[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-myst-might-mayhem":3,"chapter-myst-might-mayhem-myst-might-mayhem-chapter-372":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Myst, Might, Mayhem",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},555511,804,"Chapter 372","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-372",372,"\u003Cp>Chapter 372 – Sword, and Sword (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man with a grizzled face and gray beard gazed at something with a look of disbelief in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s name was Ou Moon-hyeok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was renowned as a master swordsmith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What in the world has happened here?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main hall, which he had expected to be bustling and grand for the enthronement ceremony, was completely covered in blood, with dismembered corpses piled up everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were nearly hundreds of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth could have happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What has transpired here, Lady Ryu?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ou Moon-hyeok looked around the hall in shock at the tremendous tragedy, his eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurriedly ran towards a certain spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center lay a beautiful woman in a bright red ornate dress, her face pale and eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was none other than,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lady Ryu!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female swordsman he had been looking for,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryu So-wol of the Moon Vein, who was supposed to have her Society Leader enthronement ceremony today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok bent down and quickly checked the pulse of the fallen woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face soon hardened as he felt for her pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This… this can’t be.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no pulse, and her body had already grown cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the stiffness of her body, rigor mortis had already set in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok stared at the lifeless Ryu So-wol in shock, his gaze eventually moving towards her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Her heart?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t noticed at first due to all the blood, but when he slightly lifted her clothes, there was a hole in the center of her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed her heart had been ripped out entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clench\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok’s fists tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this have happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from being a woman, Ryu So-wol was one of the most skilled swordsmen he knew among the countless martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hadn’t she even surpassed the Profound Realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could such a person have lost her life so tragically?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Lady Ryu…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woong woong woong\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden box he was carrying on his back along with his bundle began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Ou Moon-hyeok muttered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…Have you sensed it too?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok set the wooden box down on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened the lid, a pure white sword, newly forged and brimming with vitality, revealed itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was her sword, Sunyeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryu So-wol had named it herself and asked him to bring it when it was completed, in time for her enthronement ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I completed the finest sword…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a masterpiece, one of the best among the numerous swords he had crafted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Ou Moon-hyeok, who had come expecting to see her joyful face upon completing the sword, this was utterly disheartening and bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The owner had departed this world without even touching the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woong woong woong\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sensing this, a faint sword cry could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok bit his lower lip hard with trembling eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though in the martial world, where dozens or hundreds die every day, no one could guarantee tomorrow, this was simply incomprehensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Who could it be?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who on earth could have done this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryu So-wol was one of the top masters of her time, and considering the scale of Heaven-Earth Moon Society, to commit such a tragedy would require a force of comparable size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok stood up and examined the corpses in the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clan had been demanding to know the sword techniques of the sword owners for generations when crafting swords, so he prided himself on his unparalleled knowledge in this area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Most of the wounds on these corpses were inflicted by swords, so if I examine them closely, there might be some clues.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was likely to be an organization that could stand against Heaven-Earth Moon Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most probably one of the Nine Major Sects…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Ou Moon-hyeok frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because as he examined the sword wounds on the corpses, he found that many of them didn’t show signs of any special sword techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…This can’t be.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok, who had been examining the corpses with disbelief, was shocked beyond words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had naturally assumed it was a battle between organizations, but most of the corpses seemed to be the work of a single person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was even more surprising was that no special sword techniques were used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were simply slashed with a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Overwhelming power. Overwhelming sharpness…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what these sword wounds showed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword had simply been swung, yet nothing could stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any weapon had tried to block it, both the weapon and the wielder were cut down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the sword wounds were decisive blows, cleaving both weapon and body in two with a single swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…A monster.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phrase “unstoppable force” seemed fitting here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Ryu So-wol was a prodigy with the sword, she couldn’t have withstood such a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was someone so strong that even he wouldn’t want to face them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hm?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed as he examined the traces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the corpses…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Rumble rumble rumble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Ou Moon-hyeok turned his gaze at the sound of a huge roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if an earthquake had struck, the main hall shook, and sounds echoed from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the perpetrator of this tragedy still be here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hesitating for a moment, Ou Moon-hyeok raised his energy to his Yongcheon point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body shot up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had felt a moment of fear towards the one who had created these sword wounds, he soon calmed his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he couldn’t face this monster-like being, he felt he should at least identify who the culprit was, if only for the sake of his friendship with Lady Ryu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ou Moon-hyeok emerged from the main hall, his expression immediately darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shiver\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…What in the world.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His reaction was due to a chilling energy that went beyond stimulating his senses to completely overwhelming them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more skilled a martial artist is, the easier it is to sense such energy when it’s released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this ferocious and evil energy wasn’t confined to a single space; it was overturning everything around, and its scale was hard to fathom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to fill tens or hundreds of miles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a human possess such tremendous energy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was on the verge of trembling all over, overcome by the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Haa… haa…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok’s breathing became ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much he tried to calm himself, it was difficult to regain his senses amidst this ferocious energy filling everything around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could tell where this energy was emanating from, but his feet wouldn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he entered this monster’s sight, he might die before he even realized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, something caught Ou Moon-hyeok’s eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ferocious energy that had been dominating the surroundings suddenly subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could have happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, he wiped his sweat-soaked forehead with his sleeve and darted towards the source of the energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t too far from here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About two li northwest of Heaven-Earth Moon Society’s main complex,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!!!!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok’s eyes widened as he arrived at the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was covered in dark clouds, with a large hole torn through them, and a crimson light, reminiscent of sunset, poured down to illuminate the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more bizarre were the several severed mountain peaks and giant shattered rocks floating here and there in the sky, making the entire area feel like a place not of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth had happened here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok, who had been staring at this tremendous sight in a daze, soon discovered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was someone standing on top of one of the giant rocks floating in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man with long hair, wearing a fluttering black robe, held a sword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an ink-black sword, and the moment Ou Moon-hyeok saw it, his mouth fell open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a craftsman, he couldn’t help but be captivated when he saw an excellent weapon, even unintentionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…It’s perfect.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw the ink-black sword, Ou Moon-hyeok was instantly captivated by its form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shape of that sword was ideal beyond comparison to any sword he had ever conceived as a craftsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who on earth could have made such a sword?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was lost in all sorts of imaginings while looking at the sword, Ou Moon-hyeok suddenly slapped his own cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was he doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no time to be captivated by a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to memorize that man’s face in detail so he could at least seek revenge for the unjustly killed Lady Ryu So-wol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whirr!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An astonishing sight unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword the man was holding disassembled itself, transforming into a ring-like shape and settling on his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok’s face was filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was happening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a perfectly normal sword disassemble and turn into a ring-like shape?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was such a thing possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his family having been craftsmen for generations, this was a technique he couldn’t comprehend no matter how much he pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was wondering about this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flinch\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok unconsciously took a step back in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because the man turned his head and looked directly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been hiding while suppressing his energy as much as possible, so this was utterly baffling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he going to die at this man’s hands?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he hesitated on what to do, it happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unbelievable, tremendous sight unfolded before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dazzling beam of light poured through the hole in the dark clouds, striking down towards the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light was so bright that he had to close his eyes for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thunderous roar, his body, eyes still closed, was thrown backwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Moon-hyeok, who had raised his protective energy thinking he needed to shield his body, crashed into various places chaotically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud! Thud! Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kugh!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After colliding several times, he was finally able to stop, seemingly as the aftermath subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening his eyes, Ou Moon-hyeok had a dazed expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to have been thrown back nearly a hundred meters, and looking towards where the beam of light had struck in the distance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There was nothing there, he said.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing at all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my great-grandfather rushed to that spot, but the floating rocks and severed mountainsides had disappeared, and the surrounding area had become like a plain. It was truly a bizarre occurrence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was enough to make ghosts wail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Ou Cheonmu’s great-grandfather, Ou Moon-hyeok, said he felt as if he had been dreaming when he saw this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither the crimson hole torn through the dark clouds nor any of the floating objects were visible anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this, Mok Gyeong-un asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about that man?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man Mok Gyeong-un inquired about was the long-haired man who had been holding the ink-black sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the records left by Master Ou Cheonmu’s great-grandfather, he was likely the culprit who had ripped out Cheong-ryeong’s heart and caused that tragedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He vanished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Vanished?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my great-grandfather mobilized even the surviving members of Heaven-Earth Moon Society to search for traces of that man. They searched the surrounding area for three days and nights but found nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Did they only search the immediate area?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. My great-grandfather drew a sketch of the man’s appearance from memory and passed it around. For a while, Heaven-Earth Moon Society also tried to find the identity of this unknown person suspected to be the true culprit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-That’s not true!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash crash crash crash crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish his sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with a piercing cry that could burst eardrums, numerous objects in the workshop shattered as if exploding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this sight, Mok Gyeong-un turned his head to look at Cheong-ryeong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un’s brow furrowed as he gazed at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because the area around where Cheong-ryeong had been was becoming stained with blood, and her spiritual energy was rising to a chilling degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What on earth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Ou Cheonmu looked towards where she was with a perplexed expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he didn’t have the eyes to see spirits, perhaps due to the rapidly surging spiritual energy, Ou Cheonmu, who had noticed something flickering, had already drawn his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Mok Gyeong-un held out his palm towards him as if to stop him and spoke to Cheong-ryeong using sound transmission:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Cheong-ryeong. Let’s calm down for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Without knowing anything… Who… who are you calling the true culprit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden floorboards were torn up, rising like thorns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if they were reacting to her vengeful spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange light flashed in Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because in Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes, which had opened his spirit vision, he could see her surging spiritual energy gradually turning purple.\u003C\u002Fp>",2140,"2026-05-30T14:58:18.410Z","2026-06-01T04:31:31.827Z",1,"novelbin.me","cd56a48025d280a3ef06f0cd340895c3ac8b23cec6fe99a9bf43faa2efa354dc","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-373","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-371",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmyst-might-mayhem-cover.jpg"]