The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 185

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Chapter 185.
Hwangbo Cheongyeong’s expression froze instantly upon hearing Bu Eunseol’s words.
“Imposters disguised as pirates? What do you mean by that?”
“They merely fly the Gyoryong Bang flag, but they are not true members of the Gyoryong Bang.”
Bu Eunseol, who had undertaken diverse missions within the Guusal Unit.
She possessed detailed knowledge and intelligence regarding the pirates operating across various regions.
“The Gyoryong Bang are unregistered pirate rabble who plunder merchant vessels while evading the Yellow River Twelve Alliance’s gaze. Such wretches would never venture this far to assault a merchant ship.”
“Hmph, perhaps they’ve been wandering about like beggars from place to place?”
Hwangbo Cheongyeong, chuckling softly, spoke with confidence.
“Whoever they are, we need only crush them.”
“To ambush a merchant vessel of this scale, they would have brought substantial forces.”
Bu Eunseol, gazing at the sky shrouded in mist, spoke.
“Should any sign of resistance appear, they will immediately attack the ship. If that happens, all casualties will fall upon the common folk who have not cultivated martial arts.”
“Hmm.”
As Hwangbo Cheongyeong fell silent, Bu Eunseol addressed Jegal Seowoon with a solemn expression.
“Time is short. Can you deploy it?”
The Jongmyeong Cheon Geuk Miri Jin is the Jegal Family’s exclusive formation technique—a mystical gate that severs the interior and exterior of the formation, and a directional array.
In other words, since one must govern the qi that transforms infinitely with the passage of time, it is a formation that cannot be deployed without a genius-level intellect.
“Understood.”
Jegal Seowoon rose from his gaunt frame, his eyes gleaming.
“I shall set it up immediately.”
* * *
As Jegal Seowoon finished his recollection, Bu Eunseol spoke toward the Hwangbo brothers.
“Subdue them.”
Whoosh!
In a single breath, she deployed her movement technique and rushed toward the Gyoryong Bang vessel attached to the port side.
―Aaaahhh!
Though the pirates appeared to be drawing flaming arrows, faint screams echoed from all directions.
Due to the influence of the formation deployed by Jegal Seowoon, the situation outside could not be properly perceived.
“Brother Bu, I shall help as well!”
Hyuk So Jin likewise deployed his movement technique to escape the formation and landed where Bu Eunseol was.
“Huh?”
Suspended in mid-air, he opened his mouth. In that moment, one vessel lay devastated.
The mast was shattered, and the pirates who had been drawing flaming arrows lay collapsed in pools of blood.
Using the Cheonsu Gongpa Technique, one of the Gwonma Chilsik with unparalleled destructive force, she had obliterated the vessel and pirates in a single strike.
Whoosh.
Bu Eunseol soared skyward once more, this time diving toward the vessel attached to the merchant ship’s port side.
“It feels good to stretch my body after so long!”
Hyuk So Jin, bearing an easy smile, deployed his movement technique to follow Bu Eunseol’s shadow.
“….”
Landing on the port-side vessel, Hyuk So Jin’s expression grew complicated.
‘What is this now?’
Unlike before, the port-side vessel was now occupied by an enormous force of at least five hundred lackeys, entrenched and ready for battle.
Behind them stood three Masked Assassins whose eyes gleamed with lethal intent.
“Who are those? They don’t seem like ordinary lackeys.”
Bu Eunseol stared silently at the Masked Assassins standing prominently at the stern.
Throughout this ordeal, I had clashed repeatedly with these enigmatic Masked Assassins.
From those who ambushed Dan Seo Ok in Ayang to the mysterious Masked Assassin who manipulated the Pae Do Moon from the shadows.
By their eyes and aura alone, it was unmistakable—these were undoubtedly the same faction that had appeared all along.
“Deal with the lackeys. I’ll capture them.”
Whoosh!
Deploying her divine movement technique, Bu Eunseol lunged toward the stern like a hawk spotting prey, where the Masked Assassins stood.
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
Yet as if anticipating her approach, dozens of energy bolts erupted across the sky.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Bu Eunseol immediately drew her dark sword and deflected the barrage of energy bolts with swift parries.
Rumble!
In that moment, a faint thunder accompanied a devastating palm strike—a fierce, domineering technique executed mid-air that could not be blocked.
Boom!
Landing on the deck, Bu Eunseol countered using the Kwon Ma Cho Hyun technique, deflecting the palm force away.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Meanwhile, a deafening explosion erupted as nearby lackeys unleashed a volley of flaming arrows.
“Bu, let’s deal with them first!”
Unable to stand idle, Hyuk So Jin stood beside Bu Eunseol and unleashed the supreme techniques of Jeol Cheon Myul Ji.
Boom! Crash!
The power was extraordinary—with each palm strike, dozens of lackeys collapsed in succession.
Crash! Boom!
Explosions thundered continuously across the vessel.
Though both warriors possessed exceptional martial prowess, the sheer number of lackeys was overwhelming.
Moreover, their martial skill far exceeded that of the lackeys on the starboard side.
“These bastards! They’re wearing lackey uniforms, but they’re actual Murim masters!”
As Hyuk So Jin fought the endless tide of lackeys, violet light erupted from his eyes.
The supreme technique of Jeol Cheon Myul Ji—Divine Flame Demon Qi—had been unleashed.
“Ahhhhh!”
As he deployed the Divine Flame Demon Qi, a dozen or so lackeys attacking him were sent flying backward as if caught in a tempest.
In that interval, Bu Eunseol had already subdued more than two-thirds of the lackeys.
Whoosh.
Then the blue aura that had enveloped the merchant vessel began to fade, gradually revealing the natural sky color beneath.
As the ship moved slowly, the Jonmyeong Cheon Geuk Mi Ri Jin formation was gradually being dispelled.
The passengers aboard the merchant vessel now looked around in bewilderment.
‘Damn it.’
In that instant, Bu Eunseol’s brow furrowed deeply.
While she was dealing with the swarm of water bandits, the three Masked Assassins who had been at the stern vanished without a trace.
‘They fled on a speedboat.’
Even as Bu Eunseol dispatched the water bandits, she had not lost sight of the Masked Assassins’ gazes.
Upon discovering her and Hyuk So Jin’s martial prowess, they appeared to be engaged in some serious deliberation.
‘Perhaps their true target was never the merchant vessel, but Jegal Seowoon and his companions.’
It was a reasonable inference.
Yet why they had retreated remained a mystery.
Perhaps they had discovered her and Hyuk So Jin’s identities, or perhaps it was due to unexpected martial strength they had not anticipated.
‘What is certain is that they abandoned even the water bandits as expendable pawns.’
The fact that they departed without hesitation despite the ship’s water bandits being annihilated was undeniable proof of this.
‘There is no need to rush.’
Bu Eunseol clenched her fists and narrowed her eyes.
As long as those Masked Assassins continued to roam the Murim, she would inevitably encounter them again.
Ssshhhhh.
Then, as transparent paper fluttered down from the sky, all the blue light surrounding the merchant vessel vanished.
The formation had been completely dispelled.
‘Truly worthy of the Jegal Family’s eldest son.’
Bu Eunseol, glancing at the slowly dissipating formation, nodded in acknowledgment.
A defensive array hastily erected in such circumstances.
To have maintained it for this duration on a constantly moving vessel was nothing short of genius.
“Hmph, where are you looking!”
Meanwhile, the Hwangbo brothers and Jegal siblings, along with several martial artists, were dealing with Maeng Joong Ak and the water bandits who had boarded the merchant vessel.
“These bastards!”
Maeng Joong Ak, consumed by rage, stretched out his hand and shouted as he saw the formation being dispelled.
“Fire the arrows at once!”
Whoooosh!
Then some of the surviving water bandits on the warship drew flaming arrows toward the merchant vessel.
Whistle whistle whistle whistle whistle!
Clang.
Bu Eunseol and Hyuk So Jin simultaneously returned to the merchant vessel.
Musang Cheonryu, Second Form, Hwan Gwi Bon Ju.
Jeol Cheon Myul Ji’s supreme technique, Divine Flame Demonic Qi.
The two supreme techniques deployed by the two heirs of the Ten Demonic Gates created a massive barrier that deflected the torrential rain of flaming arrows in one breath.
―Wahhh…!
The passengers on the merchant vessel gasped in awe.
The martial arts displayed by Bu Eunseol and Hyuk So Jin were wondrous, and the manner in which they deflected the flaming arrows was as brilliant and dazzling as fireworks.
“Aaahhh!”
Then a piercing scream erupted from the merchant vessel.
The Hwangbo brothers had finally brought down Maeng Joong Ak.
“Drop your weapons!”
In that moment, Bu Eunseol and Hyuk So Jin shouted simultaneously with stern expressions.
The pirates standing on the vessel then abandoned all resistance, raising both hands with terrified faces.
* * *
The merchant ship arrived safely at the Dock.
For some time afterward, the Murim warriors who had rescued people from the clutches of Gyoryong Bang became the talk of Yu Zhou Region.
The passengers aboard the ship praised Bu Eunseol and Hyuk So Jin, who had shattered both vessels.
They also lauded the Hwangbo brothers who had subdued Maeng Joong Ak, and the Jegal siblings who had fought against dozens of pirates.
“Thank you. Thank you.”
The ship’s owner bestowed considerable gold and gifts upon the Jegal siblings and Hwangbo brothers who had repelled the pirates.
In truth, the credit for saving the merchant ship belonged to Bu Eunseol and Hyuk So Jin, who had breached the vessels and deflected the torrential arrows.
However, they had vanished in a flash of movement technique the moment the ship reached the dock, so the owner expressed gratitude to the Jegal siblings and Hwangbo brothers instead.
After disembarking, the Jegal siblings and Hwangbo brothers reluctantly sought out a nearby Pawn Shop.
They had received so much money and gifts that some disposal of the excess was necessary.
“You all take care of your business here. In the meantime, Seorin and I will stop by the Station to procure a carriage.”
At Jegal Seowoon’s words upon arriving before the Pawn Shop, Hwangbo Cheongyeong spoke with a puzzled expression.
“Why go yourself? The servants would bring a carriage if you simply asked.”
“I’ve been confined to the ship for so long—I’d like to stretch my legs. I’ll be back shortly.”
“Surely you don’t mean to…”
Hwangbo Cheongyeong furrowed his brow, sensing Jegal Seowoon’s true intention.
“You’re looking for those two people, aren’t you?”
“Was it that obvious?”
Jegal Seowoon laughed awkwardly, and Hwangbo Cheongyeong sighed.
“Surely you don’t think they could replace the Sage of Heaven’s Will?”
“I’m not certain.”
“What’s so remarkable about dealing with a mere band of pirates?”
Hwangbo Cheongyeong wore a scornful smile.
“They spoke so seriously, boasting that these weren’t ordinary pirates… yet when we faced them directly, they were nothing but common brigands.”
The Jegal siblings and Hwangbo brothers had only dealt with Maeng Joong Ak and the pirates aboard the merchant ship.
They remained completely unaware that all the pirates on the vessel carrying the Masked Assassin possessed martial prowess and were true Murim warriors.
“However, the technique used to deflect those fire arrows at the end was indeed masterful skill at the peak level.”
“Well, that may be true… but we don’t even know which sect they belong to.”
They prioritized protecting the common people above all else. Without question, they must be practitioners of the Orthodox Sects who walk the path of righteousness and honor.”
“Hmm.”
As Hwangbo Cheongyeong hummed in acknowledgment, Jegal Seowoon spoke in a low voice.
“We failed to recruit the Sage of Heaven’s Will, after all. To handle this matter, we absolutely need capable individuals to fill that void.”
Just as Hwangbo Cheongyeong was about to respond, his younger brother Hwangbo Jegyeong nodded.
“Since that’s what you say, Elder Jegal, perhaps we should at least try speaking with them, Elder Brother.”
Though Hwangbo Cheongyeong held the title of elder brother, it was the sharper-minded Hwangbo Jegyeong who made most of the strategic decisions.
“Well, they’re young enough to be considered late-stage cultivators.”
As Hwangbo Cheongyeong nodded, Jegal Seowoon also nodded in agreement.
“I understand.”
The Jegal siblings, having exited the pawn shop, immediately stopped by the Station.
There stood two men selecting a carriage.
They were none other than Bu Eunseol and Hyuk So Jin.
‘As expected, they’re here.’
Jegal Seowoon nodded inwardly.
Knowing they would seek a carriage the moment they disembarked from the boat, he had come to this place.
“Master Bu, Master Hyuk.”
When Jegal Seowoon and Jegal Seorin clasped their hands in greeting, Bu Eunseol also clasped his hands in return.
“Have you come to procure a carriage?”
“Indeed.”
Hyuk So Jin, who had handed a receipt to the clerk, spoke.
“Master Bu, I’ve settled the account. Shall we depart?”
“Very well.”
Bu Eunseol, nodding, clasped his hands toward the Jegal siblings.
“Then, let us meet again another time.”
“Please, wait just a moment.”
As Jegal Seowoon urgently stepped into their path, Bu Eunseol opened his mouth.
“Do you have something to say?”
“The defeat of those bandits was entirely thanks to the both of you. The gratitude should be received by you, yet how can I simply let you depart like this?”
“There’s no need to concern yourself.”
Bu Eunseol spoke curtly.
“I merely dealt with them because they were a nuisance.”
Jegal Seowoon’s eyes gleamed as he watched Bu Eunseol turn away without a care.
“You mentioned you were on a leisurely journey, but from what I observe, it seems you are conducting business in the Gangho.”
Bu Eunseol pondered for a moment before speaking in a low voice.
“I don’t have any particular destination in mind.”
“I see.”
Jegal Seowoon spoke in a low voice.
“I have something brief to tell you both. Could you spare some time? I assure you it will not be wasted.”
For the eldest son of the Jegal Family, whose name resounded throughout Tianxia, his manner was remarkably courteous and respectful.
Bu Eunseol pondered for a moment before nodding.
“Very well.”
He then spoke to Hyuk So Jin, who was seated in the carriage.
“There’s nothing urgent, so let’s wait.”
Shake, shake.
Hyuk So Jin, sitting in the carriage, shook his head with an expression of utter annoyance.
From his perspective, traveling alongside members of the Orthodox Sects held little interest and offered no particular benefit.
“….”
But when a solemn light kindled in Bu Eunseol’s eyes,
“Understood.”
Even as I pouted like a duck, I reflexively lifted myself from my seat.
Every decision Bu Eunseol had made thus far had become a catalyst for my growth.
Surely this endeavor too would unleash dangers and trials in abundance.
Yet as long as I traveled alongside Bu Eunseol, every trial would become an opportunity to elevate my martial arts to the next level.
‘This too… must be what they call the journey through Gangho.’
Before I knew it, I had become someone who faithfully followed Bu Eunseol’s every word.

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