Chapter 26
Chapter 26
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 26
Chapter Title: If You Unleash the Fear Demon, It Becomes a Blood Ghost
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Martial God (26)
If you unleash the Fear Demon, it becomes a Blood Ghost
“This spot is perfect…….”
One of the Four Evils Bandits stepped into the space where the two were.
Whoosh!
In that instant, the Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink sliced through the air. Even weighing fifty jin, the speed at which it was swung was tremendous.
“Gasp!”
The Four Evils Bandit member panicked.
He hurriedly raised his weapon to block in front of him.
Clang!
The Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink shattered the weapon and charged straight ahead.
Thud!
“Argh!”
The man’s chest caved in as he let out a wretched scream.
Swish!
Ak Muyoo leaped toward the man on the right. The man on the right hastily swung his weapon. Ak Muyoo’s body twisted at an angle impossible for a human. With his shoulder nearly touching the ground, he swung the Fear Demon. The Fear Demon dug under the man’s armpit and tore through his heart.
“Gurgh!”
A scream burst from the man’s mouth.
“Enemy!”
“Who are you?”
Swish!
Ak Muyoo shot downward.
The footwork he unleashed while charging was Mad Thousand Blood Steps.
“Kill him!”
“Kill him!”
The Four Evils Bandits members radiated killing intent as they rushed toward Ak Muyoo. As the distance closed, they immediately swung their weapons.
Ak Muyoo staggered like a drunkard. His legs wobbled, but his arms moved differently. They precisely pierced the openings of those who swung their weapons. Strictly speaking, they weren’t openings. The spots the Fear Demon and Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink targeted were the gaps created when the enemies swung their weapons—gaps that would immediately close once they retracted their strikes.
Slash!
The Fear Demon sliced through the opponent in one go.
Whether arm, leg, or torso, it spared nothing. Wherever the Fear Demon struck, flesh and bone were severed, and blood spurted out.
Thud!
The Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink crushed the opponent’s torso.
Flesh burst first, followed by bones shattering. Two more charged at Ak Muyoo. As he moved to block them, two others rushed in from both sides.
“Mad…….”
Ak Muyoo’s form moved swiftly. He toppled to the left as if falling, swinging his right arm.
Clang! Thud!
The Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink smashed the enemy’s weapon and head in sequence. To right his body, which had leaned down to touch the ground, he swung his left arm.
The Fear Demon cleaved through the air, slicing the enemy’s weapon and chest simultaneously. Spinning in place, he swung the Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink, with the Fear Demon following.
Clang!
The Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink first knocked away the opponent’s weapon. Then the Fear Demon severed the enemy’s outstretched arm and neck.
He leaped into the spraying blood, slamming down the Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink like an axe.
Clang!
Thud!
The enemy’s head shattered into pieces.
He continued advancing with Mad Thousand Blood Steps. As he stepped forward, his swinging arms turned into martial techniques that eliminated foes.
That was the Mad Blood Calamity Demon Flow Macheon had spoken of.
Thuk! Thuk!
Arrows flew from behind Ak Muyoo and embedded into the Four Evils Bandits’ bodies. They were shot by Luha.
Once she began firing arrows, Ak Muyoo gained some leeway. He focused even more on Mad Thousand Blood Steps. He had practiced it thousands, tens of thousands of times before, but that had only been practice.
No matter how much practice, it could never become true skill. “Practice like it’s real combat” didn’t apply to martial arts. Real combat meant staking your life. Practice, no matter how diligent, didn’t involve risking life, so a gap with actual combat was inevitable. To bridge that gap, one had to fight with life on the line.
That was how true combat martial arts were obtained.
Unleashing the Beast Blood Demon Art made Ak Muyoo’s movements even faster. His motion rivaled that of trained martial artists.
The key feature of Mad Thousand Blood Steps was that evasion and attack were one. The arms swung while dodging immediately transitioned into strikes.
Blood Steps.
With every step, blood sprayed, carving a bloody path.
Slash!
An enemy’s weapon grazed Ak Muyoo’s body.
The Solar Skin was indeed a treasure. Though the blade had passed over it, his clothes didn’t tear.
‘Good.’
A satisfied smile formed on Ak Muyoo’s lips.
This was armor. Of course, against a master who could shatter internals, even Solar Skin would be useless, but until then, it was invincible.
‘Just watch the neck.’
Ak Muyoo’s movements grew even rougher.
As his movements roughened, Mad Thousand Blood Steps became a storm. Luha came to Ak Muyoo’s side and shot arrows at the enemies. Her archery was incredible too.
Drawing an arrow from the quiver, nocking, and firing happened in the blink of an eye.
The two soon broke through the encirclement.
“I’ll head left.”
Ak Muyoo dashed toward where Choyu’s group was hiding.
“Chase them!”
The Four Evils Bandits split into two groups to pursue the pair. Soon, Ak Muyoo reached the sand dunes.
He passed between two dunes and stopped there. Seventeen enemies had chased him. Ak Muyoo turned and charged back at them.
Pssh! Pssh!
In that moment, Ak Guneok, Adal, and Choyu, hidden in the dunes, sprang up and attacked the enemies from behind.
“H, tra…… Aak!”
“Argh!”
“Uwaak!”
Under the trio’s merciless assault, the Four Evils Bandits screamed and collapsed one after another.
Sudden ambush from the rear threw the Four Evils Bandits into chaos. Ak Muyoo didn’t miss the chance. He gathered all his strength and attacked the enemies. The Fear Demon and Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink tore through the air at terrifying speeds.
“Guh!”
“Argh!”
Wretched screams continued nonstop.
He completely ignored the enemies’ attacks. What he needed to guard were only his exposed face, hands, and feet.
‘Whoa.’
Ak Muyoo chuckled inwardly.
The true power of Mad Thousand Blood Steps was finally revealed. If its counterattacking power while dodging was ten, now it was nearly a hundred.
He finally understood why “mad” was in its name. It shone brightest when ignoring enemy attacks and swinging wildly like a maniac.
‘Here goes.’
Ak Muyoo charged at the enemies. As he thought, he ignored their attacks.
‘Swing faster than them. To do that…….’
He stabbed the Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink into the ground and drew the Fear Demon from his waist. He had fought with the heavy Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink out of familiarity. To him, who had wielded the halberd and demon hooks for ten years, the Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink replaced the halberd, and the Fear Demon the hooks. In life-or-death fights, using the most familiar techniques was basic. So he’d stuck with them until now, but mastering Mad Thousand Blood Steps made him realize change was needed.
“This ends it.”
Ak Muyoo gripped the Fear Demon in both hands.
“Chaha!”
With a shout, he charged.
Dodging an incoming blade, he swung the Fear Demon in his left hand, then dropped chest-to-ground, swinging the one in his right.
Slash!
Splatter!
Blood spurting from the Four Evils Bandits’ bodies painted the air red.
Swish! Swish!
Ak Muyoo’s arms and legs kept surging toward the enemies. Arms forward pulled the legs, legs forward brought the torso.
One Blade, One Kill.
Blood splashed with every swing of his arms. Enemy blood poured over Ak Muyoo’s entire body. Soon, he was drenched in it.
In that state, he eliminated foes while advancing.
Finally, Mad Thousand Blood Steps ended.
Ak Muyoo turned to look at his path. The ground was a sea of blood. The Blood Steps were complete.
“Still lacking.”
He lowered his head to gaze at the Fear Demon in his hands.
The center wasn’t set yet.
This fight confirmed he needed to unleash the Fear Demon.
“Keuk! So you’re that guy.”
Ak Muyoo chuckled.
Macheon’s words finally made sense: ‘If you unleash the Fear Demon, it becomes a Blood Ghost.’ The two Fear Demons were Macheon’s weapons.
‘Then that must be Milun’s.’
His gaze shifted to the Secret Heaven Ruyi Ink stabbed in the ground mid-fight. Surprisingly, he had become the greatest beneficiary of the Sun God Temple.
“What martial art was that?”
Ak Guneok approached and asked.
As a martial clan descendant, he immediately recognized Ak Muyoo had used martial arts to wipe out the Four Evils Bandits.
“A guy without internal energy using martial arts? It’s just swinging these along with footwork.”
Ak Muyoo slightly raised the Fear Demon before sheathing it at his waist.
“That footwork must be something else.”
“For a guy like me, it’s a bit of a waste. Like pearls before swine…… Something like that.”
Then, Gun Cheokjeon’s group approached from the other side. Choyu was bleeding from his mouth, likely from internal injuries.
“What now?”
Gun Cheokjeon asked. Though he was the superior officer, the situation now relied entirely on Ak Muyoo.
Bwoooo! Bwooooo!
Trumpet sounds came from beyond the northern dunes. Ak Muyoo frowned. The pursuers from the north had arrived already.
They blew trumpets only upon finding traces. They must have spotted the Four Evils Bandits’ trail.
“Get the camels ready. Two per person. I’ll head up.”
Ak Muyoo climbed the dune.
Unleashing Beast Blood Demon Art, he reached the top and looked out. He checked north first.
“Fast.”
He muttered with a grim face.
Over two hundred Blood Wolf clansmen were charging fiercely, leading their blood wolves.
Even fleeing on camels, they’d last one shichen at most. He descended after observing the Blood Wolf Clan.
As he arrived, Gun Cheokjeon’s group gathered around.
“Who’s in the worst shape?”
Ak Muyoo asked, eyeing the five generals.
“Why ask that?”
Gun Cheokjeon questioned.
“The enemies chasing from the north will reach here in half a shichen. Even fleeing on camels, they’ll catch us in one. With over a hundred blood wolves leading, we’ll be annihilated if caught.”
“So we sacrifice one?”
“We need to lure them away.”
Ak Muyoo nodded.
“I’ll go.”
Gun Cheokjeon stepped forward immediately.
“I’ll go.”
This time, Full Flower General Choyu stepped up.
“General Choyu must return to Beijing alive.”
Gun Cheokjeon said.
“Look.”
Choyu opened his armor. The inside was soaked in blood.
“We’re the same.”
Gun Cheokjeon replied.
“We’re different, General. I’ve reached my limit. At best, I’ll last four or five days. I’m the best choice.”
“No. I’ll…….”
“General Choyu must go.”
Ak Muyoo cut off Gun Cheokjeon.
“Stay out of it.”
Gun Cheokjeon shouted sternly.
“Bring the camels.”
Ak Muyoo told Ak Guneok’s group.
But Ak Guneok hesitated, glancing at Gun Cheokjeon, and didn’t move.
“Didn’t you hear me!”
Ak Muyoo bellowed. His voice was so loud and cold that Ak Guneok, Ara, and So Daehwa froze in place. Ak Muyoo hadn’t shown it, but he had commanded ten thousand as a Ten Thousand Commander. The authority in his words rivaled a grand general’s.
Shing!
Gun Cheokjeon drew his sword and held it to Ak Muyoo’s neck.
“I’m the commander here, scum. Orders come from me, not you.”
“So what?”
Ak Muyoo’s tone changed.