Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 198

During the 'Great Successor War', So Ya-hu had visited the twelve guardian families and had received their pledges of submission. Since his martial prowess was overwhelmingly different, most had handed over their pledges on their own.

Regarding the last remaining Hyuk-ryeon family, So Ya-hu had hesitated.

After much deliberation, he had chosen a successor duel instead of a pledge of submission.

By acknowledging Hyuk-ryeonjong as a duel opponent, So Ya-hu had raised the prestige of the Hyuk-ryeon family. There was also consideration for the sect members who were looking forward to the successor duel.

But in that short time while waiting for the successor duel, Hyuk-ryeonjong had kidnapped Bi Yun-seol and had committed the act.

Baekji had both the memories of So Ya-hu and the memories of after he had woken up again as Baekji. Although those two memories sometimes crossed and were troublesome, there were also advantages.

Based on the differences between the two memories, he could think more broadly and deeply. This was a unique advantage that no one else had.

Baekji, who had woken up again, was very faithful to his instincts. He ate delicious food and took whatever he wanted without hesitation.

Although he had embezzled Baek In-gwang's property, he had no qualms of conscience at all. But that didn't mean he was greedy beyond a certain point.

It was enough to have just enough to eat and to use.

Although he had changed slightly after meeting Mado, he only thought about himself and the people around him eating well and living well.

Although he had stepped forward in the confrontation with the Blood Sect, as it was like an instinct engraved on his body, he was not obsessed like he had been in his Young Lord days. It was important to live happily today.

On the other hand, the past So Ya-hu had lived for the sect and the great cause rather than for himself, and for the future.

That was why he had poured all his young days into training, and even when making decisions, he had prioritized the sect. In the midst of that, he had considered the bloodshed of the people around him as an unavoidable sacrifice for the great cause.

Then he had lost Bi Yun-seol, had fallen into revenge, and had wasted his life.

He could not go through such a thing again.

As if he were making a vow, he pressed down with his foot.

Peo-eok―!

The 'Great Ghost's' head burst like a watermelon.

"―!"

The people, held their breath.

It was not because the method was cruel. Because the 'Great Ghost' was already a dead person.

They were shocked by the fact that he had broken the hard head of a 'soul jiangshi' with his foot.

"A person came from a person. That is enough. Why do you put a label on it?"

Baekji's refutation of the word 'illegitimate child' sounded strange to people's ears.

There was a 'Son of Heaven' given by heaven, and below him, there were high and low statuses, which formed the order of the world... to deny that order head-on.

Baekji did not feel the need to explain.

He glared at the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family and approached.

"Didn't I tell you? To explain this situation. The answer that the So family made a 'soul jiangshi' is not the answer."

"Wh-what are you talking about?"

Although the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family rebelled, his voice trembled without him realizing it.

"All I know is that a 'soul jiangshi' appeared and the masters of the So family blocked it. Who dares to touch the So family?"

"Th-that's... didn't something go wrong when the So family was making a 'soul jiangshi'?"

In the time it took to exchange a few words, Baekji had come right in front of the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family.

"Who said that? That the So family made a 'soul jiangshi'?"

"Th-that's..."

'Heavenly Demon Qi' spewed from Baekji's entire body and bound the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family. The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family was pressed by the energy and could not continue his words.

Since the people around did not know this, it seemed strange that the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family, who had reached the 'flower realm', was struggling in front of the young Baekji.

Although Baekji's martial prowess was beyond imagination, they thought he would not be able to do anything to the great elder of the sect in front of so many people.

The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family, who was being defeated, was in a living hell.

He had the illusion that the energy spewing from Baekji was covering him like a whirlwind, and he tried to take a step back.

But he could not retreat.

At some point, Baekji had grabbed both his wrists.

"Wh-what are you doing?"

He was dumbfounded. He was also a master of the 'flower realm'. He was not a person who would give up his wrists so futilely.

Because he had been intimidated by the 'Heavenly Demon Qi', his response had been slow.

"What am I doing?"

Although Baekji's eyes were calm, they were extremely cold, and his voice was gloomy.

"The sect members are dying, and the one who is a great elder just watched? What kind of act is that? Why on earth are you carrying these arms around?"

Ttu-duk―!

The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family had to see his own arms, which had been caught by Baekji, being broken with his own eyes.

Instinctively, his 'protective energy' rose and defended, but Baekji broke it as if he were breaking a stalk of sorghum.

The pain of a broken bone digging into the flesh was the same for a novice and a master.

"Keu-ak!"

With the pain as if both his wrists were being cut off, the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family came to his senses. His reason, which had been pressed by Baekji's momentum, returned.

He raised his internal energy, put strength into his legs, and tried to counterattack.

But it was already too late.

"The one who is a great elder of the sect heard the words of a wicked person and, without even looking into the circumstances, participated in framing the So family... what use is there in having those ears?"

Baekji, as if he were clapping with both his palms, hit both sides of the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family's head.

Peo-eong!

As his palms hit his ears, with a thunderous roar in his ears, he staggered at the same time.

Tti-ing!

With the aftershock ringing in his head, the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family could not come to his senses.

Baekji's frighteningly cold words continued calmly.

"The one who is a great elder of the sect was bewitched by the words of a wicked person and, without even looking into the circumstances, spread false words... that tongue is just a seed of discord."

Baekji's fist soared from below and struck the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family's chin.

Jja-ak!

The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family's head, went back, and teeth and blood flew.

The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family, with his eyes rolled back, collapsed.

People could not even breathe properly.

The great elder of the sect, who had reached the 'flower realm', had been smashed in front of everyone by a descendant of the So family, whose origin was unknown.

Regardless of who was right or wrong, it was something that could not happen in the hierarchy of the sect. Nevertheless, no one stepped forward to question it.

Baekji looked at the elders.

"Clean up this trash."

One of the elders mustered his courage.

"What is this? Are you trying to commit insubordination..."

"Insubordination?"

Baekji cut him off.

"Who said this brat was above me?"

The elder could not answer. Since he was a great elder of the sect, his status was naturally higher than that of a normal sect member.

"Have you forgotten? Below the 'Heavenly Demon', all sect members are equal. It's just that their duties are different. Isn't that why we became the Demonic Cult?"

People came to their senses.

That's right. In the 'New Sect', everyone was the same being under the 'Heavenly Demon', the representative of heaven. The reason the Central Plains had branded the sect as the Demonic Cult was because of this idea of equality.

It was just that as a long time had passed, a hierarchy had been established, and it had hardened into a status.

"I have never placed this brat above me. But what do you mean by insubordination? Come closer and explain it to me so that I can understand."

Baekji gestured for the elder to come closer. The elder was so surprised that he was about to lose his breath, and he waved his hand.

"Ah... it seems I was mistaken. The great elder's injury is severe... I must take him away quickly."

As the remaining elders, tried to support the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family, Baekji raised his hand and stopped them.

"Wait!"

The elders looked at Baekji.

"He can't even walk on his own feet, so what's the use of having feet?"

Baekji approached and stepped on both of the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family's shins in turn.

Ttu-duk!

"Ka-a-ak!"

The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family, who had fainted, opened his two eyes at the pain of his leg bones breaking and screamed.

At Baekji's cruel treatment, everyone's body trembled.

The elders, afraid that Baekji would use his hands again, hastily dragged the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family and disappeared.

Baekji looked around at the martial artists who had come from various families. They were the ones who had come for revenge at the words that Wu Ha was a disciple of the Kunlun Sect.

"Why did you come?"

"..."

"Did you come to watch?"

"Ah, no. We came to help because we heard a 'soul jiangshi' had appeared, but since it was too strong, we couldn't step forward."

Baekji let out a bitter smile.

The brats gathered here were cowards. If they really wanted revenge, they should go to the Kunlun Mountains. Since Wu Ha had come to the Heavenly Mountains alone, they had thought it was a chance and had flocked.

"A dog is said to have an advantage even in front of its own house... is that it?"

Although it was a random word, there was no one who did not know what it meant. As everyone avoided Baekji's gaze, someone shouted, "No. I came to find So Jin-ha!"

Among them, there was also a brat with a stiff neck.

A thirty-something strong man with a sturdy build came into Baekji's sight.

"I am Zhang Biao of the 'Heavenly Mountain' Zhang family. My father passed away by the hands of the Kunlun Sect. Since So Jin-ha is a disciple of Kunlun, I came to have a match!"

"Are you going to take revenge?"

"No! If a martial artist loses in a fight, he has nothing to say even if he dies. I just... want to prove that the martial arts of the 'Heavenly Mountain' Zhang family did not lose to Kunlun!"

Baekji's eyes narrowed. The reason he had even broken the shins of the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family was to show as an example what would happen if they opposed the So family.

Although he was touched that Zhang Biao had said he would have a fair duel, the situation was not good. If he accepted them one by one like this, the number of brats who would climb up would increase.

Although it was unfortunate, he had intended to stomp out the bud altogether.

"Alright! I will be your opponent."

Wu Ha popped out.

Wu Ha was bored.

Since Baekji would not be his opponent, his daily routine was to go to the 'Silent Saber', Oh Jeong-ri, and Seomun Jeong-ha, to plead and to beg, and to have a duel.

The reason he had originally gone down the Kunlun Mountains and had intended to go to the Central Plains was also to meet various masters and to confirm his own martial arts.

He was glad that duel opponents had flocked in a group.

Wu Ha, towards the flocked martial artists, politely cupped his hands and then said, "I am Wu Ha from the Kunlun Mountains. If you wish, I will have a duel with you. However, we must do it in order... well, it's okay for several people to come at once, but since it will be chaotic if there are too many, up to three or four people is fine."

Zhang Biao was a little dumbfounded. He had come because he was a direct descendant of the So family, but he was too young.

"Are you So Jin-ha?"

His hesitant expression was evident. Although revenge was good, it was not good to see him fighting against a child.

"I said I am Wu Ha. It has been almost ten years since I have devoted myself to the Taoist gate, so I have long forgotten the ties of the secular world."

"Ahem... th-that's right. You are a disciple of Kunlun, right? But... you are too young. Let's see each other in a few years."

As Zhang Biao turned his body, Wu Ha blocked him.

"It would be troublesome if you just go. Since you have come, you must have a duel."

Zhang Biao opened his two eyes wide and threatened with a scary expression.

"Are you serious? It is a life-and-death duel, so you could die!"

Although he tried to scare him away, Wu Ha was unhesitant. He looked at Zhang Biao and the various martial artists, smiled, and then said, "Ahem. I have no intention of killing you. Life is precious. I hope you will not throw it away recklessly either."

Wu Ha looked around at the martial artists with a satisfied smile, as if he were looking at prey.

It was an expression that said he would never let them go.

Baekji was dumbfounded. He was about to say that it was not the time to have a duel leisurely, but Wu Ha had already finished.

"As you can see, there was a bad incident in the So family today... so everyone, please go to the guest house and stay. Since we also have to hold a memorial service for those who were sacrificed while blocking the evil spirits here... how about we start in three days?"

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"What? The great elder has been defeated?"

Hyuk-ryeon Gi was surprised.

"Yes. And it was in front of everyone, absurdly. That brat... that brat even broke the shins of the great elder, who had fainted and had collapsed."

Hyuk-ryeon Wi ground his teeth.

"The great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family is at the 'flower realm'. And a real one at that. But he was defeated without even being able to use his hands properly? No... I can tell just by looking at how he suppressed the 'Great Ghost' so easily. That brat... is above the 'flower realm'. He was hiding his martial arts."

Hyuk-ryeon Gi's face contorted.

"Since it has come to this... I cannot stop. Tell the 'Mingshan Sect' to attack 'Shi Fortress'."

"Yes?"

Hyuk-ryeon Wi was surprised by the sudden order.

Hyuk-ryeon Gi smiled gloomily.

"First, kill the heads of the So families and the direct descendants of the twelve guardian families!"

(End of Chapter)