Chapter 110
When a single person emerges and dominates the entire Central Plains, people call him the 'Greatest Under Heaven.'
But when a single faction rises to subdue all other factions in the Central Plains and rules over them, people will remember the head of that faction as a 'Ruler.'
“What he wants is to be a ruler—the one to whom everyone kneels and pays homage.”
For that to happen, it is not just the Blood Demon himself that must be prepared, but the entirety of the Blood Cult. And to prepare them, he needs five more years.
‘The fact that the Blood Cult isn’t ready yet is evident from what happened today.’
The Sixth Blood Lord that Seolhwa encountered today was far weaker than the one she had known in her previous life.
He had yet to fully master the blood arts passed down by the Blood Demon and had not yet seized control of the Jiangan Waterway.
Five [N O V E L I G H T] years from now, the Sixth Blood Lord would be a man with martial skills comparable to Namgoong Mucheon and a power base formidable enough to rival the Namgoong Clan.
In that sense, meeting the Sixth Blood Lord today was nothing short of a stroke of luck.
By eliminating one of the six factions that formed the core of the Blood Cult, Seolhwa had already struck a significant blow.
‘The Blood Demon might appoint a new Sixth Blood Lord, but for now, this will do.’
The death of the Sixth Blood Lord would shock the Blood Demon while simultaneously serving as a clear declaration of war.