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Episode 44: Mount Hua’s Fiery Wave (3)

Jin Myeong bit his lip as he watched Purple Cloud Sword God’s sword approaching him at incredible speed.

‘This won’t do.’

Jin Myeong couldn’t block Purple Cloud Sword God’s Sword. To be exact his, swordsmanship was unable to keep up with the speed of Purple Cloud Sword God.

Therefore, Jin Myeong was also unable to shake off Purple Cloud Sword God. It was impossible for Jin Myeong to defeat him with his sloppy swordsmanship.

‘I have to get into a good position.’

‘It is impossible to block the attacks of Purple Cloud Sword God while stepping back. Rather, I may not even be able to block it properly.’

Jin Myeong stopped walking and drew his sword.

“Good.”

Purple Cloud Sword God’s sword nodded as he looked at Jin Myeong who had drawn his sword. Then he immediately stabbed his sword at Jin Myeong.

Whooshh!

Jin Myeong blocked the attack with the sword he was holding.

“Ugh!”

As soon as he blocked the attack, a tremendous shock hit him.

‘Even when I blocked it with a sword, I felt the same shock as before, but it felt burdensome.’

‘But I still stopped it.’

Although Jin Myeong entire body was in pain as if he was going to break and his body was constantly being pushed back, Jin Myeong continued to block Purple Cloud Sword God’s sword’s attacks.

Even Mae Jin-pung, who thought he could break through Jin Myeong’s defenses, was shaken.

“Try this!”

‘Was his pride hurt by the fact that his attack was blocked by me?’

Purple Cloud Sword God’s sword swung his sword even more fiercely and pressured Jin Myeong.

‘This is the Mount Hua’s sword technique.’

In most martial arts novels, the Mount Hua Sect tends to use the Plum Blossom Sword Technique.

There were many expressions such as “the scent of plum blossoms is blooming” or “sharp and dazzling.”

‘In this novel, didn’t the Mount Hua Sect have the ‘Plum Blossom Sword Technique’?’

There was no scent of plum blossoms whatsoever from Purple Cloud Sword God’s sword in front of Jin Myeong.

There was no flashy feeling.

Rather, the sword of Purple Cloud Sword God was extremely sharp and strong. The black sword of Purple Cloud Sword God was roughly pressing down on Jin Myeong.

‘It’s not easy to move.’

As Jin Myeong tried to avoid the attack, Purple Cloud Sword God’s sword suddenly appeared and hindered his movements.

It felt like he was blocking the direction Jin Myeong was trying to avoid in advance.

‘I can roughly guess how he’s going to attack….’

‘If I keep blocking Purple Cloud Sword God’s attacks, the next attack is expected.’

However, the attacks of Purple Cloud Sword God’s sword were so fast and strong that it was not easy to dodge.

That’s why Jin Myeong had no choice but to continue to endure the strong attacks of Purple Cloud Sword God.

However, just because Jin Myeong couldn’t move, it didn’t mean that his swords couldn’t move either.

“Huh? What a trick!”

Mae Jin-pung frowned as he watched the swords of Jin Myeong flying towards his back.

Then he quickly turned around and swung his sword.

Clang!

The black sword swung by Mae Jin-pung instantly struck down all of Jin Myeong’s swords.

“I didn’t tell you not to attack, but it’s not that great.”

“Because I didn’t give it my all.”

“Did you think you could win with a half-assed attack? It seems you underestimated me.”

At Jin Myeong’s words, Mae Jin-pung’s face became even more sullen. He was angry at the thought of being ignored.

“I don’t need to beat you. Have you forgotten what you said?”

Looking at Jin Myeong smirking at himself, Mae Jin-pung felt like he had been hit hard in the head.

“I blocked your attack, so you wouldn’t be saying that your move isn’t over yet, would you?”

“…Hahahaha!”

Mae Jin-pung burst into laughter and put his sword away.

Jin Myeong watched the scene quietly.

“Yes. As you said, the move is finished.”

However, Mae Jin-pung blocked the flying swords from behind and stopped moving in anger at Jin Myeong’s words.

In the end, the show that had been brewing was over.

“But I think it might be better to just kill you like this.”

Mae Jin-pung seemed to have no intention of keeping his promise.

“Could it be that a strong man like Purple Cloud Sword God is saying two things out of the same mouth?”

“We are enemies anyway.”

That’s why Jin Myeong thought that the promise Purple Cloud Sword God made with the people of Heavenly Demon Sect wasn’t important.

“I never thought you would accept it.”

“I think I underestimated you.”

“I admit it.”

Jin Myeong thought he would not be able to withstand his attacks.

Of course, since he was called the Divine Demonic Fang, Mae Jin-pung thought he could block his attack. That’s why he kept attacking until Jin Myeong himself stopped him.

“Okay. Let’s step back now.”

Mae Jin-pung spoke as if the promise was not important, and he intended to back down without fighting any longer.

“We will meet again soon. Then it will not be as easy to save your life as it is now.”

Mae Jin-pung turned around without any hesitation. Then he started to leave with the disciples of the Mount Hua.

‘You’re finally going to step down.’

It’s a given.

There was nothing the Mount Hua Sect could do against the demons of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

It was impossible to attack the demons of the Heavenly Demon Sect without any evidence.

From the perspective of the Mount Hua Sect, it would have been an extremely frightening thing to stand against the Heavenly Demon Sect.

And that too without the support of the Orthodox Alliance.

If the Mount Hua Sect and the Heavenly Demon Sect fight without the Orthodox Alliance, the only thing waiting for them is the future where the Mount Hua Sect disappears.

Instead, the Kunlun Sect and the Gongdong Sect tried to kill Jin Myeong, who was paying attention, but even that failed.

‘He really is a very dangerous guy.’

Purple Cloud Sword God, Mae Jin-pung turned his head and glanced at Jin Myeong. Although he didn’t go all out, he didn’t hold back either.

‘Even the Fifteen Divine Dragons would not have been able to block all of my attacks.’

‘They say that the Fifteen Divine Dragons could definitely defeat him.’

‘Among the young masters of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the only ones who could be said to have surpassed the Fifteen Divine Dragons were the Laughing Blood Demon Mok Ja-gyeong and the Crazy Demon’s only daughter, Shin Ye-hyang.’

‘But I thought he was not lacking compared to those two.’

‘Rather, I had a feeling that he would become stronger than those two in the future,’ Mae Jin-pung thought, before asking, “Are the disciples’ bodies still far away?”

“We’re almost there.”

At the border between Hanam and Habuk, the dead disciples of the Mount Hua Sect and the bodies of the Yukga Escort Agency were being transported to Mount Hua Sect.

‘We will meet again.’

Purple Cloud Sword God hoped that his disciples’ attention would return quickly. Only then could he find evidence and take revenge on his disciples.

Purple Cloud Sword God’s feet, which were moving towards the Mount Hua, were getting faster and faster.

“That’s ridiculous.”

Meanwhile, as the Mount Hua Sect retreated, people approached Jin Myeong, who was organizing his sword.

The first one to approach him was Yeong Soso.

“I never thought you would be able to block the sword of Purple Cloud Sword God.”

It didn’t matter whether Purple Cloud Sword God’s sword Mae Jin-pung attacked Jin Myeong with all his might.

They all knew that Purple Cloud Sword God’s attack was no ordinary one.

“Young Master Jin. How on earth did you become so strong?”

“Why did you hide the fact that you’ve become so strong until now?”

The successors of the elders who had not spoken to Jin Myeong until now began to approach him.

‘When on earth, did I hide it?’

‘I never hid it even once. You just didn’t acknowledge the truth.’

Jin Myeong, who was a disciple of the Heavenly Demon, was inferior to them.

How could they admit that the youngest disciple, who had been given up by the Heavenly Demon, had become stronger than them?

But now they had no choice but to admit it.

‘Is he now the Youngest Disciple rather than the abandoned one?’

‘Should I reconsider?’

They had no choice but to continue comparing Jin Myeong and Heavenly Demon’s other disciples.

“How about it, Youngest? The offer I made before is still valid,” Yeong Soso pushed away the others and approached Jin Myeong.

And then she smiled seductively.

Even Jin Myeong, who had been preparing, felt his heart pounding again.

“It’s time to end the small talk.”

Neung Byeok-mun tried to calm everyone.

“It doesn’t seem like the Mount Hua Sect will back down like this.”

And Mok Ja-gyeong’s voice was also heard.

‘On the subject of pushing others into a corner.’

‘It made me angry to see him now trying to lead others after leaving me to face off Purple Cloud Sword God’s sword by myself.’

“I know Young Master Jin is dissatisfied, but time is of the essence right now.”

There was no sign of regret on Commander Nueng’s face as he looked at Jin Myeong.

However, Jin Myeong could sense impatience from him, probably because he thought the Mount Hua Sect would not back down like this.

‘It’s different from the times of the Gongdong and the Kunlun Sect.’

Of course, if you have a Twin Elder or a Cloud Dragon Sword, you can be considered a master.

However, Purple Cloud Sword God was a master beyond comparison to them. If the Mount Hua Sect requests them, the Kunlun and the Gongdong can move.

“We have to move quickly.”

So, we had to get back to Sect quickly before the Mount Hua moved. Commander Neung, who thought there was no more time to delay, urged his party on.

“Can I help?”

“Yes, my legs are a little shaky though.”

Jin Myeong nodded as he accepted the luggage that Shin Ye-hyang handed him. The body that had blocked Purple Cloud Sword God’s attack was still screaming in pain.

However, it was not thought that Commander Neung or Mok Ja-gyeong would take Jin-myeong’s situation into consideration and give him some rest.

If he had that kind of personality, he wouldn’t have accepted proposal of Purple Cloud Sword God.

“First, we have to go as far as we can.”

Jin Myeong and Shin Ye-hyang followed the path of the fortifications ahead.

‘What on earth happened?’

There were also people who bit their lips while looking at Jin Myeong’s back.

‘I knew he wasn’t an ordinary guy… … .’

‘I knew that Jin Myeong’s talent was not ordinary.’

‘Of course, all of Heavenly Demon’s disciples were said to have talents bestowed by heaven. But Jin Myeong’s talent was different from theirs.’

‘Eyes that can see through the essence of martial arts with just one look.’

‘That’s why I was on guard.’

‘Even though Jin Myeong had not learned martial arts, he was considered the most dangerous among all the Heavenly Demon’s disciples.’

‘They said that it was a body abandoned by heaven, but no one can deny that if he learned the martial arts, he could be most dangerous.’

‘In fact, he showed that he was not greatly inferior to Mok Ja-gyeong, who was said to be the strongest among the disciples of Heavenly Demon.’

‘Aren’t people now secretly thinking that Jin Myeong is stronger than the Mok Ja-gyeong?’

‘I should have killed him then.’

‘I never thought that not being able to kill Jin Myeong would come back to haunt me like this.’

‘Rather, it seemed to me that Jin Myeong had obtained this fate because of his pointless actions.’

‘I sometimes thought that if I had just not touched him, he would have continued to live like a dead rat.’

‘It’s no use regretting it now.’

‘The fact that I couldn’t kill Jin Myeong back then, and the fact that I had touched him before, are both things of the past.’

‘It’s not like there’s no chance yet.’

‘Although Purple Cloud Sword God’s sword and Mount Hua Sect retreated, I didn’t think it would end like this.’

‘If that were the case, we wouldn’t have moved so hastily.’

Perhaps they could even move towards Kunlun and Gongdong, who had a bad relationship with them.

‘If I use it well, I can kill that guy.’

It’s a good opportunity to kill Jin Myeong.

‘I didn’t need to kill him myself, but rather borrowed the power of the sect.’

‘Wouldn’t there be more people after the truth than you might think?’

Perhaps because he thought that a very good opportunity had come, a smile appeared on his lips as he looked at Jin Myeong’s back.

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