Chapter 216 – Sword Qi Star Strong (3)

When Hong Yeon-hwa arrived where Jin So-chan was, it was a little later than expected.

Although it was good that she had taken down Eunmu-yong with one strike, she was exhausted from pouring everything into that one strike.

Thanks to her full recovery, her recovery speed was very fast, but the truth was that she couldn’t unleash her full power in the fight.

What caught Hong Yeon-hwa’s eye as she arrived with an anxious heart, worried that something might happen due to her lateness, was the figure of Jin So-chan wielding a dazzling starlight.

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The eyes of the blood-red horse that saw my sword narrowed.

“Sword Gang? No, that’s impossible…!”

Before the guy could finish his sentence, he rushed in.

His footsteps were light. It felt like he was slipping forward with just one step.

Taking advantage of that momentum, I swung my sword towards the blood-red horse’s neck.

“Don’t be so reckless!”

The guy’s hand, which had been holding onto one of the Hwadae members in a hurry, drew a complicated trajectory.

It was like a snake crawling, or a whip being wielded, with a twisting movement.

At the moment when the guy’s fist, which he had tightly clenched, collided with my sword.

Carduk!

White and red fragments scattered through the air.

It was because my sword qi and the blood-red horse’s strength had worn each other down.

“What…?”

The blood-red horse, who had never been pierced by me before, had his strength scattered into pieces. It was quite shocking to see him make a stupid expression.

Taking advantage of that gap, I used the recoil to plunge my sword down.

Mount Tai’s Hammer.

Even when wielding my sword qi, it was the same as the shock that had been transmitted beyond the Hoshin Gangqi.

The blood-red horse recognized this and crossed his arms in the air.

Kwaaang!

“Ugh…!”

Both hands, which were biting like a beast’s mouth, blocked my sword.

Slightly bent legs that couldn’t completely dissipate the shock. However, at the moment when the blood-red horse’s fingers twisted and drew a spiral.

Thud. Kaaang.

My bent knee straightened, and my sword qi was scraped off as it bounced up.

My sword qi, which was inferior to the blood-red horse’s real strength, couldn’t withstand the accumulated shock and shattered into pieces.

In the midst of the sword qi fragments fluttering like snow, the blood-red horse made a face that said, “Huh. It wasn’t a proper strength after all. Of course. It’s ridiculous for a kid like you to have Hwagyeong.”

“Still, it’s enough to take your balls.”

“Kill me before that!”

The blood-red horse rushed towards me with his nails raised.

Pretending to run towards him, I forcibly turned my body to the side in the middle.

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Hong Yeon-hwa arrived a little later than expected, but when she saw Jin So-chan wielding a dazzling starlight, she knew it was worth the wait.

Although she had taken down Eunmu-yong with one strike, she was exhausted from pouring everything into that one strike. Her recovery speed was fast, but she couldn’t unleash her full power in the fight.

As she arrived with an anxious heart, worried that something might happen due to her lateness, she saw Jin So-chan using a free direction change that fully utilized the techniques of Palbangbo.

And then.

“Huup.”

As she took a deep breath, the pillar of determination that pierced through three stages began to resonate with the surroundings.

Fragments of broken sword qi that were sucked in with the natural energy.

The starlight that settled on the sword was much faster than before.

“Haahh!”

“What a skill…!”

The blood-red horse’s Hoshin Gangqi began to swell rapidly. The bloody aura of the blood-red horse was even more vividly felt in the crimson Gangqi.

A sight that reminded one of a demon possessed by blood and desire.

It was a vicious aura that could make anyone shrink back, but it didn’t affect me.

It didn’t matter who my opponent was.

If they tried to invade my people or my happiness, I would never tolerate their existence.

Hwaaak.

As I responded to the thickening Hoshin Gangqi, the Gangqi on my sword increased its momentum.

A violent radiance like a star that had fallen to the ground.

A white meteor fell onto the blood-red demon with a fierce glow.

Kwaaaang!!

“Krk!”

It was the first scream that the blood-red horse had let out. His Hoshin Gangqi exploded, revealing a long sword mark.

The wound itself wasn’t deep, but it was the Hoshin Gangqi that not even Dokwang and Shinsan Guimo could pierce.

Although my sword qi was also shattered by the recoil… anyway, the important thing was that I was able to strike the blood-red horse with my sword.

“You bastard! I’ll kill you!”

The blood-red horse rushed towards me again as he wielded his sword.

I dodged his straight punch by quickly bending my waist. His palm was revealed as his fist opened. A bloody Gangqi rose from it. I used my completed sword qi to strike the opening.

As the sword swung, a gap was created. The blood-red horse’s other hand twitched. A small Gangqi was shot out as he bent his index finger. I concentrated my inner energy on my chest. The poorly imitated Hoshin Gangqi was blocked and shattered by the wind.

His hands stopped moving. He pulled his arms back and took the stance of Palbangpungu. The point he shot out before he drew the line was read. It was blocked by my Hoshin Gangqi.

As my sword qi was about to break, I threw my body back and distanced myself. And then, the starlight regained its original brilliance.

Finally, I let out the breath I had been holding.

“Hoo…”

“Tsk.”

We exchanged blows for a short time in close proximity. Despite the speed that could make one’s eyes spin, I managed to keep up with the blood-red horse.

“If you swing a sharp sword with an awkward topic in your mouth, you’re also an awkward one, aren’t you?”

“If you’re saying that I’m awkward with your own mouth, then you’re also an awkward one, aren’t you?”

“Now, provocation won’t work. To be honest, I was surprised. I never thought you could pierce my Hoshin Gangqi…”

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He tried to say something suspicious while taking an unusual posture, so I jumped out and twisted my waist.

The rotation that started from my whole body condensed at the tip of my sword. And a small storm burst out.

The horizontal sweep that unfolded not with sword energy, but with sword qi was unparalleled in its power.

Kwagagagag-!

A wide-ranging strike that overturned the ground.

“Let’s talk, you bastard!”

Of course, it didn’t work on the blood-red horse. The storm of galaxy-like sparkling Gangqi began to be sucked in by the guy’s hand, which had opened wide.

This kind of scattered and mediocre attack was all absorbed and turned into the blood-red horse’s own power.

It was probably because of that absorption technique that Dokwang, who used his poison mixed with his inner energy, and Shinsan Guimo, who created several Ganghwan to seduce his opponent with a subtle trajectory, were defeated.

I actually saw the sight of Dokwang’s poison being absorbed, and although I couldn’t see it directly because it was beyond the fog, I’m sure that each of Shinsan Guimo’s Ganghwan was caught and absorbed one by one.

It was a mistake to leave two people who were good at mass killing to effectively deal with the Samaryeon, who had more brains than us.

It was because the compatibility with the blood-red horse was not just bad, but too bad.

But I’m different.

Since Muryeongshingong continued to attract natural energy, this world was no different from my training ground.

No matter how much the guy tried to make my power his own, it didn’t matter. Since the blood-red horse’s biggest weapon didn’t work, this was also possible.

“Ahahahaha!!”

Before fully absorbing the sword energy that I had unleashed with the horizontal sweep, I shot a horizontal sweep.

A torso that rotated non-stop left and right. Arms that swung even faster than that.

Before the sword energy could fully extend, a new sword energy struck from behind.

“What the hell is this…!”

The blood-red horse seemed to think that it would never end if he kept using his inner energy like this, so he pulled up his Hoshin Gangqi as much as possible and escaped from the overlapping horizontal sweep several times.

Although it was an attack that spread out over such a wide range, it was still an attack that was made at my discretion.

I could detect the blood-red horse’s movements from my side, and conversely, the guy was in a situation where he couldn’t even tell my location because his senses were dizzy.

So I prepared in advance.

Legs shoulder-width apart.

The tip of the sword in the center of my vision.

Slowly lift it up.

And at the same time the blood-red horse jumped out of the sword energy.

“Hup!”

One step forward.

The shining sword qi fell exactly above the guy’s head.

With the weight that could crush even a mountain at once.

Kuuuuung!!

“Kkuk!”

The blood-red horse’s second scream. Although he seemed to have protected his head with difficulty, one of his arms was cut quite deeply.

As expected, this should work.

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His wrist was pouring blood like a fountain. He didn’t even give me a chance to stop the bleeding before he charged at me again.

“This bastard…!”

The only thing that works against him is the Taesanapjeong. However, it is not suitable for continuous attacks.

…But there is a way.

I focus on my memories of the duel with Paengsoso, flowing through the Sim Sang sword.

Paengsoso always said that the Paegyeok Hwajeon was not a strong sword but a sword that stood on the opponent’s superiority at every moment.

I remember his teachings and maximize my inner strength.

The blood-red horse’s wrist, which reaches out urgently. It’s fast, but the wrist seems to lack strength. I focus my strength on that point.

It’s probably to restrain my attack and, if possible, to grab the sword with the golden rope technique.

So I’ll explode the sword energy here.

Pang!

“Missed!”

The sword energy shatters as soon as it touches his hand. I use the recoil to pull the sword back.

The blood-red horse is left empty-handed.

I take advantage of the opportunity to quickly rebuild the sword energy and strike again.

Thunk!

He winces.

The blood-red horse’s wrist is pierced by the Palbangpungu. It didn’t penetrate through the Hoshin Gangqi, but the impact must have been unavoidable.

His grip naturally loosens due to his body structure.

The blood-red horse, who can no longer continue his attack, reaches out with his injured hand.

I may not be as good as him, but I can also use the Hoshin Gangqi for a moment.

Moreover, since it is an injured hand, it should be able to withstand at least one hit.

Instead of raising the Hoshin Gangqi, I aim for the blood-red horse’s neck with the Taesanapjeong imbued in my sword.