He took a leap of ten paces successfully without using his internal qi, or taking off his bracers .
'I succeeded . '
If it was only half a step shorter, he would have utterly failed and met his end .
But he had succeeded . Woon Seong felt the sensation of accomplishment as he calmed his shaking hands .
However, he soon dulled his sense of pride and content down as he knew there was still a long way to go in terms of fully exiting the passage .
'I can feel better only once I fully complete the Trial . '
Woon Seong continued to move .
As Woon Seong was passing by, closer to the exit, he came down a narrow pathway once more and noticed the cracks in the wall which normally meant a trap was located there .
But… .
'Hmm?'
Picking up his senses, Woon Seong felt something amiss as he expanded his range with the Heavenward Soul Earthen Body .
It was not a machine or trap like he had been encountering up until now .
There was breathing . And the breathing of a human being at that .
Woon Seong slowly gripped his spear tightly and raised his guard, albeit giving off the appearance that he was defenseless .
Then he was sure once he felt the killing intent .
In that crack between the walls .
'I see, there's someone I need to kill in order to pass further . '
Sisst-
Sure enough, as soon as Woon Seong entered the range of the other person, he heard movement .
It was a movement with little-to-no sound
'The Cult truly is heartless . '
Woon Seong pretended he didn't notice the movement to draw out the attacker .
He could hear, feel and smell the opponent that was trying to stay hidden .
However, Woon Seong feigned ignorance and kept moving as he came to a small room . There were three other entrances leading to the room and one exit . However, the exit was blocked off with a giant stone .
Woon Seong slowly approached the stone door .
Even then, the unidentified person was looking for an opening to attack Woon Seong .
He didn't seem to notice that Woon Seong had picked up on his presence long ago .
Woon Seong ignored him and walked up to the stone gate and read the writing engraved on the stone .
Woon Seong raised an eyebrow as he read what the writing said .
'Only one may leave . '
3 entrances, and only 1 person to leave .
Woon Seong then understood that the assailant was probably another child who had killed the other one who came through .
Technically speaking this kind of mentality training was the harsh and extreme opposite to the Orthodox methods, but the Demonic Cult was a pseudo religion and not one to pursue anything other than strength .
It was at that moment that the other teen attempted to attack .
Whoosh-
The assailant thought that Woon Seong was utterly defenseless, leaving his back completely exposed .
The sword in his hand danced and drew a line towards the back of Woon Seong .
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Suddenly the spear blurred in Woon Seong's hand, and Woon Seong could be heard clicking his tongue .
That was all it took .
"I could already sense you long before I entered this space, did you really think you were fooling anyone . "
Kkagang-
The sword in the assailant's hands flew backwards as the strength from the iron spear in Woon Seong's hands was heavy .
The sparks of the collision slightly revealed the other teenager's facial expression .
It revealed utter shock and embarrassment .
Quickly trying to reel his sword back in, the teen tried to gain distance .
Whik-
However, Woon Seong was a step faster .
Woon Seong's arms moved smoothly like a dancer's, and a torrent of internal qi sprung forth from his dantian as he swung the spear in the shape of a cyclone, creating a suction force .
The sword in the hands of the other teen started to get pulled forward and the teen's eyes started to shake .
Woon Seong brought the cyclone to a halt and the sword was flung back as it collided with the centripetal force of the spear .
The expression of the other boy wasn't good .
But, Woon Seong showed no gaps of mercy .
Boo-Woong-
The spear cut through the darkness and drew several lines in the air, marking all over the body of the boy .
Boom-
The sword was flung back and stuck into the ground with a loud boom, as the other boy quickly pulled out a blade and backed off, eyeing Woon Seong carefully .
"Are you not going to come?"
Woon Seong took a step forward .
The boy reflexively flinched back and made the mistake of showing an opening to Woon Seong .
"Then I'll go ahead . "
Woon Seong started to circulate his internal qi rapidly and the tempered true blossom's stored qi started to show it's brilliance within his body .
It gushed into the internal pathways of Woon Seong's body covering every millimeter of depth as Woon Seong's muscle fibers stretched and contracted .
Woon Seong swiftly moved and outstretched his arm with the spear in tow .
Six Seals of Destruction : First Seal () Raining Stars of Extinction
The First Seal of Destruction unfolded as several images of bright lights enveloped Woon Seong's speartip .
The spear started to move faster and faster as several stabs flew towards the other boy . The light enveloping the speartip exploded and the boy tried to hurriedly defend .
Caang-
The boy felt a slight sense of relief that he was able to make contact with one of the spears for a brief second, but then realized how foolish he was .
Several spears appeared next to him, as his feet started to lift from the ground from the full exploding force of the stab he thought he blocked .
bubbubbubbubbubbubbubbub!
Blood shot up like a fountain and sprayed out all over the stony room .
The boy couldn't even scream properly and collapsed on the spot .
There was no one who could survive with ten fist-sized holes on their body that were marked all from one spear .
Flop-
The sound of the boy's body falling off the blade of the spear and hitting the ground, rang out . The blood on the spear dripped down coldly .
Soon after, a heavy vibration could be felt from the stone door .
Gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
Woon Seong could start to see the light coming through the gaps of the opening door .
It had been years since he last saw proper light . Woon Seong frowned and squinted his eyes .
His eyes slowly started to adjust as he gave himself a bit of time .
And finally, when his eye fully adapted to the light, Woon Seong was able to see the imagery of what layed beyond the door .
Woon Seong smiled faintly at the sight .
'I passed . '
The second trial of life and death, it wasn't as difficult as he thought .