The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 157

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Chapter 157. What Are You Going to Do?

 

 

Jang I-geol.

As the first disciple of the Zhongnan Sect, he was one of the Jamryong Corps instructors dispatched from Zhongnan to Gyoryong Hall.

Now he had come to find Gyoryong Hall Director Peng Do-yul.

He hadn’t come of his own accord.

It was because of pressure from the main sect.

More precisely, pressure from his master uncle, Sect Leader Ju Jae-seung.

He had come to a place he didn’t want to visit and was now facing Academy Director Peng Do-yul.

“Instructor Jang, yes. What brings you here?”

“I’ve come because of a request from the main sect.”

“Hm? I haven’t received any request.”

At Peng Do-yul’s question, Jang I-geol inwardly swallowed a sigh.

That would have been the proper procedure.

If there was something to request, the Zhongnan Sect could simply send a request letter directly to Gyoryong Hall.

But instead of doing that, they were conveying the message through an instructor.

This was disrespectful treatment toward Gyoryong Hall and its director.

“I apologize. I have no excuse.”

Jang I-geol had no choice but to bow his head.

“Not at all. Well, these things can happen. So, what’s the request?”

“…They’re asking you to quickly process Cadet Baek Ri-pyeong’s withdrawal from the academy.”

“Regarding that matter, I heard that Cadet Baek sent a detailed explanation of the circumstances to Zhongnan?”

There was nothing to say.

Yet they had sent another urgent request.

His face burned with shame.

His cheeks felt hot.

This was because a colleague at the Enforcement Department had secretly passed along news.

The Sect Leader had turned the Enforcement Department upside down once, demanding they bring back Baek Ri-pyeong.

Of course, they said the Enforcement Department head had managed to calm things down.

It made him question whether this was really Zhongnan, one of the Nine Sects and One Alliance representing the orthodox faction.

“Since the supervising instructor is absent and approval is delayed, they request that you use your authority as director to process his withdrawal.”

Jang I-geol spoke with difficulty.

At those words, Peng Do-yul gave no response. He remained silent for a moment, seemingly lost in thought.

Finally, he spoke.

“Instructor Jang.”

“Yes.”

“It’s break period, so you’ll be returning to the main sect soon, won’t you?”

“Yes. I’m scheduled to return in three days. The main sect sent word that I should bring Cadet Baek Ri-pyeong back with me if possible.”

He was subtly letting Peng Do-yul know that he too was in a difficult situation.

“But suppose while you’re at the Zhongnan Sect, one of your assigned cadets comes to me requesting withdrawal. Since you’re at the main sect, approval would only be possible after the break period ends. But if I approve the withdrawal using my authority as director, how would you feel about that?”

It was an extremely reasonable question.

A cadet he too was responsible for supervising.

If his assigned cadet suddenly withdrew without his approval.

He would probably.

Feel quite hurt.

How much time had they spent together through thick and thin?

“I understand what you mean. I’ll convey this properly to the main sect.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

Jang I-geol bowed his head and left the director’s office.

As he was about to return to his dormitory, for some unknown reason, Jang I-geol walked toward a different place.

The Maengryong Corps training ground.

It was completely empty.

It was break period for first-year cadets, and the second-year cadets would soon depart for Sanwol Demon Forest.

Before that, they would be receiving their final training from Instructor Zhuge Ming at the Great Training Ground.

It was quiet.

No, it should have been quiet. But he could hear small sounds.

As he headed toward where the sounds were coming from, they grew louder.

It was Group 7’s training ground.

There, six cadets were drenched in sweat, immersed in cultivation.

Jang I-geol watched the scene with an admiring expression.

The results of the tournament were neither luck nor coincidence.

Indeed, it was inevitable.

He thought these might be the only cadets currently cultivating voluntarily at Gyoryong Hall.

Jang I-geol’s gaze naturally turned to Baek Ri-pyeong.

It was a natural reaction.

As the second disciple of the main sect, he was like a nephew to Jang I-geol.

He watched quietly.

What they were cultivating was the Three Talents Sword Technique.

However, those movements were extraordinary.

He already knew from the tournament that the children of Maengryong Corps Group 7 mainly used the Three Talents Sword Technique.

‘Master Uncle Baek always said this. The beginning of the sword is fundamentals, and the end is also fundamentals.’

Why was it?

He felt that Three Talents Sword Technique was like the sword fundamentals that Master Uncle Baek had so emphasized.

The six cadets were absorbed in cultivation, unaware that someone was watching them.

Jang I-geol quietly turned away.

He shook his head.

To think they wanted to call such a talented child back to the main sect to kill his potential.

‘Where is Zhongnan trying to go? I worry we’re becoming too complacent in the peace we’ve barely found.’

Jang I-geol’s face was dark.

 

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“Huff. Huff. Huff. Sip Ho-beop, sir. Just how much farther must we run?”

A woman in blue martial robes with her face covered by a veil asked while breathing heavily.

The old man called Sip Ho-beop spoke with a stern expression.

“Grand Princess. We must go as far as possible, as fast as possible.”

“Why on earth are we doing this?”

“The monster might be pursuing us. The Sect Leader had you escape in preparation for the future.”

These words made no sense.

Chang’an was still peaceful. Gangho was the same.

Yet they spoke of escape in preparation for the future.

She wondered if she was living in the same Gangho as her mother and Sip Ho-beop.

“Still, let me rest for just a moment. I absolutely cannot run anymore.”

At the Grand Princess’s words, Sip Ho-beop nodded as if he had no choice.

“Then we’ll rest for just one hour.”

In their haste to escape Chang’an, they hadn’t even acquired horses.

They could only deploy their lightness skills to the maximum.

The Hao Sect Leader’s ultimate technique, Yuyumijongbo, was both a footwork technique and lightness skill, and its speed was so fast that they could travel considerable distances.

“If we go this way, are we heading to Gansu Province?”

Yeong So-hyang, the Grand Princess of Haomun, asked while looking at the distant scenery.

“Yes. We should evacuate to Saeoe for now.”

Sip Ho-beop spoke with a gloomy face.

He clutched his chest. There lay his last hope.

Something neither the Sect Leader nor the Second Guardian knew.

Something only he knew.

That’s why he had volunteered to be selected as the guardian to escort the Grand Princess.

“We just need to reach Goling. I plan to acquire horses there, so it should be more comfortable after that.”

Yeong So-hyang listened silently with a thoughtful expression.

After a moment, she spoke.

“It’s because of the divine technique, isn’t it?”

No matter how much she thought about it, that was the only reason for this escape prepared for the future.

Though they called it a divine technique, it wasn’t truly a divine technique yet.

Yeong So-hyang also knew that its foundation was the Annihilation Technique.

She knew very well how her only younger sibling had died.

The moment her thoughts reached that point, Yeong So-hyang was startled.

Because she had reached a conclusion.

The Annihilation Technique, her younger sibling, and the escape.

“Could it be that he has come to Chang’an?”

When Haomun received news of his arrival, the first thing they did was evacuate Yeong So-hyang.

That’s why she hadn’t heard the news of his arrival.

After that, she had simply deployed her lightness skills and run silently at Sip Ho-beop’s urging.

“That’s correct.”

Sip Ho-beop answered with a dark expression.

Haomun’s mortal enemy.

However, an enemy that Haomun’s power couldn’t yet take revenge against—Ha Mu-baek.

In truth, Yeong So-hyang couldn’t make a judgment.

Ha Mu-baek was indeed the enemy who killed her younger sibling.

But before that, it was also true that Haomun had dabbled in the Annihilation Technique.

Haomun had touched the taboo of all Gangho that the orthodox sects had unanimously agreed upon.

When committing such an act, didn’t they have that level of resolve?

From the beginning, Yeong So-hyang had opposed the research of the Annihilation Technique.

That’s why Yeong So-hye had stepped forward for the frontline work. Her younger sibling had agreed with the ideal of creating a strong Haomun.

“Grand Princess. We must return and take revenge without fail.”

Sip Ho-beop spoke with tears in his voice, his eyes reddening.

It seemed his emotions had overwhelmed him while talking with Yeong So-hyang.

“How are we going to do that? Just the two of us?”

At the voice heard from behind them, both people were startled and turned around.

He was there.

Ha Mu-baek.

How on earth.

How could he be here right now?

No, the fact that he’s here means…

“What, what happened to Mother?”

Yeong So-hyang asked urgently.

The moment Ha Mu-baek became Haomun’s mortal enemy, she had memorized his face by looking at his portrait countless times, so she recognized him immediately.

“What do you think happened?”

Ha Mu-baek asked back.

At that question, Yeong So-hyang’s eyes trembled violently with anxiety.

All sorts of terrible imaginings tore through her mind.

Ha Mu-baek’s gaze turned to Sip Ho-beop.

“More than that, what I’m interested in is what you said earlier. ‘We will definitely return and take revenge.’ You seem to have something to rely on?”

It was a fierce gaze.

A voice like a beast growling.

Even though the words weren’t directed at her, Yeong So-hyang felt her knees go weak.

“From what I can see, neither of you has learned the Annihilation Technique.”

The Infinite Bright Wheel Eye showed no traces of the Annihilation Technique.

“Well, I should check once more.”

As soon as those words ended, Ha Mu-baek’s left fist and right fist flew toward the two people respectively.

“Kugh.”

“Eek.”

The two people hastily moved their bodies to avoid those fists.

However, it wasn’t over after just once.

Fist shadows persistently pursuing them.

The two people drew their swords to counter Ha Mu-baek’s fists.

More than ten seconds passed in an instant.

As the exchange continued, it became increasingly difficult to handle.

Suddenly, Yeong So-hyang felt suspicious.

Why exactly?

Ha Mu-baek was a master who could cut their throats in one second.

This kind of exchange might be nothing more than child’s play to him.

Moreover, he hadn’t come on strong from the beginning.

He was gradually increasing the power to a level where they could dodge appropriately and handle it adequately.

Gradually to an unbearable degree.

Nevertheless, Yeong So-hyang gritted her teeth and resisted.

“Kyaah!”

Eventually, unable to handle one of Ha Mu-baek’s punches, she screamed and tumbled.

“Sixteen seconds up to here. You definitely haven’t learned it.”

Ha Mu-baek muttered.

He had pushed her to her limits, but the internal energy she used was only Yuyuhwanyeonggong.

With the Infinite Bright Wheel Eye, he could immediately recognize traces of the Annihilation Technique even if someone had learned just one level.

When he first examined them, both people showed no traces of the Annihilation Technique.

But this time he didn’t let it pass.

It was because of Ye Cho-ah, whose eyes had glowed blue.

Haomun had succeeded in making minor changes to the Annihilation Technique.

Though they couldn’t eliminate the curse.

If that was the case, he suspected that hiding it might also be possible.

That’s why he pushed his opponents to the extreme.

So that if they had learned the Annihilation Technique, it would have no choice but to manifest.

Yeong So-hyang showed no traces until the very end.

She was clean.

‘But this one…’

Sip Ho-beop was enduring Ha Mu-baek’s attacks well with a much higher level than Yeong So-hyang.

He had already lasted twenty seconds.

His clothes were puffed up and his face had turned red.

After Yeong So-hyang was knocked out, he pressed even harder.

Finally.

His two eyes began to glow blue.

“You’ve mastered it.”

A cold and chilling remark.

“H-how!”

Yeong So-hyang was equally shocked by this sight.

She knew that currently in Haomun, only Mother had mastered the Divine Technique.

She knew that Sip Ho-beop was responsible for researching the Divine Technique.

But those who researched the Divine Technique never mastered it themselves.

Because falling under the curse would make future research impossible.

Yet he had mastered it.

Moreover, his level seemed higher than Mother’s.

Ha Mu-baek was feeling this too.

“Your level is higher than Ye Cho-ah’s.”

Ye Cho-ah’s Destruction Art was at the Eleventh Achievement.

She had raised it to the highest level just before becoming a Dark Blood Jiangshi.

However, the Destruction Art that Haomun had been researching to improve.

Its level was not the Eleventh Achievement.

Since Ye Cho-ah had mastered both simultaneously, they had transformed and functioned like a hybrid.

But Sip Ho-beop was different.

This bastard hadn’t mastered the Destruction Art.

Instead, he had mastered the Divine Destruction Arts they had been researching.

At a much higher level than Ye Cho-ah.

Ha Mu-baek frowned.

A Destruction Art that couldn’t be detected even with the Infinite Bright Wheel Eye unless it was being used.

‘I underestimated Haomun too much… No, wait.’

Then a thought suddenly crossed his mind.

He hoped it wasn’t true.

He hoped he was wrong.

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