Chapter 249: The Time of Resurrection (5)
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Chwareureureureureuk! Clank!
Yeon Ho-jeong, who recovered the Flood Dragon Chain with exquisite hand movements, quickly mounted the warhorse.
The warhorse reared its front legs and cried out as if cheering.
Heeheeheehing!
It was a brilliant cry that made the mountains, streams, grasses, and trees tremble.
It was a warhorse that had galloped through the wilderness for months without an owner. Now that it finally carried its owner and became one, high pride and joy were evident in its exhaled cry.
“Commander!”
“Big brother!”
Joy lingered on the faces of the soldiers calling Yeon Ho-jeong.
However, the situation was not good enough to share the joy of reunion.
“Everyone to the north!”
The eyes of the Evil-Annihilating Army soldiers changed instantly.
It was the order of the Tiger General of Green Mountain that felt like it vibrated the lower belly just by hearing it. Their faces, which had been full of gladness, suddenly became solemn.
Kwaang!
As Yeon Ho-jeong rode ahead, the Evil-Annihilating Army, forming a formation in an instant, followed behind him.
Kwareureureung!
The shattered pieces of stone from the hooves of the fifty warhorses scattered in all directions.
‘Hoo.’
Even for a person with excellent horsemanship, driving a horse on a dark mountain path is bound to be cautious.
Furthermore, Yeon Ho-jeong was even suffering from an internal injury. It was to the extent he could ignore it and engage in battle, but it was inevitably different from usual.
Ooooooong.
He drew up the Azure Dragon Qi and activated his liver capacity to the extreme.
It was the true qi of mutual generation constantly blowing away fatigue. On top of that, drawing the Azure Dragon Wood Qi, he burned the Vermilion Bird Fire Qi of his heart even stronger.
The principle of Wood generating Fire, for another battle, putting the body’s burden behind and drawing out explosive power.
Thump! Thump!
The heart beating as if it would burst.
By forcefully increasing cardiac output, he stood the nerves in the muscles of his entire body on edge.
Oooooooong!
The Vermilion Bird Qi flowing along the pitch-black spear shaft settled on the white axe blade and emitted a resplendent glow.
It was a momentum ready to strike a blow at any moment. As the fighting spirit of Yeon Ho-jeong standing at the front became a flame and heated the surroundings, naturally the fighting spirit of the Evil-Annihilating Army also began to sway like heat haze.
“Young Master Yeon.”
Muk Bi stuck close to Yeon Ho-jeong’s side.
Yeon Ho-jeong, keeping his eyes on the front, said.
“You worked hard coming. It was almost quite dangerous.”
“Don’t mention it.”
Tension was cast on Muk Bi’s face too.
“But is there a reason to be this urgent? Of course, I know we have to keep in mind the pursuit of follow-up troops, but…….”
“Soul-Severing Group.”
“Yes?”
“There were guys called the Soul-Severing Group chasing us before clashing with those guys. I thought they gave up the pursuit since the distance had opened up, but seeing those guys changed my mind.”
At that time, Zhuge Ah-yeon, who was riding behind Muk Bi, said.
“Detour.”
Yeon Ho-jeong nodded.
“Right. That probability is high.”
The Dead Soul Group is made up of several groups consisting of thirty people each.
They were ones specialized in battles against masters, so there was no need for their numbers to be large. What was important to them was mobility, breath that matched perfectly hand in foot, and thorough investigation of the target.
The Soul-Severing Group was different.
They were a combat unit formed by gathering murderous demons who committed murders like eating meals even in the Unorthodox. The combat method and tactics were just different; their tenacity was, if anything, more compared to the Dead Soul Group, absolutely not lacking.
“We were heading north. They could probably strike all the way to the northernmost tip of Hunan, maybe even southern Hubei. Furthermore, since Yang Cheon woke up, they will try to catch us no matter what means they use.”
Zhuge Ah-yeon’s face became serious accordingly.
“If so, the people who went ahead are in danger!”
“Although it’s the northern part, that boundary line is extremely wide. The probability that they passed by is higher than the probability of meeting. But just in case the Soul-Severing Group made a detour and blocked the party’s path…….”
Anxiety was cast on Yeon Ho-jeong’s face.
“The Operations Group, exhausted from fatigue, will absolutely never be able to handle them. If they took a rest in the northern part of Mount Tianzi to manage their stamina, the probability of encountering the detouring Soul-Severing Group would become even higher.”
Muk Bi shouted.
“Increase speed!”
Heeheeheehing!
The movement speed of the Evil-Annihilating Army became even faster.
“But what’s relieving is…….”
Yeon Ho-jeong glanced back and smirked.
“You trained the kids properly? They are full of military discipline.”
Muk Bi smiled.
“Military discipline isn’t the only thing that improved.”
“I see. The series of processes of gathering and tearing the formation has become incredibly fast and smooth. Furthermore, the martial arts of each individual have also become much more practical.”
Yeon Ho-jeong nodded and praised her merit.
“You worked hard. It couldn’t have been easy.”
“It must have been much harder for the Operations Group than for us.”
“That’s true. By the way, when did you learn spearmanship?”
“Father said it would be better to learn one more martial art besides archery if I was going to fight on horseback.”
“Father did?”
“Yes. But it was awkward to learn the sword, and the short spear was easier to handle than the long spear, so I learned it. It hasn’t been long.”
“For not being long, you were stepping the forms properly.”
“Father suffered a lot because of me.”
If Yeon Wi taught her directly, he wouldn’t have taught her roughly.
However, Muk Bi’s talent and sense to leisurely bounce off the Dead Soul Group leader’s attack with short spearmanship she learned not long ago was also truly amazing. Since she had learned one weapon to the level of a master, the speed of learning another weapon must have been fast as well.
Of course, arrows and spears were too different.
“If there’s no need, it’s one thing, but if you have the ability to handle it, that’s also good. Well, there was a feeling that the sense of distance between hundred-strike fist and leg combat and archery was too different.”
Zhuge Ah-yeon shouted.
“Talk about that later! Let’s focus on running right now!”
“Ah, excuse me.”
Kwareureureung.
The speed of the warhorses was much faster than expected.
It could fully be compared to the movement technique of a peak master. Considering the size of the warhorses and the mountain path that is hard to run on, it was even more amazing.
How long had they run like that.
It was when they crossed a few mountain peaks and jumped over a few streams.
‘Hmm?’
Yeon Ho-jeong’s expression stiffened in an instant.
‘It’s the sound of weapons.’
The sound of iron clashing against iron was heard from somewhere far away.
Fierce killing intent flowing along the desolate mountain terrain. It was clearly a life-or-death bloody battle.
Muk Bi shouted.
“Young Master Yeon!”
“I know! Increase the speed more!”
Heeheeheehing!
They were warhorses that had run without resting properly until now.
It would be understandable for them to be exhausted by now, but as he grabbed and shook the reins, the speed became even faster. Aside from speed, their endurance alone far exceeded the level of ordinary famous horses.
Ooooooouuuuung.
The roar of the Great King of the Mountains echoed over the Vermilion Bird Qi gathered on the axe blade of the Crazy Dragon Axe.
Yeon Ho-jeong gripped the spear shaft of the Crazy Dragon Axe with both hands.
“Euaaaap!”
Kwaaang!
He advances while crushing everything blocking his path.
Under the whirling shockwaves, giant trees were torn and flew away, and rocks were smashed and scattered. Muk Bi and the soldiers respectively swung their weapons and ran, wildly striking away the wooden fragments and stones blocking their view.
And another two quarters of an hour.
“You sons of bitches!”
Peopeopeong!
Even while panting, the palm force struck down overflowed with power.
The oral formula of the palm method releasing mighty gong power was truly amazing. The dragon roars heard intermittently were enough to shake the mountain peak.
Zhuge Ah-yeon shouted without realizing it.
“Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms?!”
The Beggars’ Gang’s best secret art also known as the Dragon-Subduing Palm.
The destructive power loaded in a single strike, as well as consecutive attacks, it was a palm method that ran at the top of the Central Plains. Because its power was so mighty, the Beggars’ Gang’s best martial art that no one could cultivate except the Sect Leader and the Successor was being unfolded.
‘Damn.’
Yeon Ho-jeong’s face contorted.
‘It’s not just the Successor.’
Puuuuck! Chwaaaaaak!
Crazy murderous demons screamed and died under the soft yet elastic sword strikes.
It was the descent of practical sword way illuminating the dark night sky redly. The martial arts of the Diancang Sect, known to possess the most practical martial arts among the Nine Great Sects, were randomly trampling the enemies.
Pabababababak!
If there was one relief, was it that the flying dagger technique tearing all directions was more ordinary than expected.
However, as if mocking that evaluation, just brushing against the flying dagger, enemies vomited blood and died. Anyone could tell that Poison Qi had been added to the flying daggers.
Pae-yul, Ga Deuk-sang, Tang Sang-ah.
It was them operating the sect-protecting secret arts of the Nine Sects One Gang and the Six Great Clans, the most famous in the Murim.
‘That means.’
Kwaaaaang!
The warhorse of Yeon Ho-jeong running at the front kicked a large rock and soared high into the empty air.
‘It means it’s that dangerous.’
Hwoooooooong!
Pure white true qi lingered on the Crazy Dragon Axe.
Paaaaak!
Yeon Ho-jeong, who kicked off the soaring warhorse and soared even higher, fell into the middle of the battlefield.
Kwaang!
“Keuaaak!”
“Aaaaak!”
A bloody gale whirled around the axe that struck the earth.
A dozen Soul-Severing Group members swept up in that gale flew away while vomiting blood as it was. A strike with all his might, it was the Sovereign Tiger’s Nine Thunderclaps unfolded with the Crazy Dragon Axe.
‘It’s been a while.’
Exquisitely spinning the eighty-geun Crazy Dragon Axe, he horizontally strikes the approaching Soul-Severing Group member.
Puuuuuck!
Literally not cutting but a striking blow. The Soul-Severing Group member, whose bones in his entire body were crushed, flew and crashed while breaking a tree.
‘It’s been truly a long while.’
He suffered internal injuries, but it rather felt twice as strong as when he fought bare-handed.
Kwaang!
Advancing strike, Yeon Ho-jeong, moving forward with the White Tiger’s Sovereign Step, swung the Crazy Dragon Axe like crazy.
Pabababababak!
He hits the peak of destructive power.
A sequence reminiscent of a storm, soaring Vermilion Bird Fire Qi was loaded on the axe blade destroying enemies. Thirty Soul-Severing Group members were slaughtered in an instant by the Tiger General’s martial arts freely playing with weight and speed.
Ga Deuk-sang shouted without realizing it.
“Young Master Yeo……!”
Smack!
“Keuk!”
“Shut up.”
It was Pae-yul who hit the back of Ga Deuk-sang’s head. He had already used his own sect’s martial arts, but to prepare for unforeseen circumstances, he prevented him from calling his real name.
Yeon Ho-jeong shouted.
“Kill them all!”
“Euaaaaa!”
The Evil-Annihilating Army rushed in and fiercely pushed the Soul-Severing Group members.
It was definitely a grown appearance. Even though no separate order was given, they scattered respectively and attacked the enemies, and the combat efficiency before power was amazing.
Yeon Ho-jeong shouted again.
“We change the plan! Annihilate all visible enemies!”
They were guys who saw the sect-protecting secret arts of the Orthodox Murim. Not a single person could be left alive.
Killing intent rose in the eyes of Pae-yul, Ga Deuk-sang, and Tang Sang-ah.
“It’s been a while since I’ve released some killing intent.”
Kwaang!
Pae-yul, who approached with god-like footwork, used much bloodier sword strikes than before.
An ally he could confidently entrust his back to joined the battle. Just that alone changed his momentum.
That wasn’t all.
Ga Deuk-sang’s palm method and Tang Sang-ah’s hidden weapon arts became even sharper and more precise.
Originally, allies, comrades are like that. Existences that make one overflow with strength just by appearing at the moment of crisis.
“Oh, you were safe?!”
It seemed he managed to take out a few guys anyway. The panting Gang-ryang, sticky blood was also stained on his sword.
“Are you alright?”
“Of course. By the way…….”
Gang-ryang stared at the Crazy Dragon Axe with terrified eyes.
“Is that your weapon?”
“Yeah.”
“You swing something like that?”
Yeon Ho-jeong grinned.
“If you don’t believe it, just watch.”
Peeeeeeong!
Every time a gust of wind as hot as fire rose, Soul-Severing Group members were cruelly torn and flew away.
Crazy Dragon Axe, Flood Dragon Chain.
And the Evil-Annihilating Army.
The Operations Group wasn’t the only ones overflowing with strength upon meeting comrades. Looking at the Evil-Annihilating Army, Yeon Ho-jeong was also unfolding his martial arts without limits.
Half a Shijin later.
Nine hundred and eighty members of the Soul-Severing Group who detoured and launched a surprise attack were completely killed in action.