Chapter 455

Yelu Huan looked at Jin Ja-gang with one eye.

“You…”

Yelu Huan spat out a blood clot mid-sentence and continued.

“You’ve fought staking everything in every moment like this. That’s why you’ve been able to survive until now even when opponents were stronger.”

“How was it trying? Was it worthwhile?”

Yelu Huan laughed.

Jin Ja-gang shook his body with a displeased expression to shake off the dust.

Yelu Huan was a master. In the fight just now, he could have avoided Jin Ja-gang’s attacks and escaped major injuries. But he didn’t.

When Jin Ja-gang dragged him into his own fighting style, Yelu Huan didn’t panic or stubbornly stick to his own fighting method to the end.

Rather, he responded in tune with Jin Ja-gang’s fighting. When Jin Ja-gang pressed Yelu Huan’s chest, instead of blocking or dodging, he chose to give up his chest and seal Jin Ja-gang’s left arm.

Generally, when a master and inferior fighter exchange injuries equally, it seems like the master is at a disadvantage, but the match itself becomes favorable to the master. Even with considerable injuries, a master still has many options, but an inferior fighter with only their body gradually has their range of available methods sharply narrowed as they sustain wounds.

At a glance, even now it seems like Yelu Huan, a master superior to Jin Ja-gang, has taken unnecessary damage. However, thanks to that, Jin Ja-gang became unable to use both arms.

This was actually an advantageous situation for Yelu Huan.

However, Yelu Huan also couldn’t say he was completely advantaged yet.

Heat haze rose from Yelu Huan’s hands and back, and blue divine light appeared at the corners of his eyes.

Because he had started burning internal energy to draw out sword force, even though he had let go of the Persian Ancient Sword, his internal energy was still being consumed rapidly.

It was true Jin Ja-gang was disadvantaged physically, but if he stalled for time, Yelu Huan’s internal energy would be depleted and his vitality would drop sharply.

Yelu Huan asked.

“You want to stall for time.”

“That’s right.”

“It’s useless.”

Yelu Huan severed his broken, dangling right arm at the elbow.

“Now I too don’t fear what I will lose.”

Even though he could fix it later by setting it, he had decisively removed the encumbrance.

It was different from before when he held back his body, not wanting to stake anything.

His resolve was different.

Jin Ja-gang’s blood-stained expression darkened slightly.

It seemed like it would be a difficult fight.

Yelu Huan muttered and recited an incantation.

“Ar… Bei… Tabi… Ba… Sata, Pohuda.”

Kyaaaaa!

The Calamity Slaying Demon Spirit howled inside Jin Ja-gang. Jin Ja-gang didn’t hesitate. He immediately rushed at Yelu Huan. Even watching Jin Ja-gang rush toward him, Yelu Huan didn’t stop reciting the incantation. The howling sound from inside Jin Ja-gang grew louder.

The Calamity Slaying Demon Spirit was warning of danger.

It was cowering more and more in fear.

Jin Ja-gang stepped on Yelu Huan’s thigh, leaped up, and kicked Yelu Huan’s chin with his knee.

Crack! Yelu Huan’s head tilted upward.

However, Yelu Huan didn’t move and continued reciting the incantation.

“Pedra Chaseta…!”

The voice reciting the incantation grew louder. Jin Ja-gang turned in midair and struck Yelu Huan’s neck with his foot.

The veins on Yelu Huan’s neck bulged and his muscles swelled.

Crack! Yelu Huan’s head tilted slightly to the side.

Even though he had kicked hard enough to break his neck!

Yelu Huan even lowered his head back to look straight ahead again.

Jin Ja-gang stepped on Yelu Huan’s shoulder, jumped, then stomped down on his crown with his heel.

Crunch. Yelu Huan’s head shook. His neck muscles expanded more than before. Yelu Huan rolled his eyes upward and glared at Jin Ja-gang.

“Tabi! Ba! Pus!”

His voice boomed and echoed.

Kyaaaaa!

The Calamity Slaying Demon Spirit howled madly and crawled inside Jin Ja-gang.

Jin Ja-gang remembered what Yelu Huan had said earlier.

That Qingcheng Sect’s martial arts were methods for opposing Western Region martial arts that overcame the body’s limits by summoning demons!

Summoning Souls! Ghost Creation! Nurturing Demons!

Summon the soul inside, transform it into a soul imbued with demon energy, and raise it into a stronger demon.

The power possessed by a demon general, Demon General Manifestation!

Whatever one called the method, seeing the divine light at the corners of Yelu Huan’s eyes become even more subtly clear, it was certain that his internal energy damaged by sword force was stabilizing. Conversely, Jin Ja-gang’s internal energy was decreasing and the Calamity Slaying Demon Spirit was one step away from hiding.

Jin Ja-gang kicked Yelu Huan’s knee and tried to step on and crush his ankle with his foot. However, due to the rebound force, only Jin Ja-gang’s foot hurt as if crushed, while Yelu Huan stood firmly and withstood the attacks.

Jin Ja-gang took a short deep breath, then stomped hard with his true energy and burst the shoes he was wearing.

Crack!

After bursting both shoes, he took off the tattered shoes and stood barefoot. Since he couldn’t use his fingers, he had no choice but to fight with his toes.

Then he stood barefoot close enough to almost touch noses with Yelu Huan.

Close enough to feel each other’s hot breath.

In that state, Jin Ja-gang said.

“You said you don’t fear what you’ll lose?”

Yelu Huan didn’t answer Jin Ja-gang’s words as he was reciting the incantation.

“I think you misunderstood. It’s not a question of who loses or gains what. I’m doing my best to survive.”

Jin Ja-gang slowly leaned his waist backward.

Then in one moment, he shot his head forward like a spring and headbutted Yelu Huan’s forehead.

Crack!

Yelu Huan was fine but Jin Ja-gang’s forehead split and blood seeped out.

Jin Ja-gang asked with a coldly expressionless face.

“Does this seem like I’m losing?”

Jin Ja-gang tilted his head back. Then he headbutted Yelu Huan’s forehead again.

Crack!

Jin Ja-gang was the one headbutting, but Jin Ja-gang was the one taking damage. His forehead split and blood poured out.

Yelu Huan was recovering internal energy, and Jin Ja-gang was losing internal energy.

To anyone watching, it was a reckless action.

However, Jin Ja-gang spoke again without wavering.

“Am I losing?”

Jin Ja-gang headbutted consecutively.

Crack! Crack!

Even with his forehead split, he continued headbutting Yelu Huan.

Blood splattered.

Soon Yelu Huan’s voice reciting the incantation began to diminish.

Yelu Huan’s face was contorting.

Jin Ja-gang asked coldly.

“Tell me. Am I still losing!”

Poison blood. Each time Jin Ja-gang’s forehead split, poison blood splattered.

Yelu Huan’s face was now covered in Jin Ja-gang’s poison blood.

Boils formed and skin peeled. Bloody pus flowed from where the skin peeled.

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Yelu Huan bared his teeth with his ruined face.

He couldn’t back down here!

Yelu Huan tilted his head back forcefully, then brought down his forehead on Jin Ja-gang’s crown.

But in that instant, Jin Ja-gang dodged Yelu Huan’s attack.

Whoosh!

Yelu Huan was greatly flustered. Jin Ja-gang bent his waist and stabbed at Yelu Huan’s good eye with his toes. Yelu Huan hurriedly turned his head to dodge the toes, but above his eye was scraped and torn. Poison blood seeped into the torn area and created bloody pus. In an instant, both eyes swelled up.

Jin Ja-gang turned his body and kicked Yelu Huan’s ear.

Bang! The impact to the ear wasn’t severe, but his head rang and Yelu Huan grimaced.

Yelu Huan swung his left arm greatly.

Four Heavens Mandala!

Palm force shot out in circles in all directions.

The ground and trees hit by palm force were gouged and crushed.

Jin Ja-gang rolled on the ground and escaped.

Yelu Huan couldn’t open his eyes properly. How could even a master do anything about blood constantly flowing into his eyes!

Jin Ja-gang had already rolled back, knelt, pursed his mouth, and gathered his remaining internal energy.

Screech!

A sharp Frost Sound shot out from Jin Ja-gang’s mouth.

Unable to see ahead and with his torn ear muffled, Yelu Huan couldn’t counter Jin Ja-gang’s sound technique.

Screech!

Yelu Huan’s ears rang severely. Because his internal energy was extremely full inside, his eardrums withstood the Frost Sound. Yelu Huan endured the throbbing pain in his head and turned toward where the sound came from. He immediately stamped his foot and shot forward.

Jin Ja-gang tried to dodge, but the pain from broken ribs and internal injuries made his body instinctively shrink.

In the moment he thought “Oh no,” Yelu Huan rammed Jin Ja-gang with his shoulder. Yelu Huan pushed straight through and drove Jin Ja-gang all the way to a large tree. Jin Ja-gang’s back hit the tree with a crushing sound.

Yelu Huan extended his hand and pressed on Jin Ja-gang’s waist. Jin Ja-gang twisted his body and raised his foot to block Yelu Huan’s hand, but Yelu Huan’s hand instantly changed four times.

Even with healthy hands it would be questionable whether he could block such an excellent technique, and there were limits to blocking with feet. Yelu Huan grasped Jin Ja-gang’s great meridian. He was completely captured by the Zoroastrian Cult’s Grappling Technique. His whole body became paralyzed and stiffened.

Before his body completely stiffened, Jin Ja-gang concentrated internal energy in his right arm and shot out Asura Scripture. Asura Scripture emerged from his right wrist hanging down and lodged in Yelu Huan’s knee and instep. No, it lodged then bounced off.

Yelu Huan’s body after completing the incantation and Demon General Manifestation was solid. It was comparable to Shaolin Temple’s Iron Robe, no, Golden Orchid Iron Pillar.

Even so, to think even Asura Scripture couldn’t penetrate!

Jin Ja-gang faced an absolute crisis. His body was stiffening. He used all his strength to shoot out Frost Sound once more.

Screeech!

Yelu Huan’s body shook. Though it didn’t injure his eardrum, it did shock him. Jin Ja-gang raised his leg and kicked Yelu Huan’s crushed chest.

Thud! Thud!

After kicking the same spot a couple times, Yelu Huan’s body shook slightly. It seemed that though it was hard on the outside because all the bones inside were broken, there was still impact.

Jin Ja-gang didn’t miss the timing and stuffed his toes into Yelu Huan’s mouth.

As if telling him to try biting his toes!

However, Jin Ja-gang knew better that Yelu Huan couldn’t do that. Because Jin Ja-gang kept tearing at his lips with his toes, the blood and poison flowing from Yelu Huan’s face flowed into his mouth.

Yelu Huan turned his head this way and that to dodge, but this was also Jin Ja-gang’s last chance. Jin Ja-gang hooked one leg over Yelu Huan’s arm to hold it, and with the other foot continued prying open Yelu Huan’s lips.

Yelu Huan ultimately had no choice but to let go of Jin Ja-gang.

Jin Ja-gang fell to the ground. His body was no longer in a state where he could move. His whole body was shattered and he felt like just lying down.

However, Jin Ja-gang had to stand up.

Suddenly, the Persian Ancient Sword caught at Jin Ja-gang’s feet.

The Persian Ancient Sword had been scraped so much by Asura Scripture yet didn’t have a single scratch.

A sacred object harder than anything in the world.

Jin Ja-gang picked up the Persian Ancient Sword with his toes.

Yelu Huan spat out the poison that had entered his mouth and immediately located Jin Ja-gang by his rough breathing. Because he couldn’t see, Yelu Huan also didn’t want to lose track of Jin Ja-gang. Poison was already penetrating inside from his skin, so he had to kill Jin Ja-gang as quickly as possible and treat the poison. Even if he did, his two eyes would be blind, and it was difficult to guarantee survival.

Whoosh!

As soon as Yelu Huan got his position, he rushed over.

“Let’s end this!”

Jin Ja-gang jumped and pressed one foot against a tree trunk for support, then raised his other foot high and brought it down on Yelu Huan’s crown. Yelu Huan ignored Jin Ja-gang’s attack and extended his left hand to grab Jin Ja-gang’s chest collar.

Crack!

Yelu Huan collapsed forward and pressed his hand to the ground.

Unable to see ahead, with his swollen eyes, he made an expression of disbelief.

“Kugh!”

His head had split. His crown split and severe shock came. Yelu Huan raised his upper body. In that instant, Jin Ja-gang clenched his toes tight to grip the Persian Ancient Sword and stabbed at Yelu Huan’s chest.

Snap. His big toe broke. He had used all his strength enough to break his toe. The tip of the Persian Ancient Sword didn’t fully penetrate, but it broke through Demon General Manifestation and entered about half a finger length. Jin Ja-gang raised his foot and kicked the Persian Ancient Sword’s handle hard with his sole to push it.

At the same time, Yelu Huan struck Jin Ja-gang’s abdomen with a palm. Jin Ja-gang flew away vomiting blood.

Yelu Huan knelt covered in Jin Ja-gang’s blood.

The Persian Ancient Sword, imbued with Jin Ja-gang’s poison, was lodged in Yelu Huan’s chest.