Chapter 392: There's Another One Long Sword Soul
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The location where the Southern Embrace Poison Palace party was engaged in combat with enemies.
PPUDEUDEUK… !
The moment a subordinate blood-robed figure was stomped flat like a squashed piece of meat under the Stone Cliff Supreme Elephant’s large foot.
KKWAGWAGWANG… HWAAAAK!
Along with the explosive sound, blue flame fire burst out.
However, that fire couldn’t burn the Stone Cliff Supreme Elephant’s hide either.
It only further provoked its anger.
“Ppuuuuuuuuu!”
When the enraged Stone Cliff Supreme Elephant extended its long trunk.
SYUSYUSYUSYUSYUSYUSYU… !
From its large nostrils, highly compressed wind was expelled like a cannon and swept away one Eastern Heaven Division Young General.
PUHAAAK!
By the power of that formidable wind pressure, the General’s body was cruelly torn apart and caused an explosion.
KKWAGWANG… HWAAAK… !
A vast green flame fire rapidly heating the space.
The Eastern Heaven Division forces now numbered only about five or six.
Additional personnel had urgently come to support, but ultimately overcoming the numerical disadvantage proved difficult.
The same was true for the Detached Three Army Corps side that came with them.
Before long, their forces had decreased by nearly half.
Though each possessed outstanding martial prowess, they couldn’t avoid struggling against the wave attacks of various poisonous creatures.
At that moment, Eastern Heaven Division’s Eighth Great General gave the order.
“Everyone, retreat!”
Then one Grneral and a group of subordinates swiftly turned and began fleeing toward the rear.
Along with that, the Detached Three Army Corps personnel also all pulled out of the battlefield at once.
Suddenly.
“Where do you think you’re going!”
A woman who had burst out a sharp cry quickly pursued them.
In an instant, the Eighth Great General executed Secret Sound Transmission Mind-to-Mind Technique.
At that command-like sound, one subordinate quickly turned around and counterattacked.
SSWAESSWAENG!
A fierce sword strike shooting out, aimed at the approaching woman.
JJEOJJEONG!
Simultaneously with the metallic sound, the subordinate’s form staggered.
Because the power of the weapon the woman wielded was heavy.
CHAENG, CHAECHAENG, CHAENG!
The stinging metallic sounds continued.
PEOGEOEOK… !
Simultaneously with the chilling sound of flesh being pierced, the subordinate lost balance and collapsed on the ground.
A penetrating wound.
The elephant’s large tusk that had been deeply thrust into the chest had emerged through the back.
The owner of the hand technique was precisely Meng Min, daughter of the Southern Embrace Poison Palace Lord.
At that moment, suddenly.
BULLEUK!
The body of the subordinate who had fallen in front swelled greatly.
KWANG!
An explosion of gu poison.
HWAREUREUREUREUREUK…
Blue flames suddenly transformed into waves and swallowed Meng Min whole.
Terrifying heat and wind pressure spewed out extensively.
At that time, Meng Min’s voice leaked out from within the flames.
“Hmm, the level is not one to carelessly look down upon.”
Immediately after, Formless Energy wind blew like a whirlwind and sucked the wave of flame fire up into the sky.
Then Meng Min’s form was finally revealed.
She who had received the tremendous flames with her body appeared unscathed.
External injuries were completely absent.
Only her skin was slightly charred here and there.
At that moment, an old poison user approached nearby.
“Ah, Ah Lady! Are you alright? I was startled! Why didn’t you dodge…?”
The identity of the old man was the second-in-command of Southern Embrace Poison Palace, Wol Mol-hyo, who held the sobriquet Leading Snake Great Poison Elder.
An old man who freely controlled the famous poison snakes of Southern Forest such as Ghost Face Snake, White Wind King Snake, Yellow Spring Snake, Red Head Flying Snake, and Golden Lotus Snake by playing a flute.
Meng Min swept back her hair and answered.
“I was testing my strength.”
“What?”
“How much Internal energy is needed to endure the explosion with external technique alone…”
“Goodness! Even so, please refrain from doing that in the future! If you keep doing that, this old man will show you a heart attack death!”
When Wol Mol-hyo spoke as if scolding, Meng Min nodded her head.
“I’m sorry. I won’t do it again. Still, I did it because I had to verify it accurately at least once. Anyway, if many explode in a chain, it would be dangerous. If I trust my external technique and push too hard, I might run out of Internal energy and face disaster. Above all, the superiors among the subordinate group would have even stronger explosive power.”
She finished speaking and quietly turned her head.
By then, the enemies had completely vanished.
No one particularly tried to chase them to the end.
Because from the start, the goal of the mission was to rescue Orthodox and Unorthodox martial artists in danger from the enemy’s trap.
“What are our casualties?”
“Five people are injured. Fortunately, it’s not serious, but they need to rest. That person’s martial prowess was outstanding…”
That person meant the Eastern Heaven Division’s Eighth Great General.
“According to Sect Master Cheol’s words, those presumed to be the leadership are different from the ordinary ones who consumed gu poison.”
“Yes, he said so. That if they resolve to die, their extreme-grade Internal energy more than doubles…”
“Yes. If that person had committed to death… we would have suffered greater damage. But once today passes, I believe we’ll be able to gain complete advantage over the enemy.”
At Meng Min’s words, Wol Mol-hyo smiled brightly.
“Yes. Huhut. Thanks to Sect Master Cheol’s advanced martial power.”
At that time, a person approached and stood beside them.
“Um, shouldn’t we hurry over there? It seems fighting is still going on…”
It was Xiahou Family Lord Cloud Valley Sword Elder Xiahou Jeol, who had escaped danger thanks to the reinforcement Southern Embrace Poison Palace.
Then Meng Min replied with a faint smile.
“Don’t worry too much. Father is not someone who will be easily defeated. No matter how much the opponent is a famous warrior from a previous era of the Jianghu.”
Come to think of it, the figure of Palace Lord Hegemon of Poison Paramount Meng Wang was nowhere to be seen.
At that time.
-Kkagagagagagagagagang… Peopeopeopeopeopeopeopeong…!
From not too far away, echoes of metallic sounds and explosive roars created great tremors.
Over the nearby forest, precisely the place where Meng Wang was exchanging techniques.
Meng Min finished checking the personnel and immediately deployed elegant Lightness technique.
“Everyone, wait here! I’ll go and bring Father back!”
* * *
SHWISHWEET, SHWEET, SHWISHWEET!
A sound like a snake flicking its tongue and fiercely flying in.
KKANG, KKANG… KKAAKKANG!
Along with the metallic sounds, sparks flew as the imposing martial artist was pushed back step by step.
It was Meng Wang.
The Green Fang Poison Horn, made from the unique tusks of Green Wave Elephant, the foremost strange weapon of Southern Forest, vibrated.
Moreover, even his wrists tingled.
That’s how powerful the successive sword strikes he had defended against were.
The one executing them was an old man with disheveled hair wielding a long sword.
A face resembling a snake.
Not just his appearance, but the energy in his body was the same.
A sharp and chilling momentum that felt like a giant snake coiling around prey.
The disheveled old man was the former owner of Breaking Snake Forest fifty years ago, current Great General of the Detached Three Army Corps, Snake Eye Sword Demon Mo Dok-jae.
“Didn’t I say earlier? That I’m quite different from the snakes you’ve fought until now.”
Mo Dok-jae, with those words, swung his sword wildly in succession.
KAKANG, KANG… PEOPEONG, PEONG!
Simultaneously with the heavy explosive sound, Meng Wang’s large frame retreated again.
He was knocked back by the rebound force from the weapons clashing.
In the midst of that, Meng Wang let out a small sound.
“Keukuk, you’re quite strong.”
Mo Dok-jae mocked that attitude.
“Playing it cool until the end.”
Thousand Snake Hall Master White Snake Head Sword Gul Ma-hun, who was previously bisected and killed by Cheol Ryu-heun’s martial power…
He had made his name in his lifetime with a sword study called White Snake Secret Moving Sword.
However.
It was merely a derivative of Breaking Snake Forest martial arts.
The skill of Mo Dok-jae, who was practically the progenitor, was at a level that didn’t permit comparison with Gul Ma-hun in the first place.
They were in completely different tiers.
His Internal energy level was outstanding, and the sword technique essences and mystical applications were absolutely superb.
Difficult for any ordinary expert to handle even for ten seconds…
The proof was that Meng Wang, who flaunted unprecedented brute strength, was being pushed back like retreating.
Mo Dok-jae executed the ultimate finishing move Snake Swarm Sword Advance from the exquisite sword study Ten Thousand Snake Sword Forms, the origin of the White Snake Secret Moving Sword.
SHWISHWISHWISHWISHWEET, SHWISHWISHWISHWISHWISHWEET!
The blade flew in wildly like dozens of snakes.
Each displaying strange movements as if coiling, and rapidly at that.
KKAGAGAGAGAGAGAGANG!
Metallic sounds continuing without rest.
PEOPEOPEOPEOPEOPEOPEOPEONG!
At the same time, explosive sounds intermingling.
When Meng Wang stepped backward, Mo Dok-jae moved his feet.
PAPAK!
Thus he kicked the ground and charged.
Was he intending to finish it?
At that time, a smile hung on the corner of Meng Wang’s mouth.
It was a very clear smile.
Flinch.
Mo Dok-jae immediately felt incongruity.
Unsettling.
What was that relaxed smile?
Suddenly, the Green Fang Poison Horn fired out vast energy light.
PAAAAAAAAAA… !
A large poisonous cloud.
It was clearly a type of fatal technique within the Great Poison Heaven Divine technique.
As the poisonous current thus whirled like a giant typhoon.
KKWAUWOONG, KKWAUUWOONG, KKWAWOONG!
Along with successive explosive sounds, Mo Dok-jae flew backward.
‘Kkeut!’
A heavy impact encroaching into his chest.
It was the effect of some poison infiltrating his body.
KWAKWAKWAKWAK!
The moment Mo Dok-jae put strength into his heels and stopped his body that had been sliding backward.
“Counterattack begins.”
Meng Wang fiercely charged.
Looking at him now, his large frame seemed to have slightly swelled.
He had probably operated a large amount of cultivation at the extreme level.
That’s right.
He had enhanced the mystical application of Elephant Skin Great Iron Bone.
Having thus compressed the gap in one breath, Meng Wang poured on the offensive.
When the Green Fang Poison Horn danced, clouds spewed out greatly.
Mo Dok-jae added Internal energy and executed Snake Swarm Sword Advance once more.
KKAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGANG… PEOPEOPEOPEOPEOPEOPEOPEOPEONG… !
However, Meng Wang’s fatal technique smashed through Snake Swarm Sword Advance head-on and advanced.
‘Heop!’
Startled, Mo Dok-jae raised his sword to hold.
JJEOGEOEONG… KKWAUWOONG!
A terrifying power like a herd of elephants rushing in struck the blade.
A powerful, savage, and hegemonic offensive combining physical brute strength and internal energy.
By that terrifying shockwave, Mo Dok-jae was once again pushed to the rear.
JIIIIIIIK, JIIIIIIIK!
When he scratched the ground with both feet while retreating and barely stopped.
“Poison Heaven Ruling Tempest.”
Meng Wang threw out a rough voice.
Mo Dok-jae’s one eyebrow twitched upon hearing that.
“What…?”
“Hut, I’m telling you so you at least know the name of the fatal technique I executed. To the netherworld. The ones who were over there seem to have fled, so once I kill only you, it’ll be over.”
Mo Dok-jae recalled the earlier conversation.
‘You!’
-Snake Eye Sword Demon? I’ve never heard of it.
-Hut, I’m telling you so you at least know the name of my sobriquet. To the netherworld. Once I kill only you here, it’ll be over.
That’s right.
The opponent had returned what he’d said at that time.
However, he could no longer carelessly look down on him.
Because through the power of the successive fatal technique Poison Heaven Ruling Tempest, he had truly understood Meng Wang’s martial prowess.
Indeed, he possessed a terrifying martial power befitting the absolute ruler of Southern Forest beyond the passes.
He realized the boastful words he had uttered earlier were a mistake.
This one is difficult.
Of course, he knew he wasn’t an opponent to easily look down upon.
However, having actually fought, his personal prowess was much higher than initially expected.
‘To think he was still hiding that much power…!’
There wasn’t a hint of fatigue in Meng Wang’s expression.
Only the light of fierce Fighting spirit and killing intent was growing ever thicker on that face.
It felt like it evoked the spirit of Blood-Craving Fighting Ghost Tae-pa, said to boast the greatest combat skills among the Three Spirits.
In that situation, he sharpened his energy sense further.
‘They’re gone.’
Just as he said, the presences that had been over there had disappeared.
The remaining personnel of the Detached Three Army Corps and Eastern Heaven Division seemed to have urgently retreated.
‘Then it would be good to pull back now.’
But then.
SYUUUUUUUWOONG…
Simultaneously with a strange sound, a flash descended from the sky.
KKWANG, KKWADEUDUK… !
A person and horse revealing themselves as they shattered the ground and withdrew their light.
It was the appearance of Divine Wind and Cheol Ryu-heun.
Looking at Mo Dok-jae, he casually tossed out an indifferent voice.
“What, there’s another snake head.”