Radiant Dragon’s Otherworldly Reincarnation - Chapter 356 : Chapter 356
Chapter 356. Heavenly Demon (1)
He looked like a criminal subjected to crucifixion.
It was none other than the strongest man on the continent, Patrick Schneider, who was embedded so deeply into the wall that it was questionable how he could have been driven in so profoundly.
‘How long has it been? Since I was beaten this badly?’
Maybe if it were against multiple opponents?
But fighting one-on-one and getting beaten this one-sidedly seemed to be a first.
In a sense, it was an unfamiliar experience, almost touching.
At that moment, the Heavenly Demon’s unpleasant voice reached Patrick’s ears.
“Surely this isn’t all?”
“……”
“Do not disappoint me. If you betray my expectations, you will face something more terrible than death….”
Pooooong!
It was at that moment.
Cutting off the Heavenly Demon’s words, Patrick burst the air and shot forward.
That movement, sprinting at once without any preparatory motion, was so rapid that even considerable masters would find it hard to respond to.
But….
Pooooong!
“Right. It should be like this.”
The opponent was a super master to the point where it felt blasphemous to even dare to attach the word ‘considerable master’.
The Heavenly Demon lightly received Patrick’s attack.
And his counterattack followed.
The Heavenly Demon’s fist extended.
That fist extended so slowly that even a child could dodge it.
It was impossible to hit anyone with such a painfully slow fist.
Under normal circumstances, that is.
Pooooooong!
“Kuhuk!”
The moment the Heavenly Demon’s fist touched Patrick’s abdomen.
A sound like a giant drum bursting rang out, and Patrick was bounced backward and flew away.
As Patrick, who rolled a few times, barely got up, the Heavenly Demon said.
“How was it? I tried to unfold the profundity of movement in stillness in my own way.”
“Damn it….”
Patrick, forcing himself up, frowned.
‘Monster-like bastard.’
Since a while ago, the Heavenly Demon had been displaying his martial arts to Patrick one by one, as if testing them.
Like an elder of the same sect imparting teachings to a young disciple.
It was the utmost humiliation and disgrace, but….
‘Getting beaten this badly, I don’t even feel those emotions.’
Since he was the Heavenly Demon, one of the Four Great Grandmasters, Patrick had expected him to be a cut above to some extent.
But honestly speaking, he didn’t know it would be to this extent.
To be this leisurely while facing him….
‘The difference in the level of martial arts is too great.’
In a way, it was amazing.
The opponent was originally an outstanding martial artist called one of the Four Great Grandmasters, and a monster who had steadily honed his martial arts even while sealed for thousands of years.
“Hopeless martial arts maniac bastard.”
At Patrick’s complaint, the Heavenly Demon smiled and said.
“An evaluation that accurately pinpoints my essence.”
“……”
“I’ve thought so since before, but you have quite a sharp side. Yet you repeatedly make foolish choices.”
“……”
“Well, in a way, it is because of such charm that I chose you….”
Kwaaaang!
Patrick rushed in again.
The Heavenly Demon leisurely blocked that attack with a barrier of energy created by swirling his left hand in a circle.
Tuuuung!
The Flashing Dragon Strike bounced off with an elasticity as if it had hit rubber.
At that moment, Patrick did not go against the flow but accelerated his backward speed to widen the distance.
The moment the Heavenly Demon took a step forward to pursue him….
Paaang!
Patrick’s figure split into dozens.
At the perfect clones whose real body couldn’t be found, the Heavenly Demon inwardly admired.
‘Perfect.’
It was a variation unfolded with all his might without missing the fleeting opening the moment he was about to step forward.
How could he not admire this?
Seeing Patrick rushing at him from all directions, the corner of the Heavenly Demon’s mouth went up.
[ Heavenly Demon Divine Art: Earth Explosion Flame Prison ]
And an explosion occurred at the Heavenly Demon’s feet.
Kwaaaang!
“Kugh….”
Patrick, who had rushed in to create an opening, was blocked by a wall of terrifying flames soaring in front of his eyes and had no choice but to stop.
Even….
Kwang! Kwang-kwang-kwang-kwang!
The explosion caused by the Heavenly Demon grew in scale and spread in all directions.
It was truly a technique of offense and defense in one.
Judging that there was nowhere to dodge, Patrick quickly switched his sword form to offense.
[ Radiant Dragon Twelve Sword Forms: Third Form: Modified Form: Heaven-Turning Emerging Dragon ]
Patrick’s figure rotated in a spiral and collided with the exploding wall of flames.
Kwaaaang!
The moment it seemed their offenses canceled each other out with a terrifying explosion….
“Heavenly Demooooon!”
Patrick, his whole body scorched by flames, forcibly broke through that wall and caught the Heavenly Demon in range.
And immediately, Patrick’s Black and White Twin Dragon Swords drew two lines in the air.
Once horizontally.
Once vertically.
[ ‘Radiant Dragon Twelve Sword Forms: Second Form: Great Dragon Cross Sword ]
The Great Dragon Cross Sword wielded by Patrick at close range eliminated the space for the Heavenly Demon to dodge.
In a situation where there were only two answers, either retreat or confront, the Heavenly Demon….
“Good.”
Confronted by raising Force Energy on the knife-hands of both hands with an excited voice.
The Heavenly Demon’s two hands came together as if in prayer.
The enlarged Force Energy combined like that accurately pierced the intersection of the Great Dragon Cross Strike.
“Hup!”
And as the Heavenly Demon spread his hands to the left and right as if tearing it open….
Krack!
With a sound like glass breaking, Patrick’s attack shattered into pieces.
And at that moment.
Not missing the gap where the Heavenly Demon’s chest opened, Patrick dug in.
Patrick’s left hand extended straight forward.
Just before the rapidly flying White Dragon Sword pierced the Heavenly Demon’s heart.
The Heavenly Demon’s body spun at high speed on the spot.
And then….
Crack!
The Heavenly Demon’s heel struck Patrick’s temple squarely.
And looking at Patrick, who flew far away and crashed again, the Heavenly Demon said.
“This attack was decent. It was momentary, but it was quite chilling.”
“……”
“So it was this feeling. Yes. It was this feeling.”
“……”
Patrick did not answer, but a very satisfied smile was on the Heavenly Demon’s lips.
This is it.
This was exactly what he wanted.
How long had it taken?
***
Heavenly Demon.
An absolute being sent down by the heavens to inflict trials upon the world.
He already knew his destiny from the moment he was born.
Although he came from a human womb, he was a demigod born with a divine rank from birth.
If asked if this was welcome, he could answer immediately.
Not at all.
He entered the world at fifteen.
And then….
“Futile.”
He despaired at the utterly futile result.
An elder of a prestigious sect who had trained in martial arts for over a hundred years.
A winner who realized his own realm through hundreds of death matches.
An absolute master of the Unorthodox Faction who would stop at nothing to win.
All fell far short of expectations.
Not a single person could stop him, and facing him was impossible.
“Like this, I can’t know at all, can I?”
He was a demigod but also a martial artist, the Heavenly Demon.
He came out into the world with the expectation of testing his martial arts and competing with a worthy rival, but….
“What on earth is this?”
In fact, this was only natural.
The Heavenly Demon was a demigod harboring a divine rank.
No matter how much of a master they were, their attacks could not harm the Heavenly Demon, and conversely, the Heavenly Demon’s attacks were fatal to them.
The difference was too stark.
The level of martial arts posed no hindrance whatsoever.
It was impossible for a lion and a rabbit to duel in the first place.
In terrible futility and despair, the Heavenly Demon thought.
“Somewhere, there must be my adversary. There must be someone who will save me from this hell of solitude.”
He could instinctively sense it.
If he was a calamity to inflict trials on the world, conversely, there must be someone standing at the opposite point created to overcome him.
That was actually true.
However, one never knows how the dice of fate will roll.
The person born as the Heavenly Demon’s adversary at the time was a prince of the Imperial Family, but he died after getting swept up in a struggle for imperial power before he could even grow up.
It was an unfortunate result created by human desire, but this was also the fate of the world.
The moment the adversary disappeared, there was no one to stop the destroyer.
Now the destruction of the world was a determined result.
But the Heavenly Demon did not do so.
He decided to abandon his impatience and wait for a new adversary to appear somewhere.
While polishing his martial arts even more in preparation for that time.
This is a bug.
The destroyer has gone against his essence.
But the Heavenly Demon steeled himself.
It didn’t matter whether his essence was a god or a human.
‘I am a martial artist. I will test my own limits.’
The Heavenly Demon defined himself that way.
And devoting himself to martial arts training, he created the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
And in the process of creating and testing the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, he accepted a few disciples.
It was a kind of amusement.
Before the adversary arrives, he is a body incapable of even competing in martial arts with anyone.
If so, by teaching and nurturing others, he wanted to at least see them grow as martial artists and compete with each other.
It was only vicarious satisfaction, but without even that, it seemed hard to endure.
The disciples began to fear and worship him extremely, as his martial arts realm reached the heavens.
They served him as a god, not a master, and gathered believers to worship the god.
It was the birth of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.
Not only the Murim but also the Imperial Family were uncomfortable with and wary of the existence of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, but the Heavenly Demon didn’t care about such things.
He wanted only one thing.
‘Someone save me. Please….’
Only a worthy rival who could match his martial arts.
The one born with the fate to grant destruction to the world suppressed his essence and endured.
The desire as a martial artist surpassed his nature.
However, this endurance of the Heavenly Demon brought about an unexpected situation.
In terms of the laws of the world, the Heavenly Demon was a broken cog.
The destroyer, possessing enough power to destroy the world, was not fulfilling the karma of destruction.
Therefore, the laws of the world created a new destroyer.
That was the Blood Demon.
The Blood Demon was different from the Heavenly Demon.
He was cruel and cunning, and above all, faithful to his desires.
The Heavenly Demon was flustered by the appearance of the Blood Demon, but soon changed his mind.
Although he might not be a proper adversary, the Blood Demon was a being with a divine rank equal to his own.
If he competed in martial arts with him, wouldn’t he be able to satisfy his long thirst?
The Heavenly Demon went to find the Blood Demon.
Satisfying his desire through a duel, and if one of them disappeared, the distorted laws of the world could return to normal, so it was killing two birds with one stone.
However, the Blood Demon did not accept the Heavenly Demon’s duel. He….
“I will not grant your wish for the rest of my life. Writhe and suffer in eternal time.”
The Blood Demon was a being who genuinely felt joy and satisfaction in the pain of others.
Realizing that even if he fought and won against the Heavenly Demon, the result itself was something the Heavenly Demon desired, he mocked the Heavenly Demon and ran away.
The Heavenly Demon caught and cruelly tore apart countless believers of the Blood Demon Cult, but he didn’t bat an eye.
Rather, he just laughed joyfully and mocked the Heavenly Demon.
“Hahaha. Heavenly Demon, suffer eternally. That is the punishment I give you.”
“Blood Demooooon!”
No matter how much he shouted and pleaded desperately, the Blood Demon did not grant the Heavenly Demon’s wish.
He thoroughly avoided the Heavenly Demon.
A huge war broke out between the Heavenly Demon Cult and the Blood Demon Cult, and massive blood flowed on both sides, but that was it.
The Blood Demon never fought the Heavenly Demon, and only slaughtered the Demonic Practitioners of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult where he was not present, balancing the war.
Like someone who wanted this feast called war to continue.
Eventually, the Heavenly Demon cursed his fate.
If it was going to be like this, it would have been better not to have a divine rank….
If he had just been born as an ordinary human, he could have lived as a martial artist….
As his desire for martial arts was stronger than anyone else, his situation of not being able to satisfy that desire was miserable and painful.
Decades later.
The Blood Demon made a proposal to the Heavenly Demon.
That he would open the gate, so let’s attack the Celestial Realm together.
In fact, the Blood Demon was even more insane than the Heavenly Demon.
If the Heavenly Demon was a being who lost his essence by being possessed by a strong desire as a martial artist, the Blood Demon prioritized something else.
Evil.
There would be no more accurate expression than this to describe the essence of the Blood Demon.
Originally, it was the destiny of the destroyer to impose trials on the world and announce the end to the world that failed to overcome those trials.
But the Blood Demon was also broken no less than the Heavenly Demon.
He wished for the world to deviate from reason and felt deep anger at being treated as a chess piece in a great flow.
Therefore, he thought.
“Let’s overturn the board. Heavenly Demon.”
At those words, the Heavenly Demon felt a sense of kinship with the Blood Demon’s words for the first time.
He was also suffering from his existence born with the destiny of a destroyer.
Therefore, he agreed to the Blood Demon’s proposal.
“Good. Let’s do it.”
And the Heavenly Demon and the Blood Demon led their believers and waged war against the Celestial Realm.
This was an act that went beyond distorting the laws of the world to reversing them.
The Celestial Realm was perplexed.
Dealing with two destroyers was burdensome, but even winning against them was a problem.
The causality of this world, which had already created two destroyers, was severely depleted.
At this rate, the development of the world would stop and stagnate.
A divine rank belonging to a stagnant world is no different from a prisoner trapped in a jail.
No, it could be more miserable.
They would literally have to exist only as cogs of that world for eternity.
They proposed to the Heavenly Demon, who was at least somewhat communicative.
That they would open a door to another world.
That if he went there, there might be the adversary the Heavenly Demon desired.
It was like passing the fire in one’s own house to another’s, but the Celestial Realm at the time was that desperate.
And the Heavenly Demon accepted the proposal.
Because he was already disappointed by the lukewarm attitude of even the Celestial Realm’s fighting immortals in their fight against him.
Although the circumstances were different, they were no different from the Blood Demon in that they did not face him sincerely.
‘Please. May there be someone who can stand against me in another world….’
With a desperate wish, the Heavenly Demon crossed the wall of the world.
