Novel Full Chapter 317 : Chapter 317
Chapter 317. Seeeaaasssoned (3)
‘Tch…’
KABOOM!
Despite unleashing his final secret art with all his might, he couldn’t clearly seize victory.
To Patrick, who was clicking his tongue at this situation, the Black Tortoise said.
-Insolent human who does not know his place. You will pay the price for daring to covet the domain of a god.
“Says who? You backstabbing traitor.”
KABOOM!
The dragon of light clashed violently once again.
But compared to the beginning, its power had clearly diminished.
“Hooo….”
Patrick, who had never unleashed his final secret art for such a long time, was troubled by the faster-than-expected drain of his strength.
It wasn’t that the attack itself wasn’t working, but the decisive blow wasn’t landing.
It was because the Black Tortoise’s defense surpassed Patrick’s attack power.
‘If this goes on, I’m going to lose.’
If the fight continued like this, it was obvious who would win.
But Patrick remained calm.
This wasn’t his first time experiencing this.
Wasn’t he the Radiant Dragon Great Master, the peerless master of combat who had achieved an undefeated record in a hundred battles in Murim?
Most of the opponents Patrick challenged back then were individuals whose realms were higher than his own.
Still, he was able to win.
Patrick was a man who knew better than anyone how to snatch victory from someone stronger than himself.
‘Shall I do it for the first time in a while?’
What was needed was cold reason and resolve.
To win against a strong opponent, the weak have no choice but to take risks.
Patrick made the dragon of light ascend high.
And from high up in the sky, he first dispelled the Dragon God’s Reign Under Heaven.
And then….
“Kuk…”
The moment he stepped out of the dragon of light, the thick aura of death and the extreme cold assailed him.
But Patrick did what he had to do without hesitation.
“Here I go!”
Patrick fell vertically from the air.
Patrick, who was slowly falling downwards, gradually gained acceleration, becoming like a meteor falling to the earth.
At the sight of Patrick, the Black Tortoise scoffed.
-You’ve gone mad.
To the Black Tortoise, Patrick’s action seemed nothing more than a suicide attempt.
He could win just by hardening his defense, but if dying like that was his wish….
-I will grant it.
And the Black Tortoise opened its mouth and condensed energy inside.
The aura of death and the extreme cold gathered in its mouth, becoming a destructive energy.
And then….
-Die!
Crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle!
A breath of terrifying destructive power was unleashed towards Patrick.
It was an attack that Patrick, who was falling to the ground, could not possibly dodge.
Yes, normally.
Thump!
Just before the attack hit.
Patrick kicked the air and moved sideways.
-Hmm?!
Even the Black Tortoise was surprised at the sight.
It wasn’t magic.
There was no sign of mana moving at all.
But Patrick had just kicked the air as if it were a foothold to move his body sideways.
And that wasn’t all.
Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap!
Patrick fell to the ground, stepping on the air.
That movement, moving in a complex trajectory and accelerating even faster, was….
-Stepping on air?
The pinnacle of movement arts.
A divine skill spoken of as a legend in Murim.
Although the Wudang Sect’s Jeun-jong was the most similar, some said it was an impossible legendary technique.
Patrick was performing it now.
-Kuk….
The Black Tortoise was flustered.
He had not expected such a movement to be possible.
He hurriedly tried to twist his attack to hit Patrick, but it was difficult to hit Patrick, who was moving in a complex trajectory like a flea hopping in the air.
‘A trump card must be kept hidden.’
And Patrick, while dodging the Black Tortoise’s attack, arrived right in front of the Black Tortoise’s face.
And then….
[ Radiant Dragon Twelve Sword Forms: Ninth Form: Splitting Light Single Annihilation ]
The white sword in his left hand blinded his vision with a dazzling flash, and from within it, two streaks of jet-black Sword Qi shot out and exploded on the Black Tortoise’s face.
The target was the vital point of all living creatures in this world, the two eyes.
Thwack! Thwack!
-Kuaaaaaaaahk!
The Black Tortoise screamed in extreme pain.
Patrick’s attack, which exploded on both its eyes, was sufficiently effective.
-You baaaastard!
The enraged Black Tortoise indiscriminately emitted energy, attacking everything in all directions.
Crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle-crackle!
An extreme blizzard and the aura of death destroyed and froze everything in all directions.
A land of death that did not tolerate any living creature breathing covered the area.
And when the Black Tortoise opened its eyes again….
-Hehehe…. This is the difference between a god and a human.
The Black Tortoise scoffed, looking with satisfaction at the pure white world of ice where no living creature other than itself existed.
But just then….
“I finally caught you.”
He felt an eerie sensation.
The source of that feeling was directly below him.
It was a small voice coming from right under his belly, where his vision couldn’t even reach.
-Pa… Patrick Schneider!
He hurriedly tried to move his foot to stomp on him, but Patrick was one step faster.
[ Radiant Dragon Twelve Sword Forms: Twelfth Form: Final Secret Art: Radiant Dragon’s Reign Under Heaven ]
From directly below the Black Tortoise, the dragon of light ascended to the sky.
-Kroooooooar!
The Black Tortoise’s massive body, caught up in that terrifying destructive power, floated high into the sky.
It was impossible to lower its center of gravity and hold on.
In the end, the Black Tortoise floated high up, and after that….
THUD!
It was slammed upside down onto the ground.
The Black Tortoise, flipped over like an overturned turtle, was greatly flustered.
It struggled with its four legs and tail, but it couldn’t regain its balance and stand up again.
It was the first time in its life that the great divine beast had shown such an unsightly appearance.
-What is this….
To that Black Tortoise, Patrick’s voice was heard.
“As expected, you just have to flip a turtle over. Isn’t that right?”
-Patrick Schneideeeeer!
“Here comes the finishing blow.”
And the dragon of light that had soared high into the sky fell to the ground.
The target was the Black Tortoise’s exposed belly.
Compared to its hard shell, its defense was weak, and there were already cracks and openings here and there.
Aiming for that spot, Patrick poured all his strength into one move.
[ Radiant Dragon’s Reign Under Heaven: Star-Shattering Single Flash. ]
The dragon of light became a flash.
Star-Shattering Single Flash might sound like a new form, but it was the Flashing Dragon Strike unleashed in the state of Radiant Dragon’s Reign Under Heaven.
Patrick had only tested its destructive power once.
At that time, he had 30% of his power, and it unleashed such a terrifying destructive power that the people of the Schneider Duchy mistook it for an earthquake.
He couldn’t even imagine what would happen if he unleashed it with all his might.
That’s why he named it Star-Shattering Single Flash.
A single flash of light that shatters stars exploded squarely on the Black Tortoise’s weak point.
-Noooooo!
KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
***
“This is absurd.”
Patrick let out a sigh.
Radiant Dragon’s Reign Under Heaven.
A new final secret art that he had improved from the original Dragon God’s Reign Under Heaven to suit himself.
He did not think its power was less than the original Dragon God’s Reign Under Heaven; if anything, it was more.
Moreover, the full-power Flashing Dragon Strike unleashed in that state had a power that even he was afraid to use.
But….
“Hey. You’re really ridiculously tough.”
-Kuh…. Krrr….
“How are you still alive after taking that?”
The Black Tortoise was alive.
To be more precise, it was only alive.
Its internal organs were spilling out from its destroyed body, its legs were shattered and scattered everywhere, and blood was pouring from its head, but it was still alive.
In the first place, those who have accumulated divinity and reached a divine rank, no matter how physically destroyed they are, as long as the divine power itself exists, their bodies will not die and will regenerate.
However, that is….
“Being too persistent isn’t good. Let’s die now.”
That is on the premise that Patrick does not attack further here.
Patrick’s attack, having inherited the seed of the World Tree and the constellations of the Azure Dragon, already contained sufficient divine power.
In other words, it was enough to cut off the Black Tortoise’s breath.
-Wai… Wait. Please wait a moment.
“Oh? Your words have suddenly become polite.”
-I have lost. I will obey you absolutely. Please, just spare my life.
At the desperate plea that had thrown away all face and dignity, Patrick scratched his cheek and said.
“Well now, you’re losing your form…. Hey. Aren’t you ashamed? In the Central Plains, there are even people who worship you as a deity and hold rites for you.”
-If you just let me live, I will do anything. So please, spare me.
“Well…. It’s gone. It’s gone.”
He acted all high and mighty about divinity and what not, but in the face of the fear of death, his cowardice and fear were not much different from that of an ordinary human.
Patrick aimed his sword at the Black Tortoise and said.
“That’s enough. What can you do for me now? Didn’t you say you can only give the constellations once?”
-That is, well….
“There’s nothing you can do for me, right? Isn’t that so?”
-…….
“Let’s just die.”
He was too shady of an opponent to let live.
Patrick tried to cut off the Black Tortoise’s breath without hesitation.
Although this would cause all the constellations within the Black Tortoise to disappear, and the chances of victory in the battle against the Heavenly Demon might decrease, it would be better than letting this fiend live.
Just as Patrick was about to release his sword….
“Hmm?!”
Patrick quickly dodged.
And in the spot he had dodged….
KABOOM!
A terrifying flame of immense heat exploded.
When Patrick looked at where the attack came from, there was a group of people wrapped in black robes aiming their staves at him.
‘Black Mages?’
He had found the Black Mages here, whom he couldn’t find no matter how much he searched in the Holy Theocracy.
And not only that….
‘They don’t look like small fry at a glance.’
The demonic energy he felt was considerable.
There were some who were no less than the woman named Lust he had captured in the Schneider Duchy, and above all, the one-eyed old man with the bushy beard standing at the very front was on a different level.
“Hmm…. Is the old man the leader of the Black Mages?”
At that, the one-eyed old man slowly descended to the ground and said.
“That is correct.”
“Hoh, is that so? What should I call you? Cult Leader? Guardian?”
“If you are referring to a title, I would prefer to be addressed as Jonsa.”
“Jonsa?”
“That is what they call me.”
“Seeeaaasssoned?”
“……”
“I’m not gonna call you thaaaat?”
“……”
Then why did you ask for the title?
It was the first meeting between Jonsa, who stood at the pinnacle of the Black Mages, and the Double Dragon, Patrick Schneider.
And Jonsa thought.
‘What kind of person is this?’
He was a monster.
In many ways.
***
Jonsa and his close followers landed on the ground.
And they stood as if to separate Patrick and the Black Tortoise, casting defensive magic and being on guard.
At the sight of the Black Mages….
-Ooooh…. The servants of the Outer God.
The Black Tortoise was greatly pleased.
It felt as if the unavoidable death had fled far away.
Isn’t this exactly what it means to have a new lease on life?
-Help me. Defeat that human and buy me time to heal.
The Black Tortoise commanded the Black Mages as if it were a matter of course.
To the Black Tortoise, who had participated in the war as a close aide of the Outer God in the past, the Black Mages were like servants from the very bottom.
So it was not awkward for him to give orders.
In the old days, that is.
“Walking Calamity. You have done well.”
-What… what are you trying to do?
Jonsa, who approached the uneasy Black Tortoise, stretched out his hand and placed it on the Black Tortoise’s forehead.
And then….
“The final piece is needed for His resurrection, so I will take it.”
-N… Noooooo!
The Black Tortoise, having grasped the situation, screamed in terror, but it was already too late.
Jonsa had begun to absorb the seven constellations inside the Black Tortoise.
The three seals for the resurrection of the Outer God.
The core of the World Tree.
The heart of the Dragon Lord.
And the constellations of the Four Calamities.
Only when these three things were gone was the resurrection of the Outer God needed.
In the first place, the reason Jonsa had led his full forces here was not to save the Black Tortoise.
It was to destroy the constellations themselves.
-N… No. Don’t do it!
“Thanks to you, the work has become easier. I will remember this for a long, long time.”
-Aaaaaaaaargh!
The Black Tortoise screamed in agony at the horror of having its entire divinity stripped away.
And just then….
KABOOM!
“Krrghk…”
“Kuaaak!”
An exploding flash of light struck the Black Mages’ defensive magic, sending them flying.
And from among the scattered Black Mages, Patrick walked out with his twin swords slung over his shoulders and said.
“Stop right there.”
And Patrick said coldly to Jonsa.
“Where do you think you’re snatching my things? Someone taking my prey in the middle is the eleventh thing I hate.”