Chapter 281
While the golden sword qi annihilated all the Alpha Demonic Wolves, Mu-Gun closed in on Sirius, who was still sitting arrogantly on his throne.
Lightly extending his hand toward Mu-Gun, the Demon God sent out a wolf-shaped Demonic Qi Flare. Instead of dodging, Mu-Gun stretched out his left hand and unleashed the Heavenly Descent Thunder Strike. The huge golden hand suppressed the Wolf Flare, sending it crashing on the floor of the grand hall. It soon exploded under the pressure.
Sirius unleashed a few more Wolf Flares toward Mu-Gun. Imbued with divinity, they were as strong as the Alpha Demonic Wolves. However, none of them posed even the slightest threat to Mu-Gun. He jumped at the Wolf Flares and sent out a burst of golden light in all directions, piercing through the wolves.
You bastard! Youre not just any normal incarnation! Sirius exclaimed with a serious expression. Before Mu-Gun had realized it, the Demon God had gotten up from his throne.
Mu-Gun shrugged. Of course not. I possess enough power to defeat your kind.
Impertinent bastard. I will show you the difference between a True God and an incarnation.
Angered by Mu-Guns insult, Sirius rushed forward. He then used the Phantom Clone Art, a technique that used his authority to summon hundreds of clones that looked exactly like him, deceiving the opponents eyes.
The Demon Gods over-sixty-cheok-tall body split into hundreds of clones and instantly surrounded Mu-Gun. His Phantom Clone Art was so sophisticated that even with the Thunder Gods Heavenly Eyes, Mu-Gun still couldnt tell the clones apart.
Due to his confidence in his eyes, Mu-Gun couldnt help but be momentarily surprised. Maximizing on that brief weakness, The clones immediately attacked him.
If I cant tell the real one apart, then Ill just wipe them all out.
Mu-Gun summoned and sent forth as many golden swords as there were clones, annihilating the enemies at random. The golden sword qi unleashed by the Infinite Thunder Sword mercilessly pierced through the clones charging at Mu-Gun. The clones simply continued their attack, sustaining not even a scratch. Their lack of an actual body prevented them from being wounded, but it also disabled them from inflicting any damage themselves.
However, the real Demon God, who was hiding amongst those clones, could certainly harm him. Not knowing when the actual Demon God would attack, he could not just ignore the clones, even if theyd likely just phase through him.
Mu-Gun continued to control hundreds of golden sword qi, cutting and slashing the clones. His inability to inflict them any damage made him realize that excluding the ones unaffected by his attacks would eventually lead him to the real Demon God, able to find the Sirius Demon Gods main body.
However, it wasnt as simple as it sounded. Instead of staying in one place, the clones moved at a speed that was impossible to track with the naked eye. Even the mighty Mu-Gun could not keep them all in track.
Mu-Gun gave up trying to find the needle in this haystack. To break through this Phantom Clone Art, he had to slice them all apart in one swing.
Mu-Gun immediately unleashed the Ultimate Thunder Sword in the form of the Hundred Golden Lightning Wheel Wave. The golden wheel of light circled Mu-Gun, who was still wearing the Dragon Scale Divine Armor.
Soon after, the golden wheel sent dozens of golden sword qi in all directions, piercing through the clones. Amid the distorted clones, an explosion soon erupted, revealing the real Demon God. Mu-Gun immediately summoned another Ultimate Thunder Sword and chased after him.
The incomparably larger and more powerful golden sword qi flew toward Sirius. Having just shaken off the impact of the previous onslaught, Siriuss jaw dropped, taken aback by the incoming attack.
Like a waterfall, a Demonic Qi Flare gushed out of the Demon Gods mouth and collided with the golden sword qi. Explosions erupted as his attack was shattered, allowing the golden sword to change trajectory and burrow toward his mouth.
The Demon God hurriedly raised both hands and summoned a bunch of wolves made of demonic qi. As the Wolf Flares threw themselves at the golden sword qi, he quickly distanced himself from the incoming attack. However, the golden sword qi swiftly wiped out the Wolf Flares and resumed chasing after its main target.
Realizing that dodging it would be futile, he mustered all his demonic divinity and manifested a Wolf Flare bigger and stronger than the previous ones. With its fangs bared, it lunged at the golden sword qi.
I agree.
Mu-Gun and Hyun Gwang returned to the Purple Heaven Palace. Before they did, Hyun Gwang told the ascetics guarding the cave to never enter it.
Meanwhile, Mu-Gun opened the Spirit Realm and summoned all wind and earth spirits. He then instructed them to locate any other caves connected to the Hell Realm.
The spirits immediately scattered throughout the Central Plains and carried out their orders.
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After returning to the Wudang Sects Purple Heaven Palace, Mu-Gun and Hyun Gwang met with Supreme Elder Hyun Cheon and told him about what happened in the cave. Hyun Cheon found their narrative hard to believe, but he couldnt think of a reason for the two to lie.
So, to sum it all up, the Thirty-Six Demon Godsthe rulers of another dimension called the Hell Realmare trying to descend into our world to destroy it, and the cave that appeared in Mount Wudang is the pathway that connects their territories to the Central Plains? Hyun Cheon asked.
Thats correct. Mu-Gun responded.
If so, then there is a high possibility that similar caves have opened elsewhere, Hyun Cheon concluded.
Yes.
I know we have to prioritize finding them, but this world is far too vast. How do we even tackle this?
Fortunately, Young Master Baek has a plan, Hyun Gwang responded.
Hyun Cheon turned to Mu-Gun. Really?
Yes. Its hard for me to explain in detail, but I have a way to quickly and accurately search through the Central Plains. Im doing it as we speak.
I see. You saved us from the threat of the Nine Celestial Demons Sect, and now this. You truly are the savior of this world, Young Master Baek.
You praise me too much. Anyway, we should ask the other sects and families if they have discovered sites similar to the cave in Mount Wudang.
Ill talk to the Nine Prominent Sects and the Seven Great Families. I have to inform them of the Hell Realms threat and discuss countermeasures with them anyway.
Thank you, Supreme Elder.
Considering the power of the Hell Realms Demon Gods and demonic beasts, not even gathering all martial arts masters of murim would be of much help to him. Nevertheless, it was better than nothing.
After entrusting the mobilization of the Central Plains Murim Alliance, including the Nine Prominent Sects and the Seven Great Families, to Hyun Cheon, Mu-Gun and his wives returned to the Baek Sword Sects manor, no longer able to continue their trip due to the pressing situation.
Riding on wind spirits, the three reached Shaoxing in three days.n0ve(l)bi(n.)co/m