Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 110

Nangseon’s Romantic Tale – 109

Swish.

I watched the sword turn to ash and disappear.

Hye Yeon Convergence Sword.

A sword that imprisons fate and turns it to ash.

The divine power of this invaluable treasure has two aspects.

First, it imprisons the opponent’s soul in the scabbard, and second, it creates a sword from the imprisoned soul and turns it to ash.

Therefore, it was a treasure that couldn’t be used if there was no soul within the scabbard.

[I was terrified. Weren’t you surprised, thinking I was going to turn your soul to ash!]

“Would I ever do that? Thanks to me, you’re alone now, so you must be more comfortable.”

[Hmph!]

The gold-threaded military uniform I had placed inside earlier.

This was the result of using it.

If I had used the Fire Spirit of the Great Warlock, I could have exerted a more powerful divine power, but there was no need. The soul of the gold threads was sufficient.

The East Sea was split in half.

Most of the sea demons who had gathered, as well as the seawater within the sea, were swept away.

The Three-Headed Sea Dragon was the same.

[Kuaaaaaak!!]

Two of the three heads were severed.

It seemed to have been slightly misaimed.

One of the surviving Three-Headed Sea Dragons glared at San-gun with bloodshot eyes.

However, San-gun looked down at him with arrogant eyes.

*So, what are you going to do?*

*What can you do?*

San-gun smirked and retrieved the sealed Gaga Gyeong [a type of powerful artifact or weapon].

The surviving sea demons hesitated.

The sea creatures were the same.

All of them stared at the headless Sea Dragon.

The Sea Dragon, gnashing his teeth, spat out blood and shouted.

[Attack!]

[But….]

[If it could be used so easily, I would have used it a long time ago! The fact that it isn’t means that he is also… pushing himself! Look, he is also exhausted!]

As he said, San-gun’s complexion was dark and gloomy.

The spiritual power devoured by the invaluable treasure is something that even an aeon [an extremely long period of time] cannot easily withstand.

His words were spot on.

He detonated the Fusion Core, unleashing the spiritual power he had gathered for decades.

But even that was not enough.

The backlash from wielding the tremendous divine power that split the sea was approaching.

“Cough!”

Blood gushed out.

But San-gun smiled.

He used the Hye Yeon Convergence Sword because there were no Three Kings in the East Sea.

The Hye Yeon Convergence Sword, which he had kept as a hidden card.

The East Sea was in turmoil as the sea overflowed from the shock and the waves surged precariously.

Puuuuuuuu-!

The horn echoed throughout the area.

[Damn it…!]

Soon, various rays of light flickered dully from all directions.

The number was enough to fill the sky.

[Damn it…!]

San-gun smirked at the sight of him cursing.

An island ten thousand miles east.

Dongguk (Eastern Country).

Why would he have headed east?

[Didn’t I tell you? The East Sea bastards and the Taoists of Dongguk don’t get along. Heh heh!]

Now it was the turn of the Dongguk bastards to come out.

A moment later.

The war between the approaching Taoists of Dongguk and the sea demons began.

In between.

A blue ray of light disappeared leisurely.

* * *

On a beach in Dongguk.

Where the sea breeze blew gently.

There, a tiger as big as a house was lying unconscious on the beach.

Step, step.

A shadow fell in front of the tiger.

“Is this the tiger you were talking about?”

“Yes, it seems we can’t handle it….”

There were several men and an old man.

The men were villagers near the beach, and they had brought a renowned Taoist because of the suddenly appearing tiger.

“To think it would be a tiger with two horns…. It’s definitely not who I expected!”

“You’ll definitely take care of it, right?”

“Of course!”

The old man said so with confidence.

*What a windfall! A Four Cardinal Fiend!* [A powerful, mythical creature]

The old man was a Taoist hermit practicing nearby.

But to think he would find a Four Cardinal Fiend on the verge of death! It was like a pumpkin rolling in on its vine! If there was no one around, he would have danced for joy.

*If I kill him, I’ll take his inner core, and I can make a puppet out of the byproducts!*

He couldn’t miss this opportunity.

The nameless old man approached the tiger and took out an axe from his chest.

He intended to cut off its head in one go.

But then.

Whoosh!

In an instant, a thin, thread-like worm popped out of the tiger’s body and pierced the old man’s neck.

“Cough!!”

The old man, his neck pierced, tried to resist, but the worm was unyielding.

“Kyaaaa!”

“Ru, run away! It’s a monster, a monster!!”

The gathered villagers ran away.

The eyes of the old man, his neck pierced, rolled back, and his body gradually withered.

“Ugh….”

The fallen Biseon [a type of celestial being or immortal], was as dry as if all the moisture had been sucked out of his body.

He had died instantly!

The thread-like worm re-entered the tiger’s body as if it had never come out.

A moment later.

The horned tiger opened its eyes.

*Where is this….*

I don’t know.

My mind was not clear, and my head was a mess.

The tiger, after a moment of contemplation, raised its body.

Thud.

But it had no strength in its body and collapsed back to the ground.

*Ah….*

The tiger, finally remembering something, looked around and clicked its tongue.

*I’m a mess. I suffered internal injuries from the invaluable treasure and couldn’t even heal them.*

He was San-gun, who had fled from the East Sea.

He had suffered severe internal injuries from using the Hye Yeon Convergence Sword, but he had no time to heal.

He wandered here and there and was swept away by the current, and when he came to his senses, he was here.

*I’ll have to lie low for a while.*

His condition was so bad that he needed to recuperate for at least a few years. It was only natural, as he had been swept away by the current in an injured state.

Instead of improving, it had worsened.

*This is Dongguk, and… what is this.*

San-gun, who was looking around, was surprised to see the corpse lying next to him.

It was withered and grotesque, as if it had been dead for quite some time.

San-gun, losing interest, pondered while racking his brain.

The first thing he had to do was to recover his body. It was only natural, as it had become difficult to even move his body properly.

But.

*The spiritual energy is weak. There aren’t any spiritual mountains around.*

He wanted to use his divine sense to find out more, but even that was difficult.

It was a place where the spiritual energy was strangely weak.

Or rather….

*The evil energy is very strong.*

It was a place where the evil energy was very strong.

Such places usually make it difficult for people to live, which was strange.

*I hope the whole of Dongguk isn’t like this.*

Because of that, he couldn’t even lift a finger.

If he summoned Guiyul in his current state, he would be beheaded in an instant.

It was fortunate that he had collected them in advance when he was in the East Sea.

But his sigh did not stop.

He couldn’t even open the Gongjeong River [likely a storage space or dimension] because he couldn’t sprinkle a handful of spiritual power.

He couldn’t take out the spiritual herbs contained inside, and he couldn’t transform into a human.

Inevitably, he lay down and practiced his breathing, and two or three days passed like that.

“It’s true! If you knew how terrified the people in our village are because of that, you wouldn’t say that!”

A man was vehemently speaking.

The old man listening to the story was responding with a face that didn’t believe it.

“So, he was pierced by a thread that came out of the tiger’s body, and then his body withered and died?”

“Yes! Many people besides me saw it! Lord Manho, you must be careful too!”

The old man called Manho stroked his beard and nodded.

Soon, the two who arrived at the beach cautiously approached the tiger as big as a house.

“Look, next to that tiger, that!”

“That’s right. It seems to be Yachoo who went out three days ago! Was it really true….”

“I’m telling you it’s true! If you, if you get too close, and your neck gets pierced and you die, who will our village bring!”

“Don’t be so alarmed. I’ll take care of it, so you go back first! If I don’t come back after a day….”

The old man called Manho took out a wooden plaque from his chest.

“Go to Hugosan (煦高山) [likely a specific mountain or location] and deliver this!”

“Ah, I understand!”

The man snatched it and ran away, and the old man Manho approached with a determined look.

It was then.

[Manho? I’ve heard that name somewhere…. ]

“You were awake. But it seems you can’t move! Then quietly become the rust of my sword!”

As he drew his long sword and chanted a spell, it floated in the air and absorbed light.

As a red light enveloped the long sword, it trembled and spat out its sword name.

“No matter how much of a Four Cardinal Fiend you are, your body can’t be that strong!”

[Ah, Manho. I remember now. You’re the old man who claimed to be a subordinate of the Three Evils, right?]

The eyes of the old man Manho widened.

“Who are you! Who are you to know me? I swear to the heavens, I have never had any particular friendship with a fiend!!”

He was not a good liar.

His flustered expression was obvious.

It looked like he was about to laugh at the sight.

[Didn’t you recruit the Sword Immortals to take from Banggok to the Ilwol Sect? I was one of them. But it’s amazing that you, a Postnatal [a term referring to someone who hasn’t achieved a certain level of spiritual cultivation], have reached the realm of a Taoist hermit. Hmm…. Seeing you drifting into Dongguk, it seems your life hasn’t been easy either.]

Banggok, and the Ilwol Sect!

At this point, he couldn’t help but believe it.

The guy definitely knows him.

And mentioning the Three Evils….

“Could it be you…. Back then…!”

His red eyes flashed and he grinned.

[What a cruel fate. To think you would still be alive. I thought you had died back then….]

“Hmph! So what! You must have been a guy disguised as a Sword Immortal back then!

Was it called Daeho? But what can you do now that you pretend to know me! You can’t even move your body!”

A connection from 50 years ago, it was also a bad relationship.

Manho swallowed hard.

His body trembled with tension, but it was true that the guy was badly injured!

“This is a good opportunity! Let’s finally end this long-lasting bad relationship today! You have no idea how much I suffered because of you back then…! If you hadn’t killed the Three Evils, I would have already surpassed Biseon and been eyeing Hwanseon [a higher level of celestial being]! You son of a bitch, die!!”

The moment Manho’s sword was about to fly!

[Do you want to become a Biseon?]

Stunned!

Manho’s sword stopped in mid-air.

“Wh, what are you talking about.”

[It’s not like I can’t help you. It seems like you’re firmly stuck against a wall…. A few teachings and a few elixirs would be enough. That’s an easy task.]

Manho’s pupils shook violently.

The old man was very greedy. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have claimed to be a subordinate of the Three Evils and followed them around.

“How can I believe those words…?”

He said that, but his face, unable to hide his joy, was a sight to behold.

[My realm is Yeongmyeong [a high level of spiritual attainment]. That kind of thing is easy. Why would I lie to you.]

“Yo, you’re in a body that can’t even move right now, so you might be doing that to survive!”

[Surely not. Are you saying that I’m lying because I can’t do anything about you?]

In an instant, San-gun’s eyes turned fierce.

His murderous intent seethed and covered all directions.

A thick murderous intent that felt like crawling on the body!

[I am San-gun of Baekseon. Do you think I would beg for my life from a mere Taoist hermit?]

Manho was sweating profusely at the eerie voice. His legs trembled and his whole body shook from the intense murderous intent.

It was an enormous level that seemed like it could kill a person with murderous intent alone.

Of course.

How many people had died at San-gun’s hands in the meantime! In addition, hundreds of sea creatures who lived in the East Sea had lost their lives at his hands. He had accumulated a murderous karma that a mere Taoist hermit could not ignore.

[Maybe this guy was also someone who had a friendship with you? He came close without knowing his place, so I hit him once and he died.]

“Wh, what nonsense….”

Is it really nonsense?

The old man Manho was confused.

[But I was going to spare him because he was someone I knew, but he didn’t know the fear of tigers. If you help me a little, you might be able to head to Biseon… Tsk tsk, you’re inviting your own death, I thought you were a smart guy.]

The moment San-gun’s eyes sharpened.

Thud!

Manho’s knees touched the ground.

He immediately prostrated himself and bowed his head.

“This Manho! I will become the Great One’s hands and feet and assist you so that there are no difficulties!!”