Chapter 198
"Alliance Leader! Now that Young Hero Jin has also come, let's head to the Gansu cult branch again."
"That would be good. From the Ghost Demon Jiangshi led by No Yeong-myeong, to the blood zombies and demonic beasts. Now that their strength has been significantly reduced, this is our chance."
"The terrifying blood formation... even thinking about it again makes my hair stand on end. Wasn't even that formation broken? The White Lotus Cult must be shitting their pants by now."
"Hahaha!"
"Hohoho!"
The leaders of the Martial Alliance burst into a hollow laugh.
Until a little while ago, they had been wandering on the verge of death in front of the illusion of the great demonic blood formation, but thanks to So-ah's performance, the allied forces had regained their vitality.
"Then shall we do that?"
A faint smile was also on Abbess Hongryeon's face.
Because she was the one who had wished for So-ah's return more than anyone else.
Although they had not yet arrived at the Gansu cult branch, she felt as if the subjugation was half over.
Just then.
"Seniors. I'm sorry, but please give me a little more time."
So-ah, who had been listening to the conversation between the leaders, suddenly interrupted.
"What do you mean, So-ah?"
Abbess Hongryeon asked, feeling a question.
At that, So-ah smiled brightly and gave a bright reply.
"Because the distinguished guests will be arriving."
"Distinguished guests?"
"Yes."
"What distinguished guests are you talking about?"
"The Palace Lord of the North Sea Ice Palace, Wang Bang-tae, is leading a large army. I met him before arriving at Go-hap-san, and Brother Woo-chi, So-yeong, and I arrived first on a magical tool. In terms of time, the North Sea will also arrive within today, so I think it would be good to join them and then climb to the cult branch."
At So-ah's words, all the leaders brightened up.
"Aha! I hadn't thought of that."
"The North Sea side also promised reinforcements."
"I never thought the Palace Lord would come in person."
They had already promised to join the North Sea subjugation a long time ago.
But because they were so flustered, they had not even thought of it.
Hearing that the master of ice arts, the Palace Lord, had personally set out on a trip to the Central Plains, a corner of the people's hearts felt reassured.
"So-ah... how did you become so close to the Palace Lord of the North Sea? The venerable ones of the foreign world have a tendency to reject the Central Plains. It's truly strange!"
The more she thought about it, the more Abbess Hongryeon found So-ah to be strange.
How on earth did he create a fateful opportunity wherever he went and form such a huge network of connections?
In a way, So-ah's martial arts were also unbelievable, but what was even more unbelievable was his network of connections.
Isn't it the same even now?
It was So-ah who had won over the great Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, and it was So-ah who had recruited the Green Forest and the Waterway side.
Not only that, but the Palace Lord of the North Sea Ice Palace, who was the venerable of the foreign world, had come to help the Martial Alliance because of his friendship with So-ah.
There would be no one but So-ah in the world who possessed such a network of connections.
Considering his young age, it was a truly unbelievable miracle, so all the leaders clicked their tongues.
On the other hand.
So-ah's deliberation deepened at Abbess Hongryeon's question.
'The reason why I became close to the Palace Lord...'
There were many reasons.
He had found the lost Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Jade, and he had personally cut the intestines of the Sun Fire Qilin and had cured the Palace Lord's cold illness.
Recently, he had also been conducting the ice jade distribution business with the North Sea Ice Palace, and he had also killed the Snow Mountain Giant and had given the inner core to Wang Bang-tae and his daughter.
But.
All these series of processes were just things that were carried out for each other's benefit, with various vested interests intricately intertwined.
'As expected...'
As expected!
The reason why Wang Bang-tae looked favorably on So-ah was because he had chosen him as his son-in-law.
But how could he mention that in front of so many people?
So-ah scratched his head once and then burst into an awkward laugh and said.
"Ha... haha! Alliance Leader. Don't I have a lot of charm? I think that's why."
Of course, it was a nonsensical answer that would not work on Abbess Hongryeon and the others.
***
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The Left Heavenly Demonic Path, Go Eung, who was sitting cross-legged and chanting a spell with his eyes closed.
The moment his muttering stopped, his complexion also changed greatly.
'I can't feel the energy of the great demonic blood formation!'
Only then did he realize that even the great demonic blood formation, the best formation of the Blood Cult, had been disrupted by the allied forces.
The Blood Demon, Tae-ho-gong, who had been watching him, opened his mouth in a low voice.
"Chief Elder Go. Has the great demonic blood formation been broken?"
"That's right, Cult Leader."
"Are you saying that there is a sorcerer among the brats of the Orthodox Path who can break the great demonic blood formation?"
Although Tae-ho-gong wanted to face the allied forces right away, the fact that the great demonic blood formation had been broken was nothing short of surprising, so his complexion also changed.
"It's not a subjugation force composed only of the brats of the Orthodox Path, is it? Since the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult has also formed an alliance with them, it is probably the spell of the monks of the Heavenly Demon Sacred Hall."
"The monks of the Heavenly Demon Sacred Hall... even considering that, it doesn't make sense that the great demonic blood formation would be broken so easily."
Go Eung also nodded at the Blood Demon's words.
"Of course, there is another helper."
"Another helper?"
"Yes, Cult Leader. The leader of the Udo-bang of Goryeo is currently helping the Martial Alliance."
The Left Heavenly Demonic Path, Go Eung, seemed to be estimating that the person who had broken the great demonic blood formation was Baek In-hwa.
"The leader of the Udo-bang... by what means did the brats of the Orthodox Path win him over?"
"According to what has been revealed, a person named Jin So-ah was the point of contact."
"Jin So-ah?"
It was a name that was also familiar to the Blood Demon, Tae-ho-gong.
Go Eung added his words to help him understand.
"It's an old story, but you will remember. The vice-leader once tried to kill the disciple of the God of War and failed, losing one eye."
Only then did the Blood Demon remember the past.
"I remember. At that time, you and I interrogated the vice-leader who had failed to kill a fifteen-year-old brat and had retreated after losing an eye."
"That's it. The person responsible for that incident is the great disciple of the Moyong family, Jin So-ah, and he has drawn not only the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, but also the Green Forest, the Waterway, and even the North Sea, which is the strongest in the foreign world, into this matter. Furthermore, it is estimated that the fact that the vice-leader, who had left with the Ghost Demon Jiangshi to attack Sichuan, has not been heard from is also related to that person."
At Go Eung's words, the Blood Demon's eyebrows, which had been calm all along, drew into an eight.
"In other words, is the disciple of the God of War, Moyong Cheon, the culprit of this incident?"
"That's right, Cult Leader."
The God of War, Moyong Cheon.
The moment he heard that name, the Blood Demon once again felt an anger that twisted his five viscera and six bowels.
The biggest regret in the Blood Demon's life was that he had not been able to kill the God of War, Moyong Cheon, with his own hands.
Because Moyong Cheon was an irreconcilable enemy to the Blood Demon, it was only natural for him to have a seizure at the name of So-ah.
"Chief Elder Go. I will kill that person with my own hands. I will peel off his skin, crush his bones, and chew his soul."
The Blood Demon ground his teeth and clenched his fists.
Go Eung looked at such a Blood Demon with a blank expression.
At a glance, the current Blood Demon had a power that was not inferior to the past God of War, Moyong Cheon.
'The power of the Cult Leader, who has not yet achieved the blood god transformation, is this much... no one will be able to be the Cult Leader's opponent!'
Go Eung was confident.
No one could stop the current Blood Demon.
At some point, the shock and sorrow of the great demonic blood formation being broken were also completely disappearing.
"You should do so, Cult Leader. Before that, shouldn't we also prepare for a fierce battle?"
"Preparation for a fierce battle?"
"I'm thinking of releasing the seals of all the demonic beasts soon..."
"Kekeke... I had forgotten."
"For the past ten years... the reason why our resurrected cult has been crouching was to restore and produce demonic beasts. Although we have not yet achieved a perfect composition, the time has come. Please go to the forbidden area and release the seals of the demonic beasts together."
Go Eung's heart was pounding as if it would burst.
He had devoted the past 10 years to the restoration and research of demonic beasts.
It was needless to say that his feelings were special.
"Let's do that. An alliance of the Orthodox Path and the Black Path? Kekeke. No matter what those brats do, they are just mere humans, aren't they? A full-scale war with the Orthodox Path is just a rite of passage that we have to go through anyway. It's just that that day has come earlier than expected."
The two moved their feet.
Towards the forbidden area of the Gansu cult branch...
At this moment.
All the monsters of the world that had been sleeping for a long time were about to awaken.
***
‘What… Why is he staring at me so intensely? It’s uncomfortable’
Wi-ji Chan felt uncomfortable at the gaze of a person who had been staring at him from a while ago.
It was definitely not hostility.
But anyone would feel burdened if they felt a gaze that was constantly staring at them.
Just then.
"You're going to wear him out, wear him out. Why are you staring at him so much, Master!"
The person who was looking at Wi-ji Chan was none other than Gwangwon, and So-ah chided such a Gwangwon.
Only then did Gwangwon also realize his carelessness and, with a red face, averted his gaze.
"Ah... that is... Young Leader Wi-ji's prayer is so outstanding, and his character is also worthy of being called a dragon among men... this humble monk was rude. Young Leader Wi-ji, I'm sorry."
Wi-ji Chan also did not want to make the divine monk of Shaolin, who was politely apologizing in front of him, feel embarrassed, so he said with a bright smile.
"A dragon among men? It's nothing. I heard that the master's martial arts have reached the heavens. As expected of the disciple of Master Gong-seung, who is one of the top masters of the Orthodox Path."
Gwangwon was embarrassed at the sight of Wi-ji Chan, who was praising him with a kind-looking face.
'I'm such a busybody too. To feel a sense of rivalry towards such a good person for a moment!'
In that moment.
"Brother Chan. You don't have to say that. This monk? Do you know why he was staring at you like that just now?"
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"He was probably thinking of having a match with you in his mind."
"Hah! So-ah. What kind of nonsense is that to the master?"
At So-ah's direct words, not only Gwangwon, who was the person in question, but also Wi-ji Chan, who was listening, showed a look of bewilderment.
He knew.
Why would Wi-ji Chan not know that Master Gwangwon had looked at him with such eyes because he felt a sense of rivalry?
But still!
What was he supposed to do if he said that out loud?
As expected, Gwangwon poked So-ah's back with his finger and furrowed his brow.
"Ouch! Look at this monk. What was that just now? Isn't it a finger art, a finger art? Wow! Before we even climb the Gansu cult branch, you're going to kill someone."
But So-ah, the moment he was hit by Gwangwon's finger art, made a joke and made him even more miserable.
"Hmm-hmm! Hahaha... hahahahat! Young Hero Jin. A finger art? What are you talking about?!"
But Master Gwangwon's finger attack continued.
At some point, the monk's finger, which was harder than steel, was constantly slammed into So-ah's back.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ah, really, Master Gwangwon! Why do you keep hitting me? Ah, I'm going to tell Master Gong-seung everything. That his disciple is going around beating people up!"
So-ah even pretended to be dying and made threats.
Although the one who was being hit was So-ah, why did the one who was hitting, Gwangwon, look pitiful?
'Phew... Master Gwangwon is pitiful too. You shouldn't have gotten close to Brother Jin in the first place, Master.'
'In terms of standing, Master Gwangwon is at the level of a venerable of the Nine Great Sects...'
'He's a Gwang-ja generation, and he's the disciple of Master Gong-seung. Is it okay to do that to such a person?'
'If you get caught by that brat, where is such a thing? In a few years, that person will be on par with the Alliance Leader. Kekekek.'
'Great Senior Brother...'
So-ah's friends all felt a sense of pity for Master Gwangwon.
But.
The one who was really wronged was So-ah.
It was not a joke, but Gwangwon was really performing the Vajra Finger of Shaolin and was poking So-ah's back...
"Ah-ah! It really hurts, you know? Ah! Stop it! Do you just want to have a match today? Yes?!"
Of course.
"Hahaha! So-ah. Can't you stop? You can't make fun of a monk, you brat!!"
"It's too much, too much. Now you're even tormenting a monk, you bastard!"
Wi-ji Chan and Jeon Woo-chi, who did not know the inside story, did not spare their rebukes towards So-ah.
"I'm telling you, it's not! You guys don't know, so you're saying that. This monk is really trying to kill me right now!"
Whether that was the case or not.
"Hohoho! What are you talking about, Young Hero Jin. You're quite a joker. Amitabha!!"
Gwangwon was still tapping So-ah's back with his Vajra Finger.
But in the midst of that, isn't Amitabha a bit much?
Anyway, that person was definitely a madman no less than So-ah.
(End of Chapter)