LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 120
As soon as I reached the vicinity of the Light Demon, countless dark substances obscured my view.
The generation and annihilation of dark matter are not constrained by any laws.
Everything relies on the will of the Light Demon.
Despite piercing through many things, there were still trials ahead.
“Steadily and surely.”
First, I would take it head-on.
Even if there were no restrictions on generation, dark matter that hasn’t gone through formation and cohesion lacks consistency in hardness.
Ilshin Pachungong. I grounded my left foot and aimed for the center.
Bang!
As I advanced through the created gap, an attack surged from below.
Crack!
I deflected it with the Sky Flow Sword, dispersing it as I tilted my head according to the information gleaned from Moryeongsi.
A spearhead flying toward me was intercepted by Hazuki’s lethal strike, creating a path forward.
The next trial contained a deadly finesse.
A barrage of sharply honed weapons. Their trajectories not only blocked every escape route but also hobbled my defensive actions.
Watching this, Kim Ilshin felt a thrill.
The Light Demon who sought to crush humanity using only divine power.
I could read that thought during the battle.
However, this attack contained the “Mystery of Void,” accumulated through the Light Demon’s myriad experiences and training during its time as a human.
It shattered the conviction of its adversary.
It seemed the demon had yet to realize this.
“The threshold for lethal attacks is low.”
The swordplay that Kim Ilshin had witnessed during his weak years felt nothing short of transcendent.
Thus, the skill of Seoljongbo was born.
Seoljongbo was a technique that intertwined and twisted flows while exploiting the enemy’s weaknesses, but that was not its original purpose.
The original purpose was to evade the swordplay of Baekho Mountain.
The scene from that day was still firmly etched in Kim Ilshin’s mind, and he had run countless simulations since.
After experiencing vivid pain of being cut, torn, and struck, Kim Ilshin finally succeeded in breaking the barriers.
Ssiiaaa…
Right now. He recreated the movements that had existed only in his mind.
In that fleeting moment, Kim Ilshin felt the Light Demon had lost track of his movements.
Boom!!
Without stopping, Ilshin Pachungong’s light wave struck hard. The front opened wide, revealing the Light Demon’s pupils.
At this point, the dense aura emanating from the Light Demon was clearly palpable.
Kim Ilshin advanced further.
Then the Light Demon unleashed its aura and slammed a massive pillar down.
Scrunch.
Ilshingeomryu’s existence affirmation.
The pillar shattered into two pieces before it even touched the ground.
Shatter!
The pillar did not vanish after being cut.
It disassembled as if shedding its skin and surrounded Kim Ilshin.
Yet again, it was unsuccessful.
Ilshingeomryu Seonhwa Immediate.
Dark matter, perfectly disassembled to the point where recovery was impossible, scattered and disappeared.
As he pressed forward, the distance shrank to where the tip of his sword could touch the Light Demon.
But it wasn’t just Kim Ilshin moving in that time.
The dark matter filling the surroundings surrounded him.
Swish!!
Soon, the dark matter engulfing the battlefield suddenly surged and charged at Kim Ilshin.
Enemies closing in from every direction.
The scale and thickness of it felt entirely different than before, making evasion or breakthrough seem impossible.
“But still, forward.”
In that situation, Kim Ilshin, as always, took another step.
Not hasty. Maintaining composure. He scrutinized the enemy.
As he had taught his disciple.
He compressed the widely spread Moryeongsi to a single point.
Despite the storm of information and looming danger igniting his brain and darkening his vision, Kim Ilshin smiled instead.
He read through all those movements.
The culmination of mastery and intuition. His judgment even pierced through the Light Demon’s psyche.
At the instant the dark substances touched, I slipped my sword into the tiny gap and dodged the blades surging up from below while leaning backward.
Slag!
Ducking the attack aimed at his upper body closed the gap in front of him. It was a quick attempt to block the escape.
But that was a bad move.
The moment the gap closed, a collision of dark substances erupted, and Kim Ilshin seized that moment to swing his sword.
Whoooosh-!
The pulse from geomantic waves arising from the sword’s blade coursed into the intertwined dark substances.
A collapse initiated from within.
A simple twitch of the sword was sufficient to set a wedge in.
Thud.
And with that final step.
Kim Ilshin faced the wavering crimson eyes, striking down with all his power.
Clang.
At that moment, a claw erupted from the swirling black mist.
It felt as if the years as a martial artist were encapsulated within it, halting the advance of the Hyunwolsword.
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The Light Demon felt an indescribable emotion.
Even when he realized that a human body couldn’t pierce the heavens and sank into despair.
Even when he recognized the ugliness of humanity and felt disgust towards the entire human species.
And when his long-prepared plan unraveled due to this one human, Kim Ilshin.
He’d never felt such intense emotions.
He couldn’t label this feeling with just one word.
Anger, hatred, self-loathing, jealousy, regret… all kinds of negative emotions intertwined and stirred within.
Those emotions did not arise from Kim Ilshin but were rooted within himself.
The Light Demon faded away, unable to reach the heavens with a human body.
He abandoned his life-long goal and sought new methods.
He ascended to divinity not through just means but by taking lives and enacting consciousness.
Thus, he completely distinguished himself from both humanity and divinity.
It meant that the Light Demon, once a human, had surrendered to the realm of godhood.
No matter how much humans struggle, they cannot reach the divine and must simply yield.
He recognized this.
Therefore, other humans must do the same.
It should be absurd for a human to rebel against a divine being like himself.
Yet now, Kim Ilshin stood right in front of him.
Having broken through all the trials piled in the long battlefield, he faced the divine.
And with calm eyes, he pointed his sword at the deity.
The being who cast aside everything and ascended to divinity. Kim Ilshin denied all of it.
Many thoughts swirled in his mind.
Could he have reached the heavens with a human body had he not given up and continued to persevere?
What is a human? Is the definition of humanity I believed in truly accurate?
Why did I want to touch heaven? What have I been doing until now?
…Am I the one who’s wrong?
Amidst the chaos of thoughts, he saw the descending blade.
The sword filled with divinity. If he were to be struck by that, even a god would perish.
“I’ve been thinking wrong.”
In that moment of enlightenment, the Light Demon erased those empty thoughts.
Regret, anguish, choice.
All things that require survival. The right of the victor.
The Light Demon cast aside all beliefs regarding divine principles.
At long last, he saw his adversary not as a human but as an enemy.
He didn’t think about what would come next. He fixed his goal solely on victory.
Thud.
A thick, rough claw seized the Hyunwolsword.
The human body had long since been cast aside.
Thus, after collecting the dark substances he’d spread out, he intertwined them to form a body.
The formation and transformation starting from his hands spread throughout his entire body.
As the gentle wind blew, the black mist dissipated, revealing a warrior with crimson eyes stepping onto the battlefield.
It happened in an instant.
Before Kim Ilshin’s pupils could even dilate at the sight of his blocked sword strike, it was already underway.
His eyes appeared as if killing intent flowed out, corporealizing into form.
Though his physique wasn’t large, every fiber of muscle in his body felt like the essence of void itself.
His stance was so refined and sharp that even an untrained person’s eye would perceive overwhelming pressure.
“…That’s the Light Demon.”
Hazuki, preparing to provide support from afar, gazed in awe for a moment.
Such an impeccably trained body it was.
“I acknowledge you.”
Swish!
Then came the strike from the punch he unleashed.
The might of a demigod revered even before acquiring divinity was revealed.
Light Pillar of Madness.
Drawing power from the lower body as if pulling intellect.
The energy crafted through every meridian and elixir coursed together at the tip of his fist, forming a circle that burst forth.
This was the power to shatter the pillars supporting the heavens.
Sensing the immense wave of energy, Kim Ilshin immediately activated his Hyunwol Battle Technique and twisted his sword.
Whoosh!!
With the resistance the Hyunwolsword exerted upon landing on another, a massive tremor surged as it broke free from the Light Demon’s grasp.
Boom!!
In the next moment, the swung sword contained the power of Ilshin Pachungong, barely countering the Light Demon’s might.
“You sure know how to use stolen techniques in front of their master.”
“Wasn’t it discarded?”
“…How arrogant.”
“It’s changed.”
Kim Ilshin discerned that some change had occurred within the Light Demon.
He understood that this was far more dangerous than when wielding the mismatched divine powers.
Yet, he didn’t create distance. The duel of martial prowess.
He was confident in his victory in that.
The first to move was the Light Demon.
Without needing to conserve his energy, he prepared for another assault.
The clash of massive forces sparked a whirlpool, blending in new momentum.
Crash!
Alongside the rough technique, subtle and mysterious wielding of inner energy took place.
Like a sandstorm scattering razor winds, dozens of indistinct martial forces flowed about.
Raging Wind Palm Strike.
A strike that seemed like a flurry of blows intertwined with fake and real.
But Kim Ilshin identified all of it.
After stepping forward, he trampled on the core, burrowing into the heart of the sequence.
In a flash, he ruptured the formed opening and thrust forward with a swift blade.
The Light Demon gauged the trajectory of the sword and raised his fist.
The astounding speed of reflexes and reactions.
However, Kim Ilshin saw yet another move beyond that.
Shwing!
The blade unexpectedly accelerated from an unforeseen angle.
This explosive acceleration surged three more times, culminating in the essence of speed that transcended reason.
Pow!
From the long line engraved across the Light Demon’s chest, black blood erupted forth.