The World of Sound - Chapter 21



Only Krnovel

‘Not good.’

The condition of the 8th lord of the Jang Gangsu 18th Clan, Do-gyeom, whose side had been torn off by his own spear, was truly not good.

Although the bleeding was quickly stopped through acupuncture and the organs were forcibly stopped from pouring out, it was not a fundamental treatment, so if things continued this way, it was only a matter of time before death occurred.

‘I never thought there would be another expert like that.’

But I couldn’t just back down like that, so I just gritted my teeth and glared at the being beyond.

Even when he heard the intelligence that the Iron Lion Margin was guarding the cargo he was after, he was confident, and he actually pulled Margin into the water and pushed him to the brink of death, but there was no way to deal with that unidentified monster.

No, I couldn’t even guess what martial arts he was using right away.

‘Where on earth did that guy come from?’

Could the magical martial arts of the Mosanpa, which controls heaven and earth, be like that?

Even so, the blow he suffered could not be considered as magic.

Because he was pure and overwhelming inaction itself, he could not move rashly or give orders to his subordinates even when he saw their ship being taken.

‘Was it a mistake to listen to those guys and act?’

It was a dilemma.

The easiest thing to do would be to retreat, but if he were to return with so many men lost and his ship stolen, he would be dead anyway.

If he had been recognized for his contribution in capturing the famous iron lion Margin in Gangho, he might have been able to hope for some mercy, but even so, the creditor would not have left him alone.

‘No. We are the owners of the Yangtze River. Who else could possibly become its owner? If I just get my hands on it, the general lender will forgive me.’

That’s why it was necessary to achieve the goal somehow.

If only he could get his hands on it, even the chieftain would forgive himself.

If only I could get my hands on the item that could summon ‘that thing’ that only the owner of the Yangtze River has the right to possess.

“Go! Take that thing back with you, no matter what it takes!!”

So, all the remaining personnel except for the subordinates who were suppressing the margin were attached to the passenger ship.

In this situation, his subordinates were also desperate.

In a normal situation, they would have chosen to retreat to the waterway and lock the door, but since they knew that they would be disposed of along with the owner anyway, they dived with all their might and approached the passenger ship.

Kuung!!

And then he swung a blow that swung all of his body’s energy and struck the lower part of the ship.

They know that the monster can slaughter them out of the water, but once they get it under the water, at least they have a chance of achieving their goal and escaping.

‘Okay!’

Dokyeom’s face, watching the scene from afar, showed a little liveliness. Most of the objects would be at the bottom of the ship.

There is a risk that it may lose some of its effectiveness if submerged in water, but now is not the time to worry about that.

If they couldn’t somehow get the stuff out, there was no future for them.

But things didn’t go so well for them afterwards.

They tried to quickly steal the goods, but the resistance of the guards was fierce, and the crew members of the passenger ship actively stepped in, so they had a hard time.

Then, instead, they began to steal their ships and transport away their cargo and people.

“You hold on until Margin’s breath is completely cut off. I’ll go!”

Only then did Dokyeom move again.

It was a wound that could have burst open and caused immediate death if even the slightest strain was applied, but now there was no other way.

Unable to wait any longer for Margin to breathe, he quickly approached the passenger ship.

He gritted his teeth as he watched his men give orders to prevent the crossing of the ship, but the results were disappointing.

If this were to happen, he would have no choice but to face it himself, whether he lived or died.

‘?!’

At that moment, as he prepared to die and raised his internal energy, a heavy being passed by him.

Even though he was injured, he was fired at the passenger ship at a speed that surpassed even his own, who was actively working harder than usual.

‘That, that’s… …!’

Dokyeom’s eyes widened as he flinched, blinded by the splendid golden light.

Because that was it.

What they are after is not the Gujiguyeopcho, but the Eternal Golden Ball that can be lured through it.

To be exact, the way to summon it was to continue to play high-level music for the spirits who especially loved music, and to lure them with spirits that had a strong natural scent, such as the Gujiguyeopcho, as bait.

Of course, doing so doesn’t necessarily mean that the guy will appear.

It was only seen in Dongjing Lake hundreds of years ago, but it never appeared again even after searching the bottom of the lake, so it must have moved somewhere else.

However, according to records, during this period, there was only one person who lured the guy in this way and encountered him.

Based on that, someone planned to capture the Eternal Golden Ball, and he planned to intercept it.

But then the guy really appeared in front of him.

‘I have to catch it. I have to.’

If so, you absolutely cannot miss it.

The shell itself can be called the strongest material in the martial arts world, and its inner layer is a legendary spirit that can allow even the most advanced martial artist to encounter a chance. If you take it, not only will your standing within Surochae rise significantly, but if you even take its inner layer, you can recover from the wounds you have now and gain incredible power that will allow you to challenge the Grand Master in the future.

Kuung!!!!!

The moment I thought that and followed him with all my might, the guy reached the passenger ship first.

I was struck by the passenger ship as if it couldn’t overcome my speed, and at that moment, something happened above the water.

Kwajik!

The cargo box that was being moved to move the ship broke and revealed the Gujiguyeopcho.

‘No need! Just catch that guy… …!’

However, things like the Gujiguyeopcho had already fallen out of Dokyeom’s sight. Now that the ultimate goal, the Eternal Golden Ball, had appeared, it was nothing more than a somewhat rare item.

Puhwaaaaaaaah-!

However, before he could reach it, the ten-year-old goldfish jumped up to the surface first. As if it would not let its prey be taken away, it spurted a strong stream of water from its mouth and pushed the ginkgo leaves out of their hands. Then, it flew into the air and opened its mouth wide as if it was going to eat them all up.

“This really happened?”

Kwak!

But Mannyeongeumgu’s attempts did not bear fruit.

Even Do-gyeom, the ultimate expert, was unable to keep up with the speed at which he was trying to steal and eat the Gujiguyeopcho, but there was someone who blocked his way and got his hands on the Gujiguyeopcho first.

“Are you lucky?”

“Kkuu! Kkuu!!”

It was Cheonhwa.

He thwarted the attempt by inserting his jade flute into the mouth of the Mannyeongeumgu instead of the Gujiguyeopcho.

But it’s too early to feel relieved.

The power of the Mannyeon Geumgu’s bite was enough to easily break even a treasured sword, so it was a spirit that even the most skilled martial arts master would have a hard time dealing with.

“What are you doing?”

Brrrrrrrr-

As if to prove it, Mannyeongeumgu desperately tried to keep his mouth shut, but it was no use.

Despite the guy’s incredible biting force, the jade flute bitten like a gag did not break, and was intact without even a small scratch.

How is that possible?

Could it be that the magic of the polar opposite sword has been demonstrated?

Even so, a flute like that can’t be that hard, right?

Dokyeom wasn’t the only one whose mind was momentarily confused.

Even the Mannyeongumgu blinked his eyes, clearly showing his confusion, and at that moment, a huge stream of water rose from another place as well.

“Kuaaaah!!!”

Paaaaang!!!

It was none other than the margin.

He was slowly losing his breath, unable to use his strength properly underwater, but he spun around and rose to the surface with the harpoon, the enemy’s weapon, embedded in his shoulder.

Is it hidden power?

No. It was a disaster brought on by the carelessness of the thieves who had entrusted him with the cleanup.

As the resistance gradually weakened and the iron ingot finally released, and Margin lost consciousness, the enemy carefully deployed their attack to pierce his shoulder. If he had truly lost consciousness or stopped breathing, they wouldn’t be able to deploy the iron ingot either.

And the attempt was spectacularly successful.

Even if it wasn’t an iron ingot, the body of Majin, who was a top-notch external attack master, was incredibly strong, but since they were also unmanned soldiers with skills above first-class level, it was quite possible for them to inflict damage to the body even when the iron ingot wasn’t deployed.

But the problem occurred while I was going to feel the pulse to make sure.

The moment one of the enemies approached him and felt his pulse with his finger, the hearts of the enemies who had been holding him back slightly relaxed, and Majin, who had been pretending to be unconscious despite the wound to his shoulder, spun his body in place and exploded with power.

As a result, the bonds were broken and all the men who had been holding him were pulled up to the surface.

“Hell, back and forth!”

Although he was not completely free to move due to the injury to his shoulder, it was not a problem for Margin, who had regained his breath.

I kicked the body of the bastards with a kick that was wrapped in the flames of my internal energy, and while breathing heavily, I looked straight into the direction of Cheonhwa, or to be exact, into the water where Dokyeom was.

“shit!!”

Bang! Bang! Bang!!

Then she ran towards him in one breath.

He had never learned anything like manual labor, and the distance between them was quite long, but that meant nothing.

A kind of equalizer unfolded from his feet.

The name is grand, but in the end, it was just a matter of taking the next step while exploding my internal energy like Yongcheonhyeol before my feet gave out.

But the effect was truly remarkable.

They ran quickly on the water as if they were running on flat ground, closing the distance.

“Hand it over here!!”

In this way, Dokyeom had no choice but to stand at a crossroads.

Should I avoid the sudden onslaught of Margin or aim for the long-awaited Eternal Golden Ball?

If you spread your wings and hide deep underwater, you can save your life, but in reality, the choice was already made.

If you don’t get the Eternal Gold Ball after missing out on the margin, it will only mean death to you.

So, he stretched out his entire body’s power and aimed for Cheonhwa.

The plan was to subdue him or push him away in one breath, steal the Eternal Golden Ball, and run away.

You just have to get into the water.

Then, the bastard wouldn’t be able to chase after him.

“What is this?”

“… … !”

Paaaaak!

But the next moment, Dokyeom saw his eyes brighten up.

It wasn’t even a special herbivore.

All he did was swing the eternal golden ball that was hanging from the jade flute like a hammer and hit him.

And that was the last thing he remembered seeing.

Because the sword I had thrown hit the shell of the Eternal Golden Sword, which was said to be unbreakable even with a sword, and broke along with my arm.

Not only did his arm break, but the heavy impact that was not relieved by that struck his head.

It shook my head and blew my mind.

“Hmm. Is this real?”

Even though the master, who was the 8th master of the 18 classes of the Jang Gang Su Ro and had tasted the beginning of the peak, collapsed in vain, Cheon Hwa did not pay much attention to him.

He could only watch with interest the dangling golden turtle, unable to take his mouth off his jade flute.

“Kku, kkuu… … .”

If he opened his mouth, it might fall out, but strangely enough, he didn’t.

To be exact, that wasn’t possible.

Because the guy is instinctively drawn to the energy that this jade flute has.

“I thought I might have to go all the way to the North Sea, but it turned out well!”

The reason Cheonhwa knew that was simple.

This is because even the 4th generation leader of Cheonummun, who created the treasure of Samun, had encountered this guy.

A golden turtle that has lived for ten thousand years.

Actually, when I first heard it from my master, I thought it was just a bluff, but it seems it was true.

Cheonhwa met his eyes and smiled as the sight and traces matched what he had heard.

The reason he chose Dongjeongho as his first destination was to meet this guy, but he didn’t have high expectations.

The Fourth Generation rescued this from Dongjing Lake, but I heard that it spends most of the year in the North Sea, only visiting briefly at this time of year.

That’s why the 4th generation also encountered this guy again in the North Sea.

“Huh?!”

Only then did the boy start to tremble as if something had occurred to him.

I realized that the energy of this jade flute that I was sucking on without realizing it was quite familiar.

“I heard that the Fourth Generation only gave you what you wanted and let you go… … But why should I do that?”

Also, what kind of being is the one who uses it.

What does that crazy look in his eyes mean, as if he’s going to eat you at any moment?

“Kku, kuet! Kkuut!”

So the guy was desperately muttering something.

Although it is a spirit, it does not speak human language, so it is impossible to understand, but I am holding out hope.

Because once I’m caught, I know I can’t escape from that crazy guy with the instrument.

“What? You’re going to give me your shell? That’s a given.”

But surprisingly, Cheonhwa roughly understood what Mannyeongeumgu was saying.

This could also be said to be one of the functions of Cheon-eum Shingong.

As someone who deals with sound and resonates with the world, he can have a proper conversation with a being of a spiritual nature.

To be exact, he could not understand the words, but he could guess the general meaning, but that was a truly amazing ability.

It is something that is difficult to imitate, unless you are at the level of the Namman Beast Palace in the far-off Murim.

Moreover, from Mannyeongeumgu’s point of view, it was a ray of hope.

“Kui kui.”

“Is there anything else? But wouldn’t it be more profitable to eat you naked?”

“Kueeeet! Khuhit!”

“You want me to believe you? Hmm. What should I do with this?”

Everyone looked at him with a strange look at him talking like a crazy person with a turtle, but Cheonhwa didn’t care.

Because in the first place, he wasn’t the type of person who cared much about what other people thought.

And it was the same with the eternal gold ball.

The guy who had just opened his mouth from the jade flute rubbed his face against Cheonhwa’s leg and acted cute. Cheonhwa, who had been quietly watching him, made a decision.

“Okay. Let me believe it this time.”

“Khuhi!”

“Instead, I’ll decide what to do with you after seeing your belongings. If you show me some useless junk… … You understand?”

Of course, I didn’t have any compassion or anything like that.

Although this level of internal energy from a spirit being could be quite helpful to him, it was not a treasure that would turn his eyes upside down to him, who already possessed the world’s greatest internal energy technique.

Considering the enormous wealth that could be gained by selling it, it would have been the right choice to catch it right away, but I thought that the Fourth Generation might have had some purpose in obtaining a part of its shell and releasing it, so I decided to first confirm its offer with my own eyes and then make a decision.

“Hey. That’s… … ?”

Then, just in time, the margin arrived.

Just as he recognized the Mannyeongumgu right away, there must have been some among them who had heard rumors and inferred who they were, but to Cheonhwa, they were not particularly a subject of caution or consideration.

“I’m going to go out with this guy for a bit, so please take care of this. You can leave first. I’ll catch up soon.”

“What?”

“Oh, by the way. This boat is mine now, so handle it with care!”

“for a moment……!”

with a plop!

So, Cheonhwa said what she wanted to say and went into the water with Mannyeon Geumgu.

“Before that, let’s stop by somewhere else for a bit.”

“Kkui!”

Even though he returned to the water that was no different from his own world, Mannyeon Geumgu did not go against Cheonhwa.

He just hangs on to the flower that has grabbed his shell and swims at incredible speed towards where he wants.

Originally, I had planned to head to the temporary nest where the items I would trade my life to Cheonhwa were stored, but I followed his instructions and headed somewhere else.

‘It’s definitely fast?’

The speed of the eternal goldfish swimming in the water was truly astonishing.

It moved faster than any other craftsman or any of the world’s best magic techniques, so much so that even Cheonhwa couldn’t even think of following it underwater.

Of course, the sound was incomparably faster, so he couldn’t escape, but he could now see why the Eternal Golden Ball was only discovered once every few hundred years.

Even if you see it, it won’t be something you saw.

“Kkui!”

The place we arrived at was none other than Surochae.

It is called the 8th of the 18 bridges of the Jang River.

It was a place like a natural fortress with strong currents and reefs scattered everywhere, making it impossible to even attempt to dock a boat if you didn’t know the waterway, but Mannyeongeumgu freely roamed the place as if it were his own home and brought Cheonhwa there.

“What the hell are you!!”

Although it is a hollow shell with all of its elite troops, including Chae Ju, the name of the Janggangsurochae is not empty, as a well-trained military spirit emanates from the water.

They showed off their power by revealing their hostility and murderous intent towards the intruders.

“Me? The person who came to get the money.”

“Money? Is there anyone here with a debt? Or is it some kind of loan shark? No. Even if that’s the case, why did you come here? Hehe. I don’t know how much it is, but you can give it to me as the price of your life.”

But of course, those energies were no threat to Cheonhwa at all.

“Kkui kkui.”

Looking at those guys who couldn’t even properly understand their opponents and were bragging about it as if it were their own living room, Mannyeongeumgu shook his head as if he knew their end.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t usually take credit for things like that! And what I’m going to take is… … your lives? Oh, and I’m also going to take compensation for mental damage! Everything in the warehouse!”

The next moment, the new form of Cheonhwa rose high into the air.

It was natural that the enemies laughed at the sight.

This place was like a fortress, built for war, not unmanned combat.

“You idiot!”

Numerous arrows, crossbows, and other weapons were aimed at him, and some of them aimed at Cheonhwa’s rear through the secret waterway connecting the waterway and the outside.

Everyone had no doubt that this bald man would fall miserably.

“Shoot… … !”

“Since we have this guy, let’s have some real fun together.”

At that moment, Cheonhwa lightly swept the jade flute.

The massive cold air that had been sealed with him instantly took over the surroundings.

It’s not Cheon Eum Shin Gong.

It was purely the power contained in the jade flute.

The special power of the jade that makes up the jade flute hardened their hands and bodies.

“If you run away, it will be difficult, so I will freeze you all!”

The power of Cheon Eum Shingong started from now on.

Cheon Eum Shin Gong.

The Ice Spirit Chapter.

North Wind Ice World.

At that moment, the world froze.

The entire watercolor painting turned into a giant block of ice.