Chronicles of the Reincarnated Demon God - Chapter 13 - Faster & Fiercer

“He defeated the third young master with the Wild Wind Dance…”

The entire audience was in shock at the unexpected outcome.

But a few were shocked for a completely different reason.

“That really was the Wind Wild Dance…”

“Tang Gon, those are not the skills of someone who only learned the Wild Wind Dance 10 days ago!”

Gon boasted proudly, “Heheh! It’s because he has a talented martial instructor.”

“Nonsense!”

“This isn’t something that can happen just from good tutelage!”

Tang Tae and Tang Jin had been core members of the Wild Wind Squad and were Tang Gon’s long-time friends.

But his friends currently looked like they were about to start a fight with him.

When Tang Gon had first asked them to make time to see something interesting, they’d been annoyed.

They were swamped preparing for the Dark Sovereign’s visit. They had no time to spare.

Tang Gon’s insistence had only made them angry, but in the end, he had managed to drag them here by promising to let them smack him if it wasn’t interesting.

Now they were upset for a different reason.

“What is the meaning of this? Start explaining now,” Tang Tae demanded.

“For free? I don’t think I can.”

“Oh, really?” Tang Tae responded by pulling out a dagger. “Well, is this what you want then?”

Tang Jin went along with his friend and also silently drew a weapon.

They were threatening that they would gladly puncture him with many holes if he didn’t talk. And judging by their sharp gazes, this was not a bluff.

“…I was just kidding. Can’t a guy make a joke? Haha. Hahaha!”

“You’re not funny, so spill it!”

“He just could do it.”

“Holes it is—”

“No, seriously! I promise. He just could!” Tang Gon shouted while raising both hands in surrender.

Though they were still suspicious, Tang Tae and Tang Jin decided to take a less violent approach.

“Okay, fine. Start at the beginning. What do you mean, ‘He just could’?”

Tang Gon proceeded to explain everything that had happened between him and Woon-hwi.

How Woon-hwi had mastered Shadow Step and other arts in an instant, even figuring out the form of the Wild Wind Dance.

How, within the last 10 days, Woon-hwi had fiddled around with various weapons and quickly mastered the core of the Wild Wind Dance.

“You expect us to believe that?” Tang Tae shouted.

“I couldn’t believe it either! But it’s the truth!” Tang Gon said in his own defense.

“And you’re sure he hadn’t learned the Wild Wind Dance previously?” Tang Jin asked.

“I had the same thought. But you know how keen my eyes are.”

To have tricked the eyes of a martial arts expert like Tang Gon, Woon-hwi would have to be an even greater expert. But that made even less sense.

They had no choice but to accept Tang Gon’s words as truth.

Tang Woon-hwi had defeated Tang Yu-chang after only 10 days of practicing the Wild Wind Dance!

“…I can’t believe it,” Tang Jin muttered.

Tang Tae and Tang Jin felt like their common sense had just been shattered.

And with that shock, a new thought crept into their mind.

“Wait…”

“Are you claiming that Young Master Woon-hwi has wind talent?”

Wind talent meant exactly what it implied. It meant someone was a natural at riding the wind.

This was a talent that every member of the Wild Wind Squad possessed to some degree, but there were two people who possessed exceptional wind talent.

One was the current head of the Nine Dragons Branch Family… and the other was dead in a grave.

That was the reason the Wild Wind Squad had decided to disband.

“If this isn’t the appearance of a new wind genius, then how do you explain that?” Tang Gon asked.

“…”

“…”

Tang Tae and Tang Jin could not refute his claim.

At the same time, Tang Gon’s eyes were shining brighter than ever before. Since the death of the other wind genius, who had been like a brother to him, Tang Gon had carried on with slothful, hazy eyes. But now, finally, vitality had returned to his gaze.

“On top of that, Young Master Woon-hwi wants to revive the Wild Wind Squad.”

“!”

“!”

“Neither Young Lady Gyu-jin nor Young Master Yu-chang had shown any interest in the Wild Wind Squad. It was Young Master Woon-hwi, of all people, who brought it up. What do you think we should do?”

“…”

“…”

“I’m not saying we should rally behind him immediately. I still have a few reservations regarding Young Master Woon-hwi.”

Tang Gon was certain that Woon-hwi had another teacher. And until he knew what kind of person Woon-hwi’s teacher was, he was not willing to risk the fate of the Wild Wind Squad.

That was how important the Wild Wild Squad was.

“But that doesn’t mean we can’t watch him expectantly either,” Tang Gon finished.

Neither Tang Tae nor Tang Jin responded.

However, Tang Gon was certain: Woon-hwi was now a large presence in their minds, just like what had happened to him.

“…We’ll continue watching to see whether or not he’s worthy of our expectations,” Tang Jin said.

The three turned their gazes back toward the ring.

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“You…” Gyu-jin muttered.

She felt hot.

Thump-thump-thump!

She couldn’t breathe.

Thump-thump-thump-thump-thump!

Her heart was beating so fast, she couldn’t speak.

He was challenging her? To a duel?

She had sensed that Woon-hwi was skilled, but she hadn’t expected he would defeat Yu-chang in an instant. And she definitely hadn’t expected him to have the courage to challenge her so confidently.

Despite being the center of attention, Gyu-jin was not perturbed.

The only thing important to her in this moment was her inner voice.

‘I want to fight.’

She did want to spar against him, but what would happen if she beat him here? He had just managed to overturn people’s opinion of him, but it would immediately be for naught.

And what if, against all odds, Woon-hwi won?

She had too much to lose.

On her shoulders, she bore both the responsibility of the successor of the Nine Dragons Branch Family and the weight of the leading disciple of the Qingcheng Sect.

Was clashing swords with Woon-hwi worth betting both on the line?

On top of that, her mother would completely lose face.

With both her children losing against an illegitimate child, she would lose her right to be the grand matron.

Even though Gyu-jin was mad at Namgung San-yeong, this was still her mother.

Gyu-jin couldn’t bring herself to make an impulse decision that her mother might have to pay for.

And yet…

「Why are you hesitating? Your favorite activity is waiting right in front of you.」

Her inner voice was whispering in her ears like a devil.

「Stop being so calculating. Just do what you want to do. I know you want to fight. I bet you’re itching for it.」

Thump-thump-thump-thump-thump!

Both her inner voice and her heartbeat grew louder.

「Don’t think of this as Tang Woon-hwi versus Tang Gyu-jin. It’s a simple duel between two martial artists.」

Those words…

Grin!

Made Tang Gyu-jin smile wide, just like the evil ghost inside her.

Right. She was a martial artist.

And so she drew her sword.

Kyaaaaaaaah!

With a sharp wail, the face of an evil ghost appeared on Gyu-jin’s face.

It was the Blue Ghost Face.

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Shnng!

After a moment of contemplation, Gyu-jin drew her sword and leaped onto the ring.

Fwooosh!

The aura she was emitting was on another level than what I’d seen back at the White Pavilion.

My skin prickled even though I was enveloped in Wild Wind.

“Ehehehe. Will you be okay, Woon-hwi? I don’t hold back once I’ve drawn my sword.”

From her twisted smile radiated both “Ghost Ki” and the “Heaven and Earth’s True Energy” of the Qingcheng Sect, combining into a unique mix.

The divine and the demonic. It was as if a heavenly god and a demonic ghost had both taken residence within her body.

Was this the Blue Ghost Face Root?

Bearers of spiritual roots indeed felt like they were not human compared to ordinary people.

“I would be disappointed if you went easy on me, so please give me your best.”

“Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Eheheheheh! Yeah, good, let’s have a fun time.”

Gyu-jin’s smile suddenly dropped. She impaled her sword into the ground and gave a polite martial salute.

“I am Tang Gyu-jin, successor of the Tang Clan Nine Dragons Branch Family and disciple of Qingcheng Sect’s Shangqing Palace! I have received the teachings of Monk Woo-ho for the past five years. ‘One Energy of Heaven and Earth’ and ‘Sword of Discharged Lightning of Extreme Light’ are my specialties. Though I am unworthy of it, the people of the martial realm have graced me with the title of ‘Thousand Petal Beauty.’ I hope that this will be an honorable duel.”

I, in return, showed my respect.

“I am the second child of the Nine Dragons Branch Family, Tang Woon-hwi. I have been taught by Fierce Gale Warrior Tang Gon, and I have mastered the Wild Wind Dance. I do not have a title. Please share your wisdom with me.”

When we finished saluting…

Whoosh!

Gyu-jin was the one to make the first move.

Shwoo.

Her sword moved like it was flowing water as she tried to impale me.

She was once again wearing the Blue Ghost Face.

“Isn’t it customary to give your lesser a three-move handicap?”

“Ehehehe! You already agreed to play with me. Why should there be a handicap?”

Gyu-jin was telling me to stop spouting nonsense.

However, this was exactly what I wanted. Being treated not as her younger brother but as an enemy.

It was a sign that she acknowledged my skills.

And so I decided I would also go all out.

Poison Dragon Essence Art

Ghost Dragon Release

Fwooooo!

The Wild Wind enveloping me mixed with my ghost ki, death ki, and poison ki, turning into a sinister demonic wind.

Ghost Dragon. It was the second stage of the Poison Dragon Essence Art, which I had finally succeeded in achieving earlier this morning.

The audience exclaimed in awe:

“Cursed poison?”

“Is this the secret behind the second young master’s sudden improvement?”

“Cursed poison and the Wild Wind Dance… What a sinister and powerful combination!”

Meanwhile, rather than dodging Gyu-jin’s incoming stab, I brought my body closer.

“What the—?”

While Gyu-jin was surprised…

Wild Wind Twelve Rotation

Whirlwind Sudden Return

Fwip!

I used a gust of wind to completely hide my presence, and Gyu-jin’s sword only cut the incoming wind.

I was already gone from there. All that remained were traces of a faint shadow.

“Shadow Afterimage? Impressive. You’re even more fun than I expected,” Gyu-jin complimented me as she quickly honed her senses.

She then stabbed her sword into dead air.

But where there was nothing, I suddenly appeared, resulting in another clash.

She managed to block an attack aiming for her blind spot simply with her senses.

“Your senses, they’re quite annoying,” I said.

“But it’s fine, right?”

“Yes. Though, I didn’t think you would block that.”

I clicked my tongue.

With ghost ki and poison ki mixed into the wild wind, I’d thought her senses might dull temporarily, making it hard to read my moves.

But it appeared the senses of the Blue Ghost Face Root were far more incredible than I had anticipated.

“More important, is your hand okay?” Gyu-jin asked me.

“Better than I expected.”

I was facing Tang Gyu-jin’s sharp “Blue Radiant Sword” with my bare hands.

An ordinary person would have been seriously cut, but I didn’t have a scratch, as if I possessed an indestructible diamond body.

It was thanks to the “Cutting North Winds Technique,” one of the techniques of the Wild Wind Dance that allowed one to utilize their hand like a sword by veiling it with wind.

“Well then…” Gyu-jin smiled once again. “I’m going to fight without worrying about your hands!”

Slash, slash, slash!

Her blue radiant sword flashed. Her barrage was fast and fierce, as if she was cutting light.

However, that didn’t mean I was being pushed back.

I had a weapon that could rival the Blue Ghost Face.

Twelve Fierce Tiger Steps

I made my hands even sharper, and I swung them as if I were a violent tiger on a hunt.

Swipe.

Blast!

The wind from my hands no longer enveloped my body but blew out onto the entirety of the ring.

The Wild Wind Dance was more of a completed “flow” than a martial art.

Cutting North Winds Technique, Slashing Demonic Wind Kick, Wild Wind Body Technique, Gale Step, Flurry Escape, and more.

The Wild Wind Dance was made by combining all of the best techniques of the Wild Wind Squad, and it was even greater than the sum of its parts.

As a result, the Wild Wind Dance was not constrained by a normal framework.

Even when it was mixed with a martial art of a completely different origin, it did not weaken.

This was the reason I had goaded Tang Gon into teaching me the Wild Wind Dance.

There was no better technique to assist me in mastering the Poison Dragon Essence Art, the Twelve Fierce Tiger Steps, and the Heavenly Demon’s Nine Swords… as well as other secret techniques of the Heavenly Demon Cult and the Tang Clan.

My Twelve Fierce Tiger Steps, which used to be crude, became fierce when combined with the wild wild.

Faster. Fiercer.

With the unending barrage of wild wind and tiger kicks, I cornered Tang Gyu-jin.