Chapter 365

Chapter 365 – No One Can Predict Even an Inch Ahead in This World (3)
Gwan Mu-oe smiled.
In front of him, Geom Yul-cheon and Eum Yu-kyung were fighting fiercely. Their battle was truly evenly matched.
While Geom Yul-cheon was far superior in pure martial strength, he couldn't give his all against his beloved Eum Yu-kyung. Conversely, Eum Yu-kyung, who had received the sacred object's command, had no choice but to attack with all her power.
A battle between one who couldn't do their best and one who fought with full force – naturally the former was at a disadvantage.
Splash!
Cuts accumulated across Geom Yul-cheon's entire body. The more this happened, the more Eum Yu-kyung's heart bled.
'Yul-cheon!'
She cursed herself for being unable to refuse the sacred object's command. But she could not deny the sacred object's authority.
"Haaaah!"
She consecutively deployed the ultimate moves of the Falling Moon Divine Sword. Tremendously powerful techniques continuously hammered Geom Yul-cheon's body.
Thump!
Geom Yul-cheon retreated with heavy footsteps. Deep footprints were carved where he had stepped back.
Gwan Mu-oe and the Void Spirit Killers watched this scene intently. The battle situation clearly favored Eum Yu-kyung, but it didn't seem like the fight would end easily.
The corners of Gwan Mu-oe's mouth curled up.
Though they appeared to be fighting fiercely on the surface, they were clearly stalling for time. They were trying to drag out time as long as possible while finding a solution.
"Should we step in after all?"
Gwan Mu-oe whistled long. Then two martial artists appeared from the opposite side of the gorge. They were warriors dressed identically to the Void Spirit Killers positioned around Gwan Mu-oe.
These were Void Spirit Killers who had been waiting inside as a precaution, responding to Gwan Mu-oe's call.
When all seven Void Spirit Killers had gathered, Gwan Mu-oe gave his command.
"Attack together and kill Geom Yul-cheon."
"Yes, sir!"
The Void Spirit Killers responded in unison.
They had no resistance whatsoever to the command for joint attack.
Their essence was that of assassins. Killing enemies as efficiently as possible was their supreme task.
They secretly surrounded the two people while watching for an opening to attack.
Gwan Mu-oe muttered while watching this scene.
"What a pity. He would have been useful if he had become our ally."
Geom Yul-cheon was a man of strong backbone.
Once he set principles, he was a man with thick bones who never reversed them. The path he had walked until now proved this fact.
He already knew that Geom Yul-cheon would never side with them. Nevertheless, he had tried to draw him in because he saw that much potential in him.
Gwan Mu-oe looked at the sacred object in his hand.
On the surface of the ordinary plaque were embossed burning sacred flames and unknown characters.
"To regard such a scrap of metal as equal to the Cult Leader's commands. The thoughts of Demon Cult members are incomprehensible."
Gwan Mu-oe mocked the Demon Cult warriors who were obsessed with such mystical objects. But thanks to this, he could execute his plan to kill with a borrowed knife – truly the world was unpredictable.
The Void Spirit Killers were preparing for joint attack.
All five of them…
Gwan Mu-oe tilted his head.
There were seven Void Spirit Killers accompanying him in total.
'But only five?'
Stab!
Suddenly Gwan Mu-oe felt fiery pain in his side. Looking down, he saw one of the Void Spirit Killers had thrust a sword into his side.
"You?"
Swoosh!
At that moment, a sharp air-cutting sound rang out. Another Void Spirit Killer attacked his arm holding the sacred object.
"Ugh!"
Gwan Mu-oe hastily retreated. But the Void Spirit Killer's charging speed was faster than his retreat. Eventually Gwan Mu-oe allowed a sword strike to his arm and lost the sacred object.
"Groan!"
He tried to recover the sacred object again, but the attacking Void Spirit Killer intercepted it first.
The Void Spirit Killers who had seized the sacred object quickly retreated.
Gwan Mu-oe, who had been ambushed by subordinates he trusted completely, glared at them with disbelieving expressions.
"You must have gone mad. How dare you attack me, your lord?"
At that moment, the Void Spirit Killers who had seized the sacred object stroked their faces with their hands. Then thin face masks like cicada wings peeled off, revealing completely different faces.
"Who exactly is whose subordinate?"
The man looking at Gwan Mu-oe with a face full of mockery was precisely Peacock Noble Sword Sin Mu-wol. The young-faced boy standing beside him was Myeong-cheon.
Myeong-cheon hastily shouted toward Eum Yu-kyung.
"Fourth Sister, you don't need to attack anymore. We've recovered the sacred object."
At his shout, Eum Yu-kyung stopped deploying her martial arts. Her face was covered with tear stains.
She hurriedly approached Geom Yul-cheon.
"Are… you alright?"
"I'm fine!"
Geom Yul-cheon calmly patted Eum Yu-kyung's shoulder. Only then did Eum Yu-kyung breathe a sigh of relief.
That's when it happened.
"How dare you deceive me?"
Gwan Mu-oe erupted with killing intent. Geom Yul-cheon opened his mouth in response.
"Is there a law that says you can deceive but we can't?"
"You?"
"Anyway, thank you. Thanks to you, we easily recovered the sacred object."
Geom Yul-cheon looked at the sacred object in Sin Mu-wol's hand.
All of this had been Myeong-cheon's idea.
As soon as Myeong-cheon learned that Eum Yu-kyung had been kidnapped, he prepared with Sin Mu-wol for any eventuality. They moved secretly and successfully eliminated the Void Spirit Killers who had been hiding secretly in the gorge.
Recovering the sacred object was an unexpected bonus.
Sin Mu-wol deliberately repeated throwing and catching the sacred object, mocking Gwan Mu-oe.
Gwan Mu-oe suddenly burst into maniacal laughter.
"Hahaha! Yes, I acknowledge it. That I underestimated you too much. I apologize for trying to control you with such a scrap of metal."
Roooooar!
The voice filled with tremendous internal energy amplified as it struck the gorge. Because of this, the entire gorge shook as if an earthquake had occurred.
Gwan Mu-oe decided to no longer hide himself. He would fully manifest his presence as one of the Five Great Warriors.
"Ugh!"
"Mmph!"
At Gwan Mu-oe's tremendous presence, Sin Mu-wol and Myeong-cheon unconsciously stepped back. Though Sin Mu-wol was a martial artist who had completed his martial arts to some degree, enduring Gwan Mu-oe's presence wasn't easy. His face had already turned pale.
"Damn it!"
That's when thick hands grabbed his shoulder.
"You've worked hard. Leave it to me from now on."
"Big brother?"
It was Geom Yul-cheon. He was now solidly supporting the two from behind. From his entire body flowed momentum like Mount Tai.
Geom Yul-cheon's anger was being expressed as momentum.
Gulp!
At such an appearance of Geom Yul-cheon, Sin Mu-wol and Myeong-cheon swallowed dry saliva. It was the first time they had seen Geom Yul-cheon this angry.
The Geom Yul-cheon they knew was a man who maintained cool reason in any moment. For him to show emotion like this was not a common occurrence.
Geom Yul-cheon took steps toward Gwan Mu-oe. Gwan Mu-oe also walked toward him.
Crackle!
White lightning flickered around Geom Yul-cheon's body.
The Thunder God had descended to the mortal world.
At that moment, Gwan Mu-oe began assimilating with the surrounding scenery. Like his alias Void Spirit Guest, he was fully displaying his unique skill.
The first to move was Geom Yul-cheon. Wrapping lightning around his entire body like armor, he charged toward Gwan Mu-oe.
Instantly, Gwan Mu-oe's figure completely disappeared from Geom Yul-cheon's vision. He had perfectly assimilated with the surrounding scenery.
Not only his appearance, but his breathing and presence were perfectly erased.
Gwan Mu-oe had become nothingness.
His sword was a sword in darkness – the Dark Sword.
Decades ago, he had become one of the Five Great Warriors with just the Dark Sword. Now, decades later, his Dark Sword had developed even further.
Gwan Mu-oe thought this was a good opportunity to test his Dark Sword.
He moved soundlessly behind Geom Yul-cheon. Until then, Geom Yul-cheon was completely unaware of his approach.
'Die!'
Gwan Mu-oe thrust his sword toward Geom Yul-cheon's neck. His sword approached Geom Yul-cheon's neck, cutting through the texture of air without sound.
That's when it happened.
Crackle!
Suddenly the lightning flickering around Geom Yul-cheon's body surged greatly.
"Gasp!"
The lightning traveled up the sword and penetrated Gwan Mu-oe's arm. Flesh cooked and fine nerves burned. In an instant, his right hand holding the sword was paralyzed.
Gwan Mu-oe gritted his teeth and circulated internal energy to prevent the lightning from penetrating further into his body. But in the meantime, his right arm was completely ruined.
At that moment, Geom Yul-cheon turned to look at Gwan Mu-oe. He already knew this would happen.
Thunder Lightning Style Fourth Form – Lightning Armor.
This technique of wrapping lightning like armor consumed so much internal energy that even Geom Yul-cheon rarely deployed it.
Using lightning like protective energy was a great burden for Geom Yul-cheon too. But the net of lightning flickering around him didn't permit the invasion of any metal.
Just like right now.
Roar!
Geom Yul-cheon unleashed a strike filled with anger.
Gwan Mu-oe tried to assimilate with the surrounding scenery again, but having been injured in the arm, his reaction was inevitably slow. Eventually he had no choice but to swing his sword to defend against Geom Yul-cheon's attack.
'Damn it!'
Bang!
With a thunderous sound, Gwan Mu-oe's body shook greatly.
The fierce battle between the previous generation's absolute master Void Spirit Guest Gwan Mu-oe and the new generation's absolute master Geom Yul-cheon began like this.
Roar!
At their battle, the narrow gorge cried out in rough screams as if it would collapse at any moment.
Sin Mu-wol, Eum Yu-kyung and others didn't remain idle either. They engaged in fierce battle with the Void Spirit Killers.
Swoosh!
Swords cut through air and powerful palm force destroyed the earth. At their fierce battle, the narrow gorge was devastated.
Especially Eum Yu-kyung's sword was fierce beyond measure.
Because she had to attack her beloved Geom Yul-cheon after succumbing to the sacred object's authority, the anger she felt was even greater. She put all her anger into her sword as she fought.
Swish!
"Ugh!"
"Mmph!"
At Eum Yu-kyung's tremendous offensive, the Void Spirit Killers were continuously pushed back. Sin Mu-wol and Myeong-cheon penetrated through the gap.
Having shared their aspirations for a long time, they could understand each other's intentions just by looking at each other's eyes. As if they had trained in joint attacks for a long time, their movements meshed together precisely.
"Gagh!"
Eventually, at their wave-like offensive, one Void Spirit Killer allowed a sword strike and fell.
That was the beginning.
Like a dam bursting, the Void Spirit Killers fell one after another. The blood they shed dyed the earth red.
Eum Yu-kyung, Sin Mu-wol, and Myeong-cheon stood tall on the blood-stained earth.
"Ah!"
"Whew!"
The sighs they had been suppressing flowed from their mouths. Because it hadn't been an easy battle, the mental fatigue they felt was tremendous.
"Where's Yul-cheon?"
Eum Yu-kyung searched for Geom Yul-cheon's whereabouts without even time to catch her breath.
That's when it happened.
Boooom!
Suddenly a tremendous shockwave swept across the entire valley. The three people, startled by the tremendous energy wave, turned their heads toward the source of the shockwave.
There were Geom Yul-cheon and Gwan Mu-oe.
Gwan Mu-oe's sword was penetrating Geom Yul-cheon's chest, and Geom Yul-cheon's fist was buried in Gwan Mu-oe's side.
"Yul-cheon!"
Eum Yu-kyung's scream echoed through the gorge.
At that moment, Gwan Mu-oe's body collapsed. His upper body was burned black.
"The… great work is right before us…"
That was the last words Gwan Mu-oe left in the world.
Thud!
Following that, Geom Yul-cheon also knelt down. Gwan Mu-oe's sword was still embedded in his chest.
Eum Yu-kyung hurriedly embraced Geom Yul-cheon.
"Yul-cheon!"
"I'm… fine."
Covered in blood, Geom Yul-cheon smiled. Such an appearance of his made Eum Yu-kyung even more emotional.
Geom Yul-cheon raised his hand to stroke Eum Yu-kyung's cheek.
"I'm sorry. Because I wasn't strong enough, I made you suffer."
"No."
"If only I had been a little stronger…"
Even in this state, Geom Yul-cheon blamed himself. He was that kind of man. One who only blamed himself for everything and never blamed others.
Such an appearance of Geom Yul-cheon made Eum Yu-kyung's heart ache even more.
'You will become stronger.'
Her gaze turned to the sacred object in Sin Mu-wol's hand.
The sacred object they had recovered with difficulty held a secret no one knew. That secret was only passed down orally to the Holy Maiden.