Chapter 568

## Chapter 568 – The Lazy One Takes Charge (3)

“Achoo!”

As he began to move rapidly, Wei Yanho felt the poison approaching violently. Coughing repeatedly, he didn’t stop moving his legs.

Just when he thought the poisonous smoke was dissipating a bit, a great wall appeared before his eyes. Jumping over it, he saw a bright light. He had finally escaped the thick poisonous fog that even blocked the light.

“Fuuhh!”

As soon as he got out of the smoke, he inhaled deeply. The clean air entering his lungs made him feel like he could survive.

The poison that had entered his body was being purified by Baek Muhan’s internal dan. Although there was no danger of poisoning, the pain and discomfort that accompanied the process did not disappear.

After all, humans should live breathing clean air.

“Hup!”

After inhaling to recover, Wei Yanho sharpened his eyes and began to run.

He ran violently around the poisonous smoke that flowed and spread outside the wall.

Tat! Tat!

Every time his feet hit the ground, it cracked. And as his speed increased, a whirlwind gradually began to form behind him.

Tatatátatatát!

The speed increased.

The whirlwind became more fierce.

“Huh…?”

“W-what is that?”

Contrary to what Wei Yanho expected, the people watching the poisonous smoke from a distance began to scream in alarm.

A huge whirlwind formed. The swirling dust began to engulf the poison.

“What’s going on?”

Common civilians and those with limited martial skills could not understand what was happening. But those who could understand it were surprised in another way.

“That madman…”

Jangil trembled with anger.

“Now he’s really gone too far.”

Peng Dogeuk shook his head.

“Amituofo, this benefactor doesn’t even seem human anymore.”

Musan made a disapproving sound and shook his head.

Jegal Munin could not clearly see what was happening, but curiously moved his head, peeking out from time to time. Wei Jeonghan and the Master of Divine Abilities watched the whirlwind created by Wei Yanho with their mouths open.

“I-is that possible?”

“…There’s no denying what we’re seeing.”

The Master of Divine Abilities let out a sigh.

‘He really doesn’t seem human.’

The Poison Demon, who had released the poison accumulated in his body to create a huge toxic cloud, was already inhuman enough. But the guy who was now controlling that smoke with the wind pressure generated by running was even less human.

How fast would he have to run to achieve that?

“…Now he’s flying.”

“…”

Wei Yanho, who had been running on the ground, began to propel himself into the air.

Hmm… what was that called?

Steps on the Void?

Or maybe Aerial Walking?

‘But it looks a little different…’

In the end, what does the name matter? Both Steps on the Void and Aerial Walking are just variations of the same concept.

Humans need to push off the ground to walk or run. As the mastery of internal energy deepens, it is no longer necessary to kick the ground, but the energy of the ground can be kicked.

What if that mastery deepens even further?

Then even solid ground is not needed. Techniques such as “Flying over Grass” (walking on grass) or “Flying over Water” are examples of this level.

What if the mastery deepens even further?

Then you can run on air.

It’s not that there’s nothing there. Even if it’s not visible, the air is full of things. There’s air, there’s dust. By reaching a level where energy can be handled with extreme precision, even the air can be kicked to rise.

This is what is known as the legendary technique of Steps on the Void.

But…

‘Those aren’t Steps on the Void.’

Steps on the Void literally involve walking on air. But Wei Yanho was not walking. He was kicking the air as if it were the ground to run.

“That damn lunatic…”

Shouldn’t people live with a little common sense?

Now the guy is even running through the sky.

“Haaaaaa!”

Wei Yanho shouted loudly as he extended his sword to the side.

Sssssssssssssuuuu!

The sound of air being cut.

A sound rarely heard in life resonated clearly. The sword’s brilliance left a luminous trail that stretched out long.

“Heh… hehe.”

Wei Jeonghan watched the scene in astonishment.

How would he describe that sight?

In simple terms, it was like seeing a white rope repeatedly wrapping around a huge green mass.

“It’s shrinking.”

“It’s decreasing…”

“It’s really getting smaller.”

The poisonous smoke, pushed by the wind pressure generated by Wei Yanho, began to compress inward. It climbed back up the wall and began to regroup.

“…He’s solving it.”

“He’s fixing it.”

“The damn madman is fixing it.”

Exclamations of astonishment arose. Even Wei Jeonghan blinked without being able to say anything. Although what they were seeing was simple, everyone present understood the magnitude of what was happening.

Not even a small amount of smoke can be contained with the hands by an ordinary person. Even an experienced martial artist would shake his head if asked to catch smoke that is dispersing.

Because smoke is like that. If there is the slightest space, it will find a way to escape.

But now Wei Yanho was not dealing with a little smoke, but with a cloud large enough to cover a city, and he was compressing it only with the wind pressure generated by his body.

“Wow…”

The Master of Divine Abilities let out an empty laugh.

Not even when he killed the Death Demon with one blow or when he forced the Poison Demon to commit suicide had he felt so speechless. This was not just a matter of brute force.

If the Supreme Sovereign were here, could he do something similar?

Impossible.

Even if the Supreme Sovereign were two or three times stronger, he could not do it. Moving at such speed and handling internal energy with such precision was impossible. This was something that only Wei Yanho could achieve in the Central Plains.

“T-that…”

It was getting smaller and smaller.

Wei Yanho, who had pushed the poisonous smoke back into the headquarters of the Righteous Martial Alliance, began to run while compressing it. The white light spread out, enveloping the smoke without leaving any gaps.

Soon, the smoke was no longer visible. The entire headquarters was covered by a white light. It was as if a luminous hemisphere had enveloped the place.

And that hemisphere was shrinking.

Although they were seeing it with their own eyes, if someone had told them this scene, they would have hit them on the head to make them react. Or they would have asked if they were dreaming.

Although the Master of Divine Abilities was known for his eloquence, he did not dare to describe this scene to others.

Even with all the credibility he had gained, he could not prevent people from thinking, “Has this old man lost his mind?” That’s how absurd what Wei Yanho was doing was.

“…Huh.”

The hemisphere shrank to the size of a house. Then, it was compressed to the size of a person.

There, the poisonous smoke was locked up.

‘What does he plan to do now?’

What he had shown so far was already enough to leave them stunned. But what was really important was what would come next. He couldn’t keep the smoke compressed forever.

If he didn’t handle the poison properly, he would have only gained a little time.

‘But how is he supposed to handle it?’

The Master of Divine Abilities’ face darkened.

It might be thought that, by concentrating the scattered smoke in one place, all that remained was to “handle it”, but that “handling” was the real problem. How was he supposed to handle that smoke?

If someone asked him to contain the poisonous smoke without letting it escape, what would he answer?

There was no way.

The best thing would be to lock it in a container, but there was none capable of withstanding the toxicity. Even if it existed, it was not available there. To handle that, they would need to bring all the high-quality poison storage containers that the elites of the Tang Family kept in their home.

But when?

No matter how inhuman Wei Yanho was doing something, he couldn’t keep that up forever. At most, half an hour. Bring something to handle the poison in that time?

‘Impossible.’

In addition, even if they managed to seal it, the ground would not resist. There was no other option.

The Master of Divine Abilities stepped forward decisively.

“G-great strategist.”

“Stand aside. This cannot be handled like this. I need to see it up close.”

“Mmm…”

Wei Jeonghan also nodded, apparently without ideas. Then, together with the Master of Divine Abilities, he jumped into the interior of the headquarters. Jangil and the others followed them.

Uuuuuuuuung!

Up close, it was even clearer how absurd the situation was. Wei Yanho was barely visible. He was running around the smoke at an incredible speed, wrapping it perfectly so that not a trace escaped.

It was impressive, amazing.

Only with the wind pressure hitting their faces could they appreciate the magnitude of what Wei Yanho was doing.

But if this was all…

At that moment.

Uung!

Something vibrated, and the luminous hemisphere that had been shining brightly suddenly disappeared.

“Ah!”

“Eek!”

“W-what happened?”

Before the confusion dissipated, the situation became clear. In front of the poisonous smoke, now the size of a person, was Wei Yanho, kneeling with a pale face.

“Huff! Huff!”

His trembling limbs and his pale face made it clear how exhausted he was.

‘He’s exhausted?’

‘Are we lost?’

If Wei Yanho was too exhausted to contain the smoke, there were no more options.

‘Should we run? Or sacrifice ourselves?’

At the moment when the Master of Divine Abilities’ mind was spinning frantically!

Wei Yanho began to do something that no one had imagined.

“Fuuuuuuuuuh.”

A deep sigh.

A sigh that seemed to empty the earth. Just when everyone thought that even Wei Yanho had given up.

“Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssuuup!”

Wei Yanho tilted his head forward and sucked in all the poisonous smoke in front of him.

“Eeeek!”

“W-what are you doing, you damn madman?”

“Amituofo! Amituofo! Amituofo! Amituofo! Amituofo!”

Musan repeated the name of Buddha as if he were praying for his salvation. But it was already too late to stop him.

Wei Yanho didn’t leave a trace of smoke, sucking it all in. The green smoke entered his mouth in a continuous flow.

“T-that…”

Then, the change began.

Through his torn clothes, his body began to turn bluish. From his abdomen, like ink spreading, his entire body turned green in an instant.

“…”

Wei Yanho staggered.

After swaying, he supported one hand on the ground to stabilize himself and looked at everyone with his grotesquely green face.

“I think I drank too much…”

“…”

His appearance was so frightening that even a ghost would run away.