Chapter 86
Chapter 86
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 86
Chapter Title: Hundred Radiant Demons
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“어찌…….”
He couldn’t close his gaping mouth.
[Mad Demon dances,
Frantically rampaging,
Tearing through the empty air.
Legs buckling as if drained of strength,
Stumbling as if losing balance,
Mad Demon has gone insane.
The insane Mad Demon dances.
As if about to collapse any moment,
Flailing both arms wildly,
Blood rain falls]
It was an old verse passed down through the ages.
No, it was the inscription on ‘Tribulation Demon’s Wall,’ located in the deepest part of Jamacheon.
Tribulation Demon.
The weapon dreamed of by Jamacheon’s warriors. Countless Jamacheon martial artists had ventured into the desert in search of the Tribulation Demon. Most never returned.
Two hundred years ago, Cheol Jin-in, the Black God Demon who was the leader of the Hundred Radiant Demons, was one of them.
“It can’t be.”
Noe Baek shook his head. But he couldn’t tear his eyes away from Ak Muyoo. Countless weapons had struck Ak Muyoo’s body. And the owners of those weapons had been slain by a strangely shaped dao.
Those whose heads were severed were the lucky ones.
At least their corpses remained intact, even if dismembered.
The others were different. Heads, arms, legs, and torsos lay scattered in disarray.
“Kraaaargh!”
Kraaaang!
From within the spray of blood, one man and one beast roared.
And charged at the enemy once more.
Then another person leaped into the battlefield. It was Ja Ryu, who had been staring at the ring with a dazed expression. A terrifying energy poured from her sword. It was the Azure Dragon Supreme Sword Method, known as one of the Emei Sect’s two supreme arts alongside the Sun-Shooting Sword Method. Sword energies shaped like dragons rampaged in all directions.
Just three people were overwhelming the Great Desert Wolf Heaven forces. The Great Desert Wolf Heaven warriors charged with all their might, but it was futile. The one who frustrated them most was Ak Muyoo.
They had landed dozens of successful strikes, yet Ak Muyoo didn’t fall. No, far from falling, he seemed to be getting faster. The moment they relaxed after a successful hit, the Tribulation Demon would inevitably fly in and slice their torsos.
Ak Muyoo’s two arms and two legs moved without rest. Extending, pulling, swinging.
“I’ll go as well.”
Bullyeon the monk said, looking at Geumjeong Sinni.
“Bullyeon.”
Geumjeong Sinni called out to Bullyeon the monk. She too wanted to go out a hundred times over to aid Ara. If not for the order to absolutely avoid escalating things, she would have gone long ago.
“He’s a child I once abandoned. I can’t abandon him twice. If you excommunicate me for this, I’ll gladly accept it.”
Bullyeon the monk drew his sword and dashed into the battlefield.
“What should we do?”
Seo Haran asked, looking at Mok Bu-seong.
“They’re Border Wastelanders like us. If we attack them, many Border Wastelanders will condemn us.”
“I feel like giving up the Fire Demon Energy Wheel Blood Death Art.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“If we say we couldn’t let that guy die because he knows the Fire Demon Energy Wheel Blood Death Art, wouldn’t that work?”
“So, you mean pretend we haven’t received the Fire Demon Energy Wheel Blood Death Art yet?”
“Yes.”
“……That’s a clever move.”
Mok Bu-seong grinned faintly.
“Let’s go.”
The two dashed into the battlefield.
Bullyeon the monk, Seo Haran, and Mok Bu-seong struck from the outskirts, taking out enemies. But the enemy numbers were still vast.
“Beautiful, isn’t it.”
An elderly man in pitch-black robes said.
The old man wasn’t just dressed in black. His hair, and even his eyes, were all black. His pitch-black pupils, devoid of any whites, gave a chilling impression. This old man was Gonok, the Black Demon, ranked third in the Hundred Radiant Demons. Standing right beside him was an old man his complete opposite. With hair, eyebrows, eyes, mouth, and robes all white, this was Ta Bul Yeo, the White Demon.
“Indeed.”
Ta Bul Yeo nodded.
“Are we just going to keep watching?”
A white-haired woman said, her hair ashen like Ta Bul Yeo the White Demon. She was Neong-ok, the Water Demon.
“Then what do you suggest?”
Ta Bul Yeo asked.
“Aren’t you curious about that weapon, old man Bullyeon?”
“You mean it might be the Tribulation Demon?”
“I’m not sure if that weapon is the Tribulation Demon, but the bracer on that fine young man’s arm is definitely the Mad Demon Armor.”
“It’s really the Mad Demon Armor?”
Ta Bul Yeo wasn’t the only one shocked.
The others also looked at Water Demon Neong-ok with startled faces. The Mad Demon Armor had been taken by Black God Demon Cheol Jin-in when he left for the Border Wastelands three hundred years ago to find the Tribulation Demon. Because of that incident, the Hundred Radiant Demons had nearly been branded traitors in Jamacheon. So hearing Neong-ok say she’d seen the Mad Demon Armor was shocking.
“I saw it just now.”
“How did that child come to have it…….”
“To find out, we’ll need to keep him alive first, right?”
Neong-ok walked toward the battlefield.
“Have you forgotten the Heaven Lord’s words to avoid unnecessary conflicts?”
Noe Baek bellowed.
“So we should just let a descendant of Senior Black God Demon die?”
“That was three hundred years ago. It has nothing to do with us.”
“I left the Ice Palace and chose the demonic path because I wanted to live freely. No one has the right to stop me from doing what I want. Besides, I’m very old.”
Craaack! Craaack! Craaack!
Freezing sounds emanated around her as she stepped forward. She soon reached the rear of the Great Desert Wolf Heaven forces. She swung both arms toward the Great Desert Wolf Heaven warriors.
Thud! Thud thud! Thud thud!
Craaack! Craaack! Craaack!
Over ten Great Desert Wolf Heaven warriors turned into ice chunks and scattered.
“That woman torments people to the end.”
An old man with red hair muttered lowly. He was Jeok-un, the Fire Demon, ranked fifth in the Hundred Radiant Demons.
“Are you going too?”
Noe Baek asked.
“You know we five are as one, don’t you? We can’t refuse the jade.”
“And after living like that your whole life…….”
“It’s become a habit now; we have no choice.”
Jeok-un smiled faintly and stepped forward. Then three others followed him. They were Cho-sa the Wood Demon, Seokdae the Metal Demon, and Ji-uk the Earth Demon.
Their first steps were slow.
Demonic energy began to surge from the bodies of the four as they walked, soon turning into thick killing intent.
“Kraaa!”
“Kyaaa!”
“Uwaaaah!”
“Kraang!”
The four let out guttural roars and charged at the Great Desert Wolf Heaven.
Thump! Thud thud! Thud!
Upon reaching the enemy lines, they swung their arms.
“Kraek!”
“Aaak!”
“Euaak!”
With agonized screams, dozens turned into bloody pulps. The five’s martial arts were tremendous. In an instant, one side of the Great Desert Wolf Heaven collapsed.
“As expected of their reputation.”
Geumjeong Sinni clicked her tongue.
They said the strongest in Jamacheon were the Hundred Radiant Demons, and it wasn’t a lie. However, the Hundred Radiant Demons were so willful and hard to control that it was difficult to call them fully Jamacheon warriors—that was the drawback.
Yet the Radiant Demons’ martial prowess she witnessed firsthand was astonishing. With just five joining, the tide of battle felt completely shifted.
“But why are they…….”
A sudden doubt arose.
Here, the people with the least connection to them were the Hundred Radiant Demons. She herself, and even the Boundless Heaven Squad, had received help from the Black Wind group. Logically, she or the Boundless Heaven Squad should step in to aid the Black Wind group. Yet inexplicably, five of the Hundred Radiant Demons had joined.
“You’re lucky, you…….”
Geumjeong Sinni, watching Ak Muyoo, fell silent. Ak Muyoo and his dog stood amid the blood spray. It was as if they flailed in a tank filled with blood. Every time he swung his arms, blood poured like rain. That blood rained down directly onto the man and beast.
“Ah!”
Geumjeong Sinni let out an involuntary scream.
A blade aura infused with red energy lashed out from a dao, striking Ak Muyoo. Ak Muyoo tumbled head over heels.
“Kuk!”
Ak Muyoo looked ahead and smirked.
Adalta stood gripping the dao.
“You’ve finally come.”
Ak Muyoo glared at Adalta.
“Why don’t you leave that one to me?”
Ak Muyoo turned his head. Ageukta had approached unnoticed.
“Sorry. If not for that guy, I never intended to interfere. But it’s him.”
“What did that guy do?”
“He’s the one who cut off my one and only friend’s head.”
“That guy’s strong.”
“I know he’s strong. If I die, then step in.”
“……Got it.”
Ageukta ripped off the iron mask covering his face.
Flash!
He immediately kicked off the ground and soared. Rising three zhang high, he halted in midair.
“Great Desert Wolf Heaven warriors, hear me! I am Ageukta!”
Ageukta bellowed.
The Great Desert Wolf Heaven warriors froze in place.
“Mok Bu-seong!”
When Ak Muyoo called, Mok Bu-seong turned.
“From now on, anyone who dares talk back to that guy is a traitor. Kill them all.”
“Understood.”
“I trusted my younger brother Adalta and gave him a heavy responsibility. But that bastard poisoned and attacked me, his older brother and Heaven Lord. By heaven’s fortune, I didn’t die. No, not only did I survive—I became the master of the Heaven Earth Sun Command Token.”
Ageukta pulled out the Heaven Earth Sun Command Token and shook it.
Ting! Ting!
The bell’s chime spread in all directions.
“Now you realize you’re completely screwed?”
Ak Muyoo said as he walked toward Adalta.
“Disciples uninvolved in Adalta’s betrayal, withdraw!”
Ageukta shouted again.
The Great Desert Wolf Heaven warriors looked at each other.
“I refrained from interfering even as my friend risked his life, out of consideration that you were once my subordinates. But I’ve changed my mind. If you don’t withdraw, I’ll deem you all rebels and execute you. This is your final warning.”
“How can we trust you?”
One Great Desert Wolf Heaven warrior shouted.
Flash!
Flash!
Mok Bu-seong and Seo Haran leaped forward almost simultaneously.
“Chaha!”
The man let out a shout and launched himself.
Puk!
Slash!
Pierced first by the spear, then beheaded by the sword.
“Kraaak!”
“That’s not Ageukta!”
“Right, the former Heaven Lord is dead!”
A few more shouted.
Mok Bu-seong and Seo Haran leaped again.
The Great Desert Wolf Heaven warriors resisted the two, but they stood no chance against the two Yellow Heaven Ten Dragons. They died screaming pitifully.
With them gone, no more resisted. The Great Desert Wolf Heaven warriors fell back. Their numbers were now just over two hundred.
Three hundred of the original five hundred had fallen.
Soon, a wide clearing formed.
“Now it’s just us two left.”
Ak Muyoo smiled at Adalta.
“Hey, Black Wind!”
Water Demon Neong-ok called to Ak Muyoo.
Ak Muyoo turned his head.
“What?”
“That on your wrist—is it the Mad Demon Armor?”
“……Not telling.”
Ak Muyoo turned back.
“I’ll kill you, you bastard!”
Flash!
Adalta kicked off the ground. His form shot forward at terrifying speed.