The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 52

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 52

The rain of flames that poured down like that instantly brought down more than ten warriors of the Evil Path Alliance who had been blocking the way before stopping.

Horror spread across the faces of the remaining Blade Demons.

“Wh-what is this!?”

“What kind of nonsense is….”

For them who had no information about Falling Flowers Fill the Sky with Red, it was truly shocking.

However, Namgung Hyeok didn’t give them time to recover from their shock. He immediately raised his Flame Sword and continued his attack.

Swoosh!

Every time his sword cut through the air, fountains of blood erupted.

The Blade Demons desperately tried to stop Namgung Hyeok, but it was useless.

Those who were undoubtedly the elite of the Evil Path Alliance couldn’t properly receive even one exchange from Namgung Hyeok.

Seeing this, the Hell Blade Demon screamed in rage.

“These incompetent fools! What the hell are you doing!”

For him, it was maddening.

In a situation where he wanted to wear down the enemy’s stamina even a little, they were just being helplessly beaten.

But from the Blade Demons’ perspective, it was just unfair. It was a weight class where fights couldn’t even be established in the first place, so what were they supposed to do?

In the end, they could only hesitate without being able to charge in further.

Namgung Hyeok penetrated through that gap.

Slash!

He rushed toward the Hell Blade Demon, severed the necks of two guards, and brought down his sword.

Crash!

The Flame Sword clashed with the Hell Blade Demon’s great sword.

The Hell Blade Demon frowned at the tingling pain he felt in his wrist.

‘What kind of strength is…!’

The power of the attack he received was truly tremendous.

If he hadn’t blocked the attack, he would have immediately departed for the afterlife.

Gritting his teeth, the Hell Blade Demon twisted his blade and pushed away Namgung Hyeok’s sword.

“Oh my. It seems you have quite some skill. Well, I suppose that’s why you can be so arrogant.”

“Are you starting to feel like surrendering?”

“Ridiculous! I am Hell Blade Demon Im Yeon. Do you think I, who have fought countless battles until now, would surrender to a brat like you?”

“You’re ignoring a good option to live because of useless pride.”

“Shut up! I’ll make you regret not surrendering right now!”

The Hell Blade Demon said that and swung his massive great sword.

The great sword tore through the air as it rushed toward Namgung Hyeok.

The sight was quite terrifying.

The visual impact alone was considerable, but Namgung Hyeok simply raised his sword calmly.

Clang!

With a loud sound, the two men’s weapons clashed.

“Grgh…!”

What followed was a battle of strength to seize the initiative.

However, the Hell Blade Demon couldn’t easily overwhelm Namgung Hyeok. Rather, he had to exert force to avoid being pushed back by his tremendous strength.

“Uaaaaaaah!”

He let out a roar, pushed Namgung Hyeok away, and swung his blade horizontally.

Namgung Hyeok stepped back one step and dodged it.

What followed was a thrust.

It wasn’t an ordinary thrust either, but one containing explosive power.

It was the first form of the Sacred Fire Ultimate Sword, Flame Dragon Breaking Heaven.

“Not a chance!”

But the Hell Blade Demon was by no means easy either.

He poured out a massive slashing strike toward the Flame Dragon that was rushing at him with its mouth wide open.

The sword tip and the slashing strike collided, creating a thunderous roar.

Having blocked the attack once, he unleashed a series of attacks as if his eyes had rolled back. Red Gang Qi clung to his weapon, surging menacingly.

‘That Gang Qi is quite troublesome.’

Namgung Hyeok thought calmly while continuously blocking the incoming attacks.

The Hell Blade Demon’s Gang Qi had the nature of devouring and suppressing the opponent’s energy. If they kept clashing like this, his own energy consumption would be considerable too.

‘In that case….’

His eyes gleamed coldly.

Disadvantageous in a prolonged battle?

Then it meant he should end it in a short battle.

It wasn’t a difficult problem at all.

Thud!

Namgung Hyeok firmly planted his back foot on the ground.

“…!”

The Hell Blade Demon, who had been continuously attacking, sensed something strange.

He attacked even faster as if to stop whatever Namgung Hyeok was about to do.

What followed was the Hell Blade Demon’s ultimate technique.

The technique called Death Severing Slash unfolded, and several slashing strikes rushed toward Namgung Hyeok’s vital points.

However, Namgung Hyeok didn’t block it and waited as long as possible before bringing down his sword.

Explosive Flame Annihilation.

Boooooom!

A tremendous explosion echoed, and all the slashing strikes of Death Severing Slash were annihilated.

“Cough!”

The Hell Blade Demon barely managed to block the attack itself, but having received a great shock, he coughed up blood and retreated.

The tremendous explosive power contained in a single strike.

It seemed to contain the will to lightly smash apart whatever defense the opponent might put up.

The Hell Blade Demon widened his eyes and gritted his teeth.

The bitter taste of blood rising from within awakened his mind.

‘I somehow endured it! Since that guy used such an attack, there should be an opening….’

But it was when the Hell Blade Demon was thinking that.

Stab!

A thrust that penetrated his guard pierced through the Hell Blade Demon’s shoulder.

A blue Sacred Fire, different from before, blazed from his shoulder.

It burned the Hell Blade Demon’s Body Protection Qi and spread throughout his entire body.

The fourth form of the Sacred Fire Ultimate Sword.

It was Purification Single Heart.

“Aaaaaaaaaaah!”

The Hell Blade Demon screamed.

Fear of death had approached right before his nose.

He fell into shock and instinctively swung his blade. It was an manifestation of his will to somehow shake off Namgung Hyeok.

Stab!

However, his action ultimately became a bad move.

Because Namgung Hyeok twisted and withdrew his sword, leisurely blocking the Hell Blade Demon’s attack.

As a result, the wound that had invaded one shoulder opened wider, delivering pain.

The Hell Blade Demon retreated several steps and attempted a pressure point strike.

But the wound that had already opened showed no signs of closing.

Flicker!

Moreover, these flames that interfered with his energy.

They wouldn’t easily extinguish and forced constant pain and exhaustion upon the Hell Blade Demon.

In the end, Hell Blade Demon bit his lips tightly.

If things continued like this, it was clear that he would be defeated.

So he tried to retreat for now. To do that, he had to find an opening somehow.

“What are you all doing! Kill that bastard!”

He shouted angrily at the Blade Demons around him who hadn’t thought to intervene.

Only then did the Blade Demons snap to their senses and rush toward Namgung Hyeok.

Namgung Hyeok didn’t panic at the Blade Demons charging from all directions and drew up his internal energy.

He soon took a great True Step and swung his sword in a circle around himself.

Flame Prison Heaven Wheel.

The seventh technique of the Sacred Fire Ultimate Sword was unleashed.

The sword strike that drew a massive wheel of flames burned everything that approached.

The Blade Demons were cut down instantly and died without even being able to scream.

Moreover, it didn’t simply end there.

The flame wheel of Flame Prison Heaven Wheel grew along the trajectory where the sword was thrust and swept in all directions.

Not only the Blade Demons, but other Evil Path Alliance warriors who were waiting for an opportunity were also struck by that slashing attack and fell.

“Kugh!”

Of course, the same was true for Hell Blade Demon.

Though he had forcibly squeezed out his internal energy to block the attack, he had already reached his limit.

He coughed up blood again and staggered backward.

Namgung Hyeok lightly caught his breath and walked steadily toward him.

That murderous aura was like seeing a messenger of death descending upon the battlefield.

“W-wait. Just wait a moment!”

Hell Blade Demon shouted at Namgung Hyeok while dripping blood and cold sweat. But Namgung Hyeok didn’t stop and continued approaching him.

“I’ll give you all the wealth I’ve accumulated! No, if that’s not enough, I’ll become your slave from now on and obey you faithfully! I’m definitely more useful than other guys. So…”

“That’s why I told you.”

Namgung Hyeok cut off Hell Blade Demon’s words with a cold voice.

“If you want to live, quietly withdraw your forces.”

“…!”

“Don’t worry too much. I’ll send the Evil Path Alliance Leader to your side soon.”

Swoosh!

The Flame Sword flashed and cut Hell Blade Demon’s neck.

His head flew through the air with bulging eyes.

Hell Blade Demon’s massive body fell to the ground with a thud, having lost its master.

Namgung Hyeok looked down at that sight and swept his surroundings with murderous eyes.

“Anyone else want to try?”

“…!”

The enemies who hadn’t dared to approach flinched.

They felt goosebumps rising all over their bodies.

If they charged seeking revenge, they felt like they would immediately end up like that Hell Blade Demon.

“R-retreat!”

In the end, they chose to turn their backs to Namgung Hyeok and get as far away as possible.

Namgung Hyeok saw this and calmly picked up Hell Blade Demon’s severed head.

He infused his internal energy and shouted in a resounding voice.

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

“Uwaaaaaaaa!”

A thunderous cheer responded to him.

The allied forces fighting enemies in the distance finally realized that Namgung Hyeok had succeeded.

“Hahaha! Sweep them all away!”

Ho Young saw this and laughed loudly while commanding the Pungwoon Unit.

The Pungwoon Unit, having seen their leader’s performance, had their morale soar to the heavens and charged even more fiercely among the enemies.

“T-this can’t be…!”

“We can’t win!”

“The branch leader has fallen!”

Conversely, the Evil Path Alliance warriors who realized Hell Blade Demon had fallen were struck with terror.

Even though they still maintained much greater numbers, they couldn’t think they would win.

In the end.

“Aaaahhhhh!”

“Run away!”

Their morale dropped to rock bottom and they began to flee. The enemy survivors began scattering in all directions without any command structure.

Naturally, the warriors who scattered like that became prey for the Namgung Family forces.

The central main force, realizing they no longer needed to take a defensive stance, joined the pursuit.

“Argh!”

“Kugh!”

Countless warriors who were fleeing were struck down by their hands again.

Namgung Hyeok saw this and ignited flames once more.

He unleashed explosive movement techniques at full power toward the Blade Demons moving away from him.

Boom!

In the end, those who survived and returned from that day’s battle were less than half of the number they had initially faced.

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The Murim couldn’t help but be shocked by the results of that battle.

It was natural.

Most people had expected that if the Namgung Family and Evil Path Alliance clashed, it would end in the Evil Path Alliance’s victory.

Wasn’t there even a four-fold difference in numbers?

But the result was completely different.

The Namgung Family’s elite forces broke through the tremendous numerical difference and literally devastated the Evil Path Alliance army led by Hell Blade Demon.

In return, the Evil Path Alliance suffered so many casualties that they had to abandon several branches.

How did such a result come about?

People were bewildered.

“Wasn’t the Evil Path Alliance weaker than expected?”

“No, the Evil Path Alliance’s forces were definitely formidable. Otherwise, how could they have dominated the southeastern Central Plains until now?”

“Then how?”

“It’s simply that the Namgung Family’s power overwhelmed the Evil Path Alliance. I heard that Flame Dragon took command and severed Hell Blade Demon’s head.”

“Flame Dragon, you say? Even so, Hell Blade Demon wouldn’t have been an easy opponent…”

“I heard he applied the strategic tactics he learned on the northern battlefields to this fight. That seemed to have great effect in overwhelming the Evil Path Alliance. Plus, he personally participated in the battle and killed Hell Blade Demon himself.”

“Huh. It seems a true new dragon has emerged in the declining Namgung Family.”

People were busy praising Namgung Hyeok with admiration.

Occasionally there were groups trying to belittle Namgung Hyeok, saying he was just lucky and the Evil Path Alliance was weak, but their voices were small.

This was because the personnel who participated in the battle, both enemy and ally alike, united in shouting Namgung Hyeok’s name.

There was no doubt he had played a decisive role in the battle.

And as a result.

Namgung Hyeok had now become a celebrity known to everyone in the surrounding area.

While everyone was celebrating like this…

“Damn it all!”

Crash!

There was a man expressing his anger by smashing everything around him.

It was none other than Evil Path Alliance Leader Lee Cheolgun.

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