Chapter 430: Rapidly Shifting Battle
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At Wang-ryu’s brief Sound Transmission, Xianyu Ershan responded with a nod.
Though his words were calm, the surprise in his heart was considerable.
No.
It was quite shocking.
This was the first time he had seen such a thing.
Someone transforming people’s blood into deadly explosive demonic energy and massacring on a large scale.
It was surely the Blood Demon Reigning Palm.
Yet.
There was a fact more astonishing than having executed it.
The legendary Blood Demon Reigning Palm alone was shocking enough, yet he had even altered its application.
That shock immediately gave birth to a question.
How?
It was natural.
Since someone without even the Divine Martial Sword had executed the Blood Demon Reigning Palm like that.
Did it make sense?
Others would surely have the same astonishment.
It was truly an incomprehensible spectacle.
No matter how much one was said to be a warrior who defied common sense, he had crossed the boundary line of a comprehensible range.
But such questions were only momentary.
Xianyu Ershan, having focused again on the mission itself, asked.
They had been waiting for the Demon God’s soul-body to come over intact, but it had been blocked by Cheol Ryu-heun’s brilliant scheme.
In other words, the original mission was effectively scrapped.
That much was the magnitude of the impact from the variable called Cheol Ryu-heun, greater than expected.
Right at that moment, Wang-ryu showed a covert glance.
A signal to completely suppress his presence.
Simultaneously, Xianyu Ershan hastily operated the Tortoise Breath Great Method.
At that moment, a flashing object approached the nearby air.
Along with it, a sound resembling wingbeats also approached.
PAPAPAPAPA…
The space became brighter for a moment.
Thus, the large, pure-white cluster of light swept past high above the two’s heads with a HWIK! while stirring up a fierce wind and flew off in the other direction.
The flash’s identity was person and horse.
It was Divine Wind’s flight, carrying Shin So-sul and Zhuge Bi on its back.
Thanks to both having operated the Tortoise Breath Great Method, they had not had their presence detected.
Before anyone knew it, Divine Wind had receded into the distance.
SYUSYUSYUSYUSYU, SYUSYUSYUSYUSYU……
Behind where Wang-ryu and Xianyu Ershan were hiding, a mysterious shimmer arose.
As if building semi-transparent fortress walls.
It was a formation created by the harmony of Shin So-sul and Zhuge Bi.
Wang-ryu soon stole a glance behind him and wore a smile of peculiar meaning.
‘Hut. Cutting off retreat, is it……’
He then replied to the earlier question.
At the point his gaze directed, the Five Palace Masters and the altar were visible.
Xianyu Ershan also looked in that direction.
At Wang-ryu’s words, Xianyu Ershan’s two eyes turned and.
Sure enough.
‘Ah……!’
The ghost fires resembling will-o’-the-wisps were becoming faint.
What that meant was simple.
It signified that a power existed that was interfering with the sorcery-created lights of the Heretic Cult.
Realizing what that was, Xianyu Ershan threw his gaze toward that sky.
The four great rays of sunlight.
The lights that had been created simultaneously with Cheol Ryu-heun’s appearance earlier……
‘Right, is that light crushing and scattering the sorcery arranged throughout this entire gorge?’
At that time, Wang-ryu spoke, having discerned the reality.
The Five Palace Masters were currently performing extreme-measure sorcery.
Though merely a fragment of the soul-body, it had still originated from the otherworldly Demon God.
If they could somehow stabilize that power, Mo Dok-jae would transform into some kind of powerful biological weapon.
Indeed.
Even with just one arm alone, tremendous power would be released.
Having discerned that, a gleam of interest rose in Xianyu Ershan’s pupils.
He understood.
Wang-ryu’s intent.
The power he surmised to be ManCheon Great Evil Skill was quite formidable.
Therefore, the work of those Five Palace Masters would hit a snag.
Then Heuk Ma-yung would naturally opt for an extreme method.
Precisely, the transfer of the soul-body through blood drinking.
Whether he would be swallowed by the power of that fragment and become a puppet, or conversely master and wield it at will……
That is, Gun Mu-ak and Cheol Ryu-heun would be facing an unprecedented formidable enemy.
Hence, if they clashed, casualties would surely occur on all sides.
Wang-ryu intended to aim for that opening, intervene, and transfer the soul-body to his own body.
In that midst, the personnel of the alliance of Orthodox, Unorthodox, and Demonic were pushing the enemy camp forward, each with outstanding martial prowess.
Hand techniques growing fiercer and sharper as time went on.
Each was a sight of not sparing strength in the fight.
Tenacity and fighting spirit striving to seize the momentum in one stroke were visible.
PEOPEOPEOPONG!
With a clamorous explosion, five or six Heretic Cult members staggered backward.
Along with it, a chrysanthemum-shaped current spread and then vanished.
Faces of bewilderment surfaced in the pupils of the group that had received the sword force and retreated.
‘Damn it, the sorcery isn’t being executed properly!’
‘That wench’s sword power has improved beyond recognition at some point!’
Their opponent was Chrysanthemum Fragrance Sword Matriarch Byeok Song-ha, the chief of the Three Seats of Guizhou and the Chrysanthemum Martial Hall Master.
The Heretic Cult members realized that the sunlight generated in the air by ManCheon Great Evil Skill was interfering with their sorcery operation.
Then rather than various sorcery, confronting with pure martial arts would be right.
But it was too late.
Byeok Song-ha did not give them a moment to catch their breath.
She deployed the supreme lightness footwork symbolizing the heritage and tradition of Chrysanthemum Martial Hall, Hundred Chrysanthemum Trailing Footwork.
Chrysanthemum-resembling currents spread along with her footprints.
Those formed into clusters, making it difficult to guess the path of her movement.
Having circled behind the Heretic Cult members in an instant while confusing their vision, Byeok Song-ha deployed her sect’s supreme sword art.
CHYUCHYUCHYUCHYUCHYU, CHYUCHYUCHYUCHYUCHYU… !
Colorful chrysanthemum-form sword energy poured out like a storm following the blade that cut through the wind and rang out.
The finishing move of Chrysanthemum Fragrance Sword Formula in Full Bloom, Four-Fold Chrysanthemum Sphere Swords.
Thus, the Heretic Cult members who had exposed their backs each screamed and scattered blood-red blood.
On one side, massive flame reminiscent of an explosion of solid poison swept the ground in a one-jang radius.
HWAREUREUREUREUREUK, HWAREUREUREUREUREUK… KUKUKUKUKU, KUKUKUKUKU!
HWAREUREUREUREUREUK, HWAREUREUREUREUREUK… KUKUKUKUKU, KUKUKUKUKU!
It was a spectacle as if a giant fan had spread open like flames.
By that fierce blaze, over ten enemies were reduced to pitch-black ash.
It was the majesty of Fire Flame Sword Fanning Energy, the specialized technique of the sect wielded by Solar Sun Great Lord Beop-yeol, owner of the Ten Great Heavenly Weapon Blazing Sun Sword and Master of Bright Sun Sword Sect.
In yet another direction, a horrifying metallic sound led enemies to the underworld.
KKIRIRRIRIRIRIT… KKWAAAAAAANG!
Before the dark ash-gray current shaped like giant cogwheels, enemies had their entire bodies severed.
It was Iron Wheel Great Annihilation Sword, the sword path specialized technique wielded by Sword Wheel Crown Prince Gwi Je-shin, the Iron Blood Martial Alliance Leader, through the Ten Great Heavenly Weapon Iron Spirit Bizarre Sword.
Added to that, a sight of two fierce tigers on a rampage was also visible.
The warriors representing the Orthodox Path of the northern region, Hebei Peng Family Lord Northern Heavens Saber Venerable Peng Cheon-jin and Nine Tiger Blade Gang Master Chopping Wave Saber Tiger Ji Jang-jong.
Enemies each spewed fresh blood before that momentum.
The saber forms the two scattered were like tigers.
Especially the might of Mountain Lord Thunderbolt Saber, executed at its pinnacle by Peng Cheon-jin, was truly overwhelming.
It tore apart everything visible before the eyes as if a massive tiger was wildly swinging its front paws.
The momentum of New Province Sword Saint Dokgo In-wang of Dokgo Sword Family, Mist Valley Sword Master Xiahou Jeol of Hahu Clan, Brilliant Seas Sword Lion Dan Li-yeol of Blue Sea Martial Sect, Single Flash Sword Hegemon Do Woo-poong of Five Yang Sword Hall, and other warriors was also tremendous.
Meanwhile, Young Sword King Son Ja-ryong, the Zhejiang Son Family Lord, one of the prodigies of the south, was in the midst of dueling one of the Forbidden Soul Ghost Thing members of the enemy camp’s formidable combat power.
His opponent was Earth Closing Kill Guest Assassin Hwal-bae, the Hall Master of Shadow Cliff Assassin Hall and a supreme expert assassin at the Guangxi Three Martial Arms level.
It was their second battle within the Shiwan Mountains.
But Son Ja-ryong was different from before.
Through Cheol Ryu-heun’s arrangement, he had perfectly awakened the divine energy of the Ten Great Heavenly Weapon Dragon Throne Sword, and his martial prowess had sharply risen.
Currently, dragon scale-like, extremely thin and sturdy energy barriers had been generated over Son Ja-ryong’s entire body.
It was Dragon Scale Protection Energy, the unique divine energy of the Dragon Throne Sword that protected the owner’s body like superb external martial arts.
KANG… KAKANG, KANG… KKWANG, KKWAKWANG… KKWANG!
Son Ja-ryong, armored with Dragon Scale Protection Energy, pressed Hwal-bae’s front relentlessly as if charging with his whole body.
And finally, the Dragon Throne Sword was driven into the vital point.
BUUUUK… TUHAAK!
The blade’s tip, having deeply penetrated the middle dantian, pierced through the back plate.
“Kkeu…… reureu…….”
Thus, Hwal-bae ended his life as a corrupted slave of the Darkness-Craving Blood Clan.
Not far from there, Dark Hall Master Dark Fragrance Sword Mun-bin was striking down enemies indiscriminately, operating the Ink Divine Robe’s Attraction Energy and Unicorn Energy while using sword techniques accompanied by ghost valley sounds.
Three of the Heretic Cult’s Eight Great Sorcery Guests had also perished, swept up in his tremendous power.
Were humans the only ones?
The Stone Cliff Supreme Elephant, Steel-Armored River Horse, and other poison creatures of Southern Forest were also subduing the poison creatures of the Shiwan Mountains one by one.
The balance of the fight tilted sharply.
Before long, more than half of the enemy camp had died.
Even the Darkness-Craving Blood Clan was in a near-total annihilation state.
By the Blood Demon Reigning Palm that Cheol Ryu-heun was executing.
CHALBAKCHALBAK, CHALBAKCHALBAK……
Cheol Ryu-heun tread through the ground where blood had flooded like a river.
Toward Lust-Blood Seductive Ghost Hu-ra, standing one jang away.
No enemy stepped forward to block him.
As the distance narrowed.
BUGEULBUGEUL.
Hu-ra was in agony as all the blood in her body boiled.
Her body trembled on its own.
The Darkness-Craving Blood Clan group lined up before Hu-ra was the same.
As Cheol Ryu-heun drew near, frightful pain heated their entire bodies.
Soon.
PEOPEOPEOPEOPEOPEOPEOPONG… TUTUTUTUTUTUTU… !
The entire Darkness-Craving Blood Clan group before Hu-ra exploded all at once.
Blood rain poured down.
“Kkiaaaaak!”
Hu-ra, her entire body cracked all over, screamed and writhed.
Befitting someone in the highest leadership of the Darkness-Craving Blood Clan, she had avoided total body explosion.
But she looked like she couldn’t endure any longer.
CHALBAKCHALBAK……
Cheol Ryu-heun’s footsteps drew closer still.
Hu-ra, having barely regained her wits, threw her gaze forward.
“Kkeu…… you…… you…… how can you do that……!”
When Cheol Ryu-heun expressionlessly operated ascending power.
BULLEOKBULLEOK… PEOPEOPEOPEOK!
Hu-ra’s skin swelled and then burst.
“Kkiaaaaaaaak!”
Following the anguished scream spit out again.
“Open your mouth. The sword’s going in.”
Cheol Ryu-heun compressed the gap along with his disinterested voice.
At speed that disregarded visual acuity.
PIT… PEOGEOEOK!
An unpleasant sound rang out.
The Gan Jiang penetrated the agonizing Hu-ra’s mouth and even shattered her skull.
HUDUDUDUDUDUK HUDUDUDUDUDUK……
Thus, the fresh blood and brain matter of the perished Hu-ra wet the ground.
At the same time, Snake-Robed Hwa-rang was preparing a final defensive formation with the sorcery unique to Dongyeong and sending Sound Transmission.
Then one of the Five Palace Masters at the altar hastily replied.
At that moment, Heuk Ma-yung’s Sound Transmission, while he was facing Gun Mu-ak, struck Snake-Robed Hwa-rang’s ear.
Snake-Robed Hwa-rang, having heard Heuk Ma-yung’s cry, flew his body.
Thus, he rapidly threw talismans directly toward the terrifying Heavenly Demon Gravity Stars while muttering something.
FLASH… SYUAAT!
The talisman that emitted light spread a giant net.
It was the execution of supreme curse technique that wielded the application of binding.
That covered Gun Mu-ak’s entire body.
However, it was soon gradually drawn into the terrifying Heavenly Demon Gravity Stars.
The moment Snake-Robed Hwa-rang burst out his Sound Transmission, Heuk Ma-yung had already closed in on the altar like lightning.
“Everyone get back!”
At Heuk Ma-yung’s shout, the startled Five Palace Masters retreated.
KWAKWAK… PUPUK!
Long, pointed fangs were driven into Mo Dok-jae’s neck.
Immediately after.
PAPAPAPAPAT……!
All the talismans stuck on Mo Dok-jae’s entire body fell off, and black shimmer spewed wildly.
‘Heop!’
Heuk Ma-yung felt as if his airways were blocked.
At that moment, a strange voice rang through his mind.
-That body…… I shall…… take…… all shall…… die.