The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 595

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Chapter 595.
“Krahahahat!”
The man burst into delighted laughter as Bu Eunseol refused to meet him head-on, instead weaving and dodging around his attacks.
Yet her eyes remained perfectly calm and composed as she evaded.
She had already discerned the weaknesses in the Crimson Blood Finger Force he was unleashing.
Tsu tsu tsu.
As Bu Eunseol continuously evaded the Crimson Blood Finger Force, her movement technique grew faster and faster, transforming into pale afterimages.
Shatter!
Soon she was moving at such extreme speed that even those afterimages vanished entirely.
The Crimson Blood Finger Force, unable to locate its target, continued to tear through empty air.
Bu Eunseol’s movement speed had surpassed the velocity of the Crimson Blood Finger Force itself.
Whoosh.
After circling around him, Bu Eunseol suddenly materialized behind the man and raised the Moonlit Demon Blade high.
“Kaat!”
But the man, having caught her movement, spun around like lightning and unleashed the Crimson Blood Finger Force once more.
Sling.
Unfortunately, the crimson light points streaming from the Moonlit Demon Blade were several times faster than his Crimson Blood Finger Force.
The ultimate swift killing blade technique—Tal Yusong Chuwol Style—unfolded before them, where death itself arrived before the eye could perceive it.
Gooooo.
For an instant, the man felt as though the entire world had frozen.
He could see his own Crimson Blood Finger Force pouring from his fingertips and the light points from her blade advancing slowly forward.
“…!”
The man’s eyes widened in shock.
The crimson radiance streaming from Bu Eunseol’s blade—wasn’t it twice as fast as the Crimson Blood Finger Force he was unleashing?
Glimmer!
As the crimson light finally vanished, the man’s movements ceased.
“Had your mind remained intact, this would have been a difficult battle indeed.”
Bu Eunseol regarded the man standing in a daze with pity as she spoke,
“You failed to fully manifest the subtlety of the Crimson Blood Finger Force, relying instead on brute strength. That was your downfall.”
Click.
She sheathed the demon blade and turned away.
“May you find eternal rest.”
Splash!
At that very moment, a fountain of blood erupted from the man’s throat.
The Crimson Blood Finger Force possessed not only overwhelming power capable of shattering a demon blade,
but also a mysterious and unique function capable of sealing off escape routes that no movement technique could match.
Had he possessed a clear mind?
He would have utilized the Crimson Blood Finger Force’s functions to unleash subtle techniques, and a fierce exchange would have continued for a long time.
But the man, unable to maintain clarity of thought, had simply poured his Crimson Blood Finger Force recklessly at Bu Eunseol’s body.
Thus, she merely used her superior speed to lure out his openings, and with the Tal Yusong Chuwol Style, she could instantly sever his throat.
Rumble, rumble, rumble.
Yet from outside, a low tremor echoed through the chamber.
It was a vibration as if something were collapsing.
‘The self-destruct mechanism has been activated.’
Now that the facility had been exposed to outsiders, there was no point in preserving Lengyue Island’s installations.
It seemed they had triggered the device that would destroy everything as they departed without hesitation.
Rumble, rumble.
The tremors grew more violent, and the ground beneath my feet began to shake. The structures of the Underground Fortress crumbled one by one.
‘They’ve already sealed the exits.’
Realizing the path outside was blocked, I leaped upward using the falling rocks as stepping stones toward the ceiling.
Whoosh!
Finally emerging above the collapsing Underground Fortress, I landed once more at the cliff’s edge where the Stone Chamber had been installed.
Rumble, rumble, rumble.
Due to the crumbling Underground Fortress, most of the cliff face had collapsed like a landslide.
I immediately unleashed my extreme speed technique and rushed toward the village.
“Fast work.”
By then, the village lay empty like a ghost town, and many of the boats moored at the shore had vanished as well.
‘So their resource here is people.’
Since Gwi Il Gye primarily employs their grand technique, they need nothing else.
Only people matter as a resource to them.
After destroying the Underground Fortress, they had abandoned Lengyue Island without a trace of regret.
‘That one wearing the boy’s appearance must be a member of Gwi Il Gye’s Special Divine Guard, or perhaps even higher.’
The boy’s body is likely merely a shell. Their true form exists elsewhere, and their martial prowess must be formidable.
But since the shell cannot match me, they chose immediate retreat.
Whoosh.
Yet they had not all departed.
Before me suddenly appeared
hundreds of villagers with disfigured faces, surrounding me completely.
“Yes. Of course.”
I muttered coldly.
From their perspective, I was the flea that had burned down their thatched cottage. They would never let me live.
“Because of you alone!”
The youngest-looking youth among the hundreds of villagers screamed at me.
“One of Ben Gye’s long-established strongholds has been destroyed!”
“This is only the beginning.”
I hurled the Wol Young Ma Geom away, and from both my palms erupted crimson and white vital energy.
Simultaneously, violet lightning and transparent force intertwined, blazing forth.
“From now on, I will hunt down every hidden stronghold of Gwi Il Gye throughout Zhong Yuan and obliterate them all.”
As I spoke, five-colored radiance began to bloom from my body.
These people had been ruined by Gwi Il Gye’s experiments and had become monsters that consumed human flesh.
So that not even a trace of their existence would remain in this world.
I was pouring all the power within my body to unfold the harmony.
“What is that bastard plotting!”
As the five-colored radiance flowing from my body intensified, the villagers cried out loudly.
“Strike them all down!”
Just as they rushed forward to unleash their attacks,
Flash!
Along with brilliant light, the villagers were engulfed by the five-colored radiance, and in an instant, the entire world was consumed by white light.
* * *
After escaping Lengyue Island, I immediately mobilized the Sa Hon Dae to search for Beok Goong Ryung’s whereabouts.
But I could find no trace of him.
Perhaps it was only natural.
Beok Goong Ryung had always stood alone and unrivaled in Murim, evading the eyes of intelligence organizations, and had effortlessly shaken off even the pursuit of Sam Gye.
No matter how much I controlled the intelligence network of Jeongsayang-do, finding him suddenly was an impossible task.
‘I must find him faster.’
My heart grew anxious.
Though our paths, ages, and temperaments were completely opposite,
through countless threads of fate, we had become companions who shared our deepest secrets with one another.
I could not possibly stand idle and watch him fall into the grasp of Gui Il Gae and become a mangled corpse.
Whoosh.
So Yo descended beside me with a sound of wind, shaking her head.
“The Murim Alliance is the same.”
I had even utilized the Murim Alliance’s intelligence network through the Elite Division and the Man Gyeong Jeon, yet I still could not find Beok Goong Ryung’s whereabouts.
“I even considered using Gong Son Dan Gyeong to find him, but… it was impossible.”
If she discovered that I was searching for Beok Goong Ryung?
Gong Son Dan Gyeong would certainly investigate the relationship between us, and that could inflict fatal damage upon him.
“You did well. Even if she possessed a formidable intelligence network, it would have made no difference. Even Gui Il Gae has not been able to find him.”
My words were calm, but my eyes were desperate.
So Yo realized how deeply worried I was and spoke carefully.
“Don’t worry too much. While we cannot find him, Sam Gye cannot either.”
“Yes, I understand.”
I smiled, but my expression was dark.
Sam Gye’s intelligence network was more powerful than the combined strength of the Demonic Path and the Orthodox Sects.
Perhaps they had already found Beok Goong Ryung and were attacking him.
But knowing So Yo’s heart was trying to comfort me, I laughed brightly.
“Let us continue to monitor. I will also search for him while traveling through Gangho.”
“Okay.”
Then So Yo spoke as if remembering something.
“Could it be that you are preparing for a fresh start?”
“What do you mean.”
“Tan Wang has wandered throughout Murim in the past due to complicated emotional turmoil. But after meeting the Jongli Clan, he regained his strength and resumed his activities in Murim.”
“A fresh start….”
In that instant, a flash of brilliance ignited in Bu Eunseol’s eyes.
Just as So Yo had said, Beok Goong Ryung, whom she had encountered again at the back mountain of the Jongli Estate, had been despondent over past events.
But now that Bu Eunseol had freed him completely from the heart demon and he had recovered his vigor to resume his activities in Murim…
Before that, he would have desperately wanted to cast off those painful memories and find peace.
And there was only one such memory.
“Youling Island.”
The place where he had witnessed the horrific truth of the Orthodox Sects.
The place where countless righteous heroes had lost their lives all at once due to their own greed.
Since Beok Goong Ryung had resolved to resume his activities in Murim…
He would surely return to that place.
To comfort the spirits of the dead and to purge the lingering shadows from his heart.
“He must be at Youling Island.”
Bu Eunseol rose from her seat immediately and rushed out urgently.
“There is no need for you to follow.”
“I will send forces from the Sayoung Battle Division just in case.”
“Understood.”
Having left the An Ga, Bu Eunseol immediately unleashed her divine technique and headed toward Youling Island.
‘Please remain safe.’
As Bu Eunseol cut through the Half-Sky at extraordinary speed, her gaze grew desperate.
A premonition struck her—what if Gui Il Gae had also thought of Youling Island?
Beok Goong Ryung had been able to stand alone and unrivaled in Murim throughout his life precisely because of his exceptional skill.
But what if Gui Il Gae had sent forces with the intention of capturing him alive?
Even if heaven and earth were to collapse, Beok Goong Ryung alone could never withstand the masters and armies that would have been dispatched.
Moreover, what Gui Il Gae needed was Beok Goong Ryung’s corpse. He would not hesitate to employ any cruel method whatsoever.
‘Just wait a moment longer, Elder!’
Unleashing her divine technique with frenzied intensity, she arrived near Dongjeong Lake.
Upon reaching the dock, she chartered an entire warship operated by the Su Gyo Bang, which dominated Dongjeong Lake.
This massive vessel, equipped with sixteen masts, was more than twice the size of an ordinary ship, and its hull rose considerably higher.
With all sails raised and the ship advancing at full speed, Youling Island soon came into view in the distance.
“Wait at the shore!”
Bu Eunseol leaped from the stern into the air and shot toward Youling Island.
As she soared thirty zhang into the sky and began to descend,
Boom!
She unleashed a powerful force upon the sea surface.
This sent her rising into the air once more as she propelled herself forward.
Whoooosh!
Unsatisfied with even that speed, a transparent current erupted from Bu Eunseol’s body,
creating a massive vortex on the opposite side as she surged forward like a tempest.
Using the Crystalline Divine Technique, she solidified the seawater to gain propulsion.
—Ahhh….
The warriors of Su Gyo Bang watching from the deck gasped in admiration.
Soaring like a bird toward the distant Youling Island, pouring forth transparent currents, Bu Eunseol’s figure appeared
exactly like a celestial deity descending from the heavens.
Thud.
Arriving at Youling Island’s shore in a single breath, Bu Eunseol could see massive unidentified vessels anchored there.
With no markings whatsoever, it was clear that Gwi Il Gye had dispatched their forces.
‘Please, let me not be too late!’
Leaping skyward once more, Bu Eunseol unleashed a barrage of Heavenly Water Palm Strikes toward the ships.
Boom! Crack!
Deploying the Heavenly Water Palm Strike—the most powerful technique among the Seven Forms of the Fist Demon—repeatedly,
the massive vessels, each roughly eighty feet long and fourteen feet wide, began shattering instantly.
I had made a loud display to prevent Beok Goong Ryung from falling into absolute peril.
Boom!
After destroying all the ships, Bu Eunseol deployed the Eagle Eye Technique once more.
‘There.’
With vision sharp as a hawk’s, I discerned the movements of troops in the northwestern forest of Youling Island.
Boom!
With a deafening roar that seemed to tear the sky, I became a streak of light and rushed toward that direction.
‘Old Master!’
Bu Eunseol’s face broke into a joyful smile.
I had spotted Beok Goong Ryung in the distant forest, holding formation while facing countless troops.
“Stop――now――!”
Bu Eunseol unleashed the Lion’s Roar, wrapped herself in extreme Thunder Divine Technique, and descended to the ground.
Boom!
In that instant, a violet thunder spread in all directions, sending the warriors rushing toward Beok Goong Ryung flying back thirty paces.
“Old Master!”
Bu Eunseol immediately approached Beok Goong Ryung at the center of the troops.
Having endured all manner of hardship, his appearance was dire, and his entire body was covered with wounds large and small.
“How did you….”
Just as Beok Goong Ryung’s eyes widened in shock,
Whoosh!
Strange currents poured down upon Bu Eunseol’s face.
The Gwi Il Gye troops, having regrouped, had deployed a bizarre formation.
“It’s useless. Once that formation is deployed, I cannot use inner energy….”
But Beok Goong Ryung’s cry did not continue.
Whiiiing!
Transparent currents erupted from Bu Eunseol’s body, soaring to the ends of the sky,
and suddenly began pushing back the currents pouring down from all directions.
Using a crystal divine technique filled with the power of Dharma, I was dissipating the force of this bizarre energy current.
“What is this?”
Beok Goong Ryung’s mouth fell open.
He already knew that Bu Eunseol’s martial prowess was formidable.
But to erase in a single breath an energy current that even my full power with Nae Ga Tan Gi couldn’t dissipate?
What exactly was that transparent yet viscous force?
“You….”
Beok Goong Ryung couldn’t hide his astonishment and opened his mouth.
“Have you learned sorcery like those bastards in such a short time….”
As he muttered, he fell silent.
He realized that the transparent energy flowing from Bu Eunseol’s body was remarkably similar to the Water Divine Qi of Shenshui Palace.
“Did you learn martial arts from the Palace Lord?”
“We can discuss that later.”
Bu Eunseol spoke coldly.
“This is not a power I can use indefinitely.”
Though my body was filled with crystal divine technique, I had not learned the martial arts of Shenshui Palace.
Continuously pouring out crystal divine technique placed considerable strain on me.
“Very well.”
Beok Goong Ryung took a deep breath.
Then stone fragments scattered across the ground began to rise into the air.
‘It works.’
Surrounded by the transparent energy current all this while, Beok Goong Ryung had been unable to use his inner force and true qi.
The Tan Wang’s legendary technique, Nae Ga Tan Gi, had been sealed.
But as Bu Eunseol pushed away the energy current with crystal divine technique, powerful inner force and true qi flowed through my body once more.
Boom! Boom!
The stones deflected by Nae Ga Tan Gi became projectiles, shooting toward the surrounding troops that encircled us.
My martial prowess had grown stronger in the meantime.
It displayed even more devastating power than before.
Those struck directly burst like balloons, and even glancing blows tore flesh and bone.
Beok Goong Ryung’s Nae Ga Tan Gi was the martial art that displayed the greatest power in one-against-many combat.
The moment the energy current vanished, he unleashed Nae Ga Tan Gi in rapid succession, felling over a hundred soldiers in an instant.
“You bastard, pour it out even harder!”
Though I had repelled all nearby enemies, the encircling troops showed no sign of diminishing.
Moreover, the energy currents that had disappeared were pouring back in, gradually gnawing away at my inner force.
“I shall try.”
Bu Eunseol unleashed her crystal divine technique at full power once more.
The energy currents spreading through the forest largely dissipated, and the encircling troops became clearly visible.
Whoosh!
Then golden rings that gleamed with brilliant light began to rise around Beok Goong Ryung’s body.
The weapon of the Dok Moon that had elevated him to the position of advisor to the Four Gods Seven Kings.
The Purple Lightning Golden Orbs revealed themselves.
Crack!
A piercing sound of air splitting, as if the world itself were being cleaved apart, echoed across the battlefield.
Simultaneously, the spreading golden orbs began piercing through the martial artists surrounding them in a single breath.
‘So that’s why it bears the name Purple Lightning.’
The Purple Lightning Golden Orbs that Beok Goong Ryung had unleashed were remarkably similar to the Thunder Divine Technique that Bu Eunseol was wielding.
They contained Purple Haze Thunder Qi, displaying terrifying power, and moreover,
they moved freely according to Beok Goong Ryung’s will.
Crackle.
The Purple Lightning Golden Orbs, returning once more to Beok Goong Ryung’s hand, were covered in thick blood and bodily fluids.
Crack-screech!
Beok Goong Ryung spun the Purple Lightning Golden Orbs through the air, shaking off all the liquid clinging to them, then tucked them back into his robes.
Bu Eunseol, watching this display, spoke in a low voice.
“It’s not over yet.”
[Interesting fellow.]
At that moment, accompanied by a low voice, three Masked Assassins descended from the sky to the ground.
They all wore identical robes and stood with identical expressions and postures.
Bu Eunseol stared at them intently, then spoke in a cold voice.
“They lacked the capacity to master a single martial art, so three of them divided it among themselves.”
The three Masked Assassins looked at Bu Eunseol and nodded with expressions of surprise.
“Correct. We all inherited the martial knowledge of the Samjeol Ma Gun.”
Beok Goong Ryung’s expression grew puzzled.
Wasn’t Samjeol Ma Gun a great demon who swept through Murim forty years ago and was killed in single combat by the young Jeong Cheon Je of that era?
“Those creatures used a bizarre forbidden technique to inherit the martial arts and bodies of masters from previous generations.”
At Bu Eunseol’s words, not only Beok Goong Ryung but the Masked Assassins as well wore expressions of astonishment.
“Remarkable. There exists one who knows the forbidden techniques of Ben Gye.”
“I also know that you are Gui Il Gae.”
Bu Eunseol drew the Muk Hon Sword.
Beok Goong Ryung had expended considerable energy using the Purple Lightning Golden Orbs repeatedly, so she intended to face them alone.
“Since you’re not wearing the garb of a Sa Ja, you must be of the Special Divine Guard rank of Gui Il Gae.”
“I’ll do it.”
At that moment, Beok Goong Ryung stepped forward.
“Since these mad fools claim to be successors of Samjeol Ma Gun, shouldn’t I test their abilities?”
“Enough. Just watch from there.”
“Watch? What do you mean?”
Beok Goong Ryung spoke solemnly.
“You’ll be fighting countless opponents like them going forward, won’t you?”
“What are you saying?”
“No Bu has only faced small fry while those creatures relentlessly pursued me. Now that I’ve finally encountered worthy opponents, shouldn’t I have a proper match?”
“You’ve already spent all your strength down to what you’d need for your coffin. Don’t needlessly step forward—stay quiet and still.”
“What? A coffin? Are you done talking?”
Beok Goong Ryung shouted in exasperation, and Bu Eunseol responded without backing down.
“I haven’t finished. I dropped everything to rush here and save an old man, nearly losing my mind in the process.”
“And?”
“And? After going to such lengths, you’re telling me I can’t compromise on this one matter?”
“Who asked for your help?”
As Bu Eunseol and Beok Goong Ryung bickered, the pupils of the three Masked Assassins shifted in unison.
Their behavior was as if—
children were quarreling over who would eat something delicious.
No matter that Sam Jeol Ma Gun had clashed with Jeong Cheon Je before reaching the Wuji Realm.
At that time, Jeong Cheon Je’s martial prowess was incomparable even to the Four Gods Seven Kings.
Having perfectly mastered the Sam Jeol Technique of Sam Jeol Ma Gun, who could stand alone against that Jeong Cheon Je—
the Special Divine Guard of Gui Il Gae was displaying such behavior?

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