I Became the Overpowered Younger Brother of the Hero - Chapter 315
Chapter 296
“Conquest of the Mountain Army…”
The Conquest of the Mountain Army, a fierce martial art modeled after the power of Mount Tai, is a unique martial art created by Seonggang.
Seonil had known of its existence before he transmigrated into this world, and after transmigrating, he had received direct instruction in it.
He had received instruction from his master, Seonggang, and Seonil, who was like a direct disciple, had absorbed it without filtering it.
From the first form, the Mountain Army, to the second and third, the Giant Rock and the Old Tree, all the first forms.
“The ultimate technique of the Conquest of the Mountain Army…”
He moves slowly.
No, no.
Seonil immediately denied his own thoughts.
His black pupils contained his master’s fist, and then they contained the gray world.
The world, which he looked at clearly without any turbidity or emotion, was slowing down like stop motion, and Seonggang existed in the subject.
Seonil soon realized why the world had slowed down.
“A blow beyond cognition…”
Kang Seon-il, who was an ordinary human being, did not know, but Lee Seon-il, who had entered Mu, knew.
However, the question of whether it could really be called a first form was too much for him at the moment.
“But.”
Immediately after, Seonil’s body moved unconsciously.
Before Seonggang threw his fist, he revealed his entire presence.
“He told me to look.”
Then he should look properly.
He gave up even the act of maintaining the Dawn Field and began to follow his master’s movements exactly.
It was instinctive and reflexive behavior.
The reason for this was none other than Seonil’s foundation.
Red Yang Fist, Heavenly Flow.
And the Conquest of the Mountain Army.
“For now.”
The noise in Seonil’s head disappears.
The sight of Seonggang destroying the surroundings and the otherworldly beings collapsing while scattering black blood into the void disappears.
All that catches his senses now is a young boy.
“For now, it’s the steps.”
Seonil recalled the step that had gone beyond cognition.
And he took a stance.
He lowered his body to balance himself and twisted his upper body slightly to add destructive power.
Like that.
Kukung…
Step 1.
Seonil stepped on the ground.
It wasn’t that he stepped too heavily.
The ground vibrated slightly as if answering the question he had asked.
Like that.
Huung.
Step 2.
Seonil thrust his fist into the empty void.
It was clumsy, but strangely enough, the wind brushed past his hand even though he was wearing sharp gauntlets.
Now all that’s left is the last one.
Like that.
Stop.
Seonil was about to take the third step.
But.
“… It doesn’t come up.”
The step he had taken last was clearly visible.
Yes, it was literally visible.
“How…? Ah.”
Seonil, who had reflexively put the question in his head, was able to realize why he couldn’t follow Seonggang’s fist.
He was lacking something.
“To me, it looks insufficient.”
Seonil now has the combat power to easily overwhelm even S-class Hunters, judging only by his status stats.
Moreover, since the death of Lee Hoon, he has traveled all over Korea and the world in search of all kinds of evil beings that follow the outside world and has dealt with them.
He has also acquired various coincidences and hidden pieces that have appeared in the main story but have not yet been released to the world.
“Because my ability to see the Mu is lacking.”
In terms of physical aspects, he was infinitely close to perfection, but not in terms of enlightenment.
No, it was more accurate to say that he couldn’t.
As he acquired the hidden pieces, Seonil’s body crossed two walls.
However, his enlightenment could not keep up with his rapid growth.
In short, it means that he has become unbalanced.
“The third step is not simply moving the body.”
Then what did Seonggang put into the last step?
The moment he questioned it, Seonil somehow turned his insufficient insight into thought.
Somehow, to recall any memory and realize the meaning of the last step.
But even this is insufficient.
Tiring.
[Skill: Heavenly Flow is activated. You put the flow of the sky into your body.]
Every time the wind gently brushes past his body, all the sensations that brush against Seonil’s arms, legs, and face become even sharper.
But it’s still not enough.
Tiring.
[Skill: Superdimensional Resistance is activated. Your body resists the outside of the world.]
This place, separated from the world that cares for mortal beings.
In this dimension of the present, which is a kind of outside, Seonil’s skills shone even brighter.
Based on that fact, Seonil activated the excellent sense of his body even more strongly.
Fortunately, Seonil’s innately excellent head began to quickly approach enlightenment.
Soo-euk…
The fist that had been slowly thrust out comes back again.
As if time had turned back, he returned to the state before taking the second step.
Before the ground could rumble.
Thud.
The footfall that had stepped out first returned to its original position.
The vibration of the ground that had responded to the boy’s movement gradually subsided.
As if nothing had happened.
This whole series of events was all too familiar to Seon-il.
The moment a strange sensation, close to doubt, enveloped his body.
Ding.
[Skill: Red Yang Fist is activated. You are…]
The flame of his heart grew larger and a new sentence appeared.
Seon-il had anticipated the three beeps he had just heard.
However, Seon-il’s eyes were closed, so he couldn’t read the sentence.
Of course, he didn’t know that the message was different from before.
Was this a misfortune or a blessing?
No one, including Seon-il, knew.
Kuwooooong…
The first step.
Just like before, the ground rumbled.
Huwooooong.
The second step.
Just like before, the wind brushed past.
And…
Kukung…!
Once again, the third step.
As he stretched it out and tried to put his will into it, Seon-il coughed slightly and blood trickled down the corner of his mouth.
Seon-il had only realized a small clue, but just the will to contain it had damaged his body.
When the internal injuries were instantly healed by the regenerative power of Thousand Flowing Water and Red Yang Fist, a genuine smile appeared on Seon-il’s lips for the first time in a long time.
‘I’ve made a little progress.’
Even coughing up blood and suffering internal injuries were all part of the reaction.
Unlike before, when he couldn’t make any progress from the beginning, this meant there was a path.
‘I’ll do it properly one more time…’
“You saw it.”
As Seon-il regained his breath and prepared to follow the ultimate technique once more, Seong-kang approached, cutting through the gray dust.
Seong-kang’s uniform was stained with a mixture of pitch-black blood and a deep crimson that was almost black.
The black blood was from the otherworldly being, and the dark crimson was Seong-kang’s own.
His ultimate technique, which he had unleashed despite his poor physical condition, seemed to have drained his life force.
Ugh, looking at his teacher’s exhausted appearance, Seon-il pursed his lips and replied.
“… Yes.”
“Why do you think I showed you this?”
Seon-il thought for a moment.
Seong-kang had told him that he would pass on everything to him after revealing that he was about to die.
So Seon-il naturally thought that he intended to pass on this ultimate technique to him.
But for some reason, what Seong-kang had just said seemed to deny that simple fact.
Of course, even though he knew that, Seon-il had no choice but to answer.
“To pass on the ultimate technique to me.”
“Haha.”
Seong-kang let out a small but hearty laugh.
Strangely, his tiger-like eyes were gleaming.
His intelligent and talented disciple had failed to grasp Seong-kang’s intentions.
“Don’t you know? That my intentions are not that.”
“… Yes.”
Seong-kang sat down on the floor, releasing the strength in his legs.
Unlike when he had first met him, Seong-kang’s expression was quite varied now.
“You sit down too.”
At his words, Seon-il knelt down in front of him.
Seon-il soon sat down comfortably, listening to Seong-kang’s words to make himself comfortable.
“I will not teach you the ultimate technique of Mount Tai Crushing Fist. No, to be precise, it would be more accurate to say that you cannot learn it.”
“What do you mean?”
“It’s exactly what I said. Don’t you feel it?”
Although he had fired the Mountain Sovereign Subjugation, Seong-kang’s eyes were fixed on Seon-il.
Hoping that his intentions would be properly conveyed, he accurately captured the two failures Seon-il had experienced when he had followed him.
The first attempt hadn’t even moved properly, and the second attempt had caused minor internal injuries.
But all of that had been what Seong-kang had wanted.
“… I don’t know yet.”
“That’s inevitable.”
The something that Seong-kang called the ultimate technique was still too early for Seon-il.
However, time would not wait for the teacher, and the approaching menace would not wait for the disciple.
Perhaps, no, surely this meeting would be the last while he was still breathing.
Before his breath became order, Seong-kang wanted to show his disciple the way.
“Before you leave this place, find out why I showed you this ultimate technique. And also why you cannot learn this ultimate technique.”
A test.
With those words, the two priests slowly began to return to where their comrades were.