Chapter 90
“What’s this? It’s been a while since we last saw each other. Do you think it makes any sense for you to be drinking tea right now?”
“Even though you’ve gotten older, it seems you still can’t resist drinking. Endure it for now, though. We don’t know when the Heavenly Killer Sect will charge at us.”
“They surely won’t come right at this moment, will they?”
“You never know. Think about it, who would have thought that the Seven Great Families’ patriarch would kill me?”
“Yeah, I see your point.”
“If you think it’s a shame, then just imagine this tea is alcohol while you drink it.”
“Can you stop spouting nonsense? How can you compare this tasteless tea to alcohol? Come on, let’s just have a glass. I’m serious, just one glass.”
“No. Once you have a glass, you will crave another. Especially someone like you who’s mad for alcohol.”
“You cold-hearted bastard.”
“In exchange, I will buy you all the finest liquors from the Central Plains later on.”
“Really?”
“Do you think I’m not capable of doing that for a friend?”
“I’ll take you up on that promise.”
“Good. Wait...”
While smiling and nodding at Han Baek, who seemed to be an incurable alcoholic, Mu-Gun’s expression suddenly stiffened.
“What’s the matter?”
“It seems like the Heavenly Killer Sect has come. Get ready.”
Mu-Gun took the sword and shield next to him.
“Day or night, these abominable bastards really have no care for time.”
Han Baek grumbled and wore the Thunderworm Gauntlet, which was made of thread extracted from a Thunderworm. Regarded as rare even among the Divine Silkworms, those Thunderworms were silkworms that amplified thunder qi. The Thunderworm Gauntlet was perfect for Han Baek, who used both thunder qi and wind qi simultaneously.
Mu-Gun and Han Baek both equipped their weapons and climbed up to the roof through the window. In the midst of the darkness, black shadows could be seen coming from all directions through the streaks of moonlight. There were around a hundred people. Mu-Gun paid no attention to their numbers and just focused on figuring out if any martial arts masters were among them.
As a result, he soon noticed one Absolute Realm master and four Upper Peak Realm masters. Mu-Gun immediately informed Han Baek of their presence.
“This won’t be easy.” Han Baek looked slightly stiff.
Aside from being martial arts masters, the two couldn’t ignore their opponents’ ability to lead over a hundred people either.
“Are you scared?”
“Scared? I’m the Thunderous Wind Palm, Han Baek. I didn’t blink an eye even while surrounded by hundreds of demonic practitioners from the Hell-Blood Demon Sect.”
“There’s nothing to worry about, then. Let’s start by getting rid of some of their martial arts masters.”
Mu-Gun raised his sword, forming a ray of golden lightning around its tip and rapidly firing five Thunderbolt Swords beams toward the martial arts masters.
Gu Yeo-Pung and the demonic generals hurriedly defended against the attack. Fortunately, it came from fifty feet away, so they could all safely block themselves from the bombardment. Mu-Gun wasn’t done yet, however. After executing the Five Lightning Volley, he closed the distance between them before his opponents could even notice it, then executed the Five Lightning Volley again.
The five demonic practitioners hurriedly rolled to the side using the Lazy Donkey Roll—which martial artists hated using more than death—when the Thunderbolt Swords flew toward them from less than a foot away.
Although they had successfully evaded the Thunderbolt Swords, the projectiles still pierced through the multiple demonic practitioners behind them. Meanwhile, as his five targets rolled on the ground, Mu-Gun immediately unleashed a ray of moonlight sword qi.
Heavenly Killer Saber Monarch Gu Yeo-Pung barely managed to get up and evade the moonlight sword qi. On the other hand, the four demonic generals were a step too late. The attack devoured them completely. They activated their protective qi as fast as they could, but their defenses were shattered, unable to withstand the ongoing shower of moonlight sword qi. Having accumulated momentum, the moonlight sword qi struck the demonic generals and tore them apart like rags as they crashed to the floor.
Despite being Upper Peak Realm masters, the demonic generals were killed before they could even do anything.
“I’ll tear you to pieces, you bastard!”
Having lost his demonic generals, Yeo-Pung lost control of his anger. He rushed toward Mu-Gun, who in turn used his step techniques and lightly stepped away. He then threw the Flying Golden Shield hanging behind his back.
Enshrouded by golden vajra qi, the Flying Golden Shield crashed against Yeo-Pung, who was chasing after Mu-Gun. He hurriedly swung his saber to block the Flying Golden Shield, a deafening roar echoing as the saber qi arising from his weapon attempted to deflect it to the side. Yeo-Pung naturally thought he’d succeed, but the Flying Golden Shield pushed his saber back and broke through toward his chest instead.
‘This crazy shit!’
Yeo-Pung cursed in his mind as he imbued more internal energy into his saber. A crack appeared in the tightly balanced clash of energies, and the Flying Golden Shield was finally taken off course. Yeo-Pung immediately tried to counterattack, but a ray of golden Thunderbolt Sword shot straight toward his chest before he could.
As soon as Yeo-Pung deflected the Flying Golden Shield, Mu-Gun executed the Thunder Sword Cannon. Already too late to block it, Yeo-Pung rolled onto the ground yet again.
However, he didn’t have enough time to do that either. The golden ray of Thunderbolt Sword pierced his left shoulder, and the internal energy it contained quickly spread to his left arm.
“Kuhk!”
Yeo-Pung rolled on the floor, the indescribable pain making him scream. In the midst of it all, he recalled Mu-Gun’s identity—he was the damned Thunder God’s successor of the Heavenly Descent Thunder God Sect. Yeo-Pung decided to reveal Mu-Gun’s identity even if it meant his death.
“Everyone, retreat! At least one of us should survive and reveal this bastard’s identi—”
Realizing what Yeo-Pung wanted to do, Mu-Gun immediately took action. As a result, Yeo-Pung, who was shouting at his subordinates, fell to the ground with a sword embedded in his heart before he could finish his sentence. Although Mu-Gun acted quickly enough to keep his identity hidden, the order to retreat was still properly delivered to the other demonic practitioners.
Meanwhile, Han Baek fought more than a hundred demonic practitioners alone while Mu-Gun killed Yeo-Pung and the four demonic generals. Unlike when he fought with his bare hands earlier, Han Baek showed a completely different performance after wearing the Thunderworm Gauntlet. Moving through the battlefield, he defeated more than a hundred demonic practitioners without even being pushed back once. Han Baek’s fighting style looked great on the surface, but it had a clear limitation—his internal energy.
Without even considering what was to come in battle, Han Baek kept unleashing his palm force. His fighting style befitted his simple and hot-headed personality and was the best at taking the lead over the opponent. However, this sort of fighting style naturally consumed a huge amount of internal energy.
Although he could have changed as he got older and gained experience, Han Baek still acted the same. His enemies were likely afraid of his momentum, but they persistently attacked him anyway, perhaps because they all had no fear of death. In all honesty, the Heavenly Killer Sect’s demonic practitioners were a force to be reckoned with not only because of their outstanding martial arts but also because of their tenacity, which allowed them to be fearless in the face of death.
The Heavenly Killer Sect’s demonic practitioners relentlessly attacked Han Baek even if it meant their annihilation. However, when Yeo-Pung issued the order to retreat before he died, they stopped their offense and began to escape from Yunxia Manor.
“Don’t let any of them leave in one piece!” Mu-Gun shouted to Han Baek when he saw the demonic practitioners making a run for it.
The martial arts that Mu-Gun used would become known if even just one person made it out alive, ultimately revealing the reappearance of the Thunder God’s successor. The Nine Celestial Demons Sect would naturally prioritize annihilating their archenemy, inevitably putting Mu-Gun in danger.
Hearing Mu-Gun’s shout, Han Baek chased after the fleeing demonic practitioners and unleashed the Thunderous Wind. However, the demonic practitioners scattered in all directions instead of escaping using the same path, making it hard to take them down in large numbers.
After instructing Han Baek, Mu-Gun also immediately chased after the demonic practitioners and tossed the Flying Golden Shield. It flew in a large orbit, smashing one demonic practitioner’s head after another. However, it only managed to kill some of them.
Mu-Gun retrieved the Flying Golden Shield, quickly dashed in another direction, and threw it again. Using a movement art that far exceeded his opponents’ speed, he quickly caught up with the demonic practitioners and knocked them all down. Han Baek also did everything he could to prevent the demonic practitioners from leaving Yunxia Manor. With Mu-Gun and Han Baek’s collective effort, most of the demonic practitioners fell before they could cross Yunxia Manor’s walls.
More than ten men managed to evade their attacks and flee Yunxia Manor, but they were running toward Poyang Lake. With no ship waiting for them there, it was practically a dead end. In fact, that was the only reason they managed to leave Yunxia Manor.
Mu-Gun and Han Baek knew they wouldn’t be able to take down all the demonic practitioners inside the Yunxia Manor in time, so they deliberately drove and chased them toward Poyang Lake. Left with no escape, the demonic practitioners were forced to stop, turn around, and prepare to fight.
Mu-Gun and Han Baek immediately went on the offensive and reduced all of their opponents to cold corpses.
The Assassination Hall led by Heavenly Killer Saber Monarch Gu Yeo-Pung had been unexpectedly wiped out at Yunxia Manor and Poyang Lake. Having dealt with the demonic practitioners who fled to Poyang Lake, Mu-Gun and Han Baek returned to the Yunxia Manor, which was now littered with corpses. The smell of blood permeated the cold air of the night.
“Are you going to sleep here?”
“I think we better go to an inn for today.”
“That would be great. There won’t be any more surprise attacks today, will there?”
“Probably.”
“It’s fine if we drink, then, right?” Han Baek asked with delight.
Even in this situation, Han Baek still thought of drinking alcohol. Mu-Gun laughed, dumbfounded at Han Baek’s train of thought.
“Fine, let’s drink.”
“When will we get rid of all these?” Han Baek asked, looking annoyed by the corpses.
“Why don’t we just set them on fire?”
“You want to set this manor on fire?”
“It already looks shabby, so why are you so surprised? You’re going to leave this place anyway.”
“But if I sell this manor, I’ll be able to get some money.”
“How much do you expect to sell this manor for? It wouldn’t be strange if it collapses now, and it will be even more troublesome to dispose of the bodies. If you really think it’s such a waste, then you should clean it up by yourself.”
“Petty bastard. Fine, I get it. Let’s just set it on fire.”
Not wanting to dispose of the bodies alone, Han Baek decided to set the place on fire to dispose of the bodies as Mu-Gun suggested. The two gathered the corpses around the building so that they could set them on fire along with the building. That alone gave them a lot of trouble.
Han Baek then packed some important things, including a few changes of clothes and some silver nyangs. Afterward, Mu-Gun set the manor on fire without hesitation. Han Baek licked his lips, seemingly finding it a pity, but he did not say much. The Yunxia Manor was soon engulfed in flames, burning with it the bodies that the two gathered in one corner. Mu-Gun and Han Baek watched the blazing scene for a while before heading to Duchang.
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