Episode 250

Chak!

The two men’s swords clashed again, and swung again.

Although they cleverly attacked the other’s weaknesses, they ended up causing minor wounds to one another.

However, both of them didn’t stop their swords even for a moment.

Kakang!

In the fierce battle, the Blood Demon was bathed in a cold sweat.

It was natural for humans to become more exhausted as time passed.

The Blood Demon, who was practicing Advent Arts, also felt that his stamina was slowly decreasing, but Dan Woo-hyun’s sword was just like the first slash, without even a single tremble.

So this is the Martial God.

A person who commanded the Central Plains and reached a level of success that no one has ever seen.

It was the power of a man that even the Eight Saints, who were supposed to protect the Central Plains, could not oppose.

Drrk.

The Blood Demon gritted his teeth as he was pushed back with all his might.

He thought he had overcome the differences, but it felt like he was caught in a trap instead.

Dan Woo-hyun, who had been sealed for a thousand years, didn’t stop developing, but seemed to acquire even more power.

“This is ridiculous!”

“What do you mean?”

Kwang! Bang!

He swung his sword with all his might to apply pressure on the Blood Demon.

Although it was blocked, the impact was strong enough to cause the ground to crack.

It was as if he was standing in a swamp which he couldn’t escape from. No matter how hard the Blood Demon tried, he couldn’t escape now.

He gritted his teeth and groaned.

He hated Dan Woo-hyun’s composure.

“The guy who was sealed…!”

“How futile!”

Rumble!

Dan Woo-hyun swung the sword horizontally.

The Blood Demon, who barely managed to block by raising the sword, flew back from the impact.

His whole body tingled as if he had been struck from the front with the force of a thousand pounds.

“How strong did you think you would become by moving around in someone else’s body for a thousand years, gaining experience and strength?”

“Tsk!”

“Advent Arts is an invincible art which erodes the soul. I guess you thought you would become stronger. However, in reality, you get weaker. No matter how much you build up or sharpen your skills, your intention to develop is rotten. What kind of strength comes out of that?”

“…!”

The Blood Demon, with his eyes wide open, swung his sword.

It barely grazed Dan Woo-hyun’s cheek.

Chak!

Blood splashed out, but he didn’t think the attack was successful. At best, it was impossible to kill the opponent with footwork.

The sword movement changed and brought in even greater power.

It felt hot, like filled with flames.

If Dan Woo-hyun is the wind, Blood Demon is the flame.

The heat that seemed to burn everything into ashes engulfed Dan Woo-hyun.

That moment.

“What!?”

The Blood Demon couldn’t close his mouth.

Kang!

Chik!

It felt as if the heat cooled down as soon as the sword collided.

The power of Dan Woo-hyun was probably the wind, then how can he put the flame to sleep?

He was shocked now.

“No…there’s no way…?”

Dan Woo-hyun didn’t respond at all.

But, the qi on the sword no longer felt like the wind.

It was cold yet clear.

It was definitely a completely different trait which Dan Woo-hyun embodied from before.

Usually, when a person’s martial arts skills reach the peak, the established theory is that they have learned one quality and cannot learn anything else in order to properly increase their strength.

This was because their body gets used to one attribute and the qi adapts for it.

Dan Woo-hyun was definitely one who reached the top with the attribute of wind.

But this feeling of water from his qi, was no illusion.

“Did you think I would be playing in the bottom of that cold lake for a thousand years?”

Hearing these unbelievable words, the Blood Demon was shocked.

Does this mean that his consciousness remained despite being sealed by the Eight Saints?

Does this mean that he was trapped within Dongting Lake for 1000 years, with just his consciousness? No matter how much he tried to deny it, looking at Dan Woo-hyun, who was beyond imagination, it didn’t seem untrue.

And as the Blood Demon realized.

Dan Woo-hyun dodged the flying sword and lightly struck the side of the Blood Demon with the hilt of his sword. He flinched with a dull sound and got pushed back.

The Blood Demon radiated qi in order not to present an opportunity.

Kwang!

The qi was enough to create a huge pit. However, Dan Woo-hyun, who had left the spot, appeared behind the Blood Demon.

The startled Blood Demon whirled around.

Slash!

“Kuak!”

His chest and shoulders were cut deeply and it caused him a great deal of pain.

The water qi which suppressed the flame that was boiling throughout his body seemed like it would tear his soul to pieces.

The pain did not subside easily.

At that time, the Blood Demon’s eyes changed.

It was so red that it looked like his eyes were soaked in blood, and the tears which flowed down also turned red.

Dan Woo-hyun looked at that and held his sword.

The Blood Demon’s madness exploded.

It was something he had once seen in the past.

The Blood Demon’s madness brings out power beyond techniques in the face of someone that he couldn’t defeat.

Swish!

The Blood Demon vanished. The speed was so great that even Dan Woo-hyun couldn’t see it properly.

Kwang!

Soon, he felt a heavy sensation from behind.

Dan Woo-hyun stepped back as he felt his self-defense skills being breached. Before he knew it, the Blood Demon was glaring at Dan Woo-hyun like a beast with shoulders slumped.

“There is no such thing as a learner.”

A haze rose around the Blood Demon.

Even Dan Woo-hyun, who was distancing himself, was sweating now.

Shh-!

The Blood Demon disappeared again.

He couldn’t see it, but he didn’t miss the movement either.

It is a shame to fall for the same trick twice.

Dan Woo-hyun has already surpassed this level.

Kang!

He blocked the Blood Demon’s sword coming at him from an angle and raised his sword vertically.

The sword filled with Enhanced qi dug into the Blood Demon and swung in front of the sword with the intention of cutting them down at the same time.

Dan Woo-hyun’s sword was suddenly filled with extreme cold.

Cold.

Dan Woo-hyun, who was freely using the abilities of the five elements, suppressed the anger of the Blood Demon who was rushing to him, and began to attack again.

Kang! Kang!

Clash!

Blood splashed each time the sword clashed.

Wounds began to appear all over the two bodies.

Kuak!

Sword and body broke through countless times in the air, forming an afterimage.

Dan Woo-hyun, who was trying to put pressure on the Blood Demon by lightly striking them away, dodged from the blood which spilled suddenly.

Drip!

The Blood Demon’s blood dripped to the ground, soaking it.

At that moment, a drop of blood rose into the air and rushed at Dan Woo-hyun.

Dan Woo-hyun increased his qi and led the wind.

He swung the sword at the same time.

Puak! Puak!

The blood drops that were flying soon burst.

A dull force which couldn’t be thought of as a drop of blood.

Also, the moment when the drop of blood which he couldn’t avoid got on the hem of his clothes.

Swish!

The cloth was burning.

Meanwhile, the Blood Demon raised his sword again.

Even though he was in a low position, his half-closed eyes made it seem like he was unconscious.

But, Dan Woo-hyun, who knew that this reckless state was dangerous, frowned and inhaled.

The Blood Demon placed his hand on the blade and quickly sliced his finger.

When the red blood got on the blade, it turned red as if the blade was absorbing it.

The moment the remaining blood fell to the ground, this bizzare red aura rose around the Blood Demon, and blood drops appeared around him.

Dan Woo-hyun looked at it and chucked.

“Blood Demon…such a nice name….”

It was a technique he hadn’t seen before.

He couldn’t even tell if this was a newly created martial arts or if he was learning it, but couldn’t use it in the past because he was defeated by Dan Woo-hyun.

But the force contained within seemed like it could kill him.

Swish-!

The wind blew.

A gentle wind followed Dan Woo-hyun, as if it lay in wait.

Soon, Dan Woo-hyun’s eyes, which were looking at the Blood Demon, began to change.

Kwang! Kwang!

The surrounding area was in ruins by then.

Completely collapsed and burned due to the wind pressure and the flames, and with two people constantly clashing, the surrounding area was now looking like the wilderness.

Jang Sam-tae was speechless at the stupendous sight he was witnessing and wondered if such a scene would unfold with gunpowder blasts.

“Ugh…”

He gulped and raised his head.

Dan Woo-hyun was fighting with someone.

Every time the red sword swung, a red afterimage appeared and when Dan Woo-hyun’s sword moved, wind blew.

It felt like a storm and blood were raging at the same time.

Kwakwang!

“Yah! This is like a natural disaster! Is this even how humans fight? You bastards!”

Well, they probably couldn’t even hear him with the heavy sounds, but his built-up anger was subsiding.

‘This is why you wanted to come here alone…’

Only then did he have this thought. The man whose identity was unknown, was fighting with Dan Woo-hyun, and he seemed extremely strong.

If they were to fight on equal footing with Dan Woo-hyun, this unknown man couldn’t be ordinary.

Jang Sam-tae trembled at that.

He was nervous because he didn’t know when he would die with this battle not ending any time soon.

And yet, he continued to look at Dan Woo-hyun.

The opponent’s martial arts seemed flashy and strong, but Dan Woo-hyun’s movement had no gaps and looked simple.

It occurred to him that this might be a state of martial arts that every warrior wants to achieve.

It felt so beautiful that he felt lost in it.

Bang!

“If you don’t have something like this-! Ah!”

Jang Sam-tae, who was admiring that, saw a wooden pillar falling in front of him and ran quickly.

Thud!

With a sound, this large stone fell down to where he was.

If he had moved a tad late, he would have been crushed below it.

Rumble!

A loud earth-shaking sound erupted. When he turned his gaze, he saw that the fight between the two people who were fiercely fighting, was finally about to come to an end.

The red storm was aimed for Dan Woo-hyun’s neck.

It was a clear move, but Dan Woo-hyun who gave up on the shoulder, swung the sword.

Slash-!

A cool, clear wind blew.

The wind which woke the dizzy minds.

Swish!

The body of the Blood Demon, which seemed like it would never fall, scattered like sand, from head to toe.

The Blood Demon’s eyes, which saw his body scattering, was stunned, as if he couldn’t come to terms with it.

“Fu…fuck…”

Jang Sam-tae just mumbled while looking at it.

He definitely saw it with his own eyes, but it was something he wouldn’t be able to believe for as long as he lived.