Chapter 129 : Extre Demon
The air cooled rapidly.
It was not because of the Blue Dragon's chill.
The battle spirit emitted by Hyeokryeon Mu from behind and the killing intent of the Black Lotus Warriors who had perated in like mist from the front pricked my skin sharply.
“Brother, the joke is going too far. A duel in this situation?”
I muttered lowly while readjusting my grip on the Blue and Red Twin Swords.
However, the look in Hyeokryeon Mu’s eyes was sincere.
Hyeokryeon Mu lightly unfurled his fan and stared greedily at the flas enveloping my entire body.
“Does it look like a joke? When you see a younger brother who has grown strong, it is only proper for a brother to be curious about his foundation. But...”
Hyeokryeon Mu’s gaze turned toward the entrance.
“The guests are not showing any courtesy first.”
Swish—!
No sooner had he finished speaking than the silent hidden weapons of the Black Lotus Warriors poured in.
They were not re hidden weapons.
They were black needles imbued with the unique yin qi of the Sa Ma Clan, swallowing even the light.
“Young Master!”
Seol Ye-rin swung her ice sword and erected a massive ice wall in front of the group.
Clang, clang!
Along with the tallic sounds, the hidden weapons embedded in the ice wall emitted black smoke and corroded the ice.
“How dare these vipers act this way before us!”
Cheon Deung-jin exploded her fire spirit energy and leaped forward.
Red flas were brandished like a whip, entangling the neck of one Black Lotus Warrior hidden in the mist.
-Aaargh!
Along with the scream, the sll of burning flesh vibrated.
However, the Black Lotus Warriors paid no mind to their comrade’s death and used the terrain to tighten the net around my blind spots.
-Chuckle, they are hunting dogs. But it seems they are targeting not only you but also the fallen divine beast and the Heaven Sea Bead?
Just as the Sword Venerable warned, the gazes of the Black Lotus Warriors were directed toward the bluish-white bead in my robes.
At that mont, Hyeokryeon Mu lightly flew and landed beside .
“I have a proposal. How about we join hands until we clean up these rats? We can settle our matter after that.”
“...I have no reason to refuse.”
No sooner had my answer fallen than the energies of the two brothers clashed and shed explosively.
My purple flas and Hyeokryeon Mu’s black demonic qi.
Their natures were different, but the energies of the sa root flowing through our bloodlines covered the deep-sea stone chamber.
Mad Dragon Joint Strike.
My Red Sword emitted purple lightning, and Hyeokryeon Mu’s Jade Sword brought forth pitch-black darkness.
Two strands of massive power swirled and instantly shredded the shadow formation deployed by the Black Lotus Warriors.
“H-How can this be!!”
The leader of the Black Lotus Warriors shouted in shock, but my Blue Sword had already frozen his heart.
However, the sense of victory did not last long.
The vibration of the stone chamber grew even stronger, and the walls of the sea that had been parted began to collapse.
Thousands of tons of seawater were pressing down on the deep-sea tomb, threatening to pour in.
“Third Young Master! The gate is closing! We have to hurry!”
Seong Sang-ah pointed at the collapsing ceiling and shouted urgently.
I looked at the fallen Blue Dragon.
The divine beast quietly closed its eyes and sent a thought wave.
-Take the master’s legacy. I will return to the master’s side along with the collapse of this place.
I could not find the words to respond, so I put the Heaven Sea Bead into my robes and grabbed the won’s hands.
“Let’s go!”
Just before the seawater struck the stone gate, the four figures and Hyeokryeon Mu made a desperate leap toward the surface, breaking through the water pressure pouring like a waterfall.
***
Booom—!
The parted sea rged again, and a massive water column soared into the sky.
Enormous water pressure chased us, but I, the three won, and Hyeokryeon Mu emitted explosive true qi and soared above the water’s surface.
“Phew... Haa!”
As I landed on the ruins of the Sound Gathering Pavilion while gasping for breath, the first thing that caught my eyes was the black shadows filling the coastal cliff.
A much larger number of Black Lotus Warriors than those who had intruded into the underground tomb had already occupied the coast of Liaoning.
“Rats keep coming out endlessly.”
Hyeokryeon Mu smirked while holding his sword.
“Shall we make a bet on who cuts down more this ti?”
“I will pass on the bet.”
I drew the Blue and Red Twin Swords as I spoke.
Compared to the overwhelming pressure of the Blue Dragon I had faced in the water just a mont ago, the assassins before were nothing more than re prey.
Blue and Red Dance.
Purple flas and chilling ice energy whirled like a storm on the coast.
Every ti I took a step, the necks of the Black Lotus Warriors fell like autumn leaves.
Seol Ye-rin’s ice arts and Cheon Deung-jin’s fire spirit energy swept the left and right, while Seong Sang-ah’s silver needles dominated the air, causing the ones said to be the elites of the Sa Ma Clan to fall and roll into the sea without being able to endure even fifteen minutes.
Traversing through that carnage, Hyeokryeon Mu also slaughtered the assassins, drawing bizarre black trajectories with his Jade Sword.
In less than half an hour, the beach of Liaoning was dyed black with the blood of the Black Lotus Warriors.
Silence arrived.
On the cliff where only the sound of waves could be heard, Hyeokryeon Mu shook the blood off his Jade Sword and looked back at .
“Now the interlopers are gone. Shall we finish the talk we were having earlier?”
Demonic qi seethed in Hyeokryeon Mu’s eyes.
He was sincere.
It was a competitive spirit to confirm his younger brother’s growth, and a gaze longing for sothing beyond that.
“If you want a duel, I will accept. But...”
I took out the bluish-white glowing Heaven Sea Bead from my robes.
The essence of the Zither Venerable and the crystal in which the Blue Dragon’s power was concentrated.
“I should settle this first.”
“...Are you really going to eat that here right now?”
Hyeokryeon Mu’s eyes widened in shock.
Absorbing sothing that was essentially a divine beast’s inner dan imdiately after a fierce battle was no different from a suicidal act.
However, my instinct was telling that I had to eat this now.
Gulp.
I threw the Heaven Sea Bead into my mouth without hesitation.
“...!!”
Instantly, my whole body was enveloped in a bluish-white brilliance.
The four energies of Iron, Fighting, Poison, and Buddhist that had been dormant in my qi center all ran wild at once, rejecting the new intruder.
The pain of my bloodlines being torn apart rushed in, but I clenched my teeth and raised my Extre Yang Qi.
-Chuckle, you crazy brat! To swallow that vast water energy all at once!
-Get a hold of yourself! Do not suppress the energy, leave it to the resonance of the Heavenly Cry Zither!
The shouts of the Sword Venerable and the Demon Queen were heard.
I guided the vibration of the Heavenly Cry Zither secured to my back to my qi center.
There were no strings, but the vibration was transmitted to my heart.
The water energy of the Heaven Sea Bead, which had been running wild, was gradually tad according to the lody of the Heavenly Cry Zither and began to mix with the other four energies.
Booom—!
Beneath my feet, the ground of Liaoning scread and sank.
The purple flas harbored the bluish-white water energy and transford into a mysterious violet radiance.
It was the mont the fifth sacred object, the legacy of the Zither Venerable, was completely engraved into my body.
I slowly opened my eyes.
My eyes were now shining in a bizarre violet that contained the depth of the deep sea beyond re purple.
I readjusted my grip on the Blue and Red Twin Swords and gazed at Hyeokryeon Mu.
“I am sorry for keeping you waiting, brother. Now... let us begin.”
Hyeokryeon Mu swallowed hard.
I, who until a mont ago was a genius younger brother he could handle, had now beco a monster whose presence alone was suffocating just by standing across from him.
***
The bluish-white water energy that had been swirling inside my qi center began to sh with the other four energies and rotate like gears.
In my bloodlines, which had been close to tearing, a cool and heavy power I had never felt before rose up.
Beyond my vision, which had turned violet, I saw my brother Hyeokryeon Mu’s complexion turning pale.
“...You are nothing short of a monster.”
Hyeokryeon Mu muttered lowly while readjusting his grip on the Jade Sword.
Hyeokryeon Mu’s fingertips were trembling minutely.
It was strange.
Upon seeing as a monster, his competitive spirit was manifesting even more.
I lightly swung the Blue and Red Twin Swords.
The true qi flowing along the blades was much smoother and sharper than before.
“This is the duel you wanted, brother. You aren’t thinking of avoiding it, are you?”
Before I could even finish my words, Hyeokryeon Mu’s form scattered like mist.
It was the movent technique of the Demonic Cult, Phantom Demon Step.
However, in my current eyes, that trajectory was read as clearly as ripples spreading on water.
Clang—!
At the instantly narrowed distance, the Jade Sword and the Blue Sword collided.
Hyeokryeon Mu’s black demonic qi collided with my ager Extre Yin Qi and let out a bizarre sound.
Hyeokryeon Mu swung his sword relentlessly and dug into my blind spots, but I deflected all those offensives with my twin swords without taking a single step back from my spot.
The sense of ‘Resonance’ I gained after swallowing the Heaven Sea Bead was truly absolute.
Hyeokryeon Mu’s breathing, the trembling of his muscles, and even the flow of air his sword tip intended to cut were heard as precisely as music bars.
anwhile, the eyes of the three won watching this scene from behind sparkled.
“His energy has changed completely.”
Seol Ye-rin whispered lowly while putting strength into the hand holding her ice sword.
As soone who handled the cold qi of the North Sea, she could feel it better than anyone else.
The energy swirling around was now closer to the laws of nature rather than human inner qi.
“Violet eyes... it feels like I am going to suffocate.”
Cheon Deung-jin bit her lip, feeling her heat constantly shrinking, suppressed by my new energy.
Seong Sang-ah held her dicine box tightly to her chest and examined my complexion.
“To take in that vast energy of the Heaven Sea Bead so instantly... There was indeed a reason why Grandfather put his expectations on the Young Master. Is that what the so-called Transformation Realm feels like?”
Booom—!
Along with a massive impact sound once again, Hyeokryeon Mu’s form was pushed back several zhang.
Hyeokryeon Mu gasped for breath and wiped the blood from his mouth.
“Haha... I will admit what I have to admit, you have beco strong.”
However, Hyeokryeon Mu’s competitive spirit had not yet gone away.
“Brother.”
I wanted to ask how long he intended to continue this battle.
No, I knew.
‘My brother, who reveres martial arts, will never...’
Never declare defeat himself.
Therefore.
“I will show you the sword of one who has reached the Transformation Realm—no, Extre Demon.”
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