The Lazy Young Master of the Jin Clan

Beomgang was strong.

Each and every fist strike was strong enough to break bones.

A moment where not a single attack could be allowed.

Jin Sohyun was calm.

‘I can’t face him head-on. I have to deflect it.’

He slapped the approaching fist strike hard with his palm, changing the path of the fist strike.

Thanks to that, the fist ki, which had lost its target, tore through the innocent atmosphere.

But the shockwave was enough to send Jin Sohyun flying, and even while flying, it poured down like thunder.

Jin Sohyun spread his hands again and deflected Beomgang’s fists.

Thanks to that, besides being sent flying by the shockwave, there was no other damage.

However.

“Ugh… it hurts.”

His palms were tingling.

Jin Sohyun, who was rubbing his hands, suddenly looked around and saw the villagers, who were pale and trembling, and Beomgang, who was relentlessly raising his internal energy.

“Come to think of it.”

The village was half-devastated by their fight.

Fortunately, the residents who had come out due to the commotion had been evacuated by the village chief, Geum Mo, so no one was hurt or dead.

But this was where the lives of the Dubyeon Village residents were ingrained.

If this continued, the village would surely be left with only its foundations due to the fight between the two.

“How about we take it easy?”

At Jin Sohyun’s proposal, Beomgang bared his teeth.

“I don’t want to.”

“My father said. I never lose.”

Basically, all martial artists harbor a competitive spirit.

Of course, for a lazybones who did not recognize himself as a martial artist, annoyance was greater than a competitive spirit.

Anyway.

Jin Sohyun had no intention of prolonging the fight.

But this man with a huge build did not seem to be someone who could be defeated with ordinary strength.

“If only I had my flying swords…”

The root of the problem was that he had left his flying swords behind, in case someone recognized them.

Thinking about it this way, the flying swords were quite a nuisance.

“If I had known this would happen, I should have learned fist techniques too.”

Jin Sohyun spouted words that would have made Kang Cheon indignant if he had heard them, and then his eyes shone.

His two eyes, with the Heavenly Eyes opened, flashed with a blue light.

“I won’t lose!!”

Beomgang, who had come right up to Jin Sohyun in a few steps, swung his fists in succession.

Jin Sohyun, who began to dodge the fist strikes that tore through the atmosphere and approached with minimal movement, continued to move, avoiding Beomgang’s attacks.

“Good job! Hurry up and crush that bastard!”

As Jin Sohyun continued to dodge instead of attacking, Gyo Ham shouted excitedly.

Because it seemed that Jin Sohyun, who was narrowly dodging Beomgang’s fists, had no room to counterattack.

As the fight between the two continued for about half an hour, a hot breath burst from Beomgang’s mouth.

“Heok— Heok—!!”

It was an attack with all his might.

And yet, he couldn't even graze Jin Sohyun’s hair.

“What. You’re strange.”

“You’re strange enough too. By the way, I think I’m getting used to it.”

Jin Sohyun’s strength was based on the heavenly martial talent bestowed by the heavens.

But what made Jin Sohyun even more special was the adaptability that even the Ghost-Faced Blade, Gu Jucheol, had acknowledged.

Although he himself was not aware of it.

Jin Sohyun used all his senses to see and remember the opponent’s movements and the martial arts that unfolded from them.

Even the trivial habits.

He saw and remembered everything and made it his own.

Because of that, as time went on, Beomgang’s fists could no longer reach Jin Sohyun.

As if he were looking into the future, Jin Sohyun was seeing through Beomgang’s movements.

“I think I can imitate it.”

Jin Sohyun, who had been retreating all along, rushed at Beomgang first this time.

Beomgang instinctively stretched out his fist.

Jin Sohyun, who had dodged Beomgang’s fist strike that approached, creating a vortex in the atmosphere, rushed in as if being sucked into his bosom and twisted his waist.

At the same time, two fist strikes hit Beomgang’s abdomen and chest.

Peobeong—!!

With a roar like a drum bursting, Beomgang’s figure was pushed back.

“Keuuuuk!!”

Beomgang’s body trembled at the dizzying pain he had felt for the first time in his life.

“Keu… iyaaaaaa!!”

The enraged Beomgang stretched out his fists in succession and launched fist strikes.

But Jin Sohyun, who already knew Beomgang’s movements, dodged all his fist strikes with minimal movement.

“What on earth are you doing!?”

The group of mountain bandits who were watching this shouted in frustration.

Because in their eyes, it seemed as if Beomgang was deliberately swinging his fists to avoid Jin Sohyun.

But Gyo Ham was different.

Gyo Ham, who was watching Beomgang closer than anyone else, knew that he was performing his fist techniques with all his heart.

‘No… it’s not that Beomgang is missing… he’s dodging all of them.’

Gyo Ham realized.

That the man standing in front of Beomgang now was a master who could not be compared to anyone here.

‘He’s on a different level!’

Gulp—!

Gyo Ham swallowed dryly and rolled his eyes.

Beomgang could not defeat that man.

If Beomgang fell, then next.

‘It’s our turn.’

Gyo Ham’s gaze landed on Geum Mo and the villagers, who were gathered on one side, watching the fight between the two martial artists with worried eyes.

“That damn old man called a master!”

Padeudeuk—!

Gyo Ham, who was grinding his teeth, drew a saber from his waist and approached Geum Mo.

Geum Mo, who had belatedly discovered Gyo Ham, trembled with a pale face.

“You damn old man! That bastard… you called him!”

“It’s… a misunderstanding!”

“Misunderstanding, my ass! You bastard! Tell that bastard to stop right now! Otherwise…”

Gyo Ham’s saber passed Geum Mo and aimed for the innocent residents.

“I’ll kill all the bastards here.”

“But that young master was not called by us.”

“Whether it’s true or not! Should I cut down this brat as an example!?”

“A child is not a radish, what are you talking about cutting.”

At Jin Sohyun’s voice coming from behind him, Gyo Ham was startled and swung his saber backward.

It was an instinctive action, but Gyo Ham soon regretted his action.

Because Jin Sohyun, who had appeared behind him at some point, had grabbed the saber blade with two fingers.

“It’s dangerous to swing a sword without looking.”

“You… how did you!?”

Only then did Gyo Ham discover Beomgang, who was lying prostrate behind Jin Sohyun, clutching his abdomen.

‘Beomgang lost!’

Sweat trickled down the back of Gyo Ham, who had realized Beomgang’s defeat.

“Y-Young Master.”

“What?”

“Th-that’s… there’s a misunderstanding.”

“Elder. Am I misunderstanding?”

At Jin Sohyun’s question, the hesitant Geum Mo shook his head left and right.

“No! Those evil mountain bandits have been plundering our food until now! As if that wasn’t enough, they even threatened to kill us!”

Jin Sohyun’s gaze, who had heard Geum Mo’s testimony, turned to Gyo Ham again.

‘I’m doomed!’

Gyo Ham’s endlessly light knees hit the ground in an instant.

“Great Master! Please spare my life! I will live without doing bad things again!”

Jin Sohyun, who was staring at Gyo Ham, asked Geum Mo.

“Elder, is there a government office nearby?”

“If you go a little further northeast from here, there is a government office.”

“That’s great.”

“Ah, no! Great Master! I-I’ll die if I’m dragged to the government office!”

Since he had already committed many evil deeds, he was a dead man if he went to the government office.

Gyo Ham grabbed Jin Sohyun’s trouser legs and begged for his life.

Jin Sohyun, who was contemplating how to dispose of Gyo Ham, suddenly turned around and launched a palm force.

Kwaang—!!

The palm force that Jin Sohyun had launched exploded in mid-air, and the shockwave swept through the area.

“Ugh!”

The group of mountain bandits were sent flying in all directions, and the villagers fell where they were.

“You’re still not down? You’re a tough bastard.”

Jin Sohyun discovered Beomgang, who had stood up, panting.

But something was strange.

Beomgang’s face was flushed red, and all the pressure points in his body were swollen as if they would burst.

Moreover, his eyes were shaking wildly from side to side.

‘Could that be…’

With his limited knowledge, Jin Sohyun realized that Beomgang had fallen into a state of qi deviation.

His internal energy, which was out of control, was running rampant.

If this continued, he would lose his reason and go on a rampage until his internal energy was depleted.

After that, he would either die or become a cripple.

That was the end of a martial artist who had fallen into a state of qi deviation.

“This is troublesome.”

Jin Sohyun looked back and forth between the villagers who had not yet left the village and the fainted group of mountain bandits.

If Beomgang went on a rampage like this, innocent people would be caught up in it.

Having no choice, he gripped the saber that was in Gyo Ham’s hand.

“Ugh! Damn it!”

But if he used his flying sword technique to face Beomgang, he would have to kill him.

“If he fell into qi deviation because of me! I can’t just let him die like this!”

Jin Sohyun threw the saber to the ground and launched himself at the rampaging Beomgang.

Beomgang, who had discovered the approaching Jin Sohyun, screamed and ran.

The next moment, the two martial artists clashed at the same time.

Jin Sohyun’s and Beomgang’s two hands clasped each other.

Beomgang pressed down on Jin Sohyun with his innate strength and rampaging power.

At that, Jin Sohyun also did not lose and raised his internal energy, resisting Beomgang’s power.

The two’s powers clashed fiercely from the front, and because of this, the ground was deeply indented and cracked.

Kwa-deu-deuk!

The earth cracked and soared randomly due to the power of the two martial artists.

“Hyaaaap!!!”

Jin Sohyun put strength into his two hands.

At the same time, the huge great vein rooted in his body began to greedily covet Beomgang’s internal energy.

This was the same situation as when he had first met Jong Ryeo'ak.

Jin Sohyun’s great vein, which knew no limits, and his vast dantian ate up Beomgang’s internal energy.

“……!”

Even though he had lost his reason, Beomgang, who had instinctively realized that his power was being taken away, tried to let go of Jin Sohyun’s hands.

“Where do you think you’re going!”

But Jin Sohyun did not allow it.

He pulled Beomgang with even greater strength.

Beomgang’s appearance, who had lost most of his internal energy, gradually returned to its original state.

“Keu…euk!”

As Beomgang, who had run out of strength, knelt down with a metallic sound, Jin Sohyun let go of his hands.

But this time, Beomgang’s breathing was gradually becoming faint.

“Ugh!! What is it this time!?”

Jin Sohyun searched his old memories, forcibly sat Beomgang down, and then placed his hand on his back.

‘His pressure points must be tangled up in a mess due to the qi deviation. I have to untangle them and make his ki and blood flow smoothly.’

Jin Sohyun slowly infused his internal energy.

And using this, he untangled the tangled pressure points and cleared the blocked ki and blood.

Of course, at first, this process itself was slow, but as time went on, he became accustomed to it.

As Jin Sohyun was untangling Beomgang’s pressure points.

Gyo Ham opened his eyes.

“Heok!”

Gyo Ham, who had stood up, picked up his saber that had fallen to the ground and slowly approached the battlefield.

There, he discovered the two people sitting in a cross-legged position.

‘What are they doing?’

He didn't know exactly what they were doing, but Gyo Ham could tell.

That now was the only chance to escape.

“I don’t know what it is, but you probably can’t even lift a finger now.”

The steps of Gyo Ham, who had turned his back, stopped in their tracks.

‘The Fist King’s martial arts manual!’

Even if he had to go, he had to take Gyo Ham’s martial arts manual.

Gulp—!

Gyo Ham, who had swallowed dryly and gritted his teeth, jumped down into the deeply indented earth.

Then he looked back and forth between Gyo Ham and Jin Sohyun.

‘Should I just kill them both here?’

That would be safer, without any loose ends.

Gyo Ham nodded his head and raised his saber.

Now, if he struck Jin Sohyun’s neck, Beomgang would die on his own.

“Don’t resent me too much!”

“What?”

Jin Sohyun, who had been closing his eyes, opened his two eyes wide.

“Uaaaargh!”

Gyo Ham, who was so surprised that he dropped the saber he was holding, crawled on the ground.

“Sit still and don’t do anything foolish. Before I make you unable to use both your legs.”

“Y-yes!”

While Gyo Ham sat quietly and waited, Jin Sohyun, who had mostly untangled Beomgang’s tangled pressure points, soon found a single pressure point that was tightly blocked.

‘This is…’

The Dazhui point, which led to the upper dantian, was blocked.

‘Is this also because of the qi deviation?’

Thinking that the Dazhui point was blocked because of him, Jin Sohyun had no choice but to move his ki to clear the Dazhui point.

The Dazhui point was an important pressure point located at the back of the neck that connected the upper and middle dantians.

It was a very dangerous pressure point that could cause paralysis of the four limbs if touched incorrectly, but Jin Sohyun had no choice.

‘I have to do it!’

Because he thought it was right for him to clean up the mess he had caused.

Jin Sohyun focused all his mind on the flow of his ki and began to slowly clear the Dazhui point.

He had to clear the blocked pressure point at a very slow speed.

If he recklessly infused ki, the pressure point might not be able to withstand it and break, or it might flow backward and start another qi deviation.

Jin Sohyun’s two eyes, who was patiently clearing the Dazhui point, shone brightly.

“It’s done!”

The tightly blocked Dazhui point was finally cleared.

But at that moment, something that Jin Sohyun had not thought of happened.

As the Dazhui point, which had been blocked for a long time, was cleared, the ki that had been circulating throughout his body began to rush into the Dazhui point at the same time.

The startled Jin Sohyun let out a short scream.

“Ugh! No!”