Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 362

“Haa.”

Yi Rown let out a rough breath.

Twitch.

At the sight, Ha Semin stepped back, and Oh Jin-kyung placed a hand on her sword hilt.

Choi Ye-seul was trembling.

Yi Rown.

Darkness was surging around him.

His eyes, dyed pitch black, seemed to see something unknown, and his long, grown-out black hair resembled hands reaching out from the abyss.

Gulp.

They swallowed hard.

They knew.

That he was their leader, their lord.

That he was Yi Rown.

But right now, Yi Rown looked far too dangerous.

“What….”

Yi Rown’s mouth opened quietly.

“Why are you so scared?”

His voice was nonchalant, as languid as ever.

“Aren’t you surprised?”

Ha Semin, barely catching his breath, spoke to Yi Rown.

“Did you think I’d be consumed by the Magic Essence?”

Yi Rown chuckled.

“If I were to be consumed by the Magic Essence….”

He wouldn’t even be able to contain the chaos.

Yi Rown swallowed the rest of his words.

“It doesn’t even make a dent.”

Yi Rown said, turning around.

Even after taking the lives of all the Nine Dragons Unit members and absorbing them into the Magic Essence, the Demon King’s Magic Essence hadn’t even filled a fraction.

It had only given the Magic Essence a slight stimulation.

However.

“It’s enough.”

This was enough.

Koo-wuh-uh-uh-!

At that moment, the cry of a demon was heard.

Even though the Nine Dragons Exorcism Formation had been destroyed, and the light of exorcism had poured onto the demon, temporarily sealing its movements, the demon was not yet dead.

“Shall I show you something fun?”

“Yes?”

Having said that, Yi Rown raised Fury.

Koo-ooo!

The darkness that had been swirling around Yi Rown was instantly engulfed by Fury and sucked in.

The already black blade became even blacker, and the red letters became even redder.

The reason this sword was given the name Fury was because Yi Rown’s own fury had awakened.

But now….

Kkiiiiing!

The sword was crying.

“Is there something you want to eat?”

Yi Rown spoke to the sword.

There was no way a mere object like a sword would have an answer.

Jiiing!

But Yi Rown’s greatsword, Fury, was crying.

-A weapon imbued with a craftsman’s soul contains a soul.

Yi Rown was not a great craftsman.

But many things were imbued within it.

Until now.

Kkiiiiing!

Even everything Yi Rown had defeated.

Part of it had seeped into it, and Fury had begun to gain a will of its own.

Koo-wuh-uh-uh!

The demon, pushing away the exorcism energy, rushed towards Yi Rown.

Yi Rown.

“Then devour it.”

He said to the sword, and plunged it into the ground.

Paang!

The darkness that had seeped into Fury spread out in an instant, filling the floor.

Above it, a red color began to shine.

It was a magic circle.

Woo-oong!

The moment the same magic circle was drawn on the ceiling of the chamber, above the demon’s head.

Kwaa-aang!

The pouring darkness trapped the demon like a prison.

Koo-wuh!

The demon, once again having its movements sealed, howled.

Kwaang! Kwang!

It struggled to break free, slamming its mace down, but unlike the clumsy exorcism formation created by the Nine Dragons Unit, the magic circle created by Fury didn’t even budge.

“Your name is.”

It said.

That it would devour everything.

That it would devour everything.

“Greed.”

Kwaaaaaa!

The demon began to melt away, engulfed in darkness.

Saa-reureu.

In the place where everything had melted away and disappeared, Yi Rown’s greatsword.

No, the broken, chipped sword, Greed, was there.

[You have consumed the soul of the demon Parutan.]

[The soul of the demon Parutan is being digested and absorbed into the Demon King’s Magic Essence.]

The system message was heard after a long time.

Along with it, the Magic Essence could be felt writhing.

The only way to fill the Magic Essence was not just by receiving the loyalty of the demonkin.

‘Demon hunting.’

It was also possible by devouring demons.

Swoosh.

Yi Rown pulled out Greed.

* * *

Nine Dragons Clan Lord, Gu Dae-hwi.

He was sitting in his office, smiling.

“Everything is going well.”

He was greatly satisfied.

It felt like two bothersome teeth had been pulled out, not just one.

The most bothersome tooth.

-Kunlun.

It was Kunlun.

It was known to the world that there was nothing behind the Nine Dragons Clan.

That the Nine Dragons Clan had risen on its own, not borrowing the power of the Nine Great Sects, and was making its name known.

‘That’s not true.’

But that was a lie, not the truth.

Behind the Nine Dragons Clan was Kunlun.

-Are you the Clan Lord of the Nine Dragons Clan?

The old Taoist who had come one day.

He had entered his private chamber, which was not easily accessible, and spoke to him nonchalantly.

At that moment, Gu Dae-hwi had sensed it.

‘A master!’

The old Taoist before his eyes was a master that he, who was only at the Hwagyung level [a cultivation stage], could not even imagine.

-Who are you, Taoist?

To Gu Dae-hwi’s question, the Taoist had said.

-There is a task you must do for the human realm.

And since that day.

‘The Nine Dragons Clan gained a foothold to become a powerful force, not a weak sect.’

He felt like he was flying.

For Gu Dae-hwi, who had not been able to seize a proper opportunity even though the door had opened to a new world, it was like having a strong sponsor.

The old Taoist had not revealed his identity, but what the Taoist had brought had revealed his identity.

The Sealed Demon Cave.

That which was discovered in the basement of the Nine Dragons Clan, a place he didn’t even know existed, the Taoist had engraved words.

-It is the Nine Dragons Exorcism Formation.

The Nine Dragons Exorcism Formation.

It was said to be a new form of formation created using the name of the Nine Dragons Clan.

-Demons will emerge from this gate. You just need to hunt those demons.

-How do we hunt demons?

-At first, I will help you. But.

The Taoist had said.

-After that, it will be easy.

It was as he had said.

One day, a monster called a demon appeared with a sudden tremor.

The Taoist had defeated it alone, and the executives, including the Clan Lord of the Nine Dragons Clan, had witnessed it.

When the amazing event was over, the Taoist had placed his hand on the inscription.

-The Nine Dragons Exorcism Formation can absorb the power of demons and purify and condense that power.

It was an amazing thing.

-Also, if you go up to the formation linked to this and perform Qi circulation, you will be able to absorb the power of the demons and quickly build up your inner strength.

That was the reason why the Nine Dragons Clan was able to grow so quickly.

The relationship with Kunlun that had begun after that.

At first, Gu Dae-hwi had been satisfied with the great rewards that came with the great responsibility, but now it was different.

‘Kunlun’s interference has become severe.’

The cycle of summoning and hunting demons had become longer, and it was because they were abusing that power.

The power given by others.

It meant that the power could be taken away by others at any time.

But a while ago.

-If you help me with one task, I will not interfere with you. You don’t have to hunt demons anymore.

The old Taoist had come again and said.

An opportunity to break free from Kunlun’s shadow.

Smirk.

And having completed the task, Kunlun had finally completely withdrawn from the Nine Dragons Clan.

-The Nine Dragons Exorcism Formation will be destroyed.

Of course, they were recovering their power.

It didn’t matter.

The Nine Dragons Clan had already built up the power it could and created a foundation.

There was no need to take on the risk of having to hunt demons.

The Soul Strengthening Pills that the association had promised to provide in return for the Nine Dragons Clan’s name was enough.

That was the most bothersome tooth.

The problem was.

“Hoo.”

That it was not them, the martial artists of the Nine Dragons Clan, who were hunting the demons.

“It should be over by now?”

Gu Dae-hwi, who had wanted to minimize the damage to the martial artists of the Nine Dragons Clan.

Thanks to his brilliant idea, the martial artists of the Nine Dragons Clan had been able to safely defeat the demons until now.

The only ones who knew this secret were a small number of people within the Nine Dragons Clan, the First and Second Dragon Units, which could be said to be directly under the Clan Lord.

The latter units were those who had joined as the Nine Dragons Clan’s reputation rose, and those who had been raised through the elixirs purchased with the money they had earned.

Koo-oong!

A tremor was felt from the basement.

They wouldn’t feel it anywhere else, but in the Clan Lord’s chamber, the tremor was definitely felt.

Smirk.

Gu Dae-hwi smiled.

“It seems it’s finally over.”

It was time to check if the second bothersome tooth had been pulled out.

“Summon the First and Second Dragon Units.”

At Gu Dae-hwi’s voice, the outside began to stir.

“I need to clean up.”

An opportunity for the Nine Dragons Clan to be reborn and go to the center of the association.

Before that, the dust that had been created had to be swept away in an instant.

* * *

The Sealed Demon Hall.

It was a special space in the basement of the Nine Dragons Clan.

No one knew when or how it had come to be.

If it hadn’t been for the old Taoist of Kunlun, they would have never known about it, and one day, the entire Nine Dragons Clan might have been devastated by the demons that had appeared from the hole.

“He is a truly grateful person.”

Gu Dae-hwi’s lips curled into a sneer as he said that.

“He is also a truly foolish person.”

This was not only referring to the old Taoist but also to Kunlun as a whole.

Kunlun, who had the power to create things like the Sealed Demon Cave and the Nine Dragons Exorcism Formation, but did not step out into the world.

If they had stepped out into the world with such things, Kunlun would have become a ruler who had countless things under their feet, not a place whose name was not even known like it was now.

“They are all people who have worked hard for our Nine Dragons Clan.”

Smirk.

Gu Dae-hwi smiled and moved forward.

Behind him stood two hundred martial artists.

They were the pride of the Nine Dragons Clan, the First and Second Dragon Units, known to be comparable to the martial artists of the Nine Great Sects.

“So the ending must be clean.”

Gu Dae-hwi, who had erased his smile and had a calm look in his eyes.

It was then.

“Huh?”

A strange sense of incongruity washed over him.

“What is it?”

The subtle energy that was usually felt in the Sealed Demon Cave was not felt at all.

“Ah, has the time already come?”

The point in time when the Nine Dragons Exorcism Formation would automatically be recovered, as Kunlun had said.

“It seems to have succeeded since I don’t feel the demon’s energy.”

If the Nine Dragons Exorcism Formation had disappeared before the demon was defeated, it would have been a big problem, but the demon’s energy was not felt.

This demon was special.

Gu Dae-hwi had specially modified the summoning circle to summon a Class-G demon instead of a Class-I demon.

In reality, it was nothing short of a suicidal act.

-If the summoning goes wrong and an uncontrollable demon appears, activate this formation.

The old Taoist had also told him about the countermeasures.

A kind of self-destruct formation that could subjugate demons by sacrificing human souls and lives.

And Gu Dae-hwi had simply made good use of it.

Thud.

Gu Dae-hwi stopped.

The center of the Sealed Demon Cave, where the demon would be.

He had finally arrived there.

But the reason his steps had stopped was.

“Who are you?”

Saa-aa-!

In the center of the Sealed Demon Cave, where everything should have been dead and fallen, with only dust scattering, there was someone.

No.

There were figures.

‘Survivors?’

Could it be that the old Taoist’s words were wrong, and it wasn’t about annihilating all beings in the Sealed Demon Cave?

Swoosh.

If there were survivors, they had to be eliminated.

It would be troublesome if the secret of the Nine Dragons Clan was revealed to the outside world.

The First and Second Dragon Units placed their hands on their sword hilts.

“……!”

At that moment, Gu Dae-hwi raised his hand to stop them.

They might not be survivors.

“Could it be….”

Gu Dae-hwi spoke to the shadows.

This place, known only to the leaders of the Nine Dragons Clan and the old Taoist.

Now that the energy of the Nine Dragons Exorcism Formation had disappeared, the only ones who could be here were….

“Is it Kunlun?”

It could be them.

Then.

Swoosh.

A young man emerged from the shadows and spoke.

Languid eyes.

“No.”

Languid voice.

“I’m a demon.”