Chapter 485: Chapter 485

Although not all situations flowed as the Heavenly Martial Emperor and Ryu Tae-seo had thought, what could be seen currently was close to ninety percent of what they had wanted.

The remaining ten percent was a problem, but looking at the current situation and how it was flowing, there was nothing that would particularly become a big problem.

However, Ryu Tae-seo couldn’t help but feel more anxious than ever.

The Heavenly Martial Emperor who still didn’t open his eyes was like that, and Cheon Mun-gwang, Yoo Baek, and Nam Ju-ryeon heading to the Zhoushan Archipelago were also like that.

“Hmm, it’s strange. I’m telling you something feels ominous…….”

What was anxious was none other than this ominousness.

Even if Nam Ju-ryeon or Cheon Mun-gwang had reached an extremely high realm, they could never break the seal made using the Ten Thousand Year Ice Crystal.

Of course, the fact that Yoo Baek was there bothered his mind somewhat.

Because he was also the very person who had racked his brains together with the Heavenly Martial Emperor to create that art that sealed Dan Woo-hyun in ice.

That was why the ominousness arose.

Ryu Tae-seo tilted his head crookedly.

Although he thought it couldn’t be true, it was also true that there was a saying ‘just in case’. Also, although it took a thousand years, Dan Woo-hyun was a person with a track record of already breaking that seal and coming out.

That alone could not be tolerated.

Finishing his thoughts, Ryu Tae-seo lightly flicked his finger.

Something like a finger wind stretched out from his fingertip and knocked on something in the room with a ‘Tung!’.

As that sound spread shallowly and swept the surroundings, soon a blood-red mist wrapped around the area and a man revealed his appearance.

The spirit felt the moment they made eye contact.

Eyes that seemed to hold blood-red fresh blood.

Someone who wouldn’t be strange to be called of the same class as Ryu Tae-seo among those who had reached the Half-Immortal realm.

He was a strong person to that extent, and he was also someone the Heavenly Martial Emperor sent his trust to.

The reason being, he was the Blood Demon’s senior martial brother and the Heavenly Martial Emperor’s direct disciple.

It was Baek Ja-ryang.

“Did you call me?”

“Haha, you actually came. I thought you weren’t coming.”

Ryu Tae-seo gave a hearty laugh and showed composure. However, his gaze did not leave Baek Ja-ryang, the reason being he knew the fact that the moment they showed an opening, each other’s necks would fly away.

The two existences were equal to that extent.

Would it be Ryu Tae-seo’s victory by a paper’s width?

Baek Ja-ryang grinned.

“Seeing that you called me, there must be something. Is it serious?”

“I’m talking about Nam Ju-ryeon and Cheon Mun-gwang who went to the Zhoushan Archipelago. The feeling is not very good. Ah, Yoo Baek is there too. Come to think of it, you were close with Yoo Baek, right?”

“…….”

Baek Ja-ryang’s eyebrows twitched.

Past relationships are past relationships.

They definitely could have been called second-to-none close friends, but right now they turned their backs on each other and were hostile, so there was no need to bring up such things.

A bleak momentum spread out.

A streak of blood-red flew towards Ryu Tae-seo’s glabella.

However, Ryu Tae-seo avoided it just by lightly moving his head.

The two people faced each other.

Without saying who first, they both smiled.

“Well, it’s something like that.”

“So you’re saying you need three necks.”

“Your problem is that you understand too well. Hahaha.”

“How is Master?”

“There is still no sign of him waking up, but if he gets up, I will let you know first. I promise. Of course, it’s something that is possible only if you are alive.”

Ryu Tae-seo scratched Baek Ja-ryang’s pride.

Even though he didn’t necessarily have to say such words, because they were keeping each other in check and fighting for superiority, the words coming out of their mouths were never pleasant.

Baek Ja-ryang opened his mouth while loosening up his body with cracking sounds.

“I could kill you right now though.”

“Hold it in. I still have many things to do with elder brother.”

Ryu Tae-seo didn’t seem to be offended at all.

His cultivation wasn’t shallow enough to fall for the opponent’s provocation. Also, since they had faced each other like this for a long time, he didn’t feel the need to fall for such a provocation.

“If you bring their necks, elder brother will also be very happy. Who knows, he might teach you the Six Heavens Art?”

“That’s quite an interesting matter.”

Baek Ja-ryang’s eyes shone.

Six Heavens Art.

That was exactly the absolute divine art the Heavenly Martial Emperor was practicing. Even Baek Ja-ryang, who could be called a direct disciple, hadn’t learned it; it was a martial art solely practiced by the Heavenly Martial Emperor.

Since there was nothing higher than that martial art in this world other than the Heavenly Origin Harmony Art, practically as long as the Martial God was trapped, the Six Heavens Art was exactly the thing that encompassed the world, no, the heaven and earth.

As if Baek Ja-ryang liked Ryu Tae-seo’s proposal, he nodded his head.

“Is three necks enough?”

“There are two more, but…… you will be able to bring at most four.”

“I will try to bring all five of them.”

“Hahaha, let’s see you try.”

Seeing the person boasting that he would bring the Martial God’s neck, Ryu Tae-seo burst into a loud laugh. At the same time, a red mist set in, and before they knew it, Baek Ja-ryang’s appearance disappeared.

He had started heading to the Zhoushan Archipelago.

“Goodness, what an impatient person.”

Ryu Tae-seo chuckled.

Cheon Mun-gwang and Nam Ju-ryeon would definitely be threats, but Baek Ja-ryang was also a strong person not losing out to them. He would be able to kill two of the three, so it wasn’t a bad situation.

“Not knowing his place sometimes is a big flaw though…….”

Ryu Tae-seo shook his head.

However, with this he felt somewhat relieved.

* * *

“Is that…… really true?”

Opening his eyes, Jang Sam-tae swallowed his saliva while looking at Nam Ju-ryeon. There was a way to rescue Dan Woo-hyun? It was a matter that anyone could see was thought to be impossible.

Did it make sense to take a person out completely intact from inside such ice?

Even if he was taken out completely intact, he thought he might already be dead. The extreme cold energy sweeping this Zhoushan Archipelago was tremendous to that extent.

“Yes, of course. He is the Martial God of the World. Losing to something like that is impossible.”

“Uh-ha…… Uhahahaha! Isn’t that obvious? Who is our Pavilion Master that he would lose to something like that? It’s unimaginable!”

Jang Sam-tae burst into a loud laugh.

The existence that completely changed Jang Sam-tae’s life.

Leaving him behind or him dying was something he couldn’t even imagine.

But he had only thought that they wouldn’t be able to do anything.

How they should bring that block of ice and return to the Hunan Dan family, only such thoughts filled his mind. However, if there was a way to rescue Dan Woo-hyun, shouldn’t they do it no matter what it was?

Jang Sam-tae thumped his chest while sending a different gaze than before.

“Is there anything I can do? I will do anything!”

Jang Sam-tae had confidence.

With this feeling right now, he felt like he would do anything. Since it was an opportunity to save Dan Woo-hyun of all people, he would do his best with what he could do.

And he would swear all kinds of curses looking at him who came back alive.

Starting from how much he worried to what he went through.

Dan Woo-hyun’s face listening to the story while grumbling and complaining was already vivid in his eyes.

“There is nothing for you to do. Just protect him from here.”

“Huh? No, what are people stronger than me saying?”

Jang Sam-tae made a peculiar expression.

Nam Ju-ryeon, Cheon Mun-gwang, and Yoo Baek were people who had reached a level so high that Jang Sam-tae couldn’t do anything about them. Since they could just protect their own bodies themselves, how could they spout such words towards someone who was no different from a little ant from their perspective?

Jang Sam-tae couldn’t know the reason.

“If we say so, it is so. And if perhaps…… we fail, at least you should escape from this place.”

“Eh? F…… Fail?”

“We didn’t say it would succeed unconditionally.”

Cheon Mun-gwang’s indifferent voice was heard.

He still didn’t like the existence called Jang Sam-tae, but he knew that his trust in Dan Woo-hyun was greater than anyone else’s.

Thus he didn’t want to let him die in a place like this.

“No, then everyone goes and only I’m left alone?”

“We’re saying that could happen. Just answer.”

“That’s…….”

Jang Sam-tae thought while hesitating.

Nam Ju-ryeon and Cheon Mun-gwang’s tone was unusual.

It felt like people who were about to leave on a long journey, so it was extremely uncomfortable. As he slightly opened his eyes and glanced at Yoo Baek, Yoo Baek, who had been yawning, chuckled.

“Why are you looking at me?”

“No…… what on earth is going on? Just what do you have to do to save Pavilion Master that everyone’s atmosphere is like this?”

His expression was full of anxiety.

He didn’t know if it was because of the thought that he would have to stay in this place alone again, or if there was another reason, but Jang Sam-tae’s expression revealed the anxiety he possessed completely.

“Just answer. If we fail anyway, there is nothing you can do. Even if you stay, it’s just a dog’s death, you bastard.”

Jang Sam-tae frowned at Yoo Baek’s words.

He hadn’t come to this place to suffer a dog’s death.

However, he also hated running away without doing anything for Dan Woo-hyun.

The moment he opened his mouth to immediately refuse, Yoo Baek’s words stimulated him.

“It is two hours after we go in. If that guy doesn’t break the ice and come out within two hours, run away without looking back.”

“That means…….”

Jang Sam-tae finally realized.

A solemn expression.

It wasn’t just Jang Sam-tae. Although they looked relaxed, not only Yoo Baek but even Cheon Mun-gwang and Nam Ju-ryeon had a somehow firm determination and solemnity hovering around them.

This was a feeling as if they were risking their lives.

That was why he figured it out immediately.

“No, even if Pavilion Master comes back alive, what’s the use if you two are not here?”

“Is it okay if I’m not here?!”

Yoo Baek yelled roughly, but it didn’t enter Jang Sam-tae’s ears. In the first place, those called the Three Heavens were in a deep relationship with Dan Woo-hyun, and if such people died for his sake, his mood would not be good.

It was also something that would give a great shock to Dan Woo-hyun, who never showed it but cared extremely for others.

“Is there any other way?”

“No.”

Yoo Baek spoke flatly.

If there was such a thing in the first place, they would have already tried it. However, the power of the Ten Thousand Year Ice Crystal was too great, and it was at a level where even the Martial God couldn’t do anything about it.

Wasn’t that something even the Heavenly Martial Emperor couldn’t handle?

“Still, wouldn’t there be something? In the first place, isn’t our Pavilion Master someone who came out after being trapped there!”

“That is different from that time.”

“Shut up, you little brat!”

Jang Sam-tae yelled roughly and glared at Yoo Baek.

He was asking Cheon Mun-gwang and Nam Ju-ryeon, but since Yoo Baek kept answering, he felt resentful for no reason.

For a moment, silence visited.

Not to mention Cheon Mun-gwang, even Nam Ju-ryeon couldn’t close her mouth.

Why did he say such a thing to Yoo Baek of all people?

They already knew that he had guts, but to think it was to that extent.

It seemed a little more accurate to say he had no brain.

“T-This damn bastard dares!”

Ppagak!

Yoo Baek’s hand swung fiercely.

The flying Jang Sam-tae fainted as he crashed into the wall just like that. Having lost consciousness, he couldn’t move a single finger and was foaming at the mouth.

“Stupid guy…….”

“Huhu…….”

Cheon Mun-gwang shook his head.

Didn’t he certainly do such a thing even when he saw him for the first time? Since that personality wasn’t going anywhere, it was funny yet absurd.

“He is a good person. Enough that we’d want to save him no matter what…….”

“He must live. He will have no choice but to live.”

Dan Woo-hyun’s time had stopped.

However, Jang Sam-tae’s time was always flowing. Rather than missing someone who is in stopped time, humans are beings who must live their own time.

Nam Ju-ryeon was like that, and Cheon Mun-gwang was also like that.

Thinking that the person called Jang Sam-tae might become like them, they felt pitiful and worried as well.

However, it didn’t seem like he would.

Because unlike that time, many people would be by his side.

“Let’s begin. Because the more we drag the time, the more dangerous it becomes.”

“Right…….”

At Yoo Baek’s words, Cheon Mun-gwang and Nam Ju-ryeon nodded their heads.

They couldn’t delay.

Before the power of the Ten Thousand Year Ice Crystal grew stronger, and before the Heavenly Martial Emperor revealed himself again, they had to do what they had to do.

They felt that this was the mission they had right now.

The three people opened the door and stepped outside.

The door closed with a ‘Tak!’ sound, and the only one left in that place was the unconscious Jang Sam-tae.

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