Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 196

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Chapter 196

Gok Jin-bung’s pupils trembled.

“How dare you… call me a traitor!”

Gok Jin-bung, who was denying the truth far too strongly, kicked off the air once more. His movement technique was as smooth as gliding over snow, but its speed was like lightning.

Baekseol Heaven Piercing Step .

Woon-hwi’s eyes flashed for a moment.

The Baekseol Muheon-bo created by Han Am was certainly an excellent movement technique. However, there were modified versions of it, and Baekseol Heaven Piercing Step was one of them.

This could approach opponents faster and deliver strikes more quickly, but.

It had bigger openings.

Han Wol energy extended from Gok Jin-bung’s hand like a sword. It rushed toward Woon-hwi’s neck like a living creature.

Baekseol Heaven Blade Finger .

Woon-hwi didn’t move at all. He merely pulled back his left foot half a step. With that small movement, Gok Jin-bung’s deadly strike passed through empty air.

“This is…?”

Gok Jin-bung’s eyes widened in surprise. The attack he had just unleashed was absolutely unpredictable.

It made even less sense for someone at mere Five Energy Harmonizing Origin to dodge it. Yet he had avoided it as if he knew it was coming in advance.

‘They said he was a genius, but was he this good?’

Goosebumps rose all over his body.

He had to get out of this situation first.

He had to silence him at all costs.

Baekseol Muheon-bo .

Without footprints, and without shadows.

Gok Jin-bung, who served as the chief instructor of Baekseol Wiryeong-dan, displayed a perfectly flawless Baekseol Muheon-bo. He instantly changed position to Woon-hwi’s side. His gaze was directed toward Yeon Su-on.

‘Got you.’

Baekseol Heaven Blade Finger .

Gok Jin-bung’s sword extended toward Yeon Su-on’s neck like a viper, but.

Clang-!!

Woon-hwi’s Jinhwa Heavenly Spirit Sword, extending like lightning, struck it away.

His brow furrowed.

How could this make sense?

How could someone at mere Five Energy Harmonizing Origin keep up with the movements of the Divine Transformation Realm?

It felt like common sense was being destroyed. He gritted his teeth and shouted.

“Hand over the Vice Commander!”

Baekseol Heaven Piercing Step was deployed once more.

Gok Jin-bung disappeared like smoke in the air.

Juche had once said this.

The martial arts of Baekseol Wiryeong-dan were thoroughly focused only on ‘destruction,’ so they could produce greater destructive power than ordinary martial arts levels.

That was absolutely not wrong.

Woon-hwi closed his eyes.

He sensed and felt the surrounding energy with his finely spread Heo Hyeon Energy, feeling it again and again.

The subtle vibration of Gok Jin-bung’s feet kicking off the ground, the flow of cold energy spreading through the air, and even his breathing sounds.

He couldn’t allow even a single hit.

Even if he did allow one, he had to deflect it as much as possible.

Because Gok Jin-bung was absolutely not an easy opponent.

And at that moment, Woon-hwi’s eyes flashed open.

Swish-!

The Jinhwa Heavenly Spirit Sword was swung, drawing light.

Swish-!

Gok Jin-bung’s sword cut off Yeon Su-on’s left leg.

“Urgh…”

Breathing out painfully, Gok Jin-bung stepped back.

On his right shoulder was carved a considerably large wound. The amount of flowing blood was substantial.

If it had been exactly two more inches deeper, it would have created a wound that would have torn off his shoulder.

The moment Gok Jin-bung’s sword cut Yeon Su-on, Woon-hwi’s sword had cut Gok Jin-bung.

They said he was a genius, but wasn’t he more than that?

“…I must take the Vice Commander…”

“Stop that nauseating act.”

“…”

“Gok Jin-bung, there’s only one way for you to survive. Kill me.”

“…I don’t understand what you mean, Lord Hyeon Seol-rin.”

Woon-hwi let out a sigh.

“I guess there were only bastards in Baekseol Wiryeong-dan.”

“…”

“A guy who can’t even take responsibility for his own actions, and a maggot-like bastard without the guts to clean up after himself is putting on a pathetic act.”

At the sharp criticism, Gok Jin-bung’s brow furrowed.

“I originally don’t touch children. If that child belongs to a sect and is burning with revenge, that’s a different story, but usually I don’t touch them. But I’ll have to make an exception for you.”

“What do you mean?”

“I understand you have two children. Don’t worry. I won’t kill them.”

“…”

“But I’m planning to place them somewhere in the future where they’ll inevitably die in Murim. A demon’s lair would be good, or a branch of the Original Blood Sect would be fine too. If not that, a red-light district would be acceptable. I’ll make sure they live the most miserable lives possible, so don’t worry.”

A cold smile appeared on Gok Jin-bung’s lips.

“…You’re really taking the hard path.”

Woon-hwi gripped his sword properly.

“I understand. I’ll kill you first, then kill Yeon Su-on afterward. Time has been greatly delayed and by now people should be coming… I’ll have to hurry. Don’t resent me.”

Suddenly, blue energy surged from Gok Jin-bung’s body. It wasn’t simple cold energy. Natural energy was being drawn from the surrounding trees, grass, and even rocks, beginning to envelop his body.

“When I was young, I saw Lord Hyeon Seol-rin.”

It was the majesty of natural energy displayed by a warrior of the Divine Transformation Realm.

“That idiotic bastard… how dare you call someone a bastard!”

Gok Jin-bung’s body moved like lightning.

The moment his foot touched the ground, the earth around his footprint froze.

It was martial arts deployed without casting, without preparation, purely by instinct alone.

Whoooosh-!

Blue natural energy surged toward Woon-hwi like a wave. Woon-hwi standing before it was like a rock facing a massive wave.

Woon-hwi’s body moved quickly.

He swung the Jinhwa Heavenly Spirit Sword to cut through the wave of natural energy, but.

Crash-!!

The wave engulfed him. Woon-hwi’s body was pushed back. His daopo tore, and small wounds appeared on his face.

Gok Jin-bung didn’t stop.

Heaven Energy White Snow Flower Arrow .

Over ten ice arrows created in mid-air flew toward Woon-hwi, emitting blue-white light.

Woon-hwi swung the Jinhwa Heavenly Spirit Sword with all his might.

Heaven-Defying Vast Sword.

One Vast Sword.

Clang-!!

His movements were precise, but the last two arrows grazed his shoulder and thigh. The wounds froze as pain surged through him.

A cold smile spread across Gok Jin-bung’s lips.

He waved his hand, drawing all the moisture and snow from the surroundings. Instantly, hundreds of ice needles formed around him.

Baekseol Ten Thousand Needle Rain .

Hundreds of ice needles poured down like rain.

Woon-hwi’s eyes flashed. His feet pushed strongly against the ground as he moved forward. He swung his sword as he went.

Absolute Ice Return to Void Sword.

A single streak of light struck down the needles in front, but it didn’t deflect all the needles.

Swish swish-!

Dozens of needles pierced his arms and legs. Woon-hwi gritted his teeth and dropped to one knee.

Satisfied with his overwhelming advantage, Gok Jin-bung muttered quietly.

“I have no personal grudge. You’re just dying because you learned something you shouldn’t have.”

Gok Jin-bung charged again. With a crackling sound, a massive ice spear formed in his hand.

There was not a moment’s hesitation.

Thunk-!

The ice spear pierced through Woon-hwi’s right shoulder. Pain spread across Woon-hwi’s face. He had barely recovered, and now this was an even worse wound.

A victorious smile spread across Gok Jin-bung’s lips. If he struck the spear down forcefully, he could sever the arm.

It was the moment he was about to apply force.

Woon-hwi’s gaze changed. Pure white snowstorms swirled in his pupils.

His right hand moved like lightning to grab Gok Jin-bung’s wrist.

Heavenly Snow Domain.

Crack-!

Gok Jin-bung’s wrist froze instantly.

“Hup…!”

He tried to back away in surprise, but it was already too late.

Woon-hwi’s foot kicked off the ground as he soared into the air. Ignoring the ice spear embedded in his body, his knee struck Gok Jin-bung’s jaw powerfully.

Crack-!

Gok Jin-bung’s body flew backward. The sound of his jaw breaking could be heard.

Woon-hwi slowly pulled out the ice spear embedded in his shoulder.

There was no pain in his expression. Only cold determination remained.

Gok Jin-bung got back up. Wasn’t this bastard really a monster?

This is that Hyeon Seol-rin?

This makes no sense.

This, this shouldn’t be happening.

He gulped down his saliva.

A dilemma.

As a last resort, he had to burn everything. He could deal with the aftermath later. That was right.

Gok Jin-bung began burning his life force.

White Snow Extreme Cold Soul.

Explosive natural energy blazed from his body and everything around began to freeze.

This moment when Gok Jin-bung unleashed the ‘forbidden martial art of Baekseol Wiryeong-dan’ that burned one’s innate qi.

Woon-hwi had been waiting for it.

Thud.

With that sound, Gok Jin-bung’s eyes widened greatly.

That was right.

Because Woon-hwi was right in front of his nose.

“How… how…?”

Thwack-!

Woon-hwi’s palm struck Gok Jin-bung’s chest powerfully. At that moment, the auras rising from Gok Jin-bung’s body disappeared like severed threads.

“Kugh-!”

His innate qi, having lost its destination, began destroying Gok Jin-bung’s insides instead, and right there Woon-hwi spun his body and swung his leg.

Whoooosh-!!

Gok Jin-bung, struck in the head, flew away and crashed his back against a rock standing in the pond.

Crack crack crack-!

The sound of his spine breaking echoed.

Woon-hwi staggered but slowly approached Gok Jin-bung. Considerable blood flowed from his mouth, but there wasn’t the slightest tremor in his steps.

Gok Jin-bung’s eyes were filled with terror. He could no longer move.

This makes no sense. This… this is really strange.

“What is… this…?”

Woon-hwi grabbed Gok Jin-bung’s throat and continued speaking while gasping for breath.

“White Snow Extreme Cold Soul is a martial art that replaces all the qi in one’s blood vessels with innate qi.”

“…”

“Before all the qi in the blood vessels is replaced with innate qi, there’s a perfect opening for just an instant.”

Woon-hwi had needed that instant gap. And.

“I simply didn’t miss it.”

“What nonsense… cough…”

Woon-hwi reached out and grabbed Gok Jin-bung’s throat. There was no emotion in his eyes.

Just as he was about to apply force to his hand.

An overwhelming aura extended from the right.

Based on experience, the maximum level that the current Woon-hwi could face to some degree, regardless of victory, was the Heaven-Human Realm.

Though the probability of defeat was high, he could somehow face up to the Heaven-Human Realm.

But not beyond that.

Moreover.

Facing a master of Limitless Divine Manifestation, the second realm of the Five Realms of Martial God, was absolutely impossible.

Right now, Juche of Baekseol Wiryeong-dan was rushing over.

He didn’t know what the man intended to do.

Whether it was to separate Woon-hwi, or to kill him.

There was only one person who could confirm it.

The old man who had been gasping for breath and observing the situation from afar kicked off from his position.

Distance and distance.

The space connecting the two folded.

Whoooooosh-!!

Juche’s arm was caught in the old man’s hand.

No Cheon-myeong grinned wickedly.

“You bastard. You’re a bit late.”

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