Chapter 42: Our 'Definition'-3
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 42: Our 'Definition'-3
A week had passed since she accepted the Alliance Leader’s proposal.
Now, Namgung So-yeon could perfectly recall her memories with Kang In-ho.
The more she absorbed the blood of the sinners, the clearer those memories became.
A sweet fragrance drifted through the air.
- I want to enter into a hundred-year marriage pledge with you.
In-ho’s voice echoed from somewhere.
Yes! Young Master Kang and I are a destiny tied together since our past lives.
We promised each other a future. Unfortunately, it didn't come true then, so we met again in this life!
- So-yeon. So-yeon. Save me.
Don’t worry, Young Master Kang. I will definitely save you! Please wait for me.
Just wait a little longer.
I’ll get stronger—much stronger. Then I’ll go to your side.
She muttered as if making a solemn vow.
"That’s why... I have no choice. If it’s to save Young Master Kang...!"
"Thunder Sword! Do you not recognize me? It’s me! From the Inseong Escort Bureau...! Ack!"
A blood-stained hand seized the man’s throat.
"Gurgle..."
The man’s eyes rolled back.
Blood sprayed from every orifice, trickling down her arm.
Ssssssssss—
The blood boiled and transformed into a crimson mist. That thick, sickly sweet vapor slowly seeped into Namgung So-yeon’s body.
"Haaah..."
How many times had she performed Qi Absorption now?
Once the number surpassed ten, she gave up counting.
At first, she felt a pang of pity for the discarded lives, but now such thoughts were as faint as morning frost.
The Qi Absorption Impulse came steadily and regularly, and the dungeon was overflowing with prisoners.
As she absorbed the energy, her mind grew calm, and a tingling sensation spread through her lower abdomen.
What was this feeling? It was different from pain—a stimulating sensation that she wanted to keep feeling.
After finishing the Qi Absorption, Namgung So-yeon fondled herself with her hand.
She didn't quite know why, but it felt like something she had to do.
Then, In-ho’s voice called out again.
- So-yeon, come here.
She heard In-ho’s tender voice.
In-ho had never once called her by her name.
And yet, she felt as though she could hear that voice with perfect clarity.
"Yes... Young Master Kang."
Staring into the empty air, Namgung So-yeon was clearly smiling.
After spending a few minutes in the cell, her hands busy, Namgung So-yeon returned to the surface.
"My internal energy has certainly increased quite a bit."
The Alliance Leader had said that Qi Absorption was the act of sucking out the very essence of a target.
He explained that a single person’s essence provided more internal energy than most elixirs, and that as a Blood Demon, Namgung So-yeon was in a state where she could fully make that power her own.
The more she absorbed, the more exponentially her strength grew.
She could feel not only her internal energy but also her physical body becoming firmer and more refined.
As she took another step toward a higher realm, Namgung So-yeon finally realized the gap between herself and the Heavenly Demon.
"I’m still far off."
She clenched her fist and thrust it forward; the resulting wind from her punch shattered a stone wall.
However, Namgung So-yeon shook her head, looking dissatisfied.
She thought about the Heavenly Demon.
The Heavenly Demon.
The old records the Alliance Leader had given her contained information about that woman.
Surprisingly, twelve years ago, the Heavenly Demon had belonged to the Orthodox Sect.
A promising talent, the Heavenly Demon had tragically lost her disciple to an assassin one day.
Perhaps because of that, she vanished, only to reappear in the Central Plains four years later as the head of the wicked Demonic Sect.
The Heavenly Demon had burned her own master to death with her own hands and torn apart countless martial artists.
No one knew the reason why.
On the day so many martial artists died, the rising star of the Orthodox Sect vanished, and the Heavenly Demon—the bringer of blood and strife—was born.
"The records clearly state that the Heavenly Demon’s disciple died twelve years ago. There’s no way a dead person could come back to life."
Namgung So-yeon believed that the Heavenly Demon had suffered a head injury and kidnapped In-ho because he looked like her dead disciple.
A once-in-a-century genius who had gone mad, unable to overcome her Heart Demon.
That was the conclusion she reached regarding the Heavenly Demon.
Of course, she could fully empathize with the pain of losing a cherished person, but she could never forgive the woman for daring to take the man who had been tied to her since a past life.
"I won't forgive her. I won't forgive her. I won't forgive her... I’ll burst her head, break her legs, and rip off her arms. Then I’ll throw her into a pigsty."
A surge of hatred for the Heavenly Demon welled up within her.
It had been like this lately. Murderous intent would rise without reason, and her bloodlust would overflow.
"And when I finally consume all of her blood... I’ll finally be able to meet Young Master Kang."
- So-yeon, save me.
In-ho’s voice drifted in on the wind.
The voice sounded so pitiful that Namgung So-yeon felt like rushing to save him this very instant.
- So-yeon, I love you.
- So-yeon, kill the Heavenly Demon.
- So-yeon, find me.
In-ho’s voice continued to whisper in her ear.
"Yes. So please, just wait a little longer."
Namgung So-yeon nodded vigorously, answering the voice.
"Good girl So-yeon is coming soon."