Chronicles of the Mad Demon - Chapter 131
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Chapter 131. Heaven’s Command and Earth’s Command (1)
Sama Jin Gung’s eyes, watching the duel stage from afar, resembled a transparent lake of unfathomable depth.
“They’re calmer than expected.”
At Jegal Ryun’s words, Sama Jin Gung glanced at him briefly.
“You mean the masters. Even without Ho Geom Jin In, everyone seems calm. Merchant Leader Hwang must have spoken well to them.”
Unlike yesterday, today the seats were almost completely filled. Everyone except Jegal Ryun and Ho Geom Jin In was in attendance.
“What about the Jidan forces?”
“Standing by.”
His voice was not just calm, but cold and heavy.
Though he possessed no overwhelming majesty or terrifying aura, he made listeners shrink back. The weight of Sama Jin Gung as a person was truly remarkable.
“That was fast. What did you do about Bi Chang Moon?”
“I have no obligation to tell you that much.”
“I’m the one who called you here.”
“It was my natural duty as a member of Jianghu.”
Jegal Ryun let out a bitter smile.
“Is it also your duty not to inform an outsider about official matters?”
Sama Jin Gung did not answer.
The eyes of both men, who had been silently watching the duel stage, changed. Finally, Moyong Bi and Bang Hyo had stepped onto the stage.
Jegal Ryun spoke again.
“I don’t know how you’ll feel about me saying this, but… this must bring back many memories.”
“I don’t know what you mean.”
“Just a few decades ago, the Moyong Family and Sama Family were close allies. But as time passed, the Moyong Family fell into decline and the Sama Family also lost power, withdrawing from the Seven Great Families.”
This was why the Seven Great Families had been reduced to Six Great Families.
“However, both you and Moyong Sohyeop have grown tremendously while the world wasn’t watching.”
“…”
“You’re impressive enough, but Moyong Sohyeop is truly frightening. Honestly, even with my current skill level, I’m not sure if I could defeat Moyong Sohyeop.”
“You couldn’t.”
“…”
“The head of the Jegal Clan might be different, but you would be impossible.”
“Is that so?”
Yeong Geom Jin In was one thing, but she hadn’t received a single wound while facing Ho Geom Jin In.
Though I heard she launched a surprise attack initially, the Mu Dang Faction wouldn’t be the Mu Dang Faction for nothing.
“I haven’t fought directly, but I was secretly confident. I thought the current me could engage in a close match with Ho Geom Jin In.”
“There are compatibility issues.”
Compatibility wasn’t just about martial arts alone.
Even learning the same martial arts, enlightenment and personality differ. Considering all these aspects, Ho Geom Jin In would find it difficult to easily defeat Jegal Ryun, who was relatively lacking in experience.
“In any case, Moyong Sohyeop easily defeated Ho Geom Jin In. Mu Dang martial arts aren’t so simple that they can be shattered with one successful surprise attack.”
“It’s not just that level.”
“What do you mean?”
“True Mu Dang martial arts are an impregnable fortress.”
“…”
“Among the current active members leading Mu Dang, fewer than three have awakened to true Mu Dang martial arts. Ho Geom and Yeong Geom were not among them.”
Doubt appeared on Jegal Ryun’s face.
“I’ve wanted to ask this for a while. How do you know so much about each sect’s martial arts and circumstances?”
“Knowledge left by my ancestors.”
“Is that all?”
“Jegal also provided help, didn’t they?”
“We didn’t share all information. Moreover, regarding martial arts, even we don’t know as much as you do.”
Sama Jin Gung did not answer.
He opened his mouth again only after half an hour had passed.
“There are several sects whose martial arts our main family couldn’t find flaws in.”
“…?”
“Shaolin and Mu Dang are representative examples. Their martial arts are nearly perfect. They’re not called Tae San Buk Du for nothing.”
“…I see.”
“Actually, most martial arts possessed by the Nine Sects and Six Families should be considered perfect. Shaolin and Mu Dang are only ahead by a paper-thin margin, so it could be said to be meaningless since it ultimately depends on who learned them.”
Just look at Ho Geom Jin In and Yeong Geom Jin In.
Both are recognized as masters anywhere in the Central Plains, but they haven’t awakened to true Mu Dang martial arts.
In other words, that too is a difference of a hair’s breadth.
“It’s complicated.”
“There’s one martial art that our main family found particularly impressive.”
“What is it?”
“The Moyong Family.”
“…!”
“More precisely, it was the martial arts of Lord Moyong Cheon, who was the previous Alliance Leader.”
Though the world called him Ho Yeon Cheon, Sama Jin Gung still called him Moyong Cheon.
No, the Sama family did not acknowledge the previous Alliance Leader as part of the Ho Yeon Clan.
“Was there something different about the previous Alliance Leader’s martial arts?”
“I’ve never seen them, so I don’t know. However, borrowing the words of the elders, the previous Alliance Leader’s martial arts were based on the Moyong Family’s techniques but had his own true ultimate techniques separately.”
“…!”
“And they said the Ho Yeon Family had never seen those martial arts.”
“…Is that so.”
“Moreover, his martial arts had no gaps…”
At that moment, the crowd’s cheers became intense.
Both men turned their gaze to the duel stage.
“It’s started.”
* * *
Bang Hyo’s face, which had been filled with anxiety, hardened with determination in less than a few breaths.
‘Nonsense!’
Bi Chang Moon tainted by demonic ways? That’s ridiculous.
‘That bastard is doing this to shake me. Cowardly brat!’
However, saying such things meant he had somehow caught on to the sect’s secrets.
No matter how he found out, he couldn’t be allowed to live.
Bang Hyo’s pupils took on a subtle red tint.
‘Curse your chattering mouth.’
Whoosh.
Bang Hyo’s body, kicking off the ground, instantly entered within one jang of Moyong Bi’s front.
Light as a feather and swift as wind. This was a speed he had never shown in his previous match with Lee Cheong.
While everyone was greatly surprised by that footwork technique.
Bang Hyo’s short spear erupted with fire.
Pa-ba-ba-ba-bak!
It looked like dozens of small flowers blooming in an instant.
The short spear, just over three ja in length, possessed the reach of a long spear. It was a fast and dazzling spear technique, with speed as its particular strength.
Moyong Bi calmly dodged all those attacks.
He neither parried with his spear nor counterattacked. He simply avoided the attacks targeting his vital points with flexible movements of his upper body, looking like a willow branch rooted in the ground.
The spectators couldn’t help but admire.
Bang Hyo’s spear technique was impressive, but Moyong Bi’s dynamic vision, dodging all those fast attacks with only the flexibility of his upper body while keeping his lower body fixed, was truly wondrous.
‘Right, you do have some skill, don’t you?’
He pressed hard from the very beginning without holding back, but not a single strike even grazed his opponent.
Bang Hyo was flustered, but soon regained his composure.
‘Let’s see if you can dodge this too!’
His left hand swept across his back.
Paralag!
Spinning briefly and swinging both hands, the short spears that had somehow become two targeted even Moyong Bi’s lower body.
Only then did Moyong Bi step back one step, then two steps.
“Wooooah!”
“Oh, that’s incredible spear technique.”
“My goodness! Was Bi Chang Moon’s martial arts this amazing?”
“No wonder Lee Cheong couldn’t handle him!”
Below the duel stage, the people in the contestant waiting area were greatly surprised.
“Incredible! Was that person this strong?!”
Namgung So So stuck out her tongue and Jegal Chung Ho also gaped in amazement.
“That’s amazing short spear technique. It combines the unique sharpness of short spears with speed. I’ve never seen spear technique of that level.”
“You weren’t interested in martial arts to begin with anyway.”
“Even so!”
Despite his younger sister’s rebuke, Jegal Chung Ho stared at Bang Hyo as if entranced.
“It’s certainly impressive.”
At Jegal Lin’s words, Kang Geun Cheong nodded.
“I didn’t know Bi Chang Moon’s martial arts were at such a high level. That level could be called first-rate without shame.”
Kang Geun Cheong’s words, having witnessed countless martial arts from third-rate to super first-rate while traveling Jianghu, carried exceptional weight.
Then, a quiet voice was heard.
“Still, there’s no need to worry.”
“Ah! Big brother!”
Namgung Gwan, who had arrived late, was smiling as he watched the duel stage.
“Moyong Sohyeop has been relaxed from the beginning until now.”
“Did you contact the family?”
“Yes.”
“Good work.”
“I only delivered the message.”
Namgung Gwan glanced at Moyong Su Jeong.
Like Moyong Su Hyang, Moyong Su Jeong looked particularly calm. Rather, Jin Gwang and Jong Hweon, who had come with them while suppressing their presence, showed signs of anxiety.
“Aren’t you worried about the Family Head?”
“You mean Bi Ah?”
“Yes.”
“I’m not worried.”
The smile that appeared on Moyong Su Jeong’s face was not forced.
“He’s an opponent who wouldn’t provide any entertainment even if he went up there after drinking two bottles of strong liquor, right?”
“Pardon?”
Moyong Su Jeong recalled her conversation with Younger Brother.
From Younger Brother, who had said to line up all the contestants in front of him and that he would turn them all into properly filleted fish, she felt not arrogance but the composure of someone stating the obvious as obvious.
Indeed, even from Moyong Su Jeong’s perspective, Moyong Bi wasn’t flustered in the slightest.
‘Just don’t get hurt.’
While everyone was watching the fight with their own thoughts.
‘Why, why won’t it hit?!’
Bang Hyo was extremely flustered.
Pababababag!
Even though he unleashed his Twin-Headed Red Snake Spears without reserve, his opponent didn’t shed a single drop of blood.
Even his clothing was perfectly intact. Even if he had dodged everything, his clothing should have been damaged by the strong winds generated by the spears.
Then, Moyong Bi’s eyes changed.
Chiriling!
Gripping the middle of the spear shaft and swinging left and right once each, the tremendous rebound sent both short spears flying away.
Bang Hyo’s face was filled with bewilderment as he staggered backward.
“Very interesting spear technique.”
Buzzing!
The spear in his right hand rotated widely as it moved left and right.
“Though rough, it appears to be an upright orthodox technique emphasizing swift speed. But in reality, it’s a merciless martial art that constantly targets vital points with sharp energy while severing meridians.”
“…!!”
“If you had learned orthodox heart methods, it might have been evaluated as practical.”
Crack!
Moyong Bi’s stance lowered.
As the long spear blade aimed at him, Bang Hyo unconsciously stepped back.
He was caught in the illusion that the sharp energy emanating from the spear blade was instantly piercing all the vital points on his body.
“But in the hands of someone who learned demonic arts, it becomes a merciless killing technique.”
“…!”
“I’ve memorized your spear technique well. I’ll put it to good use later.”
“Wha, what did you say?!”
Thump.
Moyong Bi lightly kicked off the ground, advanced, and swung his long spear.
Bang Hyo, who had unconsciously tried to create distance first, felt momentarily dizzy.
Flash!
It looked like a bolt of lightning flying horizontally.
Bang Hyo hurriedly crossed his twin short spears.
Zzzeeeeng!
‘Heoeoeg!’
The vibration that started from the two short spears spread throughout his entire body in an instant.
The force was strong, but the shock wave was truly tremendous.
The energy release didn’t manifest externally but coiled inward, delivering a heavy impact. It was a type of hidden force.
Moyong Bi thrust his spear with a cold expression.
Swish! Zzzeojung!
Three or four spear blades shot forth, slashing through empty air and grazing various parts of Bang Hyo’s body.
Though he blocked several attacks, defense was meaningless. Even when deflecting and parrying, vertical shocks were being transmitted from his upper body to his lower body.
‘Uuugh!’
He was instantly pushed into a defensive position.
That wasn’t all. Bleeding occurred from various parts of his body that had been torn and cut by the spear blade.
Each individual wound wasn’t deep, but in the blink of an eye, he had sustained over twenty wounds.
Fast as lightning and sharp as a dagger. He had no idea what to do.
The moment Bang Hyo’s face filled with extreme confusion.
Moyong Bi instantly reversed his grip on the spear and lightly thrust.
Thwack!
Bang Hyo, struck in the abdomen by the spear butt, flew two zhang away and crashed into the floor of the duel stage.
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