The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 438

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Chapter 438.
Bu Eunseol could not hide her shock, her eyes widening in alarm.
‘Then the Sam Gye organization within the Murim Alliance is even controlling the Emissaries?’
The Seven Kings referred not merely to martial masters of exceptional skill, but to formidable figures who wielded tremendous influence throughout Gangho.
Geol Wang was the Grand Elder of Gae Bang, a man who held the intelligence networks of the Orthodox Sects firmly in his grasp.
Tan Wang wandered Murim alone throughout his life, yet Orthodox Sect heroes flocked to him like clouds, revering and following his path.
Moreover, Hwan Wang Sa Ok Cheong had elevated illusion arts and soul-stealing techniques—once dismissed as sorcery—to the ranks of legitimate martial disciplines.
Through the secret method of conjuring and recalling souls, he had become the grandmaster of illusory arts.
But the Emissaries were different.
They possessed bodies capable of wielding the mysterious power passed down through generations of Murim.
They were supreme masters born already grasping the forces that followed such power within their hands.
In other words, if the Seven Kings were self-made masters who rose through their own efforts, the Emissaries were descendants of nobility who inherited vast legacies from their predecessors.
Yet the current Thunder God, Neung Bi Hon, had failed to preserve that immense inheritance, bringing ruin upon his house.
He was known to wield the most formidable Thunder Divine Technique among all the sect leaders of Lei Ling Men throughout history.
But the power was so overwhelming that it drove him to madness instead, and thus he became known as a lunatic wandering Murim alone.
That such a Neung Bi Hon would suddenly appear at the edge of Yunnan, pursuing So Yo no less?
Crackle, crackle, crackle.
In the moment Bu Eunseol fell into thought, azure lightning bolts had already surrounded her from all directions.
‘Thinking comes later.’
Bu Eunseol drew forth her inner power.
Neung Bi Hon’s Thunder Divine Annihilation, infused with formidable Thunder Divine Technique, could reduce all living things to charcoal in a single breath.
Moreover, it could transform into various shapes, so a single moment of carelessness could incinerate her body in an instant.
“A refusal, then.”
Neung Bi Hon, realizing Bu Eunseol had drawn forth her power, flashed his eyes brilliantly.
“Then die.”
‘I’ll employ Moo Ae Ja’s martial arts to the fullest extent.’
Strike first, win first.
Bu Eunseol unleashed her flying blades before Neung Bi Hon could attack.
Flash!
Two flying blades struck in succession at Neung Bi Hon’s brow and lower abdomen.
“Hmph.”
A scoff accompanied two streaks of white flame that knocked the blades to the ground.
But that was Bu Eunseol’s true aim.
Flash!
A streak of light suddenly pierced Neung Bi Hon’s brow.
She had seized the moment when the Thunder Divine Annihilation erupted and receded, unleashing one move from the Escape from Fate technique in a single breath.
Crackle, crackle.
But the flying blade that touched his brow hung suspended in midair, erupting with white flames.
Because he was wrapped in such formidable Thunder Divine Technique, metal weapons themselves could not make contact with his body.
“Indeed, you possess the strength befitting an Emissary.”
‘An Emissary?’
Whoooosh.
White lightning wove around him like a net, trapping him on both sides.
Bu Eunseol unfurled her divine technique to escape the encirclement,
Crackle crackle crackle.
But another net of lightning sealed off her retreat.
With the divine techniques inscribed in Moo Ae Ja’s secret arts, she could not move faster than Neung Bi Hon’s Thunder Annihilation Strike.
“Now die.”
“Wait.”
Bu Eunseol sensed something and spoke with crystalline clarity.
“Surely you don’t think I am a Samgye Emissary?”
Neung Bi Hon let out a derisive snort and bellowed.
“Yes. All Samgye Emissaries must die!”
In that instant, the lightning coiled around the area engulfed Bu Eunseol’s body in one breath.
Whoosh.
With no way to evade, Bu Eunseol unfurled the Void-Piercing Technique and slipped through the nets pouring left and right,
“Kill.”
The white lightning had become a keen spear, piercing through Bu Eunseol’s suspended form in mid-air.
Yet it was not shot forth.
Rather, it materialized suddenly in the space before her eyes.
Zing!
But the white lightning froze in mid-air, ensnared by a pitch-black current of energy.
At the moment of absolute peril, Bu Eunseol had unfurled the Binding Seal and wrapped the spear forged from Thunder Annihilation.
Thud.
Bu Eunseol descended to the ground and spoke with a grave expression.
“Brother Lei. I am no Samgye Emissary.”
It was not Seon Woo Jin’s clear voice, but Bu Eunseol’s cold, toneless voice.
“Brother Lei? Hehehehe. Hahahaha!”
Seeing Bu Eunseol with her aura and momentum completely transformed, Neung Bi Hon laughed heartily instead.
“Yes. If a master like you is not an Emissary, then who would be?”
Crackle crackle crackle.
Hundreds of blades forged from Thunder Annihilation materialized behind the Thunder God’s back.
Their number was so vast they resembled an endless wave of white, undulating ceaselessly.
“There is truly no reasoning with you.”
Bu Eunseol shook her head,
“Hahahaha! That’s right! What use is words with a creature of the Three Realms!”
With laughter, Neung Bi Hon unleashed hundreds of gleaming blades toward Bu Eunseol.
He poured forth hundreds of Thunder Annihilation Strikes at once—each one capable of shattering the body upon contact.
‘This cannot be called martial arts.’
Bu Eunseol’s eyes narrowed to slits as she beheld the cascading Thunder Annihilation Strikes.
What Neung Bi Hon wielded was not martial arts.
It was merely the Divine Thunder Annihilation—a devastating technique accompanied by the mysterious power of Thunder God’s divine essence—aimed at obliterating Bu Eunseol’s body in a single breath.
‘I completely abandon Seon Woo Jin’s identity!’
Moo Ae Ja’s martial mastery possessed no means to withstand the torrential cascade of Divine Thunder Annihilation strikes.
Thus, Bu Eunseol resolved to deploy the Void Formation.
A faint hum resonated.
Black true energy rippled from his eyes, and a wall of qi materialized, beginning to deflect the cascading Divine Thunder Annihilation.
A deep rumble! Crackling electricity!
Hundreds of Divine Thunder Annihilation strikes collided ceaselessly against the thick wall of true energy forged by the Serene Will Formation.
As mighty force clashed against mighty force, azure flames erupted in all directions.
A tempest capable of toppling the world itself was descending.
The Thunder God’s divine essence could annihilate all things regardless of inner power cultivation level.
Yet Bu Eunseol’s inner strength spanned five hundred years.
Pouring that formidable power into the Serene Will Formation for defense…
Even the Divine Thunder Annihilation—the very crystallization of that Thunder God’s divine essence—could not penetrate the wall of true energy.
“That martial art. So it was true. Hehehehe!”
Suddenly, the Thunder God’s expression twisted into a smile of madness and ecstasy.
“So you were the one!”
Crackling electricity!
In an instant, the Thunder God rushed before Bu Eunseol and drew his azure blade.
A brilliant flash!
The ground where Bu Eunseol stood charred black in that moment.
The absolute sword technique of Lei Ling Men—the Thunder Spirit Annihilation Form—had been unleashed.
Thunder roared! Lightning flashed!
With each swing of the blade, white thunder crackled alongside deafening thunder.
The thunder was so deafening that eardrums threatened to rupture, making it impossible to predict the sword’s trajectory.
This was the function of the Thunder Spirit Annihilation Form—to completely neutralize the superhuman senses of masters who relied on hearing to perceive much.
A sharp sound! Metallic clangs!
Bu Eunseol moved to interrupt the Thunder God’s relentless assault of Thunder God’s divine essence.
And was forced to meet the Thunder Spirit Annihilation Form with his iron sword.
A sharp hiss!
White smoke began rising from his body.
The Thunder God’s divine essence contained within the Thunder Spirit Annihilation Form was burrowing through the weapon into Bu Eunseol’s meridians.
‘This iron sword won’t work.’
Countering with this blade only amplified the power of the Thunder Spirit Annihilation Form.
A faint hum.
Bu Eunseol deployed the Serene Will Formation once more to confront the cascading Thunder Spirit Annihilation Form.
“Hmmm.”
As the Serene Will Formation unfolded again, Neung Bi Hon’s eyes blazed crimson.
“Yes! Continue displaying that demonic martial art!”
Neung Bi Hon swung his sword like a madman, slashing toward Bu Eunseol.
Crash!
The sword qi forged from Thunder God’s divine technique converged into a single mass, pouring down upon Bu Eunseol’s body.
‘First, I discern the swordsmanship.’
The Thunder God’s divine technique wielded by Neung Bi Hon unleashed power far greater than any martial art I had mastered.
Yet martial arts are not merely contests of raw force.
As the successor of Nangya Pavilion, I sought first to comprehend the unique characteristics of Neung Bi Hon’s martial techniques.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
I immediately deployed the Extreme Speed Shadowless Form, weaving the Yeo Ui True Formation like a spider’s web to slow the Thunder God’s Annihilation Technique.
“Hraaaaah! Yes! That method!”
Each time I unfolded the Yeo Ui True Formation, Neung Bi Hon roared like a madman, drool streaming from his mouth.
‘Does he believe the Yeo Ui True Formation to be a martial art of the Three Realms?’
I had openly displayed the Yeo Ui True Formation during my confrontation with Cheon Geom.
And all the Orthodox Sect masters had suspected it was Ma Cheon Je’s martial art.
Then why did Neung Bi Hon suspect the Yeo Ui True Formation to be a technique of the Three Realms, and why did he convulse with such fervor?
‘Could it be… that?’
Strictly speaking, the Yeo Ui True Formation I currently deployed was not Ma Cheon Je’s Yeo Ui True Formation.
My spirit had entered the Demon Possession state only once. I had maintained the middle path ever since.
Therefore, I faced constraints in deploying the Yeo Ui True Formation consecutively, and its power was weakened to one-tenth or less of its full potential.
Yet at some point, my qi and blood no longer roiled when I unfolded the Yeo Ui True Formation.
That began precisely after the Prajna Great Ability’s force was infused into my body.
Since then, though the power remained weakened, I could unfold the Yeo Ui True Formation three or four times without my qi and blood churning.
‘Could this madman be convulsing because of the Yeo Ui True Formation combined with the Prajna Great Ability contained within it?’
That seemed unlikely.
The power of the Prajna Great Ability did not manifest externally.
Then was Neung Bi Hon sensing the unique Orthodox Sect coloration that flowed from the intermingling of the Prajna Great Ability and the Yeo Ui True Formation?
I twisted my left fist to verify.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Simultaneously, a strand of qi force erupted from near my shoulder.
I had deployed the Thirteen Night Technique.
Shwoop!
The single strand of the Thirteen Night Technique vanished in an instant under the Thunder God’s Annihilation Technique’s power, but it created a small opening.
I seized the opportunity and moved my right hand in a chaotic blur.
Drawing forth the Prajna Great Ability’s force, I unfolded the Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara Palm.
Crash!
Hearing the chaotic sound of the palm technique pouring down, the Thunder God’s eyes widened.
“So you too are alternating between the powers of Orthodox and Demonic martial arts!”
Neung Bi Hon convulsed even more violently, deploying the Thunder God’s Annihilation Technique like a madman.
‘So that was it.’
My gaze deepened.
Based on Neung Bi Hon’s reaction, there existed among the Samgye Emissaries those who blended orthodox and demonic martial arts.
“Stop scurrying like a rat and face me!”
In that moment, Neung Bi Hon pursued Bu Eunseol like a madman, his blade sweeping through the air.
His eyes had rolled back in frenzy, and any ordinary attack that touched his body was instantly annihilated by his thunder divine force.
He clung to me with the tenacity of an immortal monster, teeth bared and relentless.
‘Perhaps “Thunder God” referred to the profundity of martial arts itself.’
Thunder divine force was a formidable power that could not be easily blocked by inner energy or any martial technique.
Because of this, Neung Bi Hon’s methods merely served to amplify his thunder divine force with overwhelming potency.
They could hardly be called superior martial arts.
‘Even his speech falters each time he speaks.’
Bu Eunseol discerned that Neung Bi Hon’s thunder divine force scattered whenever he opened his mouth, and I nodded in understanding.
“You…”
‘Now.’
The moment Neung Bi Hon parted his lips and his thunder divine force dispersed, Bu Eunseol seized the opening and drew the iron sword.
Sling.
‘I must eliminate that thunder divine force in one breath.’
Thok.
Simultaneously, hundreds of brilliant points of light erupted across Bu Eunseol’s entire body.
The Annihilation Blade Art unleashing hundreds of sword rings in a single instant—the third form of the Blood Furnace Seven Techniques.
Half-life, half-death unfolded.
Fwoooosh!
As hundreds of sword rings collided with Neung Bi Hon’s thunder annihilation strike, the world was consumed in white light as if all existence had perished.
Yet something extraordinary occurred.
“Who would accept such a sluggish blade technique?”
Before the half-life, half-death could fully manifest.
Neung Bi Hon had already closed the distance, drawing the iron sword toward him like a magnet.
Crackle-crackle-crackle!
And in that instant, the most formidable force between heaven and earth—something only those bearing the thunder divine constitution could withstand in a human body.
The mightiest power in all creation.
Thunder divine force poured through the blade into my meridians.
The Thunder God’s martial arts were simplistic, incomparable to Bu Eunseol who possessed diverse techniques and profound martial principles.
Yet he possessed thunder divine force—a colossal power that transcended even the principles of martial arts themselves.
Neung Bi Hon unleashed his thunder divine force in a single torrent, attempting to incinerate Bu Eunseol’s body.
Sizzle.
Blue true energy flowed from Bu Eunseol’s body.
As the thunder divine force threatened to burn through the meridians, I drew upon the Glacial Heavenly Current Seal.
Yet in that moment, as my dantian felt hollow, a passage from the Yeolha Divine Technique inscribed on the stone wall of Yeolha Divine Palace surfaced in my mind.
―When one knows sufficiency, one does not fill to the brim.
As this suddenly recalled passage took root in my consciousness, a thread of heat rose from my dantian.
‘When one knows sufficiency, one does not fill to the brim.’
The Yeolha Divine Qi contained within the Wheel of Fire Scripture had been absorbed into Bu Eunseol’s body, but she had emptied it once more.
For she had distributed all of the Yeolha Divine Qi among over a thousand disciples.
―Within peril, the true Yeolha Grand Perfection Divine Technique shall bloom.
But as the Thunder God Divine Qi sought to incinerate the meridians throughout her entire body, the dharma of the Yeolha Grand Perfection Divine Technique swept through her mind.
‘Within peril, the Divine Qi of Yeolha shall manifest….’
Whoooosh.
And in that same instant, the Yeolha Divine Qi, which had been completely annihilated, was being restored with tremendous force.
Roooaarrr!
Standing at the crossroads between life and death, Bu Eunseol unconsciously wielded the Yeolha Grand Perfection Divine Technique without cease.
The Yeolha Grand Perfection Divine Technique.
This formidable martial art of the mighty Yeolha Seongjun was so devastatingly powerful that…
it had been designed to manifest only against the strong, never against the weak.
And as the overwhelming Thunder God Divine Qi invaded Bu Eunseol’s flesh, the true Yeolha Grand Perfection Divine Technique was finally manifesting once more.
Whoosh. Whoooosh.
In an instant, magnificent flames erupted from Bu Eunseol’s body.
Kabooooom!
She began to push back the torrential Thunder God Divine Qi along with its tremendous heat.
Crackle. Crackle crackle.
The Thunder God Divine Qi was known to obliterate all power.
Thus it could evaporate not only inner strength but even the Glacial Heavenly Stream Formation in a single breath.
But the Yeolha Grand Perfection Divine Technique, brimming with the force of extreme yang, could not be obliterated at all.
For their natures were fundamentally too similar.
It was like how lightning could evaporate snow and water, yet could never evaporate roaring flame.
“Ugh, uuugh!”
Neung Bi Hon began to emit pained groans.
The Thunder God Divine Qi no longer flowed through him, blocked by the Yeolha Grand Perfection Divine Technique.
From Bu Eunseol’s perspective, Neung Bi Hon had suddenly become nothing more than an ordinary martial artist.
And so, he could not withstand the overwhelming torrent of inner strength that poured forth, separate from the Yeolha Grand Perfection Divine Technique.
“Uuuugh!”
Neung Bi Hon, who had been channeling the Thunder God Divine Qi through his blade, now found himself overwhelmed as the Yeolha Grand Perfection Divine Technique and formidable inner strength crashed down upon him.
His meridians were on the verge of rupturing.
‘Regrettable as it is.’
Bu Eunseol gazed down at the suffering Neung Bi Hon, her eyes flashing with resolve.
Since her identity had already been exposed, she had no choice but to kill him to silence him.
Otherwise, the identity of Seon Woo Jin, which she had cultivated so carefully until now, would also…
And she would never be able to find Hyung Su, who would kill her grandfather.
‘I must be ruthless.’
For a spy maintaining a double identity, sentiment was a luxury.
Just as Bu Eunseol steeled her heart and prepared to rupture the Thunder God’s meridians,
“I am sorry….”
Tears of blood streamed from Neung Bi Hon’s eyes.
“I am insufficient as a father… I could not stop the vile wretch who slew you so cruelly.”
The tears dripped steadily.
From Neung Bi Hon’s hollow eyes, tears of blood flowed, laden with bitter remorse and seething rage.
Neung Bi Hon.
He had lost his child to Sam Gye, and because of it, his resentment toward Sam Gye reached to the very ends of heaven.
Her teeth clenched.
Bu Eunseol bit her lip.
How could I kill Neung Bi Hon, who suffered in his final moments unable to avenge his child?
‘If I do not kill him, Seon Woo Jin’s identity could be exposed.’
Yet Bu Eunseol shook her head.
‘I came to Gangho to avenge my grandfather. Not to strike down the innocent.’
If I killed the innocent for my grandfather’s vengeance…
How could I then claim to have achieved righteous retribution?
‘There is no other way.’
Bu Eunseol exhaled deeply and shook her head.
‘I must leave this to heaven.’
Bu Eunseol resolved to spare him, accepting that the Thunder God might expose Seon Woo Jin’s true identity.
Her inner force dissipated.
Bu Eunseol ceased pouring her inner power.
Confusion filled Neung Bi Hon’s hollow eyes.
She should have ruptured his meridians and killed him in one breath. Why had she withdrawn her power?
“Go.”
As Neung Bi Hon staggered and collapsed, Bu Eunseol turned away with a bitter expression.
“I tell you again—I am not an agent of Sam Gye. So if you seek vengeance, find the right person to pursue it against.”
An ordinary person would have counted themselves fortunate to have their life spared.
But Neung Bi Hon’s expression twisted with shame instead.
“Do not mock me. Is there another in this world who can wield both Collective Star Demonic Qi and Orthodox martial arts?”
‘Collective Star Demonic Qi?’
Bu Eunseol’s eyes widened.
Collective Star Demonic Qi—also called Collective Star Dark Qi—was the exclusive secret art of the Black Star among the Eight Emperors and Three Stars.
Could it be that among the emissaries of Sam Gye, there was a descendant of the Black Star who had mastered Orthodox martial arts?
Or could it be that Ma Cheon Je’s Feminine Intention True Seal was a martial art created by mimicking Collective Star Demonic Qi?
If neither of those…
‘Could Ma Cheon Je himself be a descendant of the Black Star?’

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