Chronicles of the Demon Faction

Episode 423 Ten Heavenly Demons (3)

There was no wavering in Seo-ryang’s eyes as he looked at Guan Pyeong, a former scholar of merit and his own execution.

In the first place, he was not a real Seo-ryang and was in a life-and-death struggle with Guan Pyeong.

Of course, the fight was so overwhelming that it was embarrassing to call it a fight, but there was no reason for him to be friendly to Guan Pyeong.

Besides, he was no longer a three-year-old. Seo-ryang, who won the battle for the successor, became the leader of the Heavenly Demon Church, and Guan-pyeong was imprisoned as a criminal.

One person became a god and the other remained a loser. Now, the only thing holding this dry relationship together is an old promise.

So, Xi Liang called Guan Ping. To keep the promise he made.

But I can’t get excited looking at this nasty little bastard. “The upper danjeon is shriveled

, the middle danjeon is unstable, and the lower danjeon is as ugly

as dried mud.

”

“If I hadn’t given up on myself, it would never have ended up like that.”

Guan Ping’s eyes were bloodshot.

“I am!”

“⋯⋯.”

“⋯⋯I am exhausted.”

I spit out each word through clenched teeth.

Seoliang snorts.

“You’re tired? In just a short period of time? Whether it’s been ten or twenty years, you should have gritted your teeth and endured it.”

“That’s…!”

“Master met an honorable death in the central plains.

It was entirely the ending he wanted. However, no one would have thought that he would go that way.”

“⋯⋯?!”

Guan Ping’s face was colored with shock.

‘The religious leader is dead?’

That’s nonsense.

He’s a god. It’s not a metaphor, it’s really a man who was born as a human and became a god. Who could kill someone like that? A

bored voice flowed into his shocked ears.

“Amazing!” ? Yes, it would be surprising. Master was that kind of person. A person who it would not be surprising if he stayed in that position for a hundred years, not ten.

But you gave up after less than a year.”

“⋯⋯.”

“When on earth did you expect me to become the leader of a cult?

Are you really going to say that I believed that the promise back then was a lie and that it was a desperate measure to save my life?”

“⋯⋯.”

“I’m an idiot for thinking about pouring you a drink for your hard work.”

No dagger in the world can strike the chest so sharply.

On top of the shock that Lee Cheon-sang had died, a bitter sense of self-destruction came over me. Seoliang’s voice was scarier than any magic sword and deadlier than any poison.

Tsutsutsutsu.

The demonic energy stirred unsteadily in Guan Ping’s body.

The magical energy is leaking out from the Danjeon, which is cracked due to complicated examination. Gwanpyeong’s condition was so bad that he was not even aware of his own condition.

Seo-ryang’s eyes sparkled.

“Go!!”

Hahaha!

Gwanpyeong unconsciously covered his ears.

The demonic energy was absorbed by the intense action that seemed to overturn the entire Daejeon. My mind, which was full of confusion, became clearer.

“Do you want me to crush the promise I made back then?”

“⋯⋯.”

“I can’t come to my senses!”

It was a roar like a thunderbolt.

It was like an evil spirit coming from a high, invisible sky. That voice was filled with undeniable power and authority.

‘Oh my…!’

Guan Pyeong has not seen Seo-ryang’s actions since he was selected as the successor until now, when he became the leader. To him, Seoryang was still just an object he wanted to kill.

however.

‘⋯⋯.’

Cold sweat flowed from the nape of my neck and dripped onto the carpet.

‘What is this intimidating feeling?’

Gwanpyeong, who mustered up courage, slowly raised his head.

Crumbling!

It felt like thunder and lightning were swirling in the corner of my head.

The moment I encountered Seoliang’s lightning-like eyes, my ears went blank. My red, bloodshot eyes were shut tightly without me realizing it, and my unstable heart rate seemed to have doubled in speed.

‘Unbelievable!’

The shock that Gwanpyeong received was truly incredible.

No matter how weakened he was, at least for a time he was an expert who had achieved a level of overcoming human limitations.

He received such a shock that his heart was shaken by a single glance.

It was not because Seo-ryang had mastered high-level magical arts. It wasn’t because he was emitting energy waves or entangling his mind and body using incomprehensible methods.

The opponent became the emperor. Furthermore, he was not satisfied with becoming an emperor and became a transcendental person, glaring at the universe to become another god.

‘Before you know it…’

Finally, Guan Pyeong realized clearly.

The person he wanted to kill so badly was already in a position that he couldn’t reach.

Even if you pursue it forever, it has soared to an area where you cannot even dare to see its shadow. That moment when I was locked in prison.

Guan Ping felt defeated.

It was not because he lost in a political battle in the past. He remembered the atmosphere of that time.

Even though he was a monster back then, he was still someone I could chase and catch up with. In other words, Seoryang at that time was a genius, but he was also human. It wasn’t a monster.

Such Seoliang has now appeared as a three-headed-yukbi monster. I couldn’t imagine how much intense training and experience I had put myself through in that short period of time.

‘I am?’

Was it because he was locked in prison? Wouldn’t it be too much for anyone to endure in a world where there is no ray of light?

‘Damn it!’

It was a ridiculous excuse. The very thought of such a thing hurt my pride.

Results are just results. No matter what environment you live in, if you used that time faithfully, you would at least be better off than you are now.

Seo-ryang achieved growth to the point of destroying human common sense, and he rotted in a prison where he could not see an inch ahead and became a dead body.

That’s reality. He who failed to prove his worth in a better way became a more severely defeated loser than he was in the past.

“I will not break my promise to you. Do you know why?”

“⋯⋯.”

“Because I have become strong enough that I don’t need to break my promise. But what about you?”

“I…”

“Are you so broken that you throw away even the promises that were in your favor?”

For a moment, Guan Ping’s eyes flashed.

Favorable promise? It’s nonsense. In the first place, the promise had no choice but to be fulfilled by force.

however.

At the same time, he knew. It is you who chose it.

It was a shame worth trading for death. If it was you who made that choice, all you had to do was look at the promise.

So what Xu Liang said was right. He made his choice and got another chance to move on.

The other person, who was now in a position where he didn’t have to keep his promise, had nothing to gain, but he still had a lot left to gain.

It is survival and growth.

thud!

Guan Ping hit his forehead on the carpet. The carpet was soft, but the sound was as loud as if it had been nailed to the ground.

“Please keep that promise.”

Xiliang’s eyes deepened.

The other person’s tone of voice changed. The way I spoke and

the power in my voice were different from when I first came to Daejeon.

“Is your condition like that?”

“Give me three days. “I will take care of my body so that my promise can be fulfilled within three days.”

“You’re good at talking to a subject who’s just a breathing corpse. “You’re in no position to ask me for something like that.”

“⋯⋯.”

“So I will also place a condition.”

“Please speak.”

“In three days, I will tell you how to reach the ultimate level. “Whether it is elixir or martial arts, we will not spare any support as needed.”

“⋯⋯.”

“If you do not reach the ultimate level within half a year, I will take away all your powers and throw you back into prison.”

Guan Ping’s eyes wavered.

The ultimate realm of Harmony Sutra is the summit that only the chosen can ascend to.

This means that effort is a given and that it is a supreme state that can only be reached through great talent as well as luck.

They say you should reach that level within half a year. It was a ridiculous request.

Xu Liang continued speaking in a grave tone.

“If you don’t come to me in three days, I won’t care about you anymore.

“It’s up to you whether you want to leave the school and live freely, or crawl back into prison and curse your whole life.”

“⋯⋯.”

“However, if you are ready to risk your life, come to me in three days.”

A path to freedom and a path with a nearly ten percent chance of dying.

Guan Pyeong lowered his head even deeper as it touched the ground.

“I’ll be back in three days.”

“good. “Stay in the lodgings you once used for three days.”

Gwanpyeong got up from his seat and left Daejeon.

Xu Liang chuckled.

“What a funny guy. “If it were me, I would go out into the world and farm and make a living.”

Slurp.

Ma Dong-pil appeared from the dark shadows behind Taesa.

“Are you really planning to keep the author alive?”

“Is there a problem?”

“He is a person who shamelessly harbored murderous intentions toward the religious leader.”

“It’s a grudge from the past. “The hatred was not so light that it would disappear even if I became the leader of the cult.”

“What if… if he really gets to the top…”

Ma Dong-pil could not easily continue speaking.

Xu Liang said playfully.

“Why? Are you afraid they might try to take my life?”

“⋯⋯.”

“You can protect me then, right?”

Ma Dong-pil lowered his head.

“Of course.”

Aside from Seoryang’s individual military power, Ma Dong-pil as well as the Hocheon Demon Emperor were always guarding Seoryang. Even if he ascended to the top, he would not be able to kill Seoryang.

However, as a guard warrior, Ma Dong-pil blocked even the slightest spark of danger in advance. I wanted to. It was no wonder he reacted so sharply.

Plus,

“I don’t like the author.”

An unexpected expression appeared on Seo-ryang’s face.

Ma Dong-pil was not a person who easily shared his personal feelings with others. This

was especially true after Seo-ryang became the leader of the cult. This was because he thought such words themselves were rude.

“Author . is the one who has collapsed.”

“The one who collapsed?”

“That’s right.”

“I don’t know what that means.”

“Some say the devil is desire. Personally, I agree with that.”

“however?”

“But in my heart, there is always goodness in the horse. In other words, it can be seen as the quality of the horse.”

Interest arose on Seo-ryang’s face.

“Dignity?”

“That’s right. The author is a person who has lost the dignity of magic.”

“Is it because Guan Pyeong used his subordinates to become stronger?”

Guan Pyeong had numerous subordinates. And he stole the inner strength of each of his subordinates and used them as nourishment for his own growth.

I asked him if he thought that he had lost his dignity because of that. Ma Dong-pil gave an unexpected answer:

“No.”

“Then why do you think you have lost your dignity?”

“It’s because they played with the game.”

Ma Dong-pil’s magical eyes flashed:

“A wild beast does its best to catch its prey. Because it is survival and it is the way to become stronger.

A wild beast that burns its soul for hunting even looks beautiful at first glance.”

“In other words, wild animals don’t play with their prey?”

“That’s right. It may be okay to go to any lengths to become stronger, but no one has the right to make fun of the other person.

That’s why the author’s demon is base.”

If it’s something you want to eat, don’t give it your heart and don’t plant illusions in it. It is disrespectful to the prey and is nothing but a base and mean act.

That’s what Ma Dong-pil said. This means that the behavior of many magicians who protested that it is the winner’s right to toy with the opponent is not right.

“sorry. “I think I upset the leader with my unnecessary words.”

“No. It was a very interesting conversation.”

Ma Dong-pil bowed his head politely and went into the shadows again. The purpose was to escort Seo-ryang in the darkness.

“It is the dignity of a devil…”

Xiliang bitterly recited,

“You have your own devil. You are better than me.”