## Chapter 788 – 788. The Ascent Of Light
788. The Ascent of Light
I met secretly with the Flower Moon Pavilion’s owner, Gongbi. She wasn’t wearing her usual flowing, flamboyant clothes but a tight-fitting black outfit. She even wore a mask, completely concealing her face. A dagger was strapped to her thigh, and a short sword was equipped on her back. She looked every bit the assassin.
‘E-cup, full breasts, a slender waist… and a firm butt. Her figure is outstanding.’
She stared intently at my body.
“Is Young Master Seong going to go undercover looking like that?”
“Aren’t we going to kill all the Black Dragon Castle warriors anyway? If there are no survivors, there’s no need to hide my face, is there?”
“You have quite the confidence. But Young Master, there are all sorts of mysterious techniques in this world. Some of them can even see what happened in the past.”
Something clicked.
Gongbi had blackmailed me before, using the rape I committed as leverage. I thought I had handled it well, leaving no trace, but she knew about it.
“…Did you find out about my actions using that mysterious technique?”
She didn’t answer my question. Instead, she handed me the mask she was holding.
“Put this mask on. We need to avoid the worst-case scenario.”
“……”
I took the mask and put it on my face. I suppressed the sigh that was rising in my throat. Arguing with her now wouldn’t change anything. I needed to think about what to do with her. Considering Gongbi’s personality, she might discard me after this was over. Like cooking and eating a hunting dog.
‘I can’t kill her right away. I need to extract information from Gongbi. Why she’s after the Black Crimson Change is still a mystery. And I will definitely rape this bitch.’
Gongbi habitually looked around. We were currently on the top floor of the Flower Moon Pavilion, in the Pavilion owner’s room.
“There are no rats. Follow me.”
Gongbi moved a bookshelf to the side. She quietly muttered something towards the wall. The wall opened silently, revealing a secret space. I followed her into the space.
“What… is this?”
I looked down at the floor. Geometric shapes and characters I couldn’t read or understand were engraved on the floor.
“A transfer platform. It’s a space for using teleportation. Come forward. To catch up with the Black Dragon Castle warriors who left Anhui Province yesterday, we have no choice but to use teleportation.”
It was a bit suspicious, but I decided to follow Gongbi’s instructions for now. She was standing in the center of the floor, inside a small circle. As I tried to stand inside the circle, my body bumped into hers. Squish. Her breasts touched my upper body.
She took a small step back. Her face was hidden by the mask, so I couldn’t see her expression.
“You don’t have to stand exactly inside the circle. There’s no need for our bodies to touch.”
“Ah. I’m sorry. I don’t know much about transfer platforms.”
“It’s fine, just stay there.”
Gongbi unleashed her hidden aura. Energy flowed from her, and the characters on the floor began to glow faintly. I tensed my body and looked at Gongbi. I was gauging her strength.
‘A sorcerer… no, a sorcerer who has mastered martial arts. Her level is… higher than mine.’
I didn’t know exactly where, but she was at least a Five Qi Stage 5 or higher, not a Three Qi Stage.
‘I need to take advantage of the moment she lets her guard down. Or I could summon Yuria and fight together. If Yuria and I attack together… we should be able to subdue her.’
The faintly glowing characters burst into bright light.
I blinked.
Before I knew it, Gongbi and I were on a hill under the night sky. We had been moved somewhere by teleportation.
“Young Master Seong, are you dizzy?”
“No. I’m fine.”
“…Isn’t this your first time using teleportation? Most people who experience teleportation for the first time, regardless of their level, complain of dizziness.”
“I guess I’m just special.”
It felt similar to using a space-shifting scroll.
“Young Master Seong, the Black Dragon Castle warriors will pass by here in about an hour.”
“You can even know that? That’s amazing. But usually, people sleep and don’t travel at night, right?”
“They move without rest for a week and then rest for a day. It’s part of their training.”
“Gongbi, for a mere pavilion owner, your information network is quite impressive. Are you perhaps from the Hao Clan?”
“Don’t compare me to those people. I gathered this information through a spy I planted. You’ve been subtly mocking me since earlier. Are you not planning to cooperate after coming all this way?”
I sighed.
“I’m sorry. Honestly, I feel very uneasy, so I don’t feel like doing it.”
“…I understand. From your perspective, you’re being forced to do this. Young Master Seong, I promise you. If you help me with this one thing, I will never ask for your help again. You can live your life. You won’t have to be involved with me.”
Gongbi spoke as if she was trying to soothe me. Her words only felt ominous.
“…Hoo. Let’s get this straight. All I have to do is make sure I kill the Black Crimson Change, right?”
“Killing the Black Crimson Change is the top priority. You must kill the Black Crimson Change no matter what. After killing the Black Crimson Change, kill all the Black Dragon Castle warriors as well.”
“What if they escape?”
“I’ve already prepared a barrier here. Once the barrier is activated, they won’t be able to escape from the inside, and no one can interfere from the outside.”
“The biggest problem is how are you going to deal with the Black Dragon Castle’s Great Lord, Oh Bihwan? He’s a Five Qi Stage 8 expert.”
“That’s why I need your help. I’ll take care of Oh Bihwan. You focus on making sure you kill the Black Crimson Change.”
I nodded. It seemed like Gongbi had done this kind of thing more than once or twice.
We had quite a bit of time left. I sat on a rock and rested. She kept watching the direction the Black Dragon Castle warriors were coming from.
“I’m really curious, but why are you trying to kill the Black Crimson Change? It doesn’t seem like you have a personal grudge against him.”
If she had a personal grudge against the Black Crimson Change, she wouldn’t have chosen this method.
“Young Master Seong, you just need to kill the Black Crimson Change. That’s the end of our relationship. You don’t need to know the details. I have no intention of telling you.”
“……”
I had a feeling that Gongbi’s real affiliation wasn’t the Flower Moon Pavilion but somewhere else.
A hidden sect. A sect that secretly operates behind the scenes. Several forces flashed through my mind. I couldn’t be sure. It could be a force I didn’t know about.
I quietly admired Gongbi’s back. She had thoroughly hidden even her hair under the mask. But ironically, she didn’t hide her figure.
Her clothes, made of a material similar to latex, revealed the shape of her buttocks. They were firm and looked like they would burst if touched. The curve of her waist was beautiful, and her legs were outstanding. Time passed quickly as I admired her figure.
“Young Master Seong. They’re here. Get ready.”
“The time has come.”
I stood up and stood next to her. I focused my inner energy into my eyes and looked into the distance. I could see the Black Dragon Castle warriors running towards us from tens of miles away. They hadn’t noticed us yet. Gongbi must have used some kind of technique.
When I saw the face of the Black Crimson Change running next to Oh Bihwan, I naturally felt unpleasant. I didn’t like being blackmailed by Gongbi, but I didn’t like that bastard who had targeted my woman either.
They were right in front of us.
“I’m going to activate the barrier.”
Gongbi said. Immediately after, the space and the ground shook slightly. The Black Dragon Castle warriors stopped running and drew their weapons, taking a defensive stance.
“Who is it! Who dares to block the path of the Black Dragon Castle!”
Oh Bihwan, wielding a pair of spears, shouted.
“Young Master Seong, don’t forget your purpose.”
“Yes. Just hold off Oh Bihwan.”
I considered attacking Gongbi from behind but decided against it. First, I would kill the Black Crimson Change.
Gongbi and I kicked off the ground with inner energy and landed in front of the Black Dragon Castle warriors.
“Assassins! Where did you come from?!”
They seemed to have mistaken us for assassins because of our black clothes and masks. Well, what we were doing was indeed the work of assassins.
Gongbi pulled out a soft sword from her waist. The thin sword was so flexible that it resembled a whip. When she infused the sword with inner energy, it became stiff.
‘That looks like a dick sword no matter how you look at it.’
It was limp usually, but when infused with inner energy, it became hard and erect… just like a dick.
‘Is Gongbi wielding a dick in her hand?’
Thinking that made me want to laugh. And my dick had a slight reaction.
‘Focus. Focus.’
Oh Bihwan and Gongbi were fighting.
“You don’t intend to answer? Fine! I’ll kill you and turn your corpse into a zombie to defile!”
“……”
Gongbi didn’t let her guard down despite the insult directed at her.
I held a Flower Lotus Flying Knife in one hand and ran towards the Black Crimson Change. The Black Crimson Change distorted his face and immediately took the form of a dragon. He had realized that I was no ordinary person.
“You guys… did the Black Crimson Faction send you?”
“Who’s that?”
“No? No… that guy would have hidden his identity and sent assassins. You’ve made a foolish choice. Die here!”
The Black Crimson Change roared.
My legs slowed down for a moment. My whole body was trembling. It was stimulating something instinctive.
‘How boring.’
It was just for a moment. A short moment that didn’t even last a second.
If I suppressed the rebellion of my instincts with my will, that was the end of it.
“Young Master!”
One of the Black Crimson Change’s subordinates jumped out and blocked my path. I swung my sword in one swift motion, cutting through his body, and then threw the sword backward. A man who was trying to attack my back was pierced through the neck by the sword and fell.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Dragon Fist (竜拳).
The condensed Heavenly Demon energy from my fist extended towards the Black Crimson Change. The Black Crimson Change rolled awkwardly on the ground to avoid the attack.
“This, this attack…! Could you be…! Seong Yujin?!”
“Ah. You caught on right away.”
I threw off my mask. I was planning to kill everyone here anyway. Oh Bihwan? If Gongbi and I cooperated, we could defeat him as well.
“You! Is this the will of the Namgung Clan?!”
“Do you think they would? The Namgung Clan has nothing to gain by antagonizing the Black Dragon Castle. The reason you’re dying is because you hit on my woman.”
“Your woman is Namgung Rin’s younger sister… could it be… are you and Namgung Rin…?”
“Well, I understand why you hit on my woman. Isn’t Rin pretty? And her body is so firm. You won’t find a woman like her even if you search the whole world.”
“You’re a vile man who has abandoned all morals! You dying here is for the good of the world!”
“You’re the vile one. Don’t talk about morals, you lizard bastard. You don’t know how much I wanted to kill you when I saw you hitting on my woman.”
“You bastard…!!”
The Black Crimson Change was furious. Calling him a lizard had clearly touched a nerve. A complex. No, it was more like a reverse scale.
He charged at me. He seemed to be using the same moves as during our duel, but they were slightly faster than before. But even so, he was no match for me.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Dragon Fist (竜拳).
“Cough!”
I punched him right in the abdomen. A Dragon Fist activated at zero distance. This would definitely land a punch.
‘…Armor under his clothes? That’s the Ilin Black Armor.’
The Black Crimson Change didn’t die and flew backward. It was a higher quality Ilin Black Armor than the one Eun Josa had worn.
‘The Ilin Black Armor is a one-time use. One more hit and he’ll die.’
I walked towards the Black Crimson Change.
Dozens of warriors appeared in front of me, blocking my path. They stood in a formation, surrounding me. It was a kind of formation. They charged at me all at once, exuding a fierce aura.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Heavenly Demon Sovereign Step (天魔君臨步).
I took one step, embodying the essence of the Heavenly Demon Sovereign Step. A shockwave spread in all directions.
The warriors who were attacking me all collapsed, vomiting blood. The Heavenly Demon Sovereign Step, a combination of Shin Jongwoo’s and my own, could also be used as an area-of-effect attack.
Still, there was one guy who moved and blocked my path. He was the strongest after the Black Crimson Change. Of course, he wasn’t in a normal state. His mouth and clothes were covered in blood.
“You can’t go to Young Master!”
“Shooting Star Sword.”
A magical weapon I had taken after killing the Shooting Star Sword Sect Master. The small silver sword on my left wrist flashed. A giant sword with lightning energy appeared in the sky and fell like a shooting star. The guy who was blocking my path turned into a pile of flesh and disappeared.
I reversed the summoning of the Shooting Star Sword and walked towards the Black Crimson Change, mocking him.
“Now there’s no one to stop me.”
“It’s not over yet…! Earth, turn over!!”
The Black Crimson Change exploded with power. The ground I was standing on shook and tried to flip over due to the enormous shockwave.
I raised my palm and lowered it.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Heavenly Demon Divine Palm (天魔神掌).
I forcefully pressed down on the ground that was trying to flip over. A huge crater in the shape of a palm was left on the ground.
“Unbelievable…!”
“Die.”
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Dragon Fist (竜拳).
I shattered the Black Crimson Change’s head.