Chapter 181 – Destiny (6)

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Translated by Heavenly Cat

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Poooong!

Astonishment was cast over the eyes of Pa Sa-reuk, who had been bounced backward.

‘What is this guy?!’

Paaak!

Kicking the ground lightly, he followed right up to his nose before he knew it. His speed wasn’t incredibly fast, but it was strangely difficult to respond to.

Vwoooong! Boooom!

It was heavy.

Even though he pulled up the protective qi of the Sumeru Reverse Buddha Art as much as possible to block it, it was such a mighty power that his waist bent backwards.

“This bastard!”

A giant fist blooming with red light burned the atmosphere and aimed at Murong Yu’s head.

It was fast and sharp. Even though he was a head taller than Murong Yu and armed his whole body with muscles developed beyond their limits, he employed incredibly flexible and fast martial arts.

But that was it. Murong Yu’s martial arts, who had made up his mind and focused on his opponent, was on a different level than before.

Pupupung!

Pa Sa-reuk’s eyes widened.

The fist containing the power of the Buddha Ridge Divine Fist was instantly bounced upwards. The palm force that pushed in layer upon layer had obstructed the fist path.

Crack!

Pa Sa-reuk’s face crumpled heavily.

‘Damn it.’

A sharp pain arose in his abdomen from a kick technique that spun and struck.

He felt pain even though he had achieved a physical body impervious to swords and blades? It meant the opponent’s offensive power was superior to his defensive power.

“Son of a bitch!”

It was the betrayal of the physical body that he believed would never be broken unless it was by the martial arts of a mountain expert of the Nine Sects One Gang or the leadership level of the Six Great Clans.

Pa Sa-reuk strongly stomped his foot.

Kugung!

A powerful vibration arose on the earth.

Murong Yu’s eyes flashed.

Paaak!

Murong Yu, who leaped into the empty air to avoid the vibration striking in, grasped the Demon-Sweeping Great Sword with both hands.

‘Slash.’

Flash!

The heavy sword blade brushed past Pa Sa-reuk’s shoulder.

It was a sword strike unleashed with the thought of blowing away his head in one blow. It was the moment Pa Sa-reuk’s flexible evasion ability shone.

‘He refined it properly.’

Outwardly, it was a body that seemed endlessly dull.

But the reality was completely different. The power coming from his well-developed muscles was strong, the flexibility of his joints was not inferior to any expert in the Central Plains, and his quick movements were as agile as a swallow.

Even though he was the boss of a horse bandit group that sucked the lifeblood of innocent civilians, he had properly trained his martial arts. It was a body and martial arts where the harmony of hardness and softness was extremely well achieved.

Jjeojeojung!

He blocked the pouring fist techniques with the surface of his greatsword.

Those who have properly learned martial arts know exactly the timing for attack, evasion, and defense.

Those who go one step further from there implement two or three methods at the same time. It meant they could employ evasion and attack in a single breath.

Pa Sa-reuk was like that.

The reason why he could easily knock down an opponent holding a weapon even bare-handed was right there.

‘However.’

Hook!

Murong Yu’s figure appeared to Pa Sa-reuk’s rear left.

Urgency appeared on Pa Sa-reuk’s face.

‘That is all.’

Kkwaaaang!

“Keuk!”

Pa Sa-reuk staggered.

He somehow turned his body and unleashed a fist strike, but a mountain-like power was loaded in Murong Yu’s Demon-Sweeping Great Sword.

Paaang!

Murong Yu, who closed the distance, swung his sword at an incredible speed in an instant.

Pababababak!

“Keueuk!”

Over a dozen sword wounds appeared all over Pa Sa-reuk’s body.

This attack as well only cut his skin and flesh. It could not split his muscles and sever his bones.

However, Pa Sa-reuk realized.

‘It got deeper?!’

The sword wounds became minutely deeper.

The moment he tried to step back in fright, the greatsword stretched out and dug into his pectoral muscle.

“Heuk!”

Ttaaaang!

He struck away the greatsword with his fist and bent his upper body.

Trickle.

Pa Sa-reuk’s eyes wavered.

This sword strike cut his flesh and even split his muscle. He quickly tightened his muscle with true qi to stop the bleeding, but the amount of blood spewed in an instant was considerable.

“I’m getting a bit used to it now.”

Pa Sa-reuk looked at Murong Yu.

Flash!

From the body of Murong Yu, who approached while emitting a terrifying eye light, a blue true qi reminiscent of the sky soared up.

“To your hardness, I’ve finally gotten used to it.”

Pa Sa-reuk’s face distorted.

Gotten used to it? Are you saying you can cut what you couldn’t cut just by getting used to it?

“You greenhorn bastard, I was going to finish this moderately……!”

It was then.

Booooom! Poooong!

“Uwaaaak!”

“R-Run away!”

“Commander! Commander!”

“Boss! We must run away!”

Kwarurururung!

Pa Sa-reuk’s eyes widened.

The wall connecting the inner compound and outer compound collapsed, and his subordinates were pushing in.

They were not running away. Unable to withstand the opponent’s overwhelming military power, they were pushed back all the way here.

Hwaaaaak!

Beyond the surging subordinates, someone radiating an explosive qi wave revealed their figure.

Booooom! Boooom!

There was no other falling leaves in the autumn wind like this.

When the gray-black iron chain squirmed, the horse bandits’ necks were torn off and flew away, and when the black and white dragon-shaped great axe swept past, their torsos were shattered into pieces.

It was the sprint of a three-headed, six-armed monster that no one could stop. The murderous intent of the one slaughtering the horse bandits indiscriminately was surging like flames.

It was truly not lacking to be expressed as a War God. And behind that War God, even a Divine Archer, who went back and forth in the empty air as if flying and pulled the bowstring, was attached.

“……What.”

Pa Sa-reuk’s pupils trembled slightly.

“What is that crazy bastard!”

At that time, Murong Yu spoke.

“It is the Evil-Annihilating Army Commander.”

“What?”

“The head of the Evil-Annihilating Army and the best rising star of the Central Plains called by the alias of Tiger General of Green Mountain, the eldest son of the Yeon Clan. And…….”

Murong Yu adjusted his grip on the Demon-Sweeping Great Sword.

“He is my younger brother.”

Booooom!

Thick blood vessels stood out on Pa Sa-reuk’s forehead.

“Eeeek!”

It was a terrifying power.

Murong Yu, who saw Yeon Ho-jeong’s madness-filled active role, also seemed to have his fighting spirit burn up. Pa Sa-reuk crossed his arms and blocked the sword strike, but he was pushing in even further while exerting monstrous strength.

Trickle.

The greatsword gradually dug into his muscles.

‘No!’

Pa Sa-reuk accurately recognized his own condition.

‘I’ll lose.’

Losing was not the problem. The important thing was, he really could die like this.

‘Escape!’

To Pa Sa-reuk, there was no such thing as honor or pride. Just like Murong Yu had said, to him, the highest value was always survival.

That was not all. All those who lived with the name of horse bandit were like that.

Pa Sa-reuk shouted angrily.

“Everyone scatt……!!”

Puuuuuuk!

“Keuaaak!”

Pa Sa-reuk fell to his knees. A streak of invisible arrow had exploded on his back.

It was an arrow of true qi, the Shadowless Bullet. Muk Bi, who was slaughtering horse bandits from dozens of zhang away, had unleashed a strike of anger.

If it had been an iron arrow and not a Shadowless Bullet, his life would have flown away with that. One would have to say it was a great fortune out of ten thousand for Pa Sa-reuk.

Crack!

Blood splattered from Pa Sa-reuk’s mouth. Murong Yu’s knee had exploded on his jaw.

Pupupupung!

Murong Yu’s eyes sparkled.

He thought of blowing his neck away in one strike, but even amidst that, he unfolded a fist and palm to block the sword strike. He was a persistent bastard.

Of course, it was not without results.

Seogeok!

Pa Sa-reuk’s left index, middle, and ring fingers were cut off.

“Eeeek!”

Booooom! Seogeok!

Pa Sa-reuk threw his body to the left. Murong Yu’s sword cut his back, but he managed to slip away somehow.

Murong Yu’s eyes flashed.

“Where!”

It was then.

Chwarurururuk!

An iron chain shot through the empty air full of blood fog and choked Pa Sa-reuk’s neck.

“Kek!”

A terrifying murderous intent spewed from Yeon Ho-jeong’s two eyes.

“Get over here.”

Chaaaaang!

The Flood Dragon Chain was pulled taut, and Pa Sa-reuk’s body floated into the empty air.

Flash!

Murong Yu’s greatsword advanced like a flash of light.

Seogeok!

It was truly a response that brought about admiration naturally.

Even while flying through the empty air with his neck choked by an iron chain, he twisted his body and avoided Murong Yu’s fast sword that was like a ray of light. He suffered a serious sword wound on his back, but he prevented his torso from being split in half.

It was a terrifying desire for survival. His ability to read the opponent’s killing intent transcended imagination.

“Euaaaaap!”

Booooom!

Pa Sa-reuk, who stomped the floor with two feet, grasped and pulled the Flood Dragon Chain. The Sumeru Reverse Buddha Art was contained to the limit in a body born with innate divine strength. On top of that, since he was even receiving a threat to his life, he truly displayed a monstrous strength transcending imagination.

But this time, the opponent was bad.

Wooooooong!

The Vermilion Bird Qi of the Fire Heaven was contained in the Flood Dragon Chain.

“Heup!”

Booooom!

Pa Sa-reuk’s body rose into the empty air again.

‘W-What?!’

Even though he pulled with explosive power, he was dragged toward the opponent again. Even though the opponent was pulling with only one hand!

Pa Sa-reuk’s pupils expanded widely.

A monster glaring at him with a face covered in blood was there.

“Uwaaaaa!”

Puuuuuuk!

Both of Pa Sa-reuk’s legs flew away from below the knees.

Booooom!

Pa Sa-reuk, who lost both legs, smashed into the ground.

Yeon Ho-jeong stepped on Pa Sa-reuk’s face.

Puuuk!

His nose broke and his teeth flew away. His right cheekbone was crushed and sank in.

Pa Sa-reuk’s body, which had been trembling, soon slumped down. He had fainted.

Yeon Ho-jeong looked at Murong Yu.

Just looking at his eyes, he could tell what the opponent wanted. Murong Yu shouted loudly.

“Everyone stop!”

Wooooong! Woooooong!

It was a voice that resounded loudly throughout the area. It did not fall behind Pa Sa-reuk’s voice, which had been so loud it reminded one of a sound technique.

“You have been defeated! Throw away your weapons immediately!”

Fear appeared on the horse bandits’ faces.

Next to Murong Yu, Yeon Ho-jeong, who had grabbed Pa Sa-reuk by the scruff of the neck and lifted him up, was glaring at them with murderous eyes.

Chill!

All the remaining members of the Gray Wolf Squad trembled in fear.

An enormous number of casualties occurred at the hands of the monster who appeared out of nowhere and swung an axe. As if he was still not tired, a ruinous qi wave surged from his body as he glared this way while lifting up their boss.

His eye light and qi wave were telling them.

That they would die if they didn’t surrender.

Clank! Clank!

The horse bandits laid down their weapons one by one.

They were simple, so they showed tremendous morale when riding the momentum, but once their morale was broken, they collapsed to an irreversible degree. It was the moment their best advantage acted as their worst disadvantage.

It was the limit of horse bandits. To them, who considered survival as the highest value, honorable death was impossible.

Murong Yu let out a sigh.

‘Is it over.’

At that time, his gaze headed toward Yeon Ho-jeong.

Yeon Ho-jeong was slowly shaking his head. The murderous intent that filled his two eyes burned even more fiercely.

Surprise appeared on Murong Yu’s face.

‘You want to kill them?’

‘Yes.’

‘We’ve already received their surrender. There’s no need to necessarily kill…….’

‘Since they threw away their weapons, they will be easier to deal with.’

‘……!’

‘Don’t worry. I will carry the evil karma.’

In the bewildered Murong Yu’s eyes, the formation of the Evil-Annihilating Army and Demon-Sweeping Army was suddenly seen.

“……!!”

Since when was it?

The Demon-Sweeping Army and Evil-Annihilating Army were exquisitely surrounding the Gray Wolf Squad. It was a deployment optimized for a surprise attack.

In an instant, Murong Yu realized.

‘Brother Yeon?!’

That was right.

The moment he entered the battlefield, Yeon Ho-jeong couldn’t help but think about minimizing allied sacrifices as well as the opponent’s destruction.

That was why he didn’t pierce through one spot to completely crush the enemy. If he did that, he could kill more enemies, but at the same time, it was self-evident that the allies’ damage would also increase.

Yeon Ho-jeong, who concentrated the allies while flashing in the east and flashing in the west.

Before they even knew it, the Demon-Sweeping Army and Evil-Annihilating Army had gradually formed a formation surrounding the Gray Wolf Squad.

Baaaang!

Yeon Ho-jeong, who threw Pa Sa-reuk carelessly, glared at the horse bandits.

That was not all.

Unlike the Demon-Sweeping Army, who relaxed their tension thinking they had already won, the eye light of all members of the Evil-Annihilating Army was similar to Yeon Ho-jeong’s. It was because they too had experienced situations like this countless times.

Yeon Ho-jeong spoke coldly.

“I order the Evil-Annihilating Army.”

Tseutseutseutseu.

A dense murderous intent spread out like fog.

“Send them off cleanly.”