Chapter 462

Vol 2 Chapter 102. Shall I loosen up for the first time in a while? (2)

Mun ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Yul was terrified.

He ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍took Im Yeon-hwa’s body and heart?

‘When ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍did I?’

He ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍swore to the heavens that such a thing had never happened.

Of ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍course, Mun Yul knew.

Im ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Yeon-hwa, like the other women, was a woman the Emei Sect had sent to approach him for a political marriage.

However, compared to the others, Im Yeon-hwa had not actively approached Mun Yul.

They had simply maintained an appropriate distance and gotten along well as an ordinary squad member and vice-commander.

So what was this all of a sudden?

“Miss Im. What in the world are you talking about?”

“You took me then, didn’t you?”

“When did I?”

“Before.”

“When was that before?”

“Before was before.”

What in the world?

This answer was on the level of ‘mountains are mountains, water is water’….

No matter how much he racked his memory, there had been no romantic entanglement between him and Im Yeon-hwa.

But Im Yeon-hwa was clinging stubbornly to his arm, and the face of Im Yeon-hwa’s mother before him began to turn redder than the red robe she was wearing.

“Now… how dare you….”

“N-no, it’s not true. I’m truly being framed.”

Mun Yul waved his hands and shouted.

Then he turned around and pleaded for help from his comrades.

Surely, his junior brothers would believe and help him in his predicament….

“Did you hear that? He took her body and heart.”

“Wow…. That traitor.”

“Trash.”

“Beast….”

“Let’s change our Eldest Senior Brother.”

He resented himself for having expected anything from them, even for a moment.

If only Bong-gong was here at a time like this….

[Puhahaha. He said he’s f*cked.]

No.

It was fortunate that man wasn’t here.

He would surely only make the situation worse if he were here.

In the end, having realized that life’s crises must be overcome alone, Mun Yul looked straight ahead and spoke to Gu Wol-hyang.

“This is all a misunderstanding.”

“A misunderstanding?”

“That’s right. Nothing has ever happened between me and Miss Im.”

Mun Yul spoke forthrightly, with all his sincerity.

Even if the opponent was from the Unorthodox Alliance, as a woman’s mother, he had to reveal his sincerity and speak honestly here.

Hadn’t his master said so?

That the best thing in relationships between people is to show one’s true heart.

So, if he revealed the truth like this, even the giant of the Unorthodox Alliance would believe his words….

WHOOSH!

The energy of crimson flames erupted from Gu Wol-hyang’s body with a terrifying force.

Her hair turning fiery red, she glared at Mun Yul as if to devour him and said.

“You dare to dishonor my daughter!”

“I-I said it was a misunderstanding, didn’t I?”

“Die!”

“Keuk….”

Watching her charge at him, wrapped in flames without listening to reason, Mun Yul hastily drew his twin swords to face her.

The aura he felt was no ordinary thing.

Thinking he would die if he was careless, Mun Yul immediately cloaked his swords in sword qi.

And….

BOOOOM!

That judgment was wise.

The moment he collided head-on with Gu Wol-hyang’s crimson flame qi, Mun Yul was pushed back significantly.

It was a terrifying firepower that would have turned him into a handful of ash had he received it with his guard down.

‘What power….’

As Mun Yul clicked his tongue in amazement, Gu Wol-hyang’s sword, imbued with crimson flames, moved.

“I will kill you!”

Gu Wol-hyang’s sword strikes, flying at him while erupting with killing intent, were in earnest for anyone to see.

The attacks of Gu Wol-hyang, who had defeated even the Emei Sect Master, Abbess Jeolsim, poured down on Mun Yul relentlessly.

CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH BOOM!

The scene was like a powder keg exploding.

Gu Wol-hyang’s terrifying attacks poured down on Mun Yul, and Mun Yul was busy just trying to block them.

“Th-that’s…?”

“Ah….”

Watching the scene, the disciples of the Emei Sect felt regret.

It seemed they were about to witness a young rising star of the Orthodox Faction being brutally murdered by a giant of the Unorthodox Alliance.

“Master. Shouldn’t we help?”

One of the head disciples of the Emei Sect hastily said to an elder.

But the elder who received the question watched the situation before her with a blank expression and said indifferently.

“Who is helping whom, you say?”

“Yes. That would be….”

“That Little New Dragon is currently fighting on equal terms with Gu Wol-hyang.”

“…Pardon?”

“Look. Does that look like he’s being pushed back?”

At her master’s words, the Emei disciple, with eyes wide open, looked at the scene before her again.

And she realized.

Gu Wol-hyang’s attacks were so rough and flashy that she hadn’t noticed, but the fact that the explosive sounds continued without rest meant….

‘He’s withstanding that?’

It was unbelievable.

Gu Wol-hyang was a master of the Unorthodox Alliance whom even their Sect Master could not defeat.

But how could a boy who wasn’t even twenty years old, no matter how much of a rising star he was….

CRASH! BANG! CRASH!

A reality that defied common sense was unfolding before their eyes.

* * *

‘What is this? Why is this happening?’

If one were to express Mun Yul’s feelings in a single word, it would be ‘bewildered.’

He had ended up facing her by chance, but his opponent was the Red Robe Sword Empress, Gu Wol-hyang.

A giant of the Unorthodox Alliance and perhaps the strongest female master of the current era.

But now, crossing swords with such a formidable figure, the feeling Mun Yul had was….

‘This is actually manageable.’

That was it.

He had felt it before when fighting Hwangbo Wicheon.

But deep down, he had been half in doubt.

However, this time, crossing swords with Gu Wol-hyang, he was now certain.

[The Twin Dragons Heaven and Earth Primordial Heart Law? It’s a cheat, right? It’s just a cheat. Just know that.]

What Bong-gong had said was right.

Even though he hadn’t yet reached the State of Harmony, he felt no strain at all while facing Gu Wol-hyang, who was among the stronger ones of the masters in the State of Harmony.

Gu Wol-hyang also felt Mun Yul’s composure.

“You cur, so there was a reason for your arrogance.”

“Me?”

“Indeed, you must have had some skill to dare to touch the daughter of this Gu Wol-hyang.”

“I really didn’t do such a thing.”

“Try to take this too.”

Gu Wol-hyang waved her hand in the air.

Then, the embers flicked from her fingertips became small fireflies and formed in the air.

Embers that seemed to number over several hundred formed in the air.

And then….

“Go!”

As Gu Wol-hyang lowered her hand, the embers became rain and poured down on Mun Yul.

[ Red Flame Sword Art: Ten Thousand Streams Fire Rain ]

It was different from the Ten Thousand Streams Flower Rain of the Sichuan Tang Clan.

Literally, Mun Yul could not find a path to evade the attack of fire raining from the sky.

[ Radiant Dragon Twelve Sword Forms: Fifth Form: Dragon Scale Whirlwind ]

If it was a rain he couldn’t avoid, he had no choice but to take shelter under the eaves….

The whirlwind of gang qi that Mun Yul unleashed collided with Gu Wol-hyang’s attack, causing countless explosions.

CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH BOOM!

With an explosive sound that echoed throughout Mount Emei, a massive tornado-like sword wall blocked Gu Wol-hyang’s attack.

And right after the tornado disappeared.

“You cur!”

As if she had been waiting, Gu Wol-hyang leaped into the sky and thrust her sword towards the defenseless Mun Yul in the air.

[ Red Flame Sword Art: Falling Sun Arrow ]

It was a sharp momentum that seemed as if it could bring down the sun in the sky.

It was an excellent judgment to instinctively see through the weakness of being defenseless after the Dragon Scale Whirlwind and use a fast sword-style thrust.

However….

SWIIIISH!

Mun Yul moved his body elastically in mid-air to avoid Gu Wol-hyang’s thrust.

Then, twisting his body, he landed on the ground first and….

“We are much better at that kind of thing.”

With those words, he became a single streak of light.

[ Radiant Dragon Twelve Sword Forms: Third Form: Flashing Dragon Strike ]

That flash of light rushed towards Gu Wol-hyang, who was just about to set foot on the ground, and Gu Wol-hyang unleashed her full-powered sword art to block the attack.

[ Red Flame Sword Art: Flame Wall ]

A sword wall imbued with red flame qi unfolded and collided head-on with Mun Yul’s Flashing Dragon Strike.

And….

BOOOOM!

“Aaaah!”

Surprisingly, Gu Wol-hyang screamed and was sent flying.

She, one of the top ten disciples of the Heaven Breaking Martial Emperor and a giant of the Unorthodox Alliance, was sent flying screaming by Mun Yul’s attack.

Everyone who saw this earth-shattering scene was astonished.

Even….

“Uh….”

Mun Yul himself, who had successfully landed the attack.

He was so surprised that he even missed the golden opportunity.

Normally, the moment he felt the impact of the Flashing Dragon Strike, he should have launched a wave of attacks without missing a beat.

But the attack had hit so smoothly that he was surprised and stopped in his tracks.

If Patrick had seen it, he would have clicked his tongue.

But from Gu Wol-hyang’s perspective, she was able to regain her posture thanks to it.

“Keuk…. You’re truly no ordinary fellow.”

There was no longer anger in Gu Wol-hyang’s gaze as she looked at Mun Yul.

However….

“Good. From now on, I will show you my true self.”

There was no longer any carelessness either.

She wiped the blood flowing from the corner of her mouth and corrected her stance.

Then, the red flame qi that had been flickering all over her body was sucked into her sword alone.

She was storing all of that immense red flame qi within her sword.

Mun Yul felt a chill run down his spine for a moment.

This is dangerous.

His instincts warned him strongly.

But so what?

Should he run away?

A righteous warrior of the Orthodox Faction could not do that.

As long as there was a cause to uphold and someone to protect, he could not turn his back and flee.

“Hoooo….”

Sensing that the fight was unavoidable, Mun Yul raised his sword and took his stance.

And then….

“Let me say just one thing.”

“……”

“The matter concerning your daughter is truly a misunderstanding. It seems that Miss Im tried to make an unreasonable excuse to avoid following your wishes, and it ended up like this.”

At Mun Yul’s explanation, Gu Wol-hyang glanced over at her daughter.

Seeing her daughter avert her gaze as soon as their eyes met, she let out a sigh.

And then….

“It is not a good choice to bring idle thoughts into a fight.”

“……”

“Concentrate fully on this moment.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

At her words, Mun Yul obediently agreed.

Even if their positions were on opposite sides, the advice she gave at this moment was worth listening to.

Mun Yul cleared his mind of idle thoughts and focused only on the opponent before him.

“If you can overcome this, it is your victory.”

With those words, Gu Wol-hyang’s sword was swung, releasing the red flame qi it had been storing until now.

Then, at that moment, a terrifying super-high-temperature heatwave soared from the tip of her sword.

[ Red Flame Sword Art: Decision Secret Art: Heaven-Breaking Flame Burst Ground Heat ]

A terrifying heatwave flew in the direction she swung her sword.

“Ugh….”

“Gasp…. B-breathing.”

“The air…. Ugh….”

It was not sword qi or sword gang, but pure heat that came flying.

A super-hot heatwave that could instantly turn the leaves on the ground into dry fallen leaves.

That high heat was enough to cause pain even to those who were not the target of the attack.

Mun Yul’s body, the target of the attack, instantly shriveled up and became like a dried persimmon.

“Young Master Mun!”

At that sight, Im Yeon-hwa unknowingly shouted.

She hadn’t known her mother would go that far.

If she had known, she wouldn’t have told such a lie.

She hastily ran to stop her mother.

But….

“It’s dangerous, sister.”

“Yun-a.”

It was Yun-a, a disciple of the Twin Dragon Sect, who grabbed Im Yeon-hwa’s clothes and stopped her.

And she spoke strongly to Im Yeon-hwa.

“Have faith in our Eldest Senior Brother.”

And as her words ended, Mun Yul’s body, which had been drying up while maintaining his sword form, began to move.

A hell of super-high heat where even lifting a single finger was difficult.

He felt the pain of his skin cracking and the blood in his body drying up every time he moved.

But within that, Mun Yul’s sword moved.

[Both Qi and Art are ultimately just means.]

Yes.

That’s what he said.

[What’s important is what you do using those means.]

It was a nagging he had heard until his ears bled.

[Keep in mind the direction your martial art is aiming for, and believe in it without a single shred of doubt.]

So I know.

[That is the path to reaching the true meaning of a Will-Imbued Unique Skill.]

The efforts he had accumulated over time and the teachings of his predecessors now formed a single shape on Mun Yul’s sword.

[ Radiant Dragon Twelve Sword Forms: Sixth Form: Nine Dragons Under Heaven ]

From the tip of Mun Yul’s sword, nine distinct dragon-shaped Gang Qi flew forward.

It was a perfectly executed Nine Dragons Under Heaven, not an incomplete technique like before.

At that majestic and grand attack, Gu Wol-hyang applied even more force, but the heat she emitted could not block Mun Yul’s attack.

CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH CRASH BOOM!

The attack Mun Yul unleashed directly hit Gu Wol-hyang and, to top it off, completely swept away one of the Emei Sect’s pavilions.

“Uh… uh uh uh….”

“N-no way.”

“Amitabha….”

All who watched were astonished.

Even if he was called the Little New Dragon.

This was not a level of martial prowess that a young boy who had not even reached twenty should be showing.