Martial Arts Ain’t That Big of a Deal

Seo-jun had previously used his pseudo-domain in the form of Baek Seo-jun’s techniques.

By extracting his inner core outside of his body and using 108 ice pillars as focal points, he had imitated a domain.

But now, there was no need for such tedious efforts. Having fully reached the Transcendent Realm, it was only natural.

Standing in the middle of the vast open sea, Seo-jun dipped his hand into the seawater.

"Eight Cold Hells."

A single conceptual projection, merely a fragment of his true domain, Ideal World. The frigid energy seeped into the Northern Sea, dyeing it completely white.

CRRRRRRRAAAACK—!!!

The sea froze over without resistance. The spreading cold was, in a way, an extension of Seo-jun’s own domain. As the chill extended infinitely, it sensed something massive swimming beneath the ocean.

"Found you."

Seo-jun smiled and focused all his cold energy on that spot.

Deep in the abyss, as the pitch-black seawater momentarily flickered white—

CRACK—!

In an instant, the sea froze solid from its deepest depths, causing the water beneath his feet to swell. The sheer volume of seawater, freezing all at once, expanded in mass instantly.

—KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!

A wretched cry erupted. The monstrous entity twisted its long body before suddenly unfurling like a coiled spring, launching itself toward the surface.

CRASH—!

The completely frozen sea shattered into countless fragments. Ice shards scattered wildly, refracting dazzling light in every direction. Amid the chaos, a towering shadow surged toward the sky.

Seo-jun placed a hand above his brow to block the glare as he gazed up at the creature.

"A dragon…? No, probably just an Imoogi."

Whether Imoogis could fly or not was unclear, but at the very least, this one couldn't.

BOOOOOOOM—!!!

The beast that had shot into the sky plummeted back into the frozen sea.

Kyaak—!

It let out a pained shriek upon impact.

The ocean had already frozen solid, deep down to its core. Given its colossal size, crashing straight into it without any countermeasures had to be agonizing.

—Shhhhiiiiiiik!

The monster writhed in agony, then lifted its head and glared down at Seo-jun as if realizing it couldn't swim.

—Shaaaaaaa!

Its presence was strong—somewhere around the Supreme Grandmaster level.

Seo-jun strode forward leisurely, unfazed.

"Why did you even come out here, only to suffer like this?"

The exhausted monster swung its massive tail, which shimmered faintly with a bluish aura.

A monstrous body, an overwhelming reservoir of qi. Imagining the sheer force behind its strike wasn’t difficult.

SWWWWWIIIIIIIIISH—!!!

Seo-jun reached out toward the incoming tail.

Thud.