< Episode 95 Jewel (1) >
Bizarre monsters breaking through the bottom of a cliff.
They had a shape reminiscent of an earthworm and if anything else they had dozens of black eyes on what appeared to be their heads and countless sharp teeth hanging from the outside and inside of their round mouths.
-bang! Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
It was said to be in the form of an earthworm but its thickness was much thicker than that of a human body and its length seemed to be around 6 to 8 pieces.
Moreover these monsters that suddenly appeared were not a single entity.
The number seemed to be dozens.
‘What is that?’
Cheongnyeong’s voice rang in the ears of Mok Gyeong-un who was frowning.
-It is an earth dragon.
-A land dragon?
Earthyong is another word for earthworm.
Because he worked with medicinal herbs his grandfather also called earthworms earthryongs.
Of course that wasn’t what mattered now.
-It doesn’t seem like the magic power is strong.
-Even so it will be at least a monster. Although this is true for quite a few people I heard that the earth dragon hates light so much that it only lives deep in the ground.
-A cliff this deep doesn’t get much light so it seems like the perfect place.
-That’s right. But the reason they are running around like that is probably because of the sentient being you are holding? huh?
-Why are you doing that?
Hearing her words Mok Kyung-un looked at Bo-ju.
‘!?’
I felt like I knew why Cheongnyeong reacted this way.
I could see that the brightly shining orb was cracking and cracking.
‘gold?’
Now that I think about it the orb’s light has become considerably weaker.
So the cracked parts were clearly visible.
‘ah….’
She wondered why she had cracked and she knew the cause.
There was a very small mark on the orb.
As she competed with the thief she tried her best to keep the orb’s energy from coming into contact with it but it seems that some of its sharp energy did reach it.
Mo Kyung-un looked at Bo-ju as if he was troubled.
If the orb were to break and shatter the whole point of coming here would have been lost.
‘first….’
-Kuaaaaa!
It was right then.
The Earth Dragons that had broken through the ground and were shaking rose upward with a roar.
About a dozen of them are reaching out at the same time and what they are aiming for is none other than
‘Is it me?’
Two or three of the earth dragons were reaching toward Taoist but most of them were toward Mokgyeongun.
It seemed like he was angry as he was screaming and roaring.
‘Didn’t dislike mean reluctance?’
They really hated light.
No it was at the level of extreme hatred.
Maybe that’s why they quickly extinguished the orb’s light and started targeting themselves all at once as if they were impatient.
-Wooow!
In response Mo Gyeong-un raised his demonic energy and created a black sword.
It might have been in the past but now he was not at a level where he could not deal with monster-like monsters no matter how many they were.
After raising his sword like that he pulled his sword and aimed at the advancing Earth Dragons.
It was right then.
-Rarrrrrrrrrrrr!
A huge flame burned with scorching heat.
As I looked at the place in puzzlement I saw that the Taoist’s entire body was covered in huge blazing flames.
‘Is your body engulfed in flames?’
What kind of harmony is this?
While he was wondering this the monk shouted as if Mok Gyeong-un could hear him.
“Take a good look. Cheonma. “This is our real strength!”
With that cry the swordsman unleashed a sword made of flames towards the Earth Dragons rushing toward him.
‘The 4th second type sword attack fire!’
-Rarrrrrrrrrr! 썣썄죣죣죣죣!
The fire-laden Do-gang struck the earth dragons like a huge tsunami.
To the earth dragons fireworks were like polar opposites.
The flames of the river violently cut into the bodies of the earth dragons and they let out bizarre screams as they were burned by the fire.
-Kkakakakakakakaka!
The momentum of the sword loaded with firearms was so strong that the Jitoryongs were helpless.
But something unfortunate happened here.
-Kwooooooo!
-Kwakwakwakwakwa!
Because of the light of the orb many of the earth dragons that had been rushing towards Mogyeongun all turned towards the swordsman.
Not only that but the earth dragons that were still on the ground also rose upward.
‘Anit!?’
This was not intended.
However coincidentally the burning flame gave off a stronger light than the orb which was enough to stimulate the earth dragons.
He could easily deal with two or three but with so many earth dragons entangled and tangled in waves it was difficult for even the greatest thief to handle them all.
-Papa pa pa pa paak!
‘this!’
Each one of them was not a difficult enemy to deal with.
However not only was there a large number of them but the force and momentum with which they were entangled and pushed together was enormous.
Thanks to this the thief who was wielding the flame wagang was unable to overcome their surging force and was eventually swept away by the group of earth dragons.
-Park!
Mok Gyeong-un who was hanging with his sword stuck in the wall looked at this scene and laughed.
If I had done my best and not caused a fire this wouldn’t have happened so should I say I was really unlucky?
It was literally like a self-reliance.
Mok Kyung-un looked down.
The ground at the end of the cliff was visible.
Mok Gyeong-un decided that since he could not continue to hang on to the cliff wall he had to go down so he drew his sword and threw himself downward.
Since it was only about 20 pages I went down slowly controlling the air resistance with my magic.
-widely!
landed on the floor.
As it came down to the ground the floor wriggled and some of the remaining earth dragons appeared.
Most of the individuals flocked to the islanders and the few remaining individuals appeared to be young land dragons that had not yet fully grown.
In response Mok Gyeong-un raised his strength and tried to deal with them.
-Kuaaaaa!
Even if it was an immature land dragon it was much larger and longer than a human so it was just as threatening.
The earth dragons screamed and tried to rush at Mokgyeongun.
However the earth dragons that were approaching the area suddenly fluttered their bodies.
Mok Gyeong-un who was measuring the distance caught a strange look in his eyes.
Why are you doing this all of a sudden?
While I was wondering the earth dragons suddenly lowered their bodies and began to retreat crawling on the ground.
‘what?’
-You’re afraid.
“Afraid?”
-…Don’t you know what’s the reason?
Hearing Cheongryeong’s words Mok Gyeong-un suddenly took out the jewelry he was wearing on his belt.
When the teeth were pulled out the earth dragons which had been flinching and retreating gave up their guard and turned around digging into the ground.
-Quarrrrrrr!
Seeing them like that Mok Gyeong-un looked at the jewelry.
This was an ornament made by the White-faced King the Golden Fox from his severed tail fur.
It was said that with this there would be no need to get involved with quite a few mermaids but that didn’t seem to be nonsense.
Alyu a demonic beast who was imprisoned in the Shaolin Temple’s anti-demon cave was of high rank and possessed intelligence so he was afraid of the golden fox’s magical power but tried to use it.
However the earth dragons seemed to be faithful to their instincts perhaps because they were low-class monsters.
“It’s pretty useful.”
-Well… I see.
Seeing them fleeing into the ground Mok Gyeong-un put the magic sword Akjeu into its scabbard.
-Good!
The young man spoke to him.
-But how did you get into a state of panic earlier? Could it be because of that orb?
In response to her question Mok Gyeong-un pulled out Gu Woong-seong’s severed hand that was stuck in his neck.
The orb held by the severed hand was cracked.
It felt like it would break at any moment if I touched it wrongly.
“I don’t know. “I suddenly went into a state of imagery.”
-You said that all of a sudden?
“yes.”
-It’s a strange thing. You are not the chosen one that the old woman or the middle-aged woman said so I don’t know how you ended up in a state of ignorance. So what did you see?
“yes.”
-What did you see?
“…Maybe in the future.”
-Maybe in the future? Does this mean that you have seen revelations or things that will happen in the future?
“I don’t know. “It could happen in the future.”
-What happens in the future?
she asked out of curiosity.
Mok Gyeong-un shrugged her shoulders and answered.
“well. “I didn’t see what I really wanted to see and it seemed like it showed the future too far into the future so I don’t think it would be of any use.”
-You think it would be useless?
“Yes… well not everything.”
Mo Gyeong-un could not forget the last sight he saw.
It brought a shock bordering on joy.
Just seeing this one was enough for him.
Then the young man said:
-I don’t know how you came to see such things but it seems like you need the power of that woman’s sentient being to see what you really want.
“Yes but….”
The condition of the orb was not that good.
It was so cracked that it felt like it would break if I touched it even slightly.
Even the energy that flowed from the orb along with the bright light was gradually weakening.
Looking at its condition it looked like it would soon lose its power as an object.
-For now keep it hidden. No I will appear and take it up the cliff.
“Cheongnyeong?”
-okay. Look in the direction where the earth dragons are. How long do you think they can last?
– Coo coo coo coo coo!
Red fire was flowing out among the tangled monster earth dragons.
There were so many of them that they were swept away but the thieves will soon get out of there.
-I don’t know the identity of that monstrous sentient being but it seems that he has ingested the source of things called spirit creatures.
“Spirits?”
Suddenly Mu Qingyun remembered what Dambaekhe the blood saint of the Nine Blood Cults had said and what he had seen in the Book of the Mountains and Seas Jing.
Unlike the imaemangyangs that were born from the gathering of yin energy the beings that were formed from the gathering of natural guardians and pure spiritual power were said to be spirit creatures.
A representative example is the dragon which has been called the most sacred being since ancient times.
“ah!”
-Why are you doing that?
“…I think it’s the author.”
-Am I growing up?
“He is an unrivaled expert who appeared on the day of the great disaster and used strange martial arts techniques.”
It is said that Dambaekha of the Nine Blood Cults dealt with a rampaging spirit dragongwi and in the process an unknown master of the Tao appeared and finished off the weakened dragongwi and took Jinwon.
Even if he consumed only a small amount of the blood of a spirit creature he did not age and possessed the thunder energy and his blood was light-blooded.
-I see. That could be the guy the woman from the Nine Bloods Church was talking about.
Amazing regenerative power starting from brain energy.
It was not an ability that an ordinary human could have.
The author must have absorbed the true source of the dragon ghost.
No I didn’t know that it might not be one.
-Seeing as he uses fire energy in addition to brain energy he must have also obtained the source of other spirit creatures. Probably a fire giraffe.
Fire giraffe.
He is also a legendary creature.
This being said to have been born in hot lava is also called the incarnation of flame.
Come to think of it So Yerin of the Six Heavenly Lakes said that on the day of the great disaster a fire giraffe appeared in the ecliptic of Gaebong and devastated the place.
‘How many Jinwons did you eat?’
Despite the years I had lived and through the orb I had seen things that might happen in the future I was still a being full of doubts.
-Kwasik! Grrrrrr!
At that time flames soared among the earth dragons and someone jumped out.
He was a thief.
I thought he wouldn’t be able to last long but he managed to escape.
-Quad!
At that time the spirit broke the wooden doll and appeared.
After coming out for the first time in a while she stretched out her hand to her neck.
-It’s soon. If you fight with it it will inevitably break. Hand it over to the principal.
“I guess it has to be that way.”
Mok Gyeong-un who believed that what she said was right immediately pulled out the severed wrist that was stuck in the sword’s flesh and carefully stretched out the fingers he was holding to try to pull out the orb.
It was the moment my hand touched the cracked orb.
* * *
‘!?’
Mo Qingyun frowned.
The world turned into nothingness again.
In an instant I was lost again and entered the world of images.
‘I don’t have time for this.’
Mo Gyeong-un concentrated his mind and tried to get out of the state of confusion.
But at that moment something strange happened before his eyes.
-Rarrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
A black flame began to burn in an empty space.
What is the phenomenon that causes flames to burn black rather than scarlet or bright red?
It was a time when I was puzzled by its strangeness.
Black flames suddenly began to swirl.
-Wheeeeee!
As the vortex formed the flames gradually gathered in one place.
Then the gathered black flames began to take on a single form and it took on the shape of a human being.
Mok Gyeong-un who was looking at this had a strange look in his eyes.
That was because the being with the shape of a human being was himself.
‘…What is this again?’
Why am I suddenly seeing myself?
While he was wondering the one who was born from the black flames that took his form suddenly came forward.
‘what?’
Isn’t this just a fantasy?
Unlike when I entered the image earlier this being that was born from a black flame and had the same appearance as me seemed to be conscious of itself.
Then this being opened its mouth.
-Yes that appearance is the result of choice.
‘…Are you sure you’re talking to me?’
-okay. Then who do you think you are speaking to?
Hearing this being’s words Mok Kyung-un’s eyes became wary for an instant.
He was really aware of himself and was speaking which I thought was more than just an illusion.
In response to Mok Gyeong-un’s reaction a being who looked exactly like him smiled and said.
-Interesting. There’s nothing I can do about the result but it’s still incomplete compared to what I had hoped for. No is it because I have become an imperfect being?
‘…What on earth are you talking about?’
-I’m talking about your choice no our choice.
‘we?’
Mo Kyung-un’s mind became confused by what this being said.
He had no idea what he was talking about.
-What do you mean by us?
He said as the being approached that question.
-well. Isn’t that a question you should ask your closed self?
‘Am I closed?’
-okay. Closing yourself off is ultimately your own choice. I don’t think it’s an area for me to interfere.
‘You’ve been talking about choices since a while ago. What are you talking about? ‘If you know something you can explain it properly right?’
-Even if you close yourself off you are also me. Of course I could answer your question but I don’t have time for that.
‘What do you mean?’
-The cracks are continuing rapidly. The fragments will soon disappear.
‘!?’
By fragments do you mean orbs?
At that time the being walked right in front and spoke.
-Hurry up. Almost half of the energy has already been lost due to cracks.
‘What the hell……’
-widely!
At that time the being stretched out its hand towards Mo Kyung-un.
Mok Gyeong-un tried to move his body to avoid it but he was unable to move as if something was restraining him.
Meanwhile the being placed its palm on the center of Mok Kyung-un’s chest.
-Rarrrrrr!!
At that moment a being that resembled him was engulfed in black flames.
What on earth are you trying to do?
While I was wondering the being smiled and spoke in a meaningful voice.
-I am a fragment of the nucleus. It’s just a piece of you.
< Episode 95 Jewel (1) > end
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