Chapter 305 – Domineering Steps (3)
-The patron continues to astound this humble monk in many ways.
-How can such a small talent be astonishing? But why are you sending a voice transmission?
-It is to convey this humble monk’s intentions.
-Your intentions, Venerable Monk?
-If it were this humble monk’s personal opinion, I would like to keep the agreent regardless of what the patrons did outside. However, now that the imperial military officer has co here and the patron has taken him hostage, if we let you go, Shaolin may be put in a precarious position.
-Is it because of your standing?
-How could a monk who has renounced the world think of standing? The imperial officials will surely use this as a pretext to pressure the main temple. If the monks who have left the secular world continue to face secular pressure, how can they focus on cultivating the Buddhist path?
At Museong’s voice transmission, Mok Gyeong-un looked at him with surprise.
Unlike the Precepts Hall Master Dae-deok, he seed to have a deep Buddhist faith without any selfish motives.
-Then what do you want to do? Do you want us to sacrifice ourselves for the sake of the monks?
-How could this humble monk force such a thing?
-Then what?
-I simply wish to give you an opportunity, believing in the patron’s martial prowess.
-Opportunity?
At Mok Gyeong-un’s question, Museong opened his mouth instead of using voice transmission.
“When a conflict with the secular world occurs, Shaolin has overco it with a simple yet long-standing tradition.”
“A long-standing tradition?”
“That’s right. No matter how different our positions may be, it is difficult to completely ignore the agreent we made. Since Shaolin is also a disciple of Buddha and a martial artist who hones martial arts, we intend to compete based on the martial arts code.”
“………”
“Listen, Arhat warrior monks. Deploy the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation at once!”
“Yes!!!!”
As soon as that command was given.
-Rumble rumble!
The 108 warrior monks, including those who had already deployed the Eighteen Arhats Formation, deployed a formation around Mok Gyeong-un with trendous spirit.
When the 108 Arhat warrior monks lined up and assud their stances, their majesty was like witnessing an army of thousands.
What was even more remarkable was that they had only ford a formation, yet their energy doubled and filled the entire hall.
‘……Impressive.’
This was all too clear in the eyes of Mok Gyeong-un, who had opened his Ghost Eyes.
One by one, ordinary energies converged into a single entity called a formation, becoming so formidable.
Therefore, he couldn’t help but admire it.
At that mont, the expelled monk Ja Geum-jeong shouted in an angry voice.
“Master! No matter what, isn’t this going too far? What do you an by competing based on the martial arts code? Isn’t the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation Shaolin’s strongest force?”
The reason Ja Geum-jeong was so agitated was simple.
The Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation was Shaolin’s most powerful formation designed to subdue multiple enemies or transcendent masters of the True Grandmaster level.
It symbolized Shaolin, and among those who had officially faced it, no one had ever broken the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation.
“Amitabha. That’s right. The Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation can indeed be considered Shaolin’s strongest force.”
“Master, this is…..”
“Shh!”
At that mont, Mok Gyeong-un raised his finger to his lips, gesturing Ja Geum-jeong to be quiet.
Ja Geum-jeong frowned and closed his mouth mid-sentence.
Has his master gone crazy?
Isn’t he afraid of being surrounded by the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation?
While he was puzzled, Mok Gyeong-un spoke, looking at Museong, who was standing at a distance.
“If you say it’s according to the martial arts code, do you an we should compete?”
“That’s right. However, I’m not asking you to break it.”
“If you’re not asking to break it?”
“Presenting the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation, which can be considered Shaolin’s strongest force, to the patron is to express our reverence for the patron’s outstanding martial prowess.”
Is it reverence? Or is it for a definitive outco?
Mok Gyeong-un chuckled and said.
“Well, let’s say that’s the case. So, what do you want to do? If not to break it?”
“In the past, after an unpleasant incident, Shaolin further enhanced the formation of the Hundred and Eight Arhats, making it much more perfect than before.”
“………”
“If you can endure this Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation for just a mont, Shaolin will consider it fate and comply, safely sending the patrons on their way. Of course, if it is not feasible with just the patron alone, you are welco to join forces with your companions.”
“One mont……”
“However, if you cannot endure it for a mont, this humble monk will have to hand you over to the imperial palace as traitors, even if the patrons resent . If we do this, will the military officer from the imperial palace believe that Shaolin is not harboring them?”
“Phew…phew…..”
At Museong’s proposal, Commander Kang-hak, who was being held hostage by Mok Gyeong-un, reluctantly nodded his head as if agreeing.
However, his inner thoughts were completely different.
‘Isn’t the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation of Shaolin known for its undefeated record and Shaolin’s strongest force?’
This was a well-known fact among all martial artists.
As far as he knew, even the Six Heavens and Eight Stars masters, who were considered the pinnacle of the current martial arts world, could not recklessly challenge Shaolin’s Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation.
It was literally one of Shaolin’s legends.
‘No matter how strong this damn bastard is, it’s impossible to last a mont against Shaolin’s Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation.’
He was confident about this.
Precepts Hall Master Dae-deok’s thoughts were no different from those of the Guard Commander.
Although that outrageously arrogant patron’s inner strength surpassed his own, the power of the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation was on a different level.
In the distant past, they had unofficially suffered a humiliating incident, but the perfection of the formation now was incomparable to that ti.
‘He talked as if he were being compassionate, but the master has given him an even more inescapable task. Hohoho.’
Dae-deok looked at Reverse Muscle Scripture Hall Grand Monk Museong with a satisfied expression.
On the other hand, Mok Gyeong-un’s subordinates had grim expressions.
Even if they were allowed to join forces and given a ti limit of a mont, could they really withstand the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation?
No matter how strong Mok Gyeong-un’s martial prowess had beco, they lacked confidence in this particular task.
At that mont.
“If we are to proceed with your proposal, I should return the hostage to you. Please take him.”
-Smack!
Mok Gyeong-un lifted Commander Kang-hak, whose neck he was grasping, and threw him towards Precepts Hall Master Dae-deok as if throwing an object.
‘What?’
At his sudden action, Dae-deok inwardly clicked his tongue.
Judging by the way he was flying, it seed that he had deliberately infused inner strength into the throw.
However, he couldn’t show himself being pushed back like before, so he hurriedly spread out his soft palm technique to catch the flying Commander Kang-hak.
The mont he caught him,
-Crash!
‘Ugh.’
Dae-deok’s expression montarily twisted in pain.
It was a technique of the Physical Transmission Scripture.
He tried to disperse Commander Kang-hak’s force, but instead, that force penetrated and entered, nearly pushing him back again.
-Gulp!
However, thanks to forcefully enduring it, blood rose to his throat as if he had suffered internal injuries.
At this, Dae-deok glared at Mok Gyeong-un with anger-filled eyes.
‘This bastard!’
Regardless of his reaction, Mok Gyeong-un shrugged his shoulders as if he didn’t care at all and turned his head to speak to Museong.
“But Venerable Monk, may I also make a proposal to you, no, to Shaolin?”
“A proposal?”
“No matter how I think about it, this seems to only consider Shaolin’s convenience. Even if we are in a disadvantageous position.”
“…….So you’re saying you’ll reject this humble monk’s proposal?”
“No. That’s not it.”
“Then what kind of proposal do you intend to make?”
“It’s nothing much. I want us to receive compensation for nearly falling to our deaths due to Shaolin’s mistake. Honestly, an apology alone seems insufficient for a matter involving people’s lives.”
“Compensation? How do you an compensation?”
“I heard that Shaolin has a very precious spiritual dicine. I think it was called the Great Restoration Pill?”
‘!!!!!!!’
At those words, the monks of Shaolin stirred.
Of course, Mok Gyeong-un paid no heed to this and continued speaking.
“If we pass the master’s proposal, how about giving each of us one as compensation for the harm done to and my companions?”
At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, Precepts Hall Master Dae-deok intervened with a fierce expression instead of Museong.
“The young patron must not be in his right mind to make such a request when you should be grateful for even being given a chance.”
The spiritual dicine Mok Gyeong-un had just ntioned was made from Shaolin’s secret thod.
It took a long ti to make just one because the manufacturing thod was so difficult, and the reason it was famous was that if an ordinary person took the Great Restoration Pill, they would live a long life without illness, and if a martial artist took it, they would gain a full cycle of inner strength.
Therefore, even in the martial arts world, Shaolin’s spiritual dicine, the Great Restoration Pill, was regarded as the supre spiritual dicine.
“What’s there to be in the right mind about? If Shaolin hadn’t dropped us, this situation wouldn’t have happened at all, so shouldn’t you agree to even greater demands?”
“Ha! The patron truly prefers punishnt over…..”
“Enough!”
Museong reprimanded Dae-deok.
As Dae-deok closed his mouth, Museong clasped his hands together and spoke to Mok Gyeong-un.
“Amitabha. Patron. I apologize to the patron, but the number of Great Restoration Pills is not that many, and moreover, they can only be given out after being approved in a eting presided over by the abbot.”
“Are you refusing on the pretext of procedure?”
“How could that be? However, I believe there is certainly so truth to the compensation the patron speaks of. So, even if not the Great Restoration Pill, I think I can give you the Small Restoration Pill within my authority.”
“M-Master!”
At those words, not only Dae-deok but even the Sutra Pavilion Grand Monk Gong-jeon, who was favorable to them, looked at Museong in surprise.
That was because the Small Restoration Pill was also a spiritual dicine that Shaolin prided itself on.
In the case of the Great Restoration Pill, the manufacturing thod was so complicated and ti-consuming that Shaolin created a substitute spiritual dicine.
That was none other than the Small Restoration Pill.
This Small Restoration Pill was also a precious spiritual dicine that could grant ten years’ worth of inner strength with a single pill.
“Master, this is…..”
-Swish!
As Gong-jeon tried to say that they should be cautious, Museong shook his head with a resolute face.
His thoughts remained unchanged.
He had already broken his agreent to prevent external pressure by making an enemy of the imperial palace.
At this point, he had a strong desire to compensate them with sothing, and just then, Mok Gyeong-un made this bold request, so he considered it a good opportunity.
“Of course, please keep in mind that this proposal stems from the patrons being able to endure the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation for a mont.”
“Alright. With this, it seems the balance has been sowhat restored.”
“I will not accept the Small Restoration Pill.”
At that mont, soone intervened and shouted loudly.
It was the expelled monk Ja Geum-jeong.
At this, Gong-jeon spoke in a gentle voice, indicating that it was alright.
“Amitabha. It’s you, Deokmun. If you’re worried about burdening Shaolin, you don’t need to…..”
“No. Master. Instead of that, I want to receive sothing else.”
“Sothing else?”
“If we endure the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation for a mont, instead of the Small Restoration Pill, please allow to strike the Precepts Hall Master over there with full force, just once, no more, no less.”
‘!?’
At his words, Precepts Hall Master Dae-deok was dumbfounded.
He wondered what that expelled fellow would dare to demand, but he impudently asked to be allowed to hit him?
It was so absurd that he was about to say sothing,
“How dare you…..”
“Hohohoho. Even if he was expelled, there is sothing called old ties, so can’t we grant Deokmun’s request to this extent?”
Sutra Pavilion Grand Monk Gong-jeon took the initiative.
At this, Reverse Muscle Scripture Hall Grand Monk Museong nodded with a faint smile.
What was so difficult about allowing him to strike just once, not even the Small Restoration Pill?
Moreover, Precepts Hall Master Dae-deok had a significant influence on that child becoming a expelled monk, so he could fully understand that level of venting.
“Now, before we begin, bring an incense stick that lasts for a mont.”
“Yes!”
At Museong’s command, so of the warrior monks who were not part of the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation clasped their hands together and were about to go and fetch it.
At that mont, Mok Gyeong-un waved his hand and spoke in a aningful voice.
“Shaolin will have to erect a tombstone due to another misjudgnt.”
“What do you an by…..”
It was at that very mont.
Mok Gyeong-un suddenly stomped his foot on the ground.
-Kwaaang! Crackle crackle!
At that instant, with a trendous roar, the ground of Arhat Pavilion’s plaza cracked, centered around Mok Gyeong-un, and the vibration spread in all directions.
Along with the vibration that shook the ground, the mont it reached the soles of the Arhat warrior monks who were surrounding him in the Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation,
-Tremble tremble!
They all convulsed as if they had been struck by a shock, and then,
-Thud! Thud! Thud!
Without exception, they simultaneously collapsed to the ground.
‘!!!!!!!!!!!’
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