Chapter 31: The Manifestation of Divinity

There was an emergency at the Hunter Association.

“Cheonma has gone missing.”

“What?!”

“He used to communicate well with the association, but suddenly, there’s been no contact.”

“What about the gate subjugations? Is he not showing up for work either?”

“That’s right. We had no choice but to have other S-rank hunters fill in for Cheonma’s absence…”

“Is he completely missing like the top-ranked hunters, 1st and 2nd?”

“It doesn’t seem like that.”

” After investigating, we found out that an A-rank hunter, [Swift and Agile], was the last to have seen Cheonma.”

“Are you talking about the Hongdae villain attack incident? ”

“Was Cheonma involved in that?”

“That’s correct.”

The association president overheard the conversation.

“Cheonma has gone missing?”

Once a strong figure, his body could no longer withstand the weight of age.

Deep wrinkles marred his face, bearing the marks of time,

and the years of accumulated experience made his gaze even deeper.

Lee Yooshin, whose transformation time had become shorter due to his aging body,

had regained some vitality since meeting a certain child at the sushi restaurant that day.

It was as though he had regained the strength of his prime.

“I’ll have to take action.”

Although he had retired, the hunter with the ability to read minds,

equivalent to a national authority in South Korea, rose from his seat.

The White Lotus Sect leader slowly closed the prophecy book and shut his eyes.

A slight smile curled at the corners of his lips.

“The time has come.”

After losing the saintess, Xiaolin, it had become difficult to find a suitable offering for their altar.

Human sacrifice was the highest devotion to their god, Mireuk, but it was hard to find a perfect holy maiden like Xiaolin again.

This troubled him for a short while.

However, the discomfort did not last long.

Before his eyes, the future unfolded as revealed by the prophecy book,

and in it, he clearly saw Cheonma’s fate.

Cheonma would become a blood offering,

and that path would soon align with the revival of the White Lotus Sect.

“Cheonma will be entrusted to Hyeolma. The holy maiden will be complete.”

Hyeolma would cultivate Cheonma, absorbing all the pain and despair from across the world into her body.

Hyeolma, a cruel and persistent being, did not worry the White Lotus Sect leader.

He had the ability to obtain Cheonma.

“Whether it’s sacrificing numerous humans at once or offering a single human who contains all their pain and despair, it’s the same in the end. ”

“Mireuk desires blood and suffering. The more intense the pain in the blood, the greater the joy.”

Cheonma, reborn under Hyeolma’s hands, would be the perfect sacrifice to offer to Mireuk.

Everything would ultimately bloom at the fingertips of one woman.

Cheonma’s blood would stain the red altar, and Mireuk would be nourished by that blood.

“I must take action myself.”

The leader of the White Lotus Sect, one of the six greatest villain organizations in the world, stood up.

I, who had been idly passing time, did not mind the owner of this house not returning.

It didn’t matter to me.

I just spent each day indifferently, with no need to pay attention to anyone’s absence.

Not like they were a child.

Even grown adults sometimes don’t come home. Everyone deserves privacy.

Rubbing my eyes, I slowly opened them.

The sunlight filled the room, but my eyelids grew heavy again.

The urge to sleep overwhelmed me, and I didn’t want to leave the warmth of the blanket.

I rubbed my eyes and, without realizing it, let out a small yawn.

At that moment, I thought my face must have contorted cutely, like a sleepy child.

Half-opening my drowsy eyes, I lazily rolled around in bed, curling up.

“Yawn… I’m not doing anything already, but I just want to do even less.”

Just as I was considering going back to sleep, a familiar face appeared on the TV.

[Good Deeds: 1,004P]

Having done so many good deeds, my good deed points had skyrocketed.

“Huh…?”

The person out there, why are they here?

Even though they were wearing a conical hat and blindfolding their eyes, they were still clearly visible to me.

That’s… Cheonma.

In the video, she was emitting a dark red energy while taking down high-ranking criminals.

“Hmm. Should I go out and greet her?”

I yawned as I rose from bed.

Just like I slapped the cheek of the saintess who had done bad deeds and gently patted the head of the little girl who had done good deeds.

It moved my body instinctively, as if it were second nature.

Since I did something good, I should do something nice in return.

I thought about it casually.

The sky darkened.

Like the prelude to a war, black clouds gathered, and the air became suffocatingly heavy.

The eleven great powers that could control the balance of the world.

One of the leaders of the Five Stars, Six Demons.

The leader of the White Lotus Sect.

He had come after consulting the prophecy book to find Cheonma.

But what in the world was happening here?

The appearance of the little kid in front of me was nowhere to be found in the prophecy book.

“You… How did you come here?”

“Heh heh. There’s always a way.”

A former national-level hunter.

Before retiring, she had succeeded an anonymous S-rank hunter and was the 2nd highest-ranked hunter in Korea.

Hunter nickname, [Magical Girl].

Lee Yooshin could read people’s minds.

It was just a matter of time before she found out where Cheonma was.

To protect the hunters of her country, she, as the president of the association, stepped forward.

“What is going on here?”

Cheon Yeoul was at a loss for words.

She had been kidnapped by the Blood Tube and, in order to survive, became a disciple of Hyeolma.

Under Hyeolma’s subtle threats to increase view counts,

she had started producing videos of taking down the villains of the Blood Tube, heading toward the edge of the Extreme Demon Realm.

But suddenly.

The big players started focusing on her.

“Cheonma, no. Hand over the new holy maiden of the White Lotus Sect.”

“What are you talking about? Cheonma is the master’s disciple.”

“Heh heh heh, you’re spouting nonsense. Cheonma is a valuable hunter of our country. Why are you eyeing her?”

The look in Baek Soul’s eyes was filled with confusion.

Those who had gathered here were all giants who controlled the flow of the world.

Their words held enough power to change history.

“As the TV gained fame, I suppose everyone has come to see the charm of the senior.”

The Grim Reaper.

“…Why me? They’re all giants…”

Cheon Yeoul’s voice was laced with tension.

Her body trembled.

The energy they exuded alone made it feel like I couldn’t breathe.

It was as if I were standing alone at the center of the universe, the pressure overwhelming.

‘This is national-level power.’

Under the sky thick with ominous tension.

In an instant, Hyeolma unleashed his energy.

A red aura erupted around him, swirling like a sea filled with blood.

Blood Demon Divine Technique

Oath
Blood
Chapter: Blood Soul Demon Palm
Heaven and Earth Divide

The red energy that poured from Hyeolma’s fingertips transformed into a massive form as it cut through the sky, charging forward.

Kkwwa-kwak-kwakwak!

The overwhelming force, as if the heavens and earth were splitting apart, quickly engulfed the land.

The massive red palm, full of power, came crashing down toward Magical Girl.

However, Lee Yooshin remained unmoved.

She stood calmly with her back to the sky, facing the massive energy.

The red energy whipped fiercely before her, but from her fingertips, brilliant white light surged, about to explode.

The two energies collided head-on.

Paaat!

The surrounding space tensed, and a sharp, chilling tension filled the air.

It was as if the two forces were probing each other,

a fierce stand-off where even the slightest lapse in concentration would result in collapse.

“Hoo. To think there’s someone who can block my attack?”

“Looks like the Six Demons aren’t all that impressive.”

“What? How dare a lowly woman speak before me?!”

“Why so heated?” Heh heh.

Kwoooong!

Hyeolma’s hand swung down, slicing through the sky.

The red energy that poured from his fingertips spread out like a blood-soaked sea,

and the force of it shot toward Lee Yooshin, threatening to swallow the heavens and earth.

However, Lee Yooshin did not falter.

She lightly raised her hand, facing the pouring red energy head-on.

As the two forces collided, the red energy like blood clashed against her dazzling starlight.

It was as if the world held its breath for a moment; all sound vanished.

The blood-red and pure white light intertwined.

In the brief moment, countless strikes were exchanged.

The intense battle quickly came to an end, and without a single movement, they stood apart, maintaining their distance.

“… To think you can perform martial arts without even a basic form?”

“It’s all experience, heh heh.”

“Don’t laugh, you woman!”

However.

Even that confidence faltered when the White Lotus Sect leader joined the fray.

“I’ll join in.”

“White Lotus Sect leader!”

“Let’s finish her off first, and then settle things between us.”

Hyeolma nodded at his words.

Was it instinct?

For some reason, the little kid in front of him felt far more threatening than the White Lotus Sect leader.

For some unknown reason, when he looked at her, his mind felt unsettled.

It reminded him of when he had once seen the righteous leader of the martial world in the Central Plains.

“Foolish beings…”

The White Lotus Sect leader gathered his energy and slowly raised his hand, and once again, the sky darkened.

From his fingertips, darkness bloomed, emitting a heavy, black aura that seemed to cover the heavens and earth.

The pressure grew immense and heavy, pressing down on everything.

As the black energy of the White Lotus Sect leader and the red energy of Hyeolma merged,

the space around Lee Yooshin suddenly became confined.

It became so difficult to breathe that even air felt hard to grasp.

In the distorted flow of air, Lee Yooshin began to feel overwhelmed.

“Now, with your blood, Maitreya will be pleased.”

“Such an arrogant woman, I’ll crush you!” Kuhuhuhuhu.

“To gang up and bully me… isn’t this cheating?” The old man.

From the White Lotus Sect leader’s fingertips, black smoke poured out, wrapping around the entire world as it approached.

And Hyeolma’s energy flickered like flames within the force.

As the two powers merged, the sky and earth twisted into one, like a massive storm trying to swallow her.

Lee Yooshin took a deep breath inwardly.

This situation was new to her.

The leader of the Six Demons.

And there were two of them.

“No matter how much I’ve regained my peak strength, this might be a bit too much for an old man.”

It was already difficult to face just one of them, and now two were coming at her at once.

It felt like the clash of two massive forces, a Taiji collision, and her body and mind had to stand against that overwhelming power.

Lee Yooshin wavered for a moment, but in that instant, she pulled up the power buried deep inside her and extended the magic gathered at her fingertips.

However, the combined power of the White Lotus Sect leader and Hyeolma was too much.

[Skill Activated]
[S-Class Skill: Magical Girl]
[Special Magic Ready: Starlight Judgment]

Lee Yooshin tried to push the energy away with her palm, but their combined force relentlessly surged toward her, as though it would swallow her whole.

She was overwhelmed, and as she was pushed back, her fingers trembled.

Her magic, which once shone like starlight, was now growing faint, crushed by their heavy energy.

“I’ll have to step in.”

“Senior, no! If you join that insane fight…”

“The Association President will…!”

But just then…

A child appeared.

Cheon Yeoul’s eyes widened.

“What? You… You are… Baek Soul? Why are you here?”

“…It’s been a while, but are you not happy to see me?”

“No, that’s not it. It’s dangerous here. Go back quickly…”

“No, I believe it’s you who should leave, Yeoul-nim.”

Baek Soul suddenly appeared and stared at her.

A girl as cute and delicate as an angel.

Her very existence seemed like a poem, softly glowing as if she were a piece of art separated from the world.

Her silver hair fluttered lightly in the wind, revealing her shaded face.

Her eyes held the blue of the sky, but within them, sorrow and compassion intertwined, with an endless sense of longing.

Her gaze seemed transcendent, and her delicate frame exuded a fragility, as though something might shatter at any moment.

‘I think I know who she is.’

Baek Soul felt jealous, remembering how much Senior had cherished this person.

Now that I look at her, she really is cute…

If the situation were different, I would have fallen for her…

She looked at Cheon Yeoul with a tender gaze, as though she felt sorrowful.

“Where have you been getting beaten up like this?”

“Getting beaten up…?”

“You can’t see right now, can you?”

Her small hand was gently lifted toward the sky, and it seemed like light was radiating from her fingertips.

As if she were trying to catch something, but not desperately her gesture was fleeting, almost futile.

No.

Looking more closely, it wasn’t an illusion.

There was indeed light there.

“Tell me. Who is the one who has been tormenting you?”

A divine beam of light, as if to cover the entire world, poured down from the sky.

The light was pure and brilliant, like the breath of a god spilling from an open heaven.

Its dazzling radiance enveloped Baek Soul’s small body.

Cheon Yeoul’s distant eyes were now clear.

Baek Soul and Cheon Yeoul both stared, mouths agape at the scene.

Above them, a golden halo slowly appeared, adding to the mysterious glow from her silver hair.

Her form became even more sacred and divine.

It was the manifestation of divinity.

The appearance of the angel who would save the world.

She spread her wings.