Monochrome Sovereign [EN]: Chapter 1197

“Kuh-huh…!”

The Twin Dragon Chain had pierced not his heart, but his left lung.

Even if they had entered another’s body through the sorcery of soul transference, and were beings that defied natural laws, as long as they moved their bodies, they were bound to suffer the same symptoms as anyone else when their physical bodies were damaged.

Even if the pain was less, with a hole in one lung, his breathing became incomplete. And if his breathing was incomplete, he couldn’t properly use the inner energy he had gained through the Great Law. It was a natural principle.

Ham-Cheon and Gwe-Geuk, seeing Dong-Ryeong neutralized in an instant, immediately took action.

Fwee-ee-ee-ing!

Gwe-Geuk, who had nocked an arrow with lightning speed, began firing, and Ham-Cheon swung his massive Great Demon Sword at the Twin Dragon Chain.

Kang! Chiririring!

The Light Dragon Axe, which had flown in using the secret technique of sword flight, deflected Gwe-Geuk’s arrow, and the taut Twin Dragon Chain became limp for a moment, absorbing the Great Demon Sword’s strike.

It was as if he knew exactly how his opponents would react, and his response was lightning fast.

Chwarururuk!

Yeon Ho-Jeong, having retrieved the Twin Dragon Chain, charged towards Gwe-Geuk.

Flash!

Like Muk Bi, or like the warriors of the Tang family, masters of assassination techniques.

Gwe-Geuk also possessed an incredible movement technique. Even though it wasn’t his original body, he retreated with a speed almost comparable to Blood Wing Sky Dance, and reloaded his arrow. His speed was even faster than Muk Bi.

However.

Pa-a-ak!

Yeon Ho-Jeong, who seemed to be aiming for Gwe-Geuk, suddenly changed direction and charged towards Ham-Cheon.

Even with such a rapid change of direction, his body seemed to bear no strain. Ham-Cheon, surprised, unleashed the Mad Thunder Blade Technique of the Mad Blood Sect.

Jjeo-eo-eo-eong!

The sheer power was truly immense. Even a hastily executed strike carried the force of ten thousand pounds.

Hook!

Ham-Cheon’s eyes widened as if they would tear.

The Great Demon Sword he had swung down was being flung backward along with his body. Yeon Ho-Jeong, having approached with the Yellow Dragon Steps and crossed the Black and White Twin Dragon Axes to block the Great Demon Sword, unleashed an immense rebound force that sent him flying.

Pa-ak!

Another change of direction.

The speed at which he changed direction from Gwe-Geuk to Ham-Cheon, and then from Ham-Cheon to Dong-Ryeong, was like lightning.

Even with the Limitless Hand Technique, it was a speed that human joints could hardly withstand. Yet, Yeon Ho-Jeong’s expression remained unchanged, and the way he raised his two hand axes towards Dong-Ryeong was completely natural.

It was as if the fangs of a giant beast were plunging down. Dong-Ryeong hurriedly raised his flag, but his movements, having suffered a left lung puncture, were filled with incomplete demonic energy.

Jjeo-jeong! Peo-eo-eok!

The Twin Dragon Axe’s slash shattered Dong-Ryeong’s collarbones, starting with the flag, and cleanly split his lungs and ribs.

“Heok!!”

A white smoke briefly rose from Dong-Ryeong’s mouth, which was filled with bloody froth.

Hwa-a-a-ak!

Demonic energy poured out from his entire body.

Then, a cracking sound came from his skin, and it crumbled into dust, like a stone wall breaking apart. It was the sight of an incomplete being, who had gained a new body through soul transference, having his very soul evaporate.

At that very moment.

‘This is the end.’

Yeon Ho-Jeong realized. The lives of the former sect leaders were the limit of the power they had displayed.

Even if the sect leaders died, their power would not be transferred to other demons. If they continued to kill the demons, there was no telling how many more ghosts of the past would appear.

Yeon Ho-Jeong shouted.

“Seal it off completely!”

At the thunderous cry of the War God, the Dragon Tiger Strike Formation and the Wind Cloud Strike Formation closed the central passage.

Jii-ii-ii-ing!!

With this, the super-large formation, transformed into a complete Dragon Tiger Wind Cloud Strike Formation, blocked the remaining seven hundred or so Blood Emperor Clan demons.

Jang Gon shouted.

“Push forward!”

“Uwaaaa!”

As the density of the Five Righteous Sounds Gong became even more intense, the demons at the vanguard foamed at the mouth.

Although they were a beggar’s sect, the Beggar Clan’s divine arts were all orthodox, and though not as powerful as Buddhist or Taoist martial arts, they contained the power to destroy evil and reveal the righteous.

That power, amplified by the Dragon Tiger Wind Cloud Strike Formation, drove the demons who charged close and swung their weapons to the brink of insanity.

Pi-pi-ping!!

Three arrows were fired, aiming for Yeon Ho-Jeong’s head, chest, and abdomen.

They were truly as fast as rays of light. Even Yeon Ho-Jeong, the best in the world, couldn’t avoid them after seeing them.

Peo-peo-peong!!

Red smoke rose from the tips of the arrows that struck accurately. If he hadn’t predicted it, he would have been pierced through.

At that moment, Yeon Ho-Jeong realized that the red smoke rising from the arrow tips was gradually amplifying its power.

Gwe-Geuk grinned.

“Too late!”

Kwaang!

All three arrows exploded, transmitting immense force to the surroundings.

They were not just simple arrows, but projectiles with the property of exploding at the point of impact, similar to cannons. Even Muk Bi did not use such archery.

Gwe-Geuk, who had been gleeful, suddenly hardened his face.

Jjeo-eo-eo-eong!

He saw Yeon Ho-Jeong, who had already flown to Ham-Cheon, wildly swinging two hand axes.

Although they didn’t have the power of the Light Dragon Axe, the speed of the axe strikes was much faster. The Merciless, Ascending, and Crushing strikes continued without pause, and the immense pressure forced Ham-Cheon to retreat, unable to even breathe.

‘How did he avoid it?!’

He couldn’t have avoided it, not even if it were wind or lightning. It was truly an attack that inspired such conviction.

‘…I knew he was a monster, but this much!’

A smile spread across Gwe-Geuk’s face.

‘If we had met as enemies in our generation, I could have really gone all out.’

It was a shame, but he was glad that he could at least fight like this.

Gwe-Geuk nocked another arrow.

Jjeo-jeo-jeo-jeong!

Unlike Gwe-Geuk, who felt joy amidst his regret, Ham-Cheon’s face was contorted beyond any possibility of further distortion.

‘How can he be so fast!’

He was clearly a master of heavy weapons. He could be certain just from the unique weight carried at the end of the axes.

Yet, his skill in wielding two light hand axes was also immense. Not only was the speed incredible, but the precision and the weight carried on the blades were beyond imagination.

Peo-eok! Peo-eok!

The hand axes, exploiting the gaps created by his inability to keep up with the speed, sliced off chunks of flesh from Ham-Cheon’s shoulder and thigh.

Even though his bones were visible, Ham-Cheon felt no pain. It was partly because it was a new body, but also because he had no time to feel pain.

“You fiend!”

Jjeo-eo-eong!

He somehow created an opening and swung his sword.

Naturally, that strike was blocked by the two crossed axes. It was unbelievable that he had only retreated one step despite blocking the diagonal strike of the Great Demon Sword.

But this was enough.

Flash!

The Mad Thunder Demonic Energy gathered at the tip of his sword in an instant achieved the miracle of drawing out eight tenths of the power dwelling in his dantian [energy center].

No other master could gather this much power in a split second. Not even a Limitless Hand master. This was why he was able to rise to the position of Second Sect Leader despite not being skilled in unorthodox techniques. He was a possessor of immense inner energy, capable of endlessly using the Mad Thunder Blade Technique, which had been praised by the former sect leader, as he could instantly draw out maximum power no matter what martial art he faced.

Pa-ji-ji-ji-jik! Kwarurureung!!

The power of one of the Mad Thunder Blade Technique’s secret moves, Mad Thunder Exploding Cloud, devastated an area of over ten yards in front of him.

It was a technique that annihilated all enemies in front of him, not just a single target. It was a strike born from the experience his soul had retained, drawn out because he couldn’t know where Yeon Ho-Jeong would move.

Even if Yeon Ho-Jeong were to dodge it.

‘Gwe-Geuk!’

Peo-eong!

Yeon Ho-Jeong soared through the dust and debris, illuminated by flashes of lightning.

The two hand axes dangling from his hands were like wings made of steel. Yeon Ho-Jeong’s figure, soaring like a rising dragon, was beautiful enough to inspire admiration.

Towards that beautiful target, Gwe-Geuk’s arrow flew.

‘Blood Mark Whirlwind.’

Bua-a-a-a-ang! Kwarurureung!!

A steel arrow three times thicker and one and a half times longer than other arrows.

Around the arrow, which was fired with incredible speed while rotating, a red whirlwind raged, spreading intense roars throughout the area. It was the sound of breaking the sound barrier.

‘Got it.’

Gwe-Geuk’s eyes curved like a crescent moon.

He saw the arrow, propelled by Blood Mark Whirlwind, pierce Yeon Ho-Jeong’s chest accurately.

‘I killed him!’

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang!!

The arrow, which had flown away with a chain reaction of explosive force, had already disappeared into the distant horizon, beyond the reach of his vision.

It was an absolute strike that transcended imagination. It was a secret technique among secret techniques, executed with all his might, that even the masters of the Saintly Heaven would not be able to block with force. There were probably less than five who could do it.

Having eliminated one of the Mad Blood’s formidable enemies, he would have no regrets even if his soul evaporated in the future. Gwe-Geuk, satisfied, turned his gaze towards the beggars of the Old Beggar Clan.

At that moment, shock appeared on Gwe-Geuk’s face.

Peo-peo-peong! Seo-geok! Kwaang!

Yeon Ho-Jeong, whom he thought was dead, was already inside the Strike Formation, slaughtering the demons.

‘How?!’

Gwe-Geuk turned his gaze back to the empty space where Yeon Ho-Jeong had been.

Tsutsutsu.

Yeon Ho-Jeong, with a hole in his chest, was slowly disappearing like an illusion.

“Form Shift!”

A legendary level of movement technique that achieved a speed so extreme that it left behind a single afterimage.

But that was not just an afterimage. It was a clone with clear vitality, a clone that even a master who had reached the Saintly Demonic Realm would have difficulty distinguishing from the real thing.

Ham-Cheon also widened his eyes in shock.

“It’s the real Form Shift!!”

The ultimate level of movement technique, a super-fast movement technique that moved while leaving behind even vitality, not just an outer form.

That was the real Form Shift. It was a true Form Shift, at the level that could be achieved by completing the Nine Grades of the Shaolin Temple, and there were probably less than three people in the current martial world who could achieve it.

Gwe-Geuk gritted his teeth.

He felt a sense of defeat that was beyond words, and his mind was dizzy.

‘That bastard, I will definitely kill him!’

Pa-ak!

He leaped high into the sky and drew his bow once more. He intended to target everything from the Strike Formation to Yeon Ho-Jeong in one shot.

It was then.

“Scatter!”

Yeon Ho-Jeong, who had killed over fifty demons in that short time, stepped on the ground with his foot.

Kwarurureung!!

The ground within a radius of ten yards flipped over, causing both the demons and the Old Beggar Clan members to lose their balance and fall. At that moment, the Strike Formation and the Blood Emperor Clan’s formation were broken.

He forcibly dismantled the formation by flipping the ground with his foot. It was a formation destruction that transcended imagination.

Uu-u-u-ung!!

Blood-red demonic energy surged in Gwe-Geuk’s hand as he drew his bow.

‘That bastard, he’s really amazing.’

He had intended to kill them all, but in that short moment, he had used his footwork to send the beggars flying backward. It was not human martial arts.

Furthermore, the combat power of that bastard, who had the idea of protecting his allies with that unbelievable power, was truly the best in the world.

‘Try to take this!’

Hu-u-u-ung! Pa-a-ang!

From the end of the bowstring, which had been fully drawn and released, a reddish arrow flew.

It was fast, but noticeably slower than the previous arrows. At some point, the arrow multiplied to over a hundred, surrounding Yeon Ho-Jeong.

It was a rain of arrows. If they fell as they were, dozens of demons would die along with him.

The ultimate secret technique after Blood Mark Whirlwind, Blood Rain Shakes the World.

Gwe-Geuk, who had been looking down at Yeon Ho-Jeong with wide eyes, suddenly distorted his face.

‘He’s smiling?!’

Flash!

The White Dragon Axe was already floating in the air. In the hand that had been holding the White Dragon Axe, he now held the Light Dragon Axe, which had been far away.

Hu-u-u-ung!

The golden energy that had risen on the Light Dragon Axe instantly turned blue.

The Yellow Dragon transforms into the Azure Dragon. It was the last secret technique of the Dragon Army Three Forms, the Dragon King’s Heavenly Return Cannon, which used the technique of grafting to return the enemy’s power, adding one’s own power to it.

Chiririring!!

The red arrows, which had scattered and were falling, swirled in the air like a giant snake, following the movements of the Light Dragon Axe.

Kwaang!

The wide-area attack of Blood Rain Shakes the World, fired like lightning along with the Heavenly Return Cannon’s explosive force, was returned to Gwe-Geuk.

Gwe-Geuk’s eyes widened as if they would tear.

A net, so fast and large that it could not be avoided even with Sky Walking, flew towards him.

“……Damn it.”

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang!!

Gwe-Geuk’s body, struck down by the red and blue dragons, scattered into a mist of blood.

Yeon Ho-Jeong’s eyes deepened.

“That makes two.”