Reclamation (2)
Hyeon Yucheon's words were spot on.
Unlike those who had indiscriminately slaughtered people like butchers, Demon Sword Ghost Old Man Cheon Baeksang had only cleanly killed those who struck first against him.
Shhh!
Finally, both heads crumbled into dust like ash in the wind.
Hooray!
The moment Hyeon Yucheon's one-sided battle with the Blood Dragon Twins ended, cheers and roars erupted.
The source was, of course, the members of the Flash Light Demon Sword Squad.
They could hardly believe their own eyes.
"I can't believe it!"
"He really... inherited every bit of Demon Sword Ghost Old Man Lord's progress."
"No, his martial arts are even stronger!"
Their eyes weren't knotholes.
As elite warriors each and every one, they could vividly feel the gap.
And most heartening of all...
'We really saw... Lord Cheon Old Man's phantom behind that boy Hyeon Yucheon!'
Leading the Flash Light Demon Sword Squad, the loyal man known as Flying Spirit Sword Guest Dohyeonbo was trembling with awe right now.
He had longed for Demon Sword Ghost Old Man's return as desperately as the Black Wolf Three Swords—if not more.
Yet here stood Demon Sword Young Master Hyeon Yucheon, who had perfectly inherited his martial arts and legacy. How could he not be moved to tears?
"What did I tell you? I said Lord perfectly inherited it, didn't I?"
Eum Ji-myeong beamed with joy, as if it were his own triumph, chuckling warmly at their reactions.
He had become the youngest disciple's most fervent supporter, more than anyone else.
"As the captain who guarded Lord Cheon's side, I say Hyeon Yucheon Lord will surpass the previous Lord—the only man who can."
And that was just the beginning.
The eldest of the Black Wolf Three Swords, Cheonu, declared it boldly.
If even he said so, how overwhelming must it have been?
"It's true. Master... may have passed regrettably, but he left behind his final seed!"
Eldest brother Jin Gwangma Geom Ga Jinuk shuddered with the same joyous thrill.
He had only witnessed Hyeon Yucheon's combat twice now, but the more he saw, the more astonishing it became.
Ga Jinuk's cry carried deep resonance.
He, who had suffered more than anyone, imprisoned within the Blood Dragon Room.
At his words, Dohyeonbo and every squad member felt their eyes grow hot and misty.
"I won't force you now. Instead, I'll make a promise."
Demon Sword Sect Lord Hyeon Yucheon stepped before them.
With a solemn expression, he opened his mouth.
"I will exact Master's thorough revenge and restore the Demon Sword Sect's glory. And beyond that... I will shatter the martial world built by the Murim Alliance, Heaven's Five Venerables, Seok Family Manor, and all their entrenched powers. I will slaughter them all."
Hyeon Yucheon's eyes blazed fiercely.
His words rang true.
In truth, conquering Great Dark Valley and the Blood Dragon Room had merely been means to an end.
'It's real! Demon Sword Sect Lord can pull it off.'
Even Blood Dragon Ghost Sword Gu Jinak, no Demon Sword Sect member, felt his heart pounding at Hyeon Yucheon's majestic presence.
As a Sapa martial artist first and Blood Dragon Room man second, the idea of smashing the power holders' world thrilled him to no end.
The shock and emotion rippled through Blood Demon Cho Gyun as well.
'Different! He's on another level from Cha Gyunak Room Lord.'
Cho Gyun's heart began to race too.
Gazing at this superhuman Hyeon Yucheon made Blood Dragon Room or Demon Sword Sect feel meaningless.
He simply yearned to join him in toppling the righteous sects and building Sapa's ideal realm.
Perhaps this was Hyeon Yucheon's innate charisma.
"Vice Room Lord. You know it too, don't you? The true legitimate heir of our main room... isn't the usurper who stole it midway—it's Ga Jinuk hero right here."
Gu Jinak never missed a chance as Cho Gyun wavered.
Cho Gyun was already swaying toward Hyeon Yucheon and the visionary future he offered; these words struck like thunder.
"Th-that's..."
But he couldn't easily answer here.
Besides, the Blood Dragon Room's future and forces stood listening behind him.
They too had been deeply shaken by Hyeon Yucheon dispatching the Blood Dragon Twins so effortlessly.
And one more thing.
"Wasn't it Cha Gyunak who killed previous Room Lord Blood Three Guests Lee Jinseong hero? And who imprisoned the legitimate heir Ga hero? All Cha Gyunak's doing, right?"
Gu Jinak shrewdly struck at their doubts.
In Sapa, where the strong ruled, this meant joining Demon Sword Young Master Hyeon Yucheon—not the baseless, futureless Cha Gyunak.
"I don't seek your surrender or submission. For now, just..."
Hyeon Yucheon added his piece.
"Open the path to Cheonak Blood Ghost Cha Gyunak."
What he wanted wasn't forced kneeling.
Sapa bowed to strength.
He simply wished to settle who was superior: himself or Cha Gyunak.
How much time passed like that?
The answer was predetermined.
Hyeon Yucheon, alongside Ga Jinuk, had earned the Flash Light Demon Sword Squad's trust.
Had Cho Gyun refused, his head would have rolled right there.
"...Understood."
In the end, he submitted to Hyeon Yucheon and the Demon Sword Sect.
"Vice Room Lord! What is this madness?!"
"This is Room Lord's bedchamber!"
Crash! Bang!
In the dead of night, an astonishing commotion unfolded before the highest figure in the Blood Dragon Room's private quarters.
"Hm?"
The super peak expert with senses sharp as blades, Cheonak Blood Ghost Cha Gyunak, snapped his eyes open at the racket.
His late awakening stemmed partly from complacency—no one would dare cause a scene at his door.
"What is it?!"
But as a super peak master, he quickly composed himself and rose.
Focusing his spirit outward, he sensed a chaotic tangle of countless presences.
Even worse...
'The Blood Dragon Guard—my personal protectors—have mobilized too!'
Yet they were being pushed back.
This unbelievable sight forced the Blood Dragon Room Lord himself to emerge.
Clank!
Opening the door, he stared in shock.
It was one astonishment after another.
"What in the world is going on?!"
Cha Gyunak wondered if he was dreaming a nightmare.
The Blood Dragon Guard inexplicably held back, frozen. Most striking: Vice Room Lord Cho Gyun and Gu Jinak were openly betraying, undermining the room's safety.
The real shock came next.
"I am the sole legitimate son of previous Room Lord Blood Three Guests Lee Jinseong hero... and by his final will, the rightful Blood Dragon Room Lord: Jin Gwangma Geom Ga Jinuk!"
Ga Jinuk was no longer a pitiful bird in a cage.
He soared like a hawk into the open sky.
His thunderous command rooted the Blood Dragon Guard with mere words.
"Ga hero speaks true! Cheonak Blood Ghost Cha Gyunak vilely assassinated the previous lord and usurped his seat. And that's not all—he oppressed the rightful heir Ga hero like a petty villain. He deserves judgment!"
Gu Jinak and Cho Gyun led the charge, shattering the guards' morale.
"You damned traitorous scum!"
Fury blinded Cha Gyunak at the explosive scene.
"You donkey bastards! What the hell are you doing?!"
He bellowed with infused qi, unable to stand it.
Answering was none other than Hyeon Yucheon.
"Can't you see? As Demon Sword Sect Lord, I've come to pay a visit to the Blood Dragon Room."
Unlike the red-faced, disheveled Cha Gyunak fresh from sleep, Hyeon Yucheon shone handsomely under the pale moonlight.
"Is the Demon Sword Sect full of thieving lowlifes? Ignoring proper letters or announcements—what's this outrage?!"
Cha Gyunak's rage overrode all etiquette.
It sounded reasonable, but it was empty bluster.
"Thieves? You dare call us thieves when you murdered your master for his seat and imprisoned our precious eldest brother and forces? If I'm a thief, you're a bloodsucking flea."
Even here, Hyeon Yucheon never yielded in a war of words.
He elegantly dismissed the true thief as a flea.
"Argh!"
Outmatched verbally, all Cha Gyunak could do was tremble in rage.
"Why the hell have you stopped?!"
He lashed out at the innocent Blood Dragon Guard.
But the guards had their reasons.
"It's... with Vice Room Lord, young hero Gu Jinak, and the previous lord's son over there, we're in a bind."
The guard captain stepped forward, voicing their dilemma.
As he said, legitimacy lay with them—not the vile usurper Cha Gyunak.
"You're all insane!"
Cha Gyunak, the true madman, blamed everyone else.
His eyes rolling, he feigned frenzy, then acted abruptly.
Squeeze!
Placing a hand on the wall of his bedchamber and infusing qi triggered something astonishing.
Rumble!
Incredibly, a massive wall rose before the Blood Dragon Room Lord's quarters.
"Kuhahaha! This is forged from black ore iron! Even a super peak master's sword gang leaves mere scratches!"
Cha Gyunak was truly cunning and wicked.
Seeing defeat, he fled, masking it as rage while activating the room lord's hidden mechanism.
"Run now if you can—I'll return! With the room's elders outside and a Sapa Five Sects alliance..."
Feeling safe, he rambled on.
"Made of black ore iron?"
As all seemed lost, Hyeon Yucheon's eyes sparkled.
As Cha Gyunak said, black ore iron resisted qi and gang qi exceptionally—used in major orthodox gates or sect traps. Priceless, its worth whatever one named. He'd prepared for such a day.
"Puhahaha! Gonna smash it? Give it a try!"
At Hyeon Yucheon's reaction, Cha Gyunak sought revenge for the flea insult.
Woooong!
Hyeon Yucheon formed vivid sword gang in both hands and invoked the final essence of Formless Flash Quick Sword he'd recently mastered.
Challenged to try? He'd oblige.
Unnamed sword gang endlessly chaining like madness against the black ore iron wall.
Boom! Boom! Booooom! BOOOOOOM!
Formless Endless Sword—named for its ceaseless, frenzied invisible sword gang.
That mad barrage pulverized the black ore iron beyond count.
A candle in the gale.
Utterly insignificant before the raging storm.