The First Elder, Blood Sword Emperor Dan Wei-kang, once told .
‘The Eighteen River Families and the Green Forest differ from normal martial sects. They are the closest to the true essence of the Forces of Evil. They are driven strictly by only their own vested interests and the logic of power.’
He was right.
Their inherent character was different from other Murim sects. They did not co to enhance their martial arts but learned them for their own purpose.
And that purpose was to steal.
They were a group that made a living by taking the property of others.
Actually, that also ant they were far from a group that could be negotiated with.
‘Then, how do I bring them under ?’
Give them goods?
It was far from reaping a living under the mountains. I’ve been holding on well so far, but how do I persuade them to join hands with us to deal with the Murim Alliance?
I wondered if this would work.
In response to this, Dan Wei-kang provided a simple answer.
‘Sotis the simplest answer is the best.’
‘Simple?’
‘Show them overwhelming power.’
We’ll soon see if that thod would work.
The pirates of the waterways were staring at
as if I was a monster. The impact of my landing had been strong enough to shake the ship, and all of them fell silent.
Their faces were full of alertness.
“Ha!”
Of course, not all of them reacted the sa. Gal Yong, the oldest of the three brothers, opened his mouth.
“Obey? Did you just tell us to obey?”
“That’s right.”
I gave him a short answer.
In the justice faction, they would treat an opponent with so respect. However, I decided to follow the laws of the Evil Faction.
I acted as an arrogant and overbearing Blood Demon of the Blood Sect.
Papapak!
At that mont, hooks and ropes flew in from all sides, catching the target ship that had almost drifted into the current.
They were definitely seasoned pirates.
Papapak!
Nurous pirates ca over after jumping over the ropes.
There were so warriors at the peak level here, but most seed to be normal pirates.
The pirates all turned towards
as they sensed sothing strange was happening on the ship. It seed that since they were a large group, they would not easily back down.
Or was it to save their leader’s face?
Gal Yong then said to .
“No, what did the Blood Sect leader eat last night? Why are you speaking about obedience now? Are you mistaking this for dry land?”
He clearly didn’t like it.
The sailors seed to be frightened by all the pirates around them and gradually gathered into a corner.
They’re trying to take advantage of numbers. I simply sighed and smiled.
“Now that the Beggars Union leader is dead, the Murim Alliance will aim for the River Families in earnest.”
Gal Yong narrowed his eyes at my words.
And he then spoke loudly.
“The Alliance made their own underhanded move first. Did we co on land to kill him?”
Pak!
Gal Yong kicked Hong Gu-ga’s decapitated head. The poor beggar couldn’t even stay dead in peace.
“He died on the Yangtze River, so that would be enough justification. It is also a good enough reason to draw out the sect’s power.”
“What, so you want us to serve the Blood Sect? If we were afraid of such a thing, we would have disbanded right after the Great War.”
“It must have been proven that the advantage of location no longer works like before?”
“Proven?”
I looked at the three brothers and said.
“I don’t see one of them. Was he the owner of the ship?”
I referred to one of the mbers of the Yangtze River people. Hearing this, Gal Yong shouted at
with a stiff face.
“Did you see it? Where did the ship explode?”
Just as I thought, this was why all of their ships, which should have been spread across the Yangtze River, were gathered here.
It ant that they were preparing to go up against a common enemy. It seed like a good chance to ntion them.
“An unknown force is operating behind the scene to ensure that the two sides end up colliding against each other despite their own internal affairs. I think you were tricked as well.”
“Who got tricked!?”
Gal Yong shouted in a loud voice, his face flushed with anger.
“The blood of our brother will be punished with blood.”
Hearing Gal Yong’s cry, all of the pirates onboard roared.
“We will punish them with blood!”
“Woahhh!!”
A thunderous roar could be heard coming from each ship as the sound spread. The pirates, who reached as far as Sichuan, seed to want to engulf the entire Yangtze River.
Even if there were only a few of them, their efforts wouldn’t be in vain.
Seeing his subordinates follow behind him, Gal Yong shouted at .
“Tell
where they are!”
“That seems like a command.”
Hearing this, Gal Yong smiled.
“Do you think a warrior who crossed the wall can handle thousands of people alone?”
Srng!
Hearing this, the pirates who had crossed the ropes unsheathed their weapons and surrounded . Gal Yong then aid his claws and shouted.
“Blood Sect leader. Tell us where they are. Wouldn’t it be nice to not fight here today?”
He made this proposal as if he was being generous. He must have realized that, despite how outnumbered I was, any clash would lead to them taking damage.
Hearing this, I smiled and told him.
“Try doing it properly.”
“Blood Sect leader. Kindly consider this just once…”
Swish!
Before he could finish his words, Blood Demon Sword floated and flew at him. Confused, Gal Yong crossed his hands and blocked them with his claws.
Shhhng!
“There was intent in that!”
“I thought it would be good to secure the upper hand right now.”
“What?”
Ignoring his confusion, I stepped forward.
Kwang!
The sound of my step vibrated around us as he looked at
in shock.
At that mont, most of his pirates fell to the ground.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The sa happened with the escort services and the sailors.
At least 200 pirates dropped to the ground. The only ones left standing on the ship were the three brothers of the Yangtze River families and no more than 20 skilled warriors.
Gal Yong looked puzzled.
“What is this….”
The Illusion Eye’s suggestion was made through sound. The more I used it, the more I got used to it.
At least, it seed so to
since even first-rate warriors were caught in it.
So of my innate qi was consud, but this wasn’t at a level where it was a big problem. If I got stronger, I could even use it on master-level warriors.
“Filling your morale baselessly doesn’t work.”
I walked a step closer.
The expression on their faces changed. It was the sa for everyone else.
Two hundred people onboard the ship suddenly collapsed. It was only natural for them to beco afraid.
“What trick did you use?”
Gal Ho, one of the three brothers, shouted at .
It seed that he had so doubts about how his n could collapse so suddenly.
“You don’t need to know.”
With that, I walked over to Gal Yong.
“You!”
Gal Yong shouted with urgency.
The rest of the warriors of the river families on the deck were puzzled by the situation. Still, they ran toward
after a slight hesitation.
I thought that they would be scared, but they still obeyed the orders. I would like to applaud this kind of loyalty, but I still needed to take them down.
Showing a good sense of combination, two people attacked
at the sa ti. In response, I simply caught their swords lightly between my fingers.
Chang!
“The b-blade is…”
“Caught with his fingers…”
Clang!
As they were stunned by surprise, I used my internal qi to break their blades.
I then punched them both at the sa ti.
“Kuak!”
“Ack!”
The two that were hit flew back as if they had been hit by stones. One was caught by the deck, while the other fell into the river.
“This cannot….”
“L-leader that…?”
The others were shocked and could no longer attack .
I only used internal qi to the third level, with low strength. Yet, even I was amazed at how effective it was.
“What are you doing! Continue to attack!”
They attacked
according to Gal Yong’s orders. Their weapons ca from all angles to try and cut
down, but…
‘Hmm. Have I always dealt with enemies who were too strong?’
Even these master-level warriors seed like nothing now. Their movents were too slow.
This was why there’s always a fuss when soone who crosses the wall takes a side during fights.
Such a different level.
Chachachang!
“Damn it!”
“He is standing still!”
“Dam it all!”
They all swung their blades, but I simply moved my upper body to evade them.
So aid for my lower body, but I stabbed them through the neck or stomach before they even reached .
Puak!
“Ack!”
It was just a few monts, but all of them were struggling, and six of them collapsed completely.
Gal Yong then cried out.
“Enough!”
Hearing this order, all of the pirates attacking
withdrew.
“Leader!”
“It is impossible for you people.”
Did he realize it only now?
Gal Yong pointed to the Blood Demon Sword flying around
and asked,
“How do you do it?”
“Do what?”
“I’ve never seen a warrior who has crossed the wall be able to handle a sword like this.”
“You speak like you have dealt with many warriors who crossed the wall.”
“Never one like you.”
‘Hmm.’
He wasn’t bluffing.
He seed to have more experience than I thought. Actually, Dan Wei-kang had worked with these people a decade ago and achieved satisfactory results.
It wouldn’t have been an ordinary joint effort, and the pirates wouldn’t be willing to fight without knowing the odds.
But there was one problem.
“Can you handle ?”
“What?”
“One is missing among the four. There should be a gap in your usual performance.”
Hearing this, Gal Yong and his brothers looked at
strangely.
What did this an?
Gal Yong then snorted.
“Our joint attack was made using three people. Stop worrying about other things, Blood Sect leader.”
Three against one.
Well, it should work out fine for them.
The three of them took their stances with the determination to take
down.
Gal Yong shouted.
“Blood Sect leader. Let us follow the rules of Murim.”
“The rules?”
“In Murim, the words of the strong are the law. Suppose you, as sect leader, can overco our joint efforts. In that case, we will favorably consider joining the 18 River Families of the Yangtze River with your sect.”
“I will consider it.”
“But if you lose, give us the information and leave.”
It wasn’t unreasonable.
But I had to correct them.
“It seems like you are misunderstanding sothing.”
“Misunderstand?”
“You aren’t joining . You will obey .”
Gal Yong’s expression changed after hearing my words.
“You are looking down on us.”
“Pirate leader. You said so with your own mouth, the rule of strong.”
“Hah!”
He snorted and said,
“Fine. I will accept it. If you win, we co under the Blood Sect. However, if it happens, then the balance of the conditions doesn’t match now. If we win, along with information, the Blood Sect should also co under us.”
He ca out with a bold reply.
His pride must have taken a hit as I continued telling him to be under .
That was why he wanted the Blood Sect to co under him.
Just what kind of guts does he have?
“Let’s do that.”
“You seem upset. Ho, Yong.”
“I get it.”
“Let us display our skills.”
Hearing this call, the younger brothers took their stances. Gal Ho swung the hook-shaped blade, and Gal Yong spun the spiked iron ball.
I pointed my hand to them and said,
“Change places.”
“Place?”
“Wouldn’t it be a pity if we killed those who fainted?”
There were still unconscious people on deck, and it was more effective to just move away.
When I first learned the Illusion Eye, I could wake them with just a shock or sothing, but they were in a deep sleep now.
If we fought here, the ship would sink.
“Fine.”
Gal Yong looked at them, nodded, and used the rope next to the ship.
There were few pirates on the ship we moved to. I followed them there because I knew they had sent most of their mbers to the rchant ship.
The three of them retook stances, and I told them.
“It wouldn’t matter to lose one ship, right?”
“What?”
As soon as he asked this, I released the upper dantian and activated the Blood Demon Fla.
It didn’t end there since I readied myself to use the True Blood Diamond Body.
Wooong!!
Their expressions beca stiff as they felt the overwhelming force from my body. I didn’t care about controlling my strength, either.
I was curious to see how far I could go with both Blood techniques.
‘I was told to show how overwhelmingly strong I am.’
I called for Blood Demon Sword, and his blade turned red as he reached .
‘Then now… let us see it. Let us start with the Blood Demon Sword techniques!’
I released it using my 10th level of internal qi.
As soon as I raised my sword and swung it at the three of them, an overwhelming red wind blew.
“Damn it!”
“Avoid it!”
The three of them were scared and evaded the strike.
Kwaaang!
The red wind moved right between them and didn’t stop. As if cutting the deck wasn’t enough, it had also split the river.
“This is insane…”
Gal Yong was struck dumb by the sight. The pirates who watched from the other ships were also shocked.
Then the ship began to move.
Kuaaaakkkk!
“Ugh?”
The cracked deck began to split to the side as the boat began to tip.
Half of the deck was still attached to the other ships, so it still maintained its position. However, I could cut the ship in half if I wanted to.
It was my first ti trying this out.
Sensing that their fighting spirit was dropping, Gal Yong tried to urge his now-pale brothers.
“Do not be intimidated! Working together in close combat gives us the advantage!”
He was trying to rally them. Would it work, though?
They grabbed their weapons and tried to move again.
“Joint effort.”
Swish!
The Blood Demon Sword flew from my hand and blocked Gal Ho’s path.
“Uh?”
And it didn’t end there.
Sothing else flew in the air and blocked Gal Yung’s path.
It was True Evil Sword.
‘…!!’
“Now, you can’t say it’s cowardly for the three of you to go against , right?”
Hearing this, Gal Yong was dumbfounded.
“…What the fuck?”
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