Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 885

Thud.

Danhon Hyeongsu’s head fell to the ground. It was cut clean from his body.

The battlefield was loud with shouts and weapons crashing. But everyone heard the sound clearly. It was the sound of something falling. People turned. They saw Danhon Hyeongsu’s body without a head. Their eyes opened wide in shock, like the ground shook under them.

“‘D, Danhon Hyeongsu…’ People die in battles. That is normal. But Danhon Hyeongsu? He was strong and famous. Everyone who knew him was completely shocked that *he* was killed by a sword from an unknown old man. They knew this was very bad. These were the Demonic Sect members, and they felt it most strongly. They felt despair.”

The Kangseo Seven Killers were still fighting. Some other famous fighters too. But they were losing badly. The Kangseo Seven Killers were known everywhere. But now, normal soldiers from Mount Hua were pushing them back. This made the Demonic Sect members lose all hope. They looked to their leader, the one person they still believed in. But what they saw destroyed their last hope.

Clang! Swords hit each other hard. It was a strong fight. No one was winning yet. But anyone who knew fighting could see one person was angry about this. It was Gal Cheon-rip. He looked angry.

“‘You bastard!'”

Gal Cheon-rip’s face twisted in anger. He jumped forward and swung his blade again. WHAM! The sound was like air tearing apart. It was a desperate attack, very fast and strong. But a sword came up from below and blocked it. WHAM! Another loud crash. Gal Cheon-rip stumbled back like a leaf in a storm. He took steps back. His eyes were red with anger. Un-geom, who blocked his attack, also moved back a little. But for Gal Cheon-rip, this was a shame.

“‘Ugh…’ He bit his lip until it bled. His big, heavy blade was blocked by a sword swung with only one hand. It was a draw in strength. But Gal Cheon-rip felt it as a loss. It was a loss of pure strength. Not just skill or energy. ‘How can a one-armed man be so strong?’ he thought. This was a terrible defeat for him.”

“‘How can a one-armed man be so strong?’ Gal Cheon-rip thought. He knew one-armed people often become stronger in their one arm. But that was for normal people, not fighters with special energy. How could this man be so strong? ‘…If he had learned to use a blade with two hands, he would be the best,’ Gal Cheon-rip thought. Un-geom shook his head slowly at Gal Cheon-rip’s words. ‘This strength is not natural. It was learned,’ Un-geom said.”

“‘…A swordsman?’ Gal Cheon-rip asked. Un-geom smiled a little. He thought about how martial arts should be learned again from the start. He remembered Cheong-myeong. The first time he really noticed Cheong-myeong. That boy was training his body hard, lifting heavy rocks. It seemed strange. Swordsmen should be fast and light, not strong like that. At first, Un-geom thought it was just Cheong-myeong trying to lead his older brothers. But Cheong-myeong never stopped training his body. Yes. Un-geom saw it now. Cheong-myeong was not naturally talented. He had a weak body. But he worked hard and became incredibly strong. Un-geom could see the path Cheong-myeong took. It was clear and bright. How could Un-geom not follow it? And the strength he gained from that path was now in his sword.”

“‘Wouldn’t it be better to feel this strength yourself?’ Un-geom said. Murderous anger filled Gal Cheon-rip’s eyes. ‘You talk too much!’ he shouted. He jumped forward fast. He knew this one-armed swordsman was stronger than he thought. Normally, he would take his time and study his enemy. But not now. He couldn’t wait. First, he was angry about the insults Un-geom said before the fight. Second, and more important, he couldn’t let this fight go on too long. He saw Danhon Hyeongsu get killed easily. If he wasted time here, his soldiers would lose hope and give up. If that happened, Gal Cheon-rip would not get a chance to win. Even if his soldiers didn’t know, Mount Hua would never let him live after starting this fight.”

“‘Dieeee!’ Gal Cheon-rip screamed. WHAM! His blade cut through the air, with a red glow around it. Un-geom didn’t try to block it head-on. He jumped to the side to dodge. Kaaaaaaaboom! The floor where the blade hit exploded. A big hole appeared in the hard floor, big enough for a person to fall into. People watching gasped at the power. It showed why he was called ‘Ghost Blade of Ruthlessness.’ But Un-geom’s eyes didn’t change. He just looked at Gal Cheon-rip with a cold face.”

“‘You!’ Gal Cheon-rip swung his blade sideways. It made a chilling sound like thunder. It looked so strong, you might think no one could block it with a thin sword. Gal Cheon-rip was sure this time, the one-armed man would not dare to block it. ‘Foolish!’ Gal Cheon-rip thought.”

Was Gal Cheon-rip wrong because he thought he was stronger from the first clash? It seemed foolish to block this attack. Clang! A huge crash. Too easy. The sword bounced back weakly. Gal Cheon-rip cheered inside and pushed harder with his blade. He wanted to cut Un-geom in half! But then, the sword that bounced back hit his blade again, even harder than before. Clang! Gal Cheon-rip’s blade shook a little. Then another sword strike came. Clang! WHAM! WHAM! Very fast. More than ten sword strikes in a blink. Gal Cheon-rip’s blade lost all its power. Gal Cheon-rip’s eyes opened wide, like they would break.

“‘Wh, what?’ Gal Cheon-rip thought. How could a sword be so fast? It wasn’t just speed. It was like… the swordsman used the force of the block to make his sword even faster. Whoosh! As Gal Cheon-rip’s blade bounced back, Un-geom’s sword became a flash of light. It made many red lines of sword energy. Gal Cheon-rip’s thoughts stopped. The sword energy was coming right at him! It wanted to kill him!”

Gal Cheon-rip didn’t have time to think. The sword energy was coming to kill him! He quickly twisted his body and moved his blade. He knocked away all the sword energy at once. He swung his blade again. His heart was beating very fast, like he might be sick. ‘This can’t be happening,’ he thought.

This should not be happening. ‘I am Gal Cheon-rip!’ he thought. He was the one who should lead everyone. He should go to Qinghai and become a leader of the Demonic Sect. Yes. He deserved it. He was good enough. People just didn’t see it yet. Now he knew it. He could get what he deserved now. Fame. Honor. Glory. Power. Everything! ‘I, Gal Cheon-rip, should be as famous as Jang Il-so! I will not be stopped by some unknown swordsman here!'”

Whoosh! Then, Un-geom’s sword energy cut through Gal Cheon-rip’s blade attack and cut deep into Gal Cheon-rip’s side. Throb! Pain shot through Gal Cheon-rip. Red anger filled his eyes. ‘Y, you dog!’ he roared like an animal. His face twisted like a monster. ‘Aaaaargh!’ Blue blade energy burst out of Gal Cheon-rip like a storm. It looked like he was just swinging wildly, full of anger. But it was still a strong attack. Even messy blade energy can be powerful if it is fast and strong.

The storm of blade energy spread out everywhere from Gal Cheon-rip. It swallowed Un-geom for a moment. Clang! Clang! Un-geom jumped back fast, blocking the blade energy. The blade energy was full of anger and killing intent. It chased Un-geom like monsters from hell.

“‘Dieeee!’ The blade energy became even stronger. It wanted to crush Un-geom completely. ‘Kuk!’ Un-geom groaned for the first time. Hearing that, the blade storm grew even bigger, filling the space. But Un-geom was not the only one in danger. ‘Gasp!’ One of the Demonic Sect members was fighting Mount Hua soldiers. He felt something scary behind him and turned around. And… ‘Aaaaaaargh!’ Gal Cheon-rip’s blade energy hit many Demonic Sect members from behind. ‘Aaaaaaargh!’ ‘You bastard… Kraaah!’ Those cut by the blade energy that suddenly flew from behind screamed miserably. There was no need to explain what would happen to those who were swept away by the storm of blade energy that was raging without a single place to set foot. Red blood splattered along the direction the blade was swung. ‘Gasp!’ ‘You crazy!’ The Mount Hua soldiers saw the people they were fighting get hit by the blade energy and turn into pieces. They were horrified and jumped back.”

The Demonic Sect members also ran away to avoid the blade energy. Whooooosh! The blade energy slowed down and stopped spinning. The scene that was left was terrible. The floor was covered in blood. Pieces of clothes and body parts were everywhere. It was hard to tell who they belonged to. It was a truly awful sight.

“‘Hoo. Hoo… Hoo!’ Gal Cheon-rip put his blade on the floor and breathed heavily. His face was white as paper because he used up so much energy. Everyone was silent and stared at him. Gal Cheon-rip was about to speak, gritting his teeth. ‘Even beasts…’ It was Un-geom. Un-geom saw the terrible thing Gal Cheon-rip had done. Blue killing intent came from his eyes. ‘…Don’t hurt their own kind.’ ‘…’ ‘I will give you the death you deserve,’ Un-geom said. He stepped forward hard, into the pool of blood on the ground.”