Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 20

“Th-that!” Kang Eun-ha shouted in shock. The blood that had spewed from the blood sword was taking the form of a dragon and engulfing Lee Rowoon. “H-blood dragon emergence!” The Blood Cult had lost the Blood Demon Divine Art during countless wars and its long history. Especially since the Silver World was destroyed and the world was fragmented, that was the biggest reason. ‘Blood Demon Secret Vault.’ Because that place, which was originally the Blood Cult’s secret vault, had disappeared as a fragment of the world. The current secret vault was so pathetic compared to that time that it was not even worth mentioning. But still, there were things that remained. “Blood Demon Sword Technique!” Although the Blood Demon Divine Art was lost and only special successors could learn it, the Blood Demon Sword Technique alone was completely preserved and passed down to the Blood Cult leaders. Even though it couldn’t compare to the Blood Demon Divine Art, it was the symbolic sword technique of the Blood Demon, and an absolute martial art that made the Blood Descendants into Blood Cult leaders with just the sword technique. That three-move Blood Dragon Emergence was what had extended from Blood Soo-baek’s hand. “No!” Kang Eun-ha shouted. Although Lee Rowoon had neutralized the elders in an unexpected way, the Blood Demon remained. And the Blood Demon was the absolute master that Lee Rowoon had to be most wary of. He was a high-ranker level powerhouse who had reached the Transcendent Demon Realm. Moreover, didn’t Lee Rowoon say it? ‘I can’t use martial arts.’ Even if it was a first-rate, no, a top-tier martial art, it could be suppressed by the divine power that Lee Rowoon had shown. But the Blood Demon Sword Technique was literally an absolute martial art that was worthy of being called a divine art. Lee Rowoon, who couldn’t use martial arts, couldn’t block it. Kang Eun-ha tried to rush towards Lee Rowoon, but. Kwa-deu-deu-deu-deu! It was already too late. The blood dragon, with its jaws wide open, devoured Lee Rowoon. “I will tear you to pieces and turn you into a handful of blood.” Blood Soo-baek said with a smile. “I just need to swallow that blood and complete the Blood Demon God.” Blood Soo-baek’s face was filled with composure. However, that face began to stiffen. Koo-roo-roo-roo! The blood dragon that had swallowed Lee Rowoon was strange. Pa-a-a-a-at! Soon after, the blood dragon lost its form and burst. There was a round sphere inside. “Blood Barrier…!” The red blood was gathering and surrounding Lee Rowoon. Looking at it that way, there was a clear difference. The Blood Demon energy that Blood Soo-baek had created was clearly a murky and viscous red color. However, what was surrounding Lee Rowoon now was a clear, even refreshing, crimson color. Swoosh. The blood barrier that was surrounding Lee Rowoon disappeared as if it was melting. Inside, Lee Rowoon, with no change in expression, was standing and looking at Blood Soo-baek. “What a load of crap.” “Wh-what…!” “Blood Demon Sword Technique?” When Lee Rowoon stretched out his hand, the Blood Demon energy that was melting gathered into his outstretched palm and swirled. “My master didn’t make something like that.” “What nonsense are you spouting!” “From the start, my master didn’t create a sword technique to use with the Blood Demon Divine Art.” Blood Soo-baek’s face trembled. Master, you say? That his master created the Blood Demon Divine Art? How could such nonsense exist? The founder of the Blood Cult, the Blood Demon, had already died thousands of years ago. If he was still alive, the Blood Cult wouldn’t be in this state. No matter what anyone said, he was the greatest person of all time. “Well, some guy must have made it in the middle and passed it down.” “Stop talking nonsense!” Kaang! Blood Soo-baek, who had already reached Lee Rowoon, brought down his blood sword with a face like a demon. However, a small blood barrier was precisely enveloping Blood Soo-baek’s blood sword. “The nonsense is what you guys are saying… no.” Lee Rowoon stretched out his palm, maintained the blood barrier, and flicked his finger. Pook! About six blood needles, created in an instant, were embedded in Blood Soo-baek’s body. “Cough!” Blood Soo-baek stepped back. ‘Unbelievable…’ He had never heard of handling the Blood Demon Divine Art in this way. Although the Blood Demon Divine Art was an absolute divine art passed down in the Blood Cult, it was ultimately a type of mind technique. It was about accumulating internal energy and using the special power contained in that internal energy. But to use the blood itself, the Blood Demon energy itself, in this way. He understood the blood barrier, as it was an advanced technique that Blood Soo-baek could also use. Shooting blood needles was difficult, but if he thought of it as a finger flick technique, he could use it himself. However. ‘The blood needles are scattering my internal energy.’ The nature contained in the blood needles was the problem. Like living leeches, they were sucking blood and scattering internal energy. As a result, they were increasing in size and leaving behind darker scars. “Unbelievable-!” Taang! Blood Soo-baek, who had flicked off the blood needles with his internal energy, created a blood dragon once again. This time, it wasn’t the three-move Blood Dragon Emergence. The six-move Blood Dragon Rampage. Kro-a-a-a-a! Blood Soo-baek, who had become one with the blood dragon, was coming towards Lee Rowoon with his sword drawn. “Ha.” A small sigh. And the Blood Demon energy swirling in Lee Rowoon’s hand began to take shape. “……!” A blood dragon, small but clearly in the form of a blood dragon. Kwa-a-a-ang! The two blood dragons collided with each other, creating a loud explosion. * * * “Keok! Cough!” Blood Soo-baek continued to vomit dark red blood. ‘What…!’ It was impossible for him to understand with his common sense. ‘It’s definitely the peak demon realm.’ He could tell for sure from the clash just now. The internal energy felt from Lee Rowoon’s blood dragon was only at the peak demon realm. On the other hand, he had reached the Transcendent Demon Realm. The difference in level, players couldn’t even think of winning against an opponent with a large level difference. However, among martial artists, there were cases where those at the peak and those at the transcendent level could overcome each other depending on their understanding of martial arts and principles. That was why martial artists were considered better than players. But there was a limit to that as well. Who was he? ‘I am… the Blood Demon.’ He had mastered the Blood Demon Divine Art, the divine art of the Blood Cult, to the extreme, and he had mastered the Blood Demon Sword Technique, which had the best principles, to the extreme. Such a person could easily win even if he clashed with someone in the mid-Transcendent Demon Realm. But conversely, a person who was only at the peak demon realm, even if it was the peak, could not surpass him! “This can’t be happening.” Blood Soo-baek’s eyes glowed red. It was a coincidence. Blood Demon Divine Art? ‘There’s no such thing.’ How could something that was lost and disappeared thousands of years ago appear in this place now? It would be faster to believe that the Blood Demon Founder had returned. Trickle. Tears of blood flowed from Blood Soo-baek’s red-stained eyes. Chwa-a-a-a-! Soon after, the Blood Demon energy that was blooming enveloped Blood Soo-baek’s entire body. “B-Blood Demon God…?” Kang Eun-ha and Kang Han-cheol were shocked and surprised, but. ‘That’s not it.’ Lee Rowoon snorted and looked at him.

It wasn’t something like the Blood Demon God.

“Is it Reverse Blood?”

A last resort that allows a Demonic Cult member to use power one level higher than their own realm for a moment.

The Reverse Blood Great Art.

“Are you trying to die?”

The price was their life.

“Nonsense! I will absorb you and become the Blood Demon God!”

But Blood Soo-baek thought that if he could just absorb Lee Rowoon, everything would be possible.

So, he amplified his internal energy several times with Reverse Blood.

Sseuk.

He had no confidence in losing.

‘There’s a possibility that his understanding of principles or martial arts is better than mine.’

He couldn’t admit it, but there was a one in a million chance.

But there was something that he could never surpass.

‘Internal energy.’

He had been worshiped as the Blood Demon for over ten years and had absorbed the blood of thousands, tens of thousands of people.

The internal energy accumulated from that was several times that of an elder who had reached the Transcendent Demon Realm. [A high level of cultivation in the demonic arts]

Moreover, he had amplified his internal energy with Reverse Blood right now.

“Such an obvious trick.”

“Shut up!”

Blood Soo-baek rushed towards Lee Rowoon once again.

But his sword had already disappeared.

Pa-a-at!

He stretched out both hands and aimed for Lee Rowoon’s neck.

At the same time, Lee Rowoon also stretched out his hand and blocked Blood Soo-baek’s hand.

Kkwak!

Their hands were gripped together.

A fight that martial artists could never win.

A fight that didn’t need martial arts or principles.

“Let’s try it with internal energy?”

An internal energy fight.

For players or mana users, it was like pouring their mana into their opponent to burn away their opponent’s mana.

The moment the opponent’s mana was all burned away, it was a way to burn away their life force.

“My internal energy right now is two-handed! More than that!”

Moreover, who was he?

He was the Blood Demon.

“Huuuup!”

Blood Soo-baek, with his red eyes about to burst, gave strength.

‘Blood Demon Absorption Technique!’

The most basic technique of the Blood Demon Divine Art! [A powerful and ancient martial art]

And a technique that was the essence of the Blood Demon Divine Art!

Hwa-a-a-a-ak-!

Lee Rowoon and Blood Soo-baek, with their hands clasped together, began to use the Blood Demon Absorption Technique.

‘It’s over.’

A smile spread across Blood Soo-baek’s blood-stained face.

Now, he would complete this tiresome Blood Demon Divine Art and become the Blood Demon God.

If this person’s Blood Demon Divine Art was the real one from the founder, he would absorb even that and become even more perfect.

But soon after, Blood Soo-baek’s face stiffened.

Sseuk.

Lee Rowoon was smiling with his eyes half-closed.

“You’re fun, aren’t you?”

How!

An internal energy fight was a fight that required full concentration.

A small shock was a fatal one, and although the Left Guardians could move, he believed that the First Elder wouldn’t let them interfere.

But, in the middle of such an internal energy fight, he could open his mouth?

“A Blood Cult member who hasn’t even learned the Blood Arts, the youngest of the previous Blood Cult leader, how is that possible?”

Bureup!

Even if he wanted to say something, Blood Soo-baek couldn’t speak.

“And I heard that he changed as if he was a completely different person at some point? From a troublemaker of the Blood Cult to a promising young leader.”

“…….”

“Regression? Reincarnation?”

Lee Rowoon’s smile deepened.

“There’s no way you experienced something like that….”

Lee Rowoon’s words came to a stop.

“Are you a Cheon family member?”

“Eueueueueup!”

“I guess so. Then I won’t kill you. I need to find them too.”

Red energy began to swirl in Lee Rowoon’s eyes.

Then, the feeling in his palm, which was clearly absorbing the opponent’s energy, began to change.

“I’ll show you. The Blood Demon Divine Art.”

Hwa-a-a-a-ak!

A blood-colored mist enveloped Lee Rowoon and Blood Soo-baek.

‘Blood Demon Absorption Technique.’

Blood Soo-baek’s blood, internal energy, and essence were being sucked into Lee Rowoon.

An internal energy fight?

It was definitely a fight that was absolutely determined by the size of the internal energy.

Because it was about burning away the opponent’s internal energy, the purity of the internal energy was also important, but its quantity played an absolute role.

However, those who possessed the Blood Demon Divine Art were different.

They didn’t burn it, they absorbed it.

Even there, the quantity of internal energy was important, but something else was even more important.

‘The manipulation of internal energy.’

It had been a hundred years.

Moreover, Lee Rowoon had mastered not only internal energy but also other things.

There was no one who could surpass Lee Rowoon’s manipulation of internal energy.

“N-no way….”

Blood Soo-baek opened his mouth, even though he knew he shouldn’t.

“N-no!”

He tried to let go of his hand, but his hand wouldn’t let go.

He was withering away.

His blood and internal energy were being sucked away, and even his soul was being taken.

Resistance was useless.

It was natural for a river to flow into the sea, and the irreversible flow was something that Blood Soo-baek couldn’t do anything about.

In his fading mind.

“……!”

Blood Soo-baek’s eyes widened.

“You saw it?”

A calm voice that wasn’t fierce.

What Blood Soo-baek, who had been sucked into him, had seen.

That was….

“A-a-a-a-a-a….”

Endless darkness.

He couldn’t win.

No, even thinking that he could win was blasphemy against divinity.

A smile spread across Blood Soo-baek’s lips.

‘Next…’

By seeing Lee Rowoon’s abyss for a moment, Blood Soo-baek could tell.

‘It’s your turn.’

It was a relief.

Everything wouldn’t be in vain.

His revenge would surely be carried out by this person.

No, this being.

The great….

“Blood Demon Lord….”

That was the end.

Thud.

Blood Soo-baek stopped like a puppet with its strings cut.

* * *

Swa-a-a-a.

In front of the fallen Blood Soo-baek, Lee Rowoon was enveloped in a thick blood-colored mist.

He had absorbed all of the internal energy that Blood Soo-baek possessed.

But it was Blood Demon energy created by a crude method called Blood Arts, not the Blood Demon Divine Art.

Moreover, it was Blood Demon energy that was full of impurities and couldn’t be used properly.

Twitch.

Nevertheless, the Blood Demon Divine Art, which had reached true blood, purified Blood Soo-baek’s Blood Demon energy.

It discarded what should be discarded and took what should be taken.

The purified crimson Blood Demon energy headed towards Lee Rowoon’s blood dantian. [An energy center in the body]

Click.

The gear that had been spinning alone stopped.

‘The end of true blood.’

Flash.

It was the completion of the Blood Demon Divine Art.