Chapter 18 : close door training 4

He took a leap of ten paces successfully without using his internal qi, or taking off his bracers .

'I succeeded . '

If it was only half a step shorter, he would have utterly failed and met his end .

But he had succeeded . Woon Seong felt the sensation of accomplishment as he calmed his shaking hands .

However, he soon dulled his sense of pride and content down as he knew there was still a long way to go in terms of fully exiting the passage .

'I can feel better only once I fully complete the Trial . '

Woon Seong continued to move .

As Woon Seong was passing by, closer to the exit, he came down a narrow pathway once more and noticed the cracks in the wall which normally meant a trap was located there .

But… .

'Hmm?'

Picking up his senses, Woon Seong felt something amiss as he expanded his range with the Heavenward Soul Earthen Body .

It was not a machine or trap like he had been encountering up until now .

There was breathing . And the breathing of a human being at that .

Woon Seong slowly gripped his spear tightly and raised his guard, albeit giving off the appearance that he was defenseless .

Then he was sure once he felt the killing intent .

In that crack between the walls .

'I see, there's someone I need to kill in order to pass further . '

Sisst-

Sure enough, as soon as Woon Seong entered the range of the other person, he heard movement .

It was a movement with little-to-no sound

'The Cult truly is heartless . '

Woon Seong pretended he didn't notice the movement to draw out the attacker .

He could hear, feel and smell the opponent that was trying to stay hidden .

However, Woon Seong feigned ignorance and kept moving as he came to a small room . There were three other entrances leading to the room and one exit . However, the exit was blocked off with a giant stone .

Woon Seong slowly approached the stone door .

Even then, the unidentified person was looking for an opening to attack Woon Seong .

He didn't seem to notice that Woon Seong had picked up on his presence long ago .

Woon Seong ignored him and walked up to the stone gate and read the writing engraved on the stone .

Woon Seong raised an eyebrow as he read what the writing said .

'Only one may leave . '

3 entrances, and only 1 person to leave .

Woon Seong then understood that the assailant was probably another child who had killed the other one who came through .

Technically speaking this kind of mentality training was the harsh and extreme opposite to the Orthodox methods, but the Demonic Cult was a pseudo religion and not one to pursue anything other than strength .

It was at that moment that the other teen attempted to attack .

Whoosh-

The assailant thought that Woon Seong was utterly defenseless, leaving his back completely exposed .

The sword in his hand danced and drew a line towards the back of Woon Seong .

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Suddenly the spear blurred in Woon Seong's hand, and Woon Seong could be heard clicking his tongue .

That was all it took .

"I could already sense you long before I entered this space, did you really think you were fooling anyone . "

Kkagang-

The sword in the assailant's hands flew backwards as the strength from the iron spear in Woon Seong's hands was heavy .

The sparks of the collision slightly revealed the other teenager's facial expression .

It revealed utter shock and embarrassment .

Quickly trying to reel his sword back in, the teen tried to gain distance .

Whik-

However, Woon Seong was a step faster .

Woon Seong's arms moved smoothly like a dancer's, and a torrent of internal qi sprung forth from his dantian as he swung the spear in the shape of a cyclone, creating a suction force .

The sword in the hands of the other teen started to get pulled forward and the teen's eyes started to shake .

Woon Seong brought the cyclone to a halt and the sword was flung back as it collided with the centripetal force of the spear .

The expression of the other boy wasn't good .

But, Woon Seong showed no gaps of mercy .

Boo-Woong-

The spear cut through the darkness and drew several lines in the air, marking all over the body of the boy .

Boom-

The sword was flung back and stuck into the ground with a loud boom, as the other boy quickly pulled out a blade and backed off, eyeing Woon Seong carefully .

"Are you not going to come?"

Woon Seong took a step forward .

The boy reflexively flinched back and made the mistake of showing an opening to Woon Seong .

"Then I'll go ahead . "

Woon Seong started to circulate his internal qi rapidly and the tempered true blossom's stored qi started to show it's brilliance within his body .

It gushed into the internal pathways of Woon Seong's body covering every millimeter of depth as Woon Seong's muscle fibers stretched and contracted .

Woon Seong swiftly moved and outstretched his arm with the spear in tow .

Six Seals of Destruction : First Seal () Raining Stars of Extinction

The First Seal of Destruction unfolded as several images of bright lights enveloped Woon Seong's speartip .

The spear started to move faster and faster as several stabs flew towards the other boy . The light enveloping the speartip exploded and the boy tried to hurriedly defend .

Caang-

The boy felt a slight sense of relief that he was able to make contact with one of the spears for a brief second, but then realized how foolish he was .

Several spears appeared next to him, as his feet started to lift from the ground from the full exploding force of the stab he thought he blocked .

bubbubbubbubbubbubbubbub!

Blood shot up like a fountain and sprayed out all over the stony room .

The boy couldn't even scream properly and collapsed on the spot .

There was no one who could survive with ten fist-sized holes on their body that were marked all from one spear .

Flop-

The sound of the boy's body falling off the blade of the spear and hitting the ground, rang out . The blood on the spear dripped down coldly .

Soon after, a heavy vibration could be felt from the stone door .

Gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

Woon Seong could start to see the light coming through the gaps of the opening door .

It had been years since he last saw proper light . Woon Seong frowned and squinted his eyes .

His eyes slowly started to adjust as he gave himself a bit of time .

And finally, when his eye fully adapted to the light, Woon Seong was able to see the imagery of what layed beyond the door .

Woon Seong smiled faintly at the sight .

'I passed . '

The second trial of life and death, it wasn't as difficult as he thought .