novelraw Chapter 243 : Revealing Divine Might (2)
Chapter 243 : Revealing Divine Might (2)
Chapter 243: Revealing Divine Might (2)
“Unnie, Young Master Yong has completely turned into a monster.”
Jeong Suji clicked her tongue as she watched Yong Hwarin tear through the demonic practitioners like a wolf in a flock of sheep.
Jeong Minji, on the other hand, looked on with a sympathetic expression.
She felt sorrowful for Yong Hwarin, rampaging like a bloodthirsty fiend.
“If we don't shine more than Young Master Yong, how could we call ourselves the Three Chivalrous Sisters? Today, the three heroines of the Jeong Family Manor will show how to handle these demonic bastards! Are you ready?!”
At Jeong Minji’s resolute words, her two younger sisters nodded.
“Unnie, we’re the Three Chivalrous Sisters! Even if chivalry dies, we said we’d remain chivalrous until the end.”
The two sisters understood their sister’s heart.
And so, knowing her desire to support Yong Hwarin, they spoke even more firmly.
“Let’s go!”
As the Three Chivalrous Sisters once again fanned out behind and to the sides of Yong Hwarin and attacked, the number of casualties among the demonic practitioners doubled.
“Today, I shall open the slaughter and guide you all to hell!”
Jeong Suji shouted loudly and swung her sword.
The combination of the Demonic Master and the Ten Prodigies of the Heavenly Central Sect was more formidable than expected.
When the Ten Prodigies struggled against powerful opponents, the Demonic Master stepped in, preventing the formation from breaking.
Moreover, the Ten Prodigies, who had been steadily refining their martial arts, were now no less than the Heavenly Demon King Unit.
They had even reached a level where they overwhelmed them.
They too were surprised at their own strength as they fought.
The reason they could so suddenly overpower the Heavenly Demon King Unit was because of the Dragon Scale Finger Technique and the Dragon Claw Ten Fingers they had learned from Yong Hwarin.
Whenever a gap was revealed, they would launch a Large Needle with the Dragon Scale Finger Technique to defend, creating an impenetrable defense.
Ma Jeung regretted not bringing archers this time.
Archers were best suited to counter those firing Large Needles.
Even Ma Jeung couldn’t break the formation and kept circling in frustration.
Whenever he tried to exploit an opening in the formation, the Demonic Master would intervene without fail and block him.
He even found himself endangered several times by the Demonic Master’s attacks.
He was boiling with fury because of that.
“Break through, I said!”
Even though Ma Jeung shouted, the Heavenly Demon King Unit was hindered by the formation and their attacks faltered.
With half of the Heavenly Demon King Unit already slaughtered by Yong Hwarin, they could no longer display their former might.
“Fire Bird Sword, fall back!”
When Lee Yung gave the command, Ma Jeung protested.
“No, my lord. I can break through the formation shortly.”
“I said fall back!”
At Lee Yung’s rebuke, Ma Jeung turned around.
Behind Lee Yung stood Sam Taegong Lee Kangmin, with a dissatisfied expression.
“Sam Sabunim will deal with this personally, so step back.”
At Lee Yung’s words, Lee Kangmin stepped forward.
“Click, click, click… No decent disciples left, huh? Must this old master stain his hands with blood?”
He spoke curtly, still seemingly displeased.
“I apologize. This disciple has been foolish.”
“Enough. Let’s put out the fire at our feet first.”
As Lee Kangmin stepped forward, the Heavenly Demon King Unit retreated and reorganized.
When the Demonic Master saw a skinny old man suddenly emerge, he sensed an aura so intense the very air seemed about to rupture.
“He’s no ordinary old man. That man must be one of the Taegong of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the one Lee Yung calls his master. We lack the strength to withstand his attack! If he strikes, we must concentrate all of our qi in one spot to block it. If only Young Master Yong arrives in time, we might stand a chance.”
He hoped Yong Hwarin would return swiftly.
To buy time, the Demonic Master cleverly shouted toward Sam Taegong Lee Kangmin.
His voice was imbued with qi and resonated throughout the Sky Ocean Merchant Union.
“This humble one, Demonic Master Seok Jamyung, greets the elder. May I ask your august name and great title?”
“You’ve no need to know my name. I don’t reveal it to those about to die.”
Sam Taegong Lee Kangmin sneered wickedly and raised his hand.
A red energy shimmered in his hand as a sticky, heavy qi burst forth.
The Demonic Master muttered stiffly.
“Blood Heaven Palm?”
Sam Taegong’s signature technique was the Nine Hells King Sword.
With that, he had dominated his era as an absolute powerhouse.
But with no opponents worthy of revealing his signature art, he now often used the Blood Heaven Palm.
He was confident he could reduce even the seemingly formidable Demonic Master to a bloody mess with just the third form of the Blood Heaven Palm.
“Oh? So you recognize my Blood Heaven Palm. How admirable. Fine, in recognition of your insight, I shall kill you without pain.”
The Demonic Master and the Ten Prodigies of the Heavenly Central Sect swallowed hard.
A storm-like red aura erupted from Sam Taegong’s body.
The crimson energy, the essence of the Blood Heaven Palm, bloomed like dozens of red roses as it shot toward the Demonic Master and the Ten Prodigies.
The Demonic Master shuddered as he faced the strongest opponent he had ever met.
He didn’t believe he could withstand the Blood Heaven Palm.
But seeing Seok Unjeong at the center of the formation gave him strength. If he didn’t stop it, his daughter would surely die.
Yong Hwarin saw that the number of demonic and unorthodox practitioners had significantly decreased.
Many had fled to escape him.
Some had come hoping for an easy gain, but after witnessing his invincible might, they fled without even looking back.
Half of them were gone.
Thanks to that, the surviving escorts and Escort Chiefs could now handle the remaining demonic and unorthodox practitioners.
As the situation gradually stabilized, Yong Hwarin’s head snapped to the side.
An overwhelming aura surged from the pavilion of Hoi Unkyung.
‘This is a force even I cannot withstand.’
The qi was so strong, he could feel it from nearly one hundred jang away.
Yong Hwarin immediately launched his body forward.
Behind him, Jeong Minji and her two sisters also headed for Hoi Unkyung’s pavilion with grim expressions.
Yong Hwarin climbed onto the opposite pavilion and looked toward the place where the massive aura had clashed.
There, the Demonic Master and the Ten Prodigies of the Heavenly Central Sect were facing off against an old man.
Seeing this, Jeong Suji spoke from behind.
“For such a strong clash of qi, the damage doesn’t seem too severe.”
As she voiced her relief, Yong Hwarin shook his head.
“Right now, Master and the Ten Prodigies are barely holding on. Please guard them for a moment.”
He had exhausted his qi traveling throughout the Sky Ocean Merchant Union while overusing the Protective Energy.
Yong Hwarin sat down and crossed his legs, and Jeong Minji pulled out a pill from her bosom.
It was the peculiar medicine she had given to Namgung Yoo earlier.
“Take this. It will help with your qi circulation.”
Yong Hwarin did not refuse. He immediately tossed the pill into his mouth and entered circulation.
Jeong Suji spoke with concern.
“Do you really think a short session of circulation will be enough to convert qi into stored energy?”
Even in this situation, circulation would likely last no more than a quarter of an hour, and the amount of qi that could be stored in that time was minimal.
However, once Yong Hwarin began circulating his qi, the surrounding air seemed to be sucked into him.
Two Laogong Points, two Yongcheon Points, and the qi drawn in through his breath amounted to an overwhelming quantity.
Furthermore, due to the spiritual medicine, the qi rapidly stabilized and converted into stored energy.
Seeing this, Jeong Suji muttered.
“Seriously, Young Master Yong is a monster no matter what he does.”
Jeong Minji scolded Jeong Suji, who kept mumbling.
“Be quiet. Young Master Yong is circulating qi right now.”
A slight change appeared on Sam Taegong Lee Kangmin’s face.
“It’s been a very long time since I’ve seen anyone withstand my Blood Flower Thousand Hands. Though it wasn’t alone, but as a group—it’s still impressive.”
Though the Demonic Master and the Ten Prodigies of the Heavenly Central Sect appeared to be standing fine, blood continuously dripped from between their lips.
They had suffered internal injuries from a single strike.
All of them were immobilized, focusing solely on suppressing their turbulent qi.
If Sam Taegong Lee Kangmin were to push lightly now, they would be sent straight to the afterlife.
Looking at Eum Sajeok, who stood at the center of the Ten Prodigies, Lee Kangmin spoke.
“Foolish brat. You ended up as a hostage. Come here.”
Eum Sajeok replied awkwardly.
“Sam Sabunim, I’m sorry. I was struck in my blood channel and cannot move.”
“My heart wants to leave you to die, but I’ll hold back for Taegong’s sake.”
Eum Sajeok was a favored disciple of this Taegong.
“What does this Taegong see in such a useless brat…”
As Lee Kangmin gestured, Eum Sajeok’s body floated up into the air.
It was an astonishing display of Void Telekinesis.
To lift a person through Void Telekinesis was unheard of.
It was a clear demonstration of how tremendous Sam Taegong Lee Kangmin’s internal power was.
When Eum Sajeok reached just before Lee Kangmin’s face, Lee Kangmin struck his body.
Puh-puh-puh-puh-puk!
“Aaaaaargh!”
Sam Taegong Lee Kangmin caused him to cough blood excessively, inflicting pain.
“Sam Sabunim, please spare me!”
Eum Sajeok screamed at the top of his lungs.
Meanwhile, the Demonic Master and the Ten Prodigies were too busy regulating their qi to intervene.
Eum Sajeok spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Thank you, Sam Sabunim.”
Having expelled the sealed blood, Eum Sajeok bowed his head to Lee Kangmin.
“I don’t even want to see your face.”
With an embarrassed look, Eum Sajeok approached Lee Yung.
“Haha, Second Brother. It’s been a while.”
Surprisingly, Lee Yung greeted Eum Sajeok warmly.
“You’ve been through a lot, Third Brother.”
“Hehe, thank you. I survived thanks to you, Second Brother.”
“Don’t forget this debt.”
“Of course, how could I possibly forget?”
Eum Sajeok bowed repeatedly.
But his face, lowered in bow, was twisted with resentment.
‘Even though they knew I was being held hostage, they never once negotiated? Just wait and see.’
Eum Sajeok hated Lee Yung even more than Yong Hwarin, who wore a crooked smile.
Lee Kangmin raised his hand again.
At that moment, Yong Hwarin’s eyes snapped open.
Feeling a massive aura with his energy sense, he ended his circulation and stood.
As red energy began to gather in Lee Kangmin’s palm again, Yong Hwarin drew his sword and released a blast of qi at him.
It was Nascent Qi.
As the energy of Nascent Qi rushed toward him, Lee Kangmin turned the hand he had aimed at the Ten Prodigies.
Yong Hwarin’s Nascent Qi collided mid-air with Sam Taegong Lee Kangmin’s Palm Flux.
Gwoooooong!
The clash of the two qi forces created a bizarre resonance.
Lee Kangmin glared at the one who had emitted Nascent Qi, which had not yielded in the slightest to his Blood Heaven Palm.
“Hahaha, a mere child using Nascent Qi. The martial world truly has advanced in my absence.”
Lee Yung looked up at Yong Hwarin standing on the rooftop and said,
“Sam Sabunim, that one is from the Yong Clan.”
“Oh? Is that so?”
Sam Taegong Lee Kangmin carefully observed Yong Hwarin.
Yong Hwarin descended from the air and landed.
As Yong Hwarin landed on the ground, Jeong Minji spoke to Jeong Suji.
“Release the Forbidden Restriction.”
“Unnie.”
“That man is too much for Young Master Yong to handle alone.”
“Even if you join him, it won’t change anything.”
Jeong Minji smiled faintly and said,
“My mind is already made up.”
With a sigh, Jeong Suji rapidly tapped the pressure points on Jeong Minji’s back with her fingers.
At the same time, Jeong Minji tapped several of her own chest acupoints.
Jeong Minji looked at her two younger sisters and said,
“You two must not get involved in this fight. It’s too dangerous. That old man is far too strong. Go help elsewhere.”
After speaking, Jeong Minji descended behind Yong Hwarin.
Jeong Suji and Jeong Daji exchanged glances.
“Daji, release mine too.”
“Unnie.”
“Are you really going to let our eldest sister fight alone?”
“Of course not. But you have to release mine too.”
“That’s not happening. One of us must survive.”
“Why are you acting like this? You think I’ll be happy if I survive alone? We’re the Three Chivalrous Sisters. Did we ever fear death when we lived as chivalrous warriors?”
“It’s different now. That old man is too strong. He blocked Young Master Yong’s Nascent Qi with his bare hand.”
“That’s exactly why we should fight together. If the three of us release the Forbidden Restriction, we can definitely support Young Master Yong. If we perform the Vermilion Phoenix Grand Heavenly Art together, it’ll be enough.”
Jeong Suji looked at Jeong Daji and spoke.
“You only die once, not twice, right? Fine, let’s show them the strength of the three sisters.”
The two sisters released each other’s Forbidden Restriction.
When they landed to the left and right of Yong Hwarin, Jeong Minji glared at her younger sisters.
“I told you not to come.”
“Why are you like this? We’re the Three Chivalrous Sisters. Even if we die, we won’t run.”
Jeong Minji let out a deep sigh.
“I’ll see you both later.”
“Sounds good.”
As the three sisters shared their light banter, Lee Kangmin looked at them curiously.
“Who are those women?”
Even in this moment, Lee Kangmin developed lust upon seeing the women.
Lee Yung quickly stepped forward and said,
“Those women are the three sisters of the Jeong Family Manor. They are from the Vermilion Bird clan.”
“Oh! Is that so?”
Sam Taegong Lee Kangmin scanned the sisters’ bodies with a look of interest.
“Don’t worry. I won’t kill you.”
Stirred by lust, Lee Kangmin imagined embracing all three sisters at once and closed his mouth.
“They’re quite ripe indeed.”
Lee Yung quickly stepped back.
As a wicked energy erupted from Sam Taegong Lee Kangmin’s body, Yong Hwarin and the Three Chivalrous Sisters felt their entire bodies go numb.