Standing at a place where the horizon was visible, Seo Ryeong frowned as she questioned two men.
The aforementioned people were arguing with each other about something.
âYouâre here?â
âHey.â
Yorim, who had just gotten there, greeted Seo Ryeong first. Jeok Song, who was leaning against a tree, raised one hand to greet Yorim.
âWhatâs going on?â
When Seo Ryeong asked Jeok Song, he replied calmly,
âThose two want to show us the abilities of their Divine Weapons.â
âThey can do that any time. Why bother calling us all here?â
âLet me guess, they want us to decide which is better?â
Seo Ryeong was annoyed. Yorim noticed this and smiled. He had an interested expression on his face, as if he found the current situation funny.
In fact, Seo Ryeong was not wrong.
Yong Jin and Imugi had been fighting since the day began about whose Divine Weapon was superior.
The two couldnât come to a conclusion, so before everyoneâs training started, they gathered them all here.
âIs everyone present?â
Imugi asked. Yong Jin looked around and nodded. Then, he spoke to his rival.
âAre you going first?â
âOf course.â
Imugi stepped forward, and with everyoneâs attention on him, he announced confidently,
âHave you all heard of Shifting Transition?â
ââŠâ
ââŠ.â
No one responded. It wasnât because they didnât know of it, but because they didnât know why he was asking them this.
Imugi continued to speak, like he had expected their silence.
âShifting Transition - a form of martial arts that can be unfolded only when one reaches the highest level. It got its name because it creates an illusion of one person turning into two.â
There were still no questions from everyone present.
âWhy do you think Iâm acting like this? Itâs my Divine Weapon! It has the ability to create four of me. And thatâs not all! The moment I swing my sword at the enemy, I can annihilate my target from four different directions!â
âReally?â
âAre you telling the truth?â
Yorim asked in amazement, and Jeok Song was curious too.
After seeing their reactions, Imugi felt satisfied.
âIâll show you! Itâs different from the abilities of your Divine Weapons.â
Imugi pulled out his Willow Leaf Blade.
Even Seo Ryeong, who didnât look interested before, seemed focused now. Imugi felt the gazes full of anticipation on him.
âHere I go!â
Imugi looked around once more, and then stood up straight, holding his sword in his hand.
âLetâs start, letâs start!â
Every phrase was punctuated with a movement.
He looked like⊠a frog, with its legs tucked underneath its body.
Imugi would stand up, squat, stand up, squat, and so on and so forth. Like this, he would switch between being a human, and a âfrogâ.
ââŠâ
ââŠâ
ââŠâ
Everyone felt embarrassed, even though the subject of that embarrassment didnât feel ashamed of himself at all.
âLetâs start, letâs start!â
After Imugi did his standing and squatting six more timesâŠ
He stepped back, jumped forwards, held his sword with both hands, and then shouted,
âVertical Horizontal Sword!â
ââŠ?!â
For a moment, everyoneâs eyes widened.
Around Imugi, three more copies of him were created. And then, following the same slicing motion of the original Imugi,
Swish! Swish! Swish!
âWoah!â
âWow!â
Front, back, right, and left.
Blades moved from all directions towards the space which Imugi considered as his enemy.
In this way, he could attack the opponent without getting too close to them. Someone who wasnât aware of this ability would be taken down before they even knew what had happened.
Everyone was shocked, except for one.
âIs that all? Donât worry, guys. My weapon is better.â
Even after seeing Imugiâs ability, Yong Jinâs confidence in himself didnât waver.
Seol-Hwiâs subordinates shifted their attention to him. Perhaps because Imugiâs ability was so amazing, all of them were eager to see what was to come.
âAlright, here I goâŠ. One, two, one, two!â
Instead of standing and squatting like Imugi, Yong Jin shook his head side to side, while standing still. Every time he turned his head left or right, he made a noise with his mouth.
âOneâ, Yong Jin turned his head left. âTwoâ, Yong Jin turned his head right. âOneâ, left, âtwoâ, right.
As a result, a strange sight could be seen.
âDo you really have to make those noises? No matter how much I think about it, what you are doing seems unnecessaryâŠâ
Seo Ryeong had recovered from her earlier shock. Jeok Song also had something to say.
âMy thoughts are the same. Such bizarre movements donât seem to have anything to do with activating your weaponâs ability.â
Yorim hurriedly interrupted them.
âShhh! If you say that out loud, those two idiots will never let us hear the end of it!â
âUhâŠâ
âUmâŠâ
At Yorimâs warning, Seo Ryeong quickly covered her mouth, and Jeok Song coughed. Still, they couldnât help smiling.
âOne, two, one, two!â
Even during the othersâ conversation, Yong Jin never stopped moving.
No matter how many times Seol-Hwi had done this, Yong Jin would have to do it ten times more. Then, at some pointâŠ
Yong Jin jumped into the air with one leg bent.
âNow he does it.â
As soon as those words left Yorimâs mouth, Yong Jin swung his sword.
Pssshhh!
Yong Jin disappeared from sight.
âVoid Air Movement?!â
Jeok Song exclaimed, and Seo Ryeong and Yorim looked up.
Yong Jin appeared much higher in the air than he was before.
âThis canât be Void Air Movement. So what is itâŠâ
Seo Ryeong wondered. The way Yong Jin moved was different from stepping on air. What Yong Jin did was simply jump, disappear, and then suddenly reappear at a higher position.
âIs it teleportation?â
âIt canât beâŠâ
âIn the end, it will depend on how it is used, and in what situation.â
Yorim, Jeok Song, and Seo Ryeong gave their opinions on the matter one at a time. Meanwhile, Yong Jin made his way back to the ground, and approached Imugi.
âHow was it?â
Yong Jin asked Imugi after a while.
âThat was great!â
Imugi complimented Yong Jin.
âYeah, you did good too.â
Yong Jin praised him back. They both looked happy. They had argued with each other about whose weapon was better, but after seeing each otherâs abilities, they agreed that both were.
âShould we tell themâŠâ
Seeing them like that, Yorim spoke quietly to Jeok Song and Seo Ryeong.
âLetâs leave them alone.â
âWe will only tell them when they are on the verge of death.â
Jeok Song refused, and Seo Ryeong agreed with him.
Dududu!
Suddenly, a loud roar could be heard. The mountain was rumbling. Rocks and debris were falling off of Mount Daetong.
âItâs not a landslide, so whyâŠ?â
Yorim questioned why the mountain was like that. Seo Ryeong answered immediately.
âThatâs where the Captain is.â
Seol-Hwi was practicing his martial arts.
He inadvertently caused an avalanche, after the rocks he was training with broke apart, and rolled down the mountain. Seol-Hwi was surrounded by a cloud of dust.
Should he say he lost control in the heat of the moment?
Seol-Hwiâs eyes looked at the flames burning unrelentingly on the grass. The flames burned without dying, and they looked different from a normal flame.
âThis is the Sura Explosion Flame ArtsâŠâ
It wasnât a difficult skill to use, and it even felt easier to control than his other abilities.
*Flame Aggregating Demonic Martial Arts Skill Table*
[Sura Explosion Flame Arts]: (Run) â â â, A
Since both strength and flame were used at the same time, the damage incurred would be great, on the one who was hit by the attack. Seol-Hwi felt amazed that the Supreme Pavilion Lord trained with a power like this, to climb to the top.
And thereâs another, even stronger than this oneâŠ
Whatâs more surprising than the Sura Explosion Flame Arts, was that thereâs another technique above it.
Hellish Annihilation.
It was a force that was known to not exist in this world.
Therefore, it was a skill which could be learned only by those who reach the peak of Supreme Demon level. It was something that a normal human body couldnât handle.
âOkay, letâs move on to Supreme Wind God now.â
Seol-Hwi remembered the actions of the AI.
At that time, he only saw the power of Supreme Wind God after it tore down the building. Seol-Hwi didnât have a full understanding of it.
Itâs a little difficult to activate thoughâŠ
Seol-Hwi thought, as he looked at the table in front of him. Actually, Supreme Wind God wasnât much different from Wind God, other than one thing.
*Four Peak Demonic Martial Arts Skill Table*
[Supreme Wind God]: â N(Neutral) â â, A <25x speed>
25x speed. That was the only change.
Seol-Hwi wondered how hard it would be to move 25 times faster, but then another issue popped up.
The shoes given to him by Elder Baekhon.
Unlike before, with the previous ability, one movement to activate Supreme Wind God wasnât removed.
âShould I take the shoes off, and try again?â
Just in case, Seol-Hwi took the shoes from Elder Baekhon off.
<Which skill would you like to choose?>
â¶ Supreme Wind God
â· Sura Explosion Flame Arts
â· Supreme Low Temperature Ice
â· Thrift Wind Sword
So it was because of this!
Seol-Hwiâs face brightened right away.
As he gained access to more skills, it seemed like he needed confirmation to use them.
âRight. If I donât get rid of this one, I canât even attempt the Supreme Wind God.â
Seol-Hwi didnât hesitate. He chose to erase the â(N) Neutralâ movement, which was something he never quite understood.
[Revised version]
[Supreme Wind God]: â â â, A <25x speed>
âDone!â
Seol-Hwi felt happy, but also worried at the same time. If he ever lost these shoes from Elder Baekhon, he wondered if heâd be able to activate Supreme Wind God without them.
âThatâs why I need to do my best in this life.â
Seol-Hwi put the Windwalker Demon Sword down.
This sword, that was given to him by the Earth Demon, has the effect of nearly doubling the power of Supreme Wind God. Seol-Hwi wanted to confirm what it was like without the doubling effect.
âHaaa!â
The first try was a failure.
âHaaahh!â
The second try too.
âHaah!â
Finally, on the fourth attempt,
Swish!
Something happened.
<Using the Supreme Wind God>
Papapat!
Previously, Wind God would only generate wind and thunderstorms, but this time, a blue light moved along with the wind.
The storms tore through the mountain, causing it to rumble and shake.
Seol-Hwi wondered what the blue light was. It didnât look very dazzling, but the outcome of it was amazing.
The rocks which had the blue light pass by them, were crushed to the point that they were no longer rocks anymore. The blue light made the rocks and debris disappear.
This was something Seol-Hwi didnât think was possible before reaching Supreme Demon level.
It was so powerful, that perhaps even those who were at Supreme Demon level, would not be able to handle it.
-It will be of great help in times of crisis.
âItâs like that AI saidâŠâ
Seol-Hwi was still scared of what was coming in the future, but with this level of strength, he couldnât give up.
During the chaos of the mountainside collapsing, Seol-Hwi made his escape.
âCaptain!â
âWhat happened?!â
Seol-Hwi saw his subordinates rushing up to him worriedly.
âLetâs head back to the Sect.â
ââŠâ
âBecause the remaining two months canât be wasted.â
Seol-Hwi gave them instructions, but in fact, the order to return to the Sect had already been given by the system.