“Ughhh!”
Shin Bi-rang’s movents gradually ca to a halt.
At first, his muscles seed to stiffen slightly, as if hardening, and occasionally, small groans escaped.
After a mont, a light tremor ran through his body, and a bit of drool trickled from the corner of his mouth.
Shiver, shiver.
A body trembling gently.
The technique of inhalation has the characteristic of subtly perating the body and causing delicate changes.
This induces slight muscle tension, a hazy mind, and occasionally leads to experiences different from the ordinary.
Moreover, inhalation is a product of advanced demonic nature, allowing these effects with minimal internal qi.
“Guh.”
As the qi of Shin B–rang seeped into Seol-Hwi’s body, his condition began to change gradually.
As ti passed, Shin Bi-rang’s face lost all vitality, and finally, he lay quietly on the ground.
Seol-Hwi watched the entire process, wearing a contemplative expression.
‘The absorption isn’t very effective.’
Even without the status window floating before his eyes, he could feel that the qi itself hadn’t strengthened much.
[State]
Seol-Hwi [Subordinate Squad Leader]
Body Normal
[Value]
Stamina 631/640(520↑)
Internal qi 2150/2300(↑2050)
It was inevitable.
First of all, his level was inherently low, so the qi to operate the technique was weak.
It was fortunate enough that inhalation worked on Shin Bi-rang.
If it had been an opponent at their peak, they might have shaken it off or counterattacked during the inhalation.
[You have passed the 2nd trial.]
Fortunately, the result was his victory.
But the problem was what ca next.
[The 3rd trial is opening.]
Clang.
Shin Bi-rang’s figure disappeared, and the sound of a door opening ca from afar.
‘Who will it be this ti?’
A look of tension crossed Seol-Hwi’s face.
He sensed that a much stronger opponent than Shin Bi-rang would appear this ti.
How to overco this crisis, a feeling of helplessness overwheld him.
Step, step.
With the sound of footsteps slowly approaching, a new opponent entered Seol-Hwi’s view.
This ti, it was a familiar woman.
‘As expected.’
Seol-Hwi understood the situation as soon as he saw her.
An opponent of a higher dinsion had appeared.
[State Summary]
Heuk Bi [Supre Pavilion Lord’s guard]
Health 5 million/7 million
Internal qi 7 million/7 million
Realm Super Master
Combat Power 8.7 million
There was an overwhelming difference compared to his current abilities.
For Seol-Hwi, who had overco crises with the Heavenly Demon Absorption Technique, this was undoubtedly a significant threat.
Clack.
There was no conversation.
Seeing Heuk Bi draw her sword and charge directly, Seo Hwi composed himself.
‘Although the numbers are overwhelming, they alone don’t decide the outco of a fight.’
Health is important.
It allows for the use of powerful strength and quick recovery even after taking a hit.
Above all, one can focus on the fight without wavering, even against most opponents’ attacks.
And internal qi is even more crucial.
It enables the use of high-level martial arts, and if utilized well, one can overpower opponents many tis stronger.
But those alone don’t fully determine combat ability.
Of course, movents beco several tis faster, and the power of a single strike becos unimaginably strong.
However, no matter how powerful the attack, it’s useless if it doesn’t hit.
Whoosh.
A sharp strike aid at the opponent’s neck sliced through the air.
Because Seol-Hwi evaded her attack as smoothly as flowing water.
“How…….”
Heuk Bi’s eyes wavered in surprise.
Unlike the old world, now even she could see the numbers.
“Having high health doesn’t make you move faster. The higher your internal qi, the stronger you beco, but that doesn’t necessarily an combat ability.”
Seol-Hwi said, gently spreading her hands.
“Perhaps the difference in combat ability between you and … is over tenfold. Numbers aren’t everything.”
“Ugh!”
Heuk Bi charged again.
This ti, it wasn’t a simple attack but a strike infused with internal qi.
‘It’s the Fla Demon Divine Arts!’
Seol-Hwi saw the flas forming in Heuk Bi’s hand.
Heuk Bi, who was once the bodyguard of the Supre Pavillion Lord. It wasn’t strange for her to use Fla Demon Divine Arts.
‘Even a graze from this is dangerous.’
Seol-Hwi, lacking stamina and internal qi, was wary of that qi itself.
His health was so low that even a handful of the demonic qi in the air could cause damage to his body.
‘I have to redirect the qi completely.’
It couldn’t be countered with just the Wudang Sect’s Suppress Great Force with Small Force.
It was a technique that involved redirecting the flow, and without sufficient stamina and internal qi, it could backfire.
However, Seol-Hwi had the martial arts to overco this situation.
“Haat!”
The extre heat was about to touch Seol-Hwi’s face when Heuk Bi’s movent stopped.
“What?!”
The flas that had ford in her hand suddenly surged into the air.
Surprised by the strange sight, she looked at Seol-Hwi.
“This must be your first ti experiencing this. It’s a martial art of Ilwonsomagong. It’s a martial art containing the five elents of the orthodox sect, which you don’t know.”
The subtlety of Linear Attack Demonic Art’s qi flow.
It was one of the Justice Faction martial arts bestowed by Earth Demon, usable without being bound by stamina and internal qi.
“Ugh! Stop! Kraaah!”
Thud!
The uncontrollable Fla Demon Divine Arts ultimately fell upon Heuk Bi.
She was struck directly and fell with a scream.
That was the end of it.
“Haa… haa…”
Seol-Hwi exhaled heavily. The trembling in his body did not subside easily.
‘It’s a martial art that barely uses internal energy…’
[State]
Seol-Hwi [Subordinate Unit Leader]
Body: Normal
[Value]
Health: 211/640 (420↓)
Internal qi: 145/2300 (↓2005)
The values had dropped significantly.
Handling strong demonic qi seed to have made it difficult to avoid severe qi consumption.
‘Next is…’
[You have passed the third trial.]
He knew the ordeal wasn’t over yet.
The fourth trial promised an even more dangerous opponent, as the previous trials had indicated.
[The fourth trial is opening.]
And unfortunately, here.
He had to face him.
“It’s been a while.”
It was none other than the Supre Pavilion Lord.
Of all tis, to et the person from the first trial now.
The feeling of despair he felt back then was just as strong now.
As the values showed, the gap was enormous.
[State]
Sama Gwi [Supre Pavillion Lord]
Body: Normal
Level: Peak Demon
Health: 30 million/30 million
Internal qi: 50 million/50 million
Combat Power: 30 million [minimum]
‘If only I had a little more ti…’
Seol-Hwi’s expression could only be dark.
Is there a way to strengthen oneself quickly with internal qi techniques? Yes.
There is a way to reach extre demonic levels using demonic arts.
Of course, there is.
The problem was ti.
To reach a certain level with Justice Faction’s internal qi techniques, it usually takes more than a day.
To swiftly circulate pure qi and open the Ren or Sea of Yin ridian and Du or Governing ridian requires that much ti.
If using Demonic arts, the ti can be significantly reduced.
Depending on the person, but for soone like Seol-Hwi, two hours would be sufficient.
That’s only when considering the standards of Supre Demon or Peak Demon.
To ascend ton Profound Demon or Supre Demon, significantly more ti is required.
In the past, Seol-Hwi ard himself with elixirs precisely to shorten that absolute ti.
“What’s with the frown? Where did your past confident self go?”
In contrast, the Supre Pavilion Lord was triumphant.
It was a reaction born from looking at the figures.
“Have you shown up just to die by my hand again?”
Seol-Hwi retorted without backing down.
“Hmph. Your arrogant behavior is the sa as ever. Your skills are rely…….”
The Supre Pavilion Lord sneered, glancing upward slightly.
It was likely to confirm the overwhelmingly different figures once more.
‘What should I do…….’
Seol-Hwi realized that this ti, it was indeed a crisis.
The difference in this fight was too great.
No matter what, there’s a certain limit.
With a difference like this, whether it’s Linear Attack Demonic Arts or anything else, it was a level where he couldn’t even withstand the opponent’s internal qi.
“Don’t worry. Since there’s such a big difference in skill…….”
“……!”
It was then.
In the blink of an eye, the Supre Pavilion Lord was right next to him.
Unlike with Heuk Bi, this ti Seol-Hwi couldn’t even see him move.
“I’ll kill you painfully while enjoying every single second of it.”
Thud!
With one blow, Seol-Hwi was knocked backward.
Seol-Hwi quickly got to his feet.
Thud!
“Ugh!”
He took another hit and collapsed to the ground again.
And this ti, he was hit in the abdon and couldn’t get up imdiately.
Swoosh.
The Supre Pavilion Lord bent down to et Seol-Hwi’s gaze and asked.
“What are you doing?”
“Damn it!”
Seol-Hwi gritted his teeth and charged ahead. But his fist only sliced through empty air.
“Idiot.”
With the guy’s curses, the one-sided attack began.
Wham! Wham! Wham!
The Supre Pavilion Lord didn’t use any martial arts to fight.
He simply overwheld Seol-Hwi with basic combat skills.
“Is that all you’ve got? Were you really this weak?”
Seol-Hwi was knocked back by the mocking words.
His face bore the marks of the beating he received, yet he still couldn’t properly defend against the attacks.
‘Isn’t there a way to montarily elevate my level…’
Even in this desperate mont, Seol-Hwi was searching for a way to overco the situation.
When the gap in health and internal qi is this wide, the significance of combat power diminishes.
To bridge this gap, ultimately,
He had to drastically enhance all his abilities.
‘Cultivation techniques are impossible. No, I can’t. The nature of demonic qi is different, and I might end up losing instead. So, I have no choice but to rise through Justice Faction’s martial arts.’
Demonic qi can rise quickly in a short ti, but without elixirs, it requires absolute ti.
However, with Justice Faction’s martial arts, realization was more important than internal qi.
Usually, realization cos after the body is developed.
Therefore, it’s inevitably slower compared to demonic arts.
But now, Seol-Hwi was trying to proceed in reverse.
Since he already had the realization, he hoped his body would follow.
Wham! Wham!
“Cough, cough.”
From the continuous blows, Seo Hwi eventually coughed up blood.
It seed his internal organs were severely damaged by the opponent’s attack this ti.
He had sustained wounds so deep that recovery seed difficult on the mont.
“Hahaha! I feel so relieved. Finally, I get to see you beaten to death like this!”
The Lord of the Supre Pavilion was confident of his victory.
No, more than that, it seed like the grudges of the past had been completely washed away by the endless punching.
“It’s ti to end this… huh?”
It was at that mont he turned his gaze back to Seol-Hwi.
He hated even the sight of Seol-Hwi struggling to stand, and the words he heard were irritating.
“Try a bit harder… Your punches are weaker than I thought.”
At those words, Supre Pavilion Lord’s expression twisted.
Yes. He rembered.
It was those eyes.
He disliked the guy because of the way he looked at him.
“This ti, I’ll have to break every bone.”
Supre Pavilion Lord ground his teeth and took a step forward.
In such a situation, Seol-Hwi was still thinking.
‘Sense… I need to awaken my senses first.’
In a normal way, achieving a breakthrough in such a short ti is impossible.
Is there no way to do it?
No. There is.
If only certain conditions are t, it’s not entirely impossible.
Then what are the specific conditions?
Awaken the senses within the body.
Originally, cultivating one’s qi is a way to expand one’s spiritual perception.
Unblocking the ridians also allows for the smooth transmission of internal qi.
What if this thod could be obtained externally?
It’s through impact.
If a specific ridian point is struck, it can instantly expand one’s spiritual perception.
If accompanied by a high level of enlightennt in such a situation.
The current body could be transford.
‘Of course, it could fail too.’
The cultivation needed to reach a higher state. If the opponent attacks during that ti, the qi could beco twisted, leading to a falling of inner demon.
But the aftermath wasn’t important right now.
Sohow, he had to awaken his senses, expand his spiritual perception, and reach the State of Enlightennt.
To do that.
“That’s the most tempting thing I’ve heard from you so far.”
At Seol-Hwi’s voice, Supre Pavilion Lord’s eyes changed.
What outco this final provocation will lead to.
Seol-Hwi had no choice but to watch.
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