Chapter 92
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of consecutive clashes of palm forces echoed like the bursting of drums.
As the aftermath of the palm forces colliding caused a brief whirlwind on the martial stage, two disciples from both sides broke through the whirlwind and charged toward the center.
Four hands intertwined.
Various techniques, including palm techniques, that can be seen in close-combat moves like Jinna Hand and Finger Techniques, were being unleashed.
Hwiyeongno’s (撝影老) hook-like hand tried to grab Mu Hwi’s wrist.
Mu Hwi pulled his hand away, but every time Hwiyeongno’s hand swept through the air, small claw shadows formed, attempting to entangle Mu Hwi’s hands.
The Hwiyeong Saljo (撝影撒爪), is a technique that scattered shadows by tearing them apart.
Hwiyeongno’s hands, executing the Hwiyeong Saljo, were twisted grotesquely, surrounded by a sinister internal energy.
As Mu Hwi lightly shook his hands left and right, the claw shadows surrounding him twisted.
The palm shadows of the Plum Blossom Scattering Hand spread like blooming petals, pushing back the Hwiyeong Saljo.
Mu Hwi’s hands, executing the Plum Blossom Scattering Hand, were filled with palm force that gathered like falling petals.
Though Mu Hwi hadn’t drawn his sword, the area around him was filled with plum blossom petals.
“Annoying.”
Hwiyeongno, seemingly irritated by the petals filling his vision, waved his sleeve, creating a gust of wind.
At the same time, he hid his fingers behind the fluttering sleeve and secretly shot a finger wind.
Hwiyeongno’s fingerwind skillfully avoided the petals of the Plum Blossom Scattering Hand and quietly aimed to pierce Mu Hwi’s chest.
“Using such petty tricks against a junior, how shameful, old man.”
Mu Hwi, who easily blocked the fingerwind, smirked and moved his hand.
In an instant, the purple hand shadows filling the air formed a wall, blocking Hwiyeongno’s fingers that were tearing through diagonally.
At the same time, Mu Hwi extended his right fist, and Hwiyeongno flipped in the air and countered with a palm strike.
Crack!
The palm strike let out a scream as it received the punch, and Hwiyeongno bent the hand that had executed the palm strike, trying to pierce Mu Hwi’s fist with his fingertips.
But Mu Hwi also opened his fist, executing the Plum Blossom Scattering Hand, and smoothly deflected the fingers, naturally retracting his hand.
As Mu Hwi created distance, Hwiyeongno shot forward, pressing Mu Hwi.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two masters tangled, mixing their hands chaotically.
From palm techniques to fist techniques, then back to palm and claw techniques. The irregular exchange of techniques, interspersed with finger and leg techniques, left the spectators dizzy.
Only a few could follow the exchange between the two disciples to the end.
“Amazing… Hwiyeongno is one of the top claw technique disciples in the Jiangnan region.”
“To not be pushed back in close combat against Hwiyeongno. There must be a reason he drew his sword.”
The renowned figures of the martial arts world, who had been worried after seeing Mu Hwi sheathe his sword upon Hwiyeongno’s appearance on the stage, couldn’t help but marvel at Mu Hwi’s unyielding performance.
Crash!
The ground shook under Mu Hwi’s stomp, causing it to rise in various places. Hwiyeongno, floating in the air, retreated while thrusting a palm force toward Mu Hwi’s head.
But Mu Hwi’s afterimage scattered like smoke, and only innocent stone fragments were shattered.
Meanwhile, Mu Hwi, stepping on the Dark Scent Flutter, slid backward as if pushing the ground, then surged forward.
“Ahem!”
Hwiyeongno scattered claw energy in front of Mu Hwi, but it was useless.
Every time the petals of the fully bloomed Plum Blossom Scattering Hand swayed, the claw energy was swept away like the wind.
As Mu Hwi broke through the Hwiyeong Saljo technique and closed the distance in an instant, Hwiyeongno raised both hands and made a gesture as if squeezing the air.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The atmosphere subtly split, and dozens of claw energies spread like a net, aiming to tear Mu Hwi apart.
Seeing this, Mu Hwi indifferently extended his hand.
His hand, dyed purple with the internal energy of the Purple Mist Divine Technique, swept through the air, tangling the incoming claw energy.
A palm strike aimed at Mu Hwi’s chest. Mu Hwi responded with his right hand, releasing a palm force.
Bang!
The impact of the two palms clashing caused Hwiyeongno and Mu Hwi’s hair and sleeves to flutter violently.
The edges of Hwiyeongno’s sleeves tore apart as if bursting, while Mu Hwi’s sleeves remained intact.
It meant that Hwiyeongno had been pushed back by Mu Hwi’s palm force.
‘His internal energy shouldn’t be intact, so how is this old man being pushed back?’
Mu Hwi had already faced three top disciples, starting with the Iron-Cleaving Giant Axe.
Though he hadn’t suffered any significant injuries, his internal energy couldn’t possibly be intact.
Yet, being pushed back in palm force meant there was a significant difference in martial prowess from the start.
Hwiyeongno’s goat-like beard trembled as his pride cracked.
“This can’t be!”
Hwiyeongno twisted the palm that was in contact and spread his five fingers wide.
He intended to switch from palm techniques back to claw techniques, aiming to crush Mu Hwi’s palm.
But Mu Hwi had been waiting for this.
Grabbing Hwiyeongno’s index and middle fingers among the spreading fingers, Mu Hwi immediately bent them backward.
“Heh!”
Caught off guard by having his fingers grabbed, Hwiyeongno twisted his body and extended his left hand to grab Mu Hwi’s shoulder.
But Mu Hwi’s foot was already drawing a semicircle.
Mu Hwi kicked Hwiyeongno’s waist, which had jutted out as he twisted, with a leg technique.
Crack!
At the same time, he twisted Hwiyeongno’s wrist, breaking his fingers.
The pain of consecutive finger breaks.
The humiliation of being defeated by a junior was even more painful.
Hwiyeongno’s face turned bright red as he glared and shouted.
“I’ll kill you!”
“Old man, you’ve been really noisy since earlier. Why do you talk so much while fighting?”
Mu Hwi, still holding the broken fingers, pulled Hwiyeongno forward using them as a handle.
Crack!
Mu Hwi stomped, breaking the toes of Hwiyeongno’s left foot.
“Argh!”
Hwiyeongno, in desperation, thrust his nails toward Mu Hwi, but Mu Hwi rotated his wrist and smoothly deflected it.
Though both could only use one arm, Mu Hwi was actually at an advantage since he originally executed the Plum Blossom Scattering Hand with one hand.
When they fought with only one arm, Hwiyeongno was quickly caught by Mu Hwi.
Crack!
In one swift motion, Mu Hwi broke Hwiyeongno’s wrist, leaving his hand dangling. He then immediately thrust a palm strike into Hwiyeongno’s chest.
“Ugh!”
With a scream that sounded like he was forcibly expelling air, Hwiyeongno rolled helplessly on the ground.
Drops of fresh blood Hwiyeongno had coughed up and fell onto the ground.
“The winner! Mu Hwi of the Martial Alliance!”
At the referee’s declaration, the spectators erupted in applause.
“Hwasan Sword Devil! Hwasan Sword Devil!”
“To defeat a top disciple without even using his sword!”
“It wasn’t arrogance but confidence!”
The leader of the Wudang Sect, Yunzhong, looked at Mu Hwi with interest.
“The martial arts Mu Hwi displayed this time. It’s called the Plum Blossom Scattering Hand, right? Truly fascinating.”
“It’s a superb martial art that wouldn’t be out of place anywhere in the martial arts world. I wonder where the Hwasan Sect suddenly got such an advanced technique.”
Ma Yeon-ho, who had been silently listening to the surrounding conversation, twitched his muscles and spoke.
“When the junior named the Plum Blossom Scattering Hand, I helped him.”
As Ma Yeon-ho, who had been quietly observing, spoke, the gazes of the others immediately focused on him.
Ma Yeon-ho, though there was no need to stand up, rose from his seat and showed his muscles to the renowned figures of the martial arts world.
But the renowned figures were more focused on the story about Mu Hwi than the twitching muscles before their eyes.
“So, Young Hero Mu Hwi and Senior Ma also have a connection. He has even sparred with his disciple, right?”
“Does that mean the Plum Blossom Scattering Hand was also created by Young Hero Mu Hwi?”
“Hoho… Truly an unbelievable story. Then, that mysterious movement technique, the Shadow Step, was also…”
The renowned figures excitedly asked Baek Yu various questions, and Baek Yu, overwhelmed by the barrage of questions, broke into a cold sweat.
“Big Brother! Are you okay?”
“Should I get you some water?”
Near the martial stage, disciples were standing by to immediately provide Mu Hwi with anything he needed.
As Mu Hwi turned his head at the disciples’ calls and shook his head.
Hwiyeongno, who had gotten up, filled his eyes with killing intent and silently thrust his hand forward.
Without any words or sounds, he perfectly executed a sneak attack with the sole intention of piercing Mu Hwi’s chest.
“Huh! Mu…”
The referee, realizing this too late, quickly opened his mouth, but Hwiyeongno’s fingertips were already about to touch Mu Hwi’s back.
‘Arrogant brat. You should’ve known your limits!’
The five sharp nails mercilessly pierced Mu Hwi’s back.
Hwiyeongno’s eyes, which had been drawing sharp lines, widened and trembled slightly. What he thought he had pierced was the black afterimage of the Dark Scent Flutter.
Mu Hwi was now standing right beside him.
“Targeting the back is getting old. Is this typical of the Evil Sect?”
Mu Hwi, who had grabbed Hwiyeongno’s wrist, glared with eyes filled with killing intent.
“You’ll pay for targeting my back.”
Mu Hwi’s movements were relentless.
Crack!
Grabbing Hwiyeongno’s arm with both hands, Mu Hwi bent it inward and broke it, then did the same to the other arm.
“Argh!”
The grand plaza was filled with Hwiyeongno’s screams and the sound of bones breaking.
His legs were no different. Mu Hwi shattered both of Hwiyeongno’s knees and then punched his face, sending him flying toward the Evil Sect’s tent.
The referee, stunned by what Mu Hwi had done in an instant, could only stare blankly.
Mu Hwi, regardless, walked toward the Evil Sect’s tent.
He then looked at the Frost Sound Demon King and asked.
“How will you take responsibility? A master representing the Evil Sect shamelessly resorts to sneak attacks. Or is this the will of the Evil Sect?”
At Mu Hwi’s words, the Frost Sound Demon King looked down at Hwiyeongno at his feet with an expressionless face.
“Great Tiger Law! This old man momentarily…”
“Did you waste all those years?”
Hwiyeongno couldn’t continue. The moment the Frost Sound Demon King placed his foot on Hwiyeongno’s dantian, Hwiyeongno’s entire body froze.
Crack!
As the Frost Sound Demon King stomped down, Hwiyeongno, now an ice statue, shattered into dozens of pieces and rolled on the ground.
“Sigh…”
The Frost Sound Demon King’s sigh was filled with cold energy.
“As one of the Five Great Tiger Laws of the Evil Sect, I apologize to you. Even for the Evil Sect, Hwiyeongno’s actions were shameful.”
Without bowing or lowering his head, the Frost Sound Demon King uttered the word apology.
The spectators, seeing Mu Hwi finally receive an apology from the Frost Sound Demon King, swallowed nervously.
“Is this the last one…”
“I can’t believe he’s really going to face five disciples alone.”
“For a junior to reach the level of a top master is astonishing, but to defeat four top disciples in a row. This will go down in martial history.”
The spectators whispered among themselves, curious about which master the Evil Sect would send next.
Only three masters remained in the Evil Sect’s tent. All three were so famous that the spectators could recognize them just by their appearances.
Finally, the one who stepped onto the martial stage was someone no one had expected.
It was the Frost Sound Demon King himself.
As everyone was shocked by the Frost Sound Demon King’s appearance, Mu Hwi alone licked his twisted lips.
Baek Yu, horrified, jumped up from his seat and shouted.
“Alliance Leader!”
Kang Ho-baek, who knew why Baek Yu was calling him, asked the Frost Sound Demon King.
“Frost Sound Demon King, what are you thinking? Originally, it was supposed to be the Blood Sword, not you.”
The Frost Sound Demon King looked at Kang Ho-baek, then turned his head toward Mu Hwi and extended his hand.
The Frost Sound Demon King’s hand had three fingers raised.
“Three moves. If you can withstand three moves, it’s your victory. How about it?”
Mu Hwi looked at the Frost Sound Demon King.
‘Frost Sound Demon King. His ice techniques are indeed vicious…’
Recalling his past experience with the Frost Sound Demon King’s ice techniques, Mu Hwi pondered and then spoke.
“Three moves received, five moves returned.”
“What?”
Even the Frost Sound Demon King’s expressionless face cracked slightly at Mu Hwi’s words, which made the victory condition harder.
“In return, if I withstand it, hand over some medicinal herbs.”
“Medicinal herbs?”
“I heard the Frost Sound Demon King always carries high-quality medicinal herbs for his health.”
Though Mu Hwi knew this from his past life, he framed it as something he had heard through rumors.
Seeing that Mu Hwi knew something even the Evil Sect members weren’t fully aware of, the Frost Sound Demon King looked at him suspiciously.
“Such overwhelming confidence. I’m curious. Where does your strength end?”
The Frost Sound Demon King took out a small wooden box containing medicinal herbs from his pocket.
Placing the box on an ice pillar that had risen to waist height, the Frost Sound Demon King began to pour blue cold energy into both hands.
“Now, let’s begin.”
The vivid blue cold energy.
< Three moves received, five moves returned. > End
< Now, only one move left. >
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