Surviving as a Genius on Borrowed Time

A single letter was posted throughout the capital.

It spoke of a martial tournament—one unlike anything in recent memory. Its words summoned absolute masters from across the land.@@novelbin@@

Who could refuse such a challenge?

It was a proclamation so grand that it was shaking all twelve provinces and seven prefectures that made up Sichuan, enough to uproot the entire region.

Not only Sichuan, but even lands beyond were now in turmoil, swept up in the ripples of this ever-expanding declaration of war.

Rustle.

A letter, carried by the wind, lodged itself between the pure white index and middle fingers of the Golden Dawn Sect’s Master.

At the same time, the Buddha statue, which had been wildly bouncing and spinning in midair, suddenly plummeted to the ground with a heavy thud.

As though an unseen hand had abruptly vanished.

"One-on-one duels? Or a survival gauntlet…?"

She murmured, her voice small but rising slightly at the end.

It was clear that she had lost interest in the Buddha statue she had been toying with.

From the jade horai flask in her other hand, the rich scent of aged wine spread through the air.

For a brief moment, a thick mist swirled around her body, like clouds forming in the sky.

The warriors of Golden Dawn Sect flinched in response.

"Bright Wing Lord… How utterly arrogant. Truly, beyond arrogant."

Godblade of Iron Helm, Geum Hwi-cheol, sneered as he slammed his great saber into the ground.

For a brief moment, blue light coursed through the thick veins of his unnaturally muscular forearm, flickering like streaks of lightning before vanishing.

It was manifested internal energy, condensed into tangible force.

"Preposterous. That bastard doesn’t even understand what he’s done."

The old man spat the words bitterly.

In the fleeting instant when the letter had flown toward the Golden Dawn Sect’s Master, his sharp gaze had already scanned every word.

Meanwhile, the messenger of Yeo Ryeong stood frozen, staring at the Golden Dawn Sect’s Master, bathed in the radiant sunlight.

He only snapped back to reality because of the old man’s harsh outburst.