Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 345

“A Divine Demon, you say.”

Lee Rowoon took a step towards Cho San.

Wince.

Cho San flinched back.

“… !”

Cho San stopped, his eyes trembling as if he couldn’t believe he had stepped back.

The power that filled his body now, the power he had yearned for his entire life.

He had gained the power to do anything, yet.

“Don’t you know about the Divine Demon?” Lee Rowoon said, the corner of his mouth curling up.

“The starting point of all, and everything.”

Wince.

“I’m talking about the story of the King of the Silver.”

The King of the Silver.

“The Martial King, Shin Yeoul.”

At the words from Lee Rowoon’s mouth, Cho San froze like a broken robot.

Shudder!

His whole body was trembling like an aspen.

-Martial King.

-Shin Yeoul.

As soon as he heard that name, his core trembled as if it would shatter at any moment.

He couldn’t even comprehend what he was hearing, unable to grasp reality.

Cho San knew what this was.

“That, that’s a seal… !”

A seal.

A seal was placed on his body, without him even knowing.

‘How…’

Cho San had never lost consciousness for even a moment.

As a righteous sect member, he always had to train his martial arts with a clear and lucid mind.

But when did such a seal get placed on him?

‘The Mount Hua Sect?’

When the Mount Hua Sect taught him how to suppress the Demonic Spirit?

Or maybe.

‘The Assembly?’

When he first started interacting with the Assembly and shared consciousness with them?

Or perhaps….

“The Demonic Spirit….”

Was the seal placed on the Demonic Spirit itself?

Cho San stood there with a blank expression, as if he had never been pressuring Lee Rowoon.

“So, this was also an experiment.”

Chuck.

Lee Rowoon’s laughter was heard.

A clear mockery.

“It seems you’re looking for a way to undo the seal on the Demonic Spirit. Do you understand what this means?”

He didn’t know.

He couldn’t understand what he was saying; it just sounded like a loud ringing in Cho San’s head.

“Hainan is being thoroughly used, even at this very moment.”

“It’s….”

“And you’re the one who made Hainan like this.”

“Shut up!”

Cho San shouted.

Thud.

Lee Rowoon approached.

Cho San couldn’t even step back anymore.

“You guys are the last.”

Lee Rowoon stood before Cho San.

Cho San had undergone another metamorphosis, a return to youth, but Lee Rowoon before him was greater.

However, Cho San could feel that the presence he exuded made him seem even larger.

“The end of my patience.”

Thwack!

It was the moment Lee Rowoon’s hand grabbed Cho San’s neck.

Whoosh!

Azure flames began to erupt from Cho San’s entire body.

Boom! Boom!

Explosions were heard along with the smoke.

“Shut up….”

Cho San’s eerie and gloomy voice spread out.

“Shut up….”

The blue demonic flames attached to his hair.

The flames of inner energy that rose behind him made him look like a demon.

“Shut uuuuuup!”

Cracks began to form on the Great Azure Wave Sword.

A massive inner force that even Hainan’s divine artifact couldn’t handle.

Whoosh!

The Great Azure Wave Sword was swung, and a hot blue wave crashed down.

* * *

Lee Rowoon could clearly see Cho San’s condition.

‘Qi Deviation.’ [A state of imbalance in one’s internal energy, often leading to madness and loss of control.]

A state also known as the death of a martial artist.

A stage where all realms are shattered, and all beliefs are shaken.

A state where the inner demon devours everything, leaving only the madness of pure slaughter.

That was exactly.

“Khehehe.”

Qi Deviation.

At this time, the martial artist exhibits unbelievable destructive power and incinerates everything.

Cho San thought he had escaped Qi Deviation when Lee Rowoon opened his blocked meridians, but the reality was different.

It was true that Lee Rowoon opened his meridians, but.

‘The Baihui point.’ [A key acupuncture point on the crown of the head, associated with spiritual awareness.]

He opened the path to the brain, which is involved in reason, emotion, and everything human.

The Demonic Spirit, which had been writhing in his core and had only been suppressed, passed through the path opened by Lee Rowoon, and Cho San, who thought he had regained his senses for a moment, was actually.

“Khehehehe!”

He had reached complete Qi Deviation.

Explosive power.

Boom!

The Great Azure Wave Sword was swung.

“…Kuh.”

It was a sword strike with enough destructive power to shock even Lee Rowoon as he blocked it.

Whoosh!

For a martial artist of Cho San’s caliber to unleash everything and become one with the Demonic Spirit, that was exactly what it meant.

‘Blood Demon Divine Art.’

Lee Rowoon, who had been dealing with Cho San lightly until now.

Lee Rowoon circulated his blood rapidly within his body, using the Blood Demon Divine Art.

The blood imbued with inner energy observed the inside, further strengthening Lee Rowoon’s inner self.

Crack!

The Great Azure Wave Sword, which had cut into and pierced Lee Rowoon’s skin.

However, instead of cutting Lee Rowoon, it was stuck and couldn’t be pulled out.

Whirr!

The blue demonic flames poured out and tried to devour Lee Rowoon.

‘Heavenly Demon Divine Art.’

But the Heavenly Demon Divine Art that was used next.

Taang!

It repelled the Great Azure Wave Sword and began to devour the demonic flames.

The Heavenly Demon Divine Art being used simultaneously with the Blood Demon Divine Art.

That was exactly.

-The starting point of the Divine Demon.

Until now, Lee Rowoon had only used these two divine arts separately, not together.

Sway.

Behind Lee Rowoon, crimson blood clouds and black flames were rising.

“This time, I might be able to fight properly.”

The Ring of the Emperor was excluded.

Blood Demon Divine Art, Heavenly Demon Divine Art, Ring of the Emperor, Demonic Essence.

If all of that was perfect, it would connect into one.

-Chaos.

He could unleash at least some of the power he had when he fought that guy, but the Demonic Essence was still not perfect.

When one part is perfectly controlled, it was better not to have other interference.

Boom!

The two collided.

Lee Rowoon looked at Cho San’s face, which was transforming into a monster.

-Demonic Spirit.

He had heard about it before.

It was said to be the legacy of the Heavenly Demon Cult, scattered throughout the Silver Land.

They believed that the power they desired in the Heavenly Demon Secret Cave was also that Demonic Spirit.

They thought of the Demonic Spirit as the spirit and power of the Heavenly Demon of that era.

Lee Rowoon also thought so until he experienced it himself.

But now.

Whoosh-!

Now that he faced the Demonic Spirit, it was different.

‘This is….’

It was not the spirit and power of the Heavenly Demon.

‘Something more.’

Something more than that.

Exactly.

“The remains of the Divine Demon.”

The remains of the Divine Demon.

The Heavenly Demon and the Blood Demon.

Their final goal, which existed under the Divine Demon in the past, was ultimately one.

-Divine Demon.

The starting point of everything, and the end.

The power of the Martial King.

That was why they always strived to reach the Divine Demon and moved forward in their own ways.

He didn’t know if there was anyone who succeeded.

But there must have been countless failures.

That failure.

That was the remains.

‘Demonic Spirit.’

This is….

Boom!

The one who failed to reach the Divine Demon.

The power imbued with their resentment and desire.

“Kuhahahahaha!”

Cho San was laughing.

Smirk.

A smile spread across Lee Rowoon’s lips, which had been languid.

“Master.”

He didn’t know if that person was listening.

But it wasn’t a story for Cho San either.

The emotion that was hidden deep within Lee Rowoon’s heart, the one that had been dormant.

It was awakening.

“If there was something this interesting, you should have told me beforehand.”

Lee Rowoon had returned.

For him, everything was nothing but boring.

He was the one who had even defeated Chaos, and he was Lee Rowoon who had received teachings from the best masters.

For him to feel any kind of stimulation was virtually impossible.

“If that was the case….”

But now, something worthy of him had appeared.

“I would have hurried a little more.”

He was enjoying it.

At that moment, it was as if he could hear his master’s voice.

-Would it have been better if I had told you everything?

A voice that seemed to be smiling.

-No. If that was the case, you would have surely….

His master seemed to be scolding him.

-Destroyed everything.

He was glad to hear that scolding.

-Even yourself.

Yes.

His master’s words were true.

The reason he declared the Blood Cult and started moving was all related to his master’s words.

It was boring.

There was no stimulation.

The reason he wasn’t in a hurry to find his master was also because of that.

He felt like he wouldn’t have been able to handle himself when the last goal disappeared.

But.

“There’s more of this, you say.”

The Demonic Spirit.

“The other masters must have hidden something as well.”

The three masters must have made arrangements for him.

So that he could feel something.

If that was the case, then it was fine.

Crack!

Two swords appeared in Lee Rowoon’s hands.

The moment the two swords, one stained with blood and the other burning with black flames, crossed.

“Kuh…huh….”

Cho San collapsed.

But at that moment, Cho San’s figure swayed.

“I guess so.”

Lee Rowoon, with a smile on his face, slowly turned around.

Cho San, who had turned into a monster.

His hand reached out and grabbed Lee Rowoon’s face.

To have challenged the Divine Demon meant that he had approached the Blood Heaven Divine Art in some way.

They who observe the inside and control the body.

Whoosh!

They were not beings that could be killed so easily.

Lee Rowoon’s face was distorted.

Thud.

Cho San released his grip, thinking it was over, and Lee Rowoon began to fall.

“It’s a shame.”

Lee Rowoon, who was thought to have been torn and broken, was only slightly scratched as he fell and spoke.

“That I can’t see the end.”

The greed that had arisen after a long time.

But that greed would be put aside for now.

There would be plenty of things like that.

“It’s your turn, Oh Jin-kyung.”

Whoosh!

A water dragon fell from the sky above and covered Cho San.

* * *

-The Sea King Martial Emperor.

It was a process to become the true head of Hainan.

-Everything of Hainan.

It was the only way to inherit all the power that Hainan possessed.

But even though Oh Jin-kyung knew this fact, he couldn’t even bring himself to think about the challenge.

It was a clear fact that many had challenged it, and many had failed.

They would have been people with even greater talents than himself, who was called a genius of Hainan.

But all of them had failed.

That was why.

-There is something called the Sea King Martial Emperor.

Even while telling Lee Rowoon this story, he didn’t have any expectations.

It was a story he had brought up in the hope that it might be of some help to Lee Rowoon’s plan.

However, the reaction was different from what he had expected.

-I can help you.

A tone as if it was nothing.

-It’s alright.

But Oh Jin-kyung refused Lee Rowoon’s help.

He knew how the Blood Cult helped martial artists.

He also knew how effective it was.

-Blood Demon Art.

The martial art that those who became part of the Blood Cult’s territory in the Philippines or those who swore allegiance to the Blood Cult would acquire.

The moment they learned it, their inner energy would increase, and their physical abilities would explode, as if they had eaten the Soul Pill given by the Assembly.

-Can’t you trust the Blood Demon Art? Or me?

Or the Blood Cult?

It wasn’t that.

Oh Jin-kyung.

-I was born as a person of Hainan and grew up as a Hainan person. At least….

He would receive his help someday, but.

-I want to become the head of Hainan with my own strength.

He thought it was a shame that the Blood Cult’s power was involved in becoming the representative of Hainan.

He wanted to convince himself that he was becoming the head under equal conditions and results.

He thought that was the only way to become the true Hainan.

-Then it won’t matter.

But Lee Rowoon’s answer was different from Oh Jin-kyung’s thoughts.

-I don’t intend to give you the Blood Demon Art.

-……?

-I’ll look at Hainan’s martial arts.

Lee Rowoon stood up.

-As the Divine Demon, the starting point of all martial arts.

His help was.

Whoosh!

Ultimately, it was right.