Chapter 299

Chapter 299 – The Path to Finding Truth Is Always Treacherous (3)

Thump thump!

Ma Gok-cheon charged with terrifying momentum. Each time he stepped forward, deep footprints were carved into the earth.

It was like a massive bear running at full speed. An ordinary warrior would have been overwhelmed by Ma Gok-cheon's momentum and would have dodged first. But Dam Ho was not an ordinary warrior.

Whoosh!

He deployed the charging technique.

Dam Ho's body shot forward as fast as Ma Gok-cheon was running toward him.

The Diamond Indestructible Body and Dam Ho collided.

BANG!

With a thunderous roar that shook heaven and earth, Dam Ho's body was flung backward.

Ma Gok-cheon's body was so solid that the term Diamond Indestructible Body was not wasted on him. Not only was his skin tough, but his interior was also trained to the extreme.

Even a decent treasured sword could not make a small scratch on his skin. It was nearly impossible for a human fist to wound his body.

Slash!

Whoosh!

With a sharp sound of cutting through air, Dam Ho's spine was split and a fountain of blood shot up. A long wound had somehow appeared on his back.

It was Ga Ui-cheon's doing.

In his hands were two short swords. They were deformed short blades with sharp saw teeth protruding like miniaturized serrated swords.

Tiger Fang Blades.

One of the Demon Cult's treasures, so sharp that their cutting power was beyond description.

When Ga Ui-cheon's speed was combined with the cutting power of the Tiger Fang Blades, it produced tremendous power by itself.

There was nothing they could not cut, no person they could not kill.

On top of that was added the formation technique deployed by Yeom Su-gang. The name of the formation he deployed was Cloud Mist Confusion Array.

It had no killing power, but the thick cloud mist obscured vision and subtly scattered human senses.

Without knowing the principle of the formation, one could not escape by their own power, as if they had fallen into an ant lion's trap.

"Today this place will become your grave, Fist Demon."

Yeom Su-gang muttered coldly.

Dam Ho was certainly strong.

His strength was dangerous, and there were not many in the world who could face him head-on and win. To speak honestly, except for their leader Jeong Cheon-ak, the martial power level of the Ten Soldiers was not quite at that level.

But the Ten Soldiers had the underlying strength and venom from crawling up from the bottom of hell, and each had their own specialties.

Each of those might be inferior to Dam Ho, but when two or more joined forces, the situation became completely different.

One plus one is not always two. It could be three, or it could be four.

Above all, they had deeply mastered the method of producing maximum efficiency. It was something they had naturally learned through cooperation and conflict since childhood, which they couldn't even remember.

Among the Ten Soldiers, the combination of these three, Yeom Su-gang, Ga Ui-cheon, and Ma Gok-cheon, was exceptionally outstanding. Their combination produced special power and made the name Ten Soldiers even more fearsome.

Ma Gok-cheon charged at Dam Ho with heavy footsteps.

His body, as hard as diamond, was a threatening weapon in itself. Dam Ho's Explosive Star Strike did not work on his solid body.

Whoosh!

At the same time Ma Gok-cheon moved, Ga Ui-cheon also deployed his lightness technique.

Ga Ui-cheon's pupils opened wide.

His vision opened, and a new world unfolded.

This was the phenomenon that occurred when his body exceeded the speed of sound.

BOOM!

Belatedly, the thunder of his body breaking through the wall of air echoed.

Splat!

Dam Ho's shoulder and side were split and another fountain of blood shot up.

The flesh was cut so sharply that he didn't even feel pain, but momentarily Dam Ho's body staggered. Ma Gok-cheon didn't miss that gap and rammed Dam Ho with his head like a wild boar.

BANG!

With a heavy crash, Dam Ho's body was flung backward.

"It's my turn."

Yeom Su-gang, who had been hiding in the cloud mist and watching for an opportunity, moved.

In his hands, dark-colored energy streams were already swirling.

Dazzling Dark Demon Jade Hand.

It was the ultimate technique Yeom Su-gang had learned. This too was a supreme technique of the Demon Cult, known to have power comparable to the legendary Ice White Pure Hand of the orthodox martial world.

CRASH!

The Dazzling Dark Demon Jade Hand exploded on Dam Ho's defenseless back. But Yeom Su-gang's expression was not very bright. The moment the Dazzling Dark Demon Jade Hand exploded on Dam Ho's back, it was deflected at a subtle angle.

Dam Ho had used Golden Turtle Shell, a protective technique of the Solitary Path, to deflect Yeom Su-gang's Dazzling Dark Demon Jade Hand.

Dam Ho didn't miss that opportunity and turned around.

The eyes of Yeom Su-gang, who had been hiding in the cloud mist until now, and Dam Ho met.

BANG!

"Urgh!"

Dam Ho's fist struck Yeom Su-gang's body hard. By a hair's breadth, Yeom Su-gang deployed the Dazzling Dark Demon Jade Hand to block Dam Ho's fist. Fortunately, he avoided serious injury, but intense shock penetrated his entire body.

Because of that, his movement stopped for a moment. Dam Ho didn't miss that gap and tried to deploy the Earth-Heaven Strike.

"Not a chance."

At that moment, Ma Gok-cheon intervened.

He grabbed Dam Ho's wrist with his large hand and swung him around.

Slash!

Dam Ho's body flew through the mist like a cannonball. Ga Ui-cheon was waiting where his body was heading.

Swish!

His Tiger Fang Blade sharply cut through the mist and stabbed toward Dam Ho's neck.

In the moment of crisis, Dam Ho's body spun in mid-air and deflected the Tiger Fang Blade at an exquisite angle.

"Tsk!"

Ga Ui-cheon clicked his tongue as if disappointed. But he wasn't disappointed. He didn't think they could catch the Fist Demon with just this much.

It was a hunt for the world's Fist Demon.

No amount of caution was too much. Ga Ui-cheon no longer pushed his luck and hid his form in the mist again.

Meanwhile, Yeom Su-gang made changes to the formation.

Hiss hiss hiss!

The pure white cloud mist undulated like a living creature and surrounded Dam Ho's body. It confused his senses even more.

Ma Gok-cheon shrugged his shoulders and burst into loud laughter toward the sky.

"Hahaha! They say the Fist Demon's reputation pierces the sky, but it's nothing special."

"Originally, worldly reputation is always overrated."

Yeom Su-gang agreed with him.

In contrast, Ga Ui-cheon had a cautious expression.

The two people mocking Dam Ho now were not actually doing so because they found him laughable. They were deploying a provocation strategy to agitate Dam Ho and target his weak points.

Ga Ui-cheon held his breath and waited for Dam Ho to reveal a weakness.

'Hurry up and get excited. You must be getting angry too.'

It was a fight where whoever maintained composure longer would win. And Ga Ui-cheon was confident he could be more composed than anyone. Come to think of it, it had always been like that.

Even in the hellish Heavenly Gold Demon Palace, and on other battlefields too, he had always patiently provoked enemies. By provoking enemies this way, he gained psychological advantage and always achieved victory.

Thump thump!

With heavy footsteps, Ma Gok-cheon charged toward Dam Ho. Unlike Yeom Su-gang or Ga Ui-cheon, he didn't hide or avoid but maintained frontal confrontation. He was that confident in his body.

When he had the absolutely indestructible Diamond Indestructible Body, what was there to fear? He truly wasn't afraid of Dam Ho's fists at all.

'I am the true natural enemy of the Fist Demon. No matter how strong his fists are, what good does it do? They can't deal any damage to my body.'

Whooom!

His arm, as large as a log, was swung.

It was a straightforward attack with no variations whatsoever. Dam Ho avoided his attack by a hair's breadth.

CRASH!

With a roar, the earth where Dam Ho had been standing just moments before cracked and thick dust rose up.

It was truly an attack of tremendous power.

Although he avoided Ma Gok-cheon's attack by a hair's breadth, Dam Ho's crisis was not yet over.

Whoosh!

A sharp sound of cutting through air echoed from within the cloud mist. Ga Ui-cheon had moved.

A passage was punched open in the middle of the thick cloud mist. This was a phenomenon that appeared because Ga Ui-cheon moved faster than sound.

Ga Ui-cheon opened his eyes wide.

A new world opened and everything moved slowly.

It was a world only Ga Ui-cheon could see.

In a world moving so slowly it was yawn-inducing, only he moved at fast speed.

All his senses stood sharp as blades to receive numerous pieces of information.

In the slowly moving world, Dam Ho's figure was clearly visible.

'You're like a slug.'

He mocked Dam Ho.

He had sacrificed everything to obtain absolute speed.

Slash!

The Tiger Fang Blade in his hand cut through the cloud mist.

He felt the resistance of air. Under the fierce resistance, the tip of the Tiger Fang Blade instantly glowed red-hot.

Dam Ho still hadn't reacted. His entire back was defenseless.

Ga Ui-cheon decided to stab the Tiger Fang Blade into the middle of his back.

The incredibly sharp Tiger Fang Blade would burrow between Dam Ho's vertebrae and separate them. Someone whose spine was separated couldn't stand upright.

Dam Ho would writhe on the ground like a worm and look up at him.

A strange pleasure spread from his spine throughout his entire body, and his eyes became bloodshot.

'Now!'

Ga Ui-cheon's Tiger Fang Blade touched Dam Ho's back skin. If he just applied force like this, the Tiger Fang Blade would burrow into Dam Ho's back and cut between his vertebrae.

That was the moment.

Clang!

Suddenly, with a metallic sound, the Tiger Fang Blade was deflected.

"Urgh!"

At the strong recoil felt in his grip, Ga Ui-cheon couldn't help but let out a groan.

'What?'

For a moment, his pupils shook. It was a completely unexpected result.

Whooom!

Only then did the vibration that occurred in Dam Ho's body reach him through the air.

Dam Ho had already deployed the Shield, an ultra-vibration technique.

Even the sharpness of the Tiger Fang Blade was useless before the Shield.

Ga Ui-cheon's mouth was torn and bleeding. The biggest weakness of a warrior who focused on speed like him was being vulnerable to recoil.

It would be fortunate if he could pierce through, but when he couldn't, his own speed would instead cause shock and overload to his entire body.

Dam Ho's fist flew toward the stopped Ga Ui-cheon.

"Urgh!"

Ga Ui-cheon bit his lips and hastily tried to deploy lightness technique. But since he had received such a great shock momentarily, his movement was somewhat sluggish. So his reaction was a bit late.

CRASH!

Tremendous wind pressure rushed in.

His skin stung. It felt like thousands upon thousands of awls stabbing his skin all at once. It seemed like the skin of his entire body would be peeled off just from the wind pressure. But he wasn't worried.

Because there was someone who would block the way for him.

"Not a chance."

As he expected, Ma Gok-cheon blocked Dam Ho with his large bulk.

BANG!

A sound like striking a rock with an iron hammer echoed.

Ma Gok-cheon's large bulk shook greatly. But he still had a face that showed no shock whatsoever.

"I told you it's useless."

Ma Gok-cheon grinned.

Meanwhile, Ga Ui-cheon recovered from the shock and raised his body.

The strongest shield was firmly blocking in front of him. There was no reason anywhere for him to fear Dam Ho.

It was a combined attack of three people meshing like cogwheels without a single gap.

No matter what methods were used, breaking the combined attack of these three seemed impossible. That's why even within the Ten Soldiers, these three were collectively called the Wall of Despair.

Among them, Ma Gok-cheon, who served as the most reliable shield, showed his yellow teeth and smiled.

"My Diamond Indestructible Body is a wall of despair to you, Fist Demon!"

At that moment, Dam Ho raised his head and looked up at Ma Gok-cheon.

Contrary to Ma Gok-cheon's thought that he would be filled with bewilderment, Dam Ho's expression contained no emotion whatsoever. And the moment he saw those deeply sunken eyes, Ma Gok-cheon felt an indescribable emotion and showed a bewildered expression.

Dam Ho's mouth opened.

"Diamond Indestructible, you say?"

Ma Gok-cheon smelled sulfur from Dam Ho's breath. That foul smell flowing from the bottom of hell.

BANG!

Instantly, intense shock struck his entire body.