Surviving as a Genius on Borrowed Time

Temperament, speech, and eyes.

Jeong Yeon-shin had always been adept at discerning others' true intentions since he was a child.

There had often been moments where he needed to anticipate things in advance.

One time, when his eldest brother had invited him to play with the village children, he arrived at the agreed-upon spot, only to find a sign crudely nailed into the ground with the words, “The one who devours his mother.”

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He could feel the heart of the martial world’s absolute beings, close to the divine, flowing into him—the tiniest fragments of their thoughts.

‘She doesn't see me as a person.’

In this moment, from the Master of the Golden Chamber’s eyes, he felt a profound emptiness.

A temperament that didn’t acknowledge him as an equal. She seemed to regard him not as a person, but as a precious tool.

The key to hunting the Celestial Dragon. A net forged beautifully by the heavens.

Her question about his marital status had likely been nothing more than a way to check if there were any obstacles to her goal, something that got in the way.

She would need a weapon that could be gripped and wielded, not one stored away in its scabbard. The Master’s strange behavior hinted at a life lived with hidden motives.

Jeong Yeon-shin quietly studied her before finally speaking.

“Let go.”

He completely quelled the power of the Threefold Convergence Technique within his grip. It had already been useless, blocked by the Master’s hand locks.

Boom—

The sound of debris—wood and roof tiles—scattered across the hall with a loud noise, but Jeong Yeon-shin paid it no mind. Instead, he focused on the sensations between his hands.

The energy of Celestial Dragon Slayer Technique wrapped around the Master’s arms.

Like an invisible bolt of lightning, the immense resistance continuously provoked the energy of Threefold Convergence Technique, pushing it deep into his meridians. The air seemed to crackle with tension.

If the Master made a decisive move and fully unleashed her strike, it would be as if he had to surrender one of his arms, just like his grandfather had done to Lord Ma Yeon-jeok in his youth.

‘Just as the rumors say. The energy that annihilates supernatural forces.’

The power of the Threefold Convergence Technique seemed to resist not just internal and external energies but even forces that sought to overwhelm them. In contrast, the Celestial Dragon Slayer Technique had the ability to crush all favorable energies in the world.