The World’s Greatest is Dead

The World’s Greatest is Dead – Chapter 133

The wall of the spacious training hall collapsed, debris scattering everywhere. Stone fragments rolled on the ground and dust filled a corner of the space.

The completely destroyed wall greeted me with small daggers embedded in the ground.

I examined the scene in silence, my mind unable to process what I was witnessing.

After standing there in a stupor for quite a while, I finally managed to utter a shaky word.

“… Huh…?”

My solitary mutter was pathetic.

“What is…?”

What was that?

I used it, yet I didn’t understand.

What is this? What’s happening?

If I wasn’t mistaken, what I had just used was…

『Sky Filling Flower Rain…?』

Yu Chun-gil replied instead of me. Even the old man seemed quite shocked, he was covering his mouth with one large hand.

『… What in the…』

This great man’s surprised eyes soon twisted in disbelief as if he couldn’t comprehend the current situation.

『How did you manage that?』

It seemed no matter how much he thought, he couldn’t understand, so he asked me directly.

The problem was…

‘… Exactly?’

I didn’t know either. How had I done that just now?

As soon as I touched the dagger, my hand moved on its own. Suddenly, energy flowed through my body, and the dagger shot out.

The dagger that flew out…

‘…was like a bombardment itself.’

It became a fierce bombardment, destroying the entire wall.

This was incomparable in power to the Sky Filling Flower Rain attempted by the Poison King.

It was as if it had showcased its true, intense, and rough power as a demonstration of being genuine-

*Stagger-!*

“!”

While I was lost in thought, my knee suddenly gave out. The characteristic sharp feeling of dizziness filled my head.

“… Huh…”

What’s wrong with me, I wondered. Checking my body, I realized-

‘My inner qi…’

My inner qi, which had been filling my body, had disappeared in an instant. Given that I had consumed a considerable amount and reached the peak, it shouldn’t have been a small amount.

Almost all of it had vanished with that single use of the technique just now.

‘What the…’

What kind of reckless consumption is this? Even drawing out sword aura wasn’t this bad.

While I was kneeling and panting as if exhausted, “… Huh…” the individual behind me, the Poison King, let out a hollow sigh.

Hearing that, I immediately turned my head.

He wasn’t looking at me.

He was staring at the ruined wall, frozen.

Amid the rubble, a faint aura emerged, along with the intense scene created by the small dagger. Mesmerized by it, the Poison King stood there like a statue.

By the time he eventually turned his gaze back to me, the fierce desire in his eyes made me shudder unconsciously.

* * *

I barely escaped the training hall, almost fleeing.

Afterward, the Poison King tried to cling to me and probe about Sky Filling Flower Rain, but there wasn’t much I could tell him.

‘I just did it.’

I just held the dagger and performed it based on what was written in the book, and it worked.

Upon hearing that, the Poison King seemed at a loss for words.

Well, considering that he had never managed it himself, and that it was a secret technique and symbol of his family, his reaction was understandable.

Although I could understand his response, ‘What does he expect me to do?’

As I mentioned earlier, I had nothing to offer him.

‘I don’t know how I did it either.’

How did I manage to use Sky Filling Flower Rain?

It was quite puzzling considering I hadn’t tried anything special.

As soon as I grabbed the dagger, my body moved on its own.

‘Even the qi wasn’t controlled by me.’

The energy moved as if it had its own will, executing the technique.

Thus, the most bewildered person was me.

‘How did I use it?’

My expression was filled with question marks.

Of course, it couldn’t be helped. Using Sky Filling Flower Rain recklessly was one thing.

The fact that I had used it in the first place was the core issue.

‘I don’t even have the Tang Family Mind Technique.’

Bloodline martial arts. Among them, if it was a secret technique, naturally, it would require the mental technique of the respective family or sect.

Attempting to recklessly use such martial arts without possessing that technique within one’s body would result in a backlash, causing the blood pathways to become twisted. That was common sense.

In other words, ‘It leads to qi deviation.’

Getting to the point of qi deviation, which was akin to death for a martial artist, was inevitable.

‘How on earth?’

My body showed no signs of such a condition.

Only my inner qi had been completely drained. Apart from that, there was no significant part that seemed exhausted.

How could this be?

Perhaps Yu Chun-gil might know something. I looked at the old man with this hope.

『… What a mysterious body you have.』

‘…….’

The old man simply looked at me curiously, seemingly not knowing anything either.

This was driving me crazy.

『How is it that your blood pathways have not twisted? Hey, did you perhaps do something without me knowing?』

“What could I have done? Even if I did, I didn’t have the means to do it, and if Grandpa doesn’t know, how could I?”

Yu Chun-gil, known as the once undisputed top martial artist, had no clue about this either, so how could I possibly know?

『Hmm…』

Yu Chun-gil kept peering at me curiously, but I was busy scrutinizing myself with a worried and confused expression.

I was concerned if something was wrong with my body.

‘I have no idea.’

It was all so perplexing since I knew nothing about it.

While I was repeatedly pondering over it, ‘Oh.’

Suddenly, a thought passed through my mind.

‘No way?’

I frowned as I recalled a recent event.

It was when the Poison Sovereign had ascended and left me with his energy.

Could that be the problem?

No matter how I thought about it, if there was an issue, it had to be that.

If that was the case, ‘How?’

What had the Poison Sovereign given me?

If he had left something other than just energy, what could it be? I was deep in thought about this when,『Hey.』

Yu Chun-gil called out to me.

“Yes.”

『Step aside for a moment.』

Hearing his following words, I slightly widened my eyes. I seemed to understand what he wanted to do.

Without saying much, I closed my eyes.

At that moment, I felt Yu Chun-gil entering my body.

*Woong-!*

Immediately, the energy started circulating.

It quickly traveled throughout my body and then seeped back into the dantian.

And then, “Ha!”

Yu Chun-gil let out a single exclamation with my voice before exiting my body again.

『Ha-ha!』

“What is it?”

『What an absurd situation this is.』

His reaction was unusual. Was there really a problem? Anxiously, I asked.

『… Hey.』

“Yes.”

『Your family is the Liaoning Bang family, is it not?』

“Yes, that’s correct.”

As embarrassing and disappointing as it was, that was indeed my family.

But why was he suddenly asking this?

Wearing a puzzled expression, I looked at Yu Chun-gil.

『… So. What exactly is your family’s identity?』

“… Pardon?”

It was a somewhat strange question.

“What do you mean, what is our family’s identity?”

A family was a family. The Liaoning Bang family was the Liaoning Bang family, a decaying household in Liaoning. That was what the Liaoning Bang family was.

Yu Chun-gil should be well aware of this fact too, so it was perplexing to hear him say such a thing out of the blue.

However,『Hey.』

Despite my perplexed expression, Yu Chun-gil’s face remained serious.

With a face full of gravitas and sternness, Yu Chun-gil said to me,『Your body currently carries an energy mixed with that of the Tang family.』

“… What?”

I furrowed my brows deeply. What nonsense was this?

“The energy of the Tang family…”

Did he mean the Tang Family’s martial technique?

“Why is that in my body…?”

It made no sense. The Tang family’s technique was said to be something one could implant only after enduring excruciating and torturous trials.

Even if that wasn’t the case…

‘Does it make sense for another energy to enter my body?’

My body was already overloaded.

Originally, my body housed the Bang Family Mind Technique.

In addition to that, Yu Chun-gil had forcibly implanted the Blue Moon Mind Technique within me.

If these were to go out of control, my body could explode, which is why I dedicated myself to forced training.

‘And now, the Tang family’s energy too?’

It meant that it wouldn’t be strange if I had already died from internal rupture.

The absurdity of it made it impossible to readily dismiss.

‘If so…’

It would somewhat explain the reason I could use the Sky Filling Flower Rain.

But, “How is that possible?”

I needed to understand why that was possible here.

If what Yu Chun-gil said was true, as I guessed, I should have died from qi deviation long ago, if not from my body exploding.

At my urgent question, Yu Chun-gil, with a deeply contemplative look, spoke to me.

『What did you call the Bang Family’s Mind Technique again?』

“… Bang Family Mind Technique?”

『Yes, that technique.』

“Why do you ask?”

The Bang Family Mind Technique was the secret art of the Liaoning Bang family, a hereditary martial art.

Among us, only my hyung and I learned it because our nuna, being a daughter, couldn’t inherit it.

Nuna often grumbled about this discrimination, but she never overly complained.

In hindsight, it seemed she had already made up her mind to run away from home.

Even if that wasn’t the case, ‘Who in their right mind would covet such a worthless technique?’

Though a hereditary secret art, the Bang Family Mind Technique was pathetically insignificant.

‘Other prestigious family techniques are said to accumulate energy with every breath…’

Not so with the Bang Family Mind Technique.

It absorbed energy from the atmosphere slowly, and even the qi it managed to absorb was sparsely stored.

Why else would I still be a third-rate martial artist after ten years of training?

Partly because of talent, perhaps.

‘But mainly because our family’s technique is garbage.’

This third-rate technique with no efficiency whatsoever.

I was convinced my lack of progress was due to it.

Naturally.

‘Compared to the Blue Moon Mind Technique, it’s worlds apart.’

The Blue Moon Mind Technique, revered as divine.

Once I started practicing it, the difference was apparent.

‘It’s on another level.’

The speed of absorption.

The density and purity of the internal qi collected. In every aspect, it was far superior to the Bang Family Mind Technique.

I had to acknowledge it.

‘Our family’s technique is trash.’

A garbage technique led to a collapsing household.

I came to terms with that.

“… But why?”

Why mention the Bang Family Mind Technique now?

With a puzzled look, I stared at Yu Chun-gil.

Was it somehow related to my current physical state? It couldn’t be, could it?

In this incomprehensible situation, Yu Chun-gil spoke.

『The Bang Family Mind Technique in your body is preventing other energies from clashing.』

“… What?”

I responded dumbfounded upon hearing the words.

What did he just say…?

『Even now, the Blue Moon Mind Technique desires to tear apart the Tang family’s energy. The Bang Family’s technique is blocking that clash, preventing an outburst.』

“Is that even possible?”

『It shouldn’t be.』

Yu Chun-gil’s emotionless face suddenly brimmed with feeling.

I inadvertently flinched seeing that.

He was smiling.

Yu Chun-gil’s grin widened as if discovering something fascinating.

Joy.

Ecstasy.

Or perhaps elation.

His face was full of various forms of happiness converging into a scorching expression.

『I’ve never seen something like this possible in my life. Not even the Heavenly Demon could exhibit such a thing. What is this? Boy.』

Yu Chun-gil’s enormous face approached right in front of mine.

『What in the world is the Bang family?』

At his question, my eyes trembled wildly.

What was that Mind Technique and the true nature of the Bang family?

‘I don’t know, damn it…’

It was the question I most wanted to ask.

TL’s Corner:
I mentioned before that I wouldn’t be surprised if his father is a hidden expert. And now it’s starting to unravel. I might still be wrong doe.

Also, changing Liaodong to Liaoning.