The Youngest Son of the Nanyang Jin Family - Chapter 331

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The Youngest Son of the Jin Family of Luoyang – Chapter 331

Kwaaaack—!
The relentless onslaught was so overwhelming that I could barely maintain my footing. Yet Jin Ga-muk and all the remaining members of the Jin Family desperately held their ground against the crushing force.
What their eyes beheld was truly devastating.
The inner courtyard of the Jin Family of Luoyang, along with the pavilions scattered throughout, crumbled and lost their form—as if they stood in the very heart of a battlefield.
“This… is this a battle of the heavens…?”
Those witnessing it held their breath.
Gu Gunbaek’s fists, unleashed with savage fury, carried a momentum that seemed capable of shattering mountains themselves.
Yet Mo Ryeong-san, facing such an opponent, remained—
“Ohoho— I thought it merely adequate, but it seems to exceed expectations slightly.”
Composed.
In his hand was merely a single talisman.
The sight of him using it to deflect Gu Gunbaek’s fists and kicks transcended astonishment—it was shocking.
All the more so because none were ignorant of who Gu Gunbaek was, nor the extent of his power.
“You bastard!”
“Ohoho— do exercise some courtesy. Why is your language so crude?”
The wielded talisman unleashed formidable force.
Gu Gunbaek attempted to meet it head-on and overcome it, but whether due to a difference in inner strength or pure skill, he was ultimately overwhelmed and suppressed.
Kwaaang—!
Gu Gunbaek’s expression, driven into the earth, twisted further.
Rising with difficulty, he attempted to disperse his opponent’s momentum, yet the overwhelming force clung to him, continuing to bear down relentlessly.
His eyes narrowed savagely as he drew upon even greater reserves of power.
The wind roared and the earth split asunder.
Swirling gravel erupted and crumbled to dust.
Then, channeling that gathered power directly into his fist, he closed the distance in a single breath and struck.
Gooooo—!
A massive spherical projectile shot forth through the air.
One could discern the extraordinary power contained within merely by observing Mo Ryeong-san’s eyes widen as he raised his talisman.
Kwaaaang—!
“Kugh?!”
The protective energy he had drawn up violently shook.
Blood erupted from Mo Ryeong-san’s mouth for the first time, his composed facade shattered, as his body flew helplessly through a wall and tumbled into the adjacent building.
Crash—!
Yet it did not end there.
Before Mo Ryeong-san could even compose himself, Gu Gunbaek launched his body forward, extending his fist brutally toward the rising figure.
Dozens of fist strikes rained down like a tempest.
As if intent on grinding the man to powder.
Sensing this intent, Mo Ryeong-san gnashed his teeth.
“How dare you do this to me!”
Kwaaaagh-!
In that instant, a thick darkness surged upward with tremendous force.
It shot into the air in one breath, swallowing the cascading fist energy, and stretched out to ensnare Gu Gunbaek.
“Uh-haha-! How do you like this!”
That was the moment.
Gu Gunbaek evaded the darkness and plummeted downward through the air.
At a speed faster than an arrow in flight, Mo Ryeong-san’s eyes widened as he tried to retreat, but what descended was faster than his escape.
Screeeech-!
“Kugh?!”
Like a sea eagle diving from the heavens to seize its prey. With such velocity combined with mass and force, even Mo Ryeong-san could not withstand it and was sent flying.
He crashed through several walls of the annex and was dragged outside, where he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
That moment-
The composure vanished from Mo Ryeong-san’s eyes.
“How dare you… How dare you…!”
He burned the image of Gu Gunbaek’s smirking expression into his mind.
The man’s appearance overlapped with Gang Cheonho’s.
Because of this, his indignation surged even more fiercely, drawing up his momentum.
Darkness undulated and death energy rippled.
With an expression different from before, anger and shame crystallized in his pupils.
To be pushed back by mere fragments of a Horn.
Thud, thud-
Mo Ryeong-san walked slowly toward Gu Gunbaek.
In that instant, pitch-black darkness spread beneath his feet and began to gradually consume the surroundings. From there, skeletal figures that had been floundering with only bones remaining rose one by one, emerging from the darkness.
“Go.”

Kiiieeeek-!

At his word, those who emerged from the darkness let out a horrifying shriek. The sound was so piercing it felt as though Gu Gunbaek’s eardrums might rupture.
Moreover, the bizarre and unsettling sight before him made him click his tongue, and soon he unleashed a fierce aura while clenching his fist with tremendous force.
“Filthy, repugnant wretches!”
Uuuuuung-!
Densely condensed power gathered in his fist.
It felt distinctly different from the martial techniques of Namman.
Mo Ryeong-san, with his eyes narrowed to slits, quietly drew out several talismans and lightly cast them toward Gu Gunbaek.
In that instant, his fist was unleashed.
A devastating punch that shook heaven and earth.
A strike powerful enough to shatter stars itself was contained within it.
At that moment.
“…!”
The incoming talismans enveloped Gu Gunbaek.
From within them, crimson flames erupted, then shot toward Gu Gunbaek like razor-sharp blades.
Whoooosh-!
Startled, Gu Gunbaek dodged and threw a punch toward Mo Ryeong-san.
Boom-
Suddenly, the incoming talismans clung grotesquely to the bodies of those wailing creatures.

Kiiieeeek-!

As the eerie sound reverberated through the air once more, the forms of those who had resembled corpses began to transform gradually.
They took on completely human shapes, yet revealed only murderous intent as they rushed toward Gu Gunbaek.
He attempted to extend his fist toward them, but they vanished in an instant before his eyes, rushing toward his back instead.
Crack-!
A pain as though his internal organs were being twisted.
As he was pushed backward and staggered, more grotesque creatures narrowed the distance with an aura as if to tear him to shreds.
“Cursed hell!”
These were no ordinary foes.
Each one of them matched the strength of a sect leader from a major faction. With five of them swarming him while simultaneously facing Mo Ryeong-san, the situation was dire.
“This is as far as someone like you can go.”
Mo Ryeong-san displayed his composure and turned his gaze away.
He needed to handle the remaining task in this opportunity.
He slowly walked toward Jin Ga-muk, who stood motionless.
Despite the dire situation, there was one who watched without blinking even once.
Did he not fear death?
Or did he still place his faith in the Demon King?
Regardless of which it was, Jin Ga-muk’s end was certain.
As he approached with a faint smile.
Whoooosh-
A wind blew from somewhere.
Mo Ryeong-san, his brow furrowed, turned his head slightly.
A sword appeared with the wind, grazing his cheek.
“…!”
At the same moment, the startled Mo Ryeong-san stepped back.
However, the sword pursued and began to press forward, and he felt a strange sensation as if a tsunami were rushing toward him.
The instant he looked at the one wielding the sword with narrowed eyes.
“So you are Jin Cheon-u.”
Jin Cheon-u, who had appeared without warning, let out a small laugh as if answering the other’s words.
“You’ve caused me quite a bit of trouble, Mo Ryeong-san.”
“Ohoho- So you’re here….”
Mo Ryeong-san’s gaze turned toward his surroundings.
The fact that his target Jin Cheon-u was here meant that the two creatures he had created should have followed as well, but nowhere could he see them.
Then, suddenly turning his head to look at Jin Cheon-u, he widened his eyes in shock upon seeing the smile at the corner of the man’s mouth.
“Surely…!”
Mo Ryeong-san denied the fact that suddenly came to mind.
They were masterpieces he had created using the Sword Emperor and Sa Myeong-gyeom.
Such creatures couldn’t possibly—
“This time, I chopped them into pieces. You’ll have quite a bit of trouble putting them back together. Of course, that’s assuming you can put them back together at all.”
“…!”
At the mocking tone, Mo Ryeong-san’s eyes widened.
The words didn’t sound like a lie.
Was it because he sensed sincerity in them?
Mo Ryeong-san’s pupils trembled violently.
“Nonsense! They are my masterpieces! My creations cannot fall!”
“Still, they’re nothing but mindless vermin. And now, shouldn’t you be more concerned about your own life than those shattered corpses?”
“…!”
The moment those words pierced his ears.
Mo Ryeong-san realized that all his senses had been focused on Jin Cheon-u.
Turning his gaze in alarm, a massive shadow suddenly loomed before him, and Gu Gunbaek’s enormous fist, drenched in blood, came crashing brutally toward his face.
Crash—!
“Ugh!”
Mo Ryeong-san’s body rolled across the ground, bouncing and crashing down repeatedly.
The creature finally came to a stop before a wall, writhed and pushed itself up, and with his mangled face, he narrowed his eyes as he surveyed his surroundings.
Nothing.
The flames had long since vanished from sight, and the forms of the prisoners had been reduced to dust and scattered.
Moreover, the fact that even the talismans he had relied upon were nowhere to be seen made it clear that the Demon King must have found some way.
Grind—
Mo Ryeong-san gnashed his teeth.
It was certain that Jin Cheon-u had come as expected, but he had not abandoned the Sword Emperor and Sa Myeong-gyeom.
I destroyed the two masterpieces and returned with dignified composure.
This was a situation I had not anticipated.
“Ohoho—.”
Mo Ryeong-san gazed at Jin Cheon-u and Gu Gunbaek with a smile.
Though he felt unexpected rage and shame, nothing fundamentally changed.
I would punish that opponent.
That much remained unaltered.
Mo Ryeong-san grasped the talismans dangling from his waist in his hand.
There were far more than one or two.
Just as he was about to mutter incomprehensible words with eyes blazing upward.
A sneer played at the corner of my lips.

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Ten talismans rested in his hand.
The moment I saw them, I understood his intention with certainty.
He meant to trap everyone in this place within blades of darkness. No matter how formidable Gu Gunbaek or I might be, escaping from within would prove far from simple.
Yet I displayed only composure.
Just as his muttering lips prepared to speak the final incantation.
I smiled faintly and rested my sword upon my shoulder.
“You should reconsider.”
“Ohoho— so you wish to live after all.”
“By now, Gonghuang and Tae-hwang should be approaching. Do you truly believe you can survive facing three of the Ten Sovereigns simultaneously, no matter who you are?”
“…!”
When I killed Mo Yong-cheon, I witnessed unmistakable members of the Martial Arts Alliance. Their presence here meant they came to apprehend Mo Yong-cheon, and naturally, the Alliance Leader and Mu-jin would have mobilized as well.
With their perception, they would surely sense the battle raging here and could appear at any moment.
Mo Ryeong-san’s abilities were certainly peculiar and formidable, but could he withstand three of the Ten Sovereigns and myself?
The answer was undoubtedly no.
And Mo Ryeong-san himself knew this better than anyone.
I saw his pupils trembling slightly.
He too sensed it.
Two immense auras approaching this place.
“Krrgh?!”
I raised my blade and unleashed sword force once more.
Then, directing it toward him, I let another sneer cross my lips.
“If you wish to try, by all means.”
“This… this—!”
He could not contain his surging rage and nearly exploded.
Yet, sensing the two colossal auras drawing ever closer, he understood this was no time for reckless action.
Thus, he bit his lips against the fury he could not release, and the blood vessels in his flushed face seemed ready to burst at any moment.
Soon, the talisman in my grip trembled as I clenched it tighter.
A testament to fury rising to the crown of my head.
I confirmed it and opened my mouth with a mocking tone.
“Did Gang Cheonho not warn you? That you would suffer grave wounds.”
“….”
Crunch—!
Mo Ryeong-san ground his teeth forcefully once more.
His hands trembled violently as he crumpled the talisman with desperate fury, yet sensing the approaching presence, he swallowed his humiliation and turned away.
Whoosh—!
In that instant, the two people who had flown through the air descended to the ground.
But Mo Ryeong-san had already vanished into the darkness.

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