I Became an Evolving Lizard in a Martial Arts Chapter 200

The Taoist shared the truth about the Iron-Head Dragon with .

The young dragon, born with a murderous fate.

The head of Shaolin had taken it in, attempting to control its murderous instincts, but the murderous energy was not so easily suppressed.

Even when suppressed, the murderous aura would still burst out.

The head of Shaolin took full responsibility, forcing the Iron-Head Dragon to stain its hands with blood.

He was given the title of "Han," tasked with eliminating vicious criminals and corrupt beasts.

Having erased its mories, the Iron-Head Dragon could not help but resent Shaolin.

An unexplainable thirst constantly tornted him, and he blad Shaolin for it.

In reality, this thirst was the result of actions taken to relieve it.

"...No matter the reason, if it’s officially revealed that Shaolin committed such acts, it will send a massive shockwave through the martial world."

One spiritual being was allowed to kill others in order to preserve another life.

Though it was done with criminals, it was still a story ripe for exploitation.

"The head of Shaolin... accepted all the disgrace. Shaolin, known as the Mount Tai of Martial Arts, has fallen. Even the once noble head of Shaolin was swayed by his inner core. Though rumors about it spread, the head did not pay them any mind."

Despite suppressing the murderous nature, the head of Shaolin had allowed the young dragon to commit minimal killings in order to prevent an explosion of its violent instincts.

But that wasn’t enough. He had also gone to great lengths to find the spiritual beings’ inner cores.

And the reason for coming to Mount Baek was because, thanks to information from a figure nad Nam Gung-Yeon, he had learned about the spiritual beings swarming the area, including Gomo.

"...I owe the Grand Master a hundredfold apology. I will apologize again."

It was enough.

After all, it was a past event.

"Ckkkh..."

The Iron-Head Dragon staggered to his feet.

Perhaps because of his indestructibility, his recovery was quick.

"...Bak Gi-Gae. Are you alright?"

"Grand Master..."

Bak Gi-Gae’s eyes were filled with sadness.

"...I am ashad. Both you and the Grand Master sacrificed so much for , yet... I..."

After taking a blow from , it seed his mories had returned.

I’d heard that sotis a beating could be a redy, but I hadn’t expected it to be so effective.

Even if not, the fact that his frozen heart was lting likely had sothing to do with it.

"It’s fine now. It’s all over..."

"...No. I have already committed an irreversible act."

He ca to his senses and began to repent.

But even if he repented, nothing would change.

The Iron-Head Dragon, as he said, had committed an irreversible act.

He had killed Shaolin monks.

Even though it was Shaolin, there was no way the Iron-Head Dragon could be accepted back.

If he returned to Shaolin, he would face a punishnt close to eternity, and might even die before crossing its threshold.

That was why I felt uneasy even while fighting him.

I had thought fate would not change.

This event would end in tragedy, no matter what happened.

That was the thought I had.

Before the distant sound of soone’s voice interrupted my thinking.

"...Taoist, Bak Gi-Gae."

"G-Grand Master?"

The bald figure, soaked and stumbling, was walking toward us.

The Iron-Head Dragon hadn’t killed all humans.

He had only sealed them with the cold of the snow mountain.

"I see... so that’s how it happened..."

The bald-headed man, with a gruff appearance, listened to the full account of the events.

The Taoist, whom they called Grand Master, was using the law na "Dojeong."

At first, he seed wary of , a spiritual being, but after hearing that I had saved them, he changed his attitude.

"...The spiritual being on Mount Baek prevented Bak Gi-Gae and saved us?"

He reacted similarly to Baek Yun, who had been freed from the petrification.

"I truly thank you. If it weren’t for you... we wouldn’t have been able to stop him."

It seed he was more powerful than the Taoist.

I had thought bald n all looked the sa, but Dojeong was different sohow.

He had scars on his face and a beard that reminded of Zhang Fei from the Three Kingdoms.

His appearance was a bit different from the usual image of a monk.

"Even if it froze, it doesn’t an it would live forever, and breaking the seal would only take its life. But the natural warmth lted the ice."

Wasn’t that because I defeated the Iron-Head Dragon?

"It was warmth like I’d never felt before, yet sohow it felt familiar. Like the sun."

Warmth like the sun.

I had felt sothing similar.

"It’s strange. Even though the sun isn’t present now, I felt it."

He stared at as he spoke those words.

"The black sun saved us."

I didn’t know what that ant, but I was relieved to hear I saved them.

The black sun... was that familiar sohow?

"However... it didn’t save everyone."

As Dojeong had said, it wasn’t just the cold that had killed so monks. The Iron-Head Dragon’s headbutt had taken a toll on them.

Those monks were wiped out without a trace.

"We might lower the severity a bit, but they still won’t escape punishnt."

The Taoist and Dojeong bowed to .

"Grand Master!"

The Iron-Head Dragon seed startled by their actions.

The Taoist and Dojeong did not stop despite his surprise.

"Gomo-doshi... Can I entrust Bak Gi-Gae to you?"

The Iron-Head Dragon would not return to Shaolin.

Even though he had spit out the violet orb and realized the truth, his murderous fate wouldn’t have disappeared.

Even if he went back, a punishnt like death awaited him, and neither the Taoist nor Dojeong would want that.

The head of Shaolin also wouldn’t want to punish the Iron-Head Dragon, but after killing monks, he could no longer ignore it.

The Iron-Head Dragon stared at the Taoist and Dojeong, then assud the sa posture as them.

"...Death with a tail. I beg you, with all my inner core. Please... let join you."

The Iron-Head Dragon was joining the Dog-Curse Church.

It wasn’t quite the plan I had in mind, but it was a pretty good outco.

He was the master of the snowy mountain, and the energy of the Dragon Gate was still intact.

Even if I expanded my domain, it didn’t an I could rule everywhere.

I would claim the snowy mountain as my territory, but leave the handling of the Dragon Gate and its managent to the Iron-Head Dragon.

This would imdiately increase the power of the Dog-Curse Church, and if he ruled the snowy mountain, the power would continue to grow.

Having a believer like the Iron-Head Dragon was a huge gain for .

Though his murderous fate was a little troubleso, I didn’t think it was anything I couldn’t handle.

The Red Dragon, who was the Iron-Head Dragon's opposite, could spit fire a few tis to quiet him down.

"Gegekk."

"Is... is that really true? Thank you... truly, thank you!"

The Taoist said, tears in his eyes.

"How... how did such a sacred spiritual being appear on Mount Baek?"

Dojeong couldn’t even finish his sentence.

His gaze at was filled with awe, as if I were a truly holy and noble being.

...It was a decision I made after much contemplation, so I wished he’d tone down that gaze a bit.

It was a bit overwhelming.

My head even seed to sparkle.

"When we return to Shaolin, I will speak of your great deeds to the head."

"The head will likely tolerate Bak Gi-Gae staying here. After all, you saved him, Gomo-doshi."

Dojeong continued.

"The martial world is decaying from its roots. Even in Shaolin, once called the Mount Tai of Martial Arts, rumors about such corruption are spreading. Other sects and schools must be even worse off."

Shaolin hadn’t decayed.

It may have seed corrupt, but there was a reason for that.

Although it couldn’t be fully trusted, at least I could understand Dojeong’s true feelings toward Bak Gi-Gae.

"They’ll be eyeing opportunities to get the spiritual beings’ inner cores by any ans necessary."

I had experienced that firsthand.

Baek Yun, Jang Bong, and even Tang So-Yeong had all been like that.

"Your Mount Baek and the Heavenly Demon Cult will try to invade using the excuse of the demon’s descent, but I will do my best to stop them."

Dojeong wasn’t the head of Shaolin.

But he and the Taoist had a certain position within Shaolin.

And considering the deeds the head of Shaolin had done for Bak Gi-Gae, as Dojeong said, it seed likely that Shaolin would be on our side.

"Whether we take the long way or the short way, as long as we reach Seoul, it’ll all be worthwhile."

It seed like the best outco.

The reason I had tried to stop the Iron-Head Dragon was to protect these people and defend Mount Baek.

But even if I killed them without proof, it would be clear that they died here, so the attention wouldn’t completely disappear.

But if we established a friendly relationship like this?

That would be even better.

"...I am truly grateful. If anyone, you would have the ability to aim for Bak Gi-Gae’s inner core, but with such generosity, you’ve saved him."

Honestly, it would be a lie if I said I wasn’t interested in the inner core.

I definitely wanted Bingjo’s inner core, at the very least.

But right now, strengthening the Dog-Curse Church was more important than personal growth.

That ant I had to pay attention to not just strengthening my followers, but the surrounding political situation.

If I could build a friendly relationship with Shaolin, known as the Mount Tai of Martial Arts, it would make things much easier.

I could prevent the flies from coming after .

And if they returned safely, I would investigate the person nad Nam Gung-Yeon.

The Iron-Head Dragon said he started acting strange after eting Nam Gung-Yeon.

That man knows , but I don’t know him.

It was best to leave such potential risks to Shaolin.

"Once I recover, I will bring a reward worthy of your great deeds... I must also appease the restless souls of the monks who perished."

Dojeong and the Taoist left the snowy mountain with their monks.

The Taoist was injured, but the rest of the monks, including Dojeong, were mostly unhard.

With soone as powerful as Dojeong, it wasn’t hard for them to leave Mount Baek.

"...Once again, thank you, Death with a Tail."

The Iron-Head Dragon bowed his head.

[The Lord of the Snowy Mountain, 【Iron-Head Dragon LV 95】, is joining the Dog-Curse Church.]

His level had decreased.

Was it because he had just spit out the violet orb?

...What could have caused his level to drop by around 40?

[Achievent Unlocked: Never Seen by an Allosaurus!]

Achievent unlocked.

It had been a while since I saw such a ssage.

[The Lord of the Snowy Mountain genuinely follows you.]

[Your cold energy is enhanced.]

...What’s this?

I had been disappointed about not getting Bingjo’s inner core, but this reward was still nice.

I didn’t expect it, but I should accept it.

I had planned to gift the inner core to Baek Rang, but this wasn’t too bad either.

[The Dog-Curse Church receives an enhancent for cold energy.]

I wanted to give a kiss to the status window.

‘Kroooong...’

Not you.

How does it always manage to do sothing so beautiful?

The Dog-Curse Church now had an enhancent for cold energy.

That didn’t an that Tus Pus would be shooting ice arrows imdiately, though.

It likely ant that it would be easier to learn Ice Attacks, or if soone like Baek Rang could control cold energy, their power would be amplified.

This was a very satisfying result.

...Could it be that doing good deeds brings rewards?

[Achievent Unlocked: Never Seen by an Allosaurus!]

What?

Again?

[You’ve made a significant contribution to improving the relationship between the Heavenly Demon Cult and Shaolin.]

No, what did I even do?

[The head of Shaolin and the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult both failed to accomplish what a re lizard did.]

A re lizard?

Well, if it was praised like this.

[As a reward, you will randomly receive one of Shaolin’s martial arts.]

Now that’s what I call a nice reward.

‘Kroooong…’

No, you stay back.

I cald the heart of the approaching spirit beast and focused my mind.

The familiar scene appeared before .

It was like a slot machine turning.

Shaolin’s martial arts were spinning.

Please, please be sothing good!

Ding Ding Ding.

The speed of the slot machine slowed down.

Wuxiang (無相)?

Not bad.

Baek Bo Shin Gwon?

I’d welco it with open arms.

Hangma Yeon Hwan Seon Tui?

This is good too!

Yorae Shinjang?

Huh?

Really?

Is this really Yorae Shinjang?

I rubbed my eyes and looked again. The words “Yorae Shinjang” appeared in the air.

"Gegekk!"

Yeah.

Looks like even a lizard’s life has its spring days.

Ding.

...Ding?

[Congratulations, you have acquired "Dongja Gong"!]

...Huh?

What’s this?

Just a mont ago, it was Yorae Shinjang!

"Gomo-doshi! Why are you suddenly doing that?!"

"Krrr..."

What’s this martial arts nonsense?

...

Let’s calm down.

After all, this was a martial art I got for free.

It wasn’t Yorae Shinjang, but Dongja Gong is still a technique that suits quite well.

With the symbol of purity, Gomo-doshi, and Dongja Gong, the possibilities are endless.

[The title, Black Sun, reacts to “Dongja Gong.”]

[The Dog-Curse Faith reacts to “Dongja Gong.”]

[The Dog-Curse Church reacts to “Dongja Gong.”]

[The species, Middle-tier Dragon, reacts to “Dongja Gong.”]

[“%! 자■□ LV2” reacts to “Dongja Gong.”]

This ssage...

It’s just like when I got the Green Basilisk.

My resources are reacting to this new skill and bringing out a higher level.

I wonder what “Dongja Gong” will evolve into.

It’ll beco the strongest martial art that suits , the symbol of purity.

I’m afraid.

Of what I’m becoming.