Chapter 372: Fallen from the Sky

Jin So-myeong, who was approaching the enemies while concealing his presence, narrowed his eyes.

When Gok Man, who was at the center of the formation, lightly tapped his storage pouch, a crimson rod popped out.

‘A mace?’

The blunt end with thorns growing out of it was unmistakably a mace.

Just as he was concentrating because he felt an unusual energy.

Woo-woong!

The immense energy emitted by the enemies swirled and was entirely sucked into the mace.

Seeing the mace absorb the immense energy in its entirety, he had a premonition.

‘Did they break the restriction with that?’

He felt that he could not leave it alone.

Just as he was contemplating whether to step forward first before Gon-ak drew their attention.

Ku-gu-gu-gu-gung!

All the nearby mountain ranges simultaneously convulsed, and a massive pillar of earth surged up.

“True Spirit?”

At the same time that someone gasped in shock,

A giant emerged from the pillar of earth that had soared to an unfathomable height.

An overwhelming colossal body. Radiant eye-light like the sun was emitted from the eyes located high in the sky.

Bang!

A meteor. No, an absurdly giant fist slammed down.

Even Mount Tai was small compared to it.

That thing of astronomical scale fell, crushing the sky.

A distant mass.

The atmosphere, compressed to the extreme by the transcendental pressure, burned red hot. It became a disaster in itself,

Kwa-deu-deu-deuk!

The ground where the Dao Sovereigns stood cracked in the shape of a turtle shell.

At the sudden surprise attack, everyone’s pupils dilated to their limits.

In that split second.

Gok Man, who was in the center of the formation, thrust his fist toward the sky.

At a light gesture that was no different from a speck of dust compared to the giant with the heavy colossal body,

Kwa-aaaa-ang!

The fist that was slamming down like a meteor exploded.

The entire arm, which was larger than a high-rise building, was pierced through.

He wondered if Gon-ak, the True Spirit, had already been defeated, but that was not the case.

The piles of earth that were split into tens of thousands and scattered in all directions compressed into individual lumps, then slammed down like iron pillars.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-ang!

Watching Gok Man deflect the iron pillars by raising a gale,

He kicked off the ground.

Since Gon-ak had drawn their attention, it was his turn to step forward.

Chang!

At the same time he drew his sword, he slashed horizontally.

The sharp energy surging on the blade turned into a sword strike.

The sword light resembling moonlight drew a straight line, and three of the Dao Sovereigns maintaining the formation stepped forward.

When a woman with black wings like a crow stretched out her fingers, space twisted.

The space, intricately twisted like a maze, blocked the sword strike, and the spells of the other two followed.

A shield thicker than a castle wall appeared to block the path.

A pure white wheel spun violently, then spewed a blizzard.

Although they were spells unfolded in a short amount of time, not one was sloppy.

It was a barrier so solid that it could not be pierced by ordinary means.

However.

The sword Jin So-myeong swung was also not a normal strike.

Moon-Burning Slash .

The residual heat originating from the flame kindled by burning lifespan.

The crystal of countless accumulated fortuitous opportunities. The essence of the human cultivation civilization cleaved the void,

Slash!

All the obstacles blocking the front lost their meaning.

The maze created by twisting space was bisected up and down, and the thick shield and wheel were also futilely split.

An absurdly sharp slash.

Before that stunning power, three necks fell.

Spurt…!

Even after cutting through the three Dao Sovereigns, it did not stop.

The moment it was about to fly without hesitation and slice the remaining Dao Sovereigns.

An old man with deer antlers growing on his head stretched out both hands.

Pat!

The flash of light poured from his palms divided.

It turned into thousands of threads, then bound the Moon-Burning Slash like a spider web.

Kwa-deu-deu-deuk!

As if catching it with a net, it bound the entire slash and blew it away into the void.

To handle the Moon-Burning Slash so easily. It was an amazing technique, but he did not just watch.

Light-Accumulating Destructive Vibration: Penetrate .

He shot the tyrannical energy flowing through his meridians from the tip of his sword.

A pure white flash drew a straight line,

A hole formed in the solar plexus of the woman who had lost her head while trying to block the Moon-Burning Slash.

Crack!

The golden bead located around her heart was neatly pierced.

And,

The staggering woman could no longer recover and collapsed.

Even though he had not pulled out the golden bead, she had truly died.

‘As expected, they are not normal.’

It was a strike he had tried with a half-believing, half-doubting heart, but it really worked.

Currently, they were not normal.

Because their energy was stolen by the hourglass, their unique immortality was broken.

What a great opportunity!

He spread the Blood Wings that had been consumed by the Light-Accumulating Destructive Vibration again.

Just as he was concentrating to continue the battle.

Go-ooo…!

A sinister brilliance poured from the sky.

When he forced himself to look directly at the light, which was intense enough that it would not be strange if he went blind, he could see a writhing, giant form.

‘That is…’

A giant dragon, harboring an incredibly powerful energy, looked down at the ground with eyes containing a five-colored radiance.

A monster created by the combined strength of over three hundred Rank 7 puppets and dozens of Dao Sovereigns.

He instinctively realized. That the mace Gok Man threw earlier had transformed into that.

‘Is it a dharma treasure that breaks restrictions? They used that to pierce the entrance of the secret realm.’

His eyes met with the giant dragon whose scales were entirely composed of five-colored radiance.

……………!

A roar that seemed to tear the soul apart echoed,

And a dazzling flash filled his vision.

The giant dragon, so massive that it looked like a wall, surged forward.

A strike condensing an enormous amount of energy. The moment he saw the giant dragon flying in while vomiting a menacing eye-light, he had a premonition.

That if he touched that, he would be annihilated without even a chance to resist.

Naturally, he tried to avoid it, but it was not easy.

All the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth existing in the area froze solid and hindered his movements.

‘Time…’

Must be dragged.

The moment he judged so, he unfolded the Black Cloud Scripture.

He transformed the dharma robe he wore as armor, the clothes made using the Black Cloud, into a wedge shape.

Bang!

He shot it toward the crown of the giant dragon’s head right before it devoured him.

The wedge that flew while piercing the void was embedded between its brows.

Although it hit squarely, it did not have a great effect.

Compared to the majesty emitted by the giant dragon, the wedge he threw just now was at the level of a pebble. It disappeared as if evaporating the moment it touched between the brows.

It could neither stop the rush nor turn the direction, but…

Even so, he could drag a very small amount of time.

Utilizing the gap he had obtained with difficulty, he entered the next stage of the Blood Wings.

The moment he entered the sixth circulation.

His meridians melted.

At the energy amplified to the point that his mind grew faint, the atmosphere that had frozen solid like steel was instantly shattered.

Pajik!

Immediately upon regaining his freedom, he unfolded the Lightning Escape Art with Silver Lightning.

At the same time he kicked off the ground as if bouncing.

………………!

The giant dragon slammed down on the spot where he had been standing just now.

‘…Ha.’

There was no disturbance as expected.

There was no roar striking the eardrums, nor was there a shockwave shaking heaven and earth.

There was merely a giant pit whose depth could not be known that had formed.

Everything that touched the giant dragon melted without a trace.

At the terrifying destructive power, he was momentarily speechless.

‘It is literally a siege weapon.’

It was clear that it was a specially crafted dharma treasure to pierce restrictions.

-This is about enough. Let us retreat now.

At Gon-ak’s voice transmission echoing in his head, he nodded.

He had already achieved his purpose.

Since he had made them shoot the giant dragon, which should have pierced the restriction, toward this side, there was no need to overdo it.

Kwareung!

He unfolded the Lightning Escape Art with the remaining Silver Lightning, left the battlefield, and landed in a quiet mountain range.

He drew out the energy of the Heaven-Turning Reviving Pill stored in the Primordial Chaos Wheel.

Just as he was restoring the meridians ruined by unfolding the Blood Wings.

He unwittingly looked up at the sky.

Sa-aa…

This was because he perceived that the sand that had begun to pour from the sky after the hourglass flipped was still continuing.

‘I do not know where this much sand is coming from.’

The contemplation was brief.

The nearby ground suddenly surged, and a stone statue resembling a human popped out.

Gon-ak, who had been of similar size to an adult man, had shrunk to a size of less than 1 meter before he knew it, but it seemed he had consumed a lot of energy in the battle just now.

“Are you all right?”

“Is my main body not in the space you call the sub-space? I can quickly recover this much power contained in this clone.”

“That is a relief. Then we will rest for about half a day and raid them again.”

“Hmm…”

“Do you perhaps have something on your mind?”

When he asked because he felt somewhat hesitant, Gon-ak, who was letting out a low groan, said.

“In my view, there seems to be no need to hinder them.”

“…Are you saying we should let them pierce the secret realm restriction?”

“I realized after clashing once. Even if they combine all their strength, they will not be able to pierce the restriction.”

He could not help but be startled.

Was the restriction of this secret realm that amazing?

After contemplating for a moment, he decided to believe Gon-ak’s words.

“If that is truly the case… there is no need to hinder them. Even so, since we do not know, let us watch from afar. In the off chance that the entrance is pierced, must we not be careful?”

“I understand.”

After recovering his body to the point that he could engage in battle at any time, he headed toward the entrance of the secret realm, but a somewhat unexpected sight was seen.

He thought they would attack the restriction immediately, but they were constructing some stone tower. It was even on the verge of completion.

“Do you perhaps recognize what kind of stone tower that is?”

“Well. It is probably a structure to deal with us.”

He tried to think from the enemies’ perspective.

What would be the most troublesome point when dealing with this side?

Thinking so, the answer came out.

“Could it be a stone tower to break stealth techniques?”

“That is highly likely. Your Infinite Void Formless Robe is a very troublesome divine ability.”

“Once that tower is completed, it will be difficult to launch a surprise attack.”

He wanted to try hindering them, but he did not see any gaps.

Because except for the five people constructing the stone tower, all personnel were concentrating on vigilance.

After a moment.

In the end, the stone tower was completed. On top of the stone tower reaching a height of a thousand meters, a sphere shining brilliantly like the sun was situated.

‘Indeed.’

He tried approaching cautiously, but a strange wave spreading from the tower tried to break the Infinite Void Formless Robe.

He immediately retreated before his presence was revealed.

The range over which the wave spread was quite wide.

‘Is it roughly ten thousand li?’

In this case, he could not launch a surprise attack.

Although he had killed at least one person every time he collided with the enemy until now, in truth, that was not an easily achieved result.

He had approached as close as possible using the Infinite Void Formless Robe, and even used special means like Silver Lightning or Moon-Burning Slash.

It meant that in a single slash of his blade, numerous accumulated fortuitous opportunities were condensed.

But now that he could no longer launch a surprise attack, it became more difficult to kill the enemies.

He clicked his tongue inwardly. Just as he was examining the strange wave emitted by the stone tower.

The enemies began to form a formation.

‘Are they trying to break the restriction?’

While contemplating whether to raid them even if it was forced, he recalled the words Gon-ak had said once again.

‘Let us watch for now.’

Resting his hand on the hilt of his sword, he sharpened his senses.

As he focused on observation while unfolding the Lightning Insight Spell-Breaking Eye to the extreme, the familiar sight was soon reproduced.

Ku-gu-gu-gu-gung…!

The mace that floated into the air sucked in the energy poured out by the Dao Sovereigns,

And the giant dragon emitting a five-colored radiance was summoned.

……………!

The heavy colossal body roared, then rushed toward the secret realm restriction.

And,

Nothing happened.

Watching the enemies shouting something with bewildered expressions, a hollow laugh escaped him.

“Senior was right.”

“Hmm.”

Even the giant dragon that had shown absurd power could not pierce the secret realm restriction.

Even, it could not leave even a tiny scratch.

This was good news and also bad news.

First, the possibility of the enemies’ reinforcements coming dropped significantly.

Up to here was definitely good news, but escaping from the secret realm also became that much harder.

Tapping his scabbard, he decided to think positively for now.

“I am at a loss as to how to escape from the secret realm. Even so, we no longer need to force a fight.”

Since the reason to settle it in a short period disappeared, he needed to change his direction of action.

Leaving only a clone to watch the enemies’ movements, he headed to a quiet place.

“What do you plan to do now?”

“Hmm, I think it would be good to focus on cultivation for the time being.”

“Cultivating in this situation? Does that have meaning? It is not as if your realm will rise just because you cultivate for a short while.”

It was an extremely common-sense opinion, but it was not something that applied to Jin So-myeong.

“I think I can surpass the minor realm in about ten years, so that is why.”

“…Surpassing the minor realm in just ten years?”

Gon-ak, who asked back while frowning, paused, then let out a low groan.

“Come to think of it, you said you went from the mid Void Refinement stage to the Unity stage in eighty years.”

“Yes.”

“Haha… I see. Then I will research a method to draw out more of my main body’s power.”

Just as he decided to focus on cultivation for a while.

A bizarre structure fell from the sky.

‘Why is that…?’

Through the sand pouring down like rain, a bizarre shape was seen.

Something he had discovered while exploring the surroundings when he first entered the secret realm.

The building that had been buried upside down in the ground fell down from the sky along with the scattering sand.