Chapter 110. Blood… I Need…

People die when their hearts are pierced.

But that was only a story limited to ordinary people and martial artists who practiced righteous arts.

In the case of demonic arts, there were a few that showed an unbelievably fast recovery ability against physical damage.

A representative example of this was the Undying Demonic Art of the Undying Fighting Demon.

The Undying Fighting Demon was called that because he would not die unless his head was crushed.

It wasn’t for nothing that he went around with the title of Undying.

The Blood Qilin was similar to him.

Jin Cheon clearly remembered what kind of recovery ability the Blood Qilin had shown during his time as the Blood Demon.

At that time, the Blood Demon had shown a monstrous recovery ability, recovering his body in the blink of an eye even when half of his upper body had been blown away by the top elites of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance.

He even showed an unbelievable miracle of reviving even after his head was smashed.

Of course, even that monstrous recovery ability was sealed by repeated injuries and the sorcery of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance, and he eventually met his end…

Based on that experience, Jin Cheon had predicted in advance that the Blood Qilin would not die in vain.

“W-what? How did you know?”

The Blood Qilin said, stumbling back.

“I have my ways of knowing.”

“I was trying to surprise you. Tch.”

“I’m confident I won’t be surprised no matter what you do, senior brother, so step back. I’ll deal with him.”

“I’m still full of energy. I took a hit, but.”

“You know that’s not true, don’t you.”

Jin Cheon said coolly.

It wasn’t that the Blood Qilin had no chance of winning.

If he used that mysterious recovery ability well, he could certainly make up for the skill gap in a life-or-death duel with Jeok Song-ja.

But there wasn’t enough time for that.

‘They’re coming. A lot of them.’

In the distance, he could feel presences from all over.

That meant that a large number of enemies were approaching, which meant they would soon be surrounded.

Jeok Song-ja alone was a tricky opponent, but if a large number of Righteous Heavenly Alliance masters also appeared…

‘It’s over.’

In his haste, Jin Cheon pushed the Blood Qilin aside and faced Jeok Song-ja.

“The sins you have committed, you will not be able to repay even if you die a hundred times.”

Jeok Song-ja’s anger was truly great.

Having seen the Three Swords of Diancang slaughtered by Jin Cheon right in front of him, his suppressed anger had exploded.

It wasn’t that Jeok Song-ja hadn’t tried to help the Three Swords of Diancang.

It was just that he couldn’t help because the Blood Qilin was persistently holding him back.

As a price for that, the Blood Qilin had suffered a fatal wound of having his heart pierced, but in the end, it was as if he had gained nothing.

Even if he had killed the Blood Qilin, it would have been an exchange of one for three, but since that wasn’t the case, he had lost three of his sect’s fellow members and juniors…

“Sins? We’ve been killing each other for over hundreds of years. To talk about sins now. It’s as natural as breathing.”

“What did you say?”

“At this point, can’t we just see it as the law of nature? Like predators killing each other.”

“Do you think a demon like you has the right to talk about the law of nature?”

“Where there is yin, there is yang; where there is righteous, there is demonic. That is also the law of nature. Have you not yet realized that at your age? For a Taoist, it seems you’ve spent your whole life learning how to kill people instead of cultivating the Dao you’re supposed to.”

As Jin Cheon said that, he summoned his sword from afar using psychokinesis.

“You bastard!”

Jeok Song-ja’s eyes glinted with killing intent as he rushed towards Jin Cheon.

“I will pull out that three-inch tongue of yours first!”

Jeok Song-ja’s sword.

The Diancang Sect’s divine ultimate art, the Sun-Piercing Sword Art, flew towards Jin Cheon.

* * *

Jjeeeeeeeeeong!

Jin Cheon’s sword and Jeok Song-ja’s sword clashed.

“……!”

A considerable shock appeared on Jeok Song-ja’s face.

He showed such a reaction because the destructive power contained in the sword wielded by Jin Cheon was stronger than he had expected.

‘Such divine strength…!’

Jeok Song-ja did not know the secret of the divine strength displayed by Jin Cheon.

But Jin Cheon hadn’t learned any special martial arts that exhibited divine strength.

He had simply strengthened his entire body’s muscular strength and developed his coordination through daily fitness training.

It was common for martial artists who learned internal martial arts to neglect external arts, but Jin Cheon did not.

He had not forgotten that internal energy, that is, true qi, only served to amplify muscular strength, and the source of strength was, in the end, the muscles and bones.

Kang, kaang!

Jin Cheon’s sword, imbued with a powerful destructive force, repeatedly struck Jeok Song-ja’s sword.

“Heot!”

Jeok Song-ja was repeatedly pushed back.

Although the Sun-Piercing Sword Art was a divine ultimate art, it had the disadvantage of lacking the subtleties of a heavy sword, as it was basically a quick sword based on thrusting.

That was also part of the principles of the Sun-Piercing Sword Art, so Jin Cheon had accurately exploited the weakness of the martial art used by Jeok Song-ja.

Was that all?

Jin Cheon knew everything from the forms and variations of the Sun-Piercing Sword Art to its incantations and core principles.

In other words, because he knew the principles of the Sun-Piercing Sword Art inside out, it was possible for him to deal with Jeok Song-ja more easily than the Blood Qilin.

‘How can a mere prodigy-aged person have such powerful martial arts…!’

Jeok Song-ja, while inwardly surprised, showed the martial prowess to perfectly block Jin Cheon’s offensive.

He too was a master who had pioneered the Realm of Transformation, so he was not unilaterally beaten by Jin Cheon, who had reached the state of Extreme Demon.

In the midst of such a fierce exchange.

‘I must eliminate the future trouble.’

Jeok Song-ja thought that he must kill Jin Cheon, not just for personal resentment, but for a greater cause.

To have pioneered the state of Extreme Demon, that is, the Realm of Transformation, at the mere age of a prodigy, was a talent that could be counted on one hand in the vast world.

From Jeok Song-ja’s perspective, it was a lamentable matter that such a once-in-a-millennium genius had emerged from the Demonic Cult and not the Righteous Heavenly Alliance, but that was not important now.

Jeok Song-ja was convinced that if he did not kill Jin Cheon now, a demonic practitioner of the ages who would stain the world with blood would be born in the future.

He predicted that even if he could not reach the level of being evaluated as the greatest of all time like the Iron-Blooded Demonic God, he would at least grow into a master worthy of being called the number one under heaven.

‘I must kill him.’

Jeok Song-ja’s sword suddenly heated up.

A vermilion powerful qi resembling the sun was imbued in the sword engraved with the Eagle Eye Emblem.

Flash!

Jeok Song-ja’s sword was shot out at the speed of light in an instant.

The moment the tip of the sword of the Sun-Piercing Sword Art’s ultimate technique, the Six Meridians Annihilation, aimed for Jin Cheon’s entire body’s vital points.

Tahat!

Jin Cheon, who had leaped back, his sword flew towards Jeok Song-ja’s chest like an arrow.

Heavenly Demon Sword Art, Zeroth Form, Sword Control Arrow.

It was a sword skill that was on par with the Sun-Piercing Sword Art’s ultimate technique, Hou Yi Shoots the Sun, in the same context.

“……!”

A look of bewilderment appeared in Jeok Song-ja’s eyes.

Why?

Because the one-step-faster counterattack that Jin Cheon had shown was the perfect way to break the Six Meridians Annihilation.

Puk!

Jeok Song-ja, whose left shoulder was pierced by the Sword Control Arrow, was sent flying into the distance and crashed into a tree.

Because the destructive power contained in the Sword Control Arrow was so powerful, he had been skewered and sent flying for over ten jang.

“……As expected, a master is a master.”

Jin Cheon muttered to himself as he looked at Jeok Song-ja.

Jin Cheon’s move just now was a decisive blow that used the principles of the Sun-Piercing Sword Art.

It was no exaggeration to say that it was the most threatening counterattack for those who used the Sun-Piercing Sword Art, one that would unconditionally inflict a fatal wound if one was hit without knowing.

Nevertheless, Jeok Song-ja had saved his life by minimizing the damage, giving up only his left shoulder.

To think he could twist his body and activate his protective powerful qi in a fleeting moment shorter than the blink of an eye, showing a god-like reaction speed.

To see him hold onto the sword in his hand until the very end in the midst of that, Jeok Song-ja was indeed a great master and a true martial artist.

It wasn’t for nothing that he was a veteran who had survived the First Righteous-Demonic War.

But it was enough to seize the momentum.

‘I’ll end it.’

Jin Cheon leaped towards Jeok Song-ja, who was still stuck in the tree and unable to move.

Although it was not a fatal wound, since he was seriously injured, even Jeok Song-ja would have no choice but to be beaten one-sidedly.

Wooooong!

A black sphere formed in Jin Cheon’s hand.

It was a sphere made of pure demonic qi, a materialized powerful qi.

Heavenly Powerful Qi Pill.

Several firebombs that could lay waste to the area flew towards Jeok Song-ja at a very high speed.

However…

“Block it!”

“Protect the elder master!”

Masters wearing heroic headbands engraved with the Eagle Eye Emblem popped out from all over and formed a human barrier in front of Jeok Song-ja.

Light-Splitting Swordsmen.

It was a martial arts group made up of the top elites that the Diancang Sect prided itself on.

Woong!

The sword screen unfurled by the Light-Splitting Swordsmen blocked the incoming Heavenly Powerful Qi Pills.

Boom boom! Boom!

Kwaaaaaaaang!

With a thunderous roar, the area was laid to waste and covered in a thick cloud of dust.

* * *

Jin Cheon couldn’t check the life or death of the Light-Splitting Swordsmen and Jeok Song-ja.

Because the aftermath of the explosion caused by the Heavenly Powerful Qi Pill had covered the surroundings in a thick cloud of dust, making it impossible to secure his vision.

‘Let’s get out of here first.’

Jin Cheon quickly supported the Blood Qilin and, at the same time, stretched out his hand towards the direction where the thick cloud of dust had risen.

Even if he was leaving, he had to retrieve his sword, right?

‘Will it work?’

When he used psychokinesis, the sword was sucked into Jin Cheon’s hand.

He couldn’t specify the exact target because his vision was blocked, but it seemed the direction he had roughly stretched his hand was about right.

“We have to go now.”

“What a waste.”

“If we waste any more time here, we’ll really be surrounded and killed.”

The reason Jin Cheon didn’t continue the fight was because of the presence of the enemies who were constantly flocking.

The surroundings were too noisy.

With enemies still flocking in at this very moment, there was no reason to continue the fight.

Moreover, the Blood Qilin was also not in a normal state.

Although he was alive and well thanks to the mysterious power of his talent even after having his heart pierced, the Blood Qilin’s condition did not look good.

His jade-like skin had lost its vitality and was pale, his lips were bluish, and it was evident that he was dizzy from losing so much blood.

In his Blood Demon days, he would have easily endured an injury of this level, but…

“For now, I will carry you.”

“I’m fine, you know?”

“Don’t be stubborn.”

“Aargh!”

Jin Cheon suddenly lifted the Blood Qilin in his arms and quickly used his movement art.

Ghost Soul Dance.

As the greatest movement art and lightness skill under heaven was deployed, Jin Cheon began to run at a frightening speed.

“There they are!”

“Chase after them!”

It didn’t seem like they had run very far, but he could already see the enemies chasing them.

‘Should I have run away faster?’

Jin Cheon regretted staying in the middle of the enemy camp for too long.

It was to buy as much time as possible for So U-bin, but…

However, the encirclement had already been activated, and Jin Cheon and the Blood Qilin were trapped inside.

Now was the time to think about how to break through the encirclement and escape to a safe place.

“It seems we’re in deep trouble.”

“……”

“I’ll break through for now. Hold on tight.”

“……”

“Senior brother?”

When the Blood Qilin didn’t answer, Jin Cheon quickly put him down and checked his condition.

‘Damn it.’

The Blood Qilin was already losing consciousness, and it was evident that even opening his eyes was a struggle.

‘His pulse is too weak. The internal injuries don’t seem to be severe. His wounds have all healed. What’s the problem?’

Just then.

“B…”

The Blood Qilin opened his mouth with difficulty.

“Yes?”

“Blood…”

“……?”

“Blood… I need… blood…”

“What does that mean?”

“I need to… drink blood… for a long time… I haven’t been able to drink blood…”

Jin Cheon couldn’t understand Blood Qilin’s words at all and frowned.

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