Dancing on the golden ashes-Chapter 222: True Power vs. Borrowed Power

My body wouldn’t stop shaking but not from fear. Yes, it was horrifying how the man I had killed myself had come back to life like it was nothing, but what made my body tremble with uncontrollable excitement was the thought that I could kill them all over again. The feeling surged through me like wildfire, a twisted exhilaration at the idea of bringing them down once more.

"The great white angel is here, and his most loyal companion, the thunder god... We are saved, the heroes are here to slay the demon!" I could hear someone in the crowd shout, their voice trembling with hope.

Heroes? I thought, my lips curling into a sneer. Those two clowns? I couldn’t believe my ears. What happened here while I was away? How had these two clowns become some sort of world saviors?

"Everything’s going to be okay now," Jeong Suhan’s voice rang out, loud and full of unshakable confidence. "I can promise that much. Not a single person will die under my watch. I, Jeong Suhan, will stop this evil demon. Her villainous days end today."

His words were full of warmth and assurance, as if he actually believed he could make a difference. The absurdity of it made me laugh, though the sound was cold and bitter. He had no idea what he was up against.

"Hahahaha!" I laughed uncontrollably, my voice echoing with amusement. "Wait, wait, wait, wait... let me catch my breath... wow... that was the most amazing show... hahaha!"

It was the funniest thing I had ever heard coming from his lips. His words, his bravado—he truly believed he could stand against me.

"Do you really think you’re some world savior? That you’re invincible? Ohh... this is going to be so good…" I couldn’t help but mock him further.

With a single motion, I reached out my hand. In an instant, five souls flew into my grasp, and five bodies plummeted lifelessly to the ground, their lives snuffed out in a blink.

"So, who wouldn’t die today?" I asked coldly, my laughter fading into a chilling smile. "Not even a single soul, hahaha. Jeong Suhan, you’re a fool. You should’ve trained for another million years if you wanted even the slightest chance of challenging me. Even if the two of you teamed up, you’re nothing but garbage in front of me."

I watched his face fall, the smile draining from his features.

"And now? I’m not even that interested in killing you anymore. This ruins the fun…"

In an instant, my clones moved. All at once, they acted—swift, deadly, their blades slicing through throats with surgical precision. One by one, every person fell, lifeless, as their blood stained the air. Only my slave remained standing.

I didn’t let him linger. With a swift motion, one of my clones led him away from the carnage, protecting him from the aftermath.

"Lee Gaon, you..." Nam Ji-ho began, but Jeong Suhan cut him off, his voice filled with cold determination.

"You’ve truly become a demon," Jeong Suhan spat, his words laced with venom. "A poison to this world and its balance. Today, I will make sure you can’t leave. If I don’t stop you, the Creator will be mad at me again. I can’t have that. After all, I’m the main character in this world. I will win in the end, no matter what you do. I can’t die. I will have my victory. And you... from today on, you are my villain. I will make sure you die."

Before I could even react, his body exploded in a burst of white light, blinding and intense, so bright that it seemed to tear apart the very air around us. The light shot into the sky above, and in that moment, I understood the source of his newfound confidence.

The boundless sky itself seemed to respond, supporting him as the light connected, flooding his body with power. Despite his level still being around 240, he was rising in strength at an alarming rate.

"You see," Jeong Suhan continued, his voice tinged with insanity, "soul power is the reason why the Creator loves this world so much. It can do magical things. And he taught me how to connect to this world. Does your little woman brain even comprehend what that means?" He shook his head with condescension, his eyes filled with smug arrogance. "Of course, it doesn’t."

His gaze sharpened as he looked at me, the madness flickering in his eyes.

"I am not at the level of Soul Fuse, the stage where the elite of the world once walked," he sneered. "And you? You’re nothing but someone who can only rely on the system. You’re nothing in my eyes."

His eyes locked onto mine as if I were already dead, a twisted sense of superiority radiating from him.

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"So you can only borrow external power? What a loser..." I laughed coldly, the words dripping with mockery.

"Shut up, bitch!" Nam Ji-ho interjected angrily, his voice filled with frustration. "Sir, you don’t need to stain your hands with her, let me do the honor of taking revenge. I beg you."

I could see the desperation in his eyes, the fear clawing at him, but it was no use.

"Tsk… fine," Jeong Suhan sighed, his tone dripping with disdain. "But make it quick. We don’t have all day. We need to attend the feast of the Outer Gods. If we miss it, the Master will kill us himself..."

His words hung in the air, and I couldn’t help but wonder if they were really this confident that I wouldn’t walk out of here alive, to the point where they revealed such sensitive information to me. Fools...

I watched Nam Ji-ho connect to the world, his aura rising. Soul Fuse stage—impressive, but it wasn’t enough. I couldn’t believe these two had grown so strong, and I knew, without a doubt, that I had to kill them today. If I didn’t, they would keep pestering me in the future. And those arrogant smiles of theirs? It made my blood boil.

Suddenly, their smiles faltered.

Without warning, I let my power explode in full force, a true manifestation of Soul Fuse stage, a power rooted in the laws of the world itself, something they couldn’t even begin to comprehend. The force crashed into them like a tidal wave, shattering their connection to the world and tearing them out of the Soul Fuse stage.

I smirked, realizing just how much I had gained. Absorbing some of the laws of heavenly punishment had opened my eyes to how the world truly functioned. I had gained an understanding that they could never possess.

Today... would be the end of the two people who had been escaping me for so long.