I Became the Death God-Level Young Cult Leader of the Demonic Cult

Chapter 14: Judgment

Dan Shinhyeok, the fourth son of the Heavenly Demon, was the first to set up camp at the foot of Kunlun Mountain with the support of the Saber Demon Sect.

'I must make the first move before my older brothers step up.'

Dan Shinhyeok knew all too well that if he did not, he would be unable to win the trial.

The Eldest Young Master, Dan Cheolwoo, was the firstborn and the closest to the position of Young Cult Leader.

Based on his personality, it did not seem like he would aggressively solidify his lead, but there were simply too many competitors.

'It seems the Second Young Master has already moved.'

Rather, that became an opportunity.

If the Second Young Master caused a scene, the forces of the Murim Alliance stationed at Kunlun would surely descend the mountain.

Fortunately, the practitioners of the Bow Demon Sect, who had requested help from the Fifth Young Master, had joined him as well.

The Fifth Young Master, Dan Yuun, was a bastard who showed little interest in such trials.

In contrast, the Bow Demon Sect seemed to have cooperated this way because they desperately wanted to make Dan Yuun the Young Cult Leader.

'Tsk tsk, pathetic fools.'

They chose the wrong person to serve.

If they had chosen him, like the Saber Demon Sect had, things would be different.

Look, if he could just capture the bastards coming down now...

'Wait, poison?'

Green poison mist began to spread in all directions.

He had not expected that the Murim Alliance forces dispatched to Kunlun would be the Tang Clan.

"Spray the poison mist!"

The bastard shouting from the front looked to be about Dan Shinhyeok’s age, but he clearly appeared to be the leader of the group.

'If I can just capture that guy...'

He felt he could score points in this trial.

Swoosh—

Dan Shinhyeok, who drew his saber in an instant, charged toward Tang Cheolsim, the leader of the Tang Clan members and the Young Lord.

Dan Shinhyeok’s blade, glowing with Saber Qi, slashed toward Tang Cheolsim.

Clang!

However, Dan Shinhyeok was pushed back by a barrage of flying daggers that struck his blade in succession.

He was strong.

Dan Shinhyeok remembered that there were very few young rising stars in the Tang Clan who excelled this much in both poison and hidden weapon arts.

"The Poison Dragon?"

He deduced the opponent's nickname instantly.

"You know me huh?"

Tang Cheolsim’s eyes flashed.

Flying daggers that soared into the sky instantly dove toward Dan Shinhyeok’s neck.

Clang-clang-clang—

He quickly swung his saber and parried them.

The force loaded into the daggers was stronger than expected.

Because he was separately managing his inner Qi to prevent the poison from spreading, it was not easy to fight properly.

'The others are...'

The practitioners of the Saber Demon Sect were engaging with the Tang Clan warriors, but their movements clearly slowed down after the poison mist was sprayed.

'Must I seek help from the Poison Demon Sect?'

Realizing that he would surely lose if time continued to pass this way, Dan Shinhyeok bit his lip.

"Die, you Demonic Cult!"

Whoosh!

Faced with Tang Cheolsim, who was mindlessly spraying poison with a crazed look in his eyes,

"Retreat!"

Dan Shinhyeok ordered a retreat.

The Cult Leader's trial was likely not meant to test whether he could wipe out the enemy even at the cost of the practitioners he brought.

If news spread to the other Young Cult Leader candidates that he had suffered devastating losses, he felt he would be unable to show his face.

"Pursue them!"

"Young Lord, you must not!"

Just as the bloodshot-eyed Tang Cheolsim was about to chase after Dan Shinhyeok, Tang Hoyeon stopped him.

"Why are you stopping me!"

"We must reorganize our ranks. It could be a trap."

Tang Hoyeon was a thorough guy.

Though he was frustrated, Tang Cheolsim knew well that following his words was the way to protect the members of the Tang Clan.

Inhale, exhale.

Tang Cheolsim calmed his mind and body with a deep breath.

"Tang Hoyeon."

"Yes, Young Lord."

"Reorganize the ranks and pursue those bastards."

"Understood."

Slaughtering the Demonic Cultists.

Tang Hoyeon was fully aware of Tang Cheolsim’s goal.

* * *

'Normally, a blinded Tang Cheolsim would have chased the Fourth Young Master.'

Currently, the location of the Sixth Young Lady, Dan Youngyoung, could not be pinpointed.

To keep Dan Youngyoung alive, he had to ensure that Tang Cheolsim and Dan Youngyoung did not cross paths.

'I must aim for a moment when Tang Cheolsim is flustered.'

In fact, Dan Woojin’s goal was also to assassinate Tang Cheolsim when the time was right.

And no one must know that this assassination had occurred.

'It would be cleanest if I could handle it as a disappearance.'

In the future, to infiltrate the Tang Clan, the clan members must not know that Tang Cheolsim had died.

Because of these overlapping conditions, it seemed it would take a long time to execute.

Dan Woojin had much to worry about, as he had to predict the movements of his brothers and sisters.

"It is serious that no one noticed while the Demonic Cultists came all the way to the front yard of Kunlun."

"They are those kind of bastards. They are all bastards who should be caught and killed."

For now, he decided to move while soothing this rage-filled madman.

Thus, Dan Woojin moved with Tang Cheolsim to pursue Dan Shinhyeok.

Tang Cheolsim did not know how dangerous their current situation was.

The Young Cult Leader candidates who had come out of Xinjiang would be watching for any chance to target the Tang Clan members.

Having descended Kunlun Mountain, they had now crossed over into Xinjiang while chasing the Fourth Young Master.

Upon arriving in Xinjiang, the Hundred Thousand Mountains appeared.

Undeterred by the vast scenery, Tang Cheolsim continued to urge the Tang Clan members forward.

"Are we following the tracks correctly?"

"It seems they have been cut off. He is no ordinary bastard."

While climbing up and down the mountains, the Tang Clan members followed Dan Shinhyeok’s trail, but it vanished in an instant.

A cliff was visible ahead.

Even Dan Woojin thought the disappearance was elusive.

"He couldn't have suddenly soared into the sky or vanished into the ground."

Dan Woojin flinched at Tang Cheolsim’s murmur.

"What is it?"

"Everyone, scatter!"

Whoosh!

Spears came falling down.

Recalling the Seven Great Demon Sects cooperating with the Third Young Lady, Dan Soso, Dan Woojin saw the spears falling from the sky and quickly issued an order.

He had to prevent a total massacre.

There had to be someone to deliver the news to the Tang Clan that their Young Lord had gone missing.

'I intentionally led them to the cliff, and now the retreat path is cut off.'

If he played his cards right, a total massacre seemed possible.

"Release the poison mist!"

Whoosh!

In a battle within poison mist, the Tang Clan warriors have an overwhelming advantage.

Therefore, the Tang Clan members, who were the first to spray poison, turned their heads toward the direction the spears were thrown from.

There, Dan Woojin witnessed a pair of exceptionally beautiful individuals.

'The Third Young Lady, Dan Soso!'

And the person beside her was...

Heonwon Geuk, the Young Sect Leader of the Spear Demon Sect.

They had come out to undergo the trial as a pair.

The important thing was.

"Found you."

The moment he spotted Dan Soso, Tang Cheolsim threw all the hidden weapons he possessed toward her.

Dan Woojin already knew that Tang Cheolsim’s target was Dan Soso, who had killed his sister, so he intended to prevent the two from meeting.

However,

'They met here first?'

Then how and where on earth did Dan Youngyoung die?

It was beyond strange.

No matter how much Dan Woojin had manipulated the movements of the Tang Clan by infiltrating as Tang Hoyeon, fate does not usually shift so easily.

'Did someone intentionally guide Dan Youngyoung to this spot?'

If so, who?

"Sister!"

Amidst the barrage of poison mist.

Heonwon Geuk was about to jump into the battlefield with Dan Soso.

That is, until the Sixth Young Lady, Dan Youngyoung, appeared at that exact moment.

"Dan Hyunwoo? Dan Youngyoung?"

Dan Woojin bit his lip upon seeing the Second Young Master, Dan Hyunwoo, standing beside Dan Youngyoung.

He felt he knew why Dan Youngyoung had died.

'It was all the Second Young Master’s scheme.'

In fact, the method to become the Young Cult Leader was simple.

If one could just kill all the other competing candidates.

Since the Second Young Master would naturally become the Young Cult Leader then.

Therefore, he had intended to create another dropout in this trial.

"...Which one is the bitch who killed Sohye?"

The appearances of Dan Soso and Dan Youngyoung were very similar.

The hair cut short to match Dan Soso, who had cut hers because she found long hair cumbersome.

Pure white skin. And an appearance that looked as if they had descended from the heavens. Their beauty was unforgettable once seen.

The only difference was that Dan Youngyoung still looked youthful.

Even that was enough to make Tang Cheolsim confused.

Now, Dan Woojin had to make a choice.

'Should I show them a scene of me jumping down the cliff with Tang Cheolsim?'

But who knew what Dan Hyunwoo would do to Dan Youngyoung in a place out of sight?

It was then.

— It seems you need some help.

The voice transmission of Sa Hyeongseol, the Young Sect Leader of the Poison Demon Sect, echoed in Dan Woojin’s ear.

* * *

Sa Hyeongseol had been continuously trailing the Tang Clan.

Lest he be discovered, he did not approach closely until the battle broke out.

The agreement was that he would not step forward until Dan Woojin called for him.

However, the situation on the battlefield did not seem to be flowing according to Dan Woojin’s will.

The Third Young Lady, Dan Soso, stepped to the front with the Young Sect Leader of the Spear Demon Sect.

And the Second Young Master, Dan Hyunwoo, appeared with the Sixth Young Lady, Dan Youngyoung.

Sa Hyeongseol felt suspicious seeing Dan Hyunwoo, who had killed a Tang Clan warrior and vanished, reappearing with Dan Youngyoung.

If it were the Dan Hyunwoo Sa Hyeongseol knew, he would not have appeared here with Dan Youngyoung, but would have been the first to slash through the Tang Clan warriors at the front.

For Dan Hyunwoo possessed a powerful martial art that solved everything with a sword rather than using petty tricks.

'Even the Seventh Young Master, who usually remains unperturbed, is flustered.'

Well, he had reason to be, with three rivals appearing at once.

However, Sa Hyeongseol knew well that the person who could achieve results most quickly in this situation was the Seventh Young Master.

For the Seventh Young Master was perfectly disguised as a Tang Clan warrior, standing right beside the Tang Clan's Young Lord.

A perfect spot to stab someone in the back.

Why was the Seventh Young Master not killing the Young Lord of the Tang Clan?

It would not be difficult to paralyze and kill the Lord right there using only the All-Encompassing Poison Hand he learned from the Hall Master.

'Ah.'

A hypothesis suddenly came to mind.

The rumor concerning Dan Woojin.

— The Seventh Young Master, Dan Woojin, is "trash."

The rumors that even his prominence in the Demonic Cave was merely luck.

Perhaps Dan Woojin did not yet want to show his true strength in front of his rivals?

When Sa Hyeongseol realized that a Seventh Young Master who had thoroughly hidden himself to become the Young Cult Leader might not want to reveal his true colors yet.

— It seems you need some help.

He sent a voice transmission.

In the past, the Seventh Young Master did not have a trustworthy subordinate by his side.

But now it was different.

The Poison Demon Sect was in the same boat as the Seventh Young Master.

And Sa Hyeongseol, who had to lead the Poison Demon Sect in the future, could only envision his future if the Seventh Young Master became the Cult Leader.

Therefore, Sa Hyeongseol resolved to willingly become Dan Woojin’s hands and feet.

— Sa Hyeongseol...! Block the vision of my brothers and sisters!

As expected.

His prediction hit the mark.

— Leave it to me.

Whoosh!

The poison mist emitted from Sa Hyeongseol’s entire body was very black and dark, unlike the mist emitted by the Tang Clan.

As the black mist was released, it was only a matter of time before the world was dyed in darkness.

Whoosh!

Taking advantage of that gap, two streaks of light flew toward Tang Cheolsim and Dan Woojin.

It was a spear thrown by Heonwon Geuk, the Young Sect Leader of the Spear Demon Sect.

"Young Lord!"

The Tang Clan members were horrified to see the suddenly flying spears.

"Huh?"

Sa Hyeongseol watched as Dan Woojin saved Tang Cheolsim, the Young Lord.

The important thing was.

— Seventh Young Master!

The fact that Dan Woojin was falling down the cliff together with Tang Cheolsim.

Just as Sa Hyeongseol was about to pursue the Seventh Young Master by unfolding his movement technique, a message reached his brain.

— Thanks! Let me ask for one more favor! Until I return, I want you to stay by the Sixth Young Lady's side!

An incomprehensible voice transmission was delivered to Sa Hyeongseol.