Return Of The Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1320

The Hainan elders froze, their eyes wide with disbelief at the scene before them.

The explosion had been so strong, it was hard to keep standing. Then, black poison swirled like a dark storm.

It was already too late to avoid it.

The Hainan elders gritted their teeth, gathering all their strength to face the black wind.

Dang Pae’s desperate shout erupted.

Dang Pae knew better than anyone how deadly that poison was.

Even if it was too late for the elders at the front, he had to prevent the poison from reaching the Hainan disciples at the back. The ordinary disciples of Hainan, with their insufficient inner strength, would not be able to withstand that poison even for a moment.

However, the poison wind swept through the elders in an instant and blew fiercely towards the Hainan disciples standing behind.

“Uh…”

The Hainan disciples couldn’t even think of coping with the oncoming poison wind and could only stare blankly at the scene. What could they do to stop the storm, even if they screamed?

Dang Pae’s face twisted in despair. His heart was anxious, but there was nothing he could do.

But at that moment, a violently spat-out curse pierced his ears.

“Damn it!”

Im So-byeong stepped hard on the ground and swung the fan in his hand fiercely. Then, a wind of enormous size burst out.

“Haaaah!”

He gathered all the inner force in his dantian without leaving a single drop. Thus, he showcased the original purpose of the fan very well.

The strong wind from the fan hit the poison wind. The poison wind swirled upwards, higher and higher.

Unable to penetrate the wind that Im So-byeong was spewing out, the poison wind soared up to the cliff. It was as if a black wall had formed on the cliff.

A stream of blood flowed down from Im So-byeong’s tightly clenched lips. He swung the fan in a trance, unaware that his lips were torn.

Most of the people here were swordsmen. There was nothing they could do about the oncoming wind with their martial arts. If it wasn’t for Im So-byeong, there would be no one else to step forward.

Only he could do it.

‘I’m being pushed back…’

Blood began to appear in Im So-byeong’s eyes as he glared at the oncoming poison wind. He was creating wind with all his might, but it was impossible for him alone to block the aftermath of the explosion in the first place.

He was pushing himself to his absolute limit, but the situation was only getting worse.

“Aargh! Damn it!”

It was the moment Im So-byeong let out a shout.

“Amitabha! Step back, Benefactor!”

A bright golden light spread from behind him. Even if he had come quietly, the bright light showed everyone who it was.

Im So-byeong put the last bit of his inner force into swinging the fan with all his might, then immediately rolled back to dodge.

As Im So-byeong’s defense stopped, the poison wind poured down on Hainan’s head with even greater fury. Hye-yeon closed his eyes, his hands clasped together, as he watched the black storm approaching him.

“A-mi-ta-bha!”

Bright golden light spread from his entire body. The holy light collided directly with the oncoming black storm.

This was a Shaolin technique, one of their most powerful, called the Unsurpassed Great Power.

“Oooooooooh!”

Hye-yeon’s majestic lion’s roar erupted from his mouth.

His hands, which were pressed together, now stretched out. Soon, the auspicious energy penetrated the poison wind and wrapped around the poison. It was like two giant dragons, one black and one gold, fighting and twisting together as they rose up.

Soon after, Hye-yeon stepped down with a powerful stomp that seemed to collapse the cliff. The ground where his foot was half-buried cracked and spiderweb-like lines spread in all directions.

“Taaaah!”

His punch, the Arhat Divine Fist, felt like it carried the full power of Shaolin. It slammed into the swirling poison and golden light, pushing them upwards.

“Aaaaaaargh!”

The black poison wind that had been raging in the sky burst and scattered in all directions in an instant.

The blue sky finally unfolded in the eyes of those who had been watching the scene without even breathing.

“B-blocked…”

“He blocked it…”

A groan-like exclamation leaked from the mouths of the Hainan disciples.

It was hard, but it all happened very quickly, in just a few breaths. In those few seconds, they had faced death itself and barely survived.

But… although they had definitely blocked it, it was by no means a situation to be happy about.

Hye-yeon collapsed on the spot.

“Monk!”

Hye-yeon coughed, supporting himself on the ground with both hands. Blood streamed from his mouth.

Shaolin martial arts are known for being balanced and safe. Usually, you wouldn’t get hurt inside your body using them.

So, for Hye-yeon to be hurt like this, he must have pushed himself incredibly hard.

His pale face and trembling arms clearly showed that fact.

“Monk! Are you alright?”

“M-more than me… the elders…”

At those words, everyone who had been looking at Hye-yeon quickly raised their heads. The Hainan elders were staggering and getting up from where the poison wind had swept through.

“E, elders…”

Everyone watched them with tense faces.

It was Tang Clan’s deadly poison, no less. The terrible poison that had killed not only the warriors of the Evil Faction Alliance who had blocked it but even the martial artists of the Myriad Man Clan.

They had been completely swept away by such poison, so no matter how much they were elders…

“U, urgh!”

This bad feeling they had was now real.

Several elders vomited black blood. Compared to the total number of elders, it was not many, but that fact did not give hope.

It meant that the remaining ones were also poisoned, but were just enduring with their strong inner force.

Moreover, the situation would only get worse from now on.

If they weren’t in a fight, they could have taken time to use their inner strength to fight the poison. But now, they didn’t have that time.

The moment they tried to use their inner strength, those jackal-like Myriad Man Clan members would rush to tear them apart.

“Are you alright?”

“…I can endure it.”

A miserable expression crossed Geum Yang-baek’s face as he looked around at the elders.

Dark energy was rising on everyone’s faces. It meant that no one had avoided the poisoning. Even the sect leader himself was busy controlling the poison energy that had penetrated through his skin, so how much more would the elders be?

“T, this!”

At that moment, Dang Pae rushed to them and abruptly held out pure white pills.

“It’s an antidote!”

“An antidote?”

“…That is…”

Dang Pae couldn’t bring himself to finish the sentence and bit his lip. It suppressed the poison energy, but it was not a real antidote.

In other words, there was no way to deal with the poisoning here.

“Thank you.”

But Geum Yang-baek readily accepted the medicine. It would be better than nothing.

“If only you hadn’t been so hasty…”

“Shut up!”

Geum Yang-baek stopped the elder who was about to pour out his anger towards Dang Pae, glaring at him as if to kill him. The elder flinched at the force and lowered his head.

“Acting like a child, not like an elder.”

Geum Yang-baek gritted his teeth.

Dang Pae had also done his best. If he hadn’t blocked the rear, the damage would have been immeasurable. You shouldn’t blame someone for an accident when they were trying their best.

Who didn’t know that the Tang Clan’s poison could be fatal even to allies? It was not something a person should do to cheer when it was helpful, and then curse as if they had never cheered when it was harmful.

If there was someone to be angry at, it was…

Geum Yang-baek’s gaze turned beyond the canyon. Thanks to the slightly sloping canyon, he could accurately see the figure standing at the entrance.

“Poison Heart Rakshasa…”

If he had to be angry, he should be angry at that guy.

The cruel man who blew away the poison with explosives as if he knew Dang Pae would use it.

Ho Gamyeong, who had been watching the situation without even a change in expression, slowly opened his mouth as if he felt the gazes pouring towards him.

“Careless.”

Everyone’s ears were focused on his voice.

“Poison on the wind? A bigger wind can always blow it away. Basic.”

Ho Gamyeong’s cold gaze reached Dang Pae.

Dang Pae clenched his fist so hard that it was about to break. His nails dug into his palm, and blood spread. Ho Gamyeong’s cold voice continued.

“It’s something you should have considered when using poison.”

“Y…”

Dang Pae’s body trembled.

Had he not considered it?

No, he knew. There was no way he, who used poison, would not know the weaknesses of poison. That flame and storm neutralized poison was basic knowledge.

What he didn’t know was Ho Gamyeong’s cruelty.

Dang Pae’s gaze turned to where the explosives had detonated. The corpses of the Myriad Man Clan members, crushed miserably, were scattered there.

“…He used explosives, even though his own men were in the way!”

“They were going to die anyway.”

“And you call yourself the second-in-command of the Myriad Man Clan!”

As Dang Pae shouted through gritted teeth, a rare smile bloomed on Ho Gamyeong’s lips.

“You think I’m just the second-in-command? No. *Because* I’m the second-in-command, I do what’s necessary.”

Kwak Hwan-so shouted in place of Dang Pae, who had lost his words.

“Explosives!”

Anger was boiling in his bloodshot eyes. A cry filled with resentment followed.

“To use such unfair tricks! That’s why you bastards are evil! You shameless…”

Ho Gamyeong looked at Kwak Hwan-so with eyes devoid of any emotion.

“I don’t know how the Tang Clan people will hear that.”

Those words stopped Kwak Hwan-so cold. He had no answer.

“It was a mistake to walk in here on your own feet in the first place.”

The calm words pierced everyone’s hearts like daggers.

“There’s nothing to worry about. I’ll make sure everyone knows how foolish you were. Everyone in the world will praise your cooperation. The people back home in Gangbuk, who are doing nothing, will want to brag about this.”

“But in return…”

A clear sneer hung on Ho Gamyeong’s lips.

“You will see hell.”

Fear filled their eyes.

The Hainan elders were all poisoned. They would not be able to exert even half of their true strength now.

Im So-byeong and Hye-yeon had exhausted all their inner force. Now, they were in a position where they needed to be protected, rather than being helpful.

Dang Pae would no longer be able to use poison recklessly.

This meant they were trapped. They couldn’t escape.

They were going to die.

Everyone.

“You should regret this…”

“Hell, is it…”

It was then. A man slowly walked out from among the Hainan disciples.

A man covered in blood all over his body. But his eyes were those of a swordsman, colder than anything else.

“Have you ever seen hell?”

Chung Myung walked past Geum Yang-baek, ignoring his gaze, and stood in front.

“Yes. It will be hell.”

Chung Myung, flicking off the blood on his sword and scattering it, smiled brightly.