Monochrome Sovereign [EN]: Chapter 755

The arrow shot by the Hongryong Palace was not an invisible projectile. That’s why it was stronger, sharper, and heavier.

Its target was not Yeon-wi, but inside the royal court. The arrow, filled with extreme fire energy, would burn everything within, even if it didn’t reach the Emperor.

And Gi Woo-heon was charging in, aiming for that gap.

For Yeon-wi, who was trying to protect the Emperor, there could be no more disconcerting moment.

‘There’s no need to fight fairly against an opponent with a weakness.’

Just as Gi Woo-heon, who had closed the distance in an instant, was about to swing the Heaven and Earth Ring.

‘……?!’

Gi Woo-heon, looking at Yeon-wi’s eyes, felt that something was wrong in an instant.

Yeon-wi was not flustered at all. He had already extended his left hand towards the inside of the royal court, and was pointing at Gi Woo-heon with a crude iron sword, but the movement was extremely smooth and natural.

A movement that did not match his fierce eyes at all.

Gi Woo-heon felt his hair stand on end.

‘Danger!’

Whoooosh!

Golden flames scattered brilliantly.

The sword cannon of the iron sword, the explosive power of the sword energy exploding from the tip of the sword, pushed Gi Woo-heon away. It was a fierce attack that pushed him away by loading explosive power into a murderous sword technique that instantly pierced the target.

Whoooom!

Before he knew it, the iron arrow that had been sucked into the royal court was floating above Yeon-wi’s left hand.

The iron arrow, blazing with fierce flames, was enveloped in an ominous dark blue energy, and its heat could not be felt.

“Such a shallow trick.”

Yeon-wi clenched his fist.

Crack!

The iron arrow containing the flames broke in half.

Surprisingly, there was nothing wrong inside the royal court. Even though the arrow containing high-temperature flames had reached the center for a very short time, none of the wooden structures inside the royal court were burned by the fierce fire energy.

Gi Woo-heon’s face contorted.

‘Telekinesis.’

From the moment the Hongryong Palace’s arrow entered Yeon-wi’s domain, the sword energy had already perfectly controlled the fire energy of the arrow. That’s why there was nothing wrong with the royal court.

‘He read it in that instant?’

As if he knew it from the beginning.

Yeon-wi, who had read the moment the arrow was shot, had anticipated that he would rush in and was preparing his next martial art.

Chills!

Gi Woo-heon, who had mastered the unparalleled Yang energy, felt a chill run down his spine at Yeon-wi’s judgment.

Even while burning himself with anger and murderous intent, his eyes, which saw everything, were extremely cold. His judgment was accurate, and his senses were sharp.

Gi Woo-heon’s eyes flashed.

Whirrrrr!

The Heaven and Earth Ring on his wrist was already rotating at high speed.

The already threatening fire energy was surging more fiercely. The golden fire energy spinning around the rotating Heaven and Earth Ring looked as if it would turn the entire area into a sea of fire at any moment.

“There’s no need for long words.”

Flash!

The Hongryong Palace, who had been aiming at the royal court from dozens of feet away, suddenly appeared behind Gi Woo-heon, on top of a building.

A woman who was only called Hongryong Palace without a name. With one eye and an appearance that made it hard to guess her age, she possessed muscles as strong as a man.

Gi Woo-heon shouted.

“Fire in all directions!”

Whoosh!

The Hongryong Palace soared into the sky and drew her bow.

Whoooosh!

No less than eight invisible projectiles spread out in a circle with a time difference. The eight fire arrows that spread out flew towards the eight directions outside the royal court.

At the same time, Gi Woo-heon’s Heaven and Earth Ring was fired at Yeon-wi.

At that moment, Yeon-wi’s sword made a strange movement.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Seven streaks of sword energy shot out like lightning from Yeon-wi’s body, which was dyed dark blue.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The invisible projectiles that had occupied the eight directions were all annihilated with a brilliant explosion.

Clang!

Yeon-wi, who had struck the Heaven and Earth Ring with his iron sword, took a step back.

The Heaven and Earth Ring, which had flown into the sky, detonated the remaining fire arrow as it was.

The ultimate sword energy technique, the divine skill of transferring and grafting. The solid power, as well as the elegant swordsmanship, were protecting the entire royal court like an iron wall.

A look of surprise appeared on Gi Woo-heon’s face. Astonishment also settled on the one eye of the Hongryong Palace.

And then.

Yeon-wi moved.

Whoosh!

In an instant, the Hongryong Palace saw an illusion of a huge, formless being stretching in front of her nose.

‘Gasp!’

That being was a monster.

Three faces, burning hair, were threatening. Six arms took different shapes, mercilessly attacking the Hongryong Palace’s mind.

The terrified Hongryong Palace unfolded her movement technique without realizing it. Even though her reason knew that this was just an illusion, the dignity and murderous intent of the Asura [a powerful, wrathful deity in Buddhist and Hindu mythology] image with three faces and six arms were so strong that her body reacted first.

Right then, Yeon-wi and Gi Woo-heon collided.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

It was as if he had multiple arms.

He swung his sword once, but the attack lines were eight. Gi Woo-heon’s two hands blocked Yeon-wi’s sword strikes while stepping through the forms of the Fiery Divine Palm.

Whoosh!

Gi Woo-heon’s face hardened.

Yeon-wi, who had swung his arm greatly and pushed away the eight attacks, was still glaring at him. Even in the moment his body was rotating, he did not take his eyes off him, and his gaze was like that of a terrible evil god.

‘This!’

Whoooosh!

The flames that had been attached to Gi Woo-heon’s body were neatly cut off and disappeared by the sword strike that was raised while rotating.

It was a terrifyingly sharp slash. It was not the dignified and restrained attack he had shown before.

It was literally a sword of slaughter. It was closer to a chaotic sword than a changing sword. It was not a sword that threatened the opponent with a versatile sword, but a martial art of a murderer who would tear them apart on the spot.

Gi Woo-heon summoned the Heaven and Earth Ring.

Swoosh! Whirr!

Gi Woo-heon, who had retreated ten steps, rushed at Yeon-wi again.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Strong.

He knew he was strong just from his momentum, but he was surprised by Yeon-wi’s power as the collisions continued.

Even a master of equal level would have difficulty engaging in close combat due to the emitted fire energy. No matter how powerful a master of internal energy was, they would be invaded by the fire energy over time.

But Yeon-wi was different. As if he was not affected by the powerful fire energy of the Golden Restraint Purification Art at all, he was rushing in fiercely, aiming for blood points and vital points.

His two upturned eyes were overflowing with terrible murderous intent, and his swinging arms seemed to have increased from six to eight, attacking the opponent frantically.

Gi Woo-heon’s fist moved like lightning.

Boom!

With a powerful explosion, Yeon-wi retreated.

Although they were at a similar level, Gi Woo-heon was superior in terms of power. Gi Woo-heon, who had shaken off Yeon-wi, fired the Heaven and Earth Ring again.

Flash! Clatter!

The Heaven and Earth Ring was deflected with a sharp noise.

The deflected Heaven and Earth Ring rotated strangely and returned to Gi Woo-heon’s wrist.

Gi Woo-heon swung his left hand.

Boom!

A huge golden pillar of fire flew with a tremendous explosion.

It was the true power of the Yang energy of the Divine Flame Sect, especially the Golden Restraint Purification Art, which was one of the best.

The power of the huge flames that the Eighteen Martial Generals had shown. Gi Woo-heon’s power, which was superior to anyone else, was so huge and powerful that it was more than enough to fill the entire door of the vanished royal court.

An attack that seemed like it would sweep away Yeon-wi and even blow away the royal court behind him.

At that moment, Yeon-wi’s hands increased to eight again.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

With a tremendous explosion, the pillar of fire of the Fiery Divine Palm scattered in all directions and disappeared.

Gi Woo-heon’s eyes shook.

The ultra-high temperature power that was shot out while annihilating the air, it was not something that could be blocked by blocking it. It would disrupt the breathing of even a master before they could even approach, so while it was possible to avoid it, it was almost impossible to block it.

But Yeon-wi blocked it head-on.

His clothes were disheveled, and his sleeves were burned by the fire, revealing his strong forearms. There was soot on his left face, neck, and various parts of his clothes.

However, Yeon-wi’s momentum did not die. Rather, it was fiercer and more murderous than before. The murderous intent that poured out like a waterfall was enough to turn one’s stomach.

‘Let’s see how long you can last!’

Whirr!

With a strange noise, Gi Woo-heon entered within three steps of Yeon-wi.

Gi Woo-heon was superior in terms of both power and speed. Even if he could predict the opponent’s movements, he would be at a disadvantage if he could not keep up with the speed.

‘Die…!’

It was then.

Gi Woo-heon’s eyes turned to Yeon-wi’s right hand.

Yeon-wi’s right hand.

That hand, which had always been firmly holding the iron sword, was empty.

Gi Woo-heon felt his hair stand on end.

Flash!

Gi Woo-heon, who had immediately retreated, tilted his upper body using the Iron Plate Bridge technique [a martial arts stance used for evasion and counter-attacks].

At the same time, he felt a sharp pain in his upper body and the bridge of his nose. Yeon-wi’s flying sword, which contained sword energy, had cut through his skin.

‘This!’

Swish! Swish!

Gi Woo-heon, who was rotating in his collapsed posture, widened the distance again.

Boom!

It was fortunate that he had widened the distance. If he had immediately gotten up and counterattacked, he would have had to take the power that had shattered the earth with his body.

Whoooom!

The iron sword, which had emitted a terrifying sword cry, floated in the air and was once again grabbed by Yeon-wi’s hand.

“Hoo!”

Gi Woo-heon gasped for breath.

Yeon-wi was still standing on the steps in front of the royal court in a dignified posture.

‘What is it?’

His power, internal energy, and martial arts were all slightly superior.

The higher the level of a master, the more difficult it is to overcome the difference of one move. If that was the case, Yeon-wi should have collapsed long ago. Even if he didn’t collapse, he should have been at a disadvantage and retreated.

But the result was the opposite.

The Hongryong Palace had retreated just from Yeon-wi’s extreme murderous intent, and the Fiery Divine Palm had collapsed and the Golden Restraint Purification Art had failed to exert its power due to the terrifyingly delicate sword strikes within the overflowing sword power.

Everything was under the sword.

Powerful fire energy, destructive power, and extreme speed.

They did not work in front of Yeon-wi’s sword. They could not penetrate his will, which was as hard as steel.

“It’s impossible.”

Gi Woo-heon flinched.

Yeon-wi continued in a monotonous tone.

“Even if you challenge me a hundred or a thousand times, you, who only rely on power while neglecting the principles of martial arts, will not be able to overcome me.”

“Shut up, you brat!”

Bang!

Gi Woo-heon, who had drawn up his power with a powerful stomp, swung his palms.

Whoooom!

Although the speed had slowed down, a huge pillar of fire was shot out even larger than before.

It was not just the size that had increased, but also the power. It was natural since the firepower itself had increased.

Whoosh!

Gi Woo-heon hid his body in the pillar of fire and followed behind it.

‘Scatter it!’

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

It was collapsing.

Instead of breaking down the pillar of fire with a chaotic sword like before, the powerful fire energy was collapsing under the iron sword that was shot while rotating, aiming for the very center of the pillar of fire.

The terrified Gi Woo-heon rotated his body.

Thud!

It was too late to avoid it. The firepower of the pillar of fire was so strong that he could not read the flying sword in time. It was a case of being caught by his own trick.

“Ugh!”

Yeon-wi’s iron sword was embedded in Gi Woo-heon’s shoulder as he retreated.

Whoooom!

In front of the vanished pillar of fire, frost settled on the ground.

Yeon-wi was still standing in the same spot, not moving even a single step.

Gi Woo-heon’s face contorted like a demon.

Clang!

Gi Woo-heon broke the sword embedded in his shoulder as it was.

He pulled out the remaining blade, and in an instant, the fire essence activated and healed the penetrating wound.

Gi Woo-heon spoke in a calm voice, trying his best.

“I didn’t know it would be this much. Yes, with this much skill, you were able to break through our defenses so quickly.”

“…….”

“But you can’t kill me. As time passes, it’s you who will be at a disadvantage.”

“That’s not true.”

Rustle. Rustle.

The hem of his robe swayed.

Yeon-wi, taking one step at a time down the stairs.

“Those who would help you have been frightened by my momentum and have run away, but those who will help me will stand proudly here even in front of your flames.”

Those who would help him?

At that moment, a huge voice was heard from the southwest.

“Clan Leader Yeon!”

Flash!

Peng Mu-gang, flying through the air with the Divine Wind Step technique, and Jeagal Ayeon following behind him.

Gi Woo-heon’s eyes widened as if they would tear.

‘Why didn’t I feel them?!’

The moment he had the question, he could realize it.

The aura that had taken over the area around the royal court, the murderous intent of the Asura that was so strong that it was damaging his mind and body just by being there, was so strong that he had not felt the approach of such masters.

Yeon-wi reached out his hand to Peng Mu-gang.

“The sword.”

Whoosh!

The military short sword that was attached to Peng Mu-gang’s waist flew through the air and was grabbed by Yeon-wi’s hand.

Whoosh!

Peng Mu-gang landed behind Yeon-wi. Jeagal Ayeon also landed next to him.

Yeon-wi slowly turned his neck.

Crack!

The joints of his bones collided, making a chilling sound.

“Now, I will kill you.”

Whoooosh!

The gentleman Yeon-wi became a huge Asura image and reached Gi Woo-heon’s nose.

The surprised Gi Woo-heon swung the Heaven and Earth Ring.

The huge sword held by the monster with three faces and six arms shattered the Heaven and Earth Ring.

Bang!