While Edora explained the pathway, Nocturne constantly changed his facial expression from moment to moment. At various points, he showed surprise, understanding, and finally realization.

Under the Martial King, Nocturne, too, had once trained in the Bright Tai Chi Pangu Sword, and he never neglected his training even though he was excommunicated from the tribe. In fact, when he was dealing with the Martial King, Nocturne had attempted to show off his development by exuviating and transcending in front of the Martial King. Although the Martial King had forcibly stopped Nocturne’s attempt, Nocturne could still try exuviating and transcending whenever he wanted.

Nocturne grabbed tightly to the sword he had let go of not too long ago as he gained new insight from Edora’s pathway explanation. For some reason, he looked serious and was filled with a sense of duty to deliver Edora’s pathway to Yeon-woo. However, at some point, Nocturne seemed to have forgotten all those things as he immersed himself in what he was hearing.

Edora’s pathway explanation gave Nocturne a new realization and opened an entirely different new world. Although he thought he had reached the furthest boundaries of martial arts, Nocturne now felt that he was seeing a new universe, one he had never imagined before. Furthermore, he now realized how narrow and small of a corner he occupied in the vastness of martial arts. He had been living like a frog in a well.

Thus, Nocturne closed his eyes from time to time and quietly recounted the pathway’s points. As he organized...