The Life of a Wise Cult Leader - Chapter 221

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100th Floor All Master Chapter 221

49th Floor. Martial Realm. Secret Manual (6)

First Step.

Hundreds of hidden weapons flying toward Kang Jun-hyeok lose their power and fall. The sword aura disappears without a trace.

All the power in the surroundings literally scatters away.

The eyes of the Blood Shadow Demon Lord’s subordinates widen.

“Hm?”

“Wh-what?”

They wouldn’t understand, but the current space was similar to a temporary vacuum state of the universe being deployed.

Of course, if examined closely, there were considerable differences both essentially and phenomenally, but it was such a strange phenomenon that could only be described that way.

“What… are you doing?”

The flustered ones draw their swords. They don’t know what he did, but the hidden weapons don’t work. Then they’ll attack directly!

Kang Jun-hyeok lifted his leg again.

Second Step.

“Ah?”

In an instant, the bodies of those rushing forward staggered. Some among them couldn’t control their bodies and rolled on the ground.

“My, my power.”

“My qi!”

The powerful internal energy contained within their bodies.

It scattered momentarily.

They became close to ordinary farmers. They hastily drew up their internal energy again, but couldn’t easily escape from the mental shock.

Kang Jun-hyeok lifted his foot again.

Their instincts warned them.

That foot must not press down on the earth.

“Stop…”

But the foot leisurely pressed down on the earth.

The final Third Step.

“Gaaahhh!”

“Cough!”

The subordinates vomit blood and collapse to the floor. They were forcibly thrown into qi deviation.

‘Wh-what is this!’

A subordinate who had reached the Transformation realm looked at Kang Jun-hyeok with eyes filled with shock.

‘How could he do this to me with just three steps!’

He wasn’t stupid. He could tell that each of those steps contained mysterious energy he couldn’t understand.

But he too was a master of the Transformation realm.

For someone like him to collapse like this. It was hard to accept.

Kang Jun-hyeok was equally surprised.

Sovereign’s Three Steps.

He could understand what kind of martial art this was.

It contained the Realm of Absolute Suppression of Heaven and Earth in his footsteps, expanding it to the surroundings and imbuing each step with separate power.

The first step nullified any power manifested within range.

The second step nullified the power possessed by all life existing within range.

And the final third step caused a reversal of all power existing within range.

[Beonjwa’s fourth technique. Sovereign’s Three Steps. Not bad at all.]

“…It’s too strong.”

Among the opponents were those of the Transformation realm. There were even two masters of the same Second Tier. But even those two couldn’t resist the Sovereign’s Three Steps. Manbinggi spoke indifferently.

[Those things consumed most of their power getting here. Since they can’t properly control their own power, they had no choice but to be greatly affected by the Sovereign’s Three Steps. Moreover, even within the same tier, there are great differences in power. Those things appear to be at the bottom at best.]

“But even so, affecting them to this extent is strange.”

[Then it’s simple.]

Manbinggi continued quietly.

[You’re no longer on the same level as those things.]

“Hmm.”

Kang Jun-hyeok, who had been still for a moment, drew his sword. Fear appeared on the faces of the Blood Shadow Demon Lord’s subordinates.

Before long, Kang Jun-hyeok emerged from Cheonmu Gorge.

The sword he held was stained with blood. Coming outside, he saw countless corpses and a man standing over them. The Blood Shadow Demon Lord muttered as if surprised.

“Did Beonjwa’s subordinates lose?”

“That’s what happened.”

“You’re stronger than I thought.”

Despite his subordinates being brutally killed, no anger showed on the Blood Shadow Demon Lord’s face. He just looked at Kang Jun-hyeok with interest.

“You. Come under Beonjwa.”

The Blood Shadow Demon Lord made a proposal to Kang Jun-hyeok.

“I’m more interested in you than those worthless trash. Serve under Beonjwa and conquer the martial realm, and I’ll give you a third of it.”

“Don’t you have a more special proposal? How boring.”

At the rejection, the Blood Shadow Demon Lord smiled coldly.

“If you insist on drinking punishment, it can’t be helped.”

With angry words, blood scattered everywhere rose up drop by drop.

“You also handled blood like Beonjwa. But that wasn’t martial arts. It was a separate power. It was close to a fundamental concept.”

The Blood Shadow Demon Lord was a master of the Third Tier. He vaguely noticed that Kang Jun-hyeok’s dominion over blood was the power of Jinjo.

“I don’t know where you came from, but try unleashing it freely. Beonjwa will crush all strange arts with martial prowess.”

“Sorry to disappoint when you seem expectant.”

Kang Jun-hyeok smiled coldly.

“I will face you with martial arts alone.”

Neither Jinjo’s divine power nor the Tower’s skills. Without handling anything, with martial arts alone.

At the words that he dared not use his full power before him, anger appeared on the Blood Shadow Demon Lord’s face.

“How dare, how dare! You try to mock Beonjwa!”

Swish!

The blood drops turn sharp. They contain power to crush fortress walls and shatter seas. That ability to handle qi and imbue absolute destructive power into blood as a medium was the Blood Shadow Demon Lord’s mighty martial art.

“Die.”

With a murderous voice, blood pours down in streams.

Powers pouring down without a single gap.

Kang Jun-hyeok lifted his foot.

First Step.

The pouring blood loses power and falls to the ground. The Blood Shadow Demon Lord’s eyes widen.

“What!”

Second Step.

The internal energy existing within the Blood Shadow Demon Lord’s body scatters momentarily.

And Third Step.

“Graaahhh!”

The internal energy in his dantian flows backward. The Blood Shadow Demon Lord forcibly suppresses it. Kang Jun-hyeok shows interest.

“It doesn’t work on someone at the Third Tier level.”

“You bastard!”

Rumble!

Blood rises again and pours down. Kang Jun-hyeok quickly dodges and lifts his foot again.

But the Blood Shadow Demon Lord had realized the mysterious power contained in each step. He didn’t easily give openings and roughly poured out his power.

But it didn’t matter. Kang Jun-hyeok caught his breath. The internal energy in his body became completely empty.

Swoosh.

The moment the blood drops tried to pierce his body sharply, they scattered helplessly.

Third technique. Void Heaven Power Dispersion.

Originally, that technique could only be used when all power was consumed, but as proficiency increased, he became able to handle it to some degree.

The technique that originally could only be used after exhausting all his strength had become somewhat manageable as his proficiency improved.

“Huh.”

The Blood Demon Patriarch let out a bitter laugh. He had no choice but to acknowledge it. The martial arts that man wielded were of a higher caliber than his own.

‘…What the hell is that?’

Even he, a master of the Transcendent realm, couldn’t grasp its principles. He could tell it was martial arts by observing the flow of internal energy, but if not for that, he would have thought it was sorcery rather than martial arts.

‘I’ll have to change my approach.’

Control and eliminate the force itself.

Then, with a force so strong that he cannot do so.

Wooooong.

Energy gathered at the Blood Demon Patriarch’s fingertips. Blood-red energy materialized and took form. Kang Jun-hyeok muttered.

“Gang-gi?”

“Blood Claw Finger Force. I’ll smash that strange martial art of yours to pieces.”

Kwoong!

The distance closed in an instant. Kang Jun-hyeok twisted his body to evade. Such power couldn’t be erased with Gunrim Sambo or Heocheon Ryeoksosan.

But it didn’t matter. What he had obtained this time wasn’t just Gunrim Sambo alone.

Energy gathered on Kang Jun-hyeok’s sword. Seeing the wavering energy like a heat haze, the Blood Demon Patriarch sneered.

“Drawing sword aura against gang-gi? How utterly foolish.”

Sword aura was a technique that could only be wielded upon reaching the pinnacle realm.

In contrast, gang-gi was an absolute technique that could only be properly handled upon reaching the Transcendent realm.

A mighty force that cut through and crushed everything it touched. Mere sword aura couldn’t stand against it.

“Is that so?”

Kang Jun-hyeok smiled faintly and swung his sword. The Blood Demon Patriarch’s face, who was about to charge while dismissing him, instantly hardened.

“Kuk!”

He quickly twisted his body. At the same moment, a fierce slash was carved into the spot where he had been.

Chwajajajajaak!

Kang Jun-hyeok moved his arm. Dozens of sword marks were carved into the world in succession. The Blood Demon Patriarch, rapidly moving his body, realized.

‘It’s not something like shooting sword aura. This is… wielding sword aura itself in the form of lines!’

Sharp sword aura consecutively tore through the world.

It was as if he had summoned the air currents spread high in the sky above.

It was extremely violent and had a long range. It wasn’t simple sword aura.

[Heavenly Sword Aura.]

The sword aura of heaven.

That was the name of this sword aura.

‘But!’

The Blood Demon Patriarch thrust out his hand.

The gang-gi contained in his fingers literally tore through the Heavenly Sword Aura.

Though powerful, it was meaningless before gang-gi. The Blood Demon Patriarch tore through the Heavenly Sword Aura and closed the distance. Kang Jun-hyeok caught his breath.

“Whoo.”

The heat haze contained in the sword was instantly compressed. He swung it toward the thrust finger.

Kaaaaaang!

Finger and sword collided and clashed.

The Blood Demon Patriarch’s eyes widened.

“How!”

For mere sword aura to block gang-gi! It was impossible. Kang Jun-hyeok stepped forward and thrust his sword.

Kagagagak!

‘Heavy!’

The Blood Demon Patriarch felt as if the earth itself was contained within the sword.

[Earth Sword Aura.]

The sword aura of earth.

Kaaaaaang!

The weight and density contained within that sword aura could even withstand gang-gi.

“Keuuk!”

The Blood Demon Patriarch, being pushed back, gritted his teeth. For sword aura to withstand gang-gi. That itself could be understood, even if forced.

But even so, it should have only created a means of response. The fundamental gap in caliber should have been insurmountable.

Yet Kang Jun-hyeok wasn’t being pushed back against him now. He blocked attacks, counterattacked, and fought head-on. That meant one thing.

“You’ve crossed… the wall!”

“Though it’s not the Transcendent realm you speak of.”

Players weren’t ordinary beings of the universe. With the assistance of stats and skills, judging their strength was quite tricky.

But at least one thing was certain.

That Kang Jun-hyeok had now reached the Triad Realm.

Eldiria muttered as if amazed.

[The Triad Realm in just a few years. An astounding speed.]

“But even so!”

You cannot defeat me. The Blood Demon Patriarch charged.

“With just this much, you cannot bring me down!”

“Who said this was my limit?”

Kang Jun-hyeok stepped back.

Heavenly Sword Aura and Earth Sword Aura.

Those two sword auras weren’t techniques.

They were closer to skills naturally obtained as his mastery of Manbinggi’s martial arts increased.

Wooooong.

The sword aura of heaven and the sword aura of earth began to gather simultaneously. Heavily, yet like a storm, they manifested in the world.

The Blood Demon Patriarch hesitated. The contradictory energies were perfectly fusing with each other. It was a very beautiful flow of energy that made one stare as if entranced without realizing it.

The fifth technique.

Heaven and Earth Sword Aura – Open.

Kang Jun-hyeok drew his sword.

Sword aura containing the weight of the earth thrust forward, cutting through the line.

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