Chapter 55 – Shinsoo (2)

It was as if hundreds of thousands of fire ants were biting into blood vessels and muscles. The pain was so intense that words cannot express it.

But the pain was short-lived. And then came something even more painful.

Whoops-!!

Itch. The sensation felt while repeating destruction and regeneration due to the body’s restorative power close to time return was for a moment, but it made me want to not recover as it is.

I couldn’t even tickle it. Because that goddamn tree is tied up so you can’t even lift a finger.

However, that tree did not tighten itself tightly.

This was ‘robbing’ Yuchun’s power. I couldn’t even scream.

In the end, Yuchun, who could not relieve the itch in a different direction, had to fully feel the sensation.

Fortunately, the ability of the wolf god was indeed worthy of being called a god.

It was because the seed of power was planted in Yuchun’s magic organ in just 10 minutes. It is to implant the power of God into the human body.

It was clear that it was a more difficult process than making livestock into intelligent bodies.

“Turn it off… Ha… Ha…”

“You have suffered.”

Of course, shit couldn’t be helped. Even after everything was over, something like phantom pain tickled my body.

I wondered if there would ever be another day when I wanted to drink like this.

‘My fucking head is also pounding…’

Yuchun was barely holding on to the mental strings that were pulling away from his pain.

His body was shackled and burned and regenerated repeatedly. Looking at the process, it was no different from torture.

On his knees he raised his head and looked at the wolf.

‘I want to tear off all those hairs first.’

As if this process was quite difficult to work with as an alter ego, our wolf god-sama was yawning with his mouth wide open.

Even though he was a benefactor who gave him a chance, he couldn’t help but feel twisted when he saw him lying down and purring in such a comfortable manner.

If the wolf looking at you with that drowsy expression wasn’t someone who could kill you with just a gesture, you’d start by swearing that you’re a fucking wolf pup…

“Hmm, a dog-like wolf… This body isn’t that small.”

Yuchun flinched at the sound of his head ringing and looked at the wolf who was opening his eyes.

“…Did I say it with my mouth…?”

Of course, I had no intention of opening my mouth. I just imagined it.

But I would rather have said it with my mouth. Then, ‘I guess I’m crazy. I’m sorry!’ Hoping for forgiveness…

However, no matter how much he thought about it, Yoochun, who had no memory of spitting it out, broke out in a cold sweat.

“Hmm? No, it just came from your mind? Even if you don’t want to hear the strong thoughts, you can hear them. Still, it was pretty amazing. There are so many different kinds of curse words. I’ve never heard so many curse words in my life of hundreds of thousands of years.”

By the way, this body has no mother. Said the wolf god calmly and scratched his ear with his hind paw.

Yoochun’s limbs trembled. It felt like the sickle of the god of death was draped around his neck.

I got an epiphany. Losing one’s life is such an unexpected moment.

Yoochun opened his mouth that hadn’t been opened at all.

“…Why are you talking to me when you can read my thoughts…”

“Conversation is important. It is not a simple exchange of thoughts, but a way to get closer to the agreement of thoughts. That’s why I don’t read other people’s minds. Unless it sounds natural like it does now.”

“…”

“And I won’t kill you out of anger over that, so there’s no need to bang your head. Isn’t it your fault?”

“…Thank you for your generosity…”

Yoochun sighed in relief as he prepared to take a position to slam his head against Shinsu-nim, who was still calm and generous, asking for help.

Perhaps because death came and disappeared, the phantasmagoria had disappeared before I knew it.

「First of all, since there is no time, I will teach you how to use authority quickly. Now that the pass is almost blocked.”

The reason why the other divine beings do not say anything is because they are focusing all their power on the wolf divine being who gives the seed of power to Yuchun.

And at the point of planting the seed, the power of the artifact was already almost exhausted.

「The power that the dragon, the seven giants, and the six divine beasts have had since they were born. That is authority, the source of all power in the world.”

Magic, sorcery, seongbeop, martial arts, superpowers, and even the blessings of the system began by imitating authority. He swallowed his saliva when he heard that the distant power was planted in his magic organ.

“Then what do you think is the most essential thing in handling authority?”

At that question, Yuchun stared at the floor and pondered.

It’s essential…

In order to handle something, you have to learn it and practice it over and over again. But it occurred to me that this is not what the wolf said was essential.

The most necessary thing in the first time, without even the knowledge to learn before that…

“Is it your imagination…?”

Consider force as an example.

Magic embodies the formulas engraved in the mental world and edits the laws, and supernatural powers put power into the formed form.

All of these things require learning and skill, but what is the most necessary thing to reach an unexplored state where there is no material to learn?

An image of what to expect next. Only those who have the clearest sense of it will be able to reach the next stage.

Yuchun thought imagination was the most appropriate to put it into one word.

But the wolf shook his head.

“Authority is primordial power. Go back even further than that.”

Yoochun frowned.

Before that? What is it?

I closed my eyes. Achieving a higher realm is a decisive wish for both warriors and wizards. But what about before that?

Why should I… Wait a minute… Why?

A word flashed in Yuchun’s head, who was grumbling about something that could not come to mind.

Why is the word why in English?

Why do you want a higher realm? For money, power and fame

Why do you want a higher realm? For the mighty

Why do you want a higher realm? To get the truth

Why do you want a higher realm? To survive

Besides these, there could be dozens of other reasons. And we call it purpose as a whole.

“Yes, in other words, it can also be called an opportunity or motivation.”

Roar…

The wolf’s dainty foot tapped the floor, and white flames rose from the wooden floor.

The flames that covered the Janggyeong Panjeon in an instant were intense enough to burn everything, but I couldn’t feel the heat.

No, rather, it was a cozy feeling as if I was inside a cool, pure white blanket.

“My fire is the territory that supports the underworld. That territory is the land of Hoto, where all karma is burned, but also the land of Frozen Earth, which freezes and crumbles.”

“How amazing…”

The sight was indeed contradictory. A cold fire Indeed, the wooden floor, visible through the translucent milky flames, was intact.

“Existences like me have had powers since they were born. That’s why I didn’t have to think about handling power.”

When people walk, they don’t think about things like power distribution or the angle of their ankles and knees.

And to the wolf god, fire is such a natural domain that he has had since birth.

“But you are different from us. If a creature that crawled on the ground has sprouted wings, can you deal with it naturally right away?”

“…Then isn’t learning and repetition mastery the answer?”

How can a newborn bird fly in the sky? It’s about constantly flapping its wings and getting used to it. Then isn’t it the same with authority?

“That is the next story. You have to wake up from the egg first. You have to set a purpose for it.”

“Are you saying that if you don’t set a goal, the authority won’t move…?”

“Yes. Authorities do not work unless the reason for their existence is defined.”

Just as the god wolf has the purpose of protecting the underworld and circulating the soul, the primordial beings born by the Creator already had their own destiny determined from the time they were born.

‘It’s a purpose…’

Yuchun bent down and touched the fire. It felt cool and cold. It’s the touch of fire. Does authority mean that it can transcend even these laws?

Perhaps, depending on the mind of the Shinsoo, this cool softness could become the sharpness of absolute zero.

Hwareuk…

“Hmm…I don’t have time anymore…”

The white fever has subsided. It means that it does not have the power to handle the authority anymore, considering it is not the will of the divine beast.

In addition, the power of the artifact was almost exhausted, and little by little noise began to form on the bodies of the divine beasts, including the wolf.

If I hadn’t used the authority, I could have stayed longer, but it wasn’t meaningless. There is a difference between hearing it with your ears and seeing it with your own eyes.

“Then what is your purpose?”

“…”

In a way, it was an easy word. Where will I pass It was also a goal to get good test scores.

But that’s not it. Shinsoo was talking about homework that runs through life and something that weighs heavily on his chest like fate.

Didn’t you tell yourself The reason for existence, the mandate of heaven.

Yuchun was worried. Reason for Existence? He is not a seeker to enlighten himself, nor is he a philosopher who seeks the truth.

He is just an ordinary human being who has never pondered such unanswerable questions.

He lived because he was born, and he lives to live even after coming here. Yoochun himself does not have a grandiose reason to live.

But there was no need for such worries. Shinsoo Lee has kindly already given me the correct answer.

Survival

Didn’t he say he would perish? Yuchun didn’t want to die. When he was young, he even bit off rotten meat with flies to keep his stomach from getting sick. His own will to live was not so light.

In addition, didn’t these transcendent beings say that the only hope to prevent destruction was themselves as irregulars?

Do you need any other reason than that?

“That’s right, there is no need for any grandiose history for the purpose.”

Yuchun closed his eyes as he heard the gurgling sound of the wolf’s laughing voice. To plant seeds.

Purpose is my life.

What is needed for that is a world that has not perished.

So you need a fire. He needed a fire that would turn those who lead the world into ruin and those who interfered with his life to ashes.

Wooooo…

Yuchun’s five rings sounded. It wasn’t magical power. I felt that something in the shape of a metaphysical fire, existing outside the laws of the world, began to sprout using ‘I’ as the soil.

However, Yuchun narrowed his brows with his eyes closed.

Because this wasn’t enough. If left as it is, it will not grow. What, then, is lacking?

“A fire needs firewood. I gave flesh for the realm of fire. What would you offer?」

Are you saying you need a price?

I was worried as I listened to the sound that echoed in my mind. What will you use for firewood? It is a fire that burns even karma. There was no need to be entangled in the real thing.

Yuchun remembered one thing. He has the most colorful firewood he has.

[Five elements]

After coming to this world, he turned the flow of magical power that had been suppressing his body until now.

As soon as the seal that blocked Yuchun’s power was released, a huge power began to appear in his body. This is your original self. But this is not the end.

Bondi five elements were not created to suppress the body. It is a mental method to temporarily strengthen the weak body. It was just Yoochun twisting the usage.

‘I didn’t know that something like this would come.’

I never thought about it. At this point, there will be something to strengthen yourself with this. Even now, it was a force that was difficult to handle.

‘It amplifies.’

However, in order to give the seed of power the best food, Yuchun gnashed his teeth and increased his strength as much as he could.

Coo goo goo…

When the magic power that had flowed in reverse through the body so far in order to suppress it found the right direction, a distant power was put into the body.

“I see… That’s the power to reach even a giant.”

The wolf god looked at Yoochun and exclaimed, ‘Ohhhhh…’.

Mana is clear because it has shapes and colors. Therefore, it has externality. You can tell without expressing it.

However, the power is different. This ambiguous thing without shape or color cannot be known until it comes out.

The force called physical force was distorting the space as it rippled out of Yoochun’s body with a clear shape like a haze.

It looks like an incarnation of power. The idea that I could reach the giant who moved the continent was not absurd.

And I realized The reason for raising such a destructive power to full power.

“Is that your firewood? It’s fun.”

Firewood to burn is physical force. It is to dedicate that overflowing physical force.

Yuchun still closed his eyes and focused on the sprouts of fire that grew in the magic organ.

‘Come.’

There is food ready for you to catch and eat. Come out and eat.

Wooooo…

After a while, the fire from the five magical organs flowed through blood vessels, bones, nerves, and magical circuits, consuming the ‘power’ prepared by Yuchun.

Golden solid lines spread out in all directions centered on Yuchun’s abdomen. It was like a tree taking root. It wasn’t hot.

It was natural. This fire is the power for Yuchun’s life. This will burn Yoochun’s body when he gave up his own life.

As the fire passed over his shoulder and down his arm to his hand.

Fire-!

Gold bloomed on Yuchun’s hands.