The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 84

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 84

 

 

Late at night.

Namgung Hyeok’s group secretly slipped out of the inn where they had been staying.

“There they are.”

Namgung Hyeok’s senses detected the presence of watchers. They were positioned in the alley next to the inn and on the roof.

“So Yeon. Can you handle it?”

“Yes. Of course.”

So Yeon smiled brightly and drew her bow.

Nothing was nocked at the end of the bowstring. However, So Yeon slowly pulled back the string as if an arrow were nocked.

Soon.

Whoosh!

With the sound of air bursting, condensed qi arrows rained down on the alley and roof.

“…!”

Those hiding there couldn’t even scream before they collapsed unconscious.

So Yeon confirmed the presence of the two limp figures and nodded.

“It’s done now.”

“Your archery truly lives up to its reputation.”

“Oh my. Thank you for the compliment.”

“Are there no other guys around?”

“At least no one that my senses can detect.”

“Same here. What about you, Ho Young?”

“Hehe. None on this side either.”

“Good. Then let’s depart.”

Namgung Hyeok kicked the flanks of the sturdy horse he had purchased in advance and set off.

Baek Yeonhu followed them while staring blankly at the three people.

‘What truly terrifying abilities.’

At first, he had only been concerned about Namgung Hyeok, the owner of the Sacred Fire, but the three people beside him also seemed far from ordinary.

To the extent that he absolutely wouldn’t want them as enemies.

And fortunately, they were allies.

Baek Yeonhu felt deeply grateful for that fact.

‘I chose the right side.’

If things went well, the glory of the old Sacred Fire Gate might truly be revived by their hands.

If that happened, light would surely return to the Fire Sword Faction that had been hiding for so long. Baek Yeonhu felt his heart racing at that thought.

‘I must somehow persuade the Flame Blade Faction and increase our forces.’

He made that firm resolution and spurred his horse.

The four people thus left the city at wind-like speed.

 

* * *

 

The next day.

Bang!

“What do you mean! You let them escape!”

Unbelievable news reached Ha Jinhyeok after he spent the night at the inn and woke up.

It was news that the watchers he had assigned to monitor Namgung Hyeok’s group throughout the dawn had been attacked.

“You incompetent fools! How did they manage their stealth!”

“Th-that is… they were attacked without even properly detecting them. It seems their tracking ability far exceeds ours.”

One of the more capable warriors among his adjutants reported to Ha Jinhyeok with effort.

Ha Jinhyeok ground his teeth while spreading out a map.

It was a map with the geography of the surrounding area drawn in detail.

“Damn it. I was originally planning to wait a bit longer and leave traces…”

“What should we do?”

“Their destination is already decided anyway. The pursuit itself won’t be difficult. The problem is whether they’ll get the Flame Blade Faction in the meantime…”

“Then shouldn’t we go as fast as possible?”

“Damn. You’re right. Everyone prepare to depart! We’re chasing after Namgung Hyeok!”

Ha Jinhyeok said this and mounted his horse.

Soon Ha Jinhyeok’s group also began racing toward Jade Transformation Mountain at fierce speed.

 

* * *

 

Several days later.

Namgung Hyeok was able to arrive at a village at the foot of Jade Transformation Mountain as planned.

As soon as they entered the village, he could feel people’s gazes focusing on them. Namgung Hyeok approached them and spoke in a confident voice.

“I would like to meet your leader. Where should I go?”

“Just who are you to be looking for the Village Chief?”

Naturally, the response was cold.

Namgung Hyeok turned his gaze to survey the surroundings. He could sense warriors subtly holding blades surrounding them.

“Oh my, I’m late with introductions. I am this kind of person.”

Namgung Hyeok drew his sword and raised it high toward the sky.

Whoosh!

Flames bloomed on Blue Heaven’s blade.

All the people surrounding Namgung Hyeok stared at that sight with their mouths agape.

“Th-that’s Purifying Fire?”

“No. No, that’s not Purifying Fire!”

“It’s Sacred Fire! How can it be Sacred Fire!?”

They all murmured in panicked voices.

At that moment, Baek Yeonhu dismounted and gave a cupped fist salute toward the people.

“Greetings. I am Baek Yeonhu, successor of the Fire Sword Faction. I pay my respects to the members of the Flame Blade Faction.”

“From the Fire Sword Faction? But who exactly is that person…”

“Don’t you all know from seeing for yourselves? This person is truly the current inheritor of the Sacred Fire. Also, he is the Lord of our Fire Sword Faction.”

“…!”

The Flame Blade Faction members opened their mouths in shock.

The words about being the owner of Sacred Fire were surprising, but the Lord of the Fire Sword Faction?

Then didn’t that mean he had already taken control of the Fire Sword Faction?

“Wait, that means…”

“You came to win over our Flame Blade Faction?”

The one who said this was a middle-aged man who appeared to be in his mid-fifties.

His build was huge like a bear, and a large great sword hung at his waist.

Also, upon his appearance, he emanated a tremendous sense of pressure, seeming to be a master of considerable level.

“That’s right. As the current inheritor of the Sacred Fire, I have come seeking to recruit you.”

After saying this, Namgung Hyeok smiled brightly.

“I’m late with introductions. My name is Namgung Hyeok.”

“Flame Dragon…”

As if he already knew about Namgung Hyeok, that epithet naturally slipped out.

The middle-aged man let out a light sigh and gave a cupped fist salute.

“Maeng Seungji, leader of the Flame Blade Faction, pays his respects to the inheritor of the Sacred Fire.”

“Pleased to meet you, Hero Maeng.”

“Hah. To think the day would come when the owner of Sacred Fire would visit…”

Maeng Seungji grabbed his forehead as if he had a headache.

He looked at Namgung Hyeok with complicated eyes.

“I appreciate you coming all the way here, but we cannot join under your command. Our faction has already pledged itself to the Ha Family.”

“I already know that much. And I also know that only a few of you actually joined the Ha Family.”

“What do you mean…?”

“I heard that you were forced to send people due to the Ha Family’s persistent pressure. Is that true?”

“…It’s true.”

“Then there’s nothing more to consider. Join me. If you do, I’ll make sure the Ha Family won’t dare touch you.”

“…!”

Maeng Seungji’s eyes widened at such a confident declaration.

The other members of the Flame Blade faction felt the same.

They all looked at Namgung Hyeok with confusion.

But just then.

“Village Chief! Something terrible has happened!”

A young man who had been guarding the village outskirts came running urgently, panting heavily.

Maeng Seungji asked with a startled face.

“What’s wrong?”

“U-unknown martial artists are approaching this place. There are over a hundred of them.”

“What!?”

Maeng Seungji was shocked and immediately led his group toward the wooden palisade.

Just as he said, black-clad swordsmen were riding toward them from the distance with the sound of hoofbeats.

Namgung Hyeok could immediately identify them upon seeing them.

“The Black Sword Ghost Unit of the Sado Alliance.”

The Black Sword Ghost Unit was one of the Sado Alliance’s elite forces, and also one of the units the Namgung Family Estate was most wary of.

It didn’t seem like all three hundred members had come…

But even so, their presence was overwhelming.

As evidence, the Flame Blade faction watching alongside them was extremely tense.

“H-how did those bastards get here…?”

“They probably followed me. There’s a bit of bad blood between us. Normally they wouldn’t have been able to pursue this quickly, but…”

Namgung Hyeok drew Changcheon and chuckled.

“It seems that bastard Ha Jinhyeok revealed our destination. Since I don’t see them around, it looks like they want to use the Sado Alliance’s power to eliminate me.”

“Hehehe. Lord, what shall we do?”

“What else.”

Namgung Hyeok looked at Maeng Seungji and said.

“Since we brought these people here, we’ll handle them ourselves. Just sit back and watch comfortably.”

“Wh-what? Are you insane?!”

Maeng Seungji asked in panic.

The enemy clearly numbered around a hundred, yet only four people were going to face them – it was far too reckless.

But Namgung Hyeok didn’t care. In fact, he went even further.

“Baek Yeonhu. You stay here too.”

“What?! B-but!”

“That’s an order. Just watch and confirm whether your choice to follow me was right or wrong.”

“My Lord…!”

Baek Yeonhu looked at Namgung Hyeok in confusion, but Namgung Hyeok instead looked at his comrades who had been with him since the battlefield.

“About a hundred means we each only need to take down around thirty-three. Surely you won’t whine that you can’t handle even that?”

“This reminds me of the Battle of Yeongeun Gate. Didn’t we block ten thousand cavalry with just three hundred men back then?”

“Hahaha! I remember that too. We nearly died that time.”

So Yeon and Ho Young responded to his words as if it were nothing.

“This will be much easier than back then. This time the enemies aren’t those terrifying northern cavalry units, but just evil sect scoundrels who prey on common people.”

Namgung Hyeok chuckled and said to the two.

“After the war ended, you must have been frustrated not having a chance to show your true abilities.”

Rumble!

As soon as those words ended, Namgung Hyeok’s aura swelled tremendously.

He spoke in a cold voice.

“As your lord, I command you. Crush these fools who dare challenge us without knowing their place.”

“We obey our Lord’s command.”

The two with serious expressions bowed respectfully.

 

* * *

 

Shin Hyeok, leader of the Black Sword Ghost Unit, was observing the situation from a distance from the village.

‘This is troublesome.’

He was sighing while glaring at the village where Namgung Hyeok’s group was located.

It was good that they had ridden non-stop from the Sado Alliance Main Headquarters to get here…

But they arrived too late and couldn’t prevent Namgung Hyeok from entering that place.

‘If I had known this would happen, I should have brought the entire Black Sword Ghost Unit.’

The problem was bringing only about thirty percent of the unit to avoid provoking the surrounding sects and the Ha Family.

If he had brought the entire Black Sword Ghost Unit, he could have crushed whatever forces were hiding there.

But now, with fewer numbers, he had no choice but to be cautious.

One wrong move could result in heavy casualties.

But that was only for a moment.

“Leader. Look over there.”

At his subordinate’s voice, Shin Hyeok looked at three people emerging from the village.

He couldn’t help but grin widely.

They went to a village to reinforce their forces but came out with no one? That meant they had failed, didn’t it?

‘Then there’s no problem killing those bastards right here. Either way, that village won’t interfere.’

“Everyone prepare for battle!”

Having reached that conclusion, Shin Hyeok gave orders to his subordinates.

About a hundred martial artists all excitedly raised their swords.

“Charge! Take the Flame Dragon’s head!”

Thud thud thud thud!

The ground shook as all the Black Sword Ghost Unit martial artists charged toward Namgung Hyeok.

Namgung Hyeok and his group didn’t seem panicked or think of fleeing.

They were just smiling.

‘Smiling?’

Then, Shin Hyeok felt an ominous feeling.

The enemy smiling in this situation was definitely not normal.

‘What are they plotting?’

But while he was thinking such thoughts.

Suddenly, one woman in the group raised a large bow.

She nocked a massive iron arrow on the bowstring and pulled it back with all her strength.

Rumble!

At the same time, the surrounding air trembled.

It felt as if all the wind around was being sucked into the arrow.

Shin Hyeok instinctively sensed danger. It was intuition gained from long years of activity as a martial artist.

“E-everyone scatter…!”

But before those words could finish.

Whoooosh!

With a sound that tore through the air, an arrow wrapped in a whirlwind left the bowstring and rushed toward them.

Then.

CRASH!

“Kyaaaaaaaaaah!”

The arrow shot like that caused a massive explosion, tearing apart six members of the Black Sword Demon Corps who were charging forward.

The members who were instantly crushed became obstacles for those running behind them, causing them to fall.

“What the…!”

Shin Hyeok’s mouth fell wide open at the sight.

But there was no time to be surprised.

Whoooooosh!

Because the woman’s attack didn’t end with just one shot and continued relentlessly.

So Yeon’s martial arts, the Flying Stream Heaven-Breaking Bow technique.

Meteor Fall.

It poured down like a natural disaster and struck the Black Sword Demon Corps.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————