Constituent contract - Chapter 787
Only Noblemtl
Episode 787: This time, I will never be fooled
“By the way, what about the reward? Where is Bihong?”
Yongjin looked around, thinking about the reward. He had fought with all his might, so it was time to retrieve the prize.
Yongjin, who was looking closely at the main hall, discovered a passage in the wall and entered it. At the end of the passage, he saw a high platform with a longsword lying on it.
As I approached the antique longsword, a rough aura enveloped me. There was no pattern engraved on the scabbard. The hilt was also plain and without any craftsmanship, making it look like a primitive longsword.
I pulled the sword out of its scabbard, but there was nothing unusual about it. The body of the sword itself was a bit dark, and there were spots on it, as if it had rust on it, so I wanted to clean it off.
However, Yongjin could immediately see the sword’s extraordinary qualities. The rust and scratch marks made the sword look unsightly, but Yongjin, with his keen eye, was able to find a clue in the marks.
There were numerous sections inside that could not be distinguished with the naked eye. The rust marks and scratch marks were all composed of sections.
However, the sections are so small and dense that they are hard to see. If I hadn’t known that this was a treasure, I might have been fooled into thinking it was there.
As eternity was slowly injected, the rust and scratch marks on the longsword slowly brightened, and a thin film was formed over the longsword.
Yongjin swung his longsword lightly. There was a light sound, as if cutting through space. Surprisingly, there was almost no resistance in space.
What made me happiest was that when the longsword touched the stone wall, the sturdy stone wall was smoothly cut, leaving a deep cut.
“It’s sharp.”
The walls here were all built with formations, so they were not destroyed even after a fierce battle with the eight-legged horse. In front of this longsword, the solid walls were cut like tofu.
Yongjin looked closely at the longsword. When he retrieved Yeongwon, the longsword returned to its original form.
“Haha, you look just like me, dressed up as a pig and eating a tiger.”
Yongjin looked at the long sword with a smile.
When I turned over the long sword, I saw the sentence written on it: ‘Bihong’.
“Your name is Bihong. As expected, Bihong… Haha, I’ll be counting on you in the future.”
Yongjin’s face broke into a joyful smile, as if all of his previous frustration and fear had disappeared.
Since Yongjin’s eternity was limited now, Bihong’s secret had to be studied again later.
The pedestal on which the phoenix was placed suddenly began to slowly descend, and a gate appeared in front of the passage. An endless light shone. Yongjin looked at it and laughed loudly. He had finally passed through the gate.
However, as soon as he left the stone gate, another large hall appeared. Yongjin was bewildered when he saw a large hall that was hundreds of miles in all directions.
As soon as he entered the main hall, a huge curtain suddenly appeared in front of him. Inside the curtain, he saw the shadow of a person. For a moment, Yongjin’s heart sank.
“Could this be another test?”
Yongjin’s heart grew cold.
The main hall was as bright as day because of the numerous sparkling stones. Although it was underground, it was as luxurious as a palace.
One hundred and eight white jade stone pillars surrounded the main hall, and the ceiling was in the shape of a palace. The ceiling, decorated with numerous sacred stones, was brighter than the starry sky.
In the center of the main hall, a ray of light came down from the ceiling. In the light that was about ten long, a certain spirit was standing. No energy waves could be felt from the spirit. Even Yongjin could not respond.
Yongjin was so frightened by the eight-legged horse at the eighth gate that he couldn’t move. He was afraid that he might accidentally touch something like an organ.
Suddenly, numerous sectors began to glow from the hundred and eight stone pillars surrounding them. The light rushed towards Yongjin.
Yongjin was startled and tried to dodge, but the light from the stone pillar was too fast. Furthermore, there was no sign of anything, so Yongjin was hit by the light without even being able to react.
When Yongjin was surprised and thought it was the end, the infinite power of the light pillar suddenly released and entered Yongjin’s body. Yongjin’s eternity and soul power were instantly restored to their highest state.
“This is…….”
Yongjin was inwardly shocked. Because of this battle, Yongjin was so exhausted that he couldn’t fully recover even after training for about two weeks.
But the moment that light shone, infinite power surged within his body and he was instantly restored. Yongjin’s face brightened as if he had been reborn. It was a miraculous thing.
I felt an endless surge of strength within my body. My whole body was filled with strength. I even thought that I could fight the Eight-legged Horse once more. Now that his palace has entered the Eight-legged Horse of Mars, his strength has grown stronger once again. In addition, he has the Flying Rainbow Sword, so he will not be afraid even if he meets the Eight-legged Horse.
As I was feeling confident, the ground suddenly rose high in front of me and a stone pedestal appeared. On the pedestal were two push buttons lined up on the left and right.
As I was looking at the stone pedestal with a bewildered face, the 108 stone pillars surrounding it began to emit light again and formed a curtain of light over the stone pedestal. Soon, letters appeared on that curtain of light.
“The ninth gate, the final exam. So far, a total of eight thousand seven hundred and thirty-six people have attempted the final exam.”
I was surprised from the first sentence. The success rate for the eighth gate challenge was a whopping nine in a thousand, so how did so many people challenge the ninth gate, the final exam?
“no way…….”
What if there were a lot of people who took the test? If the probability is nine out of a thousand, then ninety out of ten thousand people, and nine hundred out of a hundred thousand people. That means that more than a million people have already attempted the eighth gate.
Thinking about that number made my hair stand on end. What kind of era was the manuscript era that made it so scary? Yongjin read the letters on the screen again.
“So far, only three of all the test takers have passed the test, the rest have all failed. This gate is a gate of life and death. If you win, you live, and if you fail, you die. The opponents are strong, and there is no second chance to choose, so be careful, be very careful!”
‘Be careful? Damn, you did this last time too, do you think I’m going to get scammed again?’
“The difficulty of this gate is extremely terrifying, and many geniuses have met their deaths. Therefore, it is not included in the Man-go-ju-ro. Those who enter this gate must have either great luck or small luck. The desire to become stronger is both a driving force and a sword that takes away one’s life, so practitioners must have a sense of awe. The reward for this gate is the Heaven and Earth Spirit Source. The Heaven and Earth Spirit Source is the purest power collected from the source of the spirit energy of the heaven and earth. With a one in ten chance, it will mutate the spirit root, grow spirit blood, and create an opportunity to give birth to the spirit bone of a strong person. The Heaven and Earth Spirit Source is one of the Seven Great Treasures of Man-go-ro. It is rare, so even if you are greedy, be careful.”
The trigger that causes Young-Geun to mutate, Young-Hyeol to grow, and Yeol-Gol to be born? Is it really that precious?
In the test of the Hyeoncheon Dojong, Yongjin had seen the secret of his birth through the projection of the reincarnation mirror. At that time, Yongjin learned that he possessed the spirit root, the divine bone, and the supreme blood.
I always thought it wasn’t that great, but reading this article made me realize that I’ve been neglecting my natural talent.
His spirit roots were destroyed, his spirit blood was extracted, and his spirit bones were dug up. At first, I thought it was a cruel revenge, but now I think it was too simple a thought.
Even during the time when Mangoro was prosperous, the Heaven and Earth Eternal, which allowed for the transformation of spirit roots, growth of spirit blood, and the birth of spirit bones in practitioners, was considered Mangoro’s true treasure. Perhaps there is a secret here that Yongjin does not know.
“Oh, you want to tempt me again? Do you want my possessions back? Haha, I won’t be fooled this time.”
Yongjin laughed heartily. It was a fascinating treasure, but his life was more important. At the previous gate, Yongjin almost died because of the eight-legged horse. It was a test for the ancient geniuses, so it was intense and scary. However, it was now the End of Dharma. It was a bit unfair, but he had to admit it. The geniuses of today were insurmountable compared to the geniuses of ancient times. Yongjin continued reading.
“If you do not wish to participate in the test, press the first button. The transmission door will open and the test taker will be transferred to the entrance.”
The difficulty of this exam is enormous, just by looking at the lack of encouragement for challenges.
However, humans have strong curiosity and competitive spirit. The more you say this, the more easily people’s sense of challenge is stimulated. This is no different from encouragement. Especially, arrogant geniuses would have taken it as an insult not to challenge.
However, Yongjin never considered himself a genius, and he never risked his life to save face.
There was a single ray of light in the middle of the large hall. It was impossible to tell if it was a man or a woman, and since it did not have any spiritual power, it was impossible to tell if it was strong or weak.
The most eerie thing was that even the formation of the alliance could not detect the threat. The young man stood there as if he were an ordinary person.
“Haha, I guess I should say goodbye now. This guy won’t play with you.”
Hold on.
Yongjin pressed the first button with a smile.
“You have chosen the challenge. The test begins.”
At that very moment, a mechanical voice rang out from the main hall. Yongjin’s face turned pale.
“Damn it, I chose to give up!”
Yongjin looked at the push buttons again, bewildered. Among the buttons divided into left and right, the one he pressed was the one on the left.
Suddenly, I remembered that the direction in which I had just read the letters was from right to left. That is, in ancient times, the first button was on the right.
Yongjin’s hair stood on end. He had to take another life-or-death test because of a critical mistake. How could he possibly be this unlucky?
Of the 8,736 peerless geniuses who chose the final exam, only three survived. The final exam will be terrifying beyond Yongjin’s imagination.
Yongjin started to curse inwardly. Why didn’t they mark which was first and which was second?
Yongjin wondered how many of the 8,736 people would have died from this mistake. Then he remembered the sentence he had just read, which said that anyone who came to this gate would either have great fortune or misfortune.
I was going crazy. All my life, I had only had bad luck. And it was bad luck beyond imagination. Everything I did had many twists and turns, and there was never a time when it was smooth.