Chapter 15

One

Even the best martial artists are fundamentally human.

“Crack, crack!”

In other words, even if every bone in one's hand is shattered, the excruciating pain is the same.

Oh Dal-sung was now rolling on the ground, foaming at the mouth, unable to regain his composure.

The onlookers, who had been stunned by the scene, finally grasped the situation and began to speak.

“What, what’s going on here?”

“Why is he like that after he himself threw the punch?”

“Did he hit the wrong spot?”

As the murmurs of the guards grew louder, Bang Hae-il finally realized the severity of the situation.

He glared at his subordinates, who were only blinking, and barked orders.

“What are you doing! Quickly pull him out!”

“Yes, sir!”

Two guards hurriedly rushed to the sparring ground.

“Grr!”

Even as he was helped down by the two men, Oh Dal-sung continued to groan.

They placed Oh Dal-sung at Bang Hae-il’s feet and quickly examined his injured area.

“...!”

The guards who saw Oh Dal-sung’s right hand, which had struck Yu Shin-yun’s abdomen, were all shocked.

‘Oh, this is completely ruined.’

‘No, how can a human hand swell up like a watermelon?’

Due to Bang Hae-il’s intimidating presence, the guards couldn’t say anything, but they couldn’t help but gape at the hand, which had swollen to the size of a head.

“...But how can a bare hand striking someone end up like this?”

At that moment, a casual remark from someone in the crowd echoed around the training ground.

Bang Hae-il and the guards began to speculate on the cause.

For all the bones in a hand to be shattered to this extent, it would have to have hit something as hard as iron.

‘Did he have an iron plate or iron armor on his stomach?’

Everyone thought of this possibility but quickly shook their heads.

‘No, that doesn’t make sense. We all moved here from the Qingyun Hall together; there was no time to put anything like that on his stomach.’

‘...Moreover, there’s no way he could have had armor like that on his stomach.’

‘Then it must be...’

At that moment, a low voice escaped from Bang Hae-il’s lips.

“...It must be an external skill.”

At his words, a few people in the crowd let out short exclamations of ‘Ah!’

This was the most plausible speculation in their minds.

External skills, unlike internal skills which focus on training the body’s internal energy, refer to all martial arts that focus on training the skin and muscles.

While there were some external skills in Shaolin Temple that could reach the level of indestructibility when mastered, most were considered third-rate skills used by low-level ruffians.

This was because the training methods were too harsh and the limits of their abilities were clear.

However, in a situation like this, they could be quite effective as a surprise defensive skill.

But of course,

‘What nonsense, what’s this about an external skill?’

Yu Shin-yun had never learned any external skills.

He was too busy improving the proficiency of his commanding skills and didn’t feel the need for them.

He had not touched any other martial arts except for his mind skills.

The reason he could shatter Oh Dal-sung’s hand bones was due to the power of the skills he possessed.

Specifically, one of the main defensive skills of a commander, ‘Bone Armor’.

[Bone Armor]

Level: C

Proficiency: 14.0%

For a commander, the bones of monsters are as sturdy as armor.

Summons a bone armor to defend against physical attacks, wrapping it around the body.

- The thickness and shape can be pre-determined, and the strength of the Bone Armor increases as the skill’s proficiency rises.

Just before Oh Dal-sung’s attack hit his abdomen, Yu Shin-yun summoned a bone armor to wrap around his entire abdomen.

Since the thickness and shape could be adjusted, he summoned it as thin as possible to avoid detection.

His plumpness worked to his advantage, as his loose clothing prevented anyone from noticing.

Of course, the thinner the bone, the less strong it was, but it was still comparable to a decent steel armor.

A weak, unpowered fist was more than enough to shatter.

But Bang Hae-il had no way of knowing this.

He had already concluded in his mind that Yu Shin-yun had used an external skill.

‘This bastard.’

Realizing he had been played by his opponent’s trick, Bang Hae-il glared at Yu Shin-yun with fury.

But Yu Shin-yun merely smiled.

He continued to provoke until the end.

Seeing this, Bang Hae-il exploded.

“Using an external skill! Isn’t that too cowardly!”

But his emotional and hasty response only backfired.

The guards of the Baegun Escort Agency began to speak up in defense of Yu Shin-yun.

“Cowardly, my ass!”

“Come on, it’s ridiculous. You were the one who used a martial skill first, so why are you angry at our young master?”

“Yeah, that’s right!”

“What’s this? So, it’s self-defense!”

Seeing the crowd’s reaction, which was different from his expectations, he realized his mistake.

They were right.

It was clear that Oh Dal-sung had been the first to use a martial skill in the sparring.

He had used the Guirang Fist in front of everyone, so there was no way to deny it.

“Moreover, he didn’t use any internal energy, so how is that cowardly!”

“Shut up!”

As the criticism intensified and jeers were directed at him, he had no choice but to back down.

After all, this was their territory.

He swallowed hard and spoke.

“Ugh! We admit defeat in this match.”

“Wow!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the guards of the Baegun Escort Agency erupted in cheers.

The morale of the Baegun Escort Agency, which had been at rock bottom due to the Jinjia Hall’s one-sided termination of the deal, was completely restored.

The guards’ eyes, filled with gratitude towards Yu Shin-yun, who had restored the pride of the Baegun Escort Agency, could not help but be filled with gratitude.

‘I didn’t know Young Master Yu had this side to him.’

Even No Geun-ho, who had originally thought Yu Shin-yun was pitiful, felt this way.

But of course, not everyone felt the same.

‘Damn, what an unbelievable situation!’

Yu Jin-sang and his gang all had sour expressions.

But then, a single word from Bang Hae-il silenced the crowd.

“But! The sparring isn’t over yet, is it?”

The guards of the Baegun Escort Agency looked at Bang Hae-il in shock.

He cracked his knuckles and stepped onto the sparring ground.

“It’s my turn now. Surely a man doesn’t take back his words, right?”

Then Do Jin-woo stepped in front of him.

“No, what are you doing! A peak martial artist facing a civilian, are you out of your mind!”

“The situation has changed! An external skill is clearly a type of martial skill. Now that it’s been revealed that Young Master Yu is a martial artist, there’s no problem with me sparring with him!”

“Nonsense!”

“What kind of ridiculous talk is that!”

Even No Dae-woong raised his voice.

This had to be stopped.

Bang Hae-il stepping onto the sparring ground was a completely different matter from fighting a guard.

If things went wrong, it could cost him his life.

But the one who calmed the chaotic situation was none other than Yu Shin-yun.

Shaking his head, he spoke.

“Black Bear, you talk too much.”

Then he beckoned to Bang Hae-il with one hand.

“What are you doing, not coming up yet?”

Two

Bang Hae-il, now on the sparring ground, gritted his teeth as he looked at Yu Shin-yun.

‘Damn, he’s won by luck with a cheap trick and now he’s acting all high and mighty.’

The training ground seemed small with the two of them standing face to face.

Yu Shin-yun was not short or small, but Bang Hae-il, standing at 6 feet 3 inches (about 190 cm), was like a bear, living up to his nickname.

“You’ll regret this.”

“Those who say that always lose.”

Before the sparring, Bang Hae-il tried to provoke, but Yu Shin-yun didn’t back down.

Their gazes clashed in the air.

“Then let’s begin!”

Before anyone could stop them, Yu Jin-sang quickly shouted and started the match.

Paba!

As soon as he finished speaking, Bang Hae-il charged forward.

He wasn’t worried about Yu Shin-yun’s external skill at all.

‘Breaking an external skill is simple. Just use a stronger force to shatter it!’

A peak martial artist was on a different level from a first-rate martial artist.

Moreover, he thought that Oh Dal-sung had been careless and that he wouldn’t have been injured if he had been more cautious.

Kwa!

Every time he swung his fist, the wind howled.

Although there was no internal energy, the speed at which he struck was incomparable.

Whish! Whish!

As before, Yu Shin-yun focused on dodging the attacks.

Seeing his collar being grazed by a mere inch, Bang Hae-il had to admit that his opponent was skilled.

‘He’s definitely fast enough to beat Oh Dal-sung.’

But that wouldn’t change the outcome.

‘Got you!’

Bang Hae-il smiled confidently.

His right hand was a feint, and he immediately spun his body to deliver a sharp kick.

It had the power to shatter the cheap external skill in one go.

‘Oh no!’

Do Jin-woo’s face turned pale.

Bang Hae-il was clearly on a different level.

He had blocked the escape route before attacking, leaving no room for evasion.

‘Die!’

Just as everyone expected Yu Shin-yun to be knocked down,

Pab!

“...!”

A completely different scene unfolded.

Yu Shin-yun raised one arm and blocked Bang Hae-il’s kick precisely.

This was the first time he had blocked an attack instead of dodging.

“...This can’t be.”

“He, he blocked it!”

Everyone in the training ground, regardless of their allegiance, gaped in shock.

No one had expected this.

Although it was agreed that no internal energy would be used, a civilian blocking a peak martial artist’s attack was unprecedented.

It was something no one had ever heard of.

‘This, this can’t be! It must be luck!’

Bang Hae-il’s pupils dilated as he clenched his teeth and began to unleash a storm of attacks.

Each strike was a genuine, all-out attack with no holding back.

But.

Pab! Pab!

Yu Shin-yun was perfectly defending every strike and kick.

10 seconds.

30 seconds.

50 seconds.

The exchange of blows continued to grow.

This alone was already a humiliation for Bang Hae-il in front of everyone.

It was absurd that a peak martial artist couldn’t subdue a civilian who knew nothing about martial arts in a few seconds.

‘Damn, how pitiful.’

‘Is he really a peak martial artist?’

‘These days, anyone can get a high position in the Jinjia Hall, it seems.’

Because of this, Bang Hae-il felt as if everyone in the training ground was mocking him.

And finally.

“Gah! What kind of sorcery are you using!”

Unable to control his temper, he recklessly charged at Yu Shin-yun.

It was a fatal mistake, not the action of a peak martial artist.

Seeing this,

‘He’s here.’

Yu Shin-yun smiled meaningfully.

Woo! Woo!

Yu Shin-yun immediately summoned the dark mana.

He had realized something while using Bone Armor earlier.

That was,

Martial artists could not sense dark mana, only internal energy.

Yu Shin-yun quickly spun on one foot and entered deep into Bang Hae-il’s guard.

Everyone watching was shocked and exclaimed, “Oh!”

And in the next moment,

Yu Shin-yun plunged his fist, wrapped in dark mana, directly into Bang Hae-il’s face.

Pab!

“Gah!”

Unable to withstand the force, Bang Hae-il’s body flew into the air.

Thud.

He then pitifully rolled on the ground.

Swoosh.

No one could speak, stunned by the incredible scene.

The cold silence was broken when

“Easy.”

Yu Shin-yun said, and

“Wow!”

The thunderous cheers of the Baegun Escort Agency guards filled the training ground.

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