Surviving as a Genius on Borrowed Time

The scene unfolding within the manor had defied natural order.

It was an anomaly caused by true internal energy.

Inside the rice-papered room, the silhouette of a seated figure formed from an aura of light, hands gathered over the lower abdomen.

It was a Body-Protection Qi Shield.

Yet, the luminous glow emanating from the faintly shining robes did not merge with the flickering lanterns of the banquet hall.

Instead, it created a subtle, fan-shaped barrier that repelled them.

Its nature was strangely tyrannical.

“Hah—”

A soft exhale escaped from beneath the silver mask of the Little Invincible Demon.

“This… complicates things.”

A murmur slipped from their lips, born from the depths of profound internal breathing.

And then, as if a lie had been abruptly unraveled, the radiance vanished.

Darkness flooded in within an instant, as though light had never been present in the first place.

It was a technique unseen before in the martial world.

“…”

Silence followed.

Even though the lantern lights returned, illuminating the surroundings once more, the raucous chatter did not resume.

The Little Invincible Demon swept back a stray lock of hair that had fallen over their cheek.

A hint of hesitation flickered in the pale fingertips that had momentarily brushed their skin.@@novelbin@@

A deep, azure gleam flashed within the shadowed interior of the silver mask.

"His qi was unstable. Has he not yet mastered it?"

Their sharp gaze lingered on Jeong Yeon-shin’s room.

Then, as if suddenly realizing their own impatience, they relaxed their expression.

Perhaps it was because, at long last, something in this bleak and colorless world had arrived that was neither black nor white.