The Martial Master - 42 Fourth Circle Mage.

‘Mhm, I need to finish this fight quickly… Let’s hope this guy loses it.’

Pulsating with wisps of materialised golden striped strands, Su Min gazed at the sky with a deep breath. His everything seethed as his black jacket tumbled under the hellish winds that wooshed without a stop.

*Whistle*

A crimson emerged from such a jacket and, as if it had been drenched in the horrors of life, shrouded the sky like a plague. The man’s shocked eyes reverted as he felt his body quiver, where he looked at the seething Su Min.

“You… You’re from the higher realm…”

The man’s voice was strange, it was fearful, but it was also confused. Why would such a being come to their realm? Though, he cannot question it, for he knows the consequences of this man’s presence.

“I must kill you. Kill you when you’re this abnormally weak!”

A resolute light blazed within the white-robed man’s eyes as the four circles atop his head stammered and began to revolve. A strange aura emerged from the four circles, encircling the man in a dazzling milky light that made Su Min’s eyes shine.

“You are indeed a descendant of the Heaven’s race!”

The man’s face turned gloomy as he heard Su Min, where a similar pride erupted out of his bloodline. The Heavens are meant to be worshipped and served with zeal, yet this man came from a realm that dared fight it?!

“I’ll show you the might of the Heavens!”

A white glow blazed in his eyes as he commanded, however, Su Min remained unfazed as his face lit up with a smile.

“It’s unfortunate that you’re but a small race that can only draw upon a faint shred of the true Heavens aura! Not even that in fact!”

He mocked, then with a swivel that directed his battled fist toward the man, a booming gold sundered the air as an undulation of ancient energy wafted into his chest. This puny race, one who can only look up to their true counterparts, dared to teach him a lesson?

He’ll show this robed man the true might of the race that has stood on equal grounds with their Gods! Even though he may have never seen one such race, even though he has never fought a true Heaven’s being; he knows that this man is nothing but dirt compared to them!

It’s in his blood, in his bones, in his very essence! He knows, and those who dared to fight him must at least have that qualification!

*WOOOOOOSH*

The man’s eyes shook as he saw the unyielding eyes of Su Min, though he couldn’t back down now. So he, with a glimmering head, grumbled out a spell that would make anyone shudder.

“Fourth Circle. Heaven’s Tribulation!”

A dense white erupted out of his body as the sky shook with a tremble that resonated right with it. An endless stream of clouds wafted out such a shaky sky, glistening with purple sparks that induced fear onto all creation.

“I summon the Heavens for its power!”

The four circles on his head reeled with a strange hymn that resonated with the sky, it was obvious that he couldn’t control the heavenly laws. He didn’t even have the qualifications to, of course.

“Interesting.”

Su Min’s fists crackled as he finally stopped absorbing the ancient energy, besides, to count the number of strands that are in his body would be absurd. It numbered in the thousands, and it made Su Min radiate a golden glow that pressured the sky and the ground.

*BANG*

In fact, as if it couldn’t take the pressure, the ground beneath Su Min concaved inwards and the air discharged numerous crying booms that sparked with a frivolous friction.

It was if he was made to pressure all creation; as if he was made to thrash them right through the ground and make them grovel right before his feet!

“Take my fist!”

Su Min roared as he pushed the ground with a mighty force that seemed to rupture the earth, provoking a shockwave to sprawl and crawl under everything for hundreds of meters. It was massive, massive to point of senselessness.

The clouds in the sky and the milky white aura seemed to get thrashed at by such an immense shockwave. Nevertheless, it was clear that the clouds couldn’t fight back as they sundered outwards.

The robes on the man flapped with shrill tears as he, with gloomy eyes, pointed at the man that was about to rush towards him. The sky in turn shook an even greater rumble as the clouds that were about to be propelled away got reinforced by a strange white.

It wasn’t a white that came from him, it a white from the world. A law of the world that the man had requested! It was awe-inspiring, making the beings under it feel the need to worship it.

*WOOOOOOOOOSH*

Su Min disregarded the law’s existence as he, with a rattling boom, darted right towards the man! His speed ruptured the sky and the earth as a visible white tear scraped around him. It was as if he was ripping through the air like a madman, and this was true.

*BOOOOOOOOM*

The man’s eyes flickered with terror as he barely held his sight and followed the crazed movements of the golden Su Min. The ground has already parted beneath him, exposing a deep crack that travelled for God knows how long into the earth’s crust.

However, just as Su Min was about to reach him, the dark and mystical clouds high in the sky shuddered as a sudden purple lighting bolt struck out from it!

It travelled at a speed beyond cognition, and disregarding the unruly velocity of Su Min, it beamed right onto him!

*CATCHAA*

A flash of purple enveloped the world like the descent of an otherworldly being as Su Min got blasted by the sizzling bolt of purple. His speed plummetted and his eyes shook.

*SSSSSSS*

“AGAIN!”

The robed man’s eyes jolted with madness as his face grew pale, but he continued to point at the halting Su Min. Thus, with a desolate boom, another purple bolt spewed into the world and onto Su Min!

*CATCHAAaaa*

Resounding with a thunderous blast, Su Min’s eyes shook even more as he stopped right in front of the man. A dense sparkling purple pulsated around him like mini dragons of divine retribution.

“A-AGAIN!!”

The man’s breath was hoarse as he continued to point at the sizzling figure, but the clouds within the sky didn’t heed to his call as they dissipated. In fact, he soon found out that the four circles on his head were flickering with a deathly white.

“This heaven’s law really is troublesome…”

Su Min, patting his seared jacket, grumbled as he glanced at the charcoal that encapsulated the landscape. The robed man’s face became horrid as he saw Su Min; he was unharmed!

“You…!”

Taking a step back, he found that no words were able to come out. He, staring dumbfoundedly at the ground, realised that he was floating in the air!

“Choke, you ant.”

Su Min, grasping the air with a shimmering palm, stared at the robed man as he uttered a soul-shaking grumble. The man’s eyes staggered as he felt an invisible force clench onto his neck, tightening with an oh so looming grip.

“W–”

*BANG*

Gripping the air, the man’s eyes bulged as he kicked the air out pure insanity. Though, he felt his body and mind get locked down by a terrifying gold that wrapped right around him.

*C-CRACK*

Not even taking a second, a sudden tremor erupted out of that fragile neck of his. It echoed across space, and as if it was declaring the death of a holy being, a mournful air permeated with it.

*SPLATTER* *THUD*

The man’s body went limp as he plunged into the ground with a dull thud that shook nothing and brought nothing but a light wind. His face shone with fear and shock, mixing together to form a desolate image of a fallen divine man.

“What a mess…”

Su Min’s were gloomy as his hand returned to his jacket’s pocket. He gazed at the looming crater that sizzled with purple and the house that was nowhere to be seen.

The remnants of that lightning continued to arc around his body, though it didn’t really affect him as he repelled it with a couple of golden strands.

“Hmm… I guess I have to steal one of those houses from the village.”

Gazing in the distance, Su Min yawned as he leapt over the battlefield that has been wrecked to shreds, blitzing towards the village.

…

…

“W-what..?”

Standing in a daze, a group of villagers collapsed onto the ground as they felt the world turn meaningless in front of them. They saw it all, the lightning, the deathly gold, the being who sent shivers down their spine.

“He lost?”

A boy, looking on with a resolute gaze, muttered as he gaped at the swirling remnants of the terrifying lightning in the sky. Nonetheless, as he was watching this, a darting shockwave announced itself over his head.

*THUD*

A man draped in a black jacket thumped the ground as he emerged into everyone’s view. A faint killing intent shone in his eyes as it gently hid away, though just this was enough to make everyone sweat.

Su Min didn’t even look at the villagers as he strutted to a slow walk toward a random hut. Though, something caught his attention.

‘That kid?’

His eyes shimmered with a faint gold as he locked onto the only person still standing. It was the kid, and his eyes resembled his old self… They were resolute, resolute as if the kid had a will tempered under burning iron.

“Hm…”

Su Min felt a strange sensation arise in him as he saw this scene, and it made him pause for a brief moment. The boy in turn shivered as his legs turned jittery, but he still endured.

Grinning, Su Min kneeled down as he stared right into the boy’s eyes and spoke.

“You… What do you think of me?”

Resounding with a raspy rumble and echoing in the boy’s ears like thunder; the boy felt as if he was being glared by an Ancient Beast, yet, he continued to persist! He breathed a deep breath then uttered a sentence that made Su Min’s eyes sparkle!

“You’re a Martial Artist!”