Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 533

Dark magic burst from the Bishop like black smoke. It rushed towards Chung Myung, who was running fast.

But Chung Myung didn’t need to stop it himself.

A roar, like a furious tiger, ripped through the air. It came from the Mount Hua disciples behind Chung Myung.

“Oooooh!” Hae Yeon yelled.

Golden light exploded around him.

Hae Yeon used his power. The golden light crashed into the black magic, blocking it. Chung Myung didn’t even look back. He kept running forward, just as he planned. *‘Hae Yeon will handle it,’* Chung Myung thought, his eyes fixed on the Bishop ahead.

Kawaaaaaaaang!

The explosion seemed to shake the world. Hae Yeon’s body was thrown backward.

But no one looked back. They just gritted their teeth and ran forward.

“Euryaaaaah!”

Chung Myung, leaping like a tiger, swung his sword at the Bishop’s head. The Bishop raised his hand, and Chung Myung’s sword crashed against it.

Kaaaah!

A roar echoed like massive metals hitting each other. A storm of energy swirled between them.

“Samae!”

“Yes!”

Yoo Iseol and Baek Cheon attacked the Bishop from the sides. They moved quickly, like snakes, trying to cut him. Or, they tried to.

At that moment.

“Insignificant!”

Kawaaaaaaaang!

The magic around the Bishop’s body flew out like a ghost. It seemed to gain life, swallowing Yoo Iseol and Baek Cheon.

“Kugh!”

The two swung their swords at the flying magic.

Crack!

But even the sharp Hancheol Sword couldn’t cut through the black magic. The magic pushed their swords aside and hit their bodies.

Kawaaaaaaaang!

Baek Cheon and Yoo Iseol cried out as the black magic hit them. Pain exploded in their chests, and they were thrown back like toys. Baek Cheon tasted blood, and his vision blurred. *’We have to get up,’* he thought, fighting the dizziness.

“You bastard!”

Chung Myung pressed down on the Bishop’s hand even harder with his sword. He pushed back to jump away. He landed on the ground like a hawk diving for prey. Then, he kicked off the ground and flew straight at the Bishop.

At the same time, Yoon Jong and Jo Gul jumped up, just like Chung Myung had done.

“Taaaah!”

“Die!”

Yoon Jong and Jo Gul swung their swords down together. Chung Myung flew like lightning towards the Bishop.

Paaang!

At the same time, three knives shot straight towards the Bishop’s face. The sword energy at the end of the knives was more than half a ja long, showing how powerful they were.

It was a clean attack, as if they had practiced it many times.

“Insignificant!”

The Bishop waved his hands, which were covered in black magic.

Kaaah! Kaaah!

Yoon Jong and Jo Gul’s swords touched the magic and bounced away like toys hitting a wall. Horror filled their eyes.

They had put all their strength into those strikes. But they were useless against that simple wave? How much stronger was the Bishop?

The magic scratched the air like a giant brush drawing on white paper.

Kagagang!

The wall of magic blocked and destroyed the attack.

The Bishop’s eyes turned red, and he punched Chung Myung’s head with one hand. With the other, he shot energy towards Jo Gul and Yoon Jong.

The magic at his fingertips opened like a monster’s mouth, covering Jo Gul and Yoon Jong.

The two men’s eyes widened.

*‘I can’t avoid it⋯⋯.’*

Right then.

Paaang!

Chung Myung blocked the energy with his shoulder and quickly swung his sword at the Bishop’s chin.

“Heup!”

The Bishop was surprised and quickly pulled back his hand, leaning back.

Paat!

His chin was cut, and blood flowed.

“You insolent!”

Kawaaaaaaaang!

The Bishop kicked Chung Myung in the side, and an explosion happened. Chung Myung’s body flew away like a cannonball.

“How dare you!”

The Bishop screamed, wanting to attack Jo Gul and Yoon Jong.

But.

Parrrrr!

Red plum blossoms bloomed behind Jo Gul and Yoon Jong.

Baek Cheon and Yoo Iseol had rushed back and created the plum blossoms. The red petals fluttered like a storm, covering the Bishop.

Anyone seeing the Plum Blossom Sword Technique for the first time would hesitate.

But the Bishop smiled bitterly, as if he thought it was funny.

“Foolish!”

Kawaaaaaaaa!

Magic soared from the Bishop’s body like flames, covering the Plum Blossom Sword Energy. The Plum Blossom Sword Energy melted away like snow on a lake.

“Aaargh!”

Jo Gul twisted his face and swung his sword at the magic.

Kawaaaaaaaang!

But when the sword touched the magic, a huge explosion happened again. Jo Gul spat out blood and was thrown backward.

“Gul⋯⋯!”

Before Yoon Jong could scream, golden light exploded behind him.

Bang! Kwaang! Kawaaang! Kwaang!

Hundred Step Divine Fist!

The powerful Divine Fist hit the Bishop’s body many times. But the Bishop brushed it off with one hand and twisted his lips.

“Filthy infidels!”

Then, he took a step forward.

Kawaaaaaaaang!

A huge storm of energy swirled. The Mount Hua disciples were thrown away like leaves in a storm.

Plop!

Plop!

The Mount Hua disciples crashed to the floor, their eyes wide with shock.

“Cough!”

Fresh blood poured from their mouths, staining their fronts red.

But the despair they felt was worse than their wounds.

*‘Like this⋯⋯.’*

Baek Cheon’s fingers trembled as he gripped his sword.

It wasn’t working at all.

It was like swinging a sword at a giant steel wall. No attack seemed to work. The difference in power was huge.

Despair.

Yes, this was overwhelming despair.

“Did you think you could change anything by joining forces and attacking me?”

The Bishop clicked his tongue and walked towards them.

“Filthy infidels. You are alive only because what we have lost is too great.”

The Bishop’s eyes filled with a blood-like, eerie bloodlust.

“The sky of demons will open! The world will be filled with demons. You are lucky to die before seeing His coming. He is not as kind or as weak as I am.”

“Cough!”

Baek Cheon spat out blood again and struggled to grab his sword.

His fingertips felt cold and numb.

He looked around quickly. Everyone from Mount Hua was shocked, not just him. They all looked stunned.

Yu Yiseol bit her lip. Her face was very pale.

“Now you understand?”

A horrible laugh filled the sad place.

“Weak people like you can’t stop the Heavenly Demon’s ritual. Just give up and die!”

“Th-that….”

Just then, Baek Cheon heard a familiar voice.

“Ptooey!”

Chung Myung, who had been flung backward, spat out phlegm mixed with blood as he walked forward.

“You talk too much.”

Creak… Creak… Creak…

The sound of his sword dragging against the ground was clear to everyone’s ears. It was a sound of defiance.

The Bishop’s gaze was fixed solely on Chung Myung.

“You are quite formidable. But you know it’s pointless.”

“Pointless? What? You think you’re stronger?”

“I guess you don’t know much about fighting. You’ve just been staying in a cave, making yourself stronger inside.”

Chung Myung wiped the blood from his mouth and smirked.

“Being stronger isn’t necessarily a guarantee of winning.”

Thud. Thud.

Chung Myung walked through the disciples of Mount Hua toward the Bishop, not even glancing at them.

At this sight, the disciples of Mount Hua gritted their teeth and rose to their feet.

“Listen carefully, you dog of the Heavenly Demon.”

Chung Myung’s lips twisted.

“If being strong guaranteed victory, the Heavenly Demon wouldn’t have had his head chopped off and died, would he? Isn’t that right?”

“You….”

Those words made the Bishop very angry. The Bishop’s face was calm before, but now it suddenly became twisted and ugly.

“I… I could tear you limb from limb and still not be satisfied…!”

Angry demonic power exploded from the Bishop’s body. It was like a dam breaking! The power spun around him like a storm. He became wild and out of control.

“How dare you utter such vile nonsense with that filthy mouth! I will tear you to pieces! Not only your body but your very soul will suffer for all eternity!”

“Kheheh.”

Chung Myung chuckled softly, and a murderous aura began to emanate from his eyes. A wildness, so far removed from sanity it seemed dangerous, flickered within them.

Blood boiled, and senses heightened.

Being in danger, facing death, always felt like this. That feeling had returned to Chung Myung after a long absence.

His eyes, which had been burning, gradually cooled and calmed.

“Youuuu!”

The Bishop, his face twisted like a demon, charged toward Chung Myung. The sight of the Bishop, engulfed in a storm of black demonic energy and seething with murderous intent, was a terror in itself, almost impossible to withstand.

Even if you were very brave, you would be scared by that sight.

But Chung Myung raised his sword high and, instead, charged toward the Bishop.

And at that moment…

“Aaaaaaargh!”

Baek Cheon stood up and shouted loudly, very unlike him. He ran to help Chung Myung from behind.

Was he not afraid?

He was afraid.

Yes, of course, he was afraid.

His mind and his gut feeling both told him the same thing: Run away. Flee.

The Bishop was much stronger than Baek Cheon thought possible. Even if he fought alongside that Chung Myung, he had no confidence that they could win.

If he could, he wanted to run away right now.

But the moment Chung Myung charged forward, Baek Cheon’s body moved before his mind, following behind him.

The murderous intent alone felt as if it would tear his skin.

The dark power coming from the black demonic energy felt like it could freeze his soul.

But Baek Cheon simply ran, watching Chung Myung’s back.

Yu Yiseol ran to his side. Jo Gul and Yoon Jong were right behind them, trying hard to keep up and help. Hae Yeon and Tang Soso were the same.

Yes, I am afraid.

But…

Baek Cheon’s eyes flashed with determination.

– What? You’re not afraid?

“……”

– What kind of nonsense are you spouting? A guy who fights because he’s not afraid is just a fighter. That’s not courage. Courage is taking a step and swinging your sword even when you’re afraid!

‘Indeed!’

Now he could understand those words.

‘Even if I die here!’

A thunderous shout erupted from Baek Cheon’s mouth.

“Haaah!”

I won’t let anyone die before me!

He swung his sword, even though his body felt like it was falling apart. Red energy from his sword shot out and flew towards the Bishop.

“Kuaaaah!”

The Bishop seemed crazy angry after hearing about the Heavenly Demon. He destroyed the sword energy easily.

The demonic energy was still strong and thick. He aimed for Chung Myung’s head.

Wham!

The demonic energy, which grazed Chung Myung’s side as he twisted his body, literally blew up the ground.

The ground was destroyed, with big holes like bombs hit it. It cracked like a spider web, and the force shook everything around.

Crack.

Even though he dodged it well, just the force of the attack felt like it broke his bones.

But…

“You fool.”

Chung Myung didn’t move. Cold eyes. Sword thrust. Bishop’s chest.

Thwack!

Chung Myung moved simply, but his sword was incredibly fast. It became like a flash of light and stabbed the Bishop’s chest.

But at that moment…

Clang!

Chung Myung’s eyes widened at the unbelievable sight.

Even with strong energy protecting him, a person’s body shouldn’t be as hard as steel. But Chung Myung’s Plum Blossom Sword, which was known as the best sword, could not cut through the Bishop. It just bounced back!

‘What?’

At that moment, Chung Myung saw it fleetingly.

Chung Myung saw a flash of bright blue ice under the torn clothes. It was a strange, cold blue, like frozen fire.

“Die!”

The Bishop saw an opening and attacked again. His hand shot out fast towards Chung Myung.

Chung Myung quickly raised his sword to block the Bishop’s hand. When the sword and hand hit, a huge power, too strong for a person, went into Chung Myung’s body.

Wham!

‘Huh?’

A dazzlingly blue sky entered Chung Myung’s vision.

‘Why am I seeing this….’

The desperate screams of someone echoed faintly in his ears.

“Sahyung!”

…Soso?

The sky quickly clouded over. Soon, his consciousness faded away.

‘No….’

Chung Myung passed out and fell to the ground quickly.