Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 79

The Three Kings’ Disciple (80)

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The monsters of Eun.

Those who have transcended human limits over long years.

The residents of Eun call their realm,

‘The Realm of Life and Death.’

They say they are beings who have transcended the boundaries of life and death.

And the residents of Earth call them this:

“SSS-Grade.”

Such a being is the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley, standing before Ro-woon’s eyes.

One who has survived for ages, not dying, and has become a monster through martial arts training.

In other words, they are the guardians who protect the world.

“But it’s different from what I expected.”

At Ro-woon’s words, the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley nodded.

-It is nearly impossible for a human to transcend life and death.

An imperfect realm.

-In the end, it only means the body does not age. The senility of the mind is unavoidable.

Once again, the figure of the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley entered Ro-woon’s eyes.

Five stone pillars.

And the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley bound in the center.

Looking at that figure, it was hard to call him a guardian of the world, the strongest in the world.

It was as if he was sealed.

-Monster. That word is correct.

The Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley called himself a monster.

-Life and death are natural. Having deviated from that principle, can I still be called human?

He spoke of it not as a realm of martial arts, but as a curse.

“I suppose that could be true.”

As Ro-woon agreed with his opinion, one eye of the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley, revealed through the bandages, shone.

“So why did you test me?”

Ro-woon finally asked.

The Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley, he sent assassins to test Ro-woon, who had no connection to the Ghostly Sound Valley.

If he assumed that he knew about himself, his intention was obvious.

A test.

He tested him, hoping for something.

-I needed confirmation.

“Confirmation.”

-Whether you are…

His bandages fluttered and interlocked.

-The one I have been waiting for.

“……!”

The light reflected in Ro-woon’s eyes.

-Blood Demon.

The Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley continued.

-Heavenly Demon.

The Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley knew.

-Are you…

The bandages that had been slowly loosening were now opening his mouth.

-A Divine Demon?

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“……!”

Ro-woon showed a flicker of emotion for the first time.

‘Divine Demon.’

It was the first time he had seen someone return and speak that name.

Everyone in the Blood Cult had forgotten the name of the Divine Demon and did not even know what the Divine Demon was.

But the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley before him, he clearly spoke the name of the Divine Demon.

Throb.

The bandages were loosening.

-Answer me.

Kuuuuung!

The light emitted from the stone pillars was becoming more intense.

It was as if they had lost the power to seal the target they were holding, the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley.

-Are you the Divine Demon?

The tone had changed.

Crack!

The sound of glass breaking was heard simultaneously from all directions.

Rumble! Crash!

The stone pillars exploded.

The barrier that the stone pillars had hidden collapsed, and the village of the Ghostly Sound Valley came into view.

Swoosh.

Some stood with scythes, others with swords.

The children from before were the same.

All of them were holding weapons, staring at Ro-woon with sharp eyes.

Swoosh.

Lee Yong-jin, who had been still as if out of his mind, was also looking at Ro-woon.

But there was no focus in their eyes.

“Soul Subjugation.”

A technique that goes beyond controlling humans by interfering with their souls.

Now, all the residents of the Ghostly Sound Valley.

No, all the assassins of the Ghostly Sound Valley were under the control of the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley.

Kang Eun-ha and Jung Chi-soo also slowly turned their heads.

When they entered this space, their souls were already in the grasp of the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley.

-Answer me.

“I’ll ask too.”

Ro-woon said, looking at the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley.

“Are you a betrayer?”

-……!

A tremor was felt.

“Judging by your reaction, it seems I’m right.”

Betrayers, those who betrayed the Divine Demon.

As an example, there was the Hao Clan, the predecessor of the Black Blood Clan.

Ro-woon had such thoughts because of Lee Yong-jin.

Lee Yong-jin, who had infiltrated while hiding the senses of all the martial artists of Eun, as if boasting that he was a special assassin.

Ro-woon was able to see that method directly.

‘Soul.’

He had blurred his body like a soul, hiding his presence and defying the laws of physics.

That was how he was able to pass through the binding ropes and escape from Ro-woon’s grasp.

That’s why Ro-woon put the sacred fire into Lee Yong-jin’s body to confirm.

“There was the energy of the Heavenly Demon.”

That’s how he was able to detect the energy of the Heavenly Demon in Lee Yong-jin’s body.

And one more thing.

“Even the Blood Demon energy.”

It was impossible.

The Heavenly Demon Cult had long desired to contain the Blood Demon energy and the Heavenly Demon energy in one vessel, and the Blood Cult had also continued research on it for a long time.

But until the moment Ro-woon appeared, all of that had failed.

Yet, the two energies were felt simultaneously in the body of the assassin of the Ghostly Sound Valley.

“Of course, it’s not perfectly harmonized.”

The two energies clash and explode.

The assassins of the Ghostly Sound Valley maximized the power of the Heavenly Demon energy to manipulate their bodies, using that power to transform their bodies into a soul-like state.

“There were no old people.”

Passing through the village, he had not seen a single old person.

The oldest people Ro-woon had seen were at most around thirty years old.

“They can’t live long because of the side effects.”

Their lifespans were being shortened due to the explosion of the two conflicting energies.

‘The Ghostly Sound Valley does not accept requests.’

Lee Yong-jin’s words must have been because of that.

The more they used the conflicting and exploding energy, the more severe the side effects would be.

‘Why does the Ghostly Sound Valley raise assassins?’

Kang Eun-ha’s question.

‘Because there is someone we must kill.’

And Lee Yong-jin’s answer.

“It was the Divine Demon.”

The Ghostly Sound Valley was a group of assassins created to kill the Divine Demon.

All of them were beings raised and trained to kill the Divine Demon who would appear someday.

-You are…

The Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley, who had already escaped from the stone pillars, was standing in front of Ro-woon.

His whole body was wrapped in bandages, making him look like a mummy.

Kuooh!

But just by standing there, the air was trembling, and goosebumps were rising all over his body.

-You are not the Divine Demon.

“Not the Divine Demon?”

-If you were the Divine Demon, you would know.

He said to Ro-woon in a bitter voice.

-Because it was the Divine Demon who cursed us.

* * *

Ro-woon’s unruly hair began to flutter.

The inner energy emitted by the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley and the inner energy emitted by Ro-woon collided, creating a wind.

“That’s right. I’m not the Divine Demon.”

Ro-woon’s feet gradually dug into the floor.

The ground crumbled like sand.

“But the Divine Demon is my master.”

That was the signal.

Whirr!

The bandages that had been wrapped around the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley’s body instantly unraveled and shot towards Ro-woon from all directions.

Bang! Crash! Bang!

The bandages landed like cannonballs, and the ground exploded.

Whirr!

The bandages that had been embedded in the ground returned, moving like snakes towards something again.

Ro-woon was standing there.

Flames!

Purple sacred fire blazed in both of his hands.

Whoosh!

The sound of air exploding as the bandages and Ro-woon’s fist collided.

-Indeed.

The bandages had increased from a dozen to nearly a hundred, aiming at Ro-woon from all directions.

-You have inherited the power of the Divine Demon.

Swoosh!

The bandages that had been fighting Ro-woon wrapped around him, tightening.

Ro-woon, who had risen into the air, was in a mummy-like form, like the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley bound to the stone pillars.

Throb.

The bandages were throbbing like blood vessels.

They were sucking the inner energy of the target they had wrapped around.

And after sucking all the inner energy.

Throb.

They would even suck in the soul.

-It’s a relief.

The voice of the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley was heard.

-It’s not him who has returned.

That was the moment.

Kuuuuung!

The bandages that had been wrapping around Ro-woon began to swell simultaneously.

The bandages, which seemed to have received more inner energy than they could absorb, swelled as if they were about to burst.

Fwoosh!

Blood began to spurt out from within.

Boom!

The bandages that had burst soon fell to the ground like decapitated snakes.

The target that the bandages had been wrapping around was standing there unharmed.

Red eyes, fluttering hair.

The upper body, torn by the bandages’ attack, revealed tattoos that looked as if they had been drawn with blood.

Trickle.

The moment blood tears flowed from Ro-woon’s eyes.

Crash!

The space literally exploded.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Right in front of the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley, hundreds of bandages were moving incessantly, receiving Ro-woon’s attacks.

The sacred fire in one hand burned the bandages.

Fwoosh!

The blood energy in the other hand penetrated through the bandages, aiming at the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley.

The blood droplets that had seeped through the bandages.

Swish!

They transformed into needles, stabbing at the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley from all directions.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

The Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley quickly retreated.

But it was inevitable that red blood needles were embedded in various parts of his body.

Boom!

The embedded blood needles exploded, spitting out flesh.

The bandages that had been wrapping around the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley’s body were torn away, revealing his true form.

“It’s the form of a monster.”

Monster.

The Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley was right.

He had reached the realm of life and death, transcending death, but his mind was that of a human.

Having been isolated in one world for thousands of years, his mind had become senile and deteriorated.

That body was the proof.

“It’s terrible.”

The flesh was torn, not by the blood needles.

The needle marks that seemed to have sewn his whole body together.

They were the traces of torture.

Traces of torture that he had inflicted on himself, not by someone else.

“But…”

Ro-woon stood there, lowering his fist.

“It’s a pity.”

When Ro-woon spoke, tears were flowing from the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley’s eyes.

The tears flowing from his withered body looked even sadder because they were so strange.

-Disciple of the Divine Demon.

There was something Ro-woon felt while receiving the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley’s attacks.

-Is the Divine Demon alive?

His attacks contained a deep longing.

Also, like Lee Yong-jin, he had no intention of truly killing him.

-Is he… alive?

The Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley was not a betrayer.

He had just been waiting for their master for a long time.

“He is alive.”

-That can’t be…

The bandages that had been scattered returned to the Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley’s body.

-The Ghostly Sound Valley was created to kill the Divine Demon.

His mouth opened.

-This curse was also given by him.

In the distant past, when even memories were fading.

-But that’s why we were able to live.

He and the Ghostly Sound Valley were indeed betrayers.

Betrayers who had abandoned their god for their own sake.

The punishment given to them was.

‘Go ahead and try.’

It was to let them live.

Also, the Divine Demon gave them the power to fight the Divine Demon for their sake.

-It is called the Heavenly Blood Energy.

It was created by mixing the Heavenly Demon energy and the Blood Demon energy.

However, the Heavenly Blood Energy was not a perfect power.

Because of that, the clan that learned the Heavenly Blood Energy had to die quickly without being able to live long.

-It was to let us live.

This was a curse, and yet not a curse.

From the beginning, the clan of the Ghostly Sound Valley was born with the extreme yin constitution, destined to die before the age of twenty.

What the Divine Demon gave them was a cure, even if it was not perfect.

-Disciple of the Divine Demon.

The Lord of the Ghostly Sound Valley said.

-Please help us. The Hao Clan is in danger.