Sword God Reborn

Chapter 179 : That is my name.

Everyone who saw the result considered it an anomaly.

It had ended with the victory of the Yangtze River, which had been thought to be the weakest.

Even more so, all three of the participating personal guards had been defeated with quite serious injuries.

Among them, although Jeoki had been taken down by a five-person joint attack, Doki and Haei were different.

"Who on earth is he?"

"The Black Heart Gang leader?"

"Henan Province must be quite far away."

"Where on earth did such a monster..."

The Unorthodox Alliance were all astonished.

A strange great man wearing a mask. But the skill he revealed was not just strange, but terrifying.

He had been taken down by just one person. It wasn't that there was any special scheme. They had fought head-on, and had competed fairly.

Only the Black Heart Gang leader, Cheon Mubaeck, had subdued two of the Three Monsters by himself, and had taken the flag.

He had virtually ended the proxy war by himself. Gazes filled with disbelief, astonishment, and curiosity poured onto Cheon Mubaeck.

"Then is it certain that the River King will become the leader now?"

"Well... this is..."

The reaction was strange. According to the rules, it was a natural result for the River King to become the leader.

The problem was Dokgo Pae.

Although he had been defeated in the proxy war, in fact, since the power and martial force that had spread throughout the entire Central Plains was overwhelmingly Dokgo Pae's, even if the three of the Three Monsters were to fall away.

But no matter how much of a Dokgo Pae he was, he could not deny the fact that he had officially declared. If he did so, far from becoming the leader of the Black Assembly, the Unorthodox Alliance, which was finally being integrated into one, would have no choice but to be torn apart.

The moment everyone's gaze turned to Dokgo Pae.

Dokgo Pae laughed heartily and declared.

"With this, the River King will rise as the leader of our Black Assembly!"

A cool decision without a moment's hesitation.

Wang Jeonyu, who had read the terrifying momentum that had been emitted from Haei when he had been taken down by Cheon Mubaeck, was rather flustered.

But for Dokgo Pae, it was also a choice he could not help but make.

Because if he denied it here, the integration of the Unorthodox Alliance that he had wished for his whole life would be gone.

He had already finished his calculations in his head.

'In any case, even if I hand over the leader's seat, the initiative of the Black Assembly is with me.'

Dokgo Pae's eyes shone sharply. Moreover, he was focused on Cheon Mubaeck.

'He's not under Wang Jeonyu. He's at least on the same level. He might have even reached the verge of the realm of entering the divine.'

What did that mean?

'He might be a secret line that has seized Wang Jeonyu.'

Just because Wang Jeonyu had risen to the leader's seat, it was not that everything would move according to the Yangtze River's taste. In the end, what Cheon Mubaeck wanted would be reflected as the leader's opinion.

'No matter how much I look, there is no reason for the Black Heart Gang leader to hold a grudge against the Great Dragon Gang. Then there must be a corner to lure him in somehow.'

Rather, Dokgo Pae coveted Cheon Mubaeck. A rare master of the Unorthodox Alliance in recent times. If he could win over that person for sure? Wouldn't he rather take even Wang Jeonyu into his hands?

Dokgo Pae was confident. Although he had a hunch that Cheon Mubaeck was strong, wasn't he not as strong as himself? He was not lacking in either power or individual martial force. He could press him down at any time if he just made up his mind.

"And as I said before to those who led this proxy war to victory, I will give you the Black Star Pill, which is no different from Shaolin's Great Rejuvenation Pill!"

The Unorthodox Alliance were enthusiastic about Dokgo Pae's cool actions.

Wasn't it the appearance of a hero with guts and generosity?

Moreover, the fact that he had meekly handed over the leader's seat, didn't it mean that he had wished for the integration of the Unorthodox Alliance without any selfish motives? Cheon Mubaeck clicked his tongue inwardly. Because his actions were quite impressive.

Even though he had missed the leader's seat, Dokgo Pae had rather highlighted himself. His influence had not diminished at all.

Of course, Dokgo Pae also had a scheme. A meaningful smile spread on the lips of him, who was giving out the Black Star Pill without hesitation.

'If I give this, I can rather make him my person.'

In any case, Dokgo Pae's reaction was quite unexpected for Cheon Mubaeck.

'What on earth is he thinking, to be so favorable?'

Cheon Mubaeck's strong intuition was suspicious. And at the following situation, Cheon Mubaeck became certain.

"This Black Star Pill is as precious as it is miraculous, and it is also tricky to take. No matter how free one is in the use of one's internal energy, it is not an easy task to absorb it completely. So there is a strange person who has manufactured this elixir, and he will explain the method of taking it himself."

And he introduced a person.

An old man with a demeanor like that of an immortal walked out, holding the Black Star Pill.

"I am a certain Han from Jiangxi Province."

An old man who looked unusual at a glance.

Pure white hair that came down to his waist, and two eyes that were closed as if he were a blind man. Although he was clearly an old man, his glossy, pure white skin was more so than that of a child, so his age could not even be guessed.

A demeanor like that of an immortal.

Neung-heo, who was next to him, poked him with his elbow.

"Somehow, he looks more like an immortal than the guys we saw at Mount Hua or Wudang, doesn't he?"

"Stop it."

At Cheon Mubaeck's firm tone, Neung-heo, who had been joking,'s eyebrows twitched.

Somehow, Cheon Mubaeck's reaction was unusual.

Of course, since he was wearing a mask, there was no way to know his expression, but Cheon Mubaeck hid his emotional turmoil inwardly.

Dokgo Pae laughed heartily and said.

"This person is from Zhangshuzhen, Linjiangfu, Jiangxi Province."

Zhangshuzhen, Linjiangfu, Jiangxi Province.

At those words, those with considerable knowledge let out exclamations of admiration. Especially Wang Jeonyu and the Iron Face Palm's eyes shone.

"Isn't that a place famous for medicinal herbs?"

Zhangshuzhen was located in a position that passed directly through the Yangtze River.

Because of that, water transportation was developed, and all sorts of medicinal herbs from Hubei, Hunan, and Sichuan provinces gathered. Especially, many precious medicinal herbs from Sichuan, which were hard to obtain in the Central Plains due to the distance, were traded.

Was it because of that? Most of the famous medical centers and doctors were from Zhangshuzhen.

There was one representative famous person.

"Isn't that the place where the famous Medicine Saint was born and raised?"

Because the old man's demeanor was such that it was not an exaggeration to call him an immortal, to the point of making such a misunderstanding. The old man, who had introduced himself as a certain Han, smiled embarrassedly.

"How can this old man dare to compare himself to such a person?"

"..."

Although it was a humble appearance, if it was true that he had manufactured the Black Star Pill, which had the same efficacy as the Great Rejuvenation Pill.

It was true that he had a skill comparable to the Medicine Saint.

But Cheon Mubaeck sneered inwardly.

'He looks like he's having a hard time managing his expression.'

Although it was a very humble expression, it was not only Cheon Mubaeck who had noticed the subtle trembling.

In the crowd, there were also the Great Strength King and the River King, and both of them also had strange expressions.

Because the slightly trembling voice of the old man Han just now seemed as if he were forcibly swallowing his anger.

"Then don't you have a moniker? If you are at the level of manufacturing such a great elixir..."

At Cheon Mubaeck's sudden question, the old man Han's eyebrows twitched.

"I have only manufactured medicine and have never come out to the martial world, so I have no moniker, young junior brother."

"I see."

Cheon Mubaeck nodded his head obediently. But Cheon Mubaeck's sneer became thicker.

'No moniker...'

How could he not have a moniker? Why would he have never come out to the martial world?

Cheon Mubaeck smiled.

'Poison Demon.'

He had finally reached the center of the Demonic.

* * *

The Poison Demon.

How could he forget that terrible name?

He was a guy who was more troublesome than facing the Heavenly Demon during the Righteous-Demonic War.

'Because he just wouldn't crawl out.'

Not to mention his terrifying poison arts, he was a great man who had made Cheon Mubaeck decide that he had to cut off the heads of the Demonic Cult's elders whenever he met them.

Because unless his neck was cut off or his heart was burst, the Poison Demon would somehow save him.

'The Heavenly Demon guy also survived and came at me several times.'

Although people thought that the time when the Azure Sky Sword God and the Heavenly Demon had clashed during the Righteous-Demonic War was the final battle, in reality, it was not.

They had clashed several times. And every time, Cheon Mubaeck had won. The Heavenly Demon had always suffered serious injuries and had fled, throwing his subordinates as sacrifices.

Not long after, he had recovered after receiving the Poison Demon's treatment and had appeared again. As that process was repeated boringly several times, Cheon Mubaeck had decided that he would definitely kill the Poison Demon.

'You've managed to stay alive.'

The Poison Demon was not an ordinary person.

At that time, he was the core power of the Demonic Cult and the thing itself. A person who had received extreme security and protection.

'Since I couldn't finish it then, I have to finish it now.'

Of course, Cheon Mubaeck had no intention of striking down the core that he had barely found in one go.

'Because he was the core of the Demonic Cult.'

Moreover, what Cheon Mubaeck was curious about was the fact that he was the leader of the Poison Sect of the Seven Sects of the Demonic Path.

As far as had been revealed so far, wasn't the Blood Demon Valley a force with the Blood Sect and the Shadow Sect as its main pillars?

The Poison Sect...

'Outside the Central Plains.'

He was curious as to why he was here. And why he was trying to control the Unorthodox Alliance from behind.

'I have to dig in.'

Cheon Mubaeck saw a gap to dig in, starting with the Poison Demon.

The problem was that Dokgo Pae was intentionally hiding the Poison Demon.

After telling him how to take the Black Star Pill, the Poison Demon had disappeared in an instant.

Although he had searched the pavilion where the Black Assembly was being held, he could not feel the Poison Demon's energy.

It was clear that he was hiding his body somewhere.

Although it was not that he could not track him if he wanted to, if he went down the wrong path, a considerable amount of time would be consumed.

Instead of going around, Cheon Mubaeck chose to go straight.

"To request a personal meeting, what is the matter? Black Heart Gang leader."

Dokgo Pae welcomed him with a hearty laugh. Cheon Mubaeck felt a sharp gaze that was scanning his dantian under his smiling face. And Dokgo Pae's gaze wavered strangely.

"If you take the Black Star Pill, you will have to rest your body for a few days, have you not taken it yet?"

A voice that somehow felt a little impatient.

Although it was a subtle change that he would not have noticed at all, Cheon Mubaeck immediately noticed the emotion contained in the voice.

'Of course. He would know well what happens if I take this.'

Cheon Mubaeck went straight to the point.

"To give me a Gu poison as a reward, isn't your joke too much?"

"...!"

In an instant, as if he had never laughed heartily, Dokgo Pae's face contorted like a demon.

A murderous momentum erupted without hesitation. His contorted eyes glared as if to pierce Cheon Mubaeck.

"The reason why the method of taking it is tricky is also the same, right? If you take it incorrectly, the Gu poison in the pill might die."

Dokgo Pae no longer hid his momentum. A strong killing intent rose from his contorted expression.

'How...?'

He had completely noticed. It was not a rough guess.

Cheon Mubaeck continued to speak as if he were shooting.

"I know why a man who could have achieved the integration of the Unorthodox Alliance with just the power he already had by raising the Great Dragon Gang, has joined hands with the Blood Demon Valley."

A changed tone. Cheon Mubae-ck's calm momentum also changed. Dokgo Pae's eyebrows twitched.

"There is no king among the Unorthodox Alliance. Whether it's the Great Strength King or the River King, their monikers are just that. Since the Unorthodox Alliance consider each other as brothers, a king with absolute power cannot emerge. Even more so in a coalition called the Black Assembly."

"..."

Dokgo Pae's expression changed strangely. Astonishment that surpassed surprise, and after the astonishment, curiosity welled up.

"So that Gu poison was necessary. They must have given you the control of the Gu poison, right? To draw out the absolute loyalty of your subordinates with the Gu poison, and to become not the leader of the Unorthodox Alliance coalition, but the true king of the Unorthodox Alliance itself. To create loyal subordinates who absolutely obey your orders, not brothers."

It was a statement that accurately sniped at the burning ambition and greed that he had hidden inside.

Dokgo Pae's face, who had realized that his feelings that he had never been able to reveal to others had been revealed, was rather filled with a sense of relief.

That's right.

The Unorthodox Alliance were brothers.

Paradoxically, that's why a king with absolute power could not emerge.

Although he could receive the moniker of a king, and although he could be the eldest brother because he was a brother, he could not become a 'master'.

But Dokgo Pae had a strong desire to become the king of the Unorthodox Alliance.

Therefore, he had accepted the help of the Blood Demon Valley.

Because he had received the control of the Gu poison they had, and had the absolute authority to control even the emotions of his subordinates.

For a moment, he was amazed at Cheon Mubaeck, who had seen through all of that in one go. Dokgo Pae's face changed like a fierce god of evil and he shot out a ruthless killing intent.

"So you're going to threaten me?"

"No, not at all. I don't care whether you become a king by controlling the leaders of the Unorthodox Alliance with Gu poison or not. I don't care. I don't need to care."

"...Aren't you also a member of the Unorthodox Alliance?"

"Do you still think so?"

"What?"

"What I want is the Blood Demon Valley, and the Demonic Path. So you will have to tell me. All the facts about the old man Han who made the Black Star Pill. Where he is, where he came from, and what he is plotting."

Dokgo Pae was silent. A light of incomprehension appeared in his pupils. What was he talking about? Who on earth was he to make such a statement?

Did he read that question?

Cheon Mubaeck took off his mask. In an instant, as his pure white face appeared, Dokgo Pae's expression twitched.

Cheon Mubaeck's mouth opened and a heavy word flowed out.

"Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero."

"...!"

His eyes, which were wide open as if they would tear. Dokgo Pae felt as if his breath was caught in his throat...

"Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero, Cheon Mubaeck."

A moniker and a name that he had not expected or thought of.

Dokgo Pae, without realizing it, drew out all his momentum.

But that momentum was swallowed up the moment Cheon Mubaeck's eyes flashed.

"That is my name."