Myst, Might, Mahem

Note: this is today's second chapter. I am releasing it because I had been able to work really quickly and release yesterday's chapter, and today's first chapter within hours of each other. Now, I finally got time, and did this chapter as well. I am not stockpiling anything, and releasing everything as soon as I finish so that we can catch up with the manhwa, which is at Chapter 51; that would be around chapter 60-70 for the novel. It will take time, but we should be reaching there soon. Already 19 chapters in!

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[Fifth Blue Spirit…..Extremely dangerous. A minimum of ten people are required for the command. A vengeful spirit that has existed for over a hundred years. It can have a significant impact within a set radius and can even cause auditory hallucinations and hallucinations, causing pain.]

It is written in the Yin-Yang Family Book of Disciple Strategy. And it is described in the second half of this. The vengeful spirit, which had existed for over a hundred years, from then on loses its human element and enters the realm of true strangeness.

The true monster is the mysterious Imaemangryang (魑魅魍魎) itself.

Bon (封).

It literally served to trap something.

Old prayer beads.

A feast of strange scenes unfolds the moment it is compressed and split.

*Gurgling*

Blood dripped from the ceiling and down the walls of the entire cavity like a waterfall, filling the entire area with blood. The flowing blood quickly filled the floor and made it muddy.

At this, the corner of Mok Gyeongwoon's mouth lifted toward his ear. Expectations were heightened.

'What a weird scene...'

This was definitely a strange thing. It was a being that could not even be compared to a demonic monk. He had hoped for a green spirit, but something more than that appeared unexpectedly.

It was a moment that would have flustered any shaman.

*Excited*

*Excited*

*Beating*

The sound of his heart pounding echoed inside the cavity, which was gradually filling up with blood. Then something strange happened.

In the midst of the blood flowing everywhere, a beating sound emerged, and a heart soon formed around it.

*Shurrrrr*

Blood gathered around the heart. The blood grew into one organ, then two, then three. The bones surrounding the organ instantly covered it, and then muscles attached to the bones.

*Tatak*

*Tatak*

Soon, pure white skin sprouted over the surface of the muscle. The whole process was amazing, as if I were watching the birth of 'something.'

*Chaaaaaa*

The blood gushed backward, turning into a reverse waterfall and covering the being that was developing skin. And the moment the waterfall of blood was sucked into the ceiling,

*Crack*

The being appeared. Even though she was wearing a crown, she was a beautiful person with a white face and long, unkempt hair that fell down messily. The being, dressed in red and a black outer shell, was holding a long smoking pipe in its mouth.

The appearance was more natural than that of the demonic monk.

*Who*

The being that had sucked in the stick with its red lips exhaled smoke from its mouth. Judging by the appearance, it looked like a teenager at most, but maybe because of the clothes, it was hard to tell whether it was a woman or a man.

Of course, Mok Gyeongwoon didn't care about that.

"You showed up quite grandly. I should ask who you are…"

Before Mok Gyeongwoon could continue the conversation, he was forcibly dragged in front of the being by a strong attraction.

*Chaaaa*

The overflowing blood had already reached his thighs. The being that was exhaling smoke with a pipe in its mouth thrust its face toward Mok Gyeongwoon. And it looked at Mok Gyeongwoon from top to bottom.

"What are you doing?"

"…"

The being that had been staring for a while raised the corner of its mouth. Then, she quickly erased her previous smile and looked with a straight face, then waved her hand.

That moment,

*Whirring*

*Bang*

Mok Gyeongwoon's body rose and hit the ceiling of the cavity hard. Then it fell into a cavity filled with blood.

With a splash, Mok Gyeongwoon, whose whole body was soaked in blood, staggered to his feet.

"Puh-ha."

Mok Gyeongwoon swept up his blood-soaked hair. The being who was looking at this opened its mouth.

'You foolish human. surrender your soul and offer your body to this Lord.'

A clearly audible voice. Unlike the demonic horse, which was limited to muttering, the sound rang out clearly. No, rather, it felt like it was echoing from all over the place.

Mok Gyeongwoon scratched his head and said.

"Demon Monk was like that too, but do all vengeful spirits covet other people's bodies? Can't you do anything without someone else's body?"

"Tsk~ Tsk~"

The being clicked its tongue and snorted as it lightly hit the pipe with blood,

*Chaaaa*

Blood spurted out in many streams and soon grew like a whip, binding Mok Gyeongwoon's arms and legs and restraining him.

*Aaaah*

Mok Gyeongwoon has strength, but the restraining force was much stronger. He licked his lips as if he was in trouble. He could certainly understand why the Book of the Yin-Yang Family said that it was extremely dangerous and that more than ten emissaries were needed.

'What should I do? I have read the Book of Yin-Yang Gabon, but I don't know much about magic yet.'

At that time, the being pretended to draw a line towards Mok Gyeongwoon.

*Sigh*

Along with the burning pain in his chest, his clothes turned red in the line drawn by the being.

It felt like he had been cut, but the pain was far worse. Nevertheless, there was no significant change in Mok Gyeongwoon's expression.

One of the creature's eyebrows rose, as if it was hoping to scream in pain.

'You are a very patient child.'

"Because I'm used to it."

'Are you familiar with pain? So, can you endure this?'

With those words, the being lifted the pipe upward. That was scary.

*Chaaaaaa*

The blood that had accumulated to the bottom of the cavity on the floor of the cavity flowed back and surged upwards. Then, in an instant, the joint was filled with blood.

Mok Gyeongwoon's body floated in a cavity filled with blood.

'Sigh.'

Mok Gyeongwoon held his breath. It was like falling into the water. The being was watching Mok Gyeongwoon like this, smiling as if nothing had happened and was amused.

The eerie glow in its reminded him that this being was a ghost.

*Srurr*

The being approached Mok Gyeongwoon. Then she grabbed Mok Gyeongwoon's chin, who was unable to move, and spoke.

'The emotion you feel now is fear…'

The existence could not continue talking. What the being wanted to see was a face suffocated with blood and filled with fear. If a situation were to arise in which one could not move or even breathe in a confined space, anyone could not help but be afraid. However, Mok Gyeongwoon's eyes were staring at the being without the slightest wavering.

'You…are special. I can't believe a living human has eyes like this.'

The being showed curiosity.

At that time, Mok Gyeongwoon, who was holding his breath, flicked his tongue.

'This taste…'

The taste on the tip of my tongue was clearly blood. The blood filling this cavity is much redder than crushed ripe cornelian cherry. The squishy feeling is also the stickiness of blood itself. All five senses tell him that all of this is blood.

However,

'It's different. This is nothing but death,' Mok Gyeongwoon snorted, 'How many people have you seen shed blood while being? And you call yourself an evil spirit? When I touched the blood, I felt alive, but now all I see is death. It's not real.'

Therefore, even if you felt it with your five senses, everything was a lie.

*Srurr*

All the blood in Mok Gyeongwoon's eyes disappeared as if it had never been there from the beginning.

This was called Haegam (解感) in Shamanism. By denying the felt perception itself, one could escape from all hallucinations that deceive our five senses.

Theories and words were easy. However, this was difficult for even highly trained shamans to escape. This was because there was nothing as easy to deceive as the five human senses.

'!?'

A strange look appeared in the being's eyes. As time passed, it thought Mok Gyeongwoon, who could not hold his breath, would suffer and appear no different from other humans.

However, he became aware of the illusion himself and escaped from the hallucination.

'He's more interesting than he looks,' the corners of the being's red mouth rose.

Then, it came up to Mok Gyeongwoon and tapped him on the shoulder with the pipe.

*Thud*

Mok Gyeongwoon was forced to kneel on one knee on the floor. It felt like he had just been hit, but he could guess how much force was applied just by looking at the way his right knee dug into the floor.

The being sucked in the pipe and exhaled smoke towards Mok Gyeongwoon and said.

'If you offer your body yourself, I will grant your wish.'

'A guy who hasn't even signed a contract must not have lived an ordinary life to have eyes like that. I will split your enemy into five pieces and make their souls disappear if you give up your body~'

"You are full of confidence."

At Mok Gyeongwoon's words, the being let out a roar.

'Ahahahahahahahaha'

*Kurrrrrrr*

The being just laughed, but the entire cavity was shaking. It was a being on a completely different level from the demonic monk. It was the Blue Spirit level that went beyond an ordinary vengeful spirit and went beyond the realm of Imaemangyang (魑魅魍魎).

The being that had been laughing for a while smiled sarcastically and said, 'The reason you can get away with saying rude things to the lord is because you want to get rid of that evil. So be thankful when mercy is shown.'

"Is this something to be thankful for?"

'You are truly fearless!'

The being lifted Mok Gyeongwoon's chin up. And then it said it as if she were criticizing him.

'At least I like that face. There is nothing wrong with having a beautiful white face.'

"You really covet my body."

'As long as the deal has complete, the body belong to me.'

"What if you don't like it?"

The being laughed at those words, 'It may be a bit unpleasant, but I will force you to take it.'

"Besides you, there's a curse right up there who tried to do that but failed?"

The being sighed and laughed at Mok Gyeongwoon's words, "You're comparing me to such a scoundrel? If I put my mind to it, it is not that difficult to destroy your soul and steal your body.'

"If you're that confident, try taking it away."

'You're c*cky. If you really want it, I'll take it from you by force.'

As soon as she finished speaking, the being removed the pipe from Mok Gyeongwoon's chin and tried to lift it over his head.

At that time, Mok Gyeongwoon, who had his head down, shook his shoulders.

Seeing that, the being raised its mouth and said, 'Are you afraid now?'

"No. I thought of something fun."

'Something fun?'

In response to the puzzled being's question, Mok Gyeongwoon grabbed something and lifted it with both hands. At that moment, the eyes of the being who saw this wavered. This was because the moment Mok Gyeongwoon caught it, he recognized it even without looking.

It was the book made of human skin. The book, soaked in the blood of the dead Jo Ilsang, seemed to have a shine unlike before.

'You…'

"Looking at the Book of Yin-Yang, it is said that the older the monster is, the more important the medium is for it to continue to stay. I guess this book is like that, right?"

'…You're doing something foolish!'

"Seeing as you have become more cautious in your actions, I don't think it was a foolish thing to do."

'You're making me angry!'

As soon as the being finished speaking, Mok Gyeongwoon's body rose into the air and landed on the ceiling.

*Bang*

*Bang*

It didn't end there. Mok Gyeongwoon's body fell violently to the floor. As the being waived its hand, he surfaced once again, this time slamming his head into the ceiling.

*Bang*

Blood was flowing out from the head that was hit. As if the being had no intention of stopping here, it struck Mok Gyeongwoon repeatedly, this time against the wall of the cavity.

*Bang*

*Boom*

*Boom*

"Ugh!"

Mok Gyeongwoon hit the wall here and there, and fresh blood poured out from his mouth. After hitting it a few more times, Mok Gyeongwoon's half-stretched body floated in the air.

The being stretched out its hand towards Mok Gyeongwoon and said.

'Put it down right now!'

"…Cough cough… Just take it away. Why are you going through all the trouble?"

'Foolish human. I'm giving you a chance.'

"A chance?"

'Yes'

"…You mean you can't touch it directly?"

'…'

The being did not give any answer to Mok Gyeongwoon's meaningful question. Mok Gyeongwoon was convinced by that. It seemed that this old vengeful spirit could not directly touch a book made of human skin.

If that weren't the case, she would have taken the book away from the beginning, but she tried to make him give it by his own hands by inflicting pain on him.

'You are bringing death upon yourself. Anyway, you can't do anything with it. What can someone who is neither a Shaman nor a Buddhist monk do? Nothing! Just give up your body. Let me kill you…'

It was just as the being stretched out its hand and was about to do something. Something completely unexpected happened.

*Quad*

At that moment, Mok Gyeongwoon bit off the cover of the book.

'!!!!!!!'

The being, who saw this, could not hide her shock, 'You! You!'

She had met many Buddhist monks, Shamans, and Taoists, but no one had tried to seal or burn books or do anything like this! The magical energy of the book was so strong that it could not be damaged by any means. This was also true for martial artists.

While Mok Gyeongwoon was hitting the cave walls and ceiling, he tried to tear the book with all his force, but it was no use. Then, by chance, he discovered that only the cover of the book was made of human skin.

Therefore, Mok Gyeongwoon's choice was very simple.

*Mumbling*

Mok Gyeongwoon tore off only the outer part of the book made of human skin and chewed it in his mouth. At that moment, the presence of the blue spirit twisted its white and beautiful eyebrows and grabbed its heart.