The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 5

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 5

“What did you just say?”

“I said you’re worthless scum who don’t deserve your nicknames. Are you deaf?”

“Y-you vermin bastards!”

The Anhui Twin Demons flew into a rage and charged at Namgung Hyeok.

“Ho Young. Take the one on the left. I’ll handle the one on the right.”

“Haha, understood!”

Ho Young laughed heartily as he swung his massive Demon-Slaying Blade in a wide arc.

The Anhui Twin Demons who had been charging at him quickly retreated to avoid the attack.

Namgung Hyeok seized the opportunity and swung his sword toward the one on the right.

Clang!

The sound of metal rang across the battlefield.

“What the hell!?”

Right Demon of the Anhui Twin Demons was shocked by the tremendous pressure he felt from his hands.

From just one clash of swords, his palms had split open and blood was flowing.

He had nearly dropped his sword in that situation.

He gritted his teeth and pushed Namgung Hyeok back.

A reddish sword qi formed around his blade.

“You bastard! Looks like you’ve got some skill after all…”

Whoosh!

But Right Demon’s words couldn’t continue.

Terrifying flames erupted from Namgung Hyeok’s sword.

He stared at Namgung Hyeok’s sword with his mouth agape.

Though it should have been the same sword qi, there seemed to be a vast difference between his and Namgung Hyeok’s.

“W-wait!”

Screech!

Bang!

An impact incomparably greater than before struck him.

If he hadn’t brought out his sword qi, his blade would have been completely severed or shattered.

‘What kind of monster is this guy…!’

Right Demon broke out in cold sweat as he retreated.

And seizing that opening, Namgung Hyeok’s thrust struck Right Demon’s shoulder.

“Aaaahhh!”

Right Demon screamed in agony.

Whoosh!

Flames burst from the wound inflicted by the sword, adding to his pain.

He tried twisting his body to somehow pull out the sword, but the more he did so, the deeper the wound became.

“P-please spare me…”

Slash!

Right Demon’s words were cut short.

Namgung Hyeok withdrew his sword and immediately severed Right Demon’s neck.

“Hiyah!”

And slightly later, Ho Young’s Demon-Slaying Blade diagonally cleaved through Left Demon’s body.

Left Demon died without even being able to scream.

The Anhui Twin Demons, who had terrorized Anhui, had met their end in an instant.

“Waaahhhhh!”

“The Third Young Master has defeated the Anhui Twin Demons!”

The morale of the Namgung Family’s Huainan Branch warriors who witnessed this scene soared to the heavens.

Though it was dark dawn, the flames erupting from Namgung Hyeok’s sword were clearly visible.

“T-this is insane!”

And the Golden Star Sect warriors could clearly perceive this as well.

Jeon Ilsang’s eyes widened in shock as he belatedly emerged with his weapons.

The Anhui Twin Demons were peak masters that even he couldn’t easily dismiss.

Yet such individuals had been pathetically defeated without even exchanging a few moves.

This meant that if he fought, he would likely meet a similar fate.

“Damn it! Everyone block those bastards!”

Therefore, Jeon Ilsang shouted at the top of his lungs toward his subordinates.

He planned to use his subordinates as sacrificial lambs while he escaped from this place.

However.

“U-ugh.”

“If we fight, we’ll die…”

The Golden Star Sect warriors couldn’t easily charge forward.

From what they had seen so far, they clearly understood that charging meant death. Therefore, they didn’t move despite their superior’s orders.

But that was only the story from the Golden Star Sect’s side.

“Charge!”

Namgung Ihyeon didn’t miss this opportunity.

The Huainan Branch forces overwhelmed the terrified Golden Star Sect warriors. They completely lost their fighting spirit and either surrendered or fled.

“Y-you bastards! I told you to block them! What are you doing!”

Jeon Ilsang swung his sword at those who were fleeing, venting his anger.

But even so, the situation didn’t change. They simply fled in directions away from him.

“Damn it all!”

Eventually, Jeon Ilsang had no choice but to abandon his plan of using his subordinates as shields and flee backward himself.

But before he could move even a few steps.

Screech!

“…!”

Bang!

He turned his head at the terrifying sound that seemed to tear through the air and barely managed to block the attack.

Jeon Ilsang, who had been pushed back several steps, coughed up blood.

“Cough!”

He had sustained internal injuries from just one attack. Namgung Hyeok stood before him.

“I don’t know about the others, but you cannot escape.”

“D-damn it! Do you think you’ll be safe if you mess with me! Don’t come any closer!”

“Ho. From the way you’re talking, it seems you have backing?”

“The Evil Path Alliance won’t stand for this! If they dispatch masters from there, your declining Namgung Family will be finished!”

Perhaps because the crisis of death was right before his eyes?

He spilled information that he originally shouldn’t have revealed while begging for his life.

Namgung Hyeok’s lips curved upward. Thanks to this, he was spared the trouble of searching for information.

“The Evil Path Alliance… So that’s where your backing was.”

“T-that’s right! So immediately let me…”

Jeon Ilsang’s words couldn’t continue.

Namgung Hyeok’s sword charged straight at his neck.

“Ugh!”

Jeon Ilsang barely managed to block the attack.

However, he couldn’t block the heat contained in the sword as well. He felt his skin burning as he retreated.

Consecutive slashing strikes overwhelmed him.

Whoosh!

Swish!

“Guhheok!”

In the end, Jeon Ilsang gave up his neck to the following strike.

Clutching the long wound on his neck and staggering, he collapsed to the side with a thud.

Namgung Hyeok held his burning sword and shouted with internal energy.

“I have taken the enemy commander’s head!”

“Uwaaaaaaaaaah!!”

A tremendous roar erupted.

The morale of their allies soared to the heavens, while conversely, the enemy’s morale plummeted underground.

So there was no way the battle could continue any longer.

Soon the Golden Star Sect was completely occupied by the warriors of the Huainan Branch.

It was truly a perfect victory.

* * *

The Namgung Family was turned upside down when they heard the news.

They had originally been shocked to hear that the Third Young Master had moved with only his subordinate, just the two of them.

To leave first with no troops, just two people – that was insane.

But they could only be dumbfounded by the victory report that came back in less than a day.

The letter sent by the excited Huainan Branch Leader was full of praise for Namgung Hyeok and his subordinate.

“What on earth happened there?”

“He shot flames from his sword?”

“Just the two of them changed the tide of a losing battle?”

“What kind of nonsense is that…?”

At first, no one believed it.

Just two people completely overturning a losing battle situation?

It wasn’t impossible, but they couldn’t imagine Namgung Hyeok being capable of such a thing.

But less than a day later, another messenger pigeon arrived.

This time it was news that the warriors of the Huainan Branch, led by Namgung Hyeok, had occupied the Golden Star Sect.

It was truly shocking.

They had even killed Jeon Ilsang, the master of the Golden Star Sect, and his collaborators, the Anhui Twin Demons, in the process.

Moreover, they had even discovered that the Evil Path Alliance was behind this incident.

It was a situation where tremendous merit had been achieved.

So when Namgung Hyeok returned, he couldn’t help but receive a tremendous welcome.

“Waaaaaaah!”

“The Third Young Master has returned!”

“Welcome back!”

Namgung Hyeok looked at the welcoming crowd with an expressionless face.

Meanwhile, Ho Young beside him laughed heartily.

“This reminds me of when we were on the battlefield. Isn’t that right, Commander? Back then too, when we returned after completing missions, we were welcomed like this.”

“Yes. But it seems there are some who don’t particularly welcome us.”

At the end of Namgung Hyeok’s gaze were Namgung Jangcheon and his faction members.

Their eyes looked very confused.

It seemed they hadn’t expected Namgung Hyeok to return having achieved such great merit.

“I have returned, Uncle.”

Namgung Hyeok looked at Namgung Jangcheon and spoke calmly.

Namgung Jangcheon managed his expression and nodded, offering congratulations.

“You’ve truly achieved great merit and returned. You’ve worked hard. Are you injured anywhere?”

“Yes. I am unharmed. Has there been any trouble with the family?”

“No. But according to the Huainan Branch Leader, it seems you used some unusual martial arts rather than the family’s martial arts…”

“It’s martial arts I learned on the battlefield.”

“Could you show it to us?”

“Yes.”

Namgung Hyeok readily nodded and drew his sword.

Sring!

With a sharp sound, the blade gleamed in the sunlight.

Soon.

Whoosh!

Flames wrapped around the blade.

Everyone watching gaped in amazement.

The sword wrapped in flames left an absolutely overwhelming impression on everyone.

“Wh-what is the name of that martial art?”

Even Namgung Jangcheon asked in confusion.

Namgung Hyeok sheathed his sword again with a subtle smile and answered.

“It is the Sacred Fire Ultimate Sword. It is not an evil martial art, so please be at ease.”

“Sacred Fire Ultimate Sword…”

Someone muttered that name.

It was the moment when the name of Namgung Hyeok’s martial art was clearly etched into the minds of the Namgung Family people.

“More importantly, may I go inside now?”

“Yes. You must be tired, we’ve kept you too long.”

Namgung Jangcheon said this and stepped aside.

Namgung Hyeok and Ho Young proudly entered the Namgung Family Estate through the passage they had cleared.

* * *

After leaving their horses, the two immediately sought out Namgung Cheon.

“You’ve returned. Are you injured anywhere?”

Namgung Cheon smiled brightly and welcomed his returning younger brother.

Namgung Hyeok also nodded with a faint smile.

“I returned safely without any problems, Brother.”

“I heard you achieved great merit. I’m truly proud of you.”

Namgung Cheon’s eyes moistened as he spoke.

“Now there will be no one in the Main House who can look down on you. Hyeok, you’ve truly worked hard.”

He shed tears remembering what Namgung Hyeok was like ten years ago.

Back then, Namgung Hyeok was a loner with no one to take his side except for himself.

But with this incident, Namgung Hyeok’s position within the Namgung Family would completely change.

Then he looked at Ho Young and expressed his gratitude to him as well.

“Thank you so much for helping Hyeok.”

“Haha. Since I decided to stay with the Commander from up north, helping like this is only natural. Don’t worry about it too much.”

Ho Young answered with hearty laughter.

Namgung Hyeok watched their conversation with a gentle expression and then spoke.

“Brother. How is your physical condition?”

“Thanks to you, it’s gotten much better. In just a little while, I’ll be able to start martial arts training again.”

“Please don’t overdo it yet. Moreover, if you start martial arts training now, their interference will become severe.”

“Their interference?”

“I mean Uncle. Surely you’re not pretending not to know.”

“…”

Namgung Cheon’s face darkened at Namgung Hyeok’s words.

“Uncle is seriously aiming for the position of head of the Namgung Family. Brother, you are precisely that obstacle. If you start learning martial arts again in this situation, their interference will become blatant.”

“But then what should I do? I can’t avoid learning martial arts for the rest of my life…”

Namgung Cheon trailed off with a troubled expression.

Namgung Hyeok immediately explained his plan as if telling him not to worry.

“For now, I’ll redirect uncle’s attention to me. While I’m at it, I’ll also build up our forces—yours and mine.”

“Build up our forces? What do you mean by that?”

“What I mean is this.”

Namgung Hyeok continued with a serious expression.

“I intend to create a Military Force within the Noble House that follows only us.”

Surprise appeared on Namgung Cheon’s face upon hearing those words.

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