Became the Blind Male Lead in a Reversed World

59 – Episode 59: The Encounter

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“You’ve never met me in person before, have you?”

“………That’s correct.”

“Damn, the Three Sovereigns have beaten you up so badly. You’ll soon perish.”

Cheonma’s gaze shifted from Jang Myeong-sun to Eunho.

Jang Myeong-sun noticed the gaze and shielded Eunho with her body.

Cheonma couldn’t understand.

The method of observing through the eyes of creatures like crows and mice had never been discovered by anyone until now.

If someone said there was a spy in the Magic Association, that wasn’t the case either.

All the magic of the people in the Magic Association had been pierced by him, and even if it was absorbed into someone else’s body, it still belonged to him.

If there had been a spy, he would have been the first to notice.

It had already been fifty years since Wihan died.

His appearance in the state of Transcendence was the same as back then, but how could that young man, who didn’t even look like he had been born for twenty years, know about it?

“Don’t look at Eunho with your filthy eyes. I’ll just pluck them out.”

“Well, it doesn’t matter now. This time, I will break the four-year record of being called the strongest on Earth and proudly go to the Celestial Realm.”

Both of them assumed their stances.

Jang Myeong-sun clenched her fists, while Cheonma held his “Formless Sword,” made of magic.

“Cheonma’s Reigning Manifesto.”

*Kwoong!*

As Cheonma forcefully stepped on the ground, the earth trembled greatly, and the ground beneath Jang Myeong-sun disappeared.

However, Jang Myeong-sun was standing in the air as if nothing had happened.

“Did you think it would be that easy? You thought I could fly, but you couldn’t?”

“Well, then how about this?”

Once again, Cheonma’s Reigning Manifesto struck the ground, and this time, the ground rose up like an uppercut.

With a loud explosion, Jang Myeong-sun soared through the sky, piercing through the clouds along with the ground.

However, Cheonma’s Reigning Manifesto, which had become much stronger, was different from the Black Dragon Strike before.

“Heavenly Thunderclap.”

When Jang Myeong-sun’s fist struck the rising ground, it shattered into pieces.

“Radiance of the Luminous Flame.”

Jang Myeong-soon absorbed the spiritual energy from Eun-ho and turned it into a tangible form, throwing it.

The clean, silvery spiritual energy flew towards Heaven’s Horse at a speed that exceeded the speed of sound, instantly changing the surrounding terrain.

“…Not even ticklish.”

Despite being burned to the point of having severe burns on his skin, Heaven’s Horse quickly healed his wounds.

Then he exclaimed to Jang Myeong-soon, pointing at it, “Even the Extermination Carriage rolling on the ground is indestructible in the battlefield. We are self-reliant.”

Since the war between the Pure Faction and the Demon Cult had ended and had been replaced by a duel between Heaven’s Horse and Jang Myeong-soon, Cheon-hee was unable to recover from her injuries and fell down.

“What do you mean?”

“Submit obediently. Now is the time to end this with the destruction of Tandan.”

“You talk too much. Among all these noisy idiots, I haven’t seen a tough guy yet. If you have time to babble, attack even once!”

Jang Myeong-soon’s fist struck empty air. However, the ensuing shockwave struck Heaven’s Horse’s face instead.

*Boom!*

But Heaven’s Horse also cut Jang Myeong-soon’s side with his sharp razor blades.

Instantaneously, their wounds regenerated as if it had all been choreographed.

After that, they assumed their positions without saying a word and started the real fight.

There was no room for exploration.

《Black River Vacant Space Divine Sword》

As Heaven’s Horse swung the essence of his dark magic sword, the ground began to slowly corrode from beneath.

It was no different than taking their fallen comrades as hostages. Eunho, who couldn’t fly, was the same.

Instead of dealing with the magic on the ground, Jang Myeong-soon decided to attack Heaven’s Horse. It was because it was obvious that an attack would come as soon as she focused on the magic.

《Suction Void》

“..?!”

Heaven’s Horse, floating in the air, felt himself being pulled by an intangible force. At the same time, Jang Myeong-soon threw a punch into thin air, and a shockwave flew like it was mercilessly striking and beating him from a corner.

Even if he tried to escape, the intangible force led Heaven’s Horse towards Jang Myeong-soon’s fist.

In the end, he gave up on escaping and raised his sword to stab.

The target was Jang Myeong-soon’s arms.

However, Jang Myeong-soon’s suction void didn’t allow that to happen so easily.

It forcibly lifted the wrist that held the ethereal sword, causing the attack to fly off in the wrong direction.

And then, another incoming shockwave.

Experienced fighters acknowledged that Cheonma was undeniably a formidable opponent, much like Jang Myeong-sun’s martial arts.

However, he wasn’t completely overwhelmed.

“Cheonma Fist.”

His free left hand aimed to strike the empty air, just like Jang Myeong-sun.

But Jang Myeong-sun, who reacted first, attempted to block the attack. Despite clearly restraining his fist beforehand, a powerful impact struck his abdomen.

*Thud!*

“…Heh…!”

Jang Myeong-sun almost kneeled down in that instant, but since he had stimulated every ounce of blood he could muster, he managed to endure.

As with all Magi Emperors before, allowing an attack meant being subjected to a corrosive toxin that invaded the opponent’s body.

It was no different for Cheonma, who reached the rank of Divine Spirit.

Even though it didn’t pierce his skin, the unseen attack affected his abdomen, causing his vital energy to be corroded by the magi.

Their gazes met briefly. Though they were enemies, they could sense each other’s intentions and attacks just from their eye contact.

‘Even during battle, his circulation of qi is precise. He quickly withdraws the magi.’

Without studying and practicing related martial arts, it was impossible for even Sam Jon or Ryu Chun-hee to extract the deeply entrenched magi during combat.

It was an ability only attainable by those who reached the rank of Divine Spirit.

On the other hand, Jang Myeong-sun also saw through Cheonma’s attack.

His absorption and release of qi were not psychic powers. After expanding his energy limitlessly, he created his own space, pulling and launching attacks as if manipulating his limbs.

Cheonma employed something similar but chose a different method.

That difference allowed him to allow the attack earlier.

“Your thinking is undeniably human. Self-reliant.”

“I’ve told you before. Among these talkative women, there isn’t a single person who knows how to fight properly.”

“My attacks will come flying from an open space ahead. Without any forewarning.”

*Kuwoaah!*

“Like this.”

“Grandma!!”

“Don’t come here! Go to high ground!”

This time, the wounds were slower to heal. Jang Myeong-sun initially had the advantage in terms of compatibility. From the basic disparity in strength and technique.

However, once their abilities became similar, the difference between magi and regular qi became evident.

Magi was the ultimate combat energy created by Heukryongje to kill all gods.

No matter how high one climbed, as long as they were susceptible to attacks, recovery was delayed by the corrosiveness specific to magi.

“Endure. The Heavenly Demon Fist.”

The demonic fist flies to the right.

However, an unseen attack came towards the abdomen. But if you ask whether the arm that blocked it was a fake attack, it was not.

Both were real attacks.

The formless sword wielded by the Heavenly Demon flew towards Jang Myeong-soon’s neck.

《Radiant Blessing Fist》

The sunlight that pierced through the dark sky merged with Jang Myeong-soon’s fist and completely shattered the formless sword.

Despite that, a sharp pain struck her thigh as magic surged in.

The current state of the Heavenly Demon was on the verge of being tattered.

Each individual attack drenched the ground in magic and even altered the terrain, yet those attacks were skillfully concealed.

To change the pace and regain her footing, Jang Myeong-soon forcefully pushed back the Heavenly Demon with a strike.

*Kwaddeuk…*

The Heavenly Demon embedded its magic connected to its foot into the ground, but Jang Myeong-soon’s power was still greater.

Still, Jang Myeong-soon continued to be hit by unseen attacks.

“No matter how much distance you create, it’s useless.”

*Whoosh.* A newly formed formless sword pierced Jang Myeong-soon’s abdomen.

“………”

“Even if it’s like this, will you say I can’t fight?”

“Heh. If this is all, my opinion won’t change.”

“Heh-heh-heh. Is this all?”

The Heavenly Demon placed both hands on the ground and crouched down.

Even in the situation where the dirt was liquefied due to magic, the Heavenly Demon willingly placed her hands on the ground.

If Ryu Chun-hee had been awake, she would have known what position it was and be shocked.

Jang Myeong-soon also felt a certain intensity and raised the momentum in her body.

“I received only good things from the progenitor of magic.”

《Dark Void Chaos Explosion》

Like the quills of a hedgehog, the magic sprouted and exploded like Kremoah mines.

《Celestial Thunderstrike Fist》

With movements so fast that they barely registered in the eyes of the Heavenly Demon, Jang Myeong-soon decided to deflect the quills instead of avoiding them.

*Kwagwaggwaggwang!!!!*

However, the dark explosion of the Thousand Demons’ Abyss that had become more powerful than its predecessor, the Black Dragon’s Fury, would explode just by touching it.

“Argh…!!”

Moreover, the thorns flying from all directions were impossible to repel with suction. As soon as a Thorn filled with magic power came into contact, it would burst, rendering suction useless.

“Thorns filled with magic power are deeply embedded. Regeneration will slow down further, and your lifespan will decrease until your body is destroyed, while I become faster.”

Jang Myung-soon’s knees were about to buckle.

In that fleeting moment, Jang Myung-soon dashed forward.

I thought she would collapse, but it turned out it was a posture to charge forward.

“Fool…!”

“Leave it to me.”

“Thousand Demons’ Abyss…”

＞Kaboom!!!

The face of the Thousand Demons was struck by a powerful impact, and its body went flying. As the hands detached from the ground, the Thorn that was being formed disappeared again.

“There was still time until the attack…!”

“He will return everything he has done, so tighten your fists.”

The Thousand Demons decided to restrain Jang Myung-soon with invisible attacks while preparing for the next Dark Explosion.

Even though Jang Myung-soon, whose body was fully gripped by magic and unable to use her hands, was expected to be unable to defend properly, it was a great miscalculation.

Intangible energies clashed in mid-air.

The eyes of the Thousand Demons widened.

Until a moment ago, the attacks were perfectly executed, aiming for the slightest gap and nullifying them all.

“Everything is revealed.”

“This is unbelievable…!”

Originally, the Thousand Demons possessed a new power in manipulating magic that was even superior. Since Suction utilized their own energy spread within the space, it directly showed movements with hands.

The Thousand Demons also knew that, which was why they allowed Yuadokhjon to attack earlier.

However, in an instant, they went beyond seeing their own attack position and evolved Suction to allow casting without preliminary movements.

It was almost at the level of telekinesis.

“Dark Explosion…!”

Although Yuadokhjon hastily cast the technique, he glared menacingly and threw a punch.

“Concentration.”

It was a gift, swallowing the magic that had encompassed his entire body.