Chapter 258
258fury. why are you here?
[The world will fall into greater chaos. Monsters like the single-horned demon dragon will appear again, and the number of strange things that will be called supernatural gods will increase.…….]
Eunho’s eyes dyed blue.
Baek Soo-ryong's own face reflected in those big eyes seemed somehow unfamiliar..
[This has nothing to do with your fate.]
“…….”
The moment Baek Soo-ryong heard those words, he remembered hearing similar words when he met Hyeoncheon Shinnyeo at Namgung House some time ago..
- The fate of Yeokcheon. You are born with a destiny that can go against the laws of heaven and either destroy the world or save it..
The fate of reverse heaven.
At that time, I was busy digging into the secrets of the Namgung family, so I didn't have time to think about those words..
But now that he met Eun-ho and heard the same thing, Baek Soo-ryong's mind couldn't help but become complicated..
“The chaos that will come to the world in the future is not unrelated to my fate.?”
Suddenly, a certain assumption appeared in Baek Soo-ryong’s mind..
no way…….
Baek Soo-ryong glared at Eun-ho with a stern expression..
“Because of me… … Does this mean the world is in chaos??”
Decades after the fall of the Blood Cult, Baek Soo-ryong recalled memories of his past life..
Coincidentally, it coincided with the time when Hyeolgyo, which had been hiding in the shadows and gaining strength, began to reappear in the martial arts world..
‘Is it just a coincidence??’
It may not be a coincidence.
If, as Hyeoncheon Shinnyeo and Eunho said, he was born with a fate of reverse heaven, and it is inevitable that that fate will throw the world into chaos, then?
If the world is covered in chaos because of me?
[Sometimes it's true, sometimes it's not.]
At Eunho’s ambiguous answer, Baek Soo-ryong glared at him..
“Tell me straight. You probably didn't call me here just to say something out of the blue.?”
[…… Just because you are born with a fate that is reversed, it does not necessarily mean that you will destroy the world or throw it into chaos. Yeokcheon literally means deviating from the will of heaven. No one knows what the outcome will be.]
“So, what does it mean to have something to do with me??”
[…….]
Eunho looked at Baek Soo-ryong in silence. The divinely shining eyes seemed to gauge the truth of Baeksu-ryong’s words..
[As expected, it doesn't seem to be you..]
“Are you testing me??”
Baek Soo-ryong narrowed his eyes and glared at Eun-ho..
Only then did he realize that Eunho had been testing him all along. Eunho readily acknowledged the fact and apologized..
[I'm sorry.]
“What is it??”
[Someone is spreading the power of reverse heaven.]
“……Spread it?”
Eunho's blue eyes were looking at Baeksu-ryong, but he was not looking at Baeksu-ryong..
Those eyes were staring into the distant future.
[The energy of reverse heaven is sprouting all over the world. As a result, beings that have been sleeping for a long time will wake up, and events that are outside of providence will occur..]
The power of reverse heaven is literally a power that defies the will of heaven..
In other words, it was a power that could easily be destroyed by the wrath of heaven..
This was exactly the case with the transylvania vein that Baeksu-ryong was born with..
If he had not learned the Reverse Heavenly Art, Baeksu-ryong would have lived a short life before reaching the age of thirty..
[Even if he survived by going against the will of heaven, the power of the heavenly sky was very small and its influence was minimal. There has never been a time when the power of the reverse sky grew to the point where it threatened the order of the world..]
“Not now.?”
Eunho nodded, looking tired. Perhaps it was the result of leaking heavenly energy, but my body was rapidly deteriorating..
[We must stop the being that spreads the power of the reverse heaven. If you can't stop it... … A world where nature is turned upside down will eventually be destroyed..]
Shinsu, who saw the future, predicted the end of the world..
Baek Soo-ryong was lost in thought with a serious expression..
Someone is artificially spreading the power of reverse heaven.?
‘who the hell?’
The first thing that came to mind was, of course, blood religion..
It was not the first time that the Hyeolgyo studied witchcraft to conquer the martial arts..
However, as far as Baeksu-ryong knew, no matter how much of a blood cult there was, there was no technique that could handle the power of the heavenly sky..
‘Except for the reverse heavenly attack…….’
At that moment, a being intuitively appeared in my mind..
A being who has learned the same martial arts skills as Baeksu-ryong, and has reached the peak of both martial arts and martial arts..
“Blood Demon…….”
-Come again next time.
As I was leaving in my dream, I remembered the blood demon looking at me with a lazy smile..
If the Blood Demon is an evil beast spreading the power of heaven to the world,?
[Blood demon? Is he the evil beast you think he is??]
Eun-ho asked, looking at Baek Su-ryong with his eyes fading out. Baek Soo-ryong answered with an ambiguous expression..
“As far as I know, he's the only one with the ability to do something like that. But he died decades ago…….”
[Have you seen death in person??]
Baek Soo-ryong shook his head..
fifty years ago.
It was known that when the Murim Alliance attacked the Hyeolgyo, which had been weakened by internal strife, the Hyeolma was killed by the joint attack of the sect's masters..
“……He must have died. If he had been alive, the clan religion would not have collapsed so vainly..”
Baek Su-ryong knew better than anyone how fearful blood demons were..
Not only did he have incredible martial arts skills and techniques, but he was also someone who could turn religious believers into fanatics without fear of death just by existing..
If he had been alive, the blood religion would not have been hiding in the shadows for decades..
“……It's probably the work of a new blood demon, or the blood cult is up to something..”
Baeksuryong ruled out the possibility that the previous blood demon might be alive..
But a sense of caution remained in my heart..
If it's that blood demon, it wouldn't be surprising if it was resurrected from death.…….
“Can't you check? Is he alive or dead?.”
[……I don't know. Even with the eyes that see heaven, you cannot see the fate of Yeokcheon..]
Eunho’s voice was getting quieter. It was evidence that vitality was running out..
Kiing. Twisting.
The cub, Eunho, who was quietly being held in his mother's arms, whined and slapped his mother. You instinctively know that we don't have much time left together..
licking.
Mother Eunho licked the cub's body carefully. Baek Soo-ryong could feel his mother's affection..
[I have lived for over a thousand years.]
Eunho's flag has now become noticeably fainter. It wasn't strange when life ended.
[I was waiting for the day to ascend to the realm of heaven. However, one regret remained and I could not climb. That is, giving birth to a baby..]
Eunho placed his forehead against the baby’s forehead. The little furball was wiggling and purring as if it was happy..
[Since I was born, I was a little special, so even before I became a spirit creature, I had never been paired with another beast..]
Mother Eunho's eyes filled with the sight of her cub..
[I was curious. What is it like to have a baby? To conceive a small life that resembles me... … How does it feel?.]
“…….”
Baek Soo-ryong quietly listened to his mother Eun-ho’s last words. The mother closed her eyes and smelled her baby..
[Since they couldn't mate, they split the inner bundle they had accumulated throughout their lives in half and conceived a baby..]
This was the reason why Eunho lost to Dokgaksa..
Mother Eunho's strength was greatly weakened due to the aftermath of childbirth, and Dokgaksa did not miss the opportunity when Eunho was weakened..
The poisonous snake that drank Eunho's blood and ate his flesh escaped into the poisonous demon dragon. For Eun-ho, the only limit was to run away..
“Do you regret it??”
[any.]
Eunho laughed at Baek Soo-ryong’s question..
Although the facial expressions of humans and tigers are different, Baek Soo-ryong could tell that Eun-ho was smiling happily..
She pushed away the baby that was pounding in her arms..
The cub resisted at first, squeaking and squealing, but eventually retreated. Both ears drooped down.
[Will you take care of this child until he gets a little older??]
Baek Soo-ryong nodded..
His mother, Eunho, was his and his disciples’ benefactor. I could have asked for an even bigger favor..
“Sure. The kids seem to like it too..”
[……Thank you.]
I felt relief in my mother Eunho’s voice..
And at that moment, Eunho’s white light flowed out and permeated Baek Soo-ryong’s body..
“This is…….”
A soft energy seeped into the torn and wounded Baeksuryong's blood vessels and whole body veins..
Most of the internal injuries that required at least 10 days of recuperation and were thought to take more than a month to fully heal have recovered..
‘I just need a few more days to recover..’
But that was the last strength Eunho had..
Pusssss-
From the tip of Eunho’s tail, it slowly began to turn into dust..
“……Will it disappear? Or is it going up to heaven??”
Instead of answering, Eunho purred. And left the last words.
[I was fortunate that the last person I met was a person like you. Please protect this world and that child..]
Pusssss-
Eunho’s body completely turned into dust and scattered. White powder scattered like snow inside the cave..
Twisting…….
Baek Su-ryong held baby Eun-ho in his arms. Surprisingly, the boy accepted his mother's death calmly..
When he came out of the cave, the waiting disciples came rushing in..
“teacher!”
“The conversation ended well.?”
“What about mother Eunho??”
Baek Soo-ryong told his disciples that Eun-ho had ascended the ship..
I don't know what actually happened, but I was hoping that would happen. Everyone sighed and said that everything was fine..
“Now let's go back.”
The short but intense spirit hunting practice ended like that..
On the way back, there was one group of people lined up..
* * *
I was in no hurry on my way back to Cheongryong Academic Hall..
First, we collected the by-products from the corpse of the poisonous demon dragon, and also took what the disciples obtained from hunting the spiritual creatures..
I was able to obtain quite a few internal parts and attachments. Thanks to this, the disciples’ faces lit up..
“If we sell all of this, we will become very rich, right??”
“What should I buy with the money I received from selling it? A new knife and clothes…….”
“First of all, it’s alcohol! My mouth is already watering. Write it!”
“you. If you're going to sell it, sell it to us. In particular, I will charge more than the market price. huh?”
Geo Sang-woong bargained with his juniors..
It was a battle between merchants who were trying to rip off the price and those who were trying to get even a penny more. Of course, no one could beat the merchant's son..
“Start with a lucky breakfast.”
Baek Soo-ryong ordered his disciples to eat fortune-telling whenever he had time..
Each of their bodies contained a hundred years of energy gained from the One-Horned Demon Dragon..
“Simply absorbing it into your body does not mean it becomes your inner strength..”
Even if gong power enters the body, it does not all turn into internal gong..
I had to constantly train my luck to be able to turn some of them into skills suitable for the martial arts I had learned..
A lot of air power was naturally lost in the process. Usually, when taking an elixir, it is said that it is fortunate if only half of the energy is absorbed..
‘Even if I make only half of it myself, I will gain the skills that are among the best among my peers.…….’
Baek Soo-ryong snorted in front of his delighted disciples..
“There is nothing to like about having more skills. The children of Gupailbang and the Five Great Families also eat the elixir like rice. You're just on the same level as those guys..”
Although I deliberately told him not to get excited, Baek Soo-ryong was also happy on the inside..
The disciples of Gupa Ilbang and Five Great Families just mentioned were the most promising talents in the entire martial arts world..
‘Now I won't be pushed aside by the Cheonmuhakkwan guys either..’
It has conditions on par with Emperor Tian Wu's biggest competitors. Now I won't be pushed by anyone in terms of my strength..
“Hmm! So, don't act like you like it..”
“I think it's the teacher's favorite.?”
“I can see you holding back your laughter.”
So, the group slowly returned to the Blue Dragon Academy, eating breakfast, practicing martial arts, and treating internal injuries whenever they had time..
Kyaaa!
The furball, which had been sullen all day at first, perked up as time went by. The guy mainly went back and forth between Ya Su-hyuk and Baek Soo-ryong..
A few days later, the group arrived in Nanchang..
Baek Soo-ryong lowered the end of the bamboo leaf with his hand and said, covering more than half of his face..
“Let's go in as quietly as possible..”
Even when they returned from killing Blood Beast Gwiong in Akingok, a huge crowd greeted them..
Rumors would have spread about what happened in the Namgung family, so it would be worse than then, if not worse..
‘I don't want to go through that mess again..’
That was the reason I arrived late at night on purpose..
The group covered their faces with bamboo gloves and planned to enter Baekryongjang as quietly as possible..
However, when Baekryongjang began to appear in the distance, Baeksuryong was shocked to see people wandering around..
‘Why are there so many flies??’
At least dozens of people were watching Baekryongjang. There were unmanned people, and there were also people who were not unmanned..
Fortunately, no one tried to break in..
‘teacher. What should I do??’
Baek Soo-ryong sent a hand signal to his disciples asking questions with his eyes..
‘Let's climb over the wall.’
It felt strange to think of someone secretly climbing over the wall of their own house, but this was the only way to go in as quietly as possible and rest..
Fortunately, there were no special experts among the watchers..
‘I'll go over it first.’
whirring!
Baek Su-ryong was the first to climb over the wall and land in the yard..
But at that moment, an unexpected sword strike cut through the darkness..
‘Inhale!’
I tried to avoid it, but the attack was sharper than I imagined, so I had no choice but to block. Baek Soo-ryong took out a sword borrowed from Nokrimchae on the way and blocked the attack..
Kyaang!
Sparks flew in the darkness, and at that moment, the two people were able to see each other's faces..
Baek Su-ryong shouted in surprise..
“why are you here?”
“I thought it was a thief... … . The owner of the house is back.”
Namgungsu, wearing an apron, was aiming a ladle as if he had just been cooking..
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