Red Light District's Martial God Chapter 124

The clash of experts was so violent that the commoners on the streets were being caught up in it.

"Gyaaagh!"

"Mother!!"

Blood from a mother sliced by Sword Ki splattered in all directions, and the cries of children rang out from the collapsed piles of buildings.

So parents, clutching their children, were ripped apart by the sword winds.

Watching the spectacle of innocent civilians being sacrificed, Mount Hua's First Senior Brother, Cheongho, shouted urgently.

"Zhongnan Taoists! Innocent civilians are being killed! Don't just retreat—drive the enemies up to the mountainside ahead!"

But the Zhongnan Sect Taoists did not heed Cheongho's words.

Feeling an overwhelming difference in strength from the Five Ghosts of Chongqing, they were too busy dodging attacks, cowering in fear.

In the end, they even slipped behind the commoners for cover.

'These maniacs! At this rate, the civilian casualties in Xi'an will be catastrophic!'

Cheongho of Mount Hua gritted his teeth.

Just then—

KWAANG!!

Suddenly, a golden Sword Aura shot out from sowhere. It struck one of the Biweol Gate elders.

"?!"

Startled by the trendous speed of the golden Sword Aura, the Biweol Gate elder hurried to defend. Unfortunately,

PUH-PU-PUNG!

"Ghhk!"

Overpowered, the Biweol Gate elder was blasted away, crashing through a wall.

"W-who is that?!"

The orthodox Taoists and the Five Ghosts of Chongqing stopped their swords and turned to look in one direction.

There stood a young man, only just past his coming-of-age, with refined features.

He was the one who had just started to make his nickna known in the martial world: The Red Light Calamity, Jaseong.

Clutching the sword's hilt, his eyes reflected mories from the past.

The Red Light District of Ansun.

Civilians dying like shrimps crushed in a whale's fight, his eldest brother and sister-in-law among them.

And himself, forced to watch that helplessly.

The scene unfolding before Jaseong now was exactly like that ti. And so...

Jaseong couldn't bear it.

'... The reason I aim to be the World's Greatest is so I'll never have to witness sothing like this again.'

A chilling, grim resolve shone in Jaseong's eyes—so fierce that anyone who t his gaze shuddered.

'Great hero...'

Watching this, Lee Rin and Gu Janghu wore worried expressions.

Jaseong, after all, could not bring out his full strength due to his injuries.

Especially since he couldn't use his ultimate move: the Celestial Gate Opening Art.

Though he could display peak-late-stage might without it, it still wasn't enough to handle all five elders of Biweol Gate alone.

So, in the next instant, Lee Rin and Gu Janghu both took off their hats, drew their weapons, and stood beside Jaseong.

"Stop running off alone, seriously."

Lee Rin drew her treasured sword of the Northern Sea. A blue chill wafted from her blade.

"The Hall Lord isn't fully recovered yet, so support from the rear. I'll take the lead."

Gu Janghu also crossed his twin swords and stepped forward.

Watching Jaseong's group, even the Five Ghosts of Chongqing couldn't hide their confusion.

'Who are these young ones?'

'They're all peak-level experts! Where did such experts co from? Judging by their appearance, they're neither from Mount Hua nor Zhongnan...!'

Then, Jaseong's group sprang into action.

SWHISH! SWHISH! SWHISH!

At the front, as ntioned, was Gu Janghu.

Brandishing the dazzling Twin Moon Assassin Sword, a twin sword technique of Killing Valley, he disoriented the Five Ghosts of Chongqing.

Lee Rin, together with the protectors of the Northern Sea, unleashed the Ice Lord Asura Sword Art, stabbing from all directions at their foes.

CHAI-CHAI-CHAI-CHAENG!

Amidst the sharp clang of tal, the hands of the Five Ghosts of Chongqing grew frantic.

anwhile, Jaseong executed a technique from the Heaven Evading Way.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Jaseong's form blurred and conjured fifteen phantoms.

Unable to use the Celestial Gate Opening Art, he instead perford the Heaven Evading Phantom Step.

"?!"

Both the Mount Hua and Zhongnan Taoists widened their eyes at Jaseong's mysterious footwork.

The Five Ghosts of Chongqing were just as unsettled.

'As expected, he's the strongest!'

Of course, as elders of a major sect, the Five Ghosts of Chongqing had eyes capable of distinguishing reality from phantoms.

Still, in this chaos, their minds inevitably grew more confused.

SWICK!

As a result, Jaseong's golden Sword Aura sliced deeply into the flank of one of the Five Ghosts of Chongqing.

Seeing this, Mount Hua's First Senior Brother Cheongho cried out quickly.

"Plum Blossom Swordsn, form the Falling Blossom Sword Array! Drive the enemies up to the mountainside!"

The Zhongnan Taoists also joined in with renewed vigor.

"Biweol Gate bastards! How dare you run amok in our Shaanxi Province?!"

Orthodox martial artists started rallying from all directions.

Because of that, the faces of the Five Ghosts of Chongqing turned increasingly ashen.

[Great Elder! We're surrounded on all sides!]

[At this rate, forget finding the Eternal Divine Physician—we'll just die in vain!]

[I suppose... there's only one thing left.]

Backed into a corner, the Five Ghosts of Chongqing decided after much deliberation to perform a combined ultimate move.

A martial technique that had once given them the title Five Ghosts of Chongqing.

"May Combined Severing Array!!"

KWAANG!

The Five Ghosts of Chongqing simultaneously shot into the air.

Then, the five Sword Forces they conjured fused into a single, massive crescent moon that crashed down.

'That's dangerous!'

Gu Janghu's eyes widened.

As he suspected, this was a technique where Biweol Gate's five elders combined their might to unleash a transcendent peak strike.

And they targeted only one person: Jaseong.

They had decided that if they could overco the phantasmatic Jaseong in their midst, they could clear a way to escape.

Because of this, Jaseong was confronted with an unexpected crisis.

'As expected of elders from a major sect...! I can't take that head-on!'

Even in the slowed ti of Samadhi Eyes, as the crescent-shaped Sword Aura poured toward him, Jaseong hesitated.

Should he defy the Night Cat Celestial Spirit's warning and use the Celestial Gate Opening Art?

It was the only way to take this ultimate move head-on.

Just then—

KWAANG!!

Another force split the air.

Suddenly, an old man with long white hair appeared, and with a single needle, he struck the massive Sword Aura head-on.

KWA-KWA-KWA-KWA!

Instantly, the May Combined Severing Array of the Five Ghosts of Chongqing was shattered.

At the sa ti, the Five Ghosts of Chongqing simultaneously coughed blood and were blown backward.

"Ghhh!"

"Cough?!"

Everyone, not just the Five Ghosts of Chongqing, widened their eyes at the old man's overwhelming power.

'Who is this old man?'

Using Samadhi Eyes, Jaseong stared at him.

Around him, a radius of about a hundred jang was covered by the old man's intent.

This was similar to what he'd seen with Namgung Cheon-rui, the World's Greatest and Murim Alliance Leader.

"You've co to take my life? Now that you're here, go ahead and try it, if you can."

With overwhelming energy, the old man addressed the Five Ghosts of Chongqing.

In that mont, everyone, including Jaseong, recognized his identity.

A mber of the Ten Great Experts among the orthodox, a legendary physician said to raise even the dead: the Eternal Divine Physician.

"Th-the Eternal Divine Physician...!"

"Why those looks? Didn't you co all this way from Biweol Gate to claim my life?"

"......!"

"Co on, attack. I'll even give you five moves. Or else, I'll co to you."

The faces of the Five Ghosts of Chongqing turned deathly pale.

Now that they faced him, they imdiately realized the Eternal Divine Physician's might was far above their own.

"Tch! Fall back!"

The Five Ghosts of Chongqing instantly scattered and fled in all directions.

The Eternal Divine Physician rely watched their retreating backs.

[Great hero. The Eternal Divine Physician we were searching for appeared, just like that. And he's even more formidable than I expected. His aura's surely not inferior to my mother's.]

Lee Rin sent him a telepathic ssage, barely suppressing her astonishnt.

The protectors at her side, and Gu Janghu as well, had similar faces.

At that mont, Cheongho of Mount Hua cupped his fists respectfully toward the Eternal Divine Physician.

"Greetings to the legendary senior of orthodox martial arts, Eternal Divine Physician!"

But the Eternal Divine Physician ignored his greeting.

Instead, he briskly moved among the wounded civilians, swiftly applying acupuncture and infusing them with inner ki, completing first aid at a miraculous speed.

"Uuugh...."

The townsfolk, writhing in pain monts before, instantly cald.

As the rumors said, his dical skill was truly divine.

After finishing first aid, the Eternal Divine Physician lightly slung two critically injured civilians over his shoulders.

Then, he stared at Jaseong intently.

'Why is he looking at like that?'

Jaseong was puzzled, when—SASAK!—the Eternal Divine Physician's movent vanished from before his eyes.

Before anyone's eyes could follow, he was already dashing atop a distant roof.

Truly a peerless movent technique befitting a top expert in the world.

Seeing this, Jaseong was astonished, but at once sent a telepathic ssage to his party.

[We're following.]

He could not let this golden opportunity to finally et the Eternal Divine Physician slip away.

So, together with his companions, Jaseong dashed after him at full speed.

At that mont, the Zhongnan Sect Taoists suddenly blocked Jaseong's path.

"Wait a mont, great heroes! We're deeply grateful for your help, but please reveal your identities before you go!"

Jaseong frowned, then, in a blur of movent, he struck each of the Zhongnan Taoists' faces with the back of his blade.

BAM! POK! BAM!!

"Gahk?!"

"Augh?!"

"Keugh!"

The Zhongnan Sect Taoists collapsed foaming at the mouth under Jaseong's overwhelming energy.

'You lot and the Biweol Gate bastards are all trash to .'

Watching this astonishing scene, Cheongho and the Plum Blossom Swordsn were left stunned.

"S-senior brother, what should we do?"

"We follow. We don't know why they're chasing after the Eternal Divine Physician."

Led by Cheongho, the Plum Blossom Swordsn hurriedly chased after the rapidly retreating Jaseong's group.

But, regrettably—

"Huff! Huff! How... how can they be so fast?!"

Although the body techniques of Jaseong's group—learners of the Shadowless Divine Thief—were quick, even the protectors of the Northern Sea had learned the Shadowless Body Technique from Lee Rin.

Because of that, Cheongho and the Plum Blossom Swordsn failed to catch up.

"D-damn it... Who on earth are those people...?!"

Biting his lip, Cheongho watched Jaseong's group fade into the distance.

* * *

TADADADADAK!!!

Jaseong's group chased after the Eternal Divine Physician at incredible speed.

They didn't pause even once, leaving behind the bustling crowds of Xi'an and running all the way to the woods near Zhongnan Mountain.

'That old man never gets tired.'

Watching the rapidly shrinking figure of the Eternal Divine Physician, Jaseong grit his teeth.

Just as the Plum Blossom Swordsn couldn't keep up with Jaseong's group, neither could they catch up with the physician.

As a result,

"Damn... We lost him."

They lost track of him mid-way. Jaseong's group finally stopped in the middle of Zhongnan Mountain, Shaanxi Province.

Breathing heavily, Jaseong leaned on his sword in the earth. Gu Janghu and Lee Rin, faces shining with sweat, ca up beside him.

"Of all places, we've ended up in Zhongnan Sect territory."

"Pant, pant... I know. Zhongnan Mountain is huge, so if we're careful we can avoid the Taoists, but... let's check the surroundings first?"

At Lee Rin's suggestion, Jaseong silently nodded, and with her, activated Seeking Light in the Darkness.

SSSS—

The ki from Jaseong and Lee Rin extended through the forest like thread, brushing through the trees, slipping between rocks, distinguishing beastly from human auras.

Then, they sensed many civilians' auras on the mountainside.

"Great hero, I sense many people up there on the mountainside."

Lee Rin said, puzzled.

"Why would civilians be on the mountainside? The environnt's not even good for slash-and-burn farming."

"It feels odd sohow... Let's check it out."

Puzzled, the group moved toward where the civilians' ki had gathered.

Climbing up the mountain path, they soon saw a small thatched cottage sitting on the mountainside.

There was a field of dicinal herbs around it, and at least fifty to sixty patients sat in a line.

"Great hero, look..."

Lee Rin narrowed her eyes.

"Could that be the Eternal Divine Physician's hiding place?"

"Who knows... Would the most secretive man in the Central Plains have such an obvious hideout?"

For now, Jaseong's group approached the cottage surrounded by patients.

As they got closer, the forms of elderly people with severe illnesses, parents carrying young children, and bleeding farrs beca clearer.

'Looks like none of them can afford proper treatnt. That must be why they've co to a doctor in this remote valley...'

As Jaseong murmured inwardly, creak!—the door of the cottage swung open.

Jaseong fixed his gaze on the open door.

If the Eternal Divine Physician ca out, that would an this really was his hideout, just as Lee Rin suspected.