Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 197

"The So family has received a report that the 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts' were used to create 'soul jiangshi', and elders, including the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family, have flocked there. But suddenly, the 'Great Ghost' appeared and is harming people... they can't suppress it."

Baekji frowned. He had also had a hard time with the 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts'.

It was because Wu Ha's 'Kunlun Plate' was a perfect counter that he was able to suppress the 'Little Ghost'. To suppress the 'Great Ghost' now, two or more of the 'Four Divine Generals' or the 'Ten Demonic People' would have to attack together.

"...And the fact that Wu Ha is a disciple of the 'Kunlun Three Immortals' has spread... and the sect members who have a grudge against the Kunlun Mountains are flocking to the So family."

Baekji's eyes narrowed.

'The Hyuk-ryeon family... these brats are finally making their move...'

* * *

Pung!

Swi-swik―!

Although the masters of the So family poured out a joint attack, the 'Great Ghost' did not even flinch. The So family mobilized all their masters, surrounded the 'Great Ghost', and tried to disperse his attention by taking turns.

There were already several corpses around. Among them was an elder of the Elder Hall. He was an elder who had stepped forward, sneering at the So family's warriors who were being defeated like autumn leaves, but he had died with his chest pierced by the 'Great Ghost's' hand.

After that, the elders also retreated and just watched. The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family, inwardly cheering, pressed So Jeong-hu.

"An elder has died by the 'soul jiangshi' made by the So family. How will you take responsibility?"

"I will say it again. The So family has never made a 'soul jiangshi'. Everyone knows that a 'soul jiangshi' is made based on the 'soul weaving art' of the Hyuk-ryeon family, so why are you coming to the So family and questioning us?"

"Is there anyone who doesn't know that the 'soul weaving art' of the Hyuk-ryeon family is in the 'Heavenly Demon Martial Library', and that the only one who can see it is a So?"

"Hmph! Are you saying that the Cult Leader has smuggled out the martial arts of the 'Heavenly Demon Martial Library' to the So family? Do you want to die for the crime of disrespect?"

The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family and So Jeong-hu had not been on good terms for a long time. They glared at each other as if they were going to kill each other.

"Family head! Let's suppress that brat first and then question the circumstances later. The situation is serious."

Zhong Yue, the strategist of the So family, stealthily pulled So Jeong-hu.

"Can't you even handle what you have made?"

The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family sneered openly.

Although So Jeong-hu was dumbfounded, it was urgent to take care of the warriors who were collapsing right now.

"Move aside!"

As So Jeong-hu was about to step forward, Wu Ha popped out.

"I will take care of it."

So Jeong-hu was startled. If he were to perform the martial arts of Kunlun in front of the elders of the sect... he would be caught red-handed. Before considering the circumstances, they would surely drive him into a corner as a public enemy.

He hastily blocked Wu Ha's front and said, "You move aside!"

"The head of the old family does not need to step forward! I will deal with that monster!"

The 'Silent Saber', who had run with Wu Ha, shouted loudly and then rushed in, brandishing his saber, and joined the masters of the So family. Following him, Oh Jeong-ri and Seomun Jeong-ha joined, and the 'Demonic Person', who had been hesitating, looked at the atmosphere, sighed inwardly, and then joined in.

"Keu-a-a-a-a!"

The masters of the So family and the 'Silent Saber' and the others avoided a direct confrontation with the 'Great Ghost' and pressed him by attacking from behind.

Although countless amounts of 'sharp energy' and 'saber and sword' were poured out, the 'Great Ghost's' body was unshaken. A 'soul jiangshi' does not get tired. It was a situation where the numerous masters would get tired first, attacking in turns.

The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family and the elders retreated and watched. The warriors of various families who had run to find Wu Ha for revenge stood behind them and watched.

The power of the 'soul jiangshi', which they had only heard of in words, was terrifying. His movements were so fast that they were invisible, so masters below the 'true realm' could not even follow.

The 'Demonic Person', who was saving his own body, was throwing 'sharp energy' from a little distance away. He was naturally about one 'zhang' away from the group.

But...

Kwang!

The 'Great Ghost', who had been hit by a strong 'sharp energy' on his back and had been pushed back, coincidentally stood in front of the 'Demonic Person'.

"Heo-geok!"

Although the 'Demonic Person' used all his strength and struck with both palms, the 'Great Ghost' ignored it and rushed at him.

Although the 'Silent Saber' and Oh Jeong-ri ran and attacked from both sides, the 'Great Ghost' did not even glance at them and struck the 'Demonic Person's' head.

The 'Demonic Person' hastily crossed both his arms and blocked.

Ppa-gak―!

The moment his arm bones were broken, Seomun Jeong-ha grabbed the 'Demonic Person's' back and pulled him back.

"Keu-euk!"

The 'Demonic Person' let out a scream. His dangling both arms were tattered.

If Seomun Jeong-ha had not pulled him out, his head would have been smashed, and he would have died. The 'Demonic Person', who had been notorious in Qinghai, had become a cripple with one blow from the 'Great Ghost'.

Kka-gang!

Kwa-ak!

In the meantime, the sabers and swords of the 'Silent Saber' and Oh Jeong-ri had hit the 'Great Ghost's' side and had stabbed his neck, but they could not pierce it. Oh Jeong-ri was dumbfounded. To think that he had blocked his sword, which had reached the 'flower realm', with his bare body.

The 'Great Ghost' turned his eyes to Oh Jeong-ri's side.

Although he had been hit by both a saber and a sword at the same time, since the impact from the sword of Oh Jeong-ri, a master of the 'flower realm', was stronger, it had drawn more attention.

The 'Great Ghost's' dot-like pupils shone eerily.

"Kill... you."

With a gloomy voice, the 'Great Ghost' rushed in.

Unlike a normal 'jiangshi', a 'soul jiangshi' does not completely lose its reason. Although its soul has been taken, its spirit and ethereal soul are alive.

That is why it can speak simple words and respond, and it can also use the martial arts it had originally possessed.

A 'soul jiangshi' was a being that surpassed an absolute master with a body trained through 'jiangshi-fication' and an internal energy increased by drugs.

He was so fast that there was no time to avoid him.

Although Oh Jeong-ri struck his head with his 'sword energy', the 'Great Ghost' deflected it with one arm.

Kwang―!

The moment the 'sharp energy' exploded, the 'Great Ghost' hit Oh Jeong-ri's side with his remaining arm. If he were hit, he would die instantly.

Although Oh Jeong-ri, without regard for his face, rolled back and barely avoided it, the 'Great Ghost' immediately followed.

Although the 'Silent Saber', Seomun Jeong-ha, and the masters of the So family all aimed for his sides and back, the 'Great Ghost' did not even look.

"Honey!"

Seomun Jeong-ha shouted in surprise. Oh Jeong-ri's life was in a precarious situation.

At that moment―.

Go-o-o-o!

The empty air wavered, and suddenly, Baekji's figure appeared and, as if he were stepping on a 'true step', he kicked the 'Great Ghost's' head down with his foot.

Ku-ung!

The 'Great Ghost', with a huge shock, had his lower body go into the ground.

"Keu-a-a-a!"

The 'Great Ghost' let out a painful scream.

Kung!

As Baekji kicked down with one more foot, now only his head was left, and he was buried in the ground.

Baekji stood, stepping on that head with one foot.

"Keu-eu-eu-eu."

Although the 'Great Ghost' screamed and tried to soar up again, Baekji stepped on his head and would not let him go.

The people who were watching were astonished to see Baekji, who had suddenly appeared and had suppressed the 'Great Ghost' in an instant.

Baekji had put forward his identity as So Baek-cheon and had pretended to be at the 'true realm'.

Although Shi Fengsheng and Weizhi Shouchuan knew his true martial prowess, since they had not even opened their mouths at Baekji's warning, everyone had thought he was at the 'true realm'...

'Che.'

Although he had disguised himself as being at the 'true realm' to induce the carelessness of the Hyuk-ryeon family, he had had to expose his martial arts due to the unexpected appearance of the 'Great Ghost'.

Since he could not stand by and watch Oh Jeong-ri's death, he had no choice.

"...!"

"How can that be!"

Everyone was astonished at Baekji's sudden appearance. He had buried the rampaging 'Great Ghost' in the ground in an instant.

The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family's two eyes seemed as if they would tear.

He could not believe it even after seeing it himself.

'The information was wrong! That brat is an absolute master!'

He himself was a being of the 'flower realm'... since he had cried out that he was an absolute master, the others could not even dare to guess.

A realm was like that. One could not guess a realm that was higher than one's own, even if one saw it with one's own eyes.

However, one only knew that he was stronger than oneself.

Although the 'flower realm' referred to the realm of training the 'middle dantian', the levels within it were vastly different.

Although the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family had thought he was at the end of the 'flower realm'... when a being that was beyond his common sense appeared in front of him, his heart trembled. To think that he was at a realm higher than the 'flower realm' at that age was something he could not even imagine.

Wu Ha was also greatly surprised. Although he had known that Baekji had not used all his strength when he had dealt with the 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts' in the desert, he had not thought he would suppress him so easily.

Since he did not know the fact that Baekji had obtained the 'Heavenly Demon Divine Art' in the meantime, he had just thought that he had been hiding it.

'To have had such martial arts... and to have deceived me so completely.'

He was angry that he had been deceived. And he was dumbfounded.

He could not know the reason why he had run away from the fight with Lei Mo and the 'Soul Demon' and had even committed the petty act of throwing a 'thunderclap bomb'.

.

.

.

Baekji stood, stepping on the 'Great Ghost's' head, and looked around.

Not a few of the masters of the So family had died or had been injured.

He could also see the 'Demonic Person', who was sitting with both his arms broken, in pain.

The 'Silent Saber's' face was also pale, as if he had suffered an internal injury. It was clear that he had been injured internally, having rushed in recklessly, unable to control his own personality.

Oh Jeong-ri and Seomun Jeong-ha, when their eyes met Baekji's, stealthily lowered them.

Although they had entered the 'flower realm' with Baekji's help, they were clearly filled with a sense of self-reproach that they had not been able to deal with just one 'jiangshi' and had let things get to this point.

Baekji's gaze turned to the master of the So family, who was lying face down with his chest pierced. He was the one who had stealthily approached and had greeted him when he had come to the So family, having been recognized as the grandson of the Young Lord.

He was the one who had said with a shy expression that he had admired the Young Lord...

His heart felt heavy.

So his voice naturally came out cracked.

"Can someone explain this situation to me?"

Baekji's cracked voice was extremely cold. His two eyes were directed at the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family.

As if he were saying, 'you explain'...

The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family, without realizing it, opened his mouth.

"The So family made the 'Yin Wind Twin Ghosts' into 'soul jiangshi'... didn't they shoot themselves in the foot? But are you the, the illegitimate child who came to the So family this time? If you have seen an elder of the sect, shouldn't you greet him first?"

The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family was an old 'jianghu' who had experienced all sorts of things. But he, with an unknown anxiety, had spoken without realizing it and had crossed the line.

He had lost his mind at Baekji's martial prowess and had not been able to distinguish between what he should and should not say.

No, in fact, since he had thought in advance how he would drive So Baek-cheon into a corner if he appeared, it had come out naturally in the midst of his confusion.

'Oops!'

As soon as he had spat out the words, the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family regretted it.

The strategy of thoroughly ignoring So Baek-cheon and to cut down the face of the So family was based on the information that he was at the 'true realm'.

Since he had found out that he was a being that he could not even guess, he had to change his strategy, but it had come out of his mouth without him realizing it.

An unknown anxiety reached its peak.

"..."

A moment of silence flowed.

So Jeong-hu glared at the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family as if he were going to kill him.

The other elders were curious as to what the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family was thinking, to provoke Baekji.

"An illegitimate child?"

Baekji lowered his head and muttered lowly.

Keu-reu-reu-reu...

The 'Great Ghost', who was struggling under Baekji's foot, let out a beast-like groan as his internal energy ran wild.

The way to control a 'soul jiangshi' was simple.

After sealing the captured soul in a certain place, one just had to use it. It was a technique of controlling the 'soul jiangshi' by moving the spirit that was connected to the soul.

As the 'Great Ghost's' body was bound, the one who was using the soul was clearly giving a strong order.

Keu-reu-reu-reu...

The 'Great Ghost' struggled to get out from under Baekji's foot. It was a strange sight for people to see.

Although he was just stepping on his head with his foot, the 'Great Ghost' was stuck in the ground and could not get out.

Only So Jeong-hu could know the fact that 'Heavenly Demon Qi' was binding the 'Great Ghost'.

"..."

Baekji silently raised his head and looked at the blue sky. Then he closed his eyes.

Looking at the blue sky, which was so bright that it was dazzling, he had no face to see the members of the So family who had passed away today.

No one would have thought that today would be their last day when they had woken up in the morning.

It was often said that a martial artist had to accept death whenever and wherever it came. But even so, such sudden deaths... were painful.

The intention of hiding his realm was to grasp the conspiracy of the Hyuk-ryeon family.

He had intended to find out which brats were planning a rebellion and had joined hands with the Blood Sect, and to cut out only those brats.

If the enemy knew that his realm was higher than the 'flower realm'...

They would move accordingly, and then the entire sect would be swept up, and many lives would be lost.

But... in the midst of that, unexpectedly, the vassals of the So family had died.

The sacrifice of the few for the sake of the many?

Baekji, no, So Ya-hu, suddenly thought of Bi Yun-seol's death.

It was the same then.

Thinking of the great cause of the harmony of the sect... he had lost Bi Yun-seol.

No, since he had saved her over decades, was it that he had almost lost her?

(End of Chapter)