Chronicles of the Mad Demon - Chapter 165

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Chapter 165. Cannibalism (5)

With a thunderous crash, the wall connecting the inner and outer courtyards collapsed, and countless rocks tumbled down.

Hiss!

White smoke rose from between the stone dust that had been ground up by the intense rotating energy release.

‘Not bad.’

He regulated his breathing in short, powerful bursts.

Whoosh.

The air that entered from outside passed through his nostrils and instantly filled his lungs.

The air that entered his lungs was full of nature’s energy. That energy spread throughout his entire body before his will could even stir, generating abundant power.

‘Good, this is proper.’

The Three Pure Infinite True Formula was the pinnacle of Taoist martial arts and the ultimate divine art that encompassed both the pill refinement method and immortal method spoken of in Taoism.

In fact, it was written in the texts that the Three Pure Infinite True Formula had presented the stages of Taoist martial arts, and while it was unknown if this was true, it contained detailed records of Taoist stages unknown to the world.

The stage that Moyong Bi had now settled into was called the Union of Sun and Moon, referring to a state where essence and qi harmoniously blended without leaning toward either side.

His fearsome breakthrough of the early stages of Taoist cultivation to instantly reach the Union of Sun and Moon was proof of how deep his enlightenment was, and at the same time meant that the potential of the Tae Cheong Sin Dan was tremendous.

In reality, his enlightenment had reached a much higher stage than this, but because his spirit overwhelmed essence and qi, he could not yet raise his achievement in the Infinite True Formula any further.

Even if the essence of the middle dan and the qi of the lower dan swelled several times over in an instant, breaking through to a higher stage would be impossible unless they properly harmonized with the spirit of the upper dan.

What was important to him now was constantly maintaining balance.

And he was now continuously executing the martial arts from his Alliance Leader days, gradually but surely adjusting the disrupted balance.

“Huh…”

Jegal Chung Ho could only let out a groan at the tremendous palm technique.

Neung Hyeong frowned.

‘That martial art.’

At the crucial moment, the killing technique that had threatened his life several times.

Though now it caused an explosion at close range to the target like a short strike, in those days Moyong Bi had performed the insane feat of creating five whirlwinds in empty air with a single palm strike.

‘That bastard really loves spinning things around, damn it.’

At that moment, Moyong Bi shot spear strikes toward the rear.

Three streams of spear strikes grazed past Neung Hyeong’s left and right shoulders.

Boom boom boom!

The earth shook from the merciless attack.

The outer courtyard warriors who had been charging forward out of habit while being shocked at the Golden Gate Five Rings Arena fell backward in terror.

Hiss.

Thick smoke rose from the devastated ground.

Moyong Bi spoke coldly.

“While the pain of limbs being torn off can be endured with courage, the emptiness of disappearing while leaving only limbs behind would be difficult to bear.”

“…!”

“If you want to leave traces of your existence in this world as severed limbs, feel free to attack anytime.”

Shiver!

The voice of Moyong Bi, who had displayed martial arts that even the expression “terrifying” would be insufficient to describe, brought unbelievable fear to the warriors who had recklessly pursued the intruders.

Then, Jegal Chung Ho shouted.

“Everyone! It’s me, Chung Ho!”

Surprise appeared on the faces of the warriors that had been colored with fear. They hadn’t known he was Jegal Chung Ho because Neung Hyeong had been carrying him around until now.

Jegal Chung Ho shouted with a pitiful face.

“I’m sorry for suddenly entering like this, but currently something is happening to the family…”

His face gradually grew pale as he spoke.

Slowly.

The faces of the warriors who had shaken off their fear were filled with some kind of resolve.

Eyes burning with fighting spirit. Under their determination to complete their mission, a subtle desire coiled like a snake in a cave.

“They’re all in cahoots.”

At Neung Hyeong’s voice, spoken as if it wasn’t surprising, the corners of the warriors’ eyes trembled.

“Well, it wouldn’t make sense for all these guys to come running as if they were waiting without knowing the formation had been activated. Even with orders from above.”

In other words, it meant they had all agreed to the operation targeting Jegal’s direct bloodline. Whether actively or passively.

Jegal Chung Ho was greatly shocked.

“Why on earth… wh, why?!”

One of the warriors spoke up.

“We’re sorry, Second Young Master.”

“What kind of nonsensical act is this? This is treason!”

“It’s a righteous uprising.”

“Wh, what?!”

“Please submit to being bound quietly. Then at least your life, Young Master…”

Thwack!

The warrior who couldn’t even finish speaking flew away, knocking down over ten colleagues lined up behind him.

The person who sent the warrior flying was Neung Hyeong.

His hand that had extended palm force was tinged with a subtle golden aura.

“Damn, such holy energy.”

Jegal Chung Ho shouted toward the grumbling Neung Hyeong.

“What are you doing?!”

“What am I doing? Not wasting time.”

“What did you say?”

Moyong Bi, who chuckled, lowered his stance and spoke.

“Jegal Chung Ho.”

A voice without the previous respect or even minimal friendliness.

Jegal Chung Ho unconsciously straightened his posture.

“Can you enter the inner courtyard intact?”

Moyong Bi, who had entered the battlefield, had already returned to who he was during his Martial Alliance Leader days.

Jegal Chung Ho spoke with a troubled face.

“I can enter, but… if we recklessly break through, we’ll wander lost forever in the Heavenly Mystery Maze Formation.”

“At least it means no cannons will come flying or volleys of hidden weapons will pour down?”

“Y, yes. There are no mechanism formations. But the Heavenly Mystery Maze Formation and Ten Perfection Sealing Formation are much more terrifying than the Singi Pokjin…!”

“That doesn’t matter.”

Moyong Bi’s pupils turned a deep blue-green color.

Thud!

He advanced with the True Mountain Tiger Step and mercilessly swung his spear.

Jegal Chung Ho instinctively shouted.

“Don’t…!”

Crash crash boom!

Countless rotating spear strikes swept away about thirty warriors in front.

Neung Hyeong whistled softly.

‘His power control is killer.’

Even though he had swung aiming with the spear blade, not one person died.

Of course, most of the warriors who were sent flying suffered serious injuries. This was because they had been swept up in the numerous forces carried by the spear blade. In fact, there were people who could die if not treated immediately.

Even though he had unleashed an attack that was actually harder than killing them all, Moyong Bi didn’t act proud.

‘Whew.’

He immediately turned his body and looked inside the collapsed wall.

The interior of the inner courtyard was visible, but no one existed inside. The moment they entered that empty place, the formation would show countless mazes.

“Let’s go.”

“Can you find it?”

“It won’t be difficult.”

Neung Hyeong immediately hoisted Jegal Chung Ho onto his shoulder.

Jegal Chung Ho couldn’t even express his will to walk on his own feet. He looked at the warriors with sorrowful eyes.

Frozen by Moyong Bi’s extraordinary martial arts, they couldn’t easily move their feet. Yet as they glared at Jegal Chung Ho with strange eyes, their faces no longer showed any trace of loyalty.

‘Why on earth?’

Then, Neung Hyeong shouted.

“This is driving me crazy. This isn’t an ordinary formation technique. Are you sure you can break through it?”

“What do you take me for?”

“I know your abilities bone-chillingly well, but you’re not the same person you were back then, are you?”

“Even with missing teeth, a tiger is still a tiger.”

“Your claws are gone too!”

“Stop whining.”

Whoosh!

The three people entered through the collapsed wall.

Instantly, Neung Hyeong felt his head growing heavy.

‘Damn it.’

It was formation power that forcibly disrupted the five senses.

The seeping energy bypassed muscles, bones, and blood vessels to directly affect the brain and nerves. It was definitely a top-grade formation technique.

“Uurgh!”

Jegal Chung Ho dry-heaved. Already dangling from Neung Hyeong’s shoulder, receiving the formation power of the Heavenly Mystery Maze Formation on top of that made his stomach turn.

Neung Hyeong shouted angrily.

“If you vomit, I’ll kill you!”

“Gasp!”

“Hurry up and guide the way, you damn junior!”

Moyong Bi moved forward without hesitation.

Wooooong!

Countless illusions arose from all directions.

Just when he thought he was walking a bent path, a fork in the road would appear. Walking down one would lead to three-way, four-way intersections, even confusing his sense of direction.

But Moyong Bi didn’t walk those paths.

Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!

Piercing through blocked walls with his spear instantly created new paths.

Moyong Bi walked not the paths the formation suggested, but the paths he created himself.

Woong! Wooooong!

Even his Infinite True Qi seemed flustered by the formation power that shook his nerves, rampaging wildly.

Moyong Bi’s stomach was turning just the same. The Heavenly Mystery Maze Formation wasn’t simply about limiting human strength and disrupting cognitive abilities—it was a formation that incapacitated any living creature capable of movement.

‘Nothing new about this.’

The Sacred Blood Palace’s formations were more violent and direct than this.

Rather, their formations were more threatening to Moyong Bi, since they came with actual physical threats.

If one were to discuss level and sophistication, the Jegal Family’s formations would be more advanced, but for Moyong Bi who had learned the Brain Gate Heart Technique, this was actually fortunate.

Thud! Crash!

Finally, noise reached the tip of his spear blade that had been piercing and tearing through illusions.

Realizing the time had come, Moyong Bi powerfully extended his left hand.

It was the Golden Gate Five Rings Arena.

Whoooooong!

The entire world spread before his eyes curved following the rotation of the palm force.

And.

Crack!

Finally, the Jegal Family’s inner courtyard revealed itself before the three people.

“Huff!”

Jegal Chung Ho drew in a breath. Having escaped the formation power of the Heavenly Mystery Maze Formation, his breathing was finally returning to normal.

But the situation wasn’t good.

“What the hell is this?”

Neung Hyeong’s face was strangely contorted as he looked around with tiger-like fierce eyes.

Though they had broken through the Heavenly Mystery Maze Formation, the entry points were all different.

They had landed at a building in one section, allowing them to see the warriors collapsed in front of the main gate.

Even the warriors collapsed in heaps beyond the half-open door.

Moyong Bi let out a hollow laugh after checking the condition of the fallen warriors.

“Looks like they were hit by drugs.”

“It’s Dream Form Demon Incense.”

“Dream Form Demon Incense?”

“Remember when you guys all collapsed at the Gangeo Poyangho Supply Base?”

“Ah?”

Neung Hyeong’s face looked strangely troubled.

“Damn it, what is this? Did those bastards really rise up again?”

“What are you saying that’s so surprising? Who else but those sinister bastards would do something like this?”

“Damn! Even if we were going to get involved, I didn’t expect it to be like this.”

That’s when it happened.

Moyong Bi turned his head toward the west with blazing eyes.

Neung Hyeong’s expression, who had been clicking his tongue, also changed completely.

“Huh? This is?”

“…Demons.”

“That too, but.”

“There are tons of them?”

And these weren’t the half-baked demonic art practitioners they’d seen so far.

Just as Moyong Bi instinctively kicked off the ground.

“Ah, Father.”

“…?”

“We must go to my father!”

Neung Hyeong, who had been glancing at Jegal Chung Ho, turned his gaze to Moyong Bi.

“That’s what he says?”

“Well.”

He too had things to discuss with the Jegal Family Head.

“Let’s go.”

Thus the three people ran toward the Family Head’s Office.

But they couldn’t escape the demonic web anyway.

Everywhere was full of collapsed people who were breathing but unconscious, so almost no flow of internal power could be felt.

However, near the Family Head’s Office, numerous flows of internal power could be sensed.

Wooooooong!

The Brain Gate Heart Technique roared more roughly than ever before.

‘Demons, and that too…’

The number was close to a hundred.

Crack!

Moyong Bi exploded his Infinite True Qi, left the two people behind, and deployed White Deer Riding Wind.

Shortly after.

In his eyes appeared the Family Head’s Office that was beginning to catch fire.

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