[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-myst-might-mayhem":3,"chapter-myst-might-mayhem-myst-might-mayhem-chapter-373":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},555512,804,"Chapter 373","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-373",373,"\u003Cp>Chapter 373 – Sword, and Sword (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various ancient books on spiritual arts describe it like this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a vengeful spirit with deep grudges passes through many years without being exorcised or leaving this world, its rank rises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ranks start with Red Spirit, the state of a newly formed vengeful spirit; Orange Spirit, which has enough power to possess or afflict others; Yellow Spirit, considered dangerous enough to require exorcism due to its harmful effects on humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green Spirit, which has existed for decades and can even influence surrounding objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue Spirit, which has existed for over a hundred years and can affect a wide area, causing auditory and visual hallucinations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indigo Spirit, which has existed for over three hundred years and is difficult to subdue even with dozens of exorcists working together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Purple Spirit, which has crossed into the realm of disaster-like evil spirits due to grudges so deep that even after hundreds of years, they remain unresolved in any way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grooooowl\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Purple?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange light flashed in Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After overcoming several crises together, Cheong-ryeong had also surpassed her original rank and reached Indigo Spirit (nam-ryeong), and now her spiritual energy had become close to Purple Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since even various ancient texts including the Shan Hai Jing didn’t properly describe this being, no one knew if it truly existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is the spiritual energy itself changing?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un let out a hollow laugh at the spiritual energy turning purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, does the rank of a vengeful spirit change depending on how strong its grudge becomes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Blood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Ou Cheonmu couldn’t hide his bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because blood was gushing out from various places in his workshop, staining the floor red from bottom to top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What kind of bizarre occurrence is this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Cheonmu’s energy sense, which had surpassed the Profound Realm, felt the surroundings being covered by an eerie energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s the case, this must be in the realm of illusion, not reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, unless one’s sixth sense awakens beyond the five senses, it would be difficult to escape this illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Ou Cheonmu focused his mind as he drew up his true energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s different.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un turned his head at his appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an unnecessary concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of a peerless master at the level of a great patriarch with deep enlightenment, he had immediately grasped the Ghost Intent Realm and was calmly responding to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Intent Realm is created by the strong will of a high-ranking vengeful spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Blood Realm.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This phenomenon unfolding before his eyes was Cheong-ryeong’s Ghost Intent Realm – Blood Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this wasn’t intentionally created, but rather was unfolding due to her anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thorns sprouted from the blood-stained surroundings, closing in on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Mok Gyeong-un looked at Cheong-ryeong and sent a sound transmission:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Cheong-ryeong… Let’s calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Move aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her anger had reached its peak, and it was directed at Master Ou Cheonmu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing this, Ou Cheonmu,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woong\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raised his sword energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The areas stained with blood rippled around where the blue sword energy rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Realm created by spiritual energy seemed unable to withstand the strong energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the fact that it was withstanding to the point of merely rippling against the energy of a peerless master who had reached the Profound Realm seemed to confirm that Cheong-ryeong’s spiritual energy had surpassed its original limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, there’s an unknown presence in the direction you’re looking. Are you sure you’re alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Ou Cheonmu asked again for confirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un held out his palm as if to say it was fine and not to interfere, but killing intent could be felt so strongly it seemed to touch the skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Mok Gyeong-un was also aware of this, so,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It might be better if you step out for a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a profound true energy pushed back the blood behind where Master Ou Cheonmu was standing, creating a temporary space for him to escape through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please go now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, are you sure…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Master Ou Cheonmu could exit through the space Mok Gyeong-un had created, Cheong-ryeong rose from the blood on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Ou Cheonmu frowned at the materialized form of Cheong-ryeong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who wouldn’t be disturbed by the appearance of a being that clearly didn’t look human emerging from the blood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re making this quite difficult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un clicked his tongue as he watched this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Did she move through the blood?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un, with his Ghost Eyes , could detect spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was different from the usual Blood Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the usual Blood Realm merely amplified Cheong-ryeong’s power and allowed her to materialize hallucinations and illusions with spiritual energy at will,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Has she become the Blood Realm itself?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if this realm was Cheong-ryeong herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why she might have transcended space as the blood melted away before their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the meantime,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Cheong-ryeong stretched out her hand, blood thorns surged up, targeting Master Ou Cheonmu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Ou Cheonmu wasn’t the kind of person to be easily caught by this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ou Cheonmu lightly swung his sword in a circle, all the blood thorns were cut down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the cut thorns were literally liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thorns regrew and targeted Ou Cheonmu again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is that blood-soaked woman the main body?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Cheonmu jumped up to avoid the blood thorns and quickly closed the distance, attempting to cut down Cheong-ryeong with his sword energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before he could,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong’s body melted away into blood once again, and,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She appeared behind Ou Cheonmu as he swung his sword energy, trying to cut his back with a sword made of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Cheonmu hastily withdrew his sword energy and darted forward, avoiding her sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t end there,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Cheong-ryeong swung her sword, the blood created a blade-like formation as if shooting sword energy, chasing after Ou Cheonmu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Ou Cheonmu regained his posture and raised his sword energy again to cut it down, but,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Mok Gyeong-un intervened,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp energy raised from his sword stance paper, he split Cheong-ryeong’s blood sword (hyeol-geom).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Cheong-ryeong consecutively launched sword techniques made of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Mok Gyeong-un easily cut them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh swoosh swoosh swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong, angered at being interrupted, shouted with blood-red eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Move aside! Mortal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-It doesn’t seem like you’ll listen even if I tell you to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un sighed lightly and quietly moved his left fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pak! Pak! Pak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldier! Fight! Split! Formation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the hand seal of the Nine Characters Vivification Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite losing her reason to anger, Cheong-ryeong seemed to be observing Mok Gyeong-un’s every move, as she snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Do you think that will work on this master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew almost all the spiritual techniques that Mok Gyeong-un frequently used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why she immediately recognized that those hand seals were for the Four Peaks Linking Technique (Sa-bong Yeon-chae-sul).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, she hid her body in the blood of the Blood Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her spiritual energy surged, she had instinctively grasped new ways to utilize the Blood Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How will you trap me like this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Blood Realm itself was her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place Mok Gyeong-un pointed at after forming the hand seal was none other than,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four invisible pillars rose around Master Ou Cheonmu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong, who could see this despite hiding her body in the blood, was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Mok Gyeong-un had trapped was none other than Master Ou Cheonmu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pillars erected around him gradually thickened, then surfaces appeared, creating walls to prevent entry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing that invisible something had created walls around him, Ou Cheonmu asked in bewilderment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, what is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please stay still in there for a moment. I’ll resolve this soon…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaaaaaaargh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a scream that could tear eardrums echoed all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with it, the space filled with blood shook, creating waves like ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the blood rose like a tidal wave, surging towards Mok Gyeong-un and Master Ou Cheonmu inside the Four Peaks Linking Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The momentum was extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple spiritual energy was contained in the blood, looking as if it would sweep away everything before it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Mok Gyeong-un spoke as if whispering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t want to get hurt, stay right in the middle of where I’m looking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grooooowl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, as Mok Gyeong-un made a gesture of gripping a sword in the air, space rippled and something faintly took the form of a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Invinsible Sword!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ou Cheonmu exclaimed in recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realm where even energy (gi) forms a sword, said to be achievable only by those who have reached true sword extremity (geom-geuk).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the Invinsible Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un, gripping the Invinsible Sword, held it in reverse and struck it down into the blood-red floor that was heaving like waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, centered on where the Invinsible Sword struck, blood surged in all directions, revealing the floor beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the exposed floor, eight strands of sharp, formless energy rose up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Eight Immortals Sword Competition (Pal-seon-do-gyeong), one of the extreme sword techniques used by swordsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un had embodied this technique into swordsmanship and was now deploying it with the Invinsible Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its power was incomparable to the original.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the eight strands of energy spread throughout Cheong-ryeong’s entire Blood Realm, splitting the whole space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the blood-red space split, the Blood Realm eventually shattered into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this sight, Ou Cheonmu inwardly marveled and felt that his choice had been correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Master was truly a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had competed with him for the sake of pride earlier, he would have surely lost his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he wouldn’t have seen such an incredible sword technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack crack crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the shattering blood-red fragments of the Blood Realm, someone could be seen shedding tears of blood with a sorrowful face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Cheong-ryeong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the spot where she stood was unharmed, untouched by the Invinsible Sword’s cuts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un called out to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Cheong-ryeong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong, shedding tears of blood, glanced at Mok Gyeong-un, then bit her lower lip hard and flew away, passing through the ceiling of the workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Mok Gyeong-un said to Master Ou Cheonmu with a hardened expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s continue our conversation later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un smashed through the ceiling where Cheong-ryeong had passed and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Ou Cheonmu stared blankly at this, then lowered his gaze to look at the workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His workshop, split into eight parts all the way to the interior, was swaying and barely holding up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep wrinkles formed between Ou Cheonmu’s brows as he looked at the workshop, passed down for generations, which seemed about to collapse at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a mountain peak not far from Spiritual Sword Sanctuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong stood on the peak, gazing with sad eyes towards the west, which had turned red as the sun was setting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un quietly approached behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, she spoke without turning her head, still looking at the setting sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Leave me alone for a while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un stopped in his tracks at her trembling voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had felt her grudge before, but he had never seen her look sad or struggle like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at her like this, Mok Gyeong-un eventually spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you having a hard time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…If it looks that way, can’t you just leave me alone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong was rejecting his continued approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her, Mok Gyeong-un said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve been alone all this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just… I just can’t leave you alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step step step\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un, who had stopped, walked to where she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he tried to face her to see her face, she sharply turned her face away, avoiding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit her lip and held back the emotions welling up inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un, watching her trembling shoulders, eventually embraced her from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mok Gyeong-un’s action, the emotions she had been holding back burst forth like a dam breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a tearful face, she shed tears of blood and spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s hard… It’s so hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred years as a vengeful spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her grudge was deep to the point of being piercing, but she was also piercingly lonely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had endured the long years with the sole determination to somehow resolve her grudge, if only for the sake of the Moon Vein members who had died following her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… But… Why are you shaking me like this when I’ve endured only for this purpose?\u003C\u002Fp>",2149,"2026-05-30T14:58:18.410Z","2026-06-01T04:31:31.827Z",1,"novelbin.me","57622bc6b508090c0a61b250269fc476d6b50c9b1aedbfa9c1f49e78770468ee","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-374","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-372",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmyst-might-mayhem-cover.jpg"]