Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1667

“Tap tap tap!”

The Wudang swordsmen, wearing black and white robes, moved quickly down the steep slope.

“There!”

“Cut them all down!”

Whoosh!

The setting sun turned the swords a faint red as they moved towards the Sapaeryeon warriors climbing the slope.

“Aaargh!”

The Sapaeryeon warriors, burned by the fire, saw the swords coming. They shouted and raised their heavy blades, trying to look strong enough to break the thin swords with one hit.

A normal sword might scare regular people, but the Sapaeryeon warriors were trained in martial arts. To them, it was just a piece of metal.

So, the Sapaeryeon warriors had good reason to feel confident.

Whoosh!

Their greatswords were very heavy and cut through the air powerfully. The Sapaeryeon warriors were sure they could break the Wudang swords easily.

‘I’ll show you what’s what, you bookish fools!’

They felt strong because they had won so many times before.

They had made fun of the Wudang before, even on Wudang Mountain, the Wudang’s own territory. They had easily beaten the Wudang fighters there.

The Sapaeryeon might have been scared of Wudang in the past, but not anymore. They had defeated other groups like Cheongseong, Emei, and Shaolin. The name of Wudang no longer scared them.

They could beat them. They could defeat them again and again.

The Sapaeryeon warriors believed this because their past showed it was true.

But then, something unexpected happened when the greatsword hit the sword. There was a harsh, unpleasant sound.

Gagagak!

‘What?’

The Sapaeryeon warrior knew something was wrong as soon as the weapons hit. The sound was strange. Even if the sword wasn’t strong, it shouldn’t sound like a needle scratching iron when metal swords hit each other so fast.

‘What…?’

The next strange thing was his greatsword. It should have broken the sword and hit the Wudang fighter, but instead, it was moving in a weird direction.

Even stranger, the warrior holding the greatsword didn’t feel like he was being twisted around.

He was still holding the greatsword, but he couldn’t move it where he wanted. It was cutting through the air as if he meant to do that all along.

Strange things kept happening one after another.

‘Wh-what…?’

The Sapaeryeon warrior couldn’t think anymore. A sharp sword was coming towards his neck, and he couldn’t think clearly about how to dodge it.

“Gh-ghost….”

The sword wasn’t even that fast. The blade smoothly cut into Jang Han’s neck. It was a clean, easy movement that didn’t allow him to escape.

Slice!

If he didn’t feel the coldness in his neck, he wouldn’t have known the sword was going to kill him.

It was a light, gentle sword strike, like a leaf touching him, but it was deadly.

The Sapaeryeon warrior fell to the ground without a sound. He didn’t even know what had happened.

It was different from the ‘strength’ they knew. It wasn’t like a lightning bolt or an earthquake. The Wudang sword was more terrifying and better than any powerful attack.

‘Th-this is Wudang….’

As he died, the Sapaeryeon warrior finally understood that he was facing the sword of Wudang, who looked down on the world.

Overcoming strength with gentleness. That was the sword of Wudang, and how they became known as the greatest sword fighters.

Slice! Slice!

The same thing was happening everywhere. A sword as smooth as water touched the Sapaeryeon warriors, who had climbed the cliff with strong weapons.

“Cough!”

“Aaaaargh!”

Namgung used power, and Hwasan used tricks. But Wudang was simply gentle. They lived with the world with endless gentleness.

“Tch! You bastards…!”

One of the Sapaeryeon warriors, angry, swung his greatsword at the Wudang swordsman’s neck. But the Wudang’s flexible sword quickly moved to block it.

Tap!

The sword touched the greatsword lightly, like a butterfly, and gently pushed it to the side.

A circle was created. The sword moved gently, drawing circles in the air. Pushing and pulling.

As the forces pushed and pulled, the greatsword changed direction.

“What!”

The greatsword, which had been moving like lightning, changed direction and flew away with all its power. The warrior holding the greatsword was shocked. He moved his head to the side to avoid it.

Slice!

His own weapon cut his neck, opening it up a little.

The Wudang sword then moved towards the bleeding neck.

“N-no way….”

Thud!

The Wudang sword went through his neck easily. The man died before he could feel the cold metal.

“You son of a…!”

The Sapaeryeon warriors shouted and ran towards the Wudang swordsmen. They wanted to hit the swordsman with the strange sword before he could pull it out.

But then…

Thud!

The body of the man whose neck had been cut was thrown at them like a cannonball.

“Gasp!”

Everyone gasped as the body flew towards them.

They were surprised because it happened so fast. It was as if the body appeared in front of them suddenly.

‘Sh-should I cut it?’

They hesitated for a moment. The Wudang sword didn’t miss this chance.

Crack!

The sword moved like a willow branch and gently went through Jang Han’s heart.

“Ugh….”

As the sword went through his heart, Jang Han dropped his greatsword and grabbed the sword with all his strength.

Blood poured from his mouth, but his eyes were full of anger. His anger gave his dying body its last bit of strength.

“Dieeeeee!”

At that moment, a Sapaeryeon warrior swung his greatsword at the Wudang swordsman’s head.

Wham!

It was a powerful strike that could flatten grass and scatter sand. It was easy to imagine what it would do to a person’s head.

But instead of blocking with his sword, the Wudang swordsman calmly raised his empty left hand. It seemed weak, like a bug trying to stop a cart.

At that moment…

Whirr.

The Wudang swordsman’s hand drew a small circle in the air.

His hand moved in a never-ending circle, creating a spiral of force that blocked the greatsword.

Each time the circle turned, the power of the greatsword was reduced. The circle in the air also became weaker, but as one circle disappeared, another appeared, never stopping.

So, when the greatsword finally reached the Wudang swordsman’s head, it had no power left.

Clunk.

The swordsman then lightly grabbed the greatsword.

The Sapaeryeon warrior was speechless and stood there with his mouth open.

Boom!

A moment later, his body spun in the air and crashed into the ground. Blood came out of his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears.

He was dead. There was no other way to describe it.

The Wudang swordsman had easily stopped the greatsword and broken the warrior’s neck, killing a man who had fought for years.

At this point, even the Sapaeryeon warriors hesitated and became afraid of the swordsman.

Those climbing up the slope didn’t know what was happening and were about to shout, but they saw the strange atmosphere and stayed quiet.

“Hoo.”

The Wudang swordsman sighed. He pulled the sword out of the enemy’s heart and shook off the blood. He looked at the Sapaeryeon warriors calmly.

“You underestimated Wudang. Did Wudang’s martial arts look so weak?”

The sword was gentle.

His hand was strong.

The water seemed like it would stop flowing, but it never did. Sometimes it was as gentle as a child’s hand, and sometimes it could move a mountain. That was water.

Wudang’s martial arts tried to be like that water.

“What are you doing! Charge!”

The Sapaeryeon warriors shouted even louder than before.

They weren’t just angry about their friend’s death. They were trying to encourage themselves and the others around them. They knew they would be in trouble if they lost momentum.

“Kill!”

The Wudang swordsman remained calm.

“No one can pass through here.”

Jin Hyun of Wudang pointed his sword at the Sapaeryeon warriors.

“This isn’t the Yangtze River, it’s Wudang. You will know this.”

The sword cried out as if agreeing with his words.

“Enough talk! Kill him!”

Jin Hyun smiled slightly.

“And you are the ones who will be hunted here today.”

Tap!

At that moment, someone jumped from behind Jin Hyun like a bird.

The Wudang swordsmen jumped over Jin Hyun and attacked the Sapaeryeon warriors.

Slice! Slice! Slice!

The swords moved smoothly, cutting the Sapaeryeon warriors. Every cut was deadly.

“Kkeuaaaaargh!”

“Aaaaargh!”

The screams and the sound of cutting mixed with the noise from the fire below.

“Don’t underestimate us! We are the Wudang swordsmen, the greatest sword clan in the world!”

They had waited until this moment to say those words.

Jin Hyun gripped his sword and ran forward.

‘I am not a coward!’

His eyes were full of blood, swords, and energy.

He did not yet know the danger that was coming.