Ice Dragon of Namgung - Chapter 119

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Chapter 119
Seop Gyeonghwan and the Valley Lords spun quickly on their heels, launching Palm Force at his retreating form.
Thump!
Their cold Palm Force struck true—or so it seemed.
But once again, what they had hit was merely Namgung Geom’s afterimage.
This time, he materialized at their flank.
Seop Gyeonghwan and the Valley Lords realized that Namgung Geom’s footwork was creating illusions.
They began tracking his actual body form not with their eyes, but with their Qi Sense.
Then his true body, hidden in the light, became visible to them.
Their attacks converged on him with precision.
‘I can’t avoid it—I need the Shadowless Heart Method.’
The Shadowless Step reached its full potential only when grounded in the Shadowless Heart Method.
The Shadowless Heart Method erased not just Qi, but also the heartbeat and body temperature.
When one deployed the Shadowless Step through the Shadowless Heart Method, one became undetectable even to Qi Sense.
But Namgung Geom, who had not yet mastered the Shadowless Heart Method, could not conceal his Qi.
Having his position exposed to Seop Gyeonghwan and the Valley Lords, he summoned the Icy Cold Sword Wind to deflect their assault.
Crash!
Boom-crack!
Their Palm Force froze solid against the Icy Cold Sword Wind and shattered completely.
The Icy Cold Aura itself swept over them in a wave.
Startled, they retreated, pulling free from the chilling force.
In that moment, Namgung Geom wheeled in the opposite direction.
The warriors of the Youming Unit were arrayed there.
They continued to sound the Ghost Valley Sound, assailing his mind with its piercing resonance.
Though the Icy Soul Force granted him immunity to mental damage, merely hearing the Ghost Valley Sound was ordeal enough.
“This noise is unbearable.”
To stop them from sounding it any longer, he would have to bring them down.
As Namgung Geom rushed at them suddenly, the Youming Unit warriors hastily ceased the Ghost Valley Sound and prepared to mount a counterattack.
But his blade was faster.
The Icy Cold Sword Wind unfurled in a sweeping arc, engulfing the Youming Unit warriors.
They cried out in alarm and hurled Palm Force in desperation, but it proved utterly insufficient against the Icy Cold Sword Wind.
Boom-crack!
Those caught in the collision with the Icy Cold Sword Wind were hurled backward, their hands frozen solid.
His assault did not end with a single strike.
He wheeled left and right, pouring forth successive waves of Icy Cold Sword Wind.
Boom-crack!
Each time, the Youming Unit warriors were caught in its onslaught.
They were utterly helpless, in the truest sense.
Though they attempted to defend by any means, his attacks were simply too overwhelming.
Their formation crumbled in an instant, and the encirclement collapsed.
Namgung Geom moved with dazzling speed—here and there in a whirlwind—cutting through the Youming Unit warriors one by one.
Seop Gyeonghwan and the Valley Lords of the Youming Unit pursued him.
But his movements were simply too swift.
Even as they pressed the attack from one side, he would suddenly appear on the opposite side, launching a fresh assault.
There was a method to it: by spreading out and denying him space to move, they could have constrained him.
But for a single warrior to withstand his onslaught alone was nearly impossible.
And so they could not spread out to intercept him.
“Stop skulking about and face us directly!”
Seop Gyeonghwan cried out at last in frustration.
“That’s rich, coming from one whose entire Youming Unit assails me in unison.”
Namgung Geom replied with undisguised scorn, and Seop Gyeonghwan, brazen-faced, shot back:
“Didn’t you yourself say you’d accept our vengeance? Then stop fleeing and withstand the combined assault of myself and the Valley Lords.”
The Youming Unit warriors, in any case, were no longer of service.
Their skill was insufficient even to slow him down.
The location itself was also a problem.
There was far too much space for Namgung Geom to move through.
To leverage the advantage of numbers, they would need to confine him to a single space and concentrate their assault.
But the expanse was too wide; he moved freely.
If the battle continued in this manner, only the losses to the Youming Unit would mount.
A combined assault from himself and the four Valley Lords would serve better.
“If that’s what you want, I’ll oblige. Though I’d hate for you to complain later that I never gave you a chance for revenge.”
Namgung Geom shrugged as he spoke.
Seop Gyeonghwan and four clan lords surrounded Namgung Geom.
Seop Gyeonghwan moved first.
His palm force drove forward visibly.
But the real attack lay hidden behind the visible strike.
The Youming Ghost Soul Palm.
A dual palm technique that concealed two entirely different forces within a single move.
The visible palm force was merely bait; the true killing blow came from the ghost soul force lurking behind it.
That was the nature of the Youming Ghost Soul Palm—the moment an opponent blocked or deflected the visible force, the silent ghost soul palm would deliver a fatal blow from behind.
Ordinary martial artists focused on the visible strike.
But Namgung Geom was a master of the True Martial Realm.
He did not overlook the ghost soul force concealed behind the visible palm.
Namgung Geom’s sword raised an Icy Cold Sword Wind.
The visible palm force froze and shattered against the Icy Cold Sword Wind.
In that instant, the ghost soul force pierced through the weakened Icy Cold Sword Wind and drove inward toward Namgung Geom.
At that moment, another Icy Cold Sword Wind erupted from Namgung Geom’s blade.
Crack!
Bang!
The ghost soul force froze instantly and shattered.
Seop Gyeonghwan’s eyes widened as Namgung Geom casually blocked the ghost soul force as though he had known it was coming all along.
The Youming Ghost Soul Palm was meant to be his decisive strike.
Even if it couldn’t fell Namgung Geom outright, he’d believed it would land some damage.
And he’d been confident that once the four clan lords launched their combined assault in that moment, victory would be theirs.
Yet Namgung Geom had blocked the ghost soul force far too easily.
Then the four clan lords descended on Namgung Geom from all sides.
As if he’d been waiting for this, Namgung Geom spun his body and whirled his sword.
The Icy Cold Sword Wind born from his blade spiraled outward in all directions like a whirlwind.
The palm forces unleashed by the four clan lords were swept up in the Icy Cold Sword Wind and froze solid.
Bang!
The frozen forces shattered, and their shards rained down upon the four clan lords alongside the sword wind.
The four clan lords, unable to evade in time, were struck by ice fragments and hurled backward by the sword wind.
When they hit the ground, all four were drenched in blood.
Ice shards had embedded themselves across their entire bodies.
It wasn’t a fatal wound, but they were clearly in no condition to continue fighting.
Even if they forced themselves to struggle on, their broken bodies would be nothing but a hindrance.
Namgung Geom turned his attention to Seop Gyeonghwan.
“Now it’s just you.”
Seop Gyeonghwan let out a hollow laugh.
He had believed that no matter how strong Namgung Geom was, the Youming Unit could defeat him if they combined their strength.
But Namgung Geom far exceeded his expectations.
How could someone so young possess such a realm and such martial skill?
It defied everything Seop Gyeonghwan understood.
‘Is the rumor that he’s a descendant of Beihai Bingma really true?’
There was no other way to explain Namgung Geom’s realm and mastery.
“Seeing your martial arts, I’m beginning to think the rumors about you being a descendant of Beihai Bingma might actually be true.”
“The patriarchs of the Five Great Clans have already verified it.”
“And who’s supposed to believe a verification made by patriarchs of the same Five Great Clans?”
Seop Gyeonghwan spoke with a derisive snort.
“That remark could be heard as an insult to the patriarchs of the Five Great Clans. Are you prepared to take responsibility for that?”
At Namgung Geom’s words, Seop Gyeonghwan stiffened and quickly changed his tune.
“I merely meant that more objective verification is needed to dispel the doubts of the Martial World.”
“That’s why I plan to seek verification from Shaolin Temple this time. Well, if you don’t trust even Shaolin Temple, then there’s nothing I can do about that.”
When Namgung Geom mentioned going to Shaolin Temple, Seop Gyeonghwan had nothing left to say.
He had tried to use the rumor of Namgung Geom being a Beihai Bingma descendant to corner him.
There were many martial artists gathered in this place.
He’d intended to raise doubts about Namgung Geom’s abilities and win their support.
But now that Namgung Geom had boldly stated he would seek verification from Shaolin Temple, Seop Gyeonghwan’s words had dried up.
“So will you continue your revenge, or shall we end this here?”
Namgung Geom asked.
Seop Gyeonghwan’s brow furrowed.
More than half of the Youming Unit remained.
But they were of little use to him now.
Even the four vice-commanders he’d counted on lay wounded and defeated.
He alone had to face Namgung Geom.
Objectively speaking, it was impossible for him to defeat Namgung Geom with his current strength.
But if he abandoned his revenge here, Youming Valley would become the laughingstock of the Martial World.
‘I have no choice but to use it.’
Seop Gyeonghwan decided to draw out the card he’d hoped never to play.
“Of course I’ll see this through to the end.”
Seop Gyeonghwan unleashed the Youming Ghost Soul True Force.
It was Youming Valley’s secret art—channeling the power of the Underworld’s vengeful spirits.
When he deployed the Youming Ghost Soul True Force, it could double his ability.
But if he exceeded the time limit, the spirits would devour his soul.
That was why the Youming Ghost Soul True Force was never used except in the final moment.
The instant Seop Gyeonghwan unleashed the Youming Ghost Soul True Force, a sinister aura exploded from his entire body.
His realm was Peak Mid-stage.
The moment he deployed the Youming Ghost Soul True Force, his Peak Mid-stage realm shot up to the True Martial Realm mid-stage.
Namgung Geom’s brow twitched at the sudden surge of power.
He couldn’t tell what it was, but he recognized that Seop Gyeonghwan had activated a secret technique.
Seop Gyeonghwan charged toward Namgung Geom and unleashed a palm strike.
It was the Youming Ghost Soul Palm he’d displayed moments before, but its force was completely different now.
The momentum contained in the Ghost Soul Palm Force was something even Namgung Geom couldn’t ignore.
That didn’t mean it posed a true threat to him, however.
Unless his opponent were the Valley Master of Youming Valley itself, it was impossible at Seop Gyeonghwan’s level.
Namgung Geom immediately unleashed a sword technique—the Heavenly Wind Spiral.
The Icy Cold Sword Wind whirled fiercely, boring into the Ghost Soul Palm Force.
Crack!
Boom!
The Ghost Soul Palm Force froze from within and shattered.
The Icy Cold Sword Wind that had destroyed the Ghost Soul Palm Force didn’t stop—it drove straight toward Seop Gyeonghwan.
Seop Gyeonghwan retreated and struck out repeatedly with his palm force.
Boom!
His palm force drained the Icy Cold Sword Wind of its power, scattering it.
A flash.
In that very instant, Namgung Geom’s blade unleashed the Ice-lightning Sword Qi.
Seop Gyeonghwan’s eyes widened as the Ice-lightning Sword Qi bored in like a flash of lightning.
He’d been focused only on the Icy Cold Sword Wind; the sudden arrival of the Ice-lightning Sword Qi left him no time to react.
Thud!
The Ice-lightning Sword Qi pierced through Seop Gyeonghwan’s leg.
The wound froze stark white with the Icy Cold Aura.
“Gahhh!”
Seop Gyeonghwan cried out in agony and collapsed.
He tried desperately to rise, but the Icy Cold Aura that had invaded his leg wouldn’t let him stand.
“It’s already over. Surrender now.”
Namgung Geom spoke to Seop Gyeonghwan.
“It isn’t finished yet.”
“Had I wanted to kill you, I could have done so as easily as snuffing out a candle. The same goes for your entire Youming Unit.”
Seop Gyeonghwan’s eyes wavered at Namgung Geom’s words.
Namgung Geom could have aimed for his heart instead of his leg.
And had Namgung Geom targeted his heart, he would never have been able to block it.
Yet Namgung Geom had refrained, despite having the power to end him.
The Youming Unit’s vice-commanders and warriors had fallen wounded, but none of their injuries were fatal.
Namgung Geom had shown restraint in his hand.
“You yourself must know this already—that you lack the strength to kill me. So acknowledge it openly and withdraw.”
Seop Gyeonghwan knew Namgung Geom’s words were true.
Yet it was difficult to admit defeat and retreat so easily.
“The young master speaks rightly! Youming Valley should accept this outcome and withdraw!”
“Quite so. The young master has given Youming Valley ample chance—don’t demean yourselves further.”
“If you field the entire Youming Unit and still refuse to accept defeat, the whole Martial World will point and jeer at Youming Valley.”
At that moment, several dozen martial artists standing watch around them took Namgung Geom’s side.
Seop Gyeonghwan’s brow furrowed.
Now that public opinion had shifted, the wisest course was to withdraw—it would better preserve Youming Valley’s reputation.
“I acknowledge that our valley has failed in its revenge, and we shall withdraw.”
“Then there will be no further retaliation from Youming Valley for the matter of the Second Young Lord of Youming, correct?”
“Of course not.”
Seop Gyeonghwan nodded, as though resigned to the inevitability of it all.
Namgung Geom spoke to Seop Gyeonghwan one final time.
“I trust you will honor that word.”
Namgung Bingryong
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