Chapter 361: The Authority of the Strong (3)
Rumble!
The Heavenly Dipper’s face, who retreated along with the explosion, distorted like a vicious god and evil spirit.
Even though it was a reasonably handsome face, distorting it made it as scary as a ghost. Just that expression was enough to make a person with a weak heart faint.
“What is with this bastard?!”
Rip! Rip!
The figure of Murong Jun approaching through the dust was truly like a Thunder God descended to this world.
Ji-ing! Thwack!
Blue lightning light unraveling like a skein of thread.
When he stepped on a stone, sparks flew and it shattered like crushed tofu. The density of the lightning qi he emitted was truly immense.
The Heavenly Dipper’s lips twitched.
“It became harder to approach?”
Once one overcomes the Wall of the Martial Arts´ End, the body is reconstructed to be able to contain high-density true qi. In other words, the mind, qi, and body refined to the limit completely transcend into a different realm.
However, there is no end to the path of martial arts. The realm beyond the Wall of the Martial Arts´ End also strictly exists, and one can meet that realm when the once-transcended mind, qi, and body soar once again.
One steps into the realm of the Martial God, the realm of No-Polarity that the world talks about.
When one steps into that realm, everything changes. The change a peak expert meets when breaking through the Wall of the Martial Arts´ End is smaller than the change a supreme peak expert meets when reaching the realm of No-Polarity.
The Second Martial General, Heavenly Dipper, was the expert boasting the fastest speed among the Martial Generals.
He was an expert who grasped the limit of speed obtainable by breaking through the Wall of the Martial Arts´ End. Thus, even an expert of the same grade finds it hard to respond because they lag behind in speed.
However, if it’s an expert with an outstanding understanding of realms like Murong Jun, the story is different.
One might be flustered in the first few exchanges, but from then on, they can immediately find a way to respond. The reason being, the strength of martial arts is not evaluated by speed alone.
Martial arts are a combination of various elements such as speed, power, variation, timing of counterattacks, and the operation of true qi.
And Murong Jun was an expert well-versed in all those realms. Although slightly more focused on speed and power, one could say he pursued a balanced martial path in his own way.
A strong person fundamentally different from the Heavenly Dipper, an expert who only maximized one advantage.
“What’s wrong?”
Flash! Flash!
Murong Jun who completely unlocked his Thunder God Art.
It was as if thunderbolts were pouring from his two eyes. The figure of Murong Jun walking while shining with blue eye light truly didn’t seem human.
“Is your proud footwork the end here?”
Hwareureuk!
Golden fire qi fluttered from the Heavenly Dipper’s body.
“Crazy bastard! You act arrogantly just because I played along leisurely!”
A ringing voice spreading out.
Somehow his tone seemed to have changed from before. The tone that felt so young it was childish seemed to have changed to that of a middle-aged man with abundant worldly experience.
“I’ll play with you properly!”
Peo-eong!
The Heavenly Dipper rushing in while making an explosion sound.
Surprisingly, he was producing a speed one level faster than before. It was as if a streak of golden line crossed the empty air.
Murong Jun’s eyes flashed.
Kwa-ang!
“Keuk!”
The Heavenly Dipper staggered and retreated back.
The shield of lightning qi Murong Jun emitted, the protective aura of the Thunder Emperor Wall, was generating immense repulsive force. As he approached at a fast speed, the impact was also immense.
“You are readable now.”
Ji-ing! Ji-ing!
Murong Jun’s left hand directed forward to the middle level.
“I can clearly see how you will move.”
“Bullshit!”
Pa-ang! Pa-ah-ang! Pa-ah-ah-ang!
The Heavenly Dipper’s figure disappeared from sight.
It seemed like he was charging forward, but at some point, he floated in the air and moved to Murong Jun’s rear flank again.
The extreme speed moving while bursting the air. Internal energy and stamina consumption were maximized, but the much faster speed created stronger destructive power and unpredictability.
The Heavenly Dipper’s hand blade moved drawing a half-moon.
Golden flames erased the empty air following the hand blade.
Flash! Jje-e-e-e-eong!
“Iik!”
Veins bulged on the Heavenly Dipper’s forehead.
Rip!
Murong Jun’s feet were buried in the ground up to his ankle bones. He blocked the Heavenly Dipper’s hand blade, but he couldn’t completely flow away that power.
Still, Murong Jun’s expression was only grim.
“Didn’t I tell you? You are clearly readable now.”
“T-this bastard!”
“You spill unrefined murderous intent in streaks all over, so no matter how fast your speed is, it’s meaningless.”
That’s right.
The Heavenly Dipper’s murderous intent, even containing madness, was immense enough to chip away the opponent’s fighting spirit just with that. However, because he was emitting such strong murderous intent, his movements were read verbatim by a supreme expert’s senses.
As long as one doesn’t panic, as long as one doesn’t drive it into a battle of speed versus speed, it’s entirely possible to respond. Of course, it’s absolutely impossible if it wasn’t at Murong Jun’s realm.
“It seems it is time to end this now.”
Uuuung!
Murong Jun’s eye light caused an explosion.
Kwa-ang!
The internal force release emitted from the sword bounced the Heavenly Dipper’s body backward.
Hook!
In an instant, the Heavenly Dipper realized that Murong Jun’s murderous intent was occupying all directions he could evade.
Uuuuuung!
A massive power pushed in.
Immense sword qi coming in while burning the air. The Heavenly Dipper did not have a martial art of power capable of facing this.
‘Evade!’
Left, right, up, down, he couldn’t avoid it anywhere.
Then the only thing left was backward evasion. The Heavenly Dipper kicked the ground.
Peo-eong!
The Heavenly Dipper retreating at a fearsome speed.
However, that was a misjudgment.
Flash!
The Heavenly Dipper’s mouth dropped open. The lightning sword qi Murong Jun thrust had approached right in front of his nose before he knew it.
No matter how fast a person’s movement is, it cannot be faster than lightning. That was the same for the Heavenly Dipper.
A sword strike unfolded looking one move ahead, blocking all places to evade and only opening up the windpipe. It was a move where Murong Jun’s seasoned experience stood out.
The Heavenly Dipper unfolded the Fire Dragon Demonic Blade with both hands.
Boom!
“Keuheok!”
Along with an immense collision sound, the Heavenly Dipper vomited blood.
Kwa-ang!
Because the power was so strong, the Heavenly Dipper’s body pierced through a building and went inside.
Hook!
Murong Jun, who soared high into the sky, concentrated lightning qi on his sword again.
He doesn’t let his guard down just because one attack succeeded. Murong Jun was also a veteran of a hundred battles, knowing how important it was to continuously push forward the advantage once occupied.
‘Nine Thunders Demonic Cleave.’
Flash! Boom!
The lightning sword light emitted as a divine speed sword strike completely destroyed the broken building.
It was a martial art burdensome for any expert under heaven to strike back. For the Heavenly Dipper, who had already suffered internal injuries, complete evasion or perfect defense was impossible.
“Kuleok!”
Puseuseuseu!
The Heavenly Dipper, who stirred the ruined building debris and stood up, had become covered in blood.
Sarak.
Murong Jun, who lightly landed on the ground, aimed his sword at the Heavenly Dipper.
“Let us end this now.”
Deep sword wounds covered his whole body like a net. His internal injuries were also severe, as the energy waves emitted were extremely unstable.
The Heavenly Dipper ground his teeth.
“This dog-like…!”
The scale of victory had completely tilted in a single moment of engagement.
Ji-i-i-ing!
‘Keuk!’
Blue lightning light sparked making ticking sounds everywhere on the Heavenly Dipper’s body.
Internal injuries were internal injuries, but the infiltrated lightning qi had turned the acupoints of his whole body upside down. It was hard to put the lightning qi to sleep even with the true qi of the Golden Emperor Pure Fire Arts.
It was an absurd matter. The firepower of the Golden Emperor harbored the most advanced form of energy among the Pure Fire Arts. If Red Lotus and Blue Dew reach the extreme, they can move to the Golden Emperor, but the Heavenly Dipper had learned the Golden Emperor Pure Fire Arts as his first martial art to begin with.
To not be able to block the Penetrating Strength even with such true qi, he couldn’t believe it.
‘I can’t utilize speed in this state.’
If he forcibly accelerated, the acupoints of his entire body would be completely destroyed. If so, even if he formed the fire essence, it would be difficult to sustain his life.
‘Can I even produce five-tenths of my original speed… Damn it! To be done in to this extent!’
Murong Jun’s mouth corners went up.
“I can hear the sound of your brain rolling all the way here.”
“…”
“I tasted a very fresh feeling after a long time. Thanks to you, it was fun. Then let us end it…”
It was then.
Boom!
Surprise appeared on Murong Jun’s face.
The explosion sound heard from the backyard of the manor felt like his eardrums would fall off. But he wasn’t surprised because the sound was loud.
‘What is it?!’
The shockwave emitted when the Heavenly Dipper and Yeon Ho-jeong clashed was also amazing. And he had driven that Heavenly Dipper, who created that amazing shockwave, to the brink of defeat.
However, the current shockwave was fundamentally different.
The internal force release of someone more powerful than any expert here was oozing out. The density of that power was so great that Yang Cheon momentarily came to mind.
‘No. It’s hard to compare it to the Black Dragon Manor Master. However, it’s the same that it transcended our Clan Head levels.’
Murong Jun’s face noticeably hardened.
‘Just what kind of guy is…?!”
At that time, the Heavenly Dipper said in a sarcastic voice.
“Crazy bastards. You finally bought ‘That Person’s’ anger.”
“That Person?”
“The person who taught me martial arts, the strongest Martial General who led the Eighteen Martial Generals for over twenty years.”
“…!”
Taught martial arts to this guy? Such an old master was here?
“Now your lives are all dead. That person is a strong person counted on the first hand excluding the elders of the Main Cult. If your skill is struggling against someone of my level, you can’t surpass that person no matter how many of you there are.”
Murong Jun spoke with a calm voice.
“That’s not something you should worry about. We will take care of it, so just go to the netherworld.”
Flash!
Murong Jun’s sword swung towards the Heavenly Dipper’s neck.
Pa-at!
He must not have been off his guard. The Heavenly Dipper narrowly dodged the lightning sword.
But that was the end. The furious Thunder God’s sword strike poured down on the Heavenly Dipper’s head whose posture collapsed.
‘…?!’
Murong Jun, who was looking down at the Heavenly Dipper with cold eyes, couldn’t hide his wonder for a moment.
‘Why…?’
The Heavenly Dipper was looking up at him while smiling. Even though he was in danger of his body being torn to pieces, he didn’t struggle or show an expression stricken with fear.
‘Trusting what?’
It was then.
Murong Jun was surprised feeling a terrifying internal force release pouring out from the backyard far away.
Boom!
Murong Jun vomited blood and retreated to the side.
‘This kind of impact!’
He twisted the sword path in the middle and blocked it, but he couldn’t completely block this unknown power.
He suffered internal injuries just from that one defense. It was a frighteningly powerful true qi.
Hwareureureureureuk!
The golden flame that came across the empty air gradually faded, and then vanished with a hook! sound.
The size and thickness of that flame couldn’t even be compared with the Heavenly Dipper’s. Naturally, the density of the fire qi was also higher.
“Heavenly Dipper.”
Murong Jun’s eyes wavered.
Before he knew it, a middle-aged man with a solid physique was standing next to the Heavenly Dipper.
The Heavenly Dipper bowed his head.
“I greet the Divine General.”
“I said I would sleep for the time being. I said I would delegate everything to you.”
“…”
“But what is this state?”
“…I apologize.”
Fear oozed out from the Heavenly Dipper’s voice.
That arrogant Heavenly Dipper didn’t even dare to raise his head. A strong sense of awe towards the opponent could be felt.
Murong Jun’s eyes wavered.
‘Immense strong person!’
He wasn’t even emitting golden fire qi like the Heavenly Dipper, but his presence was overwhelming the surroundings. Truly the appearance of an absolute strong person was oozing out.
Moreover, his appearance was also extraordinary.
‘Westerner?’
Golden hair, pale skin, unusually long limbs.
That’s right. The middle-aged man was a Westerner.
The man looked at Murong Jun.
In an instant, Murong Jun tasted the feeling of all the hair on his body standing on end.
“What are you?”
Boom!
At that time, along with a loud explosion sound, true qi of four colors poured out from the backyard like overflowing.
Flash!
The devil who flew across the empty air swung a giant axe at the middle-aged man.