Thunder God's Reincarnation

Chapter 205

Immediately after assassinating the Heavenly Killer Divine Demon and getting away from the enemys campsite, Baek Mu-Gun met up with the Specter Slayer King at the place they had agreed on in advance.

So? Did you succeed?

Well, I did not get to confirm his death, so I cannot give a definite answer. I did not expect you to assassinate the Sky Beast Palace Patriarch, though.

I did not know who he was. I just looked for and killed whoever emitted the strongest energy. He just happened to be their patriarch, the Specter Slayer King nonchalantly replied.

Regardless, well done.

Is that all you are going to say?

Did you want a hug or something for doing a great job?

I was hoping that you would teach me the second technique of the Heavenly Spectral Assassin Sword Art, the Specter Slayer King brazenly replied.

Dream on.

You will not lose anything if you do. It will make me more useful.

Well, that is not wrong.

Will you teach it to me, then?

I will think about it.

Why are you playing hard to get?

Is it not obvious? It is the only card that allows me to control you.

Have you ever thought that you are annoying?

Our relationship is not built on friendly terms anyway.

You are seriously annoying. The Specter Slayer King looked as if he really wanted to punch Mu-Gun. However, it only lasted for a moment. Anyway, what do you plan to do now?

Well, that depends on the situation.

What situation?

I have to know whether or not I successfully assassinated the Divine Demon, Mu-Gun firmly said.

If he did?

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Then the enemy will probably give up and retreat.

Can they really walk away so easily?

The assassination has probably brought my presence here to their attention. I am certain they are well aware that with just two Divine Demons, the odds are against them.

You are quite confident.

I am merely stating facts.

What are you going to do if they retreat? I doubt you will just watch them run away.

I will naturally chase and eliminate them.

Do I have to come with you?

Is that not obvious?

The Specter Slayer King smiled bitterly. Although he was doing all of this to obtain the Heavenly Spectral Assassin Sword Art, he did not like having to follow Mu-Guns will. Unfortunately, even if he did not want to do it, he had no choice but to obey.

Are you just going to stay here the whole time?

Just until I determine their next course of action, Mu-Gun replied.

I am going to be the only one having a hard time, huh.

Mu-Gun chuckled at the Specter Slayer Kings grumbling. I did not expect one of the renowned Great Slayer Kings to whine like a child.

Whining? I am just acting like this because I find it unfair. I have not gained anything from the sufferings I had gone through.

It seems the old saying, Give a crying child one more rice cake,[1] is true after all.

What do you mean by that?

I will teach you the Heavenly Spectral Assassin Sword Arts second technique if we complete our task.

Youre not lying, are you?

I am not.

Great. I will make sure to give it my all, then.

Mu-Gun was baffled when the Specter Slayer King was suddenly overcome with enthusiasm.

Ehem, I was too excited. The Specter Slayer King cleared his throat out of embarrassment and avoided meeting Mu-Guns eyes.

It is better to take turns observing them rather than keeping watch together, is it not? Mu-Gun asked, pretending as if nothing happened.

It is.

I will take the first watch, then. You should rest up.

Okay. The Specter Slayer King sat down and leaned against a large wooden trunk.

After glancing at him, Mu-Gun monitored the campsite of the Nine Celestial Demons Sect and the Sky Beast Palace, which was located below a mountain ridge. As dawn broke and morning came, they started to buzz about. They soon cleaned up their campsite and left Mount Longzhong.

Now that they had made a move, the Specter Slayer King quickly called Mu-Gun, who was regulating his breathing by circulating qi on one side. Mu-Gun quickly got up and inspected the enemy camp, finding the enemy forces quickly descending Mount Longzhong. As he had expected, they had given up on the fight and retreated.

Wait here. I will stop by the Great Zhuge Family and come back.

Mu-Gun flew toward the Zhuge Familys manor, leaving the Ghost Specter King behind. Activating the Thunder Gods Shadow, he quickly turned into a dot in the distance and disappeared.

What a monstrous bastard, the Specter Slayer King muttered to himself, blown away by Mu-Guns speed.

Upon reaching the Zhuge Familys manor, Mu-Gun activated the Thunder God's Heavenly Eyes to pass through the Forbidden Soul Destroyer Array, which took him a little over fifteen minutes. He then immediately headed to the Zhuge Familys meeting hall, finding the leaders of the Southern Sky Branch gathered there. They were on standby so they could mobilize at any time depending on the results of Mu-Guns assassination attempt.

What happened? Zhuge Bo asked as soon as Mu-Gun entered.

They have cleaned up their campsite and are making their way out of Mount Longzhong as we speak, Mu-Gun reported.

That means you succeeded.

I cannot confirm that yet, but there is a high chance that I did. Even if I did not, I would still somehow deal with the Divine Demons, so you dont have to worry, Mu-Gun reassured them.

Should we deactivate the Forbidden Soul Destroyer Array and chase after them?

Yes. I know this goes without saying, but we must make haste.

Do not worry. We have already made all the preparations to move as soon as the Forbidden Soul Destroyer Array is lifted.

Please do.

Zhuge Bo immediately summoned the person in charge of the Forbidden Soul Destroyer Array and ordered for the array to be lifted. The Southern Sky Branchs executives then rushed to prepare everything they needed. Mu-Gun also prepared for combat with the Loyal Heart Alliances Absolute-Realm masters.

Thirty minutes later, the Forbidden Soul Destroyer Array was finally deactivated, and the Southern Sky Branchs forces immediately departed from the Zhuge Familys manor and tracked down the Nine Celestial Demons Sect and Sky Beast Palaces forces. Mu-Gun took the lead with the Loyal Heart Alliances Absolute-Realm masters, and the Southern Sky Branchs executive followed behind him.

I doubt we can catch up if we chase after them at the tail end of the line.

Nine Dragons Fist Hwang Rei, who was using his movement art right behind Mu-Gun, felt frustrated by the slow pace. To catch up with the forces of the Nine Celestial Demons Sect and the Sky Beast Palace, which were already more than two hours away, they would have to speed up. However, they also had to match their pace with the Southern Sky Branchs martial artists.

It would be best to send the Absolute-Realm masters ahead, Thunderous Wind Palm Han Baek suggested.

I agree, Zhuge Bo replied.

The other Absolute-Realm masters also felt the same way. Mu-Gun counted thirty-eight Absolute-Realm masters in total, sixteen of which were from the Loyal Heart Alliance and twenty-two from the Southern Sky Branch. Including Mu-Gun and the Specter Slayer King, they had forty people in total, which should be enough to deal with the enemy forces.

Alright. We will be going ahead to grab hold of the enemy, Mu-Gun decided.

He and the Absolute-Realm masters sped up, leaving the other martial artists behind.

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Myriad Poison Divine Demon Gal Cheon-Dok and Invincible Divine Demon So Geuk-Sang knew that if they retreated, the Southern Sky Branch at the Zhuge Familys manor would pursue them. As they expected, two hours after they departed from Mount Longzhong, the Southern Sky Branchs forces stationed at the Zhuge Familys manor began to give chase.

That was why Cheon-Dok and Geuk-Sang put the Sky Beast Palaces forces at the rear. While they were holding the Southern Sky Branchs forces off, the Nine Celestial Demons Sects forces planned to escape.

Despite knowing the two Divine Demons true motives, the Sky Beast Palace still agreed to be stationed at the rear out of their desire to avenge their patriarch. They could not defy orders from the two Divine Demons anyway.

The two Divine Demons did not just heedlessly use them as sacrificial pieces. Geuk-Sang supplied them with three hundred Soul-Burning Invincibility Pills. The pill brought its consumers martial realm to the next level at the cost of their lives, but it did not matter at all to those who were prepared to die.

Furious by their patriarchs death, the martial artists of the Sky Beast Palace couldn't care less about their lives for as long as they could take revenge. Such a feat was impossible with their abilities alone, but the Soul-Burning Invincibility Pill changed that.

If the Sky Beast Palaces Twelve Beast Kings, who were Absolute-Realm masters, consumed a pill each, they would be able to exert strength equal to the Supreme Realm. Even their Upper-Peak and Peak-Realm martial artists would get a huge increase in their power. After learning about the pills effects, the Sky Beast Palaces martial artists accepted their fate and voluntarily positioned themselves at the rear to stop the Southern Sky Branch.

Soon, the Loyal Heart Alliance and Southern Sky Branchs Absolute-Realm masters reached them. Mu-Gun was at the forefront of their group.

Everyone, prepare for combat! Violent Tiger King Jeon Hwek, the First Seat of the Sky Beast Palaces Twelve Beast Kings, shouted to the Sky Beast Palaces members.

In response, his fellow martial arts masters consumed a Soul-Burning Invincibility Pill without hesitation and charged at the Loyal Heart Alliance and Southern Sky Branch. The Twelve Beast Kings led their advance.

Mu-Gun immediately noticed that Twelve Beast Kings were all exuding familiar energy that ascended them close to the Supreme Realm.

They have taken Soul-Burning Invincibility Pills!

The same energy was also radiating from the around three hundred martial artists behind them.

Everyone, stand down! They have consumed Soul-Burning Invincibility Pills, which temporarily raise their consumers martial prowess. Nothing good will come from fighting them now. Wait for the effects of the Soul-Burning Invincibility Pill to end! Mu-Gun instructed the Absolute-Realm masters behind him.

Before they realized it, Mu-Gun then attacked the Twelve Beast Kings and their subordinates, who were a mere hundred feet away now, with the Heavenly Thunder Storm Burst. A wave of golden Thunder God qi was released from his sword and formed and rained down a thousand golden Thunderbolt Swords up from the sky.

The Sky Beast Palaces forces defended by sending their attacks at the Thunderbolt Swords, the collision resulting in deafening roars echoing throughout the sky.

Most of the martial arts masters attacks were shattered, allowing the swords to take some of their colleagues down and pierce the ground. However, the Twelve Beast Kings vajra qi destroyed dozens. A golden shockwave soon covered an area of fifty feet, electrocuting those who managed to avoid the swords earlier. Although the shock was not life-threatening, it did immobilize them.

Only the Twelve Beast Kings and the Thirty-Six Beaststhe Upper-Peak-Realm masters directly below the Beast Kingsmanaged to avoid the violent storm. Having broken through the Heavenly Thunder Storm Burst, they charged at Mu-Gun again.

In response, Mu-Gun used the Hundred Golden Lightning Wheel Wave against them. The golden lightning wheel around him soon transformed into a hundred Thunderbolt Swords, which then shot toward his targets.

The Twelve Beast Kings and the Thirty-Six Beasts quickly defended themselves, the blast pushing the latter group a great distance away. Although they had gained Absolute-Realm power, they were still nowhere near strong enough to block the Thunderbolt Swords. On the other hand, the Twelve Beast Kings rushed toward Mu-Gun again, having destroyed the golden Thunderbolt Swords.

Mu-Gun launched himself off the ground and activated the Thunder God's Aerial Steps, allowing him to quickly soar over two hundred feet high. Like a dog chasing a chicken[2], the Twelve Beast Kings stared up at him.

Meanwhile, Mu-Gun executed the Heavenly Thunder Storm Burst again.

1. This is an old Korean saying, : It means that someone who complains or causes problems is more likely to receive attention or help than someone who stays quiet and keeps to themselves. It is similar to the proverb, The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

2. It means To be disappointed or frustrated in ones futile attempt.