Chapter 431: Grandmaster (5)
From his seat, Go Geomjin glanced at Jeong Yeon-shin before speaking again.
["Ipwang Fortress has won three times, while the Peng Family has won once. As there is no room for dispute regarding today’s duel, in accordance with the Huashan Compact, our Wudang Sect certifies Ipwang Fortress’s victory. Ipwang Fortress may rightfully prepare for the next duel in six days."]
It was a formal declaration in the style of the Six Harmonies Heavenly Voice. Regardless of the lofty authority of the Wudang Sword, these words served as the official announcement of the results of the duel between sects.
The righteous factions of the martial world place great importance on propriety and procedure.
It was not Naraksal Ma Jin’s act of subduing his opponent that finalized today’s duel between Ipwang Fortress and the Peng Family, but rather the certification of Go Geomjin.
That was the spark.
A great commotion spread through the gathered crowd. Cheers began to break out sporadically.
"Truly remarkable!"
"...Naraksal has finally returned to the martial world. This is not necessarily good news."
"Another Black Robe has been added to Ipwang Fortress. This is no trivial matter. You—record this duel in detail and send a carrier pigeon to the main branch."
Naraksal Ma Jin had defeated the Peng Family’s Inhu. No one could dismiss it as a mere occurrence.
The former Ma Gwang-ik Lord, renowned as a master of the blade, had defeated the divine prodigy of the Peng Family without even drawing the sword on his back.