The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 118
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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 118
“You damn bastard!”
One of the water bandits’ executives threw a harpoon in rage.
Namgung Hyeok swung his Azure Heaven Sword to deflect the harpoon.
But that was just the beginning as all kinds of attacks began pouring down.
“He’s alone!”
“We can win if he has no support!”
“Everyone surround him and attack!”
The water bandits seemed to think they had the advantage.
It was understandable.
Their current numbers exceeded twenty.
But Namgung Hyeok was alone.
Even the nearest ally was too busy dealing with another group of water bandits.
In other words, if they played their cards right, they could take the head of their leader Namgung Hyeok here.
“Ha.”
Namgung Hyeok burst into laughter as if finding the water bandits ridiculous.
Soon flames erupted from his Azure Heaven Sword.
Whoosh!
The fiercely bursting flames began devouring the water bandits’ attacks.
He deflected incoming harpoons, blocked swords, and parried three-pronged spears.
Then he cut through iron nets and dodged fire spears thrown through the gaps.
By then, even the enemy executives realized something was wrong.
Because Namgung Hyeok’s movements were far from ordinary.
“Don’t be scared! He’s alone!”
But at that moment, Taebaek stepped forward and swung his massive great sword.
Sharp and intense blade energy burst forth, striking down at Namgung Hyeok.
Bang!
Namgung Hyeok blocked the attack and was pushed back one step.
It was an attack with such tremendous impact.
“I’ll tie up his feet, so you all attack when you see an opening!”
“Yes!”
Taebaek said this and began unleashing indiscriminate attacks.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Namgung Hyeok took a defensive stance against the relentless strikes.
Seeing this, Taebaek felt a small thrill.
The thought that he was driving back that monster-like guy who had shown such power on the ship earlier excited him.
‘Is he tired from the aftermath of continuous battles?’
That might well be the case.
The techniques Namgung Hyeok had used clearly seemed to consume a lot of internal energy.
If so, then he too could defeat Namgung Hyeok.
No, rather, it had to be now. If that guy recovered and came back, he would surely show that monster-like appearance again.
Taebaek let out another battle cry and swung his great sword.
“Uaaaaaaah!”
Crash crash crash bang!
It was an attack that seemed like it would grind up everything nearby.
The all-out strike unleashed by a master who had reached the Harmony Realm was indeed powerful.
Even then, Namgung Hyeok only responded defensively, merely blocking.
Toward such a Namgung Hyeok, other water bandit executives threw nets.
Through the nets, harpoons and fire spears exploded forth, making it seem impossible to dodge, but this was an illusion.
Namgung Hyeok stepped down with True Step.
Crash!
Then a circle of flames burst out around his body.
Whoosh!
“Wh-what!”
“Dodge!”
The flames that erupted from the Fire Essence within his body deflected and
blocked all attacks coming toward him.
Burning nets, harpoons flying in reverse, fire spears exploding mid-air.
Namgung Hyeok paid no attention to any of it and concentrated his mind.
What followed was the first technique of the Sacred Fire Ultimate Sword.
Flame Dragon Breaking Heaven.
Thrust!
“Kyaaaah!”
The surprise thrust struck the shoulder of a nearby executive.
And the executive’s body began to be engulfed in flames.
He eventually became ash and collapsed to the ground.
“This crazy…”
The other executives were horrified at the sight.
This time Namgung Hyeok drew a circle with his sword as he spun.
It was the manifestation of Flame Prison Heaven Wheel.
Whoosh!
The wheel of flames thus created rotated while crushing everything blocking its path.
Of course, this included the nearby executives as well.
They couldn’t even defend and had their waists severed as they fell to the ground.
What remained now were only a few including Taebaek.
“Eek!”
They were terrified and tried to flee, but Namgung Hyeok’s movement was faster.
Slash!
Another enemy lost his neck.
Namgung Hyeok savored the explosive energy rising from his Fire Essence and this time swung his sword toward Taebaek.
Crash!
An attack with completely different power from before unfolded.
“Ugh!”
Taebaek finally stepped back several paces as if unable to endure.
Cold sweat flowed down his face.
He had somehow managed to block it, but it was by luck. If his blade hadn’t been surrounded by Gang Qi, he would have been cut in half.
‘I-I can’t win this.’
Taebaek instinctively realized.
He understood that no matter how tired and fatigued from battle Namgung Hyeok was, he was not at a level he could handle.
“Wait! Let’s negotiate. If you touch me, the Chief Leader won’t stand for it.”
“Are you his son or something?”
“I’m his most beloved nephew. Also, I’ve been promised the next Chief Leader position…”
“So you’re saying you’ll become the bandit leader someday.”
Namgung Hyeok grinned and charged again.
“Then it would be wise to kill you beforehand.”
“W-wait just a moment!”
The attempt to escape this situation through negotiation had failed.
Taebaek desperately raised his blade and exchanged moves with Namgung Hyeok.
In less than three exchanges, his arms began trembling as if they would break.
‘What kind of monstrous strength is this!’
Right now, Namgung Hyeok was wielding the massive internal energy surging from his Fire Essence.
Each and every attack was a desperate strike meant to kill.
Though the consumption was great as well…
‘Anyway, once I finish off these bastards, the battle will be over.’
Namgung Hyeok raised his flame-wreathed Heaven-Piercing Sword high once more.
Kugugugugung!
At the same time, he felt tremendous pressure.
“This is!”
Taebaek’s eyes widened.
The martial arts Namgung Hyeok was displaying now were so famous that he could recognize them immediately.
“Emperor Sword Form…!”
The emperor’s sword that suppresses and crushes everything around it.
The ultimate pinnacle of the Namgung Family Estate’s heavy sword techniques.
It unfolded from Namgung Hyeok’s hands.
He brought down the Heaven-Piercing Sword to attack Taebaek.
Taebaek tried somehow to block it, but in the end his great sword split apart and a long wound appeared across his chest.
Puhwahak!
“Keuaaaaaaak!”
Taebaek screamed in agony.
His opponent was already fatally wounded.
He would die even if left alone, but Namgung Hyeok chose to end his suffering.
His sword flashed, sending Taebaek’s blade flying far away.
Even in his pain, Taebaek urgently tried to grab his weapon, but what he saw was a sword strike flying fiercely toward him.
Seogeak!
Thud.
“…”
Namgung Hyeok looked at Taebaek’s headless body rolling on the ground and caught his breath for a moment.
“Whew.”
The heat rising from his Fire Essence warmed his body.
He didn’t fight immediately to recover his stamina, instead surveying the surrounding situation.
‘Everything is going smoothly.’
The battle situation was clearly turning in favor of their forces.
First, the allied army of about five hundred was qualitatively overwhelming the fifteen hundred water bandits under Namgung Jihak’s command…
‘Lee Cheolgun and Jeon Wook are almost finished too.’
The two of them had also nearly dealt with the powerful Yellow Ghost Sword Squad.
Now all that remained were their leader and a few others.
‘I don’t need to help them.’
Despite appearances, former Evil Path Alliance Leader Lee Cheolgun was a master who could compete with him.
He would surely handle things well until the end.
And that expectation proved correct.
Chwahak!
“Kek!”
The Yellow Ghost Sword Squad’s leader lost his life with only a death cry.
Now there were very few masters remaining.
“Press the attack!”
Seeing this, Namgung Jihak shouted in an even sharper voice.
He personally led the troops from the front, commanding them while cutting down enemies’ necks.
“R-run away!”
“Surrender! We surrender!”
“Uaaaaaaak!”
The enemies finally fell into shock and completely lost their will to fight.
And that meant…
“We’ve won!”
“Waaaaaaaa!”
It was as good as confirming their forces’ victory.
Thunderous cheers echoed through the water bandits’ stronghold.
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Namgung Hyeok ordered the surviving water bandits to be subdued, then examined the stronghold.
There he found the silver and various treasures the bandits had accumulated, as well as maps of the nearby area.
It was a map showing the territories of water route strongholds located in the Yangtze River downstream region.
‘With this, I can subjugate the rest of them too.’
He ordered Jeon Wook to take part of the forces and one warship to check the nearby strongholds.
Considering the number of Yangtze water bandits gathered here, he thought they would all be empty, but one never knew.
And Jeon Wook performed his assigned mission very well and returned.
After waiting a few days, he returned triumphantly leading the gold and silver treasures hidden in each stronghold along with prisoners.
The value of the wealth he brought back alone was worth hundreds of thousands of silver taels.
Even after giving the Namgung Family Estate their percentage, the remaining money was enormous.
But what was most gratifying was…
“Now there won’t be any bastards to interfere with our trade.”
The fact that the Yangtze River downstream had been cleared.
There would still be water bandits swarming in the Yangtze of other provinces…
But at least the water bandits in the downstream around Jiangsu wouldn’t be able to raise their heads for a while.
That meant the stability of trade was secured.
And that was tantamount to saying the blocked flow of money would circulate again.
“Having achieved such a great feat, your name will now truly be etched in the murim.”
Namgung Jihak said this with a serious expression.
Namgung Hyeok nodded.
This subjugation of the Yangtze Water Bandits was a feat no one in the murim had ever accomplished.
So when news of this success spread, everyone would surely view him and the Seonghwa Sect differently.
They would regain at least some of their past glory.
“However, you must be careful. Those who thought you were nothing special until now may begin to seriously check the Seonghwa Sect.”
“Let them try if they want. They won’t be able to check us anyway.”
The Seonghwa Sect’s financial foundation was based on the geographical location of Nanjing, trade through waterways, and exclusive commerce with the Northern Sea.
So unless they did something about these things, there was no way to stop the Seonghwa Sect’s growth.
At most, they might try to sabotage the Yeomhwa Trading Company or use the Northern Four Islands Alliance to apply pressure.
‘And I can overcome that much.’
If it were the complete Sa Doryeon at its peak strength, it might be different.
But now their power had been cut exactly in half and they were struggling.
Of course, the Blood Heaven Sect and Four Directions Divine Sect backing them were somewhat concerning…
‘But they’re also reluctant to reveal themselves in the murim.’
Attacking while exerting indirect influence would be limited to secretly sending military units like this time.
No, having been thoroughly beaten now, there was a high possibility they would stop attacking before suffering more losses.
‘Of course, that’s something I’ll have to see.’
Namgung Hyeok thought this as he returned to Nanjing with an enormous number of prisoners, the water bandits’ ships, and gold and silver treasures.
He planned to give the disciples who had worked hard a few days’ rest while digesting the gains from this operation. Additionally, he would convert the ships into merchant vessels, selling half for funds.
But as soon as he returned, he had to hear one shocking fact.
“Ho Young. Is that really true?”
“Well, that’s how it turned out.”
Ho Young, who had been responsible for guarding the Northern Region’s borders while Namgung Hyeok was away, scratched his head as he spoke.
“They say a rebellion broke out in Guichangmun while the leader was away.”
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