novelraw Chapter 128 : Chapter 128
Chapter 128 : Chapter 128
Chapter 128. I Will Offer My Head.
"This is quite an honor. That the Hegemon Emperor Gal Mu-wi remembers my alias."
Jin Cheon grinned and received Gal Mu-wi's words.
However, Jin Cheon's inner thoughts were not entirely at ease.
'He's incredible.'
The overwhelming aura emanating from Gal Mu-wi was enough to intimidate even Jin Cheon, who had reached the realm of Extreme Demon.
'So this is the number one person in the unorthodox faction.'
He could tell without even fighting.
Just what a high realm of a master that Gal Mu-wi was.
The pressure felt just from him standing there was truly immense.
It even felt like facing an impregnable fortress with towering walls.
He truly had the air of a master who stood shoulder to shoulder with the leader of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance, or the Great Divine Physician of Immortals.
However, Jin Cheon was by no means intimidated.
'Gal Mu-wi… what would happen if we fought.'
What welled up in his chest was not fear, but competitiveness.
The number one person in the unorthodox faction.
He didn't know for sure, but he wanted to experience what the martial power of a master who ranked within the top five in the entire world would be like.
Why?
Because he had to be strong enough to defeat Gal Mu-wi to achieve his ultimate goal of the annihilation of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance.
In the end, Gal Mu-wi was a wall that Jin Cheon had to overcome at some point.
"To dare to harbor competitiveness against This One."
As if reading Jin Cheon's fighting spirit, Gal Mu-wi gave a cold smile.
"I acknowledge your outstanding skills and aptitude for your age, but the end of a puppy that doesn't know to fear a tiger is just a dog's death."
"Is that what a dog who thinks he's a tiger says?"
"What?"
"Don't you know the saying, 'The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves'?"
"If the back waves of the Yangtze River cannot be stopped, then one need only eliminate its source."
Gal Mu-wi dismissed Jin Cheon's words.
"I do not know for what reason the Seventh Young Master of the Demonic Cult has interfered in This One's affairs, but this is good. If I kill you here, I will be able to eliminate a future threat."
Having said that, Gal Mu-wi placed his hands on the gauntlets hanging from both sides of his waist.
Clank, the dark metal gauntlets wrapped snugly around Gal Mu-wi's hands.
The Thunderous Hegemon King Gauntlets.
They were one of the Ten Great Treasures under Heaven, said to be the most outstanding divine weapons in the world, and were the divine object and symbol of the Hegemon Fortress Lord Gal Mu-wi.
"You would be a sufficient gift to convey This One's will to the Iron-Blooded Demonic God."
Gal Mu-wi did not even blink an eye, knowing that Jin Cheon was the Seventh Young Master of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult and the disciple of the Iron-Blooded Demonic God.
"Daring to interfere in This One's affairs will be the worst mistake of your life…."
Just then.
"Who do you think you are, you unorthodox faction riffraff!"
"How dare you speak of the supreme ruler of Our Cult!"
"I will properly teach you your place today!"
The enraged elders of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult appeared from all directions and stood behind Jin Cheon.
The elders' anger was no less than Gal Mu-wi's.
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God was the supreme ruler and a god-like existence to all the followers of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.
To speak of such an Iron-Blooded Demonic God so carelessly was a taboo that was not permitted, even for someone like Gal Mu-wi.
"Why are the old men from the Demonic Cult's back room."
Gal Mu-wi flinched and stepped back.
"Hoho. Fortress Lord Gal, have you been well?"
The Senate Head, Go Geuk-seong, casually spoke to Gal Mu-wi.
"Asura Blade Emperor, what brings you here."
"You're still as curt as ever. You've gotten that old, yet your lack of manners hasn't changed."
Judging from their conversation, it seemed Go Geuk-seong and Gal Mu-wi knew each other.
"However, no matter how ill-mannered and rotten you are, how dare you speak of the Cult Leader, the supreme ruler of Our Cult."
"The Iron-Blooded Demonic God? She is merely a mountain that must eventually be overcome. One day, the position of the greatest person of all time will be This One's. What would the likes of you old men in the back room know."
Indeed, Gal Mu-wi's ambition was truly enormous.
Even the leader of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance had never expressed the ambition to surpass the Iron-Blooded Demonic God and become the greatest person of all time, but the Hegemon Fortress Lord Gal Mu-wi was the complete opposite.
He did not hide his desire to become not just the number one person under heaven, but the greatest person of all time.
However, such an ambition of Gal Mu-wi only further provoked the elders' anger….
"I will kill you here and offer your head to the Cult Leader."
"Hmph! You don't seem to know your place, know that today is the day of your death anniversary."
The elders were on the verge of pouncing on Gal Mu-wi and tearing him to shreds at any moment.
In fact, it was more than possible.
If the elders present here were to attack in unison, it would be impossible for even Gal Mu-wi, the number one person in the unorthodox faction, to escape death.
"Elders."
Jin Cheon turned his head and looked at the elders.
"I understand your feelings a hundred, a thousand times over, but now is not the time for a scuffle, so it would be best for you to withdraw."
Wi Mu-rin, who was beside him, also agreed with Jin Cheon's opinion.
"The situation is not entirely favorable. Let us leave now."
It was possible for Jin Cheon and the elders to ambush Gal Mu-wi without him noticing thanks to Wi Mu-rin's spell that hid their presence.
However, Jin Cheon and Wi Mu-rin's words only further fueled the elders' anger.
"No! How can you, who are called the Third and Seventh Young Masters of Our Cult, say such things!"
"So lacking in spirit! And you call yourselves the disciples of the Cult Leader?"
The elders did not like Jin Cheon and Wi Mu-rin's judgment.
It was a golden opportunity to kill the Hegemon Fortress Lord Gal Mu-wi, and they could not possibly understand giving up and retreating.
However, Jin Cheon and Wi Mu-rin's thoughts were different.
'If we fight, we can kill Gal Mu-wi. The problem is what comes after. No one will get out alive. We must leave this place as quickly as possible.'
Not only would Gal Mu-wi not die willingly, but the surroundings were also teeming with the elites of Hegemon Fortress.
Moreover, if one considered the unorthodox faction martial artists in the vicinity, and the variable of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance who might intervene, fighting with Gal Mu-wi was by no means a wise judgment.
If things went wrong, there was a possibility that the elders of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult could be mutually annihilated with Gal Mu-wi.
The problem was that the elders were so hard-lined that they were on the verge of starting a big fight with Gal Mu-wi.
"Young Masters, step aside."
"These old men will take care of it, so you just watch from behind."
The elders began to step forward one by one and surround Gal Mu-wi.
'I have no choice.'
In the end, Jin Cheon made a decision.
- Stop.
Jin Cheon's Heart-word echoed like a reverberation, shaking the elders' minds.
"……!"
The elders flinched for a moment! and stopped in their tracks.
Heavenly Demon Command.
The authority that guides and also dominates demonic practitioners who possess demonic qi had been activated.
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The activation of the Heavenly Demon Command was sufficient to stop all the elders.
Of course, since the elders' martial arts levels were so high, it was not enough to force their actions, but it was more than possible to imprint Jin Cheon's will into their minds.
- I know the elders' intentions better than anyone. I also know that this is a golden opportunity to execute Gal Mu-wi. However, now is not the time. If we fight Gal Mu-wi now, none of us will be able to escape Zhejiang Province and we will be annihilated. Therefore, I earnestly ask you to please withdraw.
Having said that, Jin Cheon did not forget to make a statement that would satisfy the elders.
- That Gal Mu-wi, I will one day defeat him in a one-on-one life-and-death duel for all to see.
At Jin Cheon's statement, the elders' eyes widened.
No matter if he was the Seventh Young Master of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, to express the ambition to defeat Gal Mu-wi in a one-on-one duel despite still being only of the prodigy generation was something that was impossible without considerable spirit.
"Your words, Seventh Young Master, are they truly sincere?"
"Yes."
Jin Cheon answered the Senate Head Go Geuk-seong's question with emphasis.
"The promise, I will keep it in at least five years."
"What will you do if you cannot keep it?"
"I will offer my head."
"Heo."
At Jin Cheon's answer, Go Geuk-seong clicked his tongue.
To publicly declare that he would defeat Gal Mu-wi, one of the top five masters under heaven and the number one person in the unorthodox faction, within five years….
"I will ask again."
"Five years. If I cannot keep my promise within that time, I will offer my head."
"Umm."
"This is not something I've said to escape the situation. I am saying this because I am confident I can keep it."
"I see."
Go Geuk-seong nodded his head as if he understood.
A satisfied smile appeared on Go Geuk-seong's lips.
It was the same for the other elders as well.
"Five years, you say. I think I can live for at least five more years, it's a time worth waiting for."
"Indeed, the Seventh Young Master of Our Cult should have that much spirit."
"Keulkeulkeul. He's a young man with more backbone than he looks."
The elders seemed quite satisfied with Jin Cheon's statement.
They were impressed by Jin Cheon's confidence, courage, and spirit in publicly declaring that he would defeat that Gal Mu-wi in five years.
"Then, these old men will believe the Seventh Young Master's promise and withdraw now."
"Thank you for your understanding, elders."
Jin Cheon made a clasped-fist salute towards the elders.
'That was a close shave. I almost got mutually annihilated with Gal Mu-wi here.'
Jin Cheon inwardly breathed a sigh of relief upon succeeding in persuading the elders.
He couldn't even fathom what a desperate struggle he would have had to endure if a big fight had broken out here….
"We're leaving now. We will send the secret manual of the Nine Heavens Hegemon Qi after we have safely escaped from here."
"Am I supposed to believe that now?"
"Whether you believe it or not is your choice. It would be best for you to make a wise decision."
Having said that, Jin Cheon gave a slight wink to the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief.
Then, the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief took out the real secret manual from her bosom and shook it.
"Stay there quietly, still. Don't move."
As Jin Cheon spoke as if he were addressing a dog, a terrifying killing intent flashed in Gal Mu-wi's eyes.
"You will regret this."
"Regret is for the one who will be disappointed if the secret manual burns. Well then, see you later."
Having said that, Jin Cheon immediately took his party and left the scene.
Gal Mu-wi, who was left alone, could neither do this nor that.
If he were to start a fight now, separated from his subordinates, he would be ganged up on by the elders of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, and then he would not be able to preserve his life.
'What should I do.'
Gal Mu-wi agonized.
If he were to just let Jin Cheon's party go here, not only would he not get the secret manual of the Nine Heavens Hegemon Qi, but he would also have to return empty-handed with an indelible humiliation.
Even so, it was no exaggeration to say that there was no possibility that Jin Cheon or the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief would send the secret manual of the Nine Heavens Hegemon Qi.
In that case, there was only one option Gal Mu-wi could choose.
'Whether it becomes rice or porridge, I cannot just let them go. Even if it means I can never obtain the secret manual.'
In the end, there was only one answer.
He had to either track Jin Cheon's party to the end and take the secret manual, or if not, he had to kill them all.
The problem was that it was impossible for Gal Mu-wi alone to face Jin Cheon's party.
Facing the elders of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult alone was a battle with no chance of victory even for Gal Mu-wi, so immediately chasing after Jin Cheon's party was a foolish choice.
In that case…….
Peeeeong!
The signal flare Gal Mu-wi fired shot up high into the sky and burst into flames.
After about a moment, the martial artists of Hegemon Fortress began to gather one by one at the place where Gal Mu-wi was waiting.
Not only that, but the unorthodox faction martial artists who had been surrounding Mount Jiulong would have also started to move again, forming a siege.
"Track them down immediately."
Gal Mu-wi ordered his subordinates.
"They could not have gone far. Quickly."
"I obey your command!"
As soon as Gal Mu-wi's order fell, the martial artists of Hegemon Fortress ran towards the direction where Jin Cheon's party had disappeared.
"Not a single one, not a single one shall return alive."
Gal Mu-wi muttered to himself as if making a vow, and then, he unfolded his movement art and ran at a terrifying speed.
When he was alone, he was afraid of the elders of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, but if he was with his subordinates, the story was different.