Myst, Might, Mayhem

Chapter 312 – Reunion (5)

level gain a high understanding of energy by peeking at the wall of the wall, allowing them to manipulate weapons with true energy.

This is called Sword Control Technique or Energy Sword Control Technique.

Since the Sword Control Technique does not directly grasp the sword, it gains freedom of movement and can unleash more effective sword techniques, enabling attacks over a wider range.

However, there is a realm that maximizes this Sword Control Technique, which is the Energy Sword Force.

Masters who have surpassed the wall of the wall and reached the Profound Realm have true energy that has reached its pinnacle and has a smooth flow, allowing them to maximize the Sword Control Technique and even generate Sword Force.

‘Th-This is unbelievable.’

Guyang Sa-oh, the head of the Guyang family and the Eight Poison Snake Staff, couldn’t hide his perplexity.

-Swish swish! Stab stab!

“Ugh!”

“Argh!”

The two swords flying around like fish in the air, indiscriminately attacking the masked individuals, were engulfed in a black light.

It was unknown why they were dark, but that intensity was undoubtedly Sword Force.

Guyang Sa-oh stared at Mok Gyeong-un with trembling eyes.

‘How can this be……’

Only the sword sheaths remained at the fellow’s waist.

He didn’t even realize that while confronting him, Mok Gyeong-un was operating the Energy Sword Force to attack his subordinates.

-Swoosh swoosh!

‘A monster…… How can such a monstrous fellow?’

While using the Energy Sword Force like this, he was not only confronting him but also the Second Realm Lee Gwang, who had launched a surprise attack, with just one hand without moving a single step.

It was as if this fellow alone was simultaneously doing four things, and it was no exaggeration to say that he had reached mastery, not just having surpassed the wall of the wall.

At this,

-Swoosh!

Guyang Sa-oh stopped his attack and created a distance of about six steps.

Then, Guyang Sa-oh shouted at Mok Gyeong-un,

“Reveal your identity. Are you perhaps one of the Six Heavens?”

Six Heavens.

They were the transcendent masters of the True Grandmaster level who were considered the pinnacle of the current martial arts world.

Having surpassed the wall of the wall and reached the Profound Realm, it was known that no one could confront them one-on-one unless they were the Eight Stars right below them or another member of the Six Heavens.

Guyang Sa-oh was convinced that Mok Gyeong-un was one of the Six Heavens wearing a human skin mask.

He thought that without being one of them, it was impossible to display such miraculous martial prowess.

“Six Heavens?”

Mok Gyeong-un chuckled.

Is a top master who has surpassed the wall mistaking him for the current pinnacle of the martial arts world?

He seemed to understand the meaning of those words.

It meant that the martial prowess he had attained had reached a level that could instill vigilance and fear in others.

At that moment,

-Clench!

The middle-aged man with the scar, Lee Gwang, drew up his inner strength and tried to pull out the black sword blade caught between Mok Gyeong-un’s index and middle fingers.

However,

-Tremble tremble!

The sword blade only trembled more but didn’t budge at all.

‘What kind of inner strength does this fellow have?’

Realizing that he couldn’t pull out the sword, Lee Gwang released the sword he was holding and directly generated Sword Force with his Sword Finger Skill.

-Swish!

The Sword Force he generated tried to pierce through Mok Gyeong-un’s face, but,

-Thud!

“Ugh!”

Before he could do so, Mok Gyeong-un’s kick struck Lee Gwang’s abdomen, and his body was pushed back nearly ten steps.

-Swoosh!

Lee Gwang quickly dissipated the true energy penetrating his internal organs through his feet.

-Sizzle!

As Mok Gyeong-un’s true energy, that is, the energy of death, flowed out through the soles of his feet and came into contact with the rainwater, it oxidized and turned into steam.

Lee Gwang’s expression twisted.

It was only for a brief moment, but it was a bizarre true energy that dispersed his original true energy.

He thought he should avoid direct clashes as much as possible.

Meanwhile, Guyang Sa-oh said to him,

“Lee Gwang. Stop for a moment. That person is definitely a True Grandmaster of the Six Heavens.”

“Six Heavens?”

Lee Gwang frowned.

Indeed, if one could simultaneously confront them for a moment while wielding the Energy Sword Force, it was impossible unless they were a True Grandmaster-level master who had been given the title of the Six Heavens.

At this, Lee Gwang also clasped his hands together in a salute towards Mok Gyeong-un and said,

“Are you really a senior of the Six Heavens?”

If he was truly one of the Six Heavens, even if they fought with the determination to perish together, their chances of victory were slim.

Therefore, their attitude couldn’t help but become cautious.

And if he was really one of the Six Heavens, the organization would also want to recruit him, so it was better to persuade him rather than fight.

-Stab stab!

“Ugh!”

“Dodge! Dodge it!”

However, the two Energy Sword Forces did not stop and continued to kill the masked individuals.

Even Mok Gyeong-un’s subordinates, Seop Chun, Mong Mu-yak, the masked Ma Ra-hyeon, and the expelled monk Ja Geum-jeong, were guarding the inn where the Holy Fire Priestess was and killing the masked individuals, so their numbers were rapidly decreasing.

At this, the middle-aged man with the scar, Lee Gwang, hurriedly shouted,

“Senior, please stop for a moment. We will also stop attacking. So……”

“Why me?”

“We’re saying let’s talk for a moment.”

At his words, Mok Gyeong-un chuckled.

Then,

-Swish!

With a light gesture of his Sword Finger Skill, the black sword that had fallen to the ground rose and flew towards Lee Gwang’s heart.

‘Oh no!’

Lee Gwang hurriedly used his footwork to dodge the sword and caught the flying sword hilt.

-Smack! Clench!

‘Huh?’

-Swoosh!

The true energy infused in the Sword Control Technique was so strong that even though he caught the sword hilt, he was dragged nearly five steps by the sword.

Lee Gwang, who had barely grabbed the sword, calmly said to Mok Gyeong-un,

“We understand that you are angry because of what we did. However, this is a misunderstanding. If you hear our proposal……”

“First, tell me whether you are Ghost Blade or not.”

“……”

At Mok Gyeong-un’s question, Lee Gwang’s expression darkened.

The individual before him had been speculating since earlier that he was Ghost Blade, but was it because of the rumor that had spread throughout the martial arts world?

‘How much does he know about the organization?’

Their organization had existed for a long time, but it was thoroughly organized into cells, and when there were people who knew of their existence, they had responded in two ways.

One was to recruit them into their organization, and the other was to silence them through murder.

The dead cannot speak, after all.

-Stab stab!

“Lee Gwang!”

Guyang Sa-oh shouted at him.

It was because if they didn’t hurry, all the masked individuals would end up dead.

At this, Lee Gwang hurriedly said,

“I don’t know what you know, senior, but I am not Ghost Blade.”

“A Ghost Blade…… You’re not?”

“That’s right. If there is some misunderstanding, please stop for a moment. During the time I explain, the meaningless slaughter……”

-Swish!

At that moment, Mok Gyeong-un moved his Sword Finger Skill.

Then, one of the two swords that were indiscriminately attacking the masked individuals while unleashing the Energy Sword Force flew over.

It was none other than the Evil Commandment Sword.

As the flying Evil Commandment Sword approached, Lee Gwang hurriedly raised his black sword infused with Sword Force to block it.

-Clang clang clang!

In an instant, the swords clashed about five times.

Lee Gwang’s expression as he blocked the sword became strange.

The sword was obscured by a ferocious black energy, making it difficult to see clearly, but this sword seemed familiar.

‘I feel like I’ve seen this sword somewhere.’

Meanwhile,

-Clang!

As Lee Gwang deflected the sword, the sword that was confronting him was sucked into Mok Gyeong-un’s hand.

-Click!

As the sword was sucked in, the black light of the Sword Force disappeared.

With the disappearance of the Sword Force, the sword blade was clearly revealed.

Seeing this, Lee Gwang’s eyes narrowed.

‘!?’

That’s because the moment he saw the unique pattern engraved on the sword blade, he realized the identity of that sword.

“Evil…… Commandement?”

It was definitely one of the Demonic Night Swords, the Evil Commandment Sword.

He couldn’t fail to recognize it as he had seen it in the training hall of the Heaven and Earth Society’s headquarters.

The owner of that sword was definitely,

‘He should be dead?’

Something is strange.

He heard that the owner of that sword had lost his life during the selection process for the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

This was information that had come through the organization’s intelligence network in the imperial palace, so there couldn’t be any errors.

Moreover, that bastard was estimated to be at the pinnacle-stage of the Transcendent Realm.

No matter how outstanding one’s natural talent was, there was a limit to the development of martial prowess.

At this, Lee Gwang reached a different conclusion.

‘Could it be…… Is this person the Northern Sect Blade King?’

The Six Heavens Northern Sect Blade King Gu Seong-baek.

Come to think of it, he had obtained one piece of incomprehensible information.

In the process of abducting the Holy Fire Priestess from the underground prison in the imperial palace, the situation had escalated, and even the Northern Sect Blade King Gu Seong-baek had intervened.

However, apart from them escaping in an unexpected way, it was said that the Northern Sect Blade King Gu Seong-baek suddenly stopped blocking them and returned to the Emperor.

Upon hearing this, Lee Gwang had found it puzzling.

For a True Grandmaster-level master like the Northern Sect Blade King Gu Seong-baek, no matter how outstanding they were, there shouldn’t have been much difficulty in capturing the late-stage warriors of the Heaven and Earth Society.

But why did he suddenly give up and return?

The answer to that seemed to have come out now.

‘The Northern Sect Blade King Gu Seong-baek is a Southern Pacification Commissioner of the Embroidered Uniform Guards. If a cadet died during the selection process for the Embroidered Uniform Guards, there is a high probability that he obtained that demonic sword through the reporting channel.’

Then, is this a trap set by the Embroidered Uniform Guards of the imperial palace?

Even if they had planted members of the organization, the capabilities of the imperial palace should not be taken lightly.

It was said that two executives at the Second Realm level had lost their lives, and they were investigating who was responsible for it, but was it all the work of the Embroidered Uniform Guards?

-Clench!

Lee Gwang tightly grasped the sword hilt, stared at Mok Gyeong-un, and spoke in a confident voice,

“Are you senior Northern Sect Blade King Gu Seong-baek?”

“Why do you think so?”

“The owner of that sword died in the medicine hall due to an unfortunate incident during the selection process for the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”

“Oh. I thought I had killed them all, but it seems there were remaining organization members in the imperial palace.”

At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, Lee Gwang let out a light sigh.

It seemed his prediction was correct.

When he heard that executives at the Second Realm level had suddenly lost their lives, he thought it was strange because there were only a few in the imperial palace who could kill them.

“It was indeed the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”

At his words, Mok Gyeong-un chuckled.

‘!?’

What’s with that reaction?

It was a reaction closer to a sneer.

His reasoning shouldn’t be wrong, so why was he showing such a reaction?

As he was puzzled, Mok Gyeong-un said to him,

“It’s disappointing. Even your side doesn’t know everything.”

-Step step!

With those words, Mok Gyeong-un walked towards him.

At this, Lee Gwang shouted,

“Thirty-two Strategies!”

-Tap tap tap!

As soon as that shout ended, the surrounding masked individuals suddenly stabbed their own bodies.

Then, their energy began to surge rapidly.

Lee Gwang exchanged glances with Guyang Sa-oh.

‘We have to go.’

The Thirty-two Strategies was a method where organization members below the Third Realm would overload their original true energy and launch a joint attack to perish together.

If that person was the Northern Sect Blade King, he was not someone they could persuade, so they had to buy time like this and escape.

But it was at that very moment.

-Boom!

Mok Gyeong-un stomped his foot strongly on the ground.

At that moment, the ground shook, and the raindrops scattered in all directions, creating wave-like ripples that spread over ten zhang.

Then, the masked individuals who were overloading their original true energy trembled and collapsed.

-Splash! Splash! Splash!

‘What?’

‘What is this?’

They couldn’t hide their perplexity at the sudden strange phenomenon.

They had planned to sacrifice them and escape, but what the hell was going on?

-Swish!

At that moment, Mok Gyeong-un’s figure suddenly disappeared.

It seemed like he was moving at an extremely high speed, but it was so fast that they lost track of his footsteps for a moment.

Lee Gwang heightened his energy sensation and rapidly moved his eyes.

It was at that very moment.

-Swish!

A blurry shadow appeared in front of him and aimed at his forehead.

He tried to block it by tilting his head back, but,

-Swish!

It was a feint.

The real attack was,

-Bang!

“Ugh!”

A palm strike that flew towards his abdomen.

Lee Gwang’s body was sent flying backward, rolling several times on the muddy ground filled with rainwater.

“Ugh!”

Lee Gwang, who had rolled for a while before stopping, hurriedly tried to regain his posture and get up.

However,

“Bleh!”

He couldn’t hold back the urge to vomit due to the energy that had penetrated his internal organs and was scattering.

Lee Gwang, who had vomited everything inside, staggered and finally managed to lift his head, searching for Mok Gyeong-un’s footsteps.

But right in front of him, Mok Gyeong-un was standing with his hands behind his back.

Seeing his arrogant stance looking down on him, Lee Gwang gritted his teeth and spoke,

“Haa…… Haa…… Northern Sect Bla……”

“I recognized you at a glance, but you couldn’t recognize me at all.”

‘!?’

At that moment, Lee Gwang’s eyes wavered.

Regardless, Mok Gyeong-un continued speaking,

“I even repaid the debt from back then with the same Three Stars inner strength.”

As soon as those words ended, Mok Gyeong-un grabbed his chin and took off the human skin mask he was wearing.

-Rip!

‘!!!!!!!!!!’

As the human skin mask was removed, revealing his real face, Lee Gwang’s slightly wavering eyes widened as if they would pop out.

To him, Mok Gyeong-un smiled eerily and said,

“It’s been a long time, hasn’t it?”