Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 379 (Part 2)



379 (Part 2)

Gradually I feel my heart tightening.

Instinctively I recognized Gu Yang-cheon as an opponent worthy of my skills.

At that moment.

Bang-! Gu Yang-cheon who had pierced through the sword path lunged a punch at Mo Yong-tae.

One punch but it seemed to come slowly.

‘Is it a feint?’

Just as I hesitated wondering if I should cut through it I realized it was too obvious to be a mere feint.

In that instant.

Whoosh-! Flames erupted from the tips of Gu Yang-cheon’s fingers obscuring Mo Yong-tae’s vision.

Was that previous feint meant for this?

‘What a useless trick…!’

Mo Yong-tae’s senses were still wide open. He immediately swung his sword to dispel the flames.

At that moment Gu Yang-cheon also found his mark.

In a brief moment.

Gu Yang-cheon had spread his hands wide creating some sort of object in his palm.

It appeared to be a massive orb.

‘…What is that?’

Mo Yong-tae swallowed hard.

He instinctively froze at the overwhelming energy that formed the orb.

It was dangerous.

His instincts were screaming that.

Grgrgrgr.

Immediately Mo Yong-tae filled his sword with energy.

Without hesitation Gu Yang-cheon threw the orb of flame at Mo Yong-tae.

The massive orb flew towards him radiating heat.

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Seeing this Mo Yong-tae swung his sword infused with white qi.

He knew he should evade but he couldn’t.

He had to confront it.

Yirong Biseon Sword (義隨備先劍).

Yirong Baekyeil (義隨白藝壹).

The techniques of the Moyong Clan unfolded in Mo Yong-tae’s swordplay.

It flew towards the orb thrown by Gu Yang-cheon.

Kwahg-!

“…What?”

The white sword flux that Mo Yong-tae unleashed easily sliced through the orb.

Seeing this Mo Yong-tae couldn’t help but exclaim.

From the energy he felt it shouldn’t have been that easy to cut through.

Bang-! Whoosh-!

The orb that burst in mid-air created a shockwave but it was clear that its power was not that great.

Something felt off.

Just as Mo Yong-tae sensed the anomaly something caught his attention.

“This…!”

It was the presence of Gu Yang-cheon.

Hiding himself behind the shockwave and flames that erupted Gu Yang-cheon had already closed the distance to Mo Yong-tae.

He lunged with a punch.

Only then did Mo Yong-tae realize.

From the moment Gu Yang-cheon obscured his vision with flames every movement he made was a feint planned for this single strike.

Ha.

‘A monster… a true monster.’

No matter how much he claimed not to be serious to be outmatched by this young one was absurd.

How could such a being be born in this era? Mo Yong-tae felt a sense of futility.

Even while recalling this Mo Yong-tae instinctively raised his sword to take a defensive stance.

Thud-! The protective enhanced qi that spread around Mo Yong-tae was crushed by Gu Yang-cheon’s punch.

It was clear that a significant amount of energy was behind it.

Bang-! The punch met the blade.

Mo Yong-tae tried hard to absorb the impact but it seemed he couldn’t fully contain it and his legs lifted off the ground.

Immediately Mo Yong-tae floating in mid-air was quickly pushed back by the shock.

“Cough.”

Thud-! He drove his sword into the ground to slow his momentum.

Even so he felt he had been pushed back considerably.

Just as he managed to stop his flying body.

Mo Yong-tae immediately turned his gaze to Gu Yang-cheon. It was dangerous to be unprepared for any potential attack.

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However Gu Yang-cheon remained standing in the same spot where they had been engaged.

Seeing this Mo Yong-tae frowned.

‘Is he waiting for me?’

That posture seemed to suggest he was waiting for Mo Yong-tae to regroup.

To be treated like this by a junior especially one who had taken his daughter away was infuriating.

A flame ignited in Mo Yong-tae’s heart.

Separately there was something he wanted to say.

“I’m sorry.”

Gu Yang-cheon flinched at Mo Yong-tae’s apology.

He never expected him to offer an apology.

“What do you mean all of a sudden…?”

“It’s an apology for underestimating you Master and not taking our duel seriously.”

Mo Yong-tae looked at Gu Yang-cheon having regarded him as a weaker opponent and not giving his all.

Thus this was an apology from one martial artist to another.

“Master is strong. So I will also take this seriously.”

“No you really don’t have to… I can just accept that I lost…”

Thud.

Gu Yang-cheon’s words seemed to go unheard.

Mo Yong-tae raised his sword and resumed his stance.

Immediately the energy spread in all directions.

“…Hmph.”

Feeling that energy Gu Yang-cheon bit his lip.

The level of energy was vastly different from what he had seen before.

It was clear that Mo Yong-tae had been holding back against him.

‘This is bad.’

This wasn’t what he wanted.

Gu Yang-cheon frowned. He hadn’t expected this at all.

He thought he just needed to prove his worth to Baek Cheon-geomju.

Now with Baek Cheon-geomju suddenly coming at him like this Gu Yang-cheon felt flustered.

‘What should I do? Is he really going to fight seriously?’

As he pondered whether he truly had to fight Baek Cheon-geomju with all his heart.

Boom….

Suddenly a heavy presence made Gu Yang-cheon turn his head.

Someone had appeared between Baek Cheon-geomju and Gu Yang-cheon.

Right after that.

Kwah-!

The intervening figure began to emit energy.

The heat radiating from Baek Cheon-geomju and Gu Yang-cheon was suppressed all at once.

“…Ugh.”

Feeling this Gu Yang-cheon swallowed hard.

It was hot.

Even Gu Yang-cheon who had mastered fire techniques felt the heat.

At the same time a resonance arose. The Gu Yeomhwa Ryun Gong coiled within him.

It resonated with the heat that was now pressing down on him.

It was no surprise.

This heat was the same force he emitted.

However.

The level of accumulation was so different that he couldn’t resist and was being crushed.

The owner of the overwhelming heat turned his gaze to Mo Yong-tae who had drawn his sword.

The man clad in a crimson robe was fluttering in the wind.

The boiling presence began to expand.

“Baek Cheon-geomju.”

“…!”

The man called out to Mo Yong-tae in a low heavy voice.

Gu Yang-cheon could tell.

It was rare for this man to be angry.

Just as Mo Yong-tae was taken aback by the overwhelming energy pouring out.

The man Gu Cheol-woon opened his mouth to Mo Yong-tae.

“What is the meaning of this?”

As he spoke Gu Cheol-woon’s black hair began to turn red.