The Youngest Son of the Nanyang Jin Family - Chapter 236

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The Youngest Son of the Jin Family of Luoyang – Chapter 236

Ssssswick—!
I evade with nimble precision.
While the woman’s blade sweeps toward me and I press forward against Gang Cheonho alongside her, his overwhelming reflexes that transcend human limits render all of this meaningless.
He was fast.
Clang—!
His fist swung so rapidly it became invisible to the eye.
As if what came before was mere play, he unleashed insane speed and agility, overwhelming us both.
“Kuhaha! This is fun! This is truly fun!”
As Gang Cheonho burst into laughter and increased his power, our position shifted from pressing him to being pressed ourselves.
Whether the woman wanted to wipe that smirk from his face, she thrust her blade sharply in an attempt to strike, but Gang Cheonho simply caught the sword bare-handed, yanked it toward him, seized her collar, and hurled her away.
Boom—!
“Ugh!”
A cry of pain escaped the woman as she crashed into the eternal ice.
But there was no time to concern myself with that.
His gaze suddenly turned toward me, and he charged forward.
Whoosh—!
Like a Mountain Lord lunging at prey, he closed the distance of several zhang in a single stride, then unleashed terrifying claws.
Boom boom boom crash—!
His power and speed were literally insane.
I barely managed to block, but the shockwave was fierce.
In the moment when wind and debris obscured my vision.
Zing—
I glimpsed a fragment of the future alongside the warning in my mind.
But I did not evade.
Because I knew that if I dodged, something far more terrible would occur.
Pouring more strength into my blade like shimmering heat waves, I swung forcefully through the obscured vision.
Clang—!
“Ahahaha! Did you see that too?”
In that instant, his claws came faster than I had anticipated. At such a speed that even calling it a blink would be an understatement—had I moved to dodge, I would certainly have been pierced through.
Compared to when I faced Yeom Ji-hak, I thought my level had risen considerably, but Gang Cheonho’s strength combined with the power of the Mountain Lord was truly beyond imagination.
Then.
A biting chill came flying in terrifyingly.
Whoosh—!
“This damn woman again!”
Bang—!
He casually swatted away the incoming blade energy with his hand, furrowed his brow, and turned his gaze, revealing the woman gasping for breath as she gripped her sword.
Her entire body was drenched in blood.
It was clear just how badly he had been struck in such a short span of time.
Yet, as if unwilling to concede, the sharp gaze directed at Gang Cheonho remained unchanged from the beginning.
“I’ll kill you!”
“Kkhahaha! Save your dreams for when you’re sleeping.”
Murderous intent swelled alongside his rage, spreading fearfully, but even such momentum felt like mere play to Gang Cheonho.
He clenched his fist and swung it lightly.
Watching the energy blast forth at terrifying speed toward her, I too hurriedly threw myself forward, extending my sword toward the incoming force.
Not to block it.
To redirect it.
Following the gentle flow, I received it.
Despite the powerful force I felt, my wrist trembled, though it was not beyond my capacity to withstand.
Then I sent it back.
“…!?”
As if he hadn’t expected his own power to return to him, Gang Cheonho’s eyes widened in shock.
Kwaaang—!
“Kugh!”
Gang Cheonho’s body jolted as he was driven backward.
Having taken considerable damage, even his brow furrowed, and just as he steadied himself and lifted his head.
He was shocked once more, his mouth falling open.
The woman and I had already closed the distance.
As if every small gap were an opportunity, we drew upon all our strength and unleashed everything.
Kwakwakwakwakwakwang—!
The relentless torrent of energy and sword force was merciless.
No matter how solid one’s body, unleashed in such a manner, damage was inevitable.
And indeed.
His body jolted repeatedly as he continued to be driven backward.
His protective energy hadn’t shattered, yet it was clear he was taking damage nonetheless.
“You damned vermin—!”
Kwang—!
In an instant, his momentum exploded and the ground where Gang Cheonho had stood caved inward. With a rushing gale, he kicked off the earth and launched himself, closing the distance between us in a single breath.
A fist laden with terrifying power came flying.
I retreated and evaded.
Whoosh—!
I felt it pass by with barely a paper’s thickness between us, yet the wind from the near-miss cut across my skin like a blade.
Clang—clang clang—!
I repeated blocking and evading.
Yet Gang Cheonho’s swift movements and overwhelming strength were such that I could not easily block what I wished to block, nor could my body respond properly to what I wished to evade.
“Die—!”
In that moment, the woman’s sword cut through, carrying cold energy as it aimed for Gang Cheonho’s throat.
A precise and sharp technique, certainly.
Screech—!
Before the blade could reach his throat, Gang Cheonho’s fist came faster, striking the woman’s face with brutal force.
As her body flew helplessly and tumbled across the ground, Gang Cheonho’s gaze turned back toward me, and he smiled.
Trapped by his stare, I found myself unable to move.
Yet I rolled my eyes slightly to assess the woman’s condition.
Though faint, her body was still trembling—mercifully, she still clung to life.
“Now—it’s your turn to die.”
“Did I not tell you? Your head is my appetizer.”
I smiled, displaying utter composure.
He was certainly different from anyone I had faced before.
Even if I recovered to my former peak, he would be my equal in strength.
I could keenly understand why, despite so many clashes, I had never achieved victory.
Yet I had no intention of dying meekly.
I poured more force into my grip on the sword and drew up my inner energy.
Sharper, keener, and stronger.
Whoooosh—
My Innate True Qi surged forth, and the sword’s aura, which had shimmered like heat haze, began to condense with tremendous power.
Was it because my gaze upon him had grown even deeper?
Gang Cheonho, who had been watching me for a moment, let out an incredulous laugh.
“Playing around, are you?”
The instant those words ended.
I swung the blade.
Slash—!
Faster and sharper.
Yet to a being possessing reflexes beyond human limits, it seemed meaninglessly futile as he evaded it.
But it was not over.
“…!”
My sword became like a lake.
More naturally.
Recalling Mu Heo, who had become one with nature beneath the moonlight.
A sensation as if the rippling moonlight upon still waters was drawing my opponent in.
Clang—!
Whissh!
Whether because the sword’s character had suddenly changed, or because he sensed a threat, Gang Cheonho’s movements grew more violent.
Crash—! Slash!
We exchanged blows with sword and claw, dodging and blocking without yielding an inch.
The relentless collision seemed to suggest an even match, yet it was I who continued to bear wounds and retreat.
In that moment.
“What—what is this!?”
I realized that without knowing it, I had stepped into a deep lake. The depths were inescapable no matter how I struggled, and the waters, stirred by the wind, pulled me ever deeper.
Gang Cheonho’s frown deepened into a truly menacing expression.
“This bastard—!”
Spewing crude words, his face flushed crimson as his momentum erupted with savage ferocity.
The Mountain Lord’s eyes gleamed, revealing something sinister and ominous.
As if even the last vestiges of reason he possessed had been devoured by the Mountain Lord, he had become the Mountain Lord itself.
Kwaaaaaaang—!
What followed was a fierce roar.
A sensation that shook not just body and mind, but spirit itself.
The resonance surpassed even the cry of Baek Gu that I had heard in Namman, possessing a power that made the very soul tremble.
The lake that the Sword had created shattered into fragments, and he who had been submerged in those dark depths burst forth, charging directly at me.
Kaaaang—!
The force behind the swinging claws intensified.
And faster, sharper still.
A starving Mountain Lord stripped of reason lunged purely to devour its prey, seemingly blind to everything else.
Swoosh swoosh crack—!
My body was torn by the wind pressure from the slashing claws.
Though I desperately defended against his attacks, with each collision I felt such tremendous force that my wrists felt like they might give way.
It seemed Gang Cheonho’s physical abilities had multiplied several times over—so much so that even predicting and evading his attacks had become impossible.
And coupled with that came even sharper senses.
“Krahaha—! Die!”
The moment his fist drove precisely into my abdomen, my protective energy shattered and I felt my body helplessly hurled through the air.
Swoooosh—!
I tumbled across the ground multiple times.
Struck and pierced by rocks, pain flooded through me.
When my torso finally crashed into a tree and I came to a stop, my entire body trembled—a sensation far from pleasant.
Even breathing became laborious, and my body shook so violently that I couldn’t properly stand.
I steadied my blurred vision and staggered to my feet.
“Krahaha! Quite resilient, aren’t you? Standing after taking that blow?”
“….”
“Hahaha! Excellent, excellent. I admire your spirit. What say you? Surrender everything to the Divine and crawl in on equal terms—I shall spare your life.”
“Ha ha….”
His words sounded like the voice of a benevolent bodhisattva. In a situation where no one could possibly survive, his tone offered the hope of life itself.
Yet I simply laughed in disbelief.
Then I slowly regarded him.
Those smug, sneering eyes and expression.
He was brimming with confidence, convinced he had completely overwhelmed his opponent.
He didn’t approach, merely watched and awaited my answer.
As if he could close any distance between us whenever he wished.
Considering his lightness technique, it wasn’t particularly strange.
Yet I found myself laughing instead.
“Bowing your head to the leader of a heretical sect… that’s something only a blockhead like you would do.”
“…!”
The moment those words reached my ears.
His figure vanished.
In the next instant, before I could even blink, he reappeared, and a massive fist drew back, channeling an unbelievable force.
Whiiiing—!
A sharp alarm bell rang in my mind, and in that brief moment, I caught sight of his face.
An expression twisted as viciously as a demon’s.
As if declaring he would not tolerate any blasphemy against the Divine.
The Mountain Lord, having lost all reason, unleashed his power in an explosion.
Kwaaaaaaang—!
With a deafening roar that shook the very earth, the ground trembled, and the massive trunk of the great tree that had been supporting my back began to collapse into complete fragments.
Had I not launched myself away in sync with his movement, it was clear as day I would have been obliterated without a trace.
Then, the Mountain Lord’s eyes tracked me fiercely, and the moment he tried to move again, I swung my sword and poured out my force.
Kwakwakwakwang—!
Waves of force rained down at a mad velocity.
Even he, who had been blocking with his bare body, seemed to feel he could endure no longer, and he subtly shifted his position to create distance.
“…!?”
Not realizing this was a blunder.
Gang Cheonho’s eyes widened with terror.
Only then did he realize what I had done.
The massive tree that had held the Gok Ok was beginning to fall, and he saw that I had already moved toward the Gok Ok embedded at its center.
“You bastard—!”
“When you’re fighting over something precious, you can’t afford to focus on just one thing, can you?”
Heh—
With a small laugh on my lips, I swung my sword.
Thwack—!
In an instant, the center of the tree was torn open and the Gok Ok flew free.
At the same time, I could see Gang Cheonho’s body vanish, but now I was faster than his movements.
I seized the flying Gok Ok and then—
Crack—!
“You daaaamned bastaaard——!”
Gang Cheonho’s voice erupted violently, echoing through the air, and I gazed at his contorted face with a smile.
At the same time, the Gok Ok shattered into countless fragments.
Though a harsh wind scattered the dust away in an instant, it was drawn toward something and began to cling to and be absorbed into my body, piece by piece.
Feeling this, I descended lightly to the ground and looked at Gang Cheonho. Unable to accept his own mistake, he had already hurled himself forward and now stood before me.
“I’ll tear you to shreds—!”
Watching him roar so fiercely, laughter spilled from my lips.

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