Chapter 9 – Qualities of a Martial God (2)

Chapter 9 – Qualities of a Martial God (2)

It was a situation where a hastily constructed new unit had to face an experienced enemy force. Since there wasn't much time, they had to undergo hellish training day and night. The daily routine was filled with training, including swordsmanship, footwork, grounding, and light movement technique.

And there was someone who achieved the best results in all training and showed off his mastery of martial arts, and that was So-mu. He continued to get stronger at regular intervals as time passed. Very naturally.

“Isn’t everyone sleeping?”

So-mu looked around the barracks, but there was no answer. It was early in the morning, but how could I sleep? About a hundred members of the group, sitting cross-legged, were immersed in the Naegongsim method of the Diamond Sutra.

‘These guys were harsher than I thought.’

It was a boring daily life. For him, who was open until the middle of the match, such internal training was meaningless.

On the left was Cheong-hae, and on the right, Il-gwang was engrossed in fortune telling. The same was true for other recruits. His gaze turned to the Il-gwang on his right.

‘It’s not that Il-gwang was able to conquer the back alleys with just his looked. Watching him train, he clearly had an innate fighting sense. Moreover, he has good muscles, so if he can back up his internal strength, he will be able to achieve great results.’

So-mu subtly placed her palm close to Il-gwang’s back. It was to participate in his fortune telling. If a person who lacks understanding of the law of mind does this, his energy and blood may become distorted and he may fall into a fire-entry demon. Although it was a risky move, there was no hesitation in So-mu's movements.

Il-gwang has just taken his first steps in internal training. All of his mind was focused on a faint strand of true energy generated from the dantian. The writhing essence continued to get thinner as it passed through the blood vessels one by one. And after going through dozens of blood paths, it was on the verge of extinction.

'please… … .’

Il-Gwang tried his best to get Jin-Ki to reached Dantian even a little bit. And finally, the tiny thread-like essence arrived safely and succeeded in accumulating in the Dantian.

Completed one circumnavigation. I was happy, but my heart was heavy. Even though I worked hard, it was like filling a jar called Dantian with just one drop of water.

‘You idiot! This was why when… … .’

I couldn't even imagine how long this would have to happen over and over again. But I couldn't stop. Isn’t he truly a man of tenacity?

Once again, another strand of true energy was created in Dantian. And it was just about to begin the journey again.

‘W-what!?’

Il-gwang was startled. This was because a tremendous energy suddenly appeared in the Dantian and was gushing out. If the true energy just a moment ago was like a needle, the energy coming out now was like a huge pillar of fire.

'what? Could it be that I, like So-mu, was born with a natural talent for martial arts?’

I didn't understand the English text, but I couldn't miss this opportunity. I attempted to quickly push the true energy up to the heart-shaped acupoint near the shoulder, following the method of the Vajrayana Sutra.

However, this miracle that seemed about to explode did not move according to its will. The gigantic energy that moved freely began to escape Il-gwang's control and descend to his left pelvis.

'what!? ‘Where were you going?’

Jinki moved on his own. I was embarrassed, but there was nothing I could do except leave it alone.

The first gateway that Jinki headed towards was Jungryohyeol . The surging true energy pierced through it all at once, creating a huge passage. This meant that in the future, there would be no blockage when his true energy passed through the central acupuncture point. And this was just the beginning.

A massive miracle advancing towards the left leg. It pierced through the Seungbu acupoint, Eunmun acupoint, and Wijung acupoint without hesitation, all the way to the Yongcheon acupoint on the sole of the left foot. Despite this, the amount of true energy did not decrease one bit.

Il-gwang felt that his left leg had become very light. He was happy in his heart.

'ha ha ha! ‘I don’t know what it was, but keep going like this!’

Jinki, moving without hesitation, immediately began circling the acupuncture channels of the right leg and piercing all the acupuncture channels of the upper body one by one. It's like touring the country. Jinki, who was moving around with such powerful force as if a volcano exploded, was already resting on his left arm.

Meanwhile, So-mu's face, who was using Jinki in Il-gwang's body, was pale. This was a task that required so much mental and internal strength that even he had to overdo it.

‘Will the Imdok Yang vein be pierced while I’m at it?’

The Imdokyangmaek refers to the Immaek and Dokmaek, which encompass Baekhoehyeol and Hueeumhyeol. It was the final gateway to all blood paths. If this was overcome, changes will occur in the body and bone transformation will begin.

So-mu thought for a moment and then shook his head.

'no. Ilkwang was not ready to accept this yet. If you overdo it, you could die. There was no need to rush and go on an adventure. ‘With just the current state, there will be no loss of true energy when performing martial arts, and the speed at which internal energy accumulated will also be dozens of times faster.’

So-mu carefully moved the true energy remaining in Il-gwang's body to his danjeon and slowly extinguished it. The hard work was finally over. Since his entire body was exhausted, he now had to replenish his strength with a fortune-telling breakfast.

‘It’s something you can’t do twice. ‘I’ll have to do Cheong-hae at once later.’

Around the time So-mu fell into a trance. A man was slowly opening his eyes.

“Hey, So-mu! Wake up quickly! I’m crazy right now! It’s not a joke!”

Il-gwang was praising himself by repeatedly punching the air. I couldn't help but be happy because my whole body felt so light that it felt like it was flying.

“I never thought I would have this hidden talent too!”

Looking at him, So-mu had to stop again not long after starting the fortune-telling ceremony.

'phew. It looked like your head was also full of muscles.’

Il-gwang was running around the barracks, pounding. The barracks were shaken by the struggle of the gigantic body. Due to the commotion, the group members opened their eyes one by one and looked around.

“What’s going on…?”

“Brother Il-gwang, why are you doing this?”

Il-gwang has the appearance of being the strongest in the sword infantry. Because he was old, there were already quite a few people following him.

“Guys, look at this guy!”

Everyone gaped at the swift movement of Il-gwang.

“Wow…what on earth happened?”

“As expected, you are Il-gwang!”

Il-gwang left his group members behind and looked at Cheong-hae with a dignified expression.

“You have to ask! Did you see it?”

As someone who cannot live without losing, he deep down had an inferiority complex towards Cheong-hae, who was younger than him. Because it felt like an insurmountable wall. But from now on it was different. Il-gwang's confidence was already the best in the world.

“I can’t believe it. Let me take a pulse.”

Cheong-hae quickly grabbed Il-gwang's wrist and began to let out his true energy.

Everyone in the barracks focused on Cheong-hae's ever-changing expression. After a while, he spoke with a serious expression.

“Phew. I think I will have to give up General Cheonha to Brother Il-gwang.”

Il-gwang’s face was filled with anticipation as he narrowed his eyes.

“What do you mean?”

“I think Il-gwang is a genius. He is a skeleton sent from the heavens!”

The body of heaven and yang. This refers to a body that was optimized for learning martial arts because the blood vessels throughout the body were open from birth. It was known that one in a million people may or may not be born.

I had no way of knowing what Il-gwang was. Just judging by Cheong-hae's expression, I guessed that it was a good thing and jumped up.

“What? Is that really true? Hahaha! I knew that! I’ve heard a lot since I was little that I was born with strong bones!”

“It’s a pity that I discovered my talent late like So-mu. If I had started when I was young, I would have become a top expert by now.”

“Damn it! I should have joined a third-rate sect and trained in martial arts instead of acting like a bully!”

So-mu smiled as she watched the two of them playing drums and janggu. It was true that Il-gwang was naturally boneless, but not to that extent.

All the group members looked at Il-gwang with envious eyes. Then, someone asked the people around them.

“So now who is the strongest among our sixteen sword troops?”

Il-gwang sighed and said.

“What kind of bullshit are you talking about when someone from the Volcanic Sect is right in front of you? Don’t you know that the Nine Sects are the same? … But don’t you think I, who is the world’s best, will be able to catch up with you soon?”

Cheong-hae was one of the youngest in the Sixteen Dynasties. Nevertheless, his origins and martial arts skills were always an object of admiration for other colleagues.

“I just work hard and have no talent. If Brother So-mu grows up a little, I won’t be criticized for even a second.”

“What do you mean? People from the Mount Hua Sect are being pushed out?”

“It’s because you guys don’t know, but being able to imitate Choshik with just one look is an incredible talent. I’ve only heard of one person in martial arts who has this talent.”

Il-gwang narrowed his eyes and asked.

“Who? What happened to him later?”

“He is a sword saint.”

Cheong-hae's answer made the surroundings noisy. Even members of the team who didn't know much about Kangho had heard of it somewhere. Isn’t this the nickname of the martial arts expert who led the Battle of Jeongma to victory? It was said that So-mu was born with such qualities.

Everyone let out an exclamation and cast envious glances at him. Perhaps uncomfortable with such attention, So-mu looked the other way and said.

“What about the Sword Saint? Just go to sleep.”

However, all the team members' fatigue had already disappeared. In its place was filled the thirst for martial arts.

“Now that I think about it, in our sword unit, Brother So-mu is the only one who has learned all 18 of the Heavenly Martial Sword Techniques. What is the secret?”

“I’m stuck on Three form, can you take a look?”

“Brother So-mu! Please tell me too. Please….”

So-mu was in a state of extreme fatigue as he had just used up a huge amount of internal power.

‘This was going to be really crazy.’

He looked around with an annoyed expression. Everyone seemed to be pleading with them with their anxious puppy-like eyes. Among them were Il-gwang and Cheong-hae.

So-mu lay down, closed her eyes, and looked away. Then Il-gwang and Cheong-hae shook from left and right at the same time.

“Please tell me.”

“Brother So-mu, haven’t you done too much? We have to become stronger together to survive the battle.”

So-mu was worried for a moment. Although I was a little tired, it wasn't difficult to take care of form children. But isn't the time now beyond the peak of dawn?

“Are you really asking us to go to the training ground now?”

I slowly opened my eyes and looked around. Everyone was nodding their headed with their eyes wide like rabbits.