Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 262

낭선기환담 – 261

“Young-Chung?”

The Mountain Lord’s black thread was the Gold Thread Insect of the Explorer who had become a Merchant Ship. [This refers to a specific type of insect and its transformation, likely a key concept in the story’s world.]

Since it was a Gold Thread Insect spewed out by a Merchant Ship, even the Mountain Lord could only handle one strand, but its power was as visible as it was.

Pengjo stared at the Black Thread with a blank face, seemingly unable to accept that his Gold Thread Insect had been pierced.

His pride as an Insect Master who controlled the Gold Thread Spider was shattered. Seeing this, the Mountain Lord, who was about to finish him off, suddenly…

Thrum.

Suddenly, the ground beneath the Mountain Lord’s feet turned black, and signs of cracks appeared in the air.

‘Tch.’

In an instant, demonic hands stretched out from under the Mountain Lord’s feet and grabbed him.

At the same time, the cracks split open, and a giant gourd’s mouth rushed towards the Mountain Lord from within.

‘What is this?’

Upon closer inspection, there was an insect at the bottom of the gourd, a Young-Chung connected to the gourd like a hermit crab.

Its unique appearance was quite something.

‘I’ve heard of it somewhere….’

He felt like he had heard of it somewhere, but he couldn’t quite remember.

It was then.

In an instant, a chilling sensation made all the hairs on his body stand on end.

He didn’t know exactly what it was, but his instinctive senses were rejecting the Young-Chung.

Frowning, the Mountain Lord clasped his palms together, and twelve silver wooden swords plunged into the ground from his body.

They were the Hangbosain Swords made from Hangbosin Wood. [Likely swords with special properties, perhaps related to exorcism.]

“Tch.”

Since they were swords imbued with exorcism divine power, Yewoon’s Demonic Art was useless.

The demonic hands that had been binding him were released powerlessly, and immediately, the Mountain Lord raised one hand, causing the Moisture Law Wood within to burst out.

From the Moisture Law Wood, powerful purple lightning surged, dyeing the surroundings in an ominous color, and soon, a Lightning Bird made of lightning flapped its wings and soared into the sky.

The Imperishable Wall was the Lightning Divine Power itself, transformed from the Myriad Poisonous Flames that had gained spirituality.

Naturally, the Imperishable Wall also retained its spirituality.

‘I haven’t taken it out often because it has such a nasty temper, but I can’t help it.’

It seemed that Yewoon and Wangyeong, who had been watching, had decided to step in, so he had to use the cards he had to use.

Thrum!! Thrum!

The sharp cry of the Lightning Bird, piercing the eardrums, shook the heavens and the earth, and the purple lightning of the Imperishable Wall shot out in all directions.

The gourd Young-Chung concealed itself in space from the lightning bundles that stretched out like rapidly growing tree branches, and Wangyeong hesitated and stepped back.

The Lightning Bird, perched on the Mountain Lord’s forearm, was excited to be out after a long time, squawking and causing a ruckus.

“Stay still for a moment.”

It looked like a child who had come out for a stroll after a long time, but unlike its immature appearance, lightning struck in all directions with each flap of its wings, and its poisonous aura spread, making it a veritable natural disaster.

Thanks to that, Yewoon and Wangyeong couldn’t easily approach, but the Mountain Lord was annoyed because the Lightning Bird’s wing kept slapping his cheek because of the commotion right next to him.

“You bird brain!”

Only after a round of fussing did the Lightning Bird calm down a bit, and the Mountain Lord was able to survey his surroundings.

Wangyeong was watching the Mountain Lord, supporting the fallen Pengjo, and Yewoon was guarding him warily.

“Are you alright!?”

“I’m alright… Cough.”

“Master Ye, his divine power is more powerful than I thought, we must combine our strength!”

“…Is there a way?”

“I will seal his Lightning Bird with my Young-Chung, so Master Ye and Pengjo, please hold him down!!”

His tone was quite confident.

“Do not disappoint my faith!”

Thump!

As Yewoon roughly clasped his hands together, a giant palm burst out from under his feet, supporting itself on the ground.

Behind it, the figures of several grotesque demons appeared, but upon closer inspection, they seemed to be a type of Jiangshi, with slightly different body parts pieced together. [Jiangshi are a type of Chinese hopping vampire or zombie.]

The demonic energy of each one was dense, making them appear to be powerful Jiangshi.

However, to the Mountain Lord, who possessed the Hangbosain Swords, they were nothing more than scarecrows.

No matter what he brought out, Demonic Art was like poison to the Mountain Lord, who wielded exorcism divine power.

“A useless act.”

Knowing this, Yewoon summoned Jiangshi after Jiangshi until the veins on his forehead bulged.

As their number exceeded a hundred, then a thousand, then ten thousand, even the Mountain Lord couldn’t help but frown.

‘Is he saying he’s going to control over ten thousand Jiangshi?’

Divine Sense is indispensable in controlling puppets, Jiangshi, and Young-Chung. The greater the number, the higher the consumption of Divine Sense. The fact that he was controlling so many Jiangshi itself showed that Yewoon’s Divine Sense was profound.

‘Each one is at least a Hwanseon.’

Occasionally, there were Jiangshi with the power of a Taeseon. [Hwanseon and Taeseon are likely ranks or power levels within this world.]

As expected of Earth Immortals, the scale of power they wielded was different.

With that many Jiangshi, it wouldn’t be difficult to destroy an entire sect.

Looking behind him, Pengjo, with a dark complexion, was creating an arm with Gold Thread Insects and attaching it.

He had suffered internal injuries from the Mountain Lord’s Black Thread and poison, but he seemed to have regained his senses as he was gulping down medicine bottles.

‘I should have finished him off quickly.’

It was a pity, but it couldn’t be helped.

As Pengjo’s arm was created, he immediately formed hand seals and began to expel the poison by focusing on his blood and energy, and at the same time, the Gold Thread Spiders gathered one by one around his body, protecting him.

“Hoo!”

As he formed hand seals and spat out blood, a tremendous amount of black blood flowed out.

His complexion turned pale, but Pengjo’s face looked much more relaxed.

“I didn’t want to go this far, but it can’t be helped!”

At the same time, Wangyeong shouted.

“Tch.”

The Mountain Lord clicked his tongue and formed hand seals with one hand while putting his hands behind his back.

Then, the Lightning Bird cried out and soared into the sky, spreading its wings wide.

“Go!”

-Kueeeeeee!!

At the same time, Yewoon’s Jiangshi army roared ferociously and charged.

Thrum thrum!!

Lightning struck instantly, and the Jiangshi’s arms and legs exploded. But even so, they advanced like an immortal army, and the madness of Yewoon, who was controlling them, could be seen.

“No matter how much you wield exorcism divine power, even you will be overwhelmed to face so many Jiangshi!!”

The Mountain Lord silently took out twelve silver wooden swords, sent ten swords flying behind him, and wielded twin swords in his hands to slash.

Wielding twin swords with silver radiance, he showed off ghostly swordsmanship, and Wangyeong tightened his grip even further at the sight of his formidable skills, not only in divine power but also in swordsmanship.

Even if he tried to do something, how could he attack the guy who flashed east and west in the midst of the Jiangshi?

Lightning poured down from the Lightning Bird in the sky, and silver sword energy ravaged the ground, causing a creeping sense of unease.

“Master Ye, is there no way? If you can stop him even for a moment, I will use any means to catch him!”

Then, Yewoon narrowed his brows, clicked his tongue as if he regretted it, and said.

“If you can’t deal with him, the cost of the Jiangshi will have to be paid by the Master!”

Yewoon’s demonic energy soared high as he shouted that, and he formed hand seals.

A ghostly voice flowed from his mouth and echoed throughout the heavens and earth, changing the movements of the Jiangshi.

Their bodies grew even larger, and their eyes became fierce.

The Mountain Lord paused at the ominous signs. The Jiangshi rushed in as if throwing their bodies away. They rushed at the Mountain Lord, of course, and even at the Lightning Bird, which was scattering lightning, without sparing their bodies.

And right then.

“Go!”

Kwaaaaaaaang!!

With Yewoon’s signal, the bodies of thousands of Jiangshi exploded.

The explosive power was so great that the explosion deafened them, and Pengjo, as well as Wangyeong, were pushed back ten lengths.

“Kuhahahahaha!!”

Yewoon laughed heartily, pleased with the explosion he had created, and Wangyeong and Pengjo frowned at him with uneasy faces.

“Master Wangyeong. The Baekseon Sect guy is not dead yet. Considering his body strengthening technique and divine power he has shown so far, there is a high probability that he is alive.

However, as my Jiangshi exploded, the corpse poison would have spread thickly, so he must be poisoned.”

“Corpse poison? Oh, that’s right!”

As the smoke slowly cleared, the black blood of the Jiangshi, splattered in all directions, created a thick poisonous aura.

“The corpse poison contained within the Jiangshi has sprung out in all directions, so the guy in the center must be poisoned!”

Pengjo praised Yewoon’s strategy and shouted with joy.

As he said, since he was caught in the midst of the Jiangshi and the poison exploded with a powerful explosion, there would have been no way to avoid the poison that entered through even small scratches or breathing.

At the very least, he would be weakened or suffer internal injuries, so the battle would be much easier. It wouldn’t be difficult to deal with a wounded tiger.

“With this, even he won’t be able to do anything! You’ve done a great job!”

A smile bloomed on the Earth Immortal’s face.

But as the smoke slowly cleared and something was revealed, the faces of the three stiffened.

“It seems… it’s not that simple.”

At the end of their gaze, there were giant wings wrapped around in a circle.

Swish.

The unfolded wings slowly began to rise into the sky.

A man stood at the center of the wings, looking at them with a chilly gaze, and unlike before, two horns had sprouted on his head, making him look somewhat threatening.

“How can there not be a single scratch!”

The four wings had not a single scorch mark despite the tremendous explosion, and it was hard to believe that there wasn’t even a scratch, no matter how hard they were.

Clatter, clatter.

As he flapped his wings, something fell and created a metallic sound. It was a treasure in the form of a throwing knife that looked like wing feathers.

“Manyikpyeon? How does that guy have the treasure of the Mount Shu….” [Mount Shu is likely a significant location or sect known for its treasures.]

It was strange that there wasn’t a single scratch, but he had been protected by Manyikpyeon.

‘I can’t use it anymore.’

He looked at the Earth Immortals without regret after seeing the wreckage of the broken Manyikpyeon.

He was almost hurt, but he had made his body strong with the Horned Body Dragon Hand, a technique using the horns that the Mountain Lord possessed, and sacrificed Manyikpyeon to avoid any problems.

‘There’s no point in dragging it out.’

Since it was a fight against many, there was no point in dragging it out.

Soon, a powerful energy surged from the Mountain Lord’s horns, and small spiritual beings gathered.

It was the Celestial Earthly Majesty, one of the nine incantations of the Returning Heaven Horn Strike, which shot out energy by imbuing it into the horns. [This describes a specific technique and its components.]

Judging that he was preparing to attack, the Earth Immortals gnashed their teeth and quickly formed hand seals and moved swiftly.

Wangyeong immediately moved his lips, preparing something, and Pengjo spat out vital essence, creating gold with Young-Chung, and was trying to merge with the main insect once again.

Yewoon also took out a scroll depicting a bizarre monster.

Everyone was preparing to clash again.

‘We have the advantage in numbers.’

If they fought with full preparation, there was no reason why they couldn’t win.

As they were thinking that.

Suddenly, one word from the Mountain Lord cut across the battlefield.

“Strike.”

Swaaaaaaaay!!

Something invisible rushed towards the Earth Immortals at tremendous speed.

Startled, Wangyeong and Yewoon used Shrinking Ground to move their bodies away, but.

Pengjo was too late.

“Pengjo!!”

Wangyeong shouted in desperation.

Before Pengjo, a woman with a pale face was slashing down with a greatsword.

“Bum, you villain!!”

Kwaaaang!!

“Kuaaaack!!”

Pengjo, caught off guard by the unexpected attack, was knocked away by the greatsword and flew out several tens of lengths, suffering a long wound from his shoulder to his side.

“I couldn’t kill him.”

It seemed that he had protected his body with Gold Thread Insects at the last moment.

It was a pity that he couldn’t finish him off for sure, but it wasn’t bad since he had given him a painful blow that he couldn’t easily heal.

“Hoo….”

Wangyeong’s face turned red with anger, and Yewoon was intrigued by Guigyul.

Guigyul, with her usual cold expression, planted the Nine Ringed Blade on the ground and created Black Mist in all directions, creating a Black Dragon.

Along with dozens of Black Dragons, the illusion of the Incomplete Great Demon floated behind her, and a fierce force overflowed.

“Master Ye! Protect me!”

Thump!

Perhaps thinking that this wouldn’t do, Wangyeong took out three stone slabs from his chest, planted them on the ground, clasped his hands together, and moved his lips.

The sound of chanting Buddhist scriptures was heard, and immediately, Dharma gates floated in the air, and the surrounding space was distorted, and the distortion became stronger.

Through the gaps, several of the gourd Young-Chung appeared, repeatedly disappearing into space, and the Mountain Lord narrowed his eyes and tensed at the unusual energy.

“Heup!!”

Clap!

Once again, as he clasped his hands together, the space rippled with a faint wave. The forms of the Black Dragons, transformed by Guimu, collapsed in the aftermath, and Guigyul’s expression also distorted.

‘It’s subtle, but it’s the power of law.’

It was a faint power of law, like a speck of dust on Mount Tai, but still, law was law. [Mount Tai is a famous mountain in China, often used to represent something of great significance or size.]

“Even you won’t be able to do anything about the Four Scattered Blockade (四散封鎖) that I barely gathered with the energy of heaven and earth!”

It was then.

Suddenly, four Young-Chung appeared in the air and thrust giant gourds in the four directions.

He wondered what they were doing, but they were starting to suck in the Mountain Lord with it.

Not only the Mountain Lord, but also the space itself where he was standing was being sucked in!

‘I remember! This Young-Chung is…!’

The Young-Chung that topped the list of the Hundred Insect Western Room. [Likely a ranking or classification system for insects.]

A ferocious insect that moved through space as if it were its own home, sucked in space with the gourd on its back, and created cracks.

“Wangong (玩空)!!”

“It’s too late to realize it now!!”

Soon, the Mountain Lord’s space was divided into four, and before he could do anything, he was sucked into the gourd and disappeared without a trace.

Whoosh.