Episode 394
Maha world.
A place you cannot enter unless you were born with a special constitution called Gwi-an (鬼眼).
It had existed for thousands of years for just one person, and only recently had one more person added, so it had been dyed red for a very long time.
It’s as if it was always like that, to the point where I can’t even remember what color it originally was.
That’s why Ryu Hwan couldn’t understand this situation.
‘Purple? What the heck… … A place that had been dyed my color for thousands of years could change in an instant like this.’
The more you add color to something, the darker it becomes.
The surprise was even greater because I thought it would be nearly impossible to shake off the color and dye it a different color after being dyed in that color for a long time, even after a human died dozens of times.
‘… … I thought it was a monster, but I guess I’ll have to revise my evaluation a bit.’
Although it had been less than a month, Ryu Hwan had no difficulty in evaluating Jinhyeok as a person.
[monster]
An ordinary human being.
It’s hard to believe that it was born in a place without any special energy, let alone mana.
If Haru hadn’t said it himself, Ryu Hwan might not have even thought to believe it.
Ryu Hwan was shocked by the fact that the being that had been like that had the talent, ability, and class to surprise him, and that, although still weak, he had ended up hitting him hard.
‘Is it like that when you die and come back to life? No, that guy’s soul and body are still slightly twisted. It’s just the result of the soul’s immense talent and the body that was created with intention by someone unknown. Generalization is impossible.’
It was surprising that he had achieved his current results despite his soul and body not being perfectly aligned, but what was even more surprising was that even at this moment, the dark purple spiritual power was slowly expanding its territory.
Crack!
‘… … So I raised a tiger cub.’
Ryu Hwan glared at Jinhyeok, who was smiling beyond the spiritual power that was invading the Maha world and turning it into a spiritual world, as if it was still flicking its tongue to expand its territory even after eating half of it, and then gritted his teeth and stepped forward seriously.
“Okay, today I’ll fix your messy hair myself.”
“… … !”
Boom! Kookoogugugugugugu-
An indescribable and terrifying energy began to flow out from Ryu Hwan, who lightly took a step forward and took a stance at the same time.
“Behold the power of Maha, you little brat.”
“… … Huh!”
Mahakal power.
The power to advance at the speed of sound towards that unreachable place beyond the sky.
The fierce red magic power flowing out of Ryu Hwan began a contest with the spirit power.
In that world of endless push and pull, the one who lost heart first was Jinhyeok.
“… … How can you be sincere to a child who is so young?”
“Even when catching a rabbit, a wild beast uses all its might. Ah, you see.”
A transcendent being who has lived for countless years.
The amount of energy he had accumulated was more than enough to be called great.
Even though he must not have used one, the magical power that Ryu Hwan possessed was greater than the energy that Jin Hyuk had unified.
“Then, let me get back what was taken from me, even if only for a little while.”
“… … Huh!”
A relaxed voice.
But Jinhyuk swallowed his breath at the heaviness of the evil contained within.
The power of magic grows without limits.
Just as a human would succumb to a tsunami, Jinhyuk was unable to stop the rushing Maha power that swallowed up the spiritual power he had spread.
The half-and-half structure was quickly pushed aside and headed towards a third, a fourth, and soon only a fifth remained.
Of course, considering the enormous size of the Maha World, even a fifth of it was not that small, but the important thing was that even that would soon be eaten by Maha power.
“Honestly, I was a little surprised. I never imagined that you would show your teeth and try to chew up my world so soon. It was fun for the first time in a while.”
“… … .”
Crack!
A voice that is incomparably calm.
The flat voice that said that it was only to the extent of slightly surprising him made something in Jinhyeok’s head snap.
A fantastic provocation that will make you scrape yourself to the bottom!
“Who… … said it ends here?”
“I.”
An answer that could be called arrogance itself.
If you decide it’s over, it’s over.
Anyone else would have been crushed by that arrogance, bowed their head, and accepted the end.
“I am not.”
“……this guy?”
At least Jinhyuk wasn’t that type.
A being that doesn’t bow its head when pressed from above, but rather raises its head and looks up at the sky even if its neck breaks.
That is why Jinhyuk looked at his remaining spiritual world, which was like a speck of dust, and quietly muttered.
“One-spirited power.”
“… … !”
Puhwaaaaah!
Ryu Hwan was surprised for a moment by Jinhyeok’s sudden change in demeanor.
The massive waves of spiritual power that erupted around Jinhyeok continued to give strength to the forces of the spiritual world that were being pushed back.
A spiritual power that even the most inexperienced gods and demons wouldn’t dare show off!
“What kind of energy… … .”
Naturally, it was a huge amount that even Ryu Hwan, who had been so relaxed until then, could not help but be terrified.
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Of course, if you only consider the amount possessed, Ryu-Hwan’s total magical power was higher than the unified spiritual power.
‘Damn, if I had known this would happen I wouldn’t have pushed so hard.’
However, the problem was that Ryu Hwan’s enormous magical power was initially invested in grinding away at Jinhyeok’s spirit world.
Although there is still a lot left, since almost a third of it has been consumed, the current remaining magic power is about two-thirds of the total.
That level of magical power was similar to the current unified spiritual power.
in other words-
“Let’s have a proper fight, Master.”
“… … Okay, let’s give it a try.”
Jinhyeok and Ryu Hwan.
It means that both people are given equal conditions.
And when Jinhyuk encounters someone who is on equal terms with him.
He never backed down even once.
Thus began the bloody battle between Jinhyeok and Ryu Hwan over whether it would be the Maha World or the Spirit World. * * *
Quagagagagagaga!
Spiritual power and magical power clash violently against each other, looking into each other’s territory.
But it was the spirit power that led the way.
‘This much is okay to give.’
A possible choice since Ryu-Hwan had already consumed some of his magical power and devoured four-fifths of the world.
A decision made to use the number of the meat-slicing bone slaughterhouse, which gives flesh and takes bones.
One step back to advance this time.
As a result, the spirits slowly began to regain the territory they had lost.
The spiritual world, which was one-fifth, gradually increased.
A quarter.
One third.
In the end, Jinhyuk was able to smile in satisfaction after finally reaching half of what he had originally obtained.
Of course, after eating half of it, Ryu Hwan didn’t give any more weight.
Tsk tsk tsk tsk-
At the end of the Maha world and the spiritual world, Maha power and spiritual power clash violently and explore each other’s territory.
Ryu Hwan’s momentum was fierce as he began to respond by unleashing all the magical power he had stored up until now.
Quaddududuk!
The spiritual world, which had been restored to half its original state, began to collapse again and transform into the Maha world.
Jinhyuk frowned slightly as he watched the purple color turning red.
“… … So you were planning to rush in and eat it all at once.”
“Have you ever tried tug-of-war? Tug-of-war isn’t just about strength. The easy way to win tug-of-war is to apply and release strength repeatedly and then push forward all at once.”
“… … .”
There was nothing to say in response.
Because every word of Ryu Hwan’s words was correct.
Although tug-of-war was used as an example, combat is not much different.
As long as we are moving towards the ultimate goal of victory, the intermediate steps are important, but not essential.
It means that as long as you win, you don’t mind rolling on the floor and getting hurt dozens of times.
In other words, Ryu Hwan used the most certain and easy way to win that he could.
‘You’re using the Maha World that you already have as bait to drain my spiritual power, and while I’m blinded by the expansion of the spiritual world, you’re preparing to strike me in one blow… … You’re incredibly clever, despite your abilities.’
Ryu Hwan is a transcendent being.
It is safe to say that there are almost no rivals within the tower.
Jinhyuk could not have imagined that someone like that would use shallow tactics instead of a head-on confrontation, so he fell for it completely.
of course-
‘Tsk, I guess I’ll have to fix my blind spots if I get what’s mine stolen.’
If Jinhyeok hadn’t lost his mind over the fact that he had lost his spiritual world, he might not have fallen for such a shallow trick.
But there was no need for assumptions like ‘what if’.
The water had already been spilled, and the only thing that mattered to Jinhyuk was the wave of Maha power that surged forward like a tsunami, exploding everything he had been holding back.
“Phew… … .”
Jinhyuk took a stance and let out the breath that was rising from his lungs, and began to think of a way for him to win.
Even at this very moment, the spiritual world that had just been restored was being transformed into the Maha world again by the waves of Maha power that were continuously rushing in, so Jinhyuk thought so fast that his brain almost burned out.
‘Should I aim for Ryu Hwan directly? No, the reason I can hold out like this is because it is a battle of energy, not because I am on the same level as Ryu Hwan.’
I thought about attacking Ryu Hwan, the main character of the energy, but if I did that, the delicate balance would be broken in an instant.
Because of Ryu Hwan’s pride, Ryu Hwan was only dealing with Jin Hyuk with his energy, but if Jin Hyuk made the first move, it was clear that Ryu Hwan would not sit still.
Since his defeat was certain, Jinhyuk abandoned the primitive method of directly attacking the main body.
‘Speed battle? Well, Ryu Hwan’s speed is faster, but he won’t be slower than me.’
The second method was a speed battle.
But that method was also useless because Jinhyeok was pushed back by Ryu Hwan, just like the first method.
In the end, Jinhyuk had only one option left.
‘… … Yeah, if not now, then when would I risk my life?’
Risking your life as always!
Jinhyuk’s choice, who realized that he had to do something so dangerous that his life was on the line between life and death in order to at least avoid defeat, was-
“Divinity, Demon Core – Opening.”
“… … !”
It was to forcibly open the sealed divine and magical core.
As the closed divine and magical cores were released, a massive force surged toward Jinhyeok.
By liberating the divine and magical core, Jinhyuk gained the power to reach out to powers that were not given to him, and spread twelve pairs of wings just like he did in the Trial of Appetite.
Six pairs of wings made of divine power and six pairs of wings made of magical energy.
However, the twelve pairs of wings made of milky white and black were soon permeated with the spiritual power that filled the spiritual world and began to glow a dark purple color.
At that very moment, Jinhyuk focused all his attention on the small sapling located between Sephiroth and Qliphoth.
“… … Ornot.”
Jinhyeok’s own tree that contains everything in the world, all possibilities, and all potential.
Ornot revealed himself to the world, albeit imperfectly.
The moment when the enormous spiritual power that burst out from Ornot, the Tree of Spiritual Power, completely dyed Jinhyuk’s twelve pairs of wings a deep purple color.
“Spirit King Body.”
“……her.”
Jinhyuk transformed into the king of all souls.
Ryu Hwan couldn’t help but be astonished as he watched Jinhyuk glowing translucently in a purple light as his body transformed into spiritual power.
A stopping power so powerful that even one’s own magic power cannot dare to invade.
Because I noticed that it came from Jinhyuk.
Ryu Hwan asked with a stiff face about that fact.
“You… …what the hell are you?”
Thousands of years.
No, it was a question directed at Jinhyuk, who had lived for tens of thousands of years and seen countless strong people, but was more unique and strange than all of them combined.
And Jinhyuk answered that question with a smile and a light answer.
“This is Cha Jin-hyeok.”
Cha Jin-hyeok.
Jinhyuk spoke, saying that which defines him, even though it is his own name and that he died and came back to life with a new body.
“Would you like to split it? Or would you like to play with me until you lose it all?”
Either take half unconditionally or lose it all with a certain probability.
If it were up to him, Ryu Hwan, who never thought he would lose, would have chosen the latter.
“… … Let’s break it, you son of a bitch.”
“Confirmed.”
The current Ryu Hwan had no choice but to choose the former.
Because I couldn’t shake off the feeling of being overwhelmed when I saw Jinhyuk fluttering his twelve pairs of wings of spiritual power while his body was shining with purple spiritual power.
thud!
In this way, the spiritual world and the Maha world were divided exactly in half.
As always, it was the result of Jinhyuk risking his life.