novelraw Chapter 121 : Chapter 121
Chapter 121 : Chapter 121
Chapter 121. If I Say Show Yourself, You Show Yourself.
“You’re Sip Bang, the Drunken Wind Beggar’s disciple.”
“That’s right, but who are you.”
“Have you already forgotten me?”
With each step Jin Cheon took, his Disguise Art slowly unraveled, revealing his true face.
“We were quite close, weren’t we?”
“Y-You are!”
Sip Bang recognized Jin Cheon and was terrified.
Of course, Jin Cheon’s appearance had changed a lot from the days when he suffered from qi deviation.
As he mastered demonic arts with the Heavenly Demon's Physique, a demonic nature was added to his features, making him incomparably more handsome than before.
However, it was no exaggeration to say that there was no one who did not know of Jin Cheon's appearance.
Detailed descriptions of Jin Cheon’s face had been distributed from the core masters of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance to the Nine Sects One Gang, and further to the Five Great Clans, so anyone could recognize him.
“Well, do you recognize me now?”
As Jin Cheon said with a grin, the faces of Sip Bang’s group turned pale.
“Th-The Unrivaled New Demon!”
“How did you get all the way here…!”
The emotion that surfaced on their faces was clear terror.
And for good reason, as Jin Cheon's infamy was now so widespread in the Central Plains that he was gradually being perceived as a synonym for terror.
After splitting Peng King Jin-in, an elder of the Diancang Sect, in two, the fact that his martial arts had reached the level of Extreme Demon became known, and he was recognized as an even more dangerous person.
It wasn't just Sip Bang's group that was surprised.
“Unrivaled New Demon…?”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief was also quite surprised to realize that the unidentified master who had been chasing him so persistently was the Unrivaled New Demon.
‘Did he think I was some third-rate wanderer?’
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief realized that Jin Cheon's words were by no means an empty boast.
If he was the Seventh Young Master of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, a man who had earned the infamous name of Unrivaled New Demon, he was more than qualified to say such things.
“Hey, beggar bastard. We have a lot to talk about, don’t we?”
“Sh-Shut up!”
Sip Bang shouted, unknowingly taking a step back.
The past Jin Cheon, that is, Jin Yeong-in who was suffering from qi deviation, might have been a different story, but the Seventh Young Master of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult was another matter entirely.
Even in the days when Jin Cheon was called the Heavenly Divine Dragon, he hadn't dared to fight him one-on-one, so now that he was called the Unrivaled New Demon, there was nothing Sip Bang could do, no matter what tricks he used.
At best, he would be a three-move opponent; normally, he wouldn't even last a single move.
“Damn it all!”
Sip Bang quickly pulled out a small firecracker from his bosom.
Knowing that they would be annihilated at this rate, his plan was to shoot a signal flare to call for nearby allies.
However….
Tang!
A streak of Finger Powerful Qi accurately pierced through the signal flare Sip Bang was holding.
“Honestly.”
Jin Cheon neutralized the signal flare with the Soul-Chasing Finger Powerful Qi and said as if it was a ridiculous attempt.
“Did you think I would let you?”
“…!”
“You are all going to die here. Except for you.”
Jin Cheon pointed at Sip Bang, then launched himself at the enemies.
Hwarururururu!
Jin Cheon’s sword, clad in the powerful qi of the Extinction Kalpa Flame Seal, mercilessly ravaged the enemies, excluding Sip Bang.
“Ack!”
“Uwaaaack!”
The enemies could not resist.
They had dedicated themselves to martial arts for as little as ten years and as much as more than twenty, but Jin Cheon's might made their long training seem futile.
“R-Run away! Quickly!”
Sip Bang roared and tried to flee.
Seeing his four allies slaughtered in the blink of an eye, he realized that even stalling for time was impossible.
“Where do you think you’re going.”
As if he knew it would happen, Jin Cheon shot the Soul-Chasing Finger Powerful Qi towards the fleeing enemies.
Puk, puuk!
“Ack!”
“Aack!”
The Soul-Chasing Finger Powerful Qi accurately pierced the hearts or heads of the fleeing enemies, clearly demonstrating why it was given the name Soul-Chasing.
The powerful qi of the Soul-Chasing Finger Powerful Qi, which twisted its trajectory at the critical moment, was literally like chasing a soul.
“Whimper, whiiine!”
The Heaven's Dawn Hound, its name belying its courage, whimpered with its tail tucked between its legs at Jin Cheon's ruthless slaughter.
It even wet itself. To the Heaven's Dawn Hound, which was treated as a semi-spiritual beast, Jin Cheon was a terrifying existence.
“Now, how about it. Do I look like someone worth making a deal with now?”
Jin Cheon asked, looking back at the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief.
“……To some extent.”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief had no choice but to admit that Jin Cheon was a big shot.
“Now, shall we have a nice, cozy chat?”
Jin Cheon approached Sip Bang, who was left alone.
Thud!
Sip Bang knelt before Jin Cheon.
Perhaps because he was from the Beggar’s Gang, the sect of beggars, he had no hesitation in begging for his life.
“P-Please spare me! For what I did in the past, I will apologize and apologize again! So please, just spare my life!”
Sip Bang repeatedly bowed his head to Jin Cheon.
However, Jin Cheon’s expression as he looked at Sip Bang was completely different from when he faced Hwang Won-pyeong.
In the first place, Hwang Won-pyeong had only gone along with bullying Jin Cheon to hang out with the Seven Prodigies; he had never approached him first to pick a fight or torment him.
Moreover, being a merchant by birth, he was far from being a martial artist, having barely passed the exams after entering the Heavenly Martial Academy.
Thus, he could be given a lenient sentence, ending his revenge by making the Azure Dragon Silver Manor a subsidiary of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.
But Sip Bang was a different story.
No matter if he was a beggar, Sip Bang was a martial artist.
Moreover, he used to beat Jin Cheon with his Dog Beating Staff at the slightest provocation, so the problem was that his sins were too great to be overlooked, even if he wanted to.
Not that he had any intention of letting him off in the first place.
“First, give me everything you have.”
“Wh-What would a beggar have….”
“Do I have to cut off one of your arms for you to come to your senses?”
“I understand. I will give you everything I have.”
Sip Bang took out several documents, a few bank notes, some silver, and medicine vials from his bosom.
“What are these medicine vials?”
“The Ten Thousand Li Tracking Scent and various antidotes.”
“The Ten Thousand Li Tracking Scent. This will be useful.”
Jin Cheon tucked the items Sip Bang had taken out into his bosom with a satisfied look.
“I’d like to have a cozy chat about old times, but it seems we don’t have the time. Tsk.”
Jin Cheon smacked his lips in disappointment.
And for good reason, the situation was too urgent.
Even at this moment, enemies were lurking around, so he couldn't afford to leisurely beat up Sip Bang.
If he didn't leave immediately, he would be surrounded by enemies, and then he would have to fight another difficult battle.
Hadn't he suffered enough at the Yama Fortress just to draw the enemy's attention?
'What should I do with this bastard?'
Jin Cheon was momentarily lost in thought.
Just killing him didn't feel like proper revenge, but letting him go felt like a waste of the opportunity he had now.
'It's better to just kill him than to leave a future problem by keeping him alive... Ah!'
Jin Cheon smiled as if he had thought of something.
'Yes, it would be good to try that.'
Jin Cheon recalled a martial art recorded in the Heavenly Demon Scripture.
The Heavenly Demon Scripture contained not only the Heavenly Demon Divine Art but also various other demonic arts, among which were an enormous number of evil techniques that abandoned humanity.
And among them, there was one demonic art that was perfect to use on Sip Bang….
Grip!
Jin Cheon grabbed Sip Bang's face.
“Keok, keoheok!”
Sip Bang struggled but did not even dare to think of ambushing Jin Cheon.
He judged that it was better to stay still no matter what he suffered, rather than provoke Jin Cheon and be killed in a single blow.
Swoooosh!
Jin Cheon's demonic qi flowed through Sip Bang's face and spread throughout his entire body.
“Aack, uwaaaack, uwaaaaaaack!”
Sip Bang let out a pain-filled scream.
The feeling of demonic qi, which he had never encountered before, ravaging his entire body was truly horrific.
“Wh-What in the world are you doing to me… Keok!”
“Three days, you have three days.”
Jin Cheon said to Sip Bang with a demonic smile.
“If you can’t get rid of all the demonic qi within three days, you will die.”
“K-Keuk!”
“So go find the Dragon Head Beggar Lord, or get help from the masters of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance, and try to remove the demonic qi. It won't be easy, though. Keukkeukkeuk.”
After saying that, Jin Cheon grabbed the scruff of Sip Bang's neck and threw him far away.
Thud!
Sip Bang crashed to the ground and went limp.
“Now, let’s go.”
Jin Cheon turned to the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief, who had been watching.
“Don't tell me you still have no intention of talking to me?”
“Hmm. Let’s shake off the enemies first and then talk.”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief answered after a moment of thought.
Jin Cheon and the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief were able to shake off their pursuers very easily.
It was thanks to the fact that they could disrupt the pursuit by smearing the Ten Thousand Li Tracking Scent, which they had taken from Sip Bang, in strange places, or by catching a flying bird, smearing the scent on it, and then releasing it.
Ten days later, Jin Cheon and the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief had succeeded in completely shaking off their pursuers and could finally catch their breath.
At an inn located in Taihe County, Anhui Province.
“The reputation of the greatest thief under heaven will continue. You succeeded in robbing the Shijiazhuang Family, after all.”
“The Shijiazhuang Family is a light task for the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief.”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief, in the form of a middle-aged man, snorted and downed his cup of alcohol.
“Since we're on the subject, what exactly did you steal?”
“I'm sorry, but I can't tell you that.”
“If you can't tell me, I can't force you. Well, shall we start talking now? It seems we've shaken off the enemies.”
“I'm tired today, let's do it after we wake up tomorrow. I'm a bit tired after moving for ten days straight.”
“Then you should rest.”
Jin Cheon decided to give the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief some time to rest.
Although it was a relatively comfortable escape thanks to disrupting the pursuit, it was understandable to be tired after running around for ten days straight.
That night.
Seueuk.
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief secretly slipped out of the inn.
“I'm sorry, but it can't be helped. The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief is the greatest thief under heaven who doesn't take requests from anyone.”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief muttered to himself as he moved away from the inn, heading towards Zhejiang Province.
However, the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief's steps did not get far.
“Where do you think you’re going, you rat?”
“…!”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief was startled to see Jin Cheon leaning against a wall, waiting for him.
How on earth did he follow him….
He suspected that he might have been smeared with the Ten Thousand Li Tracking Scent, but it was no exaggeration to say that was impossible.
In the first place, Jin Cheon did not have the means to track the Ten Thousand Li Tracking Scent, such as a spiritual beast with an extremely developed sense of smell like the Heaven's Dawn Hound.
“How did you know?”
“I believe I told you. You cannot escape my grasp.”
“So how?”
“I also seem to remember saying it’s a trade secret I can't tell you.”
“……”
“Let’s not waste each other’s time.”
Jin Cheon said in a slightly annoyed tone.
“I’m a busy person myself, I don’t have time to be chasing around a mere petty thief.”
“Are you calling the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief a mere petty thief?”
“To me, you’re nothing more than a petty thief.”
Jin Cheon snorted.
“So cooperate nicely. Let's not make things uncomfortable for each other.”
“What if I refuse?”
“If you won't listen to reason, then I have no choice.”
Jin Cheon slowly began to draw out his demonic qi.
“Before that.”
Jin Cheon said with a cold smile.
“How long do you intend to hide yourself in a shell against the Seventh Young Master of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult?”
“No matter if you are the Seventh Young Master of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief of this world cannot show his true form.”
“No.”
Jin Cheon shook his head.
“If I say show yourself, you show yourself.”
“Bullsh…”
At that moment.
Flinch!
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief was startled by the change happening to themself.
Sreuk, sreureuk.
Eudeuk, eudeudeuk.
Without any intention, the Disguise Art began to unravel on its own, slowly starting to reveal their original appearance.