Drip... drip... drip...
In the thick, dark forest, blood dripped from the shredded arm of a man with long, messy crimson hair and demonic slit eyes.
His upper body was bare, covered in countless stab and slash wounds across his chest, abdomen, and arms.
His breathing came in short, heavy gasps, and he looked as though he could faint at any moment.
Yet he kept moving forward with staggered steps, carrying a long sword stained red with blood.
"You have nowhere to run, Sex Demon," a voice came from behind.
The crimson-haired man, the Sex Demon, turned to find a handsome young man with long black hair, dressed in a white robe adorned with intricate golden embroidery.
Behind Tae Rin, the handsome man, numerous others in similar robes emerged from the trees, surrounding the Sex Demon from all sides.
"Fuck, these dogs from the empire followed me all the way to Jianghu," the Sex Demon muttered, gripping his sword with both hands.
"I don't know whether to call you brave or foolish," Tae Rin said, shaking his head. "Not only did you steal one of the four heavenly treasures from the Emperor's treasury, but you were also caught by the Emperor while having your way with the Empress."
"Don't blame me for your emperor's inability to satisfy the Empress," the Sex Demon retorted with a smirk. "And what do you mean by 'having your way'? I never touched a woman without consent."
"You disrespectful bastard!" Tae Rin muttered.
Unsheathing his sword, he commanded, "Kill him!"
The martial artists surrounding the Sex Demon rushed in from all sides, launching a barrage of attacks.
As they drew cloer, bolts of crimson lightning flickered around the Sex Demon's sword, his breathing eerily calm.
Tae Rin's eyes narrowed as he recognized what the Sex Demon was about to do.
"Everyone dodge—"
"Lightning Sword Style: Chapter Five,
Dragon Fang Barrage!"
With a single swing of his sword, multiple terrifying fangs of crimson lightning materialized, each mercilessly striking the attackers before they could retreat.
Blood splattered, screams echoed, and lifeless bodies collapsed to the ground.
"Fuck... if only I wasn't poisoned," the Sex Demon muttered, breathing heavily, his demonic eyes fixed on his arm where his veins had turned black.
"You demon! How many more will you kill before you die?" Tae Rin shouted in fury, thrusting his blade into the Sex Demon's shoulder, who was too exhausted to dodge or block.
"This bastard... I aimed for his heart and he still managed to avoid it," Tae Rin thought, slamming a palm strike into the Sex Demon's chest with his free hand.
The strike sent him crashing through multiple trees before he finally stopped at the edge of a cliff.
"The poison has already seeped into your dantian," Tae Rin said, walking slowly through the trees. "Drop your sword and repent for your sins."
"Cough... cough... this fucking stings," the Sex Demon muttered, clutching his stomach, now purple from the palm strike.
"Repent for my sins, huh?" he murmured, forcing himself to stand. "Cut your bullshit. Aren't you hunting me down for this?"
He pulled out a pair of golden spheres from his robe, radiating a luminous glow.
"So it really exists. One of the four heavenly treasures," Tae Rin exclaimed, the corner of his lips curling into a smirk.
"Hahaha! Look at you, not even trying to hide your true intentions," the Sex Demon laughed. "You've hunted me for ten years, chasing me across every corner of the world, making my life miserable for this fucking treasure."
He moved the golden spheres toward his crotch, crimson energy radiating from his hand.
"Wh-what are you doing?" Tae Rin shouted, his eyes narrowing.
"Hahaha, aren't these the balls of dragons? I'm going to become the father of your wife's children using these golden balls."
"You Sex Demon bastard!" Tae Rin roared, veins bulging across his forehead.
"Sex Demon this, Sex Demon that. I have a fucking name!"
Pouring his Qi into the spheres, he declared, "I'm Mu Jin, one of the five greatest martial artists of Jianghu!"
"No! Stop!" Tae Rin lunged forward, driving his blade into Mu Jin's chest.
"Hehehe... I was waiting for you to come closer," Mu Jin whispered, blood leaking from his mouth.
Grabbing Tae Rin's sword arm, he leapt off the cliff, dragging him along.
"You demon! Let me go!" Tae Rin shouted, striking him repeatedly with desperate palm attacks.
Yet Mu Jin's grip did not loosen in the slightest.
Thud!
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"Fuck... I can't feel my limbs anymore. Am I really going to die here?" Mu Jin murmured, laying facing upward on the ground.
Both his legs were completely shattered, his spine broken, and the back of his head split open. Beside him lay Tae Rin's body, already lifeless.
"Well, it's not that bad of a way to die," Mu Jin chuckled, staring at the clouds in the night sky. "At least I killed the bastard who made my life miserable."
Even at death's door, his body wracked with unbearable pain, a strange sense of peace settled over him.
The poison had already destroyed half of his dantian, so he would have died anyway, even if he had escaped. His vision grew hazy, sounds became distant, and even the pain began to fade.
Just as he was about to succumb to darkness, the pair of golden spheres appeared before him, hovering with a radiant glow.
A faint crimson energy from his dantian connected to them.
"So you only decided to merge with me when I'm about to die," Mu Jin murmured as the spheres descended toward his dantian. "Fuck... pain in my balls is the last thing I wanted before dying."
Just as he expected them to merge there, the heavenly treasure moved upward, stopping before his eyes.
"Don't tell me they aren't dragon balls but—"
Before he could finish, the spheres forced their way into his eyes.
An intense, piercing pain exploded through his head like countless needles stabbing into his vision. Tears of blood streamed down his face as his eye sockets turned bright white. He groaned, unable to move due to his shattered body.
The agony continued for several minutes. The moment the merging completed, his body went completely limp.
"Huff....huff...th-those clouds," Mu Jin murmured, his eyes fixed in the sky. "Th-they looks like...curvy butts of the Empress."
Pain had been the only thing keeping him alive, and when it vanished, his heart stopped.
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"M..."
"Mu..."
"Mu Jin..."
"Mu Jin, wake up!"
"Agh... stop screaming, my head fucking hurts," Mu Jin muttered as he opened his eyes.
Slowly, his blurry vision sharpened and his senses returned.
Above him stood a beautiful woman with voluptuous curves, sky-blue hair, and jade-like pale skin, stepping on him. Her sharp ocean-blue eyes glared down at him.
However, Mu Jin's gaze was fixed elsewhere, on her black underwear, clearly visible from below.
"Am I in heaven?" Mu Jin murmured, the corner of his lips curling upward.