The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 384

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Chapter 384. I Will Master This Martial Art

 

 

 

 

 

“What’s happening?”

 

A voice coming out perfectly fine.

 

When Pung Gi-hyu turned his gaze.

 

He saw his own body still lying there with its neck severed.

 

“What in the world is this….”

 

Bewildered, he tried to ruffle his hair out of habit.

 

Then.

 

His body moved.

 

The hand of his headless body began wildly stirring where his hair should have been.

 

“Gasp!”

 

Pung Gi-hyu was startled.

 

It was fascinating that he was alive with consciousness despite being beheaded, and bizarre that he could move his body in this state.

 

Thinking it might be possible, he tried to sit up and his body moved.

 

He picked up his head and brought it to its proper position, but.

 

Thud.

 

The world spun around and it fell to the ground again.

 

Having no choice, he picked up his head and tucked it under one arm.

 

“What kind of grotesque and hideous situation is this….”

 

The moment he let out a deep sigh.

 

Dark energy began to rise from his dantian.

 

Dark energy also rose from his head.

 

From his two eyes, two nostrils, mouth, and two ear holes.

 

Dark energy flowing from the seven orifices.

 

The moment the two energies met.

 

“Kheuk….”

 

Pung Gi-hyu groaned in terrible pain, and his eyes turned black.

 

The rationality that had briefly returned vanished completely.

 

Only the instincts of a Dark Blood Jiangshi remained.

 

Thus was born anew the monster that Ha Mu-baek had named the Beheaded Blood Demon.

 

The specimen Ha Mu-baek had encountered was only somewhat stronger than a Blood Jiangshi.

 

But this was different.

 

The Dark Blood Jiangshi Beheaded Blood Demon that had been Pung Gi-hyu wandered around the area.

 

The Beheaded Blood Demon stayed only within a certain territory, as if waiting for something to settle.

 

It felt as if something deep within Sanwol Demon Forest was calling to it.

 

Just as it was moving to find which direction that place was.

 

The Beheaded Blood Demon suddenly sensed an alien energy.

 

That energy felt from not far away was extremely unpleasant.

 

It was an energy so disgusting it was revolting.

 

“Grrrrrowl.”

 

A fierce growl flowed from Pung Gi-hyu’s mouth tucked under his side.

 

The Beheaded Blood Demon ignored for now the feeling of being called from deep within Sanwol Demon Forest.

 

Rather, it wanted to immediately eliminate the source of that disgustingly felt energy.

 

Thus the Beheaded Blood Demon began to move, breaking its territory.

 

Its target was.

 

Naturally, that utterly revolting energy.

 

It began tracking the movement of that energy.

 

 

 

***

 

 

 

Late at night.

 

Yeon Baek-jin’s office still had its lights on.

 

Thanks to Gi Yu-chan.

 

While he was deeply absorbed in his work.

 

“Vice Director. Instructor Han Seol-bing from the Maengryong Corps has come to see you.”

 

The voice of his attendant guard was heard.

 

Yeon Baek-jin rose from his desk and approached the tea table as he spoke.

 

“Show her in.”

 

The door opened and Han Seol-bing entered.

 

“Please sit over here.”

 

Yeon Baek-jin skillfully prepared tea, and the two sat facing each other at the tea table.

 

“What brings you here?”

 

Han Seol-bing took a sip of tea and immediately got to the point.

 

Yeon Baek-jin glanced toward the door and lowered his voice.

 

“As I mentioned during the day. It’s about Ha-min.”

 

“I’ve set up a sound barrier, so you can speak freely.”

 

Han Seol-bing could also deploy a sound-blocking barrier.

 

Though it was a smaller range compared to Ha Mu-baek’s, it was enough to conceal their conversation.

 

“Ahem.”

 

Yeon Baek-jin cleared his throat.

 

It was the first time he learned that Han Seol-bing was strong enough to deploy a sound barrier.

 

It was a cough to hide his awkwardness.

 

“It’s about Ha-min’s martial arts.”

 

“Martial arts?”

 

“Compared to the other cadets in the same group… she only possesses the Three Talents Art and Bright Sight….”

 

Yeon Baek-jin trailed off.

 

“Ah.”

 

Han Seol-bing let out a low exclamation.

 

Come to think of it, except for Yeon Ha-min and Nak U-jin, everyone else possessed their own unique martial arts.

 

Not to mention Ju U-myeong, Baek Ri-pyeong, and Dang Jin-san from Wudang, Zhongnan, and the Tang Family.

 

Dan Mok Un-rae had also recovered his family’s martial arts, hadn’t he.

 

“Ha-min is definitely a child of our Yeon Family.”

 

Though Yeon Baek-jin spoke with emphasis.

 

Han Seol-bing’s reaction wasn’t particularly favorable.

 

To call her a member of the Yeon Family, there were things Yeon Ha-min had suffered at the Yeon Family’s hands.

 

Though Yeon Baek-ryang, the main culprit, was dead, well.

 

When Yeon Ha-min returned to the Yeon Family, how would the family members treat her.

 

Han Seol-bing thought they would probably be hostile.

 

Yeon Baek-jin read such signs from her.

 

“Regarding the matters between Ha-min and our family, I would be ashamed to speak even if I had ten mouths.”

 

He had to acknowledge what needed to be acknowledged.

 

“Nevertheless, Ha-min is my elder brother’s daughter.”

 

“Though not a drop of blood is shared.”

 

Han Seol-bing immediately retorted.

 

Yeon Baek-jin nodded his head. It was an undeniable fact.

 

“Even so, elder brother cherished Ha-min more than his own daughter.”

 

That too was a clear fact.

 

“But would Ha-min try to learn the Yeon Family’s martial arts?”

 

Han Seol-bing had already realized what Yeon Baek-jin wanted to ask.

 

“She will learn this martial art.”

 

He took out and offered the secret manual he had always carried with him since deciding to pass it on to Yeon Ha-min.

 

Ten Thousand Flowers Moon Fall Sword Dance .

 

This was the name of the martial art written in the secret manual.

 

Han Seol-bing frowned.

 

Among the Yeon Family martial arts she knew, there was none with such a name.

 

When speaking of Yeon Family martial arts, the first that came to mind was naturally the Azure Heaven Flower Sword.

 

Also sword techniques like the Azure Twelve Swords.

 

Ten Thousand Flowers Moon Fall Sword Dance.

 

It was a sword technique she had never heard of.

 

“On the day elder brother brought Ha-min into the family, he personally searched through the noble family’s library and found this sword technique. He said he would teach it to her personally in the future. He said he had found a sword technique that really suited Ha-min perfectly.”

 

“….”

 

Han Seol-bing could not say anything.

 

Though she was an adopted daughter, she could deeply feel the heart of Yeon Baek-un, who thought of Yeon Ha-min more than his own daughter.

 

Yeon Baek-un.

 

Han Seol-bing too had fought alongside him on the battlefield.

 

He was an excellent warrior.

 

She remembered how he would sometimes talk worriedly about the daughter he had left at the noble family estate.

 

‘He wasn’t someone who should have died like that….’

 

His death was also a deeply regrettable matter for Han Seol-bing.

 

“Is it not a Yeon Family martial art?”

 

Han Seol-bing asked.

 

“I don’t know. It’s a martial art not recorded in the noble family’s records… But since it came from the noble family’s library. They also collected excellent martial arts from all under heaven and kept them in the library.”

 

The conclusion was that the origin was unknown.

 

“Perhaps….”

 

When Han Seol-bing began to speak, Yeon Baek-jin shook his head.

 

“It’s a martial art elder brother personally chose. For his daughter.”

 

Resolute words.

 

“At that time, elder brother entrusted the secret manual to me. He couldn’t entrust it to sister-in-law because the noble family’s eyes were not kind. This is that secret manual from then.”

 

Han Seol-bing nodded.

 

“Though it’s not a Yeon Family martial art, since it came from the Yeon Family, it could also be called a Yeon Family martial art. If she learns the story behind it, Ha-min will surely learn it.”

 

“How shall I help you?”

 

Thinking that whether to learn that martial art or not should be decided by Yeon Ha-min herself.

 

Han Seol-bing asked.

 

“Shall I deliver it? Or shall I arrange a place for the Vice Director to deliver it personally?”

 

“….”

 

Yeon Baek-jin closed his mouth for a moment.

 

And fell into thought.

 

What would be the best way?

 

Since a trustworthy ally had just emerged, he decided to entrust it to her.

 

“I will write a letter, so please deliver it, Instructor Han.”

 

At Yeon Baek-jin’s request, Han Seol-bing nodded.

 

After emptying his teacup, Yeon Baek-jin moved to his desk, wrote a letter with swift strokes, and entrusted it to Han Seol-bing.

 

A sealed letter with the envelope’s opening sealed.

 

“I ask this favor of you.”

 

Yeon Baek-jin cupped his hands and bowed deeply.

 

Han Seol-bing put the secret manual in her bosom and left the Vice Director’s office in the Director’s Pavilion.

 

And immediately headed to her own dormitory.

 

Though she could deliver it right away, seeing how carefully Yeon Baek-jin was handling this, she decided to deliver it carefully as well.

 

 

 

***

 

 

 

Step. Step.

 

Ha Mu-baek walked at the very front, cutting through the forest path.

 

The rest of the group followed behind him.

 

Had it sensed Ha Mu-baek’s change of direction while roaming around?

 

It too began moving straight toward Ha Mu-baek.

 

‘It’s definitely a Dark Blood Jiangshi, but the feeling is a bit different.’

 

Ha Mu-baek had not directly confirmed its appearance either.

 

He had only confirmed it through ki sense.

 

That’s why he didn’t know what made the feeling different.

 

Now.

 

He would know when he saw it directly.

 

The faces of those following behind Ha Mu-baek clearly showed signs of tension.

 

It was natural since it was a Dark Blood Jiangshi, not a Silent Iron Jiangshi.

 

Everyone had come to their senses by now.

 

Pung Geon was so nervous that he was chewing his lips.

 

He bit so hard that blood was flowing without him knowing.

 

It was quiet.

 

Had it sensed the Dark Blood Jiangshi’s movement?

 

No Death Jiangshi, Poison Jiangshi, or Blood Jiangshi were visible.

 

Only the sound of their footsteps echoed in the forest.

 

“Soon.”

 

Ha Mu-baek said quietly.

 

Had it become certain that Ha Mu-baek was approaching it?

 

It had stopped.

 

‘It definitely has intelligence.’

 

Though it had lost its reason due to demonic arts, it possessed intelligence despite being a jiangshi.

 

Because it thought and moved.

 

Ha Mu-baek’s steps remained the same.

 

Step. Step.

 

The echoing sound remained the same too.

 

However.

 

The tension of those following behind reached its peak.

 

Walking a bit more like that.

 

The forest disappeared and a small clearing appeared.

 

And the Dark Blood Jiangshi standing alone.

 

Ha Mu-baek, confirming that sight, stopped abruptly for the first time.

 

Naturally, all those who had been following stopped as well.

 

Such a reaction from Ha Mu-baek was the first since they had gotten to know him.

 

Even just looking at his back, they could sense his bewilderment.

 

“This is, huh. This is really… heh heh heh.”

 

Laughter as if he found it absurd flowed from Ha Mu-baek’s mouth.

 

Since it was a narrow path, everyone was standing in a line behind Ha Mu-baek.

 

Therefore, the Bongma Corps members and Maengryong Members including Pyeong Deok-jo could not see the Dark Blood Jiangshi that had appeared ahead.

 

Thud. Thud.

 

Ha Mu-baek walked again.

 

He completely left the mountain path and stood maintaining a certain distance from the Dark Blood Jiangshi.

 

Behind him, one by one, figures appeared and confirmed the appearance of the Dark Blood Jiangshi.

 

“Ugh!”

 

“Huk!”

 

“Keu.”

 

Each of them let out low screams the moment they confirmed the jiangshi’s appearance.

 

They had no choice.

 

Though they had seen countless jiangshi in Sanwol Demon Forest.

 

This was the first time they’d seen such a grotesque form.

 

A jiangshi carrying its own head tucked under its arm.

 

They had neither seen nor heard of such a thing.

 

The Bongma Corps had no information about this either.

 

“C-could that possibly be a Dark Blood Jiangshi? Are all Dark Blood Jiangshi like that?”

 

Pyeong Deok-jo asked with a trembling voice.

 

The Bongma Corps members knew that wasn’t the case, but Pyeong Deok-jo didn’t know.

 

Ha Mu-baek shook his head.

 

“It is a Dark Blood Jiangshi, but. That one is somewhat modified. I don’t know exactly how it came to be. I never expected to see that thing again.”

 

“Krrrrrr.”

 

The head tucked under its arm scattered killing intent toward Ha Mu-baek and let out a hostile growl.

 

“Wh-what exactly is it?”

 

Gwan Ha-gyeong asked with an unknowingly trembling voice.

 

“Beheaded Blood Demon. That’s what we called it… That one should be called a Beheaded Dark Blood Demon.”

 

Ha Mu-baek looked at those standing to his left and right.

 

The Beheaded Blood Demon, no, Beheaded Dark Blood Demon that appeared to have originally been a Dark Blood Jiangshi.

 

That thing was too strong.

 

For the Bongma Corps and Maengryong Corps to face, rather than himself.

 

If it had been just a Silent Iron Jiangshi, he would have stepped back to let them gain experience.

 

But not that thing.

 

It was something that couldn’t be easily wounded even with sword aura.

 

Of course, if he continued attacking with sword aura, it would eventually be cut.

 

“Tsk. I was right to crush the head after all.”

 

Ha Mu-baek’s gaze was fixed on the severed neck of the Beheaded Dark Blood Demon.

 

Traces of having been barely cut after countless slashes with sword aura were clearly visible.

 

In the end.

 

After the Dark Blood Jiangshi met its death.

 

It had become a Beheaded Blood Demon due to some unknown force.

 

“Kraaaang!”

 

The head under its arm let out a loud cry.

 

Its body movement vanished in an instant.

 

Swoosh.

 

The place where it suddenly revealed itself was right in front of Pyeong Deok-jo.

 

The fingernails of its left hand had suddenly grown sharp and long.

 

They flew toward Pyeong Deok-jo’s neck.

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