Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 216

Nangseon’s Romantic Story – Episode 215

“Great Sword!!”

The Great Sword, casting a massive shadow on the ground, soared sky-high, brimming with indescribable iridescent energy around it.

Sweat beaded on San-gun’s hand.

It was an energy that could be clearly felt without even seeing it.

It was the energy of Gyuncheon Ogwang [a powerful, celestial energy].

“What is this…”

He roughly understood the makeshift plan that Bong had devised. He knew that Bong intended to summon Chungseon and Hwaseon to one place and have them fight each other, but he never expected a Great Sword to suddenly pop out of nowhere.

“Was the one manipulating Hwaseon and that Great Sword trying to make them fight each other?”

“I had no choice. The immortals were strangely gathering only around you, so what other brilliant ideas could I have? Doing this was the best option.”

“Damn it…”

San-gun clicked his tongue and immediately tried to fold space and escape, but he couldn’t because of the Gyuncheon Ogwang energy emanating from the Great Sword.

The Gyuncheon Ogwang emitted by a dozen or so Great Swords was more powerful and intense than San-gun’s, seemingly dominating even space itself.

San-gun bit his lower lip and quickly gathered his arms in a large circle, then spread them out.

Swish!!

Then, blue treasure swords poured out and began to surround him from all directions.

“Are you the only one trying to survive!”

At that moment, Chuk-man shouted and rushed over breathlessly, joining hands in a seal.

Then, the incarnation of Samchwihwa [a Buddhist deity] floated in the air in a lotus position.

It seemed like it was about to start chanting Buddhist scriptures, but before anyone knew it, the sounds mixed together and transformed into a green shield.

For incarnations to turn into shields was truly a wondrous and mystical feat.

As San-gun changed his hand seals to match, the swords of Hwaran gathered on Chuk-man’s shield.

As the surging Hwaran merged, a blue energy overflowed, adding even more solidity to the already dense shield.

“Please help us!”

But this couldn’t possibly be enough to ensure their safety.

Chuk-man might not know it, but the iridescent Great Sword was not the mystical power of an ordinary cultivator.

It was none other than the energy of Gyuncheon Ogwang, and the one manipulating it was an immortal from the Sword Spirit Island who had come to capture San-gun!

There was no way that he and Chuk-man, merely eternal beings from the lower realm, could stop them.

“I understand.”

With a dark expression, Bong waved his fingers, spinning the shield created by San-gun and Chuk-man around.

As the spinning shield turned, blue rings formed and a source of light emerged.

And at that instant.

KWAHHHH!

A deafening explosion erupted.

“Ugh!”

The power of the Great Sword was so immense that even with the shield empowered by Bong’s strength, San-gun’s arms trembled and he struggled to breathe.

Not only Chuk-man, but even San-gun was exerting all his strength, but it was difficult to endure for long.

“Damn it!”

Clap! At that moment, two horns sprouted from San-gun’s head as he clasped his hands together, and his size began to increase.

It was Gakche Yongson [a transformation into a powerful being].

“HAAAAAAAP!!”

Kwaddeudeuk!!

Gyuncheon Ogwang frosted on San-gun’s clenched fist, and iridescent light shone brilliantly.

Soon, San-gun climbed onto the shield and delivered a punch to the blade of the Great Sword.

KWAANG!!

Then, the trajectory of the Great Sword slightly shifted, starting to veer away from the shield.

Completely blocking it was difficult, but deflecting it was easy enough.

Chuk-man, with a hopeful look on his face, let out a sigh of relief, but San-gun’s eyes flashed open and he summoned his wings.

But at that moment.

A man who had fallen from the Great Sword grabbed San-gun’s neck!

“Cough!!”

San-gun’s face turned red as the power of the grip tightened around his entire body. However, the man grinned gleefully, and San-gun could barely open his eyes to see the man’s appearance.

His face was long like a horse, but his eyebrows were distinct, and his eyes were a bit small but sharp, giving him an overall sharp impression.

San-gun instinctively knew that this man was the master of the iridescent Great Sword.

“It took long enough.”

The man said that and tightened his grip on San-gun’s neck even more.

Kkudeudeuk.

“I came all the way down to the lower realm to find you, so as your senior, it’s only right that I discipline you properly!!”

Whoosh, KUUUUUNG!!

Having said that, the man threw San-gun away. San-gun, who had been thrown to the bottom of the lake, clenched his teeth and tried to escape, but the man was one step faster.

“Where do you think you’re going!!”

KWAANG!!

The lake water soared into the sky.

Above it, San-gun, his face pale, was trembling his fists.

In an instant, he unleashed a fist filled with Gyuncheon Ogwang, and San-gun countered.

After achieving Gyuncheon Bohwa [a state of enlightenment], his fist was more powerful than most jibo [powerful artifacts].

It was natural, as his body itself was like a treasure sword.

But.

‘The level is different…’

That man was different.

As he claimed to be his senior, his level was far too different from San-gun’s. His fist, which he had been proud of as being no different from a treasure sword, now felt like glass.

It was trembling as if it would break with the slightest touch, so wasn’t it obvious?

“As expected of the Sword Old Man’s last sword. Even though you’ve achieved the same Gyuncheon Bohwa, to think you could block my fist.”

“Sword Old Man’s last sword?”

“Yes, you are the thirty-sixth Gyuncheon Bohwa of the Sword Elder. As for me, I am your senior, the thirty-second!”

San-gun’s face sank.

“So, you’ve come to take me away?”

“It seems you understand what I’m saying.”

It was a tone full of contempt.

He didn’t feel good. But rather than provoking the other party, it was time to assess the situation and understand his intentions.

A fiery anger kept rising, but he had to forcibly suppress it.

He knew he would meet them someday.

From the moment he heard the words “iridescent Great Sword,” he knew this would happen.

‘It was faster than expected…’

The situation was quite chaotic.

Hwaseon was waiting behind him, and the man who claimed to be his senior was standing in front of him, saying he had come to take him away.

“How did you find me?”

He had long since removed the tracking spell that the immortal had placed on him with the power of Cheonoe Yanggun [a technique to nullify spells].

But he was curious as to how they had found him.

“It was quite a struggle. I looked at the movements of the Yunha and performed divination. Since you had achieved Gyuncheon Bohwa, I guessed that you would definitely come to the millennium Gold Ring Heavenly Fragrance [a rare and powerful artifact]. But even here, it was difficult to find you… I thought I wouldn’t be able to find you, but thanks to meeting someone here who knew you, I was finally able to find you.”

Someone who knew him?

“Who is it?”

“Well, he used a strange treasure to find out where you were. What was his name… Yujeong, was it?”

Kkadeudeuk.

‘Have you ever seen such a bastard?’

So Yujeong was here too.

He never thought that not finishing things back then would come back like this. If he met him again, he would definitely kill him.

“Hoo-”

Taking a deep breath, San-gun organized his thoughts and spoke to Bong.

-Were you trying to kill me?

No matter how he thought about it, it seemed that way.

Otherwise, how could things have turned out like this?

But Bong calmly continued, as if denying it.

[Of course not. I saw your destiny. I thought it might be him.]

So he could even glimpse into destiny.

It was a mystical power that he couldn’t help but be amazed by.

But if that was the case, he had no choice but to question it even more.

-Then why did you wait? He came to take me away! I don’t know who this Sword Old Man is, but I can’t be captured by him, even if I die!

When he achieved Gyuncheon Bohwa.

What were San-gun’s feelings?

For the first time, his seniors melted into his body and died.

The immortal who had made such arrangements must be the Sword Old Man.

He was clearly a man with a character worse than a dog.

If he went to him, he would surely be used like a dog or merged with another Gyuncheon Bohwa like Divine Sword Unification.

[I never told you to be captured.]

-Then…!

[Calm down. The man who calls himself your senior said he came to take you away.]

-That’s right.

[Then wouldn’t he take care of those who are after you?]!

In other words.

It meant that he could have the man take care of this situation itself. San-gun closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then widened his eyes.

“Okay, Senior! I’ll follow you!”

San-gun immediately clasped his fists.

“I was worried that an eternal being wouldn’t understand, but thankfully, you’re not a complete idiot.”

The self-proclaimed thirty-second sword, Tang Chun, smiled.

“Senior, but there’s a problem.”

“My name is Tang Chun. But what is this problem?”

“That Hwaseon is trying to kill me and my companions, so I would appreciate it if Senior could help us a little!”

“Hmm?”

It was then.

Hoo Woong!!

With a sharp whistling sound, Tang Chun’s eyes narrowed.

In an instant, the sword hanging on Tang Chun’s back was drawn and shot out like an arrow.

Whoosh, KWAANG!!

“A greeting.”

Whiriririk Chak!

The returning sword turned into a streak of light and re-entered the scabbard hanging on his back.

Tang Chun looked at Hwaseon, who was leisurely revealing herself in the mist, with a very uncomfortable expression.

“To think it would be Hwaseon… They’re no different from stubborn mules.”

Clicking his tongue, he glanced around and frowned.

He looked very reluctant.

Seeing his reluctance, San-gun hurriedly bowed his head and shouted.

“They are my longtime friends. Before I follow Senior, I would like to save their lives, even if it’s just for the sake of it!!”

“I can’t! Hwaseon are second to none when it comes to not understanding words, and their temperament is extremely nasty. Not only is it impossible to have a conversation with Hwaseon, but the only way to make them listen is to suppress them with force, and there’s no reason for me to go to such trouble…”

Hoo Woong!!

Whoosh, KWAANG!!

Regardless, Hwaseon didn’t like Tang Chun and began to attack him, and the sharp wind was getting stronger and stronger.

“That damn woman…”

She swayed on the lotus flower as if dancing, waving her arms.

But with just that, a powerful wind flew like a blade, making him sweat profusely.

“Surely, Senior, the thirty-second sword of the Sword Old Man, can’t be unable to do anything about that one Hwaseon…?”

As he spoke as if doubting, Tang Chun scoffed as if he was dumbfounded.

“Your arrogance is piercing the sky! I can see through your petty mind, but I’ll indulge you to that extent. But once we leave this place, you’ll regret that arrogance for the rest of your life!!”

Chwajajajajak!!

The swords hanging on Tang Chun’s back were drawn and soared high into the sky.

The soaring swords suddenly transformed into giant Great Swords and fell down.

KUUUUUUUNG!!

It was as large and heavy as a mountain, but he didn’t know why it looked so reassuring right now.

‘I bought some time.’

The rest depends on whether they move as expected or not.

Turning his head, Chuk-man seemed to have roughly grasped the situation and was cautiously taking a defensive stance, and it seemed that the Cho-eum fairy and Cho-a were no different.

No matter how much of a Jiseon [a celestial being], Cho-eum couldn’t participate in the immortals’ fight, so she was as quiet as a mouse.

He wanted to ask her to take down that woman too, but unfortunately, he couldn’t.

Kwajajajak!!

KWAANG!!

The Great Swords fell from the sky, and Hwaseon’s sharp wind gathered and swirled into a vortex, colliding with the Great Swords.

Then, suddenly, lotus petals fluttered down in the air, and a strange pink mist spread out.

In an instant, his head became dizzy and his eyelids became heavy.

Was it because he had overexerted himself too much after entering the Gold Ring Heavenly Fragrance? Sleepiness poured down.

[Hold your breath!]

“Hmph!”

In an instant, he unknowingly covered his nose and mouth with his sleeve.

-What is this?

[You can tell by looking, it’s a sleep incense.]

He could tell by looking.

But San-gun never imagined that something like this would work on him.

San-gun had trained his body to be nearly immune to all poisons.

For such a person, not another poison, but a sleep incense would work!!

It was a fresh shock.

Thump!! KWAANG!! KWAAAAANG!!

Whether he was shocked or not, Hwaseon and Tang Chun could be seen among the Great Swords falling like meteorites.

They were punching each other, and they were flying treasures and fighting so fast that they couldn’t even be seen.

A earth-shattering roar echoed hundreds of times in one breath, and the aftermath distorted the space and dried up the lake. All of those were scenes that unfolded in the time it took to drink a cup of tea, so those who saw it couldn’t help but be amazed.

Normally, it would be amazing just to see the back of an immortal, but to be able to glimpse their life-or-death struggle was also a stroke of luck.

“Haa… I’m going crazy.”

But San-gun’s face, who was watching the scene, was gradually turning dark.

The reason was that the shock, which seemed like it would cause internal injuries just from the aftermath of the battle, was being conveyed to him intact.

The aftermath alone was enough to make San-gun kneel, so it was needless to say how intense it was.

‘Was he holding back his strength earlier…’

That was the only way he could think.

After coming to this place, San-gun couldn’t help but feel strangely powerless.

He had been running and running non-stop, but the wall he had to climb was too big and distant.

[It’s not time to be doing that yet. He’s coming, so get ready.]

“He?”

It was then.

Suddenly, a red dot began to appear far away in the sky, and in an instant, it swelled up and began to turn into a red mist.

As the red mist began to appear, the buzzing sound coming from his ears made his whole body crawl.

“Chungseon…”

It was the appearance of another immortal.