[ Episode 296. Pass and attention]
I didn’t know how much time had passed.
So far, all I’ve done is grasp Jin-Kwang’s attack to the smallest extent.
Kwajik!
The arm holding the sword was cut off and flew away.
Soon, dozens of swords were thrust into my body at the same time, and I said.
“again.”
Then, naturally, the body was restored to its original state.
It’s a natural process that I’m used to now.
I calmed my mind as I watched the huge sword storm begin to spin again.
Seureung-
And then I turned around to dodge the first sword that flew by and caught it.
‘This time it’s this one.’
The sword that was caught each time was different.
And I found out a while ago, but each sword had a different characteristic and a strangely different movement.
‘The sword technique used is different for each sword.’
crazy
It’s not enough to control those countless swords, so you use thousands of different sword techniques?
He was also one of the great kings of hell.
“It’s already the 58th day. At this rate, 100 days will come soon, and one year will be filled, right?”
Jin-Kwang floated in the air and smirked.
These were words I had become accustomed to, so it felt like a good way to check how many days it was.
’58 days……’
The longest time to date is 4 days and 5 hours.
‘Now is the time to pass.’
In fact, it was possible to pass through immediately, but I endured it.
By the time I had endured for four days, I had already realized that I could pass this test.
The reason is that they are experiencing an experience that will never be experienced again.
I was in the process of learning all of these numerous sword techniques as mine.
Quaggagak!
He indifferently blocked the flying blades and widened his field of vision.
There are at most three or four swordsmanships that I have not grasped.
No more time was wasted waiting for those three or four swords hidden in the middle of the storm.
“Are you planning to leave now?”
Suddenly, Jinkwang said something different than usual.
I just turned my gaze to that Jin-gwang without saying a word.
Kaga River!
In the meantime, it is natural to avoid or block the incoming attacks.
“From a certain point on, I felt that you were practicing, not passing the test. Is my guess correct?”
“…….”
“No, probably right. I am the jinwang of bankruptcy hell. There’s no way my eyes were wrong.”
The trajectory of the swords coming one after another was familiar.
Knives that have already figured out how attacks come in and out.
I just quietly listened to Jinguang’s words and blocked the storm.
“Then this must mean that this is the last week.”
bang!
Suddenly the flow changed.
The storm, which had been monotonous, began to move with will.
“I won’t let you go easily.”
The atmosphere changed and the gymnasium became like a battlefield.
Each knife felt like a real warrior holding a sword, and I felt like I was being attacked by dozens or hundreds of people at the same time.
Kwa Gang!
Kaga-ga-ga——-!
I checked the appearance of the knives as much as possible and thought about how to deal with them.
But before I could even think, my body was moving first.
[Talent: swordsmanship (genius) exercise (gifted) combat (gifted)]
By the power of insane talent.
Whiik –
Kwagak!
My every move was controlled by talent.
A situation where the body moves first before understanding with the head.
Even at that moment, my sword was getting sharper and sharper.
“I didn’t look at it wrong either.”
Jin-Kwang’s words came vaguely between the sound of the swords.
**
a week.
It was not a short time.
But in the end, I was able to endure for a week without a single wound on my body.
Sreuk-
Even in that last week, my movements continued to grow.
How to move more efficiently, how to wield a sword more smoothly…
Until now, it felt like the genius-level swordsmanship talent, which had been practically worn in form, had fully bloomed.
“end.”
Jin Kwang announced the end of the exam.
At the same time, all the swords that were attacking me stopped at once.
Just because I don’t die doesn’t mean I don’t get tired, so I dropped my sword.
There was no more strength left to hold the sword.
‘Rather, it’s better to hold out for a week.’
My monstrous talent surpassed even physical strength.
He led his body, which had been so overworked that it could not move, with extreme efficiency, and eventually made it endure.
“Don’t you want to lie down?”
But I didn’t fall.
Still standing with both feet on the ground, he looked at Jin-gwang.
“it’s okay.”
“Oh what? Are you honoring me now?”
Did I speak half-heartedly?
I hardly ever opened my mouth so I don’t remember.
“66 days. This is the period during which you passed the test.”
“It’s been a long time.”
“Is it long? long? Ha ha ha ha ha!”
Jin-Kwang burst into laughter and rolled in the air.
Then, he thrust his face into her eyes with sparkling eyes that were not like a child’s appearance.
“66 days! This is the record for the shortest passage through bankruptcy hell!”
“That’s… such an honor.”
“glory? No, you don’t know exactly what this means.”
Jinkwang giggled like a madman, then came down from the air and stood in front of me.
“I am Jin Kwang, the Great King who manages Dosan Hell. For eons of time, I managed this place, judged and tested countless sinners.”
He raised his hand and pointed to the vast, mist-shrouded mountains in the distance.
Looking at the picture, like an ink-and-wash painting, Jin-gwang continued.
“Does that look like a mountain?”
“Isn’t it a mountain?”
“I don’t have any energy, so I guess I didn’t notice. Those are the ghosts who have fallen here. The graves of those who have not passed My trials for thousands of years.”
……It’s a mountain range.
It’s not just a single ridge, but a beautiful mountain range.
But are they all souls?
“It’s too early to be surprised. This is only the first hell of bankruptcy. It’s funny when you think of the remaining hells.”
Jin-Kwang gave a characteristic sneer and turned his gaze to me.
“Do you know how many days it was before you first passed through the bankruptcy hell?”
“How many days?”
“Four years and ninety-eight days, four o’clock, one day.”
I nodded.
To be honest, I got through it so quickly because he’s as talented as I am.
Four years felt fast.
“Look at this guy? Does that look natural?”
“It is to face a whopping 4444 knives and endure for a week. It’s a test that makes sense for those who didn’t pass and became a ghost.”
“Have you counted in the meantime? Well, because you tried to take everything I had. So that’s what I’m saying…”
Jin-Kwang put his hand into his chest and pulled out something.
“Take this too.”
What he held in his hand was a small seal.
A rectangular seal made of jade.
“What is this?”
“Did I ever give you something nasty? Just take it if you want it.”
“I think you can get it if you know what it is.”
“If you knew, would you accept it unconditionally?”
no, so what the hell is that?
I didn’t want to receive something unknown.
How do you know if it’s a cursed item?
‘I can’t even use the item window.’
Is it natural that you can’t even pull out the status window?
Since entering hell, I have been blocked from all systems.
Fortunately, my talents remain intact.
“I will listen and decide.”
“Hey, I just won’t give it to you. Anyway, since you passed the test, keep going down that road.”
Jin-Kwang put the stamp in the city with a pouting expression.
That’s why I want to have it again.
However, this could also be what Jin-Kwang was aiming for, so I just bowed my head.
“I’ll just go.”
“…….”
Jinkwang looked at me sideways and twitched his mouth.
If you look at what you’re doing, there’s no such thing as a real kid.
“I’m really going.”
“wait for a sec!”
Even the great king of hell, who has lived for eternity, is very human when he sees it this way.
When I experienced it, it seemed that I had not yet become a transcendental being.
“What a big deal this is! You can just take it!”
“So what is it?”
“It is my seal.”
He showed the seal again and murmured.
“Every great king has one.”
“Why did you do that to me?”
Jin-Kwang paused again and then pouted.
“All of the great kings, including me, have failed to reach God except for one. There are many ways to become a god, but the most famous one is to have a power that surpasses that of a god.”
That seems so easy to achieve.
A force that surpasses the Transcendental? You’re crazy.
“The other contains absolute knowledge and insight, and expels all emotions.”
It was a condition that made no sense at all.
That’s why it’s called Transcendental. Although Jinguang calls him God.
“Another one is being held up.”
“That looks rather easy.”
“Yes, it is possible if about 1/3 of the intelligent life in the world supports it.”
“……It’s difficult.”
“No, it’s very likely.”
But what does that have to do with the fact that you’re trying to give me the royal seal?
As I stared at Jin-gwang, he held out his seal and said,
“Become my successor! So let my name be known all over the world!”
“I don’t like it.”
“why!”
Now that I see it, it looks like a holy relic.
If you receive a holy relic or stigma from a transcendental person, you become an incarnation, but Jin-Kwang must have thought of making me an incarnation without any explanation.
Even if you become a transcendental being and receive a holy object, do you become that incarnation? I don’t know exactly.
“If you become my successor, you can become stronger!”
“You can become strong even if you don’t.”
“You’re going to steal everything from me and then leave?”
I’m sorry to hear that you stole it.
It’s not so wrong, but what if it gets used to it by itself?
“I already know that you deliberately did not pass the test to steal my martial arts!”
“Jin Kwang-nim also watched without stopping.”
“Ugh.”
Jin-Kwang distorted his expression with a look of embarrassment, then trembled and said.
“I don’t need to talk anymore. If I’m wrong, you’re here……”
Jin-gwang looked at me with a lifeless look.
Although he was a child, his life was something close to that of a transcendent.
“Are you going to beat me for passing the test?”
“What do I know? Anyway, you are now a soul in hell. And right in front of me.”
Becoming an incarnation carries great risks.
And as I had work to do, I couldn’t take that risk.
“If you don’t become my heir, I will destroy you right here.”
“sorry.”
At my last reply, Jin-gwang immediately changed into the form of a demon and rushed at me.
The scene was quite frightening, so I urgently prepared to stop it
… it’s okay! I do not need!”
Jin-gwang, who returned to his original form, rolled on the floor and smoked a ding-kang.
“It’s okay, get out! I hate to see you!”
I guess you really didn’t mean to hurt me.
However, I had no intention of becoming his incarnation, so I had no choice but to withdraw.
“When I return to the mundane world, I will build a Buddhist temple for Jin Gwang-nim.”
“joy! it’s okay!”
Although he possessed tremendous power, he seemed to know why he had not become a transcendentalist.
I happened to take the test of hell, but I didn’t have any bad feelings for Jinkwang, so I lowered my head once more and went down the road.
“Again, Bankruptcy Hell was only the first test! Don’t regret it later!”
Jin-Kwang’s voice, still unable to let go of his lingering feelings, came out faintly.
**
Roaring!
The flames of hell that surpassed super fever overflowed.
Among them, someone who was lying languidly raised his head.
“What is it?”
“Great Great King. A person who just passed through bankruptcy hell appeared.”
“okay? How long has it been since you passed this? Still, there’s no reason to come this far, so you don’t have to report it.”
“That’s what it is……”
Looking at the hesitant subordinate, the man who looked like his whole body was on fire stood up.
“Who wants to stop talking in front of me?”
“I’m sorry, Your Highness the Great! In fact, it is because the history of those who passed through bankruptcy hell is unique.”
“Explain.”
“I am not a dead person.”
“okay? This can be happen. Is that all?”
“And broke the record for the shortest passage through the bankruptcy hell.”
Kwap!
The man who was rolling a nearby stone crumb from his hand crushed the stone at once.
Then, slowly, he turned his gaze and asked Subha.
“How long has it been since you passed?”
“It’s just 66 days.”
“66 days?”
For a moment, the man thought he might have heard it wrong.
And then I asked again.
“66 days?”
“That’s right. I couldn’t believe it, but it was true.”
“A person who entered hell without dying passed through bankruptcy hell in 66 days…”
The man’s hair, hotter than the flames of hell, turned from orange to white.
The heat of his blazing head made him struggle with the agony of standing in front of him.
“What the hell did you send to the Thousand Hands Guanyin Hell?”
The man, hotter than any other flame, smiled.
[ Episode 296. Passage and Interest ] End
