Novel Full Chapter 295 : Chapter 295
Chapter 295. O, Foolish and Pitiful One (3)
The Venerable Master looked at the scene before him and smiled wryly.
‘Good. This is enough.’
With one punch, one swing of the sword, those dragons were swept away.
Truly overwhelming combat power.
Watching the battle of the three, the Venerable Master thought to himself.
‘The one I lent to Lust was likely not in a complete state. But these three are different.’
He had summoned the vassals he received from the Outer God in their most complete form.
To do so, he had sacrificed the souls and magic power of hundreds of black mages.
Of course, there was a risk.
In the Venerable Master’s eyes, he could see a faint string connecting him and the three.
This string was the very leash that could control them.
And to maintain this continuously, the Venerable Master also had to constantly consume his own magic power.
If this faint string were to break, he would lose control of those monsters at that moment.
But….
‘One cannot plan things without taking that much risk.’
Even if they had lost their power and fallen, the opponent was the guardian of the middle world, the dragons.
To face them, he had to take this much risk.
‘It’s fine. I can finish them all before the string breaks.’
Watching the three retainers tear the dragons apart, the Venerable Master gripped his staff tightly.
“You baaaaastards!”
Arcana, enraged at the sight of his kinsmen being slaughtered, emitted all the aura he could and rushed at the enemy.
His target was the well-built martial artist who used a single-edged saber as his weapon.
Arcana, who also walked the path of the sword, could not help but admire the level of martial arts shown by that man.
Such a clean yet domineering slash?
If he didn’t feel a desire for a contest at that sight, which seemed to have reached the pinnacle of the act of ‘cutting’, he would not be the Sword Dragon.
But this was a battlefield.
More than his curiosity about martial arts, what enraged Arcana was the anger towards his kinsmen who were helplessly dying under that blade.
At this moment, he was the only one here who could stop that monster.
“Haaaaaaaaap!”
The blow that Arcana swung with all his might captured its target.
At that moment, the opponent glanced at Arcana and his stance….
‘What?’
Although it was a short time, Arcana saw it.
The martial artist, who was about to take a stance against him, soon ignored him and turned his gaze away.
Why? For what reason? Was he saying that someone of my level wasn’t even a threat?
But that was wrong.
The reason he turned his eyes was….
Swoosh.
Because another martial artist had suddenly appeared in front of Arcana and blocked him.
He swung his sword slowly against Arcana’s fierce attack.
No, slowly?
That’s not right.
The movement of the sword itself was as fast as a flash of light.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to intervene late and block Arcana’s fierce attack.
But the reason it felt slow was….
‘Beautiful.’
A clean movement without a single unnecessary action.
That defensive motion, which seemed to have honed elegance into a form of martial arts, mesmerized Arcana.
And the result was even more astonishing.
Hwoooong!
“Keuk…”
Arcana’s attack, which was filled with all his power, missed the opponent.
No, to be more precise, the opponent made it miss.
‘…What did he do?’
Arcana couldn’t understand.
Although he had devoted his entire life to the path of the sword and had reached what humans called the 9-star realm, the move shown by this Death Knight.
No, this martial artist, was beyond his comprehension.
‘Come to think of it, it was this one who blocked the Lord’s breath earlier.’
This one had not confronted the Lord’s breath, which was specialized in annihilating enemies, but had clumped it together and scattered it elsewhere.
Just like how he had deflected his own attack now.
“Do you have a will?”
“……”
“I wish to hear your name.”
At Arcana’s request, the opponent did not answer.
Looking at him quietly raising his sword, Arcana said in a voice full of regret.
“It is a pity. That such a great martial artist would have his will bound by the tools of the Outer God…”
“……”
“Yes. If so, let us converse with our swords, like swordsmen.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Arcana shot forward.
And with all his power, he swung his sword at the martial artist before him.
“Haaaaaaaaap!”
Each and every blow was an Aura Blade more powerful than an average adult dragon’s breath, filling the area.
Arcana’s attack was so fierce that the demons of hell who were nearby looking for an opportunity were instantly sliced to pieces.
But there was one person who showed a calm movement in this space….
“Keuk…”
It was none other than Arcana’s opponent, the unidentified martial artist.
His sword was far from fierce, but it was deflecting Arcana’s sword with just the right amount of force at the right place.
The act was so perfect that not even the sound of their swords clashing could be heard.
Whether the destructive power in Arcana’s sword was 10, 100, or 1,000, it didn’t matter.
If he couldn’t break the frame of that technique itself, all that power would just flow away.
‘It feels like I’m slashing at water.’
Arcana decided to change his method.
He couldn’t subdue that technique with speed and power.
If so, what if he broke the distance?
“Heup!”
Peoong!
Arcana, who kicked off the ground powerfully, succeeded in reaching the opponent’s immediate vicinity in a single step.
No matter how profound the opponent’s technique was, it was fundamentally swordsmanship.
And swordsmanship was an act that could only be performed if there was space to swing a sword.
So if he closed the distance and didn’t give him the leeway to perform his swordsmanship, the chance of victory was….
‘Hmm?’
It was at that moment.
Before Arcana’s thoughts could continue, the opponent’s palm came to rest on the right side of his head.
And then….
Peeeeeong!
“Keoook!”
A terrifying force exploded.
Even Arcana, who was in the form of a Draconian with a body much stronger than a human, felt as if his head would be shattered when he received this blow.
If he hadn’t hastily twisted his body and reduced a significant portion of the power, the match would have ended with this one move.
“Keuk…. What a ridiculous monster. To have such power with bare hands in close combat.”
The Monks had shown a similar technique.
Arcana could do something similar as well.
But this blow was a blow to which a much higher-dimensional principle was applied.
‘The level of martial arts is different.’
With this one move, Arcana was certain.
That he could not defeat the martial artist before him.
He asked him.
“May I know the name of that technique just now?”
“……”
“Well, it would be impossible, I suppose.”
“Wu…dang… Cotton… Palm… it is… called.”
It was at that moment.
The opponent spoke for the first time.
Although it was a strained voice, Arcana, who heard that voice, flinched.
And the opponent continued.
“There… is… still… hope.”
“……”
“Please…. endure.”
Arcana realized what the opponent’s words meant.
He didn’t know why these three had fallen into such a state.
But….
‘They have not completely submitted. And the control is not perfect either.’
Although he had lived his life obsessed with the sword, he was also a dragon, a magical race.
He had the theoretical knowledge to grasp what state this man was in right now.
‘Let’s endure. If I endure, I might be able to change the situation.’
From that moment, Arcana’s sword changed.
From an aggressive sword that fiercely pushed forward to a defensive sword that protected and endured.
Fortunately, the opponent’s sword was a sword focused on defense.
If he wanted to endure, he could endure as much as he wanted.
To Arcana, who was thinking so, the opponent said.
“Dodge… please.”
The opponent who said that raised his sword high.
And then….
Twirl.
He drew a circle in the air.
A perfect circle.
A perfect circle without a single flaw, and within it, two opposing energies entered.
Plus energy and minus energy.
The two energies did not mix into one, but spun around as if chasing each other’s tails.
‘What is that?’
A swordsmanship he had never seen before.
No, it was a principle he had never seen before.
He had never even thought that it was possible to maintain plus energy and minus energy in the same space in a separated state.
Was that possible?
And even if it was possible, what meaning did it have?
To him, the opponent said, as if squeezing out the words.
“Run… away…”
That warning, unfortunately, did not have an effect.
Kukukukukukukukuk!
An overwhelming force.
A perfect small universe created from the harmony of Tai Chi.
It was embodied by the sword.
Tai Chi Wisdom Sword
The most difficult sword art in the long history of the Wudang Sect, the number one sword sect of the Taoists, so difficult that the number of those who had mastered it could be counted on one hand.
It was now being unfolded in this world.
“Keuuuk…”
Arcana tried to resist the huge force pressing down on him.
His Aura Hole, which had accumulated power through long years of training, could exert an output that surpassed the Dragon Heart of an average ancient dragon.
But….
“Keeeeuk…”
Even so….
“Damn… it…”
The huge force pressing down on him now was surpassing the power that Arcana had built up over thousands of years.
In the end….
Kwakwakwakwakwakwa!
Arcana was crushed by the immense force.
“Sir Arcana!”
“Arcana!”
The dragons watching the match screamed.
Arcana’s defeat in this battle was all too fatal.
But where they looked, there was only a huge crater, as if a meteorite had fallen, and in its center, the remains of Arcana, who had been crushed to death.
“Uooooooooh!”
“Unforgivable!”
Inspired by Arcana’s death, the dragons fought with even more fury.
But….
Peeeeong!
Every time a fist exploded, the body of a huge dragon burst like a balloon.
Chwaaaak!
Every time a slash flashed, a body armed with scales of steel was cleanly cut like butter.
The difference in power, which could not be overcome with anger and fighting spirit, made them helpless.
Still…. but….
“Gooooo!”
“Do not retreat. We are the great dragons!”
Until the very end….
Not a single one of them fled.
* * *
A huge Gold Dragon, lying in a pool of blood.
His scales, which shone more brilliantly than gold, had fallen.
His wings, which had soared wide in the blue sky, were torn off.
Dozens of magic spears embedded all over his body pierced him and fixed him to the ground.
The Dragon Lord’s state was truly miserable.
To such a Lord, the Venerable Master approached and said.
“You’re in a sorry state.”
“……”
“How is it? Even in this situation, am I still foolish and wrong?”
“You are.”
“……”
“Foolish one. The future you desire will never come.”
“……”
“Your end will only be ruin, and at that moment, you will become the most miserable and pitiful being in this world.”
“……”
“O, foolish and pitiful one. You are not even worthy of hatred. I can only feel pity.”
Having said all he had to say, the Dragon Lord closed his eyes.
He was not dead.
He was still breathing.
But he had closed his eyes as if to say he had no more conversation to share with him.
The Venerable Master stared at the Lord and thought.
‘Is he just saying that? Or…’
The Dragon Lord’s appearance, which showed no sign of despair even in this situation, made the Venerable Master uneasy.
But….
‘No. Let’s not mind it.’
It was just the rambling of a loser.
Anyone could see that he was the victor at this moment, rather than the Lord who was facing death.
The Venerable Master aimed his staff at the Lord and said.
“O, great being. No, once great being…”
“……”
“I offer your death to him.”
And the Venerable Master’s magic power dug into the Dragon Lord’s heart.
And then….
Peeeeok!
“Keoheok…”
The Dragon Lord’s Heart was broken.
And at this moment….
“Ooooh. Finally, only the final seal remains.”
The World Tree withered.
The Dragon Lord’s Heart was broken.
Now, only one thing remained.
If he just took care of that, the Day of the Falling Sun would finally arrive, and they would receive eternal salvation.
“Everyone has worked hard. Today’s victory…”
It was at that moment.
The moment the Venerable Master was about to declare victory to his disciples and subordinates….
“Keoheok!”
The Venerable Master suddenly clutched his heart and coughed up blood.
At that sight, his surrounding disciples hurriedly rushed over.
“Venerable Master!”
“Are you alright?”
“Why, all of a sudden?”
The Venerable Master, sweating profusely, said.
“Someone…. someone has touched the sealed land.”
“Pardon?”
“What do you mean by that?”
The Venerable Master had no strength to answer his disciples’ questions.
He didn’t know who it was, but they had stimulated him who was sleeping in the sealed land.
Thanks to that, he had briefly opened his eyes, and the aftershock had shaken his own magic power and soul, which were directly connected.
‘What? Who, why…. no, how?’
The sealed land was designated as a forbidden area that no one but the Pontiff of the Holy Theocracy could enter.
And even if they did enter, there should be no human other than himself who could do something to break through the god’s seal and make him open his eyes.
‘No, that’s not what’s important.’
What was important now was to calm this turbulent magic power.
The magic power he received from him was trying to return to its original owner as he opened his eyes.
If he didn’t put all his effort into suppressing this, he might meet an absurd death here.
One step to the Day of the Falling Sun.
Only one step remained, and he could not die absurdly here.
“Huuuum!”
The Venerable Master used all his magic power to suppress the magic power that was trying to return to the Outer God.
And, this became a fatal mistake for the Venerable Master.
“Amitabha!”
With a majestic shout, what shot out was a giant golden fist.