Behind Yalyulhan, five people stepped over the broken wall.

The first to enter and stand beside Yalyulhan was Cha Hwan, his body covered in dragon tattoos. His expression stiffened at the sight of the brutally killed Oreu Shingum.

Though he had said the Rejuvenation Pill was too precious to waste on Oreu Shingum, Cha Hwan knew better than anyone what kind of master Oreu Shingum had been.

Who in the world could have killed Oreu Shingum like this?

And the corpse was not the only one. His disciple Sa-hyo was also dead. If this place were not where Yalyulhan, Samak, and Hyeollyun Geop gathered together, they would have fled without looking back.

Cha Hwan glanced at Yalyulhan, who as usual looked back with an emotionless face.

Next to him appeared Hyeollyun Geop.

Hyeollyun Geop was a skeletal, emaciated old man carrying a large iron disc with serrated blades on his back. The heavy-looking disc was known as Hyeollyun, a deadly secret weapon that could destroy any kind of armor.

Lastly, Cha Hwan’s gaze fell on Samak.

They were triplets—same face, same clothing, so identical it seemed as if one person had split into three.

Knowing the atrocities committed by Samak, Cha Hwan always shuddered at the sight of them. Their acts were so bizarrely cruel no human could have committed them.

Yet Samak was barely known in the martial world because they had killed everyone connected to their crimes without exception. Seeing them felt not like three villains together, but three times the pure evil.

With them present, there was no chance the opponent would survive this day.

Cha Hwan stepped forward on behalf of the group.

“Who are you bastards?”

Then Samak recognized him and spoke in unison.

“Geugak Soma.”

Their synchronized reply gave off a bizarre feeling, as if rehearsed.

Yalyulhan, too, seemed to have already recognized Geugak Soma and asked calmly,

“You don’t have the leader’s permission. Acting independently?”

Geugak Soma said nothing.

Geom Mugeuk took over the conversation.

“Is everyone who wears a white mask Geugak Soma? We are not from the cult.”

“Then who are you?”

“That old bastard who’s ninety years old is going nuts trying to get young again. The King of Flames in Hell told me to bring him. That bastard has at least ninety thousand years of suffering ahead.”

Geom Mugeuk glanced at them all and added,

“Those beings there have also sinned greatly. How about joining us on the boat to hell? Six seats left.”

Yalyulhan’s expression remained the same, but his gaze grew colder.

“Alright. If you have the skill to kill Oreu Shingum, you can afford that arrogance.”

Yalyulhan did not send his subordinates to die one by one. Their opponents were the ones who killed Oreu Shingum and his disciple.

He stepped forward and said,

“We kill by combined attack!”

Six masters simultaneously formed their battle formation.

Geom Mugeuk had a premonition.

This would be the toughest fight in all his life, before and after reincarnation.

Drawing the Black Demon Sword with a flourish, he said,

“If the world can’t kill them, we will.”

Geugak Soma’s eyes burned fiercely. The stronger the enemy, the crazier Soma became.

Geugak Soma looked at Geom Mugeuk and said,

“One more time!”

Geom Mugeuk understood what he meant and without hesitation presented the Black Demon Sword.

Taaang!

This sound was different from the usual crisp tone. The enemy was different, and their relationship was different; a deeper resonance spread out.

They strode toward each other.

At least at this moment, none of those gathered there showed any fear.

While eating, Go Wol rushed out and vomited what he had eaten.

Pungcheon Gyoju followed and patted his back.

“My fault for forcing you to eat.”

Since yesterday, Go Wol had been too tense to eat anything, so he had been forced.

“Gyoju, I want to hear the sound of the Eumroe Bell.”

At Go Wol’s words, Pungcheon Gyoju snapped.

“Aren’t you tired of it? Being tied to that bell so long!”

Pungcheon Gyoju felt guilty thinking about that event.

“I’m not telling you to be sorry. I really want to hear the bell’s sound. It calms my mind.”

“You don’t want to talk to the demons carved on the bell, do you?”

“I want to see them a little too.”

“Dream on. You’ll never see or hear them again.”

Shh-shh-shh.

The surroundings changed and the two stood in a field. Pungcheon Gyoju used Time-Space Substitution Technique to bring them to the field Go Wol liked.

“I wasn’t going to come here anymore.”

“Then why open it?”

“You seemed too nervous.”

Pungcheon Gyoju looked up at the distant sky.

“They must be fighting fiercely by now.”

“Probably.”

“Should I go help?”

Go Wol shook his head.

“Leave it to those two. This is their fight.”

Pungcheon Gyoju looked at the sky and said,

“It’s a three-way fight.”

“What do you mean?”

“You’re fighting now too, starving yourself.”

“If you put it that way, aren’t you fighting too? The Poison King, Cheonhwa Master, Investigator Seo, and those waiting in Cheonma Sin Gyo. They’re all fighting together.”

Then Pungcheon Gyoju suddenly said,

“Don’t worry. My disciple won’t lose.”

“Disciple?”

“That’s a thing.”

Pungcheon Gyoju shouted as if Geom Mugeuk was right in front of him.

“You bastard! You took my secret technique; you better not lose! Where do you think you’re going to die!”

He even passed on the Time-Sky Secret Technique.

Pungcheon Gyoju tried to lighten Go Wol’s mood, but Go Wol remained full of worries.

Go Wol looked at the bright clear sky and vast fields and said,

“Will peaceful days ever come to the martial world like here?”

“No way!”

“Why?”

“You’d lose your job first.”

Eventually, Go Wol laughed. He was made to smile even when he could barely swallow water. Yes, Master, you win.

“Today will be a long day.”

Yalyulhan fought with combined attacks but avoided chaotic brawls.

They fought tightly as if one, avoiding unnecessary risks when they judged themselves to have the advantage.

So Geom Mugeuk decided to kill Yalyulhan first. He was the smartest among them, and killing the leader would naturally break the morale of the others.

But the problem was, whenever Geom Mugeuk lunged at Yalyulhan, the other five did not help him but focused combined attacks on Geugak Soma.

Could Geugak Soma withstand combined attacks from the other five? If so, how long? The unknown skill level of the triplets was the real problem.

Who struck first was Hyeollyun Geop. His Hyeollyun weapon flew fiercely toward Geom Mugeuk.

It was large and fast.

The power in the Hyeollyun was such that it could not be blocked by sword or internal energy. Though the Black Demon Sword wouldn’t break, it was highly inefficient to fight that heavy disc with a sword.

Whirrrrr!

Like a living thing, the Hyeollyun spun and attacked again.

Geom Mugeuk dodged left; the disc adjusted and flew toward the side he moved to.

He twisted urgently the other way, and the disc grazed his face. The blades on the disc were so sharp it seemed they would slice through a human body.

Hyeollyun Geop sneered, “Soon you’ll be dancing with the Hyeollyun.”

Meaning he controlled the disc at will.

At times like this, it was better to kill Hyeollyun Geop rather than dodge the disc.

The problem was—they expected that too.

Ping!

Blood blades fired toward Hyeollyun Geop were blocked by Ilak. Ilak and Samak also gathered together protecting Hyeollyun Geop, ready to counterattack if opportunity arose.

Seeing Ilak’s movements, Geom Mugeuk recalled Oreu Shingum’s disciple Sa-hyo. If Sa-hyo’s skill was this level, there were three of them. And with twins, their combined attack skill would be excellent. They were not ordinary enemies.

Instinctively, Geom Mugeuk decided who to kill first.

If not Yalyulhan, then those enemies probably didn’t see him as ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) the first target.

“Kill the twins first.”

“Understood.”

Geugak Soma obeyed Geom Mugeuk’s decision without question.

Whirrrrr!

The second Hyeollyun disc flew again. It passed by and returned; at that moment, Geom Mugeuk surged toward Ilak.

Kwaaah!

At the same time, Geugak Soma released the Magical Extreme Light Explosion.

The target was Ilak, who was charging toward Geom Mugeuk’s back!

It was as if Geom Mugeuk was leading the Magical Extreme Light Explosion like a soldier running into battle.

Ilak was confused, not expecting such a sudden attack. Geom Mugeuk’s body blocked his view, and he didn’t know how to respond.

Clang!

Swords clashed, and the explosion covered the area.

Geom Mugeuk escaped using teleportation and charged at Ilak on the right.

Ilak was a step late and leapt left.

The Black Demon Sword sliced Ilak.

Flash!

It was the Sky Piercing Form, the fifth form of the Heavenly Sword Technique.

Kaang!

The sound of clashing swords!

The one blocking the Sky Piercing Form was Yalyulhan. He had figured out Geom Mugeuk’s intent to kill Ilak while fighting Ilak.

Their eyes met through the clashing swords.

A cold chill flowed from Yalyulhan’s sword.

He practiced the Mixed-Origin Spectrum Sword Technique based on extreme yin internal energy.

Cheng-cheng-cheng-cheng-cheng!

The sword lights from their blades flashed in the air.

“Ugh!”

At that moment, Ilak collapsed with a scream.

Yalyulhan’s block caused Geom Mugeuk’s attempt to kill Ilak to fail, but Geugak Soma killed Ilak.

After Ilak’s death, Ilak and Samak went berserk.

Shiiiik! Shiiiiik!

Sword auras flew repeatedly toward Geugak Soma.

The stable formation broke, and the chaotic fight Geom Mugeuk desired erupted.

Loyal Cha Hwan jumped in to assist Yalyulhan.

He aimed at Geom Mugeuk’s back and swung his sword, but Geom Mugeuk used that attack as an opportunity. As their three swords tangled briefly—

This time Geom Mugeuk used Shadow Stepping Technique. Instantly, he disappeared from Yalyulhan and Cha Hwan’s sight. The power of the legendary Wind Spirit Shadow Step.

At the moment Yalyulhan focused on attacking him—

Geom Mugeuk stabbed another’s back.

Ilak, who was madly rushing to kill Geugak Soma, was stabbed.

For this move, Shadow Stepping and Mingwang Posture were used consecutively, turning Geom Mugeuk into the God of Wind.

Shiiiiiik!

Sky Piercing Form executed once more.

This time, Yalyulhan could not block it.

Swoosh!

Ilak’s back was cut in two and he died instantly.

Meanwhile, Geugak Soma was continuously firing Wind Blades at Samak.

Ping! Peeng!

Geom Mugeuk added his strong sword aura.

It was the Heavenly Sword Technique, fifth form, Flame Sky Slash.

After firing the sword aura, Geom Mugeuk turned and activated his protective energy.

The flying Hyeollyun disc struck his chest.

Kwaaaang!

Thud!

Geom Mugeuk was pushed back by the Hyeollyun and bounced, rolling on the ground.

“Got him!”

Hyeollyun Geop cheered.

“Damn bastard! How dare you act in front of me!”

Geugak Soma leapt forward and stood before Geom Mugeuk.

Hyeollyun Geop smiled triumphantly and said,

“He’s already dead. Those who survive after being hit by the Hyeollyun...”

Suddenly he stopped talking.

Geom Mugeuk got up like a ghost.

“There’s someone who survived.”

Geugak Soma turned his gaze to ask with his eyes, “Are you okay?”

Geom Mugeuk touched his chest and nodded.

His chest ached as if it was about to burst, but luckily he avoided fatal internal injuries. With Cheonma Protection Technique, Ghost Tiger Armor, Supreme Heavenly Silkworm Thread, and Protective Energy all active, even the Hyeollyun couldn’t kill him.

Blood soaked Geugak Soma’s arm. Yalyulhan’s sword had almost severed it while fighting Samak. The wound was deep judging by the blood.

This time, Geugak Soma asked if Geom Mugeuk was alright with his eyes, and Geom Mugeuk nodded.

Thanks to their risk, Samak lay dead, unable to evade the flying blood blades and Flame Sky Slash.

Though injured, the biggest variable was eliminated.

The most shocked was Hyeollyun Geop. He couldn’t believe he had been hit directly by his own weapon and was still fine.

“Who are you?”

His voice trembled.

He was not the only one surprised. Cha Hwan stared at Geom Mugeuk in disbelief.

Not only had Geom Mugeuk vanished from their sight in an instant, but the trusted Samak was dead.

“Samak is dead? That terrifying Samak? That demonic Samak?”

He couldn’t accept that the corpse on the ground was really Samak.

But the technique just now was such that even the Ten Evils would have fallen to it.

For the first time, an emotion appeared on Yalyulhan’s face.

His lips curled upward in a mocking sneer, blaming himself as the fight did not go his way.

Geom Mugeuk hung the blood-dripping Black Demon Sword at his side and said,

“Yeah, life forces you to smile bitterly many times a day, but you’ve lived too comfortably until now.”