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Chapter 166 : Chapter 166
Chapter 166. Fight (4)
The Scarlet-Yellow Association Leader spoke in an unpleasant tone.
“Bug? It seems you can’t see anything because you don't have many days left to live. What? Do you want to die right today?”
As soon as the Scarlet-Yellow Association Leader’s words ended, the corners of the old man’s mouth went up minutely.
It was clearly a sneer.
Soon, the old man’s figure disappeared from the tree branch.
Flying through the air, the old man had reached the Scarlet-Yellow Association Leader’s immediate vicinity before anyone knew.
In the old man’s hand was a blade he had drawn at some unknown moment.
The old man swung that blade at the Scarlet-Yellow Association Leader.
A blade imbued with very thick energy.
The qi was condensed to the extreme, emitting a brilliant light as if it would blind the eyes.
Only then realizing that the old man was not an ordinary person, the Scarlet-Yellow Association Leader urgently raised his spear with a startled expression.
It was meaningless resistance.
Slice!
A crisp cutting sound rang out, and the spear the Scarlet-Yellow Association Leader raised was cut off just like that.
Along with the Scarlet-Yellow Association Leader’s body.
Crack.
Blood flows roughly from the Scarlet-Yellow Association Leader’s body that was split in two in an instant.
A terrible silence descended on the battlefield where a chaotic battle had been raging.
A hollow laugh seemed about to flow out naturally.
The three Leaders were each experts burdensome to deal with. At least by my standards.
But that old man killed one in a single exchange as if twisting a child’s wrist.
It was a situation as if a tiger appeared where wolves were fighting for territory.
No. Beyond a tiger, it seemed like a dragon suddenly popped out.
Then the Unwol Sect Leader urgently took a clasped hands greeting towards the old man and opened his mouth.
“Unwol Sect Leader Ma Seohan greets the Fighting Venerable!”
Soon, the Black Heaven Sect Leader also followed the Unwol Sect Leader and took a clasped hands greeting towards that old man.
Only then did I realize why the name of this Mount Pyeongwan was familiar.
The place where the Fighting Venerable last revealed his whereabouts in my past life was right around here.
To the appearance of the two Leaders paying utmost respect, the Fighting Venerable responded in a cynical tone.
“You spouted things like ‘bastard’ to me just before, and now you pay respect to me?”
“I apologize. This junior’s knowledge was short and I did not recognize the Fighting Venerable at once.”
At the Black Heaven Sect Leader’s apology, the Fighting Venerable frowned and clicked his tongue.
“Tsk. You are bugs without even the courage to exchange a move of martial arts with this seat.”
Despite the Fighting Venerable’s contemptuous expression, the two Leaders were just bowing their heads.
The corners of the mouth of the Fighting Venerable, who watched that sight for a moment, went up.
Just like when he killed the Scarlet-Yellow Association Leader earlier.
“They say even a rat bites a cat when cornered. Let’s see how rough the resistance of rats will be.”
Even before the Fighting Venerable’s words finished.
Sensing something ominous, the Black Heaven Sect Leader and Unwol Sect Leader urgently threw their bodies.
But as expected, it felt late.
Pah!
The Fighting Venerable’s blade, having thrown his body leaving only an afterimage, was already flying towards the Black Heaven Sect Leader.
“Damn it!!!”
Shouting with malice, the Black Heaven Sect Leader swung his whip split in two.
But it was meaningless resistance.
Slice! Slice! Slice!
Every time the Fighting Venerable swung his blade, the whip was cut off several times.
Slice!
In the end, instead of the shortened whip, the Black Heaven Sect Leader’s neck was cut off.
“L, Leader!?”
The Fighting Venerable dug in between the shouts of the startled underworld bastards.
Literally, a hellscape unfolded.
Every time the Fighting Venerable moved his blade once, underworld bastards fell dead.
“What are you doing! Resist quickly!”
The Fighting Venerable shouted as if mocking the underworld bastards.
But no one tried to oppose the Fighting Venerable.
Everyone was busy turning their backs and running away.
Even the underworld bastards of the Scarlet-Yellow Association and Black Heaven Sect were running away without even retrieving their Leaders' corpses.
The Fighting Venerable’s gaze turned.
Among the underworld bastards scattering in all directions. Towards the Unwol Sect Leader running while unfolding movement arts with full power.
“Hehehe. Where are you trying to run away to!”
Tremendous energy soars from the Fighting Venerable’s body.
A banquet of qi that seemed like it would blind the second eye.
Soon, a huge enhanced qi formed on the Fighting Venerable’s blade and flew towards the Unwol Sect Leader cutting through the air.
Things blocking the way were cut off without remainder.
Whether it was a rock, a tree, or the bodies of underworld bastards.
Slice!
Eventually, the enhanced qi shot by the Fighting Venerable reached the Unwol Sect Leader’s immediate vicinity.
The Unwol Sect Leader twisted his whole body while unfolding Life and Death Blood Steps to the extreme.
Why?
Previously it was a movement that looked truly mysterious, but now it just looked like a slug squirming its whole body to live.
Slice!
With an eerie cutting sound, the Unwol Sect Leader’s left arm was cut off.
The Unwol Sect Leader continued to run away unfolding movement arts as if the severed arm wasn't regrettable.
To anyone looking, it looked like a lizard cutting its tail and running away.
Even though there was no possibility of that arm growing back like a lizard.
After that, a blood storm raged around for a while.
At some point, there wasn't a single underworld bastard left around.
Only dozens of corpses and a disgusting scent of blood drifted thickly.
Only after the underworld bastards all disappeared did the appearance of the comrades enter my eyes.
Everyone was covered in wounds.
It seemed it wouldn't have been strange if anyone died had it been just a little later.
While exchanging glances as if confirming each other’s life and death.
The gaze of the dragon that slaughtered the wolf pack headed towards us.
Dang Sopyeong urgently took a clasped hands greeting towards the Fighting Venerable.
“I am Dang Sopyeong, a junior of the Murim. Thank you for saving us. Elder Fighting Venerable.”
Ignoring the Dang fellow’s polite greeting, the Fighting Venerable asked looking at me.
“Boy.”
“Yes. Elder.”
I answered expressing respect for now.
He was an old man who suddenly intruded and slaughtered dozens without rhyme or reason.
I couldn't know when that crazy old man’s blade would turn towards us.
And that crazy old man threw a truly out-of-the-blue question.
“From whom did you learn your martial arts?”
Momentarily, several thoughts brushed through my head.
After deliberation, I chose the side of telling the truth as much as possible.
Because there would be no need to provoke that crazy dragon unnecessarily.
“I have no separate master. I happened to obtain the secret manual of Master Sun Moon Divine Sword by chance and am practicing it.”
At my answer, the Fighting Venerable frowned slightly.
Making an expression as if recalling memories, the Fighting Venerable asked me.
“Do you mean that Sun Moon Divine Sword known to have ascended as an immortal about five hundred years ago?”
“That is correct.”
“Then how much of the Sun Moon Divine Sword’s martial arts have you learned?”
“I have not yet learned even half.”
At my answer, for some reason, the Fighting Venerable laughed heartily.
“Hahahaha. As expected, my eyes were not wrong.”
While pondering what kind of insane talk this was.
A trajectory was embroidered in the air.
A trajectory flying in a straight line from the Fighting Venerable towards my vital point.
As soon as I confirmed that trajectory, I threw my body.
Soon, the Fighting Venerable’s voice sounding interested was heard from right in front of my nose.
“Hooh?”
The guy had approached close and was swinging his blade before I knew it.
Even though I clearly saw the trajectory, it was already too late to dodge with movement arts.
I urgently swung the Master’s Blade.
I tried unfolding the Moonlight Coiling Sword.
But it was torn like a sheet of paper by the Fighting Venerable’s blade.
Again, multiple trajectories are embroidered in the air.
I wandered looking for a way to escape.
But a path to run away was not visible anywhere.
A curse popped out automatically.
“Damn it.”
With those words, my memory faded.
***
“Senior Brother!”
“B, Brother!?”
Baek Hyang and Nam Geon made startled expressions.
The Fighting Venerable who suddenly intruded.
Jin Yuseong was collapsed at that person’s feet.
“I, I scold b, bad grandpa!!”
Nam Geon rushed at the Fighting Venerable with sparks in his eyes.
The Fighting Venerable dodged the Mother's Affection Sword with a cynical face and kicked Nam Geon’s abdomen with his foot.
“Keuk…….”
Nam Geon vomited blood and flew backward, only able to land on the ground after smashing several trees.
Even though he was hit only once, his whole body trembled.
“B, Brother. M, must protect…….”
He couldn't raise his body at all.
Looking at Nam Geon, the Fighting Venerable lightly clicked his tongue.
“Tsk. A guy who is just needlessly sturdy. Since I am in a good mood today, I will let you off once.”
Soon, Hwangbo Ak laughed heartily and shouted towards the Fighting Venerable.
“Hehahaha! This Hwangbo has admired Elder Fighting Venerable since childhood! I want to try fighting a round. Elder!”
At Hwangbo Ak’s insane words, Dang Sopyeong’s mouth gaped open.
The Fighting Venerable was also snorting.
“If you truly wanted to exchange moves with this seat, you should have just attacked. I detest guys who flatter.”
As soon as the Fighting Venerable’s words ended, Hwangbo Ak rushed at the Fighting Venerable.
“Thank you. Elder Fighting Venerable!”
And with a bang sound, he was bounced far away.
It was a finger flick.
Simultaneously dodging Hwangbo Ak’s punch lightly, he flicked his finger on Hwangbo Ak’s forehead blowing him away.
At that simple blow, Hwangbo Ak, who rushed in happily, fainted just like that.
The Fighting Venerable smirked and opened his mouth.
“Talent is a little regrettable, but he is a guy with guts.”
A man who would grow into one of the Seven Evils in the future.
The Fighting Venerable expressed that talent was regrettable regarding Hwangbo Ak, whom everyone called a genius.
Soon, the Fighting Venerable turned his head to look at the air.
“Boy. Do not test this seat’s patience.”
It was a warning directed at Choyeon approaching while unfolding stealth arts.
Noticing this, Baek Hyang also shouted urgently.
“Junior Sister, stop!”
Then Choyeon revealed herself in the air.
Baek Hyang, who succeeded in saving Choyeon, swallowed dry saliva and asked the Fighting Venerable.
“Elder Fighting Venerable. Could we perhaps know the reason you knocked Senior Brother unconscious?”
Unlike slaughtering the underworld bastards indiscriminately, the Fighting Venerable had only subdued Jin Yuseong.
So Baek Hyang planned to watch over Jin Yuseong somehow while gauging the Fighting Venerable’s mood as much as possible.
But there was a fact the girl overlooked.
That the Fighting Venerable was not an opponent with whom conversation worked.
“I seem to hear the sound of rolling brains all the way here.”
As if he had nothing more to say, the Fighting Venerable rushed towards Baek Hyang in a surprise attack.
The distance closed in an instant.
Baek Hyang tried to explode her latent potential again. Just like when dealing with the Vice-Moon Lord of Red Moon Falling Flowers.
But ridiculously, she wasn't even given the leisure to explode latent potential.
Thud.
Approaching instantly and striking the back of Baek Hyang’s neck, the Fighting Venerable muttered as if interested.
“Useful talent. Haha.”
The Fighting Venerable looked alternately at Jin Yuseong and Baek Hyang sprawled behind him, then lightly clicked his tongue.
“Tsk.”
Then he turned his body and approached the sprawled Jin Yuseong.
The Fighting Venerable carried Jin Yuseong’s body on his shoulder just like that and left unfolding movement arts.
Dang Sopyeong, who was looking at the place where the Fighting Venerable and Jin Yuseong disappeared, spat out a curse and turned his head.
Towards Hwangbo Ak, Nam Geon, and Baek Hyang sprawled here and there.
“Damn it.”
Before he could even make a move, the comrades were all subdued, and Jin Yuseong was even kidnapped.
Overwhelming powerlessness.
Dang Sopyeong, clenching his teeth until they bled, moved his body to treat the injured.
***
“Groan.”
With a groan, Jin Yuseong opened his eyes.
Why? Even though he clearly opened his eyes, it was slightly dark.
Jin Yuseong realized belatedly.
This place was a cave.
Then a familiar voice was heard.
“Hehehe. It seems you woke up only now.”
The Fighting Venerable’s voice.
Jin Yuseong, grinding his teeth, raised his body and asked.
“What happened to my comrades?”
“Hehehe. What do you think happened?”
The Fighting Venerable, sitting near the cave entrance, asks mockingly.
Jin Yuseong drew the Master’s Blade that was tied intact at his side and rushed at the Fighting Venerable abruptly.
“Hahahaha. Better than the rat underworld bastards.”
The Fighting Venerable, laughing heartily as if pleased, easily dodged Jin Yuseong’s single sword strike and kicked Jin Yuseong’s abdomen just like that.
Thud!
Jin Yuseong’s body, bounced away just like that, collided with the cave wall.
Boom.
Wiping the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, Jin Yuseong raised his body again, but the Fighting Venerable had already left the cave.
Soon, with an ominous noise, something huge began to block the cave entrance.
Jin Yuseong urgently unfolded movement arts and ran toward the cave entrance.
But before Jin Yuseong reached the cave entrance. Eventually, the cave entrance was completely blocked.
Clang!
Sparks flew as the Master’s Blade Jin Yuseong thrust with force clashed with the lump of iron blocking the entrance.
Beyond that ignorantly sturdy lump of iron, the Fighting Venerable’s voice was heard.
“Boy. I will give you a time of five years. Try training the Sun Moon Divine Sword’s martial arts diligently until then. Hahahaha!”