Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 364

Goooh!

Darkness swirled around Yi Rown, who was sitting cross-legged.

Swoosh.

Yi Rown slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze was deeper and shone more clearly.

But soon, his eyes became languid again, as they had been before.

“Haa.”

With his exhale, a thick darkness mixed in.

The system message wasn’t heard, but if it had been…

[The Demon King’s magic essence has leveled up by fulfilling the experience requirement.]

Such a notification might have been heard.

The magic essence Yi Rown possessed was still very weak, and a mid-level demon was enough to strengthen the current magic essence.

Of course, absorbing the Nine Dragons Clan, the First and Second Dragon Squads, and finally Gu Dae-hwi, also helped the magic essence grow.

“This isn’t bad.”

The Demon King’s magic essence was the last piece of himself that his masters had taught him.

Engine, software, frame.

The Demon King’s magic essence could be said to be the frame that encompassed all of that.

Therefore, the stronger the Demon King’s magic essence became, the more solid it became…

‘The amount of power that can be drawn out increases.’

The total amount of power he could use increased.

It was a more exponential growth than he had thought.

Tap.

Yi Rown took a step inside the empty cavern.

From the ceiling that Yi Rown had destroyed, stone fragments were falling, and the walls were full of scars from the previous battle.

If the formation inside this cavern had been perfect, the wounds would have naturally healed with the power of the hunted demon, but Yi Rown had destroyed the axis of the formation.

“It’s disappearing.”

It could be said that this was happening because the formation was gradually fading, even without Yi Rown’s intervention.

Thud.

Yi Rown walked for a while and stopped somewhere.

It was a place where thick letters were engraved, and a strange energy was felt.

This was it.

The reason why demons could be hunted in the basement of the Nine Dragons Clan.

‘A gate.’

This was the gate to Gehenna [a place of torment or hell in some religious traditions].

Yi Rown closed his eyes, and his eyes turned golden.

Yi Rown examined the gate through the Emperor’s Ring.

“As expected.”

Disappointment was evident on his face.

The gate to Gehenna could not be easily found anywhere.

He had some expectations for the first gate he had found, but…

‘It’s not a gate.’

It was not a gate.

“It’s a pit.”

It was just a pit of Gehenna.

A habitat for exiled demons, a refuge for those who did not belong to the mainstream.

By chance, a gate connected to that place had opened here.

It would be possible to enter Gehenna with this, but it didn’t seem like a good method.

Therefore.

[You have discovered the seventieth pit of Gehenna.]

The system informed him.

[You can merge the seventieth pit of Gehenna with the main world, Blood King Star.]

As expected, that was also possible.

[Or…]

The system informed him of another possibility.

[You can destroy the seventieth pit of Gehenna.]

The former and the latter.

Yi Rown had dozens of ideas in his head about how to use this pit.

But.

“I’ll destroy it.”

He would destroy it now.

He didn’t know what was in the pit, and this kind of Gehenna pit was nothing more than a sewer.

If he wasn’t careful, it could pollute the surroundings and be eroded by demonic energy.

Krrrr!

The ground began to vibrate.

The engraved letters were erased, and it began to collapse.

In the meantime, smoke spread out.

It soon became a cumulonimbus cloud and began to fill the cavern.

“……”

Yi Rown stood in the hazy cloud.

The cloud in front of him began to gather and take shape.

An old man.

-You are…

He said.

-Who are you?

* * *

A cloud taking the form of a human.

Of course, that was not a person.

He could intuitively tell that it was something called a ‘Sun’ technique or Taoism [a philosophical and religious tradition emphasizing living in harmony with the Tao].

It was someone who had appeared using the Nine Dragons Demonic Subjugation Formation that had filled the cavern.

-Who are you to be able to close the entrance to the Devil’s Lair?

A voice that sounded surprised.

The form moved the clouds as if to touch Yi Rown’s whole body.

-You are…

That was when it happened.

Swoosh.

The energy emanating from Yi Rown pushed away the clouds and pushed the form back.

-……!

The opponent flinched in surprise.

“Kunlun?”

Yi Rown asked.

He had appeared as if he was thoroughly monitoring the opening and closing of this pit.

It wasn’t difficult to figure out that his identity was Kunlun [a legendary mountain range in Chinese mythology, often associated with Taoism].

-Do you know us?

“How could I not know Kunlun?”

They were still part of the Nine Great Sects.

But the opponent wasn’t asking about the name of Kunlun.

They were asking if he knew about the Taoism they used.

And if he knew that Kunlun was related to this pit.

-Are you a member of the Assembly?

He asked.

-Or…

The old Taoist also said.

-Are you a person from the Western Regions?

Western Regions.

It was also what the Silver warriors called Einheart.

“……”

Yi Rown kept his mouth shut.

‘The opponent doesn’t know who I am.’

It was partly because he had broken the Nine Dragons Demonic Subjugation Formation, but it was also because the energy that was now surging was the Emperor’s Ring, not magic essence or martial arts.

-What is your purpose?

The old Taoist asked in a whisper.

“How many of these gates do you know?”

-……

“Is Kunlun managing the gates of Gehenna?”

Yi Rown deliberately asked about Gehenna without asking about the Unknown.

The Taoist did not answer.

-It’s an anomaly.

The Taoist murmured.

-An unexpected anomaly has occurred.

Saaa-!

The cumulonimbus clouds that had surrounded the area began to gather even more.

At the same time.

Whoosh-!

The cumulonimbus clouds thinned out again and quickly engulfed Yi Rown.

Yi Rown’s whole body was protected by the protective aura and magic power that naturally emanated from him.

Also, because he was observing and controlling the inside and outside through the Blood Heaven Divine Art, nothing could easily penetrate him.

However, Kunlun’s was different.

Just a single sip.

It was the moment when that small smoke penetrated Yi Rown’s skin.

Shudder.

The cloud that had taken shape began to shake.

Whoosh!

The Taoist’s face instantly grew larger and distorted like a demon.

-It’s a Great Evil!

The Taoist shouted.

-A Great Evil has appeared!

The Taoist tried to move the clouds, but.

Paat!

The clouds scattered by the magic power that Yi Rown had momentarily released.

“You don’t have to make such a fuss.”

Yi Rown said to the scattering clouds.

“Because you’ll see it soon.”

At that moment.

Krrrr!

Finally, the ground that Yi Rown was standing on, this cavern, began to collapse.

[The seventh pit of Gehenna has been destroyed.]

[The demons of the destroyed pit will wander the gaps in the world.]

[The demonic energy of the pit…]

Whoosh!

[Is seeping into you.]

The magic essence filled him.

A huge demonic energy that could not be compared to when he hunted demons.

With that, Yi Rown’s eyes turned completely black.

-Ah, no…

The clouds disappeared.

That was how Yi Rown finished what he had to do here.

* * *

-The Martial King.

A term used to refer to a martial artist who dominated the entire Silver.

The one who laid the foundation for all the martial arts that currently exist in the Silver, and the one who had a great influence on the Silver.

It was a forgotten name, a name that had disappeared from memory, but everything about him remained in this Silver.

However.

-Not all of that originated from me.

The Martial King, Shin Yeo-ul, said to Yi Rown, who was circulating his energy.

-Even though I had an influence, there were those who protected the Silver before that.

Their name was.

-Kunlun.

Later, they may have been influenced by the Martial King, but it was true that they were less influenced than any other place.

Remembering that time.

Swoosh.

Yi Rown raised his head.

“That’s…”

Ha Se-min said from the side.

“It’s Wonnan Castle.”

Wi Jin-cheol was able to quickly take control of the Nine Dragons Clan.

No, it was no longer appropriate to call him by the name Wi Jin-cheol.

-Gu Dae-hwi.

The First and Second Dragon Squads had disappeared, and the non-existent Nine Dragons Squad had not left a trace, as it had always been.

Wi Jin-cheol, who had become Gu Dae-hwi, revealed the secrets of the Nine Dragons Clan.

-The Nine Dragons Clan has been fighting against evil spirits that have threatened the world.

And this time.

-It has come to an end.

He said that the First and Second Dragon Squads were annihilated in that battle.

Gu Dae-hwi barely survived, and he had to end this chaos.

Of course, there were doubts.

But there were no loopholes in Gu Dae-hwi’s story.

From the beginning, Wi Jin-cheol had inherited all of Gu Dae-hwi’s memories and martial arts.

There were also elders and leaders who dreamed of overthrowing and rebelling against the Nine Dragons Clan, taking advantage of that gap.

-Currently, the Nine Dragons Clan has lost its main forces, so I think it needs protection…

Soon after, those who came rushing in.

-It has been decided to receive the protection of the Wudang Sect [a famous martial arts sect].

The Wudang warriors ended the rebellion and forcibly occupied the Nine Dragons Clan.

Even so, the clan leader, Gu Dae-hwi, remained the same, so the Nine Dragons Clan quickly stabilized.

All of this happened in just three days.

The group was moving with the help of the Nine Dragons Clan.

Clunk.

The closer they got to Wonnan Castle, the rougher the road became.

“Kunlun is refusing outside help.”

Kunlun, like Wudang, had locked its doors, and they were only receiving the minimum number of visitors they needed to survive.

Even that was not frequent, and trade was only conducted on the outskirts of Kunlun.

Clunk.

The car moved further.

Saaa.

At that moment, a hazy fog began to form all around.

“It’s a formation.”

Yi Rown said, looking at the fog.

“Yes.”

It was nothing special.

“The fog will naturally guide us.”

Only to the places allowed for outsiders.

“After that, there is no particular way to get to Kunlun that I know of.”

Gu Dae-hwi had never entered Mount Kunlun.

Ha Se-min also lacked information about Kunlun.

But…

“It will open.”

Yi Rown was certain.

-It’s a Great Evil.

The old Taoist he had seen in the Sealed Demon Cave was not the only one who had observed him.

When he had invaded him, Yi Rown had also observed him.

And he had left a trace.

Whoosh.

His eyes turned golden.

As if he had seen a path, Yi Rown soon returned to his original eyes.

Clunk.

After a few more clunks, when the clean car was completely battered, it finally stopped.

The outskirts of Wonnan Castle.

“It’s not much different.”

Oh Jin-kyung, who was also visiting the Kunlun area for the first time, said.

This place looked no different from the Silver area.

The Silver style and the Earth style were appropriately mixed.

Buzz buzz.

It seemed to be a place where quite a few people lived.

It was at that moment.

Twitch.

Blood vessels began to appear on Yi Rown’s skin.

“……!”

“My Lord!”

Ha Se-min and Oh Jin-kyung, who quickly noticed Yi Rown’s unusual change, called out to Yi Rown while quickly guarding their surroundings.

“Kuh.”

Yi Rown groaned as if in pain and pressed down on one arm.

Saaa.

A clear energy spread out, and the blood vessels that had appeared began to subside.

It was thanks to the Blood Demon Divine Art, which mimicked the pure internal energy of Wudang.

He had learned something from that.

“Kunlun is similar to Wudang.”

Yi Rown, who had completely regained his original appearance, said.

“Wonnan Castle.”

The Wudang area was surrounded by the Seven Stars Formation.

The same was true for Wonnan Castle, the area of Kunlun.

“The whole area is surrounded by a formation.”

The fog cloud was just the beginning.

“A formation designed to react to demonic energy.”