Episode 208
Tadadadadak-
Jinhyeok and Gildong had to run for quite a while along the naturally preserved paths of Yuldo Country before they could reach their destination.
“… … “It definitely makes me feel dirty.”
“I guess you are like that too. “My brother is like that, so what about us?”
“Isn’t it strange that a demon of that level is not affected by it?”
A place we arrived at after running for a while.
It was the entrance and exit of Yuldo Kingdom, which was contaminated by demonic energy.
The sight of not only the huge portal-like place but also the surrounding area filled with demonic energy was enough to make anyone who saw it feel dirty and disgusted.
“It’s not just Magi.”
“… … “You recognized it right away.”
“It’s strange not knowing. It seems to be dirtier than it originally was because it contains deep thoughts. “Maybe the original owner, a demon, is the problem.”
Because he has encountered the demonic energy of the demon race, Jinhyuk knows that ordinary demonic energy is not such a dirty and disgusting energy.
Thought.
The dead person’s resentment was contained and the demon energy was transformed.
From a destructive energy that simply weighs down the surroundings to an energy that focuses on corrupting the surroundings.
And that wish came true.
“It would take a year to even get to the entrance.”
“What you said is correct. “More than a few months have passed since then, but all we can do now is prevent the corruption from spreading further.”
“It’s worth it. Unless you replace the Taoists, it is difficult to purify it beyond stopping the corruption.”
“… … I can’t deny it. “It’s all because of my immorality-”
“Ah, the self-criticism stops there. “You mean we just have to get rid of all that?”
Jinhyeok tapped Gildong’s shoulder and moved forward, interrupting Gildong’s conversation, which became quiet when it came to matters related to the demons and the corruption of Yuldo Kingdom.
Seeing Jinhyuk like that, Gildong opened his mouth and asked.
“Brother, are you planning to do it right away?”
“There’s nothing you can’t do. And did I tell you? “When things get frustrating or something doesn’t work out, you have to eat something first.”
Crunch clunk-
Jinhyeok, who was stretching and bending his neck, slowly approached Magi visible in the distance.
More than a dozen Taoist masters are unleashing their respective Taoist powers, heading towards it, where all they can do is barely neutralize it.
“Move.”
“yes? What does that mean all of a sudden? “If I leave, Magi here will-”
“Get out of the way.”
“… … If His Majesty tells you to do so, you must do so.”
One of the Taoist monks who was sweating profusely to stop the flood of demonic energy was dumbfounded by Jinhyeok’s words, but when Gildong appeared next, he bowed his head and stepped back.
Tsutsutsutsu-
As the Taoist and Taoist forces that had oppressed him disappeared, the demon energy that had become his own world overflowed with joy, unable to contain it.
The black demonic energy violently trembled and stretched forward, as if it was flicking its tongue.
Clap la la rock-
“tongue… … Brother? “Is it coming?”
“I know. “Just wait, don’t let the guy called the king be rude.”
Gil-dong hid behind Jin-hyuk’s back as he saw the demon crawling like a snake across the floor to devour them.
A Taoist body that is sensitive to even ordinary magical energy.
In addition, Gildong’s fear of demons was greater than that of other Taoists, as he had tears streaming down from his eyes as he clearly watched his grandfather transform into a demon.
Sigh!
“Hyungssiiii!!!”
Gil-dong called out to Jin-hyuk, who was looking at him and clicking his tongue, grabbing his shoulder and shaking it.
This is because the demonic energy that crawled along the floor like a snake burst out violently.
However, even as he was shaken by Gil-dong and his eyes wandered, Jin-hyuk calmly looked at Magi and immediately raised his hand.
Baaaaagh!!!
-… … ?!
“… … what?”
And with the subsequent impact sound, Magi was struck by the palm of her hand, and even Gildong, who was watching from behind, couldn’t help but be surprised.
This is because it seemed as if his bare hands had caused quite a bit of damage, as if he had just struck down the demonic energy that was approaching him like a living creature.
But it wasn’t just visible, it was real.
Wiggle wiggle-
Magi, who had been hit by Jinhyeok’s white hand, was writhing and expressing her pain.
At that sight, the sight of the demonic energy in pain, which they had never seen before while suppressing the demonic energy, made even the Taoist monks who had been suppressing the demonic energy elsewhere look on in a daze, so they were speechless.
But that wasn’t the end.
“Come out, Tom.”
Fuwaaaaak!
As he quietly chanted Tam’s name and called him, purple-black spiritual power burst out from Jinhyeok’s whole body and enveloped the surroundings.
The purple-black spiritual energy that had completely taken over the surroundings coalesced and coalesced again, soon becoming the size of a cat.
And after confirming that the spiritual power that would make up his body had gathered, a sphere the size of a cat slowly changed.
-Krrrrrrrack!
Tam’s roar, small in size but full of presence, engulfed the area around the entrance to Yuldo Kingdom.
flinch!
Moment.
Although it is a very fleeting moment, it is the entrance and exit of Yuldo Kingdom.
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Jinhyeok could only calmly open his mouth in the face of a roar that was enough to make even those who could be said to be the source of the demonic energy that had stuck to it and not disappearing tremble.
“eat.”
Took-kwang-
As soon as the words were finished, Tam burst out from eating his new body, which was still in Jinhyeok’s inner world, and rushed towards another meal with his mouth wide open.
New food is always welcome. * * *
-… … Hiss- Hiss-
It was a short meal time.
Tam, who had only eaten part of the area that the Taoist master had been in charge of, rubbed his swollen belly and let out a strange breathing sound.
“It looks difficult.”
“… … I ate that much. Isn’t it natural? “I don’t think it would be strange if my stomach exploded.”
Unlike Jinhyeok, who looked down at Tam with an expressionless face, Gildong looked very excited.
Of course, the awkwardness was a bonus.
But Jinhyuk, hearing those words, shook his head.
“Don’t compare Tom to ordinary guys. It’s not strange for this guy to eat all the Maggi here in a few days. However, it is strange that he is full after eating less than 1/100th of the magic energy.”
Purification of Magi.
To be precise, let’s eat it and get rid of it! It was a feeling like that, but it eventually disappeared, so purification is purification.
However, the problem was that the level of purification was much lower than Jinhyuk expected.
“Hmm, but at this rate, wouldn’t it be possible to eliminate them all in a few months?”
“… … “It’s unfortunate, but I have no choice but to be satisfied with that.”
The result was that one Taoist did not eat the entire area covered, but only the Maggi that had been broken into several pieces.
But it wasn’t that bad.
“There’s still a lot of work left to do anyway, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to pace yourself and purify your demonic energy.”
“yes?”
“More than anything, Tom’s condition is worse than usual. But it will slowly resolve over time, and the rate at which it is consumed will become faster and faster.”
“Oooh!!!”
“In addition, it seems that you eat less because of the process of separating thoughts during the process of eating and digesting. So if the speed of separating thoughts becomes faster, the speed and amount of eating will increase significantly.”
“Oooh!!!”
Seeing Gil-dong just shouting ‘Oooh!’, Jinhyeok chuckled and turned back to Tam, whose stomach was full, and walked away, calling out to the guru who was marking the spot where he was.
“there.”
“yes? Yeah yeah!”
“Starting tomorrow, we will slowly purify the demonic energy from where you are, so just be patient for a few more days. “That will be enough to complete the purification of your place.”
“go… … thank you.”
It takes care of something you’ve been holding on to for months.
It doesn’t just hold on to that, it eliminates it altogether.
To the Taoist monk, Jinhyeok in front of him was no different from a god.
Jinhyeok walked towards his quarters, leaving behind the monk who bowed his head and said goodbye. * * *
A few days have passed.
Until now, Jinhyeok’s work had been roughly determined.
“Hook-huuk-hook-”
Every morning, I wake up and do aerobic exercise by running around the accommodation.
To replenish lost endurance and stamina.
After completing the aerobic exercise, I do some simple strength training and then eat breakfast with Gildong.
“Haven’t you felt so much better over the past few days? “You wouldn’t eat something good alone, right?”
“Just do some exercise.”
“Heng, most Taoists don’t put in effort.”
“So that’s why your body is shaped like that. “I don’t know if your fiancee would like a pot belly.”
“… … Who says you have a full stomach? I have abs like chocolate… … Abs… … what?”
While eating breakfast, Gildong got upset when he was told that he had a full stomach and lifted the top of his uniform to point at his abdomen. He then gently lowered and straightened his uniform, as if he was rewinding his abdominal muscles that had disappeared without a trace.
Then, he picked up his spoon again and quietly continued eating.
Jinhyuk chuckled at his quiet appearance and stood up after finishing his meal.
“Giji, isn’t it time for training?”
“Great, I just finished eating too.”
“Unlike usual, the amount of food has decreased.”
“What! “I usually ate this much!”
“I guess so.”
Jinhyeok shook his head at the sight of Gildong standing up with his half-eaten meal left, and walked along the same path as always to gather strength for the next course.
“ah! Jinhyuk! Thanks to this, I was able to practice at this time for the first time in a long time.”
“Thanks to you, my father came home, thank you!”
“Please eat this and leave. “These are apples I grew myself.”
However, the difference from a few days ago was that there were quite a few people who recognized Jinhyuk, and they all approached Jinhyuk with goodwill.
Crunchy!
“It’s delicious.”
“… … “Brother, I guess you’ve already become popular.”
“It seems like an outsider is better than an ugly king.”
“Ugh-”
Jinhyeok, who was roughly washing and chewing a ripe red apple given to him by a monk, sank Gildong, who was jealous and envious of his growing popularity, with a single word.
Leaving behind the groaning Gil-dong, Jin-hyuk arrived at the now familiar cliff and sat cross-legged.
Tsutsutsutsu-
The clean energy of nature that filled the top of the cliff began to move back and forth inside Jinhyeok following his inhalation and exhalation.
Jinhyeok smiled as he watched his strength, which initially started at 1, gradually exceed 10 units, and eventually he began to blend into nature.
A state in which nature is oneself, and oneself is nature.
Jinhyeok’s mind became one with everything and fell into a trance, and his mind was filled with one thought until the moment he gathered his sword power.
‘What is my own magic?’
A few days have passed.
Taoist power is gradually accumulating, and demonic energy is being purified, but there is still no clue about Taoist arts.
Therefore, Jinhyeok spent half of the time he was collecting sword power thinking about magic.
The moment I stopped thinking was when the time to gather sword power was over and the time to practice martial arts approached.
“Today, rather than practicing martial arts, I would like to take a look at your martial arts skills. Is that okay?”
“Nothing can’t be done. This is my first time seeing you so impatient… … “Are you still not feeling it?”
“… … okay.”
Leading the sword and purifying the magic energy were very easy for Jinhyeok, but creating a new magic was extremely difficult even for Jinhyeok.
In the end, Jinhyeok decided to take a day off and visit Gildong’s Taoist and Seonjuul.
Gil-dong, who respected Jin-hyeok’s decision, entered the martial arts training center and at the same time, unlike usual, took out his actual weapon, a baton, not a sparring baton.
“Open your eyes wide and see!”
Hung-huh-hung!
At the same time, a harsh wind began to blow through the martial arts training center.
