The World of Sound - Chapter 122
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99 entrances.
It was the second ordeal left by the owner of this unknown tomb.
The first was a huge formation that covered the entrance that collapsed during the fight between Margin and Tougui.
Just by looking at the amount of effort that went into preventing anyone from discovering the real entrance, you can tell how timid and cautious the owner of this tomb is.
But it is not something that can be underestimated.
The fact that he built such a huge tomb right away, deployed a tactic to cover it up, and that no one knew about this place until now means that he must have had enormous power and authority during his lifetime.
That also means that it’s hard to guess what dangers might be lurking inside.
‘It’s more likely that he’s the emperor and not a martial artist.’
The reason its location is unknown is probably because after its completion, everyone involved in the process was killed.
If there was anyone who could do that, it would most likely be the emperor.
There was talk that it might be the Cheonma Bidong, but among all the Cheonmas in history, only a handful had made it this far into the central plains, and even among them, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the power of the Cheonma Shingyo came from the Cheonma, so it made no sense for him to build such a large tomb in this place, the center of the martial arts world, where his power and influence would persist even after death.
But even so, it must have been because he was a genius that he didn’t set the possibility too low.
‘It’s too early to tell, though.’
It wouldn’t be impossible for those cultists, who can be called fanatics, to do something like this in secret, so many people are holding onto hope that isn’t hope.
The Cheonma Shingong, known to be the Cheonma’s poisonous martial arts that has been passed down from generation to generation, is clearly a demonic art, but at the same time, it is one of the few martial arts in the martial arts world that can be considered the best and absolute, so people want to obtain it regardless of whether it is political or personal.
Rather, it was natural to want this place to be called Cheonmabi-dong.
Also, since it was a tomb where the emperor was buried, there should have been movement from the imperial family, but the fact that this was not the case was one of the reasons why expectations were growing that it might be the place where the legacy of Cheonma was left behind.
But the exact truth would have to be known at the end.
“Did I get it right?”
“Maybe? This one was the longest.”
“yes?”
Of course, from Cheonhwa’s perspective, it didn’t matter who it originally belonged to anyway.
Because in the end, it will become yours.
That’s why I chose the one with the highest probability of reaching the end of the 99 entrances.
After sending sound waves to all 99 entrances and feeling the sound waves reach and disperse, he chose the one where the sound resonated the longest and entered.
It may not be the deepest or closest to the end, but at least it has the highest probability.
‘If it’s difficult, just make it long enough.’
Even if you choose wrong, it’s not a big deal.
If you enter by mistake, you can just turn around and go back, and if there is a path nearby, you can just break it and go forward without turning back.
Since he was a genius with enough ability and judgment to do it, his steps could not help but be light.
“We’ll have to walk from here. Everyone, be careful. Just follow my footsteps.”
However, light steps do not mean no risk.
Cheonhwa, who had entered, immediately got off Muoh’s back and started walking ahead.
Because I sensed that a formation was unfolding in front of me.
“yes.”
“No!”
“Kee-kee-kee!”
Although Cheonhwa was not very knowledgeable about formations, to the point that among the items he requested from Jeongcheonmaeng and Heukdomaeng was a general and basic book on formations that could be considered a general theory of formations, he was confident in his steps.
This was because with each step he took, the vibrations and sound waves that resonated were sifting through his insides, sending out information as if they were disintegrating in harmony with the power of the formation spread out within him.
Also, the Cheon-eum Shingong that Cheon-hwa learned is basically a martial art that communicates with heaven and earth, so it has many similarities with the formation method that twists the harmony of heaven and earth’s energy to exert special power.
For example, Cheonumshin Gong itself is like a formation and a sorcery, so even if you don’t know the formation itself, you can find something that penetrates its core.
Bukgungyeon and Muoh, unaware of this fact, simply assumed that Cheonhwa would be knowledgeable in the art of warfare, and followed in his footsteps with a near-blind faith.
The brain on Cheonhwa’s shoulder giggled at the sight of Mu-o, a beast that walks on all fours, walking with his front legs up and waddling, but it wasn’t enough to break the creature’s concentration.
“This is… … .”
In reality, what Cheonhwa stepped on was the living gate of Jinbeop.
Although they were a group of illusionists with powerful powers of illusion and hallucination, nothing could disturb or tempt them as long as they followed the exact same path as Cheonhwa.
The passage was dark, but it was no obstacle at all for Bukgungyeon and Muoh, who were at the peak of their power. Instead, they were able to see the appearances of others who were possessed by the Hwanhonjin through their wide-open field of vision.
“It seems like there is no margin. It would be pretty funny if I were just floundering around here.”
There are many people who are caught in a state of confusion and cannot walk even a few steps, or who are just standing there dazed, struggling in place, or who have already collapsed from exhaustion.
It seemed like they were people who had entered before the access control was put in place or had sneaked in.
Since their locations were already revealed and about two weeks had passed, some of them had already passed away, while others seemed to have little time left.
If we have to determine the cause of death, it was starvation.
They are trapped in the Hwanhonjin and cannot move forward or return, and they are starving to death or something like that because they cannot eat anything.
Bukgungyeon unconsciously turned his head to look at Muoh at that miserable appearance.
To be exact, I checked the luggage hanging from Muo.
These were the foods prepared by Haomen, as if they had anticipated something like this.
I thought they were loading up on things like dried meat, jerky, and dried beans that can be preserved for a long time, to an excessive degree, but seeing this made me realize that it wasn’t excessive at all.
There was no way to know how long it would take to reach the end, and even strong and professional people like the King of Fighters had not come out for over ten days, so maybe this should have been expected from the beginning.
I felt bad because I felt like I wasn’t fulfilling my role as a judge.
“Are they just going to leave it alone?”
“Why, let them go? They are the ones who abused their greed anyway. Even if they survive, nothing will change. No, if this formation is lifted, there will be more victims. There will be more troublemakers.”
And when I asked casually, Cheonhwa gave a cold answer.
It wouldn’t be difficult for Cheonhwa to help them by forcibly disbanding the formation, but even if he did, it wouldn’t mean much.
Rather, it will only reveal which passage they entered through, and more people will try to enter through this passage, which is annoying, but it is expected that the result will be putting more people in greater danger.
Because hidden locations, numerous entrances, and formations that block access are just the beginning.
Up to this point, it would be possible to somehow survive and return home, but what would appear after this would most likely be something with the ability to kill.
Considering that the length of the passage confirmed using the Mantongeum is quite long, it is still embarrassing to call it the beginning, so the danger lurking ahead has not even begun.
“Okay.”
Bukgungyeon understood those words and no longer showed compassion.
Could hasty meddling be the seed of a bigger disaster?
Leaving behind those who were very exhausted, I followed Cheonhwa and concentrated on advancing until I crossed the boundary of the formation.
“Muhuhuhu… … .”
As he left the realm of the Hwanhonjin, Mu-o groaned as if he had difficulty walking on two feet, but it only lasted for a moment.
Soon, he burst into tears again, feeling good, and Cheonhwa consoled him gently before continuing to lead the way inside.
Step step step
With every step you take down the dark, silent passage, the sound of your footsteps clashing sharply back at you.
If you had previously forced your way through the Hwanhonjin, the sound itself would have been so monstrous that it would have eaten away at your spirit.
‘You’ve got something fun in your hands.’
It wasn’t just my mood.
This is because small, powerful minerals called bloodstones are embedded throughout this passage.
It’s not just a feeling, it’s the actual power of this passage to eat away at the spirit of those who enter it.
That also meant that they absolutely did not exist naturally.
‘I’ll have to take it with me when I go back. How much will it cost?’
Thanks to that, the corners of Cheonhwa’s mouth slightly rose.
This is because, in the first place, he was a Cheonhwa who had never experienced anything like the Hwanhonjin or been captured by the Blood Stone, so he just saw these ghosts as cute bundles of money.
They have a power that seems to be possessed by a ghost, but I don’t like their size because they are too small. But if you pick them out, there will be people lining up to buy them.
Since it has great power, it can be used to train the mind, and in the case of Sapha, it can also be used to enhance martial arts.
I couldn’t help but feel happy because my pockets were already feeling fuller.
“Hmm. What is this?”
Cheonhwa, who had been walking along the quiet passage, stopped walking at one point.
He frowned as if he didn’t like it and looked into the empty space inside the passageway, which was quite wide at the end of the passage.
‘Illusion is illusion… … but what is it for?’
It’s a true law.
But this time it was difficult to see exactly what it was.
Up until now, we were able to easily understand the secrets of Cheon-eum-shin-gong through the enlightenment that penetrates the secrets of formations and magic, but this is something a bit special.
“Well, you’ll know once you go in.”
But the worries end there.
Knowing that thinking about it any further would not yield any results, Cheonhwa abruptly stepped into the formation.
The formation method is to carefully listen to the living and dead questions, but strangely enough, this formation has neither the living nor the dead questions.
“Kkiyu?”
“What?”
“Thank you… … !”
Then, Mu-o and Bukgung-yeon followed, and Noe-ryeong was still riding on Cheon-hwa’s shoulders.
And in the next moment, Bukgungyeon hurriedly flew away.
He ran towards Cheonhwa and roughly pulled out the ice spirit and swung it.
He even created a strong energy by using the Ice Spirit and let out a powerful aura.
Kwakwakwang!!!
Bukgungyeon’s ice blast brushed past Cheonhwa.
He pushed away any force that was pressing down on him, and as if that wasn’t enough, he continued to thrust out his strength and drove his opponent away.
“Huh?!”
Tsk tsk- tsk tsk-
Along with him, the opponent was crushed.
It wasn’t a cliché, it really was like powder flying around.
Because what she attacked was not a person, but a stone statue.
However, what is more surprising than the fact that the statue attacked is that the statue that was destroyed by her quickly regained its original form.
It was badly damaged, but it was restored to its original form before I could even count to three.
He rushed at her again, swinging his stone sword, and Bukgungyeon was surprised, but raised her Ice Spirit again and faced him.
“It was something like this?”
Cheonhwa, who had been quietly watching the scene, began to express his feelings in a calm manner.
He looked with interest at the strange being that was shattered in one blow but quickly recovered and rushed forward, and when his gaze fell on Bukgungyeon, who was dealing with it, he twitched one side of his cheek and the tip of his nose as if he was not pleased with it.
Step step step
Then he turned his gaze again and focused on the stone statues that had begun to move anew.
“Kiyut!”
“Woooooo!!”
Then this time, Noeryeong and Moo-oh stepped forward.
Brain spirits leaped from Cheonhwa’s shoulders and poured out thunderbolts, and Moo-oh threw a few punches before rushing in like a chariot and destroying them.
They were stone statues, but Muoh’s body was harder than steel. When he hit them, the only things that would break and shatter were them.
Damn it!
But that was it.
The guys recovered quickly and showed no signs of fatigue or loss of strength, as if they could regenerate indefinitely.
The martial arts themselves are at best first-class, not outstanding, but if things continue like this, I might be the one to get tired and collapse first.
Even as time passed, more statues awakened.
Even so, there was no one stronger than him, but the number of stone statues lined up behind him was truly enormous.
Because it looked like there were a total of 100 of them.
That’s why the three of them got busy.
Realizing that the situation was not good, he limited the power he poured out unlike at the beginning, but that alone was enough to destroy them, but it was enough to make them daunting as they immediately regenerated at the same speed as at the beginning.
If this continues, there will be no end.
The internal energy of a top-notch master doesn’t dry out easily, so he can fight for several more days, but his limits will be revealed at some point.
The moment he thought he had to find something, one of the stone statues that had approached Cheonhwa to avoid the rampaging three swung its stone sword roughly.
He pierced Cheonhwa’s stomach with a swift stab that was not suitable for a large sword, and pierced his body.
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