Monochrome Sovereign [EN]: Chapter 536

Yeop Seong’s face hardened.

‘How?!’

He was flustered. He never expected Bu Seon to appear here.

‘How did this bitch know to come here?!’

“Your internal injuries are severe.”

Bu Seon shook her head.

“I’ve never seen you with such unstable energy flow, brother. Your eyes are unfocused too? You must have lost a lot of blood.”

Yeop Seong barely managed to hold back the curse that was about to spill out.

“What brings you here?”

“Well, you know how it is, brother? It’s spacious, the humidity is just right, and the air flows well, but sometimes I just want to get some fresh air outside.”

Bu Seon smiled.

Within that beautiful smile, a ferocious beast was baring its fangs.

“Though I don’t come outside as often as you do, brother.”

Yeop Seong, who had been staring at Bu Seon, smiled coldly.

“Enough with the nonsense.”

“Oh my, how hurtful.”

“Did Yeon Ho-jeong tell you?”

Bu Seon shrugged.

“Maybe? Anyway, suddenly mentioning Deputy Yeon makes me think that he’s the one who put you in this state, brother?”

“Deputy Yeon? With your nasty personality, why the honorifics?”

“It’s true that I have a nasty personality, but at least I treat those who deserve respect with the proper courtesy.”

“I see. That bastard Yeon Ho-jeong must have sweet-talked you. I don’t know about respect, but at least you must be grateful to him.”

“That’s a bit disappointing, don’t you think?”

“If not that, then what? Did you two even sleep together? Well, knowing you, it’s possible.”

Bu Seon shrugged.

“We haven’t, but it wouldn’t be bad. Putting aside personal feelings, I think Deputy Yeon is a rare find.”

“You filthy bitch. So that’s how you make allies. It’s a method that suits you perfectly.”

“If it helps me gain power, I’d crawl between a beggar’s legs. Aren’t we the kind of people who are ready to do anything if necessary?”

Bu Seon’s smile gradually turned cold.

“By the way, your eyes keep moving. Why? Are you afraid I’m going to eat you?”

At that moment, a murderous intent flashed in Yeop Seong’s eyes.

“As if I’d be afraid of the likes of you!”

“Your voice is trembling. You seem uneasy.”

“There’s no way a filthy bitch like you would come alone. Who is it? Who did you come with?”

Bu Seon chuckled.

She was openly mocking him. She was thoroughly provoking Yeop Seong’s pride.

“Did you think I’d bring reinforcements just to deal with a beast that has lost its claws and fangs? That’s a bit disappointing.”

“You crazy bitch! That confidence will send you to hell…”

“Why do you keep hiding your right hand?”

Whoosh, whoosh.

Bu Seon’s pupils flickered between red and black.

“That’s an unnatural movement. You must be badly injured?”

Yeop Seong was inwardly startled. He hadn’t realized he was subconsciously hiding his right hand.

At least, he had to admit that her perception was sharp.

Whoosh!

Red energy erupted from Yeop Seong’s body.

Above his unstable energy flow, a fierce aura surged. He had pushed his Blood Lion Energy to its limit.

“I didn’t want this kind of fight, but it’s not bad. Come at me. I’ll tear your legs apart while you’re still alive.”

“You talk too much. The old you would have skipped the useless chatter and attacked right away.”

“… !”

“Is that all you’ve got, Yeop Seong?”

Her voice and address changed.

Bu Seon’s eyes narrowed.

“If you had focused on martial arts training with your overflowing talent, you would have been appointed as the next Deputy Chief sooner or later… Well, thanks to your arrogance and clumsy political maneuvering, I got this opportunity.”

“You bitch… !”

“You were always strong. You won because you were strong. But I’m different. I survived and became strong.”

Sizzle!

White smoke rose from the bushes she stepped on.

Even without properly using her Black Lion Energy, the heat emanating from her was burning the grass. The concentration of her energy was immense.

“Thinking that the world is so easy that you can succeed just with talent, that’s your limit.”

“Shut up!”

Whoosh!

Yeop Seong lunged at Bu Seon.

It was fast. Even with his internal injuries making it hard to straighten his back, he moved at this speed. He was indeed skilled.

Yeop Seong’s left hand aimed for Bu Seon’s neck.

At that moment, Bu Seon’s upper body twisted diagonally forward.

Crack!

“Kuh-ack!”

A scream finally escaped Yeop Seong’s lips.

It was inevitable. His right elbow and forearm had been completely torn off.

Swish!

He quickly circulated his inner energy to stop the bleeding, but the amount of blood that had gushed out in that instant was too much. Yeop Seong felt his vision blur.

“Consider it an honor.”

Bu Seon raised her hand.

In her hand, which was holding her twitching right arm, was a black iron claw.

“It’s a weapon too good to show to the likes of you, but it’s as powerful as I thought.”

Yeop Seong, who had forced his energy to calm his dizziness, could see Bu Seon’s iron claw.

It was an iron claw with a faint dark hue.

It wasn’t black iron. It seemed to be a much harder type of iron.

“Dark Iron?!”

“To be precise, it’s a mixture of dark iron and black gold, which reduces the weight and increases elasticity.”

Bu Seon moved the iron claw.

Clink, clink!

The sharp iron claws, like animal claws, made a chilling sound as her fingers moved.

She had the iron claw on her right hand and a fist on her left.

That was Bu Seon’s martial art. Knowing her lack of talent, she had constantly pushed herself to survive battles against stronger opponents. It was her unique martial art.

Its form would change again in the future. But for now, this was its completed form.

Whoosh!

It seemed like heat haze was rising from the iron claw, and soon, dark red energy flickered at the end of the claw, forming an even sharper shape.

It was a form similar to sword energy if it were a sword.

“It’s over, Yeop Seong.”

Whoosh!

This time, Bu Seon charged first.

‘Fast!’

Yeop Seong’s trained eyes could accurately track Bu Seon’s movements.

That’s why he was surprised. When they had faced each other in the Black Dragon Unit, he hadn’t known that Bu Seon was this fast. She had even broken his wrist with just her grip.

In every aspect, she was incomparably weaker than him. That was Yeop Seong’s judgment.

However, Bu Seon’s actual movements were different.

Whack, whack, whack!

As she closed the distance, a terrifying series of kicks rained down.

Clang, clang, clang! Thud!

Yeop Seong coughed up blood and flew into a tree. The tree snapped with a loud crack.

‘This…!’

Yeop Seong’s face turned red.

Before the pain, his pride was hurt, and more than his pride, he was surprised.

‘This kind of footwork?!’

The power of each strike was nothing compared to his own.

But the footwork, which twisted like a phantom, kept coming relentlessly.

What was even more surprising was the twisting angle. She was striking up and down from unexpected directions, moving as if she had no joints.

It was incredible flexibility. Bu Seon had taken advantage of the flexibility of a woman’s body, giving up on focusing on the power of a single strike and instead focusing on a flexible series of attacks.

‘Amazing.’

Before his intense anger, Yeop Seong was genuinely impressed by this footwork.

‘Such a high level of footwork. Did her master teach her?’

There was no way Bu Seon could have created it herself. This footwork, at least in terms of the techniques, surpassed the Lion Iron Claw.

Whoosh!

At that moment, Yeop Seong heard a chilling sound.

It was a martial art that burned the air, a fist wind.

A powerful fist wind that felt like a lion charging straight ahead.

‘Whirlwind Lion Fist!!’

He was in no condition to counter it. Nor was he in a position to use his movement or footwork.

In the end, Yeop Seong had no choice but to roll to the side again in a humiliating evasion.

Crash!

The tree hit by the Whirlwind Lion Fist’s fist wind shattered into pieces.

Although she had focused on flexibility, she had not neglected the strengths of the martial art itself.

Moreover, Bu Seon was the only disciple who had mastered the Black Lion Energy. Although the difference in inner energy between her and Yeop Seong was large, the Black Lion Energy was clearly a superior divine art compared to the Blood Lion Energy.

A fist technique that far exceeded Yeop Seong’s expectations. If he were in perfect condition, he could have overwhelmed her with power, but now he had to struggle to avoid being hit.

“Yeop Seong.”

Fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh.

Dark red Black Lion Energy was released, burning the bushes everywhere.

Bu Seon, surrounded by the flames, looked down at Yeop Seong. Her piercing gaze was that of a female warrior blessed by a war god.

“What a pathetic display.”

“Shut up!!”

Yeop Seong jumped up.

“Even if it means my death, I will tear your limbs apart and kill you here!”

Whoosh!

Blood Lion Energy poured out like a storm.

More than that energy, his innate murderous intent was more intense. His shattered pride and extreme anger were creating a furnace-like murderous aura.

Bang!

Yeop Seong charged.

He didn’t care about his internal injuries at all. His movements were much slower and less agile than before, but his spirit was that of a wounded beast.

Bu Seon’s eyes blazed.

Swish! Thud!

Blood splattered from Yeop Seong’s body, which was cut by the iron claw. Not only that, but a chunk of muscle was sliced off his back.

Bang!

Yeop Seong’s footwork, which he had thrown out in a struggle, failed to break through Bu Seon’s left-hand defense.

‘She’s strong after all.’

Although she had succeeded in defending, a tingling pain ran from her wrist to her elbow.

Even though he was not even at half his original strength, he was still able to unleash martial arts of this power. Bu Seon was once again amazed by the level Yeop Seong had reached.

Crack!

“Cough!”

Footwork for footwork. Bu Seon, who had shaken off the force of the attack with her left-hand defense, spun her body and slammed her right foot into Yeop Seong’s shoulder.

Yeop Seong staggered back. His left shoulder had caved in. It had been dislocated.

His right arm was completely gone below the upper arm, and his left shoulder was dislocated and sticking out.

His internal injuries were worse than before, and he was not in his right mind due to excessive blood loss.

The fight was over.

Bu Seon powerfully stepped forward. It was to deliver the final blow.

Bang!

She drew power from the ground and channeled it through her lower body, doubling her speed.

Bu Seon, moving at an incredible speed, extended her iron claw towards Yeop Seong’s chest. She intended to break his sternum and pierce his heart.

That was when it happened.

Flash!

Yeop Seong’s body moved in a mysterious way, retreating backward.

Bu Seon was startled. She thought she had him cornered, but he had escaped with an unexpected movement.

‘He had a hidden card.’

His speed was also fast. He had already disappeared from her sight.

‘He was waiting for an opportunity.’

He had endured greater damage to escape.

It was a move that risked his life. Since he was going to die anyway if he continued to fight, he had endured the humiliation and risked everything to escape.

“He’s a beast after all.”

Bu Seon said with a smile.

“Go after him. Catch him and prove your loyalty to me.”

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Four or five experts jumped out of the bushes behind Bu Seon and chased after Yeop Seong. They were all executives of the Black Dragon Unit who had been swayed by Yeop Seong.

People who were swayed by just a few words and bribes could betray their masters at any time. In the end, the world goes around.

The only way to be recognized by the Fighting King is to become stronger. Yeop Seong should not have ignored Yeon Ho-jeong’s words.

Of course, it was too late now.