Chapter 37

One year, two years.

Time flowed by as swiftly as a stream.

While innocent blood stained the hands of Youshin Yun,

the Baiyun Escort Agency, now known as the Baiyun Clan, had risen to become a formidable force, having absorbed and dominated all the escort agencies and merchant guilds in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Fujian.

In other words, the financial power of four provinces had now completely fallen into the hands of the Blood Sect.

As the Baiyun Clan played a role far beyond that of a mere bridgehead, Guo Zhushan's superior often made his presence known.

"Is this the Ginger Corpse?"

Tailing Zhou glanced up and down at Youshin Yun and spoke.

"It's hard to believe that a man with no record of failure is now the sect's top assassin."

In response to Tailing Zhou's words, Guo Zhushan replied with a displeased laugh.

"Heh, the Ginger Corpse is the only incorruptible corpse, created by capturing the soul of a lion. It is the only one ever successfully completed in the long history of the sect, so its strength is naturally exceptional."

"Even so, as a mere servant of the sect..."

Tailing Zhou clearly disapproved of Youshin Yun.

He must have read the murderous intent in Youshin Yun's eerie white eyes.

"His gaze is incredibly arrogant. Guo Lao, is there really no problem with controlling this one?"

"Heh, you need not worry at all. This one is completely under the control of my Yin Soul Bell."

Guo Zhushan lightly shook the bell in his hand, and Tailing Zhou, though displeased, seemed to let it pass.

Then, Tailing Zhou shifted his attention away from Youshin Yun and spoke.

"Tsk, by the way, how much progress has been made in infiltrating the alliance?"

"More than 60% have agreed with us. The most stubborn resistance comes from Wudang and Huashan..."

Thus, the Blood Sect's ongoing schemes began to spill out of their mouths.

And.

'Focus and gather all your senses!'

Gang Tai was meticulously imprinting every word they said in his mind without a single mistake.

Now that the mystery of why Youshin Yun had inexplicable memories was resolved, it was time to gather as much information about the Blood Sect as possible.

During the regeneration of his memories, he had endlessly repeated such actions.

However, this was by no means an easy task.

Due to the numerous killings, Youshin Yun's mind was completely shattered, filled only with extreme anger and a desire for revenge.

This affected Gang Tai, causing him to seethe with immense anger and a thirst for revenge.

But Gang Tai was fully absorbing and overcoming Youshin Yun's painful heart.

It was a feat of extreme mental strength.

And once again, the time for a massacre arrived.

Thud!

Youshin Yun's sword pierced the man's heart.

The character 'nan' on his chest began to turn red.

"Heaven... will never..."

The middle-aged man died before he could finish his sentence, standing upright.

Thus, there was not a single living soul left in the mansion.

Whoosh.

Ignoring Youshin Yun's pain, the opponent's energy flowed into Youshin Yun's body.

Up until this point, there was nothing particularly different from before.

But in the next moment.

Crack!

Crack!

The Ginger Corpse, having consumed the deaths of its opponents for several years, was evolving to a higher level.

Thump!

'What is this?'

Amidst this, Gang Tai felt.

Thump!

An unknown energy began to stir within Youshin Yun's body.

It was neither qi nor mana.

It was a completely new, unknown energy.

Though very weak and tiny, like a newborn,

Boom!

The moment this energy took root in Youshin Yun's body, a ray of light seemed to penetrate the darkness that enveloped his entire body.

The unknown energy even reached Gang Tai.

'It's like... '

It felt like the natural life force inherent in humans and the world.

At that moment,

'Wait!'

Gang Tai felt as if lightning had struck his head.

He had a sense of what the unknown energy was.

Natural energy!

This was the energy needed to wield the treasure.

However, unlike Gang Tai, Youshin Yun did not recognize the nature of this energy.

But he instinctively felt one thing.

That by cultivating this power, he would eventually be able to break the seals on his soul and move his body according to his will.

After that, he began to wait.

Thoroughly concealing the unknown energy, he continued to carry out killings as ordered by Guo Zhushan, just as before.

- I am truly sorry. I will apologize endlessly even after death. But I will take revenge for you.

He imprinted the faces of those dying by his hands in his mind.

He memorized the faces of the traitors and spies who had joined the Blood Sect.

He endured three more cold winters.

And finally.

He used the natural energy to break the seals and regain control of his body.

...But.

By then, the great plan of the Asura Blood Sect had already become a reality.

Screams of terror echoed from all directions.

Everything under the sky was engulfed in flames.

It seemed as if the entire world was dyed in a red hue of blood.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Without distinction, martial artists and civilians alike were brutally slaughtered by the Blood Sect's warriors.

But they had no will to escape.

They did not even try to dodge the flying swords.

There was nowhere to run in this world.

Their eyes were filled with only despair and futility.

The world was truly enveloped in death.

Despite the horrific situation, there was no one anywhere who fought to protect them.

The reason was simple.

Those who tried to fight were the first to die.

Swish!

Boom!

The flags of the righteous alliance, the evil alliance, the demonic sect, and the imperial palace, all engulfed in flames, fell to the ground and burned black.

Gang Tai watched the scene with eyes as cold as ice.

'Was I the one who underestimated?'

He instinctively realized.

The Blood Sect was a powerful force that would have defeated him even in his previous life.

The Blood Sect's army, which had dyed the world in blood, began to move towards a single location.

A high hill from which the hell of this world could be seen clearly.

There, the core members of the Blood Sect were gathered.

And soon.

Eight figures emerged from the crowd of the army.

They all wore masks with the image of a demon carved on them.

Crack!

Crack!

The eight lords simultaneously knelt and bowed.

In front of them stood a man descending from the hill.

He wore a black robe embroidered with golden patterns and a terrifying demon mask covering his face.

"The eight lords welcome the divine manifestation of the Blood Sect!"

"We welcome!"

"We welcome!"

This man, who received the respect and devotion of all Blood Sect members, was the leader of the Asura Blood Sect.

No one dared to look at him.

His overwhelming aura enveloped the space.

Youshin Yun resisted until the end, but it was impossible to overcome the absolute aura.

At that moment, the Blood Sect leader's voice echoed.

"What a beautiful sight. The moment our wishes have come to fruition."

A plain, unremarkable voice.

But the man's voice possessed a power that shook their souls. It carried an unimaginable, refined energy.

It was a moment when the legendary Heart Speech was reenacted.

"Blood Sect for a thousand years!"

"Blood Sect for ten thousand years!"

The entire army shouted in unison, causing the hill to tremble.

Crack!

The Blood Sect leader turned and spoke again in Heart Speech.

"This is the purification of a world defiled and not yet blessed by the divine. Thus, the world shall be saved!"

"Ugh!"

Boom! Boom!

The Blood Sect's fanatics, filled with madness, roared and struck the ground with their weapons.

Their faces, which had just taken the lives of innocent people, now bore expressions of genuine happiness.

Only Youshin Yun, filled with rising anger, gripped his sword so tightly that his nails broke.

And he waited until the very last moment.

When everyone's guard was lowered.

Boom!

He charged with all his might.

His figure vanished in a flash.

The space rippled as if it were being folded.

It was a display of the pinnacle of movement techniques.

"!"

"Wh-What!"

Even the eight lords, who were prostrate, only realized Youshin Yun's presence after he had already passed them.

All the demonic energy and natural energy he had accumulated were condensed into this one strike. The purified energy of condensed power boiled like lava within the sword.

As he approached the Blood Sect leader, he

Whoosh!

Boom! Bang!

Finally, he drew his sword.

Simultaneously, a tremendous explosion, like thousands of lightning bolts striking at once, erupted.

Crack! Crack!

Cracks appeared across the entire hill, and it began to collapse.

It was a destructive force that seemed impossible to be the result of human action.

It was a power that no human could survive.

...However.

The next moment, the Blood Sect leader stood before him, completely unscathed.

He was a monster that had torn through the human shell.

Clang!

With one hand, he easily broke Youshin Yun's sword in half.

Boom!

Youshin Yun abandoned his sword and immediately extended his energy-encased hand, attempting another attack.

Crack!

A chilling sound echoed.

The leader reached Youshin Yun before his hand could, tearing off his arms.

The Blood Sect leader grabbed Youshin Yun by the neck and lifted him.

'!'

Overwhelmed by the demonic energy, Youshin Yun could not move a muscle.

"A Ginger Corpse breaking its own seals. I did not think such a thing was possible. But..."

Thud.

At that moment, a part of the right eye on the mask covering the Blood Sect leader's face fell off.

"Pathetic. No matter how much a mere insect struggles, it can only manage to crack a mask."

Through the crack in the mask, the Blood Sect leader's eye was visible.

The eye, filled with chaos and futility, was slit vertically like a snake's.

Gang Tai stared at the cruelly gleaming gray eye until the end.

'Wait for me.'

He was imprinting the only clue to his final enemy in his soul.

"Lowly creature, now become a sacrifice."

The Blood Sect leader raised his remaining hand, sharpening it like a sword.

And.

Swoosh!

With a terrifying sound, the world flipped upside down in Youshin Yun's vision, and his memories ended there.

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