Fist Demon of Mount Hua ( Novel ) - Chapter 302
Chapter 302 – Drawing Pictures with Blood on White Snow (2)
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Ji Su-hyeon’s eyes looking at Geom Yul-cheon were filled with nothing but venom. Jeong Cheon-ak, who glanced at her appearance, chuckled.
“It seems you’ve finally shaken off even your remaining attachment.”
“Shut up!”
“Hehe!”
Even at Ji Su-hyeon’s thorny outcry, Jeong Cheon-ak only laughed. It was because he was satisfied.
The anger of a woman who has been rejected in love is more frightening. That was Ji Su-hyeon’s current state.
Im Dok-oh, Baek On-woo, Seomun Ha-gyeong, and Nam Jeong-ok approached Jeong Cheon-ak’s side.
The more they approached, the darker Geom Yul-cheon’s eyes became.
“Phew!”
A deep and heavy breath flowed out.
A meeting with friends should be joyful, but now his heart was as stuffy as if a huge boulder had been placed on it.
Geom Yul-cheon’s gaze turned toward Im Dok-oh, who was standing beside Jeong Cheon-ak.
“It’s been a long time.”
“……”
“Dok-oh.”
“Don’t call me that. When you escaped like that, our connection ended.”
Im Dok-oh’s cold voice stabbed Geom Yul-cheon’s heart like a dagger. A regretful light briefly flashed across Geom Yul-cheon’s eyes. But that was only momentary, and soon his gaze became heavy.
“Yes! It ended. Our connection……”
Geom Yul-cheon no longer made excuses.
Among all the others, he had wanted to stay with Im Dok-oh until the end. That’s why he had even risked his life. But his efforts ended in failure, and he had no choice but to leave Im Dok-oh behind.
He could clearly see what kind of hell the abandoned Im Dok-oh had gone through. That’s why he could understand his hatred as well.
“I will kill you. Yul-cheon.”
“……”
“By killing you, I will open the Divine Cult’s world.”
Hiss!
Suddenly, thick cloud mist began to emanate and undulate from Im Dok-oh’s entire body. No, it wasn’t cloud mist. It was dust finer than grains of sand.
Geom Yul-cheon bit his lips tightly.
“You completed the Hidden Soul Sand.”
“Yes! I endured bone-cutting pain to kill you.”
Hidden Soul Sand was literally sand. Made of grains dozens of times smaller and finer than actual sand.
The microscopic sand grains invisible to the eye had very special properties and could become the most fearsome weapon in the world depending on how they were handled.
To properly handle Hidden Soul Sand, one had to first absorb it into their pores. No matter how much finer than sand it might be, the process of absorbing foreign substances through pores could not be smooth.
Living flesh would be torn and bone-cutting extreme pain would come. Since no one could endure this process, no one in the Demon Cult had appeared who absorbed Hidden Soul Sand until now.
Im Dok-oh was the first martial artist in hundreds of years of Demon Cult history to make Hidden Soul Sand his own. Beneath his pores and skin, an immeasurable amount of Hidden Soul Sand had taken position.
Kwakwakwa!
The undulating Hidden Soul Sand had already become a storm swirling around Im Dok-oh. A sandstorm was raging centered on Im Dok-oh.
Geom Yul-cheon instinctively knew it would not be an easy fight.
Im Dok-oh alone was a formidable opponent, but he had to face Jeong Cheon-ak, Ji Su-hyeon, Baek On-woo, and Nam Jeong-ok as well. The weapons they possessed were as fearsome and deadly as Im Dok-oh’s Hidden Soul Sand. On top of that, there were hundreds of subordinates they had brought.
“Phew!”
Geom Yul-cheon took a deep breath.
A resolute light appeared in his eyes.
He had thought such a moment would come someday. The moment had just arrived sooner than he had expected.
Geom Yul-cheon slightly turned his head to look at Dan Gong-wol beside him.
“Elder! It seems this is as far as I can accompany you.”
“I will fight alongside you.”
“This is an evil connection entangled with me. Untying it is also my responsibility.”
“You?”
“I’m sorry, Elder!”
At Geom Yul-cheon’s answer, Dan Gong-wol briefly closed his eyes. It was because he felt the resolve contained in his voice.
After a moment, Dan Gong-wol opened his eyes.
“Thank you! For trusting this old man and bringing me this far.”
“Not at all.”
“Then I’ll go first. Be sure to follow. Don’t you also need to know the truth?”
“I will. Please go first.”
“We must meet again.”
After Dan Gong-wol patted Geom Yul-cheon’s shoulder, he left his position.
“Impossible.”
“No one can leave this place.”
Jeong Cheon-ak’s subordinates tried to block Dan Gong-wol.
Thump!
At that moment, Geom Yul-cheon stamped his foot hard.
The earth screamed and vibrated from the intense foot energy. Jeong Cheon-ak’s subordinates hesitated.
“Without my permission, no one can pass through this place.”
His voice no longer contained any wavering. The unwavering cry became a lion’s roar that resounded thunderously throughout the entire Death Cliff.
Everyone’s complexion changed completely at Geom Yul-cheon’s lion’s roar.
A giant lion was blocking their path. The Geom Yul-cheon reflected in their eyes was a lion itself, baring its huge fangs.
At his overwhelming presence, Jeong Cheon-ak’s eyes lit up.
“Yes, that’s right. You need to be at least that much to make hunting worthwhile.”
Then Baek On-woo quietly approached his side.
“Are you going to let the Wind Moon Emperor go like this?”
“That old man is not our share.”
“Then?”
“Have you forgotten? Who came with us.”
“The Demon Mother?”
“Yes! That old man is her share.”
At Jeong Cheon-ak’s answer, Baek On-woo glared at Geom Yul-cheon. The wounds he had received from him were still painfully stimulating him.
“Then I can fight to my heart’s content. I’ve disliked that bastard from long ago.”
“Shall we start the lion hunt then?”
When Jeong Cheon-ak gestured, the subordinates who had been waiting all at once rushed toward Geom Yul-cheon.
Swish!
“It’s a lion hunt.”
“Kill him!”
The swords they swung flew through the air, tearing it apart with sharp sounds.
Geom Yul-cheon flew toward them while drawing up his power. Already, powerful energy had been generated throughout his entire body.
‘Quick decisive battle.’
The longer time dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for him. Because of this, Geom Yul-cheon decided to give his all from the beginning.
“Chaaaat!”
Crash!
The atmosphere exploded. The martial artists who had been rushing at Geom Yul-cheon were shattered and sent flying. At the moment of collision, Geom Yul-cheon had exploded the repelling energy wrapped around his body.
Blood splattered and bone fragments scattered. In an instant, dozens of martial artists lost their lives.
“To use repelling energy like that.”
“As expected, his fighting sense alone is outstanding.”
How admirable must it have been for even the enemy Ten Soldiers to utter exclamations of admiration?
Jeong Cheon-ak clenched his fist tightly and said:
“However, the fact that he dies here today doesn’t change. Everyone prepare.”
Anyway, the subordinates now attacking Geom Yul-cheon were nothing more than sacrifices to drain his strength. No matter how great a martial artist Geom Yul-cheon might be, he was ultimately just human.
Being human, he would eventually tire, and that would be the moment for the Ten Soldiers to attack.
***
“Phew!”
Dan Gong-wol suddenly stopped moving and looked back.
Crash!
The explosion from far away was vividly transmitted to this place. It was proof that they were fighting that fiercely.
Dan Gong-wol hoped Geom Yul-cheon would be safe. But that was all. As Geom Yul-cheon had said, he had his own work to do, and Dan Gong-wol had his own work to do.
Now was the time to be faithful to their respective roles.
‘I’m sorry.’
Dan Gong-wol moved with heavy steps.
He had been to this place before. So long ago that he couldn’t even remember.
At that time, he didn’t know he would come to this place again.
Dan Gong-wol moved his steps while groping through memories that had now become dim.
His eyes lit up when he saw a large rock in the distance. It was a black rock shaped like a crouching elephant.
“Black Elephant Rock.”
Black elephant rock, that’s why his close friend had given it the name Black Elephant Rock.
Black Elephant Rock was like a guide. Seeing Black Elephant Rock, his dim memories began to surface clearly.
Dan Gong-wol moved his steps without hesitation. He went around large trees and passed giant stone tombs. The place he arrived at after walking like this for a while was ruins existing below Death Cliff.
The ruins, so vast that their scale was unimaginable, showed only occasional foundation stones, and were so thoroughly destroyed that their original form could not be recognized.
“Sigh!”
A sigh flowed out first upon seeing the ruins.
Dan Gong-wol’s face was filled with the light of regret.
“To come here again.”
It was when he gritted his teeth and moved his steps.
Whoosh!
Suddenly a fierce sound of cutting through air echoed.
When Dan Gong-wol raised his head to look at the empty air, a huge rock was falling toward him.
Dan Gong-wol frowned while spreading both hands wide. Then silver chains that had been wrapped around his body flowed out from his clothes.
Swish!
Like a snake raising its head, a dozen bundles of silver chains shot toward the rock.
Crash!
The chains and rock collided in mid-air.
“Hmm!”
From that impact, Dan Gong-wol stepped back three or four steps. Deep footprints were carved where he had stepped back. The impact he received was considerable.
A shadow fell over Dan Gong-wol’s face.
“Hahaha!”
What he had thought was a rock was bursting into laughter toward the sky while doing aerial somersaults. It had been a person, not a rock.
Thump!
A man as huge as a rock landed on the ground with a heavy sound. Dan Gong-wol’s expression looking at the man was not very bright.
Although he couldn’t use his full power due to internal injuries, it had still been an attack with considerable power invested. Yet the opponent didn’t seem to have suffered any significant damage. It meant he was that formidable an opponent.
The man straightened his waist and opened his mouth.
“Even if wounded, is a tiger still a tiger? Your hand skills are sharp.”
“Who are you?”
“Someone who will take the old man’s head.”
“Your words are too big.”
“Why? Because the old man is one of the Four Divine Emperors, the Wind Moon Emperor?”
At the man’s nonchalant answer, Dan Gong-wol’s expression hardened. The fact that he came out like this even while knowing his identity meant the opponent was that confident.
That’s when it happened.
“You can believe it. He will take your head.”
Suddenly a woman’s cold voice penetrated Dan Gong-wol’s ears. Before he knew it, a mysterious woman wearing red silk had appeared behind the man.
Dan Gong-wol’s brow furrowed at the red silk woman’s appearance. It was because he hadn’t been able to perceive her existence until she opened her mouth.
“Who are you?”
“Who do you think I am?”
“……”
“It’s okay, I understand. You might not know. I’m called Dan Woon-hyang. People who know me call me the Demon Mother.”
“Dan Woon-hyang?”
“I’m the woman of the one you cowardly ambushed.”
“You mean the Cult Leader’s woman?”
“That’s right.”
“Should I call it an honor?”
“You should. You made me move personally.”
The red silk woman, Dan Woon-hyang, answered coldly.
A chill like northern wind and snow was flowing from her body.
When a woman harbors resentment, frost falls even in midsummer. Needless to say, if it was a strong woman like Dan Woon-hyang.
Dan Woon-hyang stepped forward.
“There’s one thing I want to ask.”
“What?”
“Why did you choose this place as your grave? What is here?”
“Truth!”
“Truth?”
“That’s right. There is truth here.”
“Hmph! Whatever it is, it will be buried with your death.”
“That won’t happen.”
Dan Gong-wol drew up his power.
Watching such a Dan Gong-wol, Dan Woon-hyang clicked her tongue.
“An immortal monster showing off……”
She looked at Seok Mu-gang beside her.
If Dan Gong-wol was an old monster, then Seok Mu-gang was a young monster.
Iron King of the North, Seok Mu-gang.
The master of Rock Cliff Stream, one of the Thirteen Branches, he moved.