Chapter 243: Chapter 243
“Tsk tsk, how arrogant. Truly arrogant.”
Gi-ryeon-no stretched out a dry finger like a withered old tree and pointed at Cheon-hwi.
“Are you saying that you, alone, are going to take on me and this guy?”
Cheon-hwi looked at Gi-ryeon-no’s finger pointing at him and twisted the corners of his mouth.
“That’s right.”
“Puhahahat!”
Gi-ryeon-no grabbed his stomach and burst into laughter.
Gi-ryeon-no, who was laughing to the point of shedding tears, looked at Cheon-hwi and opened his mouth when his laughter subsided a little.
“Heuheuheu, you are the second one to treat me like this.”
“Huh? The second?”
Cheon-hwi tilted his head.
“Is that all you amount to?”
At Cheon-hwi’s words containing mockery, Gi-ryeon-no’s laughter abruptly stopped.
“Perhaps because you are young, you do not know how frightening the world is.”
A chilling killing intent lingered in Gi-ryeon-no’s eyes as he looked at Cheon-hwi, then quickly disappeared.
Following that, when his hand was about to move.
“That guy is my prey.”
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon glared at Gi-ryeon-no with eyes glistening with killing intent and opened his mouth.
“You deal with those guys.”
“What a shame. I wanted to tear him apart with my own hands.”
As Gi-ryeon-no glanced at Baek-ui-gwi-myeon, chuckled, and stepped back.
Hwaaak!
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon burst forth with killing intent.
Right now, anger was dominating his mind.
‘How dare he to this simple blade…!’
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon, who looked at the blade that was broken in half once more, ground his teeth and leaked killing intent.
The simple blade held in his hand was something he received directly from the General Stronghold Leader, and it was no different from an item that gifted him a new life in the past.
But what on earth was this state right now?
It was broken in half. Furthermore, the broken half was held in the hands of that guy whose blood on his head hadn’t even dried yet.
“This bastard… Kkadeuk!”
His outer eye corners, leaking a voice filled with anger, raised up to the fullest, not knowing how high the sky was.
“Um?”
Cheon-hwi smacked his lips as he looked at Gi-ryeon-no moving towards Hyeon-yang and Hyeon Heo.
“Aren’t you two coming together?”
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon lowered his eyes.
“I alone am enough for you.”
“It doesn’t look like that at all.”
Cheon-hwi, who tilted his head, smirked and raised his sword.
“Well, I guess it doesn’t matter. Since I can just kill you and then kill that old man too.”
Hearing Cheon-hwi’s confident words, Baek-ui-gwi-myeon’s face stiffened coldly.
“You harbor false hope.”
Along with those words, the light in his eyes shone terrifyingly.
At the same time, when his internal energy started boiling and both of his eyes were being dyed red.
Hwaaak!
Uncontrolled killing intent explosively shot out.
At the same time, his relaxed and indifferent expression was distorted like an evil demon in a single stroke.
Just like his title, ‘Ghost Mask’.
“The one to die in this place is you.”
Along with those words, Baek-ui-gwi-myeon forcefully trampled the ground.
Kung!
Along with a rough foot stomp, a shockwave burst forth, and he shot forward like an arrow.
One step, two steps, three steps….
The more he trampled the ground, the faster his speed became, and the distance between the two narrowed in an instant.
Whirlwind Footwork.
It was a footwork that was incredibly crude, only meant to rapidly shoot forward.
But that was enough.
Kkwadeudeuk-
Along with that, Baek-ui-gwi-myeon’s shoulder twisted, and the wrist holding the blade bent.
The half-broken simple blade was swung from top to bottom following that hand gesture.
Ssewaeaaaeaek!
A fierce slash carrying his rushing speed swarmed in.
It contained a destructive power that even an expert of the Limitless Realm wouldn’t easily be able to block if they were hit properly.
However, the opponent was Cheon-hwi.
Kaang!
Cheon-hwi, who parried the slash just by lightly twisting his sword body, looked ahead.
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon, who narrowed the distance once more at the same time as launching the slash, swung the blade in his hand.
Ssewaeaaek!
The blade tore through the air, creating a noise, and was struck down as if chopping with an axe.
A blade striking down as if it would split Cheon-hwi’s head.
However.
Buuung-
The thrillingly swung blade passed by without even brushing Cheon-hwi’s collar.
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon doubted his two eyes and unconsciously shouted.
“What!”
He couldn’t believe it.
To lightly dodge the swung blade by merely taking a half-step forward.
It was a bodily movement that was unbelievable even when seeing it.
But that wasn’t the end.
Cheon-hwi, who rotated one turn using his right foot as an axis, lightly kicked off the ground.
Taat!
He, who reached right in front of Baek-ui-gwi-myeon’s nose in an instant, twisted the corners of his mouth.
“That’s not the end, right?”
At the words mixed with ridicule, Baek-ui-gwi-myeon grasped his blade again and swung it roughly.
His ultimate skill, which he learned directly from the General Stronghold Leader and had cut down many experts of the Limitless Realm so far.
It was the Lightning Blade.
The rapid and timely blade technique aimed for Cheon-hwi’s neck in a single breath, but.
Buung-
The blade only cleaved through the innocent empty air.
“…?!”
Astonishment surfaced in Baek-ui-gwi-myeon’s eyes.
Cheon-hwi, who was in front of him, had disappeared in an instant.
As if he had become an illusion.
‘Just when…?!’
He hadn’t even blinked once, but the moment he turned his head to the side to find Cheon-hwi who disappeared as if possessed by a ghost.
“Heok!”
He hurriedly threw his head back.
At some point, the sharp sword body was swung, aiming for his head.
Seugeok-
Cut hair fluttered in the empty air.
The moment Baek-ui-gwi-myeon, who barely preserved his life, urgently tried to raise his head.
Peo-eok!
Cheon-hwi’s wide-open palm accurately lodged into the defenseless Baek-ui-gwi-myeon’s chest.
Jureureuk-
Dark red blood flowed out of Baek-ui-gwi-myeon’s nose and mouth.
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon’s mind turned white for a moment.
No thoughts came to mind.
It felt as if everything inside his head had been blown away.
A severe pain that strong scattered from his chest to his entire body.
Jeobeok-
At that time, Cheon-hwi approached Baek-ui-gwi-myeon, who couldn’t escape from the pain.
“Tsk, is it because I unfolded it after a long time? I couldn’t put power into it properly.”
He lowered his gaze and looked at Baek-ui-gwi-myeon who was trembling all over.
What Cheon-hwi had unfolded just now was the Plum Blossom Palm that any disciple of the Mount Hua Sect could learn.
But the moment that ordinary Plum Blossom Palm was unfolded from Cheon-hwi’s hand, it became an ultimate skill comparable to supreme palm arts.
Mixed with exquisite penetrating force, it vibrated Baek-ui-gwi-myeon’s five viscera and six bowels.
“Then should we end this now?”
At the moment Cheon-hwi was about to raise his sword.
“Kkeureuk, y-you bastard!”
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon regained his senses.
Of course, it was not in a completely intact state.
From his mouth and nose, he was still dripping saliva and snot along with black blood.
However, his eyes looking at Cheon-hwi were exuding a thick killing intent just like before.
“Kkadeuk!”
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon ground his teeth fiercely.
The Lightning Blade was his most confident blade technique. Looking only at its speed, it could be discussed as the best even in the Green Forest.
But it futilely cleaved through the empty air.
That was something he had never experienced before.
And the meaning behind that phenomenon was one.
‘To kill that guy, I have to pour out my everything.’
His forearm gripping the blade swelled up greatly, and a frenzied internal energy exploded.
Mad Extreme Mind Art!
The internal energy mind art that couldn’t be learned without going crazy revealed its appearance to the world.
Cheon-hwi looked at him as if he was interesting.
“Oh my, you still have something left?”
Cheon-hwi, who smirked, raised his sword and flicked it as if provoking him.
“Try pouring out everything.”
Ppajik!
At Cheon-hwi’s attitude of continuously looking down on him, the string of Baek-ui-gwi-myeon’s rationality finally snapped.
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon stepped a foot stomp.
Kung!
A heavy sound rang out.
A chilling blade strike emitting radiance was scattered.
It was truly fast and heavy.
The unique heaviness and speed of the Lightning Blade blended together with the frenzied internal energy, further strengthening the already intense destructive power.
Ssewaeaaek-
Due to the strengthened offensive, its speed was so fast that the sound of the air being torn apart could only be heard after the blade passed by.
Eventually, the Lightning Blade reached him.
But at that moment.
Jjeo-eo-eong!
The simple blade swung with full power was blocked by the sword that was lifted at some point.
‘H-he blocked it this easily?’
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon’s eyes shook.
The power of the Lightning Blade blended with the Mad Extreme Mind Art was more than double the original.
No matter how outstanding an expert was, they wouldn’t easily block it….
‘Could it be that this guy has reached the same realm as the General Stronghold Leader…?’
He shook his head as if to deny the thought that naturally came to mind.
It was a nonsensical thought.
To what extent was the General Stronghold Leader’s martial prowess.
Excluding the Eight Martial Gods, it was a realm where it was hard to find an opponent in the Jianghu.
But how could a young guy whose blood on his head hadn’t even dried yet be in the same realm!
‘That can’t be.’
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon, who painstakingly denied the thought that came to mind, tried to pull out his blade.
However.
“…!”
The blade didn’t even budge.
At that time, Cheon-hwi’s lips opened, and snow-white teeth encroached on his vision.
“I had expectations, but this is disappointing.”
He, who was staring at Cheon-hwi at the nonchalant voice, flinched without realizing it.
Because his own terrified figure was seen in the pitch-black and indifferent eyes.
“I should just end it.”
Cheon-hwi’s eyes shone terrifyingly.
Around the time Baek-ui-gwi-myeon, who faced the gaze with a faint red light emerging, swallowed his breath at the pressure encroaching his surroundings.
Beonjjeok!
An intense red light shot at him.
Absolute Light Sword.
One of the sword arts that had been forgotten even within the Mount Hua Sect for hundreds of years was reproduced from Cheon-hwi’s hands after a long time.
Jureureuk-
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon slowly collapsed.
The lodged sword body pierced through his back and dropped bright red, hot blood.
Tuk.
At the same time Baek-ui-gwi-myeon dropped his blade.
“Keoheok!”
Blood poured out of his mouth.
Dark red blood, not just dirtying his clothes, pooled on the floor.
“Then, that’s one finished for now.”
As Cheon-hwi spoke nonchalantly and pulled out his sword.
Seureureuk-
Baek-ui-gwi-myeon’s body slowly collapsed and flopped onto the pool of blood.
Cheon-hwi, who casually looked down at such Baek-ui-gwi-myeon, shook off the blood stained on his sword and rested it on his shoulder.
Then he stared at Gi-ryeon-no, who was in a daze, even forgetting to fight with Hyeon-yang and Hyeon Heo.
“Now it’s your turn, right?”
Gi-ryeon-no’s Adam’s apple moved greatly.
‘H-how could this be.’
He had guessed that he was an expert from the time he broke Baek-ui-gwi-myeon’s blade.
But this was on a different level.
No matter how much Baek-ui-gwi-myeon was the weakest among the Four Kings of the Green Forest, he was still the same Four Kings of the Green Forest.
But to the point of knocking him down as if playing with him, he himself was insufficient.
His back became damp with sweat.
‘I have to run away.’
The moment he, who was rolling his eyes around, urgently tried to kick off the ground.
“Where are you trying to go.”
“You can’t go!”
Hyeon Heo and Hyeon-yang blocked him.
“…These bastards!”
Gi-ryeon-no, whose retreat was blocked, furrowed his brows.
It was then.
Kwaaang!
Something flew and lodged itself in front of Gi-ryeon-no.
“What?!”
“What the sudden-!”
Around the time Hyeon-yang and Hyeon Heo were flustered by the suddenly flown weapon.
‘Willow Leaf Blade (柳)?! Did he arrive now!’
The moment he confirmed that the thing stuck in the ground was a Willow Leaf Blade with its entire blade body curved, Gi-ryeon-no’s expression brightened.
And at that time.
Tak.
An expressionless old man dropped from above and landed lightly in front of the Willow Leaf Blade.
Seeing him, Gi-ryeon-no shouted loudly.
“Heartless Blade!”
The old man called Heartless Blade glanced at Gi-ryeon-no and lifted the Willow Leaf Blade.
“What a nice sight.”
At the words thrown like mockery, Gi-ryeon-no’s expression crumpled.
However, he soon shook his head.
Because he knew how great of a power Heartless Blade’s arrival was in the current situation.
“Did only you come?”
“No way.”
Heartless Blade said lowly.
“Everyone came.”
As soon as those words ended.
Tadadat!
Dozens of Green Forest bandits appeared and lined up on both sides of Gi-ryeon-no and Heartless Blade.
“…!”
“Don’t tell me, another reinforcement?!”
Hyeon-yang and Hyeon Heo were terrified.
The Mount Hua Sect was already being pushed back with just the current state.
But to think there was reinforcement.
Around the time Hyeon-yang and Hyeon Heo’s expressions darkened, Gi-ryeon-no formed a dreary smile.
“Heuheuheu, with this, again…!”
Kwaaang!
At that moment, along with an explosion sound, Gi-ryeon-no vomited blood and flew backward.
Even in the midst of being surprised by the sudden situation, a Green Forest bandit who checked Gi-ryeon-no flying towards him tried to catch him, but.
“Kek!”
Unable to handle the flying speed, he ended up flying almost ten zhang together with him.
“…!”
“Elder?!”
Heartless Blade and the Green Forest bandits were surprised by the situation and looked at the place where Gi-ryeon-no was.
Cheon-hwi was standing there.
Cheon-hwi lowered the foot that had kicked Gi-ryeon-no up and scanned Heartless Blade and the Green Forest bandits.
“Oh my? A lot of you came.”
Cheon-hwi, who grumbled quietly, made eye contact with them and twisted one corner of his mouth.