“Expensive?! It’s not something you can put a price on like that!”

“That’s up to me.”

I flew an additional Flame Lightning First Blade Spear at the rushing Pa Eun-seong.

Kaang!

The opponent who deflected it and approached even faster.

‘He’s crazy.’

Even though I jumped up with a shield as a foothold and assisted it with psychokinesis to escape into the sky, the guy’s momentum was not broken.

He was using his internal energy without even thinking about the consequences. It seemed he was planning to bet his life on this.

The distance with the opponent gradually closes.

‘I have no choice.’

At this rate, we would have to fight in close combat. It would be difficult to handle if a Transformation Realm master came at me with his life on the line. A situation like the one just now could be repeated.

‘I have no choice but to use my last resort.’

I took out the demonic pill from my bosom and swallowed it.

Thump-

In an instant, my heart began to beat violently, and my internal energy boiled.

‘I can’t eat this twice.’

This was a drug close to poison. The next time, it was obvious that the effect would be halved due to the resistance created by the [Transcendental Growth] talent.

Moreover, since even the circle was fluctuating due to the influence of the demonic pill, the losses were greater than the gains in many ways.

‘But it’s useful for a short-term battle.’

While suppressing the boiling internal energy, I squeezed out my mana and shot a Flame Lightning Second Blade Spear.

Ka-ga-gang!

The opponent who flinched for a moment and blocked the two-pronged offensive. But the real aim was something else.

“Block this well.”

The Demon-Slaying Sword, imbued with the blue powerful qi of the Emperor Sword Form, fell on the enemy’s crown.

At the attack, which had a different weight than before, Pa Eun-seong’s expression hardened for a moment.

“Keuk!”

Pa Eun-seong, who lost his acceleration and was gradually pushed back.

On the other hand, this side was overflowing with strength. The internal energy, which had been at one and a half jia, burst out in an instant and then pressured the opponent.

The moment the blood vessels swelled and the muscles of the whole body condensed their elasticity to the limit.

“Get lost.”

I swung the Demon-Slaying Sword with all my might and slammed Pa Eun-seong directly into the water surface.

The opponent who fell into the middle of the river from an altitude of over 100m.

Soon, a huge splash of water soared as if a cannonball had exploded.

While I was making the sailboat sway by creating waves, I slightly lowered my altitude and stared at the water surface.

The opponent who seemed to be stuck at the bottom of the river.

Although it was a huge impact, I didn’t think I had dealt with the guy with this.

‘He’s not coming out.’

A Transformation Realm master could hold out for a long time even in the water.

In the first place, the reason oxygen was needed was to obtain energy through oxidation. For a martial artist who strengthened his body with internal energy, oxygen was not needed.

Since it would be troublesome for him to escape under the water surface like this, I immediately formed dozens of thunderbolts.

‘I’ll drown you.’

Thunderbolts that struck down immediately. The moment they touched the high-temperature electric current, the water surface swirled as if exploding.

Even while the middle of the river was boiling and fish were floating up with their bellies turned up, the guy showed no movement.

‘Did he give up?’

Judging by his reaction earlier, the sword handle of the Heaven-Shattering Demon was clearly important to them.

I didn’t think he would escape so easily.

Of course, he might have regained his composure with the blow just now, but my intuition was convinced that Pa Eun-seong would return.

‘Then I should sink that ship first.’

I flew towards the second ship that had already escaped far away.

No matter how fast the sailboat was, it was no match for my side, which was flying with psychokinesis.

‘I should finish this quickly.’

It was difficult to control because of the aftereffects of the demonic pill. Because this item seemed to only dramatically increase one’s internal energy temporarily.

After identifying that it was the Heaven-Shattering Faction by observing the other side’s reaction from the sky, I immediately flew several spears of flame lightning and pierced several holes in the lower part of the sailboat.

‘Since I can’t retrieve it anyway, it’s right to sink it all.’

A medium-sized sailboat that began to sink right away, as there was no obstacle of Pa Eun-seong’s level.

With this, the two sailboats that were carrying the Heaven-Shattering Faction began to be completely submerged.

The guys who were trying to swim and escape were stunned by a wide range of thunderbolts and then thrown to a nearby island using psychokinesis.

‘It’ll be useful somewhere.’

Since I had eaten the demonic pill, my body was also overflowing with strength.

And so, until I had dealt with all the remnants of the Heaven-Shattering Faction, Pa Eun-seong was not seen.

‘Did he really run away?’

If I waited until Go Du-gyeong arrived by borrowing a boat, it would be our side’s victory.

Just in case, I came down to the top of a tall tree on the island and was about to rest for a moment when a thought occurred to me.

‘What if the other side thought the same as me?’

There was also a possibility that he had aimed for the relatively weak rear unit rather than my tricky side.

I immediately flew towards the pier where I had left Go Du-gyeong.

A metallic friction sound heard from a distance.

As expected, what was there was Pa Eun-seong, who was confronting Go Du-gyeong.

A considerable number of giant insects were spread on the floor.

Although the winged giant insects were still floating around Go Du-gyeong as if to protect their master, they were just being cut down without even being able to get close to Pa Eun-seong’s sword.

‘The compatibility is not good.’

As a one-man army, Go Du-gyeong was powerful, but he was bound to be relatively weak against a single super-master.

Because the true nature of the King of Insects was activities such as espionage using the special characteristics of insects and chaotic battles.

In a fight with a Transformation Realm master who could break through the insect legion like a bear breaking a beehive and directly aim for the insect master, he was bound to be at a disadvantage.

The giant bees flying in the sky and shooting their stingers, and the giant centipedes soaring from the ground and restraining the whole body were also of no use to Pa Eun-seong.

The guy who was approaching while cutting down all the giant insects. The difference between a super-peak level and a Transformation Realm is absolute. In the end, the opponent’s sword brushed past, and a stream of blood splattered on Go Du-gyeong’s chest.

‘Damn it!’

Since the distance to the river was quite far, my arrival was late. As soon as I came within range, I flew a Flame Lightning First Blade Spear.

Pa Eun-seong, who easily dodged it and retreated.

Simultaneously, Go Du-gyeong staggered and half-knelt.

After additionally flying a powerful qi and raising Pa Eun-seong’s vigilance, I landed in front of Go Du-gyeong.

But as the situation became 2 vs 1, the guy jumped into the river again.

‘He’s being annoying.’

I immediately shot a thunderbolt and struck down a thunderbolt in the area where Pa Eun-seong had entered.

Although a gruesome explosion echoed, it didn’t seem to be effective against a Transformation Realm master who was protecting his whole body with a protective qi.

‘But his stamina consumption must be enormous.’

After moving Go Du-gyeong to a safe place where the mountain keepers were guarding, I headed for the island where I had tied up the Heaven-Shattering Faction martial artists.

Pa Eun-seong was there.

“Are you saying you care about your subordinates?”

“You guys wouldn’t know. Our bond.”

Pa Eun-seong answered, looking up at this side, which was floating in the sky.

“So what are you going to do? Are you going to move the guys who are unconscious one by one?”

In the first place, unless there was an escape means such as a boat, it was a structure where they would all become hostages.

“No, I’ll defeat you and save them all.”

“Even though you ran away whenever you were at a disadvantage?”

With those words, I shot a Flame Lightning First Blade Spear. Towards his subordinate, not Pa Eun-seong.

Pa Eun-seong, who blocked it with his sword. A Flame Lightning First Blade Spear was shot at his head.

This time, the opponent dodged. A Demon-Slaying Sword was swung at his front.

“You cowardly bastard!”

The opponent who hastily blocked the sword strike. But the continuous strikes of the Taiji-Hye-Sword followed.

‘It seems I’ve become the villain.’

Thanks to the demonic pill, my strength had explosively increased, and I was able to confront Pa Eun-seong on nearly equal footing.

The fact that he had consumed his internal energy on Go Du-gyeong was also a big factor.

I aimed at the opponent again with the Demon-Slaying Sword and shot a spear of flame lightning at the hostage.

“Keuk!”

Then, for a moment, a black energy spread from Pa Eun-seong’s sword, and the power of anti-magic was activated in a spherical shape that covered the surroundings.

The spear of flame lightning that crumbled in the empty air.

But it couldn’t block the First Blade that was falling from outside the range.

The opponent who staggered as the First Blade was stuck in his back. It seemed he had little strength left to maintain his protective qi, as the power of anti-magic he had just used was quite a burden.

I drove Pa Eun-seong back. In the face of the offensive of this side, which had eaten a demonic pill, in addition to the severe stamina consumption and injury, Pa Eun-seong was finally pushed back, and the Demon-Slaying Sword brushed past the tip of the guy’s cheek.

It meant it had become difficult to block the sword stably anymore.

‘I’ll defeat him like this.’

Just as I was raising my sword, imbuing it with an even denser powerful qi.

Kaang!

Pa Eun-seong’s figure was quickly pushed back, and then he turned his body and began to disappear towards the riverside.

He had run away.

‘He’s wise, but foolish.’

It was a good judgment to admit the difference in strength and choose to escape, but the timing of the decision was too late.

I immediately chased after him.

Certainly, as befitting a Transformation Realm master, he was a little faster than this side, even though he had eaten a demonic pill.

But it didn’t matter.

“What is this?!”

Soon, Pa Eun-seong’s surprised voice was heard as he arrived at the water’s edge.

What was there were swarming giant insects. From hard-shelled crustaceans to giant bees flying in the air, dozens of them were blocking Pa Eun-seong’s path.

‘This is why the King of Insects is scary.’

Even if he himself was defeated, his legion would not die.

When his own strength was strong, he might not have paid attention, but when he was weakened and being chased like now, there was no enemy more frightening than this.

“You insect bastards!”

Pa Eun-seong’s sword strike cut down the rushing giant insects in an instant.

Although it was just blocking for a few seconds, that was enough.

Before I knew it, two flashes of light struck down on Pa Eun-seong’s head.

The opponent, who was surrounded by giant insects and couldn’t even run away, deflected the Flame Lightning Second Blade Spear head-on.

Even a Transformation Realm master has his limits.

In the meantime, the Demon-Slaying Sword, which had approached and been swung, cut down the guy’s shoulder.

“Haaaaap!”

As if it was his last struggle, the guy swung his sword widely.

At the unexpectedly fast blow, the moment I raised the Demon-Slaying Sword and blocked it, the impact shook my whole body.

‘Was the gap with a Transformation Realm this much?’

I could keenly feel the power of the enemy I was facing single-handedly.

With a sword cry, my whole body is pushed back.

And so, just as I was about to get into a stance and prepare for the opponent’s additional attack. Pa Eun-seong’s figure moved away.

“Are you running away again?!”

Whether to say his judgment was fast in a crisis situation, or that he had no substance.

He must have put most of his internal energy into the blow just now.

I could see the opponent who was cutting down the remaining giant insects and escaping into the river.

Without hesitation, I extended the Daoist Scholar’s Fan at the guy. At that moment, a sub-zero cold spread, and freezing magic was activated.

The river surface froze, and Pa Eun-seong was frozen, stuck in the ice in the posture of jumping.

Kwang!

The ice was immediately broken afterward, but that momentary gap was decisive.

Because the Demon-Slaying Sword, which had been thrust after the powerful qi that had been shot at the same time as the magic had caught Pa Eun-seong’s ankle, had pierced the guy’s abdomen.

The opponent who immediately collapsed as his blood points were twisted by the blow that had pierced him with powerful qi.

“Keo-heok!”

Since he was spitting out a painful breath, I first dislocated both his shoulders and then bound him with a sword to his neck.

Although blood was pouring from his stomach, which had not been staunched, it didn’t seem he would die yet, so I asked a question first.

“What kind of organization are you?”

“I can’t say.”

But the opponent was uncooperative.

Although I wanted to hit him once, I held back, as it seemed he would really die. It seemed it was first necessary to make him aware of his own position.

“Since you’re a young leader, it means you’re in a pretty high position. Then what do you think your value as a hostage is?”

“Useless talk! Just kill me!”

Pa Eun-seong shouted desperately. I would have to find out from now on whether this was a bluff or bravado.

“Then die. No, let’s cut your dantian first and then think.”

As I brought my palm to the guy’s abdomen, his face turned pale.

“St-stop!”

“Why should I? I don’t even know who you are or what group you belong to.”

And then I began to put my internal energy into my fingertips. This guy was dangerous. If cooperation and control could not be expected, I was planning to eliminate the bud.

As if he had sensed the crisis, Pa Eun-seong’s struggle intensified.

“Others might not, but you guys shouldn’t! The Martial Academy can’t do this!”

“What do you mean?”

Although it was a formal question, the claim that flowed from the guy’s mouth afterward was surprising.

“I am the grandson of the Heaven-Shattering Demon.”

(End of Chapter)

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