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Chapter 349

< The Demon King of Kang Hwan-gye (1) >

The frontier of the Ganghuan region, the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang Province.

“I recognize the great King of Demons who has descended on this earth..”

““I know the king of devils!””

In the huge and magnificent Daejeon, countless people knelt down and shouted at the top of their voices..

On the other side of the main hall, to the person sitting in the gorgeous Taesa Temple on top of the high stairs..

“Hmm.”

The new supreme being who received everyone's worship, Demon King Hans, looked down arrogantly, resting his chin on his arm resting on one armrest..

There was a sneer on the cold middle-aged man's face, and naturalization burned in his eyes that were as shiny as glass..

The interior is spacious enough for hundreds of people to have a leisurely party, and is so high that measuring the floor height is meaningless..

It was truly a sight to see so many people gathered in such a place bowing down in unison..

What's the feeling of sitting in a high seat where you can see the entire space at a glance, and receiving their feelings of fear implicitly all at once?···.

‘That's really awesome.’

···It was very satisfying.

In any case, Hans was a collection of negative emotions and a symbol of negativity from birth..

Every time his strangely bright gaze passed over the prone people, their bodies reacted by twitching involuntarily..

Even though the qualifications for those who could enter this Daejeon, 'Shinmajeon', were strictly restricted, the number of people gathered at the general meeting was close to one hundred..

Even so, the number has been greatly reduced due to the huge purge that took place not long ago, otherwise it would have easily been in the hundreds..

‘I've done enough pruning. It took some time because there were a lot of stubborn people, but it wasn't that difficult to swallow up an organization this size. Well done for setting an example..’

Needless to say, the voluntary cooperation of the existing command was essential in order to fully absorb as much as possible a force equivalent to the Heavenly Demon Church..

However, no matter how much Hans proved his ability by using force, it was natural that it would be difficult to easily accept an unidentified being who suddenly appeared as a leader..

What naturally followed was appeasement, threats, examples, and executions using any means possible..

A series of purges in which those who can become one's limbs are selected and those who are deemed impossible to rehabilitate are eliminated..

The result was now.

“Please tell me anything, O Most High.!”

really he.

They finally defeated the great power called the Church of the Heavenly Demon and devoured it..

Hans, who was leisurely looking around at those lying on the floor, slowly opened his mouth..

“So, what is the location of the Cheongima Line? Did you figure it out??”

He is the highest-ranking figure among those who left the headquarters and is in charge of external operations in charge of the detachments. Ya Yul-hwan, a soldier of the Heavenly Demon Church, is a Cheonma Seon..

The person who answered the question about his whereabouts was the head of Tongcheon Pavilion, an information organization of the Demonic Cult..

“···I apologize. It seems that former military officer Ya Yul-hwan has noticed the changes that have occurred at the headquarters. Not only has all connection with him been cut off, but contact with the special forces dispatched to other places is also being cut off one by one, making it difficult to determine his location..”

The current senior officer of the Demonic Cult's Intelligence Department answers while bowing his head as if he has no shame..

At that negative answer, Hans looked down at him..

I wonder if he might be thinking of something else and making a fuss..

‘···Ugh, my breath... Even the previous Heavenly Demon cult leader was not like this.···.’

The boss broke into a cold sweat and closed his eyes tightly due to the immense intimidation felt along with that gaze..

He really had no intention of going against the will of the new Supreme Being..

The boss who only pretended to give in on the outside but had other thoughts behind it, saw with his own eyes what happened to the now vacant position of Tongcheonju..

‘I'm not afraid of anything like death. But... but that's not true, is it?!’

What was at the end of meaningless resistance was not just death..

What follows is only eternal pain and despair, with no hope of any peace in the afterlife..

That merciless tyrant will never let them go, living or dead..

In front of him, death could never be an escape..

“Hmm, good. Something big happened this time, so you should understand that much..”

“ah! Seong-eun is devastated.···.”

“But only this time. Clear up the confusion as quickly as possible, establish secret lines connected to each region, and resume information collection. Next time you get a disappointing answer like this—you'll have no choice but to reconsider your usefulness..”

“···honorary name!”

Bugakju, who flinched at the last bloody sentence, shouted loudly and threw his head on the floor..

Now was not the time to lament about my situation or anything like that..

If he couldn't prove his worth while alive, he would die and be used as a resource..

Now, if you protest that Tongcheongak is a military organization directly subordinate to the military, there is bound to be a difference in its control, but there is no way that tyrant will understand it.?

If you want to live, you have no choice but to do something..

“······.”

“······.”

Even while the conversation was going on between the two, Daejeon was dead quiet..

Even though close to a hundred people were gathered together, not even a sound could be heard..

“Then, next···.”

In the midst of such breathtaking tension, Hans' calling of names, checking on work status, and subsequent giving of instructions continued for some time..

The atmosphere was quite tense, but it was all as intended..

The reason for issuing the order to summon all executives in the first place was to reinforce discipline and warn people against reckless behavior..

‘Okay then, finally.’

And finally, Hans' gaze turned towards the last remaining ones..

The direction in which the people he was most excited for gathered together.

A department with researchers who study various psychic techniques, including jiangshi and curses..

To the place where the executives of Gaehwagung are located..

***

Gaehwagung (opening palace), the general name for the research facility of Cheonma Shinyo).

It was an organization in charge of learning, analyzing, and improving all mysteries except martial arts..

Although the main mysticism in this world was martial arts, that did not mean that research on other systems could be neglected..

Unlike martial arts, which can be dealt with more intuitively, techniques performed in all kinds of unusual ways can cause more fatal damage if not properly understood..

Among them, the Church of the Heavenly Demon was a famous organization that mainly dealt with evil and unethical practices, not Taoism or Zen magic..

There is even a saying that if the two major mountain ranges on the Yangji side are the Zhuge Sect and the Mosan Sect, then the Yinjiang has the Celestial Demon Religion and the Blood Cult..

‘Moreover, they said that even that blood religion has now been absorbed into this side. It is said that after a war that went on beneath the surface, Hyeolma, the leader of the Blood Cult, was defeated and killed by the Heavenly Demon.···.’

It was a passage that showed how much preparation the Demonic Church had made during the period of silence following the bloody death of the imperial palace..

He was working so hard despite being checked by Geum Oh-do. If he had not quickly intervened and dealt with Cheonma, the entire Kang Hwan Realm would have fallen into their hands in no time..

“Welcome, Most High! Welcome to Gaehwa Palace, the greatest cradle of knowledge on the continent.!”

And now, the old man who came out to meet Hans and welcomed him warmly was the former highest elder of the blood religion and the current owner of Gaehwa Palace..

After the Blood Demon passed away, he was the second-in-command of the Blood Cult who led his forces and committed himself to the Demon Cult. He was also a psychopath who personally turned the body of the former leader into a Gangshi and presented it to the Heavenly Demon..

For your information, that Jiangshi is currently mobilized for an external operation and cannot be found right now..

“Come on, come this way. I am so happy that the Most High is showing interest in our Gaehwa Palace! In fact, the previous leader tended to treat us like a studio producing some kind of strong poetry.···.”

Also, thanks to his tendency, he was the first person to raise a white flag and surrender completely when Hans occupied the Heavenly Demon Church, declaring active cooperation..

It is also an undeniable fact that thanks to this, the task of swallowing up power was somewhat easier..

“We thought you would understand us, perhaps because you are a magician! Ah, that day is still vivid in my eyes. At the moment when even the sky did not dare to look down on the earth due to the dark clouds brought by the Most High, it was as if the flames of the underworld had descended on this world.···.”

Of course, not only was he simply an opportunist, but also the reverence for him, who overthrew the original order of the Demonic Cult with nothing but a 'skill' that touched the sky, without using any martial arts, must have also played a role..

No matter what anyone says, he was one of the best magicians of modern times who devoted his life to magic..

“This is a place to study curses. In fact, there are many people who look down on curses due to the perception that they are of little help in a head-to-head match and that it is difficult to break through the anti-magic power of someone who has reached a certain level, but that's just saying that you know one thing and don't know the other. As the Most High knows, once you are cursed, even if you are an expert in the field, you can easily escape it.···.”

However, there was one fatal flaw in the Palace of Flowers..

It was just that there was a lot of talk..

Of course, it wasn't that he was comfortable with Hans, but rather he seemed nervous and talked a lot, but I couldn't help but feel a strange feeling about it..

‘Well, it doesn't matter as long as you don't cross the line. Above all, it is difficult to find a man of this level of skill in this minor martial arts world. ...Anyway, it's amazing to see this place again..’

Hans, who was looking around the inside of the lab while half-listening to the chatter next to him, was inwardly impressed..

Although I had already been to this place once while organizing lectures, I felt something different as I calmly looked around the place where the research process was clearly revealed..

“Ho? This is···?”

“Ah, you have great taste! This is a place where we produce and improve the best of the Yokai Gangshi that our school is proud of. The object I am currently working on is a giraffe, a spirit beast that is said to be comparable to a dragon. In fact, unlike other demonic monsters, the process for spirit beasts is very difficult, and we use contaminated Yeouiju to···.”

A four-legged animal that appears to be well over 3 meters in height..

Although the hair that was supposed to shine with five colors had lost its luster and there was no trace of vitality, the status of a higher being emanating from that body was extraordinary even at first glance..

‘Is it really like that?.’

And the moment he encountered the manufacturing process, Hans was able to clearly catch a glimpse of some of the secret meaning of Gangseojutsu, which combines the visions of demonic and blood religions..

At this very moment, not only was there an explanation from the Queen of Gaehwa who was talking loudly right next to me.—.

「Various skills such as “Unholy Sage,” “Forbidden Knowledge,” and “Way of Magic” dismantled and analyzed the mystery unfolding right in front of us in real time..

The resulting torrent of knowledge came as a great emotion to even him, who had never shown any significant changes in his emotions..

“···That's great..”

“I thought you would recognize it too! Well, if we were to look at the level of perfection, it could be said that the Heukgangsi, which the Most High had commanded, are better. Isn’t the goal of Kangsi-sul the goal of raising the body’s inactivity to a level of perfection??”

I nodded slowly, with the voice next to me making a fuss in the background..

In his mind, new concepts combined with the lectures he had learned from time to time were being mixed with existing knowledge and reassembled into his own mystery..

this was an opportunity.

In the meantime, Hans has constantly expanded his horizons by coming into contact with knowledge from numerous worlds..

The thing that contributed most to that knowledge was probably what was forcibly obtained through the Buncheonhoe..

And at this moment.

What has been accumulating for so long has finally passed the critical point..

《The individual's awareness grows beyond its limits. The special skill “Forbidden Knowledge” evolves into “Forbidden Truth”..》

It was Hans who was rooted in the black magic of Outerica..

It was the moment when I gained access to a library of forbidden knowledge encompassing a wider range of categories..

***

‘I guess I'll have to focus on this for a while..’

Hans, who has evolved his skills, decided to stay here at the Gaehwa Palace for the time being..

“Forbidden Knowledge,” which was a treasure trove of various black magic and other unclean techniques.」.

The “Taboo Truth” from which it grew allowed him to access various knowledge that he had not encountered before, and it contained a great deal of information, including the Kang Hwan world’s Kang magic techniques, the various systems derived from them, and their improvement methods..

‘Now is the perfect time to acquire this knowledge..’

Of course, since we had just swallowed up a huge power, we couldn't just focus on research..

Although we had already used the entire Cheonsan Mountain as our territory and placed barriers and magic tools here and there, it was still necessary to inspect the interior on a regular basis to make Hans' presence clear..

‘Well, I guess I'll have to deal with that..’

Anyway, at my level, this kind of parallelism was nothing..

Of course, what he was facing now was not that simple..

Hans' dedicated laboratory at Gaehwagung Palace.

There were two bodies lying side by side on the bed in the center..

This place where he is now, with the Heavenly Demon, the former owner of the Heavenly Demon Church,···.

“Kukkuk - Ah, definitely. I think I can see things a little more clearly now that I have a control group..”

It was a new sample sent from Earth, a scribe..

‘This is really enough to get me off to a good start..’

During their lifetime, they were apostles who worshiped the god Beoncheonhoeju, but now that they have fallen into the hands of Hans, that will now become a thing of the past..

From now on, they will be forged as daggers aimed at the gods they serve, ‘God Slayers’..