The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 415

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Chapter 415. Snap Out of It!

 

 

 

 

 

Chu Geum-ryeong.

 

He was a figure who had risen to the rank of Grand Guardian of Law in the Blood Cult.

 

During his childhood when he nearly starved to death.

 

He happened to join the Blood Cult and was able to escape hunger.

 

Through connections, he was able to learn blood arts, and it was then that he discovered his talent.

 

With his natural talent for blood arts, he rapidly grew stronger, and his position also rose quickly.

 

Rising and climbing like that, the final position he reached was Grand Guardian of Law.

 

To him, the Blood Cult was himself.

 

That’s why.

 

When his natural lifespan was nearing its end.

 

Making such a decision wasn’t difficult either.

 

No, he volunteered with a willing heart.

 

Guardian deity protecting the cult.

 

Instead of using the designation ‘Annihilation Jiangshi’ for Guardian jiangshi, they used the title ‘Guardian Deity.’

 

It was a title given with respect and reverence to those who became jiangshi monsters themselves to perform the duty of protecting the cult while living immortally without dying.

 

Thus, Chu Geum-ryeong became a Guardian Deity with a glorious heart.

 

And he was also the second Annihilation Jiangshi that Il-no awakened.

 

“Kidnapping the strong…”

 

Chu Geum-ryeong muttered quietly while looking west with eyes where the black pupils had disappeared, leaving only pure white sclera.

 

He recalled Il-no’s instructions.

 

Instructions to capture alive those who had learned strong martial arts from within the forest surrounded by castle walls.

 

The moment he left the cult, he happened to discover some fellows who looked quite strong.

 

He moved to capture them, but.

 

He missed them.

 

Whether there was a quick-witted one among them, or they were as strong as his senses had judged.

 

They escaped quickly.

 

Now before Chu Geum-ryeong’s eyes was a massive castle wall.

 

Il-no’s words not to go beyond this.

 

Because of that, Chu Geum-ryeong stood stopped at this place.

 

Some unpleasant energy was flowing out from the castle wall.

 

But it wasn’t to the degree he couldn’t endure.

 

No, to be honest, he couldn’t endure it. So when he first felt it.

 

He instinctively struck once.

 

Not because he had missed those he was chasing.

 

Because of the unpleasant feeling that castle wall was emitting, irritation surged and he launched his fist power with the thought of destroying the castle wall.

 

However.

 

Since Il-no’s instructions came to mind in the middle.

 

He was able to prevent the mishap of destroying the castle wall.

 

Since he withdrew seventy percent of the fist power he had been unleashing.

 

It only resulted in roughly shaking the castle wall, but didn’t collapse it since he didn’t destroy it.

 

Chu Geum-ryeong, who had become an Annihilation Jiangshi, faithfully followed Il-no’s commands.

 

Originally, he should have only followed the Sect Leader’s commands.

 

Currently, the Sect Leader had delegated even that authority to Il-no.

 

Though the energy the castle wall emitted was unpleasant.

 

If he wanted to cross, he could endure and cross.

 

If he tried to destroy it, it seemed he could destroy it too.

 

However, since Il-no told him not to touch it.

 

He had no choice but to turn his steps.

 

Though he could feel the energy of those bastards gathered at a distance of about twenty li beyond the castle wall.

 

Since the command not to cross was imprinted on him.

 

He hid his form again deep within Sanwol Demon Forest.

 

 

 

Gwan Ha-gyeong’s expression was gradually recovering.

 

“It’s moving away.”

 

At her words, everyone’s attention focused.

 

They were surprised by the fact that she could still feel that monster’s energy, and relieved by the story that the monster was moving away.

 

“You can feel energy from twenty li away?”

 

Pung Geon asked in surprise.

 

“It’s not that I’m sensing it, but rather it’s so strong that it’s being felt would be more accurate.”

 

Gwan Ha-gyeong answered.

 

Indeed, as that monster approached, everyone here had felt its presence.

 

“It’s moving away?”

 

At Yu Gwi-gwang’s question, Gwan Ha-gyeong nodded.

 

That monster was certainly moving away.

 

“Did the Great Wall’s magic block it?”

 

Pung Geon muttered with relief.

 

Only Gwan Ha-gyeong tilted her head.

 

From what she felt, it seemed like it could sufficiently ignore the Great Wall’s magic and the Bongma formation.

 

But the situation of it turning back didn’t make sense to her.

 

It had been chasing them after all.

 

They could never have imagined in their dreams.

 

That it could cross but stopped and turned back because of orders, not crossing.

 

“Just in case. As that monster moves away, we’ll approach the Great Wall, then return to the main branch by traveling along the Great Wall from outside.”

 

After pondering, Pung Geon conveyed the return method.

 

Everyone nodded.

 

They were so afraid that monster might appear again that they absolutely couldn’t bring themselves to climb up onto the Great Wall.

 

Since it hadn’t appeared beyond the Great Wall, everyone agreed that moving along the castle wall from outside was the most rational approach.

 

Thus, the Bongma Corps Black Squad Second Group hurried their return to the main branch.

 

 

 

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“Stop!”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s shout, the Maengryong Corps cadets stopped their energy circulation.

 

“Thanks to the medicinal decoction during this time, your internal energy should have increased considerably. You’ve been continuously accumulating internal energy while only circulating energy.”

 

The eyes of the Maengryong Corps cadets were shining brightly.

 

“Now you’ll need to do training to adapt to your increased internal energy. The sensation of deploying martial arts must have changed from before.”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, several nodded.

 

They must be those who had personally tried practicing sword swinging.

 

“For getting accustomed fastest, nothing beats real combat after all. Form battle formations.”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, the Maengryong Corps cadets formed battle formations by groups.

 

Once everyone completed their formations.

 

Ha Mu-baek’s body movement disappeared from the platform.

 

The cadets who confirmed this immediately turned their gazes toward the Seventh Group.

 

With the thought that this time too, they would target the Seventh Group first.

 

He was concentrating and watching their movements.

 

Bang!

 

A collision sound erupted from a completely different location.

 

“Urgh.”

 

The one who gripped his shield tightly and blocked Ha Mu-baek’s fist was.

 

Cho Mu-ha.

 

A cadet from the first-year ninth group of the Maengryong Corps.

 

Maengryong Corps first-year ninth group.

 

The group that Gongya Hwi-yeon, granddaughter of Four Seas Alliance Leader Gong Ya-jang-cheon, had belonged to.

 

Therefore, the current number of members was four.

 

Ha Mu-baek had attacked those four first.

 

While everyone was focused on the second-year Seventh Group.

 

He had launched a surprise attack on the first-year ninth group.

 

Even so, Cho Mu-ha had reacted.

 

He had raised his shield to block Ha Mu-baek’s fist.

 

‘Oh ho. Look at this guy?’

 

It was a punch thrown with speed and power that couldn’t have been blocked if he had been distracted by the Seventh Group like the other cadets.

 

He would have been sent flying miserably.

 

But the fact that he blocked it meant.

 

Regardless of what the other cadets were doing, this guy Cho Mu-ha had been keeping a good watch on all directions.

 

Just as Ha Mu-baek withdrew his fist blocked by the shield and was about to throw his opposite fist.

 

A sword flew toward Ha Mu-baek’s forehead.

 

It was a female cadet named Jin Yeon-sim.

 

Ha Mu-baek lightly dodged by slightly tilting his head back, but.

 

“Ah!”

 

Jin Yeon-sim couldn’t overcome the force of her own sword swing and staggered forward.

 

It was a typical sight of someone not adapted to increased internal energy.

 

Ha Mu-baek wasn’t one to just leave someone whose posture had collapsed.

 

Thud.

 

Ha Mu-baek’s fist struck Jin Yeon-sim’s solar plexus hard, and she collapsed immediately.

 

Three members remained.

 

They all raised their shields straight up, but.

 

They all fell miserably to Ha Mu-baek’s triple strike.

 

It was because the two people except Cho Mu-ha showed signs of not adapting to their internal energy, leaving many openings in their formation.

 

When Cho Mu-ha, who had held out until the end, fell.

 

Ha Mu-baek glanced at him.

 

“It seems you’ve been training quite diligently. You’re already adapting to your internal energy.”

 

Leaving those words, Ha Mu-baek’s body movement disappeared again.

 

Just when everyone was guarding their surroundings, thinking he might appear beside them.

 

This time, the place he appeared was.

 

Bang!

 

Dan Mok Un-rae’s shield swayed unsteadily.

 

He had revealed himself in front of the second-year Seventh Group.

 

The Seventh Group, who had been constantly prepared, immediately changed formation and tried to attack Ha Mu-baek, but.

 

At that moment.

 

Ha Mu-baek’s body movement disappeared again.

 

And the place he appeared.

 

The moment Ha Mu-baek revealed himself to the Seventh Group.

 

The place that had completely lowered their guard and was most severely off-guard.

 

It was in front of the first-year second group.

 

“Urgh.”

 

“Ahhh!”

 

Since they received Ha Mu-baek’s attack in complete defenselessness, screams burst from their mouths.

 

Ha Mu-baek had hit them particularly more painfully.

 

“Pay attention! In real combat, you never know when something might happen! If you’ve entered a battle situation, never let your guard down under any circumstances. Always maintain maximum vigilance until the battle is completely over!”

 

A chilling voice flowed from Ha Mu-baek’s mouth.

 

Thus Ha Mu-baek moved freely in all directions while pummeling the Maengryong Corps cadets.

 

Since his attack pattern was completely different from before.

 

The Maengryong Corps cadets became even more tense.

 

In addition to their own internal energy they hadn’t adapted to, the instructor’s movements had completely changed.

 

They were suffering a double hardship.

 

After one round of sparring ended like that.

 

“We’ll continue after a half-hour rest.”

 

Another round of sparring followed.

 

“We’ll continue after a quarter-hour rest.”

 

The rest time was reduced.

 

When another round of sparring ended.

 

“We start immediately.”

 

With those words, Ha Mu-baek’s body movement disappeared.

 

Bang!

 

He revealed himself in front of a group that hadn’t finished preparing and began pummeling them.

 

“He’s showing no mercy.”

 

Namgung Hu muttered while watching from the tree.

 

“Since it looks like they’ll only be sparring like this today, let’s go.”

 

Namgung Yu said.

 

At those words, Namgung Hu’s gaze turned to his elder sister.

 

“If we keep watching, it feels like we’ll get dragged in.”

 

As soon as Namgung Yu finished speaking, Namgung Hu launched his body without even answering.

 

It was because the terrible experience of getting dragged in came to mind.

 

He had to drink that hellish medicine from Avici Hell seven times.

 

Namgung Yu, who chuckled, followed behind him.

 

Some time after the Namgung siblings left, another round of sparring ended.

 

When Ha Mu-baek glanced at that spot, they were indeed gone.

 

He had already known they were leaving through his ki sense, but.

 

He checked once more.

 

‘I was trying to include them this time, but have they become quick to notice?’

 

He felt slightly disappointed.

 

He had planned to split the Namgung siblings into the two groups that only had four first-year members each and spar once more, but.

 

They had quickly noticed and fled.

 

He stopped the sparring and changed the training method.

 

“Now that you’ve probably fully realized what your increased internal energy is like, from now on we’ll proceed with individual training to get accustomed to it.”

 

As soon as Ha Mu-baek’s words fell, the cadets showed expressions of relief.

 

“Among them, those I designate will come to me and receive personal guidance.”

 

For those designated, it would be tremendous good fortune.

 

Those who knew this well were Baek Ri-pyeong, Dan Mok Un-rae, and Yeon Ha-min.

 

They looked at Ha Mu-baek with eyes burning with passion, but.

 

Ha Mu-baek looked away.

 

The ones he would teach this time weren’t them.

 

The cadets except for the Seventh Group turned pale at Ha Mu-baek’s words.

 

For them, Ha Mu-baek’s personal guidance might perhaps be a punishment.

 

Ha Mu-baek’s gaze turned toward the instructors including Han Seol-bing and Pyeong Deok-jo.

 

“The instructors will also help with your training.”

 

As soon as those words fell, the instructors who had been watching from the edge of the training ground, admiring Ha Mu-baek’s martial prowess, moved among the cadets.

 

And so the cultivation began.

 

“Jeok Ga-ye.”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s call, one of the second-year cadets moved.

 

It was the ordinary-looking female cadet that Ha Mu-baek had observed carefully the day before.

 

“Put down your shield and hold only your sword.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

She had no choice but to ask back.

 

Until now, Maengryong Corps training had always been with shields.

 

They said it was necessary to survive.

 

They had been determined to make all Maengryong Corps cadets one with their shields.

 

“At your current level, you can’t handle a shield as well. Focus only on your sword.”

 

It was a puzzling instruction, but she followed it.

 

She set her shield aside and gripped the sword hilt with both hands.

 

Ha Mu-baek nodded and immediately deployed Bright Style to attack Jeok Ga-ye.

 

At a level she could sufficiently block.

 

Clang!

 

The two swords clashed and a sword cry rang out.

 

Jeok Ga-ye’s eyes widened slightly.

 

She thought this was a sword strike worth attempting.

 

Until now, Ha Mu-baek had never matched the cadets’ skill level like this.

 

It was something to tilt her head about.

 

But Jeok Ga-ye instead focused on the enemy before her eyes.

 

Clang! Clang! Clang!

 

The sword cries continued to ring out.

 

“Draw up more internal energy!”

 

Ha Mu-baek shouted at Jeok Ga-ye while swinging his sword.

 

“The amount of internal energy is no longer insufficient. Draw up internal energy through your whole body and give it your all!”

 

Ha Mu-baek’s sharp instructions continued.

 

Jeok Ga-ye moved as Ha Mu-baek instructed without even having time to respond.

 

When she tried to draw up internal energy with full force, her sword became erratic.

 

“Focus on your sword. You must focus on your sword while also drawing up internal energy. It’s because you’re trying to consciously draw up internal energy. You must make internal energy move naturally the moment you have the will!”

 

He told her the method, but didn’t slow down his sword.

 

Ha Mu-baek continued to press Jeok Ga-ye.

 

However, since these were attacks she could sufficiently block, Jeok Ga-ye was actually more frantic.

 

As she frantically swung her sword to block Ha Mu-baek’s sword.

 

‘Huh?’

 

Her internal energy moved on its own.

 

It moved in an unconscious state without her even being aware of it.

 

The reason was simple.

 

Ha Mu-baek had guided it.

 

Three Talents Heart Method.

 

Though it was orthodox arts, it could also be operated as dynamic cultivation.

 

Jeok Ga-ye’s movements to block Ha Mu-baek’s attacks had partially performed the role of dynamic cultivation.

 

That’s why her internal energy moved on its own.

 

Originally such mysteries were contained within the sword technique itself, but at Jeok Ga-ye’s current level, she couldn’t feel that yet.

 

So Ha Mu-baek had deliberately guided the dynamic cultivation of Three Talents Heart Method.

 

Because the movement of internal energy through dynamic cultivation could be felt more clearly.

 

“Remember that movement. The moment you have the will to move like that while deploying your sword, internal energy should naturally move!”

 

“Yes, yes!”

 

Jeok Ga-ye gave her first spirited response while moving her sword.

 

More internal energy than before began to circulate through her entire body.

 

What she had thought was drawing up internal energy with full force until now, had not been drawing it up at all.

 

In her dantian, much more internal energy was crouched than she had thought.

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