The Youngest Daughter of the Hebei Peng Clan Is a Truly a Very Famous Little Heavenly Demon - Chapter 46

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46.

 

Not long after I fell asleep, I felt a hand shaking me awake.

 

I mumbled “Five more minutes…” while smacking my lips, then suddenly bolted upright at an ominous sensation. A chill running down my spine warned of danger.

 

“…”

 

We both held our breath and listened carefully.

 

Rough footsteps and breathing.

 

It wasn’t that the opponent was too unskilled to hide properly. This was the confidence of a master who had decided not to conceal their emotions. Or perhaps they were too enraged to properly compose themselves.

 

=It’s not Makyō, is it?

 

Dangsoso shrugged after hearing my telepathic message. She was fingering the hidden blade in her bosom.

 

Inside the natural cave that extended deep inward, stalactites and rocks were scattered irregularly.

 

I briefly calculated the prospects of fighting this opponent.

 

When fighting several experts of similar level, the narrow cave interior would be advantageous. Especially since this place had a passage leading inward that only one person could barely crawl through, so there was no worry of being surrounded if we kept our backs to the entrance.

 

But…

 

‘The opponent is alone.’

 

In this case, it would be better to drive the opponent to the dead end deep inside the cave.

 

=What are you planning to do.

 

=Wait just a moment.

 

I quickly arranged the bedding and stuffed our backpacks inside.

 

This way, it would look as if we two were sleeping hidden behind the rocks. Of course, a close look would reveal the truth, but anyone approaching for a surprise attack would be confused, even if just for a moment.

 

I made eye contact with Dangsoso and we each took positions at opposite sides of the cave entrance, holding our breath. Then, in an instant.

 

Swoosh!

 

A vicious air-cutting sound struck directly at the backpack covered with blankets. The luggage and rocks, unable to withstand the flashing sword energy, were cleanly split in two.

 

“What!”

 

The man who realized his surprise attack had failed let out a confused groan.

 

Before he could turn around, I was already clinging to the cave ceiling. The sword blade that had been hanging upside down fell like lightning.

 

Heavenly Demon Divine Thunder Sword Technique, Third Chapter.

 

Divine Thunder Heaven-Breaking Stance.

 

The power of lightning that could shatter the heavens.

 

Demonic energy and lightning energy that invaded even my meridians and ran wild wrapped around my entire body. The bluish-black strike aimed for the man’s weak point, the crown of his head, and thrust in quickly.

 

However.

 

-Kiiing!

 

My sword screamed as it collided with sword energy.

 

When sword energy meets sword energy, this wasn’t the clear noise or the unpleasant metallic sound of swords grinding against each other.

 

I used the opponent’s rebound force to quickly escape outside the cave. Meanwhile, Dangsoso, who had been watching for an opportunity, scattered dozens of poison needles from outside the cave into the interior all at once. Soon after, the inside of the cave became thick with poisonous fog.

 

“Whew…”

 

The poison handled by Dangsoso, who was a direct descendant of the House of Dang and a masterpiece of Cheonryun Sinmago, was truly lethal. Even if the opponent was a master who had reached Huajing, it was obvious that their body would suffer.

 

‘Then we have a chance of winning.’

 

Normally, one early Huajing master could overwhelm three or four late Chojejung fighters.

 

The reason they could display such martial prowess despite just one level difference was simple.

 

Sword energy.

 

Because the beautiful yet ferocious energy that scattered like a cluster of stars was stronger than anything else existing in this world.

 

“Kuk! You sensed my presence!”

 

A middle-aged man who looked like a bandit, scattering brilliant starlight, walked out holding a massive blade. I was shocked and demanded.

 

=Why are you fine?!

 

=It takes time for poison to circulate through the entire body. From Huajing level onwards, it’s difficult to infiltrate poison energy into the blood and qi.

 

Then I’d have to somehow buy time.

 

‘If we fight head-on, ten exchanges? No, could I even last five?’

 

It wasn’t a matter of will, but the problem of my sword breaking when facing sword energy. I took a step back and protected Dangsoso.

 

Then I shouted.

 

“Wait! Since your surprise attack failed anyway, let me ask. What grudge do you have against me that you’re trying to take my life in the middle of the night?”

 

If this were somewhere other than Huashan, I would have thought I’d unluckily run into bandits from Luo Lin and fought.

 

But this was the front yard that the Plum Blossom Sword, sect leader of the Huashan Sect, was guarding with eyes wide open.

 

For a front yard, it was a bit, actually quite a lot, large.

 

Still, it was certainly a frightening place for Sapa like Luo Lin to carelessly set foot in.

 

“Ha! Acting all proper like the Orthodox Faction, wanting to observe useless formalities like introductions and settling grudges?”

 

…Did he not intend to tell me?

 

He might have noticed my ploy to buy time. I evaluated him as smarter than he looked and slightly lowered my stance.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Well, I suppose you should know why you’re dying.”

 

The attacker (fool) began a long narrative speech!

 

“Do you remember the handsome man around Chojejung level whom you cruelly destroyed the dantian of and killed on the Yangtze River a few months ago?”

 

“The Yangtze River?”

 

On the way from Hunan Province to Hubei Province, I did kill quite a lot of people.

 

“I killed several people, but… there weren’t any handsome ones?”

 

“Gah! Don’t play dumb so cowardly! I heard it clearly from my subordinate who survived and escaped!”

 

He seemed quite offended by my comment that ‘there weren’t any handsome people.’ The middle-aged man’s face turned red and blue as he pointed accusingly.

 

“Didn’t you destroy our Yangtze River Transport Guild’s bunta and hand over my son, the deputy guild leader, to the government office! Thanks to that, my son, my dear son, was publicly executed at that tender age for the crime of banditry!”

 

“Eh.”

 

I pointed out the contradiction in the man’s absurd statement.

 

“If he was caught doing banditry and executed by the government office, why are you blaming me? If you’re really upset about it, you should go get revenge on the government office that made the judgment, shouldn’t you?”

 

“Gah!”

 

Then once again came a loud shout.

 

I covered my ears against the roar mixed with internal energy that rang piercingly in my eardrums. Regardless, he expressed his anger in a completely excited tone, spitting as he spoke.

 

“If you hadn’t destroyed his dantian and tied him up to capture him, my son would still be peacefully and diligently doing bandit work!”

 

“No, if you call that diligent.”

 

I was at a loss for words.

 

Could ‘diligent bandit’ even exist as a word combination in this world?

 

“Don’t tell me you changed jobs from water bandit to mountain bandit to get revenge for that? Following me all the way from the Yangtze River to Huashan?”

 

“…Bah! You’re ignoring an obvious crime! As a father, I absolutely cannot let you live!”

 

No point in talking!

 

The man who had worked himself into a rage with absurd logic swung his blade.

 

“Uwah!”

 

A horizontal slash, then a vertical slash.

 

Immediately after, facing a killing move aimed at my shins, I leaped high and pressed my hand on the man’s head, spinning half a turn in mid-air.

 

“How nimbly you run away!”

 

“What, you expect me not to dodge?!”

 

Whooom!

 

A blade filled with starlight approached me fiercely while I was airborne.

 

Fortunately, compared to swords, blades had a relatively wide activity radius and were weapons with limitations in thrusting attacks.

 

Unlike swords that had edges on both sides and could even thrust, blades only had one edge.

 

The reason blade users mainly employed blade techniques containing the mysteries of weight and bluntness was also a method to maximize the cutting power of the blade.

 

Thanks to that.

 

‘I can see it very clearly.’

 

At least in terms of speed, I was superior.

 

Paang!

 

I released energy toward the air and succeeded in twisting my body in mid-air.

 

The gleaming blade cut through where I had been just moments before. The vicious explosive sound even made me feel as if the surroundings had momentarily become a vacuum.

 

“Kuk! To be Chojejung at that age, you must have grown through evil arts! How can you still call yourself a child of the Orthodox Faction?”

 

Any listening Makyō member would feel stung.

 

Instead of bothering to answer, I drew up the energy of Heavenly Thunder Bolt.

 

‘I will definitely kill him.’

 

Either kill the opponent, or I die.

 

Roaming the Martial World, I had experienced countless life-and-death battles like this.

 

Drawing the Cheonma Divine Thunder Sword Technique on the first strike was my own resolution.

 

That I would never let him leave alive.

 

“Huup.”

 

I inhaled and circulated the demonic energy throughout my entire body. Soon, the tyrannical power of Heaven-Breaking spread down to the soles of my feet.

 

Cheonma Sovereign Steps.

 

The footwork most suitable for wielding the Cheonma Divine Thunder Sword Technique, symbolic of the Heavenly Demon itself.

 

With each step I took, the ground trembled. Lightning dwelt within the tyrannical internal energy that surged powerfully through my twelve meridians and extraordinary channels.

 

“Wh-what! This is real demonic energy…! You, you’re not from the Orthodox Faction but from Makyō!”

 

Thud.

 

I kicked off the ground so forcefully it carved into the earth, leaping up with the moon at my back. Below the brightly shining full moon, I could see the man’s face filled with shock.

 

Cheonma Divine Thunder Sword Technique, 6th Form.

 

Thunderbolt Demon Shadow Wild Dance.

 

Thunderbolt Demon Shadow Wild Dance was exactly as its name suggested.

 

A sword like thunderbolt dances at speeds fast enough to leave afterimages.

 

The most dizzying yet beautiful technique in the Cheonma Divine Thunder Sword Technique, perfectly suited for fighting one against many.

 

And at the same time.

 

‘It’s also most suitable for feints.’

 

-Clang!

 

The sword that had momentarily deceived the eyes of a Huajing master was shattered to pieces after being struck by sword energy. The thoroughly enraged man seemed to think this was the perfect opportunity to take my head.

 

“Die, my son’s killer!”

 

Whoosh!

 

A blade flew toward me with murderous intent. I immediately ducked my head and rolled around on the ground.

 

The so-called Rolling Dragon Fall.

 

An unsightly evasion technique aimed solely at survival. But even as I became covered in gravel and dirt, I felt no shame whatsoever.

 

No matter how dirty or cowardly the process of fighting might be.

 

History is written from the victor’s perspective.

 

This time was no different.

 

“Keuhaak!”

 

Dangsoso, who had been watching like an invisible person from behind all along, drove a poison needle into the man’s cervical vertebrae!

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