Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 449

Nangseon’s Adventures – Part 2, Episode 158

KWAHHHHHHHH!

Thump! Kwaang! Kuuung!

The Tiger, having crashed through the wall and demolished several buildings before stopping, groaned.

“Kuh-euuugh…”

He had instinctively raised his left arm to block, but the impact was tremendous.

Momentarily, he had enveloped his entire body in the petals of the Gyuncheon Bohwa [a protective technique using flower petals], donned the Wiju Hoyeon Armor of Tamhwa [a powerful magical armor], and, not satisfied with that, even summoned the Hyeongak Bulgoe [a defensive artifact] for defense.

But the result was devastating.

Pitter-patter.

The hexagonal pieces of the Hyeongak Bulgoe shattered and fell to the floor, and even a part of the Wiju Hoyeon Armor cracked and split.

Tamhwa also let out a scream of pain, and the Tiger’s left arm snapped.

-Well done, very well.

As always, Ran’s scolding was heard.

She continued with a barrage of nagging, saying it was all karma for misusing his lower body and that he should get his act together after getting beaten up a bit.

The Tiger tapped his temples with his palm and stood up.

Ran’s nagging was one thing, but it was still time to be on guard.

“This is too sudden…”

He had expected to meet him, but he didn’t think he would see him so abruptly while being so unprepared.

Chuck.

The Many-Eyed King reappeared without a sound, squinting as he scanned the Tiger up and down.

“…I beat you to death once, but you’re still alive? You’re a truly fascinating fellow.”

The furious look he had before was gone without a trace, and he began to examine the Tiger here and there as if he were curious.

“It’s amusing that you blocked my fist, but all you got was a broken arm? Haha! Are you really only at the early stages of Hyangseon [a cultivation stage]?”

He had been furious, but now he laughed heartily as if he found it amusing.

The Tiger, kneeling on one knee, couldn’t figure out how to react.

‘This is a more intense energy than when I faced Geumbak Jiju [a powerful enemy].’

It felt like his soul would escape if he didn’t concentrate.

It was like facing something indescribable.

“You wield quite interesting things. A rare Oryong [a type of dragon] as Wiju Hoyeon Armor, and a Suseon [a water spirit] of the Water Realm who has mastered the swordsmanship of the Celestial Realm…”

The Many-Eyed King seemed to see through everything about Cheonbeom at a glance, calmly stroking his gold and silver beard, which resembled Hwayang’s, and capturing him in his eyes.

“You were born with an extraordinary destiny. Haha, to have received Salgeop [a karmic burden] and have such a strong Cheonsalgi [heavenly killing energy]. I’ve lived long enough to see this; I never dreamed that such a crazy guy would come as my son-in-law.”

Despite speaking with a chuckle, there was a strange tension between the Tiger and the Many-Eyed King.

The Tiger was taken aback by the sudden blow, and the Many-Eyed King seemed to be contemplating what to do with him.

“You are the man my daughter chose, so you must be no ordinary person, but you must know that my situation has become very difficult because of you. It’s so difficult that even death wouldn’t be enough to repay it, but I’d hate to kill you outright because your talent is a bit of a waste.”

The Many-Eyed King held up two fingers and spoke in a dignified voice.

“So, I will give you two choices.”

“What…”

“Over the past years, my old friend, Jade Star Celestial King, has conceded and given up much for the marriage with my youngest daughter, Hwayang. But you have married her, so there is no way to stop his anger, and my relationship with him has deteriorated, and the plan that I have worked on for tens of thousands of years is about to fall apart.”

The two Great Celestial Masters of the Four Realms.

The Many-Eyed King and the Jade Star Celestial King.

If the relationship between these two were to deteriorate, the resulting disadvantages would be enormous.

“The first is to kill the Jade Star Celestial King.”

“!!”

“If you do, my worries will disappear.”

To think he would say such a thing so readily, even though he said they were old friends.

“Weren’t the Jade Star Celestial King and the Many-Eyed King old friends?”

“That’s right. We’ve been friends for a long time. He is the only one who has stood shoulder to shoulder with me in the Four Realms for over hundreds of thousands of years.”

“But…”

“Since he knows me so well, he is the most fearsome as an enemy. Isn’t it natural to eliminate anyone who can threaten me by any means possible?”

A slight madness seemed to flow in the eyes of the Many-Eyed King as he spoke coldly.

He possessed both the ruthlessness of living for a long time and the affection for his bloodline.

“But it would be difficult for you. It’s difficult for me too, so how could you do it? Of course, I’m not saying to do it right now, but someday you will have no choice but to do so. Once the rumor that my daughter has married spreads, it will surely reach his ears.”

In any case, the Tiger would have no choice but to become enemies with the Jade Star Celestial King.

“The second is to cleanly commit suicide.”

“…”

“I don’t particularly like it, but you are the man Hwayang chose, so there would be a lot of talk if I killed you as I pleased. But it would be a bigger problem if I let you live, so how about committing suicide cleanly?”

As a father, he seemed to have a plausible personality, but not to others. It seemed he was telling him to commit suicide because he didn’t want to be hated by his daughter.

“Choose one of the two.”

The Tiger was dumbfounded, but he couldn’t open his mouth carelessly.

Honestly, the idea of choosing suicide to disguise his death flashed through his mind for a moment, but the Many-Eyed King’s tone of cherishing Princess Hwayang bothered him.

He felt like his words to choose were a kind of test.

But it was also burdensome to say that he would kill the Jade Star Celestial King.

No matter how strong the Tiger had become, he was not strong enough to fight and win against a Celestial Master.

Even now, his arm was broken by one punch from the Many-Eyed King.

There were two choices, but both were no different from telling him to die.

“You fool! Why can’t you answer quickly! Do I really have to cut your neck with my own hands for you to answer!”

This was something he had already prepared for when he agreed to the marriage. There was no need to choose.

“I will kill him.”

“The Jade Star Celestial King?”

“Yes. I don’t know how long it will take, but… I will do so.”

“Hoo! Is that so.”

The Many-Eyed King seemed to like his bold attitude, as he continued to smile with satisfaction and stroke his beard.

“Have all the Ghost Immortals of the Many-Eyed Stronghold heard? My son-in-law will kill the Jade Star Celestial King! Therefore, whenever the time comes, when my son-in-law discusses a life-or-death battle with the Jade Star Celestial King, I, the owner of the Many-Eyed Stronghold, the Many-Eyed King, will remain a perfect outsider and will not interfere in the noble duel! One day! At any time! I will bless the one who remains alone in the duel between the two!”

Uwoooooooo!!

Then, the cheers of the Ghost Immortals, who had gathered wondering what was going on, poured down like rain.

At the same time, Cheonbeom’s face crumpled.

‘I knew it would turn out like this.’

The Many-Eyed King had simply tied the grudge that could spread to the family to only Cheonbeom and the Jade Star Celestial King.

He had pre-emptively prevented the Jade Star Celestial King’s anger from invading his family by packaging it as a noble duel.

“As expected of the son-in-law my daughter chose. His spirit is overflowing, very excellent!”

The Many-Eyed King laughed heartily and offered wine to the gathered Ghost Immortals.

“It’s a very happy day! I have gained a divine immortal as my son-in-law, so the Many-Eyed Stronghold will overcome the difficult times and soar to new heights!”

The atmosphere quickly turned into a banquet, and everyone drank alcohol and the servants began to bring in food.

Cheonbeom sat next to the Many-Eyed King with his arm broken, and he solidified his position in front of many Ghost Immortals.

* * *

The banquet continued until dawn.

Thanks to this, not only the Tiger but also many Ghost Immortals had to mingle with the Many-Eyed King.

Should he be called a Great Celestial Master after all?

Should he be called the king who reigns over the Four Realms?

His skill in making the damage to himself almost non-existent with a few words was something that even the Tiger, who had experienced all kinds of hardships, could not do anything about.

“Why isn’t the princess coming!”

“Princess… it seems that last night with the consort was… too much for her…”

“What?”

It seemed that her movements were uncomfortable.

A moment of silence flowed.

Naturally, everyone’s gaze was focused on the lower body of the consort, Cheonbeom.

“Kuhahahat! Our son-in-law’s stamina is no joke! Yes, yes! You’ve just had a wedding, so a man should do that much!!”

The Many-Eyed King slapped Cheonbeom’s shoulder and laughed loudly.

After that, the banquet did not seem to end, and it became a little quieter before dawn.

“Do you know why I built the Many-Eyed Stronghold in such an ambiguous place?”

“I don’t know.”

A place adjacent to the Four Realms but not completely in the Four Realms.

The Many-Eyed Stronghold above the sky, close to the Geonwon Sea and covered in thick fog.

It was not a very good location geographically or tactically.

“It’s because the brilliant and dazzling sun rises here. You can’t get such warm sunlight in the Four Realms. When I was young, I didn’t even know what the sun was, and I spent my childhood in the gloomy and dark Four Realms.”

He said that the shock when he first came out of the Four Realms was enormous.

Most of those who lived in the Four Realms were like that.

Half of them liked the darkness, but many did not.

Especially those like goblins, even among the same Ghost Immortals.

“I really like it here. You can see the sun.”

There were many meanings implied.

The reason why the Four Realms participate in the Seonsal War [war to release those sealed by karmic burden] is not simply to release those sealed by Salgeop.

What they want to get their hands on is the land under the warm sun.

That may be what they truly desire.

“Is that arm still in that state?”

He broke it himself and asked as if he was seeing it for the first time.

Profanity came out on its own, but the Tiger smiled, making an effort to raise his left arm.

“My father-in-law’s fist is so fierce that it will take about three days.”

“Is that so? I’m sorry about that. It was an unbearable part as a father with a daughter, so I hope you understand.”

His precious daughter was naked with a man he was seeing for the first time, so it was understandable.

As a father with a daughter, he understood it in his heart, but the arm he was hit with still hurt terribly.

Tamhwa was a little worried, but she had recovered quickly and fallen asleep.

“Come to think of it, I feel a familiar energy from you, can you give it to me?”

“Yes? Familiar energy…”

As he hesitated, not knowing what he was talking about, the Many-Eyed King took the Gongjeonggang [a magical artifact] from the Tiger’s arms as if he was frustrated, and took out a coffin and a small sword.

“You carry around strange things. What are you trying to do by carrying this around like this.”

His face hardened for a moment, but he didn’t care. The Many-Eyed King waved his hand a few times, and the coffin flew away and a woman inside appeared.

It was Gwi-yul.

“Think of it as compensation for breaking your arm. It’s a bit of a waste to leave such a valuable Jiangshi [a type of undead] and evil sword like this.”

The Many-Eyed King flicked his fingers without consulting and stabbed the Guhwan Greatsword [a powerful sword] right into Gwi-yul, who was not moving. As if that wasn’t enough, he took out a horn from his arms and even sent a few drops of green liquid from the horn flying.

“…”

“Now it looks a bit more plausible.”

Kuuuuuuuuung!!

Gwi-yul disappeared without a trace, and a powerful evil energy instantly spread in all directions from the shabby Guhwan Greatsword.

The energy of death spread in all directions, but soon permeated back into the greatsword.

A sword-red energy swirled as if it were alive, emitting a strong evil energy.

‘It changed.’

The appearance did not change much.

It was a greatsword with nine rings.

But the energy it emitted was different.

The Tiger realized it instantly.

A faint energy close to Yeonjabo [a powerful artifact] was felt in the Guhwan Greatsword.

The Tiger was dumbfounded, but the Many-Eyed King nodded with satisfaction.

“It was annoying. There are so many souls in one body, how could it move properly? It is a better choice to eliminate the human form and put it into the greatsword. Then, over time, a spirit will naturally be created and it will become more powerful.”