Chapter 660: She Was the Coolest Bitch I'd Ever Seen

TL: FoodieMonster007

A wind swept in, howling like a beast and carrying his fury. His voice rode upon the gale!

"This is my world!"

The fierce wind felt as if it could blow them all off the cliff at any moment.

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme faced the oncoming gale, spreading her arms wide.

WHOOOOSH.

In response, all the wind rushed directly toward her. She stood tall, confronting the typhoon-like winds all by herself.

From the side, Jin Hagun and the martial artists of the Demon Slaying Brigade watched.

Just then, Jin Hagun noticed something. The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme was smiling brightly, like a madwoman.

She was clearly enjoying this moment of battle.

WHOOOOOOOOSH.

The wind intensified, blowing even stronger than before. The light emanating from the whirlwind pattern etched on her cheek grew more brilliant.

When the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme didn't budge against the gale, the wind slowly began to subside.

Once the wind had stopped completely, the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme spoke to Jin Hagun and the Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists who were standing on the cliff.

"Enjoy the view. You won't see it again."

At her words, everyone looked around. They hadn't considered admiring the scenery from the crumbling cliff, but the view from this clifftop, with clouds flowing below, was truly breathtaking.

It was a fleeting gift from the martial art known as the Soul-Stealing Art.

A moment later, the surrounding scenery started to change.

SHHHHH.

The space shifted, returning them to the great hall where they had originally been.

His voice echoed from the empty air.

"I take back what I said about you being cute."

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme laughed and replied.

"Still, my heart fluttered a little. It's been a while since I've been called cute after only ever hearing 'bitch'."

Jin Hagun let out an involuntary chuckle. He hadn't expected the Demon Supreme to speak so freely.

Jin Hagun asked her a question.

"Can he exist like this without a body?"

"He's using the Body Changing Art."

The Body Changing Art was a type of Soul-Stealing Art. It was a supreme martial art that allowed a user to move between people's bodies.

"We can't kill him unless we kill his real body."

This meant that the only way to break this space was to find and kill the user's real body.

"He can't use the Body Changing Art if he's far from his main body, so it must be somewhere in this space."

"It's here?"

Surprised, Jin Hagun and the Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists scanned the great hall. However, there was no place where a physical body could possibly be hidden.

Just then, a voice spoke from the empty air.

"You'll never find my body."

"What's so great about your body that you've hidden it so well?"

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme's lips moved as she recited an incantation, and a purple light began to flow from her forehead.

SHAAAA.

An astonishing sight followed.

SWOOOSH.

The closed eye drawn on her forehead slowly started to open.

The Ghostly Eye.

Emitting a purple glow, the Ghostly Eye scanned the surroundings. The moment its pupil stopped, her figure shot through the air.

RIIIIIP.

She tore through the space with her bare hands as if ripping cloth. The empty air ripped open, revealing the scene that lay beyond.

In that pitch-black place, an old man floated in the air with his eyes closed.

SHWAAAEK.

Her palm, imbued with qi, flew toward the old man's head. She intended to kill him without a moment's hesitation.

At that very moment, the old man's eyes flashed open.

When her palm struck, the old man was no longer there. Her fist only hit the pitch-black darkness.

THUD!

The old man landed on the floor with a heavy footstep. With his back still turned, he spoke in a low voice.

"To think you'd actually use the Ghostly Eye?"

He couldn't believe it. The Ghostly Eye wasn't a simple martial art for finding hidden things. It was a supreme martial art, one that could find the hidden truth within the Soul-Stealing Art. Even when he saw the closed eye on her forehead, he had thought, 'No way'. It wasn't a martial art that could be easily used just because someone drew it for you, or even if they did.

As the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme turned toward the old man, the torn space sealed itself and returned to its original state.

Her third eye slowly closed again and then disappeared. It was a Soul Flower that could only be used once.

The old man turned to face her and the martial artists of the Demon Slaying Brigade.

He was an old man with the air of a good-natured person. He had a face you would never expect to see in a world of Soul-Stealing Art.

"You are?"

The first person to recognize the old man was Hwa Song. At first, he thought he was seeing things. This wasn't someone he expected to meet in a place like this.

However, he was certain it was him.

"Master Jin!"

Jin Hyo.

He was one of the two great masters who taught the Great Order Soul Returning Art.

He was someone Jin Hagun knew, and the Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists knew as well. In other words, the person who had been trying to kill them all this time was this very Master Jin, who was known for being a good person.

Only then did Jin Hagun understand.

With the Heaven's Edge Hermit at the center, the poison user So Cheongrak and the Soul-Stealing Art user Jin Hyo had deeply infiltrated the Murim Alliance. No, it wasn't infiltration. They had lived alongside the Murim Alliance all this time.

What if their plot hadn't been revealed this time? What if the three of them had hatched a decisive conspiracy? They were deadly enough on their own, but what if they had brought in another enemy?

The chill running down Jin Hagun's spine spoke for the result.

Jin Hyo's gaze was incredibly cold. Now in his own body, his presence was incomparably more intense than before.

Jin Hagun wondered. He felt so strong that he doubted whether the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme could even face him.

"Why didn't you fight in your own body sooner?"

Jin Hyo replied.

"Because I didn't need to reveal my true power for the likes of you."

He smiled leisurely. However, the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme shattered his composure.

"Bullshit."

For a moment, the corner of Jin Hyo's eye twitched.

"It's because you don't want to die."

From her words, Jin Hagun understood. If he fought in his own body and died, he would truly die. That was also why he had begged to be let go when he was caught in the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme's Soul Confinement Seal earlier. He didn't want to die.

"A coward to the very end."

At Jin Hagun's words, Jin Hyo said coldly.

"Commander Jin, watch your mouth!"

Look who's talking!

Jin Hagun was truly dumbfounded. The only words that came to mind were curses, so he quietly brought a finger to his lips, just as the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme had done.

Shhh.

At the gesture telling him to shut up, Jin Hyo's fury exploded.

SHWIIIIK.

He rushed forward in an instant, intending to mercilessly slap Jin Hagun's cheek. He never reached him.

"……"

Jin Hyo looked down to see that chains had already wrapped around his body. It was the Soul Confinement Seal, unleashed from the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme's right hand.

Jin Hyo's gaze slowly turned toward her.

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme clanked the chains, wrapping them once around her wrist as she spoke.

"Trash like you should fight this bitch."

Killing intent erupted from Jin Hyo's eyes.

"This pair, really!"

Jin Hyo grabbed the chains and pulled them toward himself.

CLANK! GRIIIIIND!

The chains pulled taut. Light burst from the whirlwind pattern on her face. A blue light began to emanate from the surrounding space as well.

Seeing this, Hwa Song lamented.

The Blood Heaven Soul Strengthening Art is displaying its full power.

In terms of strengthening the Soul-Stealing Art, the Blood Heaven Soul Strengthening Art had an effect incomparable to a Soul Flower. It would have required much longer preparation and a vast amount of money for its materials. Since he had activated it himself, his feelings were indescribable.

Sure enough, the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme slowly began to be dragged forward.

The flame pattern on the back of the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme's left hand started to glow. Real flames erupted and spread along the chains toward Jin Hyo.

Bound by the chains, Jin Hyo couldn't dodge.

FWOOSH.

Jin Hyo's body was engulfed in flames.

The watching martial artists of the Demon Slaying Brigade were all of one mind.

Burn to death!

The next moment!

SWAAAAAAH.

A blue energy burst from Jin Hyo's body.

"……"

The metallic sound of something snapping rang out.

CLANK! CLANK!

The chains that had bound him had broken. Engulfed in flames, Jin Hyo walked forward. The blue light surrounding his body seemed to shine brighter, and then the fire slowly died down.

Jin Hyo smoothed an irritated eyebrow.

"You crazy bitch! That's hot!"

Even though the situation had turned against her, the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme's spirit was not crushed. She was better at cursing.

"This piece of trash doesn't burn well."

Jin Hyo rushed toward her with murderous intent. Just as the two got close enough to grapple.

CHWAAK!

A blade-like tentacle shot out from Jin Hyo's back, aiming for her heart.

GRAB.

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme caught it with her bare hand. The tentacle writhed, trying to escape her grasp.

Just as a second tentacle shot out from his back.

SHWIIIIK.

A stream of sword qi swept over Jin Hyo. Thrown back with a THWACK, blood trickled down his face. Blood flowed from a long gash on his face.

It was sword qi from Jin Hagun.

"That trash is our trash. We should be the ones to take it out."

With Jin Hagun in the lead, the martial artists of the Demon Slaying Brigade rushed toward him in unison.

CHWAAAAAA.

A transparent barrier blocked their path.

SQUISH.

Thrown back, Jin Hagun rushed forward again and thrust his sword into the barrier. He pushed his inner arts to the limit, trying to tear it apart. The other Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists also charged at the barrier.

Then, an invisible energy shot out from the barrier like an awl and stabbed Jin Hagun. It wasn't just one. Dozens shot out like porcupine quills.

Jin Hagun raised his protective enhanced qi, but the awl-like energy piercing him inflicted terrible pain. However, he did not give up on tearing the barrier.

RIIIIIP.

Just as the barrier began to tear and Jin Hyo's attention turned to him.

PWAAAAK!

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme grabbed the tentacle and ripped it out in one go. She hadn't missed the momentary lapse in his strength.

PAAAAAK!

Blood burst from Jin Hyo's back, and the roar of a monster could be heard.

"This crazy bitch!"

As Jin Hyo lunged to grab and tear off her arm, the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme's shadow rose up and lunged at him.

SWARARARAK!

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme's shadow, as if alive, wrapped around Jin Hyo's face and choked him. Seizing the opportunity, her fists flew toward Jin Hyo's stomach.

TANG! TANG!

Her fists bounced off the blue light surrounding him, making a metallic sound.

"Uwaaaaaaah!"

With extreme force, Jin Hyo also tore the shadow apart with his bare hands. The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme was being overpowered.

In that time, Jin Hagun and the Demon Slaying Brigade broke through the barrier.

SHWIIIIK! SHWIIIIK! SHWIK!

The moment sword qi poured toward him, the surroundings changed in an instant.

SPLASH!

Jin Hagun and all the Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists fell into the sea. Swimming and looking around, they found themselves in the middle of the ocean. It was a vast sea with only the horizon visible in the distance, not a single rocky island in sight.

"Where is the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme?"

To Jin Hagun's shout, someone spoke from behind him.

"I am here."

Turning around, he saw her standing on the water behind him. He could tell she wasn't floating with movement arts, but was simply standing as if on solid ground because this was the world of the Soul-Stealing Art.

However, the Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists could not do the same. To them, this place was real water.

"……"

Just then, one of the Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists was suddenly sucked underwater. He wasn't the only one. Other martial artists were pulled under as well.

From the water, water-men appeared, holding weapons. They had human shapes, but their strange appearance was marked by scales and gills. An unknown force dragged the Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists down one after another.

The Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists swung their swords underwater, fighting them.

However, fighting in the water was an absolute disadvantage. The consumption of inner arts was much greater, and their power was diminished. Conversely, their opponents' attacks were much faster and more powerful.

Jin Hagun fought underwater, scanning his surroundings. The situation was not good. An unknown force kept pulling them down, making it impossible to rise to the surface. He fought while holding his breath, but just as he was reaching his limit.

This time, conversely, they were all pulled by an unknown force and flew out of the water.

CHWAAAAAK.

The Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists and the water-men all flew into the air.

"Now's our chance! Kill them all!"

At Jin Hagun's command, the Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists attacked in unison. In the water, it might have been different, but how could the water-men stand against the Demon Slaying Brigade in a fight out of the water?

The water-men were all cut down by the sword qi of the Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists.

SPLASH! SPLASH!

The corpses and the Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists fell back into the water.

Everyone understood. The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme had pulled them out.

"Thank you."

To Jin Hagun's thanks, the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme smiled and said.

"This fight is a real pain in the ass, isn't it?"

Anyone else might have agreed that this damn Soul-Stealing Art was just that. However, he didn't want to say that to the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme. This fight alongside her didn't feel that way.

"No, it's not."

At that, she stared at Jin Hagun for a moment, then smiled and said.

"Our dear Commander Jin is too much of a gentleman."

A compliment from the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme? She was truly an unpredictable woman.

It was at that moment.

"Look over there."

At the shout from a Demon Slaying Brigade martial artist, everyone's gaze turned to the corpses of the water-men.

POP, POP, POP!

The corpses burst like bubbles. In their place, new water-men were formed.

The expressions of Jin Hagun and the Demon Slaying Brigade hardened. Against such an opponent, their inner arts would be depleted first. The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme's expression didn't change, as if she had already expected this.

That wasn't all.

CHWAAAAAA.

A huge wave was rolling in from the distance. Atop that high wave stood Jin Hyo. If they were swept away by that great wave, they would all be scattered and attacked by the water-men underwater. His intention was to divide and conquer.

In that desperate situation, Jin Hagun looked at the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme.

The patterns on her face had all disappeared. Only the flame pattern on the back of her hand remained, faint. And her face was pale from the extreme consumption of her inner arts.

"Demon Supreme, you should escape first."

He thought that someone like the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme surely had a secret plan to save herself. He couldn't let her die here too.

"I suppose I should."

When she readily agreed to leave, Jin Hagun felt relieved and gave a polite clasped hands greeting.

"I won't forget the grace you've shown us."

She looked at Jin Hagun and smiled.

"Saving myself and leaving you all behind? I really am a bitch, aren't I?"

Jin Hagun smiled.

"You were the coolest bitch I've ever seen. I'll see you in the next life."

The Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists in the water also bowed their heads respectfully. Not one of them feared death.

The Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme, who seemed about to leave, changed her mind.

"I'd like to go, but I can't."

"That friend will understand."

Geom Mugeuk, don't be too hard on the Demon Supreme, she did her best.

Then, she gave an incomprehensible reason.

"It's not because of the Young Cult Leader. It's because I'm still in training."

Just as Jin Hagun and the Demon Slaying Brigade martial artists wore expressions of confusion, unable to understand what she meant.

A dark shadow fell over the spot where the Soul-Stealing Demon Supreme and Jin Hagun were standing.

Everyone turned to look. They were startled. It wasn't a cloud covering the sun.

CHWAAAAAA.

A colossal ship was cutting through the water, approaching them. It was the biggest ship they had ever seen in their lives. It was so large that the wave Jin Hyo was riding looked like a mere ripple in front of it.

At the prow of that ship stood the Heavenly Wind Cult Leader with his arms crossed.