The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 188

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 188

Thud thud thud thud!

Approximately five hundred warriors charged forward on horseback.

It was Ho Young and the cavalry unit he had brought with him.

They swept through the Twin Sword Corps while emanating fierce fighting spirit.

Swoosh!

“Kyaaaah!”

“Kuhuk!”

The Twin Sword Corps members who had tried to block their advance were literally shattered.

Unless they were considerable elites, it was impossible to stop a cavalry unit, especially one of this size.

Needless to say, the Twin Sword Corps had no means to counter the cavalry.

“These bastards!”

“Hahahaha!”

Dohwi shouted with an angry voice, but his cry was drowned out by laughter filled with internal energy.

Ho Young laughed madly as he continuously swung his Demon-Slaying Blade without hesitation.

Brilliant light burst forth along with his strikes.

Light flashed as dozens of Blood Heaven Sect Members fell bleeding.

It was truly a one-sided massacre.

“Stop!”

Dohwi rushed at Ho Young to somehow stop this.

Crash!

“Kugh!”

He was struck by Ho Young’s heavy blow and sent flying, rolling on the ground.

Had he not instantly circulated his internal energy to protect his body, the attack would have shattered every bone in his body.

Dohwi groaned as he got back up.

Ho Young didn’t even pay attention to him as he attacked other Blood Heaven Sect Members.

“P-please spare me!”

“Aaahhh!”

Soon the Twin Sword Corps members were screaming and fleeing.

“S-stop! Fight! Block them somehow!”

Dohwi shouted at the top of his lungs at his subordinates, but it was useless.

Fighting Ho Young’s cavalry unit on such an open plain was tantamount to suicide.

Fear spread instantly.

The terror that spread affected not only the Blood Heaven Sect Members led by the Twin Sword Corps, but also the Northern Four Islands Alliance troops fighting at the front.

“Run away!”

“Retreat! Fall back!”

“I-I surrender! Please spare my life…!”

Eventually they split into two groups – half fleeing, half trying to surrender.

Seeing this, Namgung Hyeok gave his orders.

“Change formation. Push forward as is.”

“Yes!”

The Sacred Fire Sect Disciples, who had been in a defensive formation suitable for facing large numbers, quickly moved to change their formation.

What was completed was a triangular formation optimized for breakthrough power.

Namgung Hyeok stood at the head of that formation and raised his Heaven-Piercing Sword.

“Push forward!”

“Waaahhh!”

Soon a tremendous battle cry rang out as the wave of Sacred Fire Sect Disciples swept over the enemies.

Namgung Hyeok indiscriminately cut down those who fled, excluding those who surrendered.

His appearance as he raced across the battlefield wreathed in flames was like a demon from hell.

“Damn it all!”

Dohwi, who had been watching the situation, cursed.

This was far too different from what he had expected.

Originally he had planned to crush them with nearly three times their numbers…

How could there be such a difference in combat power?

‘At this rate, it’s really over.’

Alarm bells rang in his head.

While it was still manageable for now, the situation would certainly worsen much more if just a little more time passed.

Before that happened, he had to choose retreat or come up with a move that could reverse this situation.

And what Dohwi chose was to continue fighting.

“Namgung Hyeok!”

Dohwi launched a slashing strike with all his might toward Namgung Hyeok at the head of the enemy forces.

Swoosh!

The ground split as a diagonal attack rushed to cut down Namgung Hyeok.

But Namgung Hyeok was not flustered.

Whoosh!

He immediately drew up Sacred Fire and gripped his sword properly.

What followed was a technique form of the Flame Prison Heaven Wheel.

At the same time, a massive wheel of flames over three zhang in size appeared and crushed the attack.

Seeing this, Dohwi launched another slashing strike.

Flash!

But in that moment, Namgung Hyeok was already moving.

Namgung Hyeok shot forward like an arrow and swung his Heaven-Piercing Sword in a wide arc.

Dohwi crossed the swords he held in both hands to block the attack.

Crash!

But he had no choice but to step back several paces.

‘What strength!’

He felt tremendous pressure through both his hands.

Dohwi stepped back and kicked the ground with all his might.

The dust cloud that was created flew toward Namgung Hyeok’s eyes.

However.

“Petty tricks.”

Whoosh!

The Sacred Fire that instantly enveloped his entire body evaporated the flying dust without a trace.

Dohwi wrapped his swords in blood-red gang qi and unleashed his specialty continuous attacks.

The characteristic of twin swords was their unpredictable nature.

As such, his attacks were focused on change and illusion.

Dohwi’s lips twisted. A small wound had appeared where the attack hadn’t been completely blocked.

‘If I just keep pressuring him like this, I’ll win!’

He thought this as he gave his all.

But something was strange. No matter how fast and irregularly he swung his swords, Namgung Hyeok never exposed a vital point.

It felt like slashing at a solid wall with a blade.

Hiss.

And at the same time, he could feel cold energy that seemed to freeze his skin.

Dohwi’s eyes widened at the unexpected sensation.

‘Cold energy?’

Wasn’t this the same Namgung Hyeok who had been fighting wreathed in flames just moments ago?

But cold energy? What was this…

Crack!

“Urgh!?”

But by the time he realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

The cold energy released in a surprise attack had frozen not only his blade but also parts of his body.

Dohwi hastily circulated his internal energy to move his body.

It was indeed swift movement befitting the name of Yuksado of the Blood Heaven Cult, but.

Puhwak!

His left shoulder had already been slashed by the sword Namgung Hyeok thrust out.

“Krraaaaaaak!”

Dohwi screamed and attempted to flee.

Without even being able to perform hemostasis, he explosively channeled internal energy into his Yongcheon acupoint and kicked off the ground.

It was a desperate struggle to escape from this place somehow.

However.

Chwahahak!

Dozens of threads shot out from the gloves Namgung Hyeok was wearing and bound Dohwi’s body in various places as he tried to escape.

It was the power of Cheonra (Heaven’s Net) obtained from the treasure vault of the Northern Sea Ice Palace.

“This crazy son of a…!”

Hwiik!

Dohwi was dragged away before he could even finish his words.

“Kuhuk!

Kudangtang – Dohwi rolled across the ground as he was dragged in front of Namgung Hyeok.

“Namgung Hyeok!”

Was this his final struggle?

He swung his sword with all his might using his remaining hand, but Namgung Hyeok blocked the attack far too easily.

Kagang!

The impact was so strong that Dohwi ended up dropping the sword he was holding.

He blinked with a dejected expression, then was soon dragged right up to Namgung Hyeok.

And.

Kwak!

Namgung Hyeok grabbed and lifted Dohwi by the throat as he dragged him over.

“Euhuk!”

“I heard you’re the new Yuksado of the Blood Heaven Cult.”

Namgung Hyeok said this while looking at Dohwi.

The gazes of the two men met.

“You’re far inferior to the Yuksado I fought before.”

“You, you bastard…!”

Dohwi’s eyes trembled with rage.

It seemed he had been bothered by that comparison all along.

Namgung Hyeok looked at him with cold eyes and said.

“Where is the Blood Heaven Cult’s main base? Where are all the other apostles besides you?”

“You think I’d tell you something like that…!”

“Is that so?”

Namgung Hyeok tightened his grip.

“Kek!”

With the blood flow to his brain blocked, Dohwi instantly fainted.

Namgung Hyeok retracted the threads of Cheonra and threw him down.

The Sacred Fire Sect disciples who had been waiting behind immediately tied him up as if they had been expecting this.

“He’ll talk eventually once time passes anyway.”

He muttered briefly and picked up his sword again.

Having captured their leader, it was time to clean up the battlefield.

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A few days later.

Namgung Hyeok and the Sacred Fire Sect disciples were able to enter the North Sado Alliance headquarters that had been in Hangzhou.

“It feels strange to come back to this place.”

Former Disciple Leader Lee Cheolgun muttered while looking at the throne that had originally been his.

Namgung Hyeok chuckled and replied.

“For something like that, you don’t look very happy about it?”

“The revenge isn’t over yet. Although he suffered great losses, the Northern Island Alliance Leader is still alive, and the Southern Island Alliance Leader is also fine.”

Namgung Hyeok nodded and called Ha Jinseong.

“That’s true. Ha Jinseong. What’s the local situation?”

“The evil path sects that were originally based here fled long ago. They probably headed to Shaoxing…”

“The same place the defeated soldiers fled to. I suppose they’re trying to make a comeback there?”

“We had intelligence that the Northern Island Alliance Leader is also moving to that location. Looking at the circumstances, that’s probably…”

“What’s the enemy’s scale?”

“It’s impossible to confirm. The number of those who fled from the last battle was around two thousand, but it’s unknown how many defeated soldiers will join the enemy camp.”

“There probably won’t be many. You know the behavioral principles of evil path members, don’t you? Most of them are the type to flee hastily if their opponent seems strong. They’ve already seen your power, so there’s no way many will gather.”

“Then only those with much to lose will join. The disciples of the Eight Sword Sect that the Northern Island Alliance Leader originally ruled over, those who were originally established here in Hangzhou, and…”

Namgung Hyeok pondered for a moment before continuing.

“The Blood Heaven Cult members are about the extent of enemies we’ll face immediately. Though they might have abandoned the North Sado Alliance too.”

“It would be easier to think of them as enemies including those guys. It would hurt to get stabbed in the back while carelessly feeling at ease, wouldn’t it?”

“That’s true too.”

Namgung Hyeok nodded.

He had been thinking the same thing as Lee Cheolgun.

“In the end, their military strength will depend on how much support the Blood Heaven Cult provides.”

Haha! Captain, honestly, won’t it be nothing much? By now, they should have felt that they need to slowly pull out.”

“I agree with what Ho Young said. The Blood Heaven Cult isn’t stupid either, so they won’t make big investments in a fight with no chance of winning.”

Ho Young and So Yeon said with smiles.

However, contrary to them, Jeon Wook presented a cautious theory.

“You never know. Their main base might be around this area. If so, they’ll do everything they can to defend this region.”

“Hmm.”

Namgung Hyeok stroked his chin. Either side certainly made sense.

“We’ll have to go and see to know for sure. There’s still insufficient information to say anything definitive.”

“I’ll gather more information.”

“Good. More than that, what’s the public sentiment in Hangzhou itself like?”

“Except for a few merchant groups that want to trade with us, they’re still showing cautious attitudes. The influential people here are also refraining from contact. They seem to be wary of when we might be defeated or withdraw.”

“Is that so? What’s the scale of the merchant groups that contacted us?”

“They’re not that large. They seem to be well-known in this region, but…”

“So they’re nothing much on a city scale. Good, So Yeon, I’ll entrust this matter to you, so give big benefits to those who reached out to us first, in order. Enough to make those still testing the waters envious.”

“Will that be alright?”

“Yes.”

Namgung Hyeok smiled faintly.

“Also send appropriate gifts to nearby officials, check on the condition of the common people, and if there are any who are sick or starving, provide relief. Don’t forget to crack down on third-rate criminals so they can’t take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble.”

“Yes.”

So Yeon, having received her orders, nodded and left.

Lee Cheolgun, who had been watching this, burst into hearty laughter and said.

“Quite serious indeed. You’ve really decided to take this land, haven’t you?”

“Hangzhou is too good a place to give up. Once we firmly grasp the public sentiment, even those who were wary of us will gradually change their minds.”

Namgung Hyeok said this and looked at Lee Cheolgun.

It was when Lee Cheolgun tilted his head at the gaze that suggested there was something to say.

“Sect Master. I have something to report.”

Before Namgung Hyeok could say anything, a Sacred Fire Gate disciple came running urgently and bowed his head.

“What is it?”

“The Northern Evil Alliance Leader has sent a messenger to you, Sect Master.”

“…!”

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