Reincarnation of the Demon - Chapter 188



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188.

Before Cheonma came to Cheongungok, Seolhonbaeknyeo was there. While Cheonma was leisurely walking around and enjoying food and drink, Seolhonbaeknyeo headed straight to Cheongungok.

There were plenty of things in the Hwangryongmun Gate that could hide one’s presence. Seolhonbaeknyeo, who had the blood of the Heavenly Demon, also had excellent psychic powers, and it was Seolhonbaeknyeo who continued to watch the clash between the Heavenly Demon and Yongun.

She could hide her presence, but she could not approach or attack them. She kept a distance of more than a hundred steps from them at all times, and it was clear that her neck would be cut off the moment she shed even a little bit of her life force.

That made her even more desperate. Her master’s enemy was right in front of her. Soon, he was the grim reaper who would come to kill her too. And yet, she could do nothing.

Since he came out of that cave, Seol-han has never been lazy in his training. He has pushed himself every moment and taken every risk.

Why? If you ask… Seol-han couldn’t easily explain the reason. It just felt like it had to be that way. Doing so would relieve some of the frustration, and the enormous pressure that came down on his chest when he closed his eyes on a dark night right before going to bed would lessen a little.

After facing the monster in front of her, the oppressive feeling of Seolhan tightened her neck. What kind of feeling was this? Even after learning the Seolhon Shinnyeogyeol and after joining the Yongbongjihoe, the pressure that had been there all along was aggravated thousands of times when she saw Cheonma.

What…should I do? Why is it like this?

And the answer to that question did not come from her.

“Helplessness.”

Ah. Seol-han’s eyes widened. At the last moment, Yeom-cheon-seong spat out those words. Blood was flowing out of every part of his body, his limbs were not working properly, and his eyes were wide open. As Yeom-cheon-seong spoke those words, the pressure in Seol-han’s heart began to show clearly.

Helplessness. When I was sold by my mother, when I lived with other children in a carriage with dead eyes, when I was forced into a cave and killed people.

Finally, when I came out of the cave and death was near, the pressure I felt at that time was that helplessness.

I see. Is that why you came without resting?

Seolhan looked at my hand. Then he looked at Yongwoon.

Did they live similar lives? Is that why that man ran without resting like that?

No. Yeom Cheon-seong and himself are different.

Yeom Cheon-seong fought against Cheon-ma, and he escaped.

Even when she killed Changjon, and even now, she was hiding like this.

He clenched his fist. Yongwoon fell. A huge wave of power. The magic energy of the Heavenly Horse surged and created the arrows he had seen before.

If you get hit by that, Yeom Cheon-seong will die.

“…”

The thought didn’t last long. Seolhonbaeknyeo’s hair turned an even more brilliant white, and a wall of ice appeared right in front of Yongun.

Kwaang! The barrier disappeared along with the arrow, and Yongun fell into the bushes far away. He didn’t move at all, but Seolhan could hear his faint breathing.

The moment Seolhan let out his energy, Cheonma turned his head toward her. Seolhonbaeknyeo, Seolhan came out of the bushes and faced her.

Cheonma laughed.

“What is this situation?”

Cheonma looked into his feelings. Relief. It was an extremely contradictory feeling. He was the one who tried to kill Yongwoon, and it ended in failure.

But why do I feel relieved?

“I feel skeptical.”

Cheonma muttered. She didn’t even pay attention to Seolhonbaeknyeo even though she had let go of her energy.

“From the moment I acquired the existence of emotion, I have tried my best to feel and preserve it. But this is such a contradictory and absurd existence. Is it worth continuing to have this?”

Seolhan gritted her teeth. Even her eyebrows turned white, and a great cold air surged from her body.

Bursting. The fields of Cheongungok were instantly transformed into Seolgok (雪谷). According to the will of Seolhonbaeknyeo, the seasons in the valley changed and snow began to fall.

The air was freezing cold and the wind cut like a blade. Now that the blue had faded and turned white, Cheongungok looked no different from the snowy fields of the north.

“like.”

A brief exclamation. Cheonma looked at the energy. Just like Yongun’s method of changing Cheongungok into his own, Seolhonbaeknyeo made this place her home.

Bingokgye (氷玉界). During the Yongbongjihoe, the season that simply froze unarmed people has now completely changed Cheongungok.

Even his vitality had frozen and he did not follow Cheonma’s words as well as before, and the cold air and evil spirits floating in the air were constantly approaching Cheonma’s body and trying to suck out her energy.

It was indeed a divine feat. But that was all.

One step.

Paang! With another red wave, the snow beneath Cheonma’s feet melted and disappeared. Seolhonbaeknyeo gritted her teeth and cut her nails against the wave that was approaching, melting the snow.

Han Bing Xin Zu (Cold Ice Claws). The energy from his hands, which were as white as his hair, shattered the waves.

The expression ‘barely’ was correct, but that was limited only to Seolhan.

The second step was made without any restrictions. An even more powerful Cheonma Gunrimbo charged at Seolhan.

Ghosts’ howls within the ever-larger Ice Jade Realm also grew stronger. The ghosts’ howls, made by the wind cutting through the air, resonated from all directions and were able to shatter the Heavenly Demon Corps’ rimbo.

“Oh…”

Pit- A red line was drawn on Cheonma’s face. Frost. The flowing snow became a blade, a claw, just like the poisonous snake, threatening Cheonma.

The poisonous frost like fingernails flowed from all directions. At the same time, the intentional cold air greedily sought the life of the Heavenly Demon, trying to eat away at her stamina at every moment. As expected from the same witches, the martial arts of the White Witch and the Snowy White Witch were similar in that they gnawed at their enemies to death.

But as always, the opponent was not a witch, but a woman whose nickname was Heaven. Even if you poisoned Heaven, it would not budge.

The Heavenly Horse’s footsteps continued. Three, four, five times. Every time he gently stepped on the snow, waves of extreme evil power continued to occur, shaking the Ice Jade Realm. Even though he was just walking, the Seolhonbaeknyeo’s energy was shattered and her internal organs were shaken.

She didn’t just walk. As the cool-headed Cheonma waved her arms, endless magical energy rose from her body and created a spirit body.

A pitch-black devil woke up in the bitter cold and struck the ground with a huge sword.

In a strong mood, in a strong mood.

Black flames began to bloom from the ground where the magic had been. The magical fire that spread from the magic like lava erupted and engulfed the white snow, burning hugely.

It wasn’t any special technique. I just put into practice the idea that came to mind at that moment. Even so, the demon fire began to greedily devour the priestess’s snowfield.

“Ugh-”

He poured out his energy. Everything was blocked. He rushed in and unleashed his magic. The secret Buddhism and the Bukhae Ice Palace’s magic, and the secrets of creation, blended with his genius talent, exquisitely penetrated the Heavenly Demon’s weak points.

Five times. After five times, Seolhonbaeknyeo’s hand was completely blocked by Cheonma, after seven times, her wrist was caught, and on the tenth time,

“Cough-”

Seolhonbaeknyeo’s neck was in Cheonma’s grasp.

Similar height. Cheonma lifted Seolhonbaeknyeo by the neck and looked into her eyes.

“You’re still angry.”

It was literal. Anger towards Cheonma, and anger towards himself. As they were close, those emotions flowed into Cheonma without restraint.

Cheonma, who had closed his eyes for a moment, asked Seolhan.

“Why did you save Yongwoon?”

I asked something I couldn’t understand.

“I am not ignorant of the situation in this river. You have only met him a few times, and he is an enemy you must never overcome. Why did you save him?”

He held my neck loosely to let me speak. I had to hold back my humiliating feelings.

Why did you save him?

I couldn’t figure it out. Suddenly, the prince’s words came to mind.

“A simple whim.”

Seolhan said, glaring at Cheonma.

“Do emotions need a reason?”

Cheonma furrowed his brows. Does emotion need a reason?

“It’s like a beast.”

He grabbed my neck again.

“If you don’t know why you move, how are you any different from an animal driven by desire without any purpose?”

Seolhonbaeknyeo’s consciousness slowly faded away. As he took Seolhonbaeknyeo’s life, Cheonma quietly began to give reasons for Seolhonbaeknyeo’s actions.

“okay.”

Concluded.

“I felt relieved. Before that, I felt uneasy about killing Yongwoon. Maybe my feelings were transferred to you. I can’t say for sure that this disgusting trend is one-sided.”

The conclusion has been reached. So.

“I know you have lived a pitiful life.”

Cheonma said as he looked at Seolhan’s eyes, which were slowly losing their light.

“But I have neither mercy nor reason to save you. So… goodbye.”

Put some strength into your hands. Just a little bit will do the trick.

“Your tongue is long.”

A whisper heard right next to you and the power of a force that can never be ignored.

Wow!

A golden stream of air poured down on Cheonma like a huge waterfall. Cheonma had no choice but to let go of the strong air that would cut off his wrist if he didn’t let go, and stepped back.

“…Why do you keep interrupting me like this?”

The prince gently placed Seolhan’s body in his arms. The celestial being, who never directly appeared, revealed his body right in front of Cheonma.

“What’s the bother?”

He was going to die. Even though he knew that, the prince smiled and looked at Cheonma.

“You could have killed Han at any time. But you didn’t?”

“…”

“It’s really interesting how he tries to kill people by making excuses and giving reasons. There must be thousands of people who have been trampled under his feet. Isn’t that right?”

“That’s funny. Me?”

Anger, irritation. Unfamiliar emotions, like fire, easily rose to Cheonma’s head.

“That’s right, so don’t worry. I have a lot of experience reviving fading emotions.”

The prince glanced at Seolhan. He was slowly opening his eyes.

thank god.

“Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”

The prince looked straight into Cheonma’s eyes and said.

“Whether it was Seol-han’s emotions that affected you first, or your revived emotions that melted Seol-han’s frozen heart first, that doesn’t matter. What matters is that you are gradually becoming more human.”

The horse stopped dead in its tracks.

“I hesitate to kill people, and I question every action. I don’t understand my own feelings and I feel confused. Isn’t that just like girls at that age? That would be nice. Isn’t that a really nice time?”

“…”

The space around Cheonma’s body, which had been silent for a moment, slowly distorted.

“Okay, I’ll admit it.”

Cheonma said with sunken eyes.

“Now that I have that child in front of me, my emotions are swirling even more. It’s really… not like me to get excited so easily and hesitate so easily.”

“It’s just me-”

“But if there’s one thing that’s certain.”

The spirit of Cheonma once again created the Three Demonic Battles of Mystery. Cheonma stared at the prince and said.

“You, the cause of everything, must be killed.”

Murder. An arrow was fired to kill the swordsman in order to kill the prince. Another golden light burst out from the body of the prince who had his mouth shut and spread in front of the arrow.

Couldn’t hold out. Crash. Everything shattered and all that remained was a black arrow aimed at the prince’s heart.

The prince twisted his body. Phew. The arrow of magic passed through his abdomen.

“ah.”

At that moment, Seolhonbaeknyeo, with her eyes fully open, met the prince’s eyes.

Time seems to pass slowly. The arrow passing right under my body, the prince twisting his body to avoid her. Blood bursting out of his mouth.

At that moment, I could read the emotions in the prince’s eyes.

Live on.

Seolhonbaeknyeo’s heart turned pure white. Her emotions were boiling and exploding. At the same time, Cheonma’s body stiffened and she staggered for a moment.

“Ugh-”

Fatigue from accumulated battles. Above all, the intense emotions that pour out due to the ‘connection’ that becomes stronger in an instant.

The connection becomes stronger. Thoughts and emotions become entangled and mixed, and the mind becomes more chaotic.

“What…!”

At the same time, Kwon-Jun’s fist struck Cheon-Ma’s body.

……. (continue)