บท 101: Hayate vs Cheon Ma

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--- Chapter 99 ---

Hayate kicked the ground and launched a punch at the Heavenly Demon's mask. His fist was about to make contact, but the man dodged it by lowering his head down. It was a big mistake.

Bam!

A knee suddenly smashed against the Heavenly Demon's head, sending him flying several meters away. It didn't end there because Hayate chased after him and launched another kick.

"Oh?" Hayate watched his kick get parried by Heavenly Demon's right elbow.

"Heavenly Demon's Steps." The Heavenly Demon threw Hayate away and disappeared from the ground, leaving some faceless shadows.

Hayate landed on the ground and stomped heavily, causing dirt and dust to fly everywhere. He looked around and kicked a floating rock up.

BAM!

The rock skyrocketed and caught the Heavenly Demon off guard because this person somehow could tell his location. After throwing Hayate away, He moved in the air and prepared his technique.

The Heavenly Demon blasted the rock into dust with a palm technique and descended toward Hayate. "Heavenly Demon's Artillery Arts: Dark Qi." Ominous dark energy surrounded Heavenly Demon's body. It flared and formed a frightening demonic figure.

Hayate smirked with a subtle excitement in his golden eyes and planted his foot on the ground, dropping his entire body slightly to the ground. He was ecstatic because of Heavenly Demon's precise control over the physical body and Profound Energy. This man is definitely an expert.

"Renewal Taekwondo: Dragon Sign Hwechook." His leg moved and clashed with Heavenly Demon's Dark Qi. A whirlwind surrounded them and pushed several rocks away.

BAM!

'This, How could someone beside me have such a high master over the martial art?' Heavenly Demon frowned. In such a short amount of time, this man gathered his energy into one point with such a precise movement.

The dark qi also was nullified by Dragon Sign Hwechook, which left the Heavenly Demon speechless because this attack had the same force as his attack. Heavenly Demon's Artillery Arts are the ultimate technique of Demonic Path, but someone possessed the same level of martial art.

There is no way. A pride of Heavenly Demon swelled as he stared at Hayate solemnly.

"Heavenly Demon's Artillery Arts: True Dark Qi." The Heavenly Demon's aura exploded even more. His entire body is wrapped with ominous dark energy, making him look like a demon.

Hayate chuckled and said, "That's more like it. I'll start using my leg more seriously, so let's see if you can handle this."

His entire body brimmed with everlasting vigor, releasing pure white vapor. He didn't enter any stances and maintained his two legs on the ground.

"True Dragon Sign Hwechook." Hayate moved very slowly under everyone's eyes, but the Heavenly Demon could see every single of Hayate's muscles moving flawlessly.

There was no excess movement as his kick soared clearly, but it was terrifying.

With a grin on Hayate's face, He blasted Heavenly Demon's True Dark Qi and caused a shockwave that staggered the entire mountain range. Even the space surprisingly was bent a little because of this attack.

BOOM!

The Heavenly Demon crossed his arms to defend himself, but it was too late because the sheer force of the True Dragon Sign Hwechook destroyed his True Dark Qi. No, it also erased his Heavenly Demon's Artillery Arts.

It is a concept Hayate learned when fighting against Dullahan's spatial abilities. He hasn't perfected it yet because his body got injured at the time, but now. He has a proper sandbag.

BAM!

After receiving Hayate's attack, the Heavenly Demon got sent flying across the mountain and landed on a river. His mask was shattered into two pieces, revealing his middle-aged face.

He's a middle-aged man with a wrinkled face and somehow nicely trimmed beard. There was a scar on his left eye, looming over his cheek. "True Dragon Sign Hwechook, what a fascinating technique." He wiped his lips and saw some blood on his finger.

"Haha, what a world. After one hundred years, I'm eventually able to find a good opponent."

The Heavenly Demon lifted his clothes' collar and saw a purple bruise on his chest. "This old body of mine was injured." His smile widened because that man hurt him. The excitement over the battle made his blood boil in expectation.

Hayate arrived at the river and watched the Heavenly Demon with a surprised gaze. "Oh, You're elderly? That's surprising because your voice is definitely younger. Ah, never mind. I just remembered someone with that great control over the body can easily alter their voice." He commented while scratching his cheek wryly.

"Anyway, wanna continue? The dance is not over."

The Heavenly Demon stared at Hayate for a few seconds and suddenly laughed, "Bwahaha. Kid, what's your name?"

"Why should I tell you my name?" Hayate tilted his head in confusion. This man's mood changed so fast.

"That's true. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Cheon Ma, the second. People called me the Heavenly Demon of the Demonic Path." The Heavenly Demon cupped his hand. "I'm glad to find a skilled martial artist like you in this world. It feels like I'm back in Murim."

"Murim... Are you perhaps from Korea?" Hayate returned with a strange expression, but the Cheon Ma was even more baffled by such a term.

"Korea? What was that??" The elderly responded cluelessly.

Hayate chuckled and used a different dialect, "My bad. Of course, you don't know about Korea. I mean Goryeo."

Cheon Ma changed his expression because this man knew his homeland. Goryeo is a place where Heavenly Demon's Cult was built and located, hidden in the deep mountain of death people called at the time.

"Just who are you..?" His voice was colder but filled with curiosity.

"So you're really from Goryeo, huh." Hayate gave a thoughtful look for a second. "Heavenly Demon's Cult is real, after all. Who would have thought such a mythical organization's leader was still alive until now? Unless..."

"That way of talking. And excitement like you have never seen anyone affiliated with you for a long time. You transmigrated to this place, didn't you?"

That last statement makes Cheon Ma's expression hardened. It hit the nail perfectly. One hundred years ago, after supposedly his death, Cheon Ma was transmigrated to this unknown world.

Cheon Ma wanted to create the Heavenly Demon's Cult from zero but bore no result because he had no resources besides his martial arts mastery. This world's cultivation nature/system is vastly different from his previous world.

Even though the essence used is similar, the pathway is very complicated. Cheon Ma discovered how to revive Heavenly Demon's Techniques after a while and even reached the 3rd stage of Sovereign Profound Realm. Still, something is lacking for some reason.

Cheon Ma meditated for 69 years after discovering a way to become stronger here. When he woke up from his deep slumber, the cult grew exponentially, naming themselves Demonic Path.

He also heard a bold declaration about Yun Canghai's reappearance, making him interested in a person called the Demon King. Moving to the source, One of his old subordinates claimed they had a branch in Profound Demon City.

(An Yun Canghai title is Demon King)

The branch was empty, and half of the members abruptly were wiped out by someone. And just an hour after that.

Who would have thought he found an even more fascinating individual than Demon King? A person from his previous world with a high mastery of martial art.

"Kid, what's your name?" Cheon Ma asked again. He became rather impatient now with Hayate's antics, but the person in question doesn't seem to take his words seriously.

Hayate raised his finger and replied, "What about this? If you can defeat me, I'll give you my name. However, if you lose, then you have to become my subordinate."

"That's not even fair." Cheon Ma's mouth twitched slightly.

"Nothing is fair in this world, Old man." Hayate returned with a playful smirk. "What about this? You can ask for one wish. Any wish that wasn't out of my reach, I'll grant it for you."

The Heavenly Demon grinned and stomped the ground, moving quickly toward Hayate. He pulled his lift hand and sent a powerful kick at him.

"Deal."

Hayate lifted his right arm to defend and said, "Very well. Let's continue our dance."

Bam!

Cheon Ma kicked Hayate's arm away and utilized a floating rock where he stomped the ground to accelerate himself forward. His hand reached over the young man's head but failed because he had disappeared.

"Hmm, Lightning?" He ducked and watched a lightning-like kick sweep over his afterimages. A fire burning inside caused steam to come up from his mouth.

"Heavenly Demon's Artillery Arts: Fire Qi."

"Ssamsu Taekyeon: True Nullifying Spin."

A fiery aura exploded from Cheon Ma and covered the entire area with extreme heat. He created a puff of smoke, which didn't do anything because Hayate nullified the momentum with his kick.

"You?!" Cheon Ma glared at Hayate with a dumbfounded look.

Hayate.

"Leaf Whirlwind." Hayate rotated his body once more and launched another heavy kick.

Bam!

Heavenly Demon countered with a focused punch. He was surprised by this young man's fighting style because he never shows any flaws so far. You might think he has an opening, but that was on accident like bait.

Bam! Bam!

Cheon Ma skillfully read Hayate's movement and traded blows with him. The result of their clash destroyed the mountain range into an oblivion mess.

"Dark Qi!"

BOOM!

Hayate dodged a pressured dark-colored air palm and noticed the forest behind him turn into barren land. "That's impressive." He commented while staring at Cheon Ma.

The elderly sneered and clasped his hand, "Heavenly Demon's Artillery Arts: Heavenly Flame Qi."

Unlike the previous Heavenly Demon's Artillery Arts, Cheon Ma currently combined both Dark Qi and Fire Qi. An indigo-colored aura wrapped around his body. It is one of Heavenly Demon's ultimate techniques.

Both Qi concentrated and merged on Cheon Ma's palm, creating static lightning. "Heavenly Demon's Artillery Art: Dark Sun." He stared at Hayate and quickly aimed his palm at him.

"That's more like it," Hayate responded by landing on the ground and entering a weird stance.

"Renewal Taekwondo's Kai: Recoilless... Hwechook."

A palm and kick met with each other.

BOOOOOOOM!

The crowd of clouds dispersed from the night sky and revealed a starry sky. Under it, an elderly with rag-like clothes stood with a solemn expression.

Cough!

Cheon Ma spat out a mouthful of blood and stared at Hayate like he was a monster. He was finally able to see the face behind that mysterious hood, A black-haired young man with a pair of terrifying golden eyes.

"What a monster, you took my Dark Sun straight ahead and executed your technique perfectly without even building momentum. That kick. It was beyond me."

"No, that wasn't just a kick. You focused every single energy on the tip of your toe and launched an abnormal attack."

"This is my loss." Cheon Ma continued while shaking his head.

"You have good eyes," Hayate commented while looking at his right sleeve, which was burned into ash when receiving Cheon Ma's Dark Sun. That last attack, ignoring the short distance, is equal to peak Sovereign Profound Realm's attack.

"We-."

"YUN CANGHAI! I'M HERE TO TAKE YOUR LIFE!" A shout suddenly echoed in the sky.

Hayate glanced at the voice and found another middle-aged man with a somewhat refined appearance. And Yun Canghai approached that person.

"Is that Duke Ming?" He mumbled weirdly.

"He's... Weak?"