The Patriarch of the Northern Heavens - Chapter 36

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Master of the Bukcheon Sword Family – Chapter 36

Shadowless Poison Spider Ju Gyeol-ryang.
He was originally one of the renowned martial artists of the Evil Faction, though his true identity was an executive belonging to Black Night City.
True to his moniker of the Poison Spider, he wielded hidden projectiles and poison techniques that made him an exceptionally troublesome adversary.
So vexing was he that even after the poison he had been researching was perfected, masters of the highest realm avoided engaging him in combat.
‘That is why I paid such a terrible price to kill him in my previous life.’
But this time, such sacrifices would not come to pass.
I had no intention whatsoever of letting him walk away from this encounter alive.
“Do you know me?”
The moment I feigned recognition, Shadowless Poison Spider, who had been waiting for us, asked with a look of mild bewilderment.
He exhaled a sigh before speaking.
“So Lee Tae-gyeom, that useless old fool, spilled everything after all. Then you must be the ones from the Bukcheon Sword Family?”
“I am Jin Muyeol, Young Master of the Bukcheon Sword Family. Surrender peacefully, and I promise to spare your life.”
Of course, it was a lie.
I harbored not the slightest intention of sparing the man who had been my father’s enemy.
Shadowless Poison Spider seemed to sense this, for he chuckled darkly.
“If you were going to say such things, you should have hidden the killing intent burning in your eyes.”
“….”
“Well, it matters not. We had no intention of surrendering anyway. This will be an excellent opportunity to acquire plenty of suitable martial artists for experimentation.”
Before his words had even finished, Shadowless Poison Spider flicked his fingers in a sudden assault.
Simultaneously, a barrage of poison pellets came rushing forward.
“Be careful!”
I cried out, stepping forward and unleashing a wind slash.
Crash!
As the blade wind collided with the poison pellets, an orange toxic mist erupted outward.
Whoosh!
I used the wind to redirect it straight back toward the enemy ranks.
Caught off guard, several of the enemies near Shadowless Poison Spider covered their noses and mouths, writhing in agony.
“What—this bastard!?”
Shadowless Poison Spider recoiled in shock.
In that moment, I issued orders to my companions.
“Captain. Lead the squad and eliminate the foot soldiers. As for Moyong Hyun-rak….”
“I will kill him.”
Moyong Hyun-rak spoke those words and charged forward.
Boom!
Sword and saber clashed, and a tremendous shockwave erupted from the impact.
My eyes widened involuntarily.
There was something hauntingly familiar about my opponent.
‘One of Hellblade Demon’s Disciples?’
This wretch was one of the disciples brought by Hellblade Demon himself—the one who had come to annihilate the Bukcheon Sword Family in my first life.
To think I would encounter two of the family’s sworn enemies in this place.
How fortunate.
The strength I remembered this creature possessing was considerable, but he would not yet be as formidable as he would become in the future.
Moyong Hyun-rak should be more than capable of defeating him.
“Ugh!”
Indeed, Hellblade Demon’s Disciple seemed caught off guard by the unexpected turn of events.
Moyong Hyun-rak unleashed his killing technique without hesitation. The opening forms of the Thirteen Heaven-Earth Sword Techniques unfolded, brilliant blade strikes pressing down upon the wretch.
‘I can trust him with this.’
That left me with but one task.
While my companions bought time, I would slay the family’s sworn enemy!
Whoosh!
My form, enveloped in wind, closed the distance to Shadowless Poison Spider in an instant.
He immediately drew a dagger and swung it toward my throat.
But it was slow.
I had already sensed it through the flow of wind and struck his dagger away in a counterattack.
“Impressive for such a young whelp!”
Shadowless Poison Spider spat out the words irritably and extended his palm.
An ominous green aura rippled across his hand—clearly infused with a vicious poison.
Had I allowed such an attack to land, I would not emerge unscathed.
Thud!
I retreated and evaded his assault.
Simultaneously, I drew upon the Vajra Asura Technique.
Golden radiance enveloped my entire body.
I channeled that gathered power into my blade and unleashed a strike.
Gale Slash.
Screeeech!
The fierce wind blade tore through everything in its path.
Shadowless Poison Spider seized his subordinate’s neck and used him as a shield. The wretch perished without even a scream.
“Despicable creature!”
Witnessing this, I grew more enraged and unleashed a Whirlwind Strike.
Despite being a thrust from a distance, a vortex of wind materialized and surged toward Shadowless Poison Spider.
“How dare you call me trash!”
Shadowless Poison Spider shrieked in irritation and drew a small short sword.
Clang!
The incoming whirlwind was cleaved apart by his blade.
He then drew several throwing daggers from his sleeves and hurled them at me.
Each one was coated with a terrifying, potent venom.
Heavenly Rotation.
Clang, clang, clang!
A small whirlwind materialized around me, deflecting every dagger that came hurtling toward me.
Shadowless Poison Spider’s mouth fell open in disbelief.
“What kind of absurdly broken martial art is this?!”
His face was etched with genuine frustration, as if he truly meant every word.
And he was right to feel that way.
Our compatibility was about as terrible as it could possibly be.
After all, I could simply blow away his primary weapons—poison and throwing blades—with wind.
The only thing he could do to me was poison me through close combat.
But with my Wind God technique, I maintained a constant advantage in our exchanges.
With all his other attack methods neutralized, I was winning even in close quarters.
Since I wasn’t even using half my strength, he must have been absolutely maddened by frustration.
‘This works perfectly for me.’
Of course, I didn’t care whether he felt wronged or not.
Why should I have sympathy for someone who tried to annihilate my entire family?
I fully intended to sever his head from his shoulders.
So then.
“Exhale.”
I breathed deeply and activated Yaksha Transformation.
A resonant hum filled the air.
A deep golden aura enveloped my entire body.
My physical capabilities enhanced further—my strength surged, my inner power flowed freely, and my senses sharpened to a razor’s edge.
I stepped into Swift Wind Stride and charged at him.
“Not so fast!”
Shadowless Poison Spider raised his short blade, desperately trying to block me.
But for a master of the Johwa Realm, his close-combat skills were pathetically inadequate.
Since his abilities were concentrated in throwing blades and poison, he simply didn’t have the skill to properly face me.
Whoosh!
A toxic mist suddenly erupted from his body.
I stomped into True Stance, creating another whirlwind. The poison mist was swept skyward before it could spread.
“Damn it all!”
Enraged, he wielded a short blade in one hand and throwing needles in the other, unleashing a dual-weapon technique. I parried his attacks and immediately countered.
Slash!
“Ugh!”
My blade flashed, cutting across his shoulder as I swept past.
Though shallow, it was my first solid hit.
Shadowless Poison Spider’s brow furrowed in pain.
Tap!
He immediately retreated and fired a barrage of poisoned needles at me. Dozens of them rushed toward me, but they couldn’t penetrate the wind swirling around me and simply fell to the ground.
“You wretched bastard! Are you really going to keep relying on such cowardly tricks?”
“Anyone watching would think we’re the villains here.”
I muttered in disbelief, surveying the battlefield around us.
The momentum had shifted decisively in our favor.
True, the enemy outnumbered us significantly in raw numbers….
‘The Iron Blood Sword Captain and Sa Gong-cheon’s guard, along with the other squad members—they’re overwhelming them.’
Among them, the most brilliant was Jin Seo-hong, the Iron Blood Sword Captain.
A collateral branch of our Bukcheon Sword Family and one of the greatest masters, he was effortlessly cutting down his enemies with leisure.
Had we entrusted the Shadowless Poison Spider to him, I suspect he would have achieved victory just as decisively.
‘The Grand Master Moyong’s side seems to be wrapping up as well.’
Earlier, he couldn’t unleash his full power while protecting civilians, but now that there were no innocents to guard, Moyong Hyun-rak was displaying terrifying prowess.
After all, he was renowned as a genius.
There was no way he could lose to the Hellblade Demon’s Disciple—not even to the Hellblade Demon himself.
Victory would likely be decided within thirty seconds.
‘So I just need to do my part properly.’
I gripped my sword firmly and fixed my gaze on the Shadowless Poison Spider.
The Shadowless Poison Spider glared back at me, then withdrew something from his robes.
I thought he was drawing some hidden weapon….
‘A flute?’
What he produced was a flute.
The Shadowless Poison Spider raised it to his lips without hesitation.
Shrieeee!
The flute’s cry, infused with inner energy, resonated clearly across the Battlefield.
“What is that?”
Moyong Hyun-rak, locked in combat with the Hellblade Demon’s Disciple, glanced sideways in alarm.
The others reacted similarly, all turning to look at us in confusion.
Then.
Crash!
A sound of something shattering echoed from a distance.
Followed by heavy thuds and an unnatural disturbance in the wind’s flow.
My face hardened like stone as I stared toward the source. I couldn’t help but gape.
Because what appeared there was.
“A Human-Faced Spider!?”
A spider nearly the size of a tiger.

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The Human-Faced Spider.
It was said to be a demonic spider creature with a pattern resembling a human face on its abdomen.
It dwelled in desolate caves untouched by human footsteps, its venom potent enough to dissolve stone, and its silk as strong and unyielding as steel.
Yet I had not anticipated that a Human-Faced Spider would suddenly burst forth in this place.
In that same moment, I recalled the words the boy had spoken to me earlier.
‘He said monsters the size of a house roamed the Wuzhu Sect. Was he referring to this creature?’
Certainly, had ordinary people witnessed it, they would have perceived it as massive as a dwelling.
The oppressive aura emanating from this beast was far from ordinary.
Had someone who feared spiders laid eyes upon it, they would have collapsed on the spot.
“Human-Faced Spider! Slay that wretch!”
The Shadowless Poison Spider shrieked, pointing at me.
In response, the Human-Faced Spider charged toward me with frenzied fury.
Its form resembled nothing so much as a colossal boulder set in motion.
A direct collision would surely shatter every bone in my body.
“Young Master!”
Sa Gong-cheon, sensing the gravity of the situation, called out to me desperately.
Yet I remained unperturbed.
I understood that panic would only worsen my predicament.
Instead, I retreated calmly and deliberately.
Boom!
Where the Human-Faced Spider’s foreleg struck the ground, a crater formed.
Its physical density was formidable indeed.
“Hehehehe!”
The Shadowless Poison Spider laughed like a madman at the sight.
“You are finished! Resign yourself to becoming the Human-Faced Spider’s meal!”
Shriek!
The Human-Faced Spider, as if answering his expectations, bared its venomous fangs toward me.
Simultaneously, a barrage of webbing shot forth with a hiss.
Should I become ensnared, my mobility would be utterly destroyed.
‘That cannot happen.’
I unfurled the Phantom Thief King’s footwork, evading the creature’s web assault.
Moving like a phantom to slip past each attack, I shifted my technique to the Gale Wind footwork.
With that, a sharp gust erupted!
My body surged forward as if propelled by the violent wind itself.
“Impossible!?”
As I pierced through the Human-Faced Spider in a single breath and drew near, the Shadowless Poison Spider raised his short blade in alarm.
But I had already poured my full power into my sword.
A razor-sharp blade of wind layered itself atop the golden radiance of my sword energy.
“Did you truly believe summoning the Human-Faced Spider would grant you victory?”
How absurd.
It was a minor inconvenience, but the situation remained unchanged.
Shadowless Poison Spider’s life was still firmly within my grasp.
‘I should offer my thanks, actually.’
I thrust my blade forward with all my strength, letting out a sinister laugh.
“I’ll be taking the inner core of the Human-Faced Spider for myself.”
“…!”
Mad Wind Flash.
A vicious gale of steel severed Shadowless Poison Spider’s neck cleanly.

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