Thud!
—came a small sound. But along with that was a movement of the objects around all stopping.
The ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred with the smallest sparks around shining in the air.
The flow of nature which breathed had stopped, and in the midst of that, the Heavenly Demon moved alone.
Swish
His body moved slowly, as if he were swimming in water. Cheon Wol-seong had moved about three steps.
Actually, this was close to a temporary situation. It was impossible even for God to stop things like this.
That was how he felt to be the absolute. It was not a change in things around him but an inner change.
Time was controlled within this confined space. That was the best power that the Heavenly Demon could use.
Swish—
While Cheon Wol-seong was moving, no one reacted in the slightest. He moved slowly but came for Cheon Miryo and swung his sword at her neck.
But—
Kang!
Cheon Miryo reacted.
Clearly even in the situation where time stood still, she moved and blocked his sword.
“As expected.”
Cheon Wol-song looked shocked. She was truly a formidable opponent. As someone who had achieved the Profound Demon level, this technique should not work.
Breaking out of your own time control meant that the other person managed to create their own universe.
Swish
Not just that, but Cheon Miryo managed to attack back. As she moved slowly, her hand was raised, and dozens of ice balls in the shape of swords flew out.
Swisssh!
Ice Air Sword—
The tremendous attack combined with amazing strength flew at the Heavenly Demon, all at once.
“…!”
Papapt!
Dozens of shadows appeared around the Heavenly Demon in an instant.
They took all of her swords.
Phat!
Most of them disappeared after being hit by the ice swords, but then their movements looked unusual.
Phatr!
Seemingly intercepting the swords with their bodies, they ran head on after being hit head on by the Ice Air Swords.
The form which was real had turned to an illusion…?
And the Heavenly Demon steps.
Cheon Miryo realized that and moved ahead.
Chak!
A block of ice which suddenly appeared as if heavy snow was pouring down — The energy of the ice crystals filled the surroundings like fog which obstructed their vision.
The White Light Body Demonic Martial Arts — The Ice Heavenly Night, had been unleashed.
“Ahem.”
At the same time the Heavenly Demon was getting closer to her, and he prepared on each hand the Heavenly Demon Palm and the Heaven Breaking Asura Palm.
One was to bring the opponent close and absorb their internal energy, while the other was to perform an offensive skill at the same time.
However, due to the flow of air around the ice, it was not easy to properly aim due to the visibility being poor.
Eventually, he regained the internal energy and this time changed the martial arts further.
Wheik
It was flame arts.
The Supreme Yang energy which brought flame. It changed to a white flame and then to purple white flames.
White Flame Arts—
It was the same flame which the Earth Demon used to burn down the vice sect leader. The power which could not be handled no matter how much they tried.
That was how unique it was.
A power that was biased towards the absolute beings, which could not exist in this world, it was a flame to consume everything.
Chii — chik!
TheHeavenly Demon poured out more internal energy into the white flame and turned them into condensed purple flames.
Annihilation — or something close to it. Just by showing it to the world, the heat spread.
It was already complete chaos around, and this flame would truly make anyone tremble in fear.
Is he revealing his strength?
Cheon Miryo was not alone. She paid attention.
Swish
As she opened her hand, blocks of ice formed around her. And ice arts which were like a long line appeared. It was completely different from the other ice arts she used before.
Tring
Like a mirror which reflects the light, it was an energy that was very hard and reflected anything.
Supreme Master Ice Arts—
The martial arts which negated the air and froze everything in its way, and even the internal energy freezes like a mirror when one climbs to Profound Demon.
This was her way of responding to the Heavenly Demon.
Papat!
The two of them ran out at the same time like they planned it.
“…”
“…!”
Neither of them escaped the attacks of the opponent. They believed in their own peerless martial arts that they were using and in their skills at the moment.
The White Flame Arts and Supreme Master Ice Arts collided with each other, and the two of them stood in place again.
Chiik!
Both of them took damage.
Cheon Miryo was trying to take down the flames, and the Heavenly Demon tried to keep his body from freezing over.
“I never thought that I would have to use so much strength. What a surprise.”
The Heavenly Demon was truly shocked. Certainly the level of enlightenment he had was different. It was not simply that internal energy and its utilization have changed because of being Profound Demon.
He understood it to an extent, how nature worked.
Furthermore, martial arts which attracted the energy beyond the power of nature — At this level, they were almost the same plane.
There is almost no difference in skill.
And Cheon Miryo felt it too. The skills of the two were the same.
If the Heavenly Demon had accumulated enough experience through fights, Cheon Miryo had spent a long time reflecting on herself.
The direction they went was different, but the current state of martial arts they were at was the same. So even if they did their best and used the martial arts which were unique to themselves, they could not kill the other.
No matter how far they went, its power would diminish the moment it was embodied in the world, and then there would be many ways to destroy it.
“I will clearly display it, a situation where the time cannot be turned off.”
Meanwhile, Cheon Wol-seong groaned.
In the distance, the power which surpassed the Supreme Demon collided. Even then, some time passed. There was a possibility of Seol-Hwi coming here.
So it was the moment where he wanted to end this quickly.
“What kind of martial arts will it be this time?”
When the opponent looked confident, Cheon Miryo asked. The coldness in her body began to cover the opponent, and the aura of the supreme yang was gone from his side. This meant both their energies were clashing for the upper hand.
“You don’t even know. Only the chosen one can use it.”
“…!”
But the Heavenly Demon suddenly appeared confident, and this only made her tilt her head.
“Didn’t I tell you. Because the dead have no idea of what martial arts it is.”
Cheon Wol-seong smiled.
“Third level Simulation.”
Thud! Kwakwag!
The appearance of the clashes was the same as before.
Against Cheon Wol-seong who raised his intention to end her, Cheon Miryo responded normally.
But the moment they exchanged the blows—
Wheik!
“….!”
Cheon Miryo felt that something was wrong. She could not even brush his collar and the opponent’s energy seemed different.
Chiing!
It was from then that the change in the Cheoon Wol-seong began to happen.
Wheik
The right hand held the power of annihilation and the left held the White Ice Demonic Arts.
It was the Heavenly Demon Martial God — The best martial arts and it was a power which went beyond normal common sense and in that it handled both yin and yang energy at the same time.
This.
Cheon Miryo realized that she had to avoid this. It was because of the attack which felt completely visible to her.
But as soon as she rushed in to fight this unexpected thing happened.
This… what is this?
The first was the odd mix of Yin and yang.
The strength of the attacks which felt so harmonious all the time began to collide right in front of her.
Crack!
Before that it felt hard to read the movements of her opponent and the martial arts being used, so she had no choice but to get hit by a couple attacks.
“Ahem.”
Cheon Miryo stumbled as she stepped on the ground. The power of the flame and ice both which were on her body did not calm down.
Chiik!
She tasted blood in her mouth and caught her breath.
Just before…
And then, review the situation a little while ago.
Apparently right before the attack, Cheon Miryo could not understand what the direction of the attack would be in, but the moment she took another step it felt like nothing made sense.
Is he deceiving me on purpose?
The damage she took could not be avoided, and this only made her think the attack was unpredictable.
And just one thing was allowed.
But what if the fight continued like this?
Like a rat driven to a corner, she would gradually lose her strength. And then defeat and death would come soon.
“Just how…?”
It was not hard to understand with her head just what her body went through. The realm of Profound Demon was the same for the two and the strength too.
Yin and Yang. It collides with the nature within, and such a thing is balanced now.
And thinking if it could be done by her, she thought it impossible.
The harmony of Yin and Yang which had already been balanced was forcibly disturbed and unbalanced. It was not something one could do just because they wanted to.
How is he doing it so well?
If you did such a thing, the caster would surely have to face damage on their body as well. To put it in an analogy, it was walking on a tightrope while carrying heavy pots on your shoulders.
It was like making the weight given to both sides balanced and still being able to attack.
And the next?
“Huhuhuhu.”
The Heavenly Demon laughed.
The look at the face, the form of his body — It was like he was happy to get a successful attack in.
And cutting down the idea that both of them were the same, he managed to get an upper hand. How was this possible?
Cheon Miryo mumbled the one clue she heard.
“Simulation…?”
She did not know what that was but she realized something, and it could not be a coincidence.
This absolute prediction which even she, who had already reached Profound Demon, could not expect.
The Heavenly Demon knew that in advance and managed to perform it in the best state.
Come.
And soon, another thing happened. Hundreds and thousands of shadow shadows covered the place.
It was the effect of using the unique Killing Blood Shadow Arts. There was this another at the end of the sword form.
Sura Exploding Flame Arts—
It was the best martial art which could be combined at the same time.
Chak!
“Kuak!”
Cheon Miryo was not alone though. The strength of her arts was added further. Hundred and thousand times over, and then the power of the air sword was added.
In addition, she also created another art where the ice was hanging from the tip of the sword.
Shadow Yin Ice Arts
And so she managed to unleash another three martial arts like the Heavenly Demon was.
“Kuaaak!”
Ackkk!
Surprisingly there was another one.
Cheon Miryo and Cheon Wol-seong — And through their gaze they were checking the emotions of the other.
The Taiji Arts she learned from her master — The saying of the internal qi moving according to the mind. In addition, the mind used correctly meant that the internal energy could be utilized in the correct manner.
The beginning was a simple reason to grasp the opponent’s will through their movement. However, if one gets to the Supreme Demon level, they can roughly understand it.
Cheon Miryo, who was reading the heart of the Heavenly Demon so far, was shocked.
Uh?
Normally, the emotions of when to attack and how to respond were read, but it all felt different now.
Did she not understand? No, it was the other way. Oddly enough, a hundred or a thousand times — It contained the form of him fighting with her.
It was as if he was struggling to find the best attack among all those possibilities.
“Come!”
“Ah!’
And the moment they collided, she realized that this time she would have to face too much damage.
Chaaak!
The internal energy collided again and again. Hundreds of sword forms created all hit the ice arts of Cheon Miryo, and canceled them out.
Some of them began to take damage from it, but there was one thing missing now.
Unlike her, who was using energy shots, the Heavenly Demon was using his footwork too.
Ah!
Cheon Miryo could not move even though she followed the right part. Even at the moment, she could have been cut to pieces.
And so—
Chachachang!
She pulled out every last bit of internal energy she could, but her attacks did not seem to do anything and she closed her eyes ready to give up.
The desperation of not being able to do anything—
But—
“Damn it!”
Cheon Wol-seong cursed right in front of her, and he could not follow through with his attack.
With the final hit, he began to retreat and the reason became clear.
Kwaaang!
An amazing energy soared in — The one which soared around Cheon Wol-seong—
Someone had stepped in.
“Was I too late?”
Seol-Hwi—
He appeared here a lot earlier than Cheon Wol-seong had expected.
