Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1065

“Gurgle… Gurgle…”

Thick, bloody froth bubbled from Danjagang’s mouth. His body shook uncontrollably, as if he was in terrible pain.

Everyone was shocked by what they saw. It was impossible to understand, impossible to accept.

Even though Danjagang wasn’t thinking clearly after losing to Chung Myung, he was still Danjagang. How could they believe that this bishop, who almost killed Chung Myung and Jang Il-so, was defeated with a single blow?

“Ho… How…”

Each time Danjagang opened his mouth, a gurgling sound came out. You could barely hear him speak, even if you listened very closely.

However, the man in the white martial robe, the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor, smiled slightly as if he understood what Danjagang was trying to say. The sight of him smiling so calmly while his hand was in Danjagang’s chest made the watchers shiver.

“Are you asking how I came to be here?”

“Gu, gurgle…”

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor shook his head and sighed, as if he was sad.

“Child.”

“,,,”

“Why don’t you know? When you questioned the rules and doubted the Heavenly Demon, why didn’t you question what was obvious?”

“The Heavenly Demon never told us not to go to the Central Plains. He doesn’t give orders like that. You might give food to ants, but you don’t command them. Do you agree?”

Danjagang’s body began to shake even more. His eyes, no longer bloody, turned to Chung Myung as if on their own.

After staring at Chung Myung for a long time, Danjagang spoke again in a shaky voice.

“Th, then… Then why…”

“Tsk, tsk. That’s why you shouldn’t give the position of bishop to a young and inexperienced person. I wonder why the Grand Bishop was in such a hurry.”

“,,,”

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor smiled slightly.

“Logic isn’t needed when serving Him. We want obedience, not rewards. Do you understand?”

“Th…”

The bloody Danjagang grabbed the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor’s hand that was in his chest.

“Gu… Guuuuugh!”

Instead of pulling the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor’s hand, he tore at his own body, pulling the hand out. Danjagang fell to the ground, barely escaping the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor’s grasp in such a terrible way.

“Hoh?”

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor laughed at the sight.

“So, you do have what it takes to be a bishop after all?”

Danjagang, who had been groaning on the ground, lifted his head. His eyes, full of anger, glared at the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor as if to kill him.

“If that’s the case…”

Danjagang screamed, his eyes bloodshot.

“Then what were we fighting for? What were we going through all this time for? Tell me, Vice-Leader! If it wasn’t the Heavenly Demon’s command, then why did we waste our lives following rules that didn’t need to be kept! Answer me!”

“Hmm.”

“Answer meeeeeee!”

Even after hearing that painful cry, the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor’s eyes didn’t change. Instead, they became even colder.

“Why should I explain that to you?”

“…”

“To a filthy traitor like you.”

Danjagang’s face went blank, as if he had been hit in the head.

“Traitor?”

He spoke in a daze, as if he had heard something he shouldn’t have.

“…Me, a traitor? Me…?”

“Didn’t you know?”

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor smiled brightly.

“If you, who doubted the Heavenly Demon’s teachings, questioned His power, and broke the rules by bringing the cult to the Central Plains, aren’t a traitor, then who is?”

“Th, that teaching is a lie!”

“Who told you that?”

Danjagang was speechless for a moment and couldn’t answer.

“Who told you that all of that was a lie? Have you ever even met the Heavenly Demon yourself?”

“You… You…”

Danjagang trembled as he listened to the tricky words that he didn’t think were worth answering. The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor took a slow step towards him.

“Child. You will never understand.”

Another step.

“Because you’ve lost that chance forever. Someone who has seen God can’t talk to someone who hasn’t. And now, you’ll never have the chance to see God with those eyes.”

“I…”

Danjagang’s body fell weakly. It seemed that the pain of being called a ‘traitor’ was worse than the pain of his body being torn apart.

“I! I didn’t betray! I didn’t abandon my faith. You’re not the Heavenly Demon’s representative! My faith is only in… !”

“Shut up.”

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor cut him off, as if he was tired of hearing it. At the same time, a tiny black flame appeared from his fingertip and flew like a spark. It landed on Danjagang’s forehead.

Kwaaaaaaah!

Instantly, a dark black flame covered Danjagang’s entire body and rose upwards.

“Keeeuaaaaaaaaaaack!”

A desperate scream echoed across the empty land, where almost nothing was alive.

“There’s only one death for a traitor.”

An emotionless voice came from the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor’s lips.

“Die feeling the worst pain you can feel. Even after your soul dies, it will never be saved. Forever, wander the nine heavens, regretting the sins you’ve committed.”

The fires of karma, a punishment only for those who have mastered demonic arts.

“Keeeuaaaaaaaaaaack!”

The demonic energy turned against him, burning away everything he had, piece by piece.

Even Danjagang, who had been so strong, twisted and screamed, rolling on the ground in pain. He screamed, cried like a child, and twisted his whole body.

No one dared to speak. Even the Mount Hua disciples, who hated Danjagang, couldn’t watch and looked away.

However, the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor’s eyes showed only cold hatred. In the cult, non-believers must be killed, but traitors are seen as even worse.

“Kuaaaaaaaah! I, I… I aaaaaaam!”

A painful voice came from Danjagang’s mouth, which was covered in black flames.

He couldn’t die easily while suffering such terrible pain. It was terrible because he couldn’t die, and it was hell because it was so terrible. That’s why the Demonic Cult used it as a punishment for traitors.

“I…”

Danjagang’s body slowly crumbled.

“I am… not a traitor… I am…”

His weak voice faded away.

“Heavenly Demon… Oh, Heavenly Demon… Why… Why…”

“Tsk.”

“Why… My cry…”

Crack!

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor stepped on Danjagang’s head, which had been almost completely burned away, crushing it. Then, as if he had stepped on something dirty, he frowned and moved his foot away.

“I’m disgusted to hear any more.”

Danjagang.

The bishop of the Demonic Cult, who had turned Hangzhou into a hell and almost killed Chung Myung and Jang Il-so, died a death so terrible that it was hard to believe.

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor, who had caused that terrible death, looked away from Danjagang as if there was nothing more to see. Soon, he looked elsewhere.

Flinch.

The Demonic Cult members, standing before that cold gaze, immediately bowed down to the ground. Every one of them was shaking like a leaf. It was as if they had met the King of the Underworld.

At that moment, the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor frowned as if unhappy. Jeok Il, who had been bowing down, crawled forward on his hands and knees.

“Th, This humble Jeok Il, dares to speak to you, Vice-Leader.”

His voice was full of desperation. You could feel a heart more desperate than the pain of losing Danjagang and the fear of facing the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor.

“Th, It’s all my fault for not serving the Bishop well. Please, Vice-Leader, punish me by taking my life, and forgive these people! I beg you.”

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Jeok Il kept hitting his head on the floor. But the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor just watched with cold eyes.

“…Responsibility.”

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor chuckled softly. Even at that quiet laughter, Jeok Il trembled as if struck by lightning.

“Is it because you trusted the area to someone who wasn’t good enough? The area is a mess. How can you even talk about responsibility?”

Jeok Il didn’t know what to say and just held his breath like a dead man.

“No one punishes a hand for making a mistake. Besides, it’s pointless to punish someone who isn’t even worth that hand.”

“…”

“I won’t blame you or the cult members for the Bishop’s sins. You couldn’t have gone against the Bishop’s will.”

“Th, Thank you…”

“However.”

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor spoke without emotion.

“Shouldn’t you pay the price for not knowing your place and talking about responsibility?”

Jeok Il’s eyes widened. The moment he looked up and saw the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor’s faint smile, he knew what he had to do.

“H, Heavenly Demon…”

He bit his lip and shouted.

“Heavenly Demon Reincarnation! Myriad Demons Submit!”

Thwack!

Jeok Il quickly used his own hand to smash his head.

Plop.

Jeok Il, now a headless corpse, fell to the ground.

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor, who had been watching with unhappy eyes, looked at the bowing cult members.

“Return to the cult.”

“H, Heavenly Demon Reincarnation…”

“Shut up.”

Everyone held their breath.

“Even though you’re not responsible, the sin of following a traitor can’t be judged by the rules alone. For thirty-three days, be silent and think about your mistakes.”

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Unable to disobey, the cult members hit their heads on the ground without answering. Then, they all stood up and began to move in one direction as if controlled.

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor, who had been watching with cold eyes, looked down at his feet.

“Hmm.”

Danjagang was now just black ashes. A strange look crossed the Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor’s face. He looked at the Mount Hua disciples, who were nervous.

“Indeed…”

A voice filled with admiration came out.

“The Central Plains is interesting. Even though he’s a stupid kid… for a bishop to end up like this…”

He smiled as if pleased and looked at Chung Myung and Jang Il-so.

At that moment, his gaze changed. The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor’s gaze, which had been gentle, became full of anger the moment it reached Chung Myung.

“You…?”

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor’s eyes, after seeing Chung Myung and the others, filled with hatred and murderous intent. Even the strange energy that he hadn’t shown before began to gather on his face.

Grind.

The sound of grinding teeth echoed.

“Hwasan… That cursed sect?”

The Heavenly Killing Demon Emperor’s voice, growling like a beast, silenced even the sky.