Chapter 134: Chapter 134
Myeong-wol-do raised his left arm high.
“Everyone, strike that bastard!”
As soon as his shout ended.
Swish!
An arrow flew like lightning, piercing through the darkness.
Cheon-hwi reached out and caught the arrow.
At the same time, the sound of wind being cleaved rushed in from all directions like a tidal wave.
Raising his head, a rain of arrows soaring into the sky could be seen. They drew a curve and plunged toward Cheon-hwi.
Pabababak!
Dozens of arrows plunged down.
A smile was drawn on Myeong-wol-do’s lips.
However, that smile did not last long.
It was because Cheon-hwi’s figure was already absent from the place where the arrows had lodged.
“……!”
At that moment, Myeong-wol-do, feeling killing intent right next to him, creaked as he twisted his neck.
“Wh-when…”
Before he knew it, Cheon-hwi was close to him.
“This isn’t the end, right?”
Myeong-wol-do slyly raised his chin.
Then, along with a threatening sound, something long shot toward him.
Whoosh!
Cheon-hwi bent his head to the side.
The something that brushed past his cheek produced a dull collision sound and stuck into the ground.
Cheon-hwi’s eyes shone as he looked at it.
‘A moon blade?’
The moon blade stuck in the ground was impressive with its long handle and half-moon-like single edge.
As his gaze was drawn to the weapon rarely seen in Jianghu, Myeong-wol-do leaped backward.
“Where are you going?”
Cheon-hwi swung his right hand.
And at that moment.
Flash!
Five rays of blue light cleaved the space.
Remnant Soul Remnant Blood Claw!
The claw art that had made Myeong-wol-do’s eyes roll back was revealed to the world once again.
Shortly after, startled, he hastily pulled back and escaped from the range of the Remnant Soul Remnant Blood Claw.
The Remnant Soul Remnant Blood Claw that cleaved the empty air smashed into the spot where Myeong-wol-do had been standing.
A quiet silence, unlike its astonishing momentum.
However, the ground soon shook, and dirt soared up as an explosive ‘bang’ was heard.
Cold sweat flowed down Myeong-wol-do’s back.
‘If I were to get hit by that…’
His Adam’s apple bobbed heavily.
It was exactly as the rumors said.
The Remnant Soul Remnant Blood Claw was widely known for its outstanding power in itself, but.
That right there could be called the true terrifying aspect of the Remnant Soul Remnant Blood Claw.
The Internal Family Heavy Hand Art that destroyed the inside rather than the outside.
The pinnacle of Penetrating Qi!
The Evil Blood Emperor had placed the world beneath his feet with only two martial arts: this Remnant Soul Remnant Blood Claw and Blood Gangqi.
Myeong-wol-do clenched his fist.
‘…If only I could snatch that bastard’s Remnant Soul Remnant Blood Claw right here.’
His eyes pierced through Cheon-hwi.
Fear had already vanished completely.
What arose instead was desire.
Slowly recalling the Sun Moon Sect’s goal, the one in front of him right now was like a jewel that would never appear in the world again.
Currently, the internal affairs of the Four Black Alliances were noisy.
The extermination of the White Ghost Castle.
Nevertheless, since the Lord of the Four Black Alliances had no reaction at all, a vicious internal conflict was bound to occur.
Therefore, as soon as the Sun Moon Sect Leader heard the news that the Shadowless Divine Thief’s secret cave had been discovered, he urgently dispatched him.
On top of that, since he said he had been defeated, didn’t they even send reinforcements?
And it was none other than Chaos of the Four Fiends, one of the Four Great Protectors.
‘If it’s Chaos and the Azure Sun Squad, it’s possible.’
His eyes curved like half-moons.
Chaos was one of the four strongest people in the Sun Moon Sect, excluding the Sect Leader.
In some quarters, he was a figure rumored to have recently reached the Heavenly Martial Realm.
In addition, there was the Azure Sun Squad, which was on a completely different level from the Yellow Sun Squad, a discarded card.
And the discarded cards brought just in case, the subordinates who had learned the Soul-Snatching Mental Method.
Everything was perfect.
‘Now if I just put in the time…’
Around the time Myeong-wol-do twisted the corners of his mouth.
‘It’s weaker than I thought.’
Meanwhile, Cheon-hwi looked at his palm with a displeased expression.
Was it because he executed it with the Plum Blossom Divine Art instead of Blood Gangqi? The Remnant Soul Remnant Blood Claw was entirely too weak compared to its great reputation written in the Jianghu Martial Arts Rankings.
‘I’d rather be better off executing what was in the Dark Fragrance Secret Cave.’
While Cheon-hwi was making comparisons.
Tadadat!
Ten Azure Sun Squad members appeared from all directions and pressured Cheon-hwi at the same time.
Seueuk…
Cheon-hwi raised his right hand again.
The internal energy of the Plum Blossom Divine Art flowed out, and blue gangqi lingered on his fingers.
Slice! Slice!
The five rays of blue light ruthlessly slashed down those who were rushing in.
Phushuk!
Fountains of blood soared toward the sky.
Without even the time to blink, five of them died instantly and collapsed in an instant.
Tat!
The five who survived did not stop rushing in even though their comrades had been struck down.
No, they were rushing in even more fiercely, swinging their weapons.
As if that was all there was.
* * *
“…It’s unbelievable.”
The man who had thrown the moon blade was watching the fight taking place in the clearing.
It was astonishing that against the pincer attack of the Azure Sun Squad, where each and every one was a peak-level master, the opponent was not being pushed back at all, but was rather overwhelming them.
“To think that the Azure Sun Squad would be played with like this by merely one person.”
It was a skill that naturally drew admiration.
On the contrary.
‘Those over there are just empty husks.’
His gaze turned toward the up-and-coming talents forming a defensive formation nearby. Unlike the one displaying overwhelming martial prowess, they were unable to escape a hard-fought struggle.
‘…Is he a guy unrelated to the Eight Great Clans?’
Although they were traveling together with the up-and-coming talents, there was a slight sense of distance between them.
‘Then what on earth is his identity?’
His gaze pierced through Cheon-hwi.
He had thoroughly scrutinized him throughout the deployment of the Heaven and Earth Net, but he absolutely could not figure out his identity.
To recognize him by his martial arts, the martial arts he showcased were not just one or two.
Then, could he figure it out by his aura?
That was also impossible.
‘It seems there is no evil qi or demonic qi, but the martial arts and methods he uses are definitely of the Unorthodox Faction no matter how I look at it…’
At that moment, the Azure Sun Squad members felt that the opponent was unusual and changed their formation.
‘Hmm? Are they planning to deploy that?’
The changes of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, dividing around Yin and Yang.
Divided into nine, the Azure Sun Squad slowly circled while raising their respective internal energies.
‘This is the first time in my life seeing the Azure Sun Squad deploy the Clear Sun Blooming Flame Array against just one person.’
The man’s eyes sharpened.
When speaking of the Clear Sun Blooming Flame Array, it was a combined attack array counted on one hand within the Sun Moon Sect.
‘They definitely intend to kill him.’
Around the time the man was staring.
Hwaaak!
Eventually completing the Clear Sun Blooming Flame Array, the Azure Sun Squad drew their respective weapons and dug into Cheon-hwi’s embrace.
The flow of sharp momentum.
That flow was swirling around the Azure Sun Squad as the center.
And that solid momentum gave them strength.
Paat!
The moment the attacks of the Azure Sun Squad members who received that strength were about to tear apart the young bastard in front.
Geugeugeugeuk…
A crack occurred in the Clear Sun Blooming Flame Array.
No, the space between the Azure Sun Squad and Cheon-hwi was gradually distorting.
“……!”
The man’s pupils trembled greatly.
A familiar momentum wafted from Cheon-hwi, who was facing the Clear Sun Blooming Flame Array.
“That is…!”
When the man couldn’t hide his astonishment.
‘Then shall I try breaking it now?’
Cheon-hwi raised his internal energy.
The method to break the Heaven and Earth Net was simple.
Instilling fear into them.
What would happen if those who deployed the Heaven and Earth Net feared death?
It was in the same vein as saying that no matter how densely woven a net was, if a hole formed, it could catch nothing.
‘Then that would be good.’
Cheon-hwi’s lips stretched horizontally as he recalled something for a moment.
“……!”
At that moment, the Azure Sun Squad members stiffened.
They, who had never stopped even in a situation where losing their lives was evident, froze completely like ice.
The pure white smile revealed between his lips.
The moment they faced it, it was because they felt a terrible fear rising from their forgotten instincts filling them up.
At that time, Cheon-hwi raising both his hands came into their field of vision.
The pure white hands that emerged from inside his sleeves.
Seeing those hands moving, the Azure Sun Squad members could not swallow their tension.
Palm art? Hand art? Finger art? Claw art?
Around the time they were on guard against what kind of attack he would make.
Seueuk…
Cheon-hwi raised both his hands to his chest and gathered them as if holding something.
A bizarre hand gesture as if there was a round sphere inside his hands.
The Azure Sun Squad members looked at that strange hand gesture while breaking out in a cold sweat.
Hwiiii…
A sudden change occurred.
A massive vortex began to form between the wide-open palms.
Geugeugeuk!
It sucked in everything in the surroundings.
The overturned dirt and rocks, of course, and even the fallen trees and the Sun Moon Sect disciples!
“U, ugh!”
The Sun Moon Sect disciples struggled to not be dragged away.
However, the more they did, the more intensely it pulled them in.
Kwajik!
They became entangled with the dirt, rocks, and trees, and began to be crushed.
“Kk, kkeuaaak!”
“S-save…”
The one writhing in pain shed tears and tried reaching out a hand, but the sucking speed accelerated even more.
Ududuk!
The gruesome sound of bones and flesh being crushed echoed as the forms clumped together into one.
“Th-that is!”
Myeong-wol-do, who was watching from afar, was astonished.
Under the heavens, there was only a single bizarre martial art that generated such a vortex.
The one who was now dead and gone.
The person who once competed for the title of the Unorthodox Faction’s number one with the Sun Moon Sect Leader.
The White Snake God’s exclusive martial art and ultimate technique!
“Nine Heavens Suppressing Thunder!”
The vortex, which had been gradually condensing, was now even severing a single space.
Before long, Cheon-hwi detonated his internal energy.
Paang!
Then, the bodies of the assassins being pulled towards Cheon-hwi were miserably crushed and soon turned into a handful of bloody water.
“…….”
A suffocating silence flowed.
Cheon-hwi lightly stepped on the bloody water that filled up to his ankles with Water Gliding Footwork and his eyes shone.
“Are you going to run away again?”
Towards Myeong-wol-do, who was turning around to run away, Cheon-hwi’s sword shot like an arrow.
“Heok!”
Startled by the sudden attack, Myeong-wol-do lifted his giant blade to block it, but.
Puk!
Making that action meaningless, the sword tip that shot like a flash of light pierced his neck.
Soul Chasing Sword!
True to the martial art’s name, the Soul Chasing Sword chased Myeong-wol-do’s soul and reaped his life.
“……!”
Staring at Myeong-wol-do, who had his two eyes glaring wide open without even knowing he had died yet, Cheon-hwi pulled out the sword that was stuck in his neck.
The moment his dead body collapsed.
Tat!
A man landed from the sky.
The man, who had grown his beard neatly, had an appearance that stood out even more than his looks.
Black on the left, white on the right.
It was a bizarre attire where the color of his clothing was divided exactly in half, left and right.
“Such a pathetic bastard.”
The man standing next to the moon blade stuck in the ground stared quietly at the dead Myeong-wol-do.
Kung!
He slammed down his left foot.
At that moment, the moon blade stuck in the ground popped out, floated in the air, and was caught in his hand.
The man, who naturally grasped the moon blade, dazzlingly rotated it a half turn and swung it widely horizontally towards Cheon-hwi.
Huuuung!
At the moon blade swung while cleaving the wind, Cheon-hwi opened his left palm.
Jjeoeong!
As a metallic sound that made it impossible to believe a hand and a blade had clashed spread out, the man took a step backward.
“……!”
The man stuck the moon blade back into the ground and carefully opened the hand that had gripped it.
‘Rebounding Gangqi?’
His hand was trembling minutely.
It was because the shock transmitted at the moment of the clash had reached the hand gripping the handle.
‘Look at this?’
The man’s brow furrowed.
‘No matter how it wasn’t swung properly, to meet head-on the Black Moon Blade containing fifty percent of my inner power.’
His pupils contained Cheon-hwi.
An expression tightly packed with confidence and the intense momentum and martial prowess backing it up.
On top of that, even the White Snake God’s martial art.
He was not a normally ordinary guy.
At that time, Cheon-hwi spoke to him first.
“You couldn’t possibly be Chaos, right?”
The man’s eyebrows twitched.
“Did you know about this seat?”
“Tsk. You really were Chaos?”
Cheon-hwi opened his mouth with a face full of disappointment.
“I was looking forward to it since they said it was the Four Fiends, but for you to be such a riffraff, what a disappointment.”
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