Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 454

Swoosh-!

It was the moment a gale blew as space split apart.

“……!”

The Unknowns quickly stepped aside, and the martial artists who had been standing where they had moved from were.

Kwaaaah-!

Swept away by the pouring gale.

It wasn’t just a simple gale.

Swoosh-!

It was an extremely sharp sword wind.

A single blade pierced through the torn space.

The one who wielded that blade.

Thud.

Lee Ro-woon walked out.

“…….”

The Unknowns swallowed hard as they looked at him.

It was a power they had already experienced several times, but it was still terrifying to see again.

If they, not the enemy, were to be swept away by that sword wind.

“Horrible….”

It was truly a hellscape.

Lee Ro-woon walked out naturally, and Lee Shin-woo stood beside him.

The Unknowns also looked at each other and nodded.

All the actors were gathered.

Now it was time to start the play.

“I’ve lived long enough….”

The Unknowns seemed to finally grasp the current situation.

“To think we’d be rampaging in Hwasan’s main base.”

“Who knew we’d be fighting alongside Shaolin?”

“Indeed.”

The Unknowns, though not part of the Azure Army, were allies with the resistance.

For them, Hwasan was one of the main enemies to be purged, so they had dreamed of this moment someday.

But they had never thought this would be possible, it was truly a dream.

However.

Splash.

That dream had become a reality, and now was the time.

“This is the first time we’re working together, isn’t it?”

The Unknowns said to Lee Shin-woo.

Azure Demon, Lee Shin-woo, was a figure respected even by the Unknowns.

He was a warrior who had always thrown himself into danger, crying out for freedom.

“We won’t be a burden.”

They said with confident voices.

“I believe you.”

Lee Shin-woo also said, taking off his glasses.

Blue eyes shimmering.

Lee Ro-woon’s red eyes.

The Unknowns’ eyes instantly lit up the hallway.

Thud!

As the sword wind disappeared, shadows rushed in.

But they were.

Swish!

Unable to approach, swept away by the whip that Lee Shin-woo extended from his hand.

Bang!

They were knocked away and slammed into the wall.

“……!”

The Unknowns were once again astonished by Lee Shin-woo’s attack just now.

Unseen, fast movements.

It was also felt with precise strikes and intense power.

They knew Lee Shin-woo was strong, but.

‘To this extent.’

A story they had heard, unbelievable, came to mind.

‘Lee Shin-woo and Lee Ro-woon.’

That the two were brothers.

If so.

“Ha, is it all about genetics?”

What on earth was in their blood?

It was then.

“Let’s pick up the pace.”

Lee Ro-woon, as if he had finally finished assessing, began to pick up speed.

Swoosh-!

On the path they were advancing, there were eerie cutting sounds and flesh-tearing sounds.

“Kuh!”

Only suppressed screams were bursting out.

* * *

Lee Ro-woon’s appearance.

And the enemies’ movements began to change.

It was as if they were dividing into sides.

Swoosh.

Those who retreated.

They were the ones wearing yellow martial uniforms and had a 계인 [Buddhist precepts mark] on their heads.

“…….”

They were the monks of Shaolin.

They were slowly retreating, raising one hand in a gesture of respect.

The Unknowns were wary of them and readied their weapons, but.

“Those guys….”

Shaolin’s reaction did not change.

“It seems they have no intention of fighting us.”

They closed their mouths as if performing silent meditation, not even responding.

They were retreating and even bowing their heads.

It was as if.

“…….”

They were paying respect to Lee Ro-woon.

The Unknowns were the ones who were flustered by this.

“What should we do?”

They were clearly the enemy.

But they did not raise their weapons against them, nor did they make any aggressive moves.

They were just retreating and bowing their heads.

However, it wasn’t like they were just standing idly by.

Thud!

Over there, they were still fighting against Hwasan.

Is it that Hwasan is their enemy, while the Blood Demon is recognized as their ally?

“What are you going to do?”

Lee Shin-woo said to Lee Ro-woon.

There were two options now.

Fight the retreating Shaolin, or advance through the path they had opened.

Right now.

“Ignore them.”

Ignore.

Shaolin was also an enemy to be defeated.

But there was something else that was important right now.

“Hwasan is our priority.”

Shaolin was next.

As Lee Ro-woon passed them, Shaolin even turned their backs and headed towards the remnants of Hwasan.

“Are they yielding?”

It was impossible to know Shaolin’s intentions.

It was then.

Rustle.

In the midst of the fishy smell of blood, the fragrant scent of plum blossoms bloomed.

Clang!

Sparks flew in front of Lee Ro-woon’s eyes.

Lee Ro-woon, who didn’t even blink.

A sword with a strong scent of plum blossoms.

The Plum Blossom Sword Master stood in front of Lee Ro-woon, glaring with fierce eyes.

“You…!”

Her appearance was ragged, as if she had already fought several battles.

Her hair was soaked in blood and disheveled, and her eyes were bloodshot.

“It’s all because of you!”

She shouted.

The Unknown was pushing back her sword.

“Kuh!”

The Unknowns, who were able to use some of the power of awakening thanks to Lee Shin-woo’s power.

However, the immense force felt from the sword they faced was something that could not be easily ignored even with the power of awakening.

“Plum Blossom Sword Master, is it?”

Lee Ro-woon said, with the sparking sword in front of him.

“You…!”

She shouted in anger.

It seemed like they had met before.

One of the Plum Blossom Sword Masters of Hwasan, known as Qing In-woo’s junior sister.

Her name was….

“I don’t remember.”

At Lee Ro-woon’s words, she glared even more fiercely.

Clang!

The Unknown’s sword was knocked away.

Whoosh!

A blood-red aura rose behind her back.

It was already a known fact.

That Hwasan had been taught the Blood Demon Divine Art by their master, and that they were wielding that power.

It had already been confirmed through Qing In-woo that it had been passed down to the Plum Blossom Sword Masters and that they were using it.

“That traitorous bastard didn’t come?”

It was when she mentioned Qing In-woo’s name.

“How noisy.”

Lee Ro-woon’s voice was slowly uttered.

And.

Swoosh.

It was the moment a blood-red diagonal line was drawn across her face.

Thud!

She quickly retreated.

The space where she had been standing was rippling red.

“……!”

He had cut through space.

The flow of energy had changed.

And.

“Sh…it….”

She had already been hit.

Thinking she could avoid it was arrogance, and thinking she had avoided it was a miscalculation.

A blood-red diagonal line across her torso.

Fwoosh!

A fountain of blood began to pour out.

Thud.

Her shouting voice disappeared, and she fell, her body split apart.

The Plum Blossom Sword Masters.

The pride and symbol of Hwasan.

They were the Plum Blossom Sword Masters, who wielded the Plum Blossom Sword Technique to the extreme and could be said to be Hwasan’s greatest martial force.

“…….”

With one move from Lee Ro-woon.

She fell without even uttering her name.

“I told you.”

Lee Ro-woon said with his red eyes flickering.

“That I was letting you go.”

If he had wanted to deal with Hwasan, he would have done it alone.

Now that he had regained the power of the Demon King, no martial artist could stand in Lee Ro-woon’s way.

“That I have left Hwasan alone until now was just my mercy.”

Plum Blossom Sword Masters and the like.

“Kuaaaah!”

They could not be Lee Ro-woon’s opponent.

The sword masters rushed in.

Lee Ro-woon slowly walked forward and lowered his body.

Swoosh!

The anger that had moved in an instant, turned into greed, and drew lines everywhere.

The space split apart due to the extremely fast sword strikes and the intense power contained within them.

Fwoosh!

He simultaneously cut down several Plum Blossom Sword Masters.

“…….”

Overwhelming power.

The Unknowns, Lee Shin-woo, could only watch Lee Ro-woon’s sword strikes.

Thud.

Lee Ro-woon walked forward.

It was not over yet.

Hwasan.

Today, Hwasan….

“Today, Hwasan will be destroyed.”

They would not be able to leave their name behind.

* * *

Hwasan dreamed of another evolution with their master’s Blood Demon Divine Art.

Blood-red plum blossoms were overflowing everywhere.

They mass-produced Plum Blossom Sword Masters with the power of the Blood Demon Divine Art, and they brought the lacking power of the sword technique to its extreme.

Clang! Clang!

However, the sword strikes were blocked by the Unknowns who had gained the power of awakening.

Crack!

The sword masters were knocked away by the power of Lee Shin-woo, who had fully awakened.

Swoosh-!

Hwasan was torn apart by Lee Ro-woon’s gestures.

Shaolin had retreated.

Hwasan chose Lee Ro-woon, not Shaolin, as the target to unleash their anger.

And this was the result.

Kwaaang!

Everything was being destroyed and torn apart.

Whoosh!

The flowers of blood bloomed and fell repeatedly.

Rustle!

The plum blossoms fell.

Whoosh!

Hwasan was burning.

Corpses were lined up in front of Lee Ro-woon.

They were like the figures of young children.

These were the secret weapon that Hwasan had been preparing.

‘True Plum Blossoms.’

Yes, they were called True Plum Blossoms.

They were beings who had been resurrected from the past sword masters who had once illuminated Hwasan, and were possessed by new bodies using demonic arts.

They were the ultimate martial artists who had reached the extreme of the Plum Blossom Sword Technique and were in the realm of the extreme of the Profound Realm, and even the realm of the Life and Death Realm, by entering bodies completed with the Blood Demon Divine Art.

However.

Twitch.

They were just twitching and collapsing like fish out of water.

Whoosh!

Magical power filled the space.

That power, like divine power.

Whoosh!

The True Plum Blossoms were defeated without even being able to fight properly by Shaolin’s exorcism.

The monks of Shaolin, who filled the area, retreated as they looked at Lee Ro-woon.

Their purpose was still unclear.

Why they attacked Hwasan, and why they weren’t attacking.

But those kinds of things.

Thud.

Were not important to Lee Ro-woon at all.

If they blocked his path, he would destroy them.

If they attacked, he would kill them.

That simple answer.

Thud.

Lee Ro-woon, the Unknowns, and Lee Shin-woo continued to advance, defeating the remnants of Hwasan.

The tilted tower.

Thud!

Lee Ro-woon and the others were running through the place that was tilting more and more as time passed.

“How futile.”

Someone, presumed to be a True Plum Blossom, who was impaled on the wall with a staff, said sadly.

“I thought Hwasan’s glory would last forever….”

The True Plum Blossom smiled with blood on his face as he looked at Lee Ro-woon.

“In the end, it’s just like a single flower that falls meaninglessly.”

And.

Swoosh!

Lee Ro-woon cut his neck without hesitation.

“I have no intention of listening to nonsense.”

He advanced.

Thud.

He also advanced.

As if to catch up with the steps that had been delayed until now, Lee Ro-woon took steps without rest.

Finally, Shaolin was no longer felt.

Clink.

A monk holding a Buddhist implement blocked Lee Ro-woon’s path.

And in an instant.

Clang!

Sparks flew.

A gale blew, and dust scattered everywhere.

In front of Lee Ro-woon’s eyes.

A small crack had appeared in the bamboo hat that the monk who had been standing there was wearing.

But what was certain was.

“…….”

That the opponent had blocked Lee Ro-woon’s attack.

It was an attack that even the Plum Blossom Sword Masters, who had been strengthened by the Blood Demon Divine Art, and even the one move of Hwasan called the True Plum Blossom, could not block.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

But the opponent had blocked it.

“I am….”

The youthful face inside the revealed bamboo hat.

It was the energy he had been feeling from the beginning.

Shaolin had burst through the door.

And they had destroyed and burned Hwasan.

At the forefront of that was….

“Living Buddha.”

“I am called Beopcheon.”

Shaolin’s abbot, Living Buddha Beopcheon.

“Are you going to block me?”

Lee Ro-woon said, taking a stance.

Clang!

Once again, a shockwave occurred, and debris scattered.

In the midst of that.

“No, I just….”

Beopcheon’s voice was heard.

“I just want to have a brief conversation.”