novelsmap Chapter 276 : Clash of the Ferocious Demon (2)
Chapter 276 : Clash of the Ferocious Demon (2)
Chapter 276: Clash of the Ferocious Demon (2)
Pabab!
The moment Sewoon finished speaking, the Gu Eum Demon Lord burst forward like a madman, his eyes exploding with vicious light.
Demonic qi ran wild across his entire body, wrapping around his flesh like a black shadow and twisting it into a grotesque form.
From the gaping hole in his chest—where his heart had been torn out—black energy poured forth like molten lava.
It was no longer mere demonic qi, but an incomparably ominous and baleful force.
“Aaah…, my master……!”
Amazingly, coherent words spilled from the mouth of the Gu Eum Demon Lord, now transformed into a jiangshi.
It was a phenomenon born from the Half Life–Death Wheel, as all of its sorcerous power converged into a single point.
Screeech!
The Gu Eum Demon Lord had become far more savage and destructive than before.
Naturally so—through his eyes, the power of the Blood Demon was being endlessly injected into his body.
This was a direct connection to his master, far surpassing the blessings he had once received.
Drowning in an ecstasy he had never known since birth, the Gu Eum Demon Lord unleashed attacks steeped in madness.
Kwaaang!
His fist tore through the air.
This was no ordinary punch.
Each time he threw a blow, space itself twisted, and vile Death Qi raged like a storm.
Swoosh!
Yet Sewoon did not draw his sword.
He merely stepped aside, lightly evading the relentless barrage.
“Grrr.”
Behind him, Qiongqi let out a low growl.
Sewoon raised a hand to stop it and spoke firmly.
“Stay back and just watch. There’s something to learn here.”
At the command, Qiongqi fixed its gaze on the battle.
A strange glint surfaced in Sewoon’s eyes.
There was only one reason he had not deployed it.
The Ominous God Corpse was a being with infinite potential.
Witnessing the Blood Demon’s power directly and accumulating that knowledge would be of great value in the battles to come.
Kwarrr!
Pazzzzzz!
The Gu Eum Demon Lord charged at Sewoon again at a speed no human body should have been capable of.
The former Gu Eum Demon Lord was gone—what remained was nothing more than a puppet of the Blood Demon, craving slaughter.
With every movement, the black shadow grew ever more grotesque, devouring all the surrounding Death Qi.
His power continued to swell.
It was so extreme that it felt as though he was, in real time, surpassing full maturity of the Life and Death Realm and breaking through the wall of ultimate mastery.
In that instant, Sewoon locked eyes with him.
Within those pupils was not the soul of the Gu Eum Demon Lord, but the distant gaze of the Blood Demon itself.
Sewoon let out a cold, derisive smile.
‘Blood Demon, watching another fanatic dance in the palm of your hand has grown tiresome.’
He mocked the Blood Demon that was watching him.
No flame of vengeance burned within his heart anymore.
In its place stood an unyielding, resolute will—to protect his comrades and his family.
With a heart cooled to absolute calm, he began drawing out the full extent of the power he could wield.
Kwaaang!
Kwaddeuk!
“Filthy unbeliever!! Repent to the master of heaven through death!!”
The Gu Eum Demon Lord assaulted him like a madman.
His body had become far sturdier than before, and every strike carried demonic qi that evoked the depths of the underworld.
Yet Sewoon evaded every blow with ease, as if dancing.
There was not the slightest margin of error in his movements, as though he already knew the Gu Eum Demon Lord’s attacks an instant before they occurred.
Then, in the next moment—
Grab.
Instead of dodging, Sewoon caught the Gu Eum Demon Lord’s fist with his bare hand.
‘Come. This is the growth you wanted to see.’
Crack!
Pashshhhh!
The instant his palm made contact, the black demonic qi enveloping the fist shattered into fragments.
A horrifying sound rang out as the Gu Eum Demon Lord’s body—once harder than any mineral in the world—crumbled.
“Gyaaaah!!”
With a scream, the Gu Eum Demon Lord was hurled backward.
At the same time, the aura of the Blood Demon streaming from his eyes warped violently.
It was the first moment the Reverse Heaven Qi of the Blood Demon had suffered damage from an external force.
“W-what is this?! How—how could you?!”
The Gu Eum Demon Lord could not believe it.
That the absolute power of his master could be shattered by a single touch.
But Sewoon, watching him convulse in disbelief, did not even look amused.
“Isn’t it a bit early to be making such a fuss?”
Step.
Wearing a chilling smile, Sewoon walked toward the Gu Eum Demon Lord.
Each of his footsteps sent heavy vibrations through the spell formation, shaking the very space itself.
Kurrrrr!
“This is only the beginning.”
At Sewoon’s words, the Gu Eum Demon Lord unconsciously stepped back.
For the first time in his life, he was overwhelmed by an emotion he could not comprehend.
Paaaht!
At that moment, an immense aura erupted from Sewoon’s body.
The Golden Heaven Harmonization Qi, nearing completion.
It was like a colossal storm that purified and destroyed everything in its path.
“G-ghrk!!”
The black shadow clinging to the Gu Eum Demon Lord’s body began to vanish the instant it touched Sewoon’s aura.
Shing!
Sewoon drew his sword.
From the blade-less sword body of Pure Yang, a radiant white light poured forth.
It was will itself—sharp enough to sever all things.
Holding the sword, Sewoon charged straight at the Gu Eum Demon Lord.
Paaaht!
Before the swing could even be seen—
Slash!
Sewoon’s sword had already flashed past the Gu Eum Demon Lord’s arm like a bolt of light.
With a dreadful slicing sound, black blood burst from his severed limb.
Puaaak!!
“?!”
He could not even scream as he clutched his own arm. But Sewoon did not stop.
His sword wrapped around the Gu Eum Demon Lord’s body in an instant, like a single Heavenly Dragon descending into reality.
Slash!
Crunch!
Sewoon’s sword burrowed into the Gu Eum Demon Lord’s body again and again.
Bones shattered, flesh was torn apart, and horrifying sounds rang out as his body was cleaved into hundreds—no, thousands—of pieces.
The Gu Eum Demon Lord desperately tried to counterattack, but every attempt was effortlessly neutralized by Sewoon’s sword, always one step ahead.
“U–uuaaa…!”
At last, the Gu Eum Demon Lord stumbled backward with a scream.
Fear and despair were already deeply etched into his eyes.
He was horrified by Sewoon’s martial prowess.
He had fought while wagering everything he possessed, yet before Sewoon’s sword, it was no more than a child’s play.
“Spare me, spare me, my master! Please, please grant me greater power…!!”
In the end, the only thing the Gu Eum Demon Lord could cling to was the Blood Demon.
Flailing madly in a desperate struggle to survive, he begged and pleaded with his master for salvation.
And then—
Pajijik!
Pashssss!
“……!!”
Suddenly, the power of the Blood Demon that had been pouring out of his body vanished without a trace.
The Gu Eum Demon Lord felt his body collapse helplessly and froze in shock.
Unbelievable disbelief filled his eyes.
“N–no…! M–master! Why… why is this…!”
The Gu Eum Demon Lord screamed.
But his cry faded away as an empty echo.
What this situation revealed was one thing.
The Blood Demon had abandoned him.
As one would discard a toy that had lost its usefulness.
Only then did the Gu Eum Demon Lord realize that he had been nothing more than a single piece on the Blood Demon’s board.
“U–uaaaaa!!! Noooo!!!”
He screamed madly—
But it was already too late.
Puhk!
“K–kigigek?”
Sewoon’s charging sword pierced straight through his chest.
The Gu Eum Demon Lord writhed and screamed.
But he could not escape Sewoon’s grasp.
Kwarrr!
The Golden Heaven Harmonization Qi pouring from the sword seized control of his body like a spreading poison, rendering him completely unable to move.
Sewoon stared directly into the Gu Eum Demon Lord’s eyes and spoke.
“Watch carefully, Blood Demon.”
Though the bestowed power had vanished, Sewoon could tell clearly—
That thing was still watching him.
Screech!
Pook!
At the same time, Sewoon tore out the Gu Eum Demon Lord’s right eye with his free hand.
“Kuaaaagh!!”
With a horrific scream, one of his eyes was ripped out.
Black blood sprayed like a fountain.
Yet Sewoon did not so much as flinch.
Crunch!
He crushed the torn-out eye in his hand.
Paaaht!
As the eyeball was pulverized, the aura of the Blood Demon leaking from within vanished into nothingness.
Sewoon turned his gaze to the remaining eye.
The Blood Demon’s presence still lingered there.
Without hesitation, Sewoon reached for that final eye and continued speaking.
“Wait just a little longer. I’ll come to you soon.”
Crunch!
The last eye was torn out.
At the same time, the Gu Eum Demon Lord’s body turned ashen and began to scatter like dust, dissolving into nothing.
“I–is this really alright?”
Geum Hwa Satae spoke anxiously, her face filled with worry.
After Sewoon had been trapped within the spell formation, those outside had been making desperate efforts to rescue him.
However, the moment the sorcery released from the hands of the Nine Heavens Immortal Maiden touched the formation, space twisted violently.
“I can’t解除 it at all…….”
She attempted to dismantle the spell formation with her sorcery, but it was beyond her capability.
“H–how are we supposed to…!”
Despair spread across Geum Hwa Satae’s face.
[It is fine.]
“……!!”
At that moment, Gong Taemun’s telepathic voice reached them.
Though he was fighting alone on the battlefield while the two focused on dismantling the formation, there was not a trace of unease in his voice.
[The master will…… definitely return.]
Gong Taemun trusted Sewoon. His faith was like an unshakable rock, unmoved by any doubt.
Slash!
With that belief, Gong Taemun swung the Six-Soul Blade once more.
The warriors of the Blood Cult, led by the Blood Brain Gui Yeongja, were swarming toward him like cockroaches.
Though the battlefield had fallen into chaos from the shock of the Ominous God Corpse’s descent, the Blood Cult’s warriors still had not abandoned hope.
“The Left Protector will surely return! Just hold on a little longer!!”
“Blood Demon, eternal reign!!”
The remnants of the Blood Cult clung fiercely to their belief that the Gu Eum Demon Lord would emerge victorious.
The fanatics charged forward like moths to a flame, without sparing their own lives.
The Murim Alliance’s formation was gradually being pushed into a disadvantage.
Then—
“W–wait a moment!”
“L–look over there!”
The spell formation made of black clouds writhed like a living organism.
The moment both sides had been desperately awaiting had arrived.
The entire space shook, and from within it, a terrifying aura erupted explosively.
The Blood Cult remnants felt that presence and burst into cheers.
“As expected of the Left Protector!”
“We won! We’ve won!”
Their faces brimmed with certainty of victory.
The Murim Alliance warriors stepped back in terror.
If the Gu Eum Demon Lord returned now, no one would survive.
Swaaaa!
Paaaht!
The spell formation of black clouds shattered completely, and a brilliant beam of light burst forth.
Step. Step.
From within that radiant glow, a man slowly walked out.
Joy and despair crossed between the two sides.
Waaaaaaa!!
An ear-splitting cheer erupted from one side of the battlefield.
“Dark Heaven Death Venerable!! It’s the Dark Heaven Death Venerable!!”
“We’ve won!!”
All of them shouted in voices filled with overwhelming emotion.
And the one who emerged from within that light—
Was none other than Tang Sewoon.