Heavenly Demon Cultivation Simulation-Chapter 435: Reclaiming The Position (5)

Chi-chi-chi-chik.

The lightning emanating from the tip of the man’s sword—The lightning qi, reminiscent of a waterspout above the sea, was creating a massive pillar and swirling around it.

Hweikkk.

Meanwhile, small flames were slowly emerging from the other side.

Seol-Hwi’s Fire Dragon Blade was also spewing fire. In Cheon Wol-seong’s eyes, that action seemed like a mere act of shortening one’s life.

It’s basic knowledge that flames cannot block lightning qi.

“It’s unfortunate for you. Ha-at!”

At the moment the lightning qi was unleashed with a roar, Seol-Hwi also responded.

Then, as the flames and lightning collided, they created a bizarre phenomenon.

‘What is this.’

A sense of puzzlement was contained in Cheon Wol-seong’s gaze as he watched.

His sword, the absolute weapon, the Thunder Sword.

On top of that, it was infused with power through the special ability, the Thunder Arts.

If so, it had to either pierce through the opponent’s flame with a different nature, or push it away with power.

However, as soon as the thunderbolt touched the fire, a strange phenomenon occurred where it was instead devoured.

Kuaaaang!

With an explosion, the thunderbolt was pushed back and poured towards Cheon Wol-seong.

The scattered hellfire around him turned the Fertile Crescent Hall into a sea of fire like shattered fragments.

“Ugh. Ugh.”

Cheon Wol-seong, hit by a strike, was retching with his whole body scorched.

In his eyes, there were mixed complex emotions different from before.

“What? I won?”

Seol-Hwi raised the Fire Dragon Blade and looked at it with a peculiar gaze.

The phenomenon that occurred was quite mysterious to him.

Fire and thunder are originally of different natures, so they don’t confront each other.

Even if qi was imbued in the lightning, pure lightning could be directed at oneself.

Yet this divine object blocked it.

Pushing out even the thunder qi within nature, perhaps it was the influence of the Third Ability, which could be considered like hellfire.

‘Since that guy Bi-seon is dead, it’ll be easier to fight.’

Bi-seon, who was on the roof, was swept away by the strike a moment ago.

The messenger who called the Heavenly Demon Guards was dead.

“Cheeky bastard. I didn’t expect you’d have a better treasured weapon than me…”

“I thought you’d at least be prepared for that when you were running your mouth… The more I see, the more disappointed I am.”

“You… arrogant…”

Cheon Wol-seong’s face twisted with rage.

However, he wasn’t foolish enough to rush in recklessly.

Just from this one engagement, he would have realized he was no match for his opponent.

Seol-Hwi smirked as he looked at the contorted face of Cheon Wol-seong.

“Why? You talk about a lowly life… Are you embarrassed now that your true self is revealed? Or is it because you remember your own preaching and can’t bear to show your face?”

“Shut up! Acting tough, are we? You can’t do anything without that sword either!”

“Do you… really think so?”

Seol-Hwi hesitated for a moment and then casually tossed his Fire Dragon Blade away.

Whoosh.

Cheon Wol-seong suddenly found himself catching the Fire Dragon Blade that flew towards him.

He then looked at Seol-Hwi with a bewildered expression.

“Go ahead, try it.”

“Ha, haha…”

Cheon Wol-seong was at a loss for words.

Unable to comprehend the opponent’s response, he momentarily displayed wariness, wondering if there was some hidden intention.

As Seol-Hwi showed no particular reaction, Cheon Wol-seong turned his gaze to the Fire Dragon Blade and cautiously lifted it.

“This is a treasured artifact…”

Player Cheon Wol-seong had heard about it through the Simulation.

That there exists a treasured artifact one step higher than an absolute weapon.

However, it was also forbidden to even approach it as it belonged to the gods.

Of course, even if it wasn’t forbidden, he wasn’t confident in his martial arts to the extent of handling a god.

‘With this, I can win…’

It wasn’t judged solely on the ability of the treasured artifact.

There was a trick up his sleeve.

If that guy helped, it would be enough.

The guy in front of him, drunk on his own whims, overlooked that.

“Do you know what you’ve just done?”

“What did I do?”

“An irreversible mistake.”

Cheon Wol-seong’s expression was excessively bright. Seol-Hwi had already seen through what intentions he harbored.

“That much confidence, huh… Show me. Your proud AI, I mean.”

“Did you… give this to me knowing full well?”

“Fighting someone like you, who isn’t even worth a handful. It’s boring.”

“Heh heh heh.”

The guy laughed, showing his teeth as if he was flabbergasted.

It even revealed a sense of helplessness, wondering what kind of confidence led to this.

“That arrogance will eventually hasten your demise.”

After the warning, a change began to occur in his body.

It was a really brief moment, but Seol-Hwi saw it.

The phenomenon of the air currents penetrating into him.

It was a scene where the AI and the player’s bodies intersected.

‘Was it exchanged in such a way?’

Ssssss—

With the AI player, there was no special change compared to the original player Cheon Wol-seong, but the eyes were different.

The pupils were larger, and the aura they emitted was different.

If Cheon Wol-seong exuded a subtle aura, the current him did not gather his qi.

‘Is it Qi God?’

Stage 2 is Qi God, one level stronger than the initial stage of Profound Demon where the player had been.

But it seemed they hadn’t reached the third stage, Peak God, like Shin Yaja or Sa Yu-kang.

If they had.

Goooohhh.

They wouldn’t be emitting qi so blatantly.

For those already using the Third Ability, flaunting the power of nature is meaningless.

“Is it you?”

The AI slowly raised its head.

Upon closer inspection, not only the gaze but the atmosphere seemed a bit different.

“Oh, come on, no matter how confident you are… To think of fighting an AI directly.”

He was dumbfounded.

However, unlike a moment ago with Cheon Wol-seong, there was a clear confidence in his voice.

“Hey. Don’t get too cocky just because you killed Big Dipper Star. I could have killed Big Dipper Star too. I just didn’t bother to try.”

“Ah. Really?”

Seol-Hwi nodded.

It was best to respond kindly to his words for now.

Calling forth the AI by intentionally giving the Fire Dragon Blade could lose its significance.

“Hey, player. By summoning me, you’ve made a big mistake in two ways.”

“What is that?”

“First, it’s that you gave me this treasured weapon. Unlike ordinary players, I know all the abilities of this treasured weapon.”

“Oh, it had a way to use it?”

“See, you gave it without knowing. Tsk tsk.”

Seol-Hwi didn’t think much about it.

It looked good, but he had surpassed the level of relying on weapons.

But how could he know that without even killing the Big Dipper Star?

“You have a curious look. I understand. You might wonder how someone who hasn’t even killed a godly being knows this.”

“…….”

“When you become an AI, you’re given a special space before being summoned directly to the player. You can ask anything you’re curious about there.”

“Oh. So that’s how it is.”

Seol-Hwi nodded.

It wasn’t something he was particularly curious about, but he pretended to listen intently.

“Then what’s the remaining one?”

“It means you can no longer avoid death.”

“Why?”

“Even if you defeat me, which is unlikely, you’ll eventually face the Creator.”

That was something Seol-Hwi already knew. That’s why he intended to lock him in the tool chest.

“Hey, you said Jin-ga, right…?”

“That’s right.”

“Okay, Jin-ga. Can I ask a few things before we fight?”

“Well. I don’t really feel like having a conversation while staring at your face.”

“I obtained the Fire Dragon Blade. Isn’t there anything about me you’re curious about?”

“Um… Yeah, I have something I’m curious about too. Let’s say I’ll ask first.”

“Sure. Go ahead.”

“Who is your AI?”

Seol-Hwi calmly met the gaze of the curious one and answered.

“Shin Yaja.”

“Shin Yaja? Shin Yaja, really?”

“Yeah. Why?”

“How did someone like you get assigned such a high-ranking figure… Is he with you now?”

A sudden shift to a polite tone. It was clear that the respect was directed not at Seol-Hwi, but at Shin Yaja.

“No. Not right now.”

“What do you mean? You don’t have an AI?”

“For some reason, he disappeared when I fought against South Dipper Star.”

“You expect me to believe that?”

“It’s true. There’s no reason for me to lie.”

“…Well. Seeing you going through all this trouble, it seems believable. If you have questions, you should ask him instead of me.”

Even if there was suspicion, the AI Jin-ga readily agreed, perhaps thinking it wouldn’t make a difference.

Indeed, it was quick-witted, being an AI.

“Now it’s my turn to ask.”

Seol-Hwi became quite cautious.

In fact, the reason for handing over the Fire Dragon Blade and extracting the AI was precisely this.

A situation that couldn’t be questioned through Simulation. Moreover, with Shin Yaja disappearing, the only way to grasp the system was through the other player’s AI.

“How many AIs are there, including you?”

“There are seven in total.”

“Seven? I think I heard there were three before, that is more than I knew?”

It was a baffling situation.

He vaguely remembered hearing from Sa Yu-kang that there were about three AIs.

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Of course, he knew more AIs had appeared…

“What era are you talking about? When I joined, there were already seven. Technically, it was eight minus one.”

“One person left?”

“Yeah. Recently, due to certain events, a senior disappeared. I heard they stood up to the Creator… How pathetic. Even as an AI, they still live in such romantic notions.”

At those words, Seol-Hwi’s hair stood on end. At the same time, his mind moved quickly.

AI that continues to grow, contrary to Sa Yu-kang’s thoughts.

He felt the need to solve this mystery clearly.

Seol-Hwi spoke.

“This time, let me ask. What structure is this world built on that allows AI to handle countless players?”

“Hey, speak in a way I can understand.”

“There are countless players entering the system. Even if only a few players call for AI, there would still be at least hundreds. Can just seven AIs help all those players?”

“Hey. You’ve got that assumption wrong.”

“……?”

“There are numerous Heavenly Demon Cultivation Simulations in this world. While the number of AIs is limited, they can enter numerous worlds though. In other words, one AI can enter many different worlds. But there’s a condition for it.”

“And what’s that?”

“The information learned in those worlds isn’t transferred to me now. We only retain the knowledge learned at the point we became AI. Of course, we remember the time spent with players.”

In other words, the AI Jin-ga now was not the same as the AI Jin-ga that entered other worlds.

The only thing that is retained is the time spent with the player.

“Ah.”

Seol-Hwi finally understood.

When Sa Yu-kang mentioned there were three AIs, it meant he was stuck with the learning from when he became an AI.

He was in a position where he couldn’t know about the newly introduced AIs.