The Magic Bayonet crossed with the scimitar . Heat burst out .
The Magic Bayonet was a lot shorter than the scimitar, and Hanryeong didn’t miss it .
Gagagak!
. Another one of Hanryeong’s signature skills activated .
A swing of his sword turned into the attack of hundreds of whirlpools .
But Yeon-woo jumped up into the sky to avoid it . The whirlpools disappeared futilely .
Meanwhile, Yeon-woo aimed for Hanryeong’s neck with Carshina’s dagger .
Kang!
Hanryeong pulled out his saber to avoid Yeon-woo’s attack . The scimitar in his hand drew a straight line in the air .
Kwakwang!
Yeon-woo was barely able to block the attack alternating the Magic Bayonet and Carshina’s Dagger . However, he wasn’t able to avoid it all, so his body was pushed away .
He quickly spun his Magic Circuit . As his wings of fire became bigger, he caught his balance, but Hanryeong was in front of him in an instant .
Hunting sword . The sword that was specialized for stabbing was pointed right at his head .
It was impossible to stop it now .
Yeon-woo quickly activated another power .
[The 3rd Soul]
[72 Bian – Byuk]
Kkiaaaa—
The Black Bracelet on his right arm flashed, and with a horrible screech, an army of pale souls appeared to create a sturdy wall in front of him .
Kwang!
It made a hole in the wall of souls, but Yeon-woo wasn’t hurt thanks to the many layers around him .
Meanwhile, Yeon-woo caught his balance . Aura and Holy Fire blazed on his blade .
However, Hanryeong quickly swung the saber that was next to him, like he wasn’t going to lose this small advantage . Krrung . Once again, whirlpools came from his sword . The wall of the souls quickly broke down .
Yeon-woo still had a lot to catch up on compared to Hanryeong’s experience with the sword .
Hanryeong was at an expert level before he had died . He had gained new knowledge studying the Monkey King’s inheritance after that, so now, he was almost at the arhat level .
The only thing holding him back was his body . His skills were already there .
Of course, Yeon-woo, who was only a master, would lose to him .
But Yeon-woo had a weapon that would make up for his skills .
Fire . His almost limitless magic power with the Philosopher’s Stone put a powerful strength in a single attack .
Kwaang!
The Magic Bayonet spewed out a red fire . As the Aura with Holy Fire blew Hanryeong back, Yeon-woo used his Blink to chase after him .
Hanryeong sensed Yeon-woo’s presence and quickly swung his scimitar . However, the scimitar was stopped by the new wall of souls, and the Magic Bayonet cut Hanryeong’s side .
Flash!
The Magic Bayonet shined an intense light like it would explode . Wave of Fire . It was more destructive than ever .
The fire soared tens of meters up into the sky .
Kwang! Kwakwakwang!
Krrrrr—
In the end, Hanryeong couldn’t be found in the fire . Just then, Shanon and Rebecca suppressed the fire and swung their swords at him .
Yeon-woo used Blink once again to move .
However, the moment he appeared somewhere else, arrows flew at him like they had been waiting . Rebecca had read his movements, and she was prepared .
Clink!
While he was flicking the arrows away, Shanon appeared again, bringing his sword breaker down .
A path of vibrant red fire fell on him . . It was the signature skill that he took from Bahal .
[Time Difference]
In the slowed world, Yeon-woo quickly made his judgement .
Blink wasn’t able to help anymore .
There was only one thing he could do .
‘Meeting it head on . ’
When he finished thinking, another power revealed itself .
[Hyoongshin Acksal]
The anger that was quietly resting inside his heart suddenly grew up to his head . It was like he was a beast . Yeon-woo didn’t hold back the violence and instead used it to explode .
“Kwang!”
Yeon-woo’s Howling and Holy Fire grew his body to several times its original size and turned to a burnt black color .
Kwakwakwa—
Black flames became the predator of everything in front of him . Not only were Shanon and Rebecca swept away in an instant, but the hill that was behind the training area also became flat .
Krrrrr!
The mountain shook, and their surroundings turned into ruins . From between the heavy dust cloud, Yeon-woo was emitting a deadly aura, black flames blazing up around him .
He looked like a Lord from hell, hellfire in tow .
Koooo—
The dust whirled around . Above it, sparks continued to crackle . Everything was completely destroyed, like a horde of beasts had stomped through it .
Looking at Yeon-woo in the center, Shanon slowly stood up, cursing .
[… . . I’ll be damned . ]
The sound of bones cracking could be heard from all over his body .
He was a spiritual body now, made of shadows, but he hadn’t been able to erase his identity as a human, so he still felt emotions from when he was alive . Mental stress was controlling his body right now .
The sword in his hand was still shaking .
If he hadn’t protected himself with this, he would’ve been back in the shadow again . And he would’ve struggled to make another body .
Even in that situation, Shanon was impressed beyond words at the unscratched sword . An artisan was definitely an artisan for a reason .
At the same time, he thought his master was ridiculous for doing something like this . Just seeing Yeon-woo made him sweat .
And after Yeon-woo’s Hyoongshin Acksal, he could feel shivers down his back .
Seeing Yeon-woo’s with such powers, it reminded him of some people .
81 Eyes .
The symbol of the Red Dragon .
The powerful energy of a ruler was wrapped around Yeon-woo .
When he first met Yeon-woo, the guy was just a little newbie, barely able to defeat a semiranker .
To think that Yeon-woo changed so much in just a single year .
He had never heard of a growth rate that was this fast, other than Heaven Wing Cha Jeong-woo . No, Yeon-woo grew even faster than Heaven Wing .
Most people would give up, but…
[… . . Even if it’s annoying, I can’t surrender here . I won’t lose . ]
Shanon felt even more motivated, and he used the sword breaker as a cane to raise himself from the ground .
As much as Yeon-woo had grown, Shanon had become equally as strong . He was already stronger than when he was living, and his skills were enough to fight face to face with a ranker .
Ranker .
It had been a high wall that he couldn’t pass when he was alive . After reaching this peak, the only thing he had felt was that there wasn’t much to it .
He thought that he would feel satisfied when he reached this position . He even had the confidence that he would be able to shake up the Tower . He would’ve fulfilled his wish of tens of years . He believed in himself .
However, after experiencing a new type of battlefield with Yeon-woo, and meeting countless skilled people, Shanon felt his world being crushed .
It was a new world .
And another sky .
The sky that he had been looking at until now was just a tiny part of it . He hadn’t known that there was a much larger sky and world beyond that .
And experiencing that sky, Shanon considered all his accomplishments useless . He thought he wasn’t enough .
Yeon-woo, who was at the same level as him 1 year ago, had a goal that was far off into the distance, and he just wanted to be next to him when he achieved it .
However, Yeon-woo’s growth rate was too fast, so he had to work endlessly to catch up .
Thanks to that, he was able to reach the expert level after using the 72 Bian and the Monkey King’s Inheritance as a background .
But Shanon still thought he had a long way to go . Yeon-woo had grown again this time . Since that was the case, he also needed to quickly catch up .
Breaking down here was unforgivable .
No .
Even with all that aide, Shanon had the mind to defeat Yeon-woo at least once . After he had lost to him and followed him around during all this time, he was filled with the thought to not be defeated at least this once .
And that moment—
Hwaak—
The black energy around Shanon became clear and started to multiply in amount .
His connection with Yeon-woo’s was strengthened . The remnants of the Devil Cores in the Philosopher’s Stone had flowed inside of him .
[A strong will has awakened a new Devil’s Blessing . ]
[Properties of darkness and evil both increased by 30 . ]
[Fire property has increased by 15 . ]
[Congratulations! With the strengthened Devil’s Blessing as the background, you have achieved taking a step closer to death . ]
[The Death Knight (Shanon) is undergoing a new change . His previous ‘level’ is being raised by one . ]
[His previous traits and class are being examined . ]
[He received the influence of the title ‘One Who Leads Death . ’]
Checheche—
The black armor on Shanon became sharper, turning into the color of a shining metal black, and under his helmet, blue flames that looked like will o’ the wisps were burning .
Inferno Sight .
When the hellfire that only the most powerful of those with the expert level brightly burned, Shanon’s presence was amplified by several times .
It didn’t just become larger, but it boiled with a clear metal black color, like it was fire .
[The Death Knight (Shanon) has successfully evolved into a ‘Death Noble . ’]
[Death Noble]
Knights who died feeling wronged aren’t able to move on to the beyond . And a few of these Death Knights are able to receive power and positions from the Lord of Hell .
Death always follows where they go, and as they get promoted in the position that they have, the amount of power that they can use also increases .
Additionally, the greater the power, the greater their position, so they can create squads of soldiers .
Shannon felt the power that was growing inside of him .
With his cape fluttering behind him, Shanon roared . The sword breaker in his hand also exuded demonic energy .
Was it because of the influence of the Philosopher’s Stone? Or because of Shanon’s strong will?
He couldn’t figure it out .
But the power that Shanon was exuding was greater than ever, and Rebecca and Hanryeong were surprised seeing Shanon so different .
For Hanryeong, it was something that scratched his pride .
While Shanon had escaped his bindings, Hanryeong, who had once been a high ranker, was still a Death Knight .
And the same went for Rebecca . Her holiness was being pressed down by Shanon . Even if they were allies, she felt like she was in danger .
Shanon was powerful enough to make the two of them tense .
But Shanon didn’t blink an eye .
Normally, he would’ve been haughty about it, but he was completely focused on Yeon-woo right now .
All he was thinking about was whether he was able to defeat Yeon-woo with his newfound power .
These thoughts were clearly delivered to Hanryeong and Rebecca .
The two gripped their weapons even stronger . They got into a ready stance .
Kwang!
And they began to run at Yeon-woo as one like they had planned it beforehand .
Yeon-woo’s eyes coldly flashed as he tightened his hold on his Magic Bayonet as well . Hyoongshin Acksal . His eyes were shining more violently than ever .
The blade swished over the fire again .
Brahm shook his head like the situation was ridiculous .
“Both the servant and the master . I don’t know why everything about them is the same . ”
The fight between Yeon-woo and his three subordinates ended as a tie .
Amidst the fire and the crossing blades, the four fought like they really wanted to kill each other .
The training area that Yeon-woo used was completely in ruins, and the Head Elder was sighing as he looked at the scene .
The singed ground was cracked all over, and the bare hill nearby was a horrid sight to see .
“How is it? Do you feel better now?”
Brahm crouched down to speak to Yeon-woo, who was catching his breath on the ground .
Instead, Yeon-woo smiled bitterly .
He thought he had been keeping up with his training well, but it seemed like he was mistaken .
But after fighting, he still felt a lot better . All his stress and worries completely disappeared .
However,
“I’m regretting it . ”
He wasn’t satisfied with everything .
“You’re regretting it?”
Brahm looked at Yeon-woo like he was crazy . Yeon-woo nodded his head with a serious face .
“Yes . I know that the power of the three won’t stop there . ”
Although Yeon-woo had become stronger, he hadn’t been able to catch up to Hanryeong .
That was how powerful the Saber God was . He wasn’t the second strongest in Cheonghwado for nothing .
The same went for Rebecca . Since Cernunnos was one of the greatest gods, Rebecca was also one of the strongest players . But right now, she had lost too much .
Shanon surpassed his abilities from when he was living, but he wasn’t able to properly use his new skills .
Yeon-woo was just filled with the thoughts to become stronger .
Brahm made a face like he was sick of Yeon-woo, then grinned . He felt like he knew how Yeon-woo had become so strong .
“Then you need to continue to push me too . ”
“You need to find your holiness again . ”
“Huhu . Thanks for saying that . But don’t you have to overcome that first?”
It had already been a while since Brahm gave up returning to the past, so he just chuckled . Yeon-woo had to get a greater holiness than what Brahm had before so that Brahm could regain his holiness again .
There had never been a case since the Tower was established that a player had received holiness . There were only rumors that Allforone had it .
But Yeon-woo was just looking at Brahm with calm eyes .
Brahm’s eyes widened .
“Y, You?”
Smirk .
Yeon-woo just lightly laughed and stood up .
“Since we confirmed the function of the stone, we have to move to the next step . ”
Brahm didn’t ask Yeon-woo anything else, and just nodded his head .
It would take a long time until Yeon-woo got his holiness .
There was something else Brahm had to do right now .
A witch hunt .
And saving his daughter .
Although Brahm had a fake body, he felt like he could feel his heart beating faster . Boom . Boom . His breathing quickened at the thought of seeing his daughter again .
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