Chapter 292: Chapter 292

Everyone held their breath and watched the sparring stage.

Most of those who had been considered candidates for victory had fallen, and now the duel between Gwimyeonja and Ma Cheon-gun, who had displayed overwhelming strength, remained.

Although the match between Namgung So-hye and the unnamed wanderer still remained, most people believed that this sparring was practically the final match.

Because of that, the attention was higher than at any other time.

“I do not know what you are doing.”

Gwimyeonja Dan Woo-hyun, who was up on the sparring stage, looked at Sado Hak, who was wearing the mask of Ma Cheon-gun and standing in front of him, and muttered.

Sado Hak spoke, acting thoroughly relaxed.

The tone he casually spat out was somehow mixed with dissatisfaction.

“If you can do it, why can I not?”

“…”

“I also came out for fun.”

“I see.”

Dan Woo-hyun nodded.

Although his face was not visible, Sado Hak, who guessed his general expression from his demeanor, wore a smirk.

“It is partly because that Sam-tae guy begged and pleaded… but since you came out, I thought it would be nice to have a go at it on this occasion.”

“You are a fellow whose brain only works well for playing tricks.”

“Fuhaha! Right? I never expected he would come find me. You were completely tricked too, right?”

Gwimyeonja, or rather Dan Woo-hyun, nodded. He had participated to discipline that guy, but whether it was good luck, they had not matched up in the main rounds yet.

And in the end, this situation occurred, but even though it was unexpected, was that not also fun?

“Booooo.”

“Fight!”

At that moment, people shouted and hurled boos. Since it was practically the final match, everyone was watching with anticipation, but they felt frustrated because they were only talking instead of competing with martial arts.

However, the two of them did not pay any attention.

Because the reason they remained in this place was not for the entertainment of such people.

Dan Woo-hyun in his own way, and Sado Hak in his own way.

Pursued their own fun.

“Actually, that old man over there was probably also itching to come out here. Though he does not say it.”

“I see.”

“So let us enjoy it to the fullest. I also want to check how much of a gap there is between you and me…”

In an instant, Dan Woo-hyun’s gaze changed.

In his gaze looking at Sado Hak, an arrogance was contained as if looking down from above.

Sado Hak frowned.

“Let us see how long that composure lasts.”

“You will have to fight with all your might.”

“Come on, you fellow!”

Sado Hak’s figure disappeared in an instant.

Eventually, among those who were watching the entire scene, there was at most only one person who tracked that rapid movement.

* * *

Hwangbo Gwon gnashed his teeth.

In a situation where losing to Namgung So-hye was frustrating enough, even his beloved younger sister had returned in a total mess, so his anger was at a point where it could reach the heavens.

Since the surging murderous intent filled the room, no one could carelessly approach.

“Hunan Dan Family…!”

Although he did not know why Namgung So-hye was staying with the Hunan Dan Family, he questioned whether they thought they could remain safe after humiliating the Heavenly Dao Society like this.

Since they could no longer receive the protection of the Namgung Family, he was determined not to let it rest.

He sprang up from his seat.

He would return to the Heavenly Dao Society immediately and destroy the Hunan Dan Family, which had turned his sister into this state.

However, there was a woman blocking the door.

As if reading Hwangbo Gwon’s thoughts, she stood in front of the door with an indifferent gaze, staring steadily at him.

“What is this? Out of my way.”

“It is useless.”

“What do you mean?”

“Your plan to strike the Hunan Dan Family using the Heavenly Dao Society. I am saying it is useless…”

At Tang Mun-hye’s words, Hwangbo Gwon could not contain his anger and punched forward.

Boom!

The wall collapsed.

It seemed to indicate how great his anger was.

“Then are you telling me to just leave it as it is after being defeated!”

It felt as if Hwangbo Gwon would use lethal moves against Tang Mun-hye right then. His determination to leave this place even if he had to knock her down if she did not budge was felt.

Tang Mun-hye narrowed her eyes.

“I am saying it is a fight we cannot win.”

“What… did you say?”

“Even if we mobilize all the power that the Heavenly Dao Society possesses, it is impossible.”

Rumble!

The moment Tang Mun-hye finished speaking, the surroundings shook violently as if an earthquake had occurred. Startled, Hwangbo Gwon hurriedly balanced himself.

“What…?”

“Look outside. What is happening right now.”

Frowning at the baffling words and looking out the window, Hwangbo Gwon’s eyes widened several times over.

The one called Gwimyeonja and Ma Cheon-gun were facing off.

Rather than simply exchanging sword qi or techniques, each move contained unbelievable power, like a fight of the heaven beyond heaven.

“Can we really defeat them?”

“…!”

Hwangbo Gwon’t mouth trembled.

The ability Ma Cheon-gun had shown until now was below the rumors. Since ability holders of that level could be considered common enough to be kicked around in the Hwangbo Family, Hwangbo Gwon had thought the Hunan Dan Family’s ability was at most this much.

But the fight unfolding before his eyes now was not.

The caliber is different.

It was like looking at the sky.

Just by watching, cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

* * *

Swish, swish!

The one who took the initiative was Sado Hak.

At the same time as revealing himself in an instant, he threw his sword strikes. Dozens of sword paths were drawn in a single breath, and a violent wind swallowed the entire surroundings.

Deep gashes appeared on the solid floor of the sparring stage as if sliced by a blade.

Dan Woo-hyun, who stood at the center, lightly thrust his hand.

Bang!

Then, Sado Hak, who had not even been visible due to being enveloped in sword paths, suddenly appeared.

Although he wore a somewhat perplexed expression, he simultaneously turned his head to the left.

Before he knew it, Dan Woo-hyun appeared in that spot.

He had closed the distance in a single moment. As he quickly extended his leg, a power of a different caliber from the punches and kicks shown by the late-generation disciples spread in all directions.

Boom, boom, boom!

The sparring stage broke, and its fragments splattered upward.

The fragments deflected by the blade face poured like hidden weapons to pressure Dan Woo-hyun.

Wind gathered in Dan Woo-hyun’s lightly extended hand.

The flying fragments were all sucked into that spot, and then, the moment Dan Woo-hyun opened his hand, they shot toward Sado Hak.

“What is this!”

“It is martial arts.”

“It is a cheat!”

“…”

Sado Hak shouted with an incredulous expression.

Indeed, massive internal energy was loaded in the fragments he threw, but Dan Woo-hyun had scattered them all and countered by infusing his own power.

It was a technique that he could not emulate yet.

‘I knew it already!’

They were not in the middle of unleashing their full power.

Since Sado Hak could not show demonic arts in earnest in front of so many people, and Dan Woo-hyun was not even holding his sword.

Even so, showing this kind of level difference meant the power they possessed was clearly different.

Even so, could he easily give up?

Boom!

Narrowly evading the incoming palm force, he leaped backward.

As he swung his sword horizontally with force, an enormous amount of sword qi poured toward Dan Woo-hyun.

It was so vast that evading seemed impossible.

Furthermore, the moment he evaded this, the spectators behind them would not even be able to find a trace of themselves.

Dan Woo-hyun frowned.

“You are going to act like this?”

“They say whoever wins is the boss, right?”

Looking at the bundle of sword qi, Dan Woo-hyun moved his hand. A move infused with internal energy pushed back Sado Hak’s power and scattered it.

Soon, as he swung his fist, fist force poured down like a waterfall.

Boom, boom, boom!

Massive power struck and destroyed all directions.

The ground was gouged, the sparring stage flew away, and a storm-like wind frantically swept the surroundings.

From the perspective of the watching spectators, it was a moment where they felt the saying that when whales fight, shrimp backs burst.

Boom, boom, boom!

The successive clashes of the two had no end.

Although it was a short time, the surroundings had already turned like ruins, leaving only remnants.

No one could even make a sound, nor could they send cheers or boos toward them.

Was there even anyone who could stop them?

Those who had never imagined they would see a spar between martial artists who were no different from the heaven beyond heaven in a place like this just watched the entire situation, sending blank stares.

Because their level differed so much, they could see nothing, but just watching it sent shivers through their whole bodies and left them unable to form any thoughts.

The fight between the two was that intense.

“Ugh!”

Namgung So-hye swallowed a groan, resisting the wildly blowing wind.

Perhaps because not only the sparring stage but also the waiting room could not escape its influence, the surroundings were in a state no different from ruins.

Soon, as fragments flew in with a bang, Namgung So-hye raised her sword and swung.

Bang, bang, bang!

Although she was barely deflecting the stone fragments, every time she deflected them with her sword, she felt a pain as if her wrist would break.

Eventually.

Thud!

Along with a violent sound, someone flew back.

Glancing to the side, she saw the unnamed wanderer lying sprawled after being hit by a stone.

‘At this rate!’

Namgung So-hye bit her lip.

This could no longer be called a sparring tournament. If those two began to run amok in earnest, it would create an even more serious situation.

If they were fellow martial artists, it would not matter, but if they caused harm to the people of the royal estates, it would not be a situation they could simply laugh off.

Namgung So-hye watched the entire situation, facing the violent wind.

What way was there to end this?

Pondering, she soon let out a small shout.

“Hey! It is over!”

Namgung So-hye shouted toward the referee.

He was looking at the sparring stage from a corner, trembling all over with a pale complexion.

It even looked as if his pants were wet, perhaps because he had wet himself.

Namgung So-hye ran toward him immediately.

“I said it is over!”

She grabbed the referee’s shoulder and shook him.

The referee’s dazed mind seemed to slowly return, and he soon nodded, looking at what Namgung So-hye pointed at.

The referee shouted at the top of his lungs, looking at the two who still had not stopped fighting.

“O… Out of bounds! It is elimination! Elimination!”

At that moment, the fierce fight stopped completely.

It seemed they were not unable to hear the referee’s words.

The two of them turned their heads and frowned.

Apparently, because the sparring stage was completely destroyed, they had not even thought they had gone out of bounds.

Or perhaps they were so deeply immersed in the fight that they could not even pay attention to that.

Just then, when the fight paused briefly and even the explosions were not heard, the referee, thinking this was his chance, declared in an even louder voice.

“Both sides have lost by going out of bounds! Stop the fight!”

The referee’s single statement rang out clearly.

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