Chapter 114
Standing at the ship’s prow, Hwang Rei unleashed an aura made out of the Nine Dragons Overlord Energy with all his might, causing his clothes to flutter violently. He also released his internal energy and merged it with his aura and the surrounding energy, creating a huge dragon-shaped vajra qi.
One, two, three... The dragon-shaped vajra qi quickly grew in number, creating a total of nine dragons in the blink of an eye. Feeling all the internal energy in his body being sucked away, Hwang Rei gritted his teeth and threw a straight punch. Following his fists, the nine dragon-shaped vajra qi simultaneously raged toward the captain’s ship. An enormous wave of pressure followed them, pushing enough seawater aside to split the sea route in half.
“What the hell! Everyone, block it!” Blood Sword Demonic Monarch Yang Hwa-Gun shouted urgently as soon as the nine dragon-shaped vajra qi violently charged toward their ship. At the same time, he unsheathed his Crimson Blood Sword and immediately executed a technique from the Myriad Blood Petal Sword Art. Layers upon layers of blood-colored energy erupted from his sword and made countless blood-flower-shaped vajra qi bloom. Standing beside Hwa-Gun, Four Seas’ Divine Dragon Jae Cheon-Kang and Dark Sky Demonic Monarch Jeon Gok also unleashed the strongest attack they could muster in an attempt to defend against the dragon-shaped vajra qi.
The three streams of vajra qi that poured out from the prow of the captain’s ship collided head-on with the dragon-shaped vajra qi, causing an earth-shattering blast. When the four Absolute Realm masters increased their vajra qi output to the limit, the pressure and shockwaves caused by their clash obliterated their surroundings. Fragments of vajra qi scattered in all directions and struck the surface of the water, the impact making the waters around them turbulently sway. It was as if a cannonball had been fired into the sea.
Violent waves were formed at the points of impact, striking both the captain’s ship and the escort ship. As if caught in a heavy storm, both vessels were pushed back and shook violently. Cheon-Kang and the two demonic monarchs stabilized their footing by using the Thousand Pound Hammer Art. Looking at the escort ship across them, they saw Hwang Rei staggering a few steps back and being supported by the Baek Sword Sect’s martial artists.
They were worried that Hwang Rei would launch the same attack for the second time, but he didn’t look like he could execute it again.
“L-look! Over there!” A Higher Demon standing behind the three Absolute Realm masters pointed to their left, where a huge tsunami was rushing in to devour the captain’s ship. While the three had been busy blocking the Nine Dragons Sky Shower, Baek Mu-Gun had moved to the side of the ship using the Flying Golden Shield and created a tsunami with the Heavenly Sea Waves Saber Art.
“S-stop that tsunami!” Hwa-Gun frantically shouted as he dashed to the side of the ship. The Four Seas’ Divine Dragon and the Dark Sky Demonic Monarch followed after him. They tried to block the tsunami’s advances using the same techniques they unleashed when they blocked the Nine Dragons Sky Shower a while ago.
However, before they could even launch their attacks, the huge tsunami had already devoured the captain’s ship. Further strengthened by the energy of the sea, it shattered the mast of the captain’s ship and laid waste to various other parts of it. It also swept away the pirates and threw them overboard.
The Four Seas’ Divine Dragon, the two Demonic Monarchs, and the Higher Demons managed to hold onto the ship’s hull and avoid falling into the sea. However, they still weren’t out of trouble. Unable to withstand the force of the tsunami, the ship began to turn upside down sideways, making it difficult for them to guarantee their own survival if they kept holding on. Hence, they used the hull they were holding onto to launch themselves up instead.
As they soared up into the air, the ship completely turned over and plopped onto the surface of the water. Some of the pirates who had been thrown overboard were caught under it, crushing their heads and shattering their bones. Amid the massacre it caused, the ship sank deep into the sea and resurfaced back up due to buoyancy.
The Four Seas’ Divine Dragon and the two Demonic Monarchs landed on the ship’s hull. The Higher Demons managed to land safely as well, albeit barely. However, the ship was slowly sinking. Although its hull was still above the water, it was only a matter of time before it completely submerged. They had to move to another ship immediately, but they were too far from the other ships to cross over with their movement art.
“Move the ship this way!” Cheon-Kang shouted at the ship closest to them. Hearing his screams, the ship quickly approached them.
“Everyone, look over there!” Jeon Gok pointed to one side in the middle of the commotion. Mu-Gun was standing on top of the Flying Golden Shield, which was hovering above the sea. Mu-Gun was exactly where the tsunami came from a while ago.
“It can’t be, right—”
As an ominous thought flashed across Cheon-Kang’s mind, Mu-Gun swung his sword at the sea, releasing energy that seeped into the waters. Not long after, a huge whirlpool formed from deep underwater, and a huge wave soared high into the air. More than thirty feet in height, the gigantic tidal wave quickly raged toward the sinking ship. Watching it, the martial arts masters on the ship’s hull turned completely pale.
“Stay as far away from the ship as you can!” Cheon-Kang shouted to the others and quickly dove away from the tsunami. Although the sea stretched seemingly endlessly, falling into it was far better than being swept to death by a tsunami. Seeing Cheon-Kang dive into the sea, the others dove as well. As soon as they did, they swam fifty to sixty feet away from the ship, which the huge tsunami completely crushed not long after.
The hull of the captain’s ship completely shattered. The resulting shockwave sent a powerful tidal wave toward the martial arts masters in the sea, engulfing and bringing them even deeper underwater.
Fortunately, Cheon-Kang was a good swimmer. After escaping the strong waves, he swam up to the surface. However, the others couldn’t get their bearings together, and Cheon-Kang was far too busy trying to survive to save them. Deprived of oxygen, the martial arts masters were forced to inhale water and, despite their desperate struggle to survive, eventually began to drown.
They were still martial arts masters at the end of the day, however. Hence, despite being sucked deep into the sea, they still managed to regain their senses and get their heads out of the water. Albeit barely, they survived and now only had to wait for one of the Four Seas Gang pirate ships to rescue them.
However, Mu-Gun loomed over the martial arts masters before any of the ships could rescue them. He glided over the sea using the Flying Golden Shield, swinging his sword as he passed by his targets. He cut the necks of those who had their heads sticking out of the water, splattering blood all over. The decapitated martial arts masters sunk deep into the sea, never to resurface again.
Those quicker to judge the situation quickly dove into the sea to evade Mu-Gun’s attacks, but Mu-Gun could easily come back and attack them whenever he wanted. Using the Flying Golden Shield, he turned around, quickly approached the resurfacing martial arts masters, and cut their heads off without mercy. Blood Sword Demonic Monarch Hwa-Gun was the first to fall, followed by Dark Sky Demonic Monarch Jeon Gok, and, finally, Four Seas’ Divine Dragon Cheon-Kang. Decapitated and sinking to the bottom of the sea, their deaths marked the annihilation of all the opposing martial arts masters.
Although Nine Dragons Fist Hwang Rei provided support, Mu-Gun practically did everything else alone. The pirates of the Four Seas’ Great Armadas and the Nine Celestial Demons Sect’s demonic practitioners witnessed Mu-Gun sinking the ship alone and defeating the martial arts masters who fell into the sea with unbelievable movements.
If Mu-Gun caused another huge tsunami, they couldn’t help but conclude that the other ships would also suffer the same fate as their captain’s ship. However, it was impossible for them to kill Mu-Gun before he could do that. They most certainly couldn’t do what martial arts masters, including Cheon-Kang, failed to do. Under the current circumstances, the best choice was to escape from the area before Mu-Gun attacked.
When the pirate ships turned around and quickly began to steer away, Mu-Gun swiftly chased after one of them. Using the Flying Golden Shield Scripture, he stood on the Flying Golden Shield to glide through the sea like a dolphin plunging in and out of the water as it swam. Mu-Gun quickly caught up with the pirate ship that had the Nine Celestial Demons Sect’s demonic practitioners on board.
No matter how amazing Mu-Gun was, it was impossible for him to catch up to all five pirate ships alone. However, he could at least sink one of them. Hence, he decided to target the ship that the Nine Celestial Demons Sect’s demonic practitioners were on. Even if he had to let the Four Seas Gang’s pirates escape alive, he absolutely did not want to let the Nine Celestial Demons Sect’s demonic practitioners get away unscathed. As soon as he caught up to his target, he executed the Heavenly Sea Waves Saber Art.
All the Nine Celestial Demons Sect’s demonic practitioners could do was stare as another rampaging tsunami formed and engulfed the ship he targeted. It swept them away, threw them into the sea, reduced the ship’s mast into countless fragments, and turned the ship upside down, dropping it on the Nine Celestial Demons Sect’s demonic practitioners.
The Nine Celestial Demons Sect’s demonic practitioners dove deep into the sea to evade the falling ship, but that wasn’t enough to get them away from danger. Although they did avoid getting hit by the ship, the huge tidal waves that the ship had created as it flipped plunged them deeper into the sea and made them lose control of their bodies. To survive, they had to do whatever it took to swim up through the huge water pressure pressing on them.
However, although they did manage to resurface, they found two escort ships waiting for them. The Baek Sword Sect and the Justice Martial Sect warriors on the escort ships rained down volleys of arrows on them as soon as they stuck their heads out of the water. Unable to do anything, they sank deep into the sea as the rain of arrows skewered them, eliminating the last of the hundred demonic practitioners of the Nine Celestial Demons Sect.
The remaining four pirate ships managed to safely escape from Mu-Gun’s pursuit. If Mu-Gun put his heart to it, he could have sunk another pirate ship, but he didn’t want to overdo it. Now that he had killed the Four Seas Gang’s leader, the Four Seas Gang would sooner or later disband. Moreover, the Great Namgung Family and the Great Huangfu Family would likely take care of the forces that had escaped anyway. With those in mind, Mu-Gun returned to the escort ship.
The Baek Sword Sect and Justice Martial Sect warriors aboard the escort ship stared at Mu-Gun in awe. Witnessing his godlike prowess convinced them that the Baek Sword Sect and the Zhejiang Martial Alliance would become the greatest force in murim in the future.
Having fended off the Four Seas Gang’s ambush, the two escort ships caught up with the Eun Merchant Group’s ships, which had gone ahead of them. The Eun Merchant Group didn’t manage to get too far from them due to the weight of the silver nyangs, so the escort ships managed to catch up to them in no time.
Together, the merchant ships and the escort ships headed to Wenzhou. Seven days later, they arrived at their destination safely.
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