Chapter 455

Chapter 455

C455

OhGong stopped shouting.

The pain didn't disappear. It simply changed completely in nature from a headache to something entirely mental.

However...

-Get here quickly.

In Son OhGong's view, a familiar face finally appeared.

-Tathagata.

In the midst of the visual connection between Tathagata and Son OhGong, YuWon's face reflected in Son OhGong's golden eyes.

"Puhaha!"

Son OhGong burst into laughter.

Interestingly, he only smiled with half of his face. Even one eye was laughing, while the other remained completely serious.

'What did I say? Didn't I say he would come soon?'

Son OhGong murmured to himself, unable to express his thoughts in words.

He remembered the messages he sent to YuWon before his mind was absorbed by Tathagata.

He had asked for help, so YuWon would surely come. Son OhGong trusted in that.

But he omitted the explanation of where the Celestial Floor was.

'That bastard, it's already over.'

'It's a useless belief.'

'Stupid. Just because you don't know it well...'

'I know. Because I know you. I even know the name, Kim YuWon, which remains strongly in your memories.'

Son OhGong's mouth corner slowly dropped at Tathagata's words.

'That guy has defeated anyone who faced him, but he has never defeated you even once. I speak in terms of strength.'

"...And then?"

"Kim YuWon will face Son OhGong. So the result won't be different."

Son OhGong, who had obtained the Buddhist Scriptures and freed himself from the shackles of the Golden Headband.

And the will of Tathagata contained in that Golden Headband.

What YuWon faced now was both Tathagata and Son OhGong. And according to what Tathagata had seen in Son OhGong's memories, YuWon had never defeated OhGong before.

But...

'Well...'

Despite knowing that, Son OhGong's thoughts were different.

'Perhaps, that's because he doesn't intend to win.'

'Doesn't intend to win?'

'In our first meeting, he was considerably below me, but later... well...'

The doubts he had every time he fought YuWon.

'He is weaker than me, but much smarter.'

Did YuWon really fight himself without knowing he would lose?

Tathagata's words were not wrong either. But Son OhGong couldn't help but have expectations in this situation.

Did YuWon really come here with no confidence in winning?

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Step, step-.

YuWon walked through the temple following the Bull Demon King.

Well, more precisely, it was the place that used to be a temple. The temple they walked through was completely in ruins, with collapsed buildings and disturbed ground, forming an unrecognizable shape of what it used to be.

If it weren't for the main gate, he wouldn't have even known it was a temple.

As they walked through the ruined temple...

'Is it a hall?'

A building that seemed to be in perfect condition caught YuWon's attention.

While everything around him was in ruins, this place in the center of the temple showed not a single imperfection.

This couldn't be a coincidence.

YuWon stopped for a moment and looked at the Hall.

"What happened here?"

"It's solid."

In other words, it meant that it wouldn't easily break even in a fight.

Seeing YuWon's perplexed expression, the Bull Demon King shrugged.

Who would ask something like that without knowing?

The Bull Demon King said his fight with Son OhGong had lasted almost ten days. During that time, everything around them collapsed, but the only place that didn't break was this hall.

It was a strange phenomenon.

YuWon stared at the Hall for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

"Hyung-nim."

"Yes."

"I have a request."

"A request?"

In such an urgent situation?

While looking at the Bull Demon King's perplexed face, YuWon explained what he had in mind. In response, the Bull Demon King thought for a moment and then nodded.

Recalling the words of the Bull Demon King, YuWon realized he wasn't entirely wrong.

Indeed, the Yokai power Son OhGong possessed was so overwhelming that not even the Bull Demon King could handle it. The 'Golden Headband' might have played the role of clearing his mind.

'When Son OhGong first received the Buddhist Scriptures, he turned into a monster and went insane. But now things are different than back then.'

What was in front of him now wasn't OhGong, who had turned into a monster and was going insane, but Tathagata, who had been sealed in the Golden Headband.

The situation was more troublesome than expected. It would have been much easier to deal with someone going insane.

"There's nothing good in talking too much."

YuWon looked at Danpung, who was firmly attached to his feet.

"Step back a bit. Now it's my turn."

"Ah, Abba!"

"Don't be stubborn."

Convinced by YuWon's words, Danpung stepped back, puffing up his cheeks. His opponent was the ancient High-Ranker sealed, called Tathagata.

Danpung's role was more prominent when fighting against the Outers. At this moment, he didn't know what to expect.

"Don't worry. Unless you're a Yokai or a monster, I have no intentions of killing without reason. And that also applies to you, who has drawn your sword in front of me."

Son OhGong's thumb and index finger joined to form a circle. The energy moving explosively inside Son OhGong's body calmed completely.

As if revealing that he had no intentions of killing.

"You seem to be compassionate, as I heard."

YuWon tightened his grip on the sword and sighed internally.

'I should have hurried more.'

In an instant, regret overwhelmed him.

He regretted not choosing to fight alongside the Bull Demon King.

He felt no notable strength coming from the current Tathagata. Although he should have felt several times more power now that the 'Golden Headband' had been released, Tathagata was perfectly controlling that.

Certainly, he was not an easy opponent.

"It seems you're thinking too much."

Step~

Tathagata approached.

What does that circle really mean?

While YuWon focused on Tathagata's hand in that way...

Swoosh~

YuWon's pupils began to burn, and at the same time, his feet moved.

However...

Giiiiing-.

Unintentionally, the distance between YuWon and Tathagata narrowed one step inward.

Buwooong-.

Tathagata's right hand reached toward YuWon's chest. The circle formed by Tathagata's thumb and index finger touched YuWon's chest just above the heart.

Pwaack-!

"...!"

YuWon's eyes widened as if the impact pierced his heart.

YuWon's body was pushed backward and flew. Feeling the pain in his chest, he barely managed to hold himself up by striking the ground with the sword.

The distance opened up like that.

"The technique I just used is called Demon Killing Palm ()."

Surprisingly, Tathagata was already standing behind YuWon, making the distance seem insignificant.

A movement that not even the Eyes of Foreknowledge could easily track.

"This is called Dharma Crossing the River. In my old days, I crossed a river with this."

He talked a lot.

There was no reason to wait.

Shiiing-.

Kwaang-!

While Tathagata spoke those words, YuWon's sword flew towards the 'Golden Headband.'

It was a sword infused with the power of Lightning. Surely, it was a speed that not even elite High-Rankers could easily follow with their eyes.

However...

Click~

That sword stopped between Tathagata's fingers, as if it were unbelievable.

Incredibly hard to believe.

YuWon's pupils trembled.

"This is called Empty-Handed. In short, it's an initial technique involving grabbing a sharp weapon with bare hands."

Swoosh-.

The remaining hand...

"And this is-."

Thud-.

Tathagata's other hand, this time, touched YuWon's abdomen.

"It's the Martial Art called Hundred Steps Divine Fist. A move that covers a hundred steps."

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