The Youngest Prince of the Zhou Family - Chapter 18

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Youngest Master of the Zhu Family (18)

Hunt

“Huff, gasp.”

The Blood Hand Poison Emperor fled frantically.

He had neither the time nor energy to care about whatever was chasing him.

With his internal energy scattered, he couldn’t think of what to do.

“Damn it, damn it!”

He spat out rough curses.

He had always prided himself on toying with his opponents from above.

He hadn’t left any evidence, yet who would have thought the Zhu Family was targeting him!

“You buy time. We must destroy all evidence and leave before those bastards from the Zhu Family storm in.”

“Yes, sir!”

Following the Blood Hand Poison Emperor’s orders, two military forces—the Black Longevity Group and Red Longevity Group—blocked the entrance to Jade Flower Mountain.

Leading them were six Blue Water People.

And they saw it.

Not warriors from the Zhu Family, but some tiny kid walking up like he was taking a stroll.

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“Gurgle.”

Crack!

A chilling sound of flesh tearing shook the battlefield.

The five Blue Water People flinched.

I watched their reactions.

The surroundings were so quiet it was deathly silent.

“De, Demonic Energy…”

Someone spoke up.

The rough energy rising from my entire body gradually took the shape of a dragon, trying to soar into the sky.

It wasn’t ordinary demonic energy.

The Demon People instinctively realized this.

Extremely pure, yet paradoxically emanating an extremely righteous aura despite being demonic energy.

Such powerful energy… even within the Demonic Cult, only the chosen ones possess it.

Only the Four Fiends or the supreme Heavenly Demon.

“You… what are you? Why does someone with Zhu Family blood have this level of demonic energy…”

“I’m not taking questions.”

Boom!

The weakness of demonic energy was its extreme consumption of internal power.

So I had to quickly dominate this battlefield.

‘Demon People are ruled by the logic of power.’

With the appearance of supreme demonic energy, they couldn’t offer any resistance.

I set down the Blue Water Person with a broken neck and moved toward the next target.

Blue Cloud Steps.

A footwork technique that looks like riding on blue clouds, one of the Zhu Family’s secret light body techniques.

The flaw was that these blue currents left traces.

Whoosh!

But that only applied to beginners who had just learned the footwork.

With my deep understanding of martial arts mysteries and the characteristics of footwork techniques, it approached me differently.

Deceive the opponent’s eyes and create openings to strike.

“Cough!”

One Blue Water Person spat blood and fell to his knees.

I had driven my fist precisely into his abdomen.

A fist containing 9th-level internal power.

I didn’t stop there, grabbing his hair and lifting him up, then swinging my fist at his exposed neck.

Crack!

The sound of neck bones breaking was vivid.

At that sight, the surrounding Demon People flinched and stepped back.

‘Instinct.’

Regardless of being Demon People or orthodox practitioners.

The instinct that all humans naturally possess.

I was properly triggering it.

Giving them the most certain and most lethal fear.

Easily and mercilessly killing the Blue Water People who were stronger than them.

For Demon People ruled by the logic of power, this was inevitably quite lethal.

Thud.

Another Blue Water Person collapsed.

‘Four Blue Water People remain.’

But internal energy was still the problem.

The internal energy that had filled my dantian was already running low after just two attacks.

‘Now I can manage two at most? No, maybe just one.’

When the situation reached that point, the Demon People finally came to their senses and began to move.

A sense of crisis struck them that they might die if they stayed still.

“His movements have slowed.”

One of the Blue Water People quietly gave instructions.

Following his command, the Red Longevity Group slowly moved to secure my rear.

“Don’t approach rashly. That bastard… is exhausted.”

The one who accurately saw through my condition.

You’re already my target.

Soon after, the Black Longevity Group slowly attempted to advance.

Whoosh!

I drew up my energy.

Dragon Heaven True Energy roared like a dragon, pouring out heavy overwhelming power.

Lightly taking one step, I pierced straight through to one point.

‘Black King Assault Body.’

This wasn’t a Zhu Family body technique.

Excluding all characteristics of orthodox martial arts, it was a somewhat cruel body technique possessed by the Dark Path’s black practitioners.

Fast and agile.

Crack!

And cruel.

I grabbed the arm of the first opponent I reached, twisted it in reverse, and deployed a chain technique.

Breaking joints and concentrating attacks only on the weakest parts of bones, I used the created opening to approach a Blue Water Person.

Shing!

In an instant, a sword was drawn from his scabbard.

Dark ink-colored sword energy poured toward me.

‘Not a chance.’

One big exhale.

I had already anticipated this and induced it.

Using Blue Cloud Steps to deflect all the incoming sword energy, I thrust my fingertips into the Blue Water Person’s collarbone.

Crack!

Another chilling sound of flesh tearing.

‘Demonic energy… this is incredible.’

The effectiveness is no joke, more than I thought.

It was energy that had reached the supreme realm of completely despising the opponent’s very essence.

“Kkeok, kkeuk…”

I applied force and tore off the opponent’s collarbone.

A bloody wind whirled around.

“…”

The battlefield fell silent once again.

I didn’t bother to avoid the blood that poured down.

“I suppose this should be enough.”

I muttered while glancing around.

At that sight, the Demon People flinched again.

Since three Blue Water People had fallen at once, they were seriously on guard.

‘They’re coming.’

I smiled, focusing on another sensation caught by my Qi Sensing.

It was a bit later than expected, but this was sufficient.

“Young Master!”

Mu Ying.

He burst into the battlefield, wielding his red Sword Energy.

He instantly struck down the neck of a Red Longevity Group member who had secured the rear, then stood behind me.

“Perfect timing.”

“I’m a bit late, hah. I apologize.”

I patted the shoulder of the apologetic Mu Ying.

The situation was over.

Because Mu Ying wasn’t the only one who came here.

Whoosh!

Rough Yang Strength Energy cast its presence as if it would burn the skin.

“Red Dragon Corps Leader.”

“Hmm? It seems some explanation will be needed, Young Master.”

Deadly killing intent felt beyond the languid tone.

It was Ju Yu-ran, the leader of the Red Dragon Corps.

I had asked Mu Ying to persuade the Red Dragon Corps Leader, and she moved properly as I expected.

Above all, for Yu-ran who extremely hated Demon People, it would have been sufficient motivation to act even if she couldn’t believe it.

Because it was none other than Mu Ying, a warrior of the Dragon Ascension Unit, who said it.

“I’ll explain when we get home.”

“Good. Then…”

Shing!

A sharp small sword peeked out from the end of her sleeve.

“Kyahahaha! Hey guys? It’s war!”

She burst into mad laughter and charged straight at the Black Longevity Group.

A dragon soaked in blood.

Yu-ran was truly a red dragon itself.

Following behind, the Red Dragon Corps warriors began literally slaughtering the Red Longevity Group and Black Longevity Group all at once.

“Let’s go, Mu Ying.”

“Yes? Where do you mean?”

“We need to catch the mastermind.”

I crossed the battlefield and headed toward Jade Flower Mountain Peak.

Blood Hand Poison Emperor.

It was time to catch him.

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The Blood Hand Poison Emperor’s hideout was located at Jade Flower Mountain Peak.

Really, he had been lurking right under the Zhu Family’s nose.

“In the end…”

The Blood Hand Poison Emperor turned around.

I slowly approached and sat in front of him.

“Since when? How did you know?”

“Well.”

I gestured for him to sit down.

The Blood Hand Poison Emperor soon gave up everything and obediently sat in front of me.

“This poison…”

Poison that couldn’t be completely detoxified.

No, it was poison that couldn’t be detoxified.

“This is a formula that only I could know. No… it’s poison technique that I only had in theory.”

“Is that important?”

“It’s important. To me, it’s more important than life!”

The Blood Hand Poison Emperor growled.

A small hyena wounded in pride.

To me, his struggle felt like nothing more than that.

“Shut up and prepare to answer my questions.”

Along with my words, I slowly drew up my energy.

Kuwoong!

Massive Demonic Energy engulfed the interior of the Great Hall.

Feeling the murderous aura, the Blood Hand Poison Emperor’s eyes widened greatly.

“Wh, wh, what is this… De, Demonic Energy…!”

With tremendous confusion, the Blood Hand Poison Emperor looked around frantically.

He seemed unable to understand.

“How can you have energy similar to ‘that person’? What exactly is your identity?”

The Blood Hand Poison Emperor couldn’t even move his body.

The truly overwhelming energy was enough to constrict his entire body and suffocate him.

“Clean out your ears and listen carefully.”

“…”

“Anyway, I should ask about the Heavenly Demon’s location, but he’s probably in seclusion now so you won’t know his location either.”

“…!”

At those words, the Blood Hand Poison Emperor’s pupils trembled finely.

As if asking how I knew that.

“Why was it the Zhu Family?”

“Wh, what?”

“Why did you target the Zhu Family specifically? There are many other families, aren’t there? There are countless families that pose greater threats, aren’t there? But why was the Zhu Family first?”

The Blood Hand Poison Emperor had no answer for a while.

However, soon calming down, his aura visibly subsided.

As if he had resigned himself to everything, a voice tinged with mockery leaked from his mouth.

“Because they were annoying.”

The reason was simply that.

Just because they were annoying.

Because they were annoying, the Zhu Family had to be the first to be exterminated.

And miserably at that.

The reason for killing everyone except me was merely that they were annoying.

“I see.”

I calmly accepted his words.

“Don’t think this is the end, brat. Our lord, the supreme ruler of ten thousand demons, will devour your entire Central Plains Martial World.”

Blind loyalty.

The Twelve Demon Emperors were obsessed with the Heavenly Demon to a strange degree.

They treated him as a god, worshipped him, and were intoxicated by the ideals he presented.

Even when facing death itself.

I stared directly into the Blood Hand Poison Emperor’s eyes and tilted my head crookedly.

“What exactly am I mistaken about right now?”

Those hollow eyes gripped the Blood Hand Poison Emperor’s heartstrings.

Maddeningly empty, deep eyes whose meaning couldn’t be fathomed.

‘Just like…’

The Blood Hand Poison Emperor unconsciously swallowed dry saliva in tension.

‘Just like that person. What kind of child has eyes like that…’

Those pupils that reminded him of someone.

The Blood Hand Poison Emperor didn’t have the courage to meet those eyes and quietly lowered his gaze.

His mind was in chaos.

‘It’s the demonic energy that person showed me. Definitely that demonic energy.’

How? Why? What exactly is that bastard’s identity?

‘Why can I feel the demonic energy that our lord possesses… from that bastard!’

Nothing made sense.

How did the Zhu Family know his plans, how did they grasp the Demonic Cult’s ten-year scheme?

How did they even know that the Heavenly Demon had entered seclusion?

And to the extent that even this young brat knew about it.

“Your head’s getting complicated, isn’t it?”

I smiled brightly at the confused Blood Hand Poison Emperor.

Finally, a proper laugh burst out.

The Blood Hand Poison Emperor, whom I couldn’t even question in my previous life and barely managed to kill.

To catch him this easily.

“I felt the same way, you poison bug.”

“…!”

Poison bug.

A name that originated from the Demon People who looked down on the Blood Hand Poison Emperor.

The fact that I knew and called him that would also be shocking to you.

“Let’s end this now.”

I stood up from my seat.

His internal energy was already completely scattered.

He didn’t even have the strength left to resist.

“Ha, to die like this. Isn’t this too futile? At this rate, the medicine I was supposed to deliver to my elder brother…”

The Blood Hand Poison Emperor let out a hollow laugh.

I placed my hand on that bastard’s head and whispered softly.

“You already died once by my hand in a previous life anyway. Don’t feel too wronged.”

“What?”

“Farewell.”

Crack!

Before he could react to what I said, I directly injected internal energy into the Blood Hand Poison Emperor’s head.

The Blood Hand Poison Emperor instantly collapsed, spewing dark red blood from his seven orifices.

“Phew.”

Finally, a sigh of relief burst out.

Beyond simply preventing the Zhu Family’s destruction, I had essentially prevented the bloody festival the Blood Hand Poison Emperor would have caused in the future.

But even so, I wasn’t happy.

“The road ahead is ninety thousand li long.”

Because I knew all too well.

That this wasn’t the end, but merely the beginning.

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