Chapter 208 Traces of the Ancients

“It’s a trap!”
The Black Poet, the most senior of the Ilma members here, cried out.
Concurrently.
Poof, poof, poof-!
With each successive binge, inky, jet-black clouds clutter the space.
Several cluster bombs exploded.
Just like that, the four members of Ilma flew out of the courtyard in a cloud of thick, black smoke.
But.
“Go!”
“Crab stand!”
Ban Bu Feng and Dameng Qi quickly followed the two Ilma members.
Wedgie- wedgie- wedgie- wedgie-!
Straightforward memorization that flies by with a sharp crackle.
Zilsera Banbubong and Damengi’s sword traced a complex trajectory.
Choo-choo-choo-choo-choo-choo-choo-choo-choo-choo!
Same time.
pooh-ooh-!
“Ouch!”
Zhu Yugang killed a fleeing Ilma member with a swift fish sword, then chased after the boss, the Black Poet.
Gaps closed on shoveling.
Sensing their rapidly approaching presence, the one-horse member clenched his fangs together.
“Chick! It’s him!
An unknown master of the art of the fish sword.
Yes.
He’s the same guy who showed up in town in raggedy clothes the other day.
It’s the same with gas mileage.
“It was you!
It was then that he realized that the mastermind of the massacre was right in front of him, leaving nothing but a torn piece of cloth in his wake.
Because you can hide your appearance, but you can’t hide your behavior.
Recognizing Unshin’s characteristics, the fleshiness of the Juyugang was amplified.
Shhhhhh-!
Blades falling from top to bottom.
This is a pure sword strike, not a casting of Finesse.
Boo-boo-boo!
It screamed as a long, black cannonball ripped through the air.
It was a little shallow.
The tip of the knife grazed his back.
Pot-flutter-flutter-!
The startled pony swerved to the side of the path.
Near-right angle unshin.
The combo moves that cast Memorize are also great.
Boom, boom, boom!
It was a refreshing dark art that took advantage of the brief moment of change of direction.
Only one wind.
Before he knew it, Juyugang was floating in thin air.
Shaaaaaat-!
Heaven and earth.
The sword falls with the body and the soul of wrath flows through it.
Oops!
It’s too late to avoid it.
I feel a terrifying air rush through my body.
Quack!
The ground beneath Fang Yuan’s feet was dug deeply, and a member of the Yilma Sect was pulled out and groaned.
“nod…….”
All the blood in the body was stirred up.
Suddenly, it was clear to him.
A formidable level of mastery that cannot be matched in close combat.
He was only wounded by a single blade.
Strong.
Even if the top tier of the Illma Society came here, they wouldn’t be able to win.
No.
You must be of the first rank to be a foe.
Moment.
Shhhhhh-!
As soon as Zhu Yugang hit the ground with both feet, he terminated the sword.
A sword wind of polarized energy.
Boom!
The intangible energy of the ponies bounced out of the large puddle-like space and collided hard with a large boulder.
Kaboom, kaboom-!
A rock against your back draws dizzying gold.
“Kahhhhh!”
The moment the member’s face contorted, an eerie sense of foreboding washed over me.
Ping-!
Recast Fisheye.
Pooh-pooh, pooh-pooh……!
A sharp sword pierced the left side of his body, breaking his ribs.
“Turn it off, turn it off……!”
Amidst the screams.
Flick.
Zhu Yugang flicked out one hand, and the sword moved like a bird to stay by his side.
Jumbled.
Zhu Yugang, holding his sword at a downward angle, said as he slowly walked toward him.
“Do you see now what it must have been like for those who died at your hands?”
The sword, which had left his hand again, emitted a series of sharp sounds.
Pooh-pooh-pooh-pooh-!
A blade that plunges indiscriminately and hard into an arm, leg, or stomach.
“Eek, eek……!”
One scream after another, and then a member of the workhorse fell flat on his back and convulsed.
Thoroughly cut the vein.
To make even the slightest resistance impossible.
Soon after, Zhu Yugang retrieved the sword and took up residence in the vicinity of the Ilma members.
Quack!
I gagged him with a piece of cloth that had fallen to the floor.
“Self-determination should be prevented.”
A frightening gleam radiates from his eyes as he speaks.
It’s a venomous killing machine.
My heart sank as soon as I saw his face squatting in front of me.
That’s because something you heard earlier stuck in your head.
-The only way to find out is to kneel down and torture them.
A forgotten sense of dread rears its head.
Your opponent is a master torturer.
You can tell by the look in his eyes.
Ju Yugang grabbed the Ilma member by the chin as he lay on the ground and punched him.
“I promise you. You’ll be sorry you’re alive.”
“Woof…… woof…….”
A gagged, pale-faced member of the Workhorse whimpered.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Yugang can only sneer coldly.
“Huh. I’ve seen your kind many times.”
“Whoop, whoop……!”
The mute member’s paroxysmal screaming won’t stop.
“You’re probably wondering how we knew about this. The one who sits on top of your head and watches over everything.”
“……!”
“Enemies? No, only objects of condemnation. You.”
As Zhu Yugang spoke coldly, a loud sound came from the other side.
“Shhh, shhh, shhh, shhh, shhh, shhh! Shhhh, shhhh, shhhh!”
Bold.
Frowning, Zhu Yugang turned his head.
Then we see Dammeng-ki, whose strength has been boosted by the bamboo ginseng he took a few days ago, putting pressure on the enemy with his superior martial prowess.
Well, it’s loud, but we’re winning.
It’ll be over soon.
Again, Zhu Yugang spoke in a stern tone.
“Pain makes a man real, now mercy is…….”
“Shh, shh, shh, shh!”
“Big. Now don’t expect mercy. The price you pay for making a living…….”
“Shush, shush!”
“To hell with the price of making flesh and blood…….”
“ Shh , shh, shh ! You bastard ! How is it ? Me I wore Mercy None Understand ! Shush, shush, shush, shush, shush!”
Zhu Yugang’s head snapped up, and he exclaimed inwardly.
Boom! Oh, come on, stop it! Shut up. Shut up! You’re talking like you’re holding a weight! No, and it’s not your mouth, it’s your knife!
* * *
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-!
He cuts through the moonlit woods like an arrow.
Sitting cramped together on Xinfeng’s back as he soared up the roadless mountain, were Chuliu Hsin, Hae Seoyeon, Namgung Sanglin, and Gal Zhongheon.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang……!
The sound of the horses’ hooves, which are getting louder and louder, startles a flock of birds into flight, lighting up the night sky.
I wonder how long it took me to run down that steep place.
Then Chul Liu Hsin pulled the reins and stopped the new wind.
“You’ve arrived.”
He stomped the ground with a swift motion and swept his hair out of his face.
The rest of the group followed suit, catching their breath.
A flat area that could barely fit a few wagons.
Huge cliffs rise up on the left, and a rugged escarpment descends on the right.
In addition.
In front of you and behind you is a virgin forest that has been neglected for years.
If it wasn’t for the fresh winds blowing a new path, it would have been a treacherous backcountry.
Hae-yeon shook her head.
“Iron Gatekeeper. Where is this place?”
“Begging the question.”
“What?”
As Haeyeon and the others were startled, Chul Ryuhyeon spoke softly.
“I’m going to taste the blessings of pain today.”
At the same time, the expressions on your teammates’ faces change dramatically.
“The blessing of pain!
Because we know what it is.
Ip Hwan, who also accomplished the act of coordination, meant the de-taekwondo.
Nangong Shanglin muttered, his eyes wide.
“Hey, you’re going to score your third try here……?”
“Yes.”
Chullehorn nodded and gestured to the left.
“There is a hidden nail. Beyond this cliff.”
They looked at me like, “What are you talking about?
I don’t see a chasm in the cliff, so what the heck…….
Then.
Shhh.
A dead tree vibrated as the iron currents stretched their arms forward.
A sheep tuned into an intangible energy.
Immediately after.
“Wow!”
“Huh!”
The whole group gasped.
Sssssss, sssss……
That’s because a spot on the cliff next to it has created a secret pathway with a white mist.
Sideways.
It’s not an illusion, it’s been there since the beginning.
In other words, there was some sort of mysterious pendulum set up in a part of the cliff.
It was a so-called false breakthrough.
That’s it.
Woof……
The virgin forest was also transformed with a thunder-like sound.
The forest is disappearing, and the rocks are everywhere.
The mysterious transformation of a one-piece curiosity.
I wondered if it was an illusion that served to protect and block out my surroundings while I was on the other side of the road.
Hae Yeon Soo and others wondered what it was.
“It’s a supernatural tiebreaker. Created by two superhumans fighting a long, long time ago.”
Chul Ryu-hyeon’s nonchalant words piqued the group’s curiosity.
Even the heavy and gentle Galjongheon couldn’t resist the question.
“How old is it?”
“About a thousand years.”
“……!”
Gal Jung-heon, Namgung Sang-lin, and Hae-yeon were stunned.
My God, a thousand years.
Cheol’s next words were even more shocking.
“It is one of the five places where the breath of the Heavenly Horse lives.”
A ripple in the eye of the beholder.
Tianma.
The progenitor of the Mado martial arts and the absolute deity of Tendai.
As usual, everyone is stunned by his words.
Soon enough, the Iron Stream beckoned.
“Take that. You’ll need it.”
Namgungsanglin, who had quickly mended his face, picked up a large package.
It was a breakdown of trust.
“Follow me.”
Chuliuhyeon never looked back.
Gal Jung-heon, Hae-yeon Suh, and Nam Gung-sang-lin followed suit, treading carefully.
The passage between the cliffs was long.
A little time passes.
When we finally cleared the narrows, a valley emerged.
It was quite a vast space.
Waterfalls cascaded down the rounded rock walls on all sides, and a huge pond was visible in the center of the stone circle.
The moon was shining and everything was beautiful.
By the way.
Gal Jung-heon and the others shook their heads again.
Lotus.
It was enormous, floating in the middle of a large pond.
I wondered if that was really a lotus flower.
It was almost the size of a pear, including the leaves.
It even gave off an odd glow that made me think it was a lantern made by a tax-saving craftsman.
The light from the lotus flower made it feel like broad daylight, with a bit of exaggeration.
The most interesting thing is the color.
The entire left side of the two nails that were drawn with the lotus in the center was a bright yellow color, and the entire right side was a dark black color.
In addition.
…… …… …… …… …… …… …… ……
The surface of the water, where the half-moon shaped colors met in a straight line, had countless bubbles forming.
What to say.
It’s like they’re trying to outdo each other.
While everyone else stares blankly.
“The Secret of the Demon Buddha.”
The group’s gazes were drawn to his face, drawn by the impassive voice of Chul Ryuhon.
“Well, you could call it the Buddha’s Secret Chamber. The yellow color symbolizes the power of the immortals and the black color symbolizes the power of the demons. It’s a place where the forces of the Buddhas clash and coexist.”
He turned toward the nail he had called Mabulmildam and spoke again.
“Do you see now? That pond contains the residual energy of the ancestral Heavenly Horse and its arch-nemesis, the Shaolin Temple’s Master Dharma Master. And I intend to harness it to further my own path to true godhood.”