Chapter 405
Chapter 405
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 107
>Chapter Title: Heavenly Demon (1)
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“If Cheongryeong desires it, shall we reestablish the Heaven-Earth-Moon Society?”
“Heaven-Earth-Moon Society...”
“Yes, what do you think?”
“Hmph, I refuse.”
“You’re quite firm.”
“There’s no need to show consideration for me with such things.”
“Consideration? Is that what it seems like to you?”
“You just want to resolve your grudge. There’s no need to go to such efforts again for the sake of the dead.”
“......Is that truly how you feel?”
“......”
“The revival of the Moon Vein. The destruction of the Heaven-Earth Society. Is that truly the end? If so, will everything Cheongryeong desires come to pass?”
At Mok Kyung-un’s question, Cheongryeong gazed blankly at the red sunset with an enigmatic look in her eyes.
Then, she soon turned her gaze and stared straight at Mok Kyung-un.
Cheongryeong, who had been watching him thus, finally spoke.
“......Didn’t you ask if there were no winds of change? Then make it happen yourself.”
“Me?”
“Yes.”
“Then the Moon Vein once again...”
“There’s no need to be bound by the name. What matters is the will it embodies. And you have inherited the Moon Vein, surpassing even me already.”
“......”
“Long ago, I wished to become the grandmaster leading a new era and the founding patriarch of a new sect.”
Though buried beneath her deep-seated grudge, it had once been her aspiration.
Cheongryeong rose from her seat, turning her back to the sunset, and said with a radiant smile.
“If you can achieve that, I might even be pleased.”
* * *
“Become a grandmaster who embraces all.”
Cheongryeong’s wish.
It was no longer solely her own.
“I announce to all.”
A resounding voice echoed like thunder.
The true energy carried within it was so powerful that those with weaker internal energy clutched their ears in agony.
“The Heaven-Earth Society ends today by my hand, the Heavenly Demon.”
‘!!!!!!’
Everyone’s faces filled with shock.
All members of the Heaven-Earth Society, who had expected the Three Veins ceremony to proceed soon, were so stunned they doubted their own ears.
But soon, they regained their senses.
It was not just a declaration of war against the Heaven-Earth Society that shocked them—it was the title he claimed.
“Heavenly Demon?”
“Did he just say Heavenly Demon?”
The plaza erupted in clamor unlike anything before.
There was one being shaking the Central Plains martial world with its prestige, stirring up storms.
With a single step, it had shattered Shaolin’s 108 Arhats Formation and single-handedly subdued the Sichuan Tang Family—one of the Seven Great Families, pillars of the Justice Alliance—forcing them to seal their gates.
And recently, new rumors had spread.
Even Spirit Sword Manor of Sword Valley—known as the holy land of swords—had reportedly submitted to this being, and word was spreading rapidly.
Though the latter rumor hadn’t spread widely yet, the upper sects had faintly heard of it.
In Great Young Master Na Yul-ryang’s camp, where a fierce confrontation had been underway, Gong Jong-ju—one of the Three Elders who had joined via emergency summons—muttered in a trembling voice.
“The seventh heaven...”
Seven Heavens’ Heavenly Demon.
The Central Plains martial world acknowledged him as the seventh heaven and a grandmaster.
And now, this being of immense renown claimed to be him?
Everyone buzzed with disbelief.
‘Heavenly Demon?’
Even the forces under Mok Kyung-un—his allies—were equally stunned.
The Dark Elder had no further surprises since realizing he was the incarnation of the Divine Flame, but the Poison King Baek Sa and Tyrant King Ho Tae-gang of the Five Kings were different.
From their perspective, they had no choice but to be shocked by this unknown truth.
‘That kid is the Heavenly Demon?’
‘The Heavenly Demon? The one who subdued the 108 Arhats Formation in a single step...’
Though they themselves held some fame in the martial world—not just the Heaven-Earth Society—they couldn’t remain composed before the prestige of the Heavenly Demon.
‘Heavens! Our lord is that... that Heavenly Demon?’
Even Go Chan, the escort possessing the body of Society Leader’s second disciple Jang Neung-ak, was so shocked his mouth hung open, unable to close.
Having the position of a disciple of the Society Leader, he too had heard the rumors.
‘How could this be...’
More than others, he was utterly astonished.
When they first met, Mok Kyung-un had not learned any martial arts—he was ordinary, no, extraordinary as a person but utterly without martial prowess.
Watching from the side, he learned of Mok Kyung-un’s incredible talent in martial arts, but even so, how could this be possible?
‘Half a year... Just half a year.’
To reach the pinnacle title of “Heaven” after only half a year of training.
This was unprecedented in martial history.
Having witnessed his entire growth, Escort Go Chan couldn’t help but shiver in awe.
At that moment, someone roared like a lion.
“You bastard! You dare bare your fangs at the Heaven-Earth Society?”
The source of the shout was none other than Yang Jeong, head of the Earth Vein.
Like everyone else, he had been momentarily speechless at the title Heavenly Demon, but soon doubt and rising fury overtook him.
Whether the bastard truly was the Heavenly Demon or not, revealing hidden teeth against the Heaven-Earth Society right before the crucial Three Veins ceremony was unforgivable—Moon Vein heir or not.
-Clang!
Drawing his treasured sword, Earth Force Sword, Yang Jeong aimed the tip at Mok Kyung-un and bellowed.
“I ask once more. Are you declaring war on this society?”
At his shout, the assembly held their breath, watching.
Mok Kyung-un replied in a flat voice.
“Not a declaration. It’s what will happen henceforth.”
‘!?’
The atmosphere turned icy at Mok Kyung-un’s words, which bordered on madness beyond arrogance.
Shocked by his identity, who could have predicted such audacity in the heart of the Heaven-Earth Society, one of the three powers dividing the martial world?
-Hummm!
From Earth Vein Head Yang Jeong’s treasured sword, Earth Force Sword, a blue sword aura erupted.
His revealed presence stirred even shockwaves of true energy around him.
As Yang Jeong unleashed his pent-up energy, gasps arose here and there.
Even the executives, who had anticipated his growth to some extent, were astonished—his aura had reached the pinnacle of the Transformation Realm.
Revealing his true power, Yang Jeong spoke.
“Regardless of status, I thought a talent had arisen to restore the Moon Vein’s glory, but it turns out you’re just a shameless wretch. Here and now, I’ll sever your neck and...”
-Clang!
In that instant, swords clashed, blue sparks flying amid a tearing sword cry.
Yang Jeong’s hardened face turned to the figure standing back-to-back before him.
It was Great Young Master Na Yul-ryang.
-Hummm!
Gripping the sword hilt with both hands, trembling violently, he looked exceedingly strained.
Yang Jeong unwittingly swallowed dryly.
Had Na Yul-ryang not intervened, he might have taken a blow mid-rant in his fury.
-Shrrk!
Great Young Master Na Yul-ryang’s feet slid back slightly.
‘Kuh.’
Na Yul-ryang’s expression soured.
Having reached the peak of Transformation Realm and mastered the famed lightness skill Bright Manifestation Water Moon Step, he had barely blocked with ultra-high-speed movement, but was overwhelmingly outmatched in power.
He gripped the hilt with both hands, straining with all his might, while Mok Kyung-un held his sword one-handed with an impassive face, as if exerting no effort.
Until now, the Heaven-Earth Society members doubting if Mok Kyung-un was truly the rumored Heavenly Demon widened their eyes.
Na Yul-ryang, pushed back, shouted.
“He’s a true Manifestation Realm expert. We must combine our strength.”
At his cry, even those under Na Yul-ryang began to grasp the gravity.
Na Yul-ryang was emotionless and cold, with immense pride—rarely did he ever ask for aid outright.
For him to call for a joint attack meant the foe was unimaginably strong.
Then, Mok Kyung-un said with gleaming eyes.
“Your power has risen since earlier.”
“What?”
-Swish!
As Mok Kyung-un reached out, startled Na Yul-ryang urgently propelled backward with his lightness skill.
-Pahk!
Retreating over ten paces in an instant, Na Yul-ryang grimaced, touching his right eye.
‘When did he take the eyepatch?’
Somehow, the eyepatch Na Yul-ryang wore was now in Mok Kyung-un’s left hand.
Mok Kyung-un, having removed it, smirked, then tossed it aside and said.
“You’ve found a new eye.”
Mok Kyung-un could clearly see.
Vast demonic energy poured from Na Yul-ryang’s focused golden pupil, hyper-activating his physical abilities and even boosting his true energy.
Meanwhile, Na Yul-ryang, glaring at Mok Kyung-un with his now-open right eye, suddenly felt suffocated.
And for good reason.
‘......Is he suppressing his energy?’
Something ferocious and immeasurable emanated from Mok Kyung-un, yet it was being restrained, not fully revealed.
Did that previous strike use minimal power?
-Sss!
Cold sweat beaded again.
He hated to admit it, but this was no foe to face alone.
One positive change, though: unlike the internal clash at the estate—where the law of the strong prevailed, making his defeat absolute—this was different.
Mok Kyung-un had declared war on the Heaven-Earth Society.
It meant no longer an internal power struggle but true enmity.
‘I don’t know why he gave chances to other veins instead of disciples, but in this situation, Master has no choice but to step in.’
A foe beyond Transformation Realm.
If Mok Kyung-un was truly the Heavenly Demon shaking the world, only the Society Leader—Heaven-Earth Society’s supreme expert—could face him, not himself.
Yet with no reaction so far, was he still observing?
Or testing them?
‘......’
Na Yul-ryang inwardly clicked his tongue.
He wanted to deny it, but knowing his master, it was entirely possible.
Thus, he might still be watching.
In that case, join forces with Earth Vein Head Yang Jeong to take him down...
It was right then.
-Slither!
Mok Kyung-un moved.
Na Yul-ryang, eyes fixed on him, unleashed Bright Manifestation Water Moon Step for ultra-high-speed evasion.
But,
-Puk!
“Guhk!”
Fingers plunged into his right eye, wrenching a scream from Na Yul-ryang.
‘How?’
No, it wasn’t how.
Mok Kyung-un was simply far faster, impossible to dodge.
-Slash!
Then, Earth Vein Head Yang Jeong—who hadn’t taken his eyes off Mok Kyung-un—flashed like lightning to sever the left hand piercing Na Yul-ryang’s eye.
“Hah!”
However,
-Clang!
Mok Kyung-un casually blocked Yang Jeong’s sword with his right hand from his position.
Not stopping there, he immediately followed with a feint, twisting the blade’s path to thrust at Yang Jeong’s forehead.
‘What?’
-Pat!
Yang Jeong urgently kicked off the ground, retreating to evade, then in a flash unleashed sword aura at Mok Kyung-un.
-Slash!
Mok Kyung-un swung his demonic sword Evil Instant to deflect the incoming sword aura.
In that gap, Na Yul-ryang—eye stabbed—thrust his Sword Seal Finger wreathed in sword aura at Mok Kyung-un’s throat.
Mok Kyung-un smirked, then,
-Clang!
-Thud!
“Guhk!”
Deflecting Yang Jeong’s bullet sword aura while kicking Na Yul-ryang’s abdomen, sending him flying.
A fleeting clash among three peerless experts.
The Heaven-Earth Society watchers couldn’t close their gaping mouths.
‘This, this can’t be.’
‘Against two Transformation Realm experts... how...’
Though not a full exchange of techniques, no one foresaw these two pinnacle Transformation Realm masters being so overwhelmed.
Only now did they truly sense Mok Kyung-un was the rumored Heavenly Demon.
-Drip!
“Urk.”
Na Yul-ryang, flung back and barely regaining stance, clutched his bleeding right eye, glaring at Mok Kyung-un.
In Mok Kyung-un’s right hand dangled Na Yul-ryang’s golden-pupiled demonic eye.
‘Damn it...’
He’d lost his demonic eye before even properly fighting.
Then, Na Yul-ryang furrowed his brow.
Mok Kyung-un examined the excavated demonic eye with interest, then—shockingly—put it in his mouth.
-Crunch crunch!
‘!!!!!!’
All who witnessed it shivered in horror.
Shocked enough by the brutality of gouging the eye in an instant, but eating it on the spot? Such savage madness was unprecedented.
Having chewed and swallowed Na Yul-ryang’s eyeball, Mok Kyung-un swept his gaze over Na Yul-ryang and Yang Jeong in turn.
-Flinch!
The two, meeting his eyes, couldn’t help but shrink under the overwhelming pressure.
Then, Mok Kyung-un spoke.
“Kneel.”
[Chapter 107: Heavenly Demon (1)] End