Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 350 (Part 2)



350 (Part 2)

The source began with the demonic beast or the power of the Heavenly Demon the Demonic Absorption Technique.

I had embedded it in my heart.

I had contained it within my body.

I had suppressed the demonic qi stealing away its will and trapping it.

Now it was mine.

“…”

The Heavenly Demon listened to my words remaining silent for a moment.

Then with a swift motion

he reached out his pure white hand towards me.

I wondered what he intended to do but I had no intention of complying.

I gripped his wrist tightly just before his hand could touch my face.

Even though my hands weren’t particularly large his wrist was so thin that it easily fit within my grasp.

As soon as our bodies made contact

Kiaaaahhh—!

The demonic qi within me suddenly screamed.

It was not the same feeling I had when I tried to return to the Heavenly Demon earlier.

This time it was hostility that surprised even me.

Just a moment ago I was throwing a fit trying to return and now it was suddenly this?

It was truly absurd.

Ha.

As I sighed inwardly in disbelief it felt like the demonic qi was not the only one reacting violently.

Kiaaaahhh!

The Heavenly Demon seemed to be taken aback as he quickly withdrew his hand from mine.

His astonished eyes were nothing short of fascinating.

To think the Heavenly Demon could make such an expression.

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“…”

As he stroked his wrist his gaze upon me was anything but ordinary.

Seeing that look I drew up more demonic qi.

I consumed the black membrane increasing its size.

The power I had just moments ago when I was breaking through the barrier was nothing compared to this.

I had consumed more than half of it.

However the sky that was visible beyond it was not red.

It was a darker shade of black than the membrane.

The demonic qi within my body had mixed and influenced it.

So now it should be called not the Red Sky (赤天) but the Black Sky (黑天).

‘Anyway.’

I couldn’t understand why the feeling of black in martial arts always seemed to make things worse almost unconsciously.

It was the same in my previous life; it was truly unbearable to witness.

Whoosh.

Contrary to my words black flames erupted from my body.

It was for the battle against the Heavenly Demon ahead.

‘Can I capture the Heavenly Demon here?’

Honestly I had never thought about it.

I had thought we would eventually clash. Wasn’t that the case?

If I truly decided to take the place of the Divine Sword

then someday I would have to stop the Heavenly Demon in place of the Divine Sword.

Is this the moment?

‘It feels too early.’

It was much sooner than I expected but strangely I felt no hesitation.

Perhaps that was a blessing.

It would be at least easier to kill this young Heavenly Demon than the fully realized one.

I spread my palm open.

Whoosh!

The black flames surrounding my body gathered onto my palm forming a flame jewel of the same color.

I could feel it.

It was far stronger than the flame jewels I usually manifested.

If I carelessly unleashed it the surroundings would be annihilated.

‘It’s too much to change so drastically just by becoming a demonic practitioner.’

I had surpassed half of my previous life’s level.

Just by choosing to become a demonic practitioner I had become this strong.

That’s why those who craved power in their previous lives all jumped into the Demonic Cult.

As the flame jewel was completed I looked at the Heavenly Demon.

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The Heavenly Demon seemed to have sensed my hostility looking up at me with a strange gaze.

His hand moved again just like before.

“…!”

He reached for the location of the flame jewel.

I hesitated for a moment surprised by his unexpected action but I moved to project the flame jewel towards the Heavenly Demon.

Crack.

“What?”

The Heavenly Demon casually crushed the flame jewel just before it could reach him.

Despite having become much stronger through the realization of the enlightenment of the realm and the transformation into a demonic practitioner.

He was going to crush it?

Boom—! Crackle-crackle—!

The shockwave from the explosion of my palm sent debris flying everywhere.

Roots of trees were uprooted as if they were nothing.

Of course I wasn’t blown away by that level of shockwave so I managed to hold my ground.

But I couldn’t calm the surprise I felt.

‘What the hell.’

What just happened?

As I stared at the Heavenly Demon with a slightly dazed expression

the Heavenly Demon still wore a sulky expression.

He briefly examined the remnants on his hand.

It wasn’t that he had escaped unscathed; there were scratches on the Heavenly Demon’s hand.

But that was all.

Just that.

As the Heavenly Demon inspected his slightly bleeding palm

he looked at me again and spoke.

“…I’m leaving.”

“What?”

“I’m leaving now. It’s boring.”

Thinking I had misheard I asked again but the Heavenly Demon left those words behind and truly turned to walk towards the Black Night Palace Head.

As soon as the Heavenly Demon finished speaking the dimension behind the Black Night Palace Head began to tear apart.

It was like the magical gate I had seen in the Black Night Palace.

What is he doing?

He suddenly appeared and now he’s leaving?

Am I supposed to let him go like this?

“What kind of nonsense is that?”

Whoosh.

I engulfed my entire body in flames.

There was no way I would let him go like this.

Is he looking down on me?

I gathered the flames within my body into my fist and thrust it forward.

The Nine Flame Beast!

Kiaaaahhh—!

The beastly form of the Nine Flame Beast.

It erupted violently mixed with the demonic qi.

The heat radiating from it dried up the fields in an instant.

Ignoring that the Heavenly Demon slightly turned his head towards me.

With a gentle motion he waved his hand.

What could he possibly do with such a delicate gesture?

It seemed shallow but the outcome was anything but.

Whoosh—!

Boom!

“What…!”

The energy that had been clashing with the previous Nine Flame Beast was like a joke.

The energy emanating from the Heavenly Demon was completely different from before.

The black energy swallowed the flames of the Nine Flame Beast and immediately poured towards me.

A massive wave of energy crashed down upon me.

So fast and vast was the energy that it struck the ground I stood on directly.

Crack—!

The ground split apart shattering repeatedly.

Rocks crumbled like paper and the ground easily cracked and disappeared.

The terrain was completely transformed.

This was all the result of a single shallow gesture from the Heavenly Demon.

What was astonishing was that even though I was attacked by such energy

I suffered no damage at all.

The Heavenly Demon’s attack had veered off to the side.

I could instantly tell that this was the intended outcome of the Heavenly Demon.

It meant he didn’t want to be bothered.

The way he had been acting until now was merely a joke.

So the way he fought against the Nine Flame Beast was just him playing around?

As I stared at the Heavenly Demon in shock

he opened his mouth to speak to me.

“Next time… I’ll see you again.”

“What…?”

“You’re fun. I want to see you again.”

The Heavenly Demon saying that seemed to be smiling for some reason.

After leaving those words the Heavenly Demon walked away nonchalantly.

As the Heavenly Demon passed by the Black Night Palace Head

the Black Night Palace Head suddenly floated into the air.

“Ha… oh heavens.”

The Palace Head muttered as if he were sensing something but

the Heavenly Demon didn’t even spare him a glance.

In the end the magical gate swallowed the Heavenly Demon and the Black Night Palace Head.

Boom.

The magical gate quickly closed disappearing without a trace.

As I watched that I suddenly staggered and collapsed.

“…!”

The Nine Flame Beast rushed over embracing me as I sat down.

I had to swallow hard as I glanced at the ground that was half gone.

I corrected my misunderstanding.

I had thought the Heavenly Demon was incomplete.

But that was not the case.

The small being I had encountered just moments ago was already complete.