Chapter 476

Unbreakable Heavenly Sword Baek Li-jung, Pavilion Master of Azure Dragon Great Sword Pavilion, the second combat organization of the Martial Alliance.

When Taoist Haewol remained as Martial Alliance Leader, his prestige also pierced the heavens. However, in truth, the world placed his martial arts below One Master Two Buddhas Three Dao Two Kings.

The Martial Alliance Leader is both the representative and symbol of the orthodox sects. One had to possess both the supreme martial arts and political power to command numerous sects simultaneously. However, looking at what was revealed, Baek Li-jung had political power but his martial arts skill had almost never been proven.

He had even been struck once by Jin Ja-gang and poisoned…

Rather, many suspected he was several moves below Jin Ja-gang, who killed Northern Heaven’s Thunder Emperor Gamurue and the new Demonic Cult Leader, Demon Lord Yelu Huan.

Therefore, many were dissatisfied that Baek Li-jung was counted as a leading candidate for the next Martial Alliance Leader.

Sword King Namgung Rak was also one of those who thought so.

He was especially greatly disappointed that after receiving care from Taoist Haewol for a long time, he betrayed him and made him a public enemy of the martial world.

Having harbored killing intent anyway, Namgung Rak revealed his anger toward Baek Li-jung without filter.

“The Namgung Family and I, Namgung Rak, as the Taoist’s friend… will not… forgive you.”

The more he angered, the more he drew up his internal energy, the slower Namgung Rak’s speech became.

Namgung Rak approached Baek Li-jung with his sword tip down, swaying. The sword was plain without any patterns, but elegance could be felt from the straight blade, and even spirituality emanated from the pure white edge.

The Namgung Family’s treasure, Divine Ladle River Sword.

When holding this sword, internal energy continues endlessly as if the Yellow River is contained in the body, so one doesn’t tire even fighting for seven days and nights, hence the name Ladle River was attached.

Especially when an expert like Namgung Rak wielded such a treasured sword, there was no need to say how terrifying it would be.

However, Baek Li-jung smiled with bizarre eyes simultaneously emitting auspicious energy and dark energy.

“Divine Ladle River Sword, the sword’s owner will soon change.”

Namgung Rak sneered and retorted in a slow tone.

“You’re greedy… Will you defeat me… and take this sword too…?”

“I thought it would be good to use as a post in my family’s stables?”

At the evil smile attached to Baek Li-jung’s heroic expression, Namgung Rak’s killing intent deepened.

Baek Li-jung casually gripped Heavenly Vermilion Sword, from which sword energy was spouting, and walked toward Namgung Rak with heavy steps. Psst psst, the sword energy spouting irregularly from Heavenly Vermilion Sword drilled holes all over the ground.

Namgung Rak also stepped together, narrowing the distance with Baek Li-jung.

When Baek Li-jung took two steps, Namgung Rak barely walked half a step.

The distance between Baek Li-jung and Namgung Rak narrowed to five steps. Instantly, Baek Li-jung swiftly swung Heavenly Vermilion Sword.

Screeeech!

With a sound like tearing air, Heavenly Vermilion Sword’s sword energy drew an ellipse like a whip and struck Namgung Rak. Namgung Rak watched the sword energy flying, only then raised his sword, and belatedly struck Baek Li-jung’s shoulder with his sword.

Psst.

The edge of Baek Li-jung’s shoulder clothing was cut off.

Baek Li-jung attacked first, but Namgung Rak’s sword energy reached Baek Li-jung first!

Namgung Rak’s Absolute Slow Sword.

Baek Li-jung immediately twisted his wrist and reversed Heavenly Vermilion Sword. He wildly slashed his front with sword energy. Countless sparks flew at Baek Li-jung’s front.

Kaga-gak!

Then suddenly, countless sword marks began being carved left and right centered on Baek Li-jung.

Shaaak! Shaaaak! Dirt heaps flew up madly as if struck by hundreds of blades on both sides, excluding only where Baek Li-jung stood.

Baek Li-jung smiled even amid being covered in dust. Namgung Rak was expressionless, but one corner of his mouth twitched slightly. He wasn’t pleased with the current situation.

Baek Li-jung blocked Namgung Rak’s Absolute Slow Sword mixed with killing intent without any damage.

“It seems… you really did something to Northern Li Sword Immortal.”

“Tsk tsk, you don’t trust people’s words too much. I clearly said. Your world is too narrow, Sword King.”

“With your true ability, you can’t block… Northern Li Sword Immortal or my sword. Since you strayed from the righteous path… today you’ll pay the price.”

Baek Li-jung’s eyebrows shot up. Suddenly Baek Li-jung’s expression distorted like an evil spirit.

“Righteous path? If there’s good and evil in martial arts, you’re the evil, not me. Sword King.”

Clearly one person’s voice, yet a hoarse voice as if split in two.

Namgung Rak grimaced.

“Yes… whatever you say, you’ll die today.”

Namgung Rak gripped his sword and lowered his stance slightly to stand at an angle. Then he took a posture of extending a straight sword thrust. The movement was so slow even a child could see it, feeling not threatening at all.

Baek Li-jung extended his left palm.

A huge explosion sounded before Baek Li-jung.

Kwang! Kwang!

Only then did Namgung Rak’s arm fully extend, and the explosion grew fiercer.

Roaring Song Splitting Wail Palm neutralized Namgung Rak’s Absolute Slow Sword. Simultaneously, Heavenly Vermilion Sword rotated fiercely and covered Namgung Rak’s entire body.

Hurricane Evil Destroying Sword.

Namgung Rak seemed to have no defense with his arm fully extended. Yet Baek Li-jung’s Hurricane Evil Destroying Sword couldn’t injure Namgung Rak and constantly whirled behind Namgung Rak. Stones were cut, the ground was dug, and dust wildly swirled.

Kurrrrrrr.

Absolute Slow Sword includes both attack and defense in one second. The attacking posture is the attack itself, and the attack becomes the defense.

However, then the tip of Namgung Rak’s topknot was cut and Namgung Rak’s hair came loose.

Namgung Rak’s eyes widened.

Simultaneously, the lips on half of Baek Li-jung’s face emitting evil black energy rose long.

“The only one I feared in the world was just one person, and he’s already dead. Do you think I would fear you, Sword King!”

Namgung Rak’s eyebrows contorted.

“Let’s see… if that’s… really so.”

Namgung Rak’s words stretched like taffy.

* * *

Tremendous dirt columns continuously shot up and explosions rang out.

Kwang kwang, power enough to shake the earth’s axis.

The Namgung Family disciples were greatly shocked that Baek Li-jung wasn’t being pushed back at all by Namgung Rak.

Wasn’t it completely different from the martial prowess known to the world!

But Jin Ja-gang, who had barely been watching the two’s fight from earlier, spoke to the Namgung Family disciples.

“You have work to do.”

The Namgung Family disciples wondered what he meant and looked at Jin Ja-gang.

Jin Ja-gang was turning his body.

“Follow me.”

“Wh-what are you doing!”

“Follow me. We must save them.”

Jin Ja-gang pointed to the place where ordinary martial artists were fighting.

“Aaaaagh!”

“Graagh!”

The Righteous Alliance had hidden among ordinary martial artists and was wildly slashing. With enemy and ally indistinguishable, the battlefield had become complete pandemonium.

The Namgung Family disciples were flustered.

“Master is fighting Unbreakable Heavenly Sword. Yet you’re telling us to leave?”

“Isn’t it rather good that Sword King is handling Unbreakable Heavenly Sword alone?”

“Looking at Unbreakable Heavenly Sword starting a fight with Master, there’s definitely a trap prepared. We must prevent him from using tricks!”

Jin Ja-gang answered.

“Unbreakable Heavenly Sword came to kill Sword King. He must have come because he’s confident. Yet it was Sword King who said he’d fight himself.”

The disciples’ faces reddened.

“Are you saying Master will lose?”

“Even if so, don’t tell us to abandon Master! We’ll protect Master’s back!”

Jin Ja-gang’s gaze grew cold.

“I hope Sword King doesn’t die. In other words, as long as he doesn’t die, it’s fine. However, if you don’t help, I won’t help you either.”

It was blatantly saying he’d use Namgung Rak as a delaying tactic.

The Namgung Family disciples were speechless.

“You call that…”

But Jin Ja-gang was already not looking at them. He was watching the pitch-black numbers of martial artists climbing the low ridge. Among them could be seen experts with different movements mixed in.

“When they come, everyone here will die. We need you. If not now, there’s no opportunity.”

Jin Ja-gang flashed the sword token of Yangtze River Sword Gate toward the Namgung Family disciples.

“If any righteousness remains in you, you won’t ignore this sword token!”

“Urgh!”

The Namgung Family disciples looked back and forth between the sword token and Namgung Rak. Whether Namgung Rak heard Jin Ja-gang’s words or not was unknown. However, with a fierce battle happening without yielding an inch, it was also a difficult situation to speak.

Jin Ja-gang shouted toward not only the Namgung Family disciples but also the Mount Hua Sect disciples.

“Follow me!”

Jin Ja-gang didn’t wait for an answer and flew his body first.

The Mount Hua Sect disciples had to uncover Northern Li Sword Immortal’s disappearance. However, surviving the Righteous Alliance’s trap was now the priority. They followed Jin Ja-gang according to his words.

From the Namgung Family side, Namgung Won, who was acquainted with Jin Ja-gang, moved first.

“I trust Grandfather. I’ll follow the Poison Dragon according to the sword token’s oath!”

Everyone had troubled faces, but there was no choice. All but one of the Namgung Family disciples followed Jin Ja-gang.

Jin Ja-gang pointed to the location where Yeong-gwi and Son Bi were fighting to open a path for the Namgung Family and Mount Hua Sect disciples who followed him.

“Go that way!”

The Namgung Family disciples bit their lips. Was he using them to protect those Jin Ja-gang brought from Sichuan?

But Namgung Won encouraged again.

“Trust the Poison Dragon!”

And Jin Ja-gang went to the battlefield where a chaotic battle was unfolding. Over a hundred had already been injured and dozens killed.

Jin Ja-gang went to a place where he could look down on the entire area and struck the upper trunk of a giant tree with palm force to break it.

Then he stood on top and shouted.

“From now on…!”

He drew up the Calamity Slaying Demon Spirit’s internal energy and roared with all his might.

“Anyone who moves without permission will all die!”

Urrrrrrr!

Jin Ja-gang’s internal energy became thunder and lightning, shaking heaven across mountains and fields. Water droplets in rivers and lakes jumped up as if boiling.

All hundreds of people, even Namgung Rak and Baek Li-jung, flinched and stopped their movements at once.

However, there are always those who don’t miss opportunities. While everyone stopped, someone slashed at the one they were fighting.

“Die!”

“Aaaagh…!”

At the scream, the martial artists flinched again and gripped sword hilts to swing.

At that moment, Jin Ja-gang extended both hands toward the one who slashed. Asura Scripture shot out and pierced through the slasher’s entire body. When Jin Ja-gang raised his arms, the one skewered as if on a spit struggled and floated into the sky.

“H-Hero! Poison Dragon Hero! I’m not a Righteous Alliance person! I’m…!”

But even his words couldn’t be distinguished as true or false. It was a situation where friend and foe couldn’t be distinguished at all.

Jin Ja-gang unhesitatingly spread both arms left and right. The Asura Scripture embedded in the body passed through, splitting the body left and right.

Thud thud thud!

The one who floated into the sky by Asura Scripture fell cut into dozens of pieces.

Jin Ja-gang released extreme killing intent.

Seeing Killing Intent, Viewing Killing Intent, and Observing Killing Intent all mixed and covered all directions. The terror of death ensnared the martial artists.

On top of that, the intimidation naturally ingrained in his body pressed down on them.

The martial artists got goosebumps and their bodies stiffened.

A few gazes turned toward the Righteous Alliance people running from the ridge.

Slash!

Among them, the heads of those who turned not their eyes but their heads were cut in midair and rolled down.

Jin Ja-gang was proving his warning was no empty words.