It was as if a scream could be heard.
The holy star was being tormented by the object that Igeon had activated.
[The Master of Two Faces is damaged by the terrible dark energy.]
At that sight, Heiji, the Fairy King, and the Cheon siblings were all startled.
Especially the Fairy King looked at Igeon with astonishment.
“N-no way, that object...!”
Her gaze turned to the object Igeon was holding.
At the same time, Igeon smiled.
What Igeon was holding was none other than the core containing the holy star’s soul!
[Crab’s Core (Saint’s soul content 33%, Holy Star’s soul content 20%)]
That was it.
It was the spoils obtained from dealing with Cancer during the press conference.
‘It’s the soul of a holy star.’
The energy of a holy star and another holy star immediately clashed.
In the end, the Gemini holy star tried to leave the place due to the unexpected situation.
That was natural, as holy stars dreaded being in the same space.
Because their territorial disputes were extremely fierce.
Moreover, Cancer was a dark star avoided by all holy stars!
At the same time, the crab’s core roared as if going berserk.
[The Master of Two Faces is flustered. He tries to avoid the place for a moment.]
However, Igeon was not one to let such a holy star go quietly.
[Fighting God Instinct]
Light rose from Igeon’s body. And he threw a punch at the lightning light that was trying to leave.
Boom!
[Direct damage dealt to the Master of Two Faces.]
[Experience gained.]
From the tremendous impact, everything in the house flew away, and the windows shattered.
Crash! Clatter!
And perhaps due to the humiliation of being wounded by a mere human, even if it was just a scratch.
Boom!!
[The Master of Two Faces is about to descend with his forces.]
A power on a completely different dimension from before pressed down on the house.
Crack! Crackle!
The ceiling and walls cracked, and just as the enraged Master of Gemini was about to send out his followers!
Boom!
The power of the Gemini holy star wavered greatly.
That was natural.
[Other masters are wary and block him.]
[They are displeased, calling it a rule violation.]
[They drive away the Master of Two Faces’ momentum to protect their own sanctuaries.]
[The Master of Two Faces cannot come over.]
With that, the Gemini holy star’s energy wriggled, then surged as if glaring at Igeon. Then, as if there was no choice, it vanished.
At the same time, as if the sky had never darkened, it brightened again.
[The power of the Master of Two Faces has disappeared.]
[Throne experience greatly increased.]
It was truly something that happened in an instant.
The people who had felt momentary fear collapsed.
‘That crazy bastard.’
Heiji, too, was trembling.
That was natural.
Because she knew what Igeon had just intended.
‘It’s clear. He was thinking of killing the holy star directly...!’
Indeed.
Severing the connection between herself and the Gemini holy star was secondary.
He had just been testing.
How well his own power worked against a holy star!
And whether it was possible to kill one!
That was why Heiji trembled.
‘He’s really insane.’
He hadn’t just returned with a desire for revenge against them.
But that made it even more frightening. Because she clearly felt it, even if it was unbelievable.
‘Maybe it really is possible to kill a god.’
His power was still weak, but her holy star had definitely been wounded.
At the same time, she realized something with a start.
‘Could it be that the Aries holy star was the first to flee because...’
The holy star that had fled first upon Igeon’s appearance.
Everyone had said it was a cowardly holy star, fickle, but now it was confirmed.
‘It was definitely because of Igeon.’
So Heiji fell into confusion.
What on earth had he done inside the tower for 20 years?
‘It’s not human power.’
But regardless, Igeon grinned at the sky.
* * *
[You have completely crushed the pride of the Master of Two Faces.]
[Until now, there has been no being capable of stealing a god’s direct contractor.]
[Some beings, fearing that their saint will be taken, begin to flee.]
[Experience greatly increases.]
[The followers of other thrones cheer.]
[You have gained fame from the followers.]
[Alignment has been accumulated.]
[Throne experience gained.]
[Throne experience gained.]
[Experience greatly gained.]
[Level has increased by two.]
[Newbie Throne (lv. 9)]
[Automatically converted to points.]
[Total points: 12]
Igeon, who had wounded the Gemini holy star, was satisfied.
‘I’ve gained more than expected.’
First, being able to test my power against a holy star was the biggest gain.
I didn’t know about other skills, but I thought that with Divine Authority Release, that skill, I could touch a holy star, and it really worked.
‘I can contend with a holy star.’
It was something impossible 20 years ago.
Of course, that power is still weak, but now it was enough just to have confirmation that it works.
‘It means I just need to level up.’
It will be even more perfect when I acquire my own weapon.
Anyway, thanks to that, my level went up smoothly.
‘To think my level went up two steps from a mere scratch.’
As expected of a holy star level.
When I crushed Leo in the Drachma of the Sky Castle, my level was 5.
But what was interesting was the next notification.
[Upon reaching level 10, you will undergo a special trial.]
[Based on the alignments you have accumulated so far, a special quest will be activated.]
[Awakening of the Serpent Bearer (SSS-rank)]
A special trial, huh.
It says trial, but simply put, it’s probably something like a job change quest.
Anyway, it was quite interesting.
‘The penalty will probably end after about half a month.’
Anyway, up to here, everything was according to plan.
Igeon smiled.
But then.
“Igeon!”
At Heiji’s voice, Igeon turned his head.
But what was there was not a statue.
“Igeon! Get me out of here right now?!”
Indeed.
The place Heiji was screaming from was none other than Seongjae’s figurine.
Igeon had personally extracted her soul and put it into the figurine.
It was even an idol figurine.
The problem was the figurine’s posture. It was in a position of bowing its head to a figurine of Igeon.
And no matter how much it was a figurine, to bow one’s head to an object in the shape of Igeon was humiliating.
As expected.
“At least change my posture quickly!”
At those words, Igeon sneered as if it were ridiculous.
“What, it’s fine. You’re lucky, you got younger.”
That bastard!
“Just be glad Seongjae didn’t have a figurine of you.”
“……!”
Heiji gritted her teeth while feeling humiliation.
Because she knew better than anyone how serious the situation was.
Why?
‘Damn it. He’s leaving my soul behind and only taking the Fairy Queen’s soul.’
There was no doubt.
He intended to dispose of her soul and only use the Fairy King’s soul.
‘Of course. The Fairy Queen will definitely submit to him.’
The Fairy King was already freaking out and bowing just at the sight of Igeon.
In fact, right before Heiji’s eyes, the situation she had feared most was unfolding.
“I will make all the spirits pledge loyalty! Great Lord Igeon! Please have mercy!”
The Fairy King was trembling as he swore loyalty to Igeon.
In the end, Heiji was devastated.
And there was someone laughing madly at that sight.
“Hahaha, serves you right!”
It was none other than the Hungry Ghost, Yang Wei.
“That’s more like it. I knew you guys would get caught too! Hahaha!”
And Hugo, who had brought Yang Wei, was gaping.
“Oh my, good Lord.”
Hugo, who had rushed over at Igeon’s call, was dumbfounded.
He had suspected, but still, to see the Gemini in such a state.
‘The woman who had caused such a ruckus with Geon.’
The woman who had even tried to drop a meteor in the middle of the city because of Igeon.
She was by no means an ordinary saint.
And yet.
‘What? Sever the contract between a holy star and a saint?’
He was so flabbergasted he couldn’t speak. And before coming to this house.
When the sky suddenly went dark, his heart had nearly dropped.
‘The descent of a holy star.’
It was truly like witnessing an all-out war of holy stars.
Above all, even his own lazy holy star had bristled at full power.
How dangerous the situation was goes without saying.
So he rushed to his son’s house, and what did he find?
‘He landed a hit on a holy star?’
Oh my god, is that even possible?
Hugo even felt fear.
But Yang Wei seemed to have already guessed.
‘It’s only natural.’
He himself had been defeated by Igeon when his own holy star fled.
And right before his holy star fled, hadn’t it said something like this?
[That one will devour even gods.]
‘Well, there’s no need to tell the others out of loyalty.’
Since they were the ones who happily took advantage when he disappeared.
Of course, Heiji, who had no way of knowing that, was full of energy.
But that was only for a moment.
‘Fine. Go ahead and do as you please.’
He probably intends to put the Fairy Queen’s soul into my body and use it, but who knows.
‘It’s useless. He’ll never find my body.’
Heiji smiled triumphantly.
That was because, just a moment ago, Seongjae had received a call.
The call was from none other than the Gemini elders. They were one of the two great forces supporting the throne.
They moved separately from the corps commanders and were the watchers who monitored the saints.
When Cheon Seongjae said he would withdraw from the corps, there was no way they wouldn’t intervene.
In fact, Cheon Seongjae had received a phone call from them.
- Cheon Seongjae. The act of a high-ranking saint betraying a saint and a holy star is grave.
- It is a throne trial.
So Cheon Seongjae’s face had stiffened for a moment. But then Igeon, who had suddenly snatched the phone, said this.
‘Shut up. If you want your saint back, bring the saint’s body. I give you one day.’
Well, the elders might be in danger in exchange, but that didn’t matter.
‘The council executives can move my soul.’
It was a special technique of Gemini.
‘And anyway, if I can just return to my body, there will definitely be a way.’
In the case of Gemini, there was a way to use magic even without a holy star.
It wasn’t for nothing that Cheon Seongjae, with 0% faith, could use magic.
‘If you understand the magic itself, there are a few spells that can be used without the holy star’s mana.’
Of course, not just anyone could do it.
[Genius Attribute]
And Heiji had cast various spells on her own body just in case.
So if the council just brought her body here...!
But then.
Igeon suddenly smiled.
“You’re not seriously waiting for your minions to bring your body, are you?”
“!”
Heiji was startled, but Igeon smiled as if disgusted.
“Sorry, but what I said earlier was a fake.”
“What?”
Igeon snorted and pointed at Hugo.
“Did you think I called this bastard over just to eat?”
Heiji felt her heart drop.
As expected.
“Hey. Take it out.”
At Igeon’s words, Hugo sighed and took out a piece of paper.
[Book That Holds Anything – Copy] S-rank
It was a page torn from the inventory holy relic that Igeon had used.
And when Igeon infused mana into the paper, Heiji was shocked.
[Summoned the saint’s body.]
What appeared was none other than the body of a beautiful, peerless beauty. It was her own body.
Heiji was dumbfounded.
Why was her body, which should be in her sanctuary, here?
“H-how did you...!”
Igeon smiled viciously.
“What do you mean how? Taek-su looted your house. Telling your minions to bring the body was just to check if the one Taek-su brought was real.”
“……?!”
Indeed.
What Igeon had called Hugo to do was exactly that.
- Hey. Go to Crazy’s house and find that woman’s body.
- Crazy’s house? Japan?
- Yeah. And if my guess is right, the Soul List will be on her person.
So Hugo went to the Gemini sanctuary as Igeon instructed.
Of course, the Gemini sanctuary had anti-intruder magic, but it didn’t matter.
‘I have the emblem of the Gemini corps commander. That’ll get me through.’
So Hugo thoroughly looted the Gemini sanctuary and brought the enchanted items.
“Here. The woman’s body and this, is this what you were looking for?”
What Hugo tossed was an old notebook.
[Soul List]
And Heiji, seeing it, was baffled.
“Impossible! There were dozens of guardian spirits protecting my body. How could a guy without even his bow...!”
But Heiji realized with a start.
‘Igeon made him a weapon.’
It wasn’t strange. As a craftsman, Igeon would never leave a friend without a weapon.
In fact, Igeon had made a weapon for Hugo.
Of course, it wasn’t a Divine Relic (SS) grade. It was a temporary fake given to use while the real weapon was being made.
But it was enough to loot an empty house.
At the same time, Heiji felt things were getting difficult and became desperate.
Because it was obvious what would happen next.
“Please! Please don’t put only the Fairy Queen’s soul into my body! I’ll follow all your conditions! Please!”
But regardless, Igeon smiled.
“Well, I could just kill both of you from the start without needing to do that.”
“What?”
At that moment, Igeon stomped on Heiji’s head.
Crunch!
A move that seemed like it would burst her head open. The body severed from the holy star’s contract was too fragile.
In fact, the body reacted even with just a little force.
Heiji trembled.
‘He really intends to kill me.’
As expected.
At the same time, Igeon took out a dagger. It was the sword that had stabbed him.
“I heard that the Blue House saw a pattern just like this.”
“!”
Igeon’s lips curled up.
“So that’s why you stabbed me?”
(Continued in the next episode)