Ice Dragon of Namgung - Chapter 132

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Episode 132
“Kill them!”
“Hold the line!”
The Sahaebang pirates and the Hangzhou Gold Merchant guards clashed fiercely across the doorway leading into the Inner Court.
The Sahaebang pirates vastly outnumbered their opponents.
But the passage into the Inner Court was too narrow for a large force to pour through.
Because of this, they could not leverage their numerical advantage.
Yet the Sahaebang possessed far more than mere numbers.
When the Yong Wang Dan captains took the front, the Hangzhou Gold Merchant guards began to give ground rapidly.
The retainers of Hangzhou Gold Merchant moved forward to stem the tide.
At first they seemed to hold, but step by step they were pushed backward.
At this rate, the entrance to the Inner Court would be breached.
Crack!
Then the space above the Sahaebang pirates froze solid all at once.
And that frozen mass descended as one.
Crash!
The frozen space imploded and exploded, crushing the Sahaebang pirates beneath it.
Skulls cracked, shoulders shattered, and bodies were driven into the ground.
Shards of the shattered ice buried themselves in their flesh like daggers.
In a single moment, the Sahaebang pirates blocking the passage to the Inner Court collapsed like sand.
Everyone looked up at the sky in shock.
Namgung Geom, the Bing Long Sword in his grip, sheathed the blade and descended toward the ground.
He looked as though a divine being had descended from the heavens.
Gulp.
The Sahaebang pirates swallowed hard at the overwhelming presence radiating from Namgung Geom.
None of them dared approach the Inner Court’s entrance.
But their withdrawal did not mean the battle was over.
Whoosh!
Namgung Geom lunged first, charging toward them.
His form swept across the void, treading empty air as he crossed the passage.
It was almost as if he were performing the Void-Treading Step.
Yet it was not the Void-Treading Step—it was a technique unique to Namgung Geom alone.
Crack!
Suspended in mid-air, Namgung Geom suddenly formed an ice platform beneath his feet.
He then stepped upon it, maintaining his flight.
It was not the Void-Treading Step, but creating an ice platform mid-flight to cross empty space was not something anyone could accomplish.
The Sahaebang pirates watched Namgung Geom’s display with rapt attention.
The retainers and guards of Hangzhou Gold Merchant did the same.
Drawing every eye, Namgung Geom vaulted over the doorway connecting the Inner and Outer Courts in one breath, then brought his sword down upon the Sahaebang pirates.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Icy Cold Sword Wind pouring from his blade swept toward them like a tempest.
Crash!
The Sahaebang pirates attempted to raise their defense, but it was useless.
They were torn away like leaves in a gale, collapsing and sent tumbling backward.
“You fool!”
Then, moving alongside the elder, waves of blade energy descended toward Namgung Geom.
The Haechen Paralang Sword Technique.
It was the signature art of the Sahaebang master.
The blade force, advancing like the rough waves of a churning sea, was visibly formidable at a glance.
Namgung Geom did not dare underestimate it and thrust his sword forward to meet it.
Icy Cold Sword Wind spiraled up from his blade.
It collided head-on with the surging waves of blade energy in the void.
Crash!
The Icy Cold Sword Wind rotated fiercely, boring through the wave-formed blade force.
Crack!
The blade energy split in half and shattered, frozen by the Icy Cold Aura.
The Icy Cold Sword Wind did not stop there, pressing forward toward the Sahaebang master.
Then two shadows pierced in from both sides toward Namgung Geom.
The attack of Sahaeb Ssangro.
As Namgung Geom withdrew his sword from its thrust toward the Sahaebang master, he unleashed the Icy Cold Sword Wind to both left and right.
Crack!
Sahaeb Ssangro unleashed his Do Gi as well.
It was as though fierce waves were crashing down from both sides.
The Icy Cold Sword Wind collided with Yeom Cheonag’s Do Gi, erupting in a deafening boom.
Bang!
As Yeom Cheonag’s Do Gi shattered against the Icy Cold Sword Wind and scattered, Sahaeb Ssangro was struck and driven backward.
Namgung Geom, meanwhile, remained standing exactly where he was.
Unlike Sahaeb Ssangro, he showed no sign of impact whatsoever.
Yeom Cheonag, the master of Sahaebang who had been driven back by Namgung Geom’s strike moments before, watched this and his expression hardened.
‘What kind of monster is this?’
Yeom Cheonag could not hide his shock at Namgung Geom’s martial prowess.
In that single exchange, he had discerned that Namgung Geom’s skill surpassed his own.
Honestly, even if he joined forces with Sahaeb Ssangro, he could not be certain of victory.
Considering Namgung Geom’s age, it was almost unbelievable.
The same held true for Sahaeb Ssangro.
Immediately after clashing with Yeom Cheonag, they had both unleashed a combined assault.
Yet Namgung Geom had repelled their combined attack with disarming ease.
More than that—the two of them had actually been forced backward.
“Impressive for a boy.”
Yeom Cheonag spoke with genuine admiration in his tone.
“Did you come under orders from the sect?”
Namgung Geom suddenly posed the question to Yeom Cheonag.
Yeom Cheonag’s eyes flickered for just an instant.
It was but a moment, yet Namgung Geom, who had been watching intently, did not miss it.
“Nonsense. I came to kill you, the sworn enemy of this clan.”
Yeom Cheonag quickly deflected.
“You attacked the Hangzhou Gold Merchant just to kill one man?”
Namgung Geom asked as though the notion were absurd.
“The Hangzhou Gold Merchant accepted a contract. Since you happened to be here as well, there was no reason to refuse.”
“Is that so? Who took out the contract?”
“Curious, are you? Fine, I’ll tell you. The one who hired us was…….”
As Yeom Cheonag spoke, he discreetly signaled to Sahaeb Ssangro.
He had no intention of truly conversing with Namgung Geom.
He had only engaged him in talk to exploit the opening while Namgung Geom was listening, so that he could mount a surprise attack.
Sahaeb Ssangro, receiving the signal, immediately grasped his intent and launched his assault on Namgung Geom.
The two of them converged on Namgung Geom from left and right, wielding their blades with full force.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
From their blades poured forth a tidal wave of Do Gi that crashed down upon Namgung Geom.
Yeom Cheonag, losing no time, unleashed his own Paralang Do Gi toward Namgung Geom.
In response to their sudden ambush during conversation, Namgung Geom clicked his tongue.
“True to form for the heretical path.”
Even as they had spoken, he had been observing the movements of all three, ready to deploy his martial art at any moment.
Unfazed by their abrupt assault, he immediately unleashed Cheon Ji Gyul Bing.
Crack!
The space surrounding him froze in an instant, and a wall of ice rose up to encircle him.
Boom!
The moment the ice wall materialized, the Do Gi of all three slammed into it.
Thunderous detonations rang out in succession, shaking the ice wall.
The ice wall was solid, yet the Do Gi of three masters pouring down like waves was equally formidable.
Boom!
Unable to withstand the force of Do Gi from all three directions, the ice wall finally shattered.
The Do Gi that had broken through the ice wall crashed down upon Namgung Geom within.
Bang!
The Do Gi engulfing Namgung Geom detonated.
Unable to evade the Do Gi, Namgung Geom’s form tore to shreds and scattered.
‘Did he fall so easily?’
Doubt flashed through Yeom Cheonag’s mind.
He could not believe Namgung Geom would succumb so readily.
In that instant, Namgung Geom’s form suddenly materialized behind one of the Sahaeb Ssangro.
Using the Mu Young Bi Jeon’s shadow technique, he had left behind an afterimage to conceal his true body and move unseen.
The true power of Shadowless Step reveals itself at night.
In daylight, it hides one’s form by refracting light, but in darkness, it merges with the shadows themselves.
Even a master of the True Martial Realm could not easily locate Namgung Geom once he became one with the dark.
“Watch out!”
Yeom Cheonag cried out in urgent alarm, having spotted Namgung Geom too late.
But Namgung Geom’s blade had already pierced through the chest of the left-hand one of Sahaeb Ssangro.
“Agh!”
The left-hand one, his chest torn through, shrieked and crumpled forward.
“You bastard!”
The right-hand one of Sahaeb Ssangro, unable to contain his fury at his partner’s death, hurled himself at Namgung Geom.
“Don’t!”
Yeom Cheonag called out urgently to stop him, but it was already too late.
From Namgung Geom’s blade, a Seom Jeon Bing Noe shot forth, and a hole tore through the right-hand one’s chest.
“This is insane…….”
The right-hand one, aghast at the terrifying speed of the Bing Noe, collapsed.
Yeom Cheonag was truly shocked.
He had believed that no matter how strong Namgung Geom was, he and Sahaeb Ssangro could defeat him if they combined their full strength.
Yet Sahaeb Ssangro had fallen in a single instant.
He could not believe what was happening before him.
Namgung Geom launched his assault at the bewildered Yeom Cheonag without hesitation.
Flash!
The Geom Gi of Bing Noe split the air and flew toward Yeom Cheonag.
Yeom Cheonag hastily raised his blade to block the Geom Gi of Bing Noe.
Crash!
Barely managing to deflect the Geom Gi of Bing Noe, Yeom Cheonag was driven backward.
The Geom Gi of Bing Noe was not merely fast.
The power contained within it was formidable as well.
More than anything, the Geom Gi of Bing Noe did not end with mere defense.
Rather, the Icy Cold Aura that penetrated inward the moment it struck his blade was far more threatening.
Yeom Cheonag urgently channeled his Inner Power to shake off the Icy Cold Aura.
In that interval, Namgung Geom flew toward him and unleashed the Geom Gi of Bing Noe in a barrage.
Nine strands of Bing Noe Geom Gi carved the eight trigrams pattern, boring through Yeom Cheonag’s entire body.
Seom Jeon Sword Net.
It was the ninth form of Seom Jeon Sip Sam Geom Noe.
Yeom Cheonag gritted his teeth and swung his blade, facing the sword net of Bing Noe that had sealed off every escape route.
Crash!
A blue Do Gi surged from his blade like a tidal wave, meeting the sword net of Bing Noe.
Boom-crash!
With a deafening roar, the Geom Gi of Bing Noe was blocked by the blue Do Gi and driven back.
‘So this is what a True Martial Realm master can manage.’
Namgung Geom extended the Bing Long Sword again, inwardly astonished.
The Geom Gi of Bing Noe shot forth once more.
The count this time was exactly eight.
Boom-crash!
The instant the surging blue Do Gi collided with the Bing Noe Geom Gi, a tremendous explosion erupted.
Seom Jeon Pok Noe.
The eighth form of Seom Jeon Sip Sam Geom Noe unfolded, tearing the blue Do Gi to shreds.
From the impact, Yeom Cheonag vomited blood and was hurled backward.
“Save the lord!”
“Kill him!”
Seeing this, the Yong Wang Dan of Sahaebang rushed at Namgung Geom.
Namgung Geom regarded them with an expression of mild surprise.
The Sa Pa spoke of righteousness and loyalty, yet when their lives were truly at stake, they scrambled for their own survival first.
Sahaeb Ssangro was dead, and even Yeom Cheonag had fallen.
In normal circumstances, one should flee to save oneself.
Yet they were charging forward with death in their eyes.
It was a rare sight among the warriors of the Sa Pa.
Their loyalty to Yeom Cheonag must have been exceptionally strong.
Or perhaps they had been thoroughly brainwashed.
Either way, it made no difference.
If they rushed him, he would simply sweep them all away.
Icy Cold Sword Wind surged fiercely from Namgung Geom’s blade.
The Icy Cold Sword Wind layered upon itself, wrapping around everything.
The whirlwind of freezing air grew in size, crashing down upon the Yong Wang Dan pirates.
Crack-boom!
The Yong Wang Dan pirates froze in the whirlwind and were hurled away.
Namgung Geom gave no thought to whether the Yong Wang Dan pirates lived or died.
They were lawless brigands of the sea who plundered without mercy and murdered without hesitation.
There was no reason to spare such men.
Namgung Geom’s blade swept through the Yong Wang Dan pirates with merciless precision.
In the chaos, the two leaders of the Yong Wang Dan hoisted the fallen Yeom Cheonag onto their shoulders and fled with haste.
While the Yong Wang Dan underlings held Namgung Geom at bay, they were attempting to escape with Yeom Cheonag.
Seeing this, Namgung Geom raised a whirlwind of freezing air that swept away the pirates blocking his path in one stroke.
Then he pursued the two leaders as they fled with Yeom Cheonag.
The distance closed in an instant, and just as Namgung Geom was about to strike at them with his blade—
His instincts screamed a warning.
Namgung Geom’s head snapped up as a crimson force took the shape of a fist and hurtled toward him like a cannonball.
Namgung Geom raised his blade in haste to block the crimson power.
Boom!
The moment the crimson power struck, scorching heat exploded outward.
The Icy Cold Sword Energy melted away in an instant, and the impact shook through his core.
“Ugh.”
Namgung Geom’s face twisted as he was driven backward.
And from the opposite direction, a figure wreathed in crimson force descended.
The moment Namgung Geom saw him, he understood.
This man was a member of the Doctrine.
“So the tail finally shows itself.”
Namgung Bing Long
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