Heavenly Demon Cultivation Simulation - Ch 417
“That… I can’t do it?”
Seol-Hwi asked with a glimmer of hope, but the response was disheartening.
“That can’t be. Aren’t you a genius? You know everything about sorcery.”
“That’s a slightly different area…”
“Oh, is it?”
Seol-Hwi quickly agreed.
Thinking back, when Imugi demonstrated the art of Shadow Transformation, Songhwa had shown a surprised expression.
And even while living together in the Central Plains, there was neither a display of geomancy nor any mention of it.
[Still acting relaxed? Or just out of it!]
Despite repeated warnings from Big Dipper Star, Seol-Hwi continued to ignore the words.
Instead, as a brilliant idea flashed through his mind, he turned his head and asked.
“Ah, you can do it, right?”
– Such a pointless act…
“I know it’s pointless, but can you do it?”
AI, a being who has lived countless lives. Naturally, he thought it would have that level of experience(?).
– I have learned it before. Why is that important in this situation?
“I’ll explain later, just tell me. It’s urgent now.”
– Ha, really. Associating with a lacking guy like you is truly…
“Oh, it’s coming!”
Kuo-o-o-o!
The opponent initiated the attack once more.
Moreover, this time, the method was different.
The opponent seemed to charge with tremendous movement, then raised a massive saber, releasing energy.
Swish! Bang!
The wild qi of light fell toward Seol-Hwi’s head.
Whoosh.
Seol-Hwi diverted the qi with Great Shift technique. Nonetheless, he had to endure the shockwave.
As more than half of Seol-Hwi’s body was driven into the ground—
“What are you doing, Shin Yaja! Hurry!”
– Ah, I got it! You damn brat!
Was it because of repeated requests?
Shin Yaja had a very displeased expression on his face, but eventually complied with his wishes.
The effect was immediate.
[You have learned the basics of Mysterious Escape techniques and Mysterious Escape of Gates technique.] [You have learned the technique and arrangement principles of Cube of the Universe. You have learned the Nine Palaces and Eight Gates of Mysterious Escape of Gates technique.] [You have understood the principles of Mysterious Escape of Gates technique’s cosmic harmony and the Nine Palaces of the universe.]
“Oh!”
The AI’s secret transmission manifested instantly.
The subtlety of Mysterious Escape of Gates technique flowed into Seol-Hwi’s mind.
Starting from numerology, progressing through Yin-Yang escape, the six instruments and three wonders, Nine Palaces, and eight spirits, it was a complex and vast thing, but it didn’t matter.
Because he wasn’t the one who had to master this.
“Songhwa, listen carefully. It’s quite lengthy, so I’ll transmit it directly to your mind using Sound Transmission through Qi. You need to interpret it immediately and unfold it.”
“…What?”
“I’ll transmit it, so analyze and unfold it.”
Sound Transmission through Qi was originally a method that resonated in all directions, but it was being used differently now.
It was a technique to transfer a vast amount of knowledge into one’s dantian, making it possible to recall without memorizing separately.
“Ah, yes… Understood.”
Of course, Songhwa was puzzled by what it meant at that moment.
‘Ah…’
As the characters lined up in his mind, he immediately grasped their meaning.
It was the Mysterious Escape of Gates technique.
[The Ten Heavenly Stems are divided into the triads of Yi, Bing, Ding, and the six of Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui, collectively referred to as the Nine Palaces…]
What particularly astonished Songhwa was the speed of the transmission.
The characters etched into his mind were shockingly quick.
This exceeded the amount of books on a shelf.
This was one of the abilities Seol-Hwi gained upon reaching the Profound Demon, acquiring knowledge through Sound Transmission through Qi.
“Ah. Right. So if you add this to the combination…”
The Shifting technique is the pinnacle of sorcery arts.
Even if the content is conveyed, time is needed to analyze, interpret, and understand it.
But Songhwa was different.
He was someone who transcended the human category in matters of this kind of study.
He especially possessed superior knowledge in sorcery arts.
His genius ability, unique even in the Demonic Cult, was manifesting.
“Songhwa, done yet?”
“Just a moment…”
Songhwa was almost done understanding the content.
– To think I mingle with such people, truly lamentable.
Just as Shin Yaja let out a self-mocking sigh, Songhwa’s urgent voice was heard.
“I’m ready. What should I transform into?”
“A sword.”
“……Pardon?”
“Transform into a sword. Don’t you know what a sword is?”
“……Ah.”
That’s right. Now that he thought of it, Seol-Hwi had asked if he could transform into a sword.
But just as he was wondering if that was possible right now.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
From all directions, torrents of light and flames engulfed Seol-Hwi.
“Hey. I’m dying. I’m really going to die… Argh!”
With a scream came a resounding bang. And a boulder the size of a house soared into the air.
It flew through the air, then landed with a crash at Songhwa’s feet.
Bang!
“Ugh……”
Songhwa fell on his backside. He almost died from a close call.
Meanwhile, another massive explosion erupted.
‘Ah. Right. With this……’
Seeing the boulder the size of a house, Songhwa quickly stood up again.
Even without knowing the process behind it, it was a situation where he had to quickly transform into a sword.
There was only one way to transform into an object rather than a living being.
‘Let’s do it!’
Songhwa tore his clothes with determined eyes.
Then, after biting his index finger, he began to write something with the blood flowing from it.
He was making a talisman.
‘There is even a medium at hand…’
And as if he had been waiting, he attached it to the rock in front of him.
No matter how outstanding one’s magical skills and power were, they could only be a mere human.
To transform into a weapon, materials were needed, and fortunately, this massive rock appeared in front of him, so he decided to use it.
Bang! Kwa-kwa-kwa-bang!
Almost everything turned into a mass of light and a pit of fire.
And from within, Seol-Hwi, with his entire body scorched and burnt, shouted angrily.
“I can’t stand it anymore. Forget the martial arts of Qingcheng, I’ll just cut off your head in one go…”
It was then.
Seol-Hwi looked at the spot where Songhwa had been.
There, though crude, lay a weapon.
It was actually closer to a club than a sword, a bit blunt, but still, wasn’t it a weapon?
Bang!
In an instant, Seol-Hwi’s body was pierced by the opponent’s sword force.
However, his body gradually blurred and soon reappeared where Songhwa had been, with the sword that was lying on the ground in hand.
“Oh, this is quite usable?”
A phenomenon hard to believe as a human transformation.
Especially since the blade’s surface was hard like stone, and its edge smooth like a mirror.
“Ah, Songhwa. You really did it!”
“…?”
From the end of the handle he was holding, a fluffy chick’s face emerged.
Seeing that, Seol-Hwi chuckled softly.
The head dangling at the tip of the sword seemed to be Songhwa’s head and face.
“Oh, sorry. But this is a place where I have to hold tightly… Why did this become the neck?”
“Ah, I see.”
Seol-Hwi nodded in understanding.
Then he looked at his opponent, who was already as angry as could be, judging by the way he kept saying things like, “How dare a mere human mock me?” and “I’ll end this now.”
It seemed he was determined to use all his strength this time.
“Then hold your breath for a moment.”
Seol-Hwi casually lifted a part of the tattered long robe.
Among the martial arts of Qingcheng, a move infused with his master’s belief unfolded.
Of course, he had no intention of admitting later that it was purely to provoke the guy.
“Come in.”
[…….]
“Crawl in this way.”
The effect was better than expected.
Piiit.
The giant who was swinging the huge saber closed the distance towards Seol-Hwi as if charging in.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
Explosions erupted simultaneously.
This monster was clever, already emitting its energy before it even approached.
Kwaaaaaang!
But Seol-Hwi was already airborne. The Big Dipper Star had locked onto that spot and swung his enormous saber.
This time, Seol-Hwi countered directly.
Saaaak.
Surprisingly, there was no sound of clashing swords though.
This was because Seol-Hwi had deflected the opponent’s sword strike with his hand, not with a sword, but using one hand.
It was an application of the Swift Wind Sword Technique, Sword Finger Technique (extending the index and middle fingers).
The direction of the saber deviated strangely, causing the Big Dipper Star to momentarily hesitate.
At that moment, Seol-Hwi’s continuous strikes began to dig into his chest.
Zing! Zing!
The wind at the tip of the sword easily pierced through his body.
That was just the beginning.
The current of wind gathered at the sword’s tip surged from all directions, and the continuous strikes his master admired on his deathbed, the Clear Cloud Red Sky Sword, unfolded.
However, it was different from the Clear Cloud Red Sky Sword he first demonstrated.
What bloomed along the sword path was a current condensed by overlapping directions.
As expected, Shin Yaja recognized and reacted to it immediately.
– What strange thing is this… It was just a sword being wielded…
The condensation of wind, different from the condensation of qi.
And the power that layered as the sword path continued.
It followed the sword path a few times, and as the power holding the layers reached its limit, Seol-Hwi let out a scream.
“Aaaahhhh!”
The overlapping winds, formidable even with the internal qi accumulated over ten cycles.
Within it, flashes of thunder were flickering, and soon after retrieving the sword.
Fwaaaaaa—
The wind burst outward from the point where the chest was pierced.
Whooooooo——
The wind blew.
And quietly, Seol-Hwi, standing there, naturally laid the sword on the ground.
He was an immortal being.
Yet, what Seol-Hwi unleashed was a martial art that erased the very existence.
The ultimate technique of Qingcheng Sect’s Clear Cloud Red Sky Sword—Flowing Sky Wind Speed.
– Ah…
Clang.
And his only trace, which seemed like an absolute weapon, fell to the ground.
The wind no longer blew.
“If it’s an immortal being…”
Seol-Hwi said, looking at the shocked face of Shin Yaja.
“Can’t you just erase its existence?”
This time, Shin Yaja could say nothing.
Truly, it was something beyond his common sense.
Qingcheng Sect’s martial arts, or rather the fact that the martial arts of Taoism had killed the Big Dipper Star, was still a concept he couldn’t comprehend.
[A mere player has killed the Big Dipper Star!] [You are a player with extraordinary skills. You are qualified to become an AI. You can become an AI at any time.]
Before he knew it, letters were appearing in front of Seol-Hwi’s eyes.
[Rewards are granted.] [You are granted ten thousand lives.] [You are granted the absolute weapon, Fire Dragon Blade.] [You are granted five absolute armors: Rhinoceros Beetle Horn, Wasp Jaw, Dragonfly Eyes, Beetle Wings, Centipede Legs. Click for details.]
The rewards were impressive.
As expected, the item he used was an absolute weapon. What was surprising was that the transformed bodies were also absolute weapons.
[You are granted the absolute spiritual pill, Heavenly Origin Pill.]
‘Oh. Something worth giving to Songhwa.’
Seol-Hwi could immediately tell that this was something needed by sorcerers.
However, there was one problem.
“Oh, Songhwa.”
This very boy.
It was Songhwa.