Almighty God of War - Chapter 81

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[Doctor, I have analyzed the enemies’ movement patterns. I will deploy a nanobot swarm to support visual reconnaissance and enemy tracking.]

Hundreds of invisible nanobots spread out around Guyang Cheongang like mist.

Simultaneously, even in the darkness, the positions of all enemies were updated in real-time as three-dimensional holograms in his mind.

The next moment,

“Kill him!”

With a cold shout that erupted from the darkness, the assassins of Blood Sea charged toward him all at once.

The sinister killing intent emanating from their bodies made the air in the rain-soaked abandoned temple even colder.

But Guyang Cheongang did not dodge.

Instead, he took a step forward directly toward that black wave of death.

Storm-like palm stances exploded from both his hands.

Pat-pat-pat-pat-pat-pat-!

It was the Gale Chain Palm.

One hundred and eight palm strikes at speeds impossible to follow with the naked eye swept through the entire Main Buddha Hall like the overflowing Yangtze River.

The bodies of three first-class assassins closest to him were caught up in the terrifying power of the palm stance.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

With thunderous sounds, their upper bodies were crushed without even being able to scream, and a mist of blood rose up.

It was a horrifying sight, but none retreated.

Instead, the assassins’ swords flew toward Guyang Cheongang’s entire body, piercing through the thick spray of blood.

Swish-swish-swish-swish-swoosh-

Bone-cutting winds arose from the sword blades.

Five sword blades simultaneously pierced through Guyang Cheongang’s body.

But what their sword blades felt was not the sensation of cutting flesh, but an unpleasant metallic sound as if scraping thick steel plates.

Clang-clang-clang-clang!

[Impact detected five times to chest, abdomen, and shoulder. Physical penetration defense completed with nanobot defense shield. 82% of impact force absorbed and dispersed. However, internal energy consumption is accelerating.]

“Mon… Monster!”

The fact that their full-power killing sword strikes could not penetrate shocked even the emotionally deadened assassins.

Guyang Cheongang did not miss that momentary opening.

In what seemed like a single step forward, his body appeared behind one assassin like a phantom.

Thud!

“Kugh!”

The Explosive Thunder Flame King Hammer struck his back, and the assassin collapsed forward with his spine crushed.

Guyang Cheongang did not stop.

The Gale Chain Palm poured from both his hands like a waterfall.

The bodies of first-class assassins caught in the palm force were torn apart as helplessly as paper, staining the floor of the abandoned temple with red blood.

Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-bang!

Crack!

Crunch!

The assassins of Blood Sea did not fear death.

They continuously charged at Guyang Cheongang, stepping over their comrades’ corpses to take his life.

But Guyang Cheongang was too strong to be defeated by them.

Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!

Each time his hands moved, those caught in the Gale Chain Palm and Explosive Thunder Flame King Hammer were crushed without even being able to scream.

When only a few assassins remained, six black-robed masked men with completely different auras from the others charged at Guyang Cheongang.

They were the elite special-class assassins who guarded the Shadow Lords.

From their hands, thin steel wires coated with deadly poison flew out, covering Guyang Cheongang’s entire body.

Swoooooosh-

Hundreds, thousands of steel wires became a dense spider web and began to seal off Guyang Cheongang’s movements.

[Doctor, the steel wire trajectories will block all escape routes in 1.3 seconds.]

“Hmph!”

Guyang Cheongang snorted and swung both palms.

Swooooooosh-

The terrifying force of the Gale Chain Palm, with one hundred and eight strikes overlapping three times, cut through the steel wires strand by strand and swept over the special-class assassins.

The assassins’ faces turned corpse-like yellow as they instinctively realized there was no time to dodge.

Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!

Their entire bodies were crushed as if they had collided with a massive iron wall.

When even the last special-class assassin fell, only four people remained standing in the abandoned temple.

Guyang Cheongang and the Seventh Shadow Lord, Eighth Shadow Lord, and Ninth Shadow Lord.

The three Shadow Lords looked down at the tragic scene of all their subordinates’ annihilation with disbelieving eyes.

The Seventh Shadow Lord spoke.

“You’re monstrously strong. But you cannot leave this place alive.”

Even after watching thirty subordinates die, his voice contained neither anger nor fear.

Only vicious killing intent surged within it.

He continued speaking.

“Eighth Shadow Lord, Ninth Shadow Lord. We’ll cut off that bastard’s breath with the Three Calamities Blood Kill Formation!”

Swooooosh-!

Blood-red sword energy erupting from the swords of the three people surrounding Guyang Cheongang intertwined and amplified, becoming a massive tsunami of sword energy that crashed down on Guyang Cheongang.

But facing it, Guyang Cheongang did not move a muscle.

[Doctor, that formation serves to combine the internal energy of three into one. Estimated power is three jiazi. With your current internal energy, there is no chance of victory in a direct confrontation. You must dodge.]

‘You know this isn’t a situation that will end just by dodging. If there’s no chance of victory, I have to create one.’

[What do you intend to do?]

‘Absorb it and make it mine.’

Guyang Cheongang brought both hands together in front of his chest.

In his dantian, the True Energy of the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art, containing two jiazi of internal energy, began to swirl.

When Guyang Cheongang thrust out his hands, one hundred and eight strikes of the Gale Chain Palm overlapped four times and surged toward the tsunami of blood-red sword energy with terrifying force.

Boooooooooom-!

With a tremendous explosion, the roof of the abandoned temple, which was only half remaining, was blown away entirely.

Swoooooosh-

Under the sky where torrential rain poured down, a devastating scene was revealed.

“Kugh!”

“Cough!”

“Huk!”

The three Shadow Lords were coughing up chunks of blood and staggering backward more than one jang.

On their faces was a fear that had never been there before.

Such emotion was not because their final desperate move had been blocked, but because they realized that most of their internal energy had drained away like an ebb tide.

This could only mean one thing.

The Seventh Shadow Lord muttered with a trembling voice.

“En… Energy Absorption Technique…?”

“Are you… a spawn of the Demon Cult?”

Guyang Cheongang frowned and shouted.

“Demon Cult? What nonsense are you spouting!”

Though his voice still had strength, he too was not in perfect condition.

His clothes were torn to shreds, and blood flowing from his mouth and nose mixed with rainwater, staining the ground at his feet.

Guyang Cheongang bared his blood-stained teeth and said.

“Now it’s my turn.”

Before he even finished speaking, his body using Flash Step appeared right in front of the Ninth Shadow Lord’s nose.

The Ninth Shadow Lord, greatly alarmed, swung his sword, but Guyang Cheongang’s fist was faster than his sword.

The Explosive Thunder Flame King Hammer, containing the mass to crush and destroy everything, simultaneously shattered his sword and sternum.

Clang! Crack-

The remaining two Shadow Lords attacked with eyes rolled back in fury, but having lost more than half their internal energy, their attacks could no longer threaten Guyang Cheongang.

Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-!

The Gale Chain Palm, which had reached the Great Mastery level of the Twelve Stars, mercilessly crushed their bodies.

[All hostile life signs eliminated. Doctor’s remaining internal energy is below 13%. If you don’t immediately perform Energy Circulation and Breath Control, there’s an 87% chance of losing consciousness!]

Along with Akasha’s words, Guyang Cheongang felt his vision blurring.

Though the fight had taken less than ten minutes from start to finish, the mental strength and internal energy he had consumed were completely depleted.

As he was about to sit down to perform Energy Circulation and Breath Control, he stopped his movement and widened his eyes.

A human figure was flickering just a few zhang away.

“Truly impressive, Xiahou Young Master. I knew you had learned martial arts, but I didn’t expect it to be to this degree.”

The cheerful voice was not unfamiliar.

The person walking out of the darkness was Cheon Ungi, whom he had parted with in Nanjing.

‘This man was watching while the assassins attacked me. If he were in league with them, now that I’m exhausted would be the perfect opportunity to kill me. But he didn’t do that. At least… it means he has no intention of harming me right now. In that case, I have no choice but to use his goodwill.’

Guyang Cheongang let out a long breath and spoke to him.

“Brother Cheon, please stand guard for me.”

Then, without even waiting for Cheon Ungi’s answer, he immediately sat in lotus position and entered Qi Circulation Practice.

“…?”

Cheon Ungi looked at him with a dumbfounded expression before bursting into hearty laughter.

“Hahaha, I can’t tell if you’re fearless or just naive. But I don’t mind that you trust me. Alright. I’ll gladly stand guard for you.”

Cheon Ungi crossed his arms and leaned his back against a half-broken pillar.

Around him, a mysterious phenomenon was unfolding.

Whoooosh-

The torrential rain pouring violently through the hole in the ceiling couldn’t penetrate within three inches of his body, sliding off as if blocked by an invisible barrier.

Though the form was different, a mystical phenomenon was also occurring around Guyang Cheongang’s body.

The rainwater soaking his body was freezing white.

What started as frost-level gradually thickened over time, becoming one ja thick after half a shichen had passed.

Guyang Cheongang’s appearance had transformed as if he were inside a transparent iceberg.

Even more amazing was that such cold energy didn’t affect anything beyond one ja from his body.

Pitter-patter-pitter-patter-

The torrential rain poured down onto the ice surrounding him.

Admiration lit up in Cheon Ungi’s eyes as he watched.

‘What remarkable Yin cold energy cultivation. It’s Pure Yin Energy that’s no less than the Ice White Divine Art of North Sea Ice Palace or the Cold Moon Divine Art of Snow Mountain Cold Moon Palace… but there’s no way that fellow learned those divine arts that only women practice, so I can’t tell what martial art it is.’

Guyang Cheongang opened his eyes after one shichen had passed.

Rising from his position, he gave Cheon Ungi a cupped fist salute and bowed his head.

“Thank you for standing guard, Brother Cheon.”

“I only did what needed to be done. But what made you trust me enough to ask me to stand guard?”

“Because I have no reason not to trust you, Brother Cheon.”

“Huh… a foolish question deserves a wise answer.”

Guyang Cheongang looked at Cheon Ungi, whom raindrops couldn’t penetrate, with eyes filled with wonder and asked.

“I thought you weren’t an ordinary person, but I didn’t know you were a transcendent hermit.”

“What transcendent hermit, I’m just an idle wanderer.”

Cheon Ungi asked.

“By the way, what was that technique you used at the end to steal the Blood Sea Lords’ martial arts?”

“Were they assassins from Blood Sea?”

“Didn’t you know?”

“I suspected it but wasn’t certain. I didn’t hear them say anything.”

“Well, that’s understandable.”

Cheon Ungi nodded and continued.

“Blood Sea has ten Shadow Lords under the Sect Master. Each Shadow Lord commands twenty underlings. So it’s an assassin organization composed of two hundred and one members total.”

“Ah…”

“They mobilized four Shadow Lords to kill you this time. Among them, the Ten Shadow Master was completely annihilated by your hand in Nanchang along with his subordinates.”

“Then these were?”

“The Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Shadow Lords. When news of their annihilation reaches him, Blood Sea Sect Master Blood Sea Heaven Killer will blow his top. Nearly a third of the sect’s elite has disappeared in this assassination attempt.”

“You really know a lot.”

“Didn’t I tell you I have many friends? Hahaha.”

Cheon Ungi’s expression became serious after his light laughter.

“I didn’t get an answer to my earlier question. That strange technique that seemed to absorb the Blood Sea Lords’ internal energy at the end. It’s not the Demonic Cult’s Energy Absorption Technique, but it was similar. It was different from any martial art I know. What exactly is the principle behind it?”

His insight was on a completely different level from the assassins.

Guyang Cheongang’s complexion hardened.

The Life and Death Scripture had a section explaining the Energy Absorption Technique.

‘It said the Energy Absorption Technique is the most evil demonic art in All Under Heaven, forcibly absorbing others’ internal energy to make it one’s own… but the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art… follows the same path as such demonic arts…?’

“It’s a martial art I created myself, unrelated to the Demonic Cult.”

Cheon Ungi’s eyes widened.

Guyang Cheongang’s answer truly surprised him, who had long ago reached the realm of Absolute Immovable Mind.

“Created? You created a martial art like Essence Absorption Art?”

“That’s right.”

Cheon Ungi spoke with a cautious expression.

“Let me give you some advice – don’t think it’s presumptuous and please listen.”

“Please speak.”

“Cultivation that absorbs others’ internal energy is a shortcut to Qi Deviation. Though it seems like it doesn’t apply to you, I can’t guarantee what form its harmful effects might take. So it would be best to avoid using it if possible.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

Then Guyang Cheongang asked.

“I’m also curious about something. How did you follow me?”

Cheon Ungi gestured with his chin toward the Blood Sea assassins who had become corpses.

“I followed using the same method as them.”

“What’s that?”

“Scent. Your body has the Thousand-Li Tracking Incense that Blood Sea assassins favor on it. Even from thirty li away, trained individuals can easily track it.”

“Ah…”

Cheon Ungi pulled his back away from the pillar and continued.

“The Ten Shadow Master who died in Nanchang must have planted it. Anyway, get rid of it before you travel. Otherwise, Blood Sea assassins will appear again.”

“Are you leaving?”

“There doesn’t seem to be anything more interesting happening, and there’s no reason for me to stay with you, a man.”

Cheon Ungi turned around, waved his hand, and walked away with a leisurely gait.

Guyang Cheongang could only stare blankly at where he had left, momentarily speechless at his mysterious departure.

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