Chapter 221. I will receive all the karma

Setting foot in Nanjing was itself a hardship, no, practically torture.

The air in Nanjing was filled with thick demonic qi, making it not easy even to breathe.

The density was so concentrated that an ordinary person without inner arts would become poisoned by demonic qi and turn into a devil in about one cup of tea’s time.

It wasn’t for no reason that people living in Nanjing had turned into devils.

Martial artists of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult side who learned demonic arts felt a bit stuffy or their heart rate went up slightly, but for martial artists from the Righteous Faction, it was truly a hardship.

Du-geun-du-geun!

Bul-kkeun-bul-kkeun!

Hearts beat, and qi and blood ran wild.

The martial artists of the Righteous Faction belonging to the separate detachment were the elite of the elite.

Even if one estimated their martial arts level low, they were super experts, so there was no need to mention how thick the demonic qi concentration was.

Fortunately, most of the Righteous Faction martial artists belonging to the separate detachment were from Buddhist or Taoist sects.

Shaolin, Wudang, and Emei were sects practically synonymous with Buddhist and Taoist sects, so they had means to oppose evil energy in their own ways.

They resisted demonic qi in their own ways, such as chanting Buddhist scriptures or forming formations.

But there was a method more certain than that…….

U-ung!

A circular formation was formed centered on Jin Cheon.

It was a force field made of pure demonic qi, a domain completely dominated by Jin Cheon’s will.

Emitting demonic qi to protect allies required considerable inner arts, but Jin Cheon did not use even a handful of inner arts.

Why?

Because he just had to absorb and release it again.

The thick demonic qi filling Nanjing was nothing more than nutrients supplying infinite inner arts to Jin Cheon.

All Jin Cheon did was suck in the atmospheric demonic qi and then spew it out again.

If one had to compare, Jin Cheon merely played the role of a filter.

“They are coming.”

Jin Cheon pointed ahead and said.

The place that must have been a marketplace once was exuding a desolate atmosphere without even an ant, and not even a nose of an enemy could be found.

However, Jin Cheon could notice the approach of devils before anyone else through his demonic qi detection ability, so it was possible to warn allies in advance.

And it didn’t take long for such a prediction of Jin Cheon to come true.

“Kya-aaaa-aaak!”

“Kya-aaak!”

Just when devils seemed to appear one by one, soon they formed a huge crowd.

The number was so large that it looked like a swarm of pitch-black ants flocking.

“W, what are they. Scary.”

To the point where Blood Qilin flinched and stepped back without realizing.

That much, the number of devils was immense.

Even estimating by eye, it seemed to exceed tens of thousands, so just that headcount was sufficient to show truly overwhelming majesty.

“Please forgive me.”

Jin Cheon looked at the pitch-black swarming devils, closed his eyes for a moment, and expressed condolences for them.

It wasn’t that he didn’t know how to return them to their original appearance.

But right now, there was no such situation or time to spare.

If he wanted to stop Dokgo Seong, who was sitting in the Imperial Palace plotting the opening of the Heavenly Gate, he couldn’t delay time here.

Since the real fight would only begin after breaking through Nanjing and reaching the Imperial Palace, returning them to humans again was far off.

Then…….

“I will receive all the karma.”

Jin Cheon sprinted towards the swarming devils.

U-uuuuuuuuung―!!!

The Heavenly Demon Sword held in his hand vibrated strongly.

Pu-uk!

Jin Cheon plunged the Heavenly Demon Sword into the earth.

Jjeok, jjeo-eok!

Just when the ground split and fine cracks seemed to stretch towards the devils ahead, a huge explosion occurred.

Kwa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa!

[ Heavenly Demon Sword Art Fourth Form: Heavenly Disaster Strong Quake. ]

It was a technique plunging the sword into the earth to sweep away all enemies ahead at once.

“……!”

The separate detachment martial artists lost their words at the power of the Heavenly Disaster Strong Quake.

How a human could produce such destructive power…….

The Heavenly Disaster Strong Quake not only devastated a range close to fifty jang but also tore apart more than half of the devils numbering well over tens of thousands.

U-rururururu!

The destructive power was so terrifying that weak aftershocks remained like lingering imagery and shook Nanjing.

However, there was no time to be surprised.

“Now!”

Jin Cheon shouted.

Now, when the devils’ formation collapsed due to the Heavenly Disaster Strong Quake, would be the opportunity to break through this living hell.

“Let’s go!”

“Advance!”

The separate detachment martial artists competitively deployed movement arts and sprinted towards the devil swarm.

* * *

Dokgo Seong was incessantly chanting incantations while sitting cross-legged in the Hall of Supreme Harmony of the Chaotian Palace.

“Heavenly Gate Opening, Old Mother Descends, Fire Buddha Cultivates One, Heart Bodhisattva Mumble Mumble, Cultivating Son Attains Dao, True Empty Home…….”

Dokgo Seong concentrated on the completion of the grand art while incessantly chanting incantations.

Around such Dokgo Seong, the apostles of the Demonic Devil Cult who had become devils were standing guard, and Demonic Devil Cult sorcerers were helping the progress of the grand art by chanting their respective incantations.

And around them, skeletons, that is, human skulls were piled up like mountains.

As if most of them were recent, flesh and hair were still attached to the skulls, making it a terrible place beyond compare.

Also, seeing the size, it was clear they were children’s, so it was obvious without looking how terrible human sacrifice had occurred.

“Heavenly Gate Opening, Old Mother Descends, Fire Buddha Cultivates One, Heart Bodhisattva Mumble Mumble, Cultivating Son Attains Dao, True Empty H…….”

U-reureu…….

Feeling a faint vibration, Dokgo Seong stopped chanting incantations for a moment.

Normally, he would have concentrated on the completion of the grand art while chanting incantations without blinking an eye no matter what happened.

However, this small vibration felt from afar was something that could never be ignored.

“He has come.”

Dokgo Seong’s purple eyes flashed.

“Does he make a foolish choice in the end? Like moths that have no choice but to rush in knowing they will burn to death?”

Dokgo Seong thought of Jin Cheon.

In fact, Dokgo Seong, who is currently deploying the Heavenly Gate Opening Grand Art in this place, had never met Jin Cheon even once, nor seen his portrait.

Nevertheless, Dokgo Seong clearly recognized the existence called Jin Cheon.

Since he had faced Jin Cheon through the now-extinguished soul fragments, it was as if he hadn’t met but also hadn’t not met.

“Pitiful one. No matter how much you struggle, nothing will change. The end of one who cannot conform to Heaven’s Will is never good. What to do about that despondency and despair.”

A gentle smile rose on the lips of Dokgo Seong muttering to himself thinking of Jin Cheon.

“Listen.”

Dokgo Seong looked around the assembly.

“I want to be quiet until the Heavenly Gate is completely opened, so put those foolish things to sleep quietly. Also, tell the kin that even if the bastards’ resistance is fierce, there is no need to fear death. Soon when the gate of the sky opens, they will be resurrected in a world full of heavenly pleasure.”

“I obey the command!”

The apostles of the Demonic Devil Cult who received Dokgo Seong’s order carefully stepped back and left the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

In the Supreme Harmony Courtyard which was vast beyond compare, Demonic Soldiers emitting wicked demonic qi were waiting for orders in rows and columns.

They were composed of a total of eighteen thousand devils, and most of them were generals of the Eastern Depot, Royal Guards, or Military Gate.

Once they were those who assisted the Emperor and gave loyalty, but now they had degenerated into royal guards protecting the first generation Heavenly Demon Dokgo Seong.

* * *

The separate detachment led by Jin Cheon advanced straight towards the Imperial Palace with truly irresistible force.

The process wasn’t easy.

Nanjing was a living hell teeming with devils numbering well over tens of thousands.

If one fight ended, there was another fight, and if that fight ended and they could catch their breath a little, a new fight started again.

Since devils in units of at least hundreds to thousands, and as many as tens of thousands flocked endlessly, breaking through them and moving forward was by no means an easy task.

Nevertheless, thanks to Jin Cheon’s great performance, the separate detachment was advancing towards the center of Nanjing at a fairly fast speed.

Sometimes their feet were tied due to the human barrier and corpses piled like mountains, but since everyone was a flying and crawling expert, that was only for a very short moment.

The person who performed the greatest in that process was, of course, Jin Cheon.

Whenever enemies flocked to an unmanageable extent, Jin Cheon literally displayed Divine Strength, sweeping away the front and devastating it, leading the separate detachment.

And such Jin Cheon’s heart was very urgent.

‘There is no time.’

The reason Jin Cheon was so urgent was that the vortex swirling above the Imperial Palace was rotating more and more fiercely.

Go-oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo―!!!

The fact that the pitch-black airflow swirling with dark clouds was rotating faster and stronger must be an ominous sign.

Already, it was a situation where the Fox Immortal of the Sea of Trees Seop So-yeon even strongly warned that something terrible would happen if the Heavenly Gate opened, so it was natural for Jin Cheon heading to the Imperial Palace to be urgent.

Like that, by leading the separate detachment and advancing incessantly without a moment to catch a breath, Jin Cheon finally arrived in front of the Imperial Palace.

The firmly closed iron gate of the Imperial Palace stood tall like a giant mountain, blocking the front of Jin Cheon and the separate detachment.

Jin Cheon did not hesitate, nor did he delay.

Chwa-aaa!

The sword strike of the Heavenly Demon Sword stretched out like a wave.

Kwang, kwa-aa-ang!

As that huge and heavy iron gate was cut cleanly, the appearance inside the Imperial Palace was finally seen.

“O, oh my!”

“Good heavens!”

Everyone was surprised.

They were not surprised by Jin Cheon’s One Sword.

Compared to the Divine Might Jin Cheon showed while coming to the Imperial Palace, cutting merely the Imperial Palace gate was not that surprising.

If Jin Cheon put his mind to it, shattering an iron gate would be nothing.

The reason those belonging to the separate detachment were surprised was because of the scenery inside the Imperial Palace revealed as the iron gate opened.

Corpses, corpses, and corpses again.

Inside the Imperial Palace was filled entirely with corpses.

Even before setting foot inside, just looking from outside, it was to the point where one couldn’t even estimate how many corpses were piled up.

How much blood flowed, the pooled blood hardened and the floor became a pitch-black and sticky mud.

As such, the corpse stench flowing from inside was truly beyond imagination.

“U-we-ee-ee-ee-ek!”

Blood Qilin, who reacted exceptionally sensitively to the smell of blood, vomited on the spot.

Is it only Blood Qilin.

“U-we-eek!”

“Eu-euk!”

Some people belonging to the separate detachment also made nauseous expressions as if their stomachs were upset, or couldn’t hold back vomiting like Blood Qilin.

Considering that all of them were experienced martial artists who had been through hell and back and would pass over decent deaths nonchalantly, there would be no need to say what kind of state the inside of the Imperial Palace was.

Literally, Hell Path.

Not a metaphor, real hell was unfolded.

And just as there are evil ghosts in hell, devils were teeming inside the Imperial Palace.

Seu-eu-eu-eu!

Devils incessantly emitting pitch-black demonic qi from their bodies…… most of them were those who possessed high martial arts even before becoming devils.

Just looking at the attire they were wearing, it was clear they were martial artists who learned martial arts, and as if proving it, the demonic qi they emitted was truly immense.

“This dog-like bastard…… to dare do such deeds…….”

Did double curses burst out from Jin Cheon’s mouth at the horrific sight.

The citizens of Nanjing becoming devils was something that could be returned to normal one by one after executing Dokgo Seong.

However, witnessing the corpses of those offered as sacrifices for human sacrifice directly with two eyes, there was no way to suppress that anger.

How could one born as a human do this? He was trembling with that cruelty and wickedness, to the point where his hands and feet were shaking deol-deol.

“Just what are you…… just what makes you so special……!!!”

Hwa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaak!

Demonic qi reacting to Jin Cheon’s anger burst out explosively, and pitch-black flames blazed up.

It wasn’t just Jin Cheon who was angry.

“How can a person do this!”

“I will not forgive!”

“Even for a demonic practitioner, there is a limit, just what is all this!”

Martial artists belonging to the separate detachment also raged regardless of origin and background.

And that anger became a sprint.

Da-da-da-da!

Without anyone saying who was first, everyone sprinted towards the Imperial Palace.

At this moment.

Including Jin Cheon, everyone’s wish was only one.

First generation Heavenly Demon Dokgo Seong.

Executing the devil who gave up being human would be everyone’s wish and goal.

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