Episode 794.
Hegemony of the Black Blade (5)
“It’s strange.”
Baek Seo’s face was as expressionless as always as he turned his back and looked at the mountains in the distance.
“Is it because of my mood? “For some reason, the wind seems to have become sharper.”
Hwang Seok-tae, standing next to him, received Baek Seo’s words.
“It’s winter. “It’s cold in Honam, too, even if it’s not as cold as the neighborhood up there.”
“….”
“Of course, it seems particularly cold compared to normal years.”
Baek Seo looked at Hwang Seok-tae.
There was a composure on Hwang Seok-tae’s face that had never been seen before. Even the Red Dragon God Spear I was holding in my hand seemed to have acquired its unique sharpness myself.
“You’ve really changed a lot.”
“exactly?”
“He doesn’t look like Danju of the Yongah Iron Team, the strongest military unit in the Dark Island Murim. “It’s like someone who retired from martial arts and became an instructor at a local military officer.”
Hwang Seok-tae burst into laughter.
“He’s the instructor of a rural military officer… that’s not bad either.”
“It’s really changed a lot. “He was someone who couldn’t tell jokes.”
“Was it a joke? “I didn’t know.”
“….”
“The White Paper has also changed a lot. “You weren’t the type of person to joke around with anyone.”
“Right.”
White Paper turned his head towards the mountain again.
“A subordinate must show a different appearance depending on his lord’s state of mind.”
“exactly?”
“You have become much softer over the past few years. “I don’t know if it’s right to evaluate the master as a subordinate.”
“Everyone can judge their master.”
“It seems like my mood, which was always harsh, has calmed down a lot since the vice-lord has become more relaxed.”
“Isn’t it because you’re older?”
“Well, I guess that’s true.”
Hwang Seok-tae felt somewhat embarrassed. He said it was a joke, but the white paper took it seriously. After all, people should not do things they have never done before.
“Vice lord, you have to run a lot longer. In order to provide strong support until then, I will also have to make my own changes. In that respect, I don’t think the current change is bad.”
“People who cannot change will always be left behind.”
“is it.”
Hwang Seok-tae, perhaps wanting to lighten the mood, stretched and spoke.
“Anyway, what have the zodiac signs been doing lately? Other than us, other combat units are hard to see, and the elders of the department only show their faces occasionally, and I have no idea where they are or what they are doing.”
“why? Are you interested in them?”
“The interest was always there. “I just didn’t need to know.”
White Paper nodded.
“They are working hard in their respective fields. “Just as you train across this wide plain when you are not on mission.”
“As long as everyone is doing well, that’s fine.”
“So your interest was motivated by worry?”
Hwang Seok-tae spat out scary words with a nonchalant expression.
“It’s an organization with the goal of defeating the Three Religions and unifying the world. Do you think it’ll take more than a day to use it?”
“…!”
White Paper’s eyes became sharp.
“Don’t go anywhere and say things like that.”
“I’m not so light-hearted as to say something like this carelessly.”
“I know, but it means you should be careful.”
“I understand.”
White Paper calmed his sharp eyes and spoke in his characteristic calm tone.
“The sky is unusual. “It will snow soon.”
“That’s right.”
“Sooner or later, a mission will be assigned to the Iron Team. “Take care of your unit well…”
That was then.
Kwarung!
Along with a heavy sound, thick smoke rose from a hill in the distance.
Baek Seo and Hwang Seok Tae’s eyes suddenly changed.
* * *
“It’s a matter of life and death…”
Yang Chen’s face was full of composure. At least that was how it seemed on the outside.
But he was nervous inside.
Yeon Ho-jeong mentioned ‘life and death’. If it actually happened, I wouldn’t lose, but the problem was the fact that this guy suddenly said such dangerous words.
“For the martial arts people who walk on thin ice, every day is like life or death.”
“Of course.”
“I don’t know what it’s about, but if it’s something that paralyzes my reason, I should be careful.”
“How about tying a 100-year marriage with the princess of a certain country?”
“…what?”
“I mean, what would it be like if the vice-lord were to marry the princess?”
“…?!”
Yang Chen’s eyes widened.
Yeon Ho-jeong continued calmly.
“To be precise, how about becoming His Majesty’s vice-mover?”
What does this mean?
Yang Cheon’s face, which had been colored with surprise, gradually hardened.
“The emperor’s sire?”
“That’s right.”
“Did I ask you what you thought about marrying the emperor’s daughter?”
“That’s right. No, it’s a little different.”
“…?”
“You will definitely have to do it. There is no other option.”
At that moment, Yang Cheon’s hand grabbed the bottom of the flat rock.
hook! Quaaaang!
A fairly large rock rolled to the side, producing thick smoke.
The liquor bottles and food placed on it flew everywhere. Yang Cheon’s strength, as he was able to blow up a rock with one hand as if he overturned a dinner table, was truly incredible.
Flash!
Yang Chen’s eyes sparkled with fire.
Crackle!
Before he knew it, Mukbi had taken three steps back and put an arrow on his bowstring. The arrowhead, which moved as fast as lightning, was aiming for Yang Chen’s heart.
Hwaaaaaaaaa!
Mo Fei’s hand holding the Hongryeon Palace trembled slightly.
Cold sweat broke out on my forehead and my knees were so numb that it was difficult to stand properly.
“…That’s the way it should be?”
Unlike Mukbi, Yeonhojeong was calm.
“That’s right.”
“Are there no other options?”
“Of course you can refuse. However, if you refuse this marriage, I cannot be held responsible for what happens next.”
Googoo googung! Kugugoogung!!
The ground around the two began to crack and shatter.
The energy wave emitted by Yang Cheon, who was truly angry, was so terrifying that it made the entire mountain tremble in an instant.
Even Mukbi, a transcendent expert, was deprived of his physical freedom by the energy wave. My energy was so crazy and my mind was so dizzy that it was difficult to hold a protest.
Whoa!
The energy of contemplation arose in Yeon Ho-jeong’s body.
Yang Cheon’s truly angry energy caused a huge shock to Yeon Ho-jeong. Even though I was raising all the Four Gods to the maximum and spinning the Shining God Altar at top speed, I still felt like my bones were numb.
‘also.’
Yeon Ho-jeong thought.
‘It’s completely different from back then.’
It was a martial arts skill of a different level from Yang Cheon at the time, who had lured him to the Blood Dragon Vein and then killed him before becoming the Lord of the Black Emperor.
The dead came back and the world began to change. At the same time, Yang Cheon also gained tremendous power that he had never shown before.
‘Fifty sum… No, in this environment, I could somehow get to seventy sum.’
Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes deepened.
‘I’m not a person who can understand variables. There is absolutely no chance of winning in a head-to-head fight.’
The outcome of a fight cannot be guaranteed until it is fought. However, if the possibility is infinitely close to nothing, it can be said that there is no chance of winning in the end.
‘That’s scary.’
Yang Cheon was truly angry, and the murder that bloomed using that anger as fuel was so great that it could transform heaven and earth.
‘I can’t handle it.’
Even when I fought the demon army, I felt defeat. But that was a decision made after fighting for a while.
Yangcheon is different.
People often talk about the difference in numbers, but it is safe to say that this is the difference between heaven and earth. In the first place, it can be seen as a difference of several numbers, not one number.
An opponent that you can sense defeat without having to fight.
Having to prepare for battle in front of an opponent whose circumstances were unfavorable and whose variables were unlikely to work was not a pleasant experience for Yeon Ho-jeong, who had spent his entire life in chaos.
‘Besides, there is no shaking.’
Yeon Ho-jeong was able to see Yang Cheon’s calm, calm eyes while emitting explosive energy waves.
I was extremely angry, but my reason was not consumed by that anger. I completely separated my emotional self from my rational self.
There are probably not many people in the whole world who can get so angry and yet show such calmness in their eyes. This is especially true if you are an absolute powerhouse who has acquired such powerful martial arts that no one can touch you even if you live as you please.
That’s why Yangcheon is so great.
If Yang Cheon could not help but admire Yeon Ho-jeong’s cool-headedness, Yeon Ho-jeong also could not help but be nervous about the reason shown by Yang Cheon as a politician.
“What did you plan to do in the imperial palace?”
The tone of speech changed.
Reason was clear, but anger was also clear. It was natural for his speech and voice to become harsh.
Yeon Ho-jeong spoke honestly.
“I had a conversation with His Majesty the Emperor.”
Even his tone of voice suddenly changed.
“After many conversations, I realized that this world needs to come together.”
“…?!”
“unity.”
Yeon Ho-jeong did not miss the slight moment when Yang Cheon’s momentum wavered slightly.
“Most people don’t think it’s strange that the Non-Aggression Treaty is a non-aggression treaty, but when you look at it, I decided that the treaty was so ridiculously dangerous that it had to be crushed.”
“what?!”
“Making the world one. Unification of the world. I think it should be done.”
“Are you sure you are on the emperor’s side?”
The emperor’s side.
It was a quite childish and provocative word. The relationship between Yeon Ho-jeong and the emperor was not simple enough to be expressed in such words.
However, Yeon Ho-jeong did not feel the need to explain all the conversations he had with the emperor about his relationship with the emperor.
“exactly.”
“this guy!!”
Quaaaaaaaaa!
With a huge explosion of alcohol, Yeon Ho-jeong’s body was pushed back five feet.
‘this.’
Grumbling.
Blood flowed from Yeon Ho-jeong’s nose and mouth.
Even though he blocked the strike with both hands, he suffered internal injuries.
And that too in just one shot!
‘I knew it would be like this, but there are no real monsters.’
Yeon Ho-jeong glanced at Mukbi.
Mukbi was trembling and kneeling on one knee. Despite this, the demonstration continued until the end, but the tip of the arrow aimed at Yangcheon kept faltering. He maintains his posture with superhuman mental strength.
Yeon Ho-jeong’s feet hit the ground.
Quang!
The energy of the Four Gods, who blocks the pouring force of Yang Cheon and solidifies his territory, surrounds Yeon Hojeong and Mukbi.
The tremors in Muk Fei’s body decreased. The energy of Yeonhojeong, which had become slightly unstable, began to flare up again.
“This is not a good place to talk about all the things I had with the emperor. Of course, there is no need to do it separately.”
“seat? “No matter what, if what you say is true, it wouldn’t be a conversation worth having.”
Quack! Quack!
Everywhere on the ground cracked with a loud crashing sound.
The energy emitted exerts tremendous pressure. The mountains that had protected this land for a long time were crying out against the merciless violence of a martial god.
Yang Cheon’s blue eyes contained not only anger and murder, but also madness.
“You, a martial artist, betrayed the martial arts people and became the emperor’s stooge to discuss unification?”
“It’s betrayal…”
“If you do that, what else is it but betrayal!!”
Yeon Ho-jeong said calmly, wiping the blood from his nose and mouth with the back of his hand.
“Even the generals who united the Black Islands with great resourcefulness and political power have their ugly sides.”
“what!”
“If you look at the world through the eyes of a fool who is caught up in the rules of such insubstantial illusions, no matter how strong you are or how many supporters you have, unification of the world is impossible.”
For a moment, Yang Chen’s eyes wavered.
“And I’m not here with an offer that will only hurt you.”
“What nonsense is that!”
“I’ve also brought with me a weapon called a promise that will be good for both you and me.”
Yeon Ho-jeong looked up at the sky for a moment.
In an instant, the faces of my father and younger brother, as well as the faces of countless Baekdo faction members with whom I had formed a relationship, passed before my eyes.
‘I’m sorry, but I can’t help but move on.’
Yang Chen shouted.
“Stop making incomprehensible noises and talk straight…!”
“I will become your disciple.”
“…what?”
“I will be your successor.”
Yeon Ho-jeong held out his hand.
“Give me the black sword.”
