frightfiction Chapter 257
Chapter 257
Sword Palace's Penthouse.
Sung JiHan, who logged out of the control space of the Brain God, looked at the book cover that Pithia had handed over.
'Jahasin Gong....'
Before unfolding the book, Sung JiHan searched for information about Jahasin Gong.
It is the rising internal energy method of the Volcano Sect.
Jahasin Gong, known for its reddish energy.
'Does Dongbangsak know about the Volcano Sect's martial arts?'
He knows everything about the Mu Dang Sect, the Ma Gyo Sect, and the Volcano Sect.
Sung JiHan thought so as he unfolded the book.
Then.
[The planet 'Earth' is not an appropriate place to open the Eastern Divine Art.]
A system message appeared on the book, disturbing his reading.
'Not suitable to open on Earth... I wonder if it's possible in the Void Training Room.'
As soon as he returned home, he had to go out again.
Sung JiHan checked the date.
'I still have six days in training time.'
After setting the return point, he entered the Void Training Room.
And there, he unfolded the book.
Slowly...
From one page of the book, white smoke rose.
"Hmm... Have the conditions been met?"
Dongbangsak revealed himself.
"I didn't expect you to come out in person."
"I am not Dongbangsak himself, but a clone who will pass on some martial arts."
"I see. Jahasin Gong... Was this a secret martial art?"
"That's right."
Sung JiHan quickly unfolded the book.
The cover was old, but the inside was a brand-new, crisp white paper.
There were no words written inside.
"It's good that you teach me directly."
"In a world like today, is there a need to pass on knowledge through letters? Or did you want to learn in Chinese characters?"
"No. I don't know Chinese characters well."
"I see. That's why it's better to pass it on directly like this."
"But why are you suddenly trying to pass on martial arts to me?"
In response to Sung JiHan's question, Dongbangsak's clone stroked his beard.
"The main body recently conquered the Brain God."
"I see."
"You talk as if it's someone else's business. Weren't you there too? The enemy kept regenerating."
"Well, the Brain God is the God of Lightning, so it can generate enemies as much as it wants, right?"
From the beginning, Sung JiHan received the book from Pithia in the control space of the Brain God.
But he pretended not to know and left.
"You know everything, but you're playing dumb."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Never mind. Anyway, let's get back to the main point. The main body saw a scene that didn't make sense there."
"What was it?"
"Enemy regeneration."
Dongbangsak's clone talked about what happened at the wall of Brain God's lightning.
"The owner took away all the tricks of countless Brain Gods. But strangely, Sung JiHan, he didn't take away your enemy regeneration...."
"I see. That's fascinating."
"Why did he do that? Sung JiHan is incredibly skilled, but it's not something that the Sung Clan couldn't absorb. If he had absorbed Sung JiHan's skills and utilized them, there would have been no need to use the Longinus Spear. I just can't understand it."
Sung JiHan nodded at those words.
Dong Bangsak's question was also something he couldn't understand.
A wandering god.
He could replicate any ability in the world just by seeing it once.
But for some reason, he didn't try to absorb Sung JiHan's abilities, despite considering them bothersome.
"Why do you think he did that?"
"I thought of a few possibilities. First, it's possible that Sung JiHan's skills were too lacking, so there was no need to learn from him."
"If that were the case, there would have been no need to use the Longinus Spear. If his skills were that lacking, it would have been enough to just push him away."
"True. Sung JiHan does have value worth absorbing. In that case, let's move on to the next assumption."
"What's the next assumption?"
"It's simple."
Dong Bangsak pointed at Sung JiHan with his finger.
"A rival who fights over the soul, Sung JiHan. To him, the power of the soul doesn't work... We can assume that, right?"
"Well, since they both possess the power of the soul, they can't imitate each other..."
"That's right. Of course, I don't know how you already know about the power the master possesses... I made that assumption and decided to experiment."
"Is this experiment the Jaha Shin Gong?"
Dong Bangsak nodded at Sung JiHan's question.
"That's right. Jaha Shin Gong. This martial art is something that the gods would find valuable... "
"This is the Hwasanpa's martial art, right? Is it really that exceptional?"
"It's only the same in name as Hwasanpa's. This is a martial art that I have created over many years of contemplation. It's a martial art that controls emptiness."
"...Emptiness?"
Sung JiHan's eyes widened.
A martial art that controls emptiness.
No matter how much he was Dong Bangsak, to come up with something like this...
"Really. The master has a martial art that is more tempting than any other power... But even if you used this martial art, if you don't absorb it, then my hypothesis would be correct, wouldn't it?"
"That makes sense. But if this martial art is something that the gods find so tempting, why hasn't he copied it until now?"
"This? It has never been publicly revealed in the world. It's still incomplete, you see."
"...Incomplete?"
Dong Bangsak stroked his beard with a relaxed expression.
"That's right. To actually use Jaha Shin Gong, you have to be filled with emptiness... But then my eternal life would disappear. I've been serving for thousands of years because of eternal life, so I can't give it up just to complete one martial art."
"...So in the end, is this just a martial art created in your imagination?"
"I've gone through all the experiments in my brain."
No wonder the Yangban who always told him to come as a substitute said he would just teach him the martial art.
When Sung JiHan looked at Dong Bangsak with an unimpressed look, he twitched his eyebrows.
"No way. Do you not trust me?"
"Can I trust it? This is ultimately a martial art created in your imagination."
"I didn't create it. Of course, it's perfect."
"..."
"Stop saying that and learn it. Even if something goes wrong, if you don't use it, it's fine, isn't it? You have worries even though you have emptiness."
"If I don't use it, it's fine."
"That's right."
"That's a valid point."
Sung JiHan nodded with a bitter smile.
"Alright. Then, please teach me Jaha Shin Gong."
"Hehe... Your attitude is impure even though I am passing on divine skills. Even if you perform the ritual, it won't be enough."
"If I were teaching a completed martial art... but an incomplete one, I should be compensated and tested. Since I am a clone, let's overlook it."
Dong Bangsak's mouth dropped open at Sung JiHan's attitude.
"Oh my, how audacious...! If the real body had seen this, their eyes would have rolled back! The Divine Martial Art, something I researched and created for a thousand years!"
"Is that so? It's fortunate that I am a clone."
"Ahem...!"
Although Dong Bangsak's face briefly turned red.
"...let's overlook it for now. As a clone, I must fulfill my duties as a clone. I will begin the transmission. Follow along well."
"Understood."
Soon, they regained their composure and began the formal transmission of martial arts.
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Before the start of the third match of the Space League.
Coach Davis anxiously paced the players' waiting room.
"Sung Eun! Has Sung Eun not arrived yet?"
"Yes..."
"Player Yoon Se-ah is waiting at home, but I haven't heard any reports of Sung JiHan returning from training."
"Ah. Why today of all days! This is unacceptable...!"
Coach Davis anxiously bit his nails with an uneasy expression.
"He participated in the National Competition without fail, so why did he disappear during the most important Space League match!"
Among all the matches on Battle.net, the regular season matches of the Space League were given the highest priority.
Because the rankings of humanity were determined by the outcome of these matches.
And yet, Sung JiHan participated in not only the match against China, but also the match against Taiwan, where a loss for Korea was expected.
But during the most important Space League match, he was nowhere to be seen.
"How can we play the game without Sung JiHan!"
From the coach's perspective, Sung JiHan was the strongest winning card.
Not only could he handle the workload of a hundred people alone.
But he was also an all-position class, a morale booster who could participate in any game.
But to play the game without such a strong card?
"Should I lie down in the coach's waiting room? Should I ask for a one-day delay in the game?"
Coach Davis, with a pale face, began to imagine even unreasonable scenarios.
At that moment.
"C-Coach. Sung JiHan... has returned! He's currently logging in!"
"Oh, oh! Is that so!"
When one of the coaching staff rushed in and reported that Sung JiHan had returned.
Coach Davis unknowingly jumped up in his place.
"Thank goodness. Thank goodness! Whew..."
In that brief moment, Coach Davis sweated profusely as if he had gone back and forth between heaven and hell.
"But really. Returning just 10 minutes before the start of the game. You really push it too far..."
He grumbled with a relieved face.
Flash!
"I apologize, Coach. I didn't realize time was passing while I was training. I'll be more mindful of the time from now on."
When Sung JiHan, who had been summoned to the players' waiting room, heard this and apologized.
Dong Bangsak was startled and quickly clapped his hands.
"Oh, no, it's not like that for Sung JiHan! That's right. It's that damn Battle.net schedule! The schedule is the problem! And the players should receive proper messages... Anyway, that damn Battle.net game. Isn't it full of problems? Haha!"
"Coach, it seems like the game is about to start. Shall we go to the coach's waiting room?"
"Yes! Sung JiHan, I'm counting on you today as well!"
Coach Davis smiled broadly, waved his hand, and disappeared.
The American players looked at this scene with incredulous eyes.
"That tiger of a coach becomes a gentle lamb in front of Sung JiHan."
"Someone who used to have such a temper at American First... It's surprising to see them change like this."
Davis, the world's greatest coach who led the golden age of American First.
Although he was known for being calm most of the time, he would explode with anger when he did get angry.
But in front of Sung JiHan, he showed a completely different, weak side compared to back then.
However...
"Well... It's Sung JiHan we're talking about, so what can you do?"
"If he gets angry and says he won't play in the game, the coach will immediately substitute him."
For the Humanity Team, Sung JiHan's importance was 100 times greater than that of Coach Davis.
So it wasn't unreasonable for the coach to go out with such a submissive attitude.
"Wow... He's late, but the coach is completely submissive."
"Yeah. It's really sorry."
While Sung JiHan was talking with Yoon SeA, who had joined the Humanity National Team this time.
"JiHan!"
Two men approached him.
"JiHan. I finally made it as the representative of the Space League!"
"Oh. Balan... You've already become a representative of the Space League?"
"Yeah. Thanks to the effects of the Waiting Guild. Thank you again."
Balan, who had two status windows.
In his previous life, he was unbeatable as the world's number one, but this time he seemed to be overshadowed by Sung JiHan.
There was no trace of his arrogance from back then.
However...
"Why is this guy acting so friendly?"
While he was with the players of the American National Team, he quickly ran over when Sung JiHan appeared.
He seemed very happy to see Sung JiHan.
He hadn't built up that much rapport, had he?
"Let's start the MVP competition from now on!"
"Uncle Balan. How can you compete for MVP with Uncle? You should compete with me."
"Cough...!"
Yoon SeA, who had been ranked first in the world in her previous life, and Gift, who was ranked second, were having that conversation.
Jegal Heon, who had come with Balan, smiled and greeted Sung JiHan.
"We always met as opponents. I haven't formally greeted you even though we're on the same team now. I'm Jegal Heon."
"Oh. Yes. Nice to meet you. I'm Sung JiHan."
"I'm so glad to be on the same team as Sung. When we were enemies, it was really tough."
Putting aside what happened during the national team game.
Jegal Heon, who was talking with a smile on his face, suddenly blinked in surprise.
"Um... Sung player..."
He frowned as if he was surprised.
"Did... Did I see wrong? I see a purple aura-like thing?"
"Oh."
Sung JiHan heard that and furrowed his brow.
"Is the energy leaking out again? I've been practicing this all along."
The Zaha Sin Gong he received from Dong Bangsak.
This martial art that dealt with emptiness was a martial art that even Sung JiHan, no matter how talented he was, couldn't fully master in just a few days.
"It keeps coming out of my head."
While Sung JiHan was gathering his energy again.
=Everyone. The Space League. The third match is about to begin!
=The opponent race is... Dragon! It's the Dragon race!
On the wall screen in the waiting room.
The commentators announced the start of the Space League game.