Monochrome Sovereign [EN]: Chapter 1136

‘A little late.’

Although he had shattered the body of Gal-yo, the enemy commander of the Silver Demon Cavalry, by throwing the Black Dragon Axe, Yeon Ho-Jeong couldn’t afford to relax.

‘It was the best I could do, though.’

He knew at a glance. Jima Hoo’s demonic energy was slightly different from the demonic beings of the Blood Demon Church he had seen so far. And also that his Golden Dragon Divine King Art was the opposite of her demonic energy.

However, being opposites didn’t guarantee a win.

Jima Hoo was a master who had excellently trained in demonic arts, martial techniques, and enlightenment. He expected that she would somehow find a way to counterattack even while facing an opposing martial art.

If he had engaged in a power struggle as usual, they would still be fighting now. She was that strong of an opponent.

Yeon Ho-Jeong sought a way to defeat her as quickly as possible. At the same time, he also looked for a way to conserve his internal energy and stamina as much as possible.

That’s why he remained calm until the end, provoking his opponent to draw out all her demonic power.

Thanks to that, he quickly killed Jima Hoo, and he himself didn’t suffer much damage.

But in the meantime, the enemy cavalry and the troops Jima Hoo had brought completely surrounded the Golden Sky Cavalry.

‘I can’t let this go on.’

Whoosh! Snatch!

Yeon Ho-Jeong, who had caught the Black Dragon Axe thrown using a secret technique of sword control, was about to whistle. It was to call the warhorse he had ridden.

That was when it happened.

‘……?!’

Yeon Ho-Jeong’s gaze pierced through the distance of several dozen yards and landed on a single cavalryman.

Whinny! Crash!

It was an incredible destructive force.

A warhorse not carrying a cavalryman mixed in with the Silver Demon Cavalry and smashed the heads of two Golden Sky Cavalrymen, who were heavily armored.

Even Yeon Ho-Jeong, the great master, couldn’t help but be surprised. A warhorse running wild on its own without a master?

‘It’s huge.’

Its body was also enormous. Among the enemy’s warhorses, it was particularly tall and large. It felt twice as heavy as the Golden Sky Cavalry’s warhorses.

Its two eyes were dyed red with intense demonic energy, and its black mane, which was one with its dark body, was like sulfur fire rising from hell.

Yeon Ho-Jeong realized at once. That warhorse was the king of the Silver Demon Cavalry.

A king who had lost its master. It must be the demonic beast that the real master of the demonic soldier who died in the battle of Shanxi had ridden.

Peeeeeeeeek!

Yeon Ho-Jeong’s whistle, which had a particularly long melody.

The warhorse that was running from afar quickly changed direction and ran towards the fortress wall.

Although it had rarely matched up with Yeon Ho-Jeong, his whistle was filled with the power of the upper dantian [an energy center in the body]. It clearly conveyed the master’s will, so even a speechless beast understood the meaning and retreated.

Yeon Ho-Jeong’s right foot kicked off the ground.

Whoosh!

In an instant, his figure seemed to disappear.

It wasn’t the Heavenly Cloud Movement Technique. The restrained aesthetics unique to the Heavenly Cloud Movement Technique were revealed in his upright waist, but his two legs moved dynamically as if they were on fire.

Revived memories. Memories that had been temporarily pushed aside due to the urgent situation.

The Vermilion Bird Art’s Blood Wing Sky Dance mixed with the Heavenly Cloud Movement Technique, creating an even faster and sharper speed.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

It was so fast that the rear cavalry of the Silver Demon Cavalry felt a churning in their stomachs as soon as they realized something had passed over their heads.

Crash!

A deafening explosion erupted.

He broke the sound barrier while wielding the giant axe. As he turned into golden flames and dashed through the air, the rear cavalry of the Silver Demon Cavalry fell like dominoes from the exploding shockwave.

“What!”

Mang-hyang, who was leading the three armies in place of the dead Third Army Commander Mu Ha-suk, widened his eyes.

The golden grim reaper, wielding a huge axe, had already reached right in front of him. The grim reaper, who had rushed through the heads of the Fourth and Fifth Armies like a gale, raised the huge axe as high as he could.

“Get out of the way!”

The Raging Dragon Axe fell like lightning.

Rumble!!

A powerful downward strike that summoned thunder.

It was a power worthy of its name, which meant to collapse a mountain. About twenty cavalrymen who were charging were sent flying in all directions, spitting blood from the Mountain Collapse Strike.

Slam!

Yeon Ho-Jeong, who had landed on the ground, quickly rotated.

Whirr! Whirr! Whirr! Whirr!

The Coiling Dragon Chain, which had extended along with the Raging Dragon Axe, shattered the legs of the warhorses far away.

It didn’t stop there. In an instant, he connected the Raging Dragon Axe and the Coiling Dragon Chain, and he swung the axe like a madman.

Crash! Thud! Clang!

It was a terrifying speed.

He entered the heart of the enemy’s main camp and showed off an overwhelming martial prowess.

The demonic soldiers were terrified and swung their long spears at Yeon Ho-Jeong, but Yeon Ho-Jeong’s Raging Dragon Axe broke all those spears like reeds and destroyed the enemy’s bodies.

‘This can’t be!’

The Silver Demon Cavalry, who were said to never lose their composure in any situation, couldn’t help but be shocked by the appearance of a master they couldn’t possibly deal with no matter what they did.

The Fourth Army Commander Mang-cho shook his head without realizing it.

‘How can he be like that? He’s much stronger than the commander!’

That was Mang-cho’s misconception.

Of course, Yeon Ho-Jeong’s level had surpassed the dead So Hyun-jong, but the gap in martial arts between the two was not that great, unlike with Jima Hoo.

This was due to the nature of Yeon Ho-Jeong’s martial arts.

The Golden Dragon Divine King Art was a study of reaching the truth through martial arts. Yeon Ho-Jeong had not yet achieved great success, but Yeon Ho-Jeong’s martial arts, which were rooted in the truth, were thoroughly influenced by his personal will.

Even Tang Gwan, whose upper dantian was almost comparable to Yeon-wi, gained enlightenment by watching Yeon Ho-Jeong’s use of his upper dantian.

The ki [life force], the true power of humans that creates action.

The power of the brain, the Divine King Ki that makes what one wants to do a reality, encompassed destructive power and a range that transcended common sense, fitting Yeon Ho-Jeong’s disposition.

If a high-ranking Four Evil Kings of the Four Yin Church were to fight Yeon Ho-Jeong right now, Yeon Ho-Jeong would also have a hard time.

However, no matter which of the Four Evil Kings came, they would not be able to defeat the Silver Demon Cavalry as easily as Yeon Ho-Jeong. That was Yeon Ho-Jeong’s martial art.

Crack! Crack!

Yeon Ho-Jeong’s face, as he continuously swung his axe and cut the cavalrymen in half, was filled with static killing intent.

He didn’t burn himself up like before. But he was still strong. If necessary, he poured out his power to sweep a wide area, and if he saw an opening, he killed the cavalrymen with a simple strike while conserving his strength as much as possible.

But.

‘It’s not enough.’

This kind of fight might create a legend of one man, but it couldn’t lead the battle to victory.

‘And my internal energy is also a problem.’

The Golden Dragon Ki that encompassed the middle and lower dantians, and the Divine King Ki that governed the upper dantian.

The two energies were different no matter what anyone said, but at the same time, they were also one that could not be completely separated.

He had been defeating the enemy soldiers with the power of the Divine King Ki, which amplified the original power of martial arts by burning his will, but in order to generate that much power, the Golden Dragon Ki had to be consumed as much.

His power had deepened over time, but that didn’t mean he had infinite internal energy. Every time he took a breath, abundant natural energy was converted into Golden Dragon Divine King Ki, creating powerful stamina, but the internal energy consumed was twice as much.

‘In the end, it’s about numbers. The soldiers’ desperate fight is needed.’

Whoosh!

Half a quarter of an hour after he had charged through the blood-soaked bodies and defeated numerous cavalrymen.

Finally, Yeon Ho-Jeong saw the Second Army.

And also the huge warhorse that was running wild in front of Mang-hyang, who was leading the Third Army.

Yeon Ho-Jeong’s eyes flashed.

Whoosh!

The Divine King Ki, which had flown like a bolt of lightning, instantly read the momentum of the huge black horse.

‘It’s high-density demonic energy.’

In a short moment, Yeon Ho-Jeong was greatly surprised.

It was the same with the other warhorses, but especially the huge black horse’s body was filled with high-density demonic energy that was comparable to a master of the peak realm, no, a master of the transcendent realm.

‘Amazing. Was something like that possible?!’

It couldn’t use that demonic energy like a martial artist. Since it was a beast that had not learned martial arts in the first place, it couldn’t unleash sword ki [energy blade] or emit palm strikes.

However, it was using all that demonic energy to enhance its physical abilities.

Flash!

‘Here too, and there too.’

As he read the circulation of the internal energy of the warhorses with particularly strong energy, he was able to read the demonic energy that the other warhorses possessed as well.

‘It’s different from internal energy cultivation methods, but.’

The ki was fixed in place.

Yeon Ho-Jeong realized that it was possible because it was demonic energy.

Demonic energy fundamentally has the nature of yin [the passive principle of the universe]. It doesn’t mean cold and humid, but dark and deep.

Therefore, unlike other energies, it has the characteristic of accumulating. If it accumulates and accumulates, it gradually becomes unable to accept natural energy, damaging the body or making the mind strange.

However, beasts with much stronger bodies than humans can maintain a stable state even while holding demonic energy. Humans have to learn demonic arts, but beasts don’t.

‘That’s not all. It’s not just because they’re beasts, but they used a special technique to allow the demonic energy to settle in the center of their bodies.’

Slash! Thud!

He had many thoughts in a short moment. Yeon Ho-Jeong, who had suffered a small wound on his shoulder, reflexively swung the Raging Dragon Axe and sent a cavalryman flying.

Sizzle!

Yeon Ho-Jeong, who was about to evaporate the demonic energy that was trying to penetrate through the wound, left it alone for a moment, thinking of something.

Buzz.

The demonic energy that was penetrating soon lost its power and faded away because of his perfect body.

However, Yeon Ho-Jeong could tell. Where the penetrating demonic energy was trying to extend its branches.

‘The heart.’

Whirr! Whirr! Whirr! Whirr!

Yeon Ho-Jeong, who had once again flown over the cavalrymen, extended the Coiling Dragon Chain towards Mang-hyang.

Mang-hyang, terrified, raised his spear.

Swish! Clang!

“Kuh!”

The Coiling Dragon Chain, which had broken the spear, pierced Mang-hyang’s right chest.

Chirring!

The Coiling Dragon Chain, which had pierced the enemy’s chest, quickly wrapped around Mang-hyang’s body. It seemed to move on its own as if it had a life of its own.

‘This is it.’

While moving the Coiling Dragon Chain with the Golden Dragon Ki to restrain the enemy, Yeon Ho-Jeong more clearly understood the method of circulating the demonic energy within the warhorse’s body.

‘It makes them move on their own. It’s a command. They made it possible with bizarre techniques, but a master who has transcended the Limitless can also make it possible with the power of the upper dantian divine energy that contains his will.’

To be precise, there must be a method to freely use the circulation and modulation of the upper dantian divine energy, like the Divine King Ki.

Furthermore, it doesn’t work on ordinary warhorses. All the warhorses here are of a breed that is sensitive to ki and also accepts it well.

‘Then.’

Chiriring! Thud!

He swung the Coiling Dragon Chain and sent Mang-hyang flying towards the cavalrymen.

Mang-hyang, who was filled with Golden Dragon Ki, was slammed into the ground along with five cavalrymen. Of course, Mang-hyang did not survive.

Crash!

Yeon Ho-Jeong, who had flown up, breaking the spine of the warhorse that Mang-hyang was riding, instantly mounted So Hyun-jong’s warhorse, the Black Blood Divine Horse.

The Black Blood Divine Horse’s eyes widened.

Whinny!!

The cry that erupted was like a dragon’s roar.

Buzz!!

Yeon Ho-Jeong’s hand, filled with Divine King Ki, touched the Black Horse’s neck.

The Black Blood Divine Horse, which had been running wild, staggered for a moment, trembling.

The powerful will of the Limitless. Yeon Ho-Jeong’s command to not run wild and calm down destroyed all the demonic energy accumulated in the Black Blood Divine Horse’s body, calming the demonic beast’s excitement.

Whirr! Whirr! Whirr!

The Black Blood Divine Horse, which had been attacking the Golden Sky Cavalry, immediately turned its body.

It was as if it had been bewitched. The Black Blood Divine Horse’s two eyes, which had been as red as blood, emitted a faint golden light.

Yeon Ho-Jeong tightened his legs.

The Divine King Ki conveyed the command, and the Golden Dragon Ki was overlaid on the body filled with demonic energy, creating a steel armor.

Crash!

A dark golden energy flowed out from the body of the Black Blood Divine Horse, which had briefly charged and sent three cavalrymen flying.

Yeon Ho-Jeong shouted.

“Golden Sky Cavalry, push back the cavalry in the rear!”