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 Chapter 191 - Face off (6) Chapter 191: Face off (6) He didn’t care about evidence anymore. With every emotion and thought heading to Chun Yeowun, Mu Jinwon wanted to rip Chun Yeowun apart right at this moment. Left Guardian Lee Hameng and Right Guardian Submeng quickly stood up against Mu Jinwon, and Great Guardian Marakim stood in front of the lord. Hameng pulled out the red Flame Sword and aimed at Mu Jinwon. Submeng also pulled out his Crazy Blade. Only ones who were allowed to wield weapons in the Great Hall were three guardians and the Lord. “Step back, first elder.” “You should behave in front of the Lord.” Hameng and Submeng warned, but Mu Jinwon did not back down and spoke in a furious voice. “Do you think I would not recognize your schemes?” He was talking to Chun Yeowun, who was behind the guardians. Mu Jinwon glared at Yeowun, who was kneeling down on his one knee. Chun Yeowun then turned to his left and saw the first elder in his chair. ‘YOU!’ First Elder’s eye shook with rage as he met his eyes with Yeowun. Yeowun did not make any expression, but his eye looked as if he was taunting, glaring back at Mu Jinwon. Mu Jinwon exploded with anger and tried to get up. “Enough.” The Lord warned threateningly. It was simple, and low voice but the energy wielded within the voice was bottomless and pushed down Mu Jinwon. “Ugh!” Mu Jinwon then snapped out of his anger and realized he was within the Great Halls. He couldn’t do anything further without having the Lord to become angry. Mu Jinwon brought back his aura and bowed at the Lord and shouted. “I have made a grave mistake to the Lord almighty. Please forgive my foolishness.” He then began pounding his head on the ground. And when he began pounding multiple times, so that blood began to run through his head, Chun Yujong retrieved the energy that pressured on Mu Jinwon. Mu Jinwon’s face was drenched in blood. Chun Yujong looked down at Mu Jinwon coldly and ordered him to stop. “Return to your seat.” “Thank you Lord, for your everlasting mercy.” Mu Jinwon bowed again and backed away into his seat. Lee Hameng then returned his sword and two guardians turned toward the Lord again. Mu Jinwon wiped his face with his clothes and glared back at Chun Yeowun. ‘I will find out everything and rip you apart with my own hands.’ If he was to be angry and kill Chun Yeowun here, it was going to work against him too. He had lost half of his family already, so he couldn’t lose any more. That’s when Mu Jinwon heard unexpected telepathic message coming through his ear. [First Elder. What you suspect is true. It’s not the Poison clan. It was me.] It was Chun Yeowun. It was a direct provocation. When Mu Jinwon looked at Yeowun with shaking eyes, he saw Yeowun with an evil smile. Mu Jinwon’s temper he barely controlled, had snapped. “Aaaaaaaaargh! I will KILL YOU!!!” Mu Jinwon then charged and bolted against Chun Yeowun. “What?!” Lee Hameng turned back and quickly charged at Mu Jinwon to stop, but Mu Jinwon was one stage higher in the strength. “Don’t get in my way!” Mu Jinwon’s left hand used the Wise Hand formation and pushed back Lee Hameng into the pillar. Mu Jinwon was at the end stage of superior master level, and Mu Jinwon was also stronger in power of formation. “Dammit!” Lee Hameng cursed as he got up from the ground and tried to attack again, but Mu Jinwon’s blue force qi wielded finger was already striking down upon Chun Yeowun. He was using the most powerful formation within the True Demon Sword. As Yin Moha said, Mu Jinwon knew True Demon Sword too. Mu Jinwon had realized that Chun Yeowun was at an equal level of his power just when he saw, so that was why he was using his best attack skill he had. ‘I-it’s amazing formation!’ ‘Since when Elder Mu learned such powerful sword skill?’ Everyone was shocked at Mu Jinwon’s use of powerful sword skill. The Lord was also very shocked. He didn’t think Mu Jinwon had hid secret sword skill that was almost equal in power to the Sword Art of the Sky Demon. ‘Is that really the True Demon Sword?’ Yin Moha also frowned in shock. The True Demon Sword formation used by the strongest warrior of the cult was much more powerful than it should have been. “DIE!” Powerful sword formation unleashed upon Yeowun. ‘He’s strong.’ Yeowun narrowed his eyes as he faced off against the strongest sword formation he had saw. Yeowun’s finger shined in blue force qi. To counter the True Demon Sword that was perfected Mu Jinwon’s way, it was better to use Twenty Four Demon Sword, which was a higher version. With Yeowun’s finger moving forward, two force qi of powerful warriors collided. Chapter 192 - Face off (7) Chapter 192: Face off (7) With two force qi colliding, an explosive sound filled the Great Hall. Yeowun’s formation was the third formation of the Twenty Four Demon Sword. With twenty-four sword movements being combined, its power became like a storm. “It’s impossible!” “He’s blocking it!” Everyone was shocked to see Chun Yeowun blocking against Mu Jinwon’s powerful sword skill that no one thought it was possible to defend against. ‘This… is it Twenty Four Demon Sword?’ Mu Jinwon frowned. The formation that Yeowun was using was the formation that Anonymous once showed. ‘How did he learn this sword skill?’ Mu Jinwon was surprised, but he quickly used the formation of True Demon Sword in his right hand to fight against Twenty Four Demon Sword, and thrust his left. ‘Huh?!’ The formation used by the left finger was the Wise Sword skill. Powerful sword skill came through the Twenty Four Demon Sword and countered it. “Ugh!” Yeowun was struck on his shoulder and stomach and was pushed back. “Right Sword Left Sword!” Clan leaders shouted as they realized what Mu Jinwon had just done. Mu Jinwon was known for his ability to use both of Wise Clan’s martial art with his both hands at the same time. With two hands working separately to use each martial art, it gave Mu Jinwon the power to attack as if there were two of him. Yeowun frowned at the pain coming from his wound. If it wasn’t for his energy barrier, the force qi would have penetrated him. Yeowun’s clothes stained from the blood. [Self healing activated at the wounded area.] Nano’s voice came in his head as his wound began to heal. It was hidden under the clothes, but the healing was quick. ‘Whew.’ The pain had lifted quickly. Yeowun expected this, but Mu Jinwon was much stronger than he thought. He had used two different sword formation in his both hands and countered Yeowun’s Twenty Four Demon Sword. ‘It’s not an easy foe.’ Mu Jinwon was not a foe to consider lightly. ‘I have to be quick.’ And for Mu Jinwon, he didn’t lose his chance and charged in to kill Yeowun. If he was to waste time, the Lord or other elders was going to jump in and he will lose his chance to kill Yeowun. He had to finish this soon. “I will kill you!” Mu Jinwon knew how powerful Twenty Four Demon Sword was, so he used the best of his ability, to use sword formations on both hands. If Yin Moha had completed the first formation of Twenty Four Demon Sword, Mu Jinwon had created a new skill with his understanding. ‘On my left, last formation of the True Demon Sword. On my right hand, first formation of the Twenty Four Demon Sword.’ Two sword formation unleashed from his both hands and everyone became shocked. ‘Is First Elder a monster?’ ‘How did he learn such formation?’ Mu Jinwon’s formation just now was powerful enough, but this was beyond imagination. His best skill created with the combination of Sword Demon’s strive to fight against Blade God, was amazing. ‘He can’t block this. E-even if it’s Twenty Four Demon Sword…’ Yin Moha turned pale. She knew the power of Twenty Four Demon Sword, so she thought Chun Yeowun had no chance to defend himself against this attack. ‘This is for my sister, my nephew, and my families! DIE!’ Mu Jinwon glared. He was certain that even the Lord would not block his attack. This skill was made to fight against Anonymous, a mysterious warrior. ‘If Twenty Four Demon Sword doesn’t work…’ Yeowun glared. And it was the moment when sharp force qi was about to rip apart Yeowuns’ body. ‘Blade…qi?’ Yeowun’s hand was now being wielded in blue force qi of blade. His hand then unleashed explosive power of blade formation and struck against Mu Jinwon’s skill. Huan Yi’s eye turned large with shock. ‘I-it’s that skill!’ It was the shocking blade skill that Yeowun used when he fought against Huan Yi. Yeowun’s hand moved in strange angle and created powerful blade moves, that overpowered through every sword formation that Mu Jinwon’s both hands used. Mu Jinwon frowned. ‘W-what is this!? This is impossible!’ The blade came from impossible angles. It wasn’t something that Mu Jinwon can react to normally. “UGH!” His left hand was thrown back from the powerful blade qi and his body shook. Chun Yeowun did not lose this chance and moved onto the last formation of the Blade God. He didn’t know the name of this formation, but he called it this way. Flying Dragon. With Yeowun’s body spinning up from below, blade swirled up like a tornado and Mu Jinwon’s body was swept into the force qi of blade. He shot up to the air through sharp blade qi. ‘N-no!’ Mu Jinwon tried to get out of it by using force qi over his hand, but he couldn’t even move in the prison of blade qi. ‘I have to defend myself!’ Mu Jinwon then focused his energy to create energy barrier. That’s when the storming blade qi came down upon him. ‘M-my energy barrier!’ The blade qi that came down upon him, ripped apart the energy barrier itself and when Mu Jinwon twisted his body, trying to avoid being struck, blade qi cut down into him. “AAAAAAAAAAARGH!” With Mu Jinwon’s terrified scream filling the Great Hall, Mu Jinwon’s body ripped apart into pieces in the air. And when the screaming stopped, his bodies dropped to the ground like pieces of meat. Everyone turned silent at once. All people who had gathered at the Great Halls, were shocked beyond relief and was watching Chun Yeowun with tense, and disbelief. Chapter 193 - Face off (8) Chapter 193: Face off (8) Mu Jinwon, one of three most powerful warriors along with the Lord and Great Guardian Marakim, died tragically and shocked everyone in the Great Hall. Clan leaders that sided with Chun Yeowun wanted to cheer in joy, but they couldn’t make any noise so they just held back their excitement. And Chun Yeowun’s blade skill that countered almost impossible sword skill used by Mu Jinwon shocked them all. ‘By the gods! He beat the first elder!’ ‘Is this true?’ ‘I didn’t even know such blade skill exists!’ And one who got attention was Right Guardian Submeng. It was widely known that Right Guardian Submeng was the one who had taught Yeowun how to use a blade. “Hmph.” Submeng coughed as he felt people watching him. But it was Submeng himself who was shocked by Yeowun’s blade skill. ‘Since when he learned such powerful blade skill?’ He didn’t want to accept, but the one used by Yeowun was much stronger than Butterfly Dance Blade. He was only astounded by it. ‘But… that blade skill. It’s familiar.’ It was strange. He had never seen such powerful blade skill, yet it looked familiar. That wasn’t only for Submeng. Left Guardian Lee Hameng was so shocked that he was lost for words. If he hadn’t opened the underground treasure vault for Yeowun, he would not have realized it but he saw the tracing left by that blade skill. ‘B-blade skill from the Blade God!’ The skill that was used was exactly the same skill that made the tracing on preserved bodies inside the vault. It was just the trace, but the power emanating from its tracing was mesmerizing so Lee Hameng knew it well. ‘He didn’t just study it, but learned the blade skill itself? How can this be…!’ Is it really possible to learn the martial art just by looking at the trace left on the body? Lee Hameng was shocked beyond belief and began to shake with excitement. ‘Starting with Father Chun Ma’s finding of truth… does his talent truly given from the sky?’ Lee Hameng thought his choice wasn’t’ wrong. He was now sure that Chun Yeowun was the new Sky Demon who will reborn the Demonic Cult. [Left Guardian.] Lee Hameng then heard Marakim’s telepathic message and flinched. Marakim’s eye was looking through his mask, down at Mu Jinwon’s scattered body pieces. [We’ll talk later.] [Yes, sir.] Lee Hameng had to speak with Marakim about Chun Yeowun anyway. He too, was the one who succeeded will of the Sword Demon. ‘This is amazing that you used this event to this extent. Prince, you have shown yourself well in front of all clan leaders.’ 11th Elder, Huan Yi thought that Chun Yeowun had done a good job, not only in defeating the first elder, but creating such a situation. It was apparent that his action had done a great effect on clan leaders, as they were still dumbfounded from what just happened. ‘Well, you took care of the first leader, so rest is with me.’ Mu Jinwon himself was very powerful, but his remaining forces from the Wise clan was also comprised of highly trained warriors. ‘I should see if there is a way to bring them in into our prince’s fold.’ Those were too valuable soldiers to get rid of. If it was possible to have them join, it was going to be powerful asset to their forces. Huan Yi needed to do it faster before the other four clans reach out to gather them on their own. ‘I wonder what the Lord might be thinking.’ And for the Lord, Chun Yujong, he didn’t look all that happy about what just happened. He first thought Yeowun was interesting, but it changed his mind now. He heard that Yeowun had defeated Baek Oh, so he expected Yeowun to be strong, but this was beyond his expectation. ‘He is more than I expected.’ The first formation of attack used by Mu Jinwon was an ambush so there was no use, but the Lord could have blocked Mu Jinwon’s continued attack. But he didn’t do anything, intending to stop just before Yeowun will get killed. But with this rate of growth, it seemed even enough to be within the top five warriors of the Jianghu within 10 years. ‘He have grown stronger and is becoming my threat.’ That wasn’t welcome. The card was only useful when it can be used as a card. This incident made Chun Yujong to look closely at Chun Yeowun. That’s when someone broke the silence and shouted. It was Hang Soyu, the fifth elder. “Ho-How dare! How dare you kill First Elder in Great Hall with our Lord present?!” She hesitated at Chun Yeowun’s frightening power, but she decided she had to raise her voice with this. According to the law of the cult, killing another elder in front of the Lord was not acceptable. “Elder Hang is right. How dare you do such thing! Elder Chun Yeowun should fall before the Lord and confess his sin!” Fourth Elder Ja Kinkeng got up and shouted. If they didn’t make this as a problem, then it was only going to help Chun Yeowun. If they claim that Yeowun had ignored the Lord’s authority, then the Lord will need to respond to it. ‘We can’t let him become the heir!’ Chapter 194 - Face off (9) Chapter 194: Face off (9) Chun Yeowun had grown so powerful not only in his power, but in his forces. If he becomes the heir, it will be the wing that will make him soar. ‘Ugh!’ When Chun Yeowun glared at them with cold eyes, Hang Soyu and Ja Kinkeng looked away without realizing. They instinctively felt fear from the difference in power. Chun Yeowun then knelt down on his one knee and spoke to the Lord. “I unintentionally made a crime in the Great Hall, to protect myself from being harmed. Please have mercy, my Lord.” ‘Look at his arrogant words!’ Hang Soyu bit on his lips as she heard Yeowun’s confident words. She wanted to add more to it so that Yeowun will be in more trouble, but she couldn’t say after she met her eyes with Yeowun. The Lord might have felt something anyway so it was best to leave it up to him. ‘Hmph! He hates his authority being challenged more than anything. He will show his discomfort in one way or another.’ That’s when Left Guardian Lee Hameng knelt down in front of the Lord and shouted. “I was a fool in failing to protect Prince Chun Yeowun, son of our great Lord, from being attacked by the First Elder. Please punish me instead.” ‘What?’ ‘Why?!’ And with that, Hang Soyu and Ja Kinkeng frowned. They didn’t think Left Guardian would help Yeowun in such a situation. And with mentioning that Yeowun was a prince, it became weirder to blame Yeowun for defending himself. ‘Why is Left Guardian helping him?’ ‘Wait a minute…’ They then became dumbfounded. They didn’t think much about Guardians, but this kind of action was sure to prove that Left Guardian was helping Chun Yeowun. ‘He even made Left Guardian be on his side?’ It was shocking. Everyone knew that Yeowun befriended Right Guardian Submeng, as Submeng was the teacher of Chun Yeowun. But if even Left Guardian Lee Hameng was with Yeowun, then Yeowuhn’s forces were already too powerful. ‘Dammit… there is no way.’ ‘Chun Yeowun…’ Four elders realized that the air around the Great Hall had already shifted. If without the help of neutral elders Mong Oh, the Sixth Elder or Mun Yun the Eighth Elder, there was no way to press on Yeowun or way to stop him from becoming the heir. ‘He is unstoppable.’ That was Mong Oh’s evaluation. He was neutral, but unlike other elders, he had a close relationship with six clans. This was because six clans were the actual leaders within the six clans. But he was astounded by what Chun Yeowun had shown him today. ‘He’s amazing. Even the Lord couldn’t do much to those six clans…’ Mong Oh thought maybe the Cult might change starting from now. But with four clans remaining strong, he thought he needed to see how things will go. The Lord who had been silent with a frown then spoke. “Rise, both of you.” Ja Kinkeng and Hang Soyu’s face turned gloomy. IF the Lord was telling these two men kneeling down to rise up, it meant the Lord was siding with them. “This incident is caused by First Elder, so I will forgive you for what you did.” “Thank you Lord, for your mercy.” Chun Yeowun and Lee Hameng both bowed. With Lee Hameng jumping in, the situation had not gotten any more out of control. The Lord then looked at all the people and shouted. “First Elder had paid its price for attacking the prince in front of everyone, so I will consider it solved. But you all must be aware that whoever committing crimes in this Great Hall is a direct challenge to my authority and will not be forgiven from now on.” “Yes, my Lord!” All clan leaders answered in unison. And Chun Yeowun, who was bowing down, became grim. It sounded like if the Lord was telling people, but he felt it as a warning to himself. ‘So, he’s telling me that there will no next time.’ And it was true. Chun Yujong thought that it was a good opportunity to press down on Chun Yeowun from this incident, but he couldn’t find a reason to in front of every clan leader. ‘It is as expected.’ He knew that the Lord will become wary of himself from this incident already. But Yeowun wished the Lord would show his concern to all, and Chun Yujong did not do this. ‘…A warning have been given.’ The Lord wasn’t finished yet. “Everyone, listen.” “Yes, my lord!” “I will declare.” “?!” As the Lord said that, everyone became confused. Four elders from four clans became concerned and turned to the Lord. “I will now appoint my 7th son, Chun Yeowun, who have received three approvals from three elders and shown his worth, as the heir to the throne.” “!!!” Their concern was not misguided. The Lord was trying to declare Chun Yeowun as the heir. It was the moment that four clans wished never to happen. “Is there any objection?” “…” There was no way for anyone to object in such a situation. Those who oppose, and those who sided with Yeowun both looked tense as they looked up to the Lord. Chun Yujong then shouted. “From this time forward, Prince Chun Yeowun are now the Heir of our Great Demonic Cult!” And with that, every clan leader from Chun Yeowun’s forces got up with reddened face and shouted with rejoice. It was the first Heir to the throne in 500 years who were not from six clans. “Glory to the Demonic Cult!!!” “Whoaaaaaa!!” It was only time they were allowed to cheer and shout. Those from the four clans grimaced and looked down with a heavy look. The first war that started revolving around the Heir, was finished. It was Chun Yeowun’s victory. ‘Mother…!’ Chun Yeowun clenched on his fist and enjoyed the moment. He then thought of his mother, Lady Hwa. She were worried about Chun Yeowun even in her dying breath. But now Yeowun was the Heir of the Great Demonic Cult’s throne. ‘Next is you all.’ He had defeated Wise and Poison clan. There were now Sword, Blade, Loyal and Lust clan remaining. There were a lot of clans that sided with them still, with one big obstacle overcome, Yeowun was now at equals against them. Chapter 195 - Guest from the Yulin clan (1) Chapter 195: Guest from the Yulin clan (1) The appointment of the Heir was followed by the coronation ceremony in front of every cultist at the courtyard front of the Lord’s palace. But with more serious problems at hand, Chun Yeowun’s ceremonial was postponed to later dates. And while empty spots were filled, Yeowun was told to also become the Elder. Unlike the Heir, being an elder allowed Yeowun to enter the Elder’s Meeting where all important works were being taken care of, so it was actually a good thing. Four elders from four clans objected as they wanted to stop this from happening, but the Lord pushed it through. They then moved onto the next issue, but Yeowun wasn’t allowed to participate from then on. “Crown Prince, you must go look after your wound.” People saw Yeowun being struck on by Mu Jinwon’s force qi, so the Lord told him to go down to the medical room. His bloody clothes looked like he had taken a serious wound. [My prince, it should be better for you to look after your wound. We will tell you what had been talked about here later.] Other elders sent telepathic messages to Yeowun, offering him to look after the wound. ‘Hmph. I guess I have no choice then.’ His wounds were healed a long time ago by Nano, but he couldn’t reveal this so he decided to exit from the Great Hall. “Thank you Lord, for your mercy.” Yeowun then got out of the building and walked out of the Lord’s palace. There was a medical room that the Demon Doctor Baek Jongwu stayed at within the palace, but Yeowun didn’t have any wound on him so he didn’t need to visit medical room. Yeowun then got out and went to the restaurant where his members were waiting. Everyone was surprised to see Yeowun get out early when they expected him to come out much later as it was a Great Hall meeting. Then they saw Yeowun in blood and got more shocked. “B-blood!? Prince! Are you okay?” “M-master! What happened?!” Chun Yeowun told them he will tell them once they get to the Ghost Illusion clan’s mansion. And when they returned, Yeowun was going to tell them what had happened at the Great Hall, but something else happened. It was something that Yeowun had been waiting. “Prince Chun! Guard Jang woke up!” A servant who was taking care of Guard Jang ran out and told Yeowun. And when he heard this, Yeowun ran into the room where Guard Jang was at. Guard Jang was on the bed, in sitting position. “Guard Jang…!” With Yeowun’s shaking voice, Guard Jang turned. He was in bad shape and had lost all of his teeth, but he was the man that Yeowun missed so much. “P…Prweence!” “Guard Jang!” Yeowun ran up to him and hugged him tightly. He was smaller than Guard Jang before he entered the academy, but Yeowun was now much larger. “…You habe grown.” Guard Jang shed tears from his eyes. Chun Yeowun was like his own son. Even when he went through severe tortures, he stayed quiet so he could not be a burden to Yeowun and committed suicide many times. He thought he was going to die, but looking at Chun Yeowun like this made him feel glad. Yeowun then got up and brought chair next to the bed and sat down. Jang smiled and spoke. “Wid you hab grown so mush… I shink, you do not nee- me anymore…” He couldn’t pronunciate correctly as his teeth were missing, but it was enough to understand what he wanted to say. “No, you have to be with me. Don’t say that.” “…I canc protecc you anymore, Prweence.” Guard Jang spoke and Yeowun felt his heart ache. He had killed Lady Mu and even the leader of the Wise clan and avenged, but Guard Jang had lost so much. His internal energy was destroyed and all of his teeth were pulled out so he couldn’t even chew any food. ‘Is there any way to help him?’ He wanted to help Guard Jang in anyway he can. Guard Jang had sacrificed his life for Yeowun and needed to be repaid for his sacrifice. But Yeowun had never heard of destroyed internal energy returning. ‘Nano, is there a way to restore internal energy?’ [If you are talking about the energy formation that formed beneath your stomach, then that will need further analysis.] Nano was still analyzing internal energy, but it didn’t consider when internal energy was destroyed so it required more analysis. ‘Yeah, I suppose. Work on it.’ [Yes, master.] It wasn’t sure if it will work, but Nano was the only hope. And Nano’s voice came through Yeowun who was disappointed. [But there is a way to replace his teeth.] ‘What?’ [By using impant, or denture, his teeth can be replaced artificially. I will transfer the data.] With that, Yeowun received information about implant and denture into his brain. Yeowun became glad. Internal damage might be hard, but at least there was a way to replace missing teeth. But this seemed it required skilled artisan like Ou Sunong and the doctor Baek Jongmeng’s help to achieve. ‘But I have to do it.’ Yeowun decided he will visit them when time allows. Yeowun also thought that it was a good opportunity, as he wanted to tell Guard Jang first that he had become the heir. “Guard Jang. I have something to tell you.” “Yesh, Prweence.” When Yeowun said this, Guard Jang knew that it was when Yeowun wanted to show off something that he did, so he smiled. “I have won in the Heirship competition in the Demonic Academy.” “Huh?” Guard Jang became shocked at unexpected words. Yeowun spolke again. “I won in the competition… and was appointed as the Crown Prince today.” “C-crown Prweence!!! Ish that chrew?! Are you really- U-UGH!” “Guard Jang!” Guard Jang was so surprised that he grabbed on his heart and panted, and passed out. “Guard Jang!” [Entity passed out from lack of blood pressure going into the brain. Common symptom of entity being in great shock.] “Ah…” Yeowun then learned that a person could pass out if he was shocked, even if it was good news. Guard Jang was in a state where he still needed more rest. Chapter 196 - Guest from the Yulin clan (2) Chapter 196: Guest from the Yulin clan (2) And after about two hours, Huan Yi returned to the mansion. But there was another elder, Yin MOha and Sama Yi who came to congratulate Yeowun on becoming the heir. “Congratulations, Prince, on becoming the heir to the throne.” “Whaaaaaaat?!” Yeowun’s members became dumbfounded. They couldn’t hear anything from Yeowun yet as Yeowun had to jump into Guard Jang’s room when they got here. “Huh? You didn’t know yet?” Huan Yi asked back and members all shouted. “Prince! Why didn’t you tell us earlier!” “Master is the heir now!” Mun Ku looked happy and Hu Bong almost became teary. Ko Wanghur and Sama Chak also got excited. “M-master! Congratulations! Oh, I mean Crown Prince. Do we have to call you that now?” “Sama Chak! Of course we have to address him like that! Hahahaha!” Members became frantic and Yeowun shook his head as he smiled and spoke to them. “…Just call me master as you always did.” Everyone was glad. Their master had now become the heir and official Crown Prince of the Demonic Cult. They thought this might take some time, but it was done much quicker than imagined. “Master, we should open a feast!” Hu Bong shouted and Huan Yi smiled. “Yes, that is a good idea but we should postpone it.” “Why?” “Because Crown Prince and I need to go to the Hall of Feast at Lord’s palace by dinner time. We have a dinner party with guests from Yulin clan.” “What do you mean?” Yeowun asked back confusingly. It seemed this was related to what had been decided in the Great Hall meeting. “Oh, yes. I guess I have to tell you about what we talked about in the Great Hall.” “…Are we allying with Yulin clan?” Yeowun asked and Huan Yi nodded. “Yes, the alliance is now officially in effect.” “Alliance with the forces of justice?!” Yeowun’s members all became surprised at the unexpected news. This kind of decision required more than 70% of Elder and clan leaders’ approval as Yulin clan was still an enemy of the cult. “Then this means…” With war that waged over hundreds of years, the hatred within each clan of the cult was not light. But even then, more than 70% of clan leaders agreed with the alliance, meaning there was something more grave that was happening. “Why did it come to this?” “We have no other way but to ally with them.” “So, there’s something happening out there?” “Yes, my prince. Anhuy castle and Jurkang castle had fallen.” Anhuy was owned by the Yulin clan, and Jurkang was controlled by the Demonic Cult. Losing these two places were not something to be considered lightly. “Are we against forces of Evil?” “No. We are against someone entirely new. A mere clan.” “A clan?” Yeowun became surprised. Demonic Cult was a group comprised of many clans, but a mere clan fighting against forces at such size seemed like it was impossible. “What kind of clan can do that?” “They call themselves Blade God Six Martial clan.” “Blade God Six Martial Clan?” Yeowun did not heard of the name, but frowned at the familiar name. The name of the clan reminded him of Blade God, with some of the most powerful warriors back 500 years ago. ‘Is it a coincidence?’ Yeowun thought while Huan Yi continued. “There was nine forces of Demonic Cult at Jurkang castle, and there were fifteen clans from forces of justice in Anhui castle.” The number of Demonic Cult’s forces within Jurkang castle were powerful, but Anhuy castle was under the jurisdiction of the Namkung Clan, having Namkung Shon, one of seventeen leaders of the Forces of Justice as its leader that no one thought it was possible to attack the place. These two castles were where borders of three forces met so there were a lot of battles and warriors always stood on guards. “We recently heard that three of Jurkang castle’s forces were attacked by some clan we have seen for the first time.” After being attacked, Demonic Cult thought maybe it was invasion from Yulin clan, and sent a message to two forces in Kangsuh castle, and remaining six forces in Jurkang castle to help the forces that were under attack. One force had 500 warriors, so it was a total of 4000 warriors. “But after two weeks, we have lost contact with Jurkang castle.” This meant that every cultist within Jurkang castle was wiped out. This was too fast for a castle to be fallen under the enemy, so the Cult readied for the war. They thought that Yulin clan was behind this and had figured the war that had not been waged for quite some time, had started again. That’s when Yulin clan had sent ambassadors to the castle of the Demonic Cult. “We were thinking of executing them and send their heads back to their cult, but what we heard was shocking.” They told that Anhuy castle was also taken, and Namkung Shon was killed in the process. The Yulin clan also thought it was work of the Demonic Cult and was readying for war. But they always required to find evidence, so they sent ambassadors to raise a complaint. “So, that’s how we knew.” “Yes. Thanks to their procedure, we were able to find out that it was actually another group that attacked us.” They first thought it was from forces of evil, but their bases were too far ahead, so it wasn’t likely. “So, we offered the Yulin clan.” Both groups signed a peace treaty until they take back Anhuy and Jurkang castle. And soon after, another group of ambassadors came to the castle. It was the first time ambassadors from Yulin clan had entered the castle, so every cultist were shocked. Ambassadors brought the offer decided from Yulin clan’s meeting and the Lord and leaders agreed to the offer and gathered up a group and left. “So, was the trip was to take back both regions?” “Yes. It was to ambush those two castles before the enemy readies its defensive lines and take back.” Demonic Cult and the Yulin clan both picked out their finest warriors and kept it as a secret to ambush on both castles at once. And the result was… “And we failed.” They knew the enemy was only one group, so with the combined force of Yulin and Demonic Cult will able them to take back the castle. But they were countered and had to retreat. The Lord and elders’ wounds were proof of it. 7th Elder was killed in the process. It was a secret mission, so the rumor did not spread throughout the Jianghu, but it was still a shame. “Well, he didn’t tell us how they lost in the meeting.” It was a loss, so there was no need to go into detail on shame. It seemed Yulin clan also lost taking back their Anhuy castle and was wounded severely. “…So, that’s where alliance comes up.” “Yes. We have the common enemy.” Two forces then gathered to have an emergency meeting and came to an alliance. Birth of an enemy that two forces cannot handle made them come in peace. If this was told to the forces of evil, it was sure that they will try to do something with this as a chance. “We need to deal with the new enemy through this alliance. And if this alliance is known officially, forces of evil will not try to do anything funny.” There were two purposes for this alliance. First was to fight the Blade God Six Martial clan, and the second was to stop forces of evil from meddling in on the matter. ‘Blade God Six Martial…’ Yeowun couldn’t shake off the name after he heard the name from Huan Yi. Chapter 197 - Guest from the Yulin clan (3) Chapter 197: Guest from the Yulin clan (3) At the same time, at Guardian building right next to the Lord’s residence in Lord’s Palace. Great Guardian Marakim was talking with Left Guardian Lee Hameng in the office located on the fourth floor of the building. “…So, that’s how it happened.” “If that is true, then Crown Prince is… the one we’ve been waiting for.” Marakim answered to Hameng’s story. If Yeowun had learned the Sword Force of the Sky Demon and also learned Twenty Four Demon Sword, then he was the real successor of Sword Demon that guardians had been waiting for. ‘What’s going on?’ But Great Guardian didn’t seem all that excited so Lee Hameng thought something was off. Great Guardian always had a mask on and didn’t speak much, but this wasn’t what Hameng expected. “Great Guardian. Is there any problem?” “…No. There is something more serious.” Marakim then changed the subject. “What is that?” “Blade God Six Martial clan.” Lee Hameng frowned. This was a problem for the entire Demonic Cult. They allied with Yulin clan to deal with this, so it wasn’t something for them to talk about. “Don’t you see any oddity in this?” “Are you talking about the name?” Lee Hameng too felt strange about the name. But that was too much to think that the clan had a direct connection to the Blade Got himself. And it had been 500 years since the Blade God appeared. “IT wasn’t revealed at the Great Meeting, but there was a warrior from their clan who cut Elder Hang’s arm off and took Submeng’s eye.” “Alone?!” Lee Hameng became surprised. If that was true, the warrior was more powerful then they can imagine. Marakim shook his head and spoke. “There wasn’t just one.” “Then?” “There were three.” Lord and his warriors from the cult clashed against warriors from Blade God Six Martial clan. IT was kept as a secret, but these clan hid on the way and ambushed the cult instead. “They outnumbered us and ambushed, but we were also one of the strongest from our cult.” The Cult reacted quickly and began to fight and soon, three powerful warriors from Blade God Six Martial clan appeared. They massacred through Squad Leaders and Masters of the cult easily, making Elders to fight against them. First, one elder tried to fight one of another warrior, but they couldn’t fight alone so two elders joined. “They were warriors who used Sword, Staff, and Claw.” Superior master level warriors fought together to deal with them, but these enemies had much different martial art. “Their martial art had severe burden on the body.” Three warriors had special muscles in their bodies that were developed to use the unique martial art. “After 7th Elder Kong Sunong died, and Hang Soyu’s arm were cut off, situation turned.” Two elders combined were almost equal, but the balance tipped off to the warriors and Elders who were left alone became injured. And when it got out of control, the Lord and Great Guardian also joined in the fight. Great Guardian fought against a warrior who used a sword alone, and learned something while fighting him. “I didn’t know when I saw ones that used claw or staff, but I realized when I fought the one who used the sword. Their martial arts are derived from one root.” “You mean..” Marakim got up and took off his shirt. On his body, there were scars of sword marks that were left like if it stormed around Marakim. But these were like slashed attacks that would be made from a blade. “T-this…!” The tracing was very similar to the Blade God’s blade skill that Chun Yeowun had used. Marakim quickly jumped back by using his Wind God walking skill, but he still was injured. Marakim spoke. “If that man could have used this formation with a blade, I would have ended up like the First Elder.” At dinner hour, every clan leaders had gathered at the Hall of Feast with clean, formal clothing to greet the guest. The hall was filled with music, and there were many tables each filled with cuisines and liquors. On the stage where top leaders from both sides were allocated, a long table was left. Yeowun didn’t look comfortable, however. ‘I don’t like this seat.’ He was sitting very close to the Lord. He was now a Crown Prince, number 2 rank within the cult. At least the Lord was in his own, so Yeowun did not look him across the table. The guests have not arrived yet so everyone waited. And soon, guards that stood at the gate shouted. “Guests have arrived!” And the gate to the hall was opened and guests from Yulin clan entered. The first forty people had black clothes with orange sashes. They were from the Flower Mountain clan. One in the front was a large man with a long beard, the leader of Flower Mountain clan, and one of seventeen leaders of forces of justice, Poong Chungwun. ‘They are different.’ Yeowun had seen forces of justice for first time, if not counting criminals that he saw in the academy. If Cultists were mostly cold and aggressive, these men walked straight and seemed to value honor. And those who walked behind had white clothes with blue swirls. They were from Moyong Family. “Hmm.” The one who had a short beard was Moyong Kang, the leader of the Myong family and another leader of 17 leaders. They looked a bit arrogant compared to the Flower Mountain clan. And to the back of them, there was a woman wearing teal-colored lavish cloth and grey veil over her head. But she didn’t look like she was from the Moyong family. ‘Who’s that?’ Guards that stood beside her too had different clothes. Moyong Kang glanced around and whispered to her and she nodded and walked past the group and members from Flower Mountain clan and got up to the front. She then bowed and spoke to the Lord, Chun Yujong. “On behalf of the Yulin clan, I thank you for your hospitality, Lord of the Demonic Cult.” With her words, all members from Yulin clan all bowed. They were allies but they couldn’t do more than this to Demonic Cult, who were their long foe. Chun Yujong then stayed on his seat and spoke. “I welcome valuable guests from Yulin clan to our castle.” It was a greeting, but the Lord didn’t even show the slightest formal gesture, so people from the Yulin clan became uncomfortable. But they soon heard why Chun Yujong did that. “I thought Forces of Justice honor and respect. Was it a false rumor?” “Why are you saying that?” “How can a person representing the entire Yulin clan hide her face in front of her host?” “Oh! My apologies. I have made a mistake from being anxious about meeting with you.” The woman then quickly pulled up the veil over her face. Everyone became astonished. Chapter 198 - Guest from the Yulin clan (4) Chapter 198: Guest from the Yulin clan (4) It was beauty beyond imagination that was like a flower on a cliff. Her smooth silky skin and soft line over her beautiful eyes were astounding. Almost every man in the hall looked at her, mesmerized by her beauty. One of the guards who stood by her then clapped once. Men came back to their senses and looked away embarrassingly. It looked like some of the ones from the Yulin clan were proud of her beauty. Yeowun, however, looked weirdly. He didn’t know who these people were as he wasn’t familiar with members of Yulin, but most clan leaders or elders knew who this woman was. The mole under her left eyes proved who she was. Lord Chun Yujong praised of her beauty. “I heard Leader of Yulin has two treasures. It is good to see one of them, Strategist Jegal, most beautiful woman of Forces of Justice.” “Thank you for the compliment, Lord Chun.” She was one of ‘Three Beauties’ of the Jianghu and the Second Strategist of Yulin, Jegal Sohi. She was the lover of the first son of the Yulin clan, Yeon Buso, and was famous for being a talented strategist. But she was most known for her beauty. ‘This is the most beautiful woman in the Jianghu!’ Moyong Yu, son of Moyong Kang and heir of the family became proud. And others from Moyong family also seemed similarly proud. ‘Foolish cultists… look at them lusting over a beautiful woman.’ Unlike members of Flower Mountain clan who valued on holding back their emotion, the Moyong family members had been looking down upon the Demonic Cult. This showed on their faces. ‘I don’t like their faces.’ ‘I heard Moyongs are arrogant… so, it’s true.’ It was a party to celebrate the alliance, but clan leaders shook their heads at the sight of the Moyong family. This party was actually could be more dangerous than it was currently. These were two groups who were at war against each other four hundreds of years. There was no way they will befriend each other easily. ‘I will punish all those who might harm the alliance.’ The Lord warned to all clan leaders before the party started. Even those in the Yulin clan, two leaders warned their members. ‘Small argument might lead to a fight, so be wary.’ They will try hard to stay away from any potential problem that might cause harm to the alliance, but it wasn’t sure what might happen when they start drinking. Jegal Sohi bowed to greet. “Second Strategist of Yulin. Jegal Sohi, sends her deepest apologies. Please excuse my rudeness.” Chun Yujong then got up from his seat and bowed at her and people of Yulin clan. “Your leader has sent a very important person here. I thank you for your hospitality. Welcome to Demonic Cult.” With the Lord gbowing, every cultist in the hall bowed. Poong Chungwun then laughed and bowed at Chun Yujong. “Thank you, Lord Chun. We are very hungry, so why don’t we start eating? I wouldn’t want these great foods to go lukewarm.” Poong Chungwun, eldest leader in the Yulin clan’s group, spoke jokingly and the atmosphere lightened. “You are right, Elder Poong. Let’s begin the feast.” “Yes, my Lord!” Beautiful servants who was standing by the yard got in and began guiding leaders of Yulin clans to their seats. Warriors then found open seats on round table placed on the hall. And when everyone sat down, musicians began to play music again. It was beginning of the feast. On the stage, leaders began to introduce themselves against each other. “I am 11th Elder Huan Yi. Huhuhu…” Starting with lowest ranking elder Huan Yi, all elders introduced their ranks and name. And when almost every elders finished their instroductuion, people from Yulin clan became curious about young man who was still standing down. ‘Hmm… I heard about all of others that introduced. But who is that young man?’ Poong CHungwun had lived for long time in Yulin, that he knew most members from Demonic Cult and forces of Evil, but he never heard of young man at the Cult’s leadership. That’s when the young man stood up last and bowed. “I am Crown Prince and 12th Elder, Chun Yeowun. Greetings, guests from Yulin clan.” ‘Crown Prince!’ Every leader from the Yulin clan was shocked. They heard that there were no Crown Prince yet, but there it was. And the man said he is also 12th Elder. ‘He is also an Elder at the same time? Oh, by the way… I don’t see Baek Oh the Poison man, and Mu Jinwon the Dual Demon Sword.’ Baek Oh and Mu Jinwon was infamous among forces of Justice. Poong Chungwun, who had shared the same generation with them became confused. There were no need for member of Yulin clan to know death of these two elders, so they weren’t notified. ‘So, he’s Crown Prince of the Demonic Cult?’ Moyong Yu looked at Yeowun. This meant that Chun Yeowun was the enemy that Moyong Yu will face in the future, as they were same generation. ‘…He looks strong.’ He couldn’t even guess at how powerful Yeowun might be. He too was at super master level, and was called talented, but Chun Yeowun was whole another level. Demonic Cult was known for giving ranks depending on the power, so if Yeowun was also an elder, then it proved he was a powerful warrior. ‘It reminds me of him.’ Seeing Yeowun, reminded him of the monster in the Forces of Justice, Yeon Buso. Yeon Buso had graduated White Academy, academy that trained warriors, faster than anyone and is now being told that he will be future of the Yulin clan. ‘Dammit. I should focus on training myself.’ Moyong Yu realized of his current state. And Moyong Kang grinned as he looked at his son being hurt on his pride. He realized that his son had been motivated by Crown Prince, who can become the future enemy. ‘It’s good that I brought him here.’ But he also knew that it was quite dangerous. He couldn’t even see how powerful this Crown Prince was. ‘So, this is the Demonic Cult.’ Demonic Cult was known for choosing the heir to the throne depending on the power, so it was understandable why Crown Prince was that much of a monster. After introducing with each other, the Lord congratulated the alliance and the feast began. The feast then soon turned into a drinking party and began to become noisy. Chapter 199 - Guest from the Yulin clan (5) Chapter 199: Guest from the Yulin clan (5) “Hahaha! Strategist Jegal is famous for being Flower of the Yulin clan. I see that it was true.” “I’m embarrassed.” “Jegal is is our pride. Hahaha.” Jegal Sohi, was of course, the one who drew the most attention. Her beauty was enough to gain attention from all men of all ages and groups. But not all of them were only interested in her beauty. There was one who was looking at the situation carefully. The eye then seemed uncomfortable. ‘Elders are not enough.’ He then saw one man, drinking the liquor, uninterested in Jegal Sohi. ‘He should do.’ The man then clicked her glass at the small porcelain bottle that contained liquor. It was a noisy party so no one paid attention to him, but one the sound of glass rang, Jegal Sohi’s eye turned dumbfounded and looked around. Then she got up and walked up to Chun Yeowun. “Hmmm? What is this?” Unlike other elders, Huan Yi and Yin Moha who were sitting by Chun Yeowun and talking, became surprised. Jegal Sohi then spoke to Yin Moha who was sitting right side of Yeowun. “Elder Yin Moha. Would you excuse me for a second?” She was asking Yin Moha to move aside. It surprised people around, as it was very rude to ask such a thing but Yin Moha moved away without any word. Yin Moha did not want to create any hassle with members of the Yulin clan, and from Jegal Sohi’s reddened face, she looked a bit drunk. ‘Is she not controlling the alcohol through internal energy?’ Yeowun became surprised. Everyone from both Demonic Cult and kept their soberness by controlling internal energy, but Jegal Sohi seemed she was drunk. With Jegal Sohi, the flower of tonight’s party sitting down next to Yeowun, everyone’s attention gathered. ‘Ugh…’ Chun Yeowun became uncomfortable as unwanted attention drew at them. He didn’t mention it, but he wished she would move to other seats and talk with the other elders. But Jegal Sohi’s next action drew even more attention and jealousy over men. “Crown Prince~~~~ sir… you are really… handsome.” ‘Huh?’ Jegal Sohi began trying to flirt with Yeowun. Her confident and wellmannered self had disappeared. With her acting in such way, Moyong Yu was first to become angered. ‘W-what? What is she doing?!’ Jegal Sohi was in a relationship with Yeon Buso, the eldest son of the Yulin clan’s leader, but Moyong Yu was also secretly in love with her, so he became dumbfounded. “Don’t you like meeeee?” Jegal Sohi tried to grab Yeowun’s wrist with her beautiful hands and Yeowun thought she was drunk and tried to avoid. But Jegal Sohi got closer by pushing herself right next to Yeowun. Yeowun became frustrated at being flirted by a woman for first time in his life. ‘Ugh, this is frustrating.’ Yeowun was able to see that she was flirting. But this was a party to congratulate the alliance and with both of them on different groups, he couldn’t understand this. ‘Something’s wrong.’ Yeowun then looked at Jegal Sohi’s face. Chun Yeowun then became weird, not stopping her anymore and the man who was watching, thought this was the chance. ‘Let’s get him now!’ He then rang the glass two times. Jegal Sohi, then suddenly took the chopstick on the table and thrust toward Yeowun’s chest. “Huh?!” Leaders from Yulin clan became shocked at sudden move. It was an ambush, but Chun Yeowun wasn’t someone to be attacked as such. “Ugh!” He snapped on her wrist to make her drop the chopstick. But Jegal Sohi pulled up internal energy and thrusted on Yeowun’s stomach. Yeowun backed up to dodge, but Jegal Sohi jumped up to him and continued on the attack. And with such an attack, Yeowun had to attack back. “Ugh!” And what Yeowun did next, shocked everyone in the hall. Yeowun reached out with his right hand and grabbed her pretty face with his hand. “Aaargh!” He grabbed so hard that she grabbed on Yeowun’s wrist and moaned in pain. She was the one who attacked first, but it seemed like it was too much. “C-crown Prince!” Poong Chungwun was shocked and did not know what to do. Everyone here saw Jegal Sohi attacked the Prince first. “How dare she attack our Crown Prince! What is the point of this!?” “Ugh…” Huan Yi shouted angrily and leaders of Yulin clan frowned. It was now two groups siding against each other. ‘There we go!’ The man thought it was now just short of a shout, to turn this feast into chaos. “Kyaaaaaaaaargh!” That’s when Jegal Sohi trembled in Yeowun’s hand as she writhed. She then fell silent and energyless. “What are you doing, Crown Prince!” Ja Kinkeng shouted with shock. Jegal Sohi had done something she should have not, but it was necessary to ask her why she did it first. ‘Hehehe… it’s going well.’ The man smiled. The situation was going in more worse. He didn’t need to even scream. It was then. “Nnngh…” Jegal Sohi got up with a moan. Yeowun let go of her with his grab and she dropped to the ground and shook her head. She then looked up and asked with a confused look. “W-what is going on here? Did I drink too much?” Jegal Sohi didn’t seem to know what she just had done. The man who was watching became shocked. ‘W-what? Why is the hypnosis went off?’ He then heard the telepathic message. [Move to the second plan.] [Y-yes, Brother.] The man then tapped on glass three times. With the sound, Moyong Yu who were helping Jegal Sohi to stand with a concerned look, suddenly turned weird and charged at Chun Yeowun. “How dare you attack Miss Jegal! DIE!” There was no need to have this happen twice. Huan Yi and Yin Moha blocked him quickly and pinned him down on the groun.d “The young girl has made us look like fools, I see.” “Aaaaargh! Let me go! Let me…!” “Hmph.” Yin Moha snapped on Moyong Yu’s neck and make him pass out. ‘Dammit. This is a failure.’ He had to make a problem, but Moyong Yu was easily overpowered so the man grimaced. He had to move onto the third plan. ‘There’s no choice.’ [Brother. We should move to the third plan…] It was when he was sending a telepathic message that someone jumped up to him and grabbed his neck. It was Chun Yeowun. “C-Crown Prince?! What are you doing!” “H-he’s…!” Everyone was shocked by Chun Yeowun’s sudden action. The man that Yeowun grabbed by the neck and pushed up was one of the guards that guarded Jegal Sohi. “Argh! W-why are you doing this?!” The guard looked down at Chun Yeowun with a painful look and Yeowun spoke coldly. “Do you think I wouldn’t find you?” He felt his heart sink. How did he know that he was behind everything? But he had to lie. “Kek… I-I don’t know what you are talking about.” “Don’t even try to lie.” “Aaaaaargh!” The clench became stronger and the man felt like his neck bone will break even with slightest of more power. He became painful as Yeowun asked with a heavy voice. “What is your third plan?” “!!!” The guard’s eyes turned wide with shock. Chapter 200 - Hidden Purpose (1) Chapter 200: Hidden Purpose (1) When Jegal Sohi got closer, Chun Yeowun was able to see her hypnotized eyes. Her eyes had no focus and was not looking at him directly even when she was flirting with him. So, Yeowun asked Nano, ‘Nano, is she doing this because she’s drunk?’ [Analyzing facial muscles of the entity.] Yeowun’s eyes began to shake and white light particles began to scan Jegal Sohi’s face. Nano’s voice then returned. [Her eye movement shows irregularities. The entity is presumed to be in a hypnotized state.] ‘Hypnotized?’ [Sending related information to your brain.] Yeowun felt his brain stinging while he received information about hypnosis. Hypnosis was an act to impact the target’s brain artificially, so that person could be manipulated against their own will. ‘She’s being controlled.’ Based off the information that Nano sent, hypnosis was the effect of a repeated act that stimulated human senses. Then there should be something that signaled for her to be controlled. ‘Is there a way to break her hypnosis?’ [The person who hypnotized her can stop it. She can also be forced to be awakened by shocking her brain.] ‘Good.’ Yeowun then grabbed Jegal Sohi’s face and shocked her. This was to break her from her hypnosis. ‘If she was fine and suddenly turned, then someone must have hypnotized her.’ It wasn’t easy to find the culprit since everyone was looking at Chun Yeowun with shocked expressions. Yeowun then thought in the short moment, ‘If someone does such a thing in front of everyone at the castle’s palace, then the culprit might not be the only one. Then…’ Yeowun then ordered Nano to sense any telepathic messages being transferred. Nano labeled this as Telepathic Message Tapping Mode. Yeowun’s guess proved to be true. [Let’s move onto the third plan…] ‘Found you.’ Yeowun bolted out the moment he heard the telepathic message and grabbed the guard who was standing at the far end of the stage. “What is the third plan?” The guard became so shocked that he couldn’t even hide the his shock on his face. ‘H-how did he know?!’ There was no way for their plan to be spilled. It was impossible to know that there were even numbers in the plans unless Yeowun overheard telepathic message, but that was impossible. If that was possible, then something should have been planned to prevent it. ‘Kek!” ‘Dammit! He’s grabbing my neck so hard so I can’t send telepathic messages!’ He had to send a telepathic message to his partner to move onto the third plan, but his neck was tightened so he could barely moan. It was then. “You should stop there, Crown Prince of the Demonic Cult. My clan member made a grave mistake, but threatening the life of a mere guard is too much.” Moyong Kang went up to Yeowun and persuaded him. He was actually the type to use force rather than talk, but he was in the middle of the Demonic Cult’s home, so he held back. But Yeowun did not let go of his hand and spoke. “Is he really from the Yulin clan?” “What are you talking ab…” “Strategist Jegal. Is he the guard that you recognize?” Moyong Kang became dumbfounded and tried to object, but Yeowun turned and asked Jegal Sohi who was barely getting up. She still seemed dizzy and confused, but she turned to the guard who was in pain and asked with shock. “W-wait… who is that man?” She didn’t recognize the guard that she brought here. Leaders from both sides frowned. And when everyone was in shock, Yeowun heard someone else’s telepathic message. [We have no choice. We have to move onto the third plan while our master finds the remains of the Sword Demon. I will help you once I rile up the crowd.] ‘?!’ Yeowun turned to the direction where the telepathic message came from, and another guard who was at the hall down the stage raised his both hands and clapped two times. And with that, people in the hall began to change. Clan leaders from the weaker clans and the weaker warriors in the Yulin Clan suddenly became dumbfounded and began attacking each other. “Dirty Cultist dogs! DIE!” “Hypocrites!” They had no weapons, but they still fought with their bare hands. The feast had turned into a battlefield between the Forces of Justice and the Demonic Clan. Yeowun frowned. ‘Since when did all these people became hypnotized? Wait… was that clap…?’ Hypnosis was created by some kind of stimulation and Yeowun remembered people being mesmerized by Jegal Sohi’s beauty a while ago. He then remembered one of the guard clapping. ‘Was that clap the reason for the hypnosis? But is it possible to hypnotize this many people in that short moment?’ It seemed like there was something that helped stimulate people so they could be hypnotized. Within the crowd, the guard that forced people into hypnosis shouted. “Dirty Cultists are attacking us! The Alliance is the trap! Strike back!” It was a fight started by those who were hypnotized, but this shout was enough to make other clan leaders and warriors from Forces of Justice become confused. “DIE!” “Fools!” The hypnotized ones attacked everyone they could see, so fight began to grow. With that, all leaders from both sides were now glaring at each other, ready to attack at any moment. “Kekekekik!” The guard that Yeowun was grabbing by the neck cackled even through his pain. “You are annoying me.” “AAAARGH!” Yeowun then struck his rib, and the ribcage shattered with the guard screaming in pain. Yeowun then sealed his blood point so he couldn’t move and shouted at the leaders who were ready to jump at each other. “Stop! They are hypnotized!” “Hypno… what?” They didn’t know what hypnosis was. Yeowun thought to find better words to use, and he remembered the word ‘illusion.’ “They are under illusions! Just like how Strategist Jegal was affected just now! This is a trap for our alliance to be broken!