Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 482

Tales of Nangsane – Part 2, Episode 191

“The principle of the Sammae Samsal (三味三殺) [Three Tastes, Three Kills – a technique involving three arrows] was created by me, but it’s quite a cruel divine power.”

Ilsinhongseong Yedong nocked another arrow.

“Originally, the Sammae Samsal arrow is one, split into three, so when you shoot the arrow, it tries to merge back into one.”

Thus, it flies to the exact spot it hit before, delivering a greater impact.

“And when the last arrow is shot and fully restores into one arrow, the principle of Sammae Samsal is triggered, leading to death.”

The three arrows are originally one, and the principle is activated the moment they become one.

The moment the arrow becomes complete, the principle of Sammae Samsal kills him.

“All the divine powers you’ve shown are amazing, but that’s it. It’s far from enough to block my, Ilsinhongseong Yedong’s, arrow.”

Drddddk.

He draws the bowstring.

The taut bow screams.

Cheonbeom, his lips stained with golden blood, had to think and think.

‘Ilsinhongseong’s Sammae Samsal is an arrow that cannot be physically blocked.’

It pierced through his maximum defense. No, it didn’t pierce.

It ignored it. It contained a highly skilled spatial law that he couldn’t even sense.

He couldn’t possibly block a spatial law that transcends perception.

If they were at a similar level, he might try to seize the space and block it, but he was not an opponent he could overcome by struggling.

The difference in power was so clear, and Cheonbeom’s energy was weakening in real-time.

It’s painful.

The pain scattered his divine power, rooting through Cheonbeom’s blood and energy.

His strength wouldn’t gather.

But he couldn’t give up.

How did he get this far?

To die by an arrow from Ilsinhongseong, who he had no particular grudge against, not even in a fight with Geomno, was too unfair and infuriating.

‘Think.’

He had to think and think about how to escape this crisis.

Or he would die.

Seureureuk.

Cheonbeom’s aura changed, his golden eyes gleaming.

His gaze was strange.

Ilsinhongseong watched for a moment, still drawing the bowstring.

For a hunter, watching the prey’s reaction is the greatest fun.

‘Has he given up?’

Ilsinhongseong tilted his head.

Because Cheonbeom suddenly began to withdraw all his divine powers.

Then, he stroked Tamhwa’s head, who had turned into a girl, made a hand seal, and gave up all his weapons.

“Hwadam, take care of Tamhwa.”

“B, but Master…!”

“Go. It’s okay.”

Hwadam’s eyes welled up with tears.

But Tamhwa pulled Hwadam, who couldn’t bear to leave, and disappeared in a ray of light.

That was the end.

“How boring.”

“Aren’t you going after the children?”

“Is there any need to do that? This is between you and me.”

“Thank you for your consideration.”

“Well, is that all you have to say?”

“Yes.”

Cheonbeom, speaking calmly, didn’t show the same spirit as before.

He had given up.

Ilsinhongseong engraved his last moments in his eyes and released the bowstring. Taang! The arrow pierced Cheonbeom’s chest and became one, tearing and splitting the surrounding space.

Soon, a spatial rift burst out, creating a hole that seemed to absorb everything, and Ilsinhongseong stared at the hole even amidst the chaos.

“What a pity.”

That was Cheonbeom’s end.

Ilsinhongseong, about to turn away, furrowed his brow as if something was wrong, then smirked.

“Who do we have here? Why is Geomno Iltaek here? Did you come to taste this old friend’s arrow?”

Before him stood a long-eyebrowed old man in a pure white robe.

The robe, fluttering as long as his eyebrows, was clean, without a speck of dust, as if to show his status.

Ilsinhongseong called him a friend, but they didn’t seem to have a simple relationship.

Because Ilsinhongseong Yedong’s entire body was filled with murderous intent.

“This old one was a step late. To think he would meet such an end. I have waited for the Cheongeom [Clear Sword – likely referring to Cheonbeom] for so long….”

Geomno Iltaek.

The Wonseon Taesa [Great Celestial of Primordial Lineage – a high-ranking celestial official] of the Celestial Realm.

Geomno clicked his tongue with deep regret.

“You were looking for that friend too, it seems. He was a very decent young man. But that doesn’t mean he should have been left alive. You, as well as receiving the mantle of Ogyeong Gyeju [Overlord of the Five Realms], I couldn’t bear to watch with my own eyes.”

Ilsinhongseong’s eyes, which had been constantly smiling, flickered with murderous intent.

His face hardened in an instant.

“You and that bitch betrayed my friend, who was like family, leading him to his death! And you even cut out his entire family and ruined them!!”

“He was also this old one’s friend.”

Kugugugung!!

The heavens and earth began to shake violently.

The sky and earth trembled at Ilsinhongseong’s anger.

“The four of us were the best of friends and family in the world!! Why did you do that! You were the one who received his grace more than anyone else!!”

It was a thunderous shout.

Geomno Iltaek looked up at the sky as if recalling the old days, then shook his head.

“If that hadn’t happened back then, that guy might have become a Daera Seon [Great Ascetic – a powerful immortal] first and struck us with a heavenly tribulation.”

“But why!!”

“How could you know this old one’s heart? Could you understand even if I told you? Over the long years, rivers and mountains have changed, and during the time when land rose and disappeared, do you know how I felt killing a friend I had been with? No, you don’t. Even if you die and come back to life, you will never know.”

“…It’s useless to say this now. It’s already irreversible.”

All that remained was resentment.

The only way to resolve that resentment was to compete in strength.

“Shall we taste Yedong’s arrow after a long time?”

Kkeul kkeul kkeul.

Geomno’s laughter spread eerily, and Ilsinhongseong Yedong’s bowstring was drawn once again.

At the same time, an earth-shattering roar spread far and wide, and the battle between the two Wonseon Taesas unfolded for over a hundred years, completely destroying the nearby islands and collapsing the front lines.

The Ssangseons [Twin Immortals] who were looking for Munmugwanjang [Minister of Military Affairs] mostly survived, but they never found him.

Since that day, the Seonsaljeon [Immortal Extermination Faction] continued its long confrontation, and the war continued for so long that it seemed it would never end.

* * *

Ten thousand years later.

The Sangseo [Upper Province – a high-ranking administrative division] of the Water Realm.

The area where the Sa Clan had settled had achieved dazzling development that was incomparable to before.

The residents here were excellent at creating magical artifacts, and most were wealthy, so their hearts were also good.

“Isn’t it all thanks to the head of the Sa Clan?”

“Of course, of course!”

“She’s so beautiful and strong, it’s a shame she still doesn’t have a partner. If I were okay, I would make sure she never touched a drop of water, even if it meant I had to do it myself!”

“Don’t talk nonsense! Do you think Saha would even look at you!? She originally had a lover! You should know what you’re talking about!”

“A lover? Ah, you mean Geumcheon Daesa [Golden Sky Great Master]?”

“As far as I know, he disappeared a long time ago. Swept away by the Seonsaljeon….”

“She still can’t forget him. From a certain day, she stopped participating in the war and only takes care of the Sangseo.”

Everyone clicked their tongues at her pitiful situation, when a certain Susun [Old Man] appeared and joined in.

“But I heard that the Sa Clan head’s belly is getting bigger….”

“Tsk! This old man is saying something that could cause big trouble! How could someone who isn’t even engaged have a belly!”

“Well, who knows! Maybe she has a hidden lover!”

“Hey, you old man!”

They argued for a while about whether her belly was big or not, and when it didn’t work out, they started fighting, and only when others stepped in were they barely calmed down.

After that, there were many stories about whether the Sa Clan head’s belly was big or not, and because there were many who had seen her with a big belly, the rumors were almost solidified as truth.

At the same time.

Hwajeong Peak of the Sangseo.

In the pavilion where Saha lived, familiar faces could be seen.

It was Huhae and Gonsabi.

The two were still bickering and stayed by Saha’s side.

Many years had passed, and they had aged and gained experience, reaching the peak of the Sangheo [Upper Void – a high level of cultivation].

“Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

Sabi supported Saha and sat her down in a suitable place.

Her belly was as big as Namsan Mountain [a prominent landmark in Seoul, used here to indicate a very large size], and she had been in this state for almost seven thousand years.

In the meantime, they asked who the child’s father was, but Saha never answered.

“The reason I called you here is… because the time is coming.”

“The child….”

“Will be born soon.”

Huhae and Gonsabi nodded.

It had been a long time.

It was a child who had troubled its mother, and since it was like a nephew to them, they wanted to see it as soon as possible.

“Isn’t it time for you to tell us? Who is the child’s father? Is it Daebu-nim [Great Father – likely a term of respect for a senior figure] after all?”

Huhae’s emotions became intense, and he asked with reddened eyes.

Sabi poked him in the side, but it seemed he had decided to get an answer this time.

He didn’t care.

Saha smiled bitterly at Huhae’s question and answered.

“I don’t know.”

“W, what do you mean you don’t know… Daebu-nim disappeared from that place ten thousand years ago. He said he would return soon, but the battle between the Wonseon Taesas intensified, and many died that day, and the front lines were destroyed. Surely there was a connection with Daebu-nim….”

Perhaps because his emotions were running high, he didn’t know what he was trying to say.

“I know what you’re trying to say. But unfortunately, Beom and I did not share romantic feelings.”

“That….”

Not only Huhae, but also Gonsabi was surprised, perhaps because it was a bit unexpected.

Then who did she have a relationship with to have a child!

“Then the child is….”

“I don’t know either. But I have one guess. That’s why I called you here. Can you help me?”

“O, of course! How many years have we been together? I was just a little surprised that it wasn’t Daebu-nim’s child. Don’t worry about it!”

“Yes, no matter whose child it is, it’s Saha’s child, so it’s our nephew.”

And that night.

An infant was born from Saha’s pregnant belly.

But the baby never cried.

Saha, exhausted, breastfed the baby and named it.

“Let’s call him Beom.”

Saha’s child, whose father was unknown, was named Beom.

That’s how a child was born into the Sa Clan.

* * *

Yumugan [Unknown Space].

A space where all sorts of things floated around and where it led to was unknown.

In that place, a black woman floating alone with an expressionless face was constantly looking for something.

She had been searching, searching, and searching again in this place for a whopping ten thousand years.

So, as always, she wandered through the space, not knowing where it started or ended, searching.

She found something hanging on a rock crevice.

The woman ran straight to it and pulled something out of the rock crevice.

In her hand was a man.

It was Beom’s corpse, missing an arm.

A blood-red flower was hanging on his side, but she didn’t care.

“I found you.”