Chapter 337

Chapter 337

The precepts were stifling.

-I cannot understand why the Abbot gave the order to capture rather than kill. Master!

-Amitabha.

-This is someone who raped three women for his own desires and killed five commoners for his own selfish interests. I don’t think he’ll be reformed by preaching Buddhist teachings!

-Hyein-ah. Calm your anger.

-We must immediately break the precept against killing and strike him down!

-How can a Buddhist so easily speak of killing?

His youth overflowing with vigor.

Bulgwae, who was one of the outstanding rising talents even in Shaolin, was once drafted for a mission to pursue a certain Demon Head.

Needless to say, it was a Demon Head whose crimes were extremely heinous. A Demon Head who displayed conduct even more cruel than monsters.

-Everything in the world has a reason. The day will come when you too will realize this.

He couldn’t accept the Abbot’s order to capture and bring him back, but nevertheless thought he should follow that order.

Until he heard the detestable Demon Head’s words.

-Amitabha. Filthy Demon Head bastard. Don’t think you can escape!

-Shaolin? Huh, good. Take me away.

-……What?

-I didn’t think I could run away any further anyway. But Shaolin—I’m lucky. If I were caught by others, I’d lose my life right there.

-…….

-My dantian will be crippled and my limbs’ meridians will be severed, but well, it’s better than dying. Hehehehe. That’s enough. Because I want to live. No matter what I have to do!

-You bastard…….

-What? Not taking me away? Is a Buddhist thinking of killing…….

-Do you think I’ll let you live-!!!

Kwaaaah-!

The moment he saw the face of the Demon Head flowing with base laughter, Bulgwae couldn’t suppress the surging anger and ultimately broke his first precept against killing. And he came to know.

The guilt he expected to feel from killing someone didn’t arise at all.

-Thank you. Monk Hyein. Thank you so much……!

That more people were saved by killing the Demon Head.

-All evildoers must be struck down and killed.

He killed Demon Heads who had killed several people and killed evil faction masters who had sucked the lifeblood of the poor.

Having broken the precept against killing once, Bulgwae’s methods gradually became more cruel.

He killed everyone who seemed like they would become a threat if left alive. Each time he was confined to the wall-facing cave for as short as a few days or as long as several months, but nevertheless Bulgwae didn’t bend his will. However.

-You. In your next life, live without committing evil…….

-Father! Father……!

One day, when he learned that an evil faction master whose head he had smashed for the crime of killing three people had actually taken in seven orphaned children and raised them like his own.

-Amitabha. Hyein-ah. Foolish Hyein-ah. How did you come so far astray?

Bulgwae was expelled from Shaolin Temple, and the conviction that maintained Bulgwae himself cracked.

Incompletely, without completely collapsing.

“Heu. Heueuu.”

Hot.

Watching the appearance of the Demon Head standing against him holding red lightning that bounced here and there like flames, Bulgwae, who gasped for breath, twisted his head. The sensation of dull impacts pounding his whole body.

‘Fast and strong.’

If he could just catch him, he felt he could do something somehow, but he couldn’t catch him. Unbelievable that a mere Demon Head could be this strong.

‘I can’t see an answer.’

Kwaaaaang-!!!

At the sight of the red lightning continuously invading his Indestructible Divine Body, Bulgwae, who harbored such sentiments, stepped with True Angle and burst forth with a Lion’s Roar. And at that moment, the opponent who withdrew far back and loosely lowered his sword.

“To think someone who entered Heart Demons uses martial arts created to expel demons—isn’t that quite funny?”

“……Demon Head bastard! What trick are you pulling!”

“Can you not hear properly?”

The conical hat-wearing man who gave a bitter smile and raised his blade diagonally spoke in a low voice.

“I know what kind of person you are.”

“…….”

“I also know what’s making you waver. It’s because you couldn’t have confidence in yourself even while breaking the precepts, isn’t it?”

“……Shut up!”

“Even while saying this is a better thing for the world, you’re not actually confident about it.”

“Didn’t I tell you to shut up!”

“I won’t shut up. Because I don’t think your path is wrong.”

“What did you……?”

“I don’t unconditionally think it’s right, but I also don’t think it’s wrong.”

Crackle crackle!

“Tsk.”

The conical hat-wearing man who forcibly suppressed the bouncing lightning frowned while looking at Bulgwae and continued opening his mouth.

“People are imperfect beings. Perfect justice doesn’t exist in this world.”

“…….”

“Good and evil also can’t be simply divided by such dichotomy.”

If someone bestows money on beggars, that person is probably a good person eight or nine times out of ten. But what if that money was made by stealing from others?

“The good and evil each person thinks of are all different. Each person sets standards for what is good and what is evil and makes judgments. For self-righteous people, those standards are absolute. Standards that absolutely never waver.”

“…….”

“But you’re not like that, are you?”

If the standards of self-righteous people don’t waver, conversely, those whose standards waver are not self-righteous.

“It means that even you, who seems utterly self-righteous when looking only at your conduct, contemplate deeply each and every time.”

You contemplated, carved away, and yet thought it was right and acted accordingly.

As a single Buddhist, it’s a failing grade. Because Buddhism’s teaching is to discard all delusions and afflictions and enter nirvana. But what about as a human?

“The conviction held by someone who can doubt themselves is that much firmer. So.”

“…….”

“I have no intention of letting you, Bulgwae, collapse to mere phantoms like this. I don’t agree with your conviction, but I still respect you.”

Silence.

The conical hat-wearing man, who had been staring intently at Bulgwae while holding his blade for a moment, loosely lowered his sword. And the change that followed.

Crackle crackle-!!!

Lightning gathered.

‘That’s…….’

Watching the lightning that had been bouncing around gradually compress and take the form of a sword, Bulgwae narrowed his eyes. The shape of red lightning being refined from unstably bouncing around into a gradually distinct form.

“Gaebyeok Cheongeomryu, Heavenly Wrath.”

“…….”

“Originally it’s not such a red light, but.”

Since Monster Energy is the foundation, what can be done?

“I’m coming.”

The conical hat-wearing man who chuckled slowly raised his sword. And at that moment.

──!

Bulgwae realized his right arm was half severed.

“Kruuk……!”

Swift speed.

At the sensation of the sword strike digging into his forearm far beyond perception, Bulgwae, who twisted his body without realizing it, straightened his left hand and struck away the blade. The blade that withdrew smoothly backward as if there was no intention to completely sever it.

‘The Indestructible Divine Body…… was broken?’

He can understand not keeping up with the speed. Until now too, there were only differences in degree—he couldn’t match that speed.

But power is different. His Indestructible Divine Body is the strongest outer shell that blocks any attack.

He can confidently say that even if Geomseon came, he couldn’t break the Indestructible Divine Body itself. That’s how powerful his Indestructible Divine Body is. However.

What about now?

“Leg.”

“……!”

Slash!

It’s cut.

“Shoulder.”

Slash!

“Side.”

Slash-!

“Left arm.”

Slash-!!!

“Kraaaaaah!”

Kwaaaaang-!!!

At the red lightning shooting forth repeatedly, Bulgwae, who had been helplessly twisting his body while watching it cut him, finally slammed both arms down to smash the ground, blocking his vision and drawing up his internal energy. Golden aura majestically revealing itself.

Supreme Great Power

‘If I can’t follow the opponent’s speed, I have no choice but to drag the opponent into my domain.’

Shaolin’s martial arts are martial arts of movement within stillness.

As with various Buddhist martial arts, among Shaolin’s martial arts, those boasting swift speed aren’t very common. It’s not that they don’t exist at all, but compared to that lightning technique that marks the extreme of swift speed, they’re needless to say insufficient.

‘I must restrict it.’

If you can’t follow the speed, you have no choice but to prevent that speed from being produced. And that method is Supreme Great Power. A divine technique that restricts and pressures the opponent’s movements just by deploying it.

“I won’t be hit anymore. Demon Head bastard……!”

“Well, is that really so?”

“……!”

A voice heard from behind.

Crack!

The moment Bulgwae, who reflexively reacted, tried to strike with his shoulder, the conical hat-wearing man’s hand grabbed Bulgwae’s shoulder and pulled it sideways. The shoulder stretching and sagging.

“Kruuk……!”

“I thought about what this Indestructible Divine Body is. What should be done to break through it?”

“You bastard……!”

“There were various methods I could think of.”

Slash!

“The method of refining Spirit Energy to the extreme and breaking the Indestructible Divine Body head-on.”

Crack!

“Since I can’t pierce the outer shell, the method of temporarily extracting the muscles and bones beneath the outer shell.”

Kwaaaaang-!!!

“The method of using internal power techniques to burst internal energy from inside beyond the outer shell.”

“Kraaaaaah-!!!”

Watching Bulgwae’s palm strikes swung here and there like a struggle filling the surroundings, the conical hat-wearing man smirked and withdrew a considerable distance backward.

“Now it’s certain. Your Indestructible Divine Body isn’t perfect yet. It must be a direct expression of you having delusions yourself.”

“……You bastaaard-!!!”

“And if so, I won’t lose to you. Because.”

“…….”

“I’ve cast off all my delusions.”

At the same time as speaking, the conical hat-wearing man who extended his sword in a straight line slowly drew up his internal energy. Monster Energy gathering so densely it now seemed completely submerged in blood-red color.

“Fighting and winning against one’s own delusions is a difficult thing. But I will believe. That you will surely fight and win against your delusions.”

“…….”

“So sleep this time.”

Rumble!

Thunder gathers.

“I was not wrong-!!!”

Directly facing the conical hat-wearing man aiming at him holding a sword of light, Bulgwae drew up his strong energy to the extreme and stepped forward. One strike stepping forward by smashing the ground, tearing the air, and collapsing the wind.

Baekboshinkwon

Great Buddha’s Guidance

An overwhelming powerful fist.

Confirming the blunt fist wind approaching like a shot giant’s hammer destroying everything, the conical hat-wearing man slowly lowered his sword and stood in front. The fist wind arriving right before him.

He killed him.

A premonition runs through Bulgwae’s mind. In that situation, avoiding or blocking the fist wind would be impossible.

‘I caught him……!’

Though it’s questionable why he’s not even resisting, it’s over now. This time too, he didn’t lose to the Demon Head. He didn’t break his conviction.

Slowly.

As Bulgwae raised the corners of his mouth at the surging joy, he suddenly looked at the conical hat-wearing man leisurely extending his sword through the distorted vision beyond the fist wind.

Shortly after.

──!!!

The world split in two.

Crackle! Crackle crackle crackle-!!!!!

Lightning bounces.

“De, Demon……Head.”

Feeling the Monster Energy that couldn’t be controlled crossing the ground in the form of lightning, Bulgwae let out a small sentiment. The sight of the conical hat-wearing man slowly walking over and looking down at him from in front.

“What was that martial art just now……?”

“Cheonui Divine Technique. Certain Destruction.”

“Certain Destruction…… martial arts that kill Indestructible.”

Internal energy scattering.

“Sorry…… for holding you back…….”

Feeling his body gradually losing strength and his right mind returning, Bulgwae looked at the conical hat-wearing man, Baek Riyun, and moved his dry lips.

“Uicheon Sect Leader. Let me make one request…….”

“Speak.”

“Stop Heukya.”

“…….”

“Let me someday receive punishment for the sins of the path I’ve walked until now.”

If everyone dies, there will be no one to make him pay for his sins either.

That must not happen. The path he wanted to walk is the path to hell. Since evildoers must ultimately fall into hell as the conclusion, shouldn’t everyone falling into hell not happen?

“Can you do that for me……?”

“I will do so.”

“That’s, truly…….”

Reassuring words.

Watching Bulgwae slowly lowering his head and losing consciousness, Baek Riyun, who exhaled a sigh, raised his gaze upward. The gradually clearing fog.

‘I’ve crossed one more wall.’

The whole world is as clear as if within grasp.

‘Has the situation been roughly resolved?’

Feeling his Ki sense grown large enough to encompass the entire area atop Sangwi’s back, Baek Riyun exhaled deeply and slowly moved his steps upward.

‘Wait for me.’

Now, it was time to face Heukya.