the Southern Gate chooses revenge. I know that your reputation is the worst even within the Southern Gate. Even if you die, no one will be sad.”
Jik Seongmi raised her sword. A blue sword aura blazed like a flame.
Galmasik panicked and hurriedly said.
“Spare me! If you spare me, the Southern Gate will join hands with the Jikga Bureau to destroy the Ahyeon Clan! Didn’t you also find the Ahyeon Clan annoying? It’s not a deal that you’ll lose out on! Think coldly!”
“……”
Jik Seongmi stopped.
Galmasik breathed a sigh of relief. But soon, his eyes widened. Jik Seongmi’s sword came down and cut through his shoulder and abdomen.
“Why, why…?!”
“Because the Southern Gate is more untrustworthy than the Ahyeon Clan. Especially the leader of the Southern Gate, I’d rather trust the Divine Power User than you.”
“You foolish thing…!”
Jik Seongmi retrieved Galmasik’s jeweled staff.
“You’re the foolish one. Our Jikga Bureau will make good use of the Southern Gate’s Treasure Light Staff (寶晃杖).”
She then turned her body. In the distance, she could see the mountain burning and the sky turned black due to the smoke.
“Miss, are we returning to the Jikga Bureau?”
“There’s something I need to confirm at the Meteor Sword Sect. It wouldn’t be bad to owe a debt to the Hudan City while putting out the wildfire. Since the Meteor Sword Sect has disappeared, we can become the owners of Hudan City.”
After the wildfire subsided, Jik Seongmi looked around the Meteor Sword Sect, but there was nothing she could obtain. The corpses were also burned black, so it was impossible to tell who was who.
