Whish. Swish. Woong!
A sharp blade directed a powerful qi that shook the hall.
This place was a wide space on the first floor of a separate building built independently next to the main sect.
Unlike high-ranking officials who used separate offices, the Vice Cult Leader had remodeled this place to serve as an office, a eting place, and a training ground.
“Hup.”
With a loud shout, a current of wind flowed out this ti.
This was sothing different from an ordinary sword wind.
Instead of projecting the qi forward accompanied by a pinwheel, it stirred the currents in the space into wind.
Perhaps that’s why a burst of sound accompanied it from all directions, striking the eardrums.
“Whew.”
A figure with youthful features that didn’t match the white hair.
He naturally returned to his original posture. Slowly lowering his sword, he gathered his scattered thoughts.
Vice Cult Leader Yeo Bi-shin.
A figure who received no interference except from the Cult Leader’s orders.
Also, he did not have a separate sub clan.
“Indeed, you are the Vice Cult Leader.”
The middle-aged man who had been standing at a distance finally approached.
The only person he could call his own, Siwol.
The leader of those called the Ten Moonlights paid his respects.
“No, the wall before is still far and high.”
“It won’t be long. Haven’t you already controlled all the surrounding qi as if it were in your grasp?”
“It’s rely a shake. There’s still a long way to go before I beco a Profound Demon.”
Yeo Bi-shin had reached the Supre of Supre Demon, just as he said.
He had even reached the stage where he could control the surrounding qi at will.
However, transcending the demonic influence is an entirely different realm to tackle.
One can infinitely harness the power of nature. It was possible to accumulate that power within the body.
This ans not rely escaping the demonic influence but becoming free from the qi generated through the body.
“And once the successor is determined, I think I’ll retire in peace.”
“Pardon?”
At those words, Leader Siwol asked in surprise.
“Are you saying you’ll step down from the position of Vice Cult Leader?”
“Even among re wolves, when the leader of a pack changes, the second-in-command disappears. Let alone in our sect of all…”
Yeo Bi-shin shook his head bitterly and changed the topic.
“But why were you standing there all this ti?”
“I ca because I have sothing urgent to inform you, Vice Cult Leader.”
“What is it?”
“Through an unofficial channel, the Second Disciple has requested a conversation.”
“Demon Lord? Why?”
“It seems that the current situation is not favorable. Didn’t I ntion before that the Fourth Disciple went under the First Disciple?”
“Indeed.”
“Since then, the situation has…”
Leader Siwol explained the situation in a quiet tone.
Yeo Bi-shin, who was listening quietly, nodded.
“No wonder it’s concerning.”
Then he asked again.
“But what’s the matter that I need to have a secret talk? You know well that the Vice Cult Leader shouldn’t get involved in the successor battle, right?”
“They say there are so intriguing ways to sufficiently help them without getting involved. And that is…”
Even without sensing any unfamiliar presence, Leader Siwol looked around once before continuing.
“It is said to greatly aid in the rise of one’s level.”
“…!”
At those words, Yeo Bi-shin’s eyes widened.
Elevation in level. It was realized that this was not an ordinary proposal.
Yeo Bi-shin was silent for a mont, then lowered his gaze as if calculating sothing, and spoke.
“Try to adjust the ti.”
“Do you really intend to et him then?”
“I know what you’re worried about—the clever Demon Lord. But it might not be a bad idea to hear what he has in mind.”
“……Understood. Then I will make contact quickly.”
With that, Leader Siwol withdrew.
Yeo Bi-shin stood for a mont, lost in thought, and then chuckled.
“A cunning fox.”
He then ascended the grand hall and entered his quarters on the third floor of the annex.
Perhaps due to prolonged training, the heat in his body did not cool even with the night air around him.
He instructed a maid to prepare water and placed his sword on the table.
Then he approached the window which was as tall as himself and admired the outside.
Even though it was a dark night, the lights of the headquarters were exceedingly bright.
It must be the elders who haven’t gone to sleep yet. They aren’t moving in earnest now, but no one knows what lies ahead.
On the day the balance of power collapses, everyone will have to align themselves.
“Co out.”
It was then that Yeo Bi-shin felt the presence of a stranger.
It was sowhere behind the long-drawn curtain.
“Hey. I’ve been waiting for a long ti.”
At his words, a young man, no, a man walked out.
Yeo Bi-shin needed a mont to think about the sudden appearance and the casual tone of the man.
But the stranger did not give him ti to think.
“Do you have any last words?”
“……”
“Ah, forget it. You must have lived feeling good all the ti anyway.”
The man slowly drew his sword.
“In this life, let’s be a bit unfortunate with things.”
The black sword seen in passing was unusual. It was much clearer than the treasured swords given to those of elder rank, and it held an aura.
To the extent that even he, who was usually very interested in weapons, was drawn to it.
‘A considerable warrior.’
Yeo Bi-shin had to acknowledge that this unfamiliar intruder had reached the level of Supre Demon martial arts.
The only reason he could maintain such composure before him must be because of that.
“Arrogant.”
As he reached out, the sword on the table was drawn to him. The level of manipulating objects, like moving things through the air, was sothing he could easily perform.
“How dare you enter this place so recklessly.”
A brilliant radiance began to emanate from his sword. At the sa ti, the very air in the room started to tremble.
His martial prowess, bordering on transcending the demonic state, was even creating the precursor phenonon of controlling a sword with the mind.
Even so, the opponent’s reaction was incredibly calm.
“Are you ready? Then let’s take it easy.”
“……?!”
And then, an incomprehensible action was taken.
Bang!
Suddenly, he pierced through the ceiling and leaped into the sky.
As soon as he hurriedly followed him up, he couldn’t help but gape.
“Fire Dragon Ascends to Heaven!”
Kuwaaaaaang!
Flas surged upwards. No, he saw lava move.
Moreover, he saw a purple fla that couldn’t exist in this world.
Kuuuwaang!! Kwakwakwang!
With that, the fight was over.
Because the entire building was shattered as the third floor of the annex exploded.
Fwoosh.
The power of the Fire Dragon Blade was a level higher than the absolute weapon Seol-Hwi had seen before.
Even without any internal qi, it had the strength to blow away a building in an instant.
Not only that, the purple aura was like a third force that did not exist in this world.
Thus, it must have been an aura that could not be dared to oppose at the extre level.
“Oh? Wait a minute. This is a big problem.”
Seol-Hwi, who had eliminated the enemy in one blow, suddenly beca distressed.
Shin Yaja, who was at a distance, looked on curiously and then widened his eyes.
- You, don’t tell …
“It’s not my fault. The power of this damned weapon is too strong for…”
- Hurry up and find it!
Ba-ba-bak. Ba-ba-bak.
Seol-Hwi hurriedly began to examine the broken debris where the flas had not yet died down.
Despite his clothes burning from the surrounding heat that had not yet completely dissipated, he did not care.
What Seol-Hwi was looking for was none other than the Vice Cult Leader’s corpse.
He intended to take his head, but it was buried in the wreckage, with no way to know where it was.
- You fool! If you don’t bring the Vice Cult Leader’s head to elder Dam Cheon, you won’t even get the simulation.
“Be quiet! I’m searching hard for it!”
Babapak. Babapak. Thud, thud!
Seol-Hwi also turned pretty flustered.
He thought of trying out the power of the ultimate absolute weapon, but he didn’t expect this situation to occur.
If there had been a little resistance, the corpse wouldn’t have been buried under the building debris.
“Why can’t I see this guy anywhere? Don’t tell he’s buried deeper?”
- Hey, hurry up. You can feel the presence from afar.
It was as he said.
It seed a few retainers who followed the Vice Cult Leader were coming here.
“Ah, this is going to be troubleso if more guys co… Oh, found it!”
Seol-Hwi picked up sothing from the hollowed debris pile.
Seeing that, Shin Yaja’s brows furrowed.
It seed like a human corpse, more precisely the face part… but it was completely burned, making it unrecognizable who the body belonged to.
- Hey, let’s go. It’ll be a hassle if we get caught for no reason.
“Yeah. It’s better than leaving empty-handed.”
Seol-Hwi quickly covered the charred, blunt object with a torn piece of cloth and withdrew.
Then he ran straight to where Dam Cheon was.
Midnight.
Soone approached the shabby wooden house with sluggish movents.
The light was still on, suggesting soone was inside.
“Elder. I’m here.”
Seol-Hwi called out to Dam Cheon from the front yard.
“Elder.”
A brief silence. Then, as if on cue, the door swung open and the elders walked out.
Chirp.
Among them, Songhwa flapped his wings, showing delight.
Dam Cheon finally appeared and spoke.
“You look terrible.”
To him, Seol-Hwi looked no different from a beggar on the road.
His hair stuck out in all directions, his hands and face were covered in dirt, and his clothing was half-burned and mostly charred.
Just by his appearance, it seed as if he had faced hundreds of warriors from the Justice Faction.
Dam Cheon spoke again.
“Did you bring it?”
“Yes, I did.”
“……!”
At those words, Gwi-gwi and Gwi-heo reacted intensely.
It was none other than the Vice Cult Leader’s head.
The thought that an unknown young man had brought it caused a surge of confusion.
Just as the atmosphere was flowing quietly, Dam Cheon began to speak.
“Let’s see it then.”
Seol-Hwi grinned.
“Here, as you wished. The head of the Vice Cult Leader.”
Then, in front of them, he unraveled the charred cloth.
Thud.
“…….”
“…….”
“…….”
- Tsk tsk.
As silence fell without a response, the observer, Shin Yaja, clicked his tongue.
This was a natural reaction.
A face completely burned beyond recognition.
No, how could it not be absurd when sothing blunt, rely presud to be a human face, was presented?
“Hahaha. I understand how this looks. I used a bit too much force during the fight, and it ended up like this. Still, if you look closely here, you can see the Vice Cult Leader’s facial shape is still sowhat remaining…”
Thud.
It was then.
As Seol-Hwi was handling the face, sothing fell with a thud.
Judging by the position, it seed to be the lower jaw that fell to the ground.
“This is, haha… hahaha…”
As a result, what Seol-Hwi was holding then looked even less like a human face.
It rely resembled a round kettle without a nose and with one side dented.
“Hahaha. This thing that just fell was a mouth. A weak joint area. It’s too dark for to recognize… No, I recognized it at a glance.”
Seol-Hwi awkwardly tried to change the mood with a laugh, but he completely failed.
Everyone was looking at him with expressions that seed to ask what kind of bizarre act this was.
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