The Regressed Young Master’s Guide to Living on Easy Mode

Chapter 126 : Learning the Correct Way to Use the Profound Other (13)

Thwack!

The opponent, hit by the Mad Demon's fist, flew and lay on the ground without a twitch. Seeing that, no one in the Mad Wind Unit would stand still.

One of the members immediately drew his sword and rushed at the Mad Demon. The shape of the sword was one that could not be easily seen in the Central Plains.

A dagger.

It was not simply a short blade, but the center was curved.

Also, there was a circular ring at the end of the handle, and by putting a finger in it and constantly spinning it, it made it difficult for the opponent to easily predict where the dagger would go.

Swish.

In this case, the Mad Demon chose to attack first rather than wait for the opponent's attack. In the first place, the Mad Demon was not confident in a battle of wits.

The Mad Demon simply extended his fist towards the opponent.

The opponent, who saw the Mad Demon's attack, grinned.

Because it was exactly as he had expected.

When he saw the first attack earlier, the opponent was a martial artist who enjoyed simply crushing his opponent with strength rather than technique.

Twirl.

The curved part of the dagger slid along the surface of his arm. This way, he could maximize the opponent's pain by cutting the surface of the skin. At the same time, there was also the advantage of being able to approach in an instant and cut the neck.

But the result was different from what he had expected.

The moment the dagger tried to cut the Mad Demon's skin, it got stuck and wouldn't come out.

"Why is this?"

The feeling was not of cutting a human arm, but of cutting a hard rock.

The Mad Demon extended his fist with the dagger still embedded in his wrist. Thwack! Another person was hit by the fist and flew away.

The Mad Demon said.

"Next."

To say it again, the Mad Demon enjoyed going in first rather than waiting for the opponent. The reason he said 'next' was just because he thought it was cool. This time too, the Mad Demon kicked off his foot before the opponent and jumped into the group.

That appearance was like a wolf in a flock of sheep.

* * *

The Sword Demoness, the moment she saw the opponent attacking Yoo Jae-ha, immediately drew her sword and swung it.

One person's neck was cut, and he fell.

In an instant, the enemies surrounded the Sword Demoness. At first glance, it seemed like they were pressuring the Sword Demoness, but in reality, the Sword Demoness had a comfortable expression, and it was the opponents who had tense faces. However, the Sword Demoness was by no means careless. Because the martial prowess felt from the opponents was quite high. All of them were above the peak, and not a few were at the transcendent peak.

In the past, she would have been quite surprised that there were such groups, but after what she had been through, this level no longer impressed her.

However, she was keeping a close watch on one place without letting her guard down.

The old woman who had been standing back and watching since the fight began.

The somehow unpleasant feeling she had felt earlier.

The Sword Demoness thought that she had to deal with them as quickly as possible due to the lingering anxiety. If it were the usual Yoo Jae-ha, he wouldn't have cared even if a hundred of these people attacked him, but the current Yoo Jae-ha was not normal.

'I have to protect him.'

Because if Jae-ha gets hurt, her heart will hurt.

This was a natural feeling as the oldest friend.

She suddenly shifted her gaze to the Mad Demon, whom she had forgotten.

The Mad Demon was fighting well on his own. She immediately withdrew her gaze and focused on her own fight.

The Sword Demoness expanded her qi sense.

She felt the presence of those surrounding her.

If it had been before the fight in Hainan, this would have been all that the Sword Demoness could feel.

The fight in Hainan became an opportunity for the Sword Demoness to be presented with a completely new way of using qi, different from before.

Qi depends on how you use it.

The Sword Demoness split her qi.

From one large one to two, from two to four, from four to eight... she continued to split it. Soon, the qi was divided to the point where it was invisible to the eye.

They looked like a mist spreading in the air, and at first glance, they seemed no different from ordinary qi.

Ting-a-ling.

The very finely split qi began to tremble. The trembling instantly spread to the whole, and they began to resonate with each other. And the resonance also affected the qi in other people's bodies.

The Sword Demoness could naturally read the opponent's flow, which was transmitted through the flow of qi. As if she were looking into the opponent's mind, where, how, what, and with what strength and speed they would attack were all drawn in her mind.

Honestly, this was a difference that she couldn't lose even if she wanted to.

It was unfortunate for the opponent, but this was the perspective of one who had reached the pinnacle of the Transformation Realm.

The ones surrounding the Sword Demoness attacked all at once, and the Sword Demoness avoided all those attacks and subdued her opponents.

* * *

I wasn't too worried.

As expected, the Sword Demoness and the Mad Demon were continuing the fight without any difficulty. To be honest, to put it a bit exaggeratedly, it was almost like a fight between a child and an adult.

Well, it couldn't be helped.

Through the previous fights, the Sword Demoness had reached the pinnacle of the Transformation Realm or the beginning of the Profound Realm, and the Mad Demon, while I hadn't seen him, his exact realm couldn't be predicted in terms of physical aspects alone, he was similar to the Sword Demoness, if not better.

"How about we stop here?"

I didn't have any particular ill feelings towards the opponent. This was purely something that had happened due to someone's malicious misunderstanding.

I was in a bad mood when I was first hit, but seeing us beat them up one-sidedly like this made me feel a little sorry.

If the opponent had eyes, he wouldn't be able to continue the fight seeing the current situation.

Since it was awkward to speak first, I proposed to the opponent again.

"Are you going to continue? Your kids will all die if you do. Our kids don't have a 'moderation'. Let's end it on good terms."

The opponent, who seemed to be the leader of this group, still did not let his guard down against me.

Finally, he said.

"If I could have stopped, I would have stopped long ago."

He, who had said something incomprehensible, slowly raised his sword.

It seemed he had no intention of stopping the fight. If this was the case, the best thing to do was to end the fight as quickly as possible.

If the leader falls, the rest will also give up.

My purpose was not to fight with them, but to find the swindler Fatima who had planted a ridiculous misunderstanding in me and prove that justice is alive in the world.

And to get some information about the person called the Divine Monk's master.

"Ah! Before that, let me ask you one thing. You guys, do you really not know where that former leader of the Secret Cult, Great Master Dharani, is?"

"If that person is related to you, then I'll know if I kill you."

The last thing to find out was over. In the end, finding Fatima seemed to be the best option for now.

"Let's end this quickly!"

As soon as the words ended, the opponent swung his sword.

I also swung my sword with about the power of the transcendent peak (一).

Clang!

Huh?

The opponent didn't get pushed back at all.

'It seems I underestimated him too much.'

Yes. The transcendent peak is a realm that can be reached by anyone with decent talent and effort.

Moreover, a person who can lead a group should have this much skill.

I swung my sword again.

This time, with the definite power of the transcendent peak (二).

Although it was the same transcendent peak, it could be said that there was an insurmountable wall between the transcendent peak (一) and the transcendent peak (二).

Clang!

Huh?

This also ended in a draw with the opponent.

'I see. I must have been arrogant.'

Yes, everyone has something they hide.

Isn't there a saying in the martial world, to hide 30% of your strength?

If I push myself any further here, my condition might worsen, but it seemed the Sword Demoness and the Mad Demon didn't have the luxury to look this way.

It wasn't that they were at a disadvantage, but the reason was that the other side was overwhelmingly numerous.

I had no choice but to draw out the power of the extreme demon.

If there was about one insurmountable wall between the transcendent peak (一) and the transcendent peak (二), there were about ten of those walls between the transcendent peak (二) and the extreme demon.

So, there was no chance that the opponent could block this attack even by chance.

I swung my sword. Just in case, I predicted the opponent's sword path with my future sight and accurately cut the grain to break it.

Clang!

As expected, the opponent's sword, whose sword path was broken by my sword, did not have its power properly loaded. The opponent faltered and stepped back.

'Hmm! This is it!'

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

I continued to push the opponent like that.

To be honest, I was a little scared until the middle, but now I was relieved.

Now! The difference in power should have been shown enough!

"You are an excellent martial artist. If you retreat here, I will also stop here."

The surrounding situation was also that the Sword Demoness and the Mad Demon were overwhelming the enemies. If time passed like this, victory would be on our side, no matter who looked.

"You Central Plains people who have lived in a land of plenty would not be able to understand us."

The opponent still did not give up. In fact, he had a more desperate expression than before. As if he were being chased by something.

And.

"Do I have to understand?"

We didn't even know each other.

On the contrary, you were the ones who attacked first!

"Yes. You don't have to. But, you don't know. The meaning of surviving in this barren land."

At that moment, a red haze-like thing began to rise from the guy's body.

"Huh? You're going this far?"

I had seen that before.

The Blood Demon's unique martial art, the Blood Demon True Qi.

Of course, that couldn't be the Blood Demon True Qi.

"Stop what you're trying to do right now. You're not thinking of throwing away your life for this fight, are you?"

"Hehehe. Did you say 'just'? I! We here have risked our lives!"

Someone might point a finger at him for being like this. No! They will surely laugh at him.

But this was the best he could do.

"Jae-ha!"

"Captain!"

The Sword Demoness and the Mad Demon sent a warning as a change occurred in the ones they were fighting.

"Yes."

I answered calmly.

It seemed I had underestimated their resolve. I thought they were just a simple group of bandits, but they were a group of bandits with quite complicated circumstances.

But that didn't mean I sympathized with them.

Everyone goes through hardships and adversities.

That is not different whether one lives in a land of plenty or a barren land.

And not all such people make the same choice as the bandits in front of me.

I had no intention of criticizing their choices, their lives, as wrong.

Because, as that person said, I don't know what hardships and adversities they have been through.

Therefore, I will not sympathize with their lives either.

Because I have also seen those who, no matter how hard and difficult it was, did not give up and lived on steadfastly.

They did not bend their beliefs even at the cost of their own lives.

My older brother before my regression was like that.

Some of the Orthodox Faction members before my regression were like that.

The greatest courtesy I could show to those who readily risked their own lives had always been one since before my regression.

"I'm sorry."

I sincerely apologized to the opponent. Raising my sword again, I asked.

"I am Yoo Jae-ha from the Central Plains. What is your name?"

"The unit leader of the Mad Wind Unit, Gurat!"

"Alright, Gurat. I will remember you for the rest of my life."

They risk their lives for each other.

They don't know who each other is, or what their ideologies are.

Nevertheless, they send endless killing intent towards each other.

That was the place called the martial world.

As I operated the Reversal of Heaven, I felt my internal organs being shaken.

If what I had performed earlier was just a simplified version of the extreme demon, what I was performing now was the extreme demon with all my heart.

From the opponent's sword, a red powerful qi was being emitted to an extent that could not be compared to before.

I thought it was beautiful as I looked at that powerful qi that was burning with life as collateral.

Swish.

Gurat and I kicked off our feet at the same time.

Slice.

Gurat's sword was cut off. Blood shot up into the sky.

Cough!

Clutching his long-slashed chest, Gurat knelt down. I put away my sword as I watched that.

I was also quite internally injured, but not as much as Gurat.

'I'll have to rest for about three days without moving.'

The situation with the Sword Demoness and the Mad Demon was also almost over.

Just when I thought the situation was over.

The old woman suddenly slammed her head on the sand and prostrated herself towards one place. There, I don't know since when, but there was a person wearing a chicken mask.

"When did he come?"

At the same time as having the question, my instinct sent a huge warning that this person was dangerous.

Above all, that familiar mask.

I immediately called the Sword Demoness and the Mad Demon.

"Everyone, get as far away from this person as possible!"

At the same time, the chicken mask kicked off the ground.

It was just incredibly fast.

The chicken mask reached the Sword Demoness in an instant.

The Sword Demoness swung her sword. I shouted again as I saw that.

"No!"

With a light gesture, the Sword Demoness was thrown back with her sword. Seeing that, the Mad Demon rushed in excitedly, but a turning kick was deeply embedded in the Mad Demon's abdomen.

The Sword Demoness and the Mad Demon flew far away and showed no movement.

At the same time, the chicken mask was unhesitatingly killing the ones who were blocking his way.

Fortunately, a faint but definite presence was felt from the Sword Demoness and the Mad Demon.

I immediately tried to kick off my foot towards the chicken mask.

The chicken mask kicked off the ground. I lost his movement for a moment. Such a chicken mask had reached Gurat's front.

"You've become useless."

Gurat rushed at the chicken mask. I knew that Gurat's skill could never succeed in an attack on the chicken mask.

Moreover, he was injured now.

As expected, Gurat's attack did not reach.

The chicken mask lightly dodged and then lifted his foot to crush Gurat as it was.

Now, if he just put in some strength, Gurat's head would explode.

The chicken mask removed his foot.

"You've touched the Innate Qi. You'll die even if I leave you like this."

The chicken mask, who had passed Gurat, stared at me. Currently, the only beings standing here were me and the chicken mask.

'This is not an opponent I can go easy on.'

I immediately released all the restrictions on my body.

Reversal of Heaven, fourth form, Reversal of the Situation.

0th form, True Lightning.

Flash!

I approached the chicken mask with the maximum speed I could produce.

And I performed the maximum attack I could.

Twin Poles, Three Thousand Worlds.

The blow that had blown off one arm of Sa Cho-hon, a master of the Profound Realm whom I had met in Hainan.

"Oh! Quite surprising. I never imagined I would meet a martial artist of this level in such a remote place."

My attack was blocked by just one of the opponent's extended hands.

Cough!

The backlash of forcibly operating my qi washed over my body. Blood flowed from the corner of my mouth.

"Hmm? You're no different from that guy. I came here myself thinking he was the one for sure this time. It seems I was mistaken."

I didn't quite understand what the chicken mask was saying, but one thing was for sure.

The opponent was a strong person that I couldn't do anything about right now.

Then what is the best I can do?

To take this guy with me and save the Sword Demoness and the Mad Demon.

Anyway, due to the clash earlier, the qi in my body had lost control and started to run rampant. If time passed like this, my body would be torn to shreds and I would die.

'Before that, I'll take him with me as a companion.'

The moment I was about to release the control of all the qi in my body and explode it, another new presence appeared.

"You're looking for me, right?"

The identity was Fatima, who I thought had run away earlier.

Why did Fatima appear here again?

Fatima was trembling, but she was facing the chicken mask.

I thought the chicken mask would turn Fatima into a pool of blood.

Surprisingly, the chicken mask continued the conversation.

"Have you decided not to run away from me anymore?"

"Yes. So let everyone here live."

The chicken mask looked at the scene he had created with an indifferent expression, thought for a short time, and then answered.

"Hmm, alright. I wasn't interested in these bugs in the first place anyway."

The chicken mask opened his mouth towards the old woman.

"Take her."

The old woman, who had been bowing her head until now, got up, grabbed Fatima, and answered.

"Yes, sir!"

The chicken mask and the old woman left with Fatima.

"Fuck."

My life was saved. Normally, I should be happy, but for the first time in a long time, I felt really shitty.

I lost consciousness as it was.

A moment later, a white snake that had been hiding in the ground all along revealed itself.

The white snake opened its mouth wide and swallowed Yoo Jae-ha whole. The white snake's body stretched like a rubber band. And the white snake also swallowed the bodies of the Sword Demoness and the Mad Demon. The white snake became bigger than before. The white snake, which had moved again, swallowed all the survivors here. Such a white snake's body became as huge as an imugi.

The white snake heads to one place.

It was the place where Fatima had been standing until just now. There was a bamboo slip that was presumed to have been dropped by Fatima.

The white snake swallowed that too.

"Shasha!"

The white snake burrowed back into the sand, just as it had come out of the sand in the first place.

(End of Chapter)