Chapter 124. Five Dragons Fight for a Pearl (20)

Chapter 124. Five Dragons Fight for a Pearl (20)

Bang!

“Ugh!”

Woo-Moon took three steps back, pushed by the stronger-than-expected combined technique of Black and White Impermanence.

Tap, tap, tap!

As Woo-Moon retreated, Ma-Ra crouched low and ran beside him, jumping straight into the shadow of Black Impermanence.

“They’re using assassination arts, be careful!”

Right as White Impermanence shouted in alarm, Ma-Ra appeared behind not Black Impermanence but White Impermanence, and swung her sword.

“You bitch!”

With Black Impermanence’s aid, White Impermanence lashed out with the Frigid Yin Palm Force. It was such a terrifying attack that it made Ma-Ra frown, and she responded with a kick not to block the attack, but to push herself back.

Woosh!

She used the counterforce from the Frigid Yin Palm Force to fly back and land behind Woo-Moon again, displaying an excellent grasp of the concept of borrowing another’s power to string one’s bow. [1]

Woo-Moon immediately noticed her stumble, unlike herself, and he quickly grabbed her hand. He looked down at her feet and saw her frost quickly creep up her robes. White Impermanence’s Frigid Yin Palm Force was quite formidable. Although Ma-Ra had avoided the brunt of the palm force, she was still affected by the Frigid Yin Qi contained within it. Unfortunately, her outstanding martial skills made one easily forget that she was still very young, and her cultivation was not quite there yet.

Woo-Moon hurriedly circulated the qi of the Forbidden Divine Art and imbued it into Ma-Ra’s body, gradually dissipating the creeping Frigid Yin Qi.

“These little brats are quite skilled.”

“Hehe, we should nip them in the bud, then. Since they’re here, they must have prepared themselves to die, right?”

The Ten Demon Generals were some of the Black Bull Gang’s most famous representative experts. Like Woo-Moon, they were Transcendent experts who had reached the threshold of the Absolute realm.

Woo-Moon smirked. “Big words, let’s see if you can pull that off with just the two of you.”

“You arrogant brat!”

“I’ll crush that arrogant mouth of yours!”

Black Impermanence’s black palm force, filled with an absolute venom, and White Impermanence’s palm force imbued with cold qi rushed forward simultaneously.

“You seem to think you have the upper hand here, but you’re mistaken. We just haven’t shown our true skills yet!”

At Woo-Moon’s shout, Ma-Ra jumped into the air and disappeared. Woo-Moon gripped Lightflash firmly the moment she vanished and began to display the Gentle Celestial Sword.

‘For now, I’ll block their attack first!’

Golden light spread brilliantly around Woo-Moon as a round wall appeared in front of him, blocking the combined palm force of Black and White Impermanence.

Although he wasn’t pushed back three steps like before, Woo-Moon's feet still dug into the ground, leaving furrows.

‘Impenetrable GoldenWall Second Form, Golden Wall Severing Void!’

It was the second form of the Impenetrable Golden Wall—something he had comprehended after seeing Gong Do’s techniques during the spar with the Hegemon Clan.

As Woo-Moon spun and flung out the shield formed of sword aura, it molded into a massive disc and flew toward Black and White Impermanence.

Sensing something unusual about Woo-Moon’s blow, Black and White Impermanence suddenly stood shoulder to shoulder, each imbuing their palms with qi and unleashing them forward.

The two streams of palm aura, one black and one white, stretched out like dragons and blasted forward, wrapping around each other and merging into a single stream before colliding with Golden Wall Severing Void.

BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG!

The clash was explosive, but Golden Wall Severing Void actually held up against the merged palm force of Black and White Impermanence! It was ground away eventually, but it had already fulfilled its mission.

'North Wind!'

Although Golden Wall Severing Void had been overwhelmed, it had significantly weakened Black and White Impermanence’s fusion technique. Thus, Woo-Moon quickly cleaved forward with his Lightflash clad in sword aura, unleashing North Wind.

At the same time, Ma-Ra appeared between Woo-Moon and Black and White Impermanence, swinging both her arms forward at the same time.

Thwip, thwip!

Silver Moon Discs shot out from both sleeves, flying forward like beams of light.

“Be careful. Those are Silver Moon Discs!” Black Impermanence shouted, recognizing the weapons that used to be the Savage Twin Moon Monster’s signature weapons. The two narrowly avoided them; the weapons were hard to see, but they were not beyond the duo’s abilities.

However, Ma-Ra’s bombardment didn’t end there. The next moment, bolts poured out of their sleeves.

Thwip, thwip, thwip, thwip!

Naturally, Blood Knight never even entertained the notion that Woo-Moon would so easily give up his sword, which to a swordsman was more important than his life. He was thus forced to hurriedly dodge, as his own pulling force caused Lightflash to snap at his face at breakneck speed.

While Lightflash barely missed Blood Knight’s face and plunged into a nearby cliff, Woo-Moon used every ounce of qi in his body to bolster his movement technique. He dashed forward and stood in front of Ma-Ra, unleashing Heavy Rain before them.

Clang, clang, clang, clang!

White Impermanence’s palm force and Woo-Moon’s Heavy Rain collided. However, this time, Woo-Moon’s attack broke through White Impermanence’s palm force.

At that time, Black Impermanence rushed over after finally being able to suppress his seething qi and internal injuries and unleashed another Poison Palm.

“Woo-Moon!”

Ma-Ra quickly thrust her sword and stabbed Black Impermanence in the heart. However, he had already planned on trading his life for Woo-Moon’s.

A squelch and a bang erupted at the same time.

“Bleergh!”

Woo-Moon vomited blood profusely, suffering internal injuries after being struck on the right side of his chest by Black Impermanence’s poison palm. At the same time, Black Impermanence died instantly after having his heart pierced by Ma-Ra.

On the other hand, White Impermanence, who had been pierced in the left shoulder by Woo-Moon’s Heavy Rain, cried out desperately.

“BLACK!!!!!”

The two had been disciple brothers with the same master and had forged a brotherhood closer than blood.

Rage filled White Impermanence’s eyes as he rushed Woo-Moon. Blood Knight also rushed from behind him, twirling his sickle and chain menacingly above his head.

“Woo-Moon.”

Ma-Ra touched Woo-Moon’s shoulder.

He had been hit with a palm force that contained all of the remaining qi in Black Impermanence’s body and had suffered significant internal injuries. Moreover, the poison contained in it also penetrated deep into his body, making his situation even worse.

Still, he fought hard to stand firm, bolstered by the amazing ability of the Forbidden Divine Art.

“It’s okay, I can still fight,” he said.

However, the situation wasn’t good.

Blood Knight, a formidable Transcendent expert, was still in good shape, while White Impermanence was still able to fight, with only a single arm disabled from the hole in his shoulder.

“We have to win. No matter what, Ma-Ra.”

“Okay!”

They had to win.

Because that was the only way they could survive!

Because only then could they protect each other!

Woo-Moon and Ma-Ra had both resolved themselves: they would win.

“Tsk! What the hell are they doing over there?”

“I mean, why did they have to push so far into enemy territory on their own?”

“Does he think he’s Zhao Yun or something?”[2]

“I think Xiahou Jinxian might have been less of an idiot...”

The members of the Wind Sword Squadron also saw Woo-Moon fighting for his life from afar. Even in the midst of their half-hearted efforts, they secretly worried about him.

They were all shocked during their first meeting, when Woo-Moon beat them all. Even though they didn’t care much about being severely underrated by their peers, deep down, they all felt that they were the best among the younger generation. However, Woo-Moon was an absolute monster that they didn’t even want to think about facing.

Thus, they had assumed that Woo-Moon would leverage his strength to control and pressure them, commanding them as he pleased. It was only to be expected; they all knew that the only reason the previous captains hadn’t done so was not that they didn’t want to but that they were simply too weak.

Yet the exact opposite had unfolded: even though Woo-Moon could very well subdue them, he only displayed his force once at the very beginning. After that, he just let them do whatever they wanted.

Even now, they were fighting half-heartedly. Yet he did not force any of them to do anything; rather, he went deep into battle himself, in order to overcome the disadvantageous situation caused by the rear force’s late arrival and Lee Chung’s unreasonable orders.

Xiahou Jinxian certainly complained and bothered them if they made a fuss during dangerous missions, but they were well aware that he would never risk himself like that to complete a mission on his own. At most, all he would do was throw a tantrum behind their backs.

Thus, seeing Woo-Moon’s relaxed nature, they lazed about even more and did as they pleased. They never would have expected that this would result in them being actually worried about this carefree captain of theirs.

“Damn it! Shit, are we really going to let Captain die like this?!”

1. Using one’s strength against them. This refers to how one has to brace a longbow on the ground and use one’s body weight to string a bow. ☜

2. One of the Five Tiger Generals of Liu Bei. He was immortalized in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms for diving into enemy lines alone to save Liu Bei’s son and slaughtering his way out after killing Cao Cao’s general. ☜