Chapter 37: God and Demon

Black hair and black eyes that matched the black martial arts uniform.

And in contrast, porcelain-like skin and a smile overflowing with confidence.

“Oho! Finally, my hair has regained its color! It was quite discolored from wandering the dark outer seas, you know? Ah, a star where people live is the most comfortable after all!”

‘What, since when…?’

Whether she introduced herself as Cheonma or not, she wasn’t interested or concerned. In the first place, she had never even heard of the name Cheonma.

How could a saint have heard of the name Cheonma? She was a person who lived in a world without even a trace of martial arts.

What was bothering Elasia now was not such an empty name… but the strange presence of the one who called herself Cheonma.

Before that Cheonma spoke, Elasia didn’t even know that such a person was here.

Although she was not fully recovered and her mind was occupied with anger, she was a repenting saint who had led many worlds to destruction, and now a goddess who had been reborn as something more.

She couldn’t even grasp a shred of presence! Naturally, she couldn’t help but feel wary.

What was even stranger was that, although it was clear that she was strong, even now that she was completely focused, she couldn’t read the opponent’s strength at all.

It felt like an ordinary, powerless person… but there’s no way a real ordinary person could penetrate her senses, is there? Therefore, that feeling only served to raise her wariness.

Whether she knew her wariness or not, the person who called herself Cheonma calmly came down from the tree branch, lightly stretched her body, and said.

“From what I can see, I can guess your identity. You’re probably a being called a god, right? But I can tell you don’t have much experience! Are you a newbie?”

“…!”

As if she had some kind of ability, Cheonma began to see through Elasia in an instant.

“Hmm… judging by the ambiguous aspects, you’re a human who has transcended your level and become a god? Haha! A being that has transcended the limits of mortality! You certainly don’t seem to be an ordinary person!”

She accurately recognized Elasia’s strength, but she didn’t show any signs of wariness or fear.

Rather, the emotions she was showing were… curiosity, and enjoyment.

What was she enjoying, unlike Cheonma, who was approaching with a smile, Elasia frowned.

“…I don’t know who you are, but don’t come any closer. I’m only warning you once.”

“Oh! You don’t know who I am! Didn’t I just explain it to you? You’re not someone who wouldn’t understand that! It’s not like people like us wouldn’t understand each other just because our languages are different!”

“I don’t care about some unheard-of title like Cheonma. And you’d better not ignore my warning. I’m in a very bad mood right now.”

Elasia said in a low voice, as if threatening Cheonma.

But Cheonma just shrugged as if she wasn’t afraid of such a thing.

“That’s enough. Anyway, you see? I answered your question kindly, so I have an answer I want to hear.”

Cheonma continued to speak as if she was alone, not even waiting for the other person’s answer.

“From what I can see, this star and your power are not compatible. You must be a being from another dimension! But since there’s a bit of a mix, it must have been on this star that you transcended your level and ascended to godhood before strength!”

“Stop beating around the bush. What is the question you want to ask!”

“Ah, it’s nothing much.”

Cheonma, who had stopped walking, said.

“I can feel a familiar energy from you. Strange, isn’t it? A familiar energy from someone who doesn’t know me and has never even heard of the word Cheonma! Then there’s only one answer, isn’t there?”

“……”

“Young goddess, where is Zion?”

At that moment, the presence emanating from Cheonma’s body pressed down on all sides.

“……!”

‘…Tsk, what the…!’

It was just that she had unleashed what she had been hiding.

She was just standing still and looking without doing anything.

But that alone made space scream, the earth crack, and life was crushed and extinguished.

Elasia’s eyes widened at the strange sensation she had never felt before, even from the goddess or the knight she had faced.

The pressure was crushing even her. She was breaking out in a cold sweat from the strength she felt.

But in that situation, instead of being overwhelmed, Elasia felt deep anger and gritted her teeth!

“You…! You b*tch…!!”

‘This btch and that btch, seriously…!’

Finally, finally, she was able to meet Zion again, whom she had longed for and wanted for a lifetime!

Now she had powerful strength that would not be shaken by anyone!!

She was able to wash away the mistakes of the past and fill her new relationship and memories with only happiness…!!!

Kuuuuuuuung!!!

The boiling anger, obsession, and love tore apart the pressure.

And at the same time, a pure white pillar that fell from the sky struck Cheonma directly.

‘There are so many obstacles to love…’

“…Then, I just have to tear them all to pieces and dispose of them…!!!”

If you realize that your opponent is strong, you should do your best to crush them without any gaps.

Elasia immediately took out her holy relic.

Lamuel, one of the four saints who used to sing sweet hymns to the goddess and brainwash living beings with sacred songs, was killed by Elasia with his whole body torn out.

And his vocal cords, which had been torn out alive while he was in endless pain and despair, spewing out screams of pain instead of hymns, became one of Elasia’s holy relics, spewing out terrible screams instead of sweet hymns.

A scream of pain, filled with Elasia’s anger, swept through the area.

It’s not just a scream or sound waves.

A malicious scream containing the power to share the pain experienced with others.

However,

“It’s quite an interesting power. What did you do to become a god that wields such malicious power?”

It didn’t reach Cheonma.

The falling heavenly punishment, the flying screams, all disappeared like dust with a wave of Cheonma’s hand.

But the goddess wasn’t surprised.

Didn’t she expect that she would be a skilled opponent?

Scratching her face with her hands so hard that blood formed, she spewed out anger, jealousy, and endless obsession and craving for Zion, unfiltered, towards the one who coveted what she didn’t even have.

Her eyes were wide open, blood tears flowing, and the area was distorted by the god’s obsession.

<Saint Veronica’s Skin>

Soon, a curtain of light fell towards Cheonma, but it was torn to shreds and disappeared with a flick of her fingers.

Soon, when the goddess, who had clasped her hands together, turned her eyes to the sky, countless hands that had broken through the ground rose up with their hands clasped together.

And those hands covered and wrapped Cheonma’s body, and Elasia’s divine power, which was reaching out randomly, gathered in the sky, and a figure with only one huge eyeball on its face, wearing a veil, stared at the ground, bleeding.

It’s bizarre.

But more than that, it’s powerful.

The attack, which was launched without any order, just with malice, killing intent, and obsession, was so unpredictable that even she herself couldn’t predict how it would come, and the power contained within it was truly formidable.

A presence, befitting the name of a god.

But, the being she’s facing is-

“Hmm, the being called a god is not something to brag about in front of me.”

With one step, she vibrates the heavens and the earth, and makes all people kneel and be in awe.

Whether it’s a god or a demon, or whatever, they were just one of the insignificant names that had disappeared countless times before the name of Cheonma.

“But, nevertheless, I acknowledge it. You are exceptional among them. You can rejoice? Because you have received the recognition of this Cheonma!”

“Eee…!!!”

With one step, the offensive was crushed.

And the moment she took the second step, Cheonma was already right in front of Elasia.

“…!?”

“Consider it an honor, to witness the martial arts of this body!”

Then, Cheonma’s fist flew.

Slowly, slowly.

So slowly that her fist was clearly visible, so slowly that even the trajectory and where it would hit were all visible.

Clatter!

‘M-my body is frozen…!’

But, Elasia’s body froze in front of the incoming fist,

The flying blow was so powerful that it seemed to crush space,

It was truly worthy of being called Cheonma’s strike.

Soon, destruction covered Elasia.