“…It’s quite noisy, isn’t it?”
Cough!
Lord Jooam, now a Display Case Level 1, felt a chilling sensation as he slowly moved toward the problematic location.
He threw his axis in order to interfere with Lily’s advancement proposal.
He had to guard ‘that place,’ and since Lily becoming stronger was nothing short of a disaster, there was no choice, but it was rather dangerous.
After all, helping with the advancement proposal meant that this side would also face Infinite Completion.
Depending on the situation, it was a scenario where at least 30% of Infinite Completion would fall.
Lord Jooam was prepared to take on losses while equipping himself with measures aside from degradation in rank.
However, Infinite Completion did not fall upon Jooam.
He was indeed enraged by “help,” but the one who actually provided the assistance, Lord Jooam, didn’t even care.
In such a case, there are two possibilities.
One is that the helper was receiving the love of the sky.
“Or maybe the one who received help incurred the sky’s wrath.”
Since he had never received the love of the sky, there was only one conclusion left.
“Must be dead, right? He must definitely be dead.”
A whopping ten thousand Infinite Completions fell, as if his spirit and flesh were about to burn away just from looking at it.
Even though Lily threw a desperate final blow, an Ascetic cannot ultimately defeat the sky.
At best, they merely argue against the sky and beg for a slightly better life.
That is the unchanging truth, and no matter how high the level reached, it remained unchanged.
“Of course, there are those who have surpassed it…”
Such individuals are those who have entered the realm of the Immortals, but Lily was not one of them.
As movement in the area decreased, Jooam quickened his pace to approach.
The area he had diligently cultivated, Lord Heukmuhyang, had turned into a dreadful sight.
Not a single thing was intact; everything was wrecked, and even using Magic Techniques for restoration wouldn’t be enough.
“Tsk. I guess everything has to be discarded. Just how much wrath have I incurred?”
No matter how much wrath was built up, it shouldn’t drop Infinite Completion to this extent.
Jooam clicked his tongue and glanced around.
Fortunately, thanks to his efforts, ‘that place’ was safe.
Normally, he would have been caught up in the powerful backlash of Infinite Completion, but he sent help to assist Lily and simultaneously sent a force to protect that location.
Luckily, the sky only targeted Lily, allowing that place to remain safe.
“Still, it’s a shame… I wish that young kid’s spirit was left behind.”
Having incurred the wrath of the sky, there likely wasn’t even a handful of spirit left.
Jooam sighed, putting aside his regret.
“It’s unfortunate, but I’ll have to scrape by even if it means chasing after Lord Jeokmu-hyang…”
“Ugh…”
“!”
Got it! Jooam stomped the ground.
Using the spirit of Lord Heukmuhyang, he spread his Shield and immediately drew forth the chains filled with the aura of death, launching them toward the source of the sound.
With a shield created by using the power, Lord Jooam immediately drew out a chain filled with the aura of death and hurled it towards the source of the sound.
Swoosh!! Unlike before, she was caught effortlessly.
Lord Jooam beamed with sheer joy, admiring the scene.
“You were alive after all. What an impressive little brat!”
“……”
There it is!
This crazy brat is still alive after all this time!
Her body was battered, and her condition was hardly anything to brag about, but she was alive nonetheless.
What a ridiculously stubborn vitality.
Lord Jooam chuckled and tightened the chain further.
Creeeak…!
“You crazy fool. Just die already, how can you still be alive?”
“…Right? It’s a bit disappointing.”
“Your courage is truly commendable. You not only dared to intrude upon Heukmuhyang, but you also casually conducted a promotion proposal in front of me. Arrogance will consume you.”
“……”
“Hehehe…”
Lord Jooam was lost in delightful fantasies.
First, I’ll completely kill this brat and transform her into a ghost that only follows the command of Lord Heukmuhyang.
During that process, her ego and consciousness will significantly decline, but that can’t be helped to control such an arrogant creature.
‘Her talent is surely above that little Unbaek brat. I must make use of her to compensate for my losses.’
Of course, it wasn’t just to compensate for losses—without putting that insolent girl to work, I couldn’t stretch out and sleep peacefully.
Lord Jooam glanced at Lily, who was captured effortlessly.
She was looking blankly at the void, mumbling something that was surprisingly ridiculous.
Has she lost her mind?
“Seems like today is the last day you’ll exist as ‘you.’ Do you have anything to say?”
“……”
“If not, then I’ll just…”
“That’s a shame. Just a bit more and I could have reached it.”
“Hehehe… Where in the world do things go easily—”
“I managed to pierce the sky (天) but fell slightly short. If there hadn’t been any penalties, it might have been possible. No, if I had attempted it while in the Marriage Device state, I would have succeeded 100%. What a pity.”
“…What?”
Lord Jooam, who had raised his hand to tear away her soul, froze.
It wasn’t because of Lily’s words.
Shiver…
“I could have completely pulled down the sky (天)…”
A chilling aura emanated from Lily, who just moments ago seemed like a corpse.
As if her soul might burst out at any moment…
It’s dangerous.
‘I-I must escape…’
This isn’t just on the level of a display case. This is…!
“But the display case has risen, hasn’t it? Isn’t that enough? No? Hmm… Well, I did manage to drive away the sky (天) itself, so isn’t that some progress?”
“Is that a no? Hmm… Ehh. Still, I managed to make the sky itself retreat, so that’s something.”
“Who are you…?”
“More than anything…”
Chwa-rak… The chain was undone.
In an instant, Lily’s body regenerated.
Behind her, wings of infinite completion dozens of meters long flapped.
“Now that I’ve become a display case, the Marriage Device can also take on opponents.”
“!”
She escaped.
That’s no mere ascetic with a bit of talent.
‘It’s a fallen true immortal! Damn, I misjudged!’
I don’t know why a true immortal is in a place like this, but now that a fallen being has regained their power, I had to escape without question.
“……”
The fallen being is staring at me intently.
Thank goodness it’s not grabbing me? That’s a relief.
‘Among fallen existences, it’s said that when they seek enlightenment, they also regain “memories” or “true nature.” So, there’s a chance it might not pay attention to someone like me… Hm? Folding its fingers? Why—’
“Bang!”
Kwa-jik!
A thin lightning spear pierced Lord Jooam’s soul.
■
[Woah]
[For Lily]
[Is he dead?]
[One-shot! LMAO]
[Bang, wtf]
[Lolololol]
[Lily’s such a pro]
[What’s up with catching without using any techniques?]
[Kind of disappointing though]
“Whew~”
I blew towards my fingers as if I shot them like a gun.
Although my lack of enlightenment prevented me from capturing the sky, I still managed to yield some effective results.
I gazed blankly at Lord Jooam plummeting far away.
Higher than that.
‘The sky.’
Not the heavenly sky (天), but the “real” sky stretched out in blue.
“Now that the heavenly sky (天) has fled, there’s no one left to interfere with my advancement proposal.”
In other worlds, it may be different, but in Jangmugye, ascetics will be able to elevate without infinite completion.
If the ascetics learn of this fact, they’ll be absolutely thrilled.
[So is Jooam dead?]
[Did he die?]
[Let’s take away all his lifespan]
[Cut! Cut! Cut!!]
[That feels so refreshing~~]
[LMAO]
[Triple Annihilation ㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
“He’s not dead yet.”
Although Lord Jooam was in a dying state after being hit by my finger gun (with the spear as the bullet), he wasn’t dead.
He had interrupted me quite a bit, but I never intended to kill him.
There was just one thing I needed to receive.
I extracted about 130,000 units of pure lifespan from the hundreds of thousands he possessed.
I would’ve liked to take more…
“Considering how murky everything is, this should be my limit.”
Perhaps expecting what would be taken from him, his pure lifespan was way too little.
The only thing that can be disassembled is about 130,000.
I thought that with enough time, I could manage beyond that, but I wasn’t keen on wishing for a lifespan that much.
I immediately transformed pure lifespan into resources and started the proposal for a level-up of the display case.
Even though the level-up proposal was quite simple, not even a dark storm cloud came, let alone infinite completion.
This was because the sky, which boldly opposed the ascetic reaching a higher state, had disappeared.
“It’s clear.”
The sky was just blue.
After successfully finishing the level-up of the display case to level 1, I floated up into the sky.
It isn’t a marriage device, but since I’ve reached that level in the marriage device, I can use similar techniques.
“For example…”
Kugugugu!!
[Oh?]
[What the?!]
[Huh?]
[It’s going backwards?]
[Is it reverse regeneration?]
It was a technique similar to the ‘time reversal’ used by Gyeoryu.
With just a flick of my hand, the fallen Heukmuhyang was reconstructed as if it had been restored back.
Heukmuhyang returned to its pristine state, as if it had never fallen.
Looking at the fallen Lord Heukmuhyang, I pondered for a moment, leaving 10,000 years of lifespan for life maintenance and extracting all power and lifespan.
Additionally, after reaching the marriage device level, I summoned the souls from the underground that had been bothering me since earlier.
Two translucent black spheres floated above my hand.
They were a collection of ghosts consumed by countless grudges and anger.
[What are you going to do with that?]
[It looks like a bouncy ball.]
[?]
“I can’t resurrect with this body. This is the best option.”
I lifted the spheres.
Kiaaaah…
The ghosts, the souls, broke free from Jooam’s shackles.
Not quite achieving enlightenment… but they won’t have to live under oppression anymore.
I closed my eyes for a moment and bowed my head.
‘Just like back then.’
“I hope you find happiness in your next life?”
─Is that your choice? It’s nice to be at peace.
“I prefer peace over fighting.”
─I agree.
As I lowered my now empty hands, I turned my gaze to the side.
Next to me stood a familiar form of a doppelgänger.
The branches and mist that composed her swayed strangely.
─May I have a word? Oh, past immortal.
“……”
Gyeoryu approached me.
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