The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 410

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Chapter 410. I Clearly Said

 

 

 

 

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong was lost in thought in his office.

 

He had urgently summoned Cheon Gi-buk and arranged for him to go to Cheonmok Pavilion.

 

But how would he react?

 

They said So Hwi-ung was there too.

 

“Still, Military Advisor Gongsun. If it’s that man, he’ll probably let it slide appropriately.”

 

He knows, but he’ll have no choice but to let it pass.

 

In the end, that’s politics.

 

However, there was one thing that worried him.

 

Ha Mu-baek.

 

That bastard.

 

He wasn’t someone who played politics.

 

He was the one who directly went to Sanwol Demon Forest and caught jiangshi.

 

If he didn’t like something, he might beat up Cheon Gi-buk.

 

He hadn’t forgotten the atrocities Ha Mu-baek committed when leaving the Jeongcheon Alliance.

 

While he was lost in such thoughts.

 

“What, what is that?”

 

His ki sense detected a massive presence.

 

Normally, it would be a presence at a distance he couldn’t feel.

 

But since it was revealing its enormity on its own, even Yeon Ja-gyeong could sense it.

 

“Su, surely not…”

 

Currently.

 

There was only one person in the Jeongcheon Alliance who could reveal such a powerful presence.

 

Alliance Leader So Hwi-ung.

 

However, there had been no report that he had moved.

 

Then.

 

A telepathic message reached Yeon Ja-gyeong’s ears.

 

[It seems Ha Mu-baek is heading this way.]

 

‘It, it was this much?’

 

By Yeon Ja-gyeong’s estimation, it was a presence that surpassed So Hwi-ung.

 

‘As expected…’

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong nodded with a slightly pale face.

 

The reason he was so wary of Ha Mu-baek and demoted him outside the Jeongcheon Alliance.

 

It was because the true Number One Under Heaven of the last Murim War was not So Hwi-ung, but that bastard Ha Mu-baek.

 

It wasn’t for nothing that he gathered White Flower Purple Light Grass and had Yeo Hong-gi make the Dispersing Merit Poison.

 

So Hwi-ung’s greatest strength was not his own martial arts, but Hocheon Corps Leader Ha Mu-baek.

 

To seize control of the Jeongcheon Alliance, Ha Mu-baek had to be gone.

 

And even if he left the Main Alliance, he needed means to suppress him in case of emergency.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong hurriedly opened his desk drawer.

 

What Yeon Ja-gyeong took out from there was an antidote.

 

The antidote for Purple Light Dispersing Merit Poison.

 

In case he might have to use the Purple Light Dispersing Merit Poison on Ha Mu-baek.

 

He hurriedly took it. It would be effective even if taken in advance.

 

“Former Hocheon Corps Leader Ha Mu-baek requests an audience with the Grand Elder.”

 

Then came the shout of an escort warrior from outside the office.

 

“Let him in.”

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong spoke in a heavy voice.

 

The door opened and Ha Mu-baek entered.

 

His eyes were gleaming brightly.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong remained seated at his desk.

 

He quietly looked at Ha Mu-baek.

 

“It’s been a long time, Grand Elder.”

 

“Indeed. Instructor Ha.”

 

Ha Mu-baek smiled faintly.

 

“A guest has come, and you plan to keep him standing like this?”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Yeon Ja-gyeong smiled slightly.

 

“I never invited you though?”

 

At Yeon Ja-gyeong’s answer, Ha Mu-baek shrugged his shoulders and lightly flicked his hand.

 

Then.

 

A chair that had been placed at a large conference table on one side flew over to Ha Mu-baek.

 

Ha Mu-baek calmly sat down in the chair.

 

“Only people who come when invited are guests?”

 

Sparks flew from the eyes of the two men facing each other.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong clenched his left hand that was lowered under the desk.

 

Ha Mu-baek.

 

This bastard had no intention of hiding his presence now.

 

Since he himself had achieved remarkable progress recently, he could face this bastard.

 

If not.

 

He would surely have been overwhelmed by that presence.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong also began to build up his own momentum.

 

‘Unexpected.’

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong’s level a year ago wasn’t this much.

 

At that time, Yeon Ja-gyeong might have hidden his true skills.

 

But he couldn’t avoid Ha Mu-baek’s Infinite Bright Wheel Eyes.

 

He had achieved progress in the meantime.

 

‘So he wasn’t just a cunning snake filled only with ambition?’

 

Ha Mu-baek had not considered Yeon Ja-gyeong a martial artist.

 

He had thought of him as an old monster obsessed with power.

 

But he had set one foot at the entrance of a realm that exists beyond the transcendent level.

 

‘At this level… he could face about two of the Blood Cult’s Ten Elders simultaneously.’

 

He still hadn’t reached the level of former Blood Cult Leader Gae Hong-cheon.

 

So.

 

Ha Mu-baek only drew up momentum about half a level stronger than the Blood Cult Leader.

 

Even that level of presence was tremendous.

 

“So. What business brings an uninvited guest to seek me out?”

 

At Yeon Ja-gyeong’s question, Ha Mu-baek looked at him intently.

 

“You. You were a more frightening person than I thought.”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Yeon Ja-gyeong looked at him with an expression of not understanding.

 

The Young Family Head of the Hubei Yeon Family and Yeon Ja-gyeong’s eldest son had lost his life because of Ha Mu-baek.

 

Although Ha Mu-baek didn’t kill him directly, he had ultimately led to that result.

 

Even so, there wasn’t a trace of resentment for his son’s death in Yeon Ja-gyeong’s eyes as he looked at Ha Mu-baek.

 

That’s why he said it was frightening.

 

Facing someone who was practically the enemy of his own flesh and blood.

 

Yet he was so composed.

 

Ha Mu-baek had no confidence he could act so calmly if placed in the same position as Yeon Ja-gyeong.

 

Hadn’t he beaten Family Head Peng’s grandson to a pulp just for harassing Ha Seol-ran?

 

Since Yeon Ja-gyeong was casually doing what he himself could not, he called him a frightening person.

 

Though that didn’t mean he was afraid.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong, who had been tilting his head, met Ha Mu-baek’s gaze and spoke as if realizing something.

 

“Are you talking about Baek Ryang’s matter? That was because the fool couldn’t control his own lust. Stupid bastard.”

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong’s voice truly didn’t contain even a handful of resentment.

 

If that was really the case, it was a frightening thing.

 

If he was hiding his resentment, he was an even more frightening person.

 

He had hidden it so perfectly that even Ha Mu-baek couldn’t notice.

 

The moment that thought occurred to him.

 

Killing intent slowly began rising from Ha Mu-baek’s body.

 

It seemed like it would be cleanly settled to just kill such a bastard here and now.

 

Killing intent also rose from Yeon Ja-gyeong’s body.

 

Only a fool would remain still when facing an opponent who revealed killing intent toward them.

 

At the same time.

 

Clang! Clang clang! Clang! Clang!

 

Four people burst out from seemingly nowhere and pointed their swords at Ha Mu-baek.

 

Jade Silk Phantom Void Hidden Stealth Arts.

 

It was the supreme level stealth technique possessed by the Hubei Yeon Family.

 

Naturally, they were the strongest members of the Hubei Yeon Family.

 

Four of the Yeon Family Six Guardians were present here.

 

Ha Mu-baek looked at them indifferently.

 

All were those who had reached at least the middle stage of the transcendent level.

 

Indeed, should this be called the Hubei Yeon Family.

 

Four people who would never fall behind even if they fought the leaders of the Five Great Noble Families, including the Nine Sects and One Alliance, right now.

 

They had been hiding around Yeon Ja-gyeong, protecting him with stealth.

 

Of course, Ha Mu-baek had known of their existence from the moment he entered this place.

 

So.

 

He remained calm even though they appeared so suddenly.

 

“For the Hubei Yeon Family, which is called the foremost righteous family, there seem to be too many stealth techniques in their martial arts.”

 

A muttered comment.

 

However, since it wasn’t spoken quietly, everyone present could hear it clearly.

 

The Yeon Family’s guardians seemed to take those words as a clear provocation.

 

The sword tips moved an inch closer.

 

At that sight, Ha Mu-baek chuckled.

 

“You might die doing that?”

 

A warning delivered calmly with an utterly peaceful face.

 

The moment those words ended.

 

“Arrogant bastard!”

 

Along with that rage-filled voice, the tips of four swords flew toward Ha Mu-baek.

 

A perfect combined attack targeting front, back, left, and right.

 

Sky-blue sword aura was gathered on the four swords.

 

Jade Silk.

 

It was the word symbolizing the Yeon Family’s martial arts.

 

Blue silk like the color of the sky.

 

That was the Yeon Family’s martial arts, manifested as sword aura.

 

Swords with tremendous momentum flew at terrifying speed as if to cut Ha Mu-baek into four pieces.

 

Kwaang!

 

A single loud collision sound rang out.

 

“Kuhek.”

 

“Kuk.”

 

“Uuk.”

 

“Huk.”

 

Four screams burst out as four bodies flew roughly in opposite directions.

 

Kwang! Kwang! Kwang! Kwang!

 

The four guardians crashed straight into the walls.

 

A translucent white energy barrier swirled around Ha Mu-baek.

 

He had materialized his body protection energy into a spherical form.

 

The guardians’ swords were blocked by that body protection energy, and the guardians were bounced away by the rebound force.

 

Their complexions were pale as they struggled to get up.

 

Thin streams of blood flowed from the corners of their mouths.

 

The moment the white body protection energy barrier around Ha Mu-baek’s body seemed to disappear.

 

Pure white water energy appeared in Ha Mu-baek’s hands.

 

Ha Mu-baek slowly raised his arms.

 

With just two light swings.

 

The four guardians were greatly alarmed and swung their swords with full power.

 

With swords filled with jade silk-colored sword aura.

 

In their injured state, they squeezed out all their internal energy.

 

Kwa kwa kwang!

 

Once again a tremendous explosion rang out.

 

The four guardians simultaneously.

 

“Ulkeok.”

 

Spat out blackened blood from their mouths.

 

Ha Mu-baek looked at them indifferently and raised his hand once more.

 

At that moment.

 

“Stop there. I apologize for their recklessness.”

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong’s mouth opened.

 

And he even stood up from his seat and bowed his head slightly.

 

Ha Mu-baek looked at him and said.

 

“After those bastards, you’re next. Though I haven’t decided yet.”

 

It was a voice full of killing intent.

 

However, contrary to those words, Ha Mu-baek lowered his hand.

 

“You guys. Next time you die.”

 

A brief warning directed at the four guardians.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong looked back at the guardians and said.

 

“Withdraw and tend to your bodies. Don’t come no matter what happens until I call for you.”

 

At the family head’s stern command.

 

The four guardians bowed their heads and disappeared from that spot.

 

Despite having suffered deep internal injuries, their traces vanished without a trace.

 

It was movement befitting supreme level stealth techniques.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong stared intently at Ha Mu-baek.

 

‘At minimum, he’s at the edge of the Transformation Realm.’

 

Transformation Realm.

 

More precisely, the Realm of Creation and Transformation.

 

It was exactly as the name suggested.

 

A supreme realm where martial arts had entered the stage of wielding creation and transformation.

 

It was known that currently in the Jeongcheon Alliance, Alliance Leader So Hwi-ung was the only master who had entered the Transformation Realm.

 

Unofficially, there were those who were certain that Ha Mu-baek had also entered the Transformation Realm.

 

Those who knew Ha Mu-baek’s true nature.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong was the same.

 

However, even though he had recently crossed the wall and entered the beginning stages of the Transformation Realm.

 

He could not gauge the level of Ha Mu-baek before his eyes.

 

The killing intent that had not yet been withdrawn and was rushing toward him was only frightening.

 

If someone who had entered the Transformation Realm could not read that level, it meant they were at least at the end of the Transformation Realm.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong carefully fingered the Purple Light Acid Poison piled on the paper in his left hand.

 

Should he really administer this poison?

 

To poison that monster, he would need to draw his attention even for a split second.

 

With all the Guardians now withdrawn, he wasn’t confident he could create that moment of opportunity.

 

“I’m still thinking.”

 

Ha Mu-baek said.

 

“Whether I should kill you now or not.”

 

Ha Mu-baek’s killing intent grew thicker, completely swallowing the Elder Council’s Chief Elder’s office.

 

“In such cases, it’s better to act first and regret later while cleaning up the mess, rather than not acting and regretting it.”

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong spoke with a calm face.

 

What Ha Mu-baek was contemplating was his own life.

 

Yet he was speaking as if telling him to kill.

 

“You really are a frightening fellow. Though not scary.”

 

Ha Mu-baek said with a slight laugh.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong would absolutely not want to die.

 

His ambition was far too great for that.

 

Yet that attitude of speaking as if it would be good for him to be killed.

 

It was a demeanor he could take because he knew Ha Mu-baek could not kill him.

 

The reason was simple.

 

There was no justification.

 

That bastard was a righteous martial artist.

 

Moving arbitrarily according to his whims made him look like a street thug.

 

He seemed absolutely nothing like a righteous martial artist.

 

Yet Ha Mu-baek was still a righteous martial artist.

 

Everything he did had justification.

 

He never moved without justification.

 

When he was demoted.

 

The very act of destroying the Chief Justice.

 

He had acted that way because they had pinned the crime of assaulting a superior on him.

 

Originally, he had never committed assault on a superior, it was a false accusation forced upon him.

 

He had simply turned the false accusation into a real crime himself.

 

At that time, if the Chief Justice had used a different crime as justification instead of assault on a superior.

 

He wouldn’t have been destroyed by Ha Mu-baek like that.

 

‘Right now, he has no justification to kill me.’

 

That was what Yeon Ja-gyeong believed in.

 

He trusted Ha Mu-baek as a righteous martial artist, and he trusted the justification he held.

 

“Phew.”

 

Ha Mu-baek let out a deep sigh.

 

“An old python that doesn’t move even when you poke the grass.”

 

That’s why he had come into the snake den.

 

Yet it still wouldn’t move.

 

“I don’t know what you’re plotting, but it would be good to keep it moderate.”

 

A heavy warning flowed from Ha Mu-baek’s mouth.

 

Ha Mu-baek’s killing intent reached its peak.

 

As if everything until now had just been a joke.

 

Demonic Cult Leader Seok Won-cho.

 

It was tremendous killing intent enough to brutally crush him.

 

He judged that this level would be needed for a proper warning.

 

That terrifying aura was focused entirely on Yeon Ja-gyeong.

 

“Urgh.”

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong gritted his teeth and trembled all over.

 

His eyes were being consumed by subtle fear.

 

In this current situation.

 

He could feel all too clearly that if Ha Mu-baek made up his mind and gestured just once, he would be a dead man.

 

With death revealing itself before his eyes.

 

Even the great Yeon Ja-gyeong felt something called fear.

 

At that moment.

 

[To feel fear from mere killing intent of this level, how laughable. Accept my power. Heaven is the force that embraces everything.]

 

A voice rang in Yeon Ja-gyeong’s mind.

 

[No. Accept my power. Light is the force that illuminates everything.]

 

Another voice rang out.

 

The voice that had previously overlapped as one, sounding bizarre and strange.

 

Now rang out separately, each distinct.

 

Reacting to Ha Mu-baek’s power, each began to step forward.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong’s face twisted grotesquely.

 

At that moment.

 

As if by magic, the killing intent Ha Mu-baek had been emitting disappeared completely.

 

Even Ha Mu-baek couldn’t perceive what was happening in Yeon Ja-gyeong’s mind.

 

“If I catch even one plausible thing, I’ll kill you then.”

 

Ha Mu-baek’s voice rang from behind Yeon Ja-gyeong.

 

Phantom Illusion Steps.

 

The supreme level stealth technique Ha Mu-baek had accidentally obtained at the Murim Tournament.

 

Indeed, even Yeon Ja-gyeong, who had entered the beginning of the Transformation Realm, completely lost track of Ha Mu-baek.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong turned around in shock.

 

At that moment.

 

Thud!

 

Ha Mu-baek’s fist drove straight into Yeon Ja-gyeong’s solar plexus.

 

“Kheuk!”

 

Though it was a punch thrown with pure physical strength without internal energy.

 

The pain was tremendous.

 

‘Damn it…’

 

“I clearly told you.”

 

With those final words, Ha Mu-baek disappeared.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong gritted his teeth in humiliation.

 

‘Purple Light Acid Poison won’t work.’

 

It was intuition, instinct.

 

‘I need to become stronger.’

 

Ha Mu-baek had once again poked the snake.

 

The snake coiled its body even tighter.

 

However, its eyes glittered with rage.

 

[Accept my power. Heaven overwhelms everything.]

 

[Accept my power. Light illuminates everything.]

 

The two voices still rang in his mind.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong no longer thought of those voices as merely heart demons.

 

“I will surely repay this humiliation. Ha Mu-baek…”

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong muttered in a voice filled with killing intent.

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