Wuuuuoooong!
Around Lee Sungmin, the winds started to blow fiercely as the dark clouds in the air were directly above him.
Suddenly a black gust of energy shot down from the clouds as they dispersed. Jehu, shot down to the ground within this gust of energy and landed in front of Lee Sungmin in his human form.
Jehu, who had suddenly appeared, without holding back any of his energy as if to show off in front of Lee Sungmin, landed as he shook off the dust on his robes.
Who is he?
It was not Kang Seok this ti that was standing in front of Lee Sungmin as he guessed the identity of the man in front of him.Wait, it cant be. Can it?Lee Sungmin recalled one of the few people who fit the description of the man in front of him, in terms of power and appearance. The Lord of the Murim Alliance. Jehu, the Leader of the Black Dragon Association.
The energy surrounding Jehu, who was standing in front of Lee Sungmin, was emitting a nunfathomable depth to it that Lee Sungmin felt wary of.
No, lets stay cool-headed right now.
Lee Sungmin, who locked his gaze onto Jehus, gauged Jehus level of power. Although it was incredibly fearso and strong, compared to Sima Ryunjus it appeared a bit lacking.
[What exactly is he?]
Heoju murmured with a perplexed expression inside Lee Sungmins shared conscience with him.
[I can feel the life force of a real Dragon within his body. But, at the sa ti I dont think hes a real Dragon, hes only half as strong as I would expect him to be, if he was]
The Leader of the Black Dragon Association, Jehu.
At Heojus words, Lee Sungmin confird the identity of the man before him.
The Lord of the Murim Alliance, the powerhouse behind all of Murim. Jehu of the Black Dragon.
When Lee Sungmin recognized who he was, Lee Sungmin had no choice but to be confused as to what was going on. Why did the Lord of the Murim Alliance show up here in front of him? He should be in the City of Cron, where the Murim Alliance Headquarters was located.
You?
Jehu was the one to open his mouth first. For Lee Sungmin, it was unimportant as to how Jehu had gotten here. It was a matter of why he was here, and more importantly, why he was standing in front of Lee Sungmin as of right now.
Lee Sungmin did not consider Jehu in a positive light. He had no choice but to believe it was the sa for Jehu, who had falsely accused Lee Sungmin ti and ti again.
Not only that, Lee Sungmin knew the truth about Jehu, the Lord of the Murim Alliance. Jehu had ties with Beyond the Heavens.
Thanks to this, Lee Sungmin had no choice but to stare at Jehu nervously.
Just as Lee Sungmin was confused by the sudden appearance of the other person, Jehu was also confused about Lee Sungmin.
He knew that the Ghost Spear, Lee Sungmin, was here.
He was not confused by his appearance either.
He had seen the face of Lee Sungmin several tis through the reports sent on him. So it was only natural he recognized Lee Sungmin to so extent. But. There was sothing else that was familiar yet also unfamiliar, being emitted subtly from Lee Sungmins presence.
What is this?Jehus eyes trembled slightly. He started to feel a peculiar emotion within him. He felt like he was sad and yearning for Lee Sungmin.
What the hell? I miss this guy? Soone Ive never even t?
Why on earth was he feeling that way towards Lee Sungmin? Jehu tried not to let his emotions shake, but his body refused to listen to his thoughts.
Lee Sungmin briefly agonized over how to respond to Jehu, who was clearly feeling so sort of emotion as he stared back at Lee Sungmin.
Lee Sungmin knew the best situation for him right now, was to take Scarlett and flee imdiately.
There was still a way out. Even if Jehu ca after him, Lee Sungmin still had two chances left from the Fairy Queen, to traverse with the pegasus she lent him to anywhere in the world.
How troubleso.
Lee Sungmin felt strangely perplexed at the situation.
Jehu, who had remained silent after calling out Lee Sungmin, bit his lower lip.
He couldnt figure out why he was feeling a sense of longing towards Lee Sungmin.
Was it a sense of longing for soone of the sa kind? But how would that be possible? Jehu had never t or seen another Dragon.
Although his father was said to be a dragon, his mother, who was a human, did not have many mories to share with him of his father. Not only that, she had died eventually when Jehu was a child due to the effects of giving birth to a half-dragon, half-human.
Ive never t another Dragon Maybe thats why I feel this kind of feeling.
Although he felt like he identified why he had bothered to stop and see Lee Sungmin for himself, Jehu didnt want to be swayed by such feelings. Even if he was a Draconic Human Being, he was not a mature or real Dragon, so he couldnt truly know what another Draconic Human Being would be like.
He only heard of what his father had looked like, but Jehu only heard from his mother when he was young, before she died.
However, Jehu used to think that he would like to et my father soday. Was he also a mixed blood like Jehu?
With that thought, Jehu started to unleash his Draconic Aura.
He did want to et Lee Sungmin at least once, and Jehu felt a strange sense of camaraderie from Lee Sungmin due to the Draconic Energy he could feel from Lee Sungmin. Lee Sungmin was hiding it extrely well, but Jehu still felt it, and wanted to test just how strong Lee Sungmin was over his control of his Draconic Energy.
Cuuuuuong!
An intense pressure hit Lee Sungmin head-on. It was an intangible force, but sothing Lee Sungmin recognized. It was Dragon Fear.
To resist the sudden and heavy pressure, Lee Sungmin also unleashed his Draconic Energy in full, and released his own Dragon Fear.
Coooong!
The aura emitted from each others Dragon Fear, which had clearly released without holding back at all, collided with each other. The eyes of Jehu widened.
Ah!
Even if soone didnt explain it to him, Jehu knew it instinctively. It was sothing he could recognize that had more to simply having control over Draconic Energy.
Ah Father?
huh- wait, what?
Lee Sungmin was puzzled at the words. Jehu also let out a sudden forced cough of embarrassnt, realizing just how silly he had sounded just now.
But it was truly strange. He felt the energy of his father, whom he had never t, from Lee Sungmin.
No, its not possible. My father couldnt possibly be as weak as you. What the hell are you?
[No way.]
Heoju, who was silent this entire ti, opened his mouth suddenly in realization of sothing/
[Is the Dragon I killed his father?]
What?Lee Sungmin was baffled at Heojus words
[Otherwise he wouldnt call you if his father, you moron. And from what I can tell at least, both of your Draconic Energies are extrely similar in nature to each other. I wasnt sure at first, but when you both released your Dragon Fear, I was certain.]
If things were as Heoju had said things would get awfully twisted here.
Lee Sungmin frowned.
As Lee Sungmin stayed silent, Jehu was making so hypotheses of his own.
The Ghost Spear could not possibly be his father, so why did he have the sa Draconic Energy of his own?
Were they brothers?
It was highly unlikely. The chances of a half-human, half-dragon even surviving birth was extrely low. To have two co from the sa family? Impossible.
Jehus eyes turned dark as he suddenly realized the only remaining possibility.
The Dragons heart.
It was known to be impossible for humans to consu Dragons Hearts. Yet, Jehu could not think of any other possibilities.
Jehu started to shift his stance slowly as he grit his teeth in anger. The sudden spike of anger was tied directly to his uncontrollable emotions he was feeling for the first ti.
For over 300 years, Jehu had hoped that he would et his father again soday.
But he never believed that he would et his father like this.
You ate a Dragon Heart.
Jehus facial expression turned cold as he spoke as if he were stating a fact. The black energy that had been swirling around him earlier, started to rise back up and emitted a cold-blooded killing intent.
My fathers Dragon Heart.
[Dammit.]
Heoju cursed inside the shared conscience between him and Lee Sungmin. Lee Sungmin also had no choice but to feel a sense of the situation being unfair. Although he had consud a Dragon Heart, why did it have to be the heart of Jehus, the Lord of the Murim Alliance, father?
[You worthless bastard. Why dont you show so gratitude for this old man even giving you his treasures instead of thinking I did it to try and put you in so ridiculous situation on purpose!]Heoju yelled at Lee Sungmin, as he felt Lee Sungmins emotions of displeasure and disappointnt in Heoju.
Of all the dragons, just why did you kill his father?
[Do you think Id ever know hed have so kid thats trying to kill you right now? Dont be so an to and get ready for his attack!]
Heoju suddenly roared inside Lee Sungmins mind. Heoju warned Lee Sungmin just in ti.
Whabam!
Jehu, who kicked the ground with his foot, shot forwards at Lee Sungmin. Although he did not move as quick as Sima Ryunjus fastest movent with the Dark Storm Arts, Lee Sungmin had to focus his attention as best he could to keep track of Jehus sudden attack and movents.
Lee Sungmin took the spear from off his back in a hurry and stabbed quickly at Jehus incoming fist.
BOOM!
Lee Sungmins spear collided with the first from Jehu with a violent noise. Lee Sungmins eyes shook at the strength he could feel on the other end of the spear, coming from Jehus fist.
But it was more than just Jehus normal fist. Jehus fist was covered in shiny black scales.
They were Dragon scales. No matter how much strength Lee Sungmin normally put into his strikes, he would have to at least double the amount of strength if he wanted to sohow pierce through Jehus firm body.
Lee Sungmin wondered in his mind as he racked his brains for an answer. Luckily for him, Heoju had an answer
[Just smash his fist to pieces Hahahah!]
Heoju cracked a joke that was utterly impossible for Lee Sungmin to even attempt in this situation. Lee Sungmin pulled his foot back and separated himself from Jehu, while he quickly roused his internal energy with his internal circuits, trembling at how much power he was trying to draw on.Lee Sungmin had no intention of dying here, so he started to get serious. Letting the Dark Storm Arts black lightning start to ripple around his spear, Lee Sungmin fired the spear with a quick movent.
Nine Heavenly Spear Techniques, Second Move : Nine Dragons Annihilation ()
Nurous golden dragons ford of internal energy, coated in a dark black lightning, shot out from the tip of Lee Sungmins spear and roared as they collided with Jehus outstretched fist.
When the dust cleared around Jehu, there was not a scratch to be seen. The Dragon scales on his body were not sothing that could be pierced so easily, when Jehu used both his deep reserves of internal energy as a coating of a barrier around his sturdy scales.
If I try my hardest right now, can I pierce him?
Lee Sungmin was not sure, and felt uncertainty creeping up on him. Lee Sungmin still had room to spare in terms of power and techniques he had not used yet, but he intuitively knew that Jehu had a bit more than he did in terms of unrevealed strength.
As Lee Sungmin had just fired off the blow at Jehu earlier, Jehu was starting to realize just how much Lee Sungmin had been underrated in terms of strength reported by Chigweol.
Although he was not at Sima Ryunjus level of difficulty, Lee Sungmin was definitely a dangerous opponent and was difficult to deal with, even for him.
The temporary feelings of excitent and rage that had clouded Jehus mind into attacking Lee Sungmin, cald down.
He did not believe that Lee Sungmin could have possibly killed his father. He was too weak to kill a real Dragon. He must have coincidentally co across his fathers Dragon Heart.
It had to be. Jehu couldnt see how Lee Sungmin could kill a real Dragon, although that didnt an he felt better about Lee Sungmin being able to wield Draconic Energy.
It would be unpleasant for anyone in Jehus situation, to not ever see his own father, and the only traces he had found for the first ti in years, were when soone who had consud his fathers heart was in front of him.
That attack was much sharper than I thought it would be.
However, it wasnt as sharp as the spear of the Spear King, Kang Seok. But it was worrying nonetheless. If such a young man at the age of 27 had already grown this strong, he would surely beco much more dangerous in a few years. Jehu didnt understand why the Divine Spirit was letting this man be. He was clearly a threat to their plans.
There were a number of dangerous outcos that would co along if the Ghost Spear was allowed to live here. Not only that, but that old monster, Sima Ryunju had chosen this young man as his successor.
Jehu decided to do sothing impulsive. It would not be difficult to kill Lee Sungmin here, would it? Jehu, making up his mind, started to stimulate his Dragon Breath in the back of his mouth.
He would definitely have enough power to kill Lee Sungmin with this attack, he thought. Lee Sungmin suddenly widened his eyes as Jehus eyes started to shine with an ominous black light. Feeling a sense of pressure, Jehu suddenly opened his mouth wide and a beam of Dragon Breath shot out directly towards Lee Sungmin.But, as this happened, sothing felt off for Jehu.
At that mont, Jehu sensed sothing approaching him at a reckless speed that he couldnt possibly ignore. Seeing that he could not afford to continue the Dragon Breath in Lee Sungmins direction if he wanted to defend properly, Jehu backed off and felt sothing sharp hit him square in the chest.
BANG!
With a heavy shock, the Draconic Human body of Jehus was pushed back several steps.
Urgh
Even though Jehu had coated himself in a layer of internal energy at the last mont around his scales, he could not offset the attack completely and felt a sharp pain as he looked at what had hit him. Stopped right before his very eyes, was a different colored spear than the one Lee Sungmin had been using.
The black gusts of energy swirled around Jehu in a rage as he shouted at the man behind the spear.
KANG SEOK!
A shout filled with the power of Dragon Fear and Jehus murderous intent shook the forest.
Lee Sungmin was just as surprised by the sudden attack.
The reason he was so surprised was because Lee Sungmin could not tell how Kang Seok had appeared so suddenly, even while Lee Sungmin had been accustod to moving at incredibly fast movent speeds with the Dark Storm Arts. He had only been able to briefly notice the space shift suddenly at the last mont and the Spear Kings spear moved through the gap in space to hit Jehu head-on.
Why are you interrupting right now, Kang Seok? Answer !
Jehu continued to yell while raising the power emitted from his Dragon Fear, shaking the forest with a frightening power.
Lee Sungmin frowned and stepped back a little.
Jehu was genuinely angry right now and anybody could tell that much just by looking at him. Just looking at Kang Seoks attack, Lee Sungmin could tell that if Jehu did not move back at the last mont, his defense would have been pierced no matter how strong it may be.
The spear that had been thrown at Jehu, floated back up into the air and returned to its owner.
Not too far away, the Spear King was standing, glaring at Jehu without bothering to look at Lee Sungmin.
He is my prey.
Kang Seok spat out to Jehu with venom in his words. Before, when Lee Sungmin had t Kang Seok, there was an entirely different atmosphere about him, a friendly one even. At least that was compared to the vicious Kang Seok he was seeing right now.
It was not so re warrior who was determined to have his fight. It was a warrior who would absolutely not let Jehu kill his opponent, whom he might not ever have another chance to co across in his lifeti. Kang Seok looked like he was about to tear the world apart if he did not receive his will, let alone tear apart Jehu.
Are you trying to take my prey away?
Kang Seok shouted at Jehu, repeating himself. The vicious shout from Kang Seok, made the face of Jehu, contort in anger and frustration.
What do you an, prey? That bastard will be much more than re prey if he stays alive right now!
I dont care what you want. I am following my orders right now that were given to by Musin, himself. I will be the one to fight the Ghost Spear, and I will not allow you to interfere.
Then fight the Ghost Spear right now and kill him here!
When Jehu shouted at Kang Seok, urging him to kill Lee Sungmin right here, only then did Kang Seok glance towards Lee Sungmins direction.
No. We are not going to fight each other right now.
what?
In the future, I said. Just not right now.
The Spear King, Kang Seok, repeated his words with strength as he started to emit a fierce killing intent at Jehu, proving he would not change his stance no matter what.
When he and I are fully prepared and in better conditions. We promised to fight then.
What the hell, you fucking idiot!
Jehu cursed at Kang Seok out loud. He swung his hand wrapped in the black gust of energy toward Lee Sungmin in a sneak attack.
Without panic, Lee Sungmin started to swing the spear and unfold his Nine Heavenly Spear Techniques. But, it was at that mont before Lee Sungmin had the chance to swing the spear.
You fucking punk!
The Spear King, Kang Seok, shouted at Jehu and threw one of his spears at Jehu with the full intent to kill.
Quaquaqua!
As Lee Sungmin had the chance to observe Kang Seoks trait with his spear in more detail, it seed that his spear that he threw at Jehu, was sothing that could not possibly be avoided and constantly threatened and followed Jehu.
However, Jehu did not back down and extended his hands forward at the incoming spear that was attacking him in the air.
Ba-boom!
Jehus pure might and force, shifted the atmosphere as his fist collided full on with the spear from Kang Seok and the shock waves reverberated in the surroundings.
Dont you fucking dare take my prey away!
Stop talking about him being your prey!
Jehu yelled in frustration at Kang Seok, while neither of them showed any intention of backing down anyti soon as they continued to attack each other.
[This is an opportunity right now, brat.]
While the two n who could be called complete monsters in the Realm of Transcendence were fighting, Heoju whispered to Lee Sungmin to urge him to make the right decision at that mont while he had ti.
[Lets run and get out of here already.]
It just so happened that Lee Sungmin was planning to do exactly that.
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