Monochrome Sovereign [EN]: Chapter 1335

The Blooming of the Celestial Eye (2)

While Yeon Ho-Jeong and Sa Mun-Hyang were locked in a fierce battle, a demonic formation was being deployed at the peak of Mount Tai to create another Blood Jade [a powerful artifact], and the Beggars’ Union experts were being dispatched to various parts of Shandong to restore public sentiment, many other events were unfolding across the world.

The young leader of the Blood Fiends, having retreated from Sichuan, returned to their main base and completed their final preparations. The shattered remnants of the Divine Cult were being reunited under the leadership of Gi Cheon-Woong.

Although the battle in Jiangsu Province was a victory, a near-inescapable net-like tactic was deployed to deal with the fleeing enemies. Even as the imperial palace was strengthening its forces, the court officials were racking their brains for ways to ensure the safety of the people.

Sects that had suffered severe damage from the war were either swallowing their tears and biding their time for revenge or giving up entirely and declaring their seclusion.

Everyone was in turmoil because of the war.

The ones experiencing the most dynamic moment were Tang Gwan and Moyong Gun, who were in charge of the Hebei battle.

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At the time when Yeon Ho-Jeong and Sa Mun-Hyang’s fight was in full swing.

“They’re coming!”

Zzzzzzzzz!

Fearsome lightning energy erupted from Moyong Gun’s body.

Tang Gwan’s eyebrows twitched.

‘Impressive.’

Moyong Gun’s aura, unleashing the fighting spirit he had suppressed for years as if he was determined to release it all at once, was beyond imagination.

‘At this rate, he’s really…’

Just a hair’s breadth away.

He was truly just a hair’s breadth away from reaching the Supreme Extremity [the highest level of martial arts]. Tang Gwan, whose upper dantian [an energy center in the body] was among the top five in the world among the Supreme Extremity masters, was observing even the areas that Moyong Gun himself could not see.

‘I don’t know if I should be happy about this, but…’

At least Moyong Gun’s change is genuine.

Even when he was obsessed with power, he harbored a murderous intent towards the Three Teachings [Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism].

He could be trusted.

‘If, by any chance, he becomes overly greedy again in the future, I will kill him then.’

He trusted him, yet he also distrusted him. Tang Gwan was a man who had experienced firsthand that people could change, but he also knew how difficult it was to change.

Krrrrrr!

From the front, left, and right, the Moyong family’s forces—the Tongcheon Unit, the Cheonseong Sword Unit, and the Jisu Unit—were fiercely closing in on the enemies.

“No.”

Whoooom!

A sharp aura surged from Tang Gwan’s body.

“We must not clash with them directly. There are Supreme Extremity masters over there. And there are as many as…”

“Four.”

“…!”

“There are four.”

Tang Gwan looked at Moyong Gun with surprised eyes.

The lightning energy, which had reached its peak, held lightning in his eyes. Moyong Gun’s eyes, with even blue sparks flying, truly resembled the gaze of a Thunder God.

“I should have brought more experts.”

“Don’t worry.”

Tang Gwan turned his gaze again.

“I called someone in the middle.”

“Someone?”

“You probably didn’t feel it.”

He wanted to ask more, but Moyong Gun soon put his curiosity aside. Now was the time to fight.

Moyong Gun’s chest swelled greatly.

“Do not engage, disrupt the rear!”

Whoooooooooom!!

Moyong Gun’s voice, which seemed to spread tens of miles away, was filled with tremendous internal energy.

Not only Tang Gwan and the Moyong family’s forces, but even the Shangwu Alliance’s forces felt a tingling sensation all over their bodies.

Regardless of the depth of internal energy, its very nature made everyone tense. It was the power of lightning, the ability of a supreme master who had stably contained an energy not granted to humans.

Thud thud thud thud!!

The speed of the advancing enemies was truly astonishing.

They were far away, but after a few blinks, the figures of the individual enemies had doubled in size.

Tang Gwan raised one hand above his head.

Chiriririring!!

The hidden weapons that had been reorganized while coming here flew high into the sky.

Among them were needles, pieces of daggers, and surprisingly, even bottles of poison and iron plates.

It was a rain of a thousand flowers from the start. The technique that boasted the strongest attack power in a large-scale battle in the current martial world was this rain of a thousand flowers.

Moyong Gun said.

“Wait.”

Tang Gwan replied without even turning his head.

“I will prepare.”

“Just prepare, don’t unleash it. I will seize the timing.”

“Is it possible?”

“I have something in mind.”

Tang Gwan did not answer. It was a silent agreement.

And so, the enemy got closer and closer.

‘Damn bastards.’

A deep hatred settled on Tang Gwan’s face.

‘I won’t let a single one of them escape. If they’ve tasted the Three Teachings, I won’t leave even a single dog alive in this world.’

The past war, the sacrifices, the deaths, the sorrows, flowed through his mind like a stream.

And the last memory was of his father, Tang Hyeong, the emperor of Sichuan.

‘Father. The bastard who killed you was killed by Sa-Gaji. I will repay the sin of not avenging you myself by wiping out all the external enemies.’

Hwaaaaaak!

The extreme killing intent mercilessly amplified the sharpness of the hidden weapons floating in the air.

‘He’s strong.’

Moyong Gun gritted his teeth.

He, who extremely hated external enemies, was unleashing an aura beyond his original abilities at this moment. He had never pushed his Lightning Energy this far before.

Yet, the aura of Tang Gwan’s Rain of a Thousand Flowers was so intense that his bones were tingling. He felt an immense pressure as if his crown and shoulders would be crushed at any moment.

‘This is the first time I’ve seen such a powerful martial art. It rivals Yeon Ho-Jeong’s axe strikes… no, it might be even more.’

Moyong Gun remembered that Yeon Ho-Jeong’s axe techniques possessed a destructive power that could be called the best in the world.

Tang Gwan’s Rain of a Thousand Flowers contained a destructive power that surpassed even Yeon Ho-Jeong’s martial arts. Considering that it was a wide-range attack, it was truly a martial art that defied common sense.

‘This is good enough.’

He was envious and a little jealous.

That’s why he could trust him. He could sweep away many enemies with this one move.

He could lead this battle in Hebei to victory.

‘If we maximize the damage of the first blow and bring the atmosphere of the initial battle to our side, we can win.’

The enemy’s figures had tripled in size.

Moyong Gun felt his heart pounding. The closer the enemy got, the more exponentially the pressure increased.

‘Two in the front, two in the center.’

There were easily over a thousand troops. Fortunately, no Supreme Extremity masters were deployed in the rear, so it would be easy for the Moyong family’s forces and the Shangwu Alliance’s forces to follow.

‘But once the battle starts, the Supreme Extremity masters in the center will immediately fly to the rear. They are capable enough.’

That’s why the first strike is even more important.

‘Hmm?’

Looking at the approaching enemies, Moyong Gun suddenly felt something was off.

‘What is it? That formation?’

The enemy’s unit was charging fiercely.

The pressure was increasing every moment, but Moyong Gun felt a sense of unease rather than that pressure.

‘It’s too linear. That’s literally a breakthrough formation. No matter how many Supreme Extremity masters there are, they should be coming with three directions in mind since they are outnumbered.’

Moyong Gun glanced at Tang Gwan.

Tang Gwan was glaring at the enemies with fierce eyes. He didn’t seem to notice the enemy’s formation.

‘That’s understandable.’

Aside from his personal revenge, he was preparing a martial art that covered a vast area as if it would cover the entire sky. He wouldn’t have the time to think about anything else.

‘Then…’

Moyong Gun’s eyes sparkled.

Again, time passed.

Even though only half an angle had passed, the enemy had already entered within three hundred yards. Three hundred yards was not a long distance, considering the enemy’s speed of advance.

“Moyong Clan Leader.”

“Wait.”

“Don’t miss the timing.”

“Trust me.”

Again, Tang Gwan did not answer.

Whoooom! Whoooom!

The power of the Myriad Streams Returning to the Origin Divine Art was rapidly draining.

The Rain of a Thousand Flowers, which already had a fierce aura, was emitting a twice as powerful aura. Although he did not answer, he was pouring all his energy into this one strike as if he was betting everything on it. It was proof that he trusted Moyong Gun.

‘Not yet.’

The three hundred yard distance quickly narrowed to two hundred yards.

‘Not yet.’

The expressions of the two Supreme Extremity masters at the front could be seen.

The two Evil Kings’ faces, who seemed to have been running non-stop, showed an undeniable fatigue. However, the tension towards the Rain of a Thousand Flowers that Tang Gwan was raising was much greater than that fatigue.

A martial art that could make even the two Evil Kings at the front tense. It was the majesty of the Rain of a Thousand Flowers, which would be known as a legendary martial art of the martial world.

And so, the two hundred yard distance narrowed to one hundred yards.

Trickle.

Sweat dripped from Tang Gwan’s forehead.

He felt like he should unleash it right now. Hatred was hatred, and impatience was impatience.

Still, he maintained his strength.

The one hundred yard distance decreased to seventy yards.

Tang Gwan’s fingers twitched. He was itching to unleash the Rain of a Thousand Flowers right away.

The seventy yard distance decreased to fifty yards.

Tang Gwan’s jaw jutted out.

It was truly dangerous now. If he made a mistake, he could be defeated before he could even unleash the Rain of a Thousand Flowers. Even if he unleashed it in time, it covered a wide area, so it might not cause much damage to the Supreme Extremity masters.

“Moyong…”

At that moment, Tang Gwan’s eyes scanned left and right.

‘What is it?’

The ground within forty to thirty yards was very damp.

There were puddles here and there. A master could ignore it and run, but the area right in front of where the two men were standing was particularly damp.

‘Could it be?!’

It was then.

The moment the enemy’s vanguard entered within thirty yards.

Moyong Gun’s eyes shone brilliantly.

“Now!”

Tang Gwan’s hand shot forward like lightning.

Krrrrrr!

With the sound of thunder, the advancing Rain of a Thousand Flowers spread to two to four times, and then four to sixteen times its original range in an instant.

Chiriririring!!

The already numerous hidden weapons shattered into thousands and tens of thousands of iron fragments, covering the enemy’s unit.

The two Evil Kings at the front, Seventh Evil King Hang Mu and Ninth Evil King Hang Cheon, each swung their spears and swords.

It was then.

Moyong Gun’s left palm struck the ground.

Kwarururung!!

The Nine Heavens Thunderclap Palm, unleashed with the maximum output of Lightning Energy, began to spread terrifying lightning energy throughout the area.

Pajijijijijik!!

The speed at which the energy surged was truly like a flash of light.

The lightning energy of the Thunderclap Palm, which spread madly along the damp ground, instantly reached the feet of the two Evil Kings and the entire front unit.

“…!”

They couldn’t even scream.

The warriors, who opened their mouths momentarily as if they had been electrocuted, felt their entire bodies contract.

The lightning energy, which was spread widely, did not cause any real damage. However, it was able to delay their reactions, even the reaction speed of the two Evil Kings, for a moment.

And that moment of missed timing determined their fate.

Chwarururururuk!!

The Rain of a Thousand Flowers, which covered half of the unit, began to pour down like a rainstorm.

“Dodge!”

“Dodge!”

Hang Cheon and Hang Mu, who had regained their energy like lightning, tried to block the Rain of a Thousand Flowers by deploying their respective martial arts, but the hidden weapons, which had missed their timing, were already piercing through the bodies of the disciples, avoiding the Evil Kings’ power.

Thud thud thud thud thud thud!!

The world turned upside down.

The iron fragments dug from the ground flew into the sky, and the lightning that should have roamed the sky roamed the ground.

In the overturned world, a brutal blood rain painted the sky red.