The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 200

Swordmaster Wants to Live in Peace – Episode 202

Celestial League Fortress (10)

Having concluded discussions with the Demonic Alliance and the Evil Faction Alliance, Yoo Seong-woo returned to the Celestial League Fortress to prepare for the final battle.

Once the Shattered Heaven Clan initiated the war from within, the Demonic Alliance and the Evil Faction Alliance would also return inside the fortress and begin their advance.

“There has been no response from the Murim Alliance. They are ignoring our demands.”

“I expected as much.”

He knew the Murim Alliance would ignore the Shattered Heaven Clan’s demands.

It was a gathering of many families and sects, but still too small to compare to the Murim Alliance.

Would an elephant even flinch at the barking of a puppy?

“There are no signs of the Murim Alliance moving their troops. It seems they are hiding something.”

“Recall all the spies we’ve planted. We must begin the war.”

“We will activate the Daybreak Protocol. We’ll open a path for the Demonic Alliance and the Evil Faction Alliance.”

“Ah, uh, do that.”

Yoo Seong-woo nodded at Zhuge Cheon-hwa’s words.

Daybreak Protocol, who even comes up with these things?

Anyway.

With the aftermath of the Seo Moon Family somewhat settled, it was time to move.

Yoo Seong-woo rose from his seat, drew his iron sword, and said,

“As soon as the subjugation of the Hae District is complete, summon the Demonic Alliance and the Evil Faction. We are going to the Murim Alliance.”

***

Thanks to the machinations of Zhuge Cheon-hwa and Yoo-wol, most of the courier companies and small sects in the Hae District had sided with the Shattered Heaven Clan.

They independently suppressed the Murim Alliance martial artists with their numbers and then shipped them off to the Murim Alliance.

Whether they went alive or dead, no one knew.

And so, the beacon of war began to rise.

“The Demonic Alliance, the Demonic Alliance is coming!”

“The Evil Faction Alliance is also coming! Crazy, they’re swarming in droves?!”

“Get away from the gate!”

The beginning was a large firework that rose from the walls of the Hae District.

The brilliantly burning firework was the signal sent by Yoo Seong-woo.

The Demonic Alliance and the Evil Faction Alliance began to advance at a rapid pace, and as Yoo Seong-woo had said, the Demonic Alliance rushed forward even faster, taking the lead.

“Everyone, step back.”

The control system of the gate was managed by the Murim Alliance, so they did not open the gate for the Demonic Alliance and the Evil Faction Alliance.

Therefore, to enter the Celestial League Fortress, they had to destroy the gate.

Heuksa-hyang, who arrived at the gate first, narrowed her eyes and gauged the situation.

‘It’s possible.’

The outer walls of the Celestial League Fortress.

She had seen it a few times, but she never thought the day would come when she would destroy it with her own hands.

Lost in reminiscence for a moment, she slowly began to unleash a crimson power from her entire body.

The power of 覇道 (the Overlord’s Way) raged intensely, expanding.

The demon god of the Cheonma Shin-gyo [Heavenly Demon Church] revealed its true form, creating a storm.

As she stretched out one hand in the black storm, black mist gathered to form the shape of a sword.

The Cheonma Black Sword, one of the sacred objects of the Cheonma Shin-gyo, was held in her hand, emitting an ominous aura.

All of that combined to create an aura that was impossible to approach, and the Cheonma Shin-gyo’s followers all bowed their heads towards her.

A 拜謁 (Baeal) [formal audience or homage] towards the demon god.

Standing alone, receiving the bows of thousands of followers, she murmured quietly.

“The day has finally come when the Celestial League Fortress will fall. How long I have waited for this…….”

She had not forgotten for a single moment.

Their persecution and exploitation.

That was why she could accept all the pain and stand completely as a demon god.

“The demon god’s sword cuts through the sky, revealing its true form on the ground…….”

She raised the sword high, then slowly slashed it diagonally.

A simple sword strike.

However, the result it brought was by no means simple.

Cheonma覇劍絶天 (Cheonma Paegeom Jeolcheon) [Heavenly Demon Overlord Sword Severing the Sky] of the Cheonma Paegeom Style [Heavenly Demon Overlord Sword Style].

A sword that cuts through the sky.

The demon god’s power was immensely strong, so let it easily destroy the walls built by human power.

The sword energy she wielded was sprayed like ink in the air, painting over the outer walls.

Gods are those who process reality.

Those who create results by tailoring them to their will.

Heuksa-hyang unleashed the power of the demon god, changing reality into the form she desired.

Using the sword as a brush, she draws a line across the canvas of reality.

A black line remains where the ink has passed.

Therefore, the walls that had firmly protected people from external enemies.

Began to collapse along the line she had drawn.

With a roar, the outer walls of the Celestial League Fortress were completely shattered.

Heuksa-hyang, who had realized something absolutely impossible for ordinary people, took a long breath and calmed the raging power.

“Hoo…….”

And at the same time, the voices of the followers praising Cheonma echoed through the wasteland.

Heuksa-hyang smiled contentedly as she listened to the voices of the followers directed towards her.

***

“We have received word that both the Demonic Alliance and the Evil Faction Alliance have safely entered.”

“Then shall we wait a little longer?”

Yoo Seong-woo and his group, openly leading the Shattered Heaven Clan’s forces towards the Murim Alliance, encountered a line of troops blocking the path to the Murim Alliance.

Forces composed of those who still supported the Murim Alliance, aside from the sects and families that had declared neutrality.

While Seo Moon-yeong stood at the forefront, facing off against them, Yoo Seong-woo was behind, analyzing the opponent through Zhuge Cheon-hwa and Yoo-wol.

“Have you finished identifying where those guys gathered from?”

“Yes. I have just finished the analysis. Shaolin, Kunlun, and Jeomchang are still maintaining neutrality, so it’s Ami, Jongnam, Gongdong, Cheongseong, Hengshan, and Hainan. From the families, only Moryong and Zhuge are present.”

Peng had retreated after taking their eldest son hostage, and Namgoong had no strength to move after losing two S-class individuals.

That left Moryong and Zhuge.

Out of the Nine Sects and Five Great Families, only six sects and two families had sided with the Murim Alliance.

Even so, their strength was incomparable to the Shattered Heaven Clan.

They had at least six or more S-class individuals.

In contrast, the Shattered Heaven Clan had less than five S-class individuals, excluding Yoo Seong-woo and Yoo-wol.

“Adequate.”

The absolute numbers may now be greater for the Shattered Heaven Clan, but in terms of quality, they were no match.

Moreover, the Murim Alliance’s hidden main force had not yet appeared.

Even so, the reason the Shattered Heaven Clan could stand against the Murim Alliance was because of the friends who would arrive soon.

They had just passed through the Hae District, so it wouldn’t be long before they reached the main road of the Cheon District.

One person from the Murim Alliance stepped forward.

A woman with a face that seemed to be entering middle age.

The woman with a gentle impression, wearing a sword at her waist, was Hyeon Song Sa Tae of the Ami Sect.

She looked at Seo Moon-yeong and opened her mouth.

“I am Hyeon Song Sa Tae of the Ami Sect. I express my condolences for the tragedy that occurred in the Seo Moon Family. However, this matter is different, as it shakes the very foundation of the Celestial League Fortress. Can we not withdraw at this point?”

“I am Seo Moon-yeong, the head of the Seo Moon Family. Senior, all of this would not have happened if the Murim Alliance had listened to our demands.”

“Don’t you think the demands are too excessive? All the things the Shattered Heaven Clan has demanded are things that the Murim Alliance cannot do with its current capabilities.”

“Why do you think it’s impossible? It’s simple things like demolishing the gates, opening up the buildings you have, and releasing food supplies. Are those who aspire to become immortals unwilling to share what they have?”

“It’s not about that.”

“It is about that. It’s a world where you are treated according to your abilities, but the Ji District is utterly miserable. Those who cannot live as martial artists drink gutter water and eat rotten things that are worse than pig feed. We are only asking for a guarantee that they can live at least a human life, so why is that unreasonable?”

Seo Moon-yeong was chased out to the Hae District with his mother as soon as he was born.

Even after that, he had somehow managed to survive despite the various obstacles from the Seo Moon Family, so he knew everything about the Hae District very well.

“Hyeon Ryong Sa Tae, all of this has happened because you people are filling your own pockets. But now you are trying to turn a blind eye even to legitimate demands. We are not asking you to make them rich, just to let them live at least like humans.”

The words flowing from Seo Moon-yeong’s mouth were all filled with emotion.

There was a pre-prepared pattern, but without even going that far, Seo Moon-yeong led the conversation simply by expressing his thoughts.

“The Shattered Heaven Clan is only fighting for those people.”

“…I understand your thoughts well. But if we start like this, both sides will suffer significant damage. Now that even the Evil Faction and the Demonic Alliance have brought their dirty mud feet into the Celestial League Fortress, why don’t we work together to stop that first and then discuss it again?”

“What are you talking about? Hyeon Ryong Sa Tae.”

“Exactly as I said. The Demonic Alliance and the Evil Faction have set foot in the Celestial League Fortress. That explosion just now was the sound of the gate collapsing in the Hae District.”

“So, what are you saying right now?”

“The Evil Faction and the Demonic Alliance…….”

Hyeon Ryong Sa Tae narrowed her brow as if she had suddenly realized something while speaking.

And a faint anger rising.

“Damn it, did you join hands with the Evil Faction and the Demonic Alliance! The head of a righteous martial arts family, and one of the Five Great Families at that!”

“In the end, you are all the same. You Cheon District pigs only allow yourselves to look down from above. The morals of the Jianghu [martial world] have long been thrown into the gutter, so these kinds of guys are wandering around calling themselves martial artists.”

Seo Moon-yeong smirked, abandoning his polite demeanor at Hyeon Ryong Sa Tae’s words.

And at the same time, the troops divided to the left and right from the back of the Shattered Heaven Clan, walking in orderly steps and standing beside the Shattered Heaven Clan.

The Demonic Alliance on the right, the Evil Faction on the left.

A rare sight of the righteous, evil, and demonic joining forces to destroy the Murim Alliance.

The Murim Alliance martial artists were taken aback as the enemy suddenly tripled in size.

The Shattered Heaven Clan could somehow be suppressed, but if the Evil Faction Alliance and the Demonic Alliance joined forces…….

-신교불패(神敎不敗)! 마신천하(魔神天下)!(Sin-gyo-bul-pae! Ma-sin-cheon-ha!) [The Divine Church is Unbeatable! The Demon God Rules the World!]

A loud voice echoed from the Demonic Alliance side, and the entrance of a splendid palanquin slowly opened, and Heuksa-hyang, exuding an atmosphere that could not be thought of as human, walked out from within.

A leisurely pace as if she were in her own home, despite being in the middle of enemy lines.

She looked around the crowd once and then approached Seo Moon-yeong and stood.

Seo Moon-yeong looked up at the Demonic Alliance Lord, Heuksa-hyang, who was a head taller than him, and clasped his fist.

“I am Seo Moon-yeong, the head of the Seo Moon Family. I apologize for making you come for such a matter.”

“I am Heuksa-hyang. Do not worry. I am only repaying a debt.”

Seo Moon-yeong knew that the Demonic Alliance and the Evil Faction Alliance were coming.

He didn’t even know why they were coming…….

Since the Demonic Alliance Lord had said this much, he became even more curious about the identities of Hyeon-wol and Yong-wol.

One person from the Evil Faction also stepped forward.

The middle-aged man wearing fluttering, ornate clothes was Yeong-myeong, the Lord of the Mukcheon Association, who was unleashing an intense fighting spirit.

Seo Moon-yeong gave him the same greeting, and Yeong-myeong replied briefly.

“I am Yeong-myeong, the Lord of the Mukcheon Association.”

Mukcheon Association.

The place that killed the Cheonju [Celestial Lord] of the Evil Faction and established a new sky.

Seo Moon-yeong, with the Demonic Alliance Lord and the Mukcheon Association Lord on either side, felt like he had gained a thousand troops.

Seo Moon-yeong shouted.

“Hyeon Ryong Sa Tae! If you want to minimize the damage, retreat! Do you think you can stop us with just that much force!”

At this moment, she envied no one.