The Rising Martial Arts Genius Chapter 89 : The End of the Fight

Chapter 89: The End of the Fight

Jang Woo-hyun stepped through the air and instantly appeared before Sa Do-woong. The rampant energy coursing through his entire body surged into his right hand and condensed into the black sword.

Hwaaak—

A sudden eruption of black energy.

It was not the usual qi that Jang Woo-hyun exuded. Yet, it did not feel alien in the slightest.

As if following a predetermined path, the black sword naturally targeted Sa Do-woong.

The technique used was neither Destructive Slash nor the newly refined Swift Sword Style. In so ways, it resembled Black Wolf Fang, which unleashed a crescent-shaped Qi Projection.

But it was not rely a slash.

Within an inexplicable sensation, Jang Woo-hyun swung his arm in a full circle. The energy from the Spiritual dicine was poured out in a single breath alongside his own strength.

Where the sword had passed, a black moon rose, as full and luminous as a full moon.

Full Moon (滿月).

It was not the crescent-shaped Qi Projection he usually displayed.

Sseok!

Sa Do-woong’s willpower and energy, which had filled the surrounding space, shattered in an instant. The black moon severed Sa Do-woong’s arm. And beyond that, it cut through sothing invisible. For a mont, everything within the black moon’s range was sliced. As if even the very space itself had been severed.

“Guh!”

Sa Do-woong’s face twisted in shock, disbelief flooding his eyes.

“Space... Severance?”

It made no sense. That attack was sothing Jang Woo-hyun, at his current level, should not have been capable of performing.

Space Severance (空間絶理) — an ability to slice through space and sever logic itself.

It was a realm even Sa Do-woong had yet to reach. It was an attack only achievable by one who stood at the pinnacle of the Boundless Realm, gazing toward the Absolute Realm. And yet, Jang Woo-hyun had montarily shown it.

“How could…”

It was not that he had entered a trance-like state, nor that he had broken through his realm. Due to the imnse energy suddenly drawn forth and the black sword in his hand, Jang Woo-hyun had unknowingly unleashed an attack that transcended his limits.

Grit—

Unable to accept the reality, Sa Do-woong ground his teeth and retreated. He needed ti to recover.

The attack called Space Severance inflicted damage beyond the physical — it left a scar on the soul. That single strike had shaken Sa Do-woong’s very foundation.

‘Only once!’

The explosive montum around Jang Woo-hyun vanished. Which ant he could no longer use Space Severance.

Whether or not he knew how he had succeeded in that previous attack, there would be no more attacks of that level.

Having resolved to retreat, Sa Do-woong’s body swiftly withdrew. But Jang Woo-hyun had no intention of letting him escape.

Tap.

Jang Woo-hyun tightened his grip on the object in his left hand.

What he now held was not Dragon King’s Scales.

At so point, the object in his left hand had beco the Silver Spear of the Wind-Passing Great Sage. Just monts ago, the Wind-Passing Great Sage had charged in unard — to lend his strength to Jang Woo-hyun.

Before he even stepped forward, the wind pushed against his back. As if to assist Jang Woo-hyun’s movent.

As he inhaled, the surrounding energy surged in with the wind, refilling Jang Woo-hyun’s Dantian.

Kuuoooo—

A whirlwind spiraled up along the spearhead, and within it gathered the blade of Dragon King’s Scales.

Hundreds of scales beca the blade of the Silver Spear, and Jang Woo-hyun gripped the shaft and stamped down with a True Step.

Thunk!

He drew out the replenished strength of his Dantian once more.

In that breath, not only his Internal Energy, but also the wind enveloped his body. Even as his body had been torn, it was all part of the Wind-Passing Great Sage’s preparation.

The energy flowed through the spear shaft.

Jang Woo-hyun’s Internal Energy and the wind surged simultaneously.

He closed the distance and thrust the spear forward. This was Jang Woo-hyun’s fury, standing in place of the Beastkin.

‘You are now enemies.’

The Ascension Cult and Bi Ik-ryeon — both were now enemies that Jang Woo-hyun had to erase. He added more strength as he thought of the Beastkin child who had searched for him while unconscious.

Sa Do-woong stood in the path of the approaching Silver Spear.

His will to block it, his power, and his willpower all stood in Jang Woo-hyun’s way.

Jjeojeojeok!

All of it was pierced by the Silver Spear.

Even though Sa Do-woong’s hand, which had gathered imnse energy, collided with the spear, the Silver Spear did not stop.

Peo-eok!

It smashed the blocking hand and drove straight into Sa Do-woong’s chest.

“Ggeuh…”

Sa Do-woong twisted his body, trying to endure sohow.

Jang Woo-hyun, watching the scene, sent all his power through the spear shaft.

Then, Dragon King’s Scales, forming the blade, exploded within Sa Do-woong’s chest along with the wind.

Peobeobeobeok!

Hundreds of blades burst out from inside his body along with the raging wind. In an instant, Sa Do-woong’s body was torn into flesh pieces.

Hududeuk.

What had once been a person scattered and fell in all directions.

And just like that, Sa Do-woong, a master of the Boundless Realm and one of the Three Leaders of Bi Ik-ryeon, breathed his last.

In the end, only Jang Woo-hyun remained standing.

Maeng Ye-ju had fainted with her arm severed, and the Wind-Passing Great Sage, whose body was sliced, showed no movent — possibly dead. Though he was a Projection, so he wouldn’t truly die, it seed his life had reached its end.

Jang Woo-hyun carefully lifted Maeng Ye-ju and laid her on flat ground.

‘What now.’

Cho-su had given him sothing similar to Golden Wound dicine inside the Inner Robe, but with the arm completely gone, it didn’t seem it would help much.

Still, he thought he should do sothing and checked Maeng Ye-ju’s wounds.

Fortunately, the bleeding had stopped, and the end seed to squirm as if regenerating.

‘Ah, she said arms and legs can be regenerated.’

Although complete regeneration like a Cultivator at the Incarnation Stage wasn’t possible, a Transcendence realm martial artist could regenerate limbs — that’s what Maeng Ye-ju had explained before.

Seeing her condition, it seed she didn’t need any intervention.

“Uaaaah!”

While he was inspecting Maeng Ye-ju’s wound, a shriek ca from one side.

Turning his head, the corpse at the Wind-Passing Great Sage’s location had vanished, and in its place stood a small monkey the size of two palms.

“Monkey, is that you?”

“Yeah, it’s .”

The white monkey that waddled over — the small Wind-Passing Great Sage — climbed up Jang Woo-hyun’s leg and sat on his shoulder.

“I thought I was dead.”

“You weren’t?”

“I wasn’t quite ready to go, so I gathered my remaining strength and endured.”

“Doesn’t it not matter since you’re a Projection?”

“No matter how much of a Projection, if that much power is poured into the body… never mind. Explaining is a hassle. Anyway, it wasn’t easy for either. But it was fun, so whatever. Hehe.”

The Wind-Passing Great Sage bounced joyfully on his shoulder, laughing. Then suddenly turned serious and opened his mouth.

“Be careful of that sword.”

“This?”

Jang Woo-hyun lifted the black sword.

“Yeah, that’s no ordinary thing. There must be a reason it ca to you.”

“A reason? I only got this because of the Brand. I was trying to suppress the Brand with the sword’s power.”

“No, a weapon like that isn’t sothing you can get easily. There’s definitely a reason it ca to you. I’m right about this, so take it seriously. If the sword had no connection with you, it would’ve rejected you with a curse. Might’ve even corrupted you.”

“You’re saying it followed ? This thing? I couldn’t have used it without your help.”

Jang Woo-hyun didn’t understand the Wind-Passing Great Sage’s words. It was just a sword he picked up by chance. If it weren’t for the Brand he had received from the Wind-Passing Great Sage, he wouldn’t have even taken it.

“If it’s a divine weapon, those without a connection can’t use it. It even chooses its own master. That’s why people say its master is already decided. I don’t know what story that sword holds, but it’s definitely not ordinary. It clearly followed you. You’ll co to understand if you keep carrying it.”

At the Wind-Passing Great Sage’s words, Jang Woo-hyun quietly looked down at the black sword. It was a sword he had truly obtained by coincidence while eting Cho-su and Cho-yul. All to nullify the power of the Brand engraved by the Wind-Passing Great Sage.

But listening to the Wind-Passing Great Sage’s words, it felt like he and the sword were sohow connected.

‘Is that why it helped?’

When he absorbed the power of the Blue Wolf Pill and Hocheon Pill, he hadn’t controlled it with his own power alone. The black sword had helped, allowing him to unleash power beyond his limits.

‘Should I just return it?’ Jang Woo-hyun thought, but since he had received help, he decided to keep it for now. It worked well alongside Dragon King’s Scales, and it felt wasteful to discard it.

‘If it chose , I guess I’ll keep it for now.’

“Anyway, just know it’s that kind of weapon. I stayed behind for another reason.”

“What, you’re going to fight again?”

“Wahahaha! Fighting is great and all, but not right now. I’ve had enough fun with it.”

“Then erase this Brand you left on my shoulder. Because of this, the kids keep calling a True Immortal.”

“True Immortal?”

At the question, Jang Woo-hyun shared the story of how he t the Beastkin children.

“Hm, I suppose that could happen. Alright, I’ll make it unrecognizable for now.”

“I said erase it.”

“Think about that later. Let ask you sothing first.”

“Ask what? Erase this first.”

“Why did you co up so late?”

“What? What are you talking about?”

Caught off guard by the sudden question, Jang Woo-hyun asked back. He didn’t quite understand what the Wind-Passing Great Sage was trying to say.

“When I t you in the Lower Realm, you were almost ready. I thought you’d ascend to the Central Heavens Realm right away. But I only recently picked up your scent. Don’t tell you were hiding ever since you arrived?”

“Ah...”

Jang Woo-hyun finally understood what the Wind-Passing Great Sage ant. It was the sa feeling he had when talking with Gwak Yu-chan — the mismatch in ti.

Gwak Yu-chan had clearly said he t Cheol Geuk-jin, who had ascended from the sa world, more than ten years ago. Yet, in Jang Woo-hyun’s mory, he had ascended to the Central Heavens Realm not long after Cheol Geuk-jin did.

“Well... the thing is, it didn’t take that long.”

Jang Woo-hyun paused briefly, then told his story.

He told him that he ascended not long after eting the Wind-Passing Great Sage, and that soone he knew also ascended, yet that person had arrived at least more than ten years prior. He also explained the Silver Giant he had encountered during his ascension.

Then he found himself wondering, ‘Is this really okay?’

Before he knew it, he was speaking to the Wind-Passing Great Sage like an old friend. Even telling him things he probably should have kept secret.

This monkey Monster had clearly once marked him as prey, and he himself had once smashed the Wind-Passing Great Sage to pieces in the Lower Realm. Their relationship had developed far too quickly.

‘I don’t even know anymore.’

He decided to stop thinking about it. He was curious about the ti discrepancy, but it didn’t seem like the Wind-Passing Great Sage would go around telling others about him. And sohow, they had grown rather close.

“A Silver Giant, you said?”

The small Wind-Passing Great Sage widened his eyes and asked after hearing the story.

“Yeah, I don’t know what it was, but it attacked , and I couldn’t ascend the normal way. That’s probably why ti got distorted. Sothing just felt off.”

“So you ran into a Silver Giant during your ascension and the tiline doesn’t match what you know. Let’s see.”

While speaking, the Wind-Passing Great Sage stood on his shoulder and climbed onto Jang Woo-hyun’s head.

“What are you doing?”

“Relax your body for a mont.”

“……”

“Co on, loosen up so I can check sothing.”

The small Wind-Passing Great Sage tapped Jang Woo-hyun’s head.

“What are you talking about? Loosen up?”

“I’m trying to look inside your head, but it’s hard because of the power coursing through you. Think of it like a ntal barrier you’re subconsciously maintaining.”

“What in the world are you saying?”

Jang Woo-hyun reached up and grabbed the Wind-Passing Great Sage. For a brief mont, he thought, ‘Does this brat think he’s really my friend?’ He almost threw him far away but stopped himself.

“Explain it so I can understand.”

“I’m just saying your mind might be ssed up, and I want to check. Maybe your mories are sealed, or sothing is misaligned.”

“You can do that kind of thing?”

“Hah, what do you take for?”

“A monkey Monster.”

“……”

At that blunt answer, the Wind-Passing Great Sage was speechless. Because it was true.

“Well, that’s not wrong... but soone like can see strange things. Just trust .”

“And why would I trust you?”

“Because we’ve fought together this whole ti. Do I seem like the type to pull sothing sneaky like that?”

This ti, Jang Woo-hyun had no rebuttal. The Wind-Passing Great Sage was right.

He was soone who had even severed his own body for the sake of battle. If he’d wanted Jang Woo-hyun’s body from the beginning, he could’ve subdued him with the power he displayed when they first t.

“We can fight each other later, but for now, we’re allies. Hehehe.”

The Wind-Passing Great Sage, still in his hand, stretched out his tiny arms.

Seeing that, Jang Woo-hyun chuckled and lifted him back onto his head.

“Fine, go ahead.”

“Alright, just relax your body and let your mind go.”

“...What does that even an?”

“Just listen carefully.”

After a while, once the explanation was over, the Wind-Passing Great Sage was finally able to look inside Jang Woo-hyun’s head.

“See? I knew it. This might sting a little.”

“Huh?”

Jang Woo-hyun, dazed, responded a bit late to those words.

Suddenly, a thunderous pain shot from the Baihui acupoint on top of his head to the Yongchun acupoint on the soles of his feet, and his vision abruptly blacked out.