Kuung!
I step outside the outskirts of the Underworld and gaze at Mount Suru.
The Inner Sea of Mount Suru.
There, a battle unfolds between mmm and Hyeon Rang.
The fists of the giant god of vapor, the Naming Supre Deity Hyeon Rang, and mms, who has turned into a giant with his body steeped in a sea of starlight, collide against each other.
And as I watch them, I realize sothing.
“The more Hyeon Rang and ma Hyung-nim collide...the more ma Hyung-nim's presence fades.’
Each ti he collides with the giant of vapor, his body seems to be gradually enveloped in mist, as though being pulled into an illusory dream.
I keep observing him, trying to understand what kind of phenonon this is.
“I need to capture at least one thing with my eyes. I can't let Hyung-nim's sacrifice be in vain.
I though I truly hate it, realize that I must return.
Regressing by my own will is sothing I detest to the very core.
A single return ans a single life...
Is gone just like that.
But...
aun...
My friend has staked his life on that assumption.
'So...just this once, even if I have to give up one life...I must turn it back!"
Even as my hands tremble, I keep watching the battle between the two.
With my consciousness having reached Araya Consciousness, I perceive Hyeon Rang's authority even more clearly.
And in that mont, I enter a new world.
“Centered around the Naming Supre Deity...
Tsuaaaaaa—
Like ink spreading, a completely new Mount Suru appears.
“That is...the vision of a Supre Deity...?"
The entire Mount Suru is ford of dense [Nas], and those countless [Nas] create countless flows.
Those flows gather to form an inverted cone, shaping the boundaries of nurous Heavenly Domains, Inner Sea, and the Outer Sea.
And among them, there is a single point where all those countless flows converge.
I realize that that point is none other than Hyeon Rang.
“The origin of all the nas that exist in this world...
Thump, thump...
More precisely, he serves as the heart that helps the powers known as “nas’ to properly circulate in this world.
That is the Naming Supre Deity.
I imdiately realize what this vision I'm witnessing truly is.
Is this...the vision of those who walk the Immortal Dao of Naming...!?"
Through Araya Consciousness, I have beco able to see the vision of even the opponent's Immortal Dao.
“Ah... see.’
I realize that this is the [Origin Essence].
Origin Essence is not a particular material or object—it is, by itself, a world.
'No...that's not it. It's not just because I reached Araya Consciousness that I can see this vision.
It is because I am directly witnessing a Supre Deity fully exercising their power that I can see this vision.
Beings who seize the Origin Essence and beco the Origin Essence itself.
Monsters who do not get devoured by the Origin Essence that is also called the Heavenly Dao, but instead devour the Heavenly Dao itself.
“Those who devour an entire Immortal Dao. Those who consu the very law itself— those are the Supre Deities.’
Watching the battle between the Naming Supre Deity and mam, I begin to understand, at least partially, what the little-known process of advancing to Supre Deity entails. “To advance to Supre Deity, one must at least, during the ti of being an Immortal Lord, have faced a Supre Deity in battle.
Before one can viscerally experience what kind of being a Supre Deity is through a fierce battle, the difficulty of advancing to Supre Deity must be imnse. Kurururung—
I watch the Naming Supre Deity, and I gradually grasp more clearly what a Supre Deity is, and what a Seat truly ans.
The Naming Supre Deity throws a punch at mam.
A simple straight punch, devoid of any enlightennt of martial principles.
Yet with that punch, the [Nas] composing mmm scatter.
“He is directly striking the law of [Nas] that exists in phenona.’
The [Arms], [Legs], [Torso], [ridians], immortal Body], [inner World], and all other [Nas] that make up mam are struck, and the blows surpassing the physical force of reality break mam apart.
Tracing the origin of that phenonon, I gradually dig into the secret behind Hyeon Rang's power.
I see...
And when I grasp the principle behind Hyeon Rang's power, Hong Fan arrives beside with the Immortal Treasures.
Strangely, although the [Nas] of all phenona in the universe are clearly visible to while directly observing the Naming Supre Deity, for so reason, Hong Fan shows only the character Hong (#1), and nothing more of his [Na is visible.
it feels as if sothing has been severed.
“This guy used to be one with the Radiance Mantra... Is it because he's now separated from it?"
Slightly puzzled, I ask,
“What brings you here...?"
“Did Master not co here to analyze Great Master Hyun-seok's battle? As Master's subordinate, how could I not co when my Master has?"
“Is that so...2 Thank you. It would be helpful if you assist with the analysis as well." Whatever the case, Hong Fan's abilities are genuine. If he helps, it will make things considerably easier.
Kuuuuung!
mmm is struck by Hyeon Rang and sent flying.
And the [Nas] that compose him begin to scatter in fragnts.
“Can you see it too, Hong Fan? mm Hyung-nim is..."
“Yes, I can. It is likely because the Naming Supre Deity is properly unleashing his power..."
Then, after observing for a while, Hong Fan's eyes gleam as he speaks.
"I understand the principle. I see how the [Power of Nas] works."
“That was fast."
With only a brief look, he's figured out the principle behind the Naming Supre Deity's power.
"Though it is called [Nas]...in reality, it is closer to a [Relationship]. Or perhaps the two are not so different after all."
Hong Fan begins explaining the analysis he has made of Hyeon Rang's power.
In the end, the Power of Nas wielded by Hyeon Rang functions as follows:
Nas exist, ultimately, to be called by others.
Therefore, the ability to steal, erase, or rena a [Na] ans being able to sever the relationships that existed with oneself.
My comrade was wa Hyung-nim of the Oh Clan,
Not so unpronounceable entity called mm.
Those who lose their [Nas] begin to feel all their relationships vanish and break apart, and in the end, they are forgotten by all and cease to exist.
tis a power specialized in killing Immortal Beasts or Earth Immortals.
Because they govern the power of life and history, Immortal Beasts and Earth Immortals are even more difficult to kill than Heaven Immortals. But if they are struck by the Naming Supre Deity's power, they would not be able to resist and would gradually wither away and die.
In a way, it's similar to poison.
“No, more accurately...it's closer to radiation exposure than poisoning.
Gradually, mmm has the [Nas] that comprise him erased and turns into a clump of steam.
“He's not disappearing.’
A being who has lost all nas and been forgotten by all.
He is becoming a mass of ancient force.
His form grows fainter, and Hyeon Rang no longer uses his authority against him.
At the sa ti, I feel a strange sense of déja vu.
“What...is this?"
Everything feels dreamlike.
Everything is oddly unreal, and dizzying.
At that mont, Hyeon Rang ets my eyes.
[Have you been watching?]
[0 Ender. Not long ago, I realized my essence...and felt the duty to awaken your fate...] Those eyes, like the Sun and Moon, look upon .
The giant god of vapor points at .
[But as I read the history of the Eastern Twin Sal Tree, I ca to understand. You...will no longer lose anything over a simple connection. Though I must give you pain and deprivation to progress your fate...I realized I cannot awaken you through a re play of fate.]
"...S0, what are you going to do?"
Ll, as the Western Zero King, declare... You, O Ender, from this day forth, shall lose everything.]
"...Since you are mmm's teacher, I don't want to disregard you...but I'm curious. What exactly can soone like you do to ?"
[I shall not do anything to you. For you have already grown too strong for my hands to reach... However, if itis not 'you' but “another being,’ the story changes...]
“You are saying you will target my comrades?"
[No... They are protected by the Western Heavenly Venerable, so I dare not lay a hand on them either...]
“Then you can't touch anything related to , so how dare you think you can do anything to ?"
[I will say it again. You cannot be affected. However...things that are not you—I can interfere as much as I please. For instance...]
Kugugugugu!
Hyeon Rang raises his hand.
[If I erase the concept of [Nas] from all of Mount Sur, you will inevitably struggle, poisoned by a fatal toxin, and have no choice but to follow your fate.]
"...Are you declaring that you can erase that concept from all of Mount Suru?"
I ask him in disbelief.
“Not even the Heavenly Punishnt Supre Deity or the Great Mountain Supre Deity could erase concepts like [Mountain] or [Heavenly Punishnt] from this world, yet you claim you can do that now?"
[Of course, had it been the forr , it would have been impossible.]
“You're saying it's possible now because you've awakened your essence?"
[Even with the power of myself having awakened the essence, it remains impossible.) With those words, I notice that the faint vapor spreading across Mount Suru is beginning to grow thicker and thicker.
I see. This power is...
A familiar Heaven and Earth spiritual energy fills Mount Suru.
This Heaven and Earth spiritual energy is...
The Heaven and Earth spiritual energy of the Head Realm.
ll, Hyeon Rang, in the na of the rightful heir of the Head Realm, declare...]
The Origin Essence of life, Omniscience.
From the farthest reaches of Mount Suru where the Head Realm lies, an imnse light of Heaven and Earth spiritual energy bursts forth and pierces down upon Hyeon Rang.
The sight looks like a pillar of light piercing through the entire expanse of Mount Suru. lin the Three Heavens Great Thousand World, by the authority of the Owner of Nas, I reclaim all [Nas] of the Suru Three Heavens Great Thousand World...!]
Tsuaaaaaa!
With that one declaration, the vapor erupting around Hyeon Rang grows even denser.
At the sa ti, I feel an illusion as if my mind has suddenly gone blank. “WeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?’
Even as I try to think, the very concept of nouns is gone.
No, at this level, it feels as though even the concept of “letters’ themselves has been erased.
[Nas] have been defining the contours of the world, and with their disappearance, all boundaries in this world have beco aningless.
That's right.
The boundary between the Inner Sea and Outer Sea of Mount Suru blurs, and Mount Suru begins to collapse.
“wan. mmm!’
I am struck with shock as I realize what the Naming Supre Deity is aiming for.
in a world where all outlines have vanished, he wants to recall the figures of my comrades and connections, to rember their forms, and to yearn for their [Nas].
But do not do so.
I simply...
Quietly repentantly enlighten on my own history.
And in a single mont.
Shwikak!
I draw the Impermanence Sword and swing it.
Jjeooeok!
That is all.
At the sa mont, a single strand of mist covering Mount Suru clears. [..Impressive. What have you done?]
Then, without a word, I raise my sword and strike down toward Mount Suru. Shwukak!
[This is...]
Shwukak!
Each ti I strike down with my sword, Hyeon Rang's vapor peels away, and the world regains its outlines.
[What is this...> What is happening? How...1? I have taken all the connections that are the source of your strength, the nas of the hearts you hold dear, and taken them into my hands to create a world of Grand Mist (J&%)!]
Words are unnecessary.
I continue to grip my sword, refining my form as I did when I first began learning martial arts.
Shwikak, shwikak, shwikak, shwikak!
Tsuaaaa—
At the sa ti, the mist pouring out from begins to push back the mist that has veiled Mount Suru.
[This...1]
Chuhwaak!
[What is this!?]
I do not answer.
There is no need to answer.
What is imbued within my sword is...
The thing called failure.
Failure has no na.
Because it cannot be attached to one.
I simply pour all the failures I have experienced into this sword, and speak.
::1...as the Immortal Beast King, issue a command to all the naless within the Suru Three Heavens Great Thousand World... : :
Failure has no na.
But even though it has no na, it does not an it holds no aning.
For the failure of the present is what becos the stepping stone to move forward to the next.
Chwaak!
The sword wind of the Impermanence Sword sweeps across the entirety of Mount Suru.
A spiraling wind drives away the pale mist.
Nas may have vanished across Mount Suru.
But that does not an aning has vanished with them.
Filling the Heavens Governing View!
:: Decide your own nas, solely by the failures you have accumulated yourself. : Deeeng!
The entirety of Mount Suru trembles.
At the sa ti, a brahma bell seems to ring, and as Mount Suru hums, the once- blurred world begins to clarify and regain its outlines.
: If aning does not vanish, then neither do relationships. And if relationships do not vanish...then nas can still be rembered. : :
My eyes et Hyeon Rang's.
:: You will destroy Mount Suru? That is impossible. For I will not allow it. : :
[..]
He gazes at in silence before asking a question.
[How strange. Why...why do you not kill ? If you simply surround with the immortal Art you just used and strike down, you could surely kill ...]
:: Isn't it obvious? Your battle is not yet over. : :
Tukwaaang!
At those words, wam's fist bursts forth from Hyeon Rang's abdon.
[Hoo...]
: wm Hyung-nim...is not dead yet. : :
Now his presence has completely vanished, and even I can barely sense him.
But stil, he undeniably exists.
And Hyeon Rang, sensing sothing strange, turns his gaze to .
[..You...still have not forgotten him? I erased the [Na] and thereby deleted history from within all relationships... He should have died in loneliness, forgotten by all...and yet, you still rember him?]
Of course. : :
it's true, even I still cannot recall the [na] of mam.
But I definitely rember.
Even if the existence has been erased, the connection he and I shared remains within .
From the mont I shattered the Canvas of Myriad Forms and Connections and the Colorless Glass Sword with my own hands, to create the Immortal Crown...
.I have "never" forgotten my connections.
:: You, rightful heir of the Head Realm. : :
I step out from the Underworld and walk into the interior of Mount Suru.
Then, stepping over the Twin Holding Heavenly Domain, I approach the Naming Supre Deity who is tearing out mum's arm.
[Absurd...]
Kwaaaang!
The Naming Supre Deity strikes .
As the fist of vapor touches , I feel the authority of my [Na] gradually flow into him.
But I do not care.
: Son of the Origin Essence of Life, Omniscience. : :
I grab the now fully transparent and almost presence-less existence of mm Hyung-nim, and lift him up.
[You, shall remain powerless for a mont!]
Jjeooooooong!
The God of Humans strikes .
However, I do not counterattack and focus solely on lifting mmm up.
Though I can't feel his presence, mmm S00N rises.
Whisper...whisper...
Because his presence has vanished, I can barely hear the words of mam.
But I receive his will through Indra’s Net and nod.
:: My na... Please do not worry. After all... :
I reveal my true body.
Wearing a white round collar robe, in the form of a faceless mountain spirit with a head of candle fla, I am struck by Hyeon Rang as I completely lift him up.
:: As long as there are those who rember , I will never forget: :
—And where...do such people exist? Once your na is stolen by Master, it's over...!
[Once], you say? : :
Sabak, sabak—
Beside the giant god of vapor and the mountain spirit in a white round collared robe, a giant deer appears.
itis the Gracious Soul Filling the Heavens, completed by devouring my Canvas of Myriad Forms and Connections and Tainted Soul Filling the Heavens.
inside Gracious Soul Filling the Heavens, countless mories are overflowing.
Before, upon seeing the form of a [baby], I understood the principle of the Radiance Mantra, and realized that the essence of my regression ability is the creation of parallel dinsions.
In other words, though it may be another tiline, it [remains], rather than vanishing in vain.
Therefore...
Even if my na is taken in this tiline,
Even if my relationships are stolen in this tiline, the na of [ of another tiline] still remains!
As if catching on to my words, Hyeon Rang's Sun and Moon eyes gleam.
[I see. Is that how it is? But how foolish. Have you forgotten? That due to you, the Emperors can now interfere in other tilines as well...
Hyeon Rang strikes again.
And with that, my na in another tiline is taken once more.
However, I remain composed.
:: Excellent. Then...you just need to repeat that two thousand more tis. : :
[..]
I have reached the ultimate of Martial Arts, attained the realm of the Immortal Beast King, and risen to the pinnacle of Heaven-Earth Great Net Immortal.
Moreover, even the [Wheel] now nearly obeys my will.
itis no longer a situation where I am unacknowledged as before.
I can feel it. The Wheel...
That noble Wheel now judges as having “nearly reached the standard" and properly lends its power.
As a result, I am no longer at a level where I could be Killed by a few punches from the Naming Supre Deity Hyeon Rang.
No, I don't even feel a sense of danger, let alone death.
If you want to threaten ... : :
Kwaang!
Hyeon Rang's fist collides with my forehead.
:: At least bring soone like the Heavenly Punishnt Supre Deity...! : Kwaaaaaang!
Then, with my headbutt, Glass True Fire explodes Hyeon Rang's hand and flings it away. (in the na of the Owner of Nas, I command...]
Woo-wooong!
My [Na] reacts.
[You shall not dare oppose . You shall step aside for a mont and simply watch as Oh Hyun-seok dies before !]
Jjeooeok!
At the sa ti, my entire body stiffens.
itis the sa phenonon as when I first received Hyeon Rang’s fist.
But it doesn't matter.
Wuduk, wudududuk—
: : You're not Hyeon Mu, nor Heavenly Punishnt, nor Great Mountain... Showing this much of an opening to soone like you is nothing at all. :
itis certainly a powerful binding technique.
Even I have no confidence in breaking out of it within one second.
Had it been Hyeon Mu, the Great Mountain Supre Deity, or the Heavenly Punishnt Supre Deity, they would have seized this opportunity to tear into a thousand, ten thousand pieces—but against Hyeon Rang, a second is nothing.
Wiiiiing!
The [Wheel] begins to turn, breaking the binding.
imdiately after, at the center of the Wheel, a white Three Great Ultimates appears and begins to spin.
The Wheel shines with starlight, releasing limitless and inexhaustible power, and Mount Suru begins to shake.
[What is this...?]
Witnessing this outrageous power, Hyeon Rang trails off in disbelief.
: If you had wanted to progress my fate or whatever...you should have at least done it before I beca the Immortal Beast King. : :
I look at Hyeon Rang and inject power into wa.
1 will not face you. : :
Power nearing infinity pours into mam, and the one whose existence had nearly vanished begins to revive.
:: Because this is between you and mm Hyung-nim, a matter of master and disciple. : : The Naming Supre Deity Hyeon Rang.
He is not as troubleso an opponent as the Sal Tree Heavenly Venerable,
Nor as sharp an enemy as the Heavenly Punishnt Supre Deity,
Nor as threatening as the True Martial Great Emperor Hyeon Mu.
He doesn't even reach the level of annoyance of the Radiance Eight Immortals.
He is, quite literally, just an average-level Supre Deity.
Since he wields the authority of nas, getting properly hit by that power can be dangerous, but it's only just that much.
He cannot defeat in a single blow, nor render powerless.
If mm Hyung-nim defeats you...we'll simply take your head. No matter what you want from ..no matter what pain you intend to inflict..it won't go as you wish. Because...my friends, including mw Hyung-nim, are far stronger than you what you imagine. : :
Kwaaaaang!
Hyeon Rang throws everything he has to push away from mam, whom I'm restoring. Then, the recovered mmm approaches Hyeon Rang.
His presence still remains faint, but it doesn't matter.
His power has already fully returned to its forr state.
—Thank you, Seo Eun-hyun.
aus calls my na and walks toward Hyeon Rang.
Kwaaaaaaaang!
amn's fist strikes Hyeon Rang's face.
[I see. To defeat you, I must target your connections and your world...but to target those, I must first defeat you, is it. A contradiction, indeed...]
Hyeon Rang gathers vapor and places both and mm in range before extending his fist.
lin that case...I will first make you powerless, and then destroy what you hold dear...] Kugwagwang!
mmm and I are struck by his fist.
aun is sent flying, but each ti that happens, I fill him with strength again.
Seeing this, Hyeon Rang's eyes flare as he mutters:
[it will not end like this. I have no choice but to go a bit extre...]
He glances toward the lower part of Mount Suru and reaches out his hand.
ll, as the rightful heir of the Head Realm, beseech thee. O Heavenly Void Furnace pierced into the Head Realm, release the Eight Immortals and descend into my hands!] Kugugugugu!
At the sa ti, a chilling presence begins to be felt from far away, and sothing flies into Hyeon Rang's grasp.
Compared to the size of our revealed true bodies, it is extrely small, but the mont I see it, I can't help but be shocked.
“Ascension Path!?"
Yes.
itis definitely the Ascension Path that was in the Head Realm!
And while I am still flustered, the Ascension Path in Hyeon Rang's hand begins to break apart, its earth and stones falling away.
What is soon revealed is a small brazier with three legs.
Woo-wooong—
The mont I see that brazier, a headache strikes , and a certain mory from the 16th cycle flickers in my mind.
And imdiately after,
As Hyeon Rang breathes power into the brazier, its size begins to expand endlessly until it becos as massive as our true bodies.
Kuuuuung!
Soon, Hyeon Rang lifts the brazier.
Kugugugu!
Grasping the massive brazier, Hyeon Rang swings it toward us.
Kwaaaaang!
Se
The mont I'm struck by the brazier, I feel a different kind of pain than before.
:: This actually hurts. : :
it's not sothing like a re Immortal Treasure.
What I feel from it is, quite literally, the power of the absolute!
“A brazier imbued with a portion of the Absolute of Life...
Kwaaaaang!
But there's no ti to even think. Hyeon Rang swings the brazier again, striking the two of us once more.
The sound echoes across the entirety of Mount Suru, and I can't hold back as I cough up a mouthful of Immortal Beast True Blood.
[How is it? Can you still afford to act so relaxed? Face . If not, you shall be beaten to death by the Heavenly Void Furnace.]
:: Indeed, this is a bit dangerous. It's comparable to Hyeon Mu's single strike. : : [Then...]
: And when I fought Hyeon Mu, I took thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of millions of her strikes. Even when my realm was lower than it is now. : :
Of course, that was partly because Kim Young-hoon was keeping Hyeon Mu in check so she couldn't fully focus on ...
Still, the fact remains that I endured countless strikes from a Heavenly Venerable back during the Hyeon Mu Battle.
Smirking, I look up at Hyeon Rang.
. : Go ahead and do more. The one fighting you is ma Hyung-nim, and the one who will defeat you is also mm Hyung-nim... Even without a na, as long as I rember him, he will never lose to you! : :
[In that case, I will make you change your mind.]
Kurururung!
Listening to my words, Hyeon Rang is struck once more by mma's fist as he raises the Heavenly Void Furnace.
lin the na of a Supre Deity, I declare. Let the ownerless Heavenly Domain beco charcoal and fuel the furnace.]
Kurururung!
The Twin Holding Heavenly Domain beneath our feet seems to ripple, in an instant, it begins to get sucked directly into the Heavenly Void Furnace.
Cn
This is a bit dangerous.
Hwarurururuk!
In the blink of an eye, the Heavenly Void Furnace devours an entire Heavenly Domain and begins to burn, using it as fuel.
Kwarururur!
The Heavenly Void Furnace, having incinerated an entire Heavenly Domain, begins to burn with black flas.
Kwaaaaang!
Hyeon Rang swings the Heavenly Void Furnace, now spewing black fire, at us.
The massive brazier strikes both and mam.
:: Keheok...! : :
Indeed, this strike is enough to put my mind in a daze the mont it hits .
If I hadn't defended mam, he would have likely died in a single blow.
But I grin.
:: That so-called Heavenly Void Furnace...it doesn't seem like you can use it for long. : : [You seem to be misunderstanding. Apologies, but...I can swing it two thousand more tis.
: : Before you can swing it two thousand tis...I think those enraged enough to kill you will appear... :
At those words, Hyeon Rang looks down toward the lower parts of Mount Suru.
[..]
From that direction, eight beams of light burst forth, exuding a terrifying killing intent toward us.
I did wonder why the Radiance Eight Immortals were staying silent while Hyeon Rang committed this madness.’
Judging by what he said while summoning the Heavenly Void Furnace, it seems he had temporarily suppressed the Radiance Eight Immortals using the furnace.
But now that he has brought out the Heavenly Void Furnace, the Radiance Eight immortals are reappearing.
:: Hyeon Rang!!! : :
From the distant Heavenly King Heavenly Domain, the emblem of the [Black Snake Biting its Taill is being summoned.
And sothing about this emblem is different from all the ones before.
Shiver!
“That output... I see. They may be a fake Supre Deity, but a Supre Deity is still a Supre Deity..."
Gradually, the Origin Essence of Light is also becoming capable of drawing power from other tilines, just like the other Supre Deities.
It's possible that the other Radiance Immortals, other than Sword Spear, will begin retrieving mories from other tilines as well.
And unlike the other Supre Deities, whose borrowed power from other tilines only amplifies strength by tenfold at best, the Radiance Supre Deity is different.
Just the sheer magnitude of power they are drawing from other tilines is different... This is becoming a real nuisance.’
In a way, the Radiance Mantra seems to be the most optimal mantra for enhancing the Radiance Supre Deity's strength.
Kugugugugu!
I smile as I watch the emblem of the [Black Snake Biting Its Tail] being summoned. Whether it's fortunate or not, the overwhelming increase in the borrowed power appears to have made it impossible to summon the symbol as quickly as before.
However...
No matter how slow it may be, it won't give Hyeon Rang the ti needed to strip away all of my na.
: : Now then, go wild all you want. The ti limit is...until the wrath-filled power of the Radiance Eight Immortals cos flying in. : :
[How confident you are... Do you truly believe you can endure until then without retaliating at all, just taking hit after hit?]
It's a bit difficult right now. : :
But that doesn't matter.
:: Yeong Seung!t! : :
Paaatt!
Yeong Seung appears at my side, looking at with eyes filled with anticipation.
I hand him the coordinates of the Outer Sea where I encountered the Heavenly Venerable of Ti.
Northern Dipper Sealing Immortal Flags.
The release condition for one of the three remaining flags.
“Obtain a clue regarding the coordinates of the Outer Sea where the Heavenly Venerable of Ti resides...and deliver them to the subordinates of the Heavenly Venerable of Ti."
In other words, if I just deliver these coordinates to the Northern Dipper Seven Heavenly Lords and Yeong Seung...
Cheolkang!
This seal will be released!
Among the seven Northern Dipper Sealing Immortal Flags, only the ones with the conditions "defeat three Supre Deities in battle’ and 'take the single strike of all the Radiance Eight Immortals in order’ now remain.
“As for being struck by the Radiance Eight Immortals...it's not going too well, probably because it's hard to maintain the “order'"*
The mont five of the Northern Dipper Sealing Immortal Flags are released— Kurururung!
The power surging within my body expels all the fatal injuries I've just sustained, granting the strength to endure against Hyeon Rang for even longer.
:: Hit all you want. : ©
I look at Hyeon Rang and continue.
:- 1 will not fight you. : :
The mont I act will only be after mmm defeats the Naming Supre Deity, only when the Naming Supre Deity takes his final breath.
This is between mmm and the Naming Supre Deity—a matter between master and disciple.
[By doing this...do you think you will be able to save Oh Hyun-seok..2 His na has already been stolen by my hand. Even if I die, he will also die...! You will never be able to save him in this tiline...]
:: That is exactly why I will not fight you. : :
[What...2]
:: Our lives may continue...but Hyung-nim's life...this is the last of it. : :
Of course, if he awakens as a Heavenly King, this life may continue...
But that remains only in the realm of possibilty.
itis not a reality of this mont.
Kwaaaaaang!
amas fist strikes Hyeon Rang in the stomach.
Hyeon Rang looks down at him with eyes that suggest he feels no significant impact. Right now, the gap between mmm and Hyeon Rang is as wide as the gap between Hyeon Rang and .
There's no way he can land a fatal blow.
:: And because this is the end...I will respect Hyung-nim's end. : :
[..]
At those words, Hyeon Rang silently swings the Heavenly Void Furnace and strikes both and mam away.
Kwaaaaaang!
Now, no more words are exchanged.
Hyeon Rang swings the Heavenly Void Furnace at and mam, and I block it.
And mau, taking advantage of the opportunity, uses the power he received from and drives his fist into Hyeon Rang's chest.
: Heavenly Shatter! : :
With mma's cry, a fist of light burrows into Hyeon Rang's chest.
Hyeon Rang shows no response.
:: Heavenly Shatter! : :
:: Heavenly Shatter! : :
:: Heavenly! Shatter! : :
No matter how many tis the strike lands, again and again...
Hyeon Rang does not respond.
Though I continue supplying him with power, perhaps the strain of forcing it out is putting a ntal strain as Hyung-nim's voice grows quieter and his strength begins to fade.
:: Heavenly Shatter! : :
[Heavenly Shatter!]
[Heavenly Shatter!]
"Heavenly...Shatter..."
From the will of a True Immortal, to ntal speech.
From ntal speech, to spoken voice.
Before long, Hyung-nim's mind has weakened to the point he can barely muster the strength of a mortal being.
Ls this the power of the one you believe in?]
Hyeon Rang looks at him with pity.
[How pathetic. He cannot even scratch . Even if the stolen na does not lead to death...it is clear he will die simply from exhausting all his Qi...)
[So the connection you believe in...only amounts to this level of strength. Even if Enders are said to bring about miracles...if the difference in rank is too big, nothing can occur...) Puk!
"Heavenly...Shatter..."
At last, mm's punch—now reduced to the level of a re mortal—launches forward. Kwaaaaang!
Hyeon Rang swings the Heavenly Void Furnace once more, striking who protects him.
[This is actually better for . You, fight to protect your weakened friend. He is now already no different from dead...]
Tok—
[..2 Ah, oh dear...]
Soon, Hyeon Rang taps his massive body and clicks his tongue as he sees mum stop moving entirely.
From the Heavenly King Heavenly Domain, the snake is nearly complete, and the fire blazing from Hyeon Rang's Heavenly Void Furnace reaches its peak...
And waa..finally closes his eyes.
[Without being able to accomplish anything...he died.]
[This...is the connection you cherished so dearly...]
And then, I thrust my fist lightly into the chest of the [Western Zero King], in the exact sa posture mam had used.
[What are you—]
imdiately after, the [Western Zero King], Hyeon Rang, staggers in place, unable to hold himself up.
[12]
:: You said miracles do not occur... You are wrong. : :
Woo-wooooong!
I retract my energy and Transform my main body, returning to my human form.
“It has already happened.”
It was not just a simple punch.
It was a signal a disciple used to call upon his master.
The [Western Zero King] Hyeon Rang clashes with the personality of the body's original owner, the [Human Hyeon Rang], montarily causing him to lose control of his body. As I witness this...
I collect the remains of mmm, whose na I cannot recall.
aun's face is unrecognizable due to his na being stolen...
But truly, truly, he looks at peace.
“I may not know much about the power of my own connection...but the power of 'your' connection...seems to be just that much."
inside the Hyeon Rang who awakened to the will of the Future King, the personality of the [Human Hyeon Rang]l—who accepted mmm as a disciple, taught him, interacted with him, and gave him his affection—
Awakened at last in the face of man's relentless call.
"Do you understand? The connections between people...especially the connection between a master and disciple...are not sothing you can take lightly."
From the mont wa resolved himself, victory was already decided.
Kugugugugu!
A massive pillar of light targets us, and for the first ti, Hyeon Rang panics and cries out.
[I, if I move to the next tiline...]
I lay down Hyung-nim's body and smile within the pillar of light fired by the Radiance Supre Deity.
"Are you saying you intend to flee? From the connection of master and disciple? It's useless. Whether it's the next tiline or the next place...no matter where you try to run, you cannot escape. mma's heart has already reached you once."
Hyeon Rang has the ability to steal the opponent's na and make them gradually vanish as if poisoned.
And...
amu, by conveying aning into Hyeon Rang's chest, injected into him a poison even more powerful than what Hyeon Rang has spread.
That poison's na is—
Not Established By Words Or Speech (FZ).
As I vanish with mmm within the Radiance Supre Deity's strike, crossing into the next tiline, I steel my resolve.
Life must never be abandoned carelessly...
But now, having inherited the resolve of mma—
Just this once!
Even if I must die a hundred tis over, I will reconnect the connection between master and disciple!
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