Chapter 30
Chapter 30
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 30
Chapter Title: Unknown Martial Art (2)
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The escort mission concluded without a hitch.
Yu Hwa ordered the escorts and porters to store the goods at the agency.
"Young Clan Head. The escort duties are complete. I'll handle the rest, so why don't you rest?"
"Sure. Got it. Good work."
"Not at all. It was just my duty."
"I'll review your martial arts tonight."
"Thank you!!"
Yu Hwa bowed her head joyfully.
Dang Yu-wol lightly patted her shoulder and turned his gaze away.
"So-geok Taoist. The Soaring Dragon Squad will stay at the Tang Clan, right?"
"You didn't invite us all this way just to make us find our own lodging, did you?"
"Of course not. I'll prepare rooms for you."
The Soaring Dragon Squad members sighed in relief.
They must have thought he'd make them fend for themselves.
"And Namgung Seon-jae. Don't we have business to attend to separately?"
"Indeed."
This was why they'd come all the way here.
Namgung Seon-jae followed behind him with a calm expression.
"We'll escort the guests."
Everyone else was left behind as Dang Yu-wol and Namgung Seon-jae entered the agency.
The remaining Soaring Dragon Squad members looked bewildered when Ji Gong approached.
Peak Realm...!!
A master! Was there such an expert in the Tang Clan?
His eyes gleamed with fighting spirit, and his posture was impeccable.
Even at a glance, his flawless stance revealed his realm.
"I'm Ji Gong."
He hadn't received an official clan surname yet, since the Clan Head hadn't returned.
Still, no one disputed his importance in the Tang Clan.
"From the Sacheon Tang Clan...? You look more like a Daoist sect member, no matter how I see it."
"I'm staying with the Tang Clan thanks to the Young Clan Head's grace."
"I see..."
Just what is Dang Yu-wol? Who is that guy?
The Soaring Dragon Squad members' doubts only grew.
Entering the Sacheon Escort Agency's training ground, Namgung Seon-jae took a slow breath.
"Young Clan Head of the Namgung Clan, Namgung Seon-jae. My martial art is the Soaring Heaven Carefree Swordsmanship."
"Proxy Clan Head of the Sacheon Tang Clan, Dang Yu-wol. I use... various arts, but let's call it Soul-Chasing Phantom Dart for now."
"Various, huh."
"I've picked up this and that. You don't only use Soaring Heaven Carefree Swordsmanship either, right?"
He nodded in agreement.
As the Namgung Clan's Young Clan Head, he'd been taught the Heavenly Wind Sovereign Sword Method and Sovereign Sword Forms.
"Then let's begin."
A dart appeared in Dang Yu-wol's hand.
Soul-Chasing Phantom Dart
Flashing light erupts!
"Kuh!!"
He'd nearly been hit.
Namgung Seon-jae urgently unleashed a form from the Soaring Heaven Carefree Swordsmanship to deflect the hidden weapon, baring his teeth.
Heavier than blocking an average heavy sword. No room to hold back my strength.
Excitement surged.
And anticipation.
Soaring Heaven Carefree Swordsmanship, Fifth Form! Soaring Heaven Flower Strike!!
Triple-layered sword net targets the foe!
Sword qi extended from his blade, forming three layers of sword nets aimed at Dang Yu-wol.
Last time, a single layer had been pierced easily.
But what about three?
As the razor-sharp nets—capable of slicing boulders—closed in, a smile tugged at Dang Yu-wol's lips.
Worth analyzing.
-Oh ho. Planning to steal the Namgung Clan's martial arts?
Steal? What kind of stingy talk is that.
He'd seen and studied countless martial arts in the Blood Cult.
Now, he was testing how they'd fare against something similar to the Soaring Heaven Carefree Swordsmanship.
When else will I get to clash with the Namgung Clan like this?
-True. To fight the Blood Cult, the Namgung Clan would be allies. No reason to fight then.
Exactly.
Green sword qi enveloped Dang Yu-wol's shortsword.
"Ooooh!!"
"Such vivid sword qi... Peak Realm level?!"
Unnamed Sword Technique
Green qi rends the sword nets!
The onlookers' cries rang out as his shortsword traced a bizarre trajectory.
The sword strike shattered the nets that seemed ready to bind everything.
Then came beams of light streaking in again.
This time, five of them.
Soaring Heaven Carefree Swordsmanship, First Form! Soaring Ring Wall!!
Sword qi wall blocks the darts!
A wall of sword qi formed a massive barrier, stopping the darts.
But Dang Yu-wol didn't stop.
Dozens of darts shot from his hand in rapid succession.
"Hahaha!! Not bad!!"
He couldn't block all the hidden weapons.
Dodging what he could with footwork and parrying the rest, Namgung Seon-jae's sword moved.
"Hah!!"
"Th-that's!!"
Everyone was stunned.
And for good reason— what coated Namgung Seon-jae's sword wasn't mere sword qi.
-Sword gang?!
Is that the Sovereign Sword Form?
-Looks like an imitation.
Seems so. Different from the reports.
The Namgung Clan Head, the Sword King, unleashed the Sovereign Sword Form using intent to utterly crush the opponent's momentum—a divine art.
But Namgung Seon-jae's lacked that.
It was just raw power.
-Still, sword gang is sword gang. How do you plan to evade it?
His energy filled the training ground.
The sword gang's power seemed ready to erupt at any moment.
Even as Ye-ui asked with a chuckle, Dang Yu-wol shook his head.
Evade?
Light burst from Dang Yu-wol's hand.
Not one beam, but dozens, hundreds.
I'll meet it head-on.
Like flower petals filling the heavens, impossible to dodge—like rain itself—the lights clashed with the sovereign's aura.
"Urk!!!"
An imitation, yes, but it was the sovereign's aura that dominated all.
The clash scattered it like dust.
Close call. If Dang Yu-wol hadn't held back, I might've been seriously injured. But more importantly...
The Sovereign Sword Form crumbled, leaving him with minor internal injuries.
But that hardly mattered.
He'd learned something far more important.
"The petals spread across the myriad heavens are like rain, missing nothing..."
Several generations ago, the Namgung Clan Head had dueled the Sacheon Tang Clan Head.
Records mentioned a technique that suppressed the perfected Sovereign Sword Form...
Namgung Seon-jae murmured the words from that record in a trembling voice.
"...Myriad Heaven Flower Shower."
His eyes gleamed.
The young man before him was far stronger than he'd imagined.
-You okay? Looks like internal injuries.
This much is nothing.
-By the way, what you just used... wasn't that intent?
A realm only those at the absolute pinnacle of Peak could barely touch.
-Lucky it ended with just internal injuries at your Peak level. Take this first.
A healing pill appeared in Dang Yu-wol's hand.
Ye-ui's internal injury remedy.
Popping it into his mouth naturally, the turmoil in his dantian subsided.
-Don't use it recklessly from now on.
Who knows. The world isn't that forgiving.
"Was that really the Myriad Heaven Flower Shower just now?"
"Yes."
Dang Yu-wol nodded.
"My own reinterpretation of it."
"Heh. Amazing. Truly amazing..."
"Here, take this."
Dang Yu-wol tossed him another pill from Ye-ui.
Namgung Seon-jae had paid the price for forcing the Sovereign Sword Form.
"What's this...?"
"Simple internal injury remedy."
"Mm. Thanks."
I have my own from the Healing Immortal Sect, but I can't ignore his courtesy.
Despite that supreme pill, he took Dang Yu-wol's instead.
His eyes widened instantly.
Unbelievable... The effects spread so fast!! And the potency...!!
"Wh-what is this?!"
"Internal injury remedy."
"Th-this is beyond that!!"
Namgung Seon-jae was shocked.
Internal injuries were common in martial arts training.
Thus, the murim world brimmed with remedies.
I've taken plenty, but nothing like this.
First-rate, without doubt.
He stared at Dang Yu-wol in astonishment.
"Did you make it?"
"Something like that."
"Heh. Impressive."
The Myriad Heaven Flower Shower was impressive too.
But he'd heard from the Murim Alliance's intelligence that Dang Yu-wol's poisons were top-tier.
And he could make pills like this?
"...The title of Dragon should be yours, not mine."
"No interest in empty titles."
"Don't you know how important a title is to a murim warrior?"
"I do. That's why I don't care. In the end, only you define yourself."
Namgung Seon-jae's eyes widened.
"Why lock yourself in others' gazes?"
"...!!"
He was right.
Rising star of the later generation.
Sword Dragon.
Young Clan Head of the Namgung Clan.
All mere chains binding him.
In that moment of realization, qi stirred within Namgung Seon-jae.
-Looks like enlightenment.
Seems so.
Still merely early Peak Realm.
How much would he grow from this?
The Namgung Clan will be huge help against the Blood Cult. Best to nurture them now.
-Your plan isn't to keep the Blood Cult from overrunning Sacheon?
Yes.
-Will the Namgung Clan really join the fight?
I'll make them.
Distance doesn't mean you drop the log?
Unacceptable.
Just racking up this debt will get them moving.
-You laid a stepping stone for the child's growth.
Ye-ui chuckled.
Would that alone move the Namgung Clan?
-Seems insufficient.
Of course. I'll use other means too, so don't worry.
As Dang Yu-wol conversed with Ye-ui, the aura rising from Namgung Seon-jae slowly subsided.
Having reined it in properly, he let out a small sigh and opened his eyes.
"Thank you."
A formal bow with clasped fists.
Dang Yu-wol waved it off nonchalantly.
"No big deal. Let's grab some food instead."
Dang Yu-wol turned away indifferently, and Namgung Seon-jae followed with a grin.
Definitely no ordinary guy.