The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 39

Baek Jung-hyuk decided to make his own sword because of one event. He was only eighteen years old when it happened.

At that time, no one knew who would be the next leader of the Demonic Cult. Baek Jung-hyuk’s brothers were all fighting each other, and every day was hard for him.

Unlike his brothers, he didn’t have anyone to protect him. He had to stay awake at night to stop people from trying to kill him.

Then, one night…

His eleventh brother came to see him.

Baek Chang-hyun tried to kill Baek Jung-hyuk. They fought a bloody battle under the moonlight.

The fight was very close.

Baek Chang-hyun had also passed the tests in the cave. Even with blood flying everywhere, he kept attacking Baek Jung-hyuk, trying to hit his weak spots.

Baek Chang-hyun was much bigger and stronger.

Because he was older, Baek Chang-hyun was stronger. During one attack, Baek Jung-hyuk’s favorite sword broke.

Crack!

The sword broke, and Baek Jung-hyuk was cut across the chest.

Blood splattered.

Baek Jung-hyuk was scared of dying. He quickly used his broken sword to hit his brother’s face.

A quick moment of winning.

Baek Chang-hyun’s happy face became twisted and bloody. Baek Jung-hyuk was bleeding a lot, but he killed his brother.

That day…

Baek Jung-hyuk thought to himself.

He needed his own sword.

He wanted a sword that would never break in a fight, a sword that would make him as strong as possible.

After dealing with his eleventh brother, Baek Jung-hyuk became known as a cruel person. Unlike his other brothers, he started looking for blacksmiths to learn how to make swords.

He always made a sword that was right for him when he had an important fight coming up.

He thought about his body and the way he liked to fight. He made swords that would make him as strong as possible.

Years passed.

Baek Jung-hyuk became very powerful. He fought hundreds, even thousands, of battles to take over Murim.

Each year, Baek Jung-hyuk’s sword changed.

When Baek Jung-hyuk made a new sword, he gave his old one to his followers. These thirty-nine swords were passed down through the years and became known as the Swords of the Heavenly Demon.

They were worth a lot.

When a Sword of the Heavenly Demon appeared in Murim, people would fight fiercely to get it. Baek Jung-hyuk was very good at making swords because of all the battles he had fought and the time he had spent learning.

Making a sword…

Baek Jung-hyuk knew how to do it well.

And now…

Roman was going to fight Barco.

So…

The first sword…

Roman was doing what Baek Jung-hyuk used to do.

The smithy was inside the castle…

No one had been there for a while. The sound of steel being hit with a hammer was very loud.

Clang!

Sparks flew everywhere.

Roman hit the red-hot steel with a hammer. He did the same thing over and over, hitting it with the same strength and rhythm.

For a normal person, this would have been boring.

The only sounds were the fire burning and the steel being hit. Roman faced the heat and sweated a lot.

Clang!

Clang! Clang!

He forgot everything else and just focused on making the sword…

Roman loved being focused on one thing.

Something that was nothing at first would become a great sword because of what he did.

His old followers…

They didn’t understand why Baek Jung-hyuk made his first sword.

They wondered why he was making a sword. They said, “Master, why are you making a sword? We have many good swords already!”

They thought it would be better to practice fighting than to waste time making a sword.

They were right.

But Baek Jung-hyuk wasn’t just making a sword. He was also thinking about himself.

‘What am I living for?’

He didn’t know what the purpose of life was, even after he had achieved everything.

His father was the Heavenly Demon, so he had to live in a world where only the strongest survived from a young age. He overcame many problems, and people called him the greatest in the world.

He didn’t think it was bad.

People are not meant to live a life that is planned from the start. They are meant to create their own story based on what they feel is right.

It was the same now.

Roman’s life felt uncertain, but he was doing his best in the present, just like Baek Jung-hyuk used to do.

He accepted the annulment to start a new life.

He had defeated the Blood Fang.

Now, he was making a sword to prepare for his fight with Antoni Barco.

Baek Jung-hyuk…

That was his life.

He wanted to be the best, so he did his best in every situation.

‘I am not strong enough to handle everything. With the Rebirth Transformation, I can now use the first three moves of the Heavenly Demon Sword Art. But there are many things I don’t know about Roman’s world. So, I must train harder. I don’t know this world, and I don’t know my enemies. No matter what happens, I must win.’

A predator…

He couldn’t lose.

In a world where only the strongest survived, losing meant dying. Baek Jung-hyuk always wanted to be a predator.

Clang!

A strong hit.

Roman’s face was covered in sweat from the heat. His muscles were red and twitching.

It was strange to see.

Blacksmiths always wear protective gear when they work.

This was to protect them from the heat and from hot pieces of steel that could fly up and burn them.

Hendrick had made all the preparations and started working in the smithy. But Roman was only wearing his lower garments while hammering the steel in front of the fire.

He knew it was dangerous.

But making a sword wasn’t just about making a weapon. It was also a way for Baek Jung-hyuk to train.

Whoosh.

Whoosh.

The flames burned.

It was hard to breathe because of the heat. Roman opened his lungs and accepted the heat.

Divine Art of Blazing Fire.

Roman’s body was surrounded by flames.

Divine Art of Blazing Fire.

This martial art was used by the Fire Demon. It was known for quickly building up mana by using the power of fire.

Normally, you can’t use two different types of mental training methods at the same time.

A person who used the Heavenly Demon Divine Art couldn’t use the Divine Art of Blazing Fire. But Baek Jung-hyuk’s Heavenly Demon Divine Art had become very good at working with other methods.

So, he could use other mental training methods at the same time. The Heavenly Demon Divine Art stayed strong in his body and controlled everything. Even when other forces came in, bad things didn’t happen to his body.

He could use them together…

He took in the heat.

He slowly made the heat his own, so that the fire could help the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

‘The Divine Art of Blazing Fire is the best training method for me right now. If I use it too much, it will hurt my lungs and other organs. But I have made preparations like the Rebirth Transformation, so I can handle the fire.’

Clang!

Clang! Clang!

He swung the hammer with all his strength.

Making a sword…

Roman faced the fire and carefully checked his body.

The length of his arms…

The strength of his power…

The amount of Qi he could use…

He calmly checked his body and imagined the sword that would be right for him.

The sword he was making now wouldn’t be useful in a year or two.

It was perfect for him right now, and Roman thought that was enough.

At the same time…

He built up mana in his body.

He thought about the enemies he knew about…

He thought about Barco and the mercenaries he had hired. He knew that he was strong enough to handle them.

But…

You can’t always see what dangers are coming.

He knew about Barco’s strength because he had hired the information guild. But no one knows exactly what someone is planning when they are trying to take over a place.

In Murim, people say to hide thirty percent of your strength.

In a world where only the strongest survive, showing all your strength is a quick way to die. That’s why people say that.

Barco…

They might have also hidden some of their strength. Roman knew that this could be dangerous.

That’s why…

He wanted to be strong enough to handle anything.

In the past, when he took over the main groups in Murim, the clever people in the Zhuge family tried to trap Baek Jung-hyuk with many unexpected things. But he was too strong for them.

When you don’t know how strong your enemy is…

Being strong enough to stop unexpected things from happening is a good way to solve the problem.

‘I don’t know this world very well yet. The strongest person I have fought was Commander Jonathan. People say that 3-star warriors are recognized in the kingdom. But in this world, there are 4-star, 5-star, and even 6-star warriors. And there are people who use magic, which I have never seen before. Even if I can easily beat Commander Jonathan, I don’t know if I can handle these unknown people.’

He breathed in.

He took in mana and hit the steel hard.

Clang!

He had to train.

He had accepted new people into his life…

People like Hans were living in the fence he had built. He didn’t want to lose.

So…

A day, two days…

Time passed.

Roman’s body became like a sword.

He made his own sword and tempered his body with fire.

After ten days…

Thud.

Finally…

The hammering stopped.

The first sword…

The first time is always special.

Roman held the sword up to the sunlight. He smiled as he watched the light smoothly flowing down the shape of the sword.

‘This sword is perfect for me right now.’

It didn’t take long to make.

Ten days wasn’t enough time, but he used the Divine Art of Blazing Fire and his past experience to make a sword that was good enough.

It wasn’t just a normal sword. It could take in his mana better than any other piece of steel, and it was made to fit his body perfectly.

With this sword…

He was ready.

Roman felt the heat in his body and gave the sword a name.

“I will name you after the name of this world, Salamander.”

He put the sword away.

Now…

It was time to go.

It was time to fight Barco.