Chapter 477

The martial artists were horrified.

Ten strands of Asura Scripture were weaving above the martial artists’ heads, flicking their tongues.

The martial artists had reached a point where they could barely move a fingertip.

When even Sword King Namgung Rak and Unbreakable Heavenly Sword Baek Li-jung had stopped fighting and stepped back, what could they do!

They had no choice but to wait to hear what Jin Ja-gang was trying to say.

Jin Ja-gang gestured. The Asura Scripture weaving through the air moved at once and pointed toward Yeong-gwi and Son-bi’s side.

“Only those who want to leave this place, go that way.”

At Jin Ja-gang’s words, many martial artists couldn’t help but be bewildered.

Since he told everyone to stop, they thought there was some great method to distinguish enemy from ally, but he was just telling them to move to one side if they wanted to leave?

Leaving the distinction of friend and foe to individuals?

Then several people moved.

Jin Ja-gang’s eyes flashed. He watched every movement without missing anything, then waved his hand.

He didn’t attack those who moved.

Instead, Asura Scripture swept over those standing blankly. Those swept by Asura Scripture this time didn’t die with bodies cut, but melted as they were.

“Aaaaagh!”

Being cut into pieces and scattered was horrible, but melting from poison while foaming and dying was also horrible.

“Heok!”

Shocked martial artists moved hastily.

Even then, Jin Ja-gang’s hands didn’t stop.

The pupils of Righteous Alliance martial artists who had infiltrated among the people were shaking greatly.

Jin Ja-gang was killing only them!

Just before, several got scared and while fleeing toward the direction Jin Ja-gang pointed, they removed the Righteous Alliance’s mark.

Originally, they had attached black tassels to the ends of their weapons so only they could recognize each other, and Jin Ja-gang had noticed that.

Jin Ja-gang didn’t bother targeting even those who removed tassels and fled. However, he immediately attacked those standing still with black tassels attached.

The Righteous Alliance martial artists were conflicted.

On the side Jin Ja-gang pointed to, Mount Hua Sect and Namgung Family disciples were glaring along with Jin Ja-gang’s party from Sichuan. Those from prestigious orthodox sects, who were personally chosen and brought by Northern Li Sword Immortal and Sword King, how could they act rashly? It was different from slashing at ordinary martial artists. One wrong move and their heads would fly.

Moreover, what if someone recognized them? They could die on the spot.

However, they couldn’t not go either. Remaining here meant certainly dying by Jin Ja-gang’s hand.

“Dammit!”

The Righteous Alliance martial artists hurriedly removed their tassels and moved, joining the ordinary martial artists.

Most moved to the side Jin Ja-gang pointed.

Those whose pride was hurt by Jin Ja-gang’s threat and couldn’t move, along with a minority of hesitating Righteous Alliance martial artists, remained. Their number didn’t even reach twenty.

Jin Ja-gang didn’t take any more action.

However, both those who remained and those who moved were equally anxious.

They had been slashing at each other just moments ago.

Those who came to watch the duel between Northern Li Sword Immortal and Sword King and were struck by sudden disaster from Righteous Alliance martial artists felt uneasy about suddenly being stabbed since they didn’t know who each other was.

The Righteous Alliance martial artists had removed the tassels to identify themselves, so they also couldn’t distinguish friend from foe and felt uneasy about possibly slashing each other. They were also nervous about their identities being exposed.

Not only that, even the Mount Hua Sect and Namgung Family disciples were dumbfounded looking at the hundreds who crowded together with friend and foe mixed.

It was a situation where it wouldn’t be strange if anyone swung a sword at any time. They took on the troublesome task of glaring to monitor while simultaneously protecting such people.

Moreover, many injured were mixed in there too…

So while they were clustered together, everyone uniformly felt uncomfortable and uneasy in one corner of their hearts.

In a way, the only person whose mind seemed comfortable was Jin Ja-gang, who divided everyone into “those who don’t want to die” and “those who want to die.”

Namgung Rak, who had been confronting Baek Li-jung briefly, let out a hollow laugh.

“Remarkable. Poison Dragon.”

Jin Ja-gang instantly turned two masses where Righteous Alliance and ordinary martial artists were mixed into one mass.

Who other than Jin Ja-gang could do this?

And now this unified mass would soon face those running from that ridge.

Whether Righteous Alliance people or not, those who gathered on Jin Ja-gang’s side would inevitably have to fight those coming over the ridge. After all, those coming over the ridge wouldn’t check one by one who was who while slashing.

To survive, regardless of previous affiliation, they had to fight on Jin Ja-gang’s side for now.

“Poison Dragon’s method…”

Namgung Rak muttered.

He understood with what thought Jin Ja-gang hadn’t blocked him.

He bound himself and Baek Li-jung separately and apart, then bound the rest together to make the structure of the fight as simple as possible.

It was a marvelous composition.

However, an uncomfortable truth was premised there.

The point that Jin Ja-gang didn’t trust Namgung Rak.

The reason Jin Ja-gang was hurrying so was because he didn’t trust Namgung Rak. Since he said Namgung Rak shouldn’t fall to Baek Li-jung, he thought Namgung Rak would lose.

Before Namgung Rak was defeated by Baek Li-jung, Jin Ja-gang had set up the board for his own convenience to move.

“I appeared unreliable to a much younger junior, and looked foolish to an immediate junior… My state… is truly… pathetic…”

Namgung Rak’s words gradually slowed.

He began concentrating on the fight again.

Baek Li-jung also steadied his breathing and faced Namgung Rak.

“Sword King. Come.”

Strength entered Baek Li-jung’s hand gripping Heavenly Vermilion Sword too.

Namgung Rak advanced forward lightly as if strolling on clouds and raised his sword. His sword tip was raised toward the sky in a posture about to swing, yet the sword wave already covered Baek Li-jung.

Baek Li-jung crouched his body and drew up internal energy to the maximum. Seven dikes in his body fiercely released internal energy.

Rrrrrumble, grrrrumble!

As the sound of thunder and lightning rang from inside Baek Li-jung, his entire body’s hair stood on end and veins protruded densely.

Rrrrrrrr!

The sound of thunder and lightning rose to a climax like a landslide, then an eighth dike was created. Massive internal energy flowed through the Calamity Slaying Demon Spirit to Baek Li-jung’s right half.

Baek Li-jung’s two eyes each flashed with different light.

He crushed the Initial Shot Sword Energy of Absolute Slow Sword that Namgung Rak spread with Heavenly Vermilion Sword’s Hurricane Evil Destroying Sword. Initial Shot Sword Energy is sword energy where killing intent flies like needles according to Namgung Rak’s breathing technique.

With energy remaining even after crushing Initial Shot Sword Energy, he deflected the Settled Energy spreading and pressing on the ground. Settled Energy is energy that naturally flows from the massive internal energy in the movement where Namgung Rak performs actual techniques from breathing technique. It constricts and pressures the opponent’s body.

And behind the Settled Energy followed dozens of sword energies like thin wind threads, Wind Thread Energy that finely sliced bodies. Baek Li-jung shattered even Wind Thread Energy with Heavenly Vermilion Sword’s Hurricane Evil Destroying Sword that still had capacity.

Finally, he received with his bare left palm the Fixed Sword Energy of Absolute Slow Sword that manifested as Namgung Rak completely spread his technique.

Baek Li-jung performed Roaring Song Splitting Wail Palm with grotesque hands where blood vessels bulged unevenly. Massive palm force shot out.

Kwang!

The Fixed Sword Energy, the main sword energy of Absolute Slow Sword, collided with Roaring Song Splitting Wail Palm and dissipated.

Baek Li-jung stomped his feet and leaped up.

He shot Roaring Song Splitting Wail Palm again toward Namgung Rak from midair. Despite pouring out massive internal energy, he used Roaring Song Splitting Wail Palm again without tiring even a bit.

The protective energy shielding Namgung Rak’s body was swept away by Roaring Song Splitting Wail Palm. Namgung Rak slowly bent his sword to hide it behind his waist and extended his left palm.

The Namgung Family’s Azure Dragon Palm shot out.

Baek Li-jung raised Heavenly Vermilion Sword to split Azure Dragon Palm.

Kwaaaaaa!

The Azure Dragon Palm split left and right before Baek Li-jung passed by, leaving traces as if waves swept across the ground. Baek Li-jung stepped with movement technique and charged from Namgung Rak’s left side. He tried to slice and sever Namgung Rak’s knee with Heavenly Vermilion Sword. Namgung Rak didn’t avoid but turned his body to face Baek Li-jung and spun Divine Ladle River Sword’s hilt in his hand.

It was a light sword movement, yet when Baek Li-jung’s Heavenly Vermilion Sword got caught in it, Baek Li-jung rotated along with Heavenly Vermilion Sword. As Baek Li-jung’s body turned sideways and became upside down, he repeatedly kicked Namgung Rak’s head with his foot.

Pang pang sounds burst from Namgung Rak’s head. Namgung Rak’s palm was somehow blocking Baek Li-jung’s foot.

Namgung Rak pushed Baek Li-jung’s chest with his fingers as if pushing straight. Baek Li-jung was blown backward from midair as if exploding. However, he simultaneously flicked his hand so Heavenly Vermilion Sword ripped through Namgung Rak’s arm as if alive.

Baek Li-jung who was blown backward spat blood and stood up abruptly, and Namgung Rak also tore off the sleeve bleeding from being cut. Namgung Rak kicked the fallen Heavenly Vermilion Sword to send it to Baek Li-jung.

Baek Li-jung caught Heavenly Vermilion Sword and smiled.

“Acting leisurely?”

“Against someone like you… I won’t lose.”

* * *

The figures of martial artists coming down the ridge began to be clearly visible.

“Zhuge Family…!”

“Zhongnan Sect and Kongtong Sect are there too!”

Those gathered together murmured. They seemed to have gathered all nearby small and medium sects.

The Mount Hua Sect disciples’ facial expressions distorted.

This was a fight between Righteous Alliance and anti-Righteous Alliance, Yangtze River Sword Gate and anti-Yangtze River Sword Gate. Originally, they should have been on that side too.

Yet somehow things got tangled and they were here.

“How did things get so messed up…”

The Mount Hua Sect disciples bit their teeth with sour expressions.

And the culprit of this mess was probably Righteous Alliance Leader Baek Li-jung.

Those gathered looked at Jin Ja-gang with anxious eyes.

“We did as told!”

“N-now what do we do!”

The martial artists asked Jin Ja-gang.

Jin Ja-gang pointed to the river.

“Go down following the river. I’ll block the rear.”

Yuelu Mountain isn’t high.

Certainly the Righteous Alliance was surrounding the entire mountain, but following the river down, they wouldn’t be isolated in the mountains. Moreover, if Jin Ja-gang blocked the rear, the river side and rear would be blocked, so they just needed to break through the front.

Jin Ja-gang didn’t prolong his words.

“Yeong-gwi, Son-bi. Please lead the way.”

Yeong-gwi and Son-bi nodded. The two trusted Jin Ja-gang and began going down following the river.

All the martial artists quietly gripped their weapons and followed Yeong-gwi and Son-bi.

Before going down, Namgung Won looked back at Jin Ja-gang once.

“I entrust Grandfather to you.”

Jin Ja-gang nodded in response.

Now the Righteous Alliance crowd that crossed the ridge was approaching right up close.

Jin Ja-gang took a long breath.

He glanced at Baek Li-jung and Namgung Rak’s side. The two were conducting a life-and-death duel. All around for five zhang had become ruins. Fragments of tremendous sword energy flew, cutting everything.

For the time being, neither Jin Ja-gang nor the Righteous Alliance would be able to touch those two.

Then what remained for Jin Ja-gang.

Only the Righteous Alliance martial artists crossing the ridge and running before his eyes.

Zhuge Family and Zhongnan Sect, Kongtong Sect, and nearby small and medium sect martial artists.

“Waaah!”

“Kill them!”

“Chase and kill them all!”

Jin Ja-gang closed his eyes then opened them.

Then he extended both hands to the sky.

Asura Scripture covered a range of nearly over ten zhang.

Drdrdrdrk!

The dirt heaps around began trembling with the internal energy Jin Ja-gang drew up.

To block the rear of those who fled, Jin Ja-gang decided to become a wall himself.

A barrier of poison.

Asura Scripture bounced fully and danced.

Asura World Annihilation Soul!