Chapter 197 Yemla (4)
Unlike Gu Yangjeok, drenched in tension, Akeunpyeong gazed at his left hand, trembling slightly.
He succeeded in releasing the lightning in a split-second reaction, but couldn’t avoid the aftermath.
The lightning that pierced his entire body heated his veins to a fever pitch, and the thunderclap was enough to shatter his eardrums.
Zing.
His fingertips still trembled, unable to disperse the lightning energy. His blackened fingernails, completely scorched and ragged, looked grotesque.
The pain was beyond words. He merely concealed it.
Evil split his mind, and split it again.
This was one of the few abilities he possessed, born as a monster from the very start.
He channeled all the pain into a tiny fragment of that split.
Thus, Akeunpyeong elevated his own spirit. The boiling demonic energy swirled around his entire body like a vortex.
It was akin to the armor worn by a celestial deity.
“…That.”
As Gu Yangji muttered to himself, Mantongzi issued a stern warning.
“Don’t let your guard down!”
“I know.”
As he uttered those words aloud, Gu Yangjeok vowed to himself.
He would not be defeated.
I won’t retreat.
He would not let rash fear undermine his true strength.
Strength flowed naturally into the foot that stepped onto the ground.
Splatter.
Blood trickled from the soles of his feet, pierced through in his attempt to block Youngmo-yeon. He had sealed the acupoints, but one misstep could have prevented him from deploying his technique in time.
