The Youngest Son of the Nanyang Jin Family - Chapter 154

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The Youngest Son of the Jin Family of Luoyang – Chapter 215

Moryeong Hyeok struggled to comprehend the situation unfolding before him.
It was fortunate that Paeng Dohan had regrouped and returned.
As one of the most skilled warriors within the Changryong Dan, his arrival kindled hope that they might overcome this dire predicament.
Yet standing beside him was someone entirely unexpected.
Jin Cheon-u.
A presence he had hoped never to face again.
He could not fathom why that man was here.
He stood motionless, blocking the path of the Flesh Demon Duo as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
As though mere underlings were beneath his concern.
The noble, unwavering gaze he fixed upon the Flesh Demon Duo brimmed with an unsettling composure and confidence.
Even as he faced the powerful expert who had brought the Changryong Dan to ruin.
The meaning was unmistakable.
He possessed absolute conviction that the Flesh Demon Duo, at their level, could not touch him.
In the moment Moryeong Hyeok clenched his teeth and turned his gaze away.
Whoosh—!
A blade suddenly flew at him from somewhere.
Slow, yet more precise than expected.
Aimed directly at Moryeong Hyeok’s throat, the distance was too narrow to block or evade.
His eyes widened in shock.
Clang—! Slash!
Namgung Yeon’s blade appeared suddenly, deflecting the enemy’s strike and slashing across his throat.
“Gack—!”
The man clutching his bleeding throat staggered, his eyes rolling back as he collapsed. Only then did a small sigh escape Namgung Yeon’s lips.
Her gaze then turned toward Moryeong Hyeok.
“Don’t lose focus. The blades of the Number One Sword Sect show no mercy, regardless of circumstance.”
“…!”
With those words, Namgung Yeon turned and rushed back toward the battlefield.
Moryeong Hyeok, who had been staring after her, sensed the approach of another enemy and gripped his sword tighter, his expression turning fierce.
‘Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!’
Moryeong Hyeok swung his blade as if venting his fury.
He couldn’t even tell who he was fighting or where he was striking.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
He simply drenched his opponents in blood.
Whether to exact payment for their audacity in swinging their blades at him, he cut with increasing brutality and cruelty.
Yet his teeth remained clenched, his rage far from quelled.
Jin Cheon-u, whom he had believed to be far beneath him, displayed composure even before the Flesh Demon Duo, those pinnacle experts.
As if demonstrating the vast gulf between their levels.
Watching that unfold, I couldn’t help but feel diminished by comparison.
But there was something that cast an even darker shadow over this situation.
Grind—
Moryeong Hyeok gnashed his teeth and turned his gaze elsewhere.
Namgung Yeon.
As if the martial techniques of the Number One Sword Sect from ages past were being reborn anew, she overwhelmed her opponents with elegant and beautiful swordplay.
The space her blade touched became an untouchable domain—nothing could penetrate it, and anything that dared enter would crumble.
Moryeong Hyeok clenched his jaw.
He had heard the rumors well enough.

The Azure Heaven Unobstructed Sword Technique.

Yet he had heard it was lost and incomplete, but watching her now, that didn’t seem to be the case at all.
She was a threat.
Incomparably so compared to Jin Cheon-u, the heir of the Jin Family.
The moment she continues to grow.
An anxiety swept over him—fear that the Moyong Family would be shaken.
Everything about this displeased him from beginning to end.
Jin Cheon-u, his servant, and even Namgung Yeon.
If he had his way, he would cut them all down.
Yet his instincts sensed a fear of Jin Cheon-u, preventing him from revealing his murderous intent toward him.
Moryeong Hyeok steadied his breathing and turned his head.
What entered his vision was none other than Namgung Yeon, her back turned as she wielded her sword.
She was far closer and far more vulnerable than the terrifying Jin Cheon-u or the distant servant.
If he made his move now, there was nothing stopping him….
“Hyeok—!”
Then.
A sudden shout snapped Moryeong Hyeok back to his senses.
Turning his head subtly, he saw Paeng Dohan staring at him with trembling eyes.
His blade’s edge was not pointed at the enemy, but at his own ally.
Paeng Dohan had seen it with his own eyes.
At that expression of utmost gravity, Moryeong Hyeok casually moved his blade and turned away.
Swish, swish, swish—slash!
Then he struck.
An enemy who had drawn near was pierced with a flurry of stabs.
As blood sprayed across Moryeong Hyeok’s body and he flicked the bloodied blade clean, Paeng Dohan’s voice came again, laced with stern warning.
“Keep your wits about you!”
“What are you saying… how amusing. In a situation like this, it’s you who needs to keep your wits. If you don’t want to die to a blind blade, watch your surroundings better than you watch me.”
….
Moryeong Hyeok wore a bitter smile.
There was a time when I thought of him as a true friend, even if I could never fully bare my soul to him.
But then, inexplicably drawn to Jin Cheon-u, he ultimately refused to even try understanding me.
Moryeong Hyeok pondered this.
Such a friend was utterly worthless.
Slash!
As if cutting down an enemy before his eyes.
If anyone stood in his way, he would cut them down without hesitation.

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Even under the combined assault of the Flesh Demon Duo, I remained composed.
I understood their level better than anyone, and I had already experienced firsthand the methods they employed to ensnare their opponents.
With an overwhelming gap in power that I kept hidden, their fierce barrage of attacks stirred no emotion within me whatsoever.
Instead, my attention drifted elsewhere.
Moryeong Hyeok.
That brief flash of murderous intent.
If the killing aura directed at me carried jealousy, envy, and inferiority, then the look in his eyes as he gazed upon Namgung Yeon bore the appearance of something far more sinister—a threat.
That was why I had drawn my sword.
Had Paeng Dohan not appeared, he would have certainly come closer.
I was certain that even fully aware of what he was about to do, Moryeong Hyeok would not have hesitated to extend his blade.
“How unfortunate.”
I shook my head, watching him.
If he drew his sword against Namgung Yeon, all justification would be on our side.
Namgung Yeon, knowing this better than anyone, would have welcomed the blade and killing intent directed at him.
Watching him sigh quietly as he glanced at Moryeong Hyeok, it seemed he felt the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slipping away.
It had been the perfect moment—to end Moryeong Hyeok’s life here and drag the Moyong Family’s honor to the depths in one fell swoop.
In that moment, I found myself smiling faintly without realizing it.
“You bastard! Where do you get off being so composed!”
“This… this wretch…!”
Finally, the enraged voices of the Flesh Demon Duo reached my ears.
Their momentum had become utterly ferocious.
They were well aware that despite the fierce battle raging, I paid them no mind whatsoever.
Their relentless assault grew even more savage.
Chain scythes and blades extended in succession, pouring down without mercy.
They allowed no opening to defend.
I moved my body, assessing the situation.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
If I could not block, then I would simply evade.
Treading the footwork technique, I dodged their attacks with precision.
Not a single strike grazed even the hem of my robes.
Sweat began to pour down the Flesh Demon Duo’s face, and anxiety was plainly evident in their eyes.
No matter how skilled they were, this was a life-or-death struggle against a greenhorn.
It seemed they believed that because they had accumulated more experience and survived the treacherous martial world, the young one with limited experience could not overcome this gap.
I looked at those two and asked.
“Where are the Blood Demon and Red Night?”
“…!?”
The two were startled by my sudden question.
Sip Murang and the Flesh Demon Duo, Red Night and the Blood Demon.
These five were the core.
From the looks of it, there seemed to be no one commanding them separately, so it was clear they were tightly united around the Blood Demon.
Their levels were similar, but when it came to leading people, there was no one quite like the Blood Demon.
At that moment, the elder of the Flesh Demon Duo looked at me with trembling eyes.
“You bastard, how did you….”
“Ah— you mean that? No need to be surprised. I was in the Peach Blossom Paradise too. And I’m the one who released you.”
The moment I spoke with a sneer on my lips, they opened their eyes even wider in disbelief.
As if they never expected to be entangled in such circumstances.
In that instant, I saw the younger one’s trembling eyes dart toward somewhere.
I did not miss that moment.
A brilliant sword aura rose up fearfully.
Then I witnessed the shocked expression on the Flesh Demon Duo’s face.
It was the moment they realized the power contained in the sword aura was beyond their capacity to handle.
Screeeech—!
The extended sword aura then formed a sharp crescent.
Along with the Flesh Demon Duo’s body, even the trees and rocks beside them were sliced through like tofu.
Boom-boom-boom—!
Crash—!
A tremendous sound rang out along with cascading blood.
The violent crash of trees and rocks hitting the ground.
At the same time, watching the Flesh Demon Duo collapse while spewing blood, everyone present, regardless of allegiance, could not hide their shock.
I turned my head, ignoring their stares.
There was a presence I could feel from a distance away.
Two of them.
Definitely Red Night and the Blood Demon.
I felt the presence that had been watching this place, which had lingered for some time, rapidly disappearing.
“Running away?”
If this had been an evenly matched fight, they would have tried to intervene and change the situation, but they seemed to have lost their nerve at the unexpected development.
They would try to escape this place quickly.
Because their lives were more precious to them than the friendship they had shared in the Peach Blossom Paradise.
However.
“There’s someone over there too. A reaper no less formidable than I am.”
I clicked my tongue lightly and turned my gaze away.
The moment I met eyes with the surviving subordinates of the Flesh Demon Duo, they began trembling and lowering the weapons they held.
It seemed this side of the battle had reached its end.

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“…What in the world is that man?”
“That… I’m not sure. But he’s an incredibly powerful expert.”
Upon hearing Red Night’s words, the Blood Demon swallowed a groan.
This was far from ordinary.
I could say with certainty that even if the Blue Heaven Sect had come, they wouldn’t reach this level.
Especially that final technique he displayed.
Considering that the sword energy that extended forth was at a level even the Blood Demon couldn’t produce, it was almost unbelievable—could he have reached the realm of transcendence itself?
He displayed a strength of a completely different dimension, enough to make me feel foolish for standing guard, ready to offer assistance at any moment.
The Blood Demon ran, trembling.
It wasn’t just a matter of that one man.
Those two existences roaming about everywhere, wielding swords and fists.
Though incomparable to the first one, I could still feel a strength overwhelming enough to dominate the Changryong Dan.
Where in the world did such monsters suddenly appear from?
Every plan in my mind had been thoroughly crushed, leaving only the survival instinct that the two of us must escape alive.
Then.
After running for a while, Red Night discovered something.
“…Isn’t this Sip Murang?”
“…!?”
A corpse sprawled across the ground.
Though mangled beyond recognition, the clothing alone made it unmistakably Sip Murang.
He had already stopped breathing.
At the gruesome sight, both Red Night and the Blood Demon broke into cold sweat.
That moment.
A chill was felt.
Without the slightest sign, a massive shadow suddenly fell across the surroundings, and Red Night, startled, tried belatedly to turn his gaze, but it was already too late.
Slash—!
A sudden flash of light, and Red Night’s body was split in half. In an instant, blood sprayed, and warm blood drenched the Blood Demon’s body.
Thud—!
Red Night’s bisected body was discarded like garbage.
Red Night’s eyes, never comprehending what had struck him or who had cut him down, had long since lost their light, remaining wide open.
Gulp—
The Blood Demon swallowed hard and slowly turned his head.
His grip tightened on the sword he held.
Yet strangely, it trembled.
My eyes, trembling as if shaken by an earthquake, barely managed to shift sideways, and through the torrential rain and darkness, I could make out the figure of a man.
He possessed an almost spectral quality, as if he had melded into the shadows themselves.
“Ha ha—what’s this? I thought you’d just stand here guarding, but instead a prize comes rolling in.”
“…Who are you?”
“Me? Cheon Yul.”
“…Cheon Yul?”
An oddly familiar name.
Yet after lingering so long in the Peach Blossom Village, the memory eluded me. It was only as I furrowed my brow and fixed my gaze upon Cheon Yul that recognition struck.
My eyes widened as I beheld the blade he carried.
That which symbolized Sa Do-cheon’s Heavenly Lord, Cheon Gong-hak himself.
“…Could it be you?!”
I cried out in shock at the realization that dawned upon me.
In that very instant, Cheon Yul’s presence vanished once more into the darkness.
As my eyes darted about, searching for him in the shadows.
Something gleamed.
Cutting through the rain alongside the wind, it descended with no intention of stopping, carving a beautiful arc of blade light before cleaving the Blood Demon cleanly in two.
Shlick—!
From head to groin.
Split with pristine precision, spilling forth all manner of viscera.
Cheon Yul, having witnessed this sight, revealed himself with a grim smile, but then his eyes widened in alarm as he cried out.
“Oh dear, I’ll soil the young ladies’ eyes. How am I to clean this up?”
He fretted anxiously, contemplating how to dispose of the grotesquely scattered corpse.

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