Chapter 46

Chapter 46:

There were several elders who were left behind due to some complications, or just because Cheon Mujin wills so.

Cheon Mujin made Baek Oh and Lady Mu stay behind. The lord questioned this too but Cheon Mujin came up with an excuse that satisfied the Lord's question.

He said that Lady Mu is the Lord's wife, though powerful in martial arts it can't be risked that she goes with them as this would put her in an immense amount of danger.

As for Baek Oh, Cheon Mujin said that Baek Oh still needed to pay for his misconduct 4 years ago when he infiltrated the Academy without permission.

"Alright! Attention!" Called the Great Guardian Marakyum. Everyone who the lord ordered to go with him was gathered outside the main building of the Cult where the Council meeting is always held.

Behind everyone was their respective Forces, they all got their own troupe behind their back and the same goes for Cheon Mujin. Behind him is the Grass Snake Troupe, this is their first and official debut ever since Cheon Mujin created them.

Many elders were giving the Grass Snake Troupe a bewildered expression, their eyes widened as they felt the absurdity, the powerful presence they were exuding.

'Those are superior masters!' They all exclaimed. The Grass Snake Troupe was mostly composed of martial artists at the entry level of Superior Master meaning they are just one step away from becoming a council elder.

Cheon Yujong also took a glance at them and squinted his eyes. He too was taken aback but he can't let his surprised expression be shown to others.

"Tonight we head out towards Zhejiang to reclaim our fallen branch!" He shouted.

"All hail the Lord! All hail the Cult!!" And with that they all marched out of the castle.

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Zhejiang:

It was deep in the night, the moon was shining down upon the landscape of dimly lighted land. The crickets croaked and the bugs made noises, upon such a quiet landscape a group of unidentified individuals roamed around cladded in dark cloaks. Their intentions are unknown but the danger present within their quiet stride was clear.

Suddenly as they were about to enter a valley, the group came to a halt. They were stopped by a sudden unknown obstacle in front of them.

"Kekeke! Blade Lord was indeed right." A man cladded in a dark robe equipped with a clawed gauntlet laughed maliciously.

"Our clan spies never ceases to amaze me." Replied to the Clawed man by a man holding a dark sword.

"Now, now, no need to get rowdy, you know our mission." Said the unarmed man.

"Attack everyone!" Then behind them dozens of masked individuals each exuding Super Master aura emerged and attacked the people cladded in dark robes.

"Handle them!" The man in lead, identified as Cheon Yujong of the Demonic Sect ordered.

Swords clashed through one another making a symphonic sound of metal clattering through the silent night that as a result stained blood into the peaceful ground. Flesh were cut as blood and metals were exchanged in unison.

The forces that the elders brought were skilled and powerful, they managed to overwhelm the ambush orchestrated by the three supreme masters, especially Cheon Mujin's Grass Snake Troupe. They were by far, the most extraordinary among the troupes the Cult brought.

"Oh my, how unexpected." One of the supreme masters who was wearing a clawed gauntlet exclaimed softly. Since his name is unknown we'll just call him Claw,

"We did expect this but those people are quite a surprise," Pointed the swordsman to the Grass Snake Troupe.

"Should we step in?" He asked the man in the middle, the one who was unarmed yet he seems to be the most skilled among them.

"You can step in." He nodded.

"Yahoo! Finally! I get to do something!" Claw jumped up from his position and landed right in front of the cultist.

"Another one! Attack!" The cultist shouted command upon seeing Claw join the frey. The super masters of the cult lined up and performed the most used formation and frankly maybe the most powerful formation within the cult created by the Sword Demon.

Seven Demon Sword Formation.

They all formed and weaved a powerful wave of sword movement; intended to trap Claw in a delicate but highly durable formation of sword entrenchment.

"Hoho? Nice formation." Complimented Claw as if he was impressed but he slashed his claw all over the place and performed a bizarre technique.

Incomplete Extreme Art of Blade God

His claw goes through directions Orthodox or unorthodox master would've never thought would be possible. In one bizarre but powerful technique the Seven Demon Sword Formation was annulled,

"Impossible!!" They exclaimed but before they could even utter another sentence they felt something warm within their chest. Five diagonal slices, performed by a beastly claw.

Everyone, even the most skilled warrior of the cult; The Council Elder had their mouths half open, never in their life have they witnessed such bizarre and powerful technique.

While the council elders were shocked, Cheon Mujin was pleasantly happy.

'And here I thought this journey would become more boring.' He laughed maliciously as another devious plan hatched within him.

"There's still some left!" Claw exclaimed while laughing maniacally, he then ran towards the remaining cultists who were left in stuppor.

"Hehe! Here I come young lambs!"

"Stop him!" Commanded Cheon Yujong, the elders wanting to prevent more massacres stepped in where they all unleashed their respective techniques towards Claw.

Claw managed to evade some of them while he took on the brunch of the weaker one, then he retaliated by unleashing his technique and concentrating it towards 2nd Elder Kyung Bon-gi, 4th Elder Ja Jinkeng, and 6th Elder Mong Oh.

The three Superior Master performed their own technique in order to defend against Claw's Incomplete Extreme Arts of the Blade God,

Mong Oh performed;

Sword of Illusion! First Formation: Disappearing Blades!

Ja Jinkeng performed;

Spring Demon Fist! Second Formation: Omnidirectional Fist!

Kung Bon-gi performed;

Crazy Spirit Sword! Fourth Formation: Sword of Mad Stallion!

They all performed their respective sword technique in order to defend against Claw's attack but they were missing something. Claw is someone at the entry stage of Supreme Master while they are at the final or middle stage of Superior Masters.

The difference in the realm may just be one stage or two but in the martial world that difference is like earth compared to the sky.

Though the three performed an exquisite counter technique it was not enough, it was nullified by Claw and they were struck by his vicious claws.