The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 341
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Chapter 341. You Flatter Me
“Hmm….”
Peng Do-yul quietly looked at the official document that Gi Yu-chan had delivered.
An official visit from Dorim.
That was the pretext.
Assessing the current situation at Gyoryong Hall for dispatching new instructors.
But he felt that this pretext was literally just a pretext.
Because of the bitter relationship between Ha Mu-baek and Dorim.
Following Han Pyeong, now Un Do-heon as well.
Given what Peng Do-yul knew of the Dorim Province Lord’s character, it seemed like nothing would happen.
But there were others as well.
Especially since the name of the person dispatched for this assessment was concerning.
Un Gyo-tak.
He was said to be currently the strongest warrior in Dorim.
Moreover, he hadn’t participated in the last Murim Tournament.
He had entered seclusion at a crucial juncture.
They said he had nearly fallen into qi deviation.
The time it took to overcome that crisis was a full seven years.
In return, he had become that much stronger.
It was the reward for overcoming a great crisis.
However, his pride in Dorim was said to be that much stronger as well.
Moreover, since he hadn’t participated in the Murim Tournament, he wouldn’t know Ha Mu-baek properly either.
Furthermore, the first place he would visit was Maengryong Corps.
That was this afternoon.
Someone unaware of the circumstances might not have known.
But to Peng Do-yul’s eyes, it was all too clear.
“He’ll get smashed and leave again. Tsk.”
He muttered calmly and reached for his teacup.
He used to be anxious before, but not anymore.
He had developed trust in Ha Mu-baek.
Therefore, Peng Do-yul could enjoy his tea with peace of mind.
Rather, Han Seol-bing was the problem.
“Hmm. A disciple.”
Thanks to that, he had searched through all the regulations.
It wasn’t forbidden for instructors to privately take disciples.
It couldn’t be helped.
The instructors also had sects, and they returned to their sects during leave periods.
They could take disciples then, so it wasn’t prohibited.
However.
That disciple couldn’t stay at Gyoryong Hall.
They couldn’t provide lodging.
This was because the regulations clearly defined the conditions for using Gyoryong Hall’s dormitories.
Having a disciple accompany them at Gyoryong Hall might somehow be overlooked.
But where to stay was the problem.
He was just an eleven-year-old boy.
***
“Did everyone rest well?”
Afternoon.
Group training for Maengryong Corps began at the Great Training Ground.
Asking if they rested well after giving just one day of rest.
“It was too short!”
While the cadets looked at each other and hesitated.
Only Dang Jin-san answered loudly.
Naturally, Ha Mu-baek’s gaze turned in that direction.
Ha Mu-baek looked at him with a chuckle.
That gaze seemed to say, I know everything you did yesterday.
“Right. You must have had fun, so it would have felt short. How about it? Will you rest today too, Jin-san?”
Dang Jin-san flinched at those words.
‘Ah, he knows….’
He was an adult.
He hadn’t done anything bad.
He had just spent an enjoyable time.
But for some reason.
He didn’t want his comrades to find out about it.
That’s why he had gone alone yesterday.
Nak U-jin who seemed to have nothing to do, Dan Mok Un-rae who would obviously only train like a training maniac, Baek Ri-pyeong who seemed like he would only live righteously.
Even though he could have taken them all along.
At Ha Mu-baek’s smiling question.
The gazes of the six cadets from Seventh Group and Twentieth Group turned to Dang Jin-san.
They were asking with their eyes:
‘What did you do yesterday?’
Dang Jin-san quietly averted his gaze.
Following Ha Mu-baek’s shout after lightly subduing Dang Jin-san, training began.
It started with basic formation training.
The cadets moved skillfully as soon as Ha Mu-baek’s words fell.
As if reacting automatically.
Ha Mu-baek nodded with satisfaction at that sight.
‘They’re at a decent level.’
It wasn’t to the point where they’d respond with a ‘tak’ when hit with a ‘tuk’.
But they were at the level where they’d respond with a ‘ta-ak’.
“Wow. How on earth did you train them?”
Han Seol-bing, who had arrived at the Great Training Ground, said with admiration.
Because they had changed beyond recognition from when she had left.
Truly remarkable progress.
Im Jang-mu, who had come with her, also watched Maengryong Corps’ training with bright eyes.
“Their energy is very well-organized and vigorous.”
Ha Mu-baek heard what he said to Han Seol-bing.
“What? Who’s that kid?”
“I-I greet my benefactor.”
Im Jang-mu hurriedly bowed toward Ha Mu-baek.
Ha Mu-baek chuckled at that sight.
Come to think of it, he seemed to have seen him at Ice Heaven Palace too.
“I’m his disciple.”
Ha Mu-baek made an intrigued expression at Han Seol-bing’s answer.
“Huh. You’re saying you’re his master?”
Han Seol-bing nodded.
“But can an instructor at Gyoryong Hall privately take on disciples?”
Ha Mu-baek asked, tilting his head.
Han Seol-bing flinched at that question.
She had just met with the Academy Director about this very problem, but there was no clear solution.
“Taking on a disciple is fine. But there’s nowhere for him to stay.”
According to the academy rules, providing dormitory accommodation was impossible.
Han Seol-bing said with a slight sigh.
“Hmm.”
Ha Mu-baek stroked his chin.
That male little kid.
Age and gender were the problems.
They couldn’t leave that young little kid alone outside Gyoryong Hall.
And bringing him into Han Seol-bing’s dormitory was impossible since the kid was male.
“I’m considering whether I should acquire a small estate.”
Han Seol-bing spoke as if there was no other way.
“Wait…”
At that moment, something suddenly came to Ha Mu-baek’s mind.
“Perhaps there might be a way.”
“What?”
“Let’s go together after today’s duties end.”
At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Im Jang-mu bowed once again.
“Thank you so very much.”
Ha Mu-baek chuckled and ruffled Im Jang-mu’s hair before walking toward the training ground.
“From now on, it’s sparring time!”
At those words, the cadets’ movements stopped.
They watched Ha Mu-baek’s mouth with tense expressions.
They glanced around, wondering who would be called first.
“From today, you’ll spar among yourselves. Groups that are closest to each other. After that, winners fight winners, and losers fight losers. Those who lose the most should be prepared.”
Several cadets were startled by those words.
“Oh, and those who win the most will fight me at the end.”
At those words.
The cadets’ gazes turned toward Maengryong Corps Seventh Group.
And so.
Sparring between cadets began.
“Not bad.”
Han Seol-bing watched with interest.
Perhaps it was thanks to having the movements of combined combat ingrained in their bodies.
The cadets were executing offense and defense quite well.
Im Jang-mu watched the sparring with amazed eyes.
“About two groups are shining the brightest.”
At those words, Ha Mu-baek looked at Han Seol-bing again.
“What exactly are you? This woman?”
At Ha Mu-baek’s question, Han Seol-bing just smiled.
Indeed, Ha Mu-baek nodded, thinking she was someone with exceptional talent worthy of taking as a disciple.
But only briefly, as Ha Mu-baek’s gaze turned to one side.
It was because of the presence of people approaching the Great Training Ground.
Someone moving together with Peng Do-yul.
‘It’s a presence from Dorim… Is this someone quite well-trained?’
That’s what Ha Mu-baek’s ki sense detected.
Shortly after.
Two people appeared at the Great Training Ground.
“Instructor Ha. Do you have a moment?”
“What’s the matter?”
At Ha Mu-baek’s blunt response, Un Gyo-tak, who was beside Peng Do-yul, furrowed his brows.
“How insolent…”
He muttered quietly.
But Ha Mu-baek, Han Seol-bing, and Peng Do-yul all heard it.
“This is Master Un Gyo-tak from Dorim. He’s the younger brother of Dorim Province Lord Un Gyo-cheol, and he’s come to assess Gyoryong Hall’s current situation regarding the matter of newly dispatched instructors.”
“That seems unrelated to Maengryong Corps though?”
Ha Mu-baek’s question.
That was right.
Until now, no prestigious sects had dispatched instructors to Maengryong Corps.
They had only dispatched to their own affiliated forces, Waryong Corps and Jamryong Corps.
“That’s for me to judge.”
Un Gyo-tak stepped forward and spoke fiercely toward Ha Mu-baek.
The cadets’ movements stopped.
They too had noticed the commotion happening where the instructor was.
Ha Mu-baek stared at Un Gyo-tak intently.
“So what do you want to say?”
At Ha Mu-baek’s question, Un Gyo-tak’s face turned red before recovering its original color.
He didn’t completely ignore his elder brother the Province Lord’s final words.
Those words about having to experience it.
Since his elder brother had said it, there must be some reason.
So he tried to calm his excitement.
“I will personally verify the current Maengryong Corps head instructor’s abilities.”
Ha Mu-baek nodded at those words.
“Do as you please.”
An attitude showing it had nothing to do with him.
Yet Un Gyo-tak continued glaring at Ha Mu-baek.
Ha Mu-baek turned his gaze to Peng Do-yul.
Peng Do-yul was also looking at Ha Mu-baek.
“That would be you. The Maengryong Corps head instructor.”
At Peng Do-yul’s words, Ha Mu-baek’s eyes widened.
This was completely news to him?
“You agreed to be the responsible instructor for Maengryong Corps training.”
Ha Mu-baek nodded at those words.
That was certainly true.
“That’s exactly what a head instructor does.”
Ha Mu-baek made a dumbfounded expression.
What the hell was that supposed to…
“An instructor who doesn’t even properly know his own position… Tsk.”
Un Gyo-tak clicked his tongue.
This was a bit.
Annoying.
To be looked down upon by such a guy over something like this.
Ha Mu-baek’s expression changed slightly.
Han Seol-bing, who read that, shook her head slightly.
That man called Un Gyo-tak.
It seemed unlikely he would leave quietly.
Step by step.
Ha Mu-baek moved toward the center of the Great Training Ground.
The cadets hurriedly moved to the edges, clearing the training ground.
The time they had spent under him allowed them to guess what he was about to do.
Ha Mu-baek arrived at the center of the Great Training Ground.
He stared intently at Un Gyo-tak.
Slowly raising his right hand toward him, he lifted his index finger.
Flick.
Flick.
After moving it exactly twice, he lowered his hand.
“That, that bastard.”
Un Gyo-tak trembled with rage.
Had he ever received such humiliation?
“Confirming your skills means having a bout, right? Then come at me.”
Ha Mu-baek’s provocation.
Un Gyo-tak gritted his teeth.
“Huu.”
After taking a deep breath for a moment, he soon calmed his excitement.
Step. Step.
He moved toward the center of the training ground.
Un Gyo-tak stood at some distance from Ha Mu-baek.
“Are you prepared?”
“Prepared for what. It’s obvious you came here because of those guys who got beaten up and went home crying.”
Han Pyeong and Un Do-heon.
Both men remained in Ha Mu-baek’s memory.
They had displayed such pathetic levels of Heaven-Severing Demon-Slaying Blade that he couldn’t forget even if he tried.
“Every Tom, Dick, and Harry was learning Heaven-Severing Demon-Slaying Blade. Let’s see how properly you’ve learned it this time.”
Shing.
At Ha Mu-baek’s words.
Un Gyo-tak roughly drew his blade.
***
Swish!
Whoosh!
Swoosh!
The blade roughly cut through space.
Red blade energy embroidered patterns in midair like brilliant flames bursting forth.
The blade’s movement gradually intensified.
The blade energy turned bright red like heated flames in a furnace.
Along with the increasingly faster movement of the blade.
A small crack appeared in the wall that had been firmly blocking him until now.
Crash!
The wall collapsed.
And he rushed forward.
With the refreshing feeling of running down a wide open road, So Hwi-ung’s blade moved even more freely.
A deep smile appeared on his lips.
Though it seemed like he was wielding the blade in a state of no-self.
He was aware of it too.
That he had brought down the massive, solid wall that had blocked him for years.
How long had he rushed forward like that?
Another wall appeared.
An even more massive, much more solid wall.
Perhaps because the time of stagnation had been long.
As soon as he broke one wall, he immediately faced the next.
Just how many levels had his realm risen?
He couldn’t tell.
Eventually, So Hwi-ung, who had fully displayed the Heaven-Severing Demon-Slaying Blade, opened his eyes.
His flashing gaze blazed with light as if it could melt steel.
“Huu. A fine blade.”
He muttered while looking at the Dark Gold Divine Blade with satisfaction.
Who would have thought a new weapon would become the catalyst to break through the wall.
Even So Hwi-ung couldn’t have imagined it.
He hadn’t simply crossed the wall.
He had literally shattered it to pieces.
Once he organized the enlightenment he had gained, he would reach another different realm.
Even the realm he had risen to by breaking the wall just now was tremendous.
“Should I offer some repayment to Manmulryeon…”
So Hwi-ung muttered to himself.
With a pleased smile, he reviewed the Heaven-Severing Demon-Slaying Blade.
Though it was a technique of the Four Gates, it was an amazing technique.
“A technique that continuously changes its form.”
That’s why it was new every time he practiced, and walls kept appearing.
He was curious what would be at the end reached by breaking and overcoming those walls.
The day he achieved the ultimate achievement of twelve stars.
So Hwi-ung encountered a new Heaven-Severing Demon-Slaying Blade pouring into his mind.
It was starting from the first star again.
That day.
He told Senior Brother Rim Ju-in.
To have anyone with some talent learn the Heaven-Severing Demon-Slaying Blade.
Since the true Heaven-Severing Demon-Slaying Blade only appeared after achieving the ultimate achievement of twelve stars.
He said it wasn’t a technique to be selective about who learned it.
Until now.
So Hwi-ung had thought that was the case.
But it wasn’t.
“Starting from the first star again…”
Today he had achieved the second ultimate achievement.
And encountered the third technique.
“At this level, I wonder if I could match that Mu-baek fellow decently. Huhu.”
So Hwi-ung soon sat cross-legged and began organizing the enlightenment he had gained.
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