novelraw Chapter 191 : Chapter 191
Chapter 191 : Chapter 191
Chapter 191. The Seventh Young Master is Capable of It
“Kyaak, kyaaaaaaak!”
The Demon clutched its head and writhed in agony.
The sight looked so painful that even Jin Cheon, who was watching, frowned in pity.
However, even if the Demon was in pain, he could not stop.
A card laid cannot be taken back.
He had already struck the Baihui Acupoint hard with Demonic Qi, and an immense shock must have been inflicted on the Upper Dantian because of it.
The only thing Jin Cheon could do here was to watch the Demon’s condition and hope that the formula he created was not wrong.
‘Please succeed, please. Let it not be a dog’s death.’
Jin Cheon watched the Demon with a desperate wish.
“Kyaak, kyaaaak, kyaaaaaak!”
The Demon rolled on the ground, clutching its head, and suffered for a long time.
Then, at some moment.
“……!”
Jin Cheon’s eyes widened as he saw a change in the Demon’s condition.
The Demon’s skin…… its characteristic dark purple skin was gradually turning white.
That wasn't all.
The red eyes that had been emitting fierce ominous light slowly lost their glow and returned to their original brown color.
The sharp claws returned to normal, and the tongue, which had been long enough to lick its own neck, also shrank back to a normal length.
That meant…….
‘S-Success.’
Jin Cheon realized that the formula he had scribbled down inadvertently, almost like a doodle, was the solution to return those who had undergone Demonification back to their original forms.
It was truly an accidental discovery, born from a mindset of 'whatever happens, happens', but it had succeeded.
Of course, the contribution of Yi Seol, who had almost found the clues beforehand, could never be ignored.
“H-Here is.”
The Demon who had regained his original appearance—no, the martial artist of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult—looked around in confusion.
Fwoosh!
Jin Cheon raised his hand and kindled the True Fire of Samadhi to provide light.
“Who are you!”
“Jin Cheon. The Seventh Young Master of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.”
“Jin Cheon……?”
He tilted his head with an expression that said he couldn't understand at all.
“Our Cult only has up to the Fourth Young Master, so what do you mean Seventh Young Master? What on earth are you talking about?”
“It seems you have no memory.”
Jin Cheon smiled.
Judging by his remark that there were only up to the Fourth Young Master, it seemed he was someone who had become a Demon and been in this Demonic Ghost Cave since a few years before Jin Cheon joined the Cult.
“Do you know where this is?”
“I do not know.”
“It is the Demonic Ghost Cave.”
“If it is the Demonic Ghost Cave…… don’t tell me.”
“Yes.”
Jin Cheon nodded.
“I cannot know the exact details, but you must have failed to withstand the Demonification and become a Demon. That is why you are here.”
“I-I cannot believe it. Why would I be in the Demonic Ghost Cave…… Gasp!”
He was startled and hurriedly took a starting stance.
“Grrr, grrrr!”
“Kyaaaak!”
Demons were swarming toward him.
Jin Cheon, possessing the Heavenly Demon’s Physique and having reached the realm of Demonic Emperor, was instinctively obeyed by them, but that did not apply to a person who had returned from being a Demon to a human.
To the Demons, he was nothing more than a tasty chunk of meat that made them drool.
“These things.”
Jin Cheon crumpled his face and emitted Demonic Qi.
“Kya, kyaak?!”
“Kyaaaaaak!”
The startled Demons flinched and lay flat on the ground.
No matter how much they wanted to eat human flesh, it was impossible as long as Jin Cheon was standing firm.
“It’s a bit dark.”
Saying so, Jin Cheon added Demonic Qi to the True Fire of Samadhi in his hand.
Fwoosh, fwooosh!
Soon, a large fireball was created in Jin Cheon’s hand.
Shooo!
Jin Cheon floated the fireball high into the sky.
Fwoooosh!
The fireball stayed in the air and illuminated the Demonic Ghost Cave.
“Over there, do you see the pulley?”
“I see it.”
“Ride it up. Once you go up, the martial artists of our Cult will be waiting for you.”
“U-Understood.”
He started to run toward the pulley but stopped and asked Jin Cheon.
“Who on earth are you? Who are you to be safe in the Demonic Ghost Cave?”
“I told you. My name is Jin Cheon. The Seventh Young Master of the Great Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.”
“I-Is that so? It seems a lot of time has passed.”
He looked clearly incredulous, but he did not deny Jin Cheon’s words.
“Thank you for the debt of saving my life.”
He clasped his hands toward Jin Cheon.
“Greetings later. Hurry and go up.”
“Yes.”
He rode the pulley and ascended toward the entrance of the Demonic Ghost Cave.
“You there, come here.”
“Kyaak?”
“Come while I’m asking nicely.”
“Kyaaak…….”
Just as he had done before, Jin Cheon grabbed a Demon and executed the grand art he had created.
‘I should call it the Heavenly Thunder Opening Hundred Soul Returning Great Art.’
Heavenly Thunder Opening Hundred Soul Returning Great Art.
The grand art to return those who had undergone Demonification back to humans was named as such.
***
“N-No! A person came out! A person!”
The martial artists guarding the front of the Demonic Ghost Cave were astonished to see a stranger, not Jin Cheon, pop out of the pulley.
That there was not a single living person inside the Demonic Ghost Cave was an undeniable fact, like an immutable truth.
But for a person to come out…….
“Who are you.”
“I-I am.”
At Danmok Cheong’s question, the person who came up from the Demonic Ghost Cave answered.
“I am Im U-sik, who served as the instructor of the Blood Wolf Corps.”
“I am Danmok Cheong, the Captain of the Seventh Divine Demon Squad serving the Seventh Young Master.”
“So you were Captain Dan.”
“Congratulations on returning to being a human.”
Danmok Cheong offered words of congratulations to Im U-sik.
“D-Did I really suffer Qi Deviation and become a Demon?”
“As you can see, you came out of the Demonic Ghost Cave.”
Danmok Cheong said, pointing at the entrance of the Demonic Ghost Cave.
“B-But isn't it impossible to return a person who has undergone Demonification to their original form?”
“The Seventh Young Master is capable of it.”
“S-Such a thing!”
“Isn’t that why Instructor Im could become human again and come out of the Demonic Ghost Cave?”
“Oh my god.”
Im U-sik looked clearly shocked, as if he couldn't believe it himself.
Indeed, it had been hundreds of years since it became established doctrine that a human who had undergone Demonification could not be turned back, so it was understandable that he couldn't believe it.
“You there.”
“Yes, Seventh Captain.”
“Go and bring Instructor Im’s family.”
“Yes!”
A member of the Seventh Divine Demon Squad unfolded movement arts and ran in the direction where the Divine Land was located.
“Instructor Im, please rest for a moment. What is everyone doing? Without serving warm food and water to Instructor Im.”
“As you command.”
Perhaps because he had been a Demon for a long time, Im U-sik was very weak and in no condition to return home by his own strength.
So Danmok Cheong took good care of Im U-sik, helping him recover his energy.
‘My Liege is truly writing a legend.’
Danmok Cheong smiled brightly, feeling a stinging sensation in his nose.
In the past, he had escorted Jin Cheon who risked his life to defect to the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult with his comrades, but who knew that Jin Cheon would become a savior and leave such a great achievement?
Back then, it was truly something unimaginable.
“Inform the Cult’s leadership as well. Also, deliver the news to the families of those trapped in the Demonic Ghost Cave in advance. That my Liege is saving the Demons of the Demonic Ghost Cave.”
“As you command.”
As a few hours passed like that, the front of the Demonic Ghost Cave became a sea of people with no room to step.
Not only the families of the Demons trapped in the Demonic Ghost Cave, but also ordinary cultists who heard the rumors, and even the Cult’s leadership flocked there, and before long, over ten thousand spectators had gathered.
And Jin Cheon did not betray their expectations.
“Coming up again! There are several this time!”
“Ohhh!”
Jin Cheon did not let the people down.
The pulley installed at the entrance of the Demonic Ghost Cave went up and down without rest, sending up those who had returned from Demons to humans.
“S-Son!”
“Mother!”
“Honeyyyy!”
“Daddy!”
A scene of reunion unfolded in front of the Demonic Ghost Cave, creating a sea of tears.
For those who hadn't been trapped in the Demonic Ghost Cave for long, most of their relatives and acquaintances were still alive, so they could enjoy the joy of reunion with their loved ones.
Among them, there were also those who had been trapped in the Demonic Ghost Cave for over hundreds of years.
The Heavenly Demon Divine Cult’s leadership, who rushed over upon hearing the news, treated such people with utmost respect as seniors and ensured they could stabilize their minds and bodies.
From their perspective, it was like waking up after losing their memory for a moment to find that hundreds of years had passed, so they were bound to be confused.
“The Seventh Young Master has truly accomplished a great deed!”
“How can such an unbelievable thing happen! Liberating the Demons of the Demonic Ghost Cave is something even the Heavenly Demon Patriarch could not achieve!”
“They said the Seventh Young Master’s abilities reached the heavens!”
The cultists of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult praised Jin Cheon in unison and acknowledged his abilities.
In fact, if one combined all the achievements Jin Cheon had made so far, wouldn't there be no one to match him except for the First Heavenly Demon Dokgo Seong and the Iron-Blooded Demonic God?
***
Meanwhile, Jin Cheon inside the Demonic Ghost Cave did not stop.
He scoured the vast interior of the Demonic Ghost Cave as if hunting for lice, finding Demons one by one, casting the Heavenly Thunder Opening Hundred Soul Returning Great Art to turn them back into humans, and sending them up to the surface via the pulley.
It was when more than twenty hours had passed like that.
“……That’s the end.”
Jin Cheon finally confirmed that there was not a single Demon left in the Demonic Ghost Cave and gave a weary smile.
Deciding to liberate all the Demons while he was at it, he had moved in a state of selflessness, pushing himself to the brink of exhaustion.
“Phew.”
Jin Cheon took a deep breath and moved his steps toward the pulley.
Perhaps because he had overexerted himself too much, his steps felt as heavy as a thousand pounds and his body was heavy like water-soaked cotton, but a faint smile was on Jin Cheon’s lips.
It was an expression of a sense of accomplishment.
Having liberated those who were trapped in this Demonic Ghost Cave as existences worse than dead, he felt prouder than ever before.
Rumble!
As the pulley went up, light could be seen in the distance.
‘Ugh. I really can’t hold on anymore.’
Jin Cheon was actually on the verge of exhaustion.
The number of Demons he saved from the Demonic Ghost Cave was roughly eight thousand.
Having used the Heavenly Thunder Opening Hundred Soul Returning Great Art thousands of times, his internal energy, which seemed like it would never run dry, was now depleted.
If he could have his way, he would have liked to lie down spread-eagle in the Demonic Ghost Cave and sleep like the dead for a few days.
‘Almost…… there.’
At that moment.
Crack!
Snap!
The log supporting the pulley broke, and at the same time, the rope snapped.
It seemed the durability had worn out completely from going up and down thousands of times in a short period.
‘This damn…….’
Just as a look of bewilderment crossed Jin Cheon’s face.
Woong!
Jin Cheon’s body floated up gently.
Swish.
Someone reached out a hand toward Jin Cheon.
Without time to think, Jin Cheon grabbed that hand.
The person who reached out to Jin Cheon was…….
‘Master!’
The Cult Leader of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult and Jin Cheon’s master, the Iron-Blooded Demonic God, was smiling faintly.
Having received the report that Jin Cheon was liberating the Demons of the Demonic Ghost Cave, the Iron-Blooded Demonic God had also descended in person.
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God held Jin Cheon’s hand and pulled him up.
Just as Jin Cheon, having escaped the Demonic Ghost Cave, stepped on the ground with his two legs.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah―!!!”
A thunderous roar erupted.
It wasn't just the Iron-Blooded Demonic God who had been waiting for Jin Cheon, the hero of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.