chsdbacks Chapter 273 : The Descent of the Ominous God (4)
Chapter 273 : The Descent of the Ominous God (4)
Chapter 273: Descent of the Malevolent God (4)
“Don’t be afraid!!”
“If we kill just that bastard, this war will be over!!”
Perhaps because they believed they had seized the momentum.
Drunk on the fact that they were winning with unstoppable force for the first time in a long while, the martial artists of the Murim Alliance rushed toward the newly appeared Gu Eum Majon.
Watching that scene, Hwa Wolyeong shouted urgently.
“N-no! Fall back—!!”
But it was already too late.
Facing those charging at him like moths to a flame, Gu Eum Majon formed a cold, contemptuous sneer.
Wooooong!
Chwaaaaah!
In his fully spread hands, pitch-black demonic qi tinged with crimson flickered ominously.
“Heh heh, insects like you dare.”
Swaeaek!
A piercing air-splitting sound rang out as countless blades rained down toward Gu Eum Majon.
The Murim Alliance martial artists who rushed in like lightning were not weak by any means.
Amidst the torrential downpour of true secret techniques from renowned orthodox sects of the martial world—
Saaaaah!
Gu Eum Majon’s arms swept through the air.
“I offer this to the master of the Blood Heaven.”
Along with that madness-filled utterance—
Kugagaga!
Puh-eoong!
Without even a single technique of a demonic art, the colossal demonic qi erupting from Gu Eum Majon’s entire body stormed forth like a tempest, shredding the martial artists charging at him into pieces.
“Please accept the offering.”
Tudududuk!
In an instant, chunks of flesh reduced to minced meat rained down from the sky like a bloody shower.
“Aaaaargh!!!”
“Gweeeek……!!”
At the horrific sight, the warriors who had been about to charge froze in place, screaming and vomiting.
It was nothing short of a great massacre.
‘T-this…’
Hwa Wolyeong wore a dazed expression at the brutal scene that had unfolded before her eyes without giving her any chance to stop it.
For a brief moment, the overwhelming aura released by Gu Eum Majon was on an entirely different level from Gwangrang Blood Blade or Gui Yeongja.
She realized that the two demonic practitioners they had fought until now were nothing more than children before the Majon standing before her.
It was an overwhelmingly oppressive presence that reminded her of Sword Emperor Yoo Jinhak.
Hwa Wolyeong unconsciously clenched her teeth.
‘Is this… the power of the Life and Death Realm.’
A dreadful premonition filled her mind—that even the Heavenly Rank realm she had obtained through immense struggle might prove utterly powerless before the Majon standing before her.
“Huh… huff. You’re here! Left Protector!”
At that moment, Gwangrang Blood Blade, who had been fleeing in disgrace, hurried over to the Left Protector with a face full of relief.
However, the expression on the Left Protector’s face as he looked at him was colder than ice.
Seeing that, Gwangrang Blood Blade licked his lips and hurriedly began to spew excuses.
“T-there was a slight misjudgment, Left Protector! No, those bastards were treacherous beyond belief…!”
“I cannot endure it.”
“…Pardon? Kugh!?!!”
Crack!
Without warning, Gu Eum Majon extended his left hand and seized Gwangrang Blood Blade’s throat.
Startled, Gwangrang Blood Blade struggled wildly.
“You disgust me to the point I cannot endure it.”
“Gk—gyaaah! L-Left Pro…!!”
Caught in Gu Eum Majon’s grip, Gwangrang Blood Blade screamed in unbearable agony.
The color drained from his face, which twisted grotesquely in terror, and only a desperate, pitiful craving to live remained in his eyes.
Yet in Gu Eum Majon’s eyes, killing intent and murderous will were thickly embedded.
Realizing that Gu Eum Majon was serious, Gwangrang Blood Blade resisted desperately, but the opponent’s strength was like an enormous mountain range.
Gui Yeongja also shrank back at a distance, fearing that he too might be executed by the Left Protector just like Gwangrang Blood Blade.
“How dare you defile Lord Blood Demon’s name.”
Gu Eum Majon’s gaze resembled an abyss that scorned all living things.
There was only one reason for his fury.
By being defeated by someone as insignificant as the Martial Exalt Union Leader and fleeing in disgrace, they had smeared their master’s name.
“S-spare… me…!!”
Gwangrang Blood Blade’s body trembled violently as he made his final plea.
“You who have defiled the master’s name. Repay it with nothing but death.”
Crack!
Naturally, Gu Eum Majon ignored his words and snapped Gwangrang Blood Blade’s neck outright.
With a horrifying sound, all light vanished from his eyes.
The corpse of Gwangrang Blood Blade, collapsed on the ground, was grotesque beyond words.
But it did not end there.
Step.
Crunch.
Death was not the end.
For the corpse of Gwangrang Blood Blade rose again, emitting a dreadful sound.
Ssssss!
Chwaaaa!
Ghostly qi surged from Gwangrang Blood Blade’s two eyes.
The demonic qi erupting from his body had grown incomparably stronger than before.
This was because the Half Life–Death Wheel spell that the Blood Demon had deployed here was also being applied to his subordinates.
Watching that horrific spectacle, Gu Eum Majon smiled in rapturous delight.
“I dedicate all this glory to my master!”
Fanatical madness gleamed eerily in Gu Eum Majon’s eyes.
The battlefield descended into even greater chaos.
Gong Taemun clenched tightly the Paegeum that had been pressing Gwangrang Blood Blade.
However, unlike when fighting Gwangrang Blood Blade, the sword in his hand did not tell him how to achieve victory.
[……Retreat. Evade. Flee. Escape.]
It continued to warn him of extreme danger, urging him to abandon the battlefield immediately.
The Paegeum knew it as well.
That the opponent before him was someone who could never be defeated, even with its aid.
But naturally, Gong Taemun had no intention of listening to such words.
“Be quiet. I have no use for such schemes.”
Shing!
Gong Taemun leveled his blade straight at the enemy.
Whether the opponent was far stronger than expected did not matter.
Even if defeat was certain and death unavoidable, it made no difference.
If the master commanded—
“I will obey.”
And Tang Sewoon had given the order.
Go and kill the enemy.
Pabatt!
Gong Taemun stomped down with his true step and surged forward.
Saaaa!
Paegeum emitted pitch-black radiance and lunged straight for Gu Eum Majon’s throat.
“Pathetic.”
Yet Gu Eum Majon did not even blink at the attack.
With light footwork, he casually deflected Gong Taemun’s blade.
Swaeaek!
Then, in reverse, Gu Eum Majon stretched out his hand as if to tear Gong Taemun’s throat out.
In that instant, Paegeum screamed, and Gong Taemun retreated, reflexively swinging his blade.
Kwaaang!
The moment Gu Eum Majon’s hand collided with the blade, a massive explosion rang out, and only Gong Taemun’s body was blasted far backward.
It was due to the overwhelming difference in martial might.
No matter that Gong Taemun had reached the Manifestation Realm, he could not overcome the power of Gu Eum Majon, who had already stepped into the threshold of the Life and Death Realm.
“No, that won’t do. I should kill you as cleanly as possible if I want to use you as a jiangshi.”
Gu Eum Majon mocked him.
There was no bravado in his voice.
It felt as though the assumption that he might be pushed back—or lose—did not exist to begin with.
“Martial Exalt Union Leader! I will assist you!”
At that moment, Nine Heavens Immortal Maiden Hwa Wolyeong approached Gong Taemun.
Saaaaah!
Countless spells poured from her hands and latched onto Gong Taemun’s body.
They were support techniques capable of greatly assisting and reinforcing him in battle.
“I will help as well!”
At that moment, another martial artist joined from the rear.
In the nun’s hand, a sword emitted a clear, translucent glow.
She raised all of her martial power and charged toward Gu Eum Majon.
She was Geumhwa Satae, the sect leader of the Mount Emei Sect and a disciple of the Subduing Tiger Divine Physician.
In truth, because her martial might lagged behind her medical skill, Geumhwa Satae had been devoting herself entirely to rear support.
However, after witnessing Gu Eum Majon’s power, she judged that she could not simply stand by and watch, and thus entered the fray.
As a result, the expressions of the Murim Alliance martial artists watching hardened even further.
Her participation alone showed just how dire the situation had become.
Paaat!
Geumhwa Satae’s sword shot toward Gu Eum Majon’s vital acupoint.
Yet Gu Eum Majon casually brushed aside every attack and instead mocked them.
“Heh heh, filthy unbelievers! Since you’ve come at me together, it’ll be convenient to kill you all at once!”
“I will sever your neck—!”
Wooooong!!
Gong Taemun’s Paegeum formed a massive jet-black blade flux and surged toward Gu Eum Majon’s throat.
The blade flux, mixed with the power of the divine weapon Paegeum, resembled a dense night sky swallowing the heavens.
Chwararak!
The others did not remain idle.
At the same time, Nine Heavens Immortal Maiden Hwa Wolyeong unfurled the strands of Heavenly Silk Bolt she had received from Sewoon.
Her garments split into dozens of strands, and crimson lightning flashed at their tips.
Nine strands of Heavenly Silk, each imbued with the full power of thunder, moved like living dragons and instantly coiled around Gu Eum Majon’s entire body.
The martial arts of the Shrine Maiden Sect possessed no techniques meant to take an enemy’s life.
However, they did have techniques that bound opponents and drained their strength.
Geumhwa Satae also staked everything on her attack.
The sword flux erupting from her hand raged like a scattering gale.
The Burning Blood Sword Technique, driven to its ultimate state, created countless sword afterimages that targeted every opening in Gu Eum Majon.
Kwaaang!
Chwaaaa!
But—
“Such pitiful, pitiful flailing.”
That was Gu Eum Majon’s appraisal.
He dismantled all of their attacks and delivered a single strike to each of the three.
“Kugh!”
“Keok!”
He merely raised his hand and crushed Gong Taemun’s blade flux.
The colossal demonic qi surging from his entire body shattered the Heavenly Silk into fragments.
And the sword techniques of Geumhwa Satae, the instant they touched his body, vanished emptily without leaving even the slightest wound.
Kwaaaaang!!
An explosion far greater than their combined assault erupted, and the three figures were sent tumbling disgracefully across the ground.
Even with three attacking together, they could not overcome Gu Eum Majon.
The overwhelming difference in power was an insurmountable wall that could not be bridged, no matter how desperately they struggled.
At that moment, Gu Eum Majon’s eerie laughter echoed across the battlefield.
“Heh heh, where is the Subduing Tiger Divine Physician? Did that one abandon you and flee, fearing for their life?”
Gu Eum Majon cackled mockingly.
Yet none of the three answered.
The expressions of the Murim Alliance martial artists watching darkened as well.
Where was the Subduing Tiger Divine Physician?
To think that even in such a situation, they had not stepped forward.
As despair settled over the warriors’ faces—
“Then let us proceed to the inevitable ending!”
Gu Eum Majon detonated his demonic qi.
The demonic qi erupting from his body surged toward the three like a massive storm.
They wrung out every last ounce of strength they had. If they did not block this strike, they could not protect the ordinary martial artists.
Just as it seemed everything was about to end—
Kuuuuung!
Kururur!!
“…!!”
Suddenly, a massive tremor shook the entire battlefield.
It felt like the shock of a violent earthquake.
‘What—?’
For an instant, even Gu Eum Majon stiffened and turned his gaze toward a single point.
The source of the anomaly.
Everyone’s eyes turned skyward.
A vortex of ominous energy was forming.
Reflected in their eyes was a gigantic, horrifying shadow—like an enormous nightmare.
And then—
Kwaaaaang—!
That shadow plunged down into the center of the four, emitting a dreadful aura.
“…!!”
“!!”
Both the Blood Cult camp and the Murim Alliance camp were thrown into confusion.
The power emanating from the unknown being was not of this world.
It was neither pure qi nor demonic qi.
‘Cursed energy…?’
As both sides recoiled in terror without realizing it—
“Destroy them, Qiongqi.”
From somewhere, a familiar voice was heard.