The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 4

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 4

“Hahahahahaha!”

Ho Young burst into delighted laughter.

He was wielding a massive Demon-Slaying Blade that was twice the size of what others used, sweeping across the battlefield.

The Golden Star Sect warriors blocking his path couldn’t even resist and were being torn apart by his slashing strikes.

“Captain. Doesn’t this remind you of the old days? Well, these guys are nothing compared to the Northern Cavalry!”

“Even so, we mustn’t let our guard down. Ho Young. Stay focused.”

In contrast, Namgung Hyeok’s sword was ordinary.

But the special thing wasn’t the sword itself, but the energy surrounding it.

Whoosh!

Namgung Hyeok’s sword was wreathed in flames.

The Flame Sword, captivating to behold, cut down one enemy with each swing.

“Wh-what the hell are those guys!”

A panicked scream erupted from the Golden Star Sect side.

They had been overwhelmingly pushing back the Huainan Branch, but the situation changed with just two people’s intervention?

Indeed, the Golden Star Sect warriors were so pressured by their momentum that they could no longer advance.

They worried about going too deep and having their forces cut off with no way to retreat.

“Damn it! Hurry up and stop those bastards!”

At the command of Jeon Ilsang, the Golden Star Sect’s sect leader, the elites beside him began to move.

The ten-man group quickly took their positions with swift movements.

They charged toward the two men with fierce momentum.

“Ho Young. They’re coming.”

“I know!”

Ho Young chuckled and swung his great sword in a wide arc.

Whiiing!

Instantly, energy waves condensed and a massive slashing strike burst forth.

At that moment, three elites charging from the left died instantly.

“What!?”

But the surprise wasn’t over yet.

Taking advantage of the opening Ho Young created, Namgung Hyeok charged forward and unleashed Flame Dance.

Movements reminiscent of a dance of flames.

It was beautiful yet cruel.

The Flame Sword embroidering the air cut down the four people in front of him.

Only the three on the right remained.

“…!”

But even they failed to succeed in their surprise attack despite their comrades’ sacrifice.

Namgung Hyeok immediately twisted his body and thrust his sword forward.

Whoosh!

“Kheuk!”

Flames burst forth from where his chest was pierced.

The struck warrior’s eyes trembled violently before he died.

An overwhelming display of instantly eliminating enemies.

The remaining two elites couldn’t move easily due to that fierce killing intent. If they charged in, they felt they would be next.

“Wh-what is this…!”

Of course, from Jeon Ilsang’s perspective, this was absurd.

They were warriors considered quite skilled even within the Golden Star Sect.

Such people had suffered near-total annihilation from just two warriors in an instant.

Considering the damage to their allies’ morale from witnessing this, it was tremendous.

“S-Sect Leader! We must flee! At this rate, those bastards will reach here!”

“The Huainan Branch bastards have started counterattacking! Their morale keeps rising!”

“Damn it all! We were so close…!”

Jeon Ilsang squeezed his eyes shut, but the tide had already turned.

He shouted to his subordinates remaining on the battlefield.

“Everyone retreat! We can’t increase casualties any further!”

“Aaaaaaaah!”

Meanwhile, Namgung Hyeok and Ho Young’s breakthrough continued.

Jeon Ilsang gave the order and was the first to flee.

Seeing this, the Golden Star Sect warriors completely lost their fighting spirit and began fleeing frantically.

“The bastards are running!”

“Waaaaaaaaaah!!”

Very joyful cheers erupted among the Huainan Branch warriors.

They looked with trembling eyes at the two people who had reversed the battlefield’s situation.

Covered in their enemies’ blood, their appearance was so fierce it was frightening to even speak to them.

But in the eyes of the Huainan Branch warriors, they only looked like saviors.

“A-are you from the Namgung Family Estate?”

“That’s right.”

To Namgung Ihyeon’s cautious question, Namgung Hyeok nodded.

Namgung Ihyeon gulped.

If they were Namgung Family members of this level, they must be someone he knew, but he couldn’t figure out who they were.

Noticing this, Namgung Hyeok spoke.

“I’m Namgung Hyeok, third young master of the Namgung Family. This is my companion Ho Young. We recently returned from the battlefield.”

“Y-you’re the third young master! Thank you so much for saving our branch!”

Namgung Ihyeon bowed deeply.

The fact that he was the third young master who had been ignored and had bad rumors about him until just a few years ago didn’t matter.

What truly mattered was that they were the people who saved their lives when they were about to die.

And with overwhelming martial power that left mouths agape.

“I’d like to ask what happened….”

Namgung Hyeok said while looking around.

“But first we should tend to the wounded and dead and reorganize our forces. We don’t know when they might come back.”

“Yes! We’ll do that. Thank you for looking after our branch.”

Namgung Ihyeon bowed once more and began giving various orders to his subordinates.

Only after the battlefield was cleared could Namgung Hyeok sit across from Namgung Ihyeon with a teacup before him.

* * *

“So you’re saying they attacked for no reason?”

“That’s right. At first, we thought there might be some misunderstanding and investigated in various ways. But they really attacked us without any particular reason.”

Namgung Hyeok frowned at Namgung Ihyeon’s explanation.

‘An attack without reason.’

There were many possibilities that came to mind.

Simply that the Huainan Branch failed to understand the reason.

Or that they were marked as sacrificial lambs for the Golden Star Sect’s territorial expansion.

Or even that a third party’s influence was at work.

Anyway, if this side didn’t know, there was no immediate way to find out.

It meant they had to find out directly from those bastards.

“Well, Captain. Our job hasn’t changed anyway, has it?”

Ho Young grinned and spoke to Namgung Hyeok while maintaining his Demon-Slaying Blade.

“Whatever the reason, those bastards attacked your family. Then all that’s left is revenge.”

“You’re right. Ho Young. We need to prepare.”

“Yes, yes!? Revenge?”

Namgung Ihyeon was startled and asked back after hearing the conversation between the two.

“Don’t tell me you’re planning to attack the Golden Star Sect?”

“Then what, did you think we’d just sit still after getting beaten up?”

“Th-that’s not it, but. With our current numbers, it’s too reckless. Are more reinforcements coming by any chance?”

“There are no reinforcements. It’s just us. But I think it’s enough if we combine our forces with the Huainan Branch’s troops.”

“C-certainly with both of your martial prowess, there wouldn’t be anything to worry about, but…”

Still, Namgung Ihyeon seemed a bit hesitant.

“Those bastards have allies. They’re called the Anhui Twin Demons. They’re scum who’ve built their infamy by committing countless evil acts while surviving in Anhui Province, and if we attack the Golden Star Sect, they’ll intervene.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Namgung Hyeok spoke decisively.

“I came here representing the Namgung Family. So I have no choice but to consider the Namgung Family’s prestige. If we create a precedent of staying still even after being attacked, the Namgung Family’s reputation will be ruined.”

“…”

“If you’re scared, you can back out. The two of us are enough to attack the Golden Star Sect. I won’t blame you even if you don’t participate.”

“I-I can’t do that!”

Namgung Ihyeon shouted loudly.

Although he cared a lot about protecting himself, he was still a proud warrior of the Namgung Family.

That meant he had pride in that fact.

So when they showed an attitude that they didn’t need them, his pride was hurt.

He spoke to Namgung Hyeok with a determined expression.

“Our Huainan Branch will of course participate in attacking the Golden Star Sect! No matter what happens, we can’t let just the two of you go.”

“I see. Then I’ll be counting on you.”

Namgung Hyeok said that while secretly grinning inside.

‘As expected, scratching their pride makes them fall for it easily.’

He thought that as he gulped down his tea.

Now that he had gained the Huainan Branch’s cooperation, all that remained was execution.

* * *

The next dawn.

Namgung Hyeok and Ho Young, along with the Namgung Family’s Huainan Branch forces, carefully moved toward the Golden Star Sect under cover of darkness.

The faces of the Huainan Branch warriors showed firm resolve.

In contrast, Namgung Hyeok and Ho Young showed only peacefulness that made it impossible to think they were people facing battle.

‘He’s completely different from the Third Young Master I heard about in rumors.’

Namgung Ihyeon gulped as he watched Namgung Hyeok.

As far as he knew, the Third Young Master was cowardly and indecisive, with hardly anyone in the family liking him, which was why he was sent to the northern battlefield as if being driven out.

But the Namgung Hyeok he was seeing now seemed completely different from the rumors.

‘Were the rumors wrong? Or did the battlefield change him like this?’

Either way, it was a welcome story for them right now.

Nothing was more reassuring than having allies who were both calm and strong.

They were soon able to move to the main gate of the Golden Star Sect.

Whether it was because it was dawn, or because it was after the battle, the Golden Star Sect’s gate was tightly closed. It seemed like it would take considerable effort to open it from the outside since it was barred from within.

But Namgung Hyeok only silently turned his head toward Ho Young.

Then Ho Young grinned and raised the Demon-Slaying Blade.

“Leave it to me!”

Kwa-kwa-kwang!

In an instant, light flashed from the Demon-Slaying Blade and the tightly closed gate was shattered to pieces.

“What the…!?”

The mouths of the Huainan Branch warriors watching fell wide open.

This overwhelming display of power that Ho Young had just shown was something that even considerable masters couldn’t replicate.

“We’re going in.”

But regardless, Namgung Hyeok entered first with ghost-like movement technique.

Ho Young followed him with confident movements.

Only then did Namgung Ihyeon come to his senses and shout.

“Let’s go! It’s time to avenge our brothers and sisters!”

“Waaaaaaaah!”

The Namgung Family’s Huainan Branch forces rushed inside.

“What’s happening… Kheuk!”

The Golden Star Sect warriors who rushed out due to the sudden commotion were struck by blades and fell.

Belatedly realizing they were under surprise attack, they hastily gathered together and resisted the Huainan Branch warriors. But since they were caught off guard, proper response was inevitably impossible.

Swoosh!

“Kuk!”

“Kyaaaak!”

Especially where Namgung Hyeok and Ho Young had passed, nothing remained.

They swept through the interior of the Golden Star Sect like that, searching for their leader Jeon Ilsang.

But before they could even enter the deepest core.

“Hehe. Some capable bastards have come.”

Two sinister-looking warriors blocked Namgung Hyeok’s path.

Namgung Hyeok felt like he knew who they were without needing introductions.

“Are you the Anhui Twin Demons?”

“That’s right. Now that we’ve stepped forward, you can no longer go…”

“Seeing you in person, that title is wasted on you bastards.”

“…!”

The Anhui Twin Demons’ eyes blazed with fury upon hearing Namgung Hyeok’s sarcasm.

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