Chapter 11: Chapter 11
Manhwa: Chapter 9
Time passed quickly even in the dark.
The children quickly adapted to their training routine.
Now most kids have noticed the real intention behind their running practice.
The children tried to find out in advance where the custodians were hiding by spreading their senses as wide as possible.
Of course, not all were successful, but So Yeowol and a few children did stand out and succeed. And finally, they succeeded in building internal qi through the method of cultivation
As they start to feel qi, their senses become more sensitive. Thanks to this, they were able to excel better during training.
As the number of children who felt the qi increased, the custodians threw them a second cultivation book.
It was a book called the Poisonous Dragon Heart Method (毒龍心法).
The Poisonous Dragon Heart Method was a mind cultivation method that could build up inner energy as an attribute. The path to ascension is blocked, but in exchange, it is possible to build up inner strength at a high speed up to a certain line. The efficiency was significantly higher than doing other methods.
It has great destructive power like a dragon with a lot of poison, but since the security is poor, if someone makes a mistake, there is a high possibility that they will get burned.
But the custodians did not tell the children anything about it. They just threw out the booklet and forced them to open and learn it.
The children learned the Poisonous Dragon Heart Method without thinking much about.
Now the children were addicted to gaining strength.
As they continued to master cultivation skills, their overall body ability increased dramatically together with their confidence. The children were hell bent on becoming stronger as if they were on drugs.
Madness dominates the mind of the children.
Those who achieved outstanding achievements were rewarded accordingly.
They were given abundant food and good weapons.
These two encouraged children's competitive spirit and resulted in rapid growth.
Pyo-wol looked at the booklet of the Poisonous Dragon Heart Method with a calm gaze.
There were no children who tried to look and read the Poisonous Dragon Heart Method, quite similar in the case of the Thunder-Splitting Cultivation Technique. This was because the three swords have already explained the cultivation method in detail.
Because of this, Pyo-wol was able to easily obtain the original copy of the Poisonous Dragon Heart Method.
Pyo-wol compared the Poisonous Dragon Heart Method with the Thunder-Splitting Cultivation Technique. The latter method is one that he had read dozens of times already. Thanks to his actions, the booklet has long been in tatters.
Probably, Pyo-wol read the Thunder-Splitting Cultivation Technique many times more than the three swords, who originally introduced and taught the technique.
Pyo-wol came to one conclusion after reading the Splitting the Mind Method dozens of times.
'They didn't fully comprehend this cultivation technique.'
If we compare it to a tree, the Thunder-Splitting Cultivation Technique was a huge tree with very thick branches. However, the three swords and the custodians cut off all the branches, leaving only the core trunk and roots.
Because they thought that was enough.
Actually it was.
Most of the children were able to learn the inner skills through the method of cultivating, using only the core.
It was enough to supplement the branching part with the Poisonous Dragon Heart Method.
That one was much more efficient.
The children here are not the ones who would lead the future as powerhouses like those coming from prestigious clans.
They were just a knife that was raised to fulfill a single quest.
They wanted a sharp knife that could leave a fatal wound even once, rather than a strong knife that would never break. And the children have steadily grown up as the Blood Phantom Corps wanted.
The children who learned the Poisonous Dragon Heart Method grew quickly. And by a large margin as compared to the children.
On the other hand, the achievement of Pyo-wol, who first felt the qi, was slow.
It's because he hasn't tried to learn the Poisonous Dragon Heart Method yet.
The suspicion that arose from the depths of his heart prevented him from learning the method of the Poisonous Dragon Heart Method. Given his reluctance, Pyo-wol postponed learning the method of the Poisonous Dragon Heart Method and instead immersed himself in analyzing the method of the Poisonous Dragon Heart Method.
The essence of the cultivation method is in its heart. ('????? ??? ??(心速)??.')
Everything is contained in the name of the Thunder-Splitting Cultivation Technique.
Lightning strikes from the sky to the earth at a speed that humans cannot perceive. The sight that human beings see is only the finished form after the lightning has penetrated the heavens and the earth, but they could not see the process.
He had to split the lightning (分雷).
It was impossible to break through lightning with human power. It was the same no matter how stubborn the warrior was. Nevertheless, the person who invented the cultivation technique dared to choose the word thunder splitting.
Pyo-wol thought that there was no reason to choose such a word.
Every word has its own meaning.
In particular, the gugyeol was added.1 (?? ?? ??? ???.)
Depending on how one interprets the gugyeol, the power and achievement differed from heaven to earth.
Pyo-wol thought that power meant the mind.
It was impossible with the power of the body, but it was possible with the mind.
Usually people think that such a thing is a delusion, but Pyo-wol did not think that the author who created the Thunder-Splitting Cultivation Technique was a dreamer.
With only the key point of cutting all branches, the children were able to quickly recognize the qi and build strength. The person who made such a great martial art couldn't have been a dreamer.
After much deliberation, Pyo-wol thought that splitting thunder is not meant to be taken literally. Since it's physically impossible to split thunder, it may be referring to the speed of thought.
Many of the children already realized that they were being raised as assassins and started chattering. But after a moment, when they felt the cold gaze of the three swords, they quickly shut his mouth.
The custodian formed the children into two pairs, and threw them each a dagger.
It was a real sword that was forged with a dark blue blade.
Pyo-wol is paired with a child named Gok Soo-chang.
Gok Soo-chang was a short boy with numerous acne marks on his face. He looked ugly, but his eyes were full of poison.
He said abruptly.
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"For everything."
Pyo-wol frowned at Gok Soo-chang's words. Then the voice of the custodian was heard.
"We'll start with the neck first."
The children aimed their sword towards the opponent's neck, as the custodian instructed. They used a dagger that was much shorter than a normal sword and pretended to stab through the opponent's neck.
Not so long ago, they had been hell-bent on killing each other, but after the appearance of the custodians, the children immediately stopped fighting.
They tacitly agreed to a truce when a powerful external enemy emerged.
Because of that, the swords that were swung towards each other did not contain as much energy. Of course, if the circumstances change in the future, then the day will come when they will truly wield the sword, but for now, there was no reason to harbor murderous intent towards each other.
The children repeated several times in order to get used to the swordsmanship taught by the custodians.
They were children who had already slain others with their bare hands, even if no one taught them. As soon as they put the forged weapon in the hands of such children, they quickly got used to it.
The children used the sword skillfully as if they had learned the sword from a young age.
Swish!
The sound of children swinging daggers echoed in the underground cave.
The custodians only gave them a sword, but did not correct the posture nor give any detailed instructions.
It was as if they had finished their work just by telling them about the swordsmanship.
Indeed it was.
They were children who had already tasted blood through a hellish situation. There was no need to give detailed instructions to those who are full of madness. Just by opening the door slightly, they instinctively found the way they should go.
The children's sword grew sharper and sharper.
"Kikiki!"
It was the same with Gok Soo-chang. He swung his dagger freely against Pyo-wol.
Schwing!
It was as if he had been learning swordsmanship for a long time, he stabbed like an island war and receded like the wind.
Pyo-wol also responded accordingly.
It was time for him to pretend to stab a sword in the throat of his opponent and retreat.
But Gok Soo-chang's eyes suddenly changed.
Although one could not notice any change on the surface, Pyo-wol's senses did not miss his subtle changes.
'Hm?'
Whoosh!
At that moment, the dagger of Gok Soo-chang flew at a speed that could not be compared with before. His dagger was aimed precisely at Pyo-wol's throat.
It wasn't just a feint stabs like before, but he was actually starting to attack with murderous intent.
Pyo-wol almost instinctively tilted his head back and swung his dagger.
Chae-ang!
Pyo-wol's sword deflected Gok Soo-chang's sword. The fight would normally have stopped at this point. But Gok Soo-chang rushed at Pyo-wol like a demon.
The murderous intent he harbored was real.
He really wants to kill Pyo-wol.
Even the custodian who was watching from nearby knew that fact. But the custodian did not stop the actions of Gok Soo-chang.
Rather, he looked at them with interest.
Pyo-wol avoided his dagger and opened his mouth.n(.O????????In
"Why are you doing this?"
"Hiiih! It's not fun to have a fake fight, don't you think?"
"Is that so?"
"You should go all out too. Otherwise, you will be eaten! Kihihi!"
With a smile full of madness, Gok Soo-chang dug into Pyo-wol's arms. In a moment of crisis, Pyo-wol threw away his dagger. Because it felt clunky.
Thunk!
Pyo-wol stretched out his legs and kicked Gok Soo-chang's stomach. As Gok Soo-chang was swept away due to the strong impact, Pyo-wol immediately went for Gok Soo-chang's wrist and twisted it.
Crunch!
"KAARGH!"
As his wrists rotated, a hollow bone protruded through the flesh.