Swordless Demonic Path

Chapter 117 : Speaking with Eyes

Although he saw the sword bullet, Kang Hang, who could not properly grasp what it was, hurriedly retreated ten steps.

Whoosh!

As expected, a bright light passed his left shoulder. It was clearly visible.

What he saw from Jin Sa-wol's sword was a very small sword ring.

"What an amazing fast sword."

Kang Hang, who had opened his mouth only after moving five zhang away, smiled.

"Seeing as you've come this far, I thought you weren't an ordinary guy, but you're worth killing."

Swish!

Kang Hang extended his right palm forward. In that instant, a red palm shadow narrowed the distance of five zhang and flew in.

The palm shadow, which looked like a small sphere, was tinged with red.

As he even felt a hot heat, Jin Sa-wol dodged to the left and moved forward.

Attack was the best defense.

Jin Sa-wol's sword moved quickly.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

As the sword rings that had risen from Jin Sa-wol's left and right cut through the empty air and flew in, Kang Hang retreated, maintaining a distance of five zhang.

The light of the sword rings faintly disappeared when it exceeded four zhang.

'How amazing.'

Kang Hang made a hardened expression and turned to the right.

Jin Sa-wol familiarly turned his body and chased after Kang Hang.

As Kang Hang's left hand moved, a red palm shadow flew in, exceeding five zhang.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The red palm shadow was Kang Hang's pride, the Flower Lotus Palm. It was called the Flower Lotus Palm because it resembled a lotus flower flying in.

Whoosh!

The Flower Lotus Palm that had brushed past Jin Sa-wol's head exploded with a 'thump!' sound. Although he felt a hot heat, it was not a problem.

Shwaak!

As a sharp sound of wind echoed and another Flower Lotus Palm flew in, Jin Sa-wol moved his sword and cut it.

Thump!

As the sword energy and the Flower Lotus Palm collided, an explosion echoed. Immediately after, a dozen or so Flower Lotus Palms flew in continuously.

"Try to block it!"

Kang Hang shouted.

In that instant, Jin Sa-wol's figure blurred and disappeared. There was no need to block it. It was enough to just dodge it.

Drip!

A sharp light flew in diagonally from Kang Hang's left. The distance was three zhang, and the length of the sword energy was one zhang. Immediately after, a sword blade popped out from the front.

At some point, Jin Sa-wol had gone from Kang Hang's left to his front. His sword was like a lightning bolt.

"Hmph!"

Kang Hang snorted and extended his right palm to the ground.

Thump!

With an explosion, a lump of dirt soared up and covered Jin Sa-wol.

Jin Sa-wol's Yuseom Sword cut the empty air, and the lump of dirt was cut, and milky-white sword rings extended forward.

Shwish! Shwish! Shwaak!

As a dozen or so sword rings flew in like arrows, Kang Hang jumped back and moved his hands busily.

In the empty air, a dozen or so fireballs emitted a hot heat and fell towards Jin Sa-wol.

Thump-thump-thump!

Shwish!

Jin Sa-wol's sword, which had pierced through the flames and flew up, aimed for Kang Hang's neck and heart.

As the tip of the sword trembled and hundreds of sword shadows appeared, Kang Hang fell to the ground with a thousand-pound drop and at the same time, let out a shout and extended his two palms forward.

"Twin Phoenix Strike!"

Thump!

As a huge lotus flower exploded, a hot heat flapped its wings like a bird to the left and right and then covered Jin Sa-wol.

In that instant, dozens of sword lights moved from side to side, and the figure of the red bird that was flapping its wings was shattered.

Fwoosh!

Immediately after the energy of the Twin Phoenix Strike disappeared with the flames, a sword ring of the sword bullet appeared in front of Kang Hang's eyes.

"Hmph!"

Although Kang Hang quickly twisted his body, he could not completely avoid the sword bullet.

Thwack!

As Kang Hong's right shoulder exploded, blood splattered. The moment he saw the blood, Kang Hong's expression hardened.

'What an amazing fast sword.'

His eyes moved quickly from side to side. He saw people flying over the cliff with the sound of wind. It was the sound of someone crossing the lake.

He realized that he had been injured.

"You're lucky!"

Kang Hang shouted and flew back.

Whoosh!

He, who had jumped over the cliff that had soared up like a sword, had already flown far away.

Splash!

It seemed he had fallen into the lake, as he heard the sound of water.

Jin Sa-wol lowered his sword and let out a deep breath.

"Hoo..."

Since he had fought without breathing until now, he had to calm down. A little sweat flowed down.

He was the one with the longest arms among the opponents he had met so far.

It was the first time Jin Sa-wol had experienced a long-range attack that flew up to a distance of five zhang.

It seemed it would be even more difficult if they met next time.

'He'll wait.'

Suddenly, he didn't think that Kang Hang would have retreated so easily. If it were him, he would wait for the situation to change.

"It seems I have interfered."

As a low voice was heard, Jin Sa-wol looked up at the cliff on the left. There, the leader of the Diancang Sect, Dan Ji-hyu, was standing.

Jin Sa-wol, who was looking at Dan Ji-hyu, turned his gaze and looked up at Dokgo Shin-wi, who was standing on the cliff on the right.

As his eyes met his, a smile hung on Jin Sa-wol's lips. Dokgo Shin-wi also smiled.

The two's eyes were exchanging countless words in the empty air. Just in time, a thick fog was slowly rolling in.

Whoosh! Shwaak!

The fog that had rolled in with the wind instantly covered Jin Sa-wol up to his waist. This was one of the reasons this place was unknown.

Dokgo Shin-wi asked casually.

"Is the exact location of the Sea Peak Spirit Map here?"

"I don't know that either."

"Then who knows?"

Dokgo Shin-wi asked as if he were catching Jin Sa-wol off guard. His question felt like a sharp sword.

"The people who came before will know. The person who was here a while ago has run away. If we catch him, we'll know more precisely. What I saw was just an empty lot."

"Are you saying there's nothing?"

As Dan Ji-hyu asked, emitting a strong prayer, Jin Sa-wol nodded.

"That's right."

"I'm curious about your identity. Who are you?"

"Is there a reason to answer?"

"If you're someone who can't answer, you must be from an unorthodox sect or the Demonic Cult."

"He's not a person of our Cult. I've never seen him before."

As Dokgo Shin-wi denied it, Dan Ji-hyu smiled. If it wasn't the Demonic Cult, it could only be an unorthodox sect.

Dan Ji-hyu drew his sword.

"It seems you're trying to steal the relics of the Three Emperors and wipe your mouth. Am I the only one who feels that way?"

Dan Ji-hyu's gaze turned to Dokgo Shin-wi and Dokgo Hyeon. But the two's expressions were indifferent, so he couldn't tell what they were thinking.

Dan Ji-hyu's intention was to tell Dokgo Shin-wi to quickly half-kill Jin Sa-wol and make him open his mouth.

Jin Sa-wol, as if he had read the atmosphere, said.

"I know it's a situation that can be misunderstood, but I have nothing."

"If you don't know, who does?"

"Look around. Does this look like the residence of the Three Emperors that the Sea Peak Spirit Map mentioned? Doesn't it look like a place that someone has already visited decades ago, or even longer than that?"

Although Jin Sa-wol asked, Dan Ji-hyu smiled and shook his head. That was just an excuse.

Seeing him making an excuse, Dan Ji-hyu's thought turned into a conviction.

"You must have hidden it somewhere."

"It seems you've misunderstood because I came here first."

"If you don't know, I'll have to make you remember."

Thump!

Dan Ji-hyu, who had jumped over the empty air, extended his sword towards Jin Sa-wol, emitting a strong prayer like a beast aiming for its prey.

In that instant, Dokgo Shin-wi moved.

"We'll take this one."

Clang!

As the swords collided, the earth shook with a sharp metallic sound.

Dan Ji-hyu retreated and showed killing intent.

"Who says?"

Since he had expected Dokgo Shin-wi to move, Dan Ji-hyu quickly readjusted his sword and attacked Dokgo Shin-wi.

"I'm not the me of the past, so be careful."

"That's how you should come out."

As Dan Ji-hyu attacked, Dokgo Shin-wi said to Dokgo Hyeon.

"Hyeon-ah, you watch that person."

"Yes."

Dokgo Shin-wi, who had heard Dokgo Hyeon's answer, jumped at Dan Ji-hyu. The sword lights created by the two danced brilliantly and scattered sparks.

Clang! Clatter!

Jin Sa-wol, who was observing the movements of Dokgo Shin-wi and Dan Ji-hyu, did not move. There was no reason to move.

What was on his mind was Kang Hang. The Demonic Cult members did not retreat easily.

* * *

Fog was flowing over the surface of the lake.

Kang Hang was sitting on a rock that was slightly revealed on the surface of the lake.

Since fog was flowing around him, he looked like a person sitting on a cloud.

Kang Hang had already stopped the bleeding on his shoulder and was practicing his breathing. As his internal energy stabilized to some extent and his internal energy gathered in his dantian, he slowly opened his eyes.

He felt better when he took a deep breath. The pain in his shoulder also seemed to have disappeared to some extent.

Kang Hang recalled the memory of coming here a few days ago.

When the Sea Peak Spirit Map became known in the martial world, the first person to arrive here was Kang Hang.

Although he thought it was an empty house, Jeok Sa-yeong was here. At first, he wondered if it was really Jeok Sa-yeong, but when he found out that he was Bae Chun-sam, he talked comfortably.

Bae Chun-sam also knew about the Sea Peak Spirit Map. He said he had been looking for it for a long time.

What was surprising was that Bae Chun-sam's martial arts had become very high.

When he heard that it was all thanks to the demonic arts he had brought from the secret warehouse, he became interested in the secret warehouse.

Although he asked if he could go in there, Jeok Sa-yeong refused.

But he brought up their old friendship and made Steward Yang open his mouth.

He, who had learned the location from Steward Yang, had run to the place where the secret warehouse was, taking the opportunity, but he could not find anything.

Unfortunately, Steward Yang did not tell him how to get in there.

What was certain was that the secret warehouse existed.

"But who is it?"

Kang Hang fell into thought, recalling Jin Sa-wol's face.

'Is he from the esoteric sect? He seemed to know the esoteric sect well...'

Although Kang Hang thought about it, no suitable answer came to mind.

'The Martial Alliance? Diancang?'

He was a great master. In his mind, the famous sects that could raise such a master came to mind. Among them, the ones who were skilled in the fast sword were the Murong family and the Diancang Sect.

He, who was thinking about various things, came to a conclusion.

'A windfall.'

The reason he had retreated after being injured on the shoulder by Jin Sa-wol was because other masters had appeared.

If he fought Jin Sa-wol and won, he would have to sacrifice an arm. If he won like that and met another enemy, he would die without even being able to fight properly.

Jin Sa-wol was now standing in the secret warehouse where Steward Yang had hidden. The secret manuals of the esoteric sect were there.

'I'll wait.'

Kang Hang smiled. In that instant, he heard a faint voice from a distance.

Kang Hang hid himself in the fog and lay on the rock.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

"Hey! Wait! Keep your head up!"

"What are you waiting for! If the fog gets thicker, we won't be able to see in front of us! Hurry up and run! We have to cross the lake before the sun sets. Otherwise, we'll have to sleep here!"

"Keep your head up!"

Whoosh! Flash!

A strong light was emitting from Yeon-il's head. It was because of the sunlight.

Following that light, Woo Jeong-bong unfolded his lightness skill and jumped between the cliffs.

"Is this the right way?"

As Woo Jeong-bong, who had landed next to Yeon-il, asked, Yeon-il nodded and looked at the ground. There was a large, deeply dug footprint there.

"It's a footprint that was made a while ago."

It was a trace of having put a lot of internal energy into his foot to jump strongly. Woo Jeong-bong, who saw that, smiled.

"You're pretty good. I already knew."

"What do you know when you just saw it?"

"I saw a similar footprint when I jumped into the lake."

"Really? But why didn't you say anything?"

"Your head was so shiny that my eyes were dazzled."

Woo Jeong-bong, who was grinning, had a hardened expression when his eyes met Yeon-il's angry face.

"What's wrong?"

When Yeon-il asked, Woo Jeong-bong answered with a serious face.

"Your head... there's no light coming out."

"What are you talking about?"

"It's just fog!"

(End of Chapter)