Fist Demon of Mount Hua ( Novel ) - Chapter 246
Chapter 246 – Mount Hua is Submerged in Blood, and Fist Demon Walks the Blood Path (3)
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Discord
Whoosh!
The Banner of Hundred Battles swung toward Cheon Oh-kyung’s head.
The flag, large enough to wrap around two adults, and its iron pole were more lethal than any weapon. However, it wasn’t enough to harm a master of Cheon Oh-kyung’s caliber.
Cheon Oh-kyung lightly moved his body to avoid Cho Yeon-woon’s attack. Though Cho Yeon-woon charged at him frantically, he couldn’t even graze his clothes.
Cho Yeon-woon’s eyes were completely bloodshot, and fresh blood was seeping through the cloth wrapped around his chest. Yet Cho Yeon-woon kept charging madly as if he couldn’t feel the pain.
The pain in his heart had consumed his physical pain. Though he was raging madly without feeling pain now, after some time he would collapse from exhaustion.
Cheon Oh-kyung looked into Cho Yeon-woon’s eyes, reddened with grief.
He felt the gut-wrenching pain.
This was the pain he had wanted Cho Yeon-woon to feel. Yet strangely, achieving his goal didn’t bring him peace.
He thought seeing Cho Yeon-woon’s face filled with despair would somewhat ease his mind, but instead it made him feel uncomfortable.
‘How shameful.’
Cheon Oh-kyung shook his head and stepped back.
He had lost interest. Continuing to toy with Cho Yeon-woon any longer didn’t suit his nature.
A man filled Cheon Oh-kyung’s vacant spot. He thrust his long spear like lightning.
Bang!
An explosion rang out as the Banner of Hundred Battles and spear collided. Cho Yeon-woon couldn’t withstand the opposing force and stepped back five or six steps. Deep footprints were left where he had retreated.
“Kid, you’re mine.”
The man who spoke while extending his spear was Dan Ho-sang, called the Invincible Spear in the Demonic Cult.
A peerless warrior when wielding a spear, he too was one of the Seven Great Demon Masters.
His eyes were filled with anger. Not anger toward Cho Yeon-woon, but toward the Banner of Hundred Battles he held. Any Demonic Cultist would feel the same way.
Dan Ho-sang glanced at Cheon Oh-kyung. Though he had said those words, he couldn’t fight Cho Yeon-woon without Cheon Oh-kyung’s permission.
Cheon Oh-kyung nodded, granting Dan Ho-sang’s request. Now the fight was out of his hands.
“Huh!”
Cheon Oh-kyung sighed softly and looked back. He saw Sage Hyeon-geom approaching him.
“You are a very cruel person, Senior.”
“I showed an unseemly side. I pretended to be above worldly desires, but in the end, I’m just a human who couldn’t escape desire.”
Cheon Oh-kyung’s face was full of self-loathing.
“Drive out the Demonic Cultists.”
“Trample Mount Hua.”
Even at that moment, Mount Hua Sect warriors and Demonic Cultists were fighting fiercely.
A chaotic battle without distinguishing friend from foe unfolded, and already many had lost their lives. The blood people shed was staining pure Mount Hua red.
Mount Hua Sect’s leader Sage Hyeon-cheon was engaged in fierce combat with Mad Demon Hall Master Hwang Yeol, and other elders were instinctively fighting masters of similar levels.
Everyone was raging with bloodlust.
It was a world where humans had become demons. The scene before them vividly showed how terrifying humans could become when their humanity was paralyzed.
Among them, only Cheon Oh-kyung and Sage Hyeon-geom remained calm. At least that’s how it appeared on the surface. But intense tension flowed invisibly between them.
Even to Cheon Oh-kyung’s eyes, which were so arrogant they cared about no one in the world, Sage Hyeon-geom’s achievement seemed extraordinary. The same was true for Sage Hyeon-geom.
‘He is different from any warrior I’ve ever met.’
Nerves were tightly drawn, and every muscle in his body was tense. The stiffness climbing up his spine made even his neck rigid.
This was the first time he had felt such tension since fighting Dam-ho. Speaking of which, Dam-ho suddenly came to mind.
‘I wonder how he’s doing?’
Heh!
A smile rose unconsciously. He found himself amusing. Just until recently he had thought of Dam-ho as a mortal enemy, yet now in this moment of crisis, he was thinking of him, which was utterly ridiculous.
Cheon Oh-kyung asked:
“What’s so funny?”
“Just finding it amusing how desperately I’ve lived until now.”
“Is that so?”
“The idle talk has gone on too long. We’re not in a position to chat so comfortably.”
“You wouldn’t let me withdraw even if I wanted to, would you?”
“If the Demonic Cult’s headquarters were trampled, would you let them go, Master?”
“Of course not.”
Cheon Oh-kyung shook his head with a bitter smile.
He had avenged his disciple by finding Cho Yeon-woon, but in doing so, he had entangled Mount Hua Sect in another grudge. Thus the cycle of grudges continued endlessly, and once entangled, it could never be broken.
“Huh!”
Shing!
As Cheon Oh-kyung sighed, Sage Hyeon-geom drew his sword. It was a sword made by a famous craftsman in Huayin County. Though not a divine sword with spirit energy piercing the heavens, its hardness was beyond description.
Sage Hyeon-geom with his drawn sword looked like a well-forged sword itself. Cheon Oh-kyung nodded and picked up an iron sword lying nearby.
Whether its previous owner was a Mount Hua Sect disciple or a Demonic Cultist didn’t matter. As long as it was sturdy enough to withstand his internal energy.
Cheon Oh-kyung said:
“You are the first warrior in decades to make me draw a real sword.”
“That’s an honor.”
“I will give it my all.”
At Cheon Oh-kyung’s words, Sage Hyeon-geom smiled faintly.
Looking at Cheon Oh-kyung before him, Sage Hyeon-geom found the reason why he had undergone such difficult training until now.
‘I must surpass him for Mount Hua to survive.’
Mount Hua was his everything. So he fights for Mount Hua.
Sage Hyeon-geom gripped his sword tighter.
Their gazes met briefly in the air.
Deep, quiet eyes observing each other’s inner selves.
Tap!
Without anyone moving first, they both charged at each other simultaneously.
Clang!
The two clashed.
Sharp sword sounds echoed across the battlefield.
“Hyah!”
Sage Hyeon-geom’s sword drew a line in the air.
One Character Wisdom Sword.
The incomprehensible sword technique at the pinnacle of Mount Hua Sect’s hundreds of martial arts was unleashed toward Cheon Oh-kyung.
Whoosh!
The air was cut and space was severed.
Even in such a critical situation where ordinary people would have died instantly, Cheon Oh-kyung remained calm.
Battle Sword Style.
The practical sword technique born and perfected on the battlefield was unleashed through his hands.
Clash!
Their swords met in the air.
***
Bang! Boom boom boom!
With explosions, Deung Cheon-so’s body was continuously pushed back. Deep footprints were left where he had retreated.
Deung Cheon-so’s hair was completely disheveled. Through the roughly tangled hair, fierce eyes blazed.
“You!”
Deung Cheon-so growled.
His entire sword arm was trembling. It was from the impact of clashing with Dam-ho.
Dam-ho, who had pushed back Deung Cheon-so with a single strike, was now facing Jin Hye-won without even time to catch his breath.
Swish!
Jin Hye-won’s whisk chaotically crossed the air.
The five-colored whisk moved dazzlingly, disrupting Dam-ho’s vision.
Wrapping, swinging, striking, the whisk’s variations were endless. And Jin Hye-won understood and could use the whisk better than anyone.
Enormous energy was concentrated in the whisk.
Bang!
The whisk that came in like a snake struck the ground, creating a huge crater. If Dam-ho hadn’t dodged in time, he too would have taken serious damage.
“How long do you think you can dodge?”
Jin Hye-won shouted viciously while swinging her whisk.
“You!”
Deung Cheon-so joined in.
Swoosh!
His sword continuously released sword energy.
The sword energy penetrated the space created by the whisk.
Though unintended, their joint attack perfectly complemented each other’s weaknesses, pressuring Dam-ho without giving him room to breathe.
Bang! Bang!
Explosions continuously rang out and the air shook.
The cliff where the three fought was completely destroyed and reduced to ruins.
A flash of fear appeared in Jin Hye-won’s eyes.
Even with two of the Seven Great Demon Masters, each said to be able to shake the world alone, attacking together, they still couldn’t gain a clear advantage. That’s how extraordinary Dam-ho’s martial power was.
‘Did he bring his previous life’s achievements with him? How can such a young one have this level of internal energy?’
Deung Cheon-so ground his teeth.
Of the two swords he held, one had numerous cracks in its blade. A sword made by the world’s finest blacksmith should never break like this. Yet it was about to shatter from clashing with Dam-ho.
He exchanged glances with Jin Hye-won. Though not a word was spoken, they understood each other’s intentions.
“Hyah!”
Deung Cheon-so shouted loudly and threw his sword like lightning.
Clang!
His sword exploded right in front of Dam-ho’s face. Dozens of sharp sword fragments scattered in all directions. Each fragment became the world’s sharpest hidden weapon and attacked Dam-ho.
It happened so suddenly there was no time to dodge. Moreover, Jin Hye-won was attacking without missing this opportunity. It was truly a perfect joint attack.
In this critical moment, a powerful energy swirled around Dam-ho’s entire body.
Crack!
It was the Violent Demon Energy that generated energy by rotating like the Spinning Energy Technique.
The sword fragments that had become hidden weapons turned to powder and scattered, and Jin Hye-won’s whisk was torn to pieces.
“Ugh!”
“Huh!”
Exclamations of surprise burst from both their mouths simultaneously. Dam-ho’s response exceeded their imagination to such an extent.
Swoosh!
The air split.
Dam-ho rushed through the gap.
Bang!
“Kyaah!”
An explosion rang out. And Jin Hye-won’s sharp scream echoed.
Her body was flying backward. She had been hit by a Fortress Piercing Kick. Fortunately, she had concentrated energy in both arms to block, so she didn’t suffer serious internal injuries.
But she was so startled that her heart pounded as if it would jump out of her mouth, and ringing in her ears disrupted her movements momentarily.
Dam-ho didn’t miss this momentary opening.
His hand pressed against Jin Hye-won’s back. He was about to unleash the Five Finger Dark Breaking Energy.
“Not a chance.”
At that moment, Deung Cheon-so swung his sword toward Dam-ho’s back.
If he unleashed the Five Finger Dark Breaking Energy on Jin Hye-won now, he would allow Deung Cheon-so’s strike to his back. In such situations, ordinary people would naturally retreat or dodge to protect themselves. But Dam-ho wasn’t ordinary.
Dam-ho used the Five Finger Dark Breaking Energy without a moment’s hesitation.
Swoosh!
“Kyaah!”
Jin Hye-won’s back was torn in a spiral pattern as she coughed blood. In exchange, Dam-ho allowed Deung Cheon-so’s strike.
Stab!
The sword penetrated bare flesh.
The feeling of the ice-cold blade cutting through flesh was vivid. If it went just an inch deeper, internal organs would be cut. That’s what Deung Cheon-so intended as he applied force to his sword.
Thunk!
But Deung Cheon-so’s sword stopped, unable to penetrate Dam-ho’s back any further. As if caught between massive rocks.
Though it was an extremely brief moment, Dam-ho’s muscles clamped down on the blade with immense force, preventing it from penetrating further. It was a miracle created by a body trained to the extreme.
“What?”
Deung Cheon-so’s eyes widened at this unprecedented feat. He was so surprised he even lost grip on his sword handle.
Dam-ho, with the sword still stuck in his back, struck Jin Hye-won’s side.
Crack!
“Kuh!”
As her ribs completely caved in, Jin Hye-won vomited blood.
Even in the shock that made her consciousness fade, Jin Hye-won drew up her energy and struck Dam-ho.
Bang!
A strike unleashed with the Yellow Jade Demon Hand hit Dam-ho’s chest. From the impact that shook his chest, Dam-ho’s body jerked and blood appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Dam-ho had also suffered considerable internal injury. But even then, there wasn’t the slightest change in Dam-ho’s eyes. He was like a monster that couldn’t feel pain.
At that moment, a smile appeared on Dam-ho’s lips. His smile, showing teeth stained red with blood, was as desolate as a midwinter cold wind.
The smile of one without emotions made Jin Hye-won even more afraid.
“Ugh!”
“Stop!”
Jin Hye-won let out a fearful groan, and Deung Cheon-so rushed in to save her.
At that moment, Dam-ho’s hands grabbed Jin Hye-won’s nape.
“Kuh!”
Jin Hye-won unconsciously let out a scream-like groan at the powerful grip choking her.
Whoosh!
Then came a dizzying feeling of floating. Her legs left the ground as her body crossed the air.
Bang!
Earth-Shattering Strike exploded.
Jin Hye-won trembled on the ground where she had fallen. Though she had barely avoided her head being crushed by turning it at the last moment, from her shoulders down was completely shattered and she couldn’t use any strength.
Dam-ho sat on top of Jin Hye-won’s fallen body.
“Ah!”
When their eyes met, Jin Hye-won unconsciously let out a fear-filled groan. She was terrified. In her fifty years of life, she had never been this frightened.
In Dam-ho’s pitch-black eyes, Jin Hye-won saw her death.
“P-please spare…”
“You vicious!”
Deung Cheon-so, who had arrived late, attacked Dam-ho’s neck with his remaining sword. He was trying to take his head.
Boom!
At that moment, violent energy swirled around Dam-ho’s entire body. The Violent Demon Energy had erupted.
“Kyaah!”
Jin Hye-won’s body, pinned under Dam-ho, was torn apart by the violent energy. Her beautiful face was ripped to pieces, revealing red flesh. But even that was brief as her head and upper body exploded, leaving no trace.
“Ugh!”
Deung Cheon-so was also caught in the violent energy.
When Deung Cheon-so, who had protected his entire body with defensive energy, came to his senses, the warrior known as Jin Hye-won no longer existed in this world. Only pieces of flesh presumed to be her remains were scattered on the ground.
Deung Cheon-so shouted:
“You demon!”
Dam-ho wiped the blood from his mouth as he stood up. Deung Cheon-so’s sword was still stuck in his back.