Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1635

Move (5)

He lightly extended his hand.

No, it was more like a flicking motion.

As if chasing away a fly, it was a light gesture.

However, the result of that gesture was anything but light.

The massive shockwave created by the light gesture swept away everything in front of him.

“Aaaaaaagh!”

“Aack! Aaaaaaagh!”

A scene that seemed straight out of a movie unfolded before their eyes.

Chai Ke-chang swallowed hard, his mouth dry.

‘Good heavens…’

He had served the Hong King for a long time.

As such, he had seen the Hong King use martial arts several times. However, this was the first time he had seen the Hong King use proper martial arts against a large group of warriors like this.

‘Is it so surprising because I haven’t seen this side of him before, or has the Hong King become incomparably stronger than in the past?’

The answer was obvious.

It was probably both.

The Hong King of the past might have been able to perform such feats, but he would not have been able to create such a scene with a simple gesture like he did now.

Look.

With that light strike, a hundred warriors who were at the vanguard were turned into a bloody mess and sent flying.

Even if a bomb had dropped in the middle of them, the result would not have been like this. Those who were attacked were not ordinary people, but warriors.

No, they weren’t just any warriors. They were the elites of the Chang King’s faction, whom the Chang King had raised with all his heart.

Such people were turned into a bloody mess, unable to withstand a single gesture from the Hong King.

If this isn’t called a ‘miracle,’ then what should it be called?

“Chai Ke-chang.”

“Yes, Hong King!”

“Do you believe in gods?”

It was an unexpected question.

However, it was his role to answer any question from the Hong King with all his heart.

“Hong King, I do not believe in gods. I only believe in you, Hong King.”

The Hong King chuckled.

“You’ve buttered me up.”

“It is the truth of my heart.”

“Yes, I suppose so. Now, many people no longer believe in gods. They think that gods are just a concept created by someone.”

The Hong King quietly turned his head and looked at Chai Ke-chang.

“Why do you think that is?”

“…Perhaps it is because of science? They do not believe in what cannot be proven.”

“They do not believe in what cannot be proven… Is that really so?”

Chai Ke-chang closed his mouth.

His opinion might be one answer. However, Chai Ke-chang knew very well that those who lived in this world were still plagued by numerous superstitions and jinxes.

“I think so.”

Chai Ke-chang raised his head and looked at the Hong King.

“The reason why people no longer believe in gods is because their world and the world of martial artists have become separated.”

The Hong King lightly raised the corner of his mouth.

“What would people who lived in an era without science have said if they saw this scene?”

God.

That word alone would be enough.

The numerous myths and legends that roam the world.

The stories of incarnations who descended into the world in human form have been passed down to the world, regardless of culture or region.

“Gods are ultimately beings that cannot be understood, beings that grant wishes. So, I will ask you… Chai Ke-chang, what kind of being am I to you?”

Chai Ke-chang immediately knelt down on the spot.

“You are a being who grants wishes, Hong King.”

“Wrong, Chai Ke-chang.”

The Hong King smiled gently.

“It is not that I grant your wishes. It is that you fulfill my ambitions. So, you too can be a god to me.”

“Hong King…”

“Let’s go.”

The Hong King took a step forward.

The warriors of the Chang King’s faction, who had been staring blankly at their conversation, turned pale at the sight.

“Foolish fools.”

The Hong King frowned as he looked at them.

They didn’t have the confidence to face him, yet they didn’t run away. It wasn’t as if dying here was their only fate.

“If you cannot even decide your own death, then I will decide it for you.”

The Hong King slightly pulled his hand back and then slowly pushed it forward.

At the same time, a golden aura surged out from his fingertips like a tidal wave.

“E-evade…”

“Aaaaaaagh!”

Fear and chaos.

What else could a human feel when witnessing absolute power?

Whether it was fortunate or unfortunate for them, the warriors of the Chang King’s faction did not have much time to feel fear and chaos.

The Hong King’s overwhelming power swept away everything in sight.

Neither the earth, nor humans, nor even the air could do anything but be equally crushed under the majestic golden power.

Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oong!

Where the massive resonance and light had disappeared, nothing remained.

“Hmm…”

The Hong King narrowed his brow as he looked at the scene.

“It’s still not enough.”

“…Is this also not enough?”

Chai Ke-chang opened his mouth and looked at the Hong King.

At this point, wasn’t he beyond what could be called human? And yet, he said it was not enough.

“It’s not that my martial prowess is lacking.”

The Hong King quietly shook his head.

“It’s just that my body has not yet fully embodied the realm I have achieved.”

“…What do you mean by that?”

When Chai Ke-chang tilted his head as if he didn’t understand, the Hong King smiled lightly.

“It’s not easy to explain it in a way that you can understand. To make a crude analogy, it’s like changing cars.”

“Ah…”

“If you drive a car with better performance, your record will be faster than before. However, in order to fully utilize the car’s performance, the driver must become accustomed to the car.”

“That is correct, Hong King.”

“That’s my current state.”

The Hong King looked down at his hand.

“I have been blocked by a wall for too long. Now I have broken through the wall, but I have not yet become accustomed to my martial prowess. Just as a swordsman who has used only one sword for a long time must adapt to a new sword, I too must adapt to my martial prowess.”

“Ah…”

Chai Ke-chang nodded.

It was not easy for him to understand what was happening in the Hong King’s realm.

There was only one thing to understand.

‘He means that he still needs a little more time.’

“There is nothing to worry about.”

At the Hong King’s words, Chai Ke-chang raised his head sharply.

“Even in my current state, I can easily deal with the Chang King. No, I can crush him. And…”

The Hong King looked ahead.

“They are trying to help me.”

In his eyes, he saw the warriors of the Chang King’s faction, who were trembling but still holding their ground, unable to run away.

“Foolish things. If they had run away, I would have faced the Chang King in an incomplete state, but their reckless loyalty is helping me.”

Chai Ke-chang smiled bitterly.

‘Reckless loyalty, huh…’

The Hong King did not know.

But it wasn’t because the Hong King was lacking. It was because he was too great and too lofty to understand ordinary people.

That wasn’t loyalty.

Fear.

It was fear, close to brainwashing, that prevented them from running away.

‘It’s not strange.’

If you die whether you fight or retreat, it is more rational to choose a clean death. Those who retreated from here would die at the hands of the Chang King. Considering how terrifying that was, they might actually be wise.

“Then…”

Chai Ke-chang resolved the last question in his mind.

“Has the Hong King now reached a realm where there are no more rivals?”

The Hong King laughed loudly.

“Rivals, rivals. There’s no way that’s true.”

“…Yes?”

“Isn’t there the Demon King?”

“Are you talking about Kang Jin-ho?”

“That’s right.”

Chai Ke-chang narrowed his eyes.

The Hong King had said that he could crush even the Chang King. But now he was saying that Kang Jin-ho was his rival.

In other words, didn’t that mean that the Hong King rated the Demon King higher than the Chang King?

“Hong King, I am sorry to say this, but isn’t that too much of an overestimation? No matter how strong the Demon King is, he doesn’t seem like he would be greater than the Chang King.”

Equal.

Even if the Demon King was ahead of the Chang King, the difference couldn’t be that great. That was Chai Ke-chang’s assessment.

“You do not know.”

However, the Hong King only smiled.

“I have never overestimated the Demon King. I am his opposite. If we were to discuss personal feelings, it would be closer to hatred.”

“The reason why I have conversations and form friendships with him is because I acknowledge him. Anyone who has achieved that much deserves to be respected. But that’s all.”

“Then what?”

“Do not judge him based on the past you saw.”

“He is a restorer and a pioneer. He is someone who is not satisfied with reality and constantly pushes himself. By now, he would have reached a realm where he could bite and kill the past me with his sharp fangs.”

Chai Ke-chang shuddered.

“The important thing is time, Chai Ke-chang.”

The Hong King said firmly.

“If time is given like this, there will come a time when even I will not be able to handle the Demon King. Before he completes everything, he must be killed. If not, the world will fall into chaos and groan under the Demon King’s hand.”

Chai Ke-chang’s eyes lit up.

“Hong King, you may think that I am speaking recklessly, not knowing anything, but I do not think so. If he becomes stronger, you will become even stronger. He will never be able to catch up to you.”

“Hmm.”

The Hong King curled up the corner of his mouth.

Whether it was because he liked Chai Ke-chang’s words or because he thought his words were wrong, it was unknown.

“Even if that were the case, he will never be given that opportunity.”

“That’s true.”

The Hong King smiled.

However, unlike his smile, the Hong King’s eyes were low and coldly sunken.

‘Kang Jin-ho.’

Thinking of him made him feel like something was crawling up from within.

The Hong King, who had lived his whole life thinking of the other three kings as his rivals, realized after meeting Kang Jin-ho. That there was a true rival that fate had attached to him.

‘Wait.’

It wouldn’t take long to clean up the Central Plains.

He could feel it himself.

That a god resided within him.

This god would devour the infidels with ferocity and grow its belly. And the final destination of that journey would naturally be Kang Jin-ho, who was entrenched in that small peninsula.

‘My martial arts, my life, and my path are completed by you.’

There was no need to rush.

It was a path he had been waiting for his whole life. Could he not wait a few more days?

“Let’s go, Chai Ke-chang. First, we will take the Chang King’s head.”

“Yes, Hong King!”

The Hong King began to walk again as if taking a stroll.

Then, the hope disappeared from the eyes of the warriors of the Chang King’s faction, who had been trembling without even breathing until their conversation ended.

King and King.

The clash of absolute beings that shook the world.

The humans who existed in between could only entrust their lives and pray.