Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 744

“Ugh!”Chai Ke-chang ground his teeth, feeling the immense weight pressing down on him.”Ugh! Damn it!””Division Chief! Get down!”The collision between Kang Jin-ho and the Hong King created a shockwave that seemed to obliterate everything in an instant. Ordinary martial artists couldn’t even withstand such power.And unfortunately, Chai Ke-chang was not beyond the level of an ordinary martial artist. What protected him from the shockwave was the human shield formed by his guards, who threw themselves over him.The moment the shock hit, those around him pressed down on Chai Ke-chang, covering him with their bodies to block the impact.Even so, his insides were twisting.A sticky liquid with a metallic taste kept rising into his mouth.Chai Ke-chang’s eyes were bloodshot.’What am I even doing here?’A sense of humiliation tore through him.He had come here confidently to capture and kill Kang Jin-ho, but he had accomplished nothing. Every plan he had laid out was thwarted, and every prediction was wrong.Moreover, it was as if the Hong King knew he would fail, and that’s why he came here.Tears of blood flowed.A subordinate who couldn’t understand his master’s intentions and repeatedly blocked his master’s attempts to do what was right. What use was such a man?What made it even more unbearable for Chai Ke-chang was not his failure itself.It was the fact that this failure was so inevitable.In a battlefield where giants were shaking the earth as they fought, humans could not exert any influence. They could only watch the giants’ battle.Even if Chai Ke-chang’s plan had succeeded, even if he had predicted Kang Jin-ho’s abilities and power in advance, could he have stopped him?No.Chai Ke-chang shook his head firmly. This was no longer a matter of strategy. An ant could not stop an elephant no matter what it tried. Kang Jin-ho was already beyond what could be handled with strategy and effort. It was Chai Ke-chang’s mistake not to realize that.”Get off me!”As the shock subsided, Chai Ke-chang shook his arms. At this rate, he would die not from the shock but from his internal organs being crushed by the weight of those pressing down on him.However, the answer to his command was firm.”Stay down!””I said get off! Damn it, can’t my eyes see what’s going on…””The Ipa [a powerful force or energy] is coming! Stay down!”At the piercing scream, Chai Ke-chang flattened himself on the ground. There was no time to think. His body moved before his mind could. And his body’s judgment was accurate.The ground was shaking.The ground, which was shaking as if an earthquake had struck, lifted Chai Ke-chang’s flattened body into the air several times. At the same time, a strong pressure pressed down on him.He was pushed up and pressed down. The impact, like being hammered all over his body with a huge hammer, penetrated Chai Ke-chang’s body.”Ah… Aaaah…”A scream that wasn’t loud enough to be satisfying, but rather a choked sob, escaped his lips. Chai Ke-chang was half-conscious from the shock that made his mind go blank.When the second shock finally subsided, Chai Ke-chang’s fingertips trembled.Was he alive?Was he alive?A dizzying sense of uncertainty washed over him.He felt something moving above his waist. But he was too exhausted to rely on that feeling to be sure of his survival.”…Division Chief!”Someone pulled him up. Chai Ke-chang bit his tongue. As a sharp pain and the vivid taste of blood filled his mouth, his eyes regained their vitality.Chai Ke-chang, who had awakened his senses by roughly rubbing his face with his remaining hand, glared around.Hell.It was hell.Everyone had been swept away. The place where everyone had been initially was now an empty field. It was natural, as everyone, whether alive or dead, had been blown away.Those things huddled in the corner, whether they were alive or corpses, were writhing, having been blown over a hundred meters from where they had been.At a glance, the damage on Chai Ke-chang’s side was much greater.’Bator!’It was an impact that shattered bones and sent blood flying out of the body. If the demons had taken the full force of that impact, they would have died on the spot. But because Bator had absorbed a certain amount of the impact, many were not harmed.They might have broken a bone or two, but surviving was a stroke of luck. On the other hand, they didn’t have anyone like Bator to shield them from the impact.”Damn it…”More than half of the guards who had covered his body were dead. Tears of blood welled up in Chai Ke-chang’s eyes.He was so angry and frustrated that he couldn’t bear it. If there were no eyes around, and if the situation allowed him to relax, he would have collapsed on the spot and wept.But he wasn’t even allowed that much freedom right now.Chai Ke-chang turned his head and saw the two warriors clashing, with the vast sea behind them.Black demonic energy soared into the sky.Pure white aura covered the earth.Positive and negative.White and black.It was a stark contrast.It was like a celestial being and an evil god trying to devour the world, each aiming for the other’s throat.Chai Ke-chang trembled at the tremendous clash of power.Kwaaaang!A single fist.A fist that seemed to shatter the sky was slammed down on a fragile human body.All that dazzling light was aura.Not just a fist-sized aura, but a house-sized aura was erupting from the Hong King’s fist.And it wasn’t just once.One fist, one fist.Each fist, thrown as if in jest, sent a house-sized aura soaring.It was a sight that made one’s jaw drop just by watching. It was unbelievable to see where such immense energy was stored in that body.No one could stand against that.It was futile for a human body made of bones and flesh to resist such absurd power.But he resisted.Woo-woo-woo-woong!The black demonic energy covered the sword, which was shining blue in the moonlight. As if a black snake was climbing the blade, the demonic energy coiled around the sword, its tongue flickering as if it were burning.No, it wasn’t as if it were burning.It was really burning.Between the black demonic energy covering the sword, a crimson aura revealed itself ominously. The two energies intertwined, and the sword blazed.The Red Dew [a sword name], unable to withstand the endless influx of internal energy, twisted limply.Then it was swung.Chwaaaaaaa! Aaaaaaack!The sword, imbued with demonic energy, cut through the incoming aura.One cut, one cut.Kang Jin-ho cut through the incoming aura with machine-like precision. With each cut, the white line on Kang Jin-ho’s face became more visible.He was smiling.His wrist was rattling as if it would break. The moment the sword cut through the aura, the tremendous impact was transmitted directly to his body. Cutting it wasn’t the end. The aftereffects were steadily eating away at Kang Jin-ho’s body even at this moment.”Kuh…”A faint smile escaped Kang Jin-ho’s lips.Monster.Many had called him a monster, but the real monster was here. The Hong King’s internal energy was truly monstrous. Even Hyein of Shaolin, who had boasted the greatest internal energy in the past, could not unleash aura like this.The Hong King’s dantian [an energy center in the body] was like a bottomless well. Like a well that quickly refilled no matter how much water was drawn, his body was constantly releasing aura.Power that was absurd.Faced with a tremendous power that negated all the common sense Kang Jin-ho had known, Kang Jin-ho smiled.His body felt like it was being crushed.Each time he cut through a single aura, his ankles dug into the ground. The bones in his entire body were screaming. He couldn’t even guess how much his insides had been torn apart.But strangely, a laugh burst out.Amidst the pouring aura, Kang Jin-ho laughed with a fiendish face.Not bad.It’s really not bad.This pain, this flowing blood, these damned auras that seemed like they would turn his entire body into dust…Not bad.It was rather enjoyable.With each exhale, steam billowed from his mouth. His body was heating up, and white steam was rising from his entire body.This was it.Yes, this was it!How much he had longed for this.He had sought peace. He had wanted to live like everyone else. He had thought that was enough.But it wasn’t fulfilling.No matter how much peace he enjoyed, no matter how much he tried to deceive himself that living happily with his family and friends was enough,It wasn’t fulfilling.This exhilaration!How much he had longed for this battlefield where life and death intersected, where hatred and hatred, killing intent and killing intent clashed.”Kuh… Kuk kuk.”Even as he tried to hold it back, laughter kept escaping his lips.He had finally met him.An opponent he could fight with everything he had, an adversary he thought he would never meet in this era, he had finally met him.How could he not be happy?A thrill ran down his spine.His eyes were bloodshot, and demonic energy flowed from his entire body. Without even intending to, demonic energy naturally covered his body, and crimson light streamed out in streaks.Thud!He took a step forward.Kang Jin-ho, who had been receiving the pouring aura, covered his entire body with demonic energy and began to advance.As if sensing that, the auras also unleashed their full power.It was like a white meteor shower falling from the sky, or like thick snowflakes quietly falling on a winter night.A black demon walked through that white-filled space.Emitting an ominous, sinister red light, with a chilling smile that clearly showed his intent amidst the swirling demonic energy.It was a bizarre sight.Kwaaaang!The aura that exploded upon colliding with the sword shook the demonic energy. The demonic energy that had been covering his body fluttered like flames in the wind before settling back onto Kang Jin-ho’s body.Keeeee eeeeee eeeeee.The rattling Red Dew and Blue Dew [another sword name], as if understanding their master’s heart, began to emit a bizarre, ghostly wail.The sword’s scream.It was literally a scream.The red celestial being floating in the air was passing judgment on the demon crawling on the ground. But the demon was even rejecting the judgment of the heavens, slowly defying the earth and moving towards the celestial being.Like an Imugi [a mythical serpent] coiled in a dark place, always looking for an opportunity to ascend to the sky.It was no longer a scene of this world.If one had to describe it, it was a myth.A legend from some time in the past, passed down through words and stories.The Hong King and Kang Jin-ho were, at this moment, recreating a myth in reality.Positive and negative.God and evil.Two immense powers that made all those who lived on the earth look insignificant were clashing. Breaking each other’s bodies, breaking each other’s minds, breaking everything about each other!”Kang Jin-hooooooooooooo!”At that moment, a dazzling light erupted from the Hong King’s fist.A light that seemed to blind all who looked at it.The dazzling light that illuminated the dark world like midday finally crashed down on Kang Jin-ho with a majestic force.