Chapter 48
Chwarararak!
The fluttering red haze wrapped around the Blood Emperor's body.
Three hundred years ago, in the ranking of martial arts masters called the One Emperor, Three Sovereigns, Five Kings, and Seven Lords, the first seat, the One Emperor, was the Blood Emperor.
He took out his unique martial art. The Blood Emperor could not hide his excitement at the martial art that was being unfolded for the first time in three hundred years.
Unlike the Blood Emperor, Cheongun was in a state of disarray because of the annihilation formation he was encountering for the first time. His black night clothes were torn here and there.
But it wasn't that the enemy's attack was at a level he couldn't handle. The problem was the change in the environment rather than the endlessly connected attacks.
If it weren't for that, he would have been at ease.
As the situation continued, Cheongun also gradually became tired.
At first, he had thought he could adapt soon. He was happy as he acquired a sense of real battle. But without knowing it, his spirit was gradually becoming exhausted.
Cheongun still did not know why the Blood Demon Ten Thousand Demon Annihilation Formation was called the devil's formation. He was busy dealing with the attackers without even knowing that he was gradually melting into the formation.
Jiiing!
Finally, as the strike team of the Zirong Palace was deployed, Cheongun was even more overwhelmed.
The change in the terrain was also fiercer and more powerful than before.
Unlike at first, Cheongun could not smash the enemy with one blow and had to swing several times. As their chain attacks continued, Cheongun was gradually pushed back.
Shwaeeek.
Chaeng, chaeng, chaeng.
The enemy's attack, which was attacking Cheongun's vital points without rest, was enough to give him a dizzying feeling. Since he was already half out of his mind in the formation, he could not face them properly.
The guys' chain was connected like flowing water, and Cheongun was gradually driven into a defensive position.
In the end, Cheongun instinctively brought up the Heavenly Mandate Divine Art.
Uuung.
A bright light was emitted from Cheongun's body.
As the internal energy with a deep blue light was shot in all directions, the dark red fog quickly retreated.
The Heavenly Mandate Divine Art, like the Blood Emperor Divine Art, was also imbued with lightning energy. As if to protect Cheongun, it drew a round circle and drove out the fog.
As the attacks and environmental changes that had been raging without a thought stopped, Cheongun finally realized his mistake.
"Well, I was lost in the formation and my mind was confused."
He gauged the internal energy remaining in his body.
'Is there about thirty percent left?'
The dantian, which had been full and overflowing with immense internal energy, was empty. The remaining internal energy was at most about thirty percent. Although thirty percent was not a small amount, since he was trapped in the formation, it could not be considered a lot.
'I have to get out of this place.'
It was dangerous. He had already had an unbelievable experience. He was confident that he would not be in such a disarray if he regrouped and came back.
'I'm worried about the Blood Emperor.'
The problem was the Blood Emperor. He could not get out of this place alone without him.
As Cheongun was organizing his thoughts, the formation wriggled again.
The fog that had been pushed back by the Heavenly Mandate Divine Art began to cover Cheongun again.
The power created by the Heavenly Mandate Divine Art and the Blood Demon Ten Thousand Demon Annihilation Formation clashed. The dark red energy confronted the clear energy with a blue light.
An unexpected internal energy confrontation began.
The tug-of-war, which was pushing and being pushed, was soon tilted to one side.
"Keueuk."
A painful groan flowed out from Cheongun's lips.
With the remaining thirty percent of his internal energy, it was impossible to completely block the energy of the Blood Demon Ten Thousand Demon Annihilation Formation.
Deudeuk, deudeudeuk.
At the suffocating pressure from all directions, a scream began to be heard from Cheongun's body. The body that had begun to shake once gradually shook violently.
Thick beads of sweat soon formed.
At this time, a small vibration was heard from deep inside Cheongun's body.
Uuung.
It was a deep vibration that was somehow sticky.
Cheongun's body trembled as if it had been struck by lightning.
'Blood Emperor's true energy?'
As it merged with the lightning energy, the Blood Emperor's true energy had changed. According to the Blood Emperor, it had become a half-baked thing.
After obtaining the Heavenly Mandate Divine Art, he had not paid attention to the Blood Emperor's true energy. It had just been stuck deep inside his body, but as Cheongun was in a crisis, it moved on its own.
Uung.
Again, a vibration occurred from deep inside the dantian, and a red energy soared.
The Blood Emperor's true energy, which had soon come out of the dantian, began to rush to the Du meridian.
The blood energy that had gone down to the Changqiang acupoint passed through the waist without obstruction.
It moved along the Du meridians of the back, turned the Yamen acupoint behind the neck, and briefly settled on the Baihui acupoint at the top of the head. It soon reached the end of the upper lip, the Duiduan.
The blood energy, which had reached the end of the Du meridian, soon came down along the Ren meridian and flowed into the dantian.
Uuuuung.
The blood energy, which had begun to circulate once, came out of the dantian in succession and began the Small Heavenly Circulation without obstruction.
'I shouldn't operate the Blood Emperor Divine Art.'
He was suddenly scared. It was because of the characteristics of the Blood Emperor Divine Art. There could be someone who recognized the energy like a red haze.
He gritted his teeth and operated the Heavenly Mandate Divine Art.
Uung, uung.
Two divine arts were operated at the same time. If he operated two divine arts with different properties, he could fall into a state of cultivation deviation.
But this was possible for Cheongun. It was all possible because of the Yin-Yang Divine Art of the Wudang Sect.
Cheongun had been able to obtain a copy of the Yin-Yang Divine Art that was sleeping in the Imperial Palace Armory. Although it was not perfect, fortunately, the Blood Emperor knew the Yin-Yang Divine Art.
As if it knew Cheongun's intention, the blood energy of the Blood Emperor Divine Art became as gentle as a lamb.
'That's it.'
Cheongun used the Heavenly Mandate Divine Art to simply send his internal energy to the Ren and Du meridians and circulated it once. From deep inside his body, a strand of blood energy flowed out and helped the Heavenly Mandate Divine Art.
Thanks to that, the internal energy of the dantian, which had less than thirty percent left, began to fill up quickly.
'That's a relief.'
To think that the depleted internal energy would fill up with just one strand of blood energy. Cheongun was once again feeling the tremendous effect of the Blood Emperor Divine Art.
Thanks to that, he could face the rushing energy.
But it wasn't to the point of overwhelming it.
'If those guys attack again, this confrontation will also end.'
Although he had passed one crisis, it was not over yet. It was still a disadvantageous situation for Cheongun.
But for some reason, the appearance of the attackers had disappeared as if it were a lie. Now, all he had to do was have a tug-of-war with the formation.
'What's going on? Why aren't those guys attacking?'
The puzzlement was brief.
With a roar, the formation shook greatly.
Ureureureung.
Kwa-kwa-kwang!
A powerful explosion occurred.
Thanks to that, Cheongun's body also shook back and forth.
At the same time, the energy that was pressuring Cheongun retreated as if it were a lie.
The dark red fog rushed fiercely towards one place.
Thanks to that, Cheongun could catch his breath.
"Huh? What's going on?"
It was a new change.
It was clear that a serious problem had occurred in the formation.
And he found out. Why the formation that was pressuring him had retreated.
"Blood Emperor?"
Cheongun's two eyes widened.
Not far away, the Blood Emperor was standing.
A red blood energy was wrapped around the Emperor and was raging in all directions.
The red energy like a haze covered the heavens and the earth and destroyed everything that was in the way.
Something was seen in between.
They were the warriors of the Zirong Palace. Dozens of them were dangling in the air.
"Gasp! How can that be?"
Cheongun doubted his two eyes. It was a sight that was hard to believe.
"It's truly not a human martial art."
He could feel the greatness of the Blood Emperor Divine Art again.
But suddenly,
"Huh?"
Cheongun's eyes widened.
"How can the Blood Emperor...?"
The question was brief, and the blood energy that was surrounding the Blood Emperor began to scatter in the air one by one.
He had experienced this kind of situation once before. It was when he had first met the Blood Emperor.
Cheongun unfolded his lightness skill, approached the Blood Emperor, and sent a telepathic message.
-Blood Emperor, what happened?
The Blood Emperor glanced at Cheongun and then looked around at his scattering blood energy.
He smiled slightly at the red energy that was scattering and embroidering the air.
"Isn't it beautiful?"
Even at the Blood Emperor's question, Cheongun made a surprised expression instead of answering.
His voice was like the voice of a living person.
As Cheongun was just standing with his mouth open without being able to say anything, the Blood Emperor said a word.
"The Blood Demon Ten Thousand Demon Annihilation Formation has given me a new body for a while. The formation will soon disappear. Then the new body I have obtained will also disappear."
As the Blood Emperor had said, the formation was becoming faint. But to Cheongun, the formation was not the problem.
"Is there anything else wrong?"
"Well. It will soon return to its original state. Even now, I am holding on using my blood energy. Would you like to study it once?"
"I understand. But do you know the principle of this formation?"
"I only know the general principle. Since it's a very complicated and unpleasant formation, I have never dug deep into it."
Cheongun, who had experienced the formation, fully understood the Blood Emperor's words. He also found the formation unpleasant.
"Then the place that knows it in detail must be the Zirong Palace."
"That's right. Since they unfolded it."
As the two were talking, the ones who had been hanging in the air began to fall like rain.
Hoodoo-dook. Hoodoo-dook.
"It seems the time is up. This is as far as I can help you."
The Blood Emperor looked around.
The formation was still there, and the dark red fog was blocking his vision.
He soon gathered his blood energy. The blood energy that had scattered in the air was sucked into the Blood Emperor's body in an instant.
The Blood Emperor slightly raised his right foot and said.
"I'm counting on you."
Kung!
He had lightly stepped on the ground with his right foot, but it rang out loudly like thunder.
A red energy burst out from the ground the Blood Emperor had stepped on. At the same time, it covered the faint dark red fog.
In an instant, everything disappeared.
Pat.
At the same time, the Blood Emperor's clear form also disappeared.
Fortunately, the Blood Emperor was still standing in that place. The only thing that had changed was that he had become slightly faint, but his appearance was the same.
[Get a grip. Aren't those guys flocking?]
Cheongun, who had been dazed, came to his senses at the Blood Emperor's words and looked around.
An innumerable number of people were running with their weapons.
Cheongun clenched his fists. He had a lot of pent-up anger. Thinking about what he had experienced in the formation, he wanted to smash the Zirong Palace right away.
But he soon relaxed his hands.
"Let's stop here for today."
[Then were you going to fight more?]
Cheongun smiled at the corner of his mouth without a word. At such a Cheongun's appearance, the Blood Emperor shook his head.
[Since the purpose was to shake them up in the first place, let's go back.]
"That would be good. Come to think of it, my body is not in a good condition either."
Cheongun gathered his internal energy in his two feet and kicked the ground.
Pat.
He flew into the air and immediately unfolded his lightness skill.
It was the Flying Heaven Shadowless Divine Step of the Shadowless Divine Thief.
He leisurely disappeared, as if to mock the flocking warriors of the Zirong Palace.
The Zirong Palace, which Cheongun had swept through once, fell into silence.
Even though they had taken out the Xuanxuan Mili Annihilation Formation, they had not been able to catch the culprit.
Kwaang!
At the roar that shook the huge hall, everyone held their breath.
Ou Huliang, who was wearing a dragon robe, shouted with a reddened face.
"What have you guys been doing? It's not that there were many intruders, you missed just one guy? Even after unfolding the Xuanxuan Mili Annihilation Formation?"
He was so angry that his whole body trembled. A violent energy was emitted from his whole body as if it were exploding.
Dozens of executives who were kneeling could not even swallow their saliva properly.
"If you have a mouth, speak up!"
Kwa-kwa-kwang!
A blue light flashed from Ou Huliang's hand and struck one of the twelve pillars.
A clear handprint was deeply engraved on the hard pillar made of blue steel stone.
As if his anger had not subsided, he panted and looked around the audience. He saw his subordinates who were even holding their breath.
Ou Huliang, who had gritted his teeth and barely suppressed his anger, collapsed in the grand preceptor's chair and said coldly.
"Report!"
"Yes, first, the material losses. Five pavilions have been completely destroyed, and five have been broken. The walls, sculptures, and the items that were inside have not been tallied."
"Keung."
A groaning sound flowed out of Ou Huliang's mouth on its own.
He had suffered too much damage. But what was important was not such property.
'Don't tell me that guy went that far?'
(End of Chapter)