Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 341

낭선기환담 – 2부 50화

“I see….”

The heads of the Gon and Hu families understood the situation instantly.

Having lived for tens of thousands of years, there wasn’t much they couldn’t understand.

They were aboard a Premium Ship and were the heads of families, among the Five Great Clans of the Water Realm.

How could they lead their families if they couldn’t even understand this much?

Understanding and acceptance were quite different, but they had no choice.

How could they not acknowledge it when their bodies were disappearing in real-time?

“Haa….”

However, feeling wronged and indignant was only natural. They even felt a sense of futility.

They had managed to remove the barrier, and all that was left was to deal with the bastard, yet they were disappearing right before their eyes. It was only natural.

But there was no time.

The thoughts of the Gon and Hu family heads aligned.

“You, come here immediately!”

With their bodies disappearing, they grabbed Beom and placed their hands on his back.

“We are going to die now! But you might somehow survive.”

A small light flickered in the Hu family head’s hand.

The same was true for the Gon family head.

“I will die like this! But there’s no way around it. However, my daughter and family will walk the path of decline afterward. So, if you survive, please tell them.”

“I will transfer the family’s secrets and treasures to you, so please pass them on. I have many incompetent sons, but please guide them well.”

If, by chance, he survived.

If he was safe.

“Help them out once in a while.”

They seemed to have realized it.

Who was killing them.

What path of decline their families would walk after their deaths.

“But….”

Beom tried to say something but couldn’t continue.

“My daughter will treat you as the family’s benefactor until she grows up properly. Please. Please listen to the last words of a pathetic father who has to leave his daughter behind.”

Gradually, their presence disappeared.

Something entered Beom’s body.

The secret formulas unique to their families were inscribed, and the family treasures were also included.

Several words to leave for their descendants also permeated him.

He disappeared along with everything that permeated him.

And soon.

Their forms, which had turned into small wisps of smoke, completely scattered.

“A pathetic father’s last words….”

A pathetic father.

Why did that pierce his heart so much?

‘It’s making me unnecessarily concerned.’

But the situation was what it was.

There was no time to be distracted.

“Ho Su-seon, you’ve finally risen from your seat.”

“Thanks to you.”

The hem of his clothes was slightly torn.

There was blood on it, but it was faint.

Even if they had attacked together with the family heads, he couldn’t predict his chances of winning now.

But he had to do it anyway.

“Can you do it?”

Ho Jun-seong spread his arms wide.

His face was triumphant.

The two family heads who were with Beom were dead.

Beom was alone.

And he was a Premium Immortal.

How could he be a match?

“I have received something, so I have to try. Still, didn’t I make Ho Su-seon rise from his seat?”

“Haha!”

Ho Jun-seong laughed cheerfully.

“That’s right. In the end, he even got the family treasures from those family heads….”

The Twin Annihilation Blades in Beom’s hand were the proof.

Originally, the treasures used by Premium Immortals were called Premium Immortal Treasures, those used by Fragrant Immortals were called Fragrant Immortal Treasures, and those used by Prime Immortals were called Prime Immortal Treasures.

But those referred to magical artifacts made to suit their level.

The Twin Annihilation Blades he held were neither Fragrant Immortal Treasures nor Prime Immortal Treasures, but special treasures.

‘Innate Treasures (緣自寶).’ [Treasures that came into existence on their own, not crafted.]

Not only crafted magical artifacts exist in the world.

There were also magical artifacts that came into existence on their own.

That was the Innate Treasure.

The Twin Annihilation Blades that Beom held.

And Beom had one more such Innate Treasure.

“Even the Feather Transformation Flight (翎化飛), which is said to be the pride of the Gon family.”
A small feather that created a mysterious light.

It was called the Feather Transformation Flight, and strangely, there was a picture drawn on the surface of this feather, adding to its mystery.

“There’s a legend that the Great Peng [a mythical bird], the founder of the Gon clan, is contained within it.”

Inside the Feather Transformation Flight, there was a picture of a bird spreading its wings wide.

The head of the Gon clan used it to walk ten thousand miles in one step and shorten hundreds of years of travel to decades. It was the slowest of the slow treasures.

“But if someone who handles Innate Treasures is a Premium Immortal, there’s nothing to fear.”

“Considering that, weren’t you scared and got up?”

At that sarcastic remark, Ho Jun-seong chuckled.

“Would you like to try again?”

His tone changed.

Ho Jun-seong had been using honorifics, considering his relationship with him so far.

But from now on, it seemed different, starting with his tone.

“The barrier is broken, but if you’re the only one left, there’s no need to maintain it.”

Ho Jun-seong strode out and took out the Cosmos Ring from his chest.

It was a weapon that resembled a wheel and was used like a gauntlet.

Ho Jun-seong threw it and formed a hand seal.

Then, the Cosmos Ring was enveloped in Demonic Qi and instantly split into hundreds.

The Cosmos Rings, scattered in all directions, spun around, creating a sharp noise.

“I didn’t really want to go this far… but competing with you might be a good memory.”

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of Cosmos Rings rushed towards Beom.

“Memories my ass….”

Beom instantly clasped his hands together and spread them out, and thousands of golden swords emerged from his hands, colliding with the Cosmos Rings.

Clang!!

A thunderous roar spread out.

It was just the sound of swords and Cosmos Rings colliding, but an enormous impact erupted.

Beom was merely blocking, but he was struggling with all his might.

“Hoo, not many Premium Immortals can block my Cosmos Rings. You are indeed different.”

But blocking was all he could do.

There was no joy in receiving such praise at all.

Beom stretched out his hands in all directions and blocked the Cosmos Rings with Hwaran [his sword technique].

Even if they were deflected, they rushed in again.

The power contained in each one was like a mountain, and Beom’s complexion gradually turned pale, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

It was then.

Whoosh.

In an instant, Ho Jun-seong’s face loomed before his eyes.

“Gasp!”

Beom activated the Feather Transformation Flight.

A cool breeze enveloped him.

At the same time, Ho Jun-seong’s Black Hand, wrapped in Demonic Qi, pierced in.

Swoosh!

“As expected, the Feather Transformation Flight. It’s indeed fast.”

Ho Jun-seong purely admired Beom’s figure, which had disappeared by a hair’s breadth.

But Beom’s expression, who had appeared six hundred yards away, was not good.

“I feel like I’m going to throw up.”

Even when he used the teleportation array for the first time in his life, it wasn’t this bad. Moreover, it consumed too much divine power.

It wasn’t a treasure to be used often.

‘But if it weren’t for the Feather Transformation Flight, my stomach would have been pierced.’

Indeed, Innate Treasures were Innate Treasures.

It was slightly different from generally using Spatial Reduction [a type of spatial divine power].

Spatial Reduction was a type of spatial divine power that tore through space and leaped over it, but Innate Treasures were a type of escape technique that used Wind Divine Power.

It was just that it was a treasure that was immensely faster than using Spatial Reduction.

‘It seems like it would be okay if I got used to it.’

The Feather Transformation Flight was a feather-shaped treasure.

When it was activated, it naturally stuck to Beom’s wings, and a clear breeze arose.

“Running away won’t solve anything, Cheon Su-seon.”

Ho Jun-seong smirked.

That was right.

The fruits of the Demonic Tree were filling up rapidly.

If he didn’t kill him, he couldn’t prevent the destruction of the Serene Azure Pure Land.

Running away wouldn’t solve it.

To resolve everything, he had to defeat Ho Jun-seong, the root cause.

‘He’s a strong opponent.’

Premium Immortal.

And Ho Jun-seong was strong.

‘Is my chance of winning about 30%?’

That was when he added up everything he had now.

That was the difference between Ho Jun-seong and Beom.

Moreover, this was the Serene Azure Pure Land.

If he wanted to, he could set up a favorable situation for himself.

‘Can I rely on his carelessness?’

Hoo….

It had been a long time since he felt this way.

A powerful enemy that was difficult to face.

And a duel where he had to risk his life.

It had all been a long time.

For some reason, Beom felt his blood boiling.

Whoong!

Beom’s wings spread wide.

Soon, a clear breeze enveloped him.

Whoosh!

He disappeared from Ho Jun-seong’s sight.

For a moment, he felt a presence in the sky.

When he raised his head, he heard a rumbling sound! A purple lightning flashed and spread.

He held the Twin Annihilation Blades in his hands.

“All I have to do is avoid it.”

Crackle! Kwaang!

The Twin Annihilation Blades fell like lightning.

But Ho Jun-seong dodged it first.

No matter how powerful an Innate Treasure was, it was useless if it didn’t hit. No matter how strong a Premium Immortal was, he couldn’t ignore the power of the Twin Annihilation Blades.

There was no reason to get hit.

He read the trajectory and dodged in advance.

A huge explosion occurred in the cloud sea, violently surging.

As the splashing water droplets soaked the sky, Ho Jun-seong covered his mouth with his sleeve.

‘Poison.’

It was quite a deadly poison.

But it wasn’t threatening unless it directly spread into the body.

He waved his arm and let it flow away with the wind, and the poison quickly disappeared.

But what disappeared was not only the poison but also Beom’s presence.

Ho Jun-seong’s eyes turned.

He couldn’t see the smell or the figure.

The ink-black sea and the red sky did not reflect his figure.

Ho Jun-seong lightly formed a hand seal and closed his eyes.

He sat cross-legged in the air and chanted a spell, and a demonic figure appeared from his body.

And then.

Whoosh!

Ho Jun-seong’s figure disappeared.

And when he reappeared in the air.

Grab!

His hand was holding Beom’s neck.

“Did you forget that the Serene Azure Pure Land is in my hands? No matter how excellent your concealment technique is, you can’t deceive me!”

Strength entered the hand holding his neck.

The energy of Demonic Qi enveloped Beom and crushed his neck.

Rustle.

“What!”

But Beom’s figure turned into golden petals and scattered in all directions.

The petals soon surrounded Ho Jun-seong.

“I won’t be fooled by the same trick again!”

Whooong!!

As the Demonic Qi soared, the petals fluttered in the momentum.

And it was from then on that Ho Jun-seong began to be genuinely surprised.

“The sky….”

Before he knew it, it had turned golden.

The golden waves covered the sky and emitted a dazzling light.

Not only the sky.

The sea was also the same.

A flower resembling a golden lotus floated on the ink-like sea.

In an instant, he could see hundreds just by looking.

No, there were numbers exceeding thousands, tens of thousands.

The golden lotuses, blooming from buds on the sea, fully bloomed.

Inside the fully bloomed golden lotus, a dazzling light and a hot fire were present.

“Great Brilliance Myriad Lights (泰華萬燈).”

The fires bloomed by the golden lotuses rose into the sky one by one.

“Will you avoid this time too?”

The corners of Beom’s lips turned up.

The moment Ho Jun-seong tried to open his mouth.

The Great Brilliance Myriad Lights exploded.

Kwaaaaaaang!!

Soon, an earth-shattering roar filled the sky and the sea.

Each and every golden fire was a compression of the mysteries of the Grand Heavenly Outer Yang Divine Art.

Moreover, the petals surrounding it were those of Hwaran.

There was no way there wouldn’t be an impact.

Gurgle.

“Hoo… Keuk.”

Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

More blood flowed than before.

His complexion was pale, and his whole body trembled.

He had consumed too much divine power.

“Huh….”

But in the explosion that passed by, Beom’s pupils shook.

What he saw after the explosion was Ho Jun-seong, who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth.

Half of his body had turned into a demon, and four palm-sized Extreme Mountains were spinning around him, protecting him.

“If I had been a little late, it would have been dangerous. You’re really a friend I can’t let my guard down with….”

Unlike before, there was no strength in his tone.

But it was better than Cheonbeom.

“Let’s end it now.”

His hand flipped over.

Then, a blood-red bead appeared in his hand, and Beom’s complexion changed in an instant when he saw it.

“Do you recognize it? This is a bead made from your blood. Even in the middle of a battlefield, you shouldn’t be dropping so much blood.”

Crack.

“Kuaaaaaaak!!”

Beom clutched his chest and screamed. It was as if something was tearing apart inside his body.

“There’s one more.”

Another bead cracked on Ho Jun-seong’s finger.

And it shattered.

Crack.

“Keuheok!”

Pooh-wack!

Beom’s blood scattered in the air.

“Let’s really end it now.”

Ho Jun-seong threw the Cosmos Ring as if he didn’t want to see Beom falling onto the sea.

The Cosmos Ring spun around like a wheel, wrapped in Demonic Qi, and headed at a rapid speed.

The ominous energy that would cut anything was endlessly sharp.

If he were hit by that, his body would be cut in half in an instant.

‘I have no strength.’

But he had no strength left.

His body was a mess, as if glass beads had been broken inside, due to some divine power.

His energy channels seemed to be twisted.

Still, he couldn’t just stand still and tried to struggle, but then.

“Beom!!”

A familiar woman’s voice was heard.

The woman hugged Beom as if it were natural and smiled.

“It’s okay now.”

It was Saha.