The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 261

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Chapter 261.
Gu Ju Hun, the Blood Chain Swordsman.
He was a martial artist renowned for wielding the Blood Chain Sword—a distinctive weapon where chain and blade merged into one.
The Blood Chain Sword was a variant of the chain sickle that had spread from Dong Yeong.
As such, he primarily employed underhanded and unconventional techniques of extraordinary cunning.
Though Gu Ju Hun had traversed the Murim and claimed victory over countless formidable opponents, the martial world refused to acknowledge his prowess.
―Isn’t the Blood Chain Sword merely a cowardly deception that bewilders people with grotesque techniques?
Despite his victories over many adversaries, the Murim openly scorned him.
After suffering for years beneath their contempt, he had vanished without trace over a decade ago.
Yet here he emerged from this bizarre underground cavern, reduced to such a pitiful state?
“Hnngh…”
Gu Ju Hun, who had been staring at the sword hanging from Yu Hwa Ryeong’s waist, suddenly convulsed violently.
Simultaneously, a pale, ghostly killing intent began to coalesce like mist within his eyes.
“Krrgh…”
Clutching his head, he released a monstrous groan before—
Crash!
Lightning-swift brilliance suddenly erupted toward Yu Hwa Ryeong’s face.
Gu Ju Hun, wielding the Blood Chain Sword, had launched himself with the speed of thunder.
“Hah!”
Yu Hwa Ryeong threw himself to the ground in shock.
Though he had sensed something amiss with Gu Ju Hun’s state and maintained vigilance, he had never imagined such explosive speed.
Screech!
In that same instant, a razor-sharp blade aura tore through the cavern wall near where Yu Hwa Ryeong had stood.
Whoosh!
The Blood Chain Sword, having scraped the wall, suddenly shifted direction mid-air and drove toward the throat of the prone Yu Hwa Ryeong.
Tap-tap-tap!
As Yu Hwa Ryeong rolled frantically across the ground, the Blood Chain Sword pursued him like a living creature.
“Why do you attack me suddenly!”
Yu Hwa Ryeong sprang to his feet, drawing his long sword to deflect the cascading shadows of the Blood Chain Sword in one fluid motion.
Clang!
With a clear metallic ring, Yu Hwa Ryeong cried out as he was driven backward.
Thud-thud.
The tremendous counter-force embedded in the Blood Chain Sword had torn open his palms.
Moreover, needle-sharp inner force was boring through his meridians via the fingers gripping the hilt.
‘To suffer this much from merely striking the weapon… His cultivation is truly this profound?’
It was widely known that Gu Ju Hun’s Blood Chain Sword technique was infinitely variable and unpredictable.
Yet his inner force cultivation was rumored to be unremarkable.
From this single exchange, his power ran so deep that even a master of the Four Gods Seven Kings would be credible.
Moreover, his eyes had rolled back until the pupils vanished, radiating an eerie, bloodthirsty momentum.
“It appears he has been marinated in all manner of toxins.”
Jong Ri Sa Yu, possessing the skills of a master physician, grasped Gu Ju Hun’s condition at a glance.
She withdrew a slender golden needle from her robes and unleashed it toward Gu Ju Hun.
Patter, patter, patter!
The golden needles cascaded like rain, forming an enormous circle in midair before scattering in all directions with devastating force.
This was the ultimate technique of her grandfather, the Needle King Jong Ri Sa Hyeon—the exclusive art of Golden Flow Origin.
Flash!
As Gu Ju Hun watched the descending needles, a brilliant streak of light erupted from his hand.
In that same instant, the rain of golden needles struck an invisible barrier and clattered to the ground.
“This cannot be.”
Jong Ri Sa Yu’s eyes widened as she witnessed the display.
Golden Flow Origin was a technique that fired over a hundred slender golden needles at varying angles—even the most formidable masters typically found themselves struck by one or two.
Yet Gu Ju Hun had deflected every single needle in a single motion, each coming from a different direction.
Moreover, his technique was so devastatingly swift that the eye could not perceive how he had accomplished it.
‘His martial prowess reaches such heights?’
Despair flickered in Jong Ri Sa Yu’s gaze.
Gu Ju Hun’s martial strength transcended imagination itself.
Even if Bu Eunseol and Yu Hwa Ryeong, both masters of exceptional palm techniques, combined their power, they could never prevail.
Whoosh!
The Blood-Seal Blade that Gu Ju Hun had just deflected was now streaking toward Jong Ri Sa Yu’s brow.
No one could have anticipated that the Blood-Seal Blade would target her, standing at the greatest distance.
The move was so sudden that Jong Ri Sa Yu had no time to defend herself.
Flash!
Just as the Blood-Seal Blade was about to pierce her forehead,
Clang!
A tremendous metallic ring echoed as shockwaves rippled outward in all directions.
Bu Eunseol had appeared at her side and struck the Blood-Seal Blade away.
“How…?”
Jong Ri Sa Yu blinked, her mouth agape.
The Blood-Seal Blade’s speed was invisible to the eye, like lightning itself.
Yet how could Bu Eunseol move even faster than that?
“Step back.”
Bu Eunseol advanced before Jong Ri Sa Yu, her eyes gleaming as she gazed upon the Blood-Seal Blade.
“An unusual weapon you wield.”
“Uhhhhh.”
A grotesque sound—neither laughter nor cry—escaped Gu Ju Hun’s lips.
Simultaneously, the Blood-Seal Blade in his hand vanished.
Clang!
Though the attack was invisible, Bu Eunseol deflected the Blood-Seal Blade with ease.
Whoosh!
Sparks erupted as the Blood-Seal Blade was flung into the air, then curved sharply to pierce toward Bu Eunseol’s back.
Gu Ju Hun’s Blood Chain Blade transcended the constraints of ordinary weaponry, dominating all space as it sought out vulnerabilities.
Yet Bu Eunseol remained unruffled, her movements swift as light as she precisely deflected the blade’s trajectory.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
As Bu Eunseol closed in for close combat, the cascade of shadows cast by the Blood Chain Blade multiplied in an instant.
‘An invisible strike… deflected with ease.’
Jong Ri Sa Yu, observing the exchange, blinked her eyes in disbelief.
The movements of Bu Eunseol and Gu Ju Hun were so blindingly fast that to her eyes, they appeared only as pale shadows dancing across the space.
Whenever they paused their movements, locked in confrontation, they resembled celestial deities and malevolent demons locked in a desperate struggle.
‘This person is a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Society?’
Gu Ju Hun’s Blood Chain Blade was not merely swift—it possessed a power capable of cleaving mountains asunder in a single breath.
Yet she deflected such devastating attacks with ease, never yielding an inch?
Bu Eunseol’s martial prowess, swordsmanship, and composure were at a level worthy of being called a master of the previous generation.
‘Could she have undergone Reverse Aging Reversion?’
Having spent considerable time in the Murim, she could gauge a person’s approximate age not merely by their skin, but by the very light in their eyes.
‘No, that cannot be.’
Judging by Bu Eunseol’s complexion and eyes, even being generous with her age, she could not be more than her mid-twenties.
Even if she had undergone Reverse Aging Reversion, her eyes would not deceive.
“I shall aid you!”
At that moment, Yu Hwa Ryeong boldly drew his blade and moved to join Bu Eunseol.
Whoosh!
Yet the instant he entered the Blood Chain Blade’s effective range, blood erupted from his body.
“Stand back.”
Bu Eunseol spoke without even turning her head.
“Your skill level means death the moment you step into this arena.”
Yu Hwa Ryeong, finally comprehending Gu Ju Hun’s true power, retreated with an expression as though he had glimpsed a ghost.
‘Gu Ju Hun. I never imagined he possessed such formidable strength.’
Yu Hwa Ryeong finally understood.
With his martial ability, he could neither aid Bu Eunseol nor even evade Gu Ju Hun’s attacks.
Spark!
At that moment, amid a shower of sparks, the Dark Blade and Blood Chain Blade collided once more.
Bu Eunseol was driven back momentarily by the recoil.
“Your martial power is formidable, yet you harbor no fear whatsoever.”
The Blood Chain Blade technique required rotating the chain at extreme speeds, risking self-inflicted wounds.
Thus, it was customary to employ it with delicate precision. Yet Gu Ju Hun wielded it at full power without hesitation or restraint.
“So you were injected with drugs? To suppress fear and unleash the Blood Chain Blade without restraint?”
“Heh.”
Upon hearing those words, a savage gleam flashed across Gu Ju Hun’s eyes.
“Raaaaaagh!”
With a roar, the Blood Chain Blade vanished from Gu Ju Hun’s grasp once more.
Clank! Clank!
Around Bu Eunseol, thin threads of light flickered intermittently with sharp cutting sounds.
The Blood Chain Sword, moving at ultra-high speed, continued to vanish and reappear around his body.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.
Rather than drawing his sword to counter, Bu Eunseol unleashed the Extreme Speed Shadowless Movement.
His form became hazy as he shifted his position dozens of times, yet—
Splat, splat!
Blood began to spray from multiple points across his body.
The Blood Chain Sword was gradually catching up to the speed of the Extreme Speed Shadowless Movement.
“Hehehehe.”
As blood sprayed from Bu Eunseol’s body, Gu Ju Hun began to laugh.
Growwwl!
A bestial growl escaped his throat, and a sickly yellow light emanated from his eyes.
He was finally unleashing his ultimate strike.
Whiiiing!
Silver radiance spread outward from his body as a ferociously spinning chain began to coil around him.
Clank, clank, clank!
Simultaneously, four sharp sword auras erupted around Bu Eunseol.
Extreme Flash Blood Chain Void Violent Form.
Gu Ju Hun’s forbidden secret technique—the ultimate martial art achievable with the Blood Chain Sword.
Splat, splat, splat, splat!
As the four sword auras poured down chaotically, blood sprayed across Bu Eunseol’s body once more.
Bu Eunseol remained composed, targeting the fleeting openings that appeared each time Gu Ju Hun wielded the Blood Chain Sword.
Yet each time, the chain spinning at high speed around Gu Ju Hun’s body blocked his attacks.
Extreme Flash Blood Chain Void Violent Form.
An ultimate killing secret technique that rotated the chain around the body for protection while simultaneously unleashing relentless sword auras to sever the opponent’s lifeline.
In this confined space, the Blood Chain Sword was truly invincible.
It displayed the overwhelming power of a thunderbolt—unstoppable and unblockable.
Clank, clank!
The invisible Blood Chain Sword tore through space, piercing Bu Eunseol’s body in rapid succession.
Each time, Bu Eunseol could spot multiple openings in Gu Ju Hun’s defense, yet his blade could not reach.
To strike him down, he would have to endure the damage and launch a fierce blow through close-quarters combat.
‘I see.’
Bu Eunseol’s eyes gleamed as he traced the trajectory of the repeatedly curving Blood Chain Sword.
‘It was a mutual destruction technique.’
At last, Bu Eunseol grasped the secret principle of the Extreme Flash Blood Chain Void Violent Form.
Gu Ju Hun’s rotation of the chain around his body was not for his own protection.
If he were to cut through the chain’s shadow and strike Gu Ju Hun’s body—
The chain would immediately ensnare both their bodies simultaneously, executing a devastating counter.
‘There is absolutely no way to win…’
Now Bu Eunseol understood why the Masked Assassin had said victory was impossible.
Gu Ju Hun wielded the mutual destruction technique—a method to die alongside his enemy—as his trump card.
To kill him, there was only one way: to end her own life together with his in this shadowed cavern.
‘No, there is a way.’
I gripped the hilt of the Silent Sword with all my strength.
A method not only to sever Gu Ju Hun’s life in a single strike, but also to halt the ghostly Blood Shackle Chain Rupture technique.
Just as I had done against Geol Wang, I would unfold the Rhombus Sword Formation to seal the enemy’s opening move, then…
I would unleash Heavenly Celestial Bullet to shatter the mutual destruction technique’s foundation.
Ching-clang-clang.
At last, brilliant light erupted from my Silent Sword.
Simultaneously, sword strikes so swift they blurred from sight began precisely intercepting the cascading Blood Shackle Chain attacks.
The Rhombus Sword Formation had unfolded.
Clang-clang-clang!
Metallic resonance rang out in succession, and sparks scattered through the air each time the Silent Sword clashed with the Blood Shackle Chain.
Yet Gu Ju Hun pressed closer to me despite his attacks being repeatedly deflected.
As though he welcomed death itself.
‘Something is wrong.’
My preternatural senses screamed a warning as I unfolded the Rhombus Sword Formation and prepared the Heavenly Celestial Bullet.
I sensed something subtly amiss.
Gu Ju Hun, the Blood Shackle Chain wielder.
He had become famous solely because he wielded the Blood Shackle Chain—a unique weapon found nowhere else in the Murim.
He was not renowned for exceptional martial prowess.
For such a man to be transformed into someone this formidable, it would have required immense wealth, precious elixirs, and considerable manpower.
Yet his final gambit was merely the mutual destruction technique?
Shwack!
In that instant, Gu Ju Hun, who had closed to point-blank range, wrapped his spinning chain—not the Blood Shackle Sword—around my body.
Flash!
A beam of light shot upward toward the ceiling.
Simultaneously, the chain that had been biting into my neck was deflected to the opposite side, and brilliant light pierced through Gu Ju Hun’s chest.
Formless Celestial Flow, Eighth Form: Heavenly Celestial Bullet.
The absolute counter-technique had unfolded.
Thud!
The Silent Sword pierced precisely through Gu Ju Hun’s heart.
I had struck to kill him instantly, preventing any attempt at mutual destruction.
Yet something impossible occurred.
The Silent Sword had penetrated his heart—he should have died instantly.
But there he was, gripping the Blood Shackle Sword, striking at my heart with lightning speed without hesitation.
“Watch out!”
Yu Hwa Ryeong cried out in alarm,
Shwack!
With a piercing sound, the sharp Blood Shackle Sword had already penetrated through my chest.
Splurt!
Blood sprayed from my shoulder as the blade bit deep.
The moment the Blood Seal Sword pierced toward my heart, I twisted my lowered body to evade the strike.
‘The same situation again.’
I could barely predict Gu Ju Hun’s techniques.
Every circumstance unfolding now mirrored my battle with Geol Wang far too closely.
Even as I deployed the Heavenly Realm’s Lamentation, Gu Ju Hun pressed his assault without hesitation.
Just like Geol Wang, who had learned the Mutual Destruction Secret and feared death no longer.
‘If he truly intended to execute a mutual destruction technique, he would have attempted it covertly, without revealing his hand.’
I had sensed an incongruity throughout Gu Ju Hun’s actions, as though he were feigning a mutual destruction technique.
And I deduced that because he possessed absolute confidence in his own survival, he displayed his technique with such boldness.
“Urrrrgh!”
As I evaded his strike, Gu Ju Hun unleashed a roar of fury.
It resembled the howl of a wounded beast.
Clang!
He gripped the chain—not the sword—and swung it wildly toward me with frenzied abandon.
He attacked with no regard for defense, driven solely by the will to end my life.
Splurt!
Evading his assault, I deployed the Meteor Chasing Moon technique.
My keen blade edge sliced across his carotid artery, yet only a trickle of blood flowed forth.
Gu Ju Hun continued his assault, roaring and pressing me relentlessly.
‘Is he already a corpse?’
When the carotid artery is severed, bright blood should fountain forth in a spray.
Yet from Gu Ju Hun’s neck dripped only a dark, viscous fluid—drop by drop.
It was the dead blood of one whose breath had already ceased.

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