Single-Instant Blade

Chapter 85 : Intestinal Ambush (5)

He chose the man on the east as his first ambush target.

In fact, there was no difference between the east and the west. Whichever side he attacked first, he had to jump over the pavilion and run to the other side. And that, with almost no time difference.

Swoosh!

Ah Geol stopped two zhang in front of the man on the east.

Like a beast crouching low just before it leaped, he also crouched. He raised his true energy, held the half-iron blade, and did not take his eyes off the part he was aiming for.

He was aiming for the stomach again.

He would execute the Single-Instant Blade he had just executed once more.

Although he might not like it this time either, he was thinking of finding out what was wrong through actual combat.

Using an incomplete martial art in actual combat was a considerable adventure.

His true energy could be cut off, and his forms could be blocked. In any case, it could be a fatal blow.

Was the opponent weak? Not at all! When he executed the perfect Single-Instant Blade, he was weak, but if the Single-Instant Blade got tangled, the situation would change. At that time, they would turn into tigers and would threaten his life.

Everything was decided in an instant.

If it was just to kill, it didn’t matter what martial art he used. But to assassinate secretly so that the Ghost Gate martial artists could not hear, he had to do his best.

If he used the Single-Instant Blades of the previous masters, it would be very safe. They could not even block the Single-Instant Blade that was only a mimicry.

But Ah Geol didn’t want to do that.

His desire for the Single-Instant Blade was so strong that he was seized by the desire to use his own Single-Instant Blade.

The completion of the Single-Instant Blade was just around the corner.

If it wasn’t for this kind of opportunity, when else could he try out the Single-Instant Blade in actual combat?

Swish!

He was about to move.

At that time, Grandpa’s voice struck his mind like a thunderbolt.

-Do you think the previous masters completed the Single-Instant Blade? If they had completed it, why did they die? They should have lived without being defeated by anyone. The fact that they died to someone means that they did not complete the Single-Instant Blade. The martial arts you know, they’re complete garbage. Keke!

It was what Grandpa had said when he had teased Ah Geol.

But now, those words came to mind.

Among the previous Single-Instant Sect Masters, there was no one who had publicly declared that he had completed the Single-Instant Blade. They had always studied the blade, and had strived. Until the moment they died. Of course, his master was also included in that.

The Single-Instant Blade was an incomplete martial art.

And yet, he was confident that he was on the verge of completing the Single-Instant Blade, when he had just gotten a taste of it?

‘I’m still far from it. To be shaken by just this much.’

Ah Geol readjusted his grip on the half-iron blade.

Paaat!

He kicked off the ground hard and leaped.

He spread his two arms wide to the sky, and his two legs were bent as they had been when he had kicked off the ground.

“Ugh!”

The opponent was startled to see Ah Geol and drew his sword.

But Ah Geol was one move faster. Ah Geol did not even give the man a chance to use his sword.

Like a tiger raising its front paw and striking the head of its prey, the half-iron blade struck the man’s side head.

Peok!

With a dull sound, the man’s head was snapped to the side.

It was the One-Inch One-Blade of the sixteenth sect master.

Although the One-Inch One-Blade seemed slow, it was fast. The overall movement was slow. But the instantaneous strike was very fast. The opponent saw the attacking appearance, but did not see the striking appearance.

Paaat!

Ah Geol did not look at the fallen man.

He had finished the attack for sure so that he would not have to use his hand twice.

The moment the blade had struck the opponent, he had known with his senses that the skull had been cut.

He went up to the pavilion.

Tatatatak!

The one who had been on the pavilion was already rushing towards him.

Although he had not seen the one on the east being ambushed, he had seen him fall.

Ah Geol held the half-iron blade with both hands.

Chwareureung!

The true energy that had risen from his dantian flowed into the half-iron blade.

In that instant, the unity of the blade and the body was achieved. The half-iron blade, his body, and his spirit became one.

The body disappeared, and only the blade remained.

Chyuwak!

A straight line was drawn towards the opponent’s chest.

“Ugh!”

The opponent was startled and swung his sword in a hurry.

Sword lights bloomed countless times. The sword body moved dazzlingly. To block the blade that was flying like an arrow, he had struck with twenty-four swords. He had spread a twenty-four-layered defensive barrier.

Gwajijijik!

The half-iron blade tore through the densely spread defensive barrier. And it stabbed the opponent’s chest!

“Keok!”

The opponent staggered and retreated.

He had not retreated because he had wanted to. He had been pushed back by the force of the half-iron blade’s stab.

It was the Catapult Bow Blade of the fourth sect master.

In the past, the fourth sect master had been called the One-Move Invincible Blade. When he had executed the Catapult Bow Blade with a strong true energy, he had been almost invincible. There was no martial art that could block it.

Chyuut!

When he pulled out the blade, red blood gushed out from the man’s chest like a fountain.

Ah Geol, covered in the blood that was scattered all over the air, rushed towards the other side of the pavilion.

Ta ta tat!

He ran, kicking the pavilion hard.

From now on, it was a battle of speed.

The martial artists inside the pavilion had already noticed that a fight had broken out outside.

Tat! Paaat!

He stepped on the pavilion and jumped to the ground.

He spread his two arms and legs wide in a large character. He rushed in as if to hug the man with his body.

The man who had drawn his sword came to cut Ah Geol with all his might.

Naturally. Anyone would execute such a sword. When the opponent had opened his chest and torso in a defenseless state, would he endure without cutting? He had to cut him in two right away.

Unfortunately, Ah Geol had a half-iron blade.

Shwaaaek!

The blade cut through the air.

The man had struck with his sword from behind his head to the front. He had cut the sky.

Ah Geol had struck with his blade from his legs to his head. He had cut the ground.

A smile of satisfaction appeared on the man’s face. The confidence that he had won was clearly revealed.

The one who had used a sword from the ground, the one who had used a blade from the air.

If the two clashed, the man who had his feet on the ground was much more advantageous.

If you had your feet on the ground, you could use all your strength. Your true energy was also perfectly injected. You could use your sword only towards the target while maintaining a firm center of your body.

A blade executed in the air had to be struck only with the strength of the arm. It was also difficult to put true energy into it.

If you had already put true energy into the blade when you had jumped from the pavilion, you could add the falling force. It was a very large force. But it was difficult to execute a blade form in the middle, and the strength was not properly loaded.

Kaang!

The blade and the sword clashed.

A very fierce metallic sound rang out. In that instant,

“Kuk!”

The man let out a short groan.

The half-iron blade had cut the long sword. And it had continued to strike from the man’s nose to his forehead.

The man who had been struck in the forehead collapsed.

It was the Heavenly Strength Blade of the tenth sect master.

It loaded the strength of the heavens into the blade. It made a blade that a heavenly god would strike down. To do that, you had to be able to put all your body’s true energy into the sword. The blade would fly towards the target, and the body would just follow.

Ah Geol had not been able to fully utilize the Heavenly Strength Blade.

If you used the Heavenly Strength Blade properly, you would be exhausted even if you used only one blade. All your body’s true energy would be drained.

Now was not such a situation.

The strength loaded into the Heavenly Strength Blade ended with cutting the long sword. Because he probably hadn’t predicted that the long sword would be cut.

Shwiiit!

As soon as Ah Geol had cut the man, he had turned and had jumped into the pavilion.

Shwaet!

As soon as he had entered the pavilion, a sword wind had swept in.

Ah Geol had waited until the sword had touched his body. No, he had rather rushed towards the sword.

The moment the sword was about to stab his body, the Short Blade Strike of the thirteenth sect master had exploded.

Swoosh! Swaaak!

The man who had been striking with his sword had flinched for a moment, and then had continued to rush forward. About four or five steps? And then he had collapsed.

Red blood was blooming from the man’s neck.

‘Another one!’

Ah Geol immediately looked for his opponent.

A sharp energy was felt from behind his back. The taste of iron filings bloomed sweetly. But Ah Geol did not turn around.

There was a person sitting at the table.

Although his subordinates were dying, he was calmly holding a brush and writing.

He was not writing a letter. He was writing on a large piece of rice paper.

The Fire of Uninterrupted Karma.

It was a phrase that meant ‘the terrible fire of the Avici Hell’.

Swoosh!

The one who had been behind him moved slightly.

“Don’t move. Your sword has already been figured out.”

Ah Geol said coldly.

In fact, there was no need to say this. Mongseol had asked him to kill the Ghost Gate Master without anyone knowing. Then everyone in this pavilion had to die.

Ah Geol had no choice but to kill the one behind him as well.

But why? He didn’t want to use his blade now. The moment he had seen the words ‘the Fire of Uninterrupted Karma’, his boiling killing intent had subsided.

The man who had been writing raised his head and looked at Ah Geol.

“A tremendous blade art. You cut down my six bodyguards as if you were handling a child.”

“Ma Guyeong?”

“To call the venerable name of another sect’s master so carelessly, you have no manners. Even if you came to kill, you should show some courtesy.”

“Who are you?”

A middle-aged man who looked to be in his mid-forties answered.

“Have you heard of the Straw Sect Master?”

Ah Geol’s brow furrowed.

The Straw Sect Master… a scarecrow sect master. It was not an empty word. This person really seemed like a straw sect master. A strong smell of ink came from his body rather than the smell of iron filings.

“Huhu! Why the long face? You seem very disappointed, but don’t be. It makes me feel bad.”

“…”

Ah Geol could not say anything.

The Ghost Gate was much more secretive than the Drunken Flower Garden. The Ghost Gate Master paid a hundred times more attention to his safety.

That’s right. There was no need to be disappointed. If he had intended to kill the Ghost Gate Master, he should have at least known what kind of person he was before he had come. It was a mistake to have jumped into the Ghost Gate without even knowing his face.

Swoosh!

Ah Geol raised his blade.

“Ah! Wait a minute. What’s the hurry? Anyway, everyone here is your food. This calligraphy turned out well, so let’s at least put a seal on it before we go.”

“Put it on. In the meantime, you and I will exchange blades.”

Ah Geol turned around.

Behind him stood a man with a sword. He was holding the sword with both hands, and was watching for an opportunity.

Ah Geol said, “I’ve seen enough of the Remnant Soul Demonic Sword. I’d like you to show me something else. Ah! The Bewitching Soul Fragrance you’ve lit in this room won’t work on me. My master was hit by poison, so I’ve studied poison quite a lot.”

The moment he had seen the words ‘the Fire of Uninterrupted Karma’, his killing intent had subsided.

In fact, it wasn’t that his killing intent had subsided, but his body had sunk as if it had sunk into the ground. It was a phenomenon where the Bewitching Soul Fragrance had rushed in and had released his true energy at once.

Ah Geol had noticed the Bewitching Soul Fragrance at that moment.

“Ugh!”

The martial artist with the sword let out a groan.

Ah Geol raised his blade and said, “Straw Sect Master, you keep putting on the seal. You were so confident just now, why are you suddenly trying to run away? Anyway, everyone in this pavilion will die. You know that much, right?”

“You devil-like bastard!”

The Straw Sect Master suddenly opened a desk drawer and picked up two bamboo tubes. In that instant,

Shwit!

The half-iron blade that had been in Ah Geol’s hand flew back.

The blade was accurately stuck in the very center of the Straw Sect Master’s chest.

“Keok!”

The Straw Sect Master flew back and fell.

As he had thought, the Straw Sect Master did not know martial arts. He was a scarecrow that the Ghost Gate Master had temporarily set up.

“I’ll have to hold on to you for a bit.”

“Huhu! As you wish… ugh!”

The man had tried to attack immediately when Ah Geol had become empty-handed. But in the middle of saying a few words, he had suddenly dropped to his knees.

Cheolkang!

The sword fell from his hand.

“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. You used poison, so I used poison too. There’s nothing to resent each other for.”

Ah Geol walked to the man and pressed his numbing acupoint.

(End of Chapter)