Absolute Regression Chapter 808

Episode 808: Do you think the sky is on your side?

‘It’s not about attracting me.’

Hyukdocheon realized too late that Bigwi was sucking the Heavenly Demon Soul from within him.
As he struggled to resist being taken away, Bigwi pulled him back with even greater force.

It would have been better to just suck myself out. Forcibly ripping the Heavenly Demon Soul from my body and soul was excruciatingly painful.

The blood and energy of Hyukdocheon, who had been holding on with great effort, began to flow back.

“Kueeek.”

Blood spurted from his mouth. It flowed down the stool. The blood-soaked stool shook even more violently.

The sword dance was evident from the reactions of others.
The Heavenly Demon Soul overlapping Hyukdocheon’s body was visible only to him.
What he was seeing was not the Heavenly Demon Soul manifested through martial arts, but the soul inhabiting Hyukdocheon’s soul.

That’s why, to other people’s eyes, it still looked like Hyukdocheon was being sucked into the secret.

The Wuhuang Divine Sword shouted to the Lord God.

“The Demon Cult Leader must not die!”

Honestly, the Emperor of the Emperor had this thought.

‘This is a golden opportunity to kill the Demon Lord!’

But that was an emotional and momentary wish that shouldn’t have been had.

‘He can’t die!’

If the leader of the Demonic Cult were to die here, the Celestial Demon Cult would mistakenly believe they had fallen into their own trap and died. The outcome would be the same.

The Battle of Jeongma.

How could the Heavenly Demon Sect be defeated without a leader? Furthermore, the Heavenly Demon Sect would have a powerful justification: revenge for its leader.
A war against the demons, driven by vengeance? It was absolutely unacceptable. Even if they ultimately won, it would be a hollow victory, achieved at the cost of countless lives.

Too many people have already died in this war. As a leader, the guilt alone is unbearable. Another war should never have happened.

There was another reason to save the Demon Lord.
The Apostolic Lord, standing beside him!
He was so inscrutable that there was no way to know how he would react in the face of the Demon Lord’s death.

The Wuhuang Divine Sword, having made up its mind, flew first.

“I will help you.”

The Wuhuang Divine Sword flew towards Hyukdocheon. He never thought the day would come when he would save the Demon Lord.

“I will help you, so don’t refuse!”

After the Wuhuang Divine Sword raised its internal energy, it grabbed Hyukdocheon’s body.
Just as it was about to pull him back, the Wuhuang Divine Sword saw Hyukdocheon, who was pinned down by the slab, staring at it, his eyes widening for a split second.

Bam
!

A flying sword struck the back of the Wuhuang Divine Sword. Surprisingly, it was a surprise attack carried out by the Lord of the Lords.

“Ugh.”

The blood spewed out by the Muhwangshin Sword splashed onto Hyukdocheon’s back and legs.

Despite his internal injuries, the Wuhuangsin Sword spun around with lightning speed and swung his sword. At the last moment, he drew up his self-defense energy, avoiding the fatal blow.

Chae-Ang!

The Wuhuang Divine Sword narrowly parried the sword that was hurtling toward his heart.
In truth, even the Wuhuang Divine Sword suspected that the Lord of the Lord might attack him.
But he had not anticipated the swift and decisive attack. Could he instinctively make a decision that would alter the fate of countless others, not to mention his own?

Bang!

The two swords clashed in the air, making an explosive sound.

“you!”

The enraged Wuhuang Divine Sword glared at the Lord God beyond the crossed swords. Seeing the unmistakable murderous intent in his opponent’s eyes, he had no need for further words.

The Lord of the Underworld judged this moment to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kill both the Demonic Cult Leader and the Martial Arts Leader.
Once he drew his sword, there was no turning back.

Their swords clashed with lightning speed.
Though wounded by the Lord of the Lord’s surprise attack, the Lord of the Lord’s Sword remained undisturbed. Even a single step back would have meant death. He swallowed the blood that surged up within him.

The two men’s swords were so swift that before the last afterimage had even faded, another afterimage had already been left. It was as if the two men were fighting with dozens of arms, wielding dozens of swords.

The martial arts of the Wuhuang Divine Sword was the Gwangmyeong Muyang Sword Technique (光明武陽劍術) based on the internal energy of the extreme yang, while the Ju Gao Shin was the Cheonji Eumhan Sword Technique (天地陰寒劍術) based on the internal energy of the extreme yin.

It was a veritable battle of extremes: extreme yin and extreme sun, hot and cold. While one side radiated light, the other swallowed it.
A cold blizzard swirled from the Lord of the Lord’s sword, while the Lord of the Emperor’s sword radiated a scorching heat like the sun. The world alternated between summer and winter.

The swordplay was so captivating that I couldn’t take my eyes off the action. It was
truly astonishing, one move after another. The swordsmanship of three hundred years ago was different from today. There was a learning and enlightenment that came from that difference.

While the two men were locked in a bloody battle, Hyukdocheon was also locked in a fierce battle with Bigwi.
He desperately tried to protect the Heavenly Demon Soul, but it was a force beyond human control.

Eventually, unable to hold out any longer, the Heavenly Demon Soul escaped from Hyukdocheon’s body.

“Eww!”

The raw pain of his soul being ripped out was transmitted to him.

The Sword Dance Theater witnessed the Heavenly Demon Spirit being absorbed into the dungeon. The sight of the powerful Heavenly Demon Spirit being sucked so helplessly was shocking. Would it have been absorbed even if it had been manifested in a gigantic form? It was a mystery.

After absorbing the Heavenly Horse Soul, Bigwi no longer pulled Hyukdocheon.

The Princess of Heaven, who was watching the chaos, was laughing even as she was spitting out blood from her mouth.

‘Yeah, let’s kill each other!’

Meanwhile, the Guardian Princess was embracing the Heavenly Princess’s body. This was to prevent the aftermath of the fight from reaching the Heavenly Princess.

Boom! Kwaaang!

A deflected attack from the fierce battle between the two lords struck him. He held on with extreme self-defense, but the pain of his bones snapping still surged through him.

But he remained determined to protect the Princess of Heaven until the very end. Even though he knew she was about to die, he carried out his mission to the very end.

A series of explosive sounds were heard at that time.

Boom! Boom! Kwaaaaang! Boom!

The sound was so loud and intense that even the Wuhuang Divine Sword and the Lord of the Lord stopped fighting and retreated from each other.

Hyukdocheon, who had been robbed of the Heavenly Demon Soul, was pounding Bigwig with his fist like a madman.
To the eyes of the Mu Hwang Shin Geom, who couldn’t see the Heavenly Demon Soul, it appeared as if he had escaped being sucked in.

“The Apostle Leader betrayed us. Starting with this one….”

For a moment, the Mu Hwang Shin Geom was speechless.
Hyuk Do-cheon’s eyes, staring at him, were blazing with blood.

‘The Demon Lord has fallen into the possession of the coin!’

He was half-mad after his Heavenly Horse Soul was forcibly ripped out.

Hyukdocheon reached out his hand toward the Lord of the Underworld. He pushed his internal energy to its limit, attempting to unleash a new technique.
At that moment, Geommu-geuk understood.

‘no!’

What Hyukdocheon was trying to use without warning was the Heavenly Demon Extermination. If he were to use it in such a maddening state, not only himself but everything here would be annihilated.

Flash!

The next moment, a burst of light appeared.
And fortunately, it wasn’t coming from Hyukdocheon’s hand.

The light from the mirror was so bright that it was impossible to open one’s eyes.

At that moment, as if by magic, everyone’s movements stopped. His own as well. The aftereffects of the light even reached him, who was still in the space-time teleportation technique.

The sword dance was so intense that it couldn’t move a muscle. It was as if the light was saying something like this.

You just watch.

He saw figures frozen in the light.
Hyukdocheon reaching out, Muhwangsingeom trying to say something to him, Jushin with an unreadable expression, Cheonuigungju smiling, and even Suhogungju protecting him with her body.

They were each shouting their own silent cries.

The next moment!
Something began to leave Hyukdocheon’s still body.
And it wasn’t just that. Something also left the bodies of the Mu Hwang Shin Geum, the Zhou God, and the dying Cheonui Palace Master.

A golden glow shone along the outline of their bodies, and then another one separated from them.

Surprisingly, it was their soul.

The soul waved its hands to keep from leaving the body, but it was separated from its body, just as the dead leave their bodies.

It wasn’t just the soul. From the dantian, the innate energy and internal energy separated, radiating a radiant light.

The sword dance was truly astonishing. I’ve had all sorts of experiences, but this was the first time I’d seen anything like it. It was mysterious and bizarre.

The flowing souls and innate energy swirled around the mirror.
At that moment, I could clearly see their expressions.

The sight of Hyukdocheon roaring while in a state of obsession, the sight of the astonished Muhwangshin Sword and the sight of Jugashin not showing any emotion even in this situation, and even the sight of the Heavenly Palace Lady smiling brightly as if she thought she was going to hell with him.

They saw their last appearance like that.

Swish.

In an instant, they were absorbed into the orbit, as if they were being sucked into an abyss.

dump.

All their remaining bodies fell to the floor.

I could sense the sword dance. They were all dead.
No, strictly speaking, they weren’t dead. The Bigwi had absorbed them all, leaving behind only empty bodies. Their souls, their innate energy, and all their internal energy.

Now, the only people left alive here were himself and the Guardian Princess.

The Guardian Princess looked at Wimucheon, whom she had been holding with one arm, with a pitiful look.
He had already passed away.

“……Your Majesty.”

Fortunately, the last appearance of Wimucheon was a smiling face, but a tear flowed from the Guardian Princess’s eye.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you.”

Even if he died, he wished to die first, but the Princess of Heaven died first.

The sword dance drama could sense that Bigwi hadn’t absorbed the Guardian Princess because his martial arts skills were inferior to those of the other four.

I thought it was because the Guardian Princess was different from them. She was someone like Hwi, someone who had lived her entire life protecting others.

The Guardian Princess looked back. The bodies of the three leaders of the Jeongsama clan lay on the ground.
He stared in disbelief, his expression blank.

Suddenly.

Something spit out from the cradle.
It rolled across the floor, a colorless, transparent bead. Because it was transparent, the back was clearly visible.

The moment the Guardian Princess went to pick it up with difficulty.

Wheeeeeeeeeeee.

A black aura rose from his legs and wrapped around his body.

“Ugh.”

The dark aura pressed down on him with immense force, squeezing him.
Having already lost his arm and suffered internal injuries while defending the Heavenly Princess with his self-defense weapon, he was unable to withstand this pressure.

Knock knock.

The sound of bones breaking was heard, and the Guardian Princess gushed out blood.
Ssssssss.

The person who appeared before him with black smoke was none other than the Dark Princess of this era, Hwasogang.

Swoosh.

As the Dark Princess extended her hand, a transparent orb that had been on the floor floated into the air. Jubilation filled his face as he gazed upon it.

“I have the will of heaven!”

He was so happy he felt like screaming. Even if all the joys he’d ever experienced were combined, he wouldn’t be as happy as he was at this moment.

The Guardian Princess, who had been staring at the sight while trapped in the darkness, let out a soft groan and spoke.

“……Hwaso River.”

The Dark Princess remained absorbed in the transparent bead despite his call.

A mysterious energy flowed from the bead. I felt an unprecedented power within it.

“……betrayer.”

As the Guardian Princess glared at him with blazing eyes, the Dark Princess looked at him and asked.

“And you? Are you a loser?”

The Guardian Princess steeled her expression and tried to escape the darkness. But the more she tried, the stronger the restraints became.

The Dark Princess’s gaze turned back to the transparent orb.

“I had discovered the secret of the secret.”

He had long sought the secret of the secret coffin and had finally discovered it. He had kept this crucial fact from the Princess of Heaven.

“The Bigwi is an absolute divine being that absorbs evil spirits and transforms them into their original energy. Unaware of this, they simply kept it for many years.”

Just looking at the scene just moments ago, I could tell that was true.
The Dark Princess’s gaze turned to Hyukdocheon, who had collapsed on the floor.

“The Cheonma Soul is the greatest of evil spirits, and the one who controls it, Hyukdocheon, has an evil and cruel personality, so I knew that Bigwi would definitely absorb it.”

That was exactly what I expected. When the Demon Lord, who had lost the Heavenly Demon Soul, went berserk, I tried to escape by stealing only the bead containing the Heavenly Demon Soul.

That power alone would have been enough.
But Bigwig gave them a far greater gift. Even the Dark Princess, who orchestrated this, didn’t know that Bigwig would absorb them all.

“With this power, I will rule the martial arts world forever.”

The Dark Princess stared at the orb as if possessed. Within this transparent orb, she saw the sky, the sea. She saw light, she saw darkness. She saw life and death.

The Guardian Princess tried not to lose consciousness even as her entire body was falling apart.

“Heaven will not grant such a strong power to someone like you.”

The Dark Princess looked at him and asked.

“Do you really think heaven is on your side?”

At least in this situation, no such thing was said.

“……The masters of Jeongsa-ma won’t leave you alone.”

The Dark Princess said with a smile.

“How could they not know I killed them? Fighting over the sacred waters of the Heavenly Palace, the three heads of the Jeongsama clan plotted a coup! This is truly shameful. This incident today will never be known to the world. It will be forgotten in history.”

Kkuaddududduk.

The sound of bones completely crushing was heard in the Guardian Princess’s body.

Geommu-geuk couldn’t bear to look, so he closed his eyes. He shouldn’t have helped, but he couldn’t help either.
Ever since he saw the light, Geommu-geuk had been completely motionless. Bigwi had absolutely forbidden him from interfering with this.

The Guardian Princess spoke with difficulty.

“The heavens weren’t on our side… but they won’t be on yours either.”

With those words, he lowered his head.
Only then did the darkness surrounding him disappear, and his body fell to the floor.

“This will not go down in history, but…….”

The Dark Princess’s body began to be enveloped in black smoke. He too left his final words to the Guardian Princess’s corpse.

“I will go down in history.”

The Dark Princess disappeared from there in a puff of smoke.

A moment later, the space-time transference magic was lifted, and Geommu-geuk appeared. Only after the Dark Princess left did his body finally begin to move.

The expression on Geommu-geuk’s face was more serious than ever.
Now he understood. Where did the fire weapon’s strength come from?

‘Heavenly Demon, the Murim Alliance, the Apostolic Alliance, and even the Heavenly Princess and Heavenly Demon Soul. He possesses five souls, along with their innate energy. Adding to that, the soul of the Hwamugi, the body that received that energy, and you have a total of six souls.’

Now I could clearly see why he was said to be uncontrollable without the special energy of the Six Paths of Power.

Although he couldn’t figure out why the six energies were scattered and hidden like that, he knew that the six energies he had gathered were deeply connected to those six souls.

The swordsman walked towards the guardian princess’s body. He was dead, his eyes still closed.

“That Dark Princess failed to fulfill her destiny. Her name was never recorded in history.”

That power was so strong that he would not have been able to achieve his goal. Only later generations would realize that he needed the Six Paths of Energy to control that power.

“Even the author’s descendants will not achieve this vain ambition. So, rest in peace.”

The sword dance closed the guardian princess’s wide-open eyes.

Geommu-geuk stared at the small, blood-soaked casket lying beside him. It had vanished completely from his world, so this would be the last time he would see it.

‘Thank you, my friend.’

After saying goodbye like that, Geommugeuk walked briskly towards the large stele.

“Send me back.”

Up until now, I’ve been sucked into the trap at completely unexpected moments, but for the first time, I’ve demanded it of my own volition.

“To where my people are.”