The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 222

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Chapter 222.
When Bu Eunseol first encountered Gu Hong Cheong, the gap in their abilities was like that between an infant and an adult.
But through all this time spent cultivating her martial arts, that disparity had narrowed considerably.
If Geol Wang were a sturdy adult fighting bare-handed, Bu Eunseol was a boy wielding a sharp blade.
The Eighth Form of Musangcheonryu and the Yeouisinjingyeol had become that keen-edged weapon.
“Show me your tricks.”
Gu Hong Cheong, standing motionless in place, spoke coldly.
No long staff like those used by Gae Bang members hung from his waist.
His Hangyongzhang was the finest of Gae Bang, and he had long been capable of facing masters of Tianxia with both hands.
A soft metallic whisper.
As the Muk Sword revealed itself, darkness seemed to descend upon the area near Woo Hwa Platform in an instant.
“Hmm.”
Gu Hong Cheong’s eyes narrowed.
Masters of the Geukcheon Realm, unlike masters of the Chojul Realm, do not decide victory through martial techniques alone.
The opponent’s height, stride length, the type and length of their weapon, and the distance and direction of sunlight pouring down…
They acquire, analyze, and predict all information necessary for combat, foreseeing movements and techniques.
Therefore, from Bu Eunseol’s movements and momentum alone upon drawing her sword, he had already discerned her remarkable level of inner power.
“Were you relying on your inner strength?”
Gu Hong Cheong let out a cold laugh and spoke.
“But such things do not determine victory!”
A resonant boom.
In that instant, a colossal palm suddenly materialized before Bu Eunseol’s face.
It was the technique of Doljyeogireae—the swiftest and most concealed move from Hangyongzhang.
A thunderous crash!
As Bu Eunseol unleashed Geuksok Muyeong, the ground where she had stood was carved into a bottomless chasm.
It was a display of power that defied belief even when witnessed with one’s own eyes.
A sharp whistle.
Once more, Gu Hong Cheong lightly swept his hand.
Then, from Bu Eunseol’s left flank, a palm force spiraled like a dragon dancing in water, rotating in endless circles.
It was the exquisite technique of Jamyongmulyong.
‘Can he omit even the movements themselves?’
To unleash Hangyongsibahjang, violent stances are required.
Yet Gu Hong Cheong was delivering Hangyongzhang with only light, economical movements.
This proved he could unleash any martial technique he desired regardless of his posture.
In other words, from this single exchange, one could infer that his martial prowess had ascended to the Geukcheon Realm.
A resonant crash!
While Bu Eunseol was processing this realization, colossal palm forces poured down in succession.
‘Excellent!’
Bu Eunseol, observing the Hangyongzhang, drew upon her inner power.
A piercing hum!
A faint glow emanated from his fist before a fierce light came crashing down.
It was the second form of the Seven Fist Demon Techniques, the Extreme Heaven Soul Howl stance—meant to counter the Soaring Dragon Palm.
Boom!
As the earth trembled and fist force collided with palm force, sharp energy waves scattered in all directions.
Rumble, rumble, rumble.
Dust rose in clouds, but soon the wind cleared and the surroundings became visible.
Geol Wang stood firm, but Bu Eunseol had been pushed back a step.
“Ho.”
Gu Hong Cheong’s lips formed a surprised O.
I had already suspected that Bu Eunseol’s inner energy was comparable to my own.
What surprised me was that she had so easily neutralized the sharp inner force contained within the Soaring Dragon Palm.
“Though her body was pushed back, she managed to block the penetrating power of the Soaring Dragon Palm that would normally pierce the meridians…”
Gu Hong Cheong nodded and spoke.
“Indeed, you have some skill. You were worthy of challenging this elder alone!”
With a single shout, I created dozens of hand shadows and unleashed them toward Bu Eunseol.
It was the Thousand-Mile Tremor stance—the technique from the Soaring Dragon Eighteen Palms that created the most hand shadows at once.
Whoosh.
Dozens of hand shadows formed a fan-like barrier of force.
It resembled the Thousand-Armed Buddha Palm that Gwang Yeon had once unleashed.
Crack!
Rather than resist the cascading palm force, Bu Eunseol instantly deployed her movement technique to escape the range of the attack.
Shatter! Boom, boom, boom!
With the Extreme Speed Shadowless technique deployed, her body left only faint afterimages, as if time itself had accelerated tenfold.
Crash!
As the palm force continued to pour down, Bu Eunseol’s movement technique accelerated in turn.
Unleashing the movement technique without restraint, the sound barrier of the Extreme Speed Shadowless echoed like thunder each time she cut through the air.
The Woo Hwa Platform was vast enough for Bu Eunseol to deploy the Extreme Speed Shadowless technique freely.
“A slippery little rat. I’ll seal off all your escape routes!”
As Bu Eunseol continued to evade, Gu Hong Cheong changed his palm technique stance once more.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
Countless hand shadows poured out in all directions, systematically erasing the spaces where Bu Eunseol could escape.
Though the unleashed palm force appeared infinitely light on the surface, it actually possessed enough power to collapse a palace hall in an instant.
Moreover, the range of the palm formation was so vast that even when avoiding the direct force, the sharp inner energy grazed Bu Eunseol’s body, shaking her meridians.
If this continued, her meridians would eventually be torn apart.
Whoosh!
Bu Eunseol finally stopped her evasion and drew the Silent Sword.
Shatter!
She then deployed her sword technique chaotically against the cascading palm force.
It was the Myeol Hon Sword Technique—the supreme sword art of Jeol Cheon Myul Ji.
“A chaotic sword technique.”
When Bu Eunseol raised her sword to counterattack, Gu Hong Cheong smiled instead and closed the distance.
Clang!
Sword and hand blended together in a dizzying whirl.
Gu Hong Cheong multiplied his Soaring Dragon Palm into dozens of forms, deploying them in elaborate patterns while his inner energy remained perfectly concentrated.
His internal power was unfathomably deep and vast.
“Hm.”
As Gu Hong Cheong closed to point-blank range and unleashed his palm force, I deployed my sword technique.
Simultaneously, my left hand released a sharp wind blade—the Hyuk So Jin’s favorite technique, the Phantom Finger Strike.
“So this is all your martial arts amount to!”
Gu Hong Cheong laughed heartily and leisurely unfolded his palm force.
‘Strong inner power alone, but nothing remarkable.’
Since he wanted a one-on-one duel, I had cautiously deployed my techniques, wondering if he possessed some extraordinary skill…
But when our hands actually clashed, his abilities differed little from any mid-tier disciple of the Ten Demonic Gates.
“It’s time to end this.”
As Gu Hong Cheong rapidly unleashed a barrage of hand shadows, my movements became frantic, and openings immediately appeared.
Masters who had reached the Extreme Heaven Realm could predict most martial techniques of those below their level.
Whoosh!
As Gu Hong Cheong exposed the opening and closed in, I switched my martial arts mid-combat.
I transformed the Phantom Finger Strike from my left hand into the Ma Ha Ming Jade Fist, and changed the Jeol Cheon Myul Ji sword technique into the Thousand Thunder Blood Sword.
Boom boom boom boom!
Because I had continuously refined martial arts alongside Hyuk So Jin, I could deploy techniques as stably as if I had cultivated Jeol Cheon Myul Ji’s demonic arts for decades.
Moreover, I was now mixing in the demonic power secrets that the demons of Do Won Hyang had directly taught me.
‘She predicts my techniques and employs diverse martial arts.’
Like a predator that had found its prey, a glint of interest flashed in Gu Hong Cheong’s eyes as he silently closed the distance.
Changing martial arts mid-combat was never an easy feat.
Moreover, I was utilizing the mysteries of the Two-Form Technique to supplement the flaws in my demonic arts, deploying them in alternation.
It was a unique continuous chain technique that even Gu Hong Cheong, who had dominated Gangho for decades, could not easily perceive.
“Interesting. One must counter martial mystery with martial mystery.”
As I prolonged the battle by unleashing various demonic arts as one unified force, Gu Hong Cheong became genuinely intrigued.
“Open your eyes wide and witness this elder’s martial arts!”
Whoosh.
With the sound of air rushing, Gu Hong Cheong suddenly withdrew the overwhelming palm force capable of pushing back mountains,
Then unleashed a web-like palm force that ensnared my body.
Boom boom!
Each time Gu Hong Cheong’s hands fluttered like butterflies through the air, massive craters formed around me.
Each time, I attempted to counterattack by mixing various demonic arts, but I could not deploy a single one.
The moment I gathered my power and attempted to strike back, Gu Hong Cheong instantly withdrew his palm force.
‘He’s even reading the flow of my vital energy.’
To deploy sword techniques, one must violently draw up inner power and make new strength surge through the entire body.
To deploy the sword technique, you must fiercely elevate your inner power and generate new strength throughout your entire body.
Gu Hong Cheong severed Bu Eunseol’s momentum the instant she channeled her power, preventing her from fully unleashing the complete force of her martial arts.
‘I cannot yet reach that level.’
Bu Eunseol bit her lip.
Even among disciples of the same school, it was difficult to discern the flow of inner energy.
Yet Gu Hong Cheong, merely by observing Bu Eunseol’s movements, predicted both the circulation of her inner power and the flow of her blood vessels, unleashing his force with devastating precision.
The Extreme Heaven Realm.
This pinnacle where human martial arts ascended to touch the heavens even enhanced cognitive function and mental acuity.
In other words, he wielded combat techniques that ordinary warriors could not even attempt.
Crack!
Having found the opening, the Soaring Dragon Palm pierced toward a vital point on Bu Eunseol’s chest.
‘There is no escape.’
The timing and angle were absolutely inescapable.
Bu Eunseol swiftly deployed the Dark Heaven Demon Dragon Palm to intercept the strike.
Boom!
In that instant, a thunderous explosion erupted, and Bu Eunseol’s body was driven back three more paces.
“Ptui.”
As she spat, a clot of blood the size of a pebble fell to the ground.
From this single blow, Bu Eunseol had sustained serious internal injuries.
“Hehehehe. I can see your death now.”
Even at Gu Hong Cheong’s taunt, Bu Eunseol’s gaze remained unwavering.
‘I knew it would not be easy. But….’
To contend with a master of the Extreme Heaven Realm required at least five years of cultivation.
Yet she had no intention of slowly refining her martial arts over those five years to face Gu Hong Cheong.
From the moment she met Ma Cheon Je, she had resolved not to climb the stairs built by another.
‘I must avenge the Fengyun Corps members who died in my stead.’
Five years was time enough for the flesh of the buried Fengyun Corps members to gradually decay into nothingness.
Bu Eunseol had resolved that before their corpses began to decompose, she would absolutely execute Geol Wang.
“Remarkable. To endure this far.”
As Bu Eunseol collapsed yet rose again like a roly-poly doll, admiration flickered in Gu Hong Cheong’s eyes.
“In all my years, I have never encountered a reckless fool like you.”
Gu Hong Cheong paused his assault, his expression puzzled as he asked.
“With that level of skill and talent, you would have reached the perfected Extreme Heaven Realm within five years. Why undertake such a reckless endeavor?”
Swish.
Bu Eunseol wiped the blood from her lips and grasped her silent sword once more, speaking.
“Who knows when an old man over a hundred years old will kick the bucket.”
“What?”
“You’re called one of the Four Gods Seven Kings, so I thought you possessed some remarkable martial arts….”
Bu Eunseol straightened her body and smiled mockingly at Gu Hong Cheong.
“Turns out you’re only skilled enough to make me spit blood.”
“Hehehehe… Hahahaha!”
Gu Hong Cheong suddenly burst into laughter, his exclamation piercing the air.
“Excellent, truly excellent! To challenge this elder alone, you must possess that level of audacity!”
Baring his yellowed teeth, he chuckled and spoke.
“From this moment forward, I shall unleash the lethal arts—the culmination of my lifetime of mastery.”
The martial technique that had elevated Gu Hong Cheong to the position of Four Gods Seven Kings was not the Descending Dragon Palm.
Rather, it was the Nine Trembling Flash Hand—a twenty-four move technique devised to sever the lifelines of his adversaries in a single breath.
It not only compensated for the inherent weakness of Gae Bang martial arts—their relentless brutality—but also allowed him to unleash without restraint the formidable killing intent that dwelled within him.
With this devastating hand technique, he had earned the reputation of being Gae Bang’s foremost master, and yet…
Because he had created this lethal technique brimming with murderous intent, he had been excluded from candidacy for the position of Patriarch.
Crack.
Bone-splitting sounds echoed from Gu Hong Cheong’s body as brilliant light erupted from his eyes.
“Receive this!”
With a roar like that of a savage beast, countless millions of luminous points of razor-sharp hand force cascaded upon Bu Eunseol’s form.
At last, Gu Hong Cheong’s signature technique—the Nine Trembling Flash Hand—had unfurled.
Whoosh!
The razor-sharp hand force, transformed into hundreds of shadows, poured down, blocking every possible movement Bu Eunseol could make.
It was a level that the demonic arts of Jeol Cheon Myul Ji that she had mastered could not possibly withstand.
‘Now is the moment!’
Boom!
A subtle golden radiance surged from Bu Eunseol’s body, enveloping the cascading hundreds of hand shadows.
At last, she had unleashed the Wish-Granting Seal.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
Yet even so, the Nine Trembling Flash Hand poured down like a tidal wave, engulfing Bu Eunseol’s entire form.
Flash!
In that instant, a sharp light shot upward into the sky in the briefest of moments.
The light suddenly exploded like a firework, scattering into millions of luminous points that rained down upon Gu Hong Cheong’s head.
Boundless Heaven Current, Eighth Form.
Perceiving all transformations unleashed by the enemy, it manifests an absolute counterattack that cannot be evaded—the ultimate reversal technique.
Heavenly Absolute Strike had finally unfurled.

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