The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 780

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Chapter 780.
“Hehehehe.”
Woon Hak Bi wore a mysterious smile.
“What does it matter that you’ve figured it out now?”
When he admitted it so readily, Bu Eunseol couldn’t hide her shock.
Even if she had anticipated it, this was a truly astounding ability.
“Then that means you could trap even masters like Ma Cheon Je or Jeong Cheon within this domain.”
“Hehehehe. Well…”
Though Woon Hak Bi regarded Bu Eunseol like a fish already caught in his net, he offered no definitive answer.
“If that ability were truly so omnipotent, you would have ascended to the position of strongest in Tianxia long ago.”
To Bu Eunseol’s provocation, Woon Hak Bi no longer fell for the bait and drew upon his inner energy once more.
“Enough chatter. Now you shall die.”
A smile of victory hung upon Woon Hak Bi’s face.
No matter what martial technique Bu Eunseol unleashed.
He could counter with the identical technique, wielded with even greater force.
So long as Bu Eunseol remained within this domain, there existed no method by which she could defeat Woon Hak Bi.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Woon Hak Bi continuously unleashed the Dual Righteousness Finger Technique, his body trembled as though receiving something anew.
Click.
Then suddenly he sheathed his sword.
The ultimate killing sword that seized the perfect instant and allowed one to savor death through sight alone.
He was about to unfold the Meteor Moon Passing Technique.
“I can see your death now.”
With his hand gripping the sword hilt, Woon Hak Bi moved like a phantom, following Bu Eunseol as she evaded the Dual Righteousness Finger Technique.
The moment she revealed even the slightest opening, Bu Eunseol’s neck would be severed without fail.
Whoosh!
Was it a moment of distraction?
The Dual Righteousness Finger Technique grazed Bu Eunseol’s cheek and burrowed deep into the earth.
Click.
In that instant, the sword hilt in Woon Hak Bi’s grip moved slightly.
The Meteor Moon Passing Technique was about to unfold.
Whoosh.
Sensing this, Bu Eunseol spun her body at high speed, then unleashed the Extreme Speed Shadowless Technique with all her might.
As a result, Woon Hak Bi failed to seize the perfect instant needed to unfold the Meteor Moon Passing Technique.
And was forced to halt his offensive momentarily.
Thud, thud, thud.
As Bu Eunseol landed back on the ground, blood dripped onto the earth.
Woon Hak Bi gazed upon her form, now bearing wounds in countless places, and smiled faintly.
“Has your struggle finally ended?”
Instead of answering, Bu Eunseol stared down at the blood pooling on the ground.
‘….’
In truth, he had deliberately refrained from counterattacking until now, merely evading Woon Hak Bi’s assaults.
If the Jung Sun Ga were to truly mobilize,
and if that Baek Pal Sung’s power dominated a certain domain,
then he would need to precisely comprehend the essence of Baek Pal Sung’s abilities going forward.
Otherwise, he might fall victim to Baek Pal Sung, never knowing when or what form of power would be unleashed.
And now,
at last, he had found the thread connecting it all.
‘So that’s what it was.’
The Jung Sun Ga had lured Gong Son Dan Gyeong, the Murim Alliance’s most senior elder, to ensure his death.
They had sent Woon Hak Bi, who possessed the terrifying power of the Finger Counting Star, to establish a domain in this place.
If they had gone to such lengths for perfection,
if they truly wanted to ensure his death,
they should have brought subordinates capable of fighting within the Finger Counting Star’s domain.
Yet the Jung Sun Ga, as if they were incompetent fools,
had sent only Woon Hak Bi alone, luring him to this isolated mountain lodge.
Which meant,
Woon Hak Bi had to come to Shinwol Mountain Lodge
alone for a specific reason.
‘The domain.’
Woon Hak Bi had established his domain within Shinwol Mountain Lodge.
And within that domain, he had instantly absorbed Bu Eunseol’s abilities.
What was remarkable was that there wasn’t a single ant in Shinwol Mountain Lodge.
Not even the frogs or insects commonly found around mountain lodges deep in the forest.
“No one else can enter this domain with me.”
Bu Eunseol smiled faintly.
“That’s why you lured me to this remote place. You couldn’t allow even another person or a small animal to be present.”
Woon Hak Bi’s complexion shifted slightly.
He hadn’t expected her to comprehend the entirety of his power in such a brief span of time.
“What difference does knowing that make.”
Woon Hak Bi smiled.
“No one can enter this interior. And I’ve stationed subordinates around the lodge and throughout this region, blocking any approach by any individual.”
He spoke with confidence.
“Even if you dispatched vast armies from the Demon Palace or the Murim Alliance, they could never reach this place.”
“I don’t need vast armies.”
Whiiiiit.
As Bu Eunseol drew upon her inner power and whistled, the ground around the mountain lodge began to tremble as if struck by an earthquake.
Seeing this, Woon Hak Bi burst into laughter.
“Foolish. Knowing I would deploy my domain around this lodge, would I have left even a single insect in the earth?”
Remarkably, to fully deploy the perfect Finger Counting Star’s power, Woon Hak Bi had eliminated moles, snakes, and other creatures dwelling beneath the soil.
I had already detected and neutralized all the animals as well.
Because of these constraints.
No matter how mysterious and formidable the power of the Star Finger technique may be, one cannot become the greatest under heaven.
Click.
Woon Hak Bi assumed the stance of the Tal Yeosung Weol Sik technique, facing Bu Eunseol as she drew upon her inner energy.
“You will die here.”
Screech.
Yet from the distant sky came the cry of a hawk.
At the same moment, a massive carrier eagle began circling above Bu Eunseol’s head.
It turned out that Bu Eunseol had used tremendous inner energy to project a whistle sound across dozens of leagues or more, summoning a carrier eagle kept by Sa Hon Dae.
“Hahaha! Even if you’ve called it, how do you plan to bring it inside? You won’t be able to break through the wall I’ve created in this domain, will you?”
Woon Hak Bi burst into laughter, but Bu Eunseol wore a cold smile.
“We’ll see.”
Click.
Bu Eunseol also sheathed the Muk Hon Sword and assumed the stance of the Tal Yeosung Weol Sik technique.
“While I cannot break through the domain’s wall, I’ve already created a gap large enough to let in a single carrier eagle.”
“Then try it.”
“No, only when I can kill you perfectly.”
A brilliant light blazed forth from Bu Eunseol’s eyes.
“The moment you unfold your technique, I’ll bring the carrier eagle inside. That way, your head will surely be severed.”
And she began observing Woon Hak Bi while radiating a sharp aura.
He too was seeking to spot an opening and unfold the Tal Yeosung Weol Sik technique.
“You’re bluffing.”
Woon Hak Bi wore a contemptuous smile.
“Do you really think you can deceive me with such lies?”
If there were truly a way to bring the carrier eagle inside, she would do it now and be done.
There would be no need to wait for such a precarious moment to bring it in.
“How tedious.”
Bu Eunseol, a smile playing at her lips,
“I’ll make it easy for you to unfold the Yeosung Weol Sik technique.”
Whoosh.
She drew the Muk Hon Sword once more and slowly walked toward Woon Hak Bi.
Step by step.
With each stride, a faint radiance bloomed around her body.
‘Is she serious?’
Woon Hak Bi’s brow twitched.
The Yeosung Weol Sik technique was an ultimate swift killing blade that seized a perfect moment to sever an opponent’s life in an instant.
Yet she was calmly walking forward, inviting him to unfold it?
‘Does she truly have a way to bring that carrier eagle inside at the critical moment?’
If the carrier eagle were to enter from inside while he used the power of the Star Finger technique?
My domain would crumble entirely.
If that happened, I could lose my head without even understanding why—death without comprehension.
“Indeed, a man worthy of holding positions in both the Demon Palace and the Murim Alliance with two identities.”
Woon Hak Bi smiled faintly.
“The rumors say your greatness stems not merely from exceptional martial prowess, but from brilliant strategy and cunning schemes.”
“….”
“Yet even if your strategy were truly so formidable, you couldn’t instantly shatter a domain that even the Main House’s own members cannot dismantle.”
Woon Hak Bi smiled faintly.
“You must be displaying false strength to bait weaknesses….”
Screeeee.
At that moment, the war eagle circling in the sky cried out once more.
Flinch.
In that instant, Woon Hak Bi’s body jerked involuntarily.
The war eagle was diving low as if it would truly enter this domain.
“Why don’t you attack?”
Bu Eunseol wore a subtle smile.
“If you’re anxious, why not unleash your martial arts instead of relying on Baek Pal Sung’s power?”
“….”
“Do the Jung Sun Ga members only flap their mouths while neglecting proper martial cultivation?”
“Don’t spout nonsense!”
Of course the Jung Sun Ga cultivated martial arts, and their level surpassed most sects in the Murim.
But the problem was that the opponent before me was a master whose martial arts proved utterly ineffective.
‘This monster doesn’t lose even to the masters of previous generations.’
If the domain shattered, I could never win through martial arts alone.
Woon Hak Bi had no choice but to be cautious.
“You fear the domain breaking.”
Bu Eunseol smiled.
“Because you can’t win through martial arts?”
Was it keen perception, or could he peer into one’s very soul?
This monster of a man.
He deduced much from expressions alone.
“If you won’t come, I’ll go.”
Bu Eunseol released the sword hilt and walked forward slowly.
At that natural movement and bearing, Woon Hak Bi felt his mind might shatter.
―Does this monster truly possess the ability to deploy the war eagle at the critical moment?
―Is he displaying false strength? Would such a man gamble with his own life?
Woon Hak Bi’s eyes trembled ceaselessly, his expression contorting.
He did not know.
This was a method Ma Cheon Je favored—creating minute fractures in an enemy’s mind.
Eroding the advantages the enemy possessed.
turning it into a weakness instead—such was the psychological warfare technique.
Even Geom Joon, who had tempered the Natural Sword, suffered a mental breakdown from a single word spoken by Ma Cheon Je.
In the end, wasn’t he killed after converting the Natural Sword back to ordinary martial techniques?
‘Even Baek Pal Sung is not omnipotent.’
A faint glimmer passed through Bu Eunseol’s eyes.
At last, I had discerned Woon Hak Bi’s weakness.
‘This man has never trained himself.’
Though Baek Pal Sung’s power transcended martial techniques, wielding it was ultimately the work of a human being.
But Woon Hak Bi relied on his innate strength and had never cultivated his body or spirit.
In truth, it was only natural.
Why would he need training when he could absorb all the martial abilities of masters who entered his domain?
‘An ordinary Murim master would have launched an immediate assault without wavering at such words.’
In fact, the psychological warfare I had laid out was far more than mere talk of the Cheon Seo Eung.
Yet Woon Hak Bi was merely—
frightened by a single statement that the Cheon Seo Eung could be sent in.
Unable to maintain a complete spirit, he remained in constant anxiety.
―What if the domain’s power weakened even slightly when unleashing his techniques?
―Would this domain be destroyed in an instant, and would I fall to his blade?
Bu Eunseol could read Woon Hak Bi’s thoughts as clearly as if they were written in his eyes.
“To become a master who dominates Tianxia, one must above all maintain an unwavering spirit.”
Bu Eunseol let out a sigh.
“Is this the fate of power obtained for free?”
Even if one possessed power capable of shattering Tianxia,
if one harbored an imperfect spirit?
Then only defeat remained.
“Hehehehe.”
Yet Woon Hak Bi lowered his head and chuckled softly,
“Hahahaha!”
then suddenly burst into wild laughter.
“You think everything will end if the domain is merely destroyed?”
Then he waved his hand.
With a whoosh, all the transparent walls blocking the surroundings vanished.
Had he truly given up on killing Bu Eunseol?
“I wondered why he specifically sent me to you…”
Woon Hak Bi’s body became transparent.
Uuuung.
At the same time, his movements and expressions
began to gradually transform, mirroring Bu Eunseol who stood before him.
“Hmm.”
When Bu Eunseol furrowed her brow, Woon Hak Bi furrowed his as well.
It was not imitation, but rather like a reflection in a mirror—executed with perfect simultaneity.
“What a peculiar technique.”
Zing.
Spotting an opening in Woon Hak Bi’s movements, crimson light erupted from Bu Eunseol’s Muk Hon Sword.
She had unleashed the Tal Youseong Chuewol Technique.
Crash!
Yet something astonishing occurred.
Woon Hak Bi, with perfect simultaneity,
deployed the Tal Youseong Chuewol Technique at the identical angle and strike point.
Clang!
With a metallic ring, sparks bloomed at the tips of their blades, and both Bu Eunseol and Woon Hak Bi retreated simultaneously.
“This technique is called the Hyunyao Secret Mirror. Only a true Jisusungseong can unfold it.”
Woon Hak Bi burst into laughter.
“Now you and I have become one body. Can you kill yourself? Hahahaha!”
The ultimate secret art and power of Jisusungseong.
It was a technique where the boundary between you and me vanished, transforming enemy and self into a single existence.
Unity of object and self, becoming as one with me—such was its nature.
“I have become a nightmare that cannot be killed by any means!”
“Kill yourself, you say…”
“Yes. If you kill me, you will die as well.”
Bu Eunseol’s eyes grew transparent.
I had witnessed Geom Joon’s natural sword directly with my own eyes, and in gaining profound enlightenment,
Ak Moo Ryung had embedded my body into stone, allowing me to grasp a fragment of the Great Flame Qi in a state of absolute stillness.
And through this, I had been able to conceive a sword technique that could naturally reverse all things.
Yet it remained incomplete—less a technique to sever an enemy’s life than a mutual destruction move.
Rather, it resembled a self-annihilation sword technique that suppressed my own power.
But when Woon Hak Bi deployed the Hyunyao Secret Mirror, a perfect second self appeared before me.
There existed in this world a being perfectly identical to me, and I could observe it clearly from without?
Then even if I killed myself, could that truly be called self-annihilation?
“How intriguing.”
Bu Eunseol smiled.
Through the Hyunyao Secret Mirror that Woon Hak Bi had deployed, I had instead gained an immeasurable profound insight.
And I had discovered a clue to express my newly conceived sword technique in an entirely different manner.
Whoosh.
A gentle breeze blew from somewhere.
And that wind,
passed by Bu Eunseol’s Muk Hon Sword, reaching toward Woon Hak Bi who held the same face and stance.
It was a pleasant breeze.
For Bu Eunseol, who held a breath of the Great Flame Qi within.
But for Woon Hak Bi, who possessed the bizarre power called Baek Pal Sung, it was not.
Crack!
A bone-chilling sound echoed through Woon Hak Bi’s body as it met the wind.
This wind, infused with the mysteries of Natural Sword technique, possessed the power to align all things with their natural course.
In other words, it rendered every force identical to its own, making the false appear genuinely true.
An extremely unnatural artificial technique had been transformed into something natural in an instant.
Whoosh.
As all forces suddenly reversed their flow, Woon Hak Bi staggered like a drunkard, blood spilling from his lips.
“Cough!”
Merely by being exposed to the bizarre wind that Bu Eunseol unleashed, he had suffered severe internal injuries.
“This cannot be!”
Woon Hak Bi drew upon all his strength to elevate his power.
“You must die with me!”
Together with that declaration, he pushed the artificial technique’s power to its maximum, yet
Swish.
Bu Eunseol paid no attention whatsoever to Woon Hak Bi’s movements, her gaze fixed upon the distant sky.
It was as though she had completely forgotten his very existence.
“Geom Joon, he truly has reached a boundless realm,” she sighed softly.
She murmured quietly to herself.
“Created neither by force nor intention, yet arising naturally… lacking nothing whatsoever…”
“Die!”
At that moment, a destructive force capable of annihilating all things flowed from Woon Hak Bi’s blade.
It was the accumulation of all Bu Eunseol’s power that had entered his domain.
A final technique that poured forth every ounce of his life force.
Whoosh.
With hands clasped behind her back, Bu Eunseol had kept the Muk Hon Sword hidden at her back—now she extended it forward once more.
Then, like mist rising from a lakeside at dawn where ripples danced upon the water’s surface, such a landscape appeared behind her.
Shhhh.
And that mist passed through Woon Hak Bi’s body, vanishing into the distant sky.
Thud.
In that instant, Woon Hak Bi’s grip loosened and his blade fell.
He stared at Bu Eunseol in disbelief.
“What manner of sword technique is this?”
“Musang Cheon Ryu, Ninth Form.”
Bu Eunseol’s eyes were infinitely serene.
“Gangho Mist Waves.”
Inspired by a single technique from Geom Joon’s Natural Sword, the Ninth Form of Musang Cheon Ryu had finally revealed itself to the Murim.
“Gangho Mist Waves… I see.”
Woon Hak Bi murmured in a hollow tone, his spirit seemingly departed.
Spurt!
Simultaneously, blood erupted from his seven orifices.
All of Baek Pal Sung’s followers possessed bodies identical to the Diamond Immortal, granting them terrifying regenerative power.
However, the moment they were struck by the Gangho Yeon Wave, all their supernatural strength vanished, leaving them with ordinary flesh and blood.
“Do not mistake this for victory.”
Woon Hak Bi, bleeding profusely from his seven orifices, spoke in a low voice.
“After all, that person foresaw this entire situation.”
“That person?”
Bu Eunseol felt a strange thought take shape.
Woon Hak Bi was a member of Jung Sun Ga.
The one he served should naturally be the Jung Sun Ga Master.
Yet why use such a reverential expression?
Could there truly be a hidden mastermind controlling Jung Sun Ga from the shadows?
“Indeed. That person is a Divine Being who orchestrates all affairs under heaven. Your death is already sealed.”
The light was fading from Woon Hak Bi’s eyes.
“Where is Gong Son Dan Gyeong?”
“At Cheonshim Valley.”
Even as death approached, Woon Hak Bi wore a faint smile.
“You will surely go there, will you not? Because that person said you would.”
“….”
“But that place shall become your tomb. Hehehehe.”
Woon Hak Bi, blood streaming from his mouth, burst into wild laughter.
“Kahahaha! There awaits that person’s…something you could never dare imagine!”
Thud.
He died without finishing his words, his eyes wide open in death.
Bu Eunseol fell silent, lost in deep contemplation.
A Divine Being who commands all affairs under heaven, who dominates Jung Sun Ga, who knows Gong Son Dan Gyeong—this hidden mastermind.
Why would such a person seek to kill her?
No—why would they seek to kill Seon Woo Jin, the Director of the Murim Alliance’s Intelligence Bureau?
“I shall learn the reason soon enough.”
Casting aside her musings, Bu Eunseol drew her inner power to its maximum.
To topple the Murim Alliance.
And to handle the various matters ahead, I need Gong Son Dan Gyeong alive.
Beyond that, I would not allow Gong Son Dan Gyeong to perish at the hands of worthless people.
Boom!
Bu Eunseol, channeling the Thunder Divine Technique, leaped toward the distant sky in a single bound.
Even knowing it was clearly a trap.
I would go to Cheonshim Valley to save Gong Son Dan Gyeong.

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