Although Neung-heo was certainly a master of the peak, his opponent was Cheon Mubaeck.

The sword qi that Cheon Mubaeck had poured out with determination contained the mystery of the Heaven-Concealing Sword Art.

A rising mystery that was more powerful because it had deviated from the moves.

Udeudeudeuk!

Neung-heo spun around like a doll with its strings cut and was sent flying.

The sight of him flying was so pathetic that even Cheon Mubaeck, who had sent the sword qi, felt a sudden pang of guilt.

[This way, there will be no suspicion that you and the Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero are on the same side, right?]

When Cheon Mubaeck sent a telepathic message with an awkward tone, Neung-heo’s body, which was pinned between the broken masts, convulsed once.

I didn’t mean to make it that bad…

[You should have trained a little harder. How can you not withstand a single exchange? Huh?]

Brrrrr!

Although Neung-heo convulsed more violently, Cheon Mubaeck ignored him and turned his gaze. Having made such a spectacular entrance, he must have drawn enough of Wang Jeonyu’s attention.

Wang Jeonyu’s fleet made a large turn around Cheon Mubaeck’s boat and formed a siege.

‘So this is what the River King’s river pirates are like.’

The sight of many boats neatly forming a siege despite the sudden turn was truly a spectacle.

Cheon Mubaeck jumped onto one of the boats.

It was the second largest boat in the fleet, after the one Wang Jeonyu was on.

As big as it was, the river pirates on the deck were swarming.

“…!”

Everyone stopped when Cheon Mubaeck landed alone on the deck.

‘Isn’t he crazy?’

‘He came up here alone?’

The height of the deck was very different. On top of that, the boat was shaking, making it difficult to keep one’s balance.

Who would cross a boat like that?

When that question came to mind, the river pirates stopped for a moment. It was a very brief moment.

In that brief moment, Cheon Mubaeck stole the gazes of everyone on the deck. Their gazes moved along with Cheon Mubaeck’s movements. Cheon Mubaeck immediately kicked the wooden planks rolling on the floor.

In an instant, the river pirates’ gazes landed on the planks. The planks, filled with internal energy, rushed in with a fierce momentum.

They could not be ignored just because they were mere planks. The momentum was enough to turn three or four people into mincemeat in an instant.

But if one had to be picky, it was a feint to steal their gazes.

“…!”

The killing move was the sword qi that poured out in dozens of streams from behind the planks.

Papak!

The river pirates who were caught in the sword qi either turned into a handful of blood or, even if they somehow managed to block it, their limbs were broken and they rolled on the floor. In an instant, the deck was covered in blood.

“Get a grip!”

As everyone was dazed, the deck captain shouted in a voice that he had swallowed.

“Throw the iron nets! Rush in at the same time! Throw the nets and throw him into the water!”

The most basic method for river pirates to deal with a peak master.

Chwareureuk!

As soon as the order was given, four or five iron nets spread out and fell on Cheon Mubaeck’s head.

An iron net well-woven with Binteel, which was not ordinary iron, but a type of steel with excellent durability that could withstand even a considerable amount of sword qi.

Once caught in the net, even a peak master could do nothing. Not only was it not easily cut, but the more one struggled, the more entangled one became.

If they rushed in at that time and threw him into the water, even a master of the world could not withstand it.

But…

Kagagagang!

“C-crazy!”

Several iron nets were torn to shreds by the sword qi like paper scraps.

Everyone’s mouth was agape at the sight they had never seen before.

The deck captain shouted so hard that the veins on his neck stood out.

“Shoot the arrows! Shoot! Pour water!”

The deck captain’s order could not continue.

Every time the crescent-shaped sword qi that Cheon Mubaeck had shot reached them, the river pirates fell, scattering blood.

There was no exception. Everyone was dead. The moment the neck of the deck captain, who had been giving orders calmly, soared into the air, despair descended.

“C-can’t block him!”

“He’s a monster…!”

It was truly a scene of carnage.

Even if they threw iron nets, even if they poured a lot of water, they could not block Cheon Mubaeck’s sword.

Every time they rushed in, their necks were cut, and their chests were split open. Their hearts were pierced, and they fell without even being able to scream.

It was an unbelievable sight.

Was this what a wolf that had fallen into a flock of sheep looked like? The sight of Cheon Mubaeck mechanically swinging his sword with an indifferent expression, one by one, was like a horror.

“Ugh!”

What was more frightening was the terrifying flash that flowed from Cheon Mubaeck.

As if a Buddha had descended, the halo that surrounded his whole body looked like the Unhindered Bright Light that was revered like a religion among the common people.

But the sight of the man surrounded by that light calmly cutting them down one by one brought a strong sense of disharmony.

“You baaaastard!”

In the end, the only one who could deal with Cheon Mubaeck was Wang Jeonyu.

Wang Jeonyu let out a roar and jumped over.

Kuuung!

The boat shook greatly. Wang Jeonyu rushed in as soon as he landed. He was not clumsy. He was not just nimble, but swift.

The crescent-shaped greatsword roughly poured out sword qi. The sword qi poured out like a storm. The pure white flash that stretched out from Cheon Mubaeck’s body. The Ghost Cry Vast Love even blocked Wang Jeonyu’s sword qi.

But the impact could not be completely offset. Cheon Mubaeck was sent flying back by the aftermath of the impact.

“Waaaaah!”

“As expected, Leader!”

The river pirates burst into cheers all at once. Although he had not been able to kill him, wasn’t the figure of Cheon Mubaeck, who had not wavered an inch, unable to withstand it and flying away?

But Wang Jeonyu’s face, who had attacked Cheon Mubaeck with great momentum, hardened.

The sensation transmitted from his fingertips.

‘There is no rebound force.’

No matter what kind of protective qi it was, there was bound to be a rebound force when it was struck.

But the impact transmitted to his wrist was very minute. It felt as if he had deliberately accepted that force.

‘Deliberately?’

At that moment, a strong sense of crisis engulfed Wang Jeonyu’s mind.

“Well, thank you. Thanks to you, it’s easy to cross the boat.”

Cheon Mubaeck, who had been sent flying by Wang Jeonyu’s sword qi, rather used the impact force to move to the boat that was furthest away.

Putting aside the high-level internal energy that allowed him to twist his body in the air and land at a desired point, Wang Jeonyu’s eyes widened as he realized what Cheon Mubaeck’s action meant.

“K-kill him!”

“Throw him into the water!”

The situation that followed was a repeat of what had happened on the boat a little while ago.

He cut down the river pirates on the deck without hesitation. Cheon Mubaeck did not even manifest the mystery of a special martial art. He just mercilessly turned the internal qi pouring from his upper dantian into sword qi and poured it out like crazy.

“You baaaastard!”

Wang Jeonyu chased after him, using the boats as stepping stones. But it was too late. Because a third of the deck was already dead.

When Wang Jeonyu chased after him, Cheon Mubaeck, as if he had ever attacked the river pirates, calmly retrieved his sword and immediately moved to another body.

Wang Jeonyu’s eyes were half-turned.

“Where, where are you going! Stop! Is a hero of the Orthodox Path running away with his tail between his legs!”

“To cruise together so amicably on such a beautiful lake, I don’t have a taste for homosexuality!”

Cheon Mubaeck laughed nonchalantly, crossed over to the next boat, and immediately poured out his sword qi.

“Kkeuaaak!”

The river pirates who fell, screaming.

When Wang Jeonyu arrived a beat late, Cheon Mubaeck moved to another boat without hesitation.

Only then did Wang Jeonyu realize what Cheon Mubaeck was doing, and his face turned pale.

‘This bastard is trying to kill all my subordinates!’

Three boats had already been hit.

Although the boats were fine, all the river pirates who could operate the boats were all dead.

Wang Jeonyu’s body trembled.

“You crazy bastard! Stop it! If you pour out your sword qi like that, do you think your body will be able to withstand it! You’ll soon dry up and be caught in my hands!”

Wang Jeonyu’s words were reasonable. Every time Cheon Mubaeck crossed a boat, he poured out his sword qi indiscriminately, regardless of friend or foe. Sword qi had enormous power and lethality, but its internal energy consumption was extreme.

If this continued, his internal energy would be depleted, and he would eventually be caught by Wang Jeonyu.

But Cheon Mubaeck laughed nonchalantly.

“Indeed, a senior of the martial world is giving deep advice to a junior! But what can I do, I intend to scrape up all the internal energy in my body and not let a single one of them escape alive!”

“Do you think you, with your depleted internal energy, can withstand me!”

“That’s none of my business, just wait.”

When Cheon Mubaeck burst into laughter, Wang Jeonyu’s anger exploded.

“Stop, I said!”

Wang Jeonyu gritted his teeth and operated his internal energy to the limit.

Joyangbi.

A high-level lightness art that was derived from the sight of a bird flying quickly and low over the surface of the water.

When he operated the Joyangbi to the limit, Wang Jeonyu crossed the water in an instant and reached Cheon Mubaeck’s vicinity. This time, it was a speed so terrifying that Cheon Mubaeck could not escape.

Wang Jeonyu, who had immediately taken Cheon Mubaeck’s back, swung his greatsword.

Kwaaaang!

“…!”

Cheon Mubaeck’s body spun around, and he swung his sword diagonally, deflecting the greatsword. At that resourcefulness of deflecting the impact in an instant, Wang Jeonyu let out a sigh of admiration without realizing it. But admiration was just admiration, and Wang Jeonyu continued with his second attack.

Unfortunately, it ended in an attempt.

“Ugh!”

Was it because all eyes were focused on Cheon Mubae-ck’s hands and sword? Cheon Mubaeck’s foot shot up and kicked Wang Jeonyu’s abdomen hard.

Since he was precariously on the deck, Wang Jeonyu fell straight into the water below the boat. He had lost his balance due to the unexpected attack. For a martial artist who was called the king of the river pirates and the king of the river to fall into the river!

“How is it! Splashing around in the river, doesn’t that suit the moniker of the River King better?”

“You baaaastard!”

Truly annoyingly, Cheon Mubaeck burst into laughter, immediately crossed over to the next boat, and poured out his sword qi.

“It’s a mess, a complete mess!”

Although Wang Jeonyu, who was in the state of a drowned rat, chased after him with all his might, Cheon Mubaeck, as if he knew how, pulled his body out a beat faster like a ghost. For a master like him, that ‘moment’ of a beat was enough for several lives to go to the underworld.

‘No. What’s so important about the Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero’s life to me!’

His vision went dark. The guys he had brought with him now were the elite of the elite among his subordinates.

What kind of place was this Black Assembly?

A coalition where all the Unorthodox Alliance of the Central Plains gathered. To exert proper influence in such a coalition, a show of force was important first.

Wasn’t Wang Jeonyu’s individual martial prowess somewhat inferior to that of the Great Dragon Gang leader and the Great Strength King? So what he could put forward was his power. If he lost these subordinates he was taking to show off his power at this Black Assembly?

And if the rumor spread that he had been completely defeated by the brat, the Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero?

What would Wang Jeonyu’s position be at the Black Assembly?

“You bastard!”

In the end, Wang Jeonyu made a choice. If he waited until Cheon Mubaeck’s internal energy was depleted, his subordinates would all die.

The moment Wang Jeonyu was about to pour out his internal energy with all his might. It was then.

Kwaaaaaang!

A boat rammed straight into the boat that Cheon Mubaeck was on.

The collision was so fierce that the boat split with a crack. Cheon Mubaeck was also surprised by the sudden collision, and he hurriedly jumped up.

But there were no boats around at that moment. The closest boat was the one Wang Jeonyu was on.

Cheon Mubaeck narrowed his brows and then landed on the debris floating on the water.

At that sight, Wang Jeonyu was secretly pleased.

‘His internal energy consumption is extreme!’

If not, there was no reason not to cross over to his boat.

But to just retreat like that.

His internal energy consumption must be extreme.

But even so, Wang Jeonyu did not think of chasing Cheon Mubaeck.

Even if he chased him, the damage to his subordinates would be more severe, and what benefit would he get from catching the Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero?

It was best to avoid such a guy.

“Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero, you bastard! Where do you think you’re running away!”

But he shouted so to save face. Although his inner thoughts were completely different.

Wang Jeonyu, who had let out a sigh of relief inwardly, looked at the boat that had made Cheon Mubaeck retreat by ramming into it at the end.

‘Was it the Black Heart Gang?’

He had accidentally met a member of the Unorthodox Alliance who was going to participate in the Black Assembly.

But…

‘Come to think of it, the leader of those guys withstood the Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero’s attack once, didn’t he?’

Considering that the other elite subordinates had fallen in droves, it meant that his skill was not to be ignored.

Moreover…

‘Whether it was good luck or not, there seems to be no damage to the Black Heart Gang. An Unorthodox Alliance of about a hundred people. If the leader is that strong, the subordinates’ skills must be pretty good too.’

And they were not even river pirates, but at the end, they had rammed into him with great momentum.

He liked that boldness.

‘And… now that my children are all dead.’

He had to participate in the Black Assembly right away, but it was too late to turn the boat around and bring the subordinates who were staying in the waterway.

And to go with his current appearance, his power had shrunk too much.

‘I’ll have to take that guy with me.’

In Wang Jeonyu’s eyes, the sight of Neung-heo, who was covered in blood with a very angry face, was captured.

(End of Chapter)

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