The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 105

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Chapter 105. Is That Really Necessary?

The last day of October.

Now it truly felt cold. Muchang, characterized by its humid weather, felt cold even with just a slight chill.

The deadly heat of summer had passed, and just when the cool autumn weather seemed to arrive, winter was now approaching.

The shortening of days was also naturally felt.

The Jamryong Corps Group Seven Cadets reacted even more sensitively to such changes.

There was one reason for this.

The colder it got, the shorter the days became, the closer that day was approaching.

The winter solstice.

The day with the shortest daylight of the year.

However, for the cadets of Gyoryong Hall, it was the day of the Winter Fighting Festival.

Therefore, as each day passed, the cadets became more sensitive.

However, lately there was someone even more sensitive than those cadets.

Ha Mu-baek.

Therefore, the Group Seven Cadets were actually watching his mood instead.

Today too, Ha Mu-baek sat in his designated spot with a deeply furrowed brow.

He wasn’t paying much attention to the cadets’ cultivation.

In reality, Ha Mu-baek was spreading his Ki Sense throughout all of Muchang with a frown.

As widely as possible, to the limits of his ability.

Some areas were reached by Ha Mu-baek’s Ki Sense even beyond Muchang’s boundaries.

This was Ha Mu-baek’s first attempt at such a thing.

Extending his Ki Sense beyond his limits. So naturally he couldn’t help but frown.

It could be called cultivation, or it could be called surveillance.

He was searching to see if any more of those Demon Cult vermin had entered Muchang.

The Demon Cult bastards had survived like cockroaches after their defeat in the last war and hidden in the darkness.

While doing so, they seemed to have created methods to hide their Demonic Energy.

Even the four vermin he had caught before couldn’t be sensed for their Demonic Energy until they drew up their internal energy.

In the end, he had to see through their methods of hiding Demonic Energy as well.

Ha Mu-baek had a way to do that.

The Infinite Bright Wheel Eye.

However, the Infinite Bright Wheel Eye required directly seeing the opponent.

It was different from sensing with Ki Sense.

Ha Mu-baek solved that problem by detecting only Demonic Energy.

While he needed to see directly to penetrate the origin of an opponent’s internal energy, he made it possible to detect only the opponent’s Demonic Energy through Ki Sense by applying the Infinite Bright Wheel Eye.

Still, he was extending his Ki Sense to its limits while simultaneously operating part of the Infinite Bright Wheel Eye.

Even for Ha Mu-baek, this was difficult work.

Despite doing this, there were still no Demon Cult remnants caught in Ha Mu-baek’s Ki Sense.

The bastards Ha Mu-baek knew were absolutely not the type to retreat like this.

Ha Mu-baek frowned as he withdrew his Ki Sense.

It was because of the unpleasant feeling of knowing there were cockroaches somewhere but not being able to find them.

Due to Ha Mu-baek’s expression continuously changing for the worse, the Five Cadets focused only on their respective cultivation.

***

“Here they are.”

Gung Do-hyeok handed ten Ten Thousand Heaven Blood Thunder to Sam Ryeong-ju.

He had manipulated the ledgers to create ten discarded units, and those were what were here now.

“Faster than expected.”

He had expected at least a month, but this preparation was much faster than that.

It was possible because it was Gung Do-hyeok.

Since he had already grasped all matters large and small of Manmulryeon.

“Then, what about that?”

Sam Ryeong-ju asked while looking at Gung Do-hyeok’s chest.

The absolute hidden weapon he always carried in his bosom.

Ten Thousand Heaven Gold Chain Explosive Thunder.

With that, couldn’t they at least take one arm of that monster?

Sam Ryeong-ju thought so.

Gung Do-hyeok was accurately sensing such a look in Sam Ryeong-ju’s eyes.

That desperation for the Ten Thousand Heaven Gold Chain Explosive Thunder was real.

He wasn’t demanding it to use him.

“Let me ask once more. Is he really worth using this?”

“What do you think is the reason we support the Deputy Ryeon-ju from Manmulryeon in the first place?”

“To obtain that.”

Sam Ryeong-ju nodded at Gung Do-hyeok’s answer.

“Have you never thought about why we need that?”

Why wouldn’t he have? It was a problem he had pondered countless times.

Why do they need the Ten Thousand Heaven Gold Chain Explosive Thunder?

The thought that flashed through his mind at Sam Ryeong-ju’s question at this moment.

“Could it be?”

“That’s right. It’s to face him. We thought one wouldn’t be enough, so we tried to obtain the blueprint and manufacturing method.”

“….”

Gung Do-hyeok couldn’t say anything.

“None of my subordinates can even enter Muchang. Even I don’t dare think of entering Muchang. Since we’re obtaining information inside Muchang indirectly through Haomun, honestly I feel like my eyes are covered and ears are blocked right now.”

It was unbelievable.

Gung Do-hyeok had briefly experienced Sam Ryeong-ju’s level when he had threatened him last time.

For a human of such level to not be able to enter inside Muchang, not because he was afraid to go near, but because he simply couldn’t enter.

“Can ten Ten Thousand Heaven Blood Thunder produce similar power to one Ten Thousand Heaven Gold Chain Explosive Thunder?”

At Sam Ryeong-ju’s question, Gung Do-hyeok shook his head.

The power of one Ten Thousand Heaven Gold Chain Explosive Thunder was stronger.

Though he called it an improved version, this wasn’t improvement but evolution by several stages.

Gung Mu-hyeok, who had created this so easily, was truly a genius beyond even the word monster.

“By our calculations, honestly we need at least three Ten Thousand Heaven Gold Chain Explosive Thunder to render him unable to fight.”

At Sam Ryeong-ju’s calm words, Gung Do-hyeok let out a deep sigh.

Then he put his hand in his bosom and took out a black cylindrical object.

“How do you use it?”

Sam Ryeong-ju asked while carefully receiving the Ten Thousand Heaven Gold Chain Explosive Thunder.

“Draw up internal energy and press the button on the back part to ignite it.”

Sam Ryeong-ju carefully examined the back button part and cautiously put it in his bosom.

He didn’t dare think of testing it.

“To think you need to use internal energy to trigger it… how fascinating.”

“What method it is… only Ryeon-ju knows.”

***

It was the deep of night, past midnight and into the Hour of the Ox.

Gung So-yu quietly opened the door and entered.

The room was shrouded in thick darkness.

Gung Mu-hyeok sat in a chair at the tea table with a calm expression, waiting for her.

At his light gesture, Gung So-yu sat across from Gung Mu-hyeok.

“If we could use sound transmission, we wouldn’t need to go through such trouble.”

His voice was extremely quiet.

At the whispered sound that could barely be heard even with an ear pressed close to his lips, Gung So-yu slightly lowered her head.

Both she and her father Gung Mu-hyeok had weak bodies, so they couldn’t even think of learning martial arts.

At least Gung Mu-hyeok had cultivated some of Manmulryeon’s internal energy, but for Gung So-yu, it was something she couldn’t even dream of.

“But once I’m completely recovered, it should be possible.”

Gung Mu-hyeok smiled and spoke quietly.

“Yes.”

Gung So-yu answered in a voice as small as Gung Mu-hyeok’s.

In truth, she couldn’t understand why they had to do this.

She was only following what was written on the paper her father had secretly given her during the day.

“The Guard Corps came to protect me, but they’re also watching me at the same time.”

His voice carried a somewhat forlorn feeling.

At those words, Gung So-yu’s eyes widened.

“It’s because of my weak body.”

He didn’t share any more detailed circumstances, but the clever Gung So-yu inferred various possibilities.

“So this matter couldn’t be known to them, which is why I called you here so troublesomely.”

With those words, Gung Mu-hyeok carefully took out a cylinder wrapped in silk from his bosom and placed it on the tea table.

Thanks to the silk, it made no sound at all.

Gung So-yu looked at her father with a questioning gaze.

“It’s called the Mancheon Gold Chain Explosive Thunder.”

Gung So-yu tilted her head. It was an object she couldn’t understand.

“It’s a device that produces fifteen times the power of the Mancheon Blood Thunder.”

Only then did Gung So-yu’s eyes widen.

Though still young, she was the Manmulryeon Lord’s daughter. She knew what the Mancheon Blood Thunder was.

“It’s that dangerous an object, but its activation requires internal energy, making it actually safer than the Mancheon Blood Thunder. It’s something you can’t use right now since you have no internal energy.”

Gung So-yu, who had been listening obediently to her father’s words, showed confusion on her face.

Why was he bringing out something she couldn’t use?

“But you won’t be without internal energy forever. Keep it with you for now. Just in case.”

“I…”

At her clearly hesitant voice, Gung Mu-hyeok nodded with a resolute expression.

“The Ryeon-ju is being watched by the Guard Corps. Since we don’t know what will happen to the Ryeon, think of it as preparation for any eventuality and keep it with you. That’s why I brought something to give you with that thought in mind.”

“Yes.”

At her father’s request, Gung So-yu carefully put the Mancheon Gold Chain Explosive Thunder in her bosom.

Since the Guard Corps’s level couldn’t detect such movements and conversation, this night’s secret meeting remained a secret between only the father and daughter.

***

Secret movements began throughout the Central Plains.

Insignificant changes where one or two headed to different places amidst what seemed no different from usual.

Because of this, no one noticed it.

Even the Beggar’s Sect and Hao Sect didn’t notice.

It was such a small change within everyday movements.

Sam Ryeong-ju’s subordinates, having received his orders, were moving toward Muchang from all over the Central Plains.

The gathering point was Dongting Lake.

It was a place somewhat distant from Muchang, yet where they could quickly enter Muchang the moment they decided to.

“Sam Ryeong-ju.”

Darkness had fallen over an abandoned Gwanje Temple.

There, Sam Ryeong-ju knelt on one knee in prostration.

“Yes. Dae Ryeong-ju.”

His voice trembled slightly as he answered quietly.

“Must we really strike at him?”

It was a doubtful question.

“To take Manmulryeon into our hands, we must eliminate him. Until now there was no problem because his path and ours were different… but Manmulryeon is different.”

Though full of concern, it was an unwavering answer as if a decision had been made.

“We might repeat the mistake of Other Second Light Death.”

“Yeon Baek-ryang has already fallen to his hands.”

At Sam Ryeong-ju’s words, the Masked Man called Dae Ryeong-ju nodded slightly.

He would surely have discovered traces of them from Yeon Baek-ryang.

“For the great plan, we absolutely need Manmulryeon’s weapons and blacksmiths. But with him siding with the Manmulryeon Lord, our plans are going awry.”

“There should be other ways without necessarily clashing with him… This isn’t influenced by your personal grudge against him, is it?”

“…”

Sam Ryeong-ju couldn’t give any answer.

“Even if the Manmulryeon Lord and his daughter recover, we can just kill them. Right now we can’t act because they’re together with that bastard in Muchang, but they won’t be together forever. If we wait, an opportunity will come. You’re being too hasty.”

“If we do that, obtaining the blueprints and manufacturing method for the Mancheon Gold Chain Explosive Thunder becomes distant. We must seize the opportunity to get the blueprints while the Ryeon-ju and his daughter are slowly dying.”

“Is that really necessary?”

At Dae Ryeong-ju’s question, Sam Ryeong-ju placed his hand on one side of his chest.

“It’s necessary to eliminate him.”

Sam Ryeong-ju spoke through gritted teeth.

“The Sect Leader’s seclusion training will end within a few years. Then no matter how strong that bastard is, he won’t even be a match for the Basic First Form. We can just slowly prepare according to our original plan, timing it for when the Sect Leader’s seclusion ends.”

“…”

Sam Ryeong-ju couldn’t give any answer.

To deny Dae Ryeong-ju’s words would be committing irreverence toward the Sect Leader.

“Well, fine. We’ll have obtained the Mancheon Gold Chain Explosive Thunder too. We can test its power and gauge that bastard’s current level. It might become Other Second Light Death. Whatever the result, you’ll have to stake your life on it.”

“Command!”

At Dae Ryeong-ju’s permission, Sam Ryeong-ju bowed his head deeply.

“Then, I hope we can meet alive next time.”

With those final words, Dae Ryeong-ju disappeared.

Sam Ryeong-ju raised his head with a resolute expression.

“Hmm… the air feels quite unpleasant?”

Ha Mu-baek looked up at the cloudy sky and muttered.

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