Chapter 513

“Poison Dragon!”

Everyone shouted close to cheering.

Mu-gak was dumbfounded and even burst into hearty laughter.

“Oh my, am I really seeing this with my own eyes?”

Yuk Ha-seon also answered with a half-laughing voice.

“Probably. If my eyes aren’t mistaken too, it seems correct.”

Only Tap Tak-yeon, who couldn’t see, gathered his ears and was bewildered.

“What, what happened? What did Poison Dragon do that you keep annoyingly going on about eyes?”

Even Namgung Rak laughed emptily, going “haha.”

“Poison Dragon disregarded the Golden Bell Shield.”

“What?”

Only then did Tap Tak-yeon also become dumbfounded.

With fingers embedded in the Bright Demon God’s chest, Jin Ja-gang looked at Tang Ha-ran.

Tang Ha-ran smiled slightly.

“Your face looks brighter.”

“Things went well.”

“Yeah, I believed they would.”

Tang Ha-ran turned Poison Heaven’s grinning face toward Jin Ja-gang.

“And our Poison Heaven got another aunt?”

Startled.

She was talking about An Ryeong whom Yeong-hwi brought.

“Not an aunt, she’s seriously injured…”

Jin Ja-gang sighed.

Tang Ha-ran looked at Jin Ja-gang with smiling eyes.

“Did you just sigh?”

Jin Ja-gang immediately straightened his face.

“No.”

“Who’s the one who should be sighing? See you later.”

Tang Ha-ran held Poison Heaven and withdrew far away to not interfere with the fight.

Kyaa kyaa.

White Ape mocked Jin Ja-gang, then bounced around following Tang Ha-ran, and Poison Heaven also kept giggling.

The atmosphere in the arena that had been heavily sunk just moments ago changed in an instant. Fear disappeared and a feeling of relief came.

This happened because Jin Ja-gang’s presence was even greater than the Bright Demon God’s.

Jin Ja-gang exhaled a low sigh and looked up at the Bright Demon God.

The Bright Demon God couldn’t look down because his chest bone was lifted and his neck was thick.

Therefore, he was bewildered. He couldn’t immediately recognize why his feet were floating.

After being confused for a while, he belatedly got angry and tried to reach his hand toward Jin Ja-gang’s head.

“Are you these people’s true king!”

Jin Ja-gang didn’t answer. After embedding his fingers to the Bright Demon God’s bone, he gripped hard and lifted him higher.

“Urgh!”

The Bright Demon God struggled. The Bright Demon God grabbed Jin Ja-gang’s wrist and lifted his legs to wrap around Jin Ja-gang’s arm. Legs thicker than an average person’s torso entangled Jin Ja-gang’s arm and shoulder. The Bright Demon God squeezed and twisted his legs with force.

“…”

Though bone-breaking sounds should have naturally occurred, nothing happened. Jin Ja-gang’s arm only held the Bright Demon God firmly like an old tree.

Jin Ja-gang raised his hand to the sky then slammed the Bright Demon God to the ground.

Crash!

The ground burst like an explosion and the Bright Demon God crashed back-first. His breath was cut off.

He touched his chest. Five finger marks remained. The Golden Bell Shield’s tough skin was deeply indented. Though the skin wasn’t pierced so no blood came out, the holes were dug deep enough to reach bone, making him feel strange.

The Bright Demon God’s face contorted.

“Kyaaah!”

He struck the ground with both hands to use the rebound to rise, then rammed Jin Ja-gang with his head.

Jin Ja-gang slightly avoided with his waist while grabbing and pressing the Bright Demon God’s back of the head with his hand. Then he struck upward at the Bright Demon God’s face with his knee.

Crack!

The Bright Demon God’s head bounced backward as fast as he had charged. Blood spurted from his face.

The Bright Demon God staggered and stepped back. His nose was completely crooked and blood poured out.

The Bright Demon God who was fine even after being hit by Baek Oh-sa’s iron coffin was already bleeding!

The Bright Demon God’s eyes flashed. He formed a mudra and struck at Jin Ja-gang.

Tathagata Divine Palm!

Jin Ja-gang didn’t dodge and matched hands with the Bright Demon God using Scorching Twin Phosphor Palm.

Bang! From the colliding palms, air burst in a circle. Heat haze rose from the touching hands.

Sizzle, sizzzzle. Along with the acrid smell of burning flesh, the Bright Demon God screamed.

“Kyaaaah!”

The Bright Demon God pulled his hand away and withdrew. His palm was fully cooked, turned bright red, and blistered. Three bent fingers were broken. The Bright Demon God trembled with pain. In an instant, cold sweat oozed from his forehead and formed beads.

The Bright Demon God shouted and threw a punch. Jin Ja-gang similarly extended his fist and struck the Bright Demon God’s jaw.

Clack. The Bright Demon God’s jaw turned. Even his thick neck was useless. The Bright Demon God momentarily lost consciousness and showed the whites of his eyes. He almost collapsed on the spot but barely stood firm.

Jin Ja-gang struck the Bright Demon God’s abdomen with his fist.

Doong!

A bell sound rang from inside the Bright Demon God. The Bright Demon God couldn’t endure the pain and crouched, clutching his stomach. Jin Ja-gang continued striking his stomach with his fist whether the Bright Demon God blocked or not.

Doong doong! Doong!

Jin Ja-gang’s fist exploded on the Bright Demon God’s hands and forearms covering his stomach, continuously making severe bell sounds.

Jin Ja-gang struck down with his elbow on the temple of the Bright Demon God whose waist was bent.

Crack!

With a dull sound, the Bright Demon God’s body collapsed as is.

The Bright Demon God with his face planted on the ground blinked while nosebleed poured from his crooked nose.

What on earth…?

The people in the arena couldn’t help but admire watching Jin Ja-gang handle the Bright Demon God.

The Golden Bell Shield wasn’t broken. No, Jin Ja-gang didn’t even try to find and break the Golden Bell Shield’s weak points. The Golden Bell Shield wasn’t performing its role anyway.

This was because he was pressing down on the Bright Demon God with force beyond what the Golden Bell Shield could endure while protecting the interior.

As Namgung Rak said, Jin Ja-gang was disregarding the Golden Bell Shield.

Well, perhaps it was natural. Jin Ja-gang had already come after defeating the stage above Golden Bell Shield, the Vajra Indestructible Body, the Great Buddha Beom-bon.

The Bright Demon God rose while shaking his head left and right.

Jin Ja-gang didn’t let the Bright Demon God do as he pleased. He trampled the Bright Demon God’s head.

Thud! The Bright Demon God was driven in again while trying to raise his head. When he tried to rise by putting strength in his hands, his legs and back lifted but his head was pressed down, breaking his neck.

Crrrack.

The Bright Demon God ground his teeth while grabbing Jin Ja-gang’s leg placed on his head. And he tried to lift it with force.

Jin Ja-gang’s foot lifted little by little. A smile formed on the Bright Demon God’s face. It was an expression of “that’s more like it.”

However, as soon as the Bright Demon God’s head lifted somewhat from the ground, Jin Ja-gang pressed down with his foot again.

Bang!

The Bright Demon God who was barely standing up had his face planted again. The dirt on the ground stuck together with nosebleed, making it hard to see and difficult to breathe.

“Urgh, uuurgh.”

Since the foot stepping on the back of his head wouldn’t come off, he couldn’t escape at all. Just being stepped on the head!

“Kyaaaah!”

The Bright Demon God struggled.

“This foot! If not for this foot on my back of the head… you would be dead!”

The Bright Demon God was saying strange things again. However, Jin Ja-gang took the Bright Demon God’s words seriously.

“Is that so?”

Jin Ja-gang removed his foot.

The Bright Demon God raised his head covered in dirt and blood. He knelt and rose while throwing a punch toward Jin Ja-gang. Jin Ja-gang struck the Bright Demon God’s wrist with his forearm.

Thwack! The Bright Demon God’s arm fell downward.

He struck upward at Jin Ja-gang’s head again with his opposite fist. Jin Ja-gang similarly struck down on the Bright Demon God’s forearm with his forearm. The Bright Demon God’s arm bounced again.

“Kyah!”

The Bright Demon God tried to ram Jin Ja-gang’s chest with Iron Head Skill by fully extending his knees and leaping.

Jin Ja-gang extended his palm and blocked the Bright Demon God’s head.

Thunk! His head was blocked so the Bright Demon God’s legs didn’t fully extend. The Bright Demon God put force until his face reddened.

Sssss, unable to push Jin Ja-gang, the Bright Demon God’s feet were pushed backward instead.

Jin Ja-gang quietly looked down at the Bright Demon God and put strength in his hand, starting to squeeze his fingers.

Jade Void Nine Lights Five Thunders Toad Art, Nine Lights.

Unity.

Tremendous internal energy flowed through Jin Ja-gang’s meridians throughout his body. Vitality overflowed to the extreme. Part of the internal energy fiercely whirled in his grip.

Crrrack…

His fingers squeezed the Bright Demon God’s head.

The Bright Demon God’s eyes opened wide. Blue veins rose like snakes on his head.

“Urk!”

Crack crack.

His skull screamed. His head seemed about to split.

The Bright Demon God’s entire body stiffened. Yet strength gradually left his limbs.

Crrack.

“Urgh, urk.”

Iron Head Skill was being mercilessly crushed in Jin Ja-gang’s hand. The outer skin from Golden Bell Shield remained intact, but the bones trained with Iron Head Skill were being crushed inside. The internal energy whirling in Jin Ja-gang’s palm center was dismantling Iron Head Skill.

At this rate, even if the scalp was fine, the inside would burst and die.

Crrack, crrrack!

“Urk…”

Thud.

The Bright Demon God trembled his legs then finally knelt.

He had submitted to Jin Ja-gang.

The Bright Demon God dropped his head and spoke while trembling his lips.

“I have to complete the mission…”

Losing to Beom-bon left deep wounds in the Bright Demon God’s mind. Breaking free from his martial brother became his lifelong destiny.

Jin Ja-gang said.

“The Great Buddha is dead. The mission is over.”

The Bright Demon God’s pupils shook. However, the Bright Demon God pretended not to hear Jin Ja-gang’s words and continued muttering. He was refusing to acknowledge that Beom-bon who defeated him had died to someone.

“I have to complete the mission to break free from my martial brother…”

Jin Ja-gang narrowed his eyes. The Bright Demon God was gradually spilling what was inside.

“Why do you try to break free from your martial brother?”

“I have to in order to go there.”

“Where do you go?”

“The place my martial brother came from.”

Hearing the Bright Demon God’s answer, others wondered why Jin Ja-gang was having a conversation with a madman. However, Jin Ja-gang was serious, and the Bright Demon God was also speaking seriously.

The others closed their mouths and quietly watched.

Jin Ja-gang asked.

“Isn’t the place your martial brother came from Shaolin Temple?”

“No, no. My martial brother came from very far away.”

“Where is that?”

The Bright Demon God’s pupils became hazy.

Master brought a child.

Though not even ten years old, his build was so large he was already like an adult. Bigger than Beom-ga.

“Your martial brother.”

Unlike martial arts families formed by blood relations, martial arts sects accept based on existing connections or personally bring children with outstanding bone structure.

If they don’t grow properly, they’re sent out as lay disciples at the appropriate time, and if talent and character are outstanding, they’re kept and raised as disciples of the main sect.

The child was dull like a bear from the start. Beom-ga thought the child would be kicked out to a lay family before long. However, the child received the dharma name Beom-bon and became a registered disciple.

He wasn’t expelled even when he turned twenty or thirty. Then finally he came to stand shoulder to shoulder with Beom-ga.

Beom-ga had never lost to Beom-bon even once until then. Beom-ga, who had already reached the peak of Golden Bell Shield, was the strongest among the Arhats.

However, on the day they fought over the position of Chief Arhat, he lost to Beom-bon for the first time.

That’s when he knew. Beom-bon had already entered Vajra Indestructible Body.