Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 167
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Chapter 167: Old Monster (2)
Crash!
The three-dimensional model that was the control panel of the Byeokpung Spiritual Formation was shattered.
It was because Mujung Soma had launched countless blades with his Hundred Flowers, Hundred Blades technique.
However, Gwak Yu didn’t receive a single wound.
While maintaining his posture with hands clasped behind his back, he formed a massive defensive barrier to protect his body.
“Isn’t this dangerous.”
What Gwak Yu protected wasn’t just his own body.
He also protected Seo Seol-ryeong, who was collapsed on the floor, with his defensive barrier.
“She’s getting in the way, so I should move her back.”
Swoosh.
Seo Seol-ryeong was trapped in a translucent sphere and floated into the air.
After pushing her far away, Gwak Yu turned his gaze back to Mujung Soma.
“The Hundred Flowers, Hundred Blades technique you just displayed was quite excellent. It seems to approach the level of the previous Valley Master.”
“So you have indeed met the previous Valley Master.”
“Yes, we clashed once outside Ghost Head City.”
Right after that.
Blue light flashed in Gwak Yu’s eyes.
“Not being able to properly settle things with the previous Valley Master has been a long regret of mine. Today it seems I can resolve that old regret against his disciple.”
Crack crack crack!
Multiple sword energies erupted from behind Gwak Yu.
The number was twelve in total.
Compared to the sword energy Mujung Soma had just launched, it was a very small number.
But each one would be correspondingly more powerful.
“Try to withstand my Wind Flower Sword Dance, junior.”
Whoosh!
The twelve sword energies traced different trajectories as they aimed for Mujung Soma.
Blades dancing with unpredictable movements like flower petals scattered and falling in the wind.
Within that deadly encirclement, Mujung Soma slowly opened his mouth.
“Excellent, Elder Ancestor Gwak.”
“…!”
Crack crack crack!
The twelve flower petals burst in mid-air.
It was because the twelve blades Mujung Soma created had pierced through all the petals.
“As expected of a senior who gained fame through Sword Cultivation methods. That was very high-level sword energy.”
“You bastard…!”
“But it seems you were mistaken about something.”
Looking at Gwak Yu through his smiling white mask.
Mujung Soma spoke in a clear voice.
“My master, the previous Valley Master, was certainly a great expert… but I already surpassed that level long ago.”
Crack crack crack crack!
Over thirty white sword energies unfolded.
Their intensity was far superior to the sword energy Gwak Yu had displayed.
It was because he had compressed spiritual energy using a principle similar to the sword energy of martial artists.
“This insolent…!”
Gwak Yu, who had been keeping his hands clasped behind his back, finally raised both hands.
Then twin swords appeared in his grasp.
They were the Azure Cloud Twin Swords, magical treasures that Gwak Yu had created himself.
“You don’t know your place and act arrogant, you brat from the Demonic Path!”
Crack crack crack!
Gwak Yu twisted his entire body and swung the Azure Cloud Twin Swords.
Then the white sword energies that had been targeting Gwak Yu all burst at once.
“I’ll fix your manners…!”
Whoosh!
Sword wind extending from the Azure Cloud Twin Swords aimed for Mujung Soma.
But Mujung Soma also launched sword energy to intercept the sword wind.
“You keep treating me like a brat. Since I’m about 300 years younger, I suppose I am a brat compared to you, senior.”
Looking at Gwak Yu with his smiling masked face, Mujung Soma asked in a leisurely voice.
“But isn’t it a bit embarrassing to be at the same level as a brat who’s 300 years younger? What have you been doing for 300 years?”
“You bastard…!”
Gwak Yu became enraged at Mujung Soma’s mockery.
He kicked off the ground and rushed forward, attempting close combat.
Slash!
A deadly blade tip extended toward Mujung Soma’s front.
To block it, Mujung Soma also created a white sword in his grasp.
He struck at an exquisite angle, making Gwak Yu’s blade tip lose direction and flow toward the wrong place.
But Gwak Yu was wielding twin swords.
Immediately the opposite blade traced an exquisite trajectory as it aimed for Mujung Soma’s side.
However, this was also blocked. Mujung Soma had created sword energy in his opposite hand as well, gripping it in reverse to defend.
“Insolent bastard…!”
The curse was as good as praise.
Mujung Soma twisted his body and changed his stance.
Having blocked two attacks, now it was time for him to take the offensive.
“Here I come, Elder Ancestor Gwak.”
“…!”
Crack crack crack!
He kicked off the ground and moved in all directions while swinging his sword.
There were no formal techniques. He simply swung his sword as his heart desired.
That alone was enough to surprise Gwak Yu.
Slash!
Finally, a white blade wounded Gwak Yu’s shoulder.
As his blue Daoist robe was stained dark red, Gwak Yu’s eyes widened.
“How dare…!”
Crash!
Blue wind erupted from Gwak Yu’s entire body.
It seems he’s about to reveal his true power.
Thinking this, Mujung Soma drew spiritual power from his Golden Core.
“I’ll make you regret making me angry!”
The Azure Cloud Twin Swords in Gwak Yu’s hands grew three times larger.
They hadn’t simply grown in size. Their power and speed would also be incomparably improved from before.
Now Gwak Yu would swing his twin swords and unleash a deadly technique.
But it didn’t matter.
Because Mujung Soma was also about to unleash his ultimate technique.
[White Flower Thousand Leaves]
Rustle.
A faint sound was heard.
It was a small sound like flower petals falling from a flowering tree.
Of course, there were no flower petals anywhere.
What appeared in this space now were small blade fragments like flower petals.
They poured out in countless numbers and engulfed Gwak Yu, who held twin swords.
“This is…!”
Gwak Yu swung his sword widely, trying to blow away the blade fragments.
But it was useless. Like small flower petals fluttering in the wind, they danced around before flying back toward Gwak Yu.
The Wind Flower Sword Dance that Gwak Yu had deployed earlier was also a magic art that created sword qi like flower petals fluttering in the wind.
However, the Wind Flower Sword Dance was ultimately a technique that was an extension of swordsmanship.
Even martial artists could probably imitate it to some degree if they reached a high level.
On the other hand, Mujung Soma’s Hundred Flowers Thousand Leaves was a technique from an entirely different dimension.
It was the power to implement a world created from his own conception… mass-replicating the concept of blades to fill the space.
Depending on one’s perspective, this could be considered a power approaching Law Domain abilities.
It also meant that Mujung Soma’s potential was a level above Gwak Yu’s.
“Kraaaah…!”
Gwak Yu stopped swinging his Azure Cloud Twin Swords and tried to blow away the Hundred Flowers Thousand Leaves with the power of wind.
But the Hundred Flowers Thousand Leaves continued their free dance as if mocking Gwak Yu’s desperate struggle.
Gwak Yu’s blue Daoist robe was torn beyond recognition.
Blood spurted from large and small wounds carved all over his body.
“Damn it…!”
Finally, Gwak Yu began to retreat.
He deployed a wind barrier around his entire body to maximize his defense, then launched himself toward the rear.
“Are you trying to run away?”
“I’ll remember you…!”
Shouting this, Gwak Yu reached behind him.
His plan was to retrieve Seo Seol-ryeong, whom he had pushed back earlier, then escape to the 7th Layer.
If he could just return to the 7th Layer, he could request help from North Palace Annihilation.
Returning with reinforcements to take revenge on Mujung Soma would be a piece of cake.
“You’re an executive of the Blood Demon Asura Sect! Everyone will step forward to eliminate you!”
However.
No matter how much Gwak Yu reached out, there was no response.
Panicked, Gwak Yu unconsciously turned around.
And he realized what had happened while he was distracted by his fight with Mujung Soma.
“You…!”
What was there was Cheon Woo-jin.
While Mujung Soma was dealing with Gwak Yu, he had approached wearing the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak and secured Seo Seol-ryeong.
Watching him quickly leave while holding Seo Seol-ryeong, Mujung Soma smiled beneath his mask.
“Well done, Fellow Daoist Cheon.”
Cheon Woo-jin would surely see through the current situation and come running to rescue Seo Seol-ryeong.
Mujung Soma had been buying time against Gwak Yu while believing this.
“There’s no need to stall for more time.”
“…!”
Taking advantage of Gwak Yu’s distraction by Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong, Mujung Soma delivered his final strike.
He gathered all the blades composing the Hundred Flowers Thousand Leaves at once and launched a total offensive.
“Kraaah…!”
The blades penetrated through his wounds, injuring his muscles, meridians, and even internal organs.
His Golden Core was still intact, but if this state continued, even his Golden Core would eventually be destroyed.
Cornered, Gwak Yu bit his lips until they bled.
Then he raised his head with a resolute expression.
“I was too complacent!”
Boom!
Suddenly, Gwak Yu’s body exploded.
Flesh and blood scattered in all directions, creating a horrific scene.
But it was a deception.
“Ah…!”
Swoosh.
A grayish form was sucked into the ceiling.
It was Gwak Yu’s soul, which had escaped at the same time as exploding his body.
Judging that there was no longer any chance of victory, he had sacrificed his own body to escape from here.
“Oh my, I let him slip away.”
Mujung Soma clicked his tongue beneath his mask.
Because escaping as a soul like this happens often, it’s not easy to finish things definitively in battles between Won Yeong-gyeong cultivators.
You either need to crush them completely with overwhelming power or prepare in advance to prevent escape.
But there wasn’t a tremendous difference in skill between Mujung Soma and Gwak Yu.
There also wasn’t time to prepare in advance to prevent Gwak Yu’s escape.
Therefore, this outcome was somewhat predetermined.
“It can’t be helped. Today I’ll have to be satisfied with just destroying his physical body.”
“No.”
At that moment, Cheon Woo-jin, who had been retreating while holding Seo Seol-ryeong, spoke up.
“He’s already a rat trapped in poison.”
“What?”
Mujung Soma showed a surprised expression beneath his mask.
“Don’t tell me you had already made arrangements?”
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‘Damn it!’
Cursing inwardly, Gwak Yu headed toward the ground.
‘Even though it was a body that had reached its limits, it was still a physical form I had trained for 800 years! To have to abandon it like this…!’
There’s no cultivator who likes abandoning their physical body to exist in soul form.
Not only does their power weaken, but they also become vulnerable to various external factors.
That said, he couldn’t just enter any body.
There seemed to be a few Foundation Establishment disciples from Azure Wind Valley still alive outside, but even if he seized their bodies, his power would weaken further.
For now, he had to prioritize escaping as far as possible in soul form.
‘In soul form, it’s impossible to leap across space and return to the 7th Layer! I need to escape to a safe place first, then think of a method…!’
Still, once he secured a temporary body and returned to the 7th Layer, he wouldn’t need to worry about what came after.
If he reported that the White-Faced Horn Master of the Blood Demon Asura Sect had appeared, the Bone Ghost Alliance would step forward.
He could return to the 6th Floor with the Won Yeong-gyeong cultivators of the Bone Ghost Alliance and take revenge on Mujung Soma.
And by securing Cheon Woo-jin to succeed in body snatching, he could achieve his intended goal.
‘Mujung Soma, Cheon Woo-jin, Seo Seol-ryeong… I’ll show you hell!’
Gwak Yu, who had climbed earnestly, finally succeeded in reaching the ground.
As he surveyed the surrounding situation to decide where to escape.
Suddenly, a dignified voice came from above his head.
“Cheon Woo-jin’s prediction was correct.”
“…!”
A female Sword Cultivator in white Daoist robes embroidered with lotus flower patterns.
She was looking down at Gwak Yu’s soul from the air.
Though it was a face he’d never seen before, he could tell who she was just from her appearance and attire.
‘So Hyo-bu of Baekwha-pa…!’
So Hyo-bu, the sect leader of Baekwha-pa.
She was a Sword Cultivator in the late Won Yeong-gyeong stage, just like Gwak Yu.
But in this state, it was impossible to even suggest crossing swords to test their skills.
Gwak Yu urgently tried to send out his thoughts to attempt conversation.
But So Hyo-bu gripped her sword with both hands and muttered.
“Cheon Woo-jin instructed me to annihilate him immediately upon sight without exchanging words, so that’s what I should do.”
No!
Though he screamed like that in his heart, his voice reached no one.
Toward Gwak Yu’s Nascent Soul, which was feeling despair, So Hyo-bu’s merciless sword came falling down.
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