The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 452

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Chapter 452. You Call That Eight Stars?

 

 

The dawn at the Bongma Corps moved busily.

Do Sim-geuk briefly showed his face and disappeared.

Yang Bi-chang moved frantically.

It was because he intended to proceed with the practical training while simultaneously carrying out other tasks.

‘They say the jiangshi have disappeared, but who knows where they’re hiding. We need to expand our search range as much as possible.’

It was certainly a plan with high risk to proceed with while trainees were present.

Nevertheless, now was the time to move forward.

They couldn’t keep postponing it indefinitely.

‘The Alliance Leader has come as well.’

Moreover, with So Hwi-ung currently viewing the Bongma Corps unfavorably.

They had to show that they were doing something.

So the decision he made was.

‘I’ll go personally.’

Yang Bi-chang decided to move directly himself.

After completing the formation from dawn.

The Bongma Corps and Gyoryong Hall trainees entered Sanwol Demon Forest.

It was truly an all-out effort, leaving only the bare minimum personnel at the main branch.

Three days of exploring Sanwol Demon Forest ahead.

Do Sim-geuk watched with a displeased expression as those heading toward Sanwol Demon Forest disappeared from view.

‘All of this is…’

Because of the Alliance Leader.

The sudden visit.

He had intended to quietly observe the situation and move again once the new jiangshi incident died down.

And so everyone disappeared.

Silence descended upon the Bongma Corps.

The minimum personnel Yang Bi-chang had left behind.

They were all Do Sim-geuk’s subordinates.

He ordered them to guard the perimeter and headed to a barracks in a secluded corner of the Bongma Corps.

It was where the achievements he had obtained from Sanwol Demon Forest were stored.

One of many barracks filled with supply goods.

A place no one would pay close attention to.

Opening the entrance and going inside, numerous boxes were neatly organized.

‘I need to handle this quickly.’

Given So Hwi-ung’s hostile atmosphere.

He might personally conduct an inspection of the Bongma Corps.

Just from mentioning the Vermillion Bird Soaring technique.

This place absolutely could not be discovered.

Even after So Hwi-ung left for the forest, the unit members’ attention was a problem.

He never knew his disciple would be this helpful.

Who would have thought he’d scrape together all the Bongma Corps personnel and enter Sanwol Demon Forest.

Do Sim-geuk gathered small boxes with special markings among the numerous boxes.

Markings that unknowing people would pass by thinking they were just scratches.

‘Unless they open everything, they won’t get caught, but still, just in case.’

Thus Do Sim-geuk successfully recovered all the jiangshi inner cores he had collected here and moved them to a secret location.

At that moment.

The Bongma Corps and trainees were entering Sanwol Demon Forest divided into five directions.

Among them, Yang Bi-chang was moving along the second western route.

Since it was close to where that special entity had appeared.

He decided to move personally.

Though the situation had changed from the originally planned training content.

None of the Gyoryong Hall instructors raised objections.

It was judged that moving this way was safer.

“It’s quiet.”

Namgung Hu muttered.

Indeed, it seemed the rumors that Sanwol Demon Forest’s jiangshi had disappeared were true.

Unlike the eerie atmosphere of the forest, it was incredibly quiet.

Those they occasionally encountered were herb gatherers.

“To think they’d come into a place like this to gather herbs, should I call it admirable…”

Someone’s muttering could be heard faintly.

“Making a living is that desperate a matter.”

Namgung Hu spoke calmly to himself.

Meanwhile.

About two Death Jiangshi appeared.

But they were quickly dealt with by the combined efforts of the Bongma Corps and Maengryong Corps.

It was over so quickly it was almost anticlimactic.

Some trainees couldn’t even properly see what happened.

“Shields…”

Namgung Yu quietly observed the scene.

The shields that Instructor Zhuge Ming had introduced were proving useful in actual combat.

He had already experienced and confirmed the usefulness of shields before.

At Hatuje during his first year.

They moved smoothly through the western region without major incident.

A day passed.

The night camping within Sanwol Demon Forest also passed without incident.

They continued exploring the forest, moving a little further, then a little further.

 

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“Tsk.”

Man Ya-do clicked his tongue.

Things weren’t going according to plan.

A day had already passed since entering Sanwol Demon Forest.

They had camped one more time inside the walls rather than outside.

Nevertheless.

The situation he intended hadn’t occurred.

They had only encountered three Death Jiangshi so far.

And these Maengryong Members had dealt with them in perfect coordination.

Clean movements even from his perspective.

No, even if his own Bongma Corps teammates faced Death Jiangshi, they probably couldn’t handle them as cleanly.

‘What’s with these guys?’

Just now they had cleanly dealt with a Death Jiangshi that suddenly appeared.

Sanwol Demon Forest was quieter than expected, and the Maengryong Corps was unexpectedly strong.

Thanks to those two factors.

Man Ya-do’s plan seemed to be completely ruined.

“Indeed, it’s just as Seol-ran said… but how did Sanwol Demon Forest end up like this?”

Dang Jin-san muttered with a perplexed expression.

Ha Seol-ran’s gaze glanced toward Man Ya-do in the distance before returning.

It was an unpleasant gaze she had been feeling continuously for the past two days.

But since there were no other actions besides that, there was no particular way to deal with it.

He was also a superior for the time being.

“I don’t know. I can’t sense any trace of jiangshi anywhere.”

She had been concentrating on her ki sense ever since entering Sanwol Demon Forest.

But the result was always the same.

No matter how widely she expanded her ki sense.

No jiangshi were detected.

Instead.

“I can feel an incredibly strong energy over there. Quite a few people are gathered there too.”

At Ha Seol-ran’s words directed at Dang Jin-san, the group’s gazes turned in that direction.

“Isn’t that the direction we said we’d move toward?”

“That’s right.”

Ha Seol-ran nodded at Baek Ri-pyeong’s question.

“What exactly is going on?”

Dang Jin-san muttered as if he couldn’t understand.

Looking at the immediate situation.

It was certainly good for them.

But he had thought Sanwol Demon Forest wouldn’t be such a place.

If it was this kind of place, there would have been no reason for their monster instructor to push them so hard.

“Come to think of it, where could the instructor be?”

At Yeon Ha-min’s muttering, the same question appeared on everyone’s faces.

Surely.

On the day of the graduation ceremony.

They hadn’t expected him not to appear.

To be honest.

It would be a lie to say they weren’t disappointed.

The Seventh Group cadets deliberately avoided looking at Ha Seol-ran.

She would be the most disappointed one.

 

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“Hm?”

So Hwi-ung’s eyebrows twitched.

“What’s wrong, Alliance Leader?”

At Dam Mu-heun’s question.

“Quite a lot of people have entered Sanwol Demon Forest. From the north and west. Was this scheduled?”

He tilted his head.

Currently, Sanwol Demon Forest was in an extremely dangerous state.

Even though the jiangshi had disappeared.

Myeolcheon Gangsi.

It was a situation where no one knew when or where that bastard might suddenly appear.

But suddenly countless people were entering the forest.

Dam Mu-heun, who had been calculating the dates at those words.

“It seems the trainees from Gyoryong Hall have arrived.”

At those words, So Hwi-ung immediately frowned.

‘I should have given a hint to delay the deployment of trainees…’

He hadn’t expected them to move this quickly.

“Since Sanwol Demon Forest is quiet now, they probably plan to take advantage of this time to conduct and finish the training as quickly as possible.”

Dam Mu-heun’s speculation made sense.

However, that was an action based on knowing one thing but not two.

The current Sanwol Demon Forest was a place where the calm before the storm had descended.

“Then what about over there?”

The western direction.

The west of Sanwol Demon Forest.

If a group of people were coming from there.

It could only be from Gyoryong Hall.

The trainees were already entering from the main camp where Bongma Corps’ main branch was located.

If someone other than them was heading to Sanwol Demon Forest from Gyoryong Hall at this time.

“It seems to be Maengryong Corps.”

This was absurd.

Those guys who had arrived at Bongma Corps’ main branch and hadn’t even finished their organization were entering Sanwol Demon Forest.

“This isn’t a normal situation.”

“Yes. It seems to be the independent decision of the squad leader in charge.”

The one who had left Bongma Corps to head to Gyoryong Hall to escort Maengryong Corps.

Since he had left before So Hwi-ung arrived at Bongma Corps, he would have no idea about the current situation at Bongma Corps.

So he was performing this crazy act as if it were nothing.

“He probably used the excuse that the forest was quiet.”

His head was throbbing.

“Still, since it’s Maengryong Corps that Instructor Ha personally took care of, wouldn’t they be somewhat different?”

Dam Mu-heun tried to mention the positive aspects, but.

“If Myeolcheon Gangsi appears, it’s all useless.”

At So Hwi-ung’s words with a stern face, Dam Mu-heun couldn’t give any response.

It was an obvious fact.

No, even if just one Dark Blood Jiangshi appeared, Maengryong Corps would be scattered to the winds.

 

***

 

Chu Geum-ryeong sought out Il-no again.

The reason was simple.

Right now, Sanwol Demon Forest was overflowing with people.

His words about needing to capture strong individuals were still valid.

Many suitable targets to capture were detected.

Among them.

He could even sense the presence of a truly strong one.

“The number of humans to capture has increased.”

“That’s right, Guardian Deity.”

Il-no readily acknowledged.

“Then?”

“There’s also one extremely strong individual who has entered. Would that be possible for you?”

At Il-no’s question.

Chuckle.

Chu Geum-ryeong let out a quiet laugh.

A subtle anger settled on his face.

“I became a Guardian Deity myself to protect the sect. Even if there’s a strong bastard, do you think I can’t handle just one such guy? I’ll make him kneel in this place.”

At that sight, Il-no nodded and then answered.

“I apologize. I misspoke.”

Chu Geum-ryeong calmed his anger at Il-no’s response.

“You may advance now. I’ll send out the jiangshi as well.”

The time had ripened.

Il-no had been planning to discuss advancing with Chu Geum-ryeong anyway, but he had come first.

In a little while, another guardian deity would open its eyes.

Then they would continue to awaken one after another.

If he kept sending them out continuously.

He could sweep away all the moths that had entered this Sanwol Demon Forest.

‘Jeongcheon Alliance. I’ll dry up their bloodline. I’ll turn the Alliance Leader and his subordinates into jiangshi and strike Luoyang.’

A grand plan mixed with vengeance and ambition settled in his heart.

The only obstacle to that would be Ha Mu-baek.

However.

The Sect Leader’s jiangshi transformation was accelerating.

He had passed the most crucial moment.

Confidence rose on Il-no’s face.

With that tingling power faintly emanating from the Sect Leader, whose jiangshi transformation was still in progress.

With this level of preparation.

Even that bastard Ha Mu-baek would be useless.

“Understood.”

Chu Geum-ryeong moved.

A confident smile appeared on Il-no’s lips as he watched.

Everything was flowing according to plan.

Behind Chu Geum-ryeong as he rose from the underground depths to the surface.

Jiangshi that had been hiding somewhere underground were following one after another, revealing themselves.

Only the moonlight in the dark night sky shone brightly.

 

***

 

The moment a drop of sweat fell on the sword.

It shattered and scattered.

The sword moved without rest.

Only after running through every predetermined path did it return to its original position and stop.

“Whew.”

A deep breath flowed from Ha Mu-baek’s mouth.

“Good.”

His eyes gleamed.

Eight stars.

He had reached this point before he knew it.

There was no problem deploying the Infinite Adaptable Eight Absolute Sword Technique at the eight-star level.

No, it felt like even nine stars would be fine.

At this level.

‘I’ve finally regained all my previous abilities.’

Before entering the Archive Hall.

He had now reached the same level as when he had displayed his full power back then.

Han Seol-bing watched his figure in a daze.

She too had been devoted to her own cultivation.

But she eventually broke her concentration due to the qi energy Ha Mu-baek was emanating and watched his training.

The movements had no harmony whatsoever.

There wasn’t even sword wind.

They were just smooth, unbroken movements.

But she could feel the tremendous power contained within them.

That’s why she couldn’t concentrate on her cultivation.

The power that sword contained.

If it met an opponent at any point and burst forth, what the result would be.

She couldn’t imagine it at all.

That tremendous divine authority Ha Mu-baek had shown at Ice Heaven Palace.

Even that seemed like it would be laughable.

‘That’s eight stars?’

Recalling what Ha Mu-baek had said before starting his cultivation earlier, Han Seol-bing couldn’t figure out what expression to make.

That his body’s balance had collapsed due to recent enlightenment and growth.

That he was currently training to correct it.

That he was now trying to become accustomed to the eight-star stage.

Seeing that satisfied smile now, he seemed to have grown accustomed to eight stars too.

No matter how she thought about it.

That insane power was eight stars.

‘What kind of realm are twelve stars and ultimate achievement supposed to be…?’

Such a question suddenly arose.

But she didn’t even want to imagine the answer.

She thought he might really be able to erase the very existence of Sanwol Demon Forest.

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