Surviving as the Heavenly Demon’s Concubine - Chapter 71

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The sun was beginning to set.

‘This is trouble.’

The girls from Cheonryeon Palace didn’t know it, but Sword Master Yeonsoha’s test wasn’t originally something like ‘kill each other from now on.’

The goal was to escape from Geomsu Jiok before nightfall, and she planned to throw sword energy at them for appropriate tension while observing the girls’ behavior.

In that process, girls with good reflexes, girls with excellent sword handling skills, girls who escaped crises with flexible thinking, and so on would naturally stand out in their own ways.

It seemed like conflicts had somehow arisen among themselves during that process, but it wasn’t a problem.

Combat situations were good opportunities to check sword talent, and if things got too heated, she could just intervene directly.

But now nothing was going as planned.

“How despicable.”

Sword Master Yeonsoha ground her teeth.

The Sword Master, who had been shooting countless sword strikes and maintaining overwhelming superiority, was now helplessly falling victim to the wicked schemes of Poison Master Umun Gwoe.

“Using the girl… as a shield!”

At the Sword Master’s sharp protest, Umun Gwoe chuckled.

“Making appropriate use of terrain and objects isn’t something to be criticized, is it?”

The battle between the two demon lords unfolded in a rather childish and petty manner.

Umun Gwoe, who couldn’t spread poison mist near Riser who was practicing breathing techniques, was essentially in a state of anticipated defeat, just buying time.

Just when he thought it was truly the end.

【”The sword path seems a bit awkward?”</p】

Umun Gwoe noticed that Yeonsoha’s sword path, which should have naturally come flying toward him, had twisted at a strange angle.

Of course, just because the sword path went slightly off course didn’t mean its destructive power decreased, but it was definitely different from usual.

After changing positions several times and observing Yeonsoha’s reactions.

【”Oh ho! So that was it!”</p】

Yeonsoha was attacking while being careful not to let Riser get hurt.

No matter how disadvantageous the situation, when one discovers the opponent’s weakness, their eyes naturally light up with vitality – that’s the basic nature of a demon.

Poison Master Umun Gwoe began cleverly moving using the meditating Riser as cover, interfering with Yeonsoha’s sword path so she could neither advance nor retreat.

“Grr…!”

The thoroughly enraged Yeonsoha’s hand gripping the sword hilt trembled violently.

For her, whose purpose was to take custody of Riser from Muk-in Chongkwan, she couldn’t risk the danger.

“I will definitely… you…!”

“Hm? What? I can’t hear you.”

“…!”

In contrast, Umun Gwoe, whose purpose was to buy time anyway, maintained a leisurely and carefree attitude.

‘I just need to hold out a little longer like this.’

When Umun Gwoe glanced at Riser’s condition, most of the poison had disappeared.

He had been secretly worried because she was so slow, but it seemed she was properly detoxifying.

Kwaang!

The Sword Master, unable to contain her anger, swung her sword and shot out sword energy.

Of course, it wasn’t in the direction where Riser and the Poison Master were, but she randomly scattered sword strikes at a cliff dozens of zhang away.

Kwang! Kwawang! Kwang! Kwagwang!

The solid rocky mountain was sliced like chopped potatoes, crumbling with dust and debris.

“I’ll kill you.”

“…You seem very angry, Sister Yeon.”

As the enraged Yeonsoha spread killing intent, her black hair fluttered as if blown by wind. Even though there wasn’t a breath of wind.

‘Hmm. Maybe I’ve done something rash…’

If Poison Master Umun Gwoe was the demon lord who caused the second most casualties in the Demonic Sect after the Gyoju, then Sword Master Yeonsoha was the demon lord with the second most destructive power after the Gyoju.

If they fought one-on-one without rank insignia, the odds would be…

‘I’d better hide until Gyoju finishes his retreat.’

That was when it happened.

Kugugung…

“…!? What is this…!”

A massive flow that shook heaven and earth was making the earth’s veins vibrate.

* * *

“Those who defy heaven perish, and those who follow heaven prosper!”

Jegal Lin threw the last flag she was holding and shouted.

As the flag planted itself precisely in the correct position, Jegal Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

“Behold. Heaven’s will is here, so how could your path be smooth? Thunder commands, and heaven and earth are reordered! Paths shall disappear, and mountains shall retreat to confine you.”

Then she began slowly moving her steps from the center of the formation, following the trajectory of the Big Dipper. With each step she took, the arrangement stakes that had been planted beforehand vibrated with strange resonance.

Jegal Lin finally stepped strongly on the position of Tanlang, completely embedding the foundation of the formation into the ground.

“Urgent as law and order!”

As the energy of the Big Dipper flowed into the arrangement stakes, the scattered earth veins began to reorganize into one massive framework according to her footwork.

Kugugugugung…

The forest of blades that had been blocking the Orthodox Faction girls sank into the ground with low vibrations, and that spot instantly became a flat dirt path. Looking up at the other side, the land that had been flat ground was slowly undulating as a dense forest of blades rose up.

“Impressive…”

Mujin honestly admired it.

He too had seen many great demonic arts while living in Mount Shiwandai, but cases of making such a big spectacle were rare. Moreover, Jegal Lin didn’t even seem to have consumed much internal energy in the process.

‘It seemed like she just stuck pieces of lightning-struck wood and colorful flags here and there.’

Those playful actions had moved mountains and changed the terrain of Geomsu Jiok.

“It’s done! I’ve contributed as much as Riser’s share, right?”

Jegal Lin ran to Namgung Yeonhwa with a proud expression.

“Yes. Now it seems doable.”

“Excellent work, Miss Jegal!”

“Leave the rest to us. We’ll make all those Sapa brats cry!”

Unlike before, the Orthodox Faction girls’ expressions were bright.

With Jegal Lin’s formation, the gap between Orthodox and Sapa that had existed until now was completely nullified.

‘This seems a bit like cheating.’

Mujin briefly questioned the fairness, but anyway, Jegal Lin was also one of the Cheonryeon Palace girls and had only utilized her own abilities, so he decided to consider it within acceptable limits.

“Please judge fairly, Magong-ja.”

“I will.”

Anyway, his role was nothing more than being a biased judge (unauthorized) who would declare victory for Dang Ri-seo’s group with the authority of the Cheonma Bloodline. The Sapa girls would be shocked if they knew.

“But is the timing okay? If it gets darker, it won’t be easy to escape from Geomsu Jiok.”

Mujin pointed to the sky with his fingertip.

The sky that had been dyed red with sunset was beginning to turn a cool blue color from the edges.

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