The Youngest Prince of the Zhou Family - Chapter 10
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Youngest Master of the Zhu Family (10)
Blue Spots
Blue spots.
The blue spots on the back of the neck belong to monsters raised by the Blood Hand Poison Emperor.
The Blood Hand Poison Emperor was truly a mad demon lord.
He would capture orphans, throw them into poison, and have the survivors practice the great technique he developed to turn them into perfect monsters.
That was the true identity of the Blue Longevity People who bore blue spots.
They were truly the aftermath of vicious human experimentation, and they only followed the commands of the Blood Hand Poison Emperor.
The Blue Longevity People, infused with special great techniques and the Blood Hand Poison Emperor’s terrifying poison arts, had extremely tough bodies with durability that couldn’t be pierced by ordinary blades.
“Mu Ying.”
I increased my speed even more.
If Mu Ying encountered a Blue Longevity Person… it would be certain defeat.
The demonic arts they possessed… Mu Ying’s current level absolutely couldn’t handle them.
‘Please be alive.’
Whooom!
Heavy internal energy stretched out like an ocean, and Woo Jin’s form shot forward like an arrow.
* * *
Clang!
Sparks flew from the sword tip.
Mu Ying quickly withdrew the sword he had thrust out.
‘His body… is hard.’
It was a strike containing 5-star internal power.
But the man before him took it with his body as if it were nothing.
He didn’t particularly care about defense and could focus solely on offense.
The martial arts of an opponent freed from the constraint of defense were truly phenomenal.
Clang! Claaang! Crash!
Cracks appeared in the inn’s walls, the floor was gouged, and Mu Ying’s form was pushed back frantically.
The sword vibrated and released energy, but it was nothing more than futile struggle.
‘Strong, maddeningly strong!’
Mu Ying bit his lips.
His entire body was already in a battered state.
Mu Ying’s sword couldn’t wound him.
Already suffering deep internal injuries and wounds, his movements weren’t free.
“You’re too weak.”
The opponent was even sneering at Mu Ying, toying with him as if playing around.
The gap in martial arts was truly overwhelming, like the difference between heaven and earth.
“Is this the end of what you can show? You’re too weak to be a warrior guarding a direct member of the Zhu Family.”
The opponent grinned and took a step forward.
Crash!
The floor crumbled, and the opponent’s form multiplied into dozens.
Leaving afterimages, he closed the distance in an instant and reached for Mu Ying’s jaw.
Claaang!
Mu Ying hastily twisted his sword and barely blocked the strike.
But from the impact, half of the sword broke off.
“It’s over.”
The opponent repeatedly clenched and unclenched his fist as he slowly approached.
Watching such an opponent, Mu Ying was in confusion.
‘What is this ridiculous energy?’
The opponent’s energy was strange.
It wasn’t energy that a normal person could emit.
Majestic and also dignified.
It possessed both overwhelming presence and sinister aura.
Like the energy of an absolute ruler looking down upon the world.
Overwhelmed by that energy, he couldn’t properly deploy his martial arts.
‘My energy… seems to be cowering.’
Though the expression was somewhat strange, it meant that proper power wasn’t coming out.
Mu Ying looked down at his broken sword.
‘How futile.’
To die like this?
Me?
A warrior of the Zhu Family and a proud hidden shadow of the Zhu Family.
A member of the Dragon Ascension Unit?
“Your legs must be trembling.”
The opponent spoke.
Before he knew it, he was within an inch’s distance.
“You’ve realized that you’re powerless and ultimately cannot reach me. That’s the gap between you and me.”
He reached out his hand.
If he grabbed Mu Ying’s neck, twisted it, and killed him, it would be over.
“The plan will be delayed for a while because of you, but what can we do. We still can’t challenge the power of the Zhu Family.”
“….”
“Farewell, spirited warrior of the Zhu Family.”
Just as the opponent’s hand was about to touch Mu Ying’s neck.
Flinch.
Suddenly the opponent stopped his hand.
And then turned his gaze toward one direction.
“Huh.”
He felt it.
Someone else.
Their energy was even weak.
“A brat from the Zhu Family has walked into danger himself. And alone at that.”
He openly sneered.
“Were you worth that much trouble?”
“…!”
At those words, Mu Ying’s eyes flashed open.
It was obvious who the opponent meant by the Zhu Family brat without asking.
‘Young Master.’
The one he had to protect, Woo Jin.
He had come to this place.
‘Why?’
Why on earth?
He could have just gathered the Yu Family warriors or asked the Zhu Family for help.
Had he personally come for someone who was merely a warrior?
But why?
“How ridiculous.”
The opponent openly sneered looking at Mu Ying’s expression.
It was a reaction as if he could clearly see what he was thinking.
“Watch carefully. I’ll tear apart the Zhu Family brat right before your eyes.”
Crash!
The opponent, along with those words, charged straight through the wall and ran out.
In the distance, I could see Woo Jin running toward this direction.
Mu Ying gripped the broken sword.
“Grgh.”
Gritting his teeth, he put strength into his broken leg and took a step forward.
‘I must protect him.’
Because of himself.
His superior had come to this place because of him.
He had to save him.
His own foolishness and vain arrogance had led him toward death.
He had to take responsibility and protect him.
“Until I die… you cannot reach him!”
Crash!
Mu Ying’s form shot out like lightning.
Even the group surrounding the area couldn’t track Mu Ying’s movements.
Mu Ying closed the distance in an instant and struck at his opponent’s rear.
“How troublesome.”
The opponent chuckled and simply extended his hand.
Thwack!
The opponent’s fist slammed into Mu Ying’s face.
The fist contained the power of ten thousand pounds.
Mu Ying’s nose bridge broke and blood spurted out.
“Aaaagh!”
Despite the tremendous pain that must have coursed through him, Mu Ying didn’t stop.
Crack!
In the midst of it, he grabbed the opponent’s hand and gripped the broken sword with his broken arm.
He thrust the sword into the opponent’s forearm.
“…Hah.”
The opponent shook his head as if dumbfounded.
The sword that hadn’t even reached him was now deeply embedded in his forearm.
“What a touching relationship. The lord risks death for his subordinate, and the subordinate throws away his life to protect his lord, charging in like this.”
Swoosh!
He pulled out the broken sword embedded in his forearm and threw it away.
Then he grabbed Mu Ying by the throat and lifted him up.
It was truly overwhelming brute strength.
“Rest in peace.”
The man slammed Mu Ying down onto the floor.
It was truly a life-or-death moment that could result in instant death.
“…!”
The moment he threw Mu Ying down, the man’s entire body stiffened.
Thwaaang!
The next moment, his form was sent flying backward.
But what surprised him even more was the voice that followed.
“Blue Longevity People.”
This chilling energy that constricted his entire body.
And the overwhelming presence that made him involuntarily kneel!
‘Im, impossible.’
The man, the Blue Longevity People, was flustered.
No, he was shocked.
‘Se, Sect Leader?’
Overwhelming demonic energy that reminded him of that person consumed the surroundings.
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“Wind Thunder Inn.”
I ran about fifty li as that servant who had infiltrated the Yu Family Estate had said.
His words were true.
Finding the Wind Thunder Inn as he had said, I immediately understood how the situation was unfolding.
“Damn, I’m one step too late.”
The inn’s walls had collapsed, and the surroundings were a complete battlefield.
Moreover, this sinister killing intent flickering beyond the inn was…
‘Blue Longevity People.’
It was the unique energy possessed by the monsters created by the Blood Hand Poison Emperor.
If Mu Ying hadn’t encountered the Blue Longevity People yet, I could have quietly extracted him and turned back.
But Mu Ying ultimately didn’t listen to my words.
He had been completely caught by the opponent.
‘What should I do?’
I pondered.
Confronting the Blue Longevity People like this was no different from choosing suicide.
‘Catching the Blue Longevity People at my current level? Preposterous.’
Then should I turn back and request reinforcements from the warriors?
But if I did that?
‘He’ll hide his traces even more. That bastard.’
The Blood Hand Poison Emperor’s vile face came to mind.
If I turned back here, I couldn’t save Mu Ying either.
I couldn’t even catch the Blood Hand Poison Emperor.
I wouldn’t be able to gain anything at all.
‘I have no choice.’
Right, first I’ll reveal my presence.
I had to make myself known to the Blood Hand Poison Emperor and prepare a good card for negotiation.
I approached the Wind Thunder Inn like that.
At that moment, the inn’s wall collapsed and something came charging toward me.
‘Blue Longevity People!’
I immediately identified the opponent charging at me.
And to block his surprise attack, I crossed both arms.
But at that moment, another presence burst forth.
“Mu Ying?”
Mu Ying.
In a miserable state, he closed the distance and wrapped around the Blue Longevity People’s entire body.
Covered in blood, with broken legs and arms.
And… a broken sword.
The Blue Longevity People mocked both Mu Ying and me.
Mu Ying stared at me.
He was speaking with his eyes.
‘Please run away, Young Master.’
Just like that day in my previous life.
The image of him charging toward the demons who rushed at me, covered in blood, clutching his severed arm and barely holding his sword.
“…Mu Ying.”
The images overlapped.
‘You’re still throwing away your life to protect me.’
He grabbed his opponent and ultimately managed to thrust the broken sword into the Blue Longevity Person’s forearm.
‘Damn it.’
Yes, this is my mistake.
I should have controlled my own guard.
Clang!
The broken sword that the Blue Longevity Person pulled out and threw fell at my feet.
‘It’s just like that time.’
The day I died.
And thus, like the day I started again.
The image of myself holding a broken sword and confronting the Heavenly Demon in my pitiful state overlapped with Mu Ying’s appearance.
Crash!
Mu Ying was thrown.
In that instant, something burst forth from within my chest.
Like pouring oil on something that had been precariously burning, it roughly flared up with a burst.
Thud!
I closed the distance.
Commanding the instant, serving the moment.
What had been merely a gentle breeze transformed into a fierce gale that seemed ready to devour everything around.
‘Strong Wind Locks Moon!’
Like fierce wind enveloping even the moon.
The supreme secret Light Body Technique of the Zhu Family burst forth.
I embraced Mu Ying’s body as he was being thrown and gently guided him down to the floor.
Mu Ying’s bewildered expression entered my sight.
“You’ve worked hard.”
“…!”
With those words, I pressed Mu Ying’s pressure point.
His eyes closed, and I slowly rose from my position.
I casually released my energy and sent the Blue Longevity Person flying.
Then that Blue Longevity Person was looking at me with a shocked expression.
“You, you are… who are you? How, how do you know my name… Moreover, what is this energy…!”
“…It’s not a name exclusive to you. You are ‘them’. How many of you are there?”
I slowly loosened my stiff body.
My Dantian trembled, and the power of ten thousand pounds surged through heaven and earth.
Uncontrollable power was craving slaughter.
‘Demonic Energy.’
Rough and ferocious.
Since there’s no one watching here, I shall rightfully answer your call.
When I released the seal of Dragon Heaven True Energy, the unleashed Demonic Energy instantly devoured the surroundings.
The surroundings vibrated dizzyingly.
The powerful Demonic Energy tightly constricted the Blue Longevity Person’s entire body.
“Good, so this is Demonic Energy.”
A laugh escaped me.
Before the overwhelming power, the Blue Longevity Person was backing away in terror.
Swish!
I picked up Mu Ying’s broken sword.
“What exactly is your identity…?”
“My identity?”
Bang!
I stepped on the wind again.
Treading on the angry gale, I closed the gap with the Blue Longevity Person.
In an instant, my image with red light gleaming in my eyes was reflected in his pupils.
“Call me as you used to.”
“….”
“Zhu Family’s vermin, Zhu Family’s scoundrel, Zhu Family’s… trash.”
Crack!
Blood splattered.
Piercing through the Blue Longevity Person’s tough skin, the sword tip reached his heart.
“In my previous life… and in this life too, the greatest enemy who knows you bastards best.”
Squelch!
The Blue Longevity Person’s breath was fading.
I crushed his heart and severed his neck.
I quietly shouted at his life that I was taking away.
“Woo Jin of the Zhu Family, that’s my identity.”
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