Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 746

Torrential energy surged from his dantian [energy center below the navel].

The gathered and accumulated energies filled his body, the constant flow always satisfying him. When he could wield his power as he pleased, he felt a confidence that he could even bring down the heavens.

The Unrivaled Fist of the World.

No matter how vast the world was, only the Hong King could claim to be the master of the Unrivaled Fist of the World.

The power of the Unrivaled Fist of the World shook the heavens and pierced the earth. Before its majesty, all creation bowed, and the world held its breath.

However…

Despite unleashing a power that made the entire world tremble, the Hong King’s face was far from at ease. It wasn’t because he was struggling with the power.

‘What is this?’

Even while emitting a power capable of tearing open the sky, the Hong King felt an inexplicable unease.

‘Why is this happening?’

His fist was being unleashed without hindrance. And his enemy was not even daring to resist him. Even if his opponent were not the Demon Lord but the Creation King or the Black King, he would have declared victory in this situation.

His fist was the fist of hegemony [supreme dominance].

It wasn’t that his martial prowess was the only one in the world, but when he gained momentum, no one in the world could match his overwhelming power.

‘Kang Jin-ho.’

The brilliant light obscured even the Hong King’s vision. Ordinary people could only make out a hazy figure amidst the sun-like light that would blind them just by looking at it.

Collapsing.

Falling.

The one who was called the incarnation of evil was groaning before his fist. Seeing that, the Hong King’s expression hardened.

He wanted to possess him.

Not the current Kang Jin-ho, but a more grown Kang Jin-ho. He wanted to see how strong he would become when he fully regained his power and became complete on his own.

If he could possess such a Kang Jin-ho?

The world would have held its breath before the names of the Hong King and the Demon Lord.

If he could only possess Kang Jin-ho, there would be no reason to remain secluded to keep the Creation King and the Black King in check. They were beings who could not unite. If one of them showed their hand first, the others would hide in the bushes and then rush out to cut off the breath of both at once.

That was why none of the three could move first. They could only wait for someone else to move first. But if the Hong King possessed Kang Jin-ho, he could end this tedious standoff. Just by being able to control Kang Jin-ho, the Hong King’s faction’s power would increase by more than thirty percent. That was enough power to pacify the world.

After that, whether Kang Jin-ho devoured Korea or Japan, it didn’t matter. What he wanted was the Central Plains [ancient China]. Only this land of China. The rest of the world could be devoured by Kang Jin-ho or a dog, for all he cared.

That was why he extended his hand.

If one were to name the person who hated demons the most in the world, the Hong King would surely be among them. His hatred for demons was deeply rooted.

But the card called Kang Jin-ho was so sweet that the Hong King forgot his hatred for demons.

That was why he guaranteed everything.

He thought that even if he gave Kang Jin-ho everything he wanted, it would be a profitable deal if he could unify the Central Plains through him. He didn’t even think about eliminating Kang Jin-ho after unifying the Central Plains. The Hong King was not one to engage in such petty acts.

If he wanted, he would give him Korea. Then, Kang Jin-ho could build his own power and, at the moment the Hong King died, he could aim for the Central Plains.

But Kang Jin-ho did not take his outstretched hand.

Foolishly.

Stubbornly.

So, he had no choice but to kill him.

Anger filled the Hong King’s eyes.

Kang Jin-ho’s power had even surprised the Hong King. He was a man who was more than worthy of the name Demon Lord.

But he was immature.

He was suffering as if his entire body was bound by chains. Unless time passed and he fully regained his martial prowess, he was no match for him now.

Above all, his inner energy.

There was no shortcut to gathering inner energy. One could only spend time diligently. In front of the Hong King, who boasted the greatest inner energy in the world, Kang Jin-ho’s inner energy was far too weak.

This vast difference could not be overcome with talent and experience.

The Hong King took a short breath and gritted his teeth.

Inner force flowed from his dantian like a flood. The Hong King, having gathered all the drawn-up inner force into his right hand, looked down with wide eyes.

The hazy figure visible below.

The Hong King prepared his final strike towards Kang Jin-ho.

“Huuuup!”

He put all his power into this one blow.

Even though he was a demon, and a rude one who ignored his offer that bent his pride, Kang Jin-ho was a martial artist he acknowledged. He was a martial artist who had truly impressed him, even though he didn’t consider demons to be worth even the dirt on his toenails.

It was the act of killing such a martial artist. Giving his best was a courtesy to his opponent.

Woo-oong!

With a sound like a swarm of bees buzzing, the energies gathered in his right hand thrashed about. Even with his peak abilities, it was becoming difficult to hold them in any longer.

The Hong King’s eyes shone.

“Chaaaaaaat!”

With a shout, his right hand shot out.

At that moment, the light that had been pouring down instantly swelled in size and plunged downwards, downwards. A domineering power that seemed capable of destroying everything in the world.

It was the might of the Hong King, who was worthy of being called a hegemon.

Kwaaaaaaaah!

The light poured down like a waterfall. Even if this were just water and not qi [life force], no human made of flesh and blood could dare to face it.

The Hong King’s inner force had certainly surpassed that of a human.

No one could survive here. No matter how much Kang Jin-ho was called the Demon Lord, and no matter how much his potential might surpass even the Hong King… at this point, there was no way for him to protect himself from this attack.

He wouldn’t even leave a trace.

His bones would be crushed, and his flesh would be torn apart. His fragmented body would not be able to withstand the pressure and would scatter into dust. In the end, there would be no trace left on this earth that a person named Kang Jin-ho had ever existed.

It was the moment when the Hong King was about to clench his fist and strike down once more.

‘What is this?’

It was his senses that detected the anomaly. An ominous feeling.

The sudden ominous feeling made the Hong King’s body stiffen.

Feeling ominous?

Why?

It was something he couldn’t understand himself. But the Hong King soon knew the identity of that ominous feeling. All too clearly.

‘That is?’

It writhed.

Amidst the dazzling light, something black was writhing.

It was an unreal sight.

Does darkness exist?

No, darkness does not exist. Darkness cannot do anything on its own. Because darkness is merely the absence of light.

No matter how thickly the darkness covers the world, when dawn breaks and the sun reveals itself above the horizon, the darkness disappears. It is an irresistible law of nature.

In the end, the only place where darkness can exist is where there is no light.

But then, what should he call what he was seeing now?

The Hong King’s eyes widened.

In the middle of the massive light he was emitting, a pitch-black darkness was rising.

The darkness, which should have fled in haste at the sight of light, was instead licking its eerie tongue and confronting the light. A burning darkness was surging up, riding the light.

‘It’s resisting?’

Against me?

“You insolent bastard!”

The Hong King’s hair stood on end. His stiff mustache, like that of Zhang Fei [a famous general known for his fierce appearance], spread out in all directions.

Just as he was about to draw up more inner force, the black demonic energy snake, which had been licking its tongue, rushed towards the Hong King with terrifying speed, as if leaping out of a cave at the sight of prey.

Kwaaaaaaah!

“Ugh! Damn it!”

Joo Gang cursed and rolled on the ground.

Another shockwave had hit him, making his body spin like a pinwheel. No matter how hard he tried to regain his balance, there was no way to do so.

Watching the fight between those two was an unparalleled honor for a martial artist. At the same time, it was a stroke of luck. Even if he couldn’t understand what was happening there by seeing it with his own eyes and feeling it with his skin, just by taking in that sight and making it his goal, Joo Gang would be able to grow stronger at a speed that was incomparable to the past.

…If only he had watched from a little further away.

It would be dangerous. It would be dangerous. A battlefield where such a match was clashing would be a hundred times more dangerous than a battlefield where bombs were raining down. But in reality, the most dangerous ones were the demon soldiers, including Joo Gang.

The shock from the clash between those two repeatedly tossed the demon soldiers up and down like pebbles.

“Huuuuk!”

It was only because he had found a way to survive after the two shockwaves and retreated this far that Joo Gang was still alive. If he had been sitting there, he would have been a well-minced meatball from the current shock.

‘What about the Demon Lord?’

As his mind returned, his gaze fixed on one spot.

He was receiving this much shock even from this distance. Then what about those at the center of the explosion?

Could a body made of flesh and blood really withstand this shock?

If Joo Gang had been there, he would have turned into minced meat in an instant. No matter how much he was called the Demon Lord…

At that moment, the figure of one person came clearly into Joo Gang’s eyes.

The pier had already disappeared without a trace.

All that was visible was the vast sea. And on that sea, a man stood with his arms lowered.

‘The Hong King.’

The Hong King was lowering his arms in a very natural manner. But Joo Gang did not miss it. He saw that blood was flowing from the Hong King’s lowered hands.

It was strange.

Blood was flowing. Blood was flowing from the Hong King’s body.

At that moment, Joo Gang was reminded that the Hong King was also a person who bled. The Hong King was such an inhuman existence that he had to reconfirm and accept something so obvious.

Then what about the Demon Lord?

Joo Gang’s head turned to the opposite side.

On the opposite side, too, a person was standing.

But his appearance was a little different from the Hong King’s.

The Demon Lord, with his swords hanging down in both hands, had his legs submerged in the sea up to his knees. His entire body was stained with blood.

Yes, with blood…

He had changed, even though he hadn’t changed.

He had taken that much of a match with his body. The enemy’s blood that had been soaking the Demon Lord’s entire body until now could not have withstood that collision. It would have all flown away and evaporated. Then, whose blood was soaking the Demon Lord’s entire body now?

It was all too obvious.

Joo Gang bit his lip tightly.

He hadn’t realized it when he had only seen the Hong King. But after seeing the Demon Lord, he could see it. The Hong King was standing on the sea. He was walking on water.

There was nothing special about it, and there was nothing new about it. Who would be surprised if the Hong King flew in the sky?

What angered Joo Gang was the contrast between the Demon Lord, who was submerged in the water up to his knees, and the Hong King, who was floating on the water. From a distance, it looked as if the Demon Lord was kneeling before the Hong King.

His fist clenched tightly, and his eyes blurred.

Joo Gang was someone who had not hesitated to lick someone’s feet. Joo Gang was someone who believed that pride was of no help in living.

But now, Joo Gang’s blood was boiling. Even though it wasn’t the humiliation he had received… no, rather, it was because of that that Joo Gang couldn’t contain his boiling anger.

At that moment, Kang Jin-ho slowly raised his head.