The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 345

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Chapter 345. This Bastard

 

 

The wind had now become quite cool.

The lush trees at Gyoryong Hall were also turning their leaves red and yellow.

At the Great Training Ground, the Maengryong Corps cadets were still training, dripping with sweat.

Bang!

Dang Jin-san flew backward, shield and all, from Ha Mu-baek’s sword strike.

“Weak, weak. You need to withstand a Blood Jiangshi’s blow.”

Was it because autumn was deepening?

When Ha Mu-baek sparred with the second-year cadets, he continuously compared and evaluated them against the jiangshi of Sanwol Demon Forest.

The more he did so, the more tension appeared on the cadets’ faces.

They knew it too.

That there wasn’t much time left.

The reason they had entered this place.

Their deployment to Sanwol Demon Forest.

“Ha Mu-baek!!”

Just then.

A man appeared with a resounding shout.

It was Un Gyo-tak.

Ha Mu-baek glanced at him.

“What?”

“Fight me!”

He raised his blade and pointed it at Ha Mu-baek.

Ha Mu-baek chuckled.

Last time, he had only obliged because the man had come for an evaluation.

Now they were fellow instructors, weren’t they?

There was no reason to respond.

“No. I’m busy.”

And he turned his eyes back to the cadets, focusing on the training match.

Bang! Bang!

One with each sword strike.

They flew backward, shields and all.

Thus, the Maengryong Corps Seventh Group’s formation was dismantled by the overwhelming sword strikes.

“Well, this much. You should be able to withstand a Blood Jiangshi.”

Just now.

A different evaluation from Dang Jin-san’s case earlier.

Only then.

Relief appeared on the faces of the other second-year cadets who had been tense.

They had thought the Blood Jiangshi of Sanwol Demon Forest were tremendous monsters.

“In-Instructor!”

Dang Jin-san, who had been the first to fly backward, shouted as if feeling wronged.

The sword strike that had sent him flying and the sword strikes that had sent the others flying.

There didn’t seem to be much difference in their power.

Ha Mu-baek glanced at Dang Jin-san.

“Well, you weren’t bad either.”

In truth.

These cadets were at a level sufficient to withstand a Blood Jiangshi’s blow.

Ha Mu-baek had delivered sword strikes matched to the cadets’ level.

However, he didn’t want to just let them endure.

But.

Was it because of his words after sending Dang Jin-san flying?

Seeing despair creep into the other cadets’ eyes, Ha Mu-baek had no choice but to praise them afterward.

Otherwise, these cadets would go to Sanwol Demon Forest already defeated in spirit before even facing the jiangshi.

“Next.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s call, those who approached hesitantly.

These were also second-years.

Second-year Second Group.

Fear of sparring with Ha Mu-baek began to rise little by little in their eyes.

‘Hmm.’

He suddenly had a concern.

If he sent these guys to Sanwol Demon Forest like this.

After all the teaching and training he’d given them.

At the first moment of encountering jiangshi, most of them would likely die, consumed by fear.

What good was training and skill?

If you couldn’t demonstrate your abilities, it was all for nothing.

That’s why he had drilled them until their reactions became reflexive.

But if they fell into fear beyond that, their bodies would freeze.

Just as he was thinking he needed to come up with some solution.

“Hm?”

Ha Mu-baek’s gaze turned toward where Un Gyo-tak was.

The man was still pointing his blade at Ha Mu-baek.

What had changed from before.

Was that his blade was emanating a red light of blade energy.

The moment their eyes met.

“Hah!”

Un Gyo-tak kicked off the ground.

As if refusing Ha Mu-baek’s refusal.

He charged forward recklessly.

Un Gyo-tak closed the distance in an instant.

He was unleashing the Heaven-Collapsing Demon-Annihilation he had recently comprehended.

His concentration was incomparable to last time.

As he thought his realm had deepened, his focus had also deepened.

A blade strike of tremendous power was falling down toward Ha Mu-baek’s head.

The problem was.

Even the Second Group cadets who had just been approaching for their spar with Ha Mu-baek could get caught in the aftermath.

“This bastard.”

That’s why profanity immediately flowed from Ha Mu-baek’s mouth.

Ha Mu-baek infused internal energy into the wooden sword he held.

Certainly.

The level of the blade strike had changed.

A blade technique showing traces of seeing some wall and struggling to overcome it.

Just one month.

One month of recuperation for recovery after suffering internal injuries.

In that time.

He had achieved considerable progress, but.

Bang!

Ha Mu-baek’s wooden sword, wrapped in white sword energy, sent Un Gyo-tak flying backward in one strike.

Crack.

And the wooden sword, unable to withstand Ha Mu-baek’s internal energy, shattered completely and scattered to the ground.

“Tsk. Got excited.”

It was because of the cadets around them.

Even though Ha Mu-baek could have sent Un Gyo-tak flying with sword energy at a level the wooden sword could handle.

Thud.

Un Gyo-tak, who flew back at twice the speed he had charged at Ha Mu-baek, crashed straight into the wall.

“Cough.”

And once again, he coughed up blood.

“Damn it…”

Curses flowed from his mouth.

Step. Step.

“‘Damn it’ is what I should be saying.”

Ha Mu-baek, who had approached before anyone knew it, glared at Un Gyo-tak with cold eyes.

“I said I didn’t want to, didn’t I? That I was busy? But you charge at me recklessly? And while leaking your energy like that? You call yourself an instructor, but can’t you see the cadets?”

“Urgh.”

Ha Mu-baek’s fierce aura pressed down on Un Gyo-tak.

Shing.

He drew the sword from his waist.

Pure white sword energy formed again.

Swoosh.

The lightly thrust sword.

Grazed Un Gyo-tak’s cheek as he was embedded in the wall and pierced into the space beside his face.

Un Gyo-tak’s eyes trembled violently.

Just now.

Really.

He truly thought he was going to die from being stabbed by the sword.

“Next time, I’ll stick it properly in your face. Get lost.”

Ha Mu-baek pulled out his sword and turned around.

He went to the weapon stand and picked out another suitable wooden sword.

“Alright, let’s begin.”

As if nothing had happened.

Ha Mu-baek approached the second-year second group.

“Y-Yes!”

The five people, who had been stunned by what just happened, picked up their swords and shields.

Ha Mu-baek lightly swung his wooden sword and tapped the ground gently.

“I’m coming. Block well.”

Un Gyo-tak stared blankly at that scene.

“Damn it. Then you could have sparred with me…”

At Ha Mu-baek’s scolding.

Un Gyo-tak finally came to his senses.

After recovering his internal energy.

He had gotten too excited after confirming the results of his training.

He had rushed toward Ha Mu-baek without thinking.

And when Ha Mu-baek refused, he got even more excited and just charged in.

He hadn’t thought that the cadets around them could get caught up in it.

It was stupid.

It was embarrassing.

That’s why, even though the cadets were glancing at him as he was stuck in the wall.

He couldn’t move at all.

He just stayed in that position, blankly watching Ha Mu-baek train the cadets.

He had been told to get lost.

But he didn’t have the shame to move and leave.

 

***

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong frowned at the report coming through his information network.

“A calamity in Namman…”

From the deep forests of Namman to the vicinity of Yunnan Province.

They said lands of death tainted with poison had appeared everywhere.

That places that used to be villages had become poisoned earth.

That an herb gatherer exploring the area had unknowingly entered a village to seek shelter and been poisoned.

He tapped on his desk.

“What in the world is this about?”

When it came to poison, it was Cheondok Valley.

Yeon Ja-gyeong called for someone to summon Yeo Hong-gi, the master of Cheondok Valley.

 

At that moment.

So Hwi-ung also received a similar report.

The source of information was the Beggar Sect.

Somehow the beggars had extended their influence even to Namman, and they had discovered villages that had disappeared, tainted by poison in the forest.

“Hmm. Just entering the village caused poisoning. Just how strong was the poison…”

So Hwi-ung muttered with a serious expression.

This wasn’t something that could just be overlooked.

When signs and omens appear, one must respond quickly.

This was a lesson learned from two wars fought against the Blood Cult and Demon Cult.

“Poison…”

So Hwi-ung wrinkled his nose.

When it came to poison.

It wasn’t the domain of the orthodox sects.

It was mainly the domain of the unorthodox sects.

Namman was neither orthodox nor unorthodox territory.

Just Saeoe.

Their own land.

However, going north from Namman led to Yunnan Province, and beyond that were Sichuan Province and Guangxi Province.

Heading straight toward Guizhou Province would lead through Hunan and Hubei to reach even Henan.

Though it was a distant land.

It couldn’t be completely ignored.

Unless they borrowed the hand of the Sahae Alliance.

“The Sichuan Tang Family and Cheondok Valley…”

Among the orthodox sects, those two were well-versed in poison.

If he had to name one more.

“Seonyu Valley…”

At the end of medical arts, poison always touched.

Since physicians detoxify and treat those who have been poisoned.

There were three candidates.

Seonyu Valley was a bit more comfortable as they were fellow members of the New Eight Gates.

Seonyugok is a slightly more comfortable place within the same Sinjin Eight Gates.

However, Nanman was too far away.

Then the remaining places were the Sichuan Tang Family and Cheondok Valley.

Fortunately, both were located in Sichuan.

However, neither of those two places was comfortable for So Hwi-ung.

The Sichuan Tang Family belonging to the Righteous Alliance and Cheondok Valley whose valley master was Yeon Ja-gyeong’s subordinate.

He couldn’t let his deliberation drag on.

He needed to identify the cause as quickly as possible and deal with it.

“I’ll have to go with the Sichuan Tang Family.”

Still, rather than a place where Yeon Ja-gyeong’s subordinate was the valley master.

The Sichuan Tang Family, which was on equal footing with the Hubei Yeon Family, seemed better.

So Hwi-ung had also noticed Yeon Ja-gyeong’s ambitions early on.

 

“What is the meaning of this?”

Gong Ya-jang-cheon looked at Mun In-baek-song.

It was because of the report he had hurriedly brought.

“It’s exactly as written. Poisoned lands are being discovered throughout Nanman. Places that were originally villages.”

Mun In-baek-song answered with a serious expression.

“Hmm.”

Gong Ya-jang-cheon’s face also became serious.

“It obviously didn’t occur naturally, right?”

Gong Ya-jang-cheon asked just in case, even though he knew it couldn’t be.

“Of course. The poison has spread precisely only in the villages. And it’s severe. Even the poison remaining in the village in the deepest area, which is presumed to have been hit first, is still at a powerful level.”

“And the direction is gradually getting closer to the Central Plains.”

Mun In-baek-song nodded.

To be precise, it was northward, toward Yunnan Province.

“We need to stop it. If it’s poison…”

“We should leave it to Dokya Cave.”

Dokya Cave was the foremost poison sect among the unorthodox factions.

They used a massive cave located deep in Hyeongsan Mountain where the Sahae Alliance was situated as their base.

“Those gloomy bastards…”

“Still, they’re one of the eight sects that support the Sahae Alliance.”

Gong Ya-jang-cheon simply nodded at Mun In-baek-song’s words.

“If they turn from Yunnan toward Guangxi, it’s our territory. Same if they come to Guizhou.”

He knew.

That’s why he had decided that a quick response was necessary.

Even so.

He really didn’t like those bastards who dabbled in poison.

On top of that, the Dokya Cave bastards were gloomy too.

Why did they crawl into such caves to live when there was perfectly good land available?

“Fine, fine. Tell the Dokya Cave Master to come.”

“Yes.”

Mun In-baek-song bowed and withdrew from Ryeonju’s office.

The attention of the orthodox and unorthodox factions was gradually turning toward Nanman.

 

***

 

“Hm?”

The Blood Cult Leader.

Gae Se-ak.

His eyebrows twitched as he continued to build his power in the darkness.

He felt something different from usual in the power he was absorbing and training.

This was the first time such a thing had happened.

It was as if the power itself had emotions and was reacting.

‘What is this?’

As Gae Se-ak tilted his head in confusion, the darkness moved with his movement.

He already appeared to have become one with the darkness.

‘Displeasure?’

How could such an emotion be felt from within the power of darkness?

And what could be the reason for it?

He couldn’t tell.

Only one thing.

The fact that the displeasure had been revealed for just an instant was certain.

As Gae Se-ak tilted his head in confusion.

Rumble.

The ground of Sanwol Demon Forest vibrated faintly.

So that no one could feel it.

And.

Small sprouts of various grasses emerged here and there.

 

***

 

“Kekekeke.”

He tried to hold it in, but he couldn’t.

He hadn’t expected it, but.

To succeed like this.

He wouldn’t be able to create a more powerful qi-dispersing poison than this here.

Yeo Hong-gi looked at the glass bottle containing white powder with eyes that even showed a hint of madness.

It was truly a perfect qi-dispersing poison.

At his level, he couldn’t make anything better than this.

No, there was no need to.

With this qi-dispersing poison.

Even that monster Ha Mu-baek would lose his internal energy.

“Hahaha. Success. It’s a success. Your name is Divine Destruction. A poison that can destroy even gods. Hahaha.”

Yeo Hong-gi burst into mad laughter and then began research again.

He had created the perfect qi-dispersing poison, but.

There was still something he hadn’t made.

The antidote for Divine Destruction.

Now it was time to make that.

Once that was completed too.

“Gangho will be mine.”

Yeo Hong-gi muttered with eyes gleaming with madness.

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