My Father Is the Number One Under Heaven [Novel] Chapter 154

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The Continuing War
[Chapter 154]

And—

A cave shaped almost as though a demon had opened its jaws wide.

From that place, a middle-aged man had just walked out.

“Fuuuhh…”
“This should be enough for this place.”

It was Cheon Gija.

He was on the move again after reading another piece of Heavenly Insight, intending to make another arrangement.

No one would ever know.

No one would know what Cheon Gija had devoted his entire life to doing for the sake of the world.

“They should be in the middle of carrying out their task by now.”

With a profound look in his eyes, he gazed at the sky for a long while.

“Please…”

“Please, just this once, let the mission not go awry.”

And so, Cheon Gija muttered those cryptic words before once again heading somewhere.

“Already? Has it begun?”

Jin Sobaek had just arrived at the Peng Clan with the elite martial artists of the Hao Sect whom he had hastily gathered.

A massive battle was already underway in front of the Peng Clan.

Upon learning that the Demonic Cult had arrived earlier than expected, Jin Sobaek had been so shocked that he hurried over as fast as he could.

But soon, his expression brightened.

“The Five Great Families are here?”

For some reason, all five of the Great Families were fighting alongside the Peng Clan.

It was truly astonishing that they had somehow known about this and arrived in time to lend their aid.

But this was no time to be lost in such thoughts.

“We have to hurry and help.”

“Whatever you do, don’t die.”

“If you feel like you’re being pushed back, don’t even look back. Run away, then come charging back in.”

“Haha.”

“That really gives me strength.”

“Can’t you say something a little cooler in a situation like this?”

Bae Chojin, who was standing beside Jin Sobaek, shook his head as if he was beyond saving.

“Anyway, survive.”

“That is what I’m saying.”

“That’s how you fight well and win.”

“Got it?”

With those words, Jin Sobaek took the lead and charged into the battlefield.

“Then you shouldn’t have brought us along.”

Tsk.

“Now…”

“Everyone.”

“Let’s go.”

“Yes!”

And so, the elite forces of the Hao Sect finally joined the battle.

“For the Peng Clan!”

“The Hao Sect has come to help us!”

The faces of the Peng Clan members watching them immediately brightened.

Of course, at a time like this, the more allies they had, the better.

Meanwhile, the battle was growing even more fierce.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Kwang! bang! clang!

It was truly a war.

Everyone fought with everything they had, drawing upon every means at their disposal to survive and emerge victorious.

Even amid the chaotic melee, there were several particularly eye-catching clashes.

“Azure Sky Flying Star!”

“Heaven-Burning Thunderbolt Sword!”

The Emperor Sword, Namgung Hwan, was fighting the Sword Demon.

“Heavenly King’s Three Fists!”

“Rakshasa Ice Soul Palm!”

The Wild Wind Divine Fist, Hwangbo Gyun, was fighting the Cold Demon.

“Chain Twelve Slashes!”

“Asura Eighteen Claws!”

And among them, the Poison Rain, Tang Jinwoo, who had been watching the battlefield more cautiously than anyone else, was engaged in a fierce battle with the equally cautious Red Demon.

And then—

“How dare you lay a hand on my family and servants?”

Peng Mugang growled at the Autumn Demon with a savage glare.

“Hmph.”

“It’s a shame.”

“I wanted to see what kind of face you’d make when the people you cherish so much died right before your eyes.”

“Bullshit.”

“You’re the one who’ll die here today.”

Peng Mugang launched a ferocious attack at the Autumn Demon.

“White Tiger Crossing Blade!”

“Blood Wolf Twelve Swords!”

But the Autumn Demon counterattacked as if he had no intention of losing either.

Although the Autumn Demon was inferior to the Sword Demon in terms of offense, he was superior in technique.

Therefore, unlike the battle against the Sword Demon, their fight was not easily decided.

Thus, none of the Patriarchs of the Five Great Families nor any of the Ten Demons were willing to retreat easily from their respective battles.

“Half of the Swimming Dragon Sword Unit will protect the Peng Clan’s family members.”

“The rest, support the Red Moon Unit and the White Martial Unit.”

“Yes!”

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Thunder, Jegal Seung, was reading the ever-changing flow and balance of the battlefield, deploying and reinforcing forces wherever they were needed.

At the same time, the successors of the Five Great Families were leading each family’s elite forces in fierce battles against the Demonic Cultists.

“Die!”

“You Demonic Cult bastards!”

“Aren’t you getting a little too excited?”

“If we’re going to beat these rotten Demonic Cult bastards to death, shouldn’t we be excited?”

“That’s true.”

The Heavenly Dragon, Namgung Sanghyeok, and the Poisonous Dragon, Tang Mujun,

the Steel Dragon, Hwangbo Cheonwoo, and the Hidden Dragon, Jegal Woojin, had joined the Mad Dragon, Peng Seojin.

They had all come here of their own free will.

Despite being the successors who would inherit each of their respective families, they had not hesitated for even a moment.

It was all for the sake of the Peng Clan.

And their opponents were none other than the Demonic Cultists.

If the Alliance of Evil Ways was a conflict of interests and ideologies, then the Demonic Cult was nothing more than a group of fanatics obsessed with killing.

They were simply enemies with whom no compromise was possible.

Their anger toward those people was justice itself.

No one doubted that.

“Mom…”

Meanwhile, Yul burrowed even deeper into Peng Seoyeon’s arms.

Her tiny body was trembling.

“It’s okay, Yul.”

Peng Seoyeon held Yul tightly so that her daughter would no longer have to see the bloody battle.

Even so, the battlefield where life and death clashed was too much for young Yul to bear, even from nothing more than its sounds and atmosphere.

Peng Seoyeon desperately tried to soothe her.

“It’s okay.”

“Everything will be okay.”

“Everyone came here to help us.”

But what was this uneasy feeling she had?

She watched the battlefield with an ominous look in her eyes.

“What in the world is this…?”

“This is enough to drive me insane.”

Gwak Wundo, who had been watching the flow of the battlefield, looked extremely flustered.

The situation was unfolding in a direction he had never anticipated.

The sudden appearance of all five Great Families, along with the Hao Sect bringing their forces, was simply absurd to him.

And they had appeared as though they had been waiting for this.

It truly made no sense.

How could all five Great Families, each established throughout the Central Plains, possibly gather here like this?

He simply could not understand it.

Even so, the situation seemed to be gradually turning against the Demonic Cult.

“This won’t do.”

“Apparently, the time has finally come…”

“The time to use that.”

“Could Father have anticipated that things would turn out like this?”

There was no way to know at the moment.

In any case, he could no longer simply stand by and watch the situation unfold.

“Prepare it.”

Not long after Gwak Wundo gave the order, a massive cart appeared from somewhere.

However, no one could see what was being carried inside the cart.

The entire cart had been covered with a large cloth.

“Hmm… What is that?”

The appearance of the cart, which gave off an ominous atmosphere, drew the attention of those fighting on the battlefield.

At that moment, A gigantic hand burst out from inside the cart and grabbed the head of a nearby Demonic Cultist.

“Ugh—”

“Gaaaaaaahk!”

The Demonic Cultist screamed as his head burst apart like a watermelon in an instant.

“Eeeeeek!”

The Demonic Cultists who saw it backed away from the cart in fear.

What on earth was inside that thing?

When no one showed any intention of moving, Gwak Wundo finally shouted ferociously.

“What are you doing?”

“If you don’t want to die by my hand right now, open it!”

“Uuugh…”

In the end, the Demonic Cultists had no choice but to cautiously approach the cart.

The cloth fluttered as it was pulled away.

What was revealed was an enormous iron cage resembling a prison.

Then, once the Demonic Cultists removed the chains and locks wrapped tightly around it—

BOOOM.

The cage’s restraints were completely released.

Jingle.

Gwak Wundo took out a small bell bearing a strange pattern and shook it while looking at the cage.

The iron cage rattled.

A confident smile slowly spread across his lips.

“Yes.”

“As long as I have this, there is absolutely no way we can lose this battle.”

“In fact, this is even better.”

“I’ll wipe out the entire combined force of the Five Great Families gathered here, rather than just one of them.”

It was something none of the previous Cult Leaders had ever accomplished.

Once this matter was over and he returned, it was practically certain that he would become the Young Cult Leader.

And so, Gwak Wundo grinned as he imagined a future that had yet to arrive.

He shook the bell in his hand once more.

Rattle Rattle.

This time, something curled up inside the cage slowly began to rise.

Its face was covered by long, overgrown white hair and a beard, and its entire body was glowing a deep red.

“Kuoooooooh!”

Soon, it roared toward the sky.

“Grrrrk!”

“Th-that…”

“What the hell is that?”

With the roar came an enormous wave of qi, causing everyone’s eyes on the battlefield to widen.

“Human…?”

“No.”

“It isn’t.”

“That thing is a monster.”

With the mere appearance of the monster, the atmosphere of the battlefield changed drastically.

“Go.”

“Go and wipe out every last one of those Five Great Families bastards!”

As Gwak Wundo shouted while jingling the bell, the monster’s gaze turned toward those who possessed pure and righteous qi.

And then—

BOOOOM!

The monster’s body shot forward like a bolt of lightning.

“Hm?”

The monster’s first target was the Emperor Sword, Namgung Hwan.

While fighting the Sword Demon, Namgung Hwan suddenly found the monster charging toward him.

When the monster swung its enormous fist, Namgung Hwan hurriedly blocked the attack with his sword.

But—

Buuugh!

The force of the attack was beyond imagination.

Namgung Hwan was sent flying backward.

“GAAAHK!”

Namgung Hwan hurriedly regained his stance and attempted a counterattack.

“Emperor’s Invincible Sword Force!”

His attack struck the monster’s body head-on.

But—

“This can’t be…”

The monster charged straight at Namgung Hwan without suffering even a single wound.

And it continued its savage assault.

BOOOOM!
BAAAAGH!

Every single blow contained unimaginable power.

Eventually, Namgung Hwan’s sword was knocked out of his hand, leaving him completely defenseless.

The monster did not miss the opportunity and struck Namgung Hwan, sending him flying.

“You bastard!”

Unable to stand by and watch, Hwangbo Gyun stepped in.

“Great Strength Tyrant-Heaven Fist!”

He slammed his strongest ultimate technique directly into the monster’s body.

But—

“Haah…”

Just as with Namgung Hwan, the monster’s body did not bear even the slightest scratch.

And then—

BUAAAAGHH!

Hwangbo Gyun was also knocked down by the monster’s attack.

It was an utterly overwhelming display of martial prowess.

At that moment, the sky turned black.

Tang Jinwoo leaped high into the air and unleashed the greatest secret technique at his disposal.

“Ten Thousand Skies Flower Rain!”

Soon, an enormous number of concealed weapons, seemingly covering the entire sky, flew toward the monster.

But the monster simply vanished from the spot with a swift movement.

Tang Jinwoo’s eyes widened.

“Huh? Where is it?”

At that moment, Tang Jinwoo’s vision went dark.

The monster had appeared directly above his head.

Just before Tang Jinwoo was struck by the monster—

SHRIIIIIEK!

A fierce blade aura separated the monster from Tang Jinwoo.

“You’re running wild.”

Peng Mugang had stepped in.

Peng Mu gang soon met Tang Jinwoo’s eyes, and the two launched a coordinated attack.

Their combination was better than expected.

Gradually, the monster seemed to be getting pushed back.

“Grrrrr…”

Then, suddenly, the monster’s eyes began to glow blue. Something about the atmosphere had changed.

Next, both of the monster’s hands began to glow red.

“Heavenly Demon Blood-Sand Palm!”

A gigantic red serpent erupted from both of its hands.

At an unimaginable speed—

In the end—

Tang Jinwoo and Peng Mugang were unable to withstand the attack and collapsed. Their bodies could no longer move.

But there was something even more shocking.

They had discovered the identity of that monster.

The martial art the monster had just used was none other than the signature martial art of the previous Demonic Cult Leader.

The former Demonic Cult Leader, the Heaven-Shattering Asura Emperor—

Gwak Cheon-gang.

He had once occupied one of the Twelve Supreme Seats of the Inner Realm, and was known to have been killed by the current Cult Leader.

Yet here he had appeared in the form of a monster.

In truth, the former Cult Leader, who had dreamed of becoming the greatest martial artist under heaven, had eventually lost his reason and gone completely insane after recklessly cultivating demonic arts.

And the Demonic Cult had bound that former Cult Leader with sorcery and turned him into a weapon.

“Should we call it fitting for the Demonic Cult?”

“He’s completely insane.”

“Even if he’s from the Demonic Cult, how can he do something like this while wearing a human face?”

Meanwhile, Gwak Cheon-gang…

No.

He was now nothing more than a monster who had lost his reason.

He grabbed the nearby Tang Jinwoo by the neck and lifted him into the air.

“Gggghhh…!”

The tremendous strength in his grip seemed capable of crushing his neck.

Kwaaang!

At that moment, a fist aura flew toward the monster’s face.

The monster’s gaze turned in that direction.

It was Peng Mugang, already covered in blood from head to toe.

“Grrrrr…”

After casually throwing Tang Jinwoo aside, the monster turned toward Peng Mugang once more.

As if intending to kill him.

But then—

“Wait.”

The Sword Demon approached Gwak Wundo.

Gwak Wundo shook the bell, causing the monster to stop.

“What is it, Third Young Master?”

“I want to kill that bastard with my own hands.”

“Please.”

At a moment like this, the Sword Demon was being stubborn.

He wanted to personally kill Peng Mugang, who had humiliated him by defeating him in front of everyone.

“Hah.”

Gwak Wundo found it utterly ridiculous, but after calculating that granting the Sword Demon’s request might earn him something later, he nodded.

Jingle Jingle.

At the sound of the bell, the monster withdrew.

The Sword Demon then approached Peng Mugang with a grin.

“Hehehe.”

“In the end, you’re going to die by my hand.”

“How does it feel?”

“You truly have no shame.”

“Tsk, tsk~.”

“What?”

“Even in a situation like this, you still can’t stop running your mouth.”

“Fine.”

“Good.”

The Sword Demon raised his sword.

Everyone’s eyes widened at the sight.

And screams erupted from all around.

Namgung Hwan and Tang Jinwoo were both lying on the ground, unable to move.

Peng Seojin and the other martial artists were also being held back by the Demonic Cultists one after another, leaving them unable to do anything.

“Ughhh…”

Hwangbo Gyun, who had fallen, barely managed to lift himself up.

The sight of the Peng Clan’s family members, including Peng Seoyeon and Dan Heeyoung, crying out in despair came into his view.

A deep sense of despair had spread across his face as well.

“Cheon Gija…”

“My friend…”

“How did this happen?”

“I was certain that once all five Great Families arrived, we would be able to defeat them.”

“But what in the world is this situation?”

“Remember.”

“If all five Great Families come, we will somehow be able to hold out.”

“So all of them must come.”

“Do you understand?”

“Hm?”

Suddenly, Hwangbo Gyun realized that there had been something strange about Cheon Gija’s words.

He had not said that if all five Great Families came, they would be able to stop the Demonic Cult.

He had said they would merely be able to hold out.

“What does that…?”

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Meanwhile—

“Hng…”

As Peng Seoyeon and the grandmother stomped their feet anxiously, Yul, who had been turning away from the battlefield, eventually saw them as well.

“G…”

“Grandpa…”

A sinister smile spread across the Sword Demon’s face.

“Die.”

“Tiger of Hebei.”

“Pitifully, in front of everyone.”

“Khaahahaha!”

The moment the Sword Demon’s sword was about to fly toward Peng Mugang’s neck—

It seemed as though no one could stop the Sword Demon’s sword anymore.

Seeing this, Yul screamed with tears welling up in her eyes.

“Nooooooo!”

At that moment—

KUUUUUUUUUNG!

The air on the battlefield changed.

The atmosphere itself trembled.

“Grrrrr…”

The monster was the first to raise its head at the sudden abnormal phenomenon.

And then—

KWAAAAAANG!

At that very moment, a golden dragon descended from the heavens above and came crashing down onto the earth.

He had arrived.