Chapter 163
A silence fell over Fengshan Palace.
“What is this? Were they busy in the middle of something?”
Yeo Un-hwi casually scanned his surroundings and let out a scoff of disbelief.
The corpses of women with severed necks, and Shamanesses trembling in the corner.
And those who seemed to have been threatening them.
He didn't know what exactly they had been doing here.
But everything they did displeased Yeo Un-hwi.
*Thud.*
As if he no longer needed him, Yeo Un-hwi casually tossed the Lustful Demon forward.
“Ugh...”
The Lustful Demon, who had been unconscious for a moment, soon regained his senses and looked around.
Then, trembling all over, he crawled towards Gwak Cheon-hu and the remaining Ten Great Demon Stars.
All his usual arrogance and ferocity were gone. With his Human Skin Mask removed, he struggled with an old, ugly face that completely clashed with his brightly adorned clothes.
“S-save me! Th-that man...!”
The Lustful Demon desperately reached out.
But,
*Swish.*
As Yeo Un-hwi-hwi's Blade, drawn at some point, flashed, the Lustful Demon's head rolled across the floor.
At that sight, the Heaven-Shattering Demonic Emperor Gwak Cheon-hu's face contorted.
And then,
*Rumble.*
The moment the Lustful Demon's head hit the floor, the four remaining Ten Great Demon Stars simultaneously launched a combined attack at Yeo Un-hwi.
At incredible speed, without looking back.
[*Lightning Spirit Hand*]
[*Ghost Demon Illusion Art*]
The Spirit Demon and the Illusion Demon.
[*Blazing Fire Annihilation Fist*]
[*Nine Heavens Annihilation Sea*]
The Fist Demon and the Poison Demon.
They, too, had sensed it.
The moment the man who had just appeared casually swung his Blade at the Lustful Demon, that single swing alone revealed how extremely dangerous he was.
So, they knew without needing to be told.
That there was no time to assess or probe the opponent's strength; it would be meaningless.
Their instincts told them not to miss this very moment, their only chance for a surprise combined attack.
And they were individuals who, above all else, trusted their instincts.
*Whoosh!*
*Swoosh!*
*Hiss!*
Sounds as if tearing the very air echoed from all directions.
Fists and Swords, along with whips and Hidden Weapons, flew towards Yeo Un-hwi, accompanied by massive illusions.
The Ultimate Techniques unleashed with full power by the intact Ten Great Demon Stars were terrifying.
It was a spectacle as if a massive storm had arrived.
One could even feel the will to utterly annihilate a single being.
No, they were certain they could achieve it.
“Excellent.”
Gwak Cheon-hu's lips curled into a smile at the sight.
Even for him, that combined attack would have been difficult to easily block.
But then,
*Whoosh.*
The eyes of the Ten Great Demon Stars widened.
Yeo Un-hwi was stepping into the very heart of the raging, massive storm.
When he should have been doing everything to avoid it.
No matter how unknown the Master's identity, it clearly seemed like madness.
For the place he stepped into was a space of death with no escape route.
Soon, his body would be torn apart by this colossal storm of energy.
That was what they expected.
“Unnecessarily flashy.”
Yeo Un-hwi's eyes turned golden.
He simply raised the Blade in his hand and slashed.
Then,
*Whoosh!*
The Illusion Demon's Illusion Technique, which had obscured everything, was split in half.
And even the lightning energy that filled that space.
“What is this?!”
The Illusion Demon and the Spirit Demon were utterly astonished.
Yeo Un-hwi's lips curled upwards.
“So, you were there.”
At that smile, goosebumps erupted all over their bodies, and the two hastily tried to retreat.
But,
*Swoosh!*
Before they knew it, both fell, their bodies split in half.
“You bastard!”
The Fist Demon's fist, emitting a massive Fist Aura, fiercely flew towards Yeo Un-hwi.
As if to shatter Yeo Un-hwi's head in a single blow.
“It seems you're confident in your fist.”
Yeo Un-hwi clenched his free hand, the one not holding the Blade, and swung his fist directly at the Fist Demon's fist.
At that sight, the Fist Demon let out a hollow laugh.
*Have I ever seen such a madman?*
A man wielding a Blade was attempting a fistfight with him.
It was laughable.
His fist, honed through a lifetime of Fist training and renowned throughout the Murim as a Fist Master, had destroyed everything it touched.
*But how dare he!*
The Fist Demon resolved to crush everything of his opponent right then and there.
*At the same time, more power surged into his fist.*
*CRASH!*
A thunderous explosion, unbelievable for the sound of fists colliding, erupted.
And the result was,
“*Aaaargh!*”
A horrific scream burst from someone's mouth.
It was the Fist Demon.
He clutched his shoulder, retreated, and trembled all over.
He couldn't believe it.
Not only his fist, but all the muscles of his entire arm, which he had prided himself on, had vanished, leaving only rattling bones.
“My... my fist... my arm...”
At that shocking outcome, the Fist Demon could do nothing but writhe in agony.
“Stop whining. Those who died by your fist, ignorant of Martial Arts, must have suffered even more.”
“Ugh! Nonsense! Don't compare me to such utterly useless things!”
The Fist Demon screamed, his eyes bloodshot.
“That's why you're irredeemable trash.”
“W-wait.”
Then, what filled the Fist Demon's two pupils was Yeo Un-hwi's index finger.
*Splat!*
Immediately, the Fist Demon's head burst open like a watermelon.
Once again, the *Heavenly Martial Strike Finger* had been unleashed by Yeo Un-hwi.
Before the Fist Demon's corpse even hit the ground,
*Whoosh!*
The Poison Demon's whip coiled around Yeo Un-hwi's arm.
*Sizzle!*
*At the same time, a burning sound emanated from Yeo Un-hwi's arm.*
“It's done! Hahahaha!”
The Poison Demon let out a mad cackle.
His entire whip, excluding the handle, was coated in poison.
The most Extreme Poison, capable of melting everything it touched!
Until now, the enemy had displayed divine skill, avoiding all his attacks with absurd movements while dealing with the other Ten Great Demon Stars. But the opening he showed the moment he struck down the Fist Demon had created the current situation.
As long as his poison had struck the opponent, he had no doubt about his victory.
He knew the power of the poison he created better than anyone.
How many people had he experimented on to perfect this single poison?
He had even annihilated an entire village with just a single drop.
So failure was impossible, absolutely!
The Poison Demon was grinning widely, as if the battle was already over, believing that his achievement of capturing an enemy whom half of the Ten Great Demon Stars couldn't easily subdue would be anything but small.
But then,
“What's so amusing?”
Wasn't Yeo Un-hwi, who should have been poisoned and writhing in pain, staring at the Poison Demon completely unharmed?
Upon closer inspection, only Yeo Un-hwi's clothes had melted where the whip had coiled.
“H-how... this can't be...”
Even though he was seeing it with his own eyes, his past experiences and boundless accumulated arrogance were denying reality.
“How foolish.”
Until now, Yeo Un-hwi had never allowed the Poison Demon's attack to land, even while facing four opponents simultaneously.
So why had he allowed that attack the moment the Fist Demon died?
“Surely not...”
“It's not me who's caught, it's you.”
Yeo Un-hwi then grabbed the whip coiled around his arm.
Feeling an ominous premonition, the Poison Demon hastily tried to release his hand from the whip, but his hand wouldn't detach.
*Why, just why...*
He looked at Yeo Un-hwi with eyes widened to their absolute limit.
Then Yeo Un-hwi-hwi grinned.
“What, is this your first time seeing something like this?”
Yeo Un-hwi's Internal Qi, traveling through the whip, had subdued the Poison Demon.
Then, as Yeo Un-hwi pulled the whip straight, the Poison Demon's body was yanked and flew towards him.
He should have said something, or struggled, but the Poison Demon merely wore a blank expression.
*This must be a dream.*
*Otherwise, it makes no sense, does it?*
*Yes. It's definitely a dream, a dream.*
And soon,
*Splat!*
The Poison Demon's headless body fell to the ground with a thud.
Thus, all of the Ten Great Demon Stars, the pride of the Demonic Heavenly Cult, had been defeated by a single man.
Yeo Un-hwi casually brushed off his clothes and slowly turned his head.
“Have you been waiting long?”
Then he looked at the middle-aged man with a coldly hardened face.
He knew without being told.
From his attire to the subtle aura emanating from him, the most immense energy he had felt since arriving here clearly belonged to that man.
The Cult Leader of the Demonic Heavenly Cult, the Heaven-Shattering Demonic Emperor Gwak Cheon-hu.
He stood there with a look of utter disbelief.
“Hmph.”
Gwak Cheon-hu, who had been staring intently at Yeo Un-hwi for a long time, slowly opened his mouth.
“Who in the world are you?”
It might have been an obvious question, but he was genuinely curious.
Because the Martial Prowess was simply too absurd.
*Another of the Twelve Venerables?*
*No. He's too young for that.*
How could someone so young possess such formidable Martial Prowess? Was it even possible? For Gwak Cheon-hu, it was simply preposterous.
For a moment, he even wondered if this was some secret weapon, long cultivated somewhere.
Just then, an utterly unexpected statement flowed from the man's lips.
“Me? I came from the Peng Family.”
“The Peng Family? Surely you don't mean...”
“You sent quite a large number of subordinates. Of course, I swept them all away.”
Yeo Un-hwi said with a cold smile.
Even now, thinking about that time made his blood boil.
“Truthfully, I had many things to do and didn't pay much attention, but since you kept provoking me, how could I stay still? So I came. To clean everything up while I'm at it.”
“What did you say?”
Gwak Cheon-hu's face contorted completely.
*At the same time, black energy surged from his body.*
Of course, there were many things he didn't understand.
*Above all, the distance between the Peng Family and the Demonic Heavenly Cult's Main Headquarters was extremely vast.*
Yet, he couldn't comprehend how this distance had been covered so quickly.
But such things were not important now.
“Haha... So it was you. The source of the ominous feeling I sensed in Hebei.”
Something was strange.
In truth, when he first heard that the Demonic Cult Black Assassination Squad had been annihilated along with the Scholar Forest Group, he was merely displeased.
But then, when the Black Demon, who had been sent to Hebei, also went missing and was later confirmed dead, a strange ominous feeling began to creep over him.
He was angry.
The very fact that he, the Cult Leader of the Great Heavenly Demonic Cult, was experiencing an unknown ominous feeling.
So, to eliminate the source of that ominous feeling, he sent a massive force to Hebei.
To an excessive degree.
But it didn't matter.
Because he was the kind of person who couldn't tolerate anything that brought him an ominous feeling.
Yet, who would have thought that his decision would lead to the current situation?
He had truly lost much due to the intrusion of this unknown fellow.
However,
“It won't matter.”
He grinned as he briefly watched Divine Maiden Wi Seollin comforting the Shamanesses, embracing them in the corner.
Soon, he would become the Heavenly Demon.
And once he became the Heavenly Demon, he would gain power incomparable to what he had lost today.
So, Gwak Cheon-hu thought this was merely a small hurdle for a new beginning.
“Yes. Fine. I admit it. Your Martial Arts are truly remarkable. It's true that even I hadn't reached such a realm at your age.”
Possessing power comparable to the Twelve Venerables at such a young age was undoubtedly an unprecedented feat.
The World's Greatest. No, he was clearly one of the most exceptional geniuses throughout history.
“Unfortunately, you chose the wrong opponent.”
*You should have bowed your head a little more and trained your Martial Arts.*
*If you had, you might have reached an even higher realm, but now it's all over.*
No, he intended to make it so.
Because knowing such a being existed, he couldn't possibly let him live.
“From now on, This Venerable One will make you clearly understand why I am one of the Twelve Venerables, and why I am called the Heaven-Shattering Demonic Emperor.”
*Rumble.*
The surrounding air began to distort.
The black energy emanating from his body soon began to engulf the space.
[*Heavenly Evil Asura* - *The World of Seething Demons*]
It was the descent of an Inner World, something only those who had reached the absolute realm, known as the Twelve Venerables, could manifest.
Yeo Un-hwi's eyes widened.