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Childhood Friend of the Zenith (Web Novel) - Chapter CH.1091: The World of Ascension (21)
Chapter CH.1091: The World of Ascension (21)
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Green, Blue, Red, White.
That was the standard classification of the demonic beasts that emerged from the Magyeong Gate.
Green beasts were simply stronger than normal animals.Blue beasts were as strong as several green beasts combined.
Of course, since green beasts weren’t particularly powerful to begin with, even if multiple of them grouped up, taking down a blue beast wasn’t too difficult.
A Peak Realm martial artist could handle blue beasts with relative ease.
However—
"Red beasts are different."
Starting from the red classification, everything changed. A single Peak Realm warrior— even two of them— wouldn’t be able to take one down. From this tier onward, demonic beasts developed unique traits, making them nearly impossible to kill with conventional attacks.
"You have to break through their Qi Barrier."
The Qi Barrier was a defense exclusive to red-grade beasts.
It nullified the internal energy of martial artists, rendering most attacks ineffective.
Through extensive hunting, only one effective method had been discovered.
"Overwhelming firepower."
A Heavenly Master had personally found that if a martial artist at Perfected Enlightenment Realm or higher poured enough energy into their attack, it could forcibly break through the Qi Barrier.
In other words, to hunt a red-grade beast alone, you had to be at that level of power.
When red beasts first began appearing, they caused massive casualties.
Since the Blood Demon War, red-grade demonic beasts had never appeared again. Not even when Heavenly Demon emerged in my previous life.
Although after my regression, they had started appearing slightly earlier—
"Why now?"
It still shouldn’t be now.
This was a time long before I was even born.
By all calculations, these beasts shouldn’t appear for at least several more decades.
KRRRRRRHHHH---!!!
The beast standing before me was undeniably red-grade.
A massive creature with fiery red fur, radiating a powerful aura of hostility.
Its presence, its shape— everything about it indicated it was indeed a red-grade demonic beast.
"This doesn’t make sense."
How had this thing appeared out of its proper timeline?
Unable to understand, I kept my gaze locked on the cave’s interior.
GRRROOOWWWLL—! GRRRHH!!
"......!"
A sound came from my surroundings.
I had been too focused to notice it earlier, but demonic beasts were beginning to gather.
Green and blue-grade beasts.
Despite their limited numbers in the mountains, they were converging here—
Grrrrrrr.
To my surprise, the beasts lowered their heads in front of the red beast.
"Tch."
I scowled.
This was another trait of red-grade demonic beasts.
Ordinarily, demonic beasts were highly territorial and hostile toward one another, but starting from red, they could dominate lower-grade beasts.
There was no longer any doubt— this was a true red-grade demonic beast.
I exhaled quietly.
I released just a fraction of my killing intent.
GRRRRRRAAH—!!!
Immediately, the surrounding beasts snapped their heads toward me, baring their fangs.
And inside the cave—
Grrrrrrr...
The red beast also turned to glare at me, its hostility intensifying.
It had noticed me.
However—
FWOOSH—!!
BOOOOM—!!!
A surge of blue flames erupted from my hands, engulfing the cave in an instant.
KYYYYAAAAAHHHH!!!!
The beast screamed as fire consumed its body, writhing in agony as it tried to charge at me.
"This is getting annoying."
BAM!!
THUUUUD—!!!
With a single punch, the flaming beast’s body exploded.
Its bones shattered instantly, and the remaining embers spread, burning away the lesser beasts that had gathered nearby.
"Hah."
I waved my hand, absorbing the flames back into myself.
There was no trace left of the demonic beast’s body.
Looking at the aftermath, I frowned.
Encountering a red-grade demonic beast wasn’t the real problem.
The real issue was—
"Why did this thing appear?"
Why had a red beast emerged in this era?
That was what unsettled me.
Had red-grade beasts been appearing frequently all along?
No, that was impossible.
If something like this had appeared anywhere— let alone in the mountains of Hanam— it would have been documented.
Which meant—
"This thing wasn’t supposed to appear."
The timeline had been altered.
Something had accelerated the emergence of red-grade demonic beasts.
And if I had to pinpoint the cause—
"Some kind of anomaly must have happened."
Something that disrupted the natural flow of history.
And that something was—
"Me."
It was me.
Because of my existence, the timeline had changed.
The appearance of red-grade beasts had been triggered early.
A monster that shouldn’t have appeared for decades was standing here right now— and that was proof enough.
"......."
I clenched my jaw as my expression twisted.
Which meant—
"Not just in this era."
Even in the Zhongyuan I originally came from—
If the timeline of red-grade demonic beasts had been pushed forward there as well—
"Was it because of me?"
Had I been the cause?
That single realization sent an overwhelming sense of unease through me.
"...Damn it."
I spat out a curse and reached out my hand.
THUNK—!
Something lifted from the cave floor and landed in my palm.
A red-grade spirit stone.
Activating Demonic Heaven Absorption Art, I drained it dry.
"......."
CRACK.
The depleted spirit stone crumbled into dust in my grip.
Just like that, every trace of the red-grade beast was erased— as if it had never existed.
"Haaah."
I let out a deep sigh and turned away.
Red-grade beasts, anomalies, changing timelines— none of that mattered for now.
For now—
I had to go back.
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By the time I returned to where I had been, after erasing all traces of the situation, everything had already descended into chaos.
Clang—! Clang, clang—!
The endless clash of swords rang out. The argument from earlier clearly hadn’t ended, and the Blue Dragon Division and Red Dragon Division were still locked in battle.
“Urgh!”
“Hup!”
It was an all-out brawl. The scene was a complete mess.
“...It’s a damn free-for-all.”
The term free-for-all fit perfectly. The seniors were fighting with the warriors of the Red Dragon Division, while, in the midst of it all, Sword Peak Soi and Poison Dragon (Tang Cheongi) were dueling.
“Hm.”
What should I do about this?
I scratched my cheek, then nodded to myself.
“I’ll just watch.”
Better not get involved. This was clearly more trouble than it was worth.
I was about to ignore the whole situation and enjoy the spectacle when—
“Baek Comrade—!!”
“...”
From the distance, Do Yun spotted me and screamed.
“Help meeee—!! Gahk!”
Barely dodging a blade, Do Yun kept shouting at the top of his lungs.
Ah, damn it.
I shook my head and immediately turned around. It was still fine—
“The top recruit of the Sect Entrance Exam! The prodigy personally recognized by Paejon! Baek Yangcheon, my dear comrade! Where are you going?! Didn’t you say you could easily handle the Red Dragon Division?!”
“...That crazy bastard?”
I exhaled in disbelief at Do Yun’s continued nonsense.
Had he lost his mind?
I turned back, dumbfounded, and saw Do Yun looking absolutely terrified.
The Red Dragon Division warriors had turned their attention toward me, their expressions twisting.
‘Ah, shit.’
There was no way I was getting out of this easily now.
“Baek Yangcheon?”
“That’s the guy? The one they say might surpass Dragon and Phoenix?”
“The recruit Paejon took an interest in...?”
The warriors of the Red Dragon Division glared at me. Normally, this wouldn’t have been a problem, but—
“Easily defeat us?”
Do Yun’s reckless words were the issue.
I could see their grips tightening on their swords.
“Haha...”
I scratched the back of my head.
The warriors began approaching me, and I raised my hand.
“Just so there’s no misunderstanding—I never said that. So—”
I stopped scratching my head and continued.
“Put your swords down. Unless you want to regret it.”
“.....!”
The moment I infused my words with killing intent, the Red Dragon Division warriors hesitated.
This was something I could have let slide.
But right now—I was in a terrible mood.
I wasn’t feeling generous enough to tolerate idiots pointing their swords at me.
However—
“This bastard—”
“Just because the Sect gave him some attention, he’s acting cocky.”
If anything, my words had the opposite effect— their hostility only intensified.
‘Ah, for fuck’s sake.’
I sighed.
At that moment—
Shiiing—!
“Come, recruit. Let me show you the difference between—”
One of the Red Dragon Division warriors spoke.
He didn’t even finish his sentence before my fist crashed into his jaw.
Crack—!
“Ghuk—!”
One down.
Before the first guy even hit the ground, another warrior swung his sword at me.
His reaction speed wasn’t bad.
As expected of a sect warrior, he was strong.
He had clearly surpassed Peak Realm.
But—
Thwack—!
“Guhhk...!”
A flick of my wrist sent my knuckles slamming into his solar plexus.
His body convulsed, and he doubled over, retching.
Two.
Without even checking if he fell, I swung my leg.
BAM—!!
Three.
The last warrior couldn’t even scream as he was sent flying.
Thud.
In an instant, two were down, and one was launched across the battlefield.
Good.
‘If I had been angrier, I might’ve killed them.’
My emotions got in the way of my control.
The sight of their unconscious bodies made the entire battlefield fall silent.
“...What the hell?”
“What just happened...?”
The onlookers, who had been spectating, froze.
I was just a recruit.
A youngster.
Yet, I had taken down three of them in seconds.
They stared at me in shock, as if struggling to process what had just happened.
I looked back at them and spoke.
“...Let’s stop here. This isn’t the time to be fighting.”
I gave them a warning, but—
“This bastard...”
Once again, it didn’t work.
Ah, damn it.
“Hmm.”
Back in Zhongyuan, my temper was infamous enough that this would have been enough to make them back off.
But clearly, that wasn’t the case here.
In that case—
‘I’ll have to teach them.’
I was already irritated.
I might as well blow off some steam and burn my personality into their minds.
Just as I was about to step forward—
Vrooooooom—!!!!
“.....!”
A deep tremor suddenly shook the ground.
I snapped my head around.
“...You’ve gotta be kidding me.”
I could feel something that shouldn’t be here.
And it was right behind me.
Vroooooooom—!!
“Huh?”
“What the—?! Why is the Demonic Gate Seals reacting?!”
Even the warriors’ seals were reacting violently.
None of them had ever experienced vibrations like these before.
This wasn’t something that happened with green or blue-grade beasts.
CRACK—!
Before anyone could even process it, a Magyeong Gate suddenly burst open behind me.
“E-Everyone, battle positions!!”
The warriors, shaken, immediately prepared themselves.
But—
“Wait... That color...”
“Why is it... that color...?”
The Magyeong Gate that had appeared—
Was an ominous, blood-red hue.
For the first time in their lives, they were seeing a red-colored Magyeong Gate.
‘This is fucking insane.’
I clenched my teeth.
Because I already knew what this meant.
