Doctor’s Rebirth - Chapter 418

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Chapter 418
Meanwhile, Gongseon Yeong drew her qi upward toward the masked person before her.
Zing, zing, zing, zing, zing, zing.
The blade Gongseon Yeong wielded was not a divine weapon, but a renowned sword of comparable quality.
Forged by one of the most celebrated master smiths in the northern regions, this blade was an alloy mixed with a portion of eternal cold iron, possessing both excellent hardness and elasticity, with particular strength in channeling qi through it.
I was fortunate it could be crafted before this assault.
Sword energy extended from the blade, stretching outward.
Though the sword itself measured three feet in length, the sword energy reached five feet beyond it.
The Masked Martial Artist of Mount Sando, upon witnessing this, narrowed her eyes.
With eye holes cut into the mask, Gongseon Yeong could see the reaction.
“It seems the young one has been consuming vital elixirs as casually as meals.”
“And you, old thief, apparently received no such care from your household?”
“Show respect to your senior.”
“Senior? All I see before me is an old bandit.”
Murderous intent spread thickly through the air.
“Young girl. I had intended to spare you for the sake of the Gongseon Family, but I’ve changed my mind. Once I kill you, the Black Ice Poison Dragon will become docile.”
‘So this is truly my sister’s enemy.’
If the hatred extended not merely to checking the Gongseon Family, but to the Black Ice Poison Dragon itself, then matters were different.
Apart from the certainty of defeating this opponent, Gongseon Yeong felt her fine hairs standing on end.
The murderous intent touched her instincts, sounding an alarm.
She was certainly gifted in martial arts, and had worked hard enough to reach the Hwagyeong realm at such a young age.
With support from her family, consuming vital elixirs and encountering several fortunate opportunities, she had grown strong to this point.
But.
Her opponent was an old veteran of the Gangho, having rolled through its ranks for decades.
Even if they both stood at the same Hwagyeong realm, the gap in experience and years was vast.
Moreover, vital elixirs only accelerated the advancement of inner power, compressing time.
Since her opponent had already accumulated decades of cultivation, there was no superiority in inner power gained from elixirs.
She was afraid.
Likely, one of them would not leave this place alive.
And with high probability, it would be her.
Yet, even so.
‘I am my sister’s blade. I chose this path.’
Gongseon Yeong thought of Gongseon Hyeon.
Her strangely twisted posture and skeletal frame.
Since her sister rarely ate even before, the thought came that she might truly waste away if I died.
And thinking of wasting away—
‘My mouth feels parched. I wish I could drink some sweet rice wine.’
It was amusing that even now I thought of food first, but that was fine.
All I needed was to forget the fear, no matter what.
This was Gongseon Yeong’s first time facing a Hwagyeong master in a life-or-death struggle.
Yet I had no intention of dying.
Boom!
The Masked Person of the Shandong Wulin struck first.
He rolled his foot and drove it into the ground.
A crisp, resonant impact.
That momentum flowed from his legs and waist through the spear.
Combined with the principles of Jeonsa Kyeong, the thrust spear moved with lightning speed, sharp as a flash of lightning.
Yet the Gongseon Swordplay passed down through Gongseon Yeong’s family was also a martial art that prioritized speed.
Reacting like thunder, the two weapons began colliding in mid-air.
Crash, crash, crash, crash, boom!
Sword energy and spear energy. Sword blades and spear blades clashed against each other, creating explosive sounds.
Yet despite this, the two people moved while staring at each other without blinking once.
One step.
Then another step.
Between the collisions of their weapons, they advanced toward each other!
That was when it happened.
Whoosh!
The spear shaft bent.
It writhed with a bizarre motion, and in an instant its afterimage doubled, then quadrupled.
In a flash, dozens of afterimages multiplied and descended upon Gongseon Yeong.
Wulin Spear Technique—Thousand Slayer Annihilation Army!
The supreme martial art that Changwang Akjin had once used in the Battle of Bidong was now unleashed here.
‘Wearing a mask yet making no attempt to hide—how bold.’
Yet it also meant that Gongseon Yeong, who faced him, was equally formidable.
‘An enemy growing impatient is a good sign.’
The sword in her hand spun, and in an instant its blade light formed a barrier, beginning to block the spears of the Thousand Slayer Annihilation Army!
Gongseon Swordplay—Thousand Pines Ten Thousand Leaves.
A sword technique compared to the countless pine needles of a thousand-year-old pine tree!
The subtle principles of the first-strike advantage that had made her a Hwagyeong master bloomed once more in her hands.
As the two supreme martial arts collided, Gongseon Yeong broke into a cold sweat.
With her experience, it was still difficult to conduct such an exchange of offense and defense smoothly.
And eventually, a gap appeared.
A section of the sword barrier opened, and the spear flew through like a ghost.
Clang!
However.
The spear had to hastily correct its trajectory and retreat.
It was thanks to an arrow that flew in suddenly.
“How dare you interfere in a duel!”
“What are you talking about? You thieves.”
Behind Gongseon Yeong stood Wang Gak-yeon, bow in hand, sticking out her tongue.
“How dare you?!”
Wang Gak-yeon draws her bowstring taut toward the masked person whose eyes widen.
Grrrrk—
She pulls the empty bowstring to its limit and speaks.
“Remove your mask, and then I’ll grant you a proper duel. You thief.”
Twang—!
Only the sound echoes; the arrow remains invisible.
“Has she reached the realm of Divine Archery?”
The masked person immediately expands his energy perception.
His spear deflects the invisible energy arrow.
At this display, Wang Gak-yeon clicks her tongue.
‘Indeed, Hwagyeong mastery, and it seems he’s reached the Elder level.’
Yet her eyes remain unwavering, fearless, fixed coldly upon her opponent.
“Why would someone with such skill and such understanding conspire with bandits? You thief.”
The Breaking Evil Divine Bow—ultimate technique.
Akashaanuttara—!
This ultimate technique, a Buddhist phonetic transcription of Sanskrit, means “the void without answer.”
—All things are emptiness and void alone.
The ultimate technique of the Breaking Evil Divine Bow that shatters wickedness erupts from her hands.
In this vast Gangho, rolling through the mire of human existence, Wang Gak-yeon had found but one answer.
Whether it be grace or grudge, such things matter not.
What matters to her is but one thing.
Is it righteous?
If not righteous, then break it.
This was the answer the daughter had reached, having heard tales of righteous wanderers from her father since childhood.
‘One-on-one dueling is nonsense—that’s your thinking. You criminal bastard!’
Whether these thieves put on airs or played their games, she had no intention of following their rules.
In response to Wang Gak-yeon’s ultimate technique, Gongseon Yeong also swings his sword.
‘Hmm, was I too caught up in the moment?’
Had Wang Gak-yeon not fired her arrow, Gongseon Yeong himself would have thought it a one-on-one duel, and then he’d be heading to the Yellow Springs due to the gap in inner power and experience.
Perhaps this is why his sister Gongseon Hyeon tries so hard to keep Wang Gak-yeon by his side.
It was always Wang Gak-yeon who compensated for his weaknesses.
Clang-clang-clang!
The spear shaft blocks the arrow, but cannot stop the tip of Gongseon Yeong’s blade.
The sword bites deep into his shoulder.
“Damn!”
Gongseon Yeong swings his sword again.
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While the masked martial artist of Mount Sando, Gongseon Yeong, and Wang Gak-yeon fought fiercely, Jin Cheon-hee was also engaged in combat.
“Poison techniques, and a pipa as well. Combined with silver threads…. A typical assassin’s arsenal.”
I did not use demonic energy.
I merely swung the stone pipa like an axe, mixing in poison techniques intermittently, and used the Black Heaven Blood Killing technique as a concealed weapon.
“Certainly, if they belonged to the Killing Gate, they would be hard to find. Yet it’s strange. A poison master of this caliber remains unknown to the world.”
“I am the Princess.”
I introduced myself as the Princess without a shred of embarrassment.
‘Hmm, so he doesn’t know the Princess’s second condition.’
Once I shattered his knee cauldron, he would surely acknowledge me as the Princess.
That is what it means to be the Princess!
I immediately swung the pipa and rushed toward my opponent while shouting.
“Then. Now I’ll show you my true power!”
Crying out like a princess, I leaped into the air, grasped the handle of the stone pipa with both hands, and brought it down with tremendous force.
For this occasion, I had requested the Gongseon Family to procure a martial technique for me.
It was the Full Moon Axe Method, known in the Gangho as an ascending technique, though not quite at the level of divine arts.
An axe method, like sword techniques, is a martial art that primarily employs the axe as its weapon.
In truth, compared to the mainstream martial arts of the Gangho, such techniques were relatively rare.
Yet this Full Moon Axe Method was well-known as an ascending technique, said to be a fusion of the ancient Sanwol Tribe’s martial arts and Gangho techniques.
Whooooom!
The stone pipa vibrated and resonated under the Full Moon Axe Method.
The Full Moon Axe Method was a technique of the Tyrannical Way!
It was a martial art that shattered opponents through pure force, layering vibrational waves upon that power to obliterate defenses themselves.
‘Truly befitting a princess’s tyrannical way!’
As the master of the Hyeonwon Jeondan Singeong, I had swiftly grasped the essence of this technique and succeeded in training to the eighth stage in an extraordinarily short time, which is why I now displayed such terrifying power.
Craaaash!
“Ugh!?”
The Masked Person of the Hwangbo Family blocked the descending stone pipa with both hands.
Yet from that single strike, both legs pierced through the ship’s deck, and both arms tingled with numbness.
“What manner of power is this!?”
The Hwangbo Family was naturally born with strong bones and tremendous strength.
With the Lightning Divine Fist perfectly suited to such physical abilities, its power was truly extraordinary.
Yet now my opponent had overwhelmed even the Hwangbo Family through sheer strength.
‘I’m being pushed back in strength! Unbelievable!’
But whether he raged or not, the second attack was already coming.
With his stance unstable, his legs having pierced through the ship’s bottom, he was in a disadvantageous position!
“Hah!”
Boom!
He released protective energy from his entire body, destroying the surroundings.
Simultaneously, he threw his body to the side, evaded the second attack, and stood upon the ship’s deck.
I and the Masked Person stared at each other for a moment in standoff. And it was the Masked Person who moved first this time.
Rummmble!
The Lightning Divine Fist was unleashed at its peak.
A thunderous roar erupted from both of his arms, and lightning filled his entire limbs.
The Heavenly Lightning Fist of one who had reached Hwagyeong.
Thunder qi and fist qi merged into a unified force.
The time it took for the lightning qi force to envelop both arms was truly the blink of an eye!
Yet in that instant, the silver threads had already begun to coil around him.
During the fleeting gap when the masked person revealed their full power, I had moved the silver threads as well!
The silver threads contained no qi force, but rather thread qi.
This silver thread itself was a divine weapon capable of slicing through a person like tofu!
However.
Even if it was a divine weapon, could it truly withstand that lightning qi force of the Heavenly Lightning Fist?
Shriek!
The silver threads, spiraling inward and infused with thread qi, tightened.
Like a serpent stalking its prey, the masked person’s two arms traced circles, spreading waves of lightning qi force outward.
Boom!
The collision of qi force, thread qi, and the power contained within the divine weapon erupted in a massive explosion.

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