Chapter 424: Episode 80 – Our greatest ally (2)
A white figure of a person rose up in the pitch-black darkness.
Yu Jung-Hyeok swung his sword several times at this figure. From the Breaking the Sky Thunder Sword, even to the Shooting Star Slash. However, not one of his sword skills managed to even touch the enemy's shadow.
Right after that, Fables collided. Jolted awake now, he opened his eyes while gasping out a pained moan.
He was sitting inside the darkened training dojo, the sun having set already. A lengthy shadow was looking down on him.
It was the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint.
“Was he really strong?”
His master bent her back to settle down, her eyes filled with concern towards her disciple. Yu Jung-Hyeok bit his lip and replied. “….He was.”
“By how much?”
“Even after unlocking the Transcendence level 5, I couldn't win against him.”
The fifth level of Transcendence was the absolute limit that the current Yu Jung-Hyeok had reached.
The Breaking the Sky Saint quietly observed him for a little while, before opening her lips. “When you break past the Transcendence's sixth level, you'll no longer be bound by the [Breaking the Sky Swordsmanship]'s gender requirements.”
Originally, the [Breaking the Sky Swordsmanship] was a martial technique designed for women. But, as was the case with every martial technique out there, once one stepped past a certain level, they would reach the stage of 'Breaking Beyond Boundaries'.
The process of endlessly exceeding many boundaries was the part of a Transcender's training regime.
“There is no guarantee of defeating him even if I reach the sixth level.”
“Why do you think that?”
“He is me.”
For the first time ever, Yu Jung-Hyeok's always-confident voice contained a faint trace of fear. “That man, he's none other than me who has regressed over 1863rd times. How can I defeat someone like that?”
It was a clear sign of despair.
The moment he stood face to face with the 'Secretive Plotter', he witnessed a wall he couldn't overcome no matter what he tried. There was the gap of time between them that could never be bridged by the mere 3rd turn regression. His enemy had already surpassed that lengthy period of time to enter this world-line.
The Sword Saint spoke. “He is not you.”
“….He is also Yu Jung-Hyeok.”
“He has not tread on the same path as you have. And he'll not do so in the future, either.”
As if she wanted to wipe away the despair rooted in her disciple's eyes, her large hand gently stroked his cheek.
She spoke again. “It's not the level of Transcendence you have reached, but which Fables you have acquired that's the most important part. You may be only a little chick who has regressed three times, but you know of Fables that he doesn't.”
Yu Jung-Hyeok heard those words and looked down at his fist. It was a fist that failed to reach the 'Secretive Plotter'. He slowly unfurled his hand and Fables leaked out from there.
Fables that he had acquired himself. Fables that the 'Secretive Plotter' didn't know. And….
“The path of Transcendence is different for everyone. So, do not try to chase after him, and search for the path only you can tread.”
He wordlessly clenched his fist tightly. As if he didn't want to permit any of the Fables to leave him.
“….Have you heard any new information, Master?”
The Breaking the Sky Saint shook her head.
It had been over a week since Kim Dok-Ja's disappearance.
Unfortunately, neither his whereabouts nor the location of the 'Secretive Plotter' had been discovered until now.
(TL: “slapping XX's cheek” is not a literal act of physical violence, but simply a popular saying in Korea that implies “you're so pretty that it puts the other party to shame”.)
Chapter end
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