Martial Arts Ain't Anything Special-Chapter 100: I Won’t Die (2)

Namgung Changhwi stomped the ground the moment he realized.

An Unrestrained Realm. The impossible was happening.

Additionally, the Unrestrained Realm martial artist wasn’t attacking alone.

According to the presences detected by his qi sense, all of the Black Serpent forces from Datong County had gathered.

The enemy’s Transcendent Realm forces numbered three. Fortunately, thanks to the Young Master inflicting severe injuries on Geom Yeong.

The allied Transcendent Realm forces numbered four. No, just now it became five.

He sensed the presence of two Transcendent Realm martial artists clashing with the Unrestrained Realm master.

What’s the best course of action?

Retreat? That’s not something they can do freely. One wrong move, and they would all die without even forming a battle formation.

Then counterattack? Against an Unrestrained Realm martial artist? That’s madness.

From the Unrestrained Realm onwards, one truly begins to transcend humanity. Somewhere between human and god. Charging in would be nothing short of suicide.

Is there another option?

Namgung Changhwi furrowed his brow at his increasingly complicated thoughts and shouted.

“Everyone form a sword formation!”

Each allied Transcendent Realm martial artist would handle one of the enemy’s Transcendent Realm forces, and the remaining forces below the Peak Realm would...

“Damn it...! You all support the Young Master! Master Ji-baek! Green Forest Commander! Each of you take on Baek Yeonha and Cheok Mukang!”

There was no other choice. If they couldn’t hold back the Unrestrained Realm martial artist, they would be annihilated without question.

That meant all of their Peak Realm forces needed to be assigned to the Young Master to somehow buy time.

Either until the allied Unrestrained Realm master arrived as reinforcement, or until pressure elsewhere forced the enemy’s Unrestrained Realm master to withdraw.

In either case, if neither happened, everyone here would die.

They would have to face Transcendent Realm martial artists supported by Peak Realm martial artists in exchange for buying a little time, but that was still better.

How many the Young Master’s surprise attack killed will be key...

The first thing Namgung Changhwi saw from his elevated position was a battle resembling a natural disaster.

“Insane...”

Somehow against all logic, a battle against an Unrestrained Realm martial artist was actually taking place.

On our side...

The numbers of the rapidly nearing Black Serpent martial artists didn’t seem that great even at a glance.

It was a blessing in disguise. They could hold out for a while if it was that much.

Just then, the martial artists he’d sent to the Young Master quickly returned.

“Commander! The Young Master says he doesn’t require assistance and would rather us deal with matters over here beforeing supporting him!”

“What is he saying...!”

Just assisting from behind with a sword formation would be a great help, wouldn’t it?

However right now even thinking was a luxury.

“We’ll engage!”

Namgung Changhwi drew his sword and powerfully released his inner force.

Azure Sky Flying Swallow Sword.

He slashed with lightning speed, only for Heuk-gwol to meet it with with his own sword. A grin spread across Heuk-gwol’s face.

“We meet again!”

Once again, the curtains of war arose.

*Crack!

The space before his eyes repeatedly shattered and reformed.

The Fist King was sent flying several times by the Qilian Sect Leader’s hand, but surprisingly, he seemed unharmed.

“I cannot be broken!”

The gorilla-like man threw his fist. With one punch, space shattered, but he was sent flying again with a single gesture.

“What the hell is that.”

Seojun let out a hollow laugh and placed his hand on the ground.

Five Elements, Earth, Rise.

Rumble!

The ground shook and rose upward, several small mountains forming around the hovering Qilian Sect Leader.

While he could also move in the air, there was no difference between ground and air for an Unrestrained Realm. It was better to have somewhere to stand to reduce that gap between them.

“Oho, sorcery?”

The Giyeon Sect Leader smiled with interest and formed complex hand seals with both hands.

The tips of the rising mountains were cut off and fell, forming sword shapes. Hundreds of them. With a slight movement of his hand, all the swords flew toward Seojun.

Seojun kicked off the mountain, leaping upward while imbuing his sword with powerful force.

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Giant Spirit Divine Art. He flipped the sky with overwhelming power.

The Sword Form of the Emperor originated from the Sword of the Boundless Azure Sky. His father-in-law had also graciously bestowed that sword art upon him.

Azure Sky World Reflection.

The blue sky shined down upon the world, coloring it.

WHOOSH────────!!

All the incoming swords were erased, Seojun’s hand twitching.

Five Elements, Earth, Release.

Pillars shot up from the high mountains and engulfed the Qilian Sect Leader who promptly drew upward with his index and middle fingers pressed together.

Boom!

The pillars were blocked in mid-air and shattered. As that happened, the Fist King flew in from somewhere again.

“You bastard!”

CRACK──────!!

The Fist King’s punch broke through the Qilian Sect Leader’s domain as he dove in deeper. His opponent frowned.

“You’ve become even tougher.”

The Qilian Sect Leader joined his hands and then separated them. Between them, an elongated sword formed.

An Unrestrained Realm martial artist possesses a domain. The range of their will is their domain, and the qi of nature within follows their intent.

When Unrestrained Realm martial artists clash, they battle for control over the domain. Should an adversary fail to claim a domain, the victor manifests godlike powers within it.

“Bind.”

Reinforced qi formed in the air, restraining the Fist King.

“Hah...!”

The Fist King immediately exerted force to break free, but he was a bit late.

“Enough. Now die.”

The Giyeon Sect Leader shot the sword. A sword weighing over ten thousand jin (about 37.5 tons). With the compressed reinforced qi orb at its tip, there was almost nothing in the world it couldn’t pierce.

The Fist King widened his eyes and threw a punch in response.

“Stop, are you fucking crazy?”

Seojun flew in, grabbed the Fist King’s leg, and threw him aside.

Whoosh!

The sword grazing the Fist King ended up missing its target and instead pierced a distant mountain. A huge hole formed in the center of that mountain. All Seojun could do was laugh emptily.

“Ah, this is too damn much.”

He had a strong feeling that he was fucking screwed, yet even so, the corners of his mouth kept rising.

It’s been a while hasn’t it? A fight to the death for the sole purpose of killing each other, no need to think about anything else.

Of course, the probability of him dying was much higher. So he couldn’t afford to hide anything.

He didn’t want to use this when there were so many people, but he was left with no choice.

Twitch!

The Qilian Sect Leader looked at Seojun in surprise as he felt a tingle in his fingertips.

“You.”

This pressure... He had experienced this once long ago.

“Are you Namgung Myeong? No, that can’t be?”

This was clearly the Sword Form of the Emperor, but the Namgung Clan’s successor shouldn’t have reached that realm yet. Then who was this guy before him?

“Hmm... I’ll just catch you and ask.”

Bind. The nature qi turned into reinforced qi and tried to restrain Seojun.

Or rather, it seemed to try.

There was a gap about two finger joints above Seojun’s skin. The Qilian Sect Leader’s domain couldn’t invade it, failing to restrain him.

“Huh...”

“Even as an Unrestrained Realm, you shouldn’t try to do anything with qi against me, bastard!”

All Rivers Return to the Ocean. Supreme Law of Essence Absorption. The two martial arts activated simultaneously, absorbing the reinforced qi around his body.

Against an Unrestrained Realm martial artist, he couldn’t use his usual strategy.

His nearly infinite inner qi? The same went for his enemy.

What sets Unrestrained Realm martial artists apart lies in their efficiency. They use just enough of their own qi to serve as an axis to command the nature qi around them, preserving their own internal reserves.

Furthermore, their proficiency in absorbing nature qi and using it as their own leads to an abnormally quick qi replenishment.

So what can I do about it?

If the head were separated from the body, wouldn’t even an Unrestrained Realm die?

Heaven-Defying Sun-Moon Art.

SWOOSH────────

He shot out the distorted reversed taiji. The Qilian Sect Leader sharply lifted his hand looking at it strangely.

Whoosh!

The Heaven-Defying Sun-Moon Art soared into the sky after being deflected.

The Qilian Sect Leader looked at his burning fingertips and exhaled.

“You, who exactly are you? Not an Unrestrained Realm, or no... are you Unrestrained Realm? I can’t seem to tell.”

“Hiiiyaaaa...!!!”

Boom!

After knocking away the charging Fist King, he formed hand seals.

The nature qi in the air gathered, creating thousands of swords that filled Seojun’s vision, causing the corners of his mouth to twitch.

Swish!

Like a wall closing in, Seojun moved frantically, blending the mental image of All Rivers Returning to the Ocean with the Supreme Law of Essence Absorption in his sword.

He blocked and absorbed one sword, then flew through the gap. More swords targeted his side, foot, and temple. He ducked to dodge, then spread out, releasing the reinforced qi of All Rivers Returning to the Ocean.

While pushing away the qi swords, he bloomed plum blossoms at his feet and leapt skyward. The swords pursued him relentlessly. High in the air, Seojun imbued his sword with the form of the emperor.

Sword Form of the Emperor.

The sky, falling at the emperor’s gesture, pressed down upon thousands of swords.

WHOOSH────────!!!

All thousands of qi swords were annihilated. Yet in that brief moment, wounds carved across his entire body. The stinging pain transformed into ecstasy, dyeing his brain with pleasure.

Seojun, covered in blood, smiled and pressured his inner core.

“Even I can’t tell what I’m about to do!”

Crack. His inner core shattered. Two more pairs of arms sprouted, and horns emerged from both temples.

The Sword Form of the Emperor, enhanced with the principle of the Giant Spirit Divine Art, formed a massive figure in the sky.

Three heads, six arms, horns on the head.

The Three Heads Six Arms Form Asura looked down at the Qilian Sect Leader from the sky.

“Yes, I also do not know.”

A spy from the Demonic Cult? The Qilian Sect Leader formed complex hand seals.

Boom!

A massive pillar of fire surged from the ground, forming the shape of a fire dragon that engulfed Seojun.

Scanning his surroundings with blood-red eyes, Seojun spotted the Fist King rapidly approaching.

“Got you.”

“Huh?”

He grabbed the Fist King by the scruff of his neck and hurled him at the fire dragon.

Boom!

As the fire dragon exploded, the sky turned crimson. Immediately, Seojun joined each pair of hands sprouting from his sides.

Heaven-Defying Sun-Moon Art. Two spheres wrapped around his hands and converged.

Then he severed the two pairs of arms and fired them like missiles toward the Qilian Sect Leader.

“You crazy fucker.”

The Qilian Sect Leader extended both arms and grasped space itself. With a twist, he redirected the arms to fly past him, embedding them into the mountain behind.

BOOOM──────────!!!

A small mountain was erased beyond existence.

In that momentary gap, the Fist King emerged from the flames and charged at the Qilian Sect Leader. His body was merely slightly singed but otherwise intact.

“Hahaha! You ill-mannered bastard!”

While cursing at Seojun, he threw a punch towards his enemy who was merely whistling.

Whoosh!

“Ugh!”

A strong wind blew, sending the Fist King flying. Then the Qilian Sect Leader’s eyes met Seojun’s, who had been hiding behind.

Rotate!

Yin qi and yang qi swirled on the sword, uniting into a reverse taiji. The extended form manifested as a dragon.

Yellow Dragon Ascends.

The murky dragon, using the Heaven-Defying Sun-Moon Art as its body, opened its maw and pounced on the Qilian Sect Leader.

“It’s been six hundred years since I’ve met a madman like you.”

He bursted into laughter. What could be so amusing that this inhuman figure was grinning? The Qilian Sect Leader manifested his mind into reality.

The mental image dyed the space, leading to the materialization of his domain.

“Twist Heaven Invert Earth.”

The world twisted.