The Youngest Son of the Nanyang Jin Family - Chapter 101

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The Youngest Son of the Nakhyang Jin Family – Chapter 162

When one hears the name Baek Gu, the first image that comes to mind is usually a pure white puppy.
Since most people held such a misconception, from the moment I first heard about it from Gu Gunbaek until now, I had assumed he was simply raising a dog.
But looking at what stood before me now, that was clearly not the case.
The wooden nameplate hanging around its neck was unmistakable.
The fact that it was written in atrocious handwriting only added to its authenticity.
“I was shortsighted. There’s no way the Demon Palace Master would raise a mere dog.”
“Huh? That tiger… surely not…”
“Yes, that’s Baek Gu.”
Grrrrrowl—!
The moment I spoke the name Baek Gu, the creature’s eyes flashed with ferocity.
It was as if asking why someone like me dared speak that name, or perhaps it was a threat—don’t call me by that name because I despise it.
Either way, it was abundantly clear that the beast’s mood was foul and its gaze toward us had turned razor-sharp.
I subtly jabbed Jang Chuchyeong in the ribs.
“Do something about this.”
“What am I supposed to do!?”
“It’s your master’s beast. So it should obey you too.”
At my words, Jang Chuchyeong swallowed hard.
After gathering his courage, he slowly looked at Baek Gu and shouted loudly.
“Baek Gu, sit—!”
Roooaaarrr—!
Simultaneously, a fierce roar erupted from the tiger.
A thick killing intent radiated from it, as if warning against such nonsense, and its eyes grew even more menacing.
Jang Chuchyeong’s body went rigid.
Seeing this, I quickly yanked him back.
Crash—!
Long claw marks appeared where Jang Chuchyeong had been standing.
Had I not pulled him away, he would have been shredded into four pieces.
“…Young Master, is that beast trying to kill me?”
“Yes, clearly. This is… troublesome.”
I steadied my breathing and stepped forward cautiously.
Since the opponent was a demon, I wondered if there might be a way to negotiate, but it showed no hesitation in attacking Jang Chuchyeong, who reeked of Gu Gunbaek’s scent.
Like master, like beast—their temperaments were identical.
“I apologize, but we have no intention of dying here. No matter how much respect we have for your master, if you continue harboring hostility… we won’t hold back either.”
Grrrrrowl—!
I raised my aura and met its gaze directly.
Brilliant golden eyes flickered with savage intensity.
As if mocking me—what could someone like you possibly do?—I furrowed my brow at that contemptuous gaze.
At the same moment, the creature’s feet moved.
I swung my blade in kind.
Kwaaaang—!
The demon’s overwhelming force collided with my sword, creating a tempest. The violent gale swept through the surroundings with such ferocity that debris scattered everywhere.
Shwaaak—shwaarrk—!
My body began sliding backward.
Against such an overwhelming force—one that made the gap between human and beast painfully clear—even my desperate attempts to hold my ground proved futile.
Then I would use that very force instead.
Shwang—!
With movements as natural as flowing water, I redirected its power, pushing back hard in the direction it was driving.
Kwang—!
Its claws dug into the earth, and its balance wavered slightly.
Seizing that opening, I swung my blade.
Kaang—!
Yet its hide was far tougher and more resilient than even the snake’s.
My sharply honed sword energy couldn’t pierce the skin and bounced back.
Was that the reason?
Baek Gu regarded me with eyes as if I were merely a mosquito that had bitten him, then leisurely flicked the arm that had deflected my blade.
“You bastard!”
It was Jang Chuchyeong who charged forward then.
He threw his body into the attack, his fist clenched tight.
As if he meant to unleash that powerful strike he’d shown before, the force gathering in his fist swirled with tremendous momentum.
Pwoek—!
“Kugh?!”
But the moment Baek Gu, who had been watching calmly, extended his leg in a sweeping motion, the body of the one who’d been struck flew through the air and tumbled absurdly across the ground.
Watching him like that, Baek Gu seemed to sigh.
As if to say: Is this really a disciple of Gu Gunbaek?
Then his gaze turned back to me.
Eyes that urged me to try harder.
With a threatening aura that promised death if I couldn’t, his claws came flying.
Kwakwakwakwakwang—!
The claws, imbued with fierce power, raked across the earth, leaving deep gouges as the creature launched itself into the air.
Then it came hurtling toward me with such speed and precision that evasion was impossible—a perfect, inescapable strike.
Kwaaaang—!
Its massive foot shattered the ground upon impact, and the claws that followed tore through the surroundings with such sharpness that everything was ripped asunder.
Shwaaack—!
Trees, rocks, even the earth itself.
Everything touched by those claws was torn to shreds.
The creature was serious.
It seemed entirely indifferent to whether it killed me here, showing no interest whatsoever in what relationship I might have with its master.
I furrowed my brow and tightened my grip on the sword.
Kuwaaaaang-!
With an ear-splitting screech, it lunged at me once more. Vicious claws tore through the air, and a crushing pressure like Mount Tai bore down upon my entire body, threatening to pulverize it.
I steadied my breathing and swung my blade.
Kakakang-!
Just a single swing.
Yet violent sounds erupted in succession.
The strikes came so rapidly they were invisible to the eye, but blocking the White Tiger’s claws felt utterly insufficient.
Claws sharper than any legendary blade grazed my body.
Chwak-!
My chest tore slightly, and the gust of wind that followed sent me reeling backward. In that instant, it twisted its body and a massive tail came hurtling toward me.
Pwoerk-!
“Kuk?!”
Was this what it felt like to be struck by a war hammer?
My entire body felt as though it were shattering.
I had used my protective technique to shield myself as much as possible, but even that proved meaningless.
But it was fine.
Nothing was broken or damaged.
Ching-!
I pushed off the ground, taking in the scene unfolding before my eyes. At the same moment, its jaws snapped down on the space where I had been, and I spun through the air, gripping my sword with all my strength.
Chwaaak-!
My blade cut through unimpeded, piercing the needle-like fur and slashing the hide, only to bounce back.
I could see a faint trace of blood seeping out, but such a shallow wound would never inflict any real damage on it.
Ching-!
In an instant, I etched the flashing image into my mind and twisted my body urgently.
Paang-!
The tail that flew in struck empty air in a heartbeat.
The sharp sound, like a whip being cracked, filled me with dread that even my protective technique would be torn to shreds upon impact.
Suddenly, the air trembles.
I shifted my gaze and leaped upward with certainty.
Kwaaang-!
Baek Gu’s claws pulverized the spot where I had stood, and it lifted its head to gaze at me as I soared into the empty sky.
It seemed to mock me, as if asking what I could possibly do while suspended helplessly in the air.
“Don’t get cocky, you beast.”
I tightened my grip on the sword as I looked at it.
Then I concentrated and thought.

I will cut it down.

A deep resonance—!
In an instant, my inner force swelled and poured into the blade.
As the surging energy threatened to burst forth, the sword itself seemed to cry out as if it could no longer bear the strain.
Yet still, I desired to cut down this creature.
My dantian emptied itself of its reserves, channeling such force into the blade that the primordial true qi forming my very body began to slowly converge.
In that moment, the blade’s edge underwent a transformation.
The azure sword energy grew even sharper, and the power infused within it became something entirely different from before, overwhelming Baek Gu’s aura.
A piercing shriek—!
Had he sensed the threat?
Baek Gu’s cry echoed across the space.
A roar laden with formidable power.
The spectral essence within it scattered my focus.
Another piercing shriek—!
In that instant, he lunged forward.
Without hesitation, he closed the distance with unstoppable momentum.
As he struck, I felt a force that threatened to shatter me, and beneath that crushing pressure, my ravaged internal state descended into further chaos.
I bit my lip and steadied my mind.
My scattering inner force caused my meridians to swell and bulge, while before my eyes, Baek Gu’s razor-sharp claws descended with the force to tear my limbs asunder.
There was only one option.
Release everything before my power disperses completely.
Feeling a force beyond comprehension, I gathered my resolve once more.
In that moment, the Gon-cheol Wall entered my vision.
Two fists embedded distinctly within it caught my eye with unusual clarity.
Recalling the overwhelming forms of those two existences carved into the wall, I began to lose myself, as if merging with them, sinking deeper into that state.
Another piercing shriek—!
Simultaneously, Baek Gu’s cry sounded once more, yet unlike before, his aura could no longer interfere with me.
I simply gazed upon him.
Gazing, I remembered.
I felt the energy surging from my dantian extend throughout my entire body.
Like those two figures driving their fists toward the wall, the way I gripped and swung my blade began to resemble them more and more.
So much so that even the converging energy itself transformed.
At last, the power infused in the blade extended forth in a single breath.
A sharp cutting sound—!
A terrible shriek—!
An ear-splitting wail echoed across the space.
I turned my head to observe Baek Gu’s form.
Blood streamed from a long gash across his head.
Unlike moments before when my blade could not even pierce his hide, I had succeeded in cutting him cleanly.
Yet it was shallow.
The depth of the blade’s strike was not what was shallow.
I watched as the sword energy I had barely managed to manifest wavered like heat shimmer. It was so faint that I could only sense it as an overlay upon the blade itself.
But I had succeeded in manifesting sword energy.
Which meant.
“Have I only dipped my toes in?”
Though it was a brief enlightenment, the gap between the peak and the transcendent peak was not something one could cross simply by stepping forward.
Regardless of whether I had dipped my toes or merely grazed the threshold, I had to be satisfied with having opened the door to the upper dantian even slightly.
And now.
“I can even cut through your hide.”
I slung the sword across my shoulder and gazed at Baek Gu.
The wounds on his face seemed to cause him great pain, as he kept rubbing at them with his paws.
Soon, the light in Baek Gu’s eyes as he looked at me turned a sharp, steely blue. The aura he emanated was distinctly different from before, carrying a palpable pressure.
Had he finally become serious?
I extended my sword slightly.
Hwaaaack!
At the same moment, an entirely different energy erupted forth.
The aura, completely transformed from before and potent enough to make me feel as though I stood before a crumbled wall, was not something only I could sense—the creature approaching me flinched and halted his steps.
Watching this, I smiled.
“What’s wrong? You enjoy pummeling me one-sidedly, but you’re afraid of getting hurt yourself?”
Grrrrrowl!
Baek Gu let out a low growl, his golden eyes gleaming.
Though he bared his teeth in threat, the fact that he did not rashly approach suggested that my earlier strike had struck quite deeply.
I took a step forward.
At the same time, I saw the creature take a step back.
“What would the elder say if he saw you like this?”
As I advanced another step, Baek Gu lowered his stance even further.
Though it seemed he might pounce at any moment, he lacked the courage to do so and attempted to retreat once more.
But only briefly—his pride wounded by the retreat, he flinched and stopped, then let out a threatening howl.
Kwaaaaang!
The fierce cry echoed and rippled outward.
Mountain birds startled and fluttered into the air, and even the insects that had been chirping fell silent—the effect of his howl was tremendous.
But I did not hesitate.
I took another step forward.
“Bow.”
The sword energy rising like heat shimmer, along with the aura that dominated the surroundings, suppressed the creature.
His golden eyes wavered.
Where had that confident gaze gone, the one he had shown while annihilating the Sect Members? His spirit seemed to wane gradually.
I advanced once more and stood before his nose.
Then, extending my hand lightly, I spoke.
“This is your final warning. Bow.”
Narrowing my eyes sharply, I released an even more powerful aura.
As the power that proved I was standing before a crumbled wall, clearly different from moments before, laid bare without reservation, Baek Gu’s eyes trembled and his massive frame slowly sank down.
When he soon prostrated himself and his body shook, I finally let out a soft laugh, reaching out to stroke the bridge of his nose.
“Well done, Baek Gu.”
Krhung—
The moment I touched the spirit-broken creature, a long breath of relief poured out through his nostrils.

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