Chapter 107
Chapter 107
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 107
Chapter Title: Crimson Dragon Demonic Body
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The heart mentioned in the Heavenly Demon Serene Heart Technique refers to two things.
A tranquil mind, calm and serene.
An immovable mind, unshakable even in the face of any crisis.
This means erecting a thick, high mental barrier to strengthen one's mental fortitude, but it also signifies training the body to respond calmly without recklessly expending energy, even in extreme situations.
In other words, the Heavenly Demon Serene Heart Technique allowed one to artificially control the beating of the physical heart organ.
In normal times, it slowed the heartbeat to let the body rest.
But in a crisis, it accelerated the heartbeat, flooding the entire body with blood to heighten muscle and nerve tension to the maximum.
Thanks to this, the middle dantian reacted.
The connection that had already begun linking tightly to the five viscera and six bowels through the birth of the Black Dragon Qi now extended to the heart as well, awakening a new energy.
It was fire qi.
The five viscera correspond to the five elements, and the heart governs fire.
Because of this, the seed of fire qi that had sprouted continued to swell with ongoing energy circulation and meditation, eventually transforming into true qi and successfully pioneering a new circulation path.
Crimson Dragon Fire True Qi.
Shortened to Crimson Dragon Qi Technique.
It was named thus to pair with the Black Dragon Qi.
‘If I continue this way, sequentially awakening three more dragons in accordance with the five elements to strengthen the middle dantian, that wouldn’t be a bad idea.’
However, the Crimson Dragon Qi had a starkly opposite characteristic from the Black Dragon Qi.
While the Black Dragon Qi, being of yin nature, excelled in evil arts like spectral sorcery or insidious techniques emphasizing stealthy movements.
The Crimson Dragon Qi, possessing yang properties, was perfectly suited for explosive, destructive martial arts.
Moreover, this wasn’t just any yang.
It was extreme yang.
It harbored truly tremendous firepower!
Whoosh!
Scorching heat rose over the body.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
The heart pounded fiercely.
Like a racehorse giving its all at full gallop.
Blood raced through the veins at high speed, pumping oxygen into all sixty trillion cells with maximum force, while the entire nervous system tensed sharply, elevating reaction speed and all motor senses to their peak.
The body’s functions were enhanced to the maximum.
Crimson Dragon Qi Technique
Courage and Strength Technique
Crimson Dragon Demonic Body activated
Boom!
He stomped down hard.
His body stood rigidly on the training ground as if nailed in place, successfully pushing back the Lion Sword King’s sword strike with full force for the first time without yielding an inch.
Clang!
“You—”
The Lion Sword King read the eerie heat flickering in his eyes and was slightly startled, then burst into a wide grin.
His fangs gleamed viciously between his lips.
“Now it’s finally getting interesting!”
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Once more, the Fierce Lion Sword and Dreadstorm Fan clashed in dozens of exchanges in an instant.
The difference from before was that he no longer yielded in power.
Even his reaction speed, which had lagged by half a beat, was now roughly keeping pace.
His reflexes were heating up hotter than ever.
Thanks to this, the Mara Heaven Sword Form, refined through days of intense training from the three women and the insights gained from the battle with Gu Min-chae, finally took complete shape.
Mara Manifestation.
Yes.
This was it.
The true form of the Mara Heaven Sword Form he had sought.
The perfected Heavenly Demon Slaughter Sword flowing from the Heavenly Demon Serene Heart Technique!
「Young Leader!」
「This form right now is just like—」
「Seeing the Leader himself—」
The Crimson Dragon Qi Technique draws out the body’s potential to its utmost limit.
Thus, unlike the Black Dragon Qi, it shines most brilliantly when focusing solely on martial arts rather than sorcery.
This is why it synergizes best with the courage and strength of the Herculean Divine Skill, and when combined, their amplifying effect paves the way to realms beyond his current attainment.
The specters recalling their master in his present form stemmed from this very reason.
For he was the incarnation of martial prowess itself.
From his perspective, it was utterly natural for the Crimson Dragon Qi Technique’s activation to mimic his master.
Thus was born the Crimson Dragon Demonic Body.
The fusion of Crimson Dragon Qi and courage.
A transformation into a martial essence, artificially birthed to recreate his master’s Heavenly Demon Slaughter Sword—a sorcery that was martial arts.
Boom!
He deflected the descending Fierce Lion Sword to the side like lightning.
“You seem like a completely different person. Your claws, honed sharp overnight, look keen enough to wound even my body.”
The Lion Sword King was laughing.
He was delighted.
At witnessing a martial art capable of stimulating him.
“I’ve seen one. But the other one still hasn’t appeared?”
“I was just about to show it.”
He fully unfurled the Dreadstorm Fan.
Winds gathered at the fan’s edge, and in an instant, sparks flew up, transforming into a fiery storm that enveloped his entire body.
It looked as if a fire dragon had manifested, coiling protectively around him.
“Hoh?”
A glint appeared in the Lion Sword King’s eyes.
He spoke.
“If brother is the lion, then I too must become the divine beast to match it.”
“That’s a dragon?”
“Dragons have long been known as divine beasts that summon winds and rains. None rival them in wielding gales.”
“This must be the Dark Lord’s teaching.”
“Something like that. Care to block it?”
“Of course.”
Click!
The Lion Sword King regripped the Fierce Lion Sword.
Sweat beaded thickly on the back of his hand.
A sign of the fire dragon’s immense heat.
Indeed, murmurs rose from the spectator stands.
「…It’s like a real dragon breathing.」
「A martial art that’s sorcery yet not, a Heavenly Demon Slaughter Sword that’s a stormwind dance—」
「The Young Leader’s perspective is utterly unlike that of ordinary warriors like us. It goes beyond novel to the point of seeming bizarre.」
「The phrase ‘profoundly enigmatic’ was made for moments like this.」
The Lion Sword King laughed.
“Once I devour that dragon’s heart, I feel like I’ll grasp something myself.”
“Then allow me to display my humble skills.”
He swung the Dreadstorm Fan with all his might.
Crunch—
The fire dragon stirred.
Crimson Dragon Qi Technique
Fire Dragon Descent
Where the fire dragon passed, black scorch marks remained alongside deep scale imprints, as if a massive serpent weighing dozens of piculs had slithered by.
Cracks spiderwebbed outward from those traces, vividly demonstrating the dragon’s tremendous firepower and power.
Yet its predatory lunge toward the Lion Sword King was serpentine in its agility.
Boom!
The golden lion aura emanating from the Lion Sword King blazed more brilliantly and ferociously than ever.
That radiance sharpened into lion claws with the sword strike, slashing at the fire dragon with full force.
Golden Lion Sword Method
Lion Dragon Slash
Boom!
For all its momentum, the fire dragon shattered all too easily, almost anticlimactically.
But the aftermath was far from anticlimactic.
Fragments of the shattered fire dragon rained down in all directions.
“What the—?”
“Dodge, incoming!”
“Damn it!”
The spectator stands erupted in chaos.
Adept masters unleashed their auras into the air, barely managing to fend off the fireballs.
But some staggered or collapsed, vomiting as incredulous expressions crossed their faces.
The power packed into those fireballs had been that immense.
Even the Lion Sword King wasn’t unscathed.
The remnants of the formless fire dragon suddenly swirled clockwise around him, trapping him within.
He had successfully forged a fiery prison with the winds he commanded.
He lowered the Dreadstorm Fan.
Simultaneously, the fiery prison contracted inward.
The Lion Sword King was fully exposed to the flames.
Boom!
The flames failed to inflict any notable wounds on the Lion Sword King this time too.
But they weren’t entirely ineffective.
His upper garment had half burned away, exposing scorched skin, with blue veins bulging as if ready to burst.
It was poison.
“Spicy one. Stings the tongue even after rinsing.”
“They say spiciness is a sensation. It’ll only get spicier. You sure you’re alright?”
“Bring it on!”
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
「Embedding spectral poison in the fire dragon beforehand was a divine move.」
「Even if guarded against the dragon, enduring the toxin infiltrating the lungs via smoke is tough—」
「And dispersing it as ghostly mist would be the icing on the cake, wouldn’t it?」
Though his mind must have briefly clouded from the sudden heaviness in his body, the Lion Sword King charged like a bull, utterly unperturbed.
He had likely forcibly suppressed the poison with his ferocious energy.
His grinning face suggested he was dying of amusement.
Especially his eyes, gleaming with madness, brimmed with ecstasy.
Had he glimpsed something in the claws he had bared?
Who could say.
But one thing was certain.
He was enjoying this moment just as much.
Finding an opponent who could fully withstand everything he unleashed anew wasn’t easy.
Seizing the chance, he intended to steal the Lion Sword King’s techniques, absorb what was useful, discard the rest, and refine his own martial arts, so he gave his all.
Maintaining the Crimson Dragon Demonic Body at maximum, he clashed with the Lion Sword King once more.
The sword thrust piercing his chest hurt terribly.
But it was just as thrilling.
Ecstasy flooded the training ground.
No more idle chatter passed between them.
They devoted utmost concentration solely to sword and blade, attack and defense.
“!!”
“!!!”
Clang! Clang! Claaang!
Boom! Boom! Boom—
The Lion Sword King’s attacks were purely linear.
If anything blocked his path, he would shatter it and press on—that was his sole intent.
In contrast, he moved in curves.
When needed, he leveraged the Crimson Dragon Demonic Body’s firepower to clash head-on.
But at times, he yielded ground, entrusting himself to the gales.
Wind lacks fixed form, allowing endless variation.
He deflected what could be deflected, and when exploiting a weakness, he drilled in relentlessly like an awl.
Once embedded deep enough, he detonated.
No fiercer assault than forcibly prying open a vulnerability and bombing it relentlessly.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumbllle—
Boom!
The gale erupted.
“I thought it was swordplay, but flames and wind?”
The Lion Sword King took two steps back, and plum blossoms of ice and rain needles poured toward him in droves.
“And hidden weapons too? Haha!”
Clang! Clang! Clang!
As the Lion Sword King erected a sword barrier to swat them aside, he swiftly closed the gap and swung the Dreadstorm Fan upward.
The Fierce Lion Sword’s trajectory bent upward.
A new opening created thereby.
Using his body as a pillar, he unleashed a gale kick with his left foot.
Followed by gale leg and gale blast.
The Stormwind Dance’s key techniques unfolded in succession.
Yet they were also the Mara Heaven Sword Form.
Since both the Stormwind Dance and Mara Heaven Sword Form lacked fixed forms, blending them into one seamless martial art posed no issue.
And that wasn’t all.
The flames riding the onslaught of gales churned up the ground indiscriminately, disrupting his vision and senses.
Slash! Slash! Slash—
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Gales swept fiercely from front, flanks, rear, and blind spots alike—none favored the Lion Sword King.
“Sword, explosions, wind, poison, hidden weapons, strikes… Seemingly disparate fields uniting as one, the very essence of swordwind! ‘Elusive as gods and ghosts’—that phrase exists for times like this! I was right to see it in you!! Hahaha!!”
He spared no part of his energy sense domain.
Heavenly Demon Slaughter Sword.
Rain of Plum Blossoms and Ice Needles.
Crimson Dragon Qi Technique.
Black Dragon Heart Formula.
Stormwind Dance.
This was his personal stage, utilizing everything he possessed.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
In the end, the Lion Sword King found his advance halted at some point, forced to focus solely on defense.
Yet he showed no frustration—only immense joy.
Amid his mad laughter lurked the expression of one who had found a lifeline from the heavens.
「Only the Young Leader in the world could attempt to grind down a transcendent master like this—」
「Quiet for a moment! Doesn’t that guy seem off somehow?」
Before long, serenity had replaced ecstasy in the Lion Sword King’s eyes.
An uncanny glow flickered.
After repeated marvels, his emotions had stilled like a placid lake.
In that instant, realization dawned.
He had just now stepped one foot into the new realm he had so long awaited.
Reincarnated Demon God Legend