Chapter 11
I was grateful and sorry to Samae, who willingly accompanied me all the way to the North Sea..
Nak So-wol said it was okay not to worry because she followed along because she liked it, but she couldn't not care if she didn't want to..
“Even if you say it's hard, what difference will it make??”
A sharp voice interrupted me midway..
Joo Seo-cheon and Nak So-wol's gazes automatically returned..
‘It's faster than I thought.’
The abnormal climate is also unusual in the history of the North Sea..
Even if you were a Northerner accustomed to the cold, there was no way you wouldn't be dissatisfied in the extreme environment..
In the meantime, he had not said anything due to the orders of the palace lord, but he was also not pleased with the fact that he had to be led by an outsider, especially a member of the Central Plains..
In the end, the grievances I had been holding in exploded..
‘They said it was okay to use somewhat rough methods... … Well, okay. I needed a martial arts test partner..’
His facial features were distinct, with skin as white as snow, thin, straight eyebrows, a prominent nose, and thick lips..
The hair tied at the back of the head was not flashy, but it was a beautiful silver color..
The raised eyebrows gave a fierce look, and the tightly closed lips gave off a strangely stubborn look..
Even though he was wearing winter clothes, his chest area was noticeable, so he seemed to have a decent body..
He appeared to be in his late twenties and was as tall as most men..
The highest leader of the Beihai Ice Palace, Dongxuelian (冬雪連), glared at Zhou Seocheon with a disapproving gaze..
‘Man, this brat is a swordsman.?’
In Beihai, where Yinhanjingi is the main martial art, it is common for women to be strong and men to be weak..
It was the opposite of the midfielder.
Like Joongwon, North Korea is not without male players, but they are still not ridiculously young like Joo Seo-cheon..
In particular, the fact that he was the pinnacle of swordsmanship and an object of admiration, hurting her pride..
“Do you have any complaints, Dong Seol-ryeon?.”
Joo Seo-cheon looked at Dong Seol-ryeon and asked..
There was no emotion in those eyes..
Instead, my mind was thinking about Dongseolyeon..
‘The best swordsman after the Beihai Palace Lord and the best swordsman in the Beihai Sea, Dongseolryeon.’
Before departure, I heard about some key people who will accompany Naengakbi and Hawar..
Dongseolryeon was its representative..
On the surface, it doesn't seem like there is much of an age difference between you and me, but I heard that you passed the age gap this year..
“Even if you said it was hard, what would change?.”
Dong Seol-ryeon responded with eyes full of hostility..
“There must be one or two people who are having a hard time..”
“Unlike the Jungwon people, the North Sea warriors do not speak out even when they are having a hard time..”
“These are words that cannot be ignored..”
Luo Xiaowoldo must have been unable to bear the insults he received in front of her, so he frowned and moved his hand to the sword at his waist..
In response, Joo Seo-cheon held out his hand to Nak So-wol and gestured for her to leave it to him..
“Dongseolryeon!”
Joo Seo-cheon said while looking at Dong Seol-ryeon..
“Isn't it natural for people from the Middle East who haven't learned Yinhangong to say that the cold of the North Sea is difficult?.
Even in the North Sea, the weather is exceptionally abnormal, so there is nothing strange about it..
Above all, my sister-in-law never said it was difficult..”
“joy.”
Dongseolryeon responded with a snort..
“Dongseolryeon. If you do not answer properly, I will take it as a clear argument and punish you as an insult to your superior..”
“insult to superior?”
Dong Seol-ryeon’s fierce eyes narrowed..
“You sound strange..
How can a member of the Central Plains become a superior?.”
Thin and long eyebrows trembled.
“The only person above me is the Lord of the Palace..”
“I was appointed as co-commander by order of the palace lord..
Can I take that to mean that you will put me on top??”
“You talk so well with your cunning tongue..”
sreung.
A famous sword boasting a pure white sword body slipped out smoothly from Dong Seol-ryeon’s waist..
“Dongseolyeonggong.”
Hawar took one step ahead to stop the snow fever..
“it's okay.”
Joo Seocheon also sent a gesture telling Hawar not to come forward..
“I just needed an example, so it's good..”
Society in the North Sea is a society of the fittest..
No matter how much you are recognized by Naengakbi, the North Sea people will not follow you unless you show your strength directly..
Also, because the underclassman does not properly recognize the level of a master, there are many cases where he does not believe his strength until he sees it with his own eyes..
In particular, the antipathy toward Joo Seo-cheon was even stronger because he was not from North Korea but from the Central Plains, an outsider..
Even if it is heaven, it is a story from another world..
In fact, as he came here, more than half of the people, including Dong Seol-ryeon, regarded him with admiration..
If you go into battle in this state, there is a high chance that you will not receive leadership, so there was a need to correct discipline in advance..
“Come out.”
Dongseolryeon pointed with her chin to the outside of the cave..
“I didn't like it, but it was good..”
“Even if he is a swordsman, in the end he is just a member of the middle circle..”
“The world's martial arts may be in the central plains, but the world's greatest martial arts students are in the North Sea..”
“Isn’t Jungwon, like the North Sea, a harsh land where you freeze to death just by breathing? In the end, I'm just a sheep in a fence.”
The North Sea people, who survived by the strong, had as much pride as the prestigious political faction..
He made overtly disparaging remarks..
“draw your sword.”
Joo Seo-cheon, standing comfortably, was reflected in Dong Seol-ryeon's cold eyes..
“I’m prepared, so come..”
Joo Seocheon tapped the snow with his toe..
Dong Seol-ryeon looked down in anger, asking if he was ignoring her, and swallowed the anger rising up her throat at the fact that she was standing on snow piled up to her ankles..
‘I don't know what you're thinking, but isn't it a complete lie?……’
Dong Seol-ryeon immediately adjusted the sword in her right hand..
Under the gaze of over 500 North Sea people and two Central Plains people, the one who moved first was Dong Seol-ryeon, who sent hostile remarks..
Taat!
Dongseolryeon kicked off the ground and raised her body above the snow..
My feet stepped on snow that was about seven inches high, but strangely, it didn't sink..
It felt like I was running on the ground..
It was Dapseomuheun (踏雪無狼), which is an upward technique of Gyeonggong, like the equal pyeongdosu..
Even though I stepped on the snow and ran, there were no footprints..
‘I'll show you how the volcano's sword freezes on the ice palace's sword..’
From the lower abdomen, internal energy and Yin Hanjin Qi were raised..
The cold energy accumulated in the great nature of the North Sea rose up, passed through the inside of the body, passed through the fingertips, and entered the sword..
Pap-duk-duk!
The moisture in the air froze and fog formed..
The fog that formed where the sword passed was like an ice flower..
As if slipping on the ice, Dong Seol-ryeon advanced towards Joo Seo-cheon and extended forward the sword with its eerie energy fluttering..
And time also froze as cold as the air.
Time hasn't really stopped.
It was thanks to Joo Seo-cheon’s sense of superiority to others..
As time slowed down, I could see a pure white haze hardening like ice at the tip of the sword..
‘examination.’
The members of the advance team are elite even in the North Sea, which is full of coriander..
Geomgang was not surprising..
The winter snow lily is especially known as the best tree in the North Sea Ice Palace..
That force was at a high level even in the realm of fireworks..
Sigh.
Joo Seocheon showed a lighter step with ghost walking..
I took a step back with my right foot, turned my body to the right, and at the same time extended my stance to the left..
The palm moving from left to right struck Dongseolryeon's pure white sword cavity..
The moment my palms touched, I felt the extreme true energy contained in the sword cavity being converted into air power..
‘stupid guy!’
Dong Seol-ryeon did not draw his sword in the end, but laughed inwardly when he saw Ju Seo-cheon responding with his hand..
‘It was over from the moment I countered the Beihai's Li Daesingong, the Bingryeongshingeom (氷靈神劍), not with a weapon, but with my bare hands..’
The Ice Spirit Sword was renowned as an unrivaled magic skill comparable to the Ice White Sword of the Lord of the North Sea Palace..
Even in the North Sea, it was an ice ball that reached extreme cold and extreme negative temperatures, and was notorious enough to freeze not only the parts it touched but also the air..
Even North Sea people, who are resistant to cold, were helpless in the face of the high-pitched real energy, or rather, the icy cold real energy..
However, there was something that Dongseolryun overlooked..
‘what……?’
My sharply opened eyes were filled with astonishment..
Originally, Joo Seo-cheon should have retreated in surprise or suffered sudden internal injuries, but he was in the same situation..
‘Is this the Ice Spirit Sword I only heard about?.’
I heard about Dongseolryeon, but there was no way I didn’t know about Ice Spirit Sword..
Therefore, Joo Seocheon knew well what kind of martial arts she would perform..
I didn't hit it with my bare hands without thinking..
I had my own way of believing.
It was the unscrupulousness of Hanseo and overflowing inner strength..
As the name suggests, ‘Hanseo imperviousness’ refers to a state where cold and heat are impervious..
This means that you can withstand cold or heat without expending your energy..
In extreme martial arts such as Bingnyeongshingeom, Hanseo Bulchim is both a match and superior, minimizing the attack power..
It even had an overwhelming amount of power, so much so that it completely destroyed the ice energy of the Ice Spirit Sword that hit it head-on..
It was a nightmare for Dong Seol-ryeon..
At the same time, Joo Seo-cheon carried the sword and shook the ice-like steel energy into a resonance field, instantly dispersing it..
Of course, the ice spirit sword did not work, and as it was instantly neutralized, Dong Seol-ryeon's pretty face was colored with shock..
‘small to medium sized.’
Cooung!
Joo Seocheon changed his fortune on the spot..
It wasn't difficult to change one's temperament thanks to the tricks of Sinhaengbaekbyeon..
Abandon lightness and bring heaviness instead..
I felt like my feet were ‘crumbly’ and being sucked into the snow..
‘Hit hard.’
Turn the waist that is pushed to the left and right in the opposite direction..
Then the muscles that had added weight swelled up..
Joo Seo-cheon left the heavy lower body alone and slightly twisted only the upper body connected to the waist, drawing a diagonal line from the bottom with his right fist and stabbing it into Dong Seol-ryeon's abdomen..
What a joke!
“Heheheok!”
Dong Seol-ryeon opened her eyes wide..
There was no blood, but loud painful breaths came out of the mouth..
The shock that started from the abdomen surged like a wave, swept through the entire body, and finally shook the brain..
The upper body is tilted downward and the back is curved like a bow..
Eventually, her body lost strength and became limp..
Dong Seol-ryeon lost her feelings of shock and disbelief in her fading consciousness and placed her body on Joo Seo-cheon's shoulders..
“……”
And everyone who saw that scene fell silent..
‘What did I just see??’
All 500 people were as frozen as ice and could not make even a sound..
Their emotions were also filled with astonishment..
Some were so shocked that they couldn't even think of closing their mouths..
In particular, the subordinates were unable to follow the master's movements with their eyes, causing cognitive dissonance and reaching the level of suspicion..
The only thing that could be understood was that the best swordsman in the Beihai attacked the swordsman of the central region and was instantly defeated..
A fist, not a sword, and that too in one blow..
‘……huh?’
Meanwhile, Joo Seo-cheon, the person in charge, was equally dumbfounded..
‘Strength... … Did I write too much??’
It was the first time I had delivered a proper blow to an opponent with a hostile stance or a strong strike zone..
Still, he was a master of fireworks, and since it was environmentally advantageous, he did his best to increase his power..
But it was more powerful than I thought..
It was a natural result.
Joo Seocheon’s realm is Hyeongyeong..
No matter how unfamiliar the martial arts were, there was also the realization of enlightenment and imitation of Hyeongyeong, so its power was without question..
Also, like Soryu-geum, who fought in the past, he had the upper hand in terms of compatibility, so the result was natural..
The North Sea people who watched this clicked their tongues and looked at Joo Seocheon with awe and thought..
‘The palace lord did not acknowledge the author for nothing..’
‘Who would have thought that even a fist, not a sword, could be subdued with a single blow?!’
‘You must have heard the curse I said earlier.?’
‘What a foolish idea it is to look down on Sangcheon as the cause.!’
‘It's scary.’
Society in the North Sea is a system of strength against flesh and survival of the strong..
It was a place where the law of power applied as much as the Demonic Church..
On the outside, he was nothing more or less than a decent-looking young man, but his attitude changed when he defeated the strongman of Beihai in one blow..
Everyone took a quick look and swallowed their saliva..
‘Before it was a ghost, but this time it's even martial arts.……’
Instead of showing his bad mood as before, Luo Xiaoyue sighed with a somewhat distressed expression..
As expected from her brother-in-law, she noticed that the movements just before did not match any of Hwasan's martial arts moves..
“Forgive my rudeness.”
This was what Dong Seol-ryeon said as soon as she came to consciousness..
“I was rude due to my lack of insight..”
She bowed her head and apologized..
I felt sincerity in his voice and gestures..
“I think I have one more person to apologize to..”
“I also ended up being rude to Maehwageombong..”
Dong Seol-ryeon obediently acknowledged those words and apologized..
“You're cooler than I thought.……”
Luo Sowol muttered with a tired face..
“This is a natural result, as it happened because Geomshin's military merit was not recognized..
A born warrior, she recognizes and respects the strong person she exchanges offense and defense with..”
Hawar answered..
“Then why did you stop me earlier??
Did you ever think you would be sentenced to death??”
“no. Because her actions ultimately amount to ignoring the palace lord’s orders..”
Hawar was a loyalist..
The reason they tried to stop Dongseolryeon was because they indirectly ignored the palace lord's orders..
“Okay, then I will forgive you too..
I hope to help you as the leader of the advance team in the future..”
“Of course. But before that, do you mind if I ask you a few questions??”
“what?”
“I don't know much about Jungwon, but I heard that Hwasanpa is a famous swordsman... … The martial arts and martial arts techniques that defeated me with one blow are also martial arts of the Hwasan faction.?”
Joo Seo-cheon remained silent and then answered Dong Seol-ryeon’s question..
“……It only moved moderately.”
“Hmm, that's strange..
Even if you say that you are running on snow... … The sword or blow that struck the body of the sword is……”
Dong Seol-ryeon is a master of flower painting..
He was also a born warrior..
Even though he didn't know much about martial arts, he was very knowledgeable and knew a lot about martial arts..
Joo Seocheon was confused by her sharp questions..
“Dongseolryeon. Are you heavenly??”
“that… … no.”
“Then you'll be worse than me..”
“exactly.”
“Then, can the North Sea completely understand the principles and state of the water by looking at the movements of the water holder??”
“Isn't that so?.”
“That's it.”
Dong Seol-ryeon still looked like she had something to say, but was blocked by Joo Seo-cheon's logic and was unable to protest..
“Rather than that, the snow storm is winding down, so get ready to go..”
“I will do that.”
The meeting with Dongseolryeon brought about a change in the command system..
About 500 warriors who had been reluctant to follow him but were now beginning to follow him without complaint..
The smooth movements satisfied Joo Seocheon..
While the warriors of the Bing Palace were preparing, Ju Seo-cheon called in key figures and received another explanation of the purpose..
“Before the Sword God visited the North Sea, the main palace had marched to Isanbinggok, but there were more forces in the North Sea than expected, so we had to turn back..
Among them, the scout leader, Makmar, will explain the representative forces..”
Makmar was a North Sea man in his early twenties with short hair that covered the area around his left eye..
The right eye was blue.
The North Sea Ice Palace is made up of foreigners, such as the Jungwon people and Daldan people, as well as the indigenous people of the North Sea, so there was nothing strange about its exotic appearance..
However, the reason why Joo Seo-cheon was surprised to see Makmar was that even though she was more beautiful than most women in the central region, she was a man..
“ Among the tribes stationed in this mountain bing valley, the ones to pay attention to are the Saha of the foreign people and the Snow Blades of the indigenous people..”
The voice was neither low nor high, so it had a neutral feel..
“Saha's ancestors are immigrants who dispersed as time went by and disagreed after Bingung set foot in the North Sea, and there are many of them..
The story goes that even before the arrival of Ice Palace or Saha, the indigenous people have been living in the North Sea since ancient times, building houses made of ice. Although they are a small tribe, each and every one of them is a warrior with the spirit of a fierce warrior..”
“Saha and the story……”
“Among them, the enemy we must fight against will be the latter tale..”
“It's a fight between a few elites..”
“That's right.”
The latter team, led by Naengakbi, competes based on numbers, not elites..
That opponent will definitely be Saha..
“Strictly speaking, Isan Bingegok is a place surrounded by three mountain ranges, but the majesty of the mountains on both sides stands out, so it was given the name Isan Bingegok..
Saha is stationed in the west mountain and Seolhwa is stationed in the east mountain, and the advance force is planning to attack from Dongsan through the southern mountain range of Isan Ice Valley..”
“Both Saha and Seolha are highly resistant to outsiders, so there will be no alliance between them, so there is no need to worry about support from outside forces..
The palace lord will be in charge of Seo-san's affairs, so you can attack Dong-san's Seol-hwa with peace of mind..”
Dongseolryeon further explained:.
“The problem is moving through the southern mountains.
It is already famous for being rugged, but the abnormal climate has made it even more bizarre..
You step on it thinking it's the ground, but it's only snow, so you often fall down a cliff, or die instantly when a piece of ice flies from above..”
Makmar's beautiful eyebrows furrowed..
I was worried about the future journey in many ways..
* * *
The advance party entered the southern mountains of Isan Ice Valley..
The ice and snow storm stopped for a while, but the extreme temperatures were annoying..
Every time the cold wind passed my cheek, it felt like I was being cut with a knife..
Of course, this is only for those with weak stamina..
“So, how would you explain the martial arts??”
Nak So-wol, who accompanied him next to me, questioned me with snake-bird eyes..
Heo Yeon says it well while letting out steam..
‘It's not something to hide from Samae, but……’
Aside from being a trustworthy person in the world, I also knew that he had already mastered the skill of the Ghost God Art..
Now, there was no problem if I told them that I had learned several martial arts with different characteristics..
‘However, if you hear that you have learned the martial arts of Sapa, you may be shocked in many ways.……’
Even if Nak So-wol does not have the stubbornness or stubbornness that is typical of a political faction, he will not be able to accept it calmly..
Joo Seocheon was worried about that..
Of course, since it's Nak So-wol, I won't treat him as a traitor just because he learned the martial arts of the Four Schools, but I was worried that he would suffer mental shock..
I didn't want my lovely sister to experience the internal conflict that came with it..
“Samae.”
After much deliberation, Joo Seo-cheon grabbed Nak So-wol's shoulders and looked at them..
“yes yes?”
Nak So-wol was taken aback when Joo Seo-cheon approached her..
Even though it was extremely cold, I felt heat rising to my cheeks..
Something passed through our gazes.
“I'll tell you in advance, it's not that I don't trust Samae..
However, I cannot tell you the truth because there are circumstances that prevent me from telling you... … I hope Samae understands that..”
“Okay, it's close. execution.”
Nak So-wol's pupils trembled as if an earthquake had occurred..
The voice was small, like a whisper..
“Sorry. but… … When it's all over, I promise I'll talk to you.”
Joo Seo-cheon did not want to lie to Nak So-wol..
Because you are more precious than anyone else, I faced you without avoiding you..
“execution……”
Nak So-wol also paused at Joo Seo-cheon’s serious expression..
“I'm sorry, but something has come up..”
The leading man approached and spoke to me..
Only then did Luo Xiaoyue realize that others were watching, so she hurriedly stepped back and covered her face with her sleeve, as if she was embarrassed..
“……Day? The enemy.”
Murderous intent was caught in Joo Seo-cheon's keen senses..
“We haven't left the southern mountains yet... … Who is it?
Saha? tale?”
“neither.”
Makmar pointed to a place with his index finger..
“It's a snowman..”
Kuoooooo―!
As soon as Makmar finished speaking, a roar rang out across the snow-filled mountain..
coo coo coo coo coo coo coo.
The mountain shook as if an earthquake had occurred..
Snowdrifts on a steep hill showed signs of movement..
Everyone was shocked because they thought it was an avalanche, but luckily we avoided the worst..
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief..
Instead, as the owner of the strange voice appeared from various places, his face hardened and he entered a fighting stance..
“snowman……?”
Joo Seocheon muttered with a puzzled expression..
“Don't you know about Yeti??”
“No, it's not that I don't know, but it's not a monster that only appears in legends.……”
Joo Seo-cheon continued speaking, but then closed his mouth when he saw the scene in front of him..
It was seen that, except for the hands, feet, and face, it was covered with pure white fur that was indistinguishable from snow..
I felt a sense of intimidation when I was eight feet tall..
Moreover, he was not just big, but also rugged and muscular..
The wrinkled face looked more like a monkey than a human, and steel-like fangs were visible in the open mouth..
It was just like the legend says..
But it wasn't just one or two, there were dozens of yetis blocking the advance team's path..
“I really am a yeti?”
Luo Sowol also looked surprised when he saw the yeti..
“……Well, there is also a face holder, but he is a yeti..”
From Joo Seo-cheon’s point of view, it wasn’t even that surprising..
In the South Sea, I saw an imoogi called a dragon..
“However, I'm embarrassed that I haven't heard about the yeti..”
“This is our first time seeing a yeti..”
Hawar said when he saw the yeti making a fierce roar..
“It is said that yetis are very shy and are reluctant to come into contact with humans, and there are many sightings of them even in the North Sea..”
Hawar frowned..
“It seems that the food shortage in the North Sea affected not only humans but also Yetis..”
“And the problem is that unfortunately it's not a very good effect..”
The sword in Dong Seol-ryeon’s hand shone white..
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