Chapter 68 – The Shadowless One (9)

“Awake already? You’re quite sturdy.”

At the sound of a man’s voice, she turned her head. There, sitting comfortably in a chair, was Yu-jin. A smile played on his lips, as if something amused him.

“Where is my master!”

No matter where she looked, her master was nowhere to be seen, so she asked about his safety before her own. Yu-jin had no intention of deceiving her, so he told her plainly.

*Woong!*

As Yu-jin stretched out his hand, a splendid saber that had been resting on the wall flew through the air and into his grasp. It was the Fire Dragon Saber, ranked second among the Twelve Treasures.

The fact that it was in Yu-jin’s hand signified Han Hyeok-jin’s death. Realizing this, Ju Yun-hui’s face flushed red with fury.

“You dare harm my master! How dare you!”

Despite her pressure points being sealed, an immense killing intent emanated from her entire body. Yet, even in the face of such malice, Yu-jin’s smile did not falter.

“In the world of martial artists, killing and being killed is a common affair. Or should I have died for your master’s sake? I’d appreciate it if you’d spare me such nonsense. Besides, weren’t you the ones who started this in the first place?”

Yu-jin was right. She had been the one to attack him first, for the sake of the Shadowless Sect’s destiny.

When she realized she wasn’t strong enough, she was the one who called her master to attack Yu-jin.

In other words, if she had never attacked Yu-jin in the first place, she would not be tasting the sorrow of losing her master.

But it was impossible for her, having just lost her master, to let go of her resentment, anger, and hatred at Yu-jin’s words. Still, she had nothing to say, so she could only glare at him in silence.

“People of the world sometimes have misconceptions. They think the Shadowless Ones have never killed a single person or stolen a single item in the process of getting what they want. What a joke. Don’t you agree?”

The Shadowless Ones, by nature, stop at nothing once they set their minds on acquiring something. While they try to avoid murder and robbery in the process, it wasn’t as if they never resorted to it.

That was why she had attacked Yu-jin without hesitation.

Considering they had maintained their legacy despite this, the power of the Shadowless Sect and the Shadowless Ones was truly formidable. Of course, it was meaningless before Yu-jin.

“What are you trying to say!”

“It’s simple. You have something I want. I’d like you to give it to me.”

At Yu-jin’s words, Ju Yun-hui spat, the saliva flying toward his face. Yu-jin casually tilted his head, avoiding it.

“Get lost! I have nothing to give to the likes of you!”

She had no intention of handing over the precious items collected by generations of Shadowless Ones to Yu-jin.

“That’s a problem. I wanted to meet you for that very reason. I was actually wondering how to capture you, and when you came to me on your own, I realized the heavens were on my side. Of course, it did cause a lot of trouble.”

The Hancheng Sword Sect had suddenly lost its master, but Yu-jin had steered events to his advantage.

All the swordsmen of the Hancheng Sword Sect swore revenge to avenge the death of Han Hyeok-jin, who had managed the sect better than any master before him. On the spot, Yu-jin pledged to help them in their quest for vengeance. The culprit identified by the sole witness, Yu-jin, was, of course, the Shadowless One.

“You bastard… I’ll definitely… kill you!”

“Ah, so many women have said that. But not a single one has succeeded. It seems you’ll be joining their ranks. Don’t resent me too much. It’s your sin for taking what I desperately desired.”

If he had obtained the Primordial Chaos Divine Arts in its entirety, he would have had no reason to bother the innocent Shadowless Ones, but they had taken it.

Though it wasn’t yet confirmed, his clash with them had given him certainty. Seeing their incredible movements, which allowed them to act before traps and formations could react, he was sure they had taken the latter half of the Primordial Chaos Divine Arts.

“Forgive me. I must have it, even if I have to use these methods.”

Yu-jin rose from his chair and slowly approached the bound Ju Yun-hui. For the first time, fear appeared on her face. She instinctively knew what was about to happen to her.

“Don’t!”

But her cry was in vain. Yu-jin grabbed her clothes and tore them.

‘Ah, this damn martial art.’

Martial arts possessed a very peculiar quality: they could change a person. Depending on which art one practiced, their disposition could be completely altered. What could be more peculiar than that?

For example, demonic practitioners who learn hegemonic demonic arts mostly have hegemonic personalities. Martial artists who learn arts that strive for good generally possess benevolent dispositions.

This showed how martial arts could change a person. And Yu-jin’s Nine Heavens Divine Demonic Arts had also changed his personality.

‘I used to be a gentleman, but these days, that seems like a load of bull.’

Yu-jin sighed as he looked at Ju Yun-hui’s well-proportioned body, toned by her martial arts. All that remained on her were seductive undergarments and trousers that would stir the desires of any man.

Ju Yun-hui regretted wearing such things and tried to cover her body with her hands, but she couldn’t move at all.

“Beautiful.”

As Yu-jin expressed his satisfaction with his prey, clad in her suggestive undergarments, Ju Yun-hui unknowingly shed tears, her body trembling with humiliation.

Yu-jin reached out and stripped away every piece of fabric from her body, revealing the soft, petite breasts of a young woman.

“No… no…”

As Ju Yun-hui trembled in sorrow, Yu-jin gently embraced her body. Of course, it didn’t end with an embrace.

His tongue traced a path from her ear to her neck and shoulder, his palm squeezed her breast, and his fingers teased its peak.

Ju Yun-hui fought against the feeling of crumbling once more, but it was only a matter of time before she broke under the secret pleasure Yu-jin provided.

“By the way, do you know that I know your name? Ju Yun-hui, the current Emperor’s only younger sister.”

As Yu-jin called her name, her mind, which had been collapsing under the pleasure, snapped back.

“How dare you commit such an impudent act, knowing who I am!”

“But right now, you are the Shadowless One. Not a princess of the imperial family. Hmm, I hear His Majesty the Emperor is greatly troubled by your marriage prospects. Perhaps this is a good opportunity to relieve him of that worry!”

“As if I would with the likes of you!”

Ju Yun-hui resisted, but as Yu-jin, who knew a woman’s sensitive spots well, persistently caressed her, her body began to tremble with pleasure again. She must have had a sensitive body, as she was already growing wet.

“Haah…! No…”

Lightly ignoring Ju Yun-hui’s small voice of resistance, which denied her body’s reaction, Yu-jin stuck out his tongue, letting it slither like a snake as he covered her mouth.

Psychologically cornered, Ju Yun-hui put up a brief, token resistance before finally yielding her lips.

‘Hmm, I never thought I’d be holding a member of the imperial family.’

Thinking that fate was indeed unknowable, he put his all into the kiss. He started with a light peck, then intertwined his tongue with hers, whispering sweet words.

After carefully melting Ju Yun-hui’s frozen heart, he began to slowly explore the inside of her mouth.

Even while kissing her, he didn’t forget to use both hands, his subtle touch caressing her back, waist, and buttocks. After confirming that Ju Yun-hui’s passion was beginning to stir, he kissed her even more deeply.

‘Now, bloom.’

After repeating this several times, the energy of the Yin-Yang Lust Arts began to rise. Ju Yun-hui’s aversion gradually melted away like snow, and she started to follow Yu-jin’s lead.

At some point, Ju Yun-hui was freed from her chains, but she only leaned against Yu-jin’s chest, letting out heated moans.

‘Is this about enough?’

With that thought, he finally parted her legs. Ju Yun-hui’s body, already consumed by the energy of the Yin-Yang Lust Arts, was ready to receive a man.

He spread her legs, lifted her hips, and positioned himself between her thighs, aiming his member at her wet petals.

“I can’t… my purity is not just my own… For the sake of the imperial family, I cannot lose it like this…”

“I’ll take full responsibility for you, so don’t worry about such trivial things!”

With those words, Yu-jin thrust his member inside, and the purity Ju Yun-hui had maintained for twenty-seven years was shattered.

***

Several hours later.

Yu-jin smiled as he looked at Ju Yun-hui, who was panting on the bed before him, her naked body exposed.

He had already taken her countless times. She was now completely captivated by the power of the Yin-Yang Lust Arts. She had submitted to Yu-jin, the man who killed her master.

“Have you, or any of the past Shadowless Ones, ever seen a strange cave deep in a mountain in Sichuan? A place with crude traps and formations.”

“Yes.”

Ju Yun-hui answered Yu-jin’s question politely. Her attitude was like that of a wife toward her husband.

“That was during the time of my grand-master, two generations ago. He enjoyed wandering through nameless mountains in his spare time, and one day, he said he was drawn to a cave that emitted a strange energy. Feeling curious, my grand-master entered the cave. Although there were mechanisms and formations, they were too crude to stop our Shadowless Sect’s movement techniques, and he said he easily reached the end of the cave.”

As the truth flowed from her lips, Yu-jin focused more intently.

“My grand-master saw a woman and two secret manuals. He realized at a glance that the manuals were extraordinary and tried to take them. But the woman guarding the manuals suddenly opened her eyes and attacked him. To his surprise, the woman was a master far superior to him, and in the end, he could only flee with one of the manuals. However, the injuries he sustained at that time were so severe that he eventually died from the aftereffects.”

‘Why did you have to take it and make things so troublesome for me! If you were going to die, you should have just died then and there!’

Having taken so many detours on what could have been a simple path, Yu-jin’s frustration reached its peak.

“However, the secret manual required both volumes to be learned. In the end, it was deemed worthless and was thrown into the imperial treasury, not the Shadowless Sect’s vault.”

“Stop making things so difficult for me!”

Hearing the whereabouts of the secret manual revealed by Ju Yun-hui, Yu-jin let out a desperate cry. It seemed his trip to the Imperial Palace was now inevitable.