The Patriarch of the Northern Heavens - Chapter 26

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Master of the Bukcheon Sword Family – Chapter 26

“Summary execution?”
Wang Jin’s face contorted.
It was only natural—he’d just been sentenced to death right here, without even a proper trial.
Especially since he’d always looked down on me, this must have been an indescribable humiliation for him.
“Ha, haha. Hahahaha!”
After twisting his face for a moment, Wang Jin suddenly erupted into mad, uncontrolled laughter.
“How amusing, young master. Or should I say, Jin Muyeol? You actually think someone like you can execute me?”
“There’s nothing I can’t do.”
“You’ve been riding high lately, haven’t you? Gone mad, it seems. Fine then. I’ll kill you, slaughter the rest of these Jipbepdang dogs here, and walk out of this place.”
“Elder Wang! What are you saying!”
Seo Un-hui, the master of Jipbepdang, raised his voice in protest.
He seemed genuinely enraged by Wang Jin’s words.
“Even now, you should submit gracefully! Have you no pride as an elder of the Bukcheon Sword Family?”
“Hmph. What pride is there in being an elder of a family that’s already crumbling?”
Wang Jin scoffed.
“And the rest of you should think carefully about serving as hunting dogs beneath this young master. He seems impressive now, doesn’t he? But soon enough, the family will return to how it was.”
“You….”
“Master Seo. There’s no need to listen to the ravings of a madman.”
I stopped the indignant Seo Un-hui and spoke.
“With no escape route and clear evidence of his crimes, he’s just spouting nonsense in desperation. How pathetic.”
“You….”
“Then I’m going. Master Seo, prevent them from fleeing, but don’t interfere.”
I left the warning hanging and surged forward.
Gale Slash.
A terrifying blade strike tore through the air toward Wang Jin’s neck.
But then again, he was an elder—someone of considerable rank.
“Impossible!”
He blocked my strike without difficulty.
It was thanks to Wang Jin himself being a supreme master, possessing formidable martial prowess.
“What’s your game? You really intend to face me alone?”
“My body’s been itching for action lately. I needed an opponent to gain real combat experience.”
“What? Hehehehe! So you really are mad. A man who was gasping for breath and on death’s door not long ago, and now you’re acting so composed?”
Wang Jin’s eyes flashed with ferocity.
“You probably think those behind you will help if you’re in danger. But I’ll kill you before that happens!”
Overwhelming force erupted from Wang Jin’s body—power that could shatter stone.
I retreated slightly from him while simultaneously drawing upon the Vajra Yaksha Technique.
A soft golden aura spread outward.
Wang Jin appeared momentarily startled by my display, but he quickly shifted into a combat stance.
We clashed again, our blades meeting in a shower of sparks.
Clang! Crash! Crash!
With each collision of steel, a numbing shock reverberated through my arms.
My palms burned and my muscles screamed in protest.
Yet it was not I who bore the brunt of the impact—it was Wang Jin.
His eyes twisted with bewilderment.
He had expected to end me in a single breath, yet I had effortlessly parried his assault.
“How is this possible? You were hiding your strength!”
“Something like that.”
I had heard this same refrain from so many opponents that I no longer bothered to explain myself.
I moved in a circle around Wang Jin, executing the Phantom Thief King’s footwork.
My body traced afterimages as I danced through the space between us.
Then, in a sudden burst of ferocity, I surged forward.
I unleashed the Gale Step—the family’s signature technique.
Immediately following was a devastating thrust: the opening strike of the Gale Burst.
“Tch!”
Recognizing he could not block it, Wang Jin twisted his body desperately to evade.
But my attack flowed like water, seamlessly transitioning. As the Gale Burst missed, I pivoted my blade sideways, unleashing the Gale Cyclone Slash in rapid succession.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
A relentless barrage of cuts descended upon him with vicious intent.
Each strike carried enough force to fell a thick tree in a single blow—a burden even for a supreme master like Wang Jin.
He seemed to have resolved to employ his final technique.
“Insolent worm!”
A deep hum resonated from his blade.
An ominous radiance poured forth from Wang Jin’s sword.
Simultaneously, a Sword Aura manifested—far sharper and more solid than mere blade energy.
The Sword Aura he had conjured deflected my assault.
Believing the advantage had shifted back to him, he twisted his lips into a cruel smile.
“Well done. I acknowledge it. You are far stronger than I imagined. To have concealed such power and survived this long is impressive. But.”
He leveled his Sword Aura-infused blade at me as he spoke.
“That ends today. I told you before—when a person changes suddenly, it is a dangerous signal that they may die. Today, I will prove it by cutting you down.”
“Young Master! This is dangerous—please withdraw! We will join the fight!”
Seo Un-hui’s urgent voice called from behind me.
Seeing the enemy deploy a Sword Aura, he feared I might be in peril and moved to intervene.
But I remained composed.
Instead, I channeled the Vajra Yaksha Divine Art to its maximum capacity.
A deep hum filled the air.
The golden radiance enveloping my body intensified further.
Soon it clung to me like a second skin.
The golden aura vanished simultaneously.
Though it appeared to have disappeared on the surface, I could be certain of one thing: my bones and muscles had hardened, and my physical abilities had increased tremendously.
‘I succeeded.’
This was the secret technique of the Diamond Yaksha Divine Art—Yaksha Transformation.
I couldn’t yet fully unleash the true power of the Diamond Yaksha, but….
Even a fragment of it was a formidable technique to wield.
I quietly infused my blade with sword energy. Though it was sword energy, an incredibly dense golden aura now resided within the steel.
“What?!”
Everyone who witnessed it gasped in shock.
What I had just unleashed clearly contained an extraordinary power.
That’s right. Mine was potent enough to be called Sword Force without question.
“How, how are you using Sword Force?! This is impossible!”
Wang Jin cried out in disbelief.
Even though he had seen it clearly before his eyes, he seemed desperate to deny reality itself.
But this was unmistakably Sword Force.
I had summoned it temporarily through the experience I had gained in my first life and the enhancement of Yaksha Transformation.
‘Of course, for now I can only use it while maintaining Yaksha Transformation….’
But that was sufficient for the moment.
Boom!
My body, having planted itself firmly on the ground, closed the distance between us in an instant.
Wang Jin swung his blade toward my neck in a desperate attempt to defend himself.
But I was already countering his strike with my own blade.
Screech!
A chilling sound as metal was severed as easily as a radish.
Wang Jin’s eyes went pale as he gripped the halved blade.
He stared at me in utter disbelief.
But I merely left him with a final word before driving my blade toward his neck.
“Farewell.”
Whoosh!
Wang Jin’s head soared into the sky.
His body, staggering for a moment, collapsed to the ground with a dull thud.
“No….”
Seo Un-hui and the other martial artists of Jipbepdang stood frozen, their mouths agape in stunned silence.
But that silence was short-lived.
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”
“The Young Master has won!”
Belatedly grasping their victory, they erupted in cheers that shook the heavens and earth.
“Phew.”
I exhaled lightly and wiped the blood from my blade.
“You’ve worked hard.”
Sa Gong-cheon and Gong Hyun, who had been hiding nearby, approached me. Both wore expressions of shock.
“When you told us not to interfere, I wondered what you were thinking….”
“So you had complete confidence all along.”
Deep trust gleamed in the eyes of the two men as they looked at me.
Having witnessed such a scene firsthand, there was no helping it.
I smiled wickedly and sheathed my sword as I spoke.
“Honestly, I wasn’t certain. I simply didn’t want to miss a chance to fight against a supreme master.”
This was for the growth of the Golden Adamantine Yaksha Divine Art.
It grew stronger the more one pushed oneself to the brink, the more one continued to fight against powerful opponents.
So I wanted to accumulate as much combat experience as possible. That was why I kept refusing Sa Gong-cheon whenever he offered to fight.
“In any case, we’ve landed a big catch. Lord Seo Un-hui. Did you secure the evidence?”
“Yes. Before he arrived, I had already secured the Black Snake Society’s ledgers, the confession of the Black Snake Society’s leader, and the tribute money they had accumulated. Additionally, I captured the two subordinates who came with him and dealt with him as a flagrant offender, so there should be no further complaints.”
“Excellent. I shall place my trust in you alone.”
We returned to the Bukcheon Sword Family, dragging the Black Snake Society’s captives with us.
Naturally, the Bukcheon Sword Family was thrown into turmoil.

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This incident was nothing short of a major scandal.
Who could have imagined that one of the elders of the Bukcheon Sword Family had conspired with the Black Bandits and sold the family’s name to extort protection money from innocent commoners?
The matter was so absurd that many refused to believe it at first.
But we presented the evidence one piece at a time.
As a result.
“Good heavens….”
“Wang Jin, you mad bastard!”
“How dare you sell the family’s name to line your own pockets!”
The members of the Bukcheon Sword Family were beside themselves with fury.
This was a matter directly tied to the family’s honor.
Father immediately convened a family council.
“Lord of Jipbepdang. Investigate Wang Jin’s quarters thoroughly to determine whether this was Wang Jin’s independent action or if there is someone else behind him.”
“Yes, Family Head.”
“If evidence emerges that anyone is involved in this incident, they will face severe punishment. I will make no exceptions for anyone.”
Father issued a stern warning to the terrified family members.
Even Elder Won-ju Lee Tae-gyeom and his faction dared not object to this matter. Given the gravity of the situation, if they stepped forward, they risked drawing suspicion upon themselves.
“Furthermore, we shall compensate the innocent commoners who suffered losses in this incident by returning the money that was taken from them, and we shall restore the honor of the Bukcheon Sword Family. Does anyone object?”
“….”
Of course there were no objections. Father surveyed the assembly with suspicious eyes, particularly toward Elder Won-ju’s faction, and concluded the meeting.
“Everyone return to your quarters. Until Lord Seo Un-hui’s investigation is complete, anyone displaying suspicious behavior will be immediately detained.”
“Yes.”
With those words, the senior members dispersed.
“Damn it all…!”
Elder Won-ju Lee Tae-gyeom returned to his quarters, grinding his teeth in unbridled fury.
“Wang Jin, you absolute idiot—how did you let yourself get caught doing something like this!”
Crash!
Unable to contain his rage, Lee Tae-gyeom obliterated an innocent table.
With this incident, the Elder faction’s influence had been cut in half—it was enough to turn anyone’s stomach inside out.
‘And worse,’
Lee Tae-gyeom bellowed toward the door, his face contorted with anger.
“Is anyone there! Bring that cursed Sa Gong-cheon to me at once!”
Soon a servant retrieved Sa Gong-cheon, who had just returned home after finishing his escort duties.
Lee Tae-gyeom seized Sa Gong-cheon by the collar and roared at him.
“What were you doing that you failed to notice the Young Master engaging in such conduct!”
He spoke those words and drew back his hand to strike Sa Gong-cheon across the face.
But.
Snap!
The palm Lee Tae-gyeom swung never reached Sa Gong-cheon.
Before the blow could land, Sa Gong-cheon had caught his arm.
“What!?”
Lee Tae-gyeom’s face drained of color in shock.

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