Chapter 164
The surroundings grew impossibly dark.
Grotesque laughter echoed from all directions.
It was the kind of chilling laughter that would freeze an ordinary person solid.
A terrifying succession of sights made one wonder if this was hell itself.
Before his eyes was literally a World of Seething Demons.
This was a transcendent power, one that only those who had reached the realm of the Twelve Venerables, known as the Absolutes of their era, could manifest.
As such, it was clearly a supreme realm rarely seen anywhere.
Yeo Un-hwi's eyes widened as he glanced around.
The Heaven-Shattering Demonic Emperor Gwak Cheon-hu smiled at Yeo Un-hwi's reaction.
*That reaction.*
*He was certain he had completely seized victory.*
You've had your fun rampaging until now.
Gwak Cheon-hu, a sneer twisting his lips, raised both hands.
Today, I shall show you that there is another heaven!
As soon as he finished speaking, hideous Demon forms appeared from all directions.
Demons, densely covering the sky, bared their fangs solely at Yeo Un-hwi.
Welcome to my world! How long do you think you can last here, where everything in the world has become your enemy?!
*Kieeeek!*
As if responding to Gwak Cheon-hu's words, the Demons let out ear-splitting shrieks.
The confrontation between an overwhelming multitude and a single being.
It was as if the entire world was hostile only to Yeo Un-hwi.
The oppressive aura, as if an entire world sought to annihilate one being, was something no ordinary person could easily withstand.
Sure enough, under that immense pressure, Yeo Un-hwi seemed to freeze solid, unable to move a muscle.
He merely stared with wide eyes at the world swirling with Demons.
Gwak Cheon-hu triumphantly shouted, seeing Yeo Un-hwi, who appeared frozen in fear.
Hahahaha! You were so confident, but seeing you frozen like this is quite satisfying!
It was only natural.
How despairing it must be to be utterly alone in such a world.
But then,
*...A situation where the whole world seems to be your enemy.*
Yeo Un-hwi, who had been idly surveying his surroundings, seemed to relax his expression, then let out a small laugh.
*He's laughing?*
Gwak Cheon-hu's face twitched.
Regardless, Yeo Un-hwi continued speaking.
It's been a long time since I heard that.
What nonsense are you spouting?!
It means I'm very familiar with situations like this.
Being the sole existence facing the entire world.
Could anything be more familiar to Yeo Un-hwi than this?
Before his Regression, his life was always a succession of such circumstances.
So, there was no reason for him to be afraid just because he was facing such a situation again.
"Hah!"
At Yeo Un-hwi's reaction, Gwak Cheon-hu snorted in derision.
This was a world he had created.
It wasn't a place where mere bravado could change anything.
He can't even recognize the situation he's in.
Looking again, he's nothing but a fool obsessed with bluster.
You madman, you're spouting such elaborate nonsense. Fine, then!
Gwak Cheon-hu's eyes gleamed.
Heaven and Earth Darkening Song
*Kieeeek!*
The Demons' laughter grew so loud it threatened to tear one's eardrums.
Enough to make anyone who heard it lose their reason.
If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn't have lasted a moment upon hearing it, losing consciousness immediately.
Moreover, this was Gwak Cheon-hu's Mental World.
Here, his power was amplified severalfold.
The Demonic Energy flowing from his entire body was suffocating.
I'll kill you in one go.
Gwak Cheon-hu didn't want to prolong his confrontation with Yeo Un-hwi.
He didn't have much time to deal with such bluster.
No matter how strong his Martial Prowess, enough to face all the Ten Great Demon Stars, he was as good as dead once he entered this place.
No one had ever left this Mental World alive.
Let's end this. Die in hellish agony.
There will be much to do from now on.
After being recognized as the Heavenly Demon by Divine Maiden Wi Seollin and acquiring “those things,” he would reorganize the Demonic Heavenly Cult's forces and begin the true march towards a Demonic World.
Gwak Cheon-hu slowly raised his hand towards the sky.
*Kieeeek! Kieeeek!*
With each wave of his hand, the sky, once red and swarming with Demons, repeatedly turned black and then back again.
A sight as if announcing the end of the world.
Then, as he pointed a finger at Yeo Un-hwi, his eyes glowed red,
Asura Soul-Slaying Remaining Soul Extinction Calamity Laugh
Soon, tens of thousands of Demons swarmed over Yeo Un-hwi.
Their overwhelming numbers were not something that could be blocked.
*Kieeeek! Kieeeek!*
In an instant, Yeo Un-hwi's body was buried beneath the massive horde of Demons.
"Hahahahaha!"
At that sight, Gwak Cheon-hu burst into maniacal laughter.
Now, that fellow's body, and even his soul, would be torn to shreds and devoured.
Though he possessed formidable Martial Prowess, this was ultimately his limit.
He was merely destined to meet his end by his own hand anyway.
But he didn't realize.
The Martial Arts Yeo Un-hwi had mastered were precisely the kinds that devoured such Demons.
*Kwaaarrrrng!*
A massive golden lightning bolt struck down from the red sky.
Directly onto the spot where Yeo Un-hwi was buried by the Demons.
What in the...!
Gwak Cheon-hu's eyes widened as if they would tear.
*Kieeeek!*
The Demons struck by the golden lightning screamed and vanished.
Gwak Cheon-hu's body froze.
I can't believe it.
It is possible for such a phenomenon, unknown even to him, to occur in this Mental World.
He was the master of this place.
*No, it must be so.*
But what in the world is this situation now?
In this utterly incomprehensible situation, Gwak Cheon-hu's mind was in turmoil.
*F-for something like this to be possible...*
The opponent must at least be on par with him or even superior to him, who manifested this Mental World.
*But that's impossible!*
As Gwak Cheon-hu was denying the situation unfolding before his eyes, the surroundings suddenly plunged into darkness.
No longer was there a red sky or the laughter of demons.
All that met his eyes was a dark, dark abyss.
*H-huh!*
It felt like he was dreaming.
Then,
*Grrrrrr...*
The low growl of a massive beast could be heard from somewhere.
Soon, enormous golden eyes emerged from the darkness.
And what revealed itself was a colossal Golden Dragon.
Under the overwhelming pressure, Gwak Cheon-hu felt his breath catch.
*Th-this is...!*
*Yes, this situation!*
Gwak Cheon-hu had definitely encountered this situation before.
*Just a few days ago, in a nightmare, he had clearly...!*
D-don't make me laugh!
As if denying his impending end, Gwak Cheon-hu unleashed all the power he possessed.
At once, the red sky and the laughter of Demons reappeared around him.
Even if it is the will of heaven, I, Heaven-Shattering Demonic Emperor Gwak Cheon-hu! I have walked the path of defying heaven my entire life! It absolutely will not happen as it wills!
His eyes turned completely white.
And then,
Nine Great Heaven-Defying Snakes
His ultimate technique, which had defeated all his formidable rivals, including his mad father and the Former Cult Leader, the Former Demonic Cult Leader Heaven-Breaking Asura Emperor Gwak Cheon-gang, finally revealed itself.
Nine white serpents then raised their heads.
It was clearly an immense power, surpassing Gwak Cheon-gang's previous Great Super Blood Serpent.
Indeed, a snake's offspring is a snake.
It was a heartless snake that even devoured its own father and used him as a biological weapon.
*Could there be a more evil snake in this world?*
However, the Heaven-Shattering Demonic Emperor Gwak Cheon-hu's power was clearly worthy of one of the Twelve Venerables.
Looking at the nine white serpents, their heads raised high as if to devour the world, Yeo Un-hwi suddenly had a thought.
*Why, exactly...?*
*Why did he live a life of killing others, seizing their possessions, and exploiting them with such power?*
*Why, exactly?*
But then, Yeo Un-hwi shook his head.
*What good would it do to think about it now?*
However, if such a Villain existed, Yeo Un-hwi resolved to live by protecting his people from such Evil.
Thus, it was clear that the two could not coexist under the same sky.
He tightened his grip.
Soon, Yeo Un-hwi adjusted his Blade again.
He would completely end one of the great Evils that plagued the world here and now.
With his resolve firm, Yeo Un-hwi's Aura flowed from his entire body.
Then, a colossal Golden Dragon soared into the sky.
And then,
*Kwaaarrrrng!*
From the sky where the Dragon ascended, a massive golden lightning bolt struck the Blade Yeo Un-hwi held aloft.
*Pazzzzzzt!*
Immediately, Yeo Un-hwi's Blade, as if it had become lightning itself, brightly illuminated the World of Seething Demons.
At that sight, Gwak Cheon-hu's face twisted mercilessly.
K-ugh! Die!
He poured out all his strength.
Then, the nine massive white serpents facing Yeo Un-hwi lunged at him from all directions.
They were baring their enormous fangs.
*Kyaaaak! Kyaaaaaak!*
*At that moment,*
Demon-Slaying Martial Extreme Blade
Yeo Un-hwi brought down his raised Blade.
*Shwaaaaaak!*
With that single slash, Gwak Cheon-hu's world, along with the nine white serpents, was cut in half.
*Hwaaaaaak!*
The end of a colossal world.
Thus, the World of Seething Demons vanished.
*Thud, thud-thud. Thud-thud-thud.*
Gwak Cheon-hu's body, now split in half, collapsed to the ground.
Without even a death rattle, Gwak Cheon-hu met his end.
The death of an Absolute, one of the Twelve Venerables, the Cult Leader of the Demonic Heavenly Cult, and known as the Heaven-Shattering Demonic Emperor, was a truly pathetic and miserable end.
Beyond Gwak Cheon-hu's cold corpse lying on the ground, the Demonic Heavenly Cult, with all its buildings swept away, came into view.
More than half of the Main Headquarters had been utterly destroyed by Yeo Un-hwi's hand.
It was certainly a situation no one would easily believe unless they saw it with their own eyes.
*Fwoosh.*
The Blade Yeo Un-hwi was holding crumbled into dust.
It probably couldn't withstand Yeo Un-hwi's power.
*Hoo!*
Yeo Un-hwi lightly brushed his hands and let out a short sigh.
It's all over now.
He killed all the Ten Great Demon Stars and the Cult Leader, who were considered the Demonic Heavenly Cult's greatest power, with his own hands right here today.
Today was a day he had shed too much blood.
Yet, not a trace of regret remained in his heart.
But then,
*Swish.*
A woman approached.
She was clearly one of the women who had been threatened by the Cult Leader when he first entered this place.
Her unique attire suggested she was the highest-ranking among the women here.
But then, out of nowhere, she respectfully bowed to Yeo Un-hwi.
*Huh?*
Yeo Un-hwi tilted his head at her actions.
Is she perhaps thanking me for saving her?
That was the extent of his thought.
But then,
The Divine Maiden greets the Heavenly Demon.
Immediately, the other Shamanesses present followed her lead and bowed towards him.
We greet the Heavenly Demon!
*...What?*
At the sudden turn of events, Yeo Un-hwi's face was etched with profound bewilderment.
No, what is this...?
Yeo Un-hwi didn't know.
*Above his head, the Heavenly Road was now emitting a brilliant golden light.*
This was a situation he had not anticipated in the slightest.
*They're calling me the Heavenly Demon!*
It was undoubtedly the most surprised he had been since his Regression.