Chapter 193: Chapter 193
“Wow.”
Cheon-hwi’s smile spread at Baek Pagun’s shout that specifically pointed out the Soul Snatching Sect Leader.
“It’s hot and I like it.”
It was a pleasing speech and conduct.
A martial arts competition with the fate of Shaanxi on the line.
However, if the first person to step out acted with such overflowing spirit, the morale of the allies could not help but rise.
And just as he thought.
“As expected of the Great Hero Baek Pagun!”
“No matter if it is the Four Overlords of Divine Province, they must take a step back in front of Great Hero Baek Pagun!”
The camp heaved with excitement.
In particular, the heat of the small and medium sects who had suffered from this Four Overlords of Divine Province, rather than the Taoists, rose as if piercing the sky.
However, not everyone was like that.
“It’s a double-edged sword.”
Ha Woo-jin muttered low.
His eyes looking at Baek Pagun contained worry.
It was good that he called out with a good spirit.
But if he acted like that and then lost the martial arts competition, the initiative would rather cross over to the opposite side.
Would it just cross over?
It was clear that it would rather bring greater morale and momentum to the Four Overlords camp.
However, he soon shook his head.
The person who stepped out now was Baek Pagun.
It was difficult to maintain a single-inheritance sect in Jianghu.
Wouldn’t the lineage be cut off the moment one dies?
However, the Small Sword Sect maintained a lineage of hundreds of years despite being a single-inheritance sect, so his skills were not to be doubted.
“It would be good if he did not get excited.”
Ha Woo-jin carefully spat out his sole worry.
‘The spirit is good and he is hot-tempered, but of all things, the opponent is not good.’
Cheon-hwi observed the opposing camp.
When his pupils looking at the three men and women deepened.
“How dare he to the Sect Leader?”
“To call out openly…….”
On the other hand, the Four Overlords of Divine Province camp also murmured a little at Baek Pagun’s sharp attitude.
In particular, everyone’s gaze was focused on the Soul Snatching Sect Leader who was directly called by him.
“That old man…….”
When the Soul Snatching Sect Leader’s face contorted.
“Hoho. It seems there is some grudge.”
A woman standing behind the Evil Ghost Gang Leader sitting on a chair asked while covering her mouth with her sleeve.
Grit…
The Soul Snatching Sect Leader ground his teeth.
The ill-fated relationship with Baek Pagun was something that happened entirely unexpectedly to him as well.
‘If only I had been a little more careful…….’
The Soul Snatching Sect Leader’s impression contorted.
He happened to clash with a small merchant guild while trying to rapidly expand his power. But who would have known that the wife of the merchant guild leader was Baek Pagun’s adopted daughter?
“What are you doing not coming out?”
Baek Pagun spat out a provocation.
“Is this Baek Pagun that scary?”
At the continuing provocation, the crowds who had finally covered their ears also gradually recovered their hearing and burst into cheers in an instant.
“Waaaah!”
“Baek Pagun! Baek Pagun!”
Around the time the atmosphere confidently leaned towards the standing Baek Pagun.
“What an interesting person.”
Someone’s whisper rang out.
It was a very low and calm voice.
However, like the cold air laid at the base, it made the hearts of the crowds who were cheering loudly grow cold.
Soon after.
“I will keep the promise.”
A man who had been standing next to the Soul Snatching Sect Leader slowly walked up onto the martial arts arena.
Step… Step…
Leisurely footsteps.
And as the crowds watching the sight became as quiet as dead mice, only the footsteps filled Cheongyapyeong.
After a while, the man stood on the martial arts arena.
Baek Pagun’s eyebrows wriggled.
The reason why he, who would not step out for such things usually, wanted to have a martial arts competition was to face the Soul Snatching Sect Leader.
But they hid behind, and instead a man of six cheok height whose identity was unknown, with a bamboo hat pressed down firmly, stepped out.
“The Soul Snatching Sect Leader does not step out and you step out?”
“I don’t think it was specified that the Sect Leader had to step out.”
“Seeing me step out, he must have been scared.”
As Baek Pagun contained a sneer.
“Huhuhu.”
Beneath the bamboo hat, the man’s lips twisted.
“Very good confidence.”
“What?”
“But haven’t you thought of this?”
The man said while snorting.
“Saying that there is no need for the Sect Leader to step out to face you.”
“…….”
At the man’s words that received provocation with provocation, Baek Pagun’s face stiffened.
At the same time, his anger reached its peak.
Slide.
Baek Pagun moved his hand to his waist.
The beloved sword, White Blade, which had walked through the carnage with him for decades, was grabbed.
At the too-familiar touch of the blade touching his gripping palm, Baek Pagun closed and opened his eyes and calmed his breathing.
The anger subsided.
And instead, killing intent soared.
“It’s a good killing intent.”
Beneath the bamboo hat, the man’s corners of the mouth rose. Then, he placed his hand on the bamboo hat and tossed it away.
That moment.
“Gasp!”
“Kyaak!”
“F-Face?!”
Screams and gasps erupted from here and there. The revealed face of the man was full of scars.
They were not just scars.
Terrible sword marks were drawn across his cheeks, forehead, nose, and even his neck.
It was so gruesome that some tightly closed their eyes and quickly turned their heads away.
At that time, the man’s mouth opened.
“Jan-chil.”
Having spat out a name that seemed like a pseudonym no matter how one looked at it, he raised his sword.
A sword body containing a red hue as if it had swallowed blood was revealed.
The watching Baek Pagun also slowly drew the White Blade he was holding.
There was no further conversation.
They just took their stances.
Baek Pagun spewed out a sharp killing intent from his vividly divided black and white pupils.
In contrast, Jan-chil was calm.
After glaring at each other for a while like that.
“Haap!”
Baek Pagun let out a shout of concentration.
Clang!
The sword and the blade clashed and burst out a sharp sound of breaking air.
Jan-chil lightly deflected the blade.
However, Baek Pagun was not someone to be easily defeated by such petty tricks.
Crack!
Baek Pagun, who twisted his arm, swung the blade in reverse and struck towards Jan-chil’s waist.
It was a bizarre change of direction.
Clang!
However, as if Jan-chil was also a formidable master, he blocked the blade with his sword.
Craaang!
Intense sparks flew.
It was so bright that even those far away from the martial arts arena could clearly see it.
Clang! Claaang!
The sword and blade cut through the wind and sharp sounds continued endlessly.
The watching crowds could not take their eyes off that intense collision while tightly clenching their fists.
“F-Fierce offense and defense!”
“Heo, Baek Pagun is one who can be counted on one hand as a blade master within Shaanxi, just who is that person…….”
Someone muttered.
Most of them were predicting Baek Pagun’s victory the moment the sect leader of the Four Overlords of Divine Province did not step out directly.
However, the man with the terrible appearance who participated in the martial arts competition on behalf of the sect leader was showing a very fierce offense and defense with Baek Pagun as if sneering at their predictions.
“Somehow, it seems like Baek Pagun has retreated backwards now…….”
When a watching man whispered.
“I-Is that so? To my eyes, it seems they are still evenly matched…….”
The person next to him stuttered.
They, who did not even know the ‘M’ of Martial Arts, did not know the currently flowing situation.
Just that sparks flew and intense energy surged.
They only judged by that.
However, those who had learned martial arts were different.
“The attacks aren’t working at all.”
Cheon-hwi said softly.
“……Was there such a master?”
Ha Woo-jin could not hide his surprise.
Baek Pagun, as rumored, freely handled sword qi as a master of the Limitless Realm.
But the opponent was not easy either.
“He will lose at this rate.”
Cheon-hwi spoke calmly, but a smile naturally formed inside him.
‘I wondered what to do if half-baked bastards came.’
He planned to pull them out completely by the roots from the start.
‘If they sent bastards of this level, it’s good for completely pulling them out by the roots.’
Cheon-hwi’s eyes narrowed.
The skills of the bastards on the side of the Four Overlords of Divine Province, including the bastard named Jan-chil, were decent.
‘Especially that wicked bitch.’
The woman behind the Evil Ghost Gang Leader.
The evil qi she was hiding was outstandingly superior to the other two.
Right then when Cheon-hwi was looking over them.
“Let’s end the useless struggle.”
Jan-chil’s sword suddenly changed.
If it had been swung smoothly and sharply until before, it was different now.
It was heavy and fast.
Words that conflicted with each other.
However, there were no words more fitting than that for the sword Jan-chil was swinging now.
“……!”
Baek Pagun’s eyes grew large.
‘Why does such a master……?’
The first thing that came to mind was doubt.
Although they were called the Four Overlords of Divine Province, the Soul Snatching Sect was a newly rising sect that had only just made a name for itself.
To think there was such a strong swordsman.
But the doubt did not last long.
The sword striking in forcefully was violently plunging down and getting closer.
“Haaaap!”
Bursting out a shout of concentration filled with spite, Baek Pagun’s White Blade soared from bottom to top.
In an instant, a pure white wave surged.
It was sweeping hugely as if to crush even the heavens if it blocked the front, and covered Jan-chil.
Baek Pagun’s life-saving absolute technique!
As the White Wave Piercing Heavens unfolded, the crowds instantly swallowed their breath.
Because they momentarily forgot to breathe despite being far away due to the overwhelming momentum contained in the White Blade.
Kwaaaang!
Along with an explosion that deafened the ears, a strong shockwave swept past Cheongyapyeong.
Silence hung over Cheongyapyeong.
On the martial arts arena amidst such a situation, Baek Pagun and Jan-chil had their sword and blade crossed.
At that time.
Clang…
A clear sound rang from the ground.
It was the sound made as the White Blade held in Baek Pagun’s hand fell to the martial arts arena.
No one could open their mouths.
Even though the crowds were densely gathered.
However, that silence breaking was momentary.
“Baek Pagun’s defeat?!”
“A-A rising star has appeared in Jianghu!”
Astonishment erupted from all directions.
Most of the crowds had predicted the victory of Baek Pagun over Jan-chil, whose identity they didn’t even know.
That would be so because Baek Pagun was a figure who had made a great name for himself in Jianghu, while Jan-chil was someone with nothing.
But the result was completely the opposite.
Around the time everyone was staring at the martial arts arena at the birth of a new Jianghu master.
Trickle…
Blood flowed from Baek Pagun’s mouth.
Perhaps he had suffered quite a deep internal injury, blood continued to flow out between his tightly closed lips.
“S-Soul Snatching…… Sect Leader, did that bastard…… instigate a mas…… ter like you?”
“The interests just matched.”
Jan-chil, who spoke coldly, raised his sword high into the sky.
At that, some people opened their eyes wide.
No matter how much the fate of Shaanxi was on the line, it was still a martial arts competition.
To take a life so openly!
Swaeek!
The sword cut off Baek Pagun’s neck.
No, they thought it cut it off.
“Isn’t it excessive?”
Ha Woo-jin, who had appeared at some point, appeared in front of Baek Pagun and was blocking his sword.
“The world of competition is cold-hearted.”
Ha Woo-jin’s eyebrows raised.
Perhaps angered momentarily, rage was revealed on his face.
“I’m…… sorry. I asked…… you and stepped…… out first, but…….”
Baek Pagun spoke with difficulty.
“Please do not speak.”
Ha Woo-jin hurriedly checked his pulse.
His expression darkened as he felt the gradually fading pulse.
And he immediately moved after putting Baek Pagun on his back.
“Wait a moment.”
Ha Woo-jin spoke while glaring at Jan-chil, then moved his feet.
Ha Woo-jin, who came down in a single breath, put Baek Pagun down between Mount Hua and Zhongnan.
“I request for treatment.”
With those words, he kicked off the ground.
There was no time to waste time.
Because it was a time when morale was sharply broken by the opponent winning, he absolutely had to win.
Ha Woo-jin, standing on the martial arts arena, glared at Jan-chil with a cold gaze and raised his sword.
“Your next opponent is me.”
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