Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 395

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Chapter 395
“Ah… Father… please… spare me…”
That was all.
Seol Woon-hwi’s hand swept lightly through the air.
Swick—!
Seok Cheon-han’s head fell to the ground.
It rolled across the earth before coming to rest at Seok Cheon-woong’s feet.
A tremendous killing intent erupted from his body.
“What… what are you doing!”
“Do you not understand even after witnessing it?”
“…What?”
“I hesitate to say this, but you should have disciplined your son properly.”
Seok Cheon-woong’s fists clenched tight. Seol Woon-hwi continued.
“He dared to covet my sister without knowing his place. He conspired with Zhuge Yeong-hyeon, who died today, to violate her. So I killed him.”
“…”
“You understand well enough the gravity of such an offense.”
Seok Cheon-woong’s grip tightened further.
To his ear came Seol Woon-hwi’s voice.
“The Paedo Gate dared to lay hands upon the Polar Descendants of the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace. Had Zhuge Yeong-hyeon’s scheme succeeded, my sister would have collapsed into despair today.”
“…The Paedo Gate… mere…”
“Yes. Mere. Unfortunately, a sect like the Paedo Gate does not even register in my field of vision. And do not interrupt me.”
“If I do?”
“I will forfeit the opportunity I was giving you and erase the Paedo Gate from this world.”
“…”
“I will slaughter every blood relative of yours, every person bearing the Seok name in this region. Do you understand?”
Seok Cheon-woong’s expression was, strangely enough, perfectly serene.
Not enlightenment, but resolve.
Seol Woon-hwi did not smile. He did not even let out a bitter laugh.
All things have their process.
“I will continue. I offer you two choices.”
“I am listening.”
“First, at sunrise tomorrow, compose a personal letter and send it to the Beggar Sect.”
“…A letter?”
“An apology for the extreme disrespect shown toward the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace. Something to the effect that you hope the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace’s wrath will subside with the death of Seok Cheon-han, who did not know his place and understood not his station.”
“…And the second?”
“You die today.”
Both Seol Woon-hwi and Seok Cheon-woong knew this truth.
Even if Seok Cheon-woong bowed and submitted today, his son was dead.
The two men had already become beings who could not coexist beneath the same sky, and this was not something to be resolved by mere apologies.
As had been discussed at the Martial Alliance, Seok Cheon-han had taken action that wagered the very fate of the Paedo Gate.
Especially for a sect like Paedo Gate that bears “Paedo” in its very name, it must act in a manner befitting that title.
Therefore, Seok Cheon-woong’s choice was simple.
He pointed his blade forward.
“I choose the third option.”
Seol Woon-hwi let out a soft chuckle.
“Like father, like son, I see.”
“What?”
“You said there were only two choices, yet you cannot even count?”
Veins bulged across his forehead.
Insolent.
Wretched cur.
“Even if Paedo Gate crumbles, you will die today!”
Seok Cheon-woong shot up from his seat.
* * *
Boom!
The ground exploded.
His massive frame hurtled toward Seol Woon-hwi in an instant.
He drew his blade.
An eight-zhang blade.
If the Ten Greatest Swords of the Realm exist, then the Ten Greatest Blades of the Realm exist as well.
Among them, the Heavenly Suppression Blade of the Realm ranked at the very pinnacle.
For Seok Cheon-woong to wield such a weapon was beyond his station, yet he could not deny it was a formidable instrument.
He swung the Heavenly Suppression Blade.
Overlord’s Blood Blade.
First Form: Blood Heaven Slash.
Shiiing!
Crimson blade energy tore through the heavens in a torrent.
Seol Woon-hwi raised his sword to block.
Clang!
Boom!
The impact sent his body sliding backward.
Deep footprints carved into the earth.
Heavier than anticipated.
Seok Cheon-woong swung his blade again.
Consecutively.
Shiiing! Shiiing! Shiiing!
Three strikes in succession.
Overlord’s Blood Blade.
Second Form: Triple Blood Heaven Slash.
Once more, Seol Woon-hwi raised his sword to defend.
Clang! Crash! Clang!
Yet I continued to be pushed back.
Five steps.
Ten steps.
My hands grew numb.
Seok Cheon-woong laughed.
“So you’re Cheon Ui Jung-jeong? Is this all you have? How dare you speak of annihilating Paedo Gate with such pathetic strength!!”
He swung his blade in a wide arc.
Blood Tiger Blade Technique.
Blood Tiger Emerges from the Abyss.
A crimson tiger erupted from his blade.
A ferocious roar—!
Blood Qi took form and charged toward me.
I swung my sword.
Heavenly Snow Flying Decision Sword.
A sharp whistle—!
A white blizzard collided with the crimson tiger.
A tremendous explosion—!
The shockwave was considerable, yet the tiger did not stop.
It tore through the blizzard.
I kicked off to the side.
Shadowless Movement Technique.
My body vanished in an instant, and the tiger snapped at empty air.
Seok Cheon-woong immediately spun around.
I was flying toward him from the side, my momentum like a dragon soaring through the heavens.
My shoulder holding the sword trembled.
He read my direction.
Seok Cheon-woong brought his blade down toward the right.
That was when—
My sword suddenly halted, and my other palm swept out.
Tathagata Palm Wind.
With tremendous pressure, the materialized Heo Hyeon Energy struck against his blade.
A deafening crash—!!
Seok Cheon-woong staggered to the side with the impact.
In that brief moment, my sword descended.
A sharp slash—!
It cut across his flank as it passed.
In that narrow window, Seok Cheon-woong twisted his body away. It was a remarkably fluid movement for someone of his massive build.
I then raised my sword into a defensive stance.
I blocked his blade as it came crashing down.
Crash—!!
Seok Cheon-woong followed up by driving his foot forward.
Boom—!!
I staggered backward, my solar plexus taking the full brunt of the blow.
A thin line of blood trickled from the corner of my mouth.
“You dared to disrespect the Path of Supremacy, Seol Woon-hwi.”
Seok Cheon-woong raised his blade.
Blood Energy erupted.
Crimson aura surged across his entire body.
“Do you know how many tears of blood our ancestors shed?”
“….”
“Our divine power was insufficient. We could not fully wield the martial arts of the Hebei Peng Family.”
Seok Cheon-woong lifted his blade higher.
“So I found it. The Blood Energy of the Blood Cult—a branch of the Thousand Year Demon Cult, yet classified more toward the righteous path than the demonic.”
“….”
“The energy created by boiling flesh and blood, mixed together to forge the Path of Supremacy’s Heavenly Energy.”
I cleared my throat. Seok Cheon-woong continued.
“In a sense, our Path of Supremacy shares the same roots as the Origin Blood Sect….”
“That is not the case.”
“…What?”
“You do not understand.”
“…What is it that I do not understand?”
“The Origin Blood Sect is not a successor organization to the Blood Cult.”
“….”
“The Origin Blood Sect is simply the Origin Blood Sect. An organization created by the entity known as Cheon Do-ja. The power we use bears the name ‘Blood Energy’ or ‘Origin Blood Energy’—nothing more. But the dimension of your energy and that of the Origin Blood Sect are worlds apart.”
“…So you’re just a smooth-talking fool. You killed my son.”
My hands clenched with force.
“You will die today, and your sister Seol Yeon-hwa will fall to me.”
I said nothing. I did not react.
Words mattered little. Victory was what truly counted.
Victory. Win by any means, and everything becomes possible.
Seok Cheon-woong moved first.
His legs drove against the ground.
Void Manifestation Divine Step.
Deploying the Peng Family’s movement technique, Seok Cheon-woong closed the distance in an instant.
He brought his blade down in a crushing strike.
Blood Tiger Blade Method.
Blood Tiger Soul Seizing.
A stronger Path of Supremacy’s Heavenly Energy.
A more massive tiger.
Krwaaaaah-!
Seol Woon-hwi raised his sword to block.
Kwaaaaaaang-!
The ground gouged deeply beneath him.
My knees buckled.
Blood spilled from my mouth.
The qi I had expended on the journey, the qi consumed at the Martial Alliance.
None of it had fully recovered, so my movements were slightly sluggish.
But it was fine.
Because I could see the path.
Seok Cheon-woong withdrew his blade and swung again.
Horizontally.
Seol Woon-hwi blocked with his sword.
Clang-!
Yet the impact sent my body flying sideways.
Crunch.
I tumbled across the ground.
I rose slowly.
Blood trickled from my left shoulder.
I had been cut.
Seok Cheon-woong rushed forward again.
He swung his blade in rapid succession.
Whoosh-! Whoosh-! Whoosh-! Whoosh-!
Seol Woon-hwi blocked with his sword.
Clang-! Crash-! Clang-! Crash-!
But the last one.
I couldn’t evade it.
Swish-!
My thigh was slashed, blood pouring out. In that instant, my eyes fixed on Seok Cheon-woong’s shoulder.
To the naked eye, there appeared to be no opening, but I could see it—a flaw.
A perfect flaw at that.
The Paedo Gate’s Blood Path Blade Technique was refined from the Hebei Peng Family’s Five Tiger Gate-Severing Blade and the Yeom Wang Blade.
The Tyrant Blood Path required no further refinement.
After all, it was the blade technique used when a tyrant carved a path through blood itself.
The critical element was the mental technique.
The Paedo Gate cultivates the Peng Family’s orthodox mental technique, the Primordial Chaos Lightning Divine Art.
That is where the problem arises. When martial arts refined in such a manner are mixed with an orthodox mental technique, the flow of qi inevitably creates a moment where it breaks.
That moment is now.
Seol Woon-hwi thrust his sword forward.
The orthodox sword technique of the Snow Palace, perfected solely for the thrust.
The Void Mysterious Ice Sword Technique.
Void Suspended Heaven.
Seok Cheon-woong gasped in shock.
Seol Woon-hwi’s blade extended toward him.
Thrusting through—!
It pierced completely through his shoulder.
Yet as befitted a martial artist of Heaven and Man Unity, he immediately repositioned himself backward.
Seol Woon-hwi likewise retreated.
Seok Cheon-woong furrowed his brow, staring at his pierced shoulder.
“…What is the meaning of this?”
“Must I explain everything to you?”
“….”
“Why do you hesitate? Come.”
I clenched my teeth.
This insolent brat.
Void Permeating Divine Step.
I drew the Path of Supremacy’s heavenly energy to its absolute limit.
“This is the power of the Paedo Gate!”
I swung my blade in a wide arc.
Blood Tiger Blade Technique.
Blood Dragon Contends for Supremacy.
A crimson dragon and tiger erupted forth simultaneously.
A roar—! A shriek—!
The two beasts intertwined and charged toward Seol Woon-hwi.
White radiance began flowing from Seol Woon-hwi’s head.
Faintly.
He swung his sword horizontally.
Absolute Ice Return to Void Sword.
A sharp whistle—!
White sword energy cleaved through the dragon and tiger, advancing onward.
An explosion—! The Path of Supremacy’s energy scattered. Yet it did not dissipate completely.
The remaining force struck Seol Woon-hwi directly.
A thunderous impact—!
Seol Woon-hwi was driven backward in a skid.
Blood flowed from his entire body.
His shoulder.
His thigh.
His chest.
His mouth.
Mouth.
But he did not release his blade.
Seok Cheon-woong raised his blade.
Even with his shoulder pierced through, his destructive power remained undiminished. This was the standard expected of one called the Family Head of the Five Great Families.
“This is the end.”
His Path of Supremacy Heavenly Energy surged upward—an aura so vivid it enveloped the entire Sect Leader’s Hall.
A power he had forged independently by merging Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy with Blood Energy.
Though he ranked lowest among them, it was no coincidence that he was counted among the Five Great Families.
His blade descended in a crushing strike.
Blood Tiger Blade Technique.
Blood Tiger Heaven’s Annihilation.
A colossal blood tiger descended from the heavens in a devastating blow.
A strike that poured forth all his blood energy.
Slowly.
A sword song flowed from Seol Woon-hwi’s lips.
Walking this path alone.
He raised his sword.
The white radiance blazed even more brilliantly.
Distinguishing not between righteous and demonic paths.
Following only where my heart directs.
Seok Cheon-woong’s eyes widened.
“…Something… is wrong….”
An overwhelming torrent of white radiance erupted from Seol Woon-hwi’s body.

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