Chapter 11
“Here we go! It is one power.!”
In a tense moment, Jeongbaek shouted.
Wow!-!
As soon as the shouting ended, a loud noise erupted..
The ground outside the market rose upward with an explosion..
Just like a water column in the South Sea not long ago, a cloud of dust mixed with pebbles rose like a waterfall and sounded a signal..
“gasp!”
Joo Seocheon shuddered from the terrible shock..
‘what happened?’
I came to my senses and started to understand the situation..
I could see the sword blocking the chest and the fist connected to it..
‘when?’
He was clearly concentrating on Jeongbaek’s movements..
But for some reason, they didn't even recognize it and allowed the attack..
If my body hadn't reacted unconsciously when it sensed danger, I would have been punched in the chest..
Boom.
There is no time to think.
This is not the time to try to figure it out..
Jeong Baek, who failed to complete the first round, spun half a circle in place and used his legs as a whip to propel himself..
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
There is no martial art of ascension, no herbivory whatsoever..
It was just a swing of the foot..
But for some reason I couldn't block this blow..
I had to read the information visually, transmit it to the brain, and react accordingly, but in the middle of it, it seemed as if I had frozen..
‘Self-defense skills!’
I tried to block it with my sword, but it was too late..
I gave up avoiding it and created a barrier by raising the internal power of the ocean..
The moment Joo Seocheon stopped breathing and prepared for the shock that would follow, he witnessed an overwhelming sight..
‘This……!’
Quaaaaa.
It wasn't martial arts or anything..
This was some kind of disaster.
waves or landslides.
The majesty of Mother Nature, which cannot be controlled by human power, has overtaken the body and soul..
“Heheheok!”
Kwaang!
It was a direct hit.
The shapeless membrane was neatly ignored..
The aftereffects of the shock become waves and sweep through the body..
The head shook, including the brain, and the vision turned upside down..
When I came to my senses, the first thing I realized was that I was falling to the ground at an alarming speed while moving away from Jeongbaek..
Kuquakwa mania!
Another loud noise erupted in succession, and sand clouds bloomed..
The densely packed trees were half-broken or broken, creating a mess around the area..
It was literally a landslide..
If anyone had seen this scene, they would have been left speechless by the inhuman power..
food!
A flock of birds from a nearby mountain, not even nearby, were startled by the uproar and took off all at once..
The sight of the sky turning black was quite spectacular, but now was not the time to leisurely watch..
Sooooo.
At the end of the mountain road, which was a mess like an unkempt weed field, the sandy fog cleared and Joo Seocheon walked out..
“Tsk!”
Check your body condition by spitting out bloody spit..
My side was throbbing and when I checked, there was intense pain..
It looks like a few ribs are broken..
‘Self-defense techniques did not work at all..’
It is also an intangible strength, not an ordinary strength..
It's not too late.
It was clearly unfolded before the attack arrived..
The problem is that it was not prevented at all..
No, I was 'ignored'.
I've had a similar experience before.
“Realization of imagery?”
The realization of the image of the Heavenly Demon was a breaking force..
Invisible air power was no exception..
“okay.”
Jeongbaek responded kindly to the voice he made without thinking..
“Did you know that it is said that all flows are eventually unified into one??”
Jeongbaek approaches with leisurely steps, as if taking a walk..
“Likewise, martial arts, although of different types, is ultimately a method of training the mind and body, and is based on movements such as striking, avoiding, or blocking..
If you understand the principles, you don't need to worry about things like the secret to upward mobility or herbivory..”
‘ah!’
Only then did I understand the initial posture..
It was not a no-change amendment or a trick..
It was simply laying down the basic form of martial arts..
‘If you are not bound by the form, is it the state of mind and sword, or rather, the state of mind power??’
Shimgeom or Shimgwon.
In addition, Shimmugyeong (心武境) is the legendary state where one can practice martial arts as one wishes..
Ignoring the rules and embodying images is only a part of it, and the concept of martial arts itself becomes meaningless..
‘no, it's different.’
Joo Seocheon immediately shook his head left and right..
“A person who values form more than anyone else cannot achieve that level..”
“That's a sharp point..”
Kwon Dong-je is a person who values integrity more than anyone else..
If I wasn't tied to the form, there would be no reason to be like this now..
“It's the opposite..”
I was able to roughly guess his secret..
“Purity and moral uprightness that are not tainted by personal greed or wrong thoughts..”
The ultimate degree).
“Ideal).”
It was not an idealist, but a military man named Kwon Dong-je and a man named Jeong Baek all tied together and the concept of 'ideal'..
The exterior was also not a typical anti-Rohwan-dong..
It was an additional effect that emerged from the realization of the ideal..
Joo Seo-cheon was astonished when he realized Gwon Dong-je's image..
“Hello, are you really human??”
“Everyone asked that question.”
Kwon Dong-je is crazy.
He is more purely crazy than anyone else..
‘He sublimated the absurdity of ideals into imagery.?’
Looking at his appearance, it was clear that his insistence on precision had been going on since he was a child..
It is a hope and a vain dream that every child would dream of at least once. Is there anyone who can continue the dream of world peace into old age??
If so, it's either God or a crazy person..
Embodying the concept of an ideal through imagery means that one clings to it from childhood to old age..
Kwon Dong-je, Jeong Baek is crazy.
Must be a madman.
‘Do people like this really exist??’
I saw it with my eyes and understood it with my head, but I couldn't believe it..
It was enough to make me shiver..
“Well, I'll go again..”
This time, as soon as I finished speaking, the attack didn't come..
Instead, I raised my hands above my head and made fists..
Seuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
“This……”
the mountain moved.
Part of the mountain, Mother Nature, wriggled under the will of man..
“the energy of the atmosphere……!”
Energy exists in all things..
It is carried not only by living things but also by stones scattered along the roadside..
Whether material or immaterial, there is energy in the things that make up the world, and this is often called the energy of Mother Nature..
The martial arts people breathe in the energy contained in Mother Nature, including the atmosphere, using a special breathing method and accumulate it in the dantian..
However, the accumulated energy of Mother Nature is only a small portion, and this process also does not occur in an instant..
If you can control the energy of nature with just your will, you are not a human being, but a being no better than a god..
however……
‘It's an absurd image.!’
My hair stands on end.
My skin tingled..
Mountains or parts of Mother Nature began to come together.
Thousands of energy flows turn and change direction..
Mother Nature was moved by people.
Infinite energy swirled and was concentrated in the right fist..
Jeong Baek’s image is ideal and pure. It was a power of the highest level with no compatibility in theory..
As we move away from the framework of Muhak, which is a mixed concept created by humans, the need for internal training also became unnecessary..
Instead of having to go through the body and energy, it is now possible to use the pure energy of Mother Nature as it is..
As a human being, he could not demonstrate omnipotence, but he was still able to obtain endless energy and power..
This was the reason why the blow struck just moments ago felt like a landslide..
“Swordsman.”
Emperor Gwon Dong-je faced Geomsin with pure eyes..
“surrender.”
“……”
gulp!
‘If you hit that wrong, you won't survive..’
Even if it's a return to mental imagery, I can't even get a bone out of it..
If your heart or head disappeared without a trace, there was nothing you could do..
Giving up was a wise choice..
‘no.’
But I couldn't leave here.
“I will go too.”
Joo Seocheon held his sword tightly and his eyes lit up..
My slightly trembling body stopped..
It's not stiff from tension..
I wasn't overwhelmed..
I accepted it with strong will..
“It's great, but Manyong……”
Jeongbaek was just about to say something while arching his eyebrows..
“Oooooh!”
Joo Seocheon kicked the ground and ran out..
His new form faded and then appeared..
It literally became a meteor and was shot out, drawing the trajectory of the Korean and Japanese characters..
‘don't be scared!’
Amcheonhoeju was seen behind Jeongbaek..
Just once, I saw Amcheonhoeju..
In that one moment, Joo Seocheon felt fear..
‘If you're scared here, you can't even stand in front of Huaiju.!’
Many people despaired in the face of absolute force..
If the heroes of the past die today, the heroes of the future will die tomorrow..
That dark age could not have arrived..
The name massacre weighed heavily and sank..
Compared to that, it was nothing like a punch with the energy of Mother Nature..
‘in action!’
Time passed slowly as if it had stopped.
The scene before my eyes passed by, changed quickly and then disappeared..
Eliminates the presence of pebbles sticking to the soles of feet.
Erasing the pressure of the wind hitting my cheek.
‘faster!’
When I applied strength, my abdominal muscles cracked..
Almost infinite power exploded like a volcano from the lower abdomen below the navel..
‘stronger!’
Zhaha Jinji started from Danjeon and circled around the entire body..
I don't know how many times it was, but I definitely felt that sensation..
‘Mobilize everything!’
Jeong Pa-in is honest..
The Seven Seas of Heaven do not act cowardly..
broke that stereotype.
So that you can be a little embarrassed, so that you can let your guard down, so that you can get angry because the right thing is distorted..
He aimed to tarnish his reputation as a political figure and create a gap by irritating the other party's nerves..
‘Jaha Geomgyeol!’
It is not the teachings of the Heavenly Master..
It is not the teachings of a proud recluse..
This is not a Jeong Pa-in, but a ghost song's way of being an assassin..
Make people look away and deceive them.
Deliberately provoke the enemy to disturb his mind and weaken him..
‘Jeohsik!’
Fighting with only pure strength is a thing of the past..
If that were the case, I would have died long ago..
Do whatever it takes to win.
“Haaaaap!”
Just before reaching the nose, Jeongbaek shouted.
It wasn't just a sound.
I punched my fist..
Although it was a simple regime without any tricks, it was literally ready to collapse mountains..
Kuwaaa.
The booming sound stopped and it became quiet..
It's not gone.
It went beyond the range of hearing and fell again, becoming a storm..
The shock wave emitted from the fist tore through the atmosphere and erased the snow that had been coloring the world white..
Heaven and earth are falling apart.
The ground that touched the soles of my feet turned over..
The rock below broke into small pieces and flew like dust..
A giant tree that had lived for more than hundreds of years bent and broke like a taffy stick, but then fell into pieces and scattered..
The air, the atmosphere trembled.
and……
“Ooooooooooooooooo!”
Joo Seocheon's shout rang out mixed with a roar..
‘Wow!’
It hurt.
The shouts were naturally mixed with screams..
Skin disappears and then regenerates.
Two hundred and six bones broke and healed repeatedly..
‘It's as expected!’
Jeongbaek, who accepted the bet, can never use Salcho..
It is impossible to turn a person who will follow his will and eradicate the hypocrisy and corruption of the Murim Alliance into an anti-Byeongshin..
So I tried to overwhelm them and force them to surrender, but I failed..
In other words, in his position right now, he couldn't exert his full power..
Joo Seo-cheon took aim at that point and charged head-on..
‘Mugung!’
As my intestines burst, I swallow the blood that was threatening to gush out..
I concentrated my stamina, energy, and nerves on the sword in my hand..
‘Yukheo!’
On a snowy day, plum blossoms bloom in the freezing cold..
Power coming from the front).
The unprecedented power of that overwhelming power gradually diminished each time the six-leafed plum blossom touched it..
I almost lost my mind when half of the six sheets flew away, but I managed to hold on thanks to a return to visualization..
Time went back on his body and he recovered in an instant, but unfortunately, he was still trapped in the storm and his wounds returned..
However, we move forward despite the pain and wounds..
I took a powerful step forward, grasped the sword tightly, and stretched out my arms..
Three sheets reduced to two sheets.
Starting with the biceps, the brachialis and triceps muscles contract and relax repeatedly, eventually unable to hold on and being torn..
Even the heat that boiled up as the screams erupted from the vocal cords could not overcome the pressure and disappeared..
Two sheets reduced to one sheet.
The blood vessels in my eyes burst and tears of blood flowed..
The broken bone broke into pieces and broke through the flesh..
My heart hurts like it's being crushed.
It was hard to even breathe.
The spine curved and straightened arbitrarily..
“……!”
Jeongbaek couldn't help but be embarrassed and was the first to take a step back..
It's not Joo Seocheon who will miss that moment..
My consciousness was hazy and my body was sore, but it didn't matter..
Strength was applied to the right hand holding the handle of the sword, and the left hand was raised as if covering the back of the hand to prevent it from shaking..
Eventually, the last remaining petal disappeared, creating a hole in the air and drawing a clean straight line..
“Are you planning to die?!”
Jeongbaek shouted urgently..
“What's wrong with you……”
“If it was a belief that would bend at the cost of one's life!”
Joo Seocheon answers Jeongbaek’s question..
“He didn't even appear in Kangho in the first place.!”
Kwaang!
Yongyeon stabbed the chest with enormous power..
“her……”
I tried to open the delicate skin and come in, but stopped..
It wasn't that I used all my strength in the end, it was intentional..
Jeongbaek looked down at his chest in disbelief, then slowly closed and opened his wrinkle-free eyelids..
“What makes you so desperate??”
Jeongbaek asked.
Those eyes were as clear as always.
“It's a simple reason.”
Joo Seo-cheon answered with his sword stuck in Gwon Dong-je's chest..
“I don't want to see any future massacres.
I want to prevent those living in the future from having to go through this..”
dreaming.
Blood flows like an ocean and corpses pile up like a mountain..
There was no light and there was only eternal darkness..
I didn't want to see that future.
“I don’t care if you call it hypocrisy..
If we can save even just one more person... … That's just fine.
I want to be with precious people.”
There is no need for unfamiliar words about protecting someone..
I just wanted to be together.
I don't want to die alone and lonely like I did during the time of Elder Hwasan Oh..
I wanted to spend time with people I liked until the end..
“Is that all??”
“That's enough.”
“is it……”
A faint smile spread across Jeongbaek’s lips..
“It's your victory, Swordsman.”
* * *
Hapbi, Murimmaeng.
“The Murim Alliance awakens! Wake up!”
“Wake up! Wake up!”
“Murim Alliance announce the truth! Announce it!”
“Announce it! Announce it!”
When Amcheonhoe's windbreaker shouted in front of the gate, angry martial people followed suit and shouted as if in protest..
The warrior guards in front of the firmly closed door stood like stone statues, maintaining their positions without changing their expressions..
As it became known that Emperor Kwon Dong-je had granted a one-month moratorium, protests became more intense and criticism grew stronger day by day..
The core members of the Murim Alliance, Gupailbang and Odaese, were silent and did not provide any response..
“They say the unspoken word is positive……”
“Huh, indeed! Who should we trust now??”
“Isn’t the Murim League ultimately an organization for vested interests??
You said you hoped for peace and well-being in Moorim, but that was nonsense..”
“I'm embarrassed to belong to the Murim League..”
“Is there really a need to be there??”
Now, there is no need for Amcheonhoe's genius or genius to manipulate information or spread bad rumors..
As time passed, the hearts and trust of political faction members were disappearing..
‘What do you plan to do, Murim League?.’
Hyuksang, an informant belonging to Cheon Seon-seong, hid in the crowd and quietly observed the situation so as not to be noticed..
‘Will you meekly accept Emperor Quan Dong's punishment like this, or will you fight back??’
I barely held back the smile that was about to form on my lips..
‘Well, no matter which side you choose, division is inevitable..’
My superior, Cheon-gi, told me not to let down my guard until the end, but I didn't think there was a need to do so..
Emperor Gwon Dong-je soon visits and divides the Murim Alliance..
The destruction caused by the hypocrisy of political factions was a predetermined fate..
“It's Changryong!”
It was then.
The crowd on the side parted, but a handsome young man emerged from among them..
‘Namgung Seonyu?’
The person at the center of the current controversy was Namgung Seon-yu, the grandson of the Murim lord Namgung Weimu and a later political faction leader..
“It's a poisonous bee!”
“Aren’t those women Mosami Peak at Pageum Peak??”
“It's not just Oryongsambong Peak.
Baekgungja of Cheongseong, Nosa Eunha of Jongnam, Jiilgwang of Gongdong... … Even Jeomchang Chil-gongja!”
“How far has Go Soo come??”
It wasn't just Namgung Seon-yu..
Major figures of the political faction, including Ohryong Sambong, appeared one after another..
‘Hoo.’
Hyuksang narrowed his eyes and looked around..
As expected, he was quick to grasp information about the surrounding situation..
The newly appeared group stopped in front of the main gate of the Murim Alliance..
“What, what? Are you planning on going to war??”
“Five generations in the old file room... … Isn’t it all in one piece?!”
Normally this would have been an overwhelming situation, but now it is different..
On the contrary, it only encouraged resistance..
‘You are planning to fight against Emperor Kwon.!’
Hyuksang’s eyes lit up..
It was truly an optimal and ideal result..
‘Yes, fight. Fight and put knives in each other's backs’
One or two people are not enough to stop Emperor Quan Dong, the old monster who ascended to the throne of Heaven fifty years ago..
In a fierce battle in the name of persuasion, political factions will hurt and disappoint each other..
It's not bad to be disappointed and give up on the Murim Alliance, but it's also good to struggle ugly without acknowledging reality..
In the former case, division will continue quickly and morale will drop, and in the latter case, there will be more injuries..
“Fellow disciples of Gangho! They are a bunch of unmanned people.!”
Before the angry crowd of political factions poured out criticism, Changryong broke his silence and opened his mouth..
‘I guess I'm finally going to announce it.!’
‘You're probably going to make excuses anyway..’
‘Changryong is also disappointed..’
‘Where is Kangho’s duty?!’
I listened closely to hear the Murim Alliance’s position..
“I have something to tell you.!”
Namgung Seon-yu looked at the crowd, took a deep breath, let it out, and then spoke again..
“The situation in the political faction, Moorim, has been chaotic recently..
I think everyone here who is a member of the political faction, or rather a member of the martial arts group, knows why and why..”
Changryong clenched his fists and raised his voice..
“The upper echelons of the Murim League have committed outrageous acts of evil just because they had no choice. I justified my extramarital affair and deceived him..
This is an issue that cannot be ignored..”
‘Are you thinking of resigning rather than fighting back??’
Hyuksang tilted his head..
Looking at the comments, I didn't see any intention to deny the facts..
“The crime of kidnapping, confining, and torturing an innocent person!
The sin of justifying an affair! The crime of deceiving Moorim!”
thud!
Namgung Seon-yu stamped his feet and attracted attention..
“No matter how much you can't help it, what's wrong is wrong!
Even if it is for the sake of a political faction or for the peace and well-being of the martial arts world, sacrifice can never be forced.!”
‘what… … Are you thinking??’
Hyuksang’s eyes trembled uneasily..
Something is going strangely..
“Before I tell you, I want to apologize.!”
He didn't look resigned..
the reaction is too violent.
“To be honest, I didn't know about the dark spirit.!
Including the elders of the Murim Alliance, the Namgung family of the Murim lord, as well as some of the Gupailbang and Five Generation families, knew about it! But even though I knew, I couldn't do anything about it.!”
Namgung Seon-yu trembled his eyebrows as if he were indignant..
“It's because they were oppressed by the upper class of the Murim League, or rather, by some people.!”
“What is that……”
Hyuksang was about to speak without thinking, but was stopped by someone's shout..
“Kwon Dong Je Da!”
The attention of the left was focused on one place..
A crowd of people split sideways..
Majestic presence, boyish appearance.
He was an absolute master at pulling his hair back in one piece..
“new year… … mind……”
Hyuksang’s expression froze..
“It's Ju Seocheon!”
“Swordsman!”
A feeling of astonishment and puzzlement flowed from the crowd..
“No, why is Geomshin next to Gwon Dongje?……”
“Wait, being together means……”
“Are you saying you will follow Gwon Dong-je’s will??”
Geomsin walked separately right next to Gwon Dong-je..
The expressions of two of the Seven Seas of Heaven were indifferent..
“no no……”
Hyuksang muttered in an anxious voice..
Sweat beads formed one by one and began to pour down like a waterfall..
Even though I practiced martial arts, cold sweat began to flow uncontrollably..
The tips of my fingers trembled..
Something runs down my spine, my stomach goes numb..
Cheon Seon-seong is not as good as Cheon Gi-seong, but his mind turns quickly..
Hyuksang is especially smart..
Even if he had no aptitude for martial arts, he would have easily belonged to Cheongi Castle..
Hyuksang began to understand the current situation with his unique extraordinary mind, but completely denied it..
‘That can't be possible..
No matter what, I can't do that much..
impossible. It's just my delusion..’
While their legs were shaking, Joo Seocheon and Jeongbaek walked with confident steps along the road..
“The power of the Murim Alliance is corrupt. He used his power to gain unfair advantage, deceived his noble will, and was afraid of losing his past glory and power, so he ignored and suppressed correct opinions that pointed out mistakes.!”
Joo Seo-cheon and Jeong Baek stand in front of the main gate..
“It's as promised!”
Jeongbaek shouted, glaring beyond the front door..
“I have come to punish the hypocrites who are drunk with power.!”
“Please open the door!”
Namgung Seonyudo also turned his back and looked at the main gate and shouted..
The security guards, who had not moved for anything, opened the door as if they had been waiting..
Cooung.
The door that once refused to communicate opens..
Strangely enough, it feels particularly big..
When the door finally opened, the crowd was confused..
‘There's no one?’
Aside from the fact that there were no people in a place that was always crowded, there were no guards or servants in sight..
Joo Seo-cheon, Jeong Baek, and Namgung Seon-yu took the lead..
tadadat.
After that, leading figures from Moorim followed..
But it wasn't peaceful.
It was like preparing for battle.
As people entered the empty space, it quickly became filled with excitement..
Footprints appeared on the snow piled on the ground..
With each step, my heart becomes heavy..
Joo Seocheon recalled a conversation from a month ago..
It happened right before I reunited with Nak So-wol..
“Does great power come with great responsibility?……”
“Lord?”
“One thing, I have an idea..”
Nangong Weimu smiled and said in a detached way without knowing why..
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