Childhood Friend of the Zenith

If someone were to ask what level it was, it would be extremely difficult to explain the kind of energy it was.

It was simply the sense of presence or perhaps the value of the vessel it held.

Or maybe it was the realization they had built up over time.

As a martial artist, one could describe these things as layers upon layers stacked like a tower.

"…But this is different."

The aura and atmosphere of those beings called Masters were something entirely different, something vastly greater.

They couldn’t even be considered human, and yet they were something greater while still being able to lose.

Just seeing them invokes a simultaneous feeling of overwhelming awe and crushing despair.

It is something you can never surpass.

As though another sky exists above the sky itself.

It’s a feeling of helplessness so powerful that you can't even dare to look up at them.

That is the energy I think of when I think of the Masters.

Yeah.

"Just like my mother or that bastard Taechon."

Divine beings, those who govern the world and are connected to all life.

The very energy I felt when I looked at them was exactly like this.

"How is this possible?"

Is this what I’m feeling from my grandfather?

Whooosh-

The flames gradually rose. His skin had turned even whiter than before.

It wasn’t just a human form; it was something incredibly unnatural, and yet—

"…Faint."

It felt as though the level was so high, yet at the same time, nothing at all could be felt.

Swish.

"……!"

My grandfather’s gaze suddenly turned to me. The moment our eyes met, my heart skipped a beat.

Screeeech—!!

"Damn. Stay still, please."

Instinctively, sensing something, my body moved on its own. The Nine Flames Firewheel locked inside me raged, ready to break free, and the Tua Pacheonmu that I had contained also heightened my senses.

"Calm down, you damn bastards."

It was my energy, but it was hard to control.

It was even more difficult now, with the level having been suppressed.

"Huff—……."

I let out a deep sigh as I tried to assess the situation.

Then—

"Hahahahahahaha—!!!"

CRASH—!!!