Episode 1309
“Hoooo!”
A practitioner was performing ‘Extreme’ exercises with his knees bent and a very tense expression on his face.
And then the fox spirit of Arok, who was quenching his thirst in the lake, discovered the figure.
Really really really.
Perhaps out of curiosity, the divine being began to approach, splashing water. The practitioner, whose face turned pale with tension, held his breath and concentrated.
It was rare for the Arok’s divine beast to come out to the outskirts, and it was even rarer for them to take interest in the divinities of the practitioners. The practitioners knew better than anyone that this was the most important moment in their lives.
“i envy you!”
“Is that guy going on a cruise today?”
Other practitioners were also watching with bated breath. It was an absolute unwritten rule among practitioners not to interfere with the extreme efforts of a practitioner who had just met the Divine Beast of Arok.
Finally, the divine spirit approached the practitioner’s extreme efforts.
The extreme is everything to the practitioner. If the practitioner is pleased with his extreme, the divine spirit will come and pour out his divinity there, and a contract will be made.
“Is that guy really going to Arok?”
“I’m so nervous I can’t even breathe.”
The practitioners were all watching this scene, absorbed in it as if it were their own business.
however.
slap.
The fox spirit turned its head away as if it was ignoring him, and leisurely went somewhere else, splashing the water of Lake Chambang Chambang. The practitioner felt despair as his eyes darkened, and he knelt helplessly in the lake and let his arms hang down.
and.
Kiiiiiing!
Kiiiiiiiiing!
As if they had been waiting, all the practitioners in the lake vied with each other to demonstrate their extreme training and seduce the fox spirit.
Since the first practitioner failed, it was a competitive match from then on.
Percussion!
Arius, who had rushed forward with an expression of desperation, also drew in the surrounding nature and displayed extreme force. In the blink of an eye, the entire vast lake was filled with divine power.
“Hey brother! What are you doing here?”
A practitioner who had been practicing extreme martial arts shouted at Simon, who was standing still.
“It may be difficult for the divine power to reach us beyond the Arius brothers, but let us spread it out with the determination to grasp at straws!”
“Ah, I… … .”
Really really really.
The fox spirit began to move again. All the practitioners waited with their utmost concentration, as if they were demonstrating the results of their dozen years of training.
However, the fox spirit passed by the various extreme practitioners one by one and walked with great speed. The practitioners who were ignored lost their strength and sat down in the lake or hung their heads in regret.
“Go to Brother Arius!”
“also!”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Arius.
Arius was so focused that his back was soaked with sweat. The corners of his mouth trembled with delight as he watched the fox spirit approach him.
‘Finally, I… … am in Arok!’
However, the fox spirit passed through Arius’s legs, completely ignoring his extreme efforts. Arius, who was ignored, also lost the strength in his legs and collapsed into the lake.
“for a moment!”
“Where are you going?”
The fox spirit who had been arrogantly passing by the practitioners finally-
“?”
He stopped in front of Simon, who had not yet begun his extreme training. All the practitioners’ eyes widened as if they were going to pop out.
“Oh, you worldly person!”
“Isn’t that the guy who came in yesterday?”
Arius, who was sitting far away, saw this and shouted.
“Brother Zion, please hurry and do your best! Are you planning on missing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?”
Simon, hearing those words, pulled himself together and began to practice his extreme martial arts.
The fox god approached and sniffed at the still somewhat unstable, yet very clean and pure Kyukjin, as if showing interest.
‘?!’
That moment.
Although he couldn’t figure out why, Simon could feel the spirit’s emotions being transmitted to him.
While everyone else was blinded by their possessiveness towards the divine being, only Simon, a pure outsider, could see.
‘Everyone got it wrong.’
Simon put out the venom with his own hands and placed his hand on the fox spirit’s head.
This god already has a master.
and.
“……do.”
Simon’s pupils shook.
“You want help?”
-Keung!
Shinsoo cried out in response to those words.
Wince!
Then, as if sensing something from afar, the hair on his entire body suddenly stood on end and he quickly passed through the crowd and left.
Everyone closed their eyes or sighed with a look of emptiness.
“Is this another failure?”
“I’ve been doing this for 20 years and I still lack cultivation!”
“How long will I have to… … .”
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Everyone was sighing in despair or deep regret.
Splash splash!
Among them, a practitioner was approaching them, grumbling as he waded through the lake water. It was none other than the practitioner who had initially shown extreme training to the fox spirit.
“This son of a bitch!”
Snap!
He grabbed Simon roughly by the collar.
“The god of Arok was interested in me from the beginning! You interfered, didn’t you? Huh? You did something behind my back!”
Simon answered without any hesitation, holding up both hands.
“I think there is some misunderstanding.”
“What kind of misunderstanding is this! You ruined my 10 years… …!”
“Brother Batio!”
At the loud shout, the practitioner called Batio turned his head in surprise. Arius was glaring at him with an angry expression.
“Why are you showing such an embarrassing and disappointing appearance! You are swayed by emotions and blaming others for something that happened due to your own lack of cultivation!”
At those words, Batio’s shoulders hunched like a dried leaf.
“No, that’s not it… … !”
“With such a rotten mental state, wasn’t it the case that you were turned away from your first encounter with the divine being without even taking the opportunity?”
At those words that tore at his wounds, Batio’s eyes lost focus.
His shoulders shook violently, and then he lowered his head.
“I’m sorry, Brother Arius.”
And he apologized to Simon with a dead face.
“I was wrong.”
“it’s okay.”
He walked out of the lake with his shoulders hunched over and his back turned.
Simon had a feeling that this practitioner named Batio would quit practicing tomorrow and return to his hometown.
“… … .”
Arius also did not look at ease.
That anger that was raised in an instant.
And while those words were spoken to Batio, they were also probably spoken to himself.
“Okay, let’s go back to training. As long as we’re in Arok, there will be plenty of opportunities like this!”
“Let’s not be caught up in delusion! If you feel your shortcomings, then cultivation is the only answer!”
The practitioners began to gather their wits and disperse one by one. Arius also calmed down his emotions and approached Simon with his usual expression.
“… … About what happened earlier, Brother Zion.”
“Oh, yes.”
“Why did you stop the extreme?”
Simon answered calmly.
“It seems like the child already has an owner. I think he came not to find an owner, but to ask for help to help his owner.”
Arius shook his head with a faint smile.
“That’s not possible. The divine beasts with masters here in Arok don’t come to such remote areas. They usually stay by their master’s side or nearby.”
“……hmm.”
Simon tried to explain further, but he lacked the basis for persuasion. Besides, he was an outsider who had only been here for a day.
“I hope you don’t miss the opportunity next time. And of course, don’t be too sad about it either.”
Arius, who had said so, walked away with a limp.
“A better god might be waiting for you, brother. You might be the one to enter Arok before me.”* * *
Simon’s colleagues, Hamiel and Moses, were also busy moving around.
Wheeee- Wheeee-
Hamiel was playing his instrument and wandering around nature to meet spirits, regardless of whether practitioners were noisily crowding around or not.
Several spirits gathered around her. She listened to the spirits’ whispers and gradually figured out what was happening in Arok. The musical notes coming from her fingertips were the medium that connected her communication with the spirits.
At the same time, Moje was with Arok’s guide.
-That’s interesting information.
As Moje worked on Sky Island, he was a high-ranking official. He had an excellent insight into internal affairs, so he analyzed and understood the situation in Arok through documents.
Mother put down the documents and smiled.
-I want to meet that woman, the Eternal Saint Asperia, as soon as possible, just to see how shameless she is.
His eyes were filled with curiosity and caution at the same time.* * *
While everyone was gathering information in their respective areas, night fell on the outskirts of Arok.
The practitioners also left to rest after completing their training. Normally, there would be those who would practice all night, but since there was a major incident this morning where Arok’s Divine Beast was lost, it seemed that they had decided to rest early to gather their thoughts.
And Simon, thinking this was his chance, came out to the lake alone.
Really really really.
I rolled up my trousers as much as I could, tied them tightly, and walked carefully across the dark lake.
I wanted to use white magic to illuminate my surroundings, but I was afraid of being discovered by others, so I moved around the night path with my bare eyes as much as possible.
‘It was such a beautiful place in the morning.’
The lake at night looked eerily eerie.
-Peek, pee, pee!
-Ggggggggg.
The sounds of insects I had never heard before could be heard here and there. The lakeside was densely surrounded by trees, but they were still as if dead because there was no wind.
‘I guess I should be able to see something by now… … Ah.’
Simon’s eyes widened.
The end of the lake. Beyond it, land came into view. Above that land, a vast natural obstacle blocked the way.
‘Thorn bush.’
This seemed to be the boundary separating the outer and inner parts of Arok. Covered in thorns, it looked like a living, moving creature trying to block something.
Simon strode out of the water and stood in front of it. This thornbush wasn’t particularly enchanted with white magic. If you used pitch-black flame magic, you could easily burn it.
‘Erm, I can almost see inside.’
Simon walked slowly, trying to find a gap between the thorns.
After walking patiently, looking around, he finally found a small gap in the thornbush through which he could peek inside.
‘ah.’
That is the true appearance of Arok, which remained a mystery.
The interior scenery was not much different from the outskirts. Overall, it was a wide plain, with ridged hills and hills dotting the area here and there.
‘Oh, wait a minute.’
Simon’s eyes widened.
Something was seen moving over the hill.
‘I think I see something… … .’
At that moment, Simon, who was very focused, squinted his eyes and looked beyond the hole.
Swish-
Suddenly, he felt a presence behind him. Simon instinctively turned around and stretched out his arm, and his thick wrist was caught in his hand.
“Who… … Ah!”
“Shh. Shh.”
The one who said that while putting his index finger to his lips was a practitioner wearing a dobok and with a stick-up head.
It was Taloch who opposed Arius.
“It’s dangerous here. You’re new. You might have been caught by Arok.”
