Surviving as a Genius on Borrowed Time

Jeong Yeon-shin opened his mouth.

"Stop right there."

His voice, naturally imbued with the resonance of Lingering Radiance Qi, brushed through the thicket.

Though spoken softly, it spread far and wide. The chirping of the nearby insects fell silent in an instant.

Even in a state where some Qi regulation was necessary, his presence did not diminish. Compared to the Breath of the Flood Dragon, his opponents were nothing.

"…!"

The martial artists who had been rushing toward Jeong Yeon-shin faltered.

"Damn it!"

"I told you! Something felt off!"

Yet not a single one of them stopped running.

Instead, they pushed their light movement techniques even harder. The spiritual resonance embedded within his Radiance Qi seemed to bear down on them.@@novelbin@@

They had recognized the difference in power. Just as the younger Jeong Yeon-shin had once felt an impenetrable wall when facing his uncle and the other division leaders of the Society of Sacred Swords, these men now felt the same.

'The scent of oil on their weapons… They've been moving through cities.'

They were worth interrogating.

Just as Jeong Yeon-shin's fingers twitched—

Martial artists, who had been in pursuit of the fugitives from a distance, rapidly closed in.

A Taoist holding a sword and a Buddhist nun carrying an iron staff—both radiated an aura of deep, just energy. They had already been closing the distance on their targets.

"Damn it! These persistent bastards…!"

"Scatter!"

The five martial masters, who had moments ago tried to use Jeong Yeon-shin as a hostage to escape their predicament, didn't hesitate.

The instant they saw the black robes embroidered with the character ‘Hwang’, they abruptly changed course at a right angle.