Chapter 149 Heavenly Buddha (4)
Heavenly Buddha. He wasn’t from the prestigious faction of Sorim but an outlier in Moorim who reached enlightenment while training alone. As such, he was an absolute master who didn’t belong to any faction. That man showed up here, speaking with a tone as if he were preaching to a middle school student passing by, saying he would teach Yoon-seok instead of someone else.
‘Is he looking down on me…?’
It would be a lie if he said it didn’t hurt his pride, but he was a person in the same class as Cheon-ma. It would be helpful to use him rather than let his arrogance take over.
“You seem to be prickled up like a hedgehog. Let’s see how good you are.”
He was already done with preparations.
「Seventeen swords are used. The Phantom Energy ingrained in the sword becomes stronger.」
The moment Yoon-seok drew his sword through the air, a black tsunami raged out.
Swaaaaaaaaaa-!
The first technique, Heavenly Reign. Thanks to Natural Energy, it has grown in power and speed. But even that was just a diversion.
Swish.
Yoon-seok, having blocked his view, immediately prepared his next move. The second technique, Traverse. Since it was a small stone chamber, he thought it would be difficult to avoid. However…
“It’s a good attack. But…!”
Boom-!
He hadn’t shouted any command, but the tsunami died down under his golden qi.
Ting!
He didn’t avoid it like the challenger who taught him the way to see. He also didn’t block the attack like the swordsman who used Natural Energy. Rather, the Heavenly Buddha did nothing. But…
“Maitreya is an existence that cannot be deceived or cut.”
A blow that cut down even space could not recognize the Heavenly Buddha’s body. Regardless, Yoon-seok continued. He didn’t expect that it wouldn’t work, but he didn’t think he could win in the first place. So nothing had changed.
‘Demonify.’
Horns sprouted, and wings jutted from his back as he grew taller. However, the real power of b Demonify} was not simply in growing in size.
‘The power of spatial control.’
The stone chamber couldn’t withstand the attack and collapsed thanks to the Rank B effect of {Divine Ultimatum}. However.
“Wow! Then I have to use my strength, too, since you can destroy things however you want!”
Heavenly Buddha was uninjured. No, he shouted as if he was having fun.
“Infinite Light.”
He’d never heard of such a skill name; perhaps it was a Unique Power. Then, what kind of effect did it have? Attack? Defense? Or evasion? All his expectations were wrong.
Swaaaaaaaaaa-!
A golden disk rose behind the shoulders of Heavenly Buddha and radiated a blinding light.
「By Infinite Light, everything within a radius of 100m is restored to normal.」
Return to normal? Yoon-seok didn’t exactly know what it meant.
‘Dammit.’
Yet b Demonify} was lifted. At the same time, the collapsed walls were restored as if time had rewound.
‘Demonify.’
He recited the command again just in case, but it was still on cooldown. It was an indescribable setback for Yoon-seok, planning to activate Judgment of the Ruined Monarch alongside b Demonify} and b Non-verbal magic}.
“If there’s someone who breaks it, there’s someone who piles it up. Amitabha. Your true self is not such a monster but a lost human.”
Even though he had a golden opportunity, he didn’t fight back. He continued to count his prayer beads and uttered words of discipline. Yoon-seok grew angrier at that. That voice, looking down from above as if he knew everything, was so annoying that he couldn’t stand it.
“You’re not a demon.”
“…What a joke.”
“Everyone says that at first. Why do you pursue darkness, not light?”
Yoon-seok didn’t answer. He recited his next command in his mind.
‘Judgment of the Ruined Monarch.’
Since the Heavenly Sword, Natural Energy, and spatial control didn’t work, this might not work as well. However, with this skill, it was a different story.
‘Vajra Step.’
The skill he had prepared as his trump card against Cheonma or another undefeatable foe.
Thump.
Yoon-seok’s feet touched the ground. And that moment, blue waves stretched out in all directions like ripples in a lake. It was the effect of the characteristic Universal Grand Shift.
「Basic stats of all beings within a radius of 100m is fixed at Rank F for 20 minutes.」
He lost strength. His body, as hard as steel, felt as fragile as when he was first dragged to the Tower and engaged in that fierce battle against an Orc. Although his considerable skills remained, with this ability, it would become meaningless.
The same must be true for his foe.
Booooom!
The Light of Destruction fell a second later. Yoon-seok could see the movement of the light descending with his naked eye, but perhaps due to his low agility, he could only see it flashing past. He was too slow to catch it or react.
“…”
Yoon-seok looked forward. Although he did not receive a boost due to his fixed stats, Yoon-seok remained intact in the Light of Destruction thanks to the Descent characteristic. Then, what about his opponent?
“Amitabha… I thought you had emptied yourself, but do you still have arrogance?”
He was unbelievably fine. Smoke was rising from him with a sizzle, but no significant wounds were marking his body. Judging from how the golden glow faded, it appeared the decline in stats due to Universal Grand Shift had worked properly.
So how on earth did he survive?
“Common sense is, in other words, prejudice. Thanks to you, I learned something new. I didn’t expect you to have such a skill.”
Yoon-seok didn’t like to ask his opponent questions. Usually, they didn’t answer as kindly as in a comic book but would use it to mentally attack. But he couldn’t help but ask this time.
“…What skill did you use?”
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