After creating the Orc Heavenly Horse, I decided to visit the human territory next.
There are three human factions in Jangmugye, and I’ve already visited the Red Thunder God’s Gate and the Uncheong Blue Gate.
The only one left is the ‘Black Grief Valley’ located in Heukmuhyang.
I thought it would be nice to check that place out someday, especially since the timing seemed just right.
Upon requesting to visit the human territory, the servant, who looked like death warmed over, let out a sigh of relief.
Did he think it was a simpler request compared to what I had asked for before?
“Are you talking about the human’s Black Grief Valley?”
“Yes. I wanted to visit just once.”
“I’ll send word to the lord of Black Grief Valley. I’m not sure if he will accept, but he probably will.”
“Is he perhaps busy?”
“I’m not sure. Hmm… I heard there’s a civil war going on.”
[Civil war?]
[What?]
[Why civil war?]
[Lily’s gonna have to go inject some ‘peace’ again, hehe!]
[Is it the peace missionary time?]
“Civil war, you say?”
“I don’t know the details. Apparently, the human factions don’t consider it very important information… I heard the existing faction is fighting against a new human faction.”
“……”
If Black Grief Valley’s power is similar to that of the Red Thunder God’s Gate and the Uncheong Blue Gate, then the practitioners of the Avatar Phase and Record Phase must also be in large numbers there.
Are such beings fighting equally against the new faction’s humans?
“Lady Lily, could it be what I think it is?”
“Maybe it’s the Mokmujin army.”
“Mokmujin army?”
“Yeah, something like that exists.”
Has Mokmujin’s influence spread all the way to Heukmuhyang?
It’s not surprising since I’ve met him several times already, but he sure does get around.
“Well then, I’ll guide you.”
“Sure.”
Well, I’ll figure it out when I meet them.
■
We boarded the Flying Device, with Yena and an Avatar-Level ghost floating above us.
By the way, the Flying Device from Heukmuhyang was a skeletal dragon without a single piece of flesh, yet it had quite the power, comparable to an Avatar-Level entity while it was alive.
Greeeeek…!
Of course, it was now devoid of soul and used solely for transport.
“Lady Lily.”
“Yes?”
“What are we going to do when we meet the human faction this time? Are we going to do something like we did with the Orc Heavenly Horse?”
“Hmm…”
I turned my head.
The Record Phase 4-level Orc Heavenly Horse hovering silently.
The original plan was to create an army of Heavenly Horses, but due to Heukmuhyang’s regulations, they could only be enhanced one at a time.
If I were to increase their numbers, they would probably be weaker than the Avatar Levels.
One enhanced Orc from the Record Phase is better than thirty Transition Device Orcs.
One more Orc is better.
“Well, I don’t think we’ll do anything similar… Hmm. Does anyone have a good idea?”
I looked at the blue circle pointing at me.
[Let’s eliminate them all]
[Let’s turn the humans into the biggest force of Heukmuhyang, go go go]
[Let’s do the Human Anthem~]
[How about killing them all and making ghosts?]
[Let’s build one for Lily]
[Change the Archlord?]
[Since we have Heavenly Horse, we should have the Heavenly Horse Church too, right Lily?]
[I will stand in the sky]
“Hmm… everyone has good ideas.”
“What good ideas came up? Everything’s pretty similar in my room.”
“Various things? I guess we’ll have to try a bit more complex.”
The growth of humans and establishing the Heavenly Horse Church isn’t bad, but the important thing is the new force that’s causing civil war.
Maybe we’ve really been influenced by Mokmujin.
If so, we should prioritize dealing with them.
How long has it been since the Skull Ghost flew?
“Crack?”
“We have arrived.”
My party and I were able to arrive at the human territory.
It was a place with a thick flow of Dead Energy and Magic Energy, tainted black soil.
After letting us all off the flying vessel, the ghost boarded it again.
“I will wait here. Please return when it’s time to leave.”
“Aren’t you coming with us?”
“I’m not close with the humans…”
The ghost, presumed to be superfluous, chuckled awkwardly.
It was quite an irresponsible act for someone in charge of guiding us, but since we could roughly figure out our position from here, it wasn’t a big problem.
“Alright. Let’s go for now.”
“Let’s set off~”
“……”
[Going, going, going, going, going]
[Let’s go~]
[Let’s go kill them all]
[Orc Heavenly Horse sets off, lololol]
The Orc Heavenly Horse stomped ahead while Yena and I walked side by side behind.
Currently, there were two forces located in the territory of Black Grief Valley.
One was a powerful force feeling thick with energy in the east, probably the Black Grief Valley.
And the other was in the west…
“I feel magic energy. Considering the number is small, it must be a newly appeared force.”
“Shall we head to the new force first?”
“That was the plan, but…”
Maybe it’s because we’re still far away, but I couldn’t feel the power of Mokmujin.
They might be hiding their identity or power, but considering the energy itself was ‘absent…’
“Rather something completely opposite…”
“Let’s check out the Black Grief Valley first. We need to gather some information.”
“Understood.”
“Lord Heavenly Horse, not that way, go the other way.”
“…Understood.”
Boom!
The Orc Heavenly Horse turned its steps according to my command.
I turned my steps.
Even upon a second glance, it’s truly a reliable back.
“But is this going to last?”
“Of course. How many Spirit Herbs have I fed? It’ll last unless you overuse your strength.”
“Oh ho?”
“But the power you can exert will be significantly less compared to what you have… it’s somewhat unstable too.”
[Level Up ㄱㄱㄱㄱ]
[Let’s level up the Orc Heavenly Horse too]
[Ah haha, Infinite Completion can be copied]
[Is this Royder?]
[How weak is it?]
“How weak, you ask? Hmm… not entirely sure, but about 10~20%?”
“That’s incredibly inefficient.”
“But even that level is on par with Stage 1 of Record Phase.”
Most ordinary ascetics wouldn’t dare to present their business card against that.
If we were to release it into the existing Deoen world, wouldn’t it be designated as a ‘World Boss’?
“Of course, the true value of the Orc Heavenly Horse isn’t just strength…”
“Who are you?!”
Thud thud!!!
Several practitioners descended around us.
All of them were on the level of Avatar Phase, with half of them being ghosts without physical bodies.
“I’ve never seen these guys before.”
“They must be that woman’s subordinates. Look at them, they ran away and now they’re already invading.”
“Wood be such blatant fools to come from the enemy lines. I seriously underestimated them.”
“Is that one in front a Boar? Looks exactly like a pig.”
“Doesn’t it look more like a bear?”
“…Their realm doesn’t seem that high.”
“Who is this woman they’re talking about?”
From what they said, it’s clear they belong to Black Grief Valley.
‘Is that woman the master of a new faction?’
As I took a step closer to resolve my curiosity, one practitioner with extreme Avatar Phase drew out a pitch-black sword.
That sword looked quite impressive. While it wasn’t a ‘Holy Artifact’, it could certainly be classified as a ‘Famous Sword’.
[Whoa, don’t do that]
[So you’re self-deprecating about death? Haha?]
[Let’s kill it]
[x]
[Are you begging to be killed now? Haha]
“Trying to pull some absurd tricks, huh? I’ll extract your soul alive!!”
“You arrogant b*tch!”
“I’ll slice the pig along with you!”
The deathly aura of the sword flew toward me.
As expected from a practitioner at the peak of Avatar Phase, it was a fierce attack, but I didn’t evade.
Step.
I instead moved closer.
Some ghosts yelled, “How audacious!” and attacked simultaneously, but I didn’t halt my steps.
“Huh?”
“What was that just…”
Grrrr.
The Orc Heavenly Horse standing before me absorbed all the attacks.
The Heavenly Horse’s foot slowly rose.
The practitioners, who had thought of the Orc Heavenly Horse as just a simple subordinate, flinched and began to step back.
But it was too late.
They didn’t just need to step back; they had to completely escape.
The slow but certain attack shook the ground.
“Heavenly Horse…”
“?!”
Heavenly Horse’s Dominance.
The earth turned upside down.
■
The skill I improved, ‘Heavenly Horse’s Dominance.’
Although I had not yet mastered the far superior ‘True Heavenly Horse’s Dominance,’ the Orc Heavenly Horse’s power was tremendous.
His first step lifted the ground within a radius of several kilometers into the sky, turning all living practitioners into ghosts.
The ghosts barely managed to maintain themselves with some special technique just before becoming fully enlightened.
Just before the second step landed, the practitioners, who were just instilled with etiquette, began to flee in a panic.
‘Escape… I can’t!’
But Heavenly Horse’s Dominance was not a single attack, but a continuous technique.
His second step was much faster than the first.
The practitioners couldn’t go far and became one with the ground.
The fact that they didn’t vanish might have been due to my command, but initially, their level wasn’t high compared to the power.
‘Erasing them might be a bit much.’
[Kyah]
[Heavenly Horse! Heavenly Horse! Heavenly Horse!]
[Great Heavenly Horse]
[Sign here!]
[From now on, the true Heavenly Horse is… Orc.]
[For real lol]
[An Orc using Heavenly Horse’s Dominance? How do you tolerate this?]
[Hahahahahaha]
[Heavenly Horse gal just lost her name.]
“Wow… so strong, nya.”
“It’s not for nothing that he’s a Heavenly Horse.”
“Grrrr.”
To call oneself a Heavenly Horse, you need this level of strength.
As I thought that and wondered if I had overdone it, suddenly…
“Damn it, you bastards!”
“???”
The sky darkened as someone appeared.
A middle-aged man with white bones piled on his shoulder, a practitioner at the third stage of Record Phase.
If he has that level of strength…
“Is he a bowman?”
“Heavenly Horse! How dare this insect…!”
“…he is indeed a Heavenly Horse.”
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