Chapter 137
Chapter 137
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 137
Chapter Title: Conclusion 1
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Mu-heun knew he had to surpass this limit, right now.
Normally, he would have handled Seol Ha-ryeong's matter first, then chosen a more meticulous method to increase his internal energy.
The method he was attempting now was so dangerous that even someone with experience mastering the Divine Arts of the Heavenly Demon could die from a single misstep... He wouldn't have used such a risky approach otherwise. However, this was not the time to be picky about his methods.
In an instant, a colossal demonic energy flowed through the Sun and Moon Sword and into his dantian. This immense energy was exceedingly impure, mixed with the demonic aura of the monsters and all sorts of other energies.
This was not a pure energy.
It was a mass of energy that had simply been absorbed and amplified indiscriminately. It was like a bomb, and Mu-heun had just absorbed that bomb into his dantian.
Pa-sun, who was in the middle of subduing the villagers, saw what Mu-heun was doing and cried out in horror.
"Hey! You! You crazy bastard! You're going to die!"
At that moment, Pa-sun was the only one there who understood the insane act Mu-heun was attempting.
The other elders, seeing Mu-heun's martial prowess for the first time, were bewildered, while Seol Ha-ryeong and Dang So-so had no idea what he was trying to do.
Mu-heun said to Pa-sun.
"I have to surpass it now!"
Then, he instantly drew the massive clump of energy into his dantian and began to break it down. Next, to filter out the impurities, including the demonic aura, he rapidly circulated the energy already residing in his dantian.
The formless energy was processed into threads. Hundreds, thousands of these threads flowed in perfect balance.
Soon, they merged densely with other threads, like countless strands of silk weaving together to form a single cloth.
The planes formed by these threads of energy gathered to create the shape of a dragon, which then split into two, coiling around his innate true energy.
The energies of yin and yang filled the opposite ends of his dantian, and between the two dragons and the yin-yang energies, the energy of the Five Elements settled.
The incoming energy repeated the same process, beginning to fill Mu-heun's dantian. The impure demonic aura was absorbed and filtered by the yin energy, while the natural energy was handled by the yang.
Soon, he began to accept it fully as his own energy.
Just then, the monster, having regained its senses, leaped out of the river and lunged at Mu-heun in the sky.
However, Pa-sun noticed the monster's movement and quickly shouted to the elders.
"We have to stop that beast from reaching Baek Mu-heun!"
Pa-sun and the other Kunlun elders rushed in to block the monster's attack. But.
"Gah! This beast isn't just big! It's incredibly strong!"
"I know that! But hold it back! He will resolve this soon!"
"Is that really the disciple of the Sichuan Divine Doctor? I can feel an unbelievable power from him!"
"Just block it for now!"
"Yes!"
The elders knew.
This was no time to question every little detail. Unleashing the ultimate techniques of Kunlun, they began to prevent the monster from getting any closer to Mu-heun.
Pa-sun yelled to the three elders who had accompanied him.
"Unleash the Eight Great Forms of the Cloud Dragon!"
"Yes!"
The Eight Great Forms of the Cloud Dragon was a set of eight techniques combining footwork, palm strikes, and saber arts. It was a martial art that only those at the level of a Kunlun elder could learn, truly one of Kunlun's ultimate skills.
While it was possible for one person to perform the forms individually, it was also possible for four people to link them together, which is why Pa-sun coordinated with the three elders to execute the Eight Great Forms of the Cloud Dragon.
"Divine Dragon Swirls the Mist. Dragon Roams the Imperial Heavens."
Pa-sun, at the middle stage of the Transcendent Realm, was the first to unleash a form, projecting his vast internal energy. The energy boiling up from his dantian flowed from the blade of his saber like a cloud, its speed like that of a tempest.
The cloud soon took the shape of a dragon, and a mist of clouds began to rise around the monster standing in the middle of the river.
The sight was like a typhoon, and from within the cloudy mist, the form of a dragon shot out and began to constrict the monster.
"Kueeeek!"
The monster shrieked and struggled, but Pa-sun's internal energy was considerable, so it could not easily break free.
At that moment, the other elders followed up with their own forms.
"Divine Dragon Swings its Tail. Three Manifestations of the Cloud Dragon."
One elder drew upon his internal energy from within the cloudy mist Pa-sun had created and executed his form. His energy resonated with the mist, causing three massive cloud dragons to emerge and bite down on the monster.
*Crunch!*
However, the monster's hide was as hard as cold-forged steel, so they couldn't inflict significant damage. The internal energy the monster emanated was on a completely different level from that of an ordinary martial artist.
Worse, a faint stream of energy was continuously flowing from the villagers to the monster. If they couldn't cleave the beast with a powerful attack, all their efforts would be like pouring water into a cracked jar.
Though it seemed futile, the elders trusted Pa-sun's words and followed his lead.
Next, a massive dragon's tail slammed into the monster.
*KABOOM!*
"Keeeek!"
The other elders also executed their forms.
"Endless Cloud Dragons. Dragon's Tail Summons the Wind."
Countless cloud dragons emerged from the mist to attack the monster, and their numerous tails whipped up a wind that hindered its movements.
"Dragon Soars to the Ninth Heaven. Heavenly Dragon Tramples All."
Then, nine massive cloud dragons soared up from the mist, sweeping the monster into the sky before descending at once to stomp on it.
The elders' internal energy was around the Entry Realm. Yet, they could all launch attacks nearing the Transcendent Realm thanks to the cloudy mist Pa-sun had initially created.
Even with such power, worthy of being called an ultimate technique...
"Kueeeek!"
Despite its body being gouged and burst open in places, bleeding profusely, the monster's ferocity did not diminish in the slightest. In fact, it was endlessly spewing internal energy that was close to the peak of the Transcendent Realm.
The monster had now lost all reason and was about to go on an even greater rampage.
Pa-sun roared in frustration.
"Dammit! What a tough bastard! Keep pressing it!"
"Yes, Senior Brother!"
The heroes of Kunlun were truly creating a scene worthy of a myth.
Then, a problem arose.
The monster's wounded body began to regenerate on its own.
"S-Senior Brother... that's."
"This is..."
To make matters worse, every time the monster thrashed and shrieked in pain and rage, the calmed villagers began to convulse, and soon, blood started to flow from their bodies.
"Damn it!"
There were three Kunlun elders gathered here. If Pa-sun and they combined their strength, they could surely deal with the monster, no matter how strong it was.
However, the problem was time. It would take Pa-sun and the elders at least half a day to dispose of the monster. No matter how hard the first-generation disciples of Kunlun, Seol Ha-ryeong, and Dang So-so tried to calm the villagers, it was obvious they would all be cold corpses by then.
Pa-sun tightened his grip on his saber and said.
"You bastard... hurry up and do something! Isn't what you learned and mastered that peerless divine art that shook the entire martial world?!"
Perhaps Pa-sun's desperation reached him.
*KABOOOOM!*
A massive explosion erupted in the sky above the village.
The remnants of the explosion fell to the ground, and the acrid smoke cleared. At the center of the blast's aftermath was Mu-heun.
Mu-heun used Void Steps to ascend even higher into the sky and raised his Sun and Moon Sword toward the heavens. A purple light shone from his eyes, and an ominous aura, so menacing that even Pa-sun found it chilling, swirled around him.
Mu-heun sent a telepathic message to Pa-sun.
[ Yes... thank you for buying me time. I'll handle the rest. ]
Hearing the message, Pa-sun shouted to the Kunlun elders and the rest of the group.
"Get the villagers away from the river immediately! Elders, take refuge in the village too! The river, including the monster, is about to be devastated!"
As Pa-sun started to move, the others used the Cloud Sea Flying Shadow technique to carry the villagers on their backs and retreat from the river.
Dang So-so and Seol Ha-ryeong also carried villagers and fled, while Hyeok, still inside the Cloud-Gazing Formation, shielded the children and faced the river, raising his internal energy.
Hyeok couldn't escape with the children because of the formation, so he intended to use his own body as a shield, pushing his protective aura to its maximum.
Mu-heun settled the energy that had taken root in his dantian.
The impure energies were not yet fully refined, but because he had absorbed such a vast amount, the internal energy he could use right now was at the peak of the Transcendent Realm.
But the Divine Arts of the Heavenly Demon was a sublime divine art.
It wasn't just the sheer amount of internal energy; the explosive force created by the clashing of ominous demonic energies amplified his already immense power even further.
Thus, Mu-heun once again reached the State of Demonic Ascension.
This was a completely different realm from the one he had achieved with the energy sent through the formation from the Heavenly Dance Family.
The State of Demonic Ascension Mu-heun had now reached was a domain he could enter whenever he wished, and he was now confident he wouldn't lose to any of the five disciples.
Of course, he wasn't sure about the Sword Demon, his eldest senior brother... But what was certain was that he could slaughter the monster right in front of him.
"I will kill you, you filthy beast."
"Kieeeek!"
The monster seemed to sense something ominous and shrieked at Mu-heun. However, Mu-heun's eyes only grew colder.
'I no longer care about any information on you lot.'
"Heavenly Demon Divine Sword, First Form. Ninth Heaven Demonic Sword, Asura's Slash."
The monster stretched one of its arms toward Mu-heun...
*CLANG!*
In that instant, the monster's arm was cleanly severed and sent flying.
The Kunlun elders and Pa-sun couldn't hide their astonishment. Wasn't this the same monster they had relentlessly attacked, even using an ultimate technique like the Eight Great Forms of the Cloud Dragon?
And yet...
To not only cut through the monster's energy, which was near the peak of the Transcendent Realm, but to also cleanly slice through its hide, harder than cold-forged steel!
Seol Ha-ryeong and Dang So-so were also aghast. They knew he had defeated Dang Baek-ho, but to think he was this powerful!
Their reaction was natural. They might have known Dang Baek-ho was strong, but they were unaware of the Poison Blood Demons and hundreds of mechanisms he had prepared in the underground cavern.
However, just because they didn't know didn't mean it hadn't happened.
The one who had destroyed all of that and defeated Dang Baek-ho was Mu-heun, and this was the state he had been in at that time.
"Second Form. Heaven-Descending Sword, Dragon Shattering the Heavens."
Mu-heun's Sun and Moon Sword pointed at the monster, and an instant later, a massive hole was punched through its torso.
*CRACK!*
"Kieeeeeek!"
"Third Form. Asura's Heaven-Annihilating Arts, Severing the Heavens."
*CRACK!*
Each time Mu-heun used a form of the Heavenly Demon Divine Sword, a sound like the sky itself was splitting apart rang out. This time, the monster was split in half.
"Kiiii..."
Watching the monster, unable to even scream, Mu-heun delivered the final form.
"Fourth Form. Five Elements Demonic Sword, Strike of Dark Chaos."
With Mu-heun's final declaration, the monster began to disintegrate. Everything, from the monster to the cloudy mist spread around it and the river below, was annihilated without a trace, becoming nothingness.
*Srrrrrr*
That day.
The riverbed near the village vanished due to the monster.
All that remained was a pit as wide as a lake, and as the river's waters flowed into it, a great lake was formed.