Chapter 25 : The Second Young Master
Chapter 25: The Second Young Master
Inner Qi surged.
The Demonic Qi inherent in the Black Shadow Pill did not cause any harm to Dan Woojin.
Successfully finishing his energy circulation, Dan Woojin stared at Dan Hyunwoo.
It was clear that Dan Hyunwoo had played a trick on the Black Shadow Pill Dan Woojin held.
‘How?’
The answer came out quickly.
It was a possible thing if he injected poison into the Black Shadow Pill with the mindset that it did not matter if either the Sixth Young Lady Dan Youngyoung or Dan Woojin died.
‘Did he win over the members of the Black Shadow Army?’
Or were Dan Hyunwoo's spies hiding in the Black Shadow Army?
Whichever it was, it seemed there was a need to be careful.
Dan Hyunwoo wore a puzzled expression seeing Dan Woojin opening his eyes.
Dan Woojin intentionally ignored such a Second Young Master and slowly walked out.
“I have absorbed all the energy of the Black Shadow Pill.”
The first person to leave the spot became Dan Woojin.
Even while not having sat and circulated his energy.
The Second Young Master Dan Hyunwoo stood up following that.
“I have also absorbed it all.”
“Everyone who has finished energy circulation, assemble before me.”
At the words of the Poison Demon Patriarch Sa Dokjeong, the Third Young Lady, the Fourth Young Master, and the Fifth Young Master, who had finished energy circulation with difficulty, also raised their bodies.
Dan Woojin also followed them and headed toward the front of the Poison Demon Patriarch.
“The person who passed the third test the quickest is… the Seventh Young Master, Dan Woojin.”
Hearing these words, Dan Hyunwoo's expression contorted.
“Why? Do you have some dissatisfaction?”
“…None.”
Sa Dokjeong, who announced the test results, immediately looked back at Dan Woojin.
“Are you alright?”
“Regarding what?”
“Was there not poison in the Black Shadow Pill?”
Everyone flinched at Sa Dokjeong's words.
Dan Woojin realized he could not deceive the Patriarch of the Poison Demon Sect and obediently admitted it.
“I am fine.”
At those words, Sa Dokjeong instead stared intently at Dan Woojin.
Certainly, a strong toxicity was felt from the energy of the Black Shadow Pill felt just a bit ago.
To think he neutralized it in an instant.
‘To think All-Encompassing Poison Hand's praise was true.’
If so, Sa Dokjeong also had to completely change his mind.
“I congratulate you on passing the third test safely as well.”
At those words, the tension of everyone eased.
However,
“Did you ease your tension just because you succeeded in consuming the Black Shadow Pill?”
At a single word from the Cult Leader Dan Cheonwoo, who was watching everything, the Young Cult Leader candidates again wore looks of great tension.
“Now four remain.”
Right, more tests still remained.
Dan Woojin looked back at the Cult Leader Dan Cheonwoo.
“I shall announce the next test.”
The Strategist Sima Yi stepped forward.
It was the fourth test to decide the Young Cult Leader, which followed without a break.
‘The one that drove the Fourth Young Master to death.’
“The next test is a demonic beast hunt.”
“Demonic beast… hunt?”
“There are rumors that a demonic beast is wandering around the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Demon members searched the Hundred Thousand Mountains saying they would catch the demonic beast, but they ended up becoming corpses more often than not. Catching and bringing the demonic beast before the public sentiment of the Cult falls to the abyss, that is the goal of this test. The demonic beast is one, and since even the Black Demon General, who stepped forward boldly recently, became a corpse, it should be seen as quite strong. Therefore, this test will be conducted not as an individual match but as a cooperative test.”
At the mention of a cooperative test, the expressions of the Young Cult Leader candidates hardened.
“The number of people…….”
“The number of people remaining due to the First Young Master's misfortune is five. It would be good to divide into three versus two, but if there is someone who wishes to move alone, it is acceptable to do so.”
At Sima Yi's answer, Dan Hyunwoo's eyes flashed.
Leaving behind Dan Hyunwoo, who was approaching the Third Young Lady and the Fifth Young Master, Dan Woojin slowly approached the Fourth Young Master.
“……?”
“Let's move together, big brother.”
The expression of the Fourth Young Master, Dan Shinhyeok, hardened.
* * *
Dan Shinhyeok stared intently at Dan Woojin, who held out his hand.
The thought occurred to him that something was very strange.
Because the bastard who stood out the most was being revealed too clearly as the tests to decide the Young Cult Leader candidate continued.
Especially among them, the actions of the Seventh Young Master Dan Woojin were very surprising.
The problem was the fact that Dan Shinhyeok found Dan Woojin very strange.
“I heard you personally killed Youngyoung.”
“I want to hear some explanation.”
Even the Third Young Lady Dan Soso stepped forward.
“Same here.”
Even the Fifth Young Master Dan Yuun, who usually never gave an opinion.
“Brother, Sister, Yuun. Has everyone gone crazy or something?”
Who was the Seventh Young Master? Was he not a bastard famous as a cripple in his room?
Of course, he not only performed the greatest feat in mopping up the Murim Alliance forces in Qinghai Province that the Cult Leader assigned after passing through the Demonic Cave, but he also excellently performed the test of acquiring the Black Shadow Pill by overtaking the Sixth Young Lady.
He even succeeded in circulating the energy of the Black Shadow Pill while standing.
‘Wait, listing it out, is it not too strange?’
Was he not doing all the things that a cripple in his room could never achieve?
Dan Woojin, whom everyone wanted to take the test with, was holding out his hand to the Fourth Young Master Dan Shinhyeok.
‘Am I the idiot if I don't grab this?’
“Are you saying you have no intention of catching the demonic beast with me, brother?”
“No, I have the intention to do so.”
Dan Shinhyeok's change of stance was fast.
“I am confident in beating up demonic beasts.”
Since he had little contact with the youngest, it weighed on his mind, but he intended to try grabbing Dan Woojin's hand.
“I ask for your kind cooperation, brother.”
“Are you saying you will not do it with us?”
“Yes. This time, I intend to move with Brother Shinhyeok.”
Naturally, Dan Soso's gaze turned toward Dan Yuun.
Seeing that sight, the Second Young Master Dan Hyunwoo also approached the two.
“Soso, Yuun. Let’s……”
“Yuun, let the two of us go catch it.”
“I shall do so, big sister.”
At the sight of the two people leaving in a flash, Dan Hyunwoo's expression contorted.
“Then shall we move as well?”
Dan Woojin left while taking Dan Shinhyeok along.
Left alone, Dan Hyunwoo ground his teeth.
* * *
“Hyunwoo was thoroughly excluded. Was this also a strategy?”
“No, it was not a strategy.”
At Dan Shinhyeok's admiration, Dan Woojin closed and opened his eyes.
He had not thought that the Second Young Master would end up being left alone.
Because the actions of Dan Soso and Dan Yuun were not in a form that Dan Woojin could predict.
“I suppose I can ask what the next strategy is, yes?”
“Yes. The demonic beast hunt is a cooperative test. Let’s utilize the Seven Great Demon Sects.”
“…The Seven Great Demon Sects?”
“We weren’t told that we cannot cooperate with the Seven Great Demon Sects, right?”
“Then…….”
“Please negotiate and win over two Demon Sects, brother. I shall bring the Young Patriarch of the Poison Demon Sect.”
“Ugh… Heonwon Geuk, that bastard, seems like he will stick to Sister Soso. I'll try to work something out.”
Dan Woojin tilted his head at the sight of Dan Shinhyeok obediently following his request.
Because the thought occurred that the Dan Shinhyeok of the past was not a person like this.
“Brother, I have one thing I am curious about. Why did you accept my proposal?”
“The youngest, who never shared a single word of conversation usually, is coordinating me like this, right? I was also curious about you.”
Dan Shinhyeok said so and then smirked.
A feeling of appealing that there was no other intent.
“I shall try persuading the Spear Demon Sect.”
At the sight of Dan Shinhyeok leaving quickly,
“Yes, I’ll leave it to you.”
The moment Dan Woojin was about to move his steps toward the Poison Demon Sect with the thought that he could enjoy some solitary contemplation after a long time,
— It is coming.
Swish!
Someone's sword dived in.
Clang!
Dan Woojin, who quickly pulled out the Demonic Sword, blocked the sword of the opponent who had attacked.
“Huh, you really blocked it?”
The opponent had targeted Dan Woojin at a completely unpredicted point in time.
“Brother, what is the meaning of this?”
Dan Hyunwoo approached Dan Woojin with his sword drawn.
“Let’s go to the training ground. Because I am curious as to exactly what you are plotting, you see.”
“Pardon?”
“Woojin, my dear Woojin. I am not actually curious about what you are plotting. But you see, it truly annoys me that you are interfering with me becoming the Young Cult Leader.”
Dan Woojin, who thought it was good to have time to think alone without Sa Hyeongseol after a long time, curled up the corners of his mouth at the sudden interference.
They say the one who laughs when times are hard is the strong one.
“I did not expect that you would approach me personally like this, brother.”
“You are not running away huh? If it were the old days, you would have run away immediately if I had come out like this?”
He did not know what old days he was talking about.
But the important thing was,
“Let’s go to the training ground.”
The fact that he did not want to be pushed back here.
He had intended to kill Dan Hyunwoo last.
Because he thought he had to prepare more to kill Dan Hyunwoo certainly.
The desire to give him a proper lesson this time was like a chimney.
‘If I kill the Second Young Master, will I be able to draw the future I want?’
In order to get revenge on the Murim Alliance, he intended to become the Young Cult Leader.
So that Dan Woojin could be active freely.
It was already in a state where he had killed two.
Even if he killed about one more person like the Second Young Master, there would be no problem at all.
Even if he heard that he was a murderer who killed his siblings, he decided to endure it.
It was also for this reason that he leaked the news of the First Young Master's elimination.
The Cult Headquarters will surely find the First Young Master, who is unknown whether he ascended to heaven or sank into the earth.
When that time came, Dan Woojin had to reveal the truth.
As he repeated his thoughts, Dan Woojin had arrived at the training ground along with Dan Hyunwoo before he knew it.
“To think you followed me so obediently. You bastard, you surely don't think you can beat me, do you?”
“We don’t know that, of course.”
Dan Woojin retreated to one side of the training ground and looked into his Dantian.
He felt that his inner Qi had become a level deeper as the Demonic Qi of the Black Shadow Pill merged with the Soul Killing Art.
The energy emanating from Dan Woojin's Dantian was more intense than before.
‘The feeling that the vessel has grown once more.’
The internal force possessed by the Second Young Master, who had eaten spiritual herbs like meals since childhood, was at least twice that of Dan Woojin.
Therefore, Dan Woojin had to prove his strength through steady training.
Only then,
“Brother, I have one question.”
“What is it?”
“About me, Sister Youngyoung, Brother Yuun, and even Sister Soso. What is the reason you want to become the Young Cult Leader even while eliminating all of us?”
At Dan Woojin's words, Dan Hyunwoo's expression turned fierce.
“I am not sure exactly what you are saying right now, youngest? It was you who killed Sister Youngyoung.”
At the sight of Dan Hyunwoo feigning innocence,
— I have never seen such a son of a bitch! He looks exactly like a gigolo!
The Demonic Sword began to get angry.
The tension eased slightly at that shout.
It became a state perfect for moving his body.
“I guess it’s no use asking.”
Dan Woojin raised his sword and aimed at Dan Hyunwoo.
“Second brother. Did you know the fact that it was I who interfered with every one of your plans all this time?”
Smirk.
Dan Woojin curled up the corners of his mouth while looking at Dan Hyunwoo.