Chapter 396: Chapter 396

“Chase them, chase! We must capture and kill them all without leaving a single one!”

The Blood Heaven’s momentum pierced the sky.

The moment they realized the opponent’s spirit was crushed, they rushed in even more high-spiritedly.

Every single one was those who had bad relations with the Nine Great Sects and One Association or the Eight Great Families, and since these people went ahead and slashed, everyone chased behind without stopping.

Victory was right before their eyes, and the one who made achievements would receive enormous rewards.

War is always the same.

There would be those whose eyes turned because of such things, or there would even be those who simply wished to surpass them and play with them.

The Blood Heaven’s momentum did not know how to be broken, and the retreating Orthodox-Unorthodox Alliance’s morale was dead.

Since they had already crossed the Sichuan border, if they pushed forward like this, controlling Sichuan was also an easy task.

Knowing that many experts of the Orthodox-Unorthodox Alliance had already suffered injuries, the Blood Heaven figures pushing in seemed like people who did not know what fear was.

Soon, the moment they followed behind and entered the forest.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

“Kuaaaak!”

“Ah, hidden weapons?!”

“A-Ambush!”

Flying hidden weapons and all sorts of traps were waiting for them.

Countless hidden weapons, comparable to the Rain of Heavenly Flowers, poured down like rain toward them, and the moment they took a wrong step, traps surged.

Poison mist was cast in various places, blocking their path of retreat.

Simultaneously, as the fleeing Orthodox-Unorthodox Alliance turned their backs and began to attack, the Blood Heaven’s momentum, which had soared without knowing the sky’s height, plunged to the ground.

“Th… That?!”

“Ta… Tang Sa-hwi!”

Poison Sage Tang Sa-hwi revealed his appearance.

Tap, tap-

Around him, who walked past the forest and approached the Blood Heaven crowds, a deadly poison mist was cast. Every time he took a step, all sorts of weeds died.

It let them know that the name of Poison Sage was by no means in vain.

Tang Sa-hwi looked at the Blood Heaven crowds with a sharp gaze.

“I wondered which bastards were running wild… are they merely small fry?”

Tang Sa-hwi laughed.

The crowds who occupied more than half of the Central Plains.

Currently, existence that made all martial artists tremble at just that name.

Blood Heaven.

Although it was also Tang Sa-hwi’s first time facing them directly, only a chuckle flowed out at their appearance, which had way too much discrepancy from the heard rumors.

“To hand over the Martial Alliance to such things…”

Tang Sa-hwi clicked his tongue and moved his hands.

Simultaneously with a thud, thud! sound, several fell. They, who were trembling with a thin needle embedded in their necks, had their complexions turn blue-black and their breath cut off just like that.

“The Martial Alliance is so, and the Eight Great Families are also so… everyone’s level has lowered.”

Tang Sa-hwi took one more step while spitting out such words.

A roaring shout was heard from among the Orthodox-Unorthodox Alliance watching that scene.

“Waaahhh!”

“The Poison Sage is saving us!”

“Follow behind!”

The morale soaring along with the shout could not be controlled. The weight that the name of Poison Sage gave and the brilliant divine power he was showing were enough to overwhelm everyone and also shake their hearts.

Namgung Yong clicked his tongue, watching that situation.

“Tremendous indeed. He is a person worthy of that name.”

Namgung Gang beside him also could not hide his surprise, seeing the Poison Sage’s divine power. The Sword Emperor’s sword style was also so, but the Poison Sage also possessed a strength not inferior.

It did not seem like rising to the Seven Stars was merely a coincidence.

“He was originally a grand person. Even more, since Great Master Seon-jin became like that, it is only natural for people to find a new place to lean on.”

“Is that the Poison Sage?”

“Yes.”

Namgung Yong wore a look of not wanting to at all.

He felt highly uncomfortable since all of this seemed to turn according to Tang Jung-ak’s plan. If it became like this, it was a fact as clear as day that the power loaded onto the Sichuan Tang Family after driving out the Blood Heaven would grow massive.

Someone would have to block it, though.

Namgung Yong frowned and turned his head.

At the end of his gaze was Tang Jung-ak.

Although not seen in detail, he looked to be wearing a faint smile.

A smile under these circumstances?

Namgung Yong frowned even more.

He was still a fellow not to his liking.

* * *

“The Poison Sage, that fellow?”

“Yes, they say he dug a trap, waited, and swept them in one blow. Of course, it is not that he killed them all, though…”

Jang Sam-tae wore a highly displeased expression while speaking the information that came from the Hao Sect.

Currently, many people were saved due to the Sichuan Tang Family, and they overturned the momentum that was pushed back by the Blood Heaven at once.

Also, the appearance of the Poison Sage was circulating by word of mouth fast enough to stir the entire Sichuan martial world, and due to these matters, it could be said that the nose of the Sichuan martial world rose high.

The strength of the Nine Great Sects and One Association was poor and collapsed, and Qingcheng and Emei were also in a situation where they were of no help.

Also, now when the Namgung Family, which was called the apex of the Eight Great Families at one time, could also not rise overriding the absence of the Sword Emperor, it was not strange even if the number one family under heaven was called the Sichuan Tang Family.

Since such stories were heard, everything was not to his liking from Jang Sam-tae’s perspective.

This was the same for Sa Do-hak and Jeok Mu-seong.

“Not to my liking.”

“Tsk tsk, I hate the Tang Family bastards for this.”

“I seriously don’t like even that Family Head bastard’s face, so how much worse would his father be?”

As the three grumbled and frowned, Namgung Cheon wore a dumbfounded expression.

Although the Sichuan Tang Family is a poisonous family, still, is it not unmistakable that they are striving for the orthodox martial world?

“Still, because they exist, it is said that the orthodox martial world is still alive and well.”

“Do I look like an orthodox person to your eyes?”

“You seem to have forgotten, but I am an unorthodox member.”

“For me…”

“It is noisy.”

…….

Jang Sam-tae, who tried to intervene between the three, closed his mouth firmly. Whether he was displeased with Namgung Cheon who blocked only him from speaking, he pouted his lips and expressed his dissatisfaction.

“Whether orthodox or unorthodox, whatever is fine, but aren’t they better than that Blood Heaven? Then naturally we should help them. Isn’t that so?”

Mu Cheon-pung spoke casually.

Originally, whatever did not matter to him, but since he came to give help, he thought it was good to solve it even slightly faster.

Also, they had to solve it fast to capture that Geum Wang-su fellow, right?

Mu Cheon-pung clenched his fists firmly and gritted his teeth hard.

“A wave of storm has passed, but it is not over yet. Because if I were in the Blood Heaven’s position, I would try to see the end.”

At that moment, Zhuge Un spoke first.

The Blood Heaven is a group possessing overwhelming power. They crushed the Martial Sovereign Castle, and went south to shatter the Martial Alliance and Shaolin.

While it was also surprising that they dug into the center of the orthodox martial world at once, since they put all of those into their hands, the strength they held was by no means small.

“Still, they must have suffered a blow?”

“Anyway, the Blood Heaven crowds gathered now are a minority, and most are those who bowed their heads to them. Among them, there are those who were once our colleagues, friends, and comrades in arms.”

“Ahem…”

Namgung Cheon let out a groan and frowned.

As Zhuge Un said, those fighting over there now were those who knelt to the Blood Heaven.

In fact, the blow the Blood Heaven suffered was minimal.

“If they show their real strength, the situation will be overturned at once.”

“It will be so…”

Those who overturned the Martial Sovereign Castle and crushed the Martial Alliance.

Those fellows could be called the center of the Blood Heaven. If they appeared under these circumstances, they could by no means block them even if the Poison Sage was present.

Overwhelming power is that scary.

“Also, if I were the Heaven Lord of the Blood Heaven, I would pour full power into this Sichuan journey. So…”

“It is not over?”

Sa Do-hak shined a smile.

‘I want to see who it is.’

Just who they were, how strong they were to be able to commit such things, Sa Do-hak had itching hands and repeated clenching and opening his fists several times.

“You will see it soon.”

At that moment, Dan Woo-hyun’s voice was heard.

He, who had been looking after the children in So-mi’s room for a long time, approached and spoke as if there was some topic of interest. Those who were surprised let out long sighs every single one, looking at Dan Woo-hyun.

“Why don’t you travel making some presence?”

“Haha.”

Sa Do-hak frowned.

Even when he raised his five senses to the extreme, he did not notice.

Just how high a realm was he in to be able to do this?

Sa Do-hak realized his helplessness once again.

“But you say we can see them?”

“The wind talks like that.”

“Does the wind even speak? Later on, you’ll say dung speaks too.”

Sa Do-hak grumbled at Dan Woo-hyun’s absurd words.

How could a person hear the words of the wind? He thought that even those who ascended to the realm of sages and became immortals would find such things impossible.

“At any rate, seeing you speak like this, it seems they will indeed come.”

Sa Do-hak and Jeok Mu-seong shined their eyes.

The reasons differed, but that the target was the Blood Heaven was the same. Sa Do-hak wanted to fight them for his own growth, and Jeok Mu-seong was to settle the debts of the past.

The killing intent of the two spread thickly.

“Is it close?”

“There is merely a feeling in the wind. Where it is is none of my business.”

“Does he seem strong?”

“Yes.”

“More than me?”

“Maybe?”

Every time he spat out what was transmitted riding the wind, Sa Do-hak’s battle spirit surged even more. Wearing a grin, he stood up from his seat with a highly pleased expression.

“Uwahahaha! This indeed feels good. There will be no day as pleasing as today.”

Sa Do-hak, who stood up from his seat, burst into laughter like crazy and turned his back. Moving slowly, he walked toward his lodging with a casual expression and behavior.

Namgung Cheon shook his head, watching that scene.

“Where is that fellow going again?”

Mu Cheon-pung asked with a dumbfounded expression.

Laughing like a crazy guy and then suddenly entering his room?

It was a somewhat incomprehensible behavior.

“He is going to meditate. It is what he always does when facing a big fight.”

Namgung Cheon also stood up from his seat.

It was a word guaranteed by none other than Dan Woo-hyun.

Naturally, Namgung Cheon also could not help but make up his mind.

Sweat condensed in his palms before he knew it.

This was the first time in decades. That was how much the Blood Heaven’s expert was scary yet a opponent he absolutely wanted to clash with.

“Let me know when the time comes.”

Namgung Cheon, who left those words, headed to his lodging.

Jeok Mu-seong and Mu Cheon-pung stared intently at Namgung Cheon’s back, and soon coughed and stood up from their seats. Since if even the Demonic Emperor and Sword Emperor were like that, it meant it was an even more difficult task for them.

Dan Woo-hyun gazed at those who vanished one by one.

Before long, left alone, he shined a casual smile.

He poured wine into the wine cup he brought and held it in his mouth.

Slowly savoring that taste, he shined a peculiar smile.

“It will be interesting.”

His single word echoed faintly.

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