Ascension of the Heavenly Demon - Chapter 258

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Chapter 258

A short distance away from Hwangbo Yun’s training ground.

The Medical Sage of Mount Tai was concealing his presence while observing the human who might possess spirit energy.

However, he couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

The self-illuminating weapon was quite fascinating, but it was too far away to see clearly. Moreover, there were similar things among human-made items, so he soon lost interest.

Above all, wasn’t this fellow called Zhuge Munhyeon possessing much weaker energy than Hwangbo Yun?

Was it a mistake?

It felt like the brief expectation he had harbored was crumbling down.

There was no need to watch further.

He couldn’t sense any spirit energy from that fellow.

But at that moment, the fellow did something strange.

‘A, a barrier?’

The method was deploying a formation technique, but the power he felt was definitely a barrier.

How could that fellow…?

The moment he widened his eyes in surprise, not only the figures of the three in the training ground but even their presence disappeared.

“Huh!”

He was so dumbfounded he couldn’t speak.

To think a human could deploy a barrier using human methods.

If it had been an ordinary formation technique, there was no way he wouldn’t sense the power inside it.

Then was that fellow really someone who possessed spirit energy?

One thing he couldn’t understand was how he had been concealing his spirit energy so perfectly.

What method did he use…?

“He’s becoming more and more intriguing.”

His heart was pounding.

What he had sensed might not have been a mistake after all.

The spirit energy he felt at that time was intense enough to be considered that of a Half-Immortal.

Thinking that he might be someone with power that would take hundreds of years of cultivation to obtain, he couldn’t contain his greed.

And if he could even steal the method that fellow used to conceal his spirit energy…!

He wanted to enter the barrier that fellow had deployed right away.

If he really was someone with Half-Immortal level spirit energy, no matter how much Hwangbo Yun had reached the realm of Gang Qi, he wouldn’t be a match for that fellow.

What should he do?

Should he go down right now and capture that fellow?

But the situation wasn’t favorable.

The moment the formation was deployed, Hwangbo Yun’s subordinates guarding near the training ground began gathering in alarm.

It was because their master’s presence had disappeared due to the formation.

Above all, the direction of Hwangbo Clan Estate’s main manor was in commotion.

The sound of clashing weapons flowed over and reached his ears.

Many people from outside had also begun gathering toward Hwangbo Clan Estate.

‘Hmm.’

He wasn’t afraid of fighting, but being conspicuous wasn’t good.

It wouldn’t be good for rumors to spread through their mouths. Forces might interfere and chase after him.

Hadn’t he barely managed to hide in Mount Tai after being exhausted from being pursued?

“Heh heh, I’ve confirmed it, so that’s enough. Was it Zhuge Munhyeon? I’ll wait for things to quiet down.”

The Medical Sage of Mount Tai swallowed his saliva and licked his lips while trying to calm his excitement.

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Crack!

The swung Silver Cold Staff struck his forearm.

As if the impact was severe, his entire body staggered and was pushed back.

“Father!”

Hwangbo Yeonwu, unable to contain his surprise, widened his eyes and shouted.

How on earth?

The atmosphere had changed in just a single moment.

Zhuge Munhyeon’s figure, who had lightly kicked off the ground, disappeared from view and appeared next to Father.

His movement wasn’t even visible.

When he caught sight of his disappeared figure again, he was already striking Father’s forearm.

There had been no carelessness.

He knew Father’s skills best, having watched his training every day.

Zhuge Munhyeon, his movements seemed to be in a completely different realm.

Crack!

With the sound of bones breaking, Father was slammed into the ground.

He soon became covered in dirt.

The one he had always respected, the one he thought might be the strongest in the Central Plains.

Even though he was already using Demonic Arts, he had lost the initiative and couldn’t even properly defend himself.

It felt like the world was collapsing.

It wasn’t some famous and flashy martial technique.

He just kept pounding whether blocked or not.

It was a beating.

He kicked and trampled the fallen man, and struck him repeatedly with the staff in his hand.

A similar scene suddenly came to mind.

It was like when a servant who had committed a wrong was wrapped in a mat and beaten in front of everyone.

Watching the miserable dying figure, he had thought how truly worthless it was.

Now Father looked like that.

Anger welled up.

A child bound by blood could not tolerate his father’s pain.

The rising anger stimulated his dantian and provoked the demonic nature that lay at its bottom.

His pupils were dyed a dull black color, and sinister energy boiled up and enveloped his entire body.

“You bastard! Stop!”

Interfering in a martial duel would crush his father’s pride, but Hwangbo Yeonwu, unable to control his surging emotions, launched his body like lightning.

He knew attacking from behind was cowardly, but he had to save his father right now.

However, his attack was futile.

Whoosh!

Zhuge Munhyeon slightly twisted his body to avoid the swung fist, grabbed Hwangbo Yeonwu by the collar, and simultaneously slammed him to the ground.

Bang!

The Silver Cold Staff was swung over Hwangbo Yeonwu’s body as he squeezed his eyes shut from the impact of falling head-first.

Crack!

There was no mercy.

Zhuge Munhyeon, who was operating Embryonic Breathing, was no different from a monster that had transcended good and evil.

Though the Demonic Arts had brought him close to Gang Qi, they couldn’t serve as a shield.

Bones were crushed by the striking Silver Cold Staff.

Throbbing pain spread throughout his body from the kicks.

“Kugh…”

Hwangbo Yeonwu, with his throat crushed under the foot, couldn’t even breathe properly.

A pitiful beast with only anger.

Looking down at his energy that was even sinister, Zhuge Munhyeon wore a cold smile.

As expected, it was Demonic Arts.

True to energy obtained through dual cultivation, it was full of wickedness.

“Such filial piety…”

A bitter smile emerged.

How many had died for him to gain his current power?

Did he feel sympathy for them?

Did he give them proper burial?

Did he make memorial tablets to remember their deaths?

Well, what would it matter anyway.

They were already dead…

“You damn bastard!”

“…”

Was it because of his son who lay there gasping for breath?

A tremendous energy burst forth from Hwangbo Yun’s body, who had briefly gained time to recover.

Crack!

Zhuge Munhyeon, who had been struck hard and pushed back, looked at Hwangbo Yun with narrowed eyes.

It was demonic energy.

Like his son, Hwangbo Yun’s eyes had turned dark and black as he growled like a beast.

Even the whites of his eyes were completely black.

Consumed by rage, he had been devoured by demonic nature.

How could power accumulated by devouring someone else’s energy be proper martial arts?

It was a bomb that could explode at any moment.

Moreover, once the demonic nature exploded, it became uncontrollable.

One would become a beast mad with slaughter.

“Foolish creatures… they don’t even know their own bodies might eventually be devoured.”

“I’ll kill you. I’ll tear you to shreds.”

A sinister voice leaked from Hwangbo Yun’s mouth as he rose to his feet.

The speed of being consumed was accelerating.

Whether it happened or not, it was a life that didn’t matter.

Their behavior of recklessly using demonic martial arts for their own selfish greed was absolutely unforgivable.

But not yet.

By now, Namgung, Zhuge, and the Beggar’s Sect would have attacked the Hwangbo Family’s Mansion.

If things went according to plan, they would surely have captured his blood relatives and be in a standoff.

These people were evidence.

The blackened eyes from demonic arts drawn out in a fit of rage and the ominous energy emanating from their entire bodies would prove they had learned demonic arts.

It had to be shown before everyone.

To end this fight.

Zhuge Munhyeon, who had widened the distance, launched his body forward to subdue Hwangbo Yun before he completely fell into demonic nature and entered the True Demon Realm.

He had to use the Seal Heart Art to cut off the flow of energy.

Even as he was losing his reason, Hwangbo Yun deployed the Heavenly King Three Fists that his body had mastered.

Though his power might have grown stronger, the sharpness in his movements had disappeared.

Because he was following instinct.

But he didn’t dodge.

Strong power could simply be shattered with stronger power.

Bang!

His fist shattered.

His wrist broke, and his arm snapped.

But even so, Hwangbo Yun launched another attack as if he felt no pain.

This was the terror of a human fallen into demonic nature.

With only the instinct for destruction remaining, he would attack until his own body was completely burned away.

Crack!

He struck low, hitting the knee.

The moment he lost balance and staggered, Zhuge Munhyeon’s finger pierced his chest.

He seemed to flinch for a moment, but the attack continued immediately.

But it was nothing more than wild flailing.

When he had faced Mujin, who had fallen into demonic nature due to the Mad Soul Art, it had been so difficult, but now that he was operating spiritual energy through Embryonic Breathing, it wasn’t particularly hard.

Hwangbo Yun, who had six pressure points pierced in an instant, gradually lost his strength.

The flow of rampaging demonic nature had been cut off.

He hadn’t completely sealed it.

The traces of demonic arts had to remain.

Thud!

Struck by a kick, he collapsed helplessly and rolled on the ground.

“Damn it… damn it…”

Hwangbo Yun, whose mind had barely returned after his flow was blocked, spat out curses in his rage.

It must have felt futile.

Despite reaching the realm of Gang Qi, despite having demonic nature added on top of that, he couldn’t leave a single wound on his opponent’s body.

But what could he do?

I had already stood at the border point between good and man.

The fight was over.

With his demonic flow cut off and his limbs shattered, Hwangbo Yun let his arms and legs hang limply.

But there was still one question left unresolved.

“Let me ask.”

“…?”

“The martial arts of dual cultivation are forbidden even in the demonic path. External leakage would have been strictly prohibited… who taught you that?”

No answer came to the question asked in a calm tone.

He only glared with his dark eyes.

Surely there had to be a way?

“Fine, don’t speak.”

“…?”

What Zhuge Munhyeon chose was his blood relative.

He grabbed the fallen Hwangbo Yeonwu by the hair and placed him before Hwangbo Yun’s eyes.

Since he was weaker than his father, he could be subdued without even using the Seal Heart Art.

“Hwangbo Yun, let me test your paternal love.”

“…What?”

“It’s distasteful, but I absolutely must hear it. How did you bastards learn the techniques of dual cultivation?”

Zhuge Munhyeon grinned wickedly and twisted his son’s wrist in front of Hwangbo Yun.

Crack!

A cruel sound echoed from the wrist bent beyond its limit.

“Aaaahhh!”

Hwangbo Yun’s face contorted at the sight of his son screaming in agony.

“You, you vicious bastard! Stop this instant!”

Unable to move, all he could do was strain the veins in his neck and scream.

Regardless, Zhuge Munhyeon grasped the other wrist in his hand.

“W-wait! Wait!”

Hwangbo Yun screamed in terror.

Crack!

But Zhuge Munhyeon immediately broke the wrist.

He had asked the question, and all he needed to hear was the answer.

Cruelty?

Before being a descendant of the Zhuge Family, I was someone called the Heavenly Demon.

“Next is the ankle.”

“…!”

As Zhuge Munhyeon’s hand moved to the ankle, Hwangbo Yun’s eyes widened as if they would tear.

No, it was torn and blood was dripping steadily.

“…I obtained it from the Medical Sage.”

Finally, his mouth opened and the hand stopped.

There was still some human heart left in him.

He couldn’t bear to watch his own son suffer.

How truly pathetic.

This bastard who treated others’ deaths as a joke.

This bastard who sucked their life force like a parasite to satisfy his own greed.

“He saved me when I was poisoned.”

With a devastatingly distorted expression, Hwangbo Yun spilled out everything that had happened until now.

Saryeolhwa.

The Medical Sage of Mount Tai.

And the Taoist Arts of dual cultivation he learned from him.

His ears perked up with interest.

Zhuge Munhyeon’s eyes looking at Mount Tai filled with curiosity.

‘There’s an Immortal… there?’

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