The World of Sound - Chapter 70



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The second day of the main competition.

Just like the previous day, they only played one match at a time, and since the importance of the match was greater than the next match, all the later indices made up their minds and went up to the stage.

The top 32 winners will be given an elixir that will grant them 5 years of internal energy, so the later ranks of the relatively weaker sects raised their power with a determined look as if they would win no matter what.

For those belonging to a large sect, it would not be difficult to obtain an elixir that would provide five years’ worth of internal energy, but it was different for them.

Also, from the second day onwards, the later indices of Sapha and Jeongpa began to clash, so the onlookers also began to get excited.

Moreover, the heat was bound to heat up even more since some of the 40 people who automatically qualified for the main tournament, or rather, the 39 people excluding Pang Jin-seong, were going to meet each other.

“what’s this?”

“That idiot… … !”

“You little punk, did you take the money?! How can you call that kind of thing martial arts… …!”

However, there were certainly those who poured cold water on that hot atmosphere.

They were so nervous that they couldn’t even show half of their skills and lost in vain.

“The 7th lord of the Cheon-eum-mun, the evil dragon Cheon-hwa. His weapons are the flute and the pipa. And… … the hermit Ban-nyang. Confirmed. Please go up.”

But Cheonhwa, in a different way than them, cooled the heated atmosphere.

This time, he came up on stage with a silver scepter and a musical instrument. It was already known that he used a sound gong and that he had the nickname of the evil dragon, but no one thought that he would use a musical instrument.

Rather, he seemed to be expecting that the hermit, Ban-nyang, would use some kind of magical technique to break the sword of the Moyong family, just like yesterday.

That’s why those who helped him with the stage no longer had any say in the silver coin he was carrying, and Cheonhwa was able to climb up onto the stage by repeatedly throwing it from his hand and catching it.

“Mo Yong-se is Sogaju, Hwi-ryong Mo Yong-gwan. Weapon is a sword. Confirmed. Please go up.”

Then, Mo Yong-kwan comes up to the stage.

He had a very stiff face and had already drawn his sword, but he was not the type of person who would be unable to demonstrate his skills under such tension, so there were quite a few people who had high expectations.

The technique that Cheonhwa showed yesterday was fast and strong, but the martial arts of the Murong family also focused on speed.

It was also nicknamed Hwiryong (a dragon) because it was so beautifully elaborate.

If so, wouldn’t it be possible to avoid it if it were Mo Yong-se?

Wouldn’t it be possible to at least avoid it?

There were quite a few people who had high expectations because no matter how powerful the attack was, it was just a matter of dodging it.

Also, even if he had used other instruments that Cheonhwa had brought, Murongga’s quick sword would have been able to snatch victory from Cheonhwa without giving him a chance.

So, amidst many people’s expectations, both of them stepped onto the stage.

Before the fight began, Mo Yong-gwan glared at Cheon-hwa as if he was having a staring contest, but Cheon-hwa just kept throwing and catching the silver spoon and grumbling.

“It looks like it’s okay to cut while standing still, but let’s see what it’s like when moving.”

“What?”

He even gave clues as to how he would attack.

Using the silver and cutting down on moving things implies that he will shoot the silver again this time.

It was a provocation.

Where can we divide it from the front?

Because of that, Mo Yong-kwan’s gaze wavered for a moment.

Will you confront it head on like Cheonhwa said, or will you avoid it or step aside?

Considering his lofty pride, he should naturally choose the former, but he hesitates because he saw what happened to Pang Jinseong yesterday.

In terms of strength and destructive power of a single blow, wasn’t even Peng Jinseong, who was at the top of the list among the later indices, able to receive small crumbs and be pushed to the end of the non-stage?

In that case, there was a high possibility that he would either end up out of the game or lose his sword.

No, even if you avoid the attack, you have to keep in mind that there is a possibility that you won’t be able to handle it.

So, of course, a head-on confrontation had to be avoided, but the reason why Murong Gwan had a hard time making a decision was because Cheonhwa had said that out loud.

“Stick properly!”

“Surely the head of the Daemorong family wouldn’t be thinking of wagging his tail like a scared dog?”

“A guy who eats elixirs like rice has a small liver!”

Mocking and provocative words poured out from all sides.

They are all Sapa guys so you can ignore them, but the elders of the family were also there.

Even though he didn’t know it, choosing humiliation when his family was being insulted was bound to be more painful than defeat.

“Commence the fight!”

The call of judgement announcing the start of the match has rang out.

Murong Guan, who should have moved without hesitation by flicking his toes, stood with his sword pointed straight at Cheonhwa as if he had made up his mind.

“Oh, you’re not running away?”

“I’ll show you that your dirty tricks don’t work!”

Cheonhwa smiled brightly as she looked at that guy.

He could have been dealt with easily without any provocation, but there was a reason why Cheonhwa had him tied up with a stick.

Victory in one go.

Because he bet on it.

Just guessing on a win or loss doesn’t have a low payout ratio, but yesterday’s performance has lowered the odds than expected.

However, if you set special conditions like this, the odds will go up dramatically. If you set an absurd condition like Mo Yong-se, which is to knock down the late index of one of the five major corporations in one go, then the odds will go up even higher.

“Really? Then how about this? Should we do it like this?”

Wheeeeeeeek-!

The action taken by Cheonhwa after confirming that Mo Yong-gwan had fallen for his provocation was simple.

The silver sliver was too big to flick with my fingers like yesterday, so this time I held it in my hand and threw it with all my might.

“Huh?!”

The one who was startled by the technique and jumped up was none other than Dang Ga-ju and Dang Sang-ak.

It wasn’t because it was some kind of vicious or evil sorcery that could not be tolerated.

The reason he was surprised by Cheonhwa’s method, which he had been watching closely because he had marked Cheonhwa as a candidate for his son-in-law, was because it was the method of the Tang family.

This is because he was able to perfectly recreate the dark technique of the Tangga Vision that he had seen while going through Mandokam Hwanjin just by watching it once.

“… … ?!”

Almost at the same time, a sound of bewilderment, no, shock, escaped from Murong Guan’s mouth as he encountered Cheonhwa’s throwing weapon.

I had no intention of colliding head-on with the wind of heaven.

However, since he couldn’t even show any sign of evasion, Mo Yong-se planned to use his signature quick and sharp swordsmanship to change the direction of the hermit’s attack and send it flying away.

That alone would be quite a shock, but it’s something you have to accept.

Even if it was affected by the subsequent non-combat, it was something that had to be done now, so he concentrated more than ever before, generated sword energy, and found the trajectory of the throw.

“Geon-Gon-Pa-Seom… …!”

A straight line. It was strangely straight.

Given the nature of the throw, it was expected that there would be some spin, but it was also strange that there was no spin.

But it’s actually a good thing.

Was it because I was so focused? Even though I was looking at it with Mo Yong-se’s eyes, I could see the hermit’s trajectory so clearly, and it seemed like I could easily change the trajectory and move in reverse to strike Cheon-hwa’s neck in one breath.

“Ugh!!!”

The moment he thought that, the hermit’s trajectory changed.

It twisted and turned on its own, as if it had been given life, and flew into his abdomen, piercing through his sword path.

No. The moment he anticipated the point of impact and tried to protect it with his internal energy, the hermit changed direction once again.

Further down than that.

Phew!

With the sound of something unpleasant exploding, the short life he had lived passed before Mo Yong-kwan’s eyes.

Kaleidoscope.

Mo Yong-kwan’s eyes rolled back as he thought that perhaps the fact that the hermit seemed surprisingly slow was not a revolving lantern.

He dropped his sword and fell down clutching his groin.

“Stop the fighting! Move the patient quickly!!!”

“… … .”

Fortunately or unfortunately, the half-moon passed by and blew up his precious spot, so he didn’t die.

It might have been even more painful, but since the rules of the martial arts tournament stipulated that one should not intentionally kill their opponent, the martial arts were stopped for the time being.

Normally, the audience would have laughed and mocked him as one of the pillars of the sect collapsed one after another, but no one cheered or laughed at him.

Because they felt their groin area twitching for no reason.

“Ah… … Sorry. It went well when you were practicing, but did your hand slip?”

Cheonhwado scratched his head and apologized, feeling sorry as a man like her.

It wasn’t really something he did on purpose, but because of the drastic changes in the nature of the no-spin throw, he couldn’t control it at the moment.

Anyway, it ended in one shot, and it wasn’t out of range, but it seemed like it would take some practice to use it properly.

Still, it was fortunate that it ended in one go, even though it wasn’t a perfect match.

“Thank you for waiting so long. Fortunately, the defeat of Hwiryong Mo Yong-kwan was successful. Unfortunately, he lost part of his body, but his life is not in danger, so I declare this match a victory for the Evil Dragon Heavenly Flower Small Group.”

After a while, the referee returned after administering first aid to Mo Yong-kwan and announced Cheon-hwa’s victory.

Accordingly, there were voices that suggested that a foul should be given, but since it was not a violation of the rule against taking a life and it was difficult to prove intent, it was passed over as is.

There were rumors that Murong Shiga was so angry that he wanted to tear Cheonhwa apart and kill him right away, but no matter what, since he had already declared victory in Shaolin, he could not take personal revenge here, so nothing happened.

There were many masters here who were much stronger than him, and above all, there were many people who could step forward the moment he was about to attack Cheonhwa.

“Keep a close watch and intervene immediately if anything happens. You may report after taking preemptive action.”

“Find a way to bring them over to our side, somehow. Hurry up!”

Although all of his methods were strange, his skills were certain, so there were many who kept an eye on him and tried to bring him into their power.

Moreover, it was a sect I had never heard of called Cheonummun.

Since it was a de facto one-man sect that didn’t even have a stronghold, there were people who thought that if they could just entice Cheonhwa, they could swallow him whole, or that if they made connections now, they could receive great rewards later, and so they were making plans to approach Cheonhwa and the Murong family.

The moment they take action, it would be a pretty good excuse if they came forward and protected you.

For the same reason, there were those among the Sapa and Jeongpa who were keeping an eye on the Moryong family.

“If they stole our vision, then there’s nothing we can do. We have no choice but to get married!”

“Yeon-i looks comfortable. Let’s do everything in our family’s power to make sure that no harm comes to Eun-gong.”

Even among the families and sects of Yongbong, who were not particularly on bad terms with Cheonhwa, not to mention the Tang family and Bukgung family, there were movements to somehow establish ties with Cheonhwa using the rescue at that time as an excuse.

Of course, before all that, he would have to face the wrath of the Iron Lion Majin, who was his brother, and the Jinju Gwang, the chief of the Jang Gangsu River, the moment he aimed for Cheonhwa.

Since both of them were renowned masters of the highest level, it was virtually impossible to imagine someone like Murong Se striking Cheonhwa alone.

If you knew the true nature of the Heavenly Flower, you would never dare to think of such vain and arrogant thoughts as saving or helping.

Yes, even though there was an unexpected break, the second day’s main competition went smoothly.

Fortunately, there were no major changes.

Because the one who was meant to win won and the one who was meant to lose lost.

“If you let your guard down, you’ll get hit.”

However, from the perspective of the political parties, there were some rather shocking incidents mixed in.

Because three of the members of the Yongbong branch and the later leaders of the Gupailbang Odaese family were defeated.

Basically, their martial arts skills were the highest among the political and private sectors, but their opponents were too strong.

There was also a big reason for letting our guard down, thinking that our opponent was Safaine, a country with a short history.

As a result, the sleeping dragon of Gaepoong, the dry dragon of Jongnam, and the good dragon of Gongdong were defeated.

Although they were relatively low-level players in the Yongbong branch, they were all strong players who had reached the peak of their power, but they were defeated by the later index of Sapa.

Although the level of the match was high and it was a close defeat, it was truly shocking that out of the 32 strong men who would compete in the next match, only 10 were from Gupa Il-bang and Odae Se-ga.

“If we keep doing this well, the five great generations will change.”

However, if there is sadness, there is also joy.

Among the pillars of the Jeongpa martial arts world, the Gupailbang and the later leaders of the Five Great Masters, five people have already been eliminated, but on the other hand, there are also those who have made it to the Round of 32 from places other than them.

One of them is, of course, Bukgung Yeon of Bukgung Sega.

Another one was Aksomyeong, who had built up a solid foundation and seemed unlikely to lose, and the last one was Dokgo Hwimyeong of Dokgo Sega.

He was a member of the Hohwa Branch, who was nicknamed Poison Tiger but couldn’t enter the Dragon’s Hall. Although Wi Ji-cheon took the lead in leading the Hohwa Branch, he was one of the strongest people in the Hohwa Branch. He seemed to have been training hard and looked much stronger than when I first saw him.

Of course, it is unlikely that there will be a big change just because of the performance of the later indices or a brief moment of dominance, but if they continue to grow steadily and widen the gap, it is not at all far-fetched to think that the list of the five major players will change.

Perhaps the Bukgung family will definitely be included.

Even though she had reached the pinnacle thanks to the Ice Spirit Delay, Bukgungyeon’s talent was real. Her growth was also only just beginning.

So, among the 32 top winners, only 13 belonged to the political faction.

If there were also the children of Peng Ga and Mo Yong Se Ga who had been defeated by Cheon Hwa, then it would have been possible to save face with only 15 people, but it was definitely a loss of face.

“But those are a bit strange.”

But if you look closely, it wasn’t just the political faction that lost face.

Some of the later indices of the ambiguous sects, which are not sure whether they are the right or wrong sects, have made it to the top 5 or 32.

Including Cheonhwa, there were six people who had achieved high ranks in the Jeongsaji school, and the number of people who clearly called themselves Saphas was exactly thirteen, creating quite an interesting situation.

five.

Although it may be small, it is by no means a small number when you consider the meaning of this competition and the faces of the participants.

As much as they received the intelligence, they are probably the ones who fly and crawl in their own area, but in other words, the fact that they are a political party means that they have an ambiguous attitude and power that is difficult to get on either side.

If they had great power from the beginning, they would have tried to draw the political and social factions to their side first.

There are exceptions like Cheonhwa and Cheonummun, but they were different.

It is hard to believe that he was lucky enough to get a high ranking, as he was not from a mysterious sect, but rather a later-generation member of a well-known sect, and was able to defeat those who were considered better than him.

“Doing something fun.”

Of course, Cheonhwa predicted their victory.

Thanks to that, I was able to get a big dividend.

However, it was not because their pure inaction was superior to that of their opponents, nor because their martial arts were in conflict.

It was because the exchange of judgments and opinions they showed from moment to moment caught Cheonhwa’s attention.

“Let’s see if we can destroy the next one too?”

Destruction.

It could well be called that.

To others it might have seemed like a very accidental coincidence, but your eyes cannot be deceived.

Because all five of them were on the defensive, they used the destruction method to destroy their opponent’s martial arts to avoid a crisis and turn the situation around.

Just like the masked people we saw at the Yongbong branch.

It may be a coincidence, but when coincidences continue, it can no longer be called a coincidence.

The fact that he grew from such a small to medium-sized school to a top-level master could be considered genius in itself, but that too was questionable.

The world is vast, but how can five geniuses like that emerge at the same time? And how did they solve the problem of mental methods and internal energy that cannot be solved with talent alone?

Cheonhwa watched them with interest, wondering how far they could go.

Up until now, it seemed like they were easily fooled because their opponents were not from the Gupailbang, Odaesega, or the large Sapha sects, but in the round of 32, they had no choice but to face one of them.

That’s why I wondered whether I could fool the eyes of the top experts gathered here until the end.

Also, what their true identity is.

So, the third day of the main tournament, the round of 32, which can now be called the real battle, has begun.

Bam!!

“The winner is the evil dragon, the heavenly flower and the small group!”

Cheonhwa came out early and decided the match with a single blow.

Since it was difficult to bet money on the five whose identities were unknown, he raised his odds in other directions.

Victory in one go.

This time, Cheonhwa, who had bet money on it, knocked out the quick dragon of the Jeomchangpa, whose specialty was quick and sharp, with one blow, and protected his money, while leisurely watching the other people’s martial arts.

The results were a series of great upsets.

First of all, out of the five mid-level sects that I had been watching with curiosity, two of them advanced to the round of 16.

Even one of them was slightly injured but won against the Kunlun Cloud Dragon, and another one won against the Heukdobang’s Later Index, one of the central figures of the Sect.

It had reached the peak of its climax, and as each faction, whether sect or individual, was at the top, the repercussions were bound to be great.

Although it was somewhat overshadowed by Cheonhwa’s performance, it was a victory that could be called a major upset, so there was considerable interest in the two.

What about the other three? They lost, but they fought hard.

In particular, it was a non-combat that was possible for Cheonhwa to win. Although he lost at the most crucial moment, as if he had stopped moving and was unable to react, a master of that level could have easily recognized it.

That meant that even among the masters gathered here, there might have been some who had noticed the intentional defeat, but Cheonhwa somehow felt like he knew the intention.

“Is this all there is to see? I’m glad I didn’t bet.”

Since I already had a grasp of my opponent’s martial arts skills, I felt like there was no need to go all the way to victory.

It was definitely strange and seemed like something that needed to be investigated.

Then, Zhuge Ke of the Zhuge Family was defeated by Sapa, and Dugo Huimyeong of the Dugo Family also suffered the bitter cup of defeat.

I lost because I lacked skill, without any hesitation.

That was it.

Surprisingly, Dangmimi won this time too, and it seemed that it was because she had mastered several sophisticated and mysterious techniques while she was away, rather than trying to raise her level through training.

Although his skills were slightly inferior to his opponent’s, he thoroughly utilized the unpredictable pouring of hidden weapons and the subtle poisons that were hidden, thereby destroying his opponent.

So, there were only nine remaining of the post-revolutionary indices.

Including Shaolin, Mudang, Ami, Cheongseong, Hwasan, Namgung, Dangga, Akga, and Bukgung Sega.

They lost face in advancing to the round of 32, but they seemed to have somewhat recovered face since more than half of the teams advanced to the round of 16.

The problem is that the remaining Sapa’s later indices all have very strong weapons.

It was also difficult to accurately gauge the abilities of the two divine beings located between the two realms.

However, the third day is not over yet.

The round of 128 and the round of 64 were each played over a single day, but only the finals were played on the last day, so the round of 32 and the round of 16 were played over a single day, and the quarterfinals and semifinals were played over a single day again, so there were two rounds of matches.

In this confusion, the second battle began.