Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 133

“What are you talking about….”

Mu Baek spoke to Baek Cheong, his expression bewildered. He could dismiss the words of others, but not those of the Jongnam Divine Maiden.

“You idiot. The Heavenly Demon was already awake.”

“That can’t be.”

However, Mu Baek quickly regained his composure. “What Wudang sealed was definitely the Heavenly Demon.”

Mu Baek’s voice was firm. “In the past, the Kunlun sect fought most frequently with the Heavenly Demon Sect, but Wudang also stood on the front lines and continued to fight against the Heavenly Demon Sect.”

Wudang may have lost the Land of Silver, but it had not lost its entire long history.

“It was definitely the Heavenly Demon.”

The incarnation of a demon. A monster beyond human comprehension. It was no different from what was written in Wudang’s history.

“Think what you want.”

Baek Cheong crossed her arms, as if she didn’t care. No matter how much Mu Baek shouted, to Baek Cheong, ‘That guy is the Heavenly Demon.’ Yi로운 was the real Heavenly Demon. She had seen everything, and she had seen Yi로운. Even so, Baek Cheong was still confident. She hadn’t seen Yi로운’s true nature. If that guy, who could even shake the head of the Jongnam sect, wasn’t the Heavenly Demon….

“Hmm?”

Then, a question suddenly arose. If it was the sect leader… ‘Wudang also has one.’ Could the Wudang sect leader really mistake the Heavenly Demon? No, if that were the case, it would be even more problematic. It would mean that it was something dangerous that could even deceive the Wudang sect leader.

“I think differently.”

It was Ha Se-min. “The Heavenly Demon of Wudang.”

Ha Se-min, who knew more of the truth than Baek Cheong, who had limited information. ‘The Sect Leader told me.’ Now, Ha Se-min was being recognized as the true successor of the Hao Clan and was learning about a part of forgotten history from the sect leader, Ha Jin. Knowing all of that.

“It could be the real Heavenly Demon.”

He thought there was a high possibility that the Heavenly Demon of Wudang was the real Heavenly Demon. Baek Cheong thought Yi로운 was the Heavenly Demon, but… ‘In fact, he is an existence that cannot be compared to him.’ The Heavenly Demon, who was one of the rulers of the Land of Silver in the past. At the same time, the Blood Demon, who was the object of fear. Even Jincheon, the king of the dark places. An existence that had all of them under his feet and received their loyalty.

Krrrrrr!

‘The Divine Demon.’ Unless she knew his true identity, Baek Cheong’s imagination was bound to be limited.

Everyone’s gaze turned to the window.

Krrrrrr!

The roar started again. At the center of Wudang, where the Great Heavenly Demon Sealing Formation was located.

“The seal… is breaking!”

The Tai Chi symbol rose.

***

Apart from the Great Heavenly Demon Sealing Formation that sealed the Heavenly Demon, the Wudang territory was protected by another formation. ‘The Tai Chi Seven Star Formation.’ In the Land of Silver, formations and magic circles are managed in four stages according to their danger and influence. The lowest grade is the ‘Ji’ level. However, it is a level that ordinary people can never escape from, and even players cannot easily dismiss. The intermediate grade is the ‘In’ level. From this point on, it is made up of things so powerful that if you don’t know how to break the formation, you can be said to be consumed by it. And the highest grade is the ‘Cheon’ level. ‘Sacrificial Magic Circle.’ Like the Sacrificial Magic Circle created by Bondeno, it belonged to the supreme formations that boasted shocking destructive power or were almost impossible to break. It was known that even in the Land of Silver, there were not even a hundred formation masters who could use the Cheon-level formation, and there were not many beings in the Western world who could create such magic circles. But there was another grade above that.

-The ‘Mu’ level. A level where it is meaningless to assign a grade. For example, formations that have reached the realm of transcendence are like that. Something beyond truth and formula, beyond common sense. That was the ‘Mu’ level.

“How is it?”

This Tai Chi Seven Star Formation was also a formation that belonged to the ‘Mu’ level. The best formation that could deceive even the masters of the Profound Realm and drive them to death. The supreme formation that would swallow you and make you a part of the formation if you did not enter or exit through its seven axes was the Tai Chi Seven Star Formation.

“Hmm.”

Yi로운 had arrived at the outer edge of the Tai Chi Seven Star Formation, not at its axes. Going through the axes was also a method, but it was far from the result Yi로운 wanted, so he headed in a different direction.

Shudder.

The Yellow Turban Bandit standing behind him was trembling as if anticipating what was about to happen. But Yi로운 and Bondeno standing in front of him were very relaxed.

“Indeed… it’s ‘Mu’ level.”

Bondeno’s eyes were sparkling even in this situation. “It’s amazing that humans can create a formation of this level.”

Bondeno was unparalleled when it came to magic circles. He was a person from Einheart, where the gates of the world opened in the Land of Silver, but the reason he survived for so long and was able to come to save Yi로운 was because of his ability as a ‘Great Magician’.

“Impossible.”

But even he shook his head now. “It’s a formation that is impossible to break from the start. The formation itself is moving organically as if it were alive….”

He was speaking about the results of examining the Tai Chi Seven Star Formation.

“It seems possible to enter or exit the formation, but it’s impossible to destroy it.”

Bondeno said that it was indeed worthy of the name ‘Mu’ level.

“Even if you try to destroy it….”

He counted on his fingers and spoke. “It would probably take decades. Even if all the magicians of Armo were to stick to it.”

This could not be expressed with the word ‘formation’.

“Nature….”

Like the high tidal waves that were crashing in, or the meteorites falling towards the continent. A part of nature that humans could not do anything about. The Tai Chi Seven Star Formation could be said to be a formation that had reached the realm of such nature.

“Is that so?”

What Yi로운 wanted was not entry. If that were the case, he would have gone to the axes, defeated the Wudang martial artists, and entered.

“What if you head to the axes?”

“It’s the same. It’s the same even if you go inside. You can shorten the time needed for destruction, but not as much as you want.”

This was something that only Bondeno could say.

“I see.”

As he said that, flames began to rise in Yi로운’s eyes.

Swish!

His red hair became even darker. At the same time.

Woo-oong!

Mana began to resonate from Yi로운’s body.

Blood Demon Divine Art and Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

‘The Ring of the Monarch.’

And now, the Ring of the Monarch, having completed its third ring, resonated and unleashed its power simultaneously.

“W-what are you doing?”

Startled, Bondeno quickly retreated, clapping his hands together to form a protective magic circle.

Koo-oong!

The air above where Yi-Rown stood compressed.

Thud!

The ground was carved away as if struck by a meteorite.

Within that impact, Yi-Rown was entering another realm.

Whoosh-!

His vision, once limited to his own eyes, now surveyed the land as if he were an eagle soaring in the sky.

He felt the ki [life force] and sensed the mana [magical energy].

‘Gaining that vision.’

Becoming one with it.

It was something only possible for Yi-Rown, who had reached a realm unimaginable to others.

Koo-ooong!

As the pressure around Yi-Rown intensified, his body slowly began to float.

‘The power of my master, the Martial King.’

It was the power to observe the entire body and control its flow.

The highest realm one could reach with a human body.

No, the highest realm a being with a physical body could reach was the realm of the Martial King.

The Martial King, having reached that realm, was an existence that no one could break or destroy.

‘My master, the Sword King.’

The realm of the Sword King, Ziegkhardt.

It was a realm different from that of the Martial King.

His body was also trained and strong beyond imagination, but it was incomparable to the level of the Martial King.

A powerful knight and swordsman.

His physical prowess was merely at that level.

However.

‘Nature.’

The realm of the Sword King transcended the physical body.

It was the power to understand the essence of mana and become one with it.

The power to harness the forces of nature and even manipulate them.

Yi-Rown had not yet fully regained the realm of the Sword King, but.

Swoosh-!

He could tap into nature’s power.

“Fifteen seconds.”

At Yi-Rown’s words, Bondeno’s eyes sharpened.

“That’s the time needed to shake the entire Tai Chi Seven Star Formation.”

Just fifteen seconds.

The time it takes an average person to run a hundred meters.

“What’s the intensity of the shake?”

Instead of answering Bondeno’s question, Yi-Rown raised his hand.

Whoosh!

A small flame flickered high in the sky like a shooting star.

It appeared small due to the distance, but it was undoubtedly a flame the size of an adult man.

There were a total of seven such flames.

The moment Yi-Rown lowered his hand.

Whirr-!

The flames began to fall, leaving trails of sparks behind.

Boom!

A loud explosion echoed.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

All seven flames collided with an invisible barrier.

At that moment.

Crackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk-!

A sound like the world shattering reverberated.

Bondeno’s eyes widened.

He was even more shocked because he understood the implications.

What Yi-Rown had just done was break through the natural order.

It was like blocking and shattering a tidal wave the size of a building.

“F-fourteen…”

It was like shattering a meteorite hurtling towards the continent.

“…seconds.”

It was something impossible in the human realm, overcoming the forces of nature.

What Yi-Rown had just accomplished was precisely that.

Tick.

The second hand continued to move.

Bondeno moved as if he no longer had time to be shocked.

He quickly approached the cracked barrier of the Tai Chi Seven Star Formation and slammed his hands down.

Whoosh-!

The magic circle between his hands glowed, and his top tore apart.

Rip-!

His pants also ripped, revealing countless complex magic circles emitting light.

He was barely covered in the essential areas, but Bondeno’s expression was serious.

Woo-oong!

All the magic circles resonated, and finally, something that had been hidden began to appear.

Drip.

Bondeno was shedding tears of blood, similar to Yi-Rown’s Blood Demon state.

The tears of blood that flowed down his cheeks began to draw patterns on his face and mouth.

Until now, Bondeno had not wasted his time in the Blood King’s Castle.

Bondeno, who had lost his circle [a symbol of power].

Bondeno, who had regained his power through Yi-Rown.

The circle engraved on Bondeno’s chest was different from Armo’s or even Einheart’s.

Through a contract that the demons of Gehenna [a hellish realm] would make.

“K-kyaaaaaaaaaaah-!”

He had accepted Yi-Rown’s power.

The power of the Blood Demon and the power of the Heavenly Demon.

And now.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

It was the moment when the power of the Monarch was infused into his entire body.

‘Just what…!’

Bondeno knew that this power was just a fraction of a fraction of what Yi-Rown possessed.

He was shocked at this crucial moment, his eyes bloodshot.

Not at the Tai Chi Seven Star Formation, nor at Yi-Rown who had shaken the formation.

‘You!’

The power that Yi-Rown possessed.

What was contained within it.

What Yi-Rown had overcome, endured, and tolerated.

‘What kind of fight were you having!’

A part of it was clearly felt, and he wanted to give up everything.

However.

Chiiiiiiiiik-!

Now, there was something he had to do for Yi-Rown.

Blood vessels burst from his two hands that were pressed against the Tai Chi Seven Star Formation and began to bleed.

Chiiiiik!

Geometric and mysterious patterns were drawn, and at that moment, a part of the Tai Chi Seven Star Formation was filled with Bondeno’s magic circle.

Crack-!

The formation shattered.

“S-safe…”

Bondeno said as he fainted, his eyes still open.

“You’ve done well.”

Yi-Rown picked up the collapsing Bondeno.