The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 143
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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 143
Of course, that was only momentary.
Wang Jeok, befitting a great pirate, quickly regained his composure.
“Kill that bastard!”
He raised his axe and gave orders to his subordinates.
Currently, Namgung Hyeok had fearlessly invaded their ship alone.
That meant there were no allies around him whatsoever.
So this was the only chance to kill him. Following Wang Jeok’s command, countless pirates rushed forward.
At that moment.
Whoosh!
Namgung Hyeok raised the Azure Heaven Sword high into the sky.
Rising flames wrapped around the sword and gradually expanded their range.
Namgung Hyeok brought it straight down.
What followed simultaneously was the technique form of Falling Flowers Fill the Sky with Red.
A rain of flames shaped like fire poured down toward the pirates.
The dozen or so enemies approaching Namgung Hyeok were struck by the incoming flames and rolled on the ground.
“Aaaaaaaah!”
Amid the chaos of agonized screams.
Namgung Hyeok immediately moved to his next action.
He began attacking the pirates who were outside the range of Falling Flowers Fill the Sky with Red.
Slash!
“Gack!”
“Urgh!”
Each time he swung his sword, the ship filled with screams.
In an instant, more than twenty enemies were neutralized.
Wang Jeok realized that Namgung Hyeok was heading straight for him and shouted while breaking into a cold sweat.
“What are the executives doing! Come forward immediately!”
Following his command, numerous iron maces, spears, and sharp sword strikes aimed at Namgung Hyeok.
“Oho.”
Namgung Hyeok stepped back two paces and dodged all those attacks.
He looked at the newly appeared figures with interested eyes.
They appeared to be executives working under that man.
‘They’ve all learned martial arts. Not bad for pirates.’
Clank!
While Namgung Hyeok was having such thoughts, iron chains moved once again.
The iron mace at the end rushed forward to smash Namgung Hyeok’s head.
This time, instead of dodging, Namgung Hyeok thrust out a single palm.
Explosive Flame Palm.
BOOM!
Palm force with tremendous explosive power burst forth, deflecting the flying iron mace.
Taking advantage of that opening, pirates wielding spears and blades attacked from both sides, but Namgung Hyeok unleashed a technique form of Flame Prison Heaven Wheel as if he had anticipated it.
Slash!
As the Azure Heaven Sword drew a semicircle, the sword-wielding pirate’s body was split in half and collapsed.
Seeing this, the spearman tried to flee in terror, but the same sword strike pierced his back as well.
Thud!
“Mon, monster…”
He let out a death rattle with terror-filled eyes and then died.
Namgung Hyeok now looked at the remaining pirate holding the iron mace.
Realizing he had already lost, the pirate was throwing himself toward the sea.
However.
“How dare you try to flee after threatening my lord?”
A spear blade that moved like a snake from somewhere rushed forward and shattered the iron mace-wielding pirate’s heart.
Before he knew it, So Geomlip was beside him, twisting his spear shaft.
Crack!
Thus, even the iron mace-wielding pirate fell.
Namgung Hyeok received his greeting and strode toward Wang Jeok.
His subordinates had already all fled, leaving only Wang Jeok behind.
“You monster bastard!”
Surprisingly, rather than being paralyzed with fear, he raised his axe and burned with fighting spirit.
Perhaps there was a reason he was called a great pirate?
“Lord, I will handle this.”
“No, it’s fine. I’ll do it.”
Namgung Hyeok stopped So Geomlip from stepping forward and stood facing Wang Jeok.
Wang Jeok was the first to move.
“Die!”
Whoosh!
Heavy wind blew as Wang Jeok’s axe techniques unfolded.
The axe swung with such force contained enough power to split even rocks in a single blow.
Namgung Hyeok raised his sword toward the descending axe.
Fire Dragon Ascending Heaven.
Crash!
When the Azure Heaven Sword and axe collided, the impact spread in all directions and the ship shook.
The allied forces who had gradually crossed over to this side, the pirates who couldn’t escape, and even the pirates who had distanced themselves as far as possible all watched him with astonished eyes.
On the surface, the power struggle between the two seemed evenly matched.
However, Wang Jeok could feel it.
That Namgung Hyeok’s power was overwhelmingly greater than his own downward strike.
“Hup!”
But even so, he couldn’t admit defeat.
That would mean accepting his own death.
Wang Jeok took a breath and twisted his axe. The axe blade slid along the sword edge, heading toward the handle.
Namgung Hyeok saw this and twisted his sword in the same manner, creating some distance between them momentarily.
Wang Jeok launched a surprise kick at that moment. He thought it would work since they were at close range.
“You know how to fight quite well.”
Namgung Hyeok twisted his lips and dodged Wang Jeok’s kick. At the same time, his Azure Heaven Sword wildly embroidered the air.
Whoosh!
The blazing Sacred Fire created heat waves that formed mirages, and illusions bloomed within those mirages.
Wang Jeok momentarily felt the illusion of swords striking down from three places simultaneously.
Slash!
“Kugh!”
He hastily retreated, but a long sword wound was carved across his chest.
And through that wound, Sacred Fire invaded.
Wang Jeok had to endure the agony of his wound burning with fire.
“This damn…”
He tried to ignore the pain spreading from his chest and swung his axe randomly.
Whiiiiiing!
Wind blew in all directions as sharp gusts whirled around.
Facing that wind head-on, Namgung Hyeok compressed Sacred Fire into his Azure Heaven Sword.
What followed was a slashing strike that burst forth explosively.
It was the manifestation of Explosive Flame Annihilation.
The slashing strike, wielded with tremendous power, pierced through all of Wang Jeok’s resistance and cleaved his body in half.
“Ugh…”
Wang Jeok’s eyes widened as he had no choice but to collapse.
Thud.
His body crumbled with a heavy sound.
And it would never rise again.
“The Sect Master has slain the pirate leader!”
“Waaaaaaah!”
The disciples of Seonghwa Sect were the first to let out cheers of joy.
The people from Jiangsu Salt Association and Cheonghae Sect, who had been watching the fight in a daze, belatedly joined in the cheering.
‘What kind of ridiculous martial power is that!’
‘We did well not to make enemies of Seonghwa Sect!’
They were all thinking the same thing simultaneously.
Joining hands with Namgung Hyeok instead of opposing him was the best decision they had ever made.
‘It’s terrifying to think that could have been me lying there.’
The Cheonghae Gate Master in particular shuddered at the sight of the fallen Wang Jeok.
If he hadn’t immediately sent a messenger to Seonghwa Sect and had tried to play both sides between the Northern Four Islands Alliance and Seonghwa Sect, he would be in that state right now.
“Geomlip. What’s the situation with the remaining pirates?”
“They seem to realize the situation isn’t good and are trying to flee. Except for those who rammed into our allies with their ramming prows, they’re all turning their ships around.”
“Don’t pursue them recklessly. If they scatter in all directions to escape, we won’t be able to catch them all anyway.”
“Then what should we do?”
“Deal with only the ones nearby and reorganize the fleet. After that, we go to the pirates’ main base, Pirate Island.”
“Yes!”
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The location of Pirate Island was a short distance away from the reef zone.
The pirates who remained there were terrified at the fleet’s arrival.
Naturally, they had expected Wang Jeok to return victorious with dozens of pirate ships, but instead it was the subjugation army led by Namgung Hyeok who came.
“Subdue them all.”
“We receive your command!”
The elite forces of the Sacred Fire Gate who landed first swept away the remaining pirates.
Pirate Island was momentarily filled with blood and screams.
Namgung Hyeok crossed through such Pirate Island and moved inward, and soon the villages where the pirates had lived revealed themselves.
“Quite a large scale.”
Since the number of pirates alone was in the thousands, this place was comparable to any decent village.
Of course, not all those pirates would live on this island, but…
‘At least it’s worth plundering.’
“Where are all the treasures you’ve accumulated so far?”
Namgung Hyeok asked while looking at a pirate he had captured as a prisoner.
That pirate rolled his eyes and then cautiously asked.
“If, if I tell you that, will you release me… Hiiek!”
“At least you might not die right now.”
Namgung Hyeok smiled broadly and tapped his cheek with the Azure Heaven Sword.
The terrified prisoner immediately knelt down and begged for forgiveness.
“Pl, please spare me. I’ll guide you to the chief’s treasure vault.”
“Good. Lead the way.”
He led them to a cave a short distance from the pirates’ quarters.
There was a door sealed with an iron door, but Namgung Hyeok didn’t look for a key and simply swung his sword to cut through the door.
Kugugung!
With a loud noise, the interior was revealed.
Inside, a considerable amount of gold and silver treasures were stored, along with good weapons and rare items like night luminous pearls.
“Indeed, they possess enough riches to be called great pirates.”
Namgung Hyeok admired and ordered his disciples to move those items.
He then searched for treasures in other places as well.
Though not as much as the first place discovered, warehouses storing quite large amounts of money were found here and there.
Namgung Hyeok ordered them to handle those, then asked the prisoners.
“Good. Then where are the people you’ve captured?”
“Yes, yes?”
“I’m asking where the people you kidnapped while pirating are. There were some in your residential area, but there should actually be many more, right?”
In fact, the Wang Pirates were known to primarily engage in the business of kidnapping people and selling them as slaves, so Namgung Hyeok spoke in a chilling voice.
“It would be best not to think about hiding anything.”
“…!”
The captured pirate broke out in cold sweat at the words mixed with killing intent.
He hurriedly nodded his head and guided Namgung Hyeok to a certain cave.
“Th, this is the place.”
“Hmm.”
It was an unpleasant place with a stench that stung the nose.
Namgung Hyeok ignited his Sacred Fire and strode boldly inward.
The inside of the cave gradually widened, and he could see slaves confined behind iron bars.
It seemed they had separated and imprisoned the women and men separately.
“Everyone come out.”
“…!”
The prisoners couldn’t speak carelessly.
This situation was too sudden for them.
So Namgung Hyeok added words to reassure them.
“I am someone who came to subjugate the pirates. I have subdued all the pirates who ruled this place, so you are now free.”
“Is, is that really true?”
“It is.”
Namgung Hyeok said so and personally cut through the iron bars for them.
Then joy appeared on the faces of those who had been imprisoned.
“Wa, waaaaaaaah!”
“We’re alive! We’re alive!”
“Sob, I thought we would inevitably be sold as slaves….”
The people who had been captured by the pirates streamed tears as they escaped from the cave.
Their condition was not very good. Having been captured for a long time, they were starved and weakened.
“Geomlip. Give orders to the disciples to distribute food to these people.”
“Yes.”
So Geomlip and the Sacred Fire Sect disciples began moving busily. Namgung Hyeok went deeper into the cave in case there were people who couldn’t escape.
And he was able to meet a woman who was specially imprisoned separately in the depths.
“Hmm?”
She was a woman imprisoned in a cell that seemed to have been given special treatment, wearing relatively good clothes and even provided with a bed. Judging by her normal complexion, it seemed she hadn’t been tortured or deprived of meals.
“Are you the one who defeated the Wang Pirates and came to liberate this place?”
“I am called Namgung Hyeok. Who are you?”
“I am called Wang Yerin.”
Namgung Hyeok couldn’t help but widen his eyes upon hearing the words that followed.
“I am someone who has been waiting for you all this time.”
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