Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 629 Another Instant Defeat

One afternoon more than eighty years ago, a huge fireball, which was so bright that it was blinding even in daylight, streaked across the sky over the southern part of the Korean Peninsula at a speed of about fifteen kilometers per second, and eventually crashed into the peaks of Jirisan.

Fortunately, the area was sparsely populated, so the sonic boom and shockwave caused by the meteorite's impact only startled some birds and beasts in the mountains. Although some flames did ignite in the huge crater it created after hitting the ground, they were quickly extinguished by a rainstorm that evening.

Several days later, a man who was being chased, had nowhere to go, and was forced to flee into the deep mountains, accidentally came to the edge of this pit.

The legend of the "Wanyuan Sect" begins here.

This "first sect leader" was originally a young talent in the Korean martial arts world. His martial arts talent was recognized as one in a million. At a young age, he had already defeated many famous masters. He was incredibly popular and his future was limitless. Unfortunately, he eventually went astray and did some irreversible things under the temptation of profit. As a result, he was expelled and hunted down by other righteous sects.

This man's future was already over. Even if he survived, he would have to live in anonymity from now on and would never be able to show his face in the martial arts world again.

But just when he thought he was finished, fate presented him with a huge turning point.

We won't go into the details of how he created the "Myriad Origins Heart Method" near that meteorite.

After achieving his goal, he felt invincible and returned to the martial arts world, deciding to become a villain who committed all sorts of evil deeds.

However, not long after he got away from the meteorite, he discovered that the "superb skill he had created" had a fatal weakness.

Fortunately, he discovered it in time and managed to escape again before his power waned to the point where he could no longer escape.

After this experience, he truly learned his lesson. He then hid for several years, conducted extensive research, and thoroughly understood the relationship between the "Myriad Origins Heart Method" and the meteorite before finally emerging from seclusion.

By this time, he was no longer a young man; now in middle age, he had become very cautious and cunning.

He used a false identity to travel the world, slowly accumulating resources. After gathering some trustworthy subordinates who could act as "supervisors" for him, he hired a group of craftsmen to accompany him into the mountains to begin building the headquarters of the Wanyuan Sect in that large pit.

The project took several years to complete, but wiping out all the craftsmen only took a few hours.

Then, he could finally step on these corpses... and "establish his own school of thought".

At the beginning of his sect, he was very careful in accepting disciples, but he was very generous in passing on his martial arts skills. Basically, as long as someone could be accepted into his sect, he would teach them the "Myriad Origins Heart Method". After all, at this time, he urgently needed some combat power to help him expand rapidly.

But years later, when Wan Yuanzong successfully dominated the martial arts world of Korea, look around him... those who initially followed him, those who clearly knew of the existence of the "meteorite," had all died long ago.

At this time, besides the sect leader himself, only the "Six Gentlemen" and a few inner disciples knew the "Myriad Origins Heart Method" within the sect; the other ordinary disciples and outer disciples all learned martial arts that the Myriad Origins Sect had collected from other sects.

And so, more than fifty years ago, the first sect leader, now over sixty, made a decision he would regret until his death—to march into the Central Plains.

I wonder if you, dear readers, still remember that we mentioned in the previous book that when the Wanyuan Sect first invaded, there were more than twenty people, and the strongest of them were exactly six (Volume 8, Chapter 8).

By now, you should all have realized that the first sect leader sent almost all the people under his command who knew the Wanyuan Heart Method during the Wanyuan Sect's heyday... The six strongest were the Six Gentlemen of the Wanyuan Sect at that time, and they were all "pseudo-top-tier"; while the remaining twenty or so were all inner disciples of the Wanyuan Sect who had practiced the Wanyuan Heart Method. Among these people, the more powerful ones were roughly at the level of the fake Zhang Douhan, while the weakest ones were at least near-first-class strength... Of course, they were all "fake realms".

But what happened? Back then, the six gentlemen were defeated by Master Yuqiao, who had practiced the Heavenly Silkworm Demon Art. Five of them died and one was crippled. The one whose martial arts were crippled was someone Yuqiao deliberately left behind to go back and report the news.

Such a defeat severely weakened the Wanyuan Sect, even shaking their dominance over the unified Korean martial arts world. Therefore, the first sect leader was still cleaning up the mess caused by this defeat until his death.

In the fifty years that followed, the Wanyuan Sect, having recovered, did indeed make some moves in the Central Plains, but none of them caused as much of a commotion as the first invasion.

Only recently have there been some records of clashes between the two sides, and Park Dae-ryung was one of the contributors to these records...

As we mentioned earlier, Park Dae-ryung's martial arts skills are only on par with Choi Yoo-san's. Both of them are among the Six Gentlemen of Wan Yuan, so they are naturally at the "pseudo-top" level after practicing the Wan Yuan Heart Method. However, the difference is that Park Dae-ryung is younger, which means that his talent, or rather, the upper limit he can exert in battle, is higher.

Of course, he also had his shortcomings compared to Cui Youshan, namely, the "Yin-Yang Nine Transformations Whip Technique" that Cui Youshan was good at was not a martial art that was not very suitable for fighting alongside others.

Among the many unique Korean martial arts techniques collected by the Wanyuan Sect, this whip technique is also a very special one.

Legend has it that this whip technique was created by two masters who were conjoined twins...

Yes, this sounds a bit unbelievable, because in those days, conjoined twins almost never survived. This was not only a medical issue, but also because people in ancient times would often consider children with congenital abnormalities to be evil spirits and kill them.

But in our story, there really is a brother and sister who were abandoned in the wilderness to die shortly after birth. They were found by a "wicked sect member" of Korean martial arts, raised to adulthood, and even taught martial arts.

Moreover, after they grew up, they made a name for themselves in the martial arts world; this "Yin Yang Nine Transformations Whip Technique" is the unique skill they relied on to become famous.

This whip technique comes with its own set of internal energy to assist its operation. This set of internal energy does not conflict with the Myriad Origins Heart Method. However, it has a side effect... that is, the person who practices it will become "neutral".

To put it simply: after men practice this, their appearance and temperament will become more feminine, while women who practice it will gradually become more like "tomboys".

Fortunately, this change is within limits. Although practitioners do experience some physiological changes, it does not reach the point where they "need or are forced to significantly increase or decrease anything." Therefore, the effect of this internal energy cultivation is not as strong as that of similar internal energy cultivation methods that "make you pay a huge price."

Another point is that this whip technique is only suitable for "cooperating with oneself". When fighting with others, it feels cumbersome no matter how you fight.

Therefore, since Park Dae-ryung came to the Central Plains, he has never really encountered a situation where he could "use his whip"; after all, most of the time, he really doesn't need to use this set of signature skills, and his fist and foot skills are enough to deal with 99% of the situations.

Therefore, Park Dae-ryung, who can finally "give his all" when facing Zheng Dongxi today, has the confidence to fight.

Admittedly, Park Dae-ryung at this moment is definitely much stronger than Choi Woo-san when he faced Jung Soo-dong. After all, Choi Woo-san was already in decline back then, and he no longer had the strength that was originally "on par" with Park Dae-ryung.

But we all know that Zheng Dongxi's martial arts skills are unfathomable. Even if Cui Youshan was not in decline at that time, what could he do to him?

Thump! Swish—

In the blink of an eye, Park Dae-ryong stomped his foot, generating power from his waist, and in a flash, he was already in front of Zheng Dongxi.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by a hissing sound, the nine-section whip in Park Dae-ryung's hand began to move as if it were alive.

His first move was like a serpent emerging from its hole, startling, swift, unpredictable, and treacherous... In an instant, a silver light shot out, piercing straight into Zheng Dongxi's acupoint at the center of his chest.

Upon seeing this, Zheng Dongxi calmly took a half step back, turned slightly to the side, and easily dodged the attack.

Unexpectedly, this seemed to play right into the opponent's hands... A second later, the whip that had shot into the air suddenly "twisted" and turned around, heading straight for Zheng Dongxi's ribs. In this turn, the whip's momentum changed from swift and agile to soft yet resilient, as if it was about to seamlessly transition from "stabbing" to "entanglement" to launch an attack.

But when Zheng Dongxi saw this, he still sneered inwardly, "A trivial skill."

As he thought this, he turned around and moved again, seizing the opportunity to reach out and snatch something.

His technique involved "chasing after" the whip's arc as he lashed it out, allowing him to stop the whip from behind with almost no impact.

But Park Dae-ryung remained calm upon seeing this, as he immediately followed up with the third move.

This time, the style of the nine-section whip became like a raging dragon emerging from the abyss, becoming fierce and unparalleled. Its entire whip first spun at high speed to "break free" from Zheng Dongxi's grasp, and then leaped up and fiercely lashed down... attacking Zheng Dongxi's face.

Zheng Dongxi could retreat and evade further at this point, but doing so would likely only allow the opponent to launch a continuous barrage of counterattacks...

This is also what makes the "whip" a unique weapon. Unlike other hard weapons, it does not completely lose its "momentum" and "form" when it is stationary. The whip needs to move, or rather, remain "non-stationary," in order to reveal its true "form."

Park Dae-ryung's "Nine Transformations of Yin and Yang Whip Technique" is undeniably skillful. Driven by his unique internal energy, he hardly needs to swing his arms much. He can switch between three distinct styles and adapt his attacks simply by flicking his wrists...

This whipping technique is like a stream of water spraying from a broken water heater, sometimes hot, sometimes cold, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, sometimes powerful, sometimes gentle... Once you get it going and your body is already soaked, it's hard to say how long you can last.

Therefore, at this moment, Zheng Dongxi, who has extensive combat experience, chose to directly "turn off the water valve".

In that instant, Zheng Dongxi steadied himself in a horse stance, raised one hand, channeled his energy into his arm, and tilted his head to the side.

Thus, Zheng Dongxi successfully withstood the whip's blow with his right forearm and dodged the remaining force of the whip as it swung down his arm.

That wasn't the end of it. Zheng Dongxi, having taken the hit, immediately used a clever force to guide the nine-section whip, causing it to continue to wrap around his arm and eventually become firmly entangled with it.

Seeing this, Park Dae-ryung felt his scalp tingle. Don't forget, everyone... this is a treasured weapon.

Although the weapons of the Wanyuan Sect members are not as powerful as Sun Yixie's "one-piece" trident if you have to compare them, their value is still quite high just because they can at least fight to a draw with the trident for a short period of time.

Even if we take a step back and assume that the effect of a blunt weapon on the human body is not as obvious as that of a sharp weapon, it is still not something that can be withheld head-on without injury by the flesh and blood.

However, Zheng Dongxi's body... is undoubtedly beyond human capabilities. Since he dared to accept the challenge, it means he was certain that he would be fine even if he did.

"You're not bad." After receiving the attack, Zheng Dongxi simply swung his right arm, using the nine-section whip wrapped around his hand to "pull" Park Daering in front of him. Then, without rushing to attack, he stared at Park Daering face to face, commenting with a half-smile, "At least in terms of technique, you're better than the two I encountered a few days ago..." He paused, "By the way... is your whip technique also a martial art of the Hunyuan Star Gate?"

(End of this chapter)