Chapter 9: This isn’t it…?

A woman came to visit in the middle of the night.

She’s beautiful.

Her voluptuous body, which was inevitably revealed even outside her uniform, was indeed the body befitting a peerless beauty.

But- more than anything…
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A gaze that felt a strange emotion.

Cheon Hye-rin, approaching me after looking at my body for a moment.

Moment.

“…?”

She slowly sticks close in the quiet silence.

She subtly narrows her alluring eyes.

Following that, her large chest, which had pushed her uniform up to the limit, and her slender waist.

…Her watermelon-sized breasts were still the same.
“
She watches my body intently.

Looking at her eyes… it seems like she is concerned about my scarred body.

Biting her lip, she seemed a little angry.

“I was thinking about what I could do for you. To be honest… I just took some time because I wanted to monopolize you alone.”

“Yes?”

“There’s a limit to how much I can bear in many ways. I just want to be with you a little longer.”
“1”
“1”

“Um… I’ve lost track of the main point.”

She takes out a wooden box from her chest for a moment.

Soon, she slowly approaches and moves her pink lips.

“My dear, don’t overdo it too much in the future.”
“1”
“1”

“I’m worried about you.”

Her momentum subsides, and she even has a bit of sadness.

Well… she’s not even hiding it anymore.

I quietly nodded and opened my mouth.

“Please be careful not to get hurt, Sword Empress. I’m worried too.”

“__!!!”

“Y, you are… really…”

…!

She breathes heavily, and the menacing look in her dangerous eyes is unusual.

“It’s nothing short of a miracle that you haven’t been eaten by other women with such a heart until now.”
“1”
“…?”

“However, I’m very worried this time.”

“So, you’ll have to be thoroughly careful in the future. If you can shake even the heart of a concubine you’ve only met once… that’s not just seducing – I’ve said everything.”

Cheon Hye-rin turns around and quietly leaves the room.

What was she trying to do?

Did she come to give a silent warning?

The words she said after coming early in the morning were, “Be careful.” I wondered if I was doing something wrong, but there was no answer.

I first opened the second wooden box she handed over.

-Click.

A black magic pill with a dark aura comes into view.

My eyes widened a little at this.

‘…This is a magic pill.’

Not just a Hwandan Pill that rolls around everywhere. A Cheonhwan Pill, no less.

The merit I set up wasn’t small. Could it be that I would receive one more even after receiving one nameless Hwandan pill?

‘This is good enough to eat right away.’

Demonic Divine Art

Demonic Sword Supreme

Two martial arts.

Of course, just because I have them all… I couldn’t awaken all two right away.

The difficult and complex things were secondary. From the start, I lacked even the realm that matched it, and even though I had no experience learning martial arts… in fact, it was virtually impossible to master it perfectly without proper training.

Nevertheless, I must master the Demonic Divine Art as soon as possible.

That was the only way I could get stronger the fastest right now.

And because that was the only field I was most confident in.

In the game, the power of the Demonic Divine Art itself was enormous.

However, due to its repeated fraudulent performance, the game company itself nerfed it several times.

But, there’s no way there would be such a thing in this game world.

-I’m worried about you.

I’m worried.

I wonder what this means.

Was she just worried that I was pushing myself too hard?

It would be like this if I repeatedly trained in the wrong way.

But the Demonic Divine Art is different.

A martial art that has reached the end in terms of the view that if it is not painful, it is not training.

The Demonic Divine Art I have in my hands now is the original itself.

It’s much stronger than what I used to use.

If it’s a matter of time, I can overcome it to some extent. I have two mystical medicines in my hand.

I don’t know what will happen tomorrow.

There was no time to be lazy anymore.

“Still, I should try it once.”

After all, there was a world of difference between just using it in a slapdash way and not even trying it at all.

-Thud.

I sat cross-legged on the floor and quietly exhaled.

I concentrate. More, very much. To the point where I can’t feel the things around me.

‘…Hoo.’

In the quiet night, moonlight seeped through the bamboo forest, casting faint silver shadows.

I was sitting cross-legged on the bamboo floor.

Securely and firmly in place, I straightened my back.

Slowly sinking mind.

As if my body was used to this, it follows automatically.

I slowly began to calm my breathing.

Each time I inhaled, the cold night air came deep into my lungs and cleansed my body and mind. And each time I exhaled, all tension and impure energy were pushed out.
“
I felt a small flame flickering from deep within my heart.

That power had been suppressed for a long time, but now it was slowly awakening according to my will.

As my concentration deepened, the flame became brighter and more intense. Soon, the flame turned into a hot energy and began to flow through my blood vessels. I feel like flames are spreading all over my body.

A subtle tension flashed across my face.

‘…Is this possible?’

Sweat beaded on my forehead, but I steadied myself without shaking.

Cold sweat wets my back.

I struggled to maintain my breath at regular intervals.

Soon- my heart, which had been beating erratically, was beating with a steady rhythm, and the sound grew louder and louder like a drumbeat coming from afar.

At that moment.

Slowly, a black flower blooms and blooms.

The secret formula of Divine Art slowly settles in the empty body.

The energy that began to surge in time with the beating of my heart became stronger.

And I repeated that action quickly.

1 time, 3 times, 10 times, 100 times.

The heart beat faster and faster as time went by.

Before long.

The energy spread to my fingertips and toes, and my body became lighter and lighter.

I felt as if I had become one with the air.

“It worked…!-“

And the vision went backwards as if consciousness was cut off.

Demonic Divine Art is literally a martial art used by demons.

And there was no way that a martial art used by that monstrous person could be easily learned.

Even in the game, it boasts a grotesque acquisition difficulty with the difficulty level of ‘Best’.

If you make a mistake, your character will be damaged just by learning it, and you will have to die and be reborn, which is often the case.

But now, there may be no chance to be reborn.

So… I have to be careful.

A martial art that cannot be mastered without pushing the body to the limit. I will use it.

“How about this rock?”

Ma Roe. Cheon Ho-joong said.

After this morning started, I followed him to training.

Basically, the basic mysteries of the Demonic Divine Art.

In order to handle the rampaging internal energy as if it were mine, it was necessary to first gather the internal energy to the limit and then draw it out at once.

The training to do that efficiently is to break the rock.

It was just a basic training, so I said that… but in reality, he must just be trying to find out the extent of my Demonic Divine Art.

“This doesn’t seem very solid.”

That’s right.

I’m troubled.

What I remember is the training method.

I’m not ready for something that looks so slapdash like this yet.

Even yesterday, my mind was confused just trying to draw out the power.

Still, I’ve already said it in front of you, so I wiped the cold sweat and opened my mouth with a confident tone.

“…Let’s move on to the next one.”

“Hmm, it’s hard for even ordinary transcendent masters to break this.”

Step, step.

Cheon Ho-joong slowly crossed my path and took his eyes off the rock about the size of an adult male.

Does he really think I can break a rock bigger than me?

It seems that the belief he has in me is higher than I thought.

‘…It could be a big deal.’

Now that it has come to this. I had to use another method.
“1”

I slightly turned my gaze and looked at the rock next to him.

Already, the size of the rock was larger than that of an adult male.

But it was still not enough.

If I fail…

I have to choose something that can be understood as, “Well, it was possible to fail. It would be too much with your injured body.”

I went looking for a rock that seemed absolutely impossible.

Of course, there are also disadvantages.

It seems like he is expecting it every time I move on to a bigger rock. If I fail, it was clear that the expectation would wither.

Should I just list all the forms and just take the posture?

But if a newbie who hasn’t even jumped into the Demonic Cult for a few years, and also said that he knows all the secret formulas and forms of the Demonic Divine Art, he might attract even greater interest.

I can’t say, “Actually, I was controlling a person named Cheonma and came here. Please believe me.”

Even if I’m anxious, I had no choice but to take some risks.

No, it might be better to disappoint him.

I vaguely felt that too much expectation was being conveyed to me right now.
“
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Soon, I followed behind him and pressed the forearm area of my arm tightly.

It was a habitual action.

I just followed the motion that the character often showed when training in the Demonic Divine Art.

“Hoo. Where did you learn that from?”

“…Yes?”

Cheon Ho-joong’s expression changed ambiguously.

Soon, he muttered the words ‘As expected….’.

“You don’t have to deny it. That’s a special Chugungyuyeol that has been passed down from the sect… and it originated from the characteristics of the Divine Art that put a strain on the arm.”
“
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He scans me here and there.

Looking at his eyes, it seems like he is checking my body condition again.

“The reason why it was created relatively recently was because a special Chugungyuyeol was needed for the Sword Empress’s arm, so it was temporarily researched….”
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“1”

This was such a thing?

But Ma Roe, who stopped for a moment, looked at my arm, which was tightly wrapped in bandages, and said.

“Surely, you must have learned it because you were worried about the Sword Empress’s arm.”

Well, how can you misunderstand each and every one of these things?

“I never thought you would learn something like that while caring about the Sword Empress’s safety. Your preparedness is thorough.”
“
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“It might be natural since you said she was precious to you.”

“…No.”

“You are so in love with her that you are willing to risk your life.”
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This person. He doesn’t even intend to listen at all.

‘Could it be that the Sword Empress is also listening?’

I looked back in case something happened.

In the back view of Cheon Hye-rin entering the door of the private chamber, her ear tips and the back of her neck, which were burning red, were visible.

It was a clear reaction that she had heard all the words I had said just now.

“Anyway, we’ve arrived, so show me soon.”
“

Suddenly, Cheon Joong-ho stopped his feet.

In front of me.

Unlike before, when it was a rock as tall as an adult male.

There was a rock that was more than twice as big as me and Cheon Joong-ho, and could cover us with shadows.
“

Crazy.

How can a person break this?

Even his expression changed subtly as he watched it.

“I’m not looking down on you… but are you really okay with your injured body?”

Perhaps he judged that this was too much for me, even in his opinion.

In fact, that’s right, I have an injured body. A body that has used the innate pure energy, no less.

It was impossible to force myself in an injured state, let alone if I was in perfect condition.

Moreover, he is a man who has the protection of Cheon Hye-rin and may have something important.

It wouldn’t be strange if I just told him to go back without showing any petty courage.

It wouldn’t be strange to go to an even smaller rock.

Does Cheon Joong-ho really believe that I can break such a big rock?

“Try it.”

Um.

Unexpectedly. He didn’t stop me.

Cheon Joong-ho stared straight at me and looked at the huge rock alternately.

How much faith does he have? Even Ma Roe, who has a personality that would usually pass it off as “Don’t be ridiculous,” has expectations for me.

I slowly took a stance to show a moderately natural failure.

The legs are a little wider than the shoulders.

With one fist out, fix the other fist on the waist.

Internal energy.

Violent magic.

Slowly raise it.

I haven’t figured out exactly how to handle this yet.

Just like I described, I just focus everything to one point.

“Hoo…”

It was even more unsightly if I took this pose and failed.

From the start, there is no pride to lose.

‘I have to fail moderately and pretend to collapse.’

I took a deep breath.

Hot energy that extends through the blood vessels to the entire body.

I focus everything on one point.

The energy that comes out of the body gradually takes hold.

From the heart, to the shoulders, arms, and finally reaches the fist.

Now, with the eyes of important people focused.

Is this how a soccer player feels when he’s about to take the last penalty kick with one goal short in the 2:3?

Recognizing again that I was showing strength in front of an absolute master, the burden weighed down on my shoulders.

But it is something that must be done even if I can’t do it.

So I shook off my wandering thoughts instead of hesitating.

‘…Is this the limit for now?’

When I emptied my head and concentrated, all the cells in my body awakened and wriggled. The air that seeped into my lungs cooled my blood vessels.

There was no time to be relaxed anymore.

The sounds that were blurring my vision gradually faded away. The sound of my heart only got louder and louder.

It’s not a form that has a concrete shape.

Seeing Cheon Joong-ho next to me widening his eyes, it seems that I’m not doing something wrong-

And at that short moment of letting go-

-!!!!!!!

The magic that was released in the gap of momentarily letting go.

I swung my fist at an invisible speed and smashed the rock, which was dozens of times bigger than me.

To the point where it was impossible to recognize the shape.