A Baby Cat Who Commands the Dog Clan - Chapter 225

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Chapter 225
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The Palace Master’s Hall of the Northern Sea Ice Palace was a mystical place, as if constructed entirely from white jade.
“Wow….”
Hong Seol was gazing around in wonder when
an authoritative voice rang out—that of a middle-aged woman.
“What is all this commotion about!”
A woman appeared before Hong Seol, commanding at least a dozen attendants in her wake.
Her silver hair and piercing blue eyes held the distinctive character of those from Beihai,
yet her bearing—elegant yet merciless—bore an uncanny resemblance to Hong Seol herself.
‘So this is the Palace Master of the Northern Sea Ice Palace….’
Though our eyes were level, she seemed to gaze down upon me from above.
With each step she took, her silver hair seemed to dance as if caught by wind.
It was surely an illusion born from her formidable inner power.
I felt my palms grow moist with perspiration.
‘I must convince her somehow and bring her to our side!’
This was no time to deliberate whether it was possible.
I had to succeed.
‘Only then can I gain the opportunity to cultivate the Yin-Yang Divine Art before the Ten Thousand Year Ice Peak.’
Only by perfecting the Yin-Yang Divine Art could I see that stubborn brother’s face again.
With resolve steeled, I performed a respectful bow—far more courteous than when facing Han Poong Geom.
“I am Myo Hong Seol of the Martial Arts World, paying respects to the esteemed senior, Seol Han Bing Hu.”
Seol Han Bing Hu.
A title meaning the sovereign of snow, cold, and ice.
In the days when the Northern Sea Ice Palace maintained relations with the Central Plains, the Jianghu had bestowed this epithet upon her as a mark of reverence.
It was a fitting sobriquet for the Palace Master of the Northern Sea Ice Palace, who had perfected the Ice White Divine Art.
‘I studied this from the history texts provided by the Commander beforehand.’
Understanding one’s negotiating partner is fundamental.
And indeed,
the icy expression of the Palace Master of the Northern Sea Ice Palace had softened somewhat.
“That epithet… I have not heard it in ages. Your name is Myo Hong Seol, you say?”
“Yes.”
“I know of only two clans bearing the name Myo. Which one are you from?”
“The Southern Barbarian Beast Palace. As you well know, the Northern Sea Ice Palace and the Southern Barbarian Beast Palace both belong to the Outer Realm Martial Arts. In the past, during the Great Demonic Confrontation, we united our strength to battle the Demonic Cult.”
I spoke with confidence.
I calculated that revealing myself as the successor of the Outer Realm would earn the Palace Master’s favor.
But circumstances did not unfold as I had anticipated.
“P-Palace Master!”
Bing Yu Hua was dragged into the Palace Master’s Hall moments too late.
Before taking more than a few steps, Bing Yu Hua prostrated herself on the floor of the hall, her forehead pressed against the ground.
“I-I greet the Palace Master.”
Unlike Hong Seol, her face bore the marks of five days of torment.
It was clear she had been consumed by worry.
‘Could it be that the Medicine Master also heard about So Wol, the Young Palace Master?’
“…Yu Hua?”
“Yes, Palace Master. I am that Yu Hua.”
Bing Yu Hua spoke with trembling lips.
The Palace Master of the Northern Sea Ice Palace’s frigid gaze remained fixed on the crown of Bing Yu Hua’s head as she trembled with her chin lowered.
A sharp voice crackled through the hall like thunder.
“How dare you—how could you possibly set foot in the Northern Sea Ice Palace again!”
“I beg your forgiveness, Palace Master. I had no knowledge of what the Young Palace Master did…”
“No one has seen So Wol since that day.”
It was then.
A single tear streamed down the face of the Palace Master, who seemed to possess a heart frozen solid.
“Whether she lies dead in some back alley of the Central Plains, or was struck down from behind—I know not. That child I raised with all my strength…! The Young Palace Master of the Northern Sea Ice Palace, flesh of my flesh and blood of my blood…!”
It was as though a fierce blizzard raged within the Palace Master’s Hall.
The Palace Master’s fury knew no bounds.
“Had you not committed such deeds beforehand…! So Wol would be standing here at this very moment!”
“…Please, take my life, Palace Master!”
Bing Yu Hua’s tears fell to the floor, leaving dark stains.
Seeing this, the Palace Master’s teeth clenched audibly.
“Very well. I have awaited this day. Han Poong Geom!”
“Yes!”
“Sever the meridians of the criminal!”
“I obey!”
Han Poong Geom answered with a resounding voice. Hong Seol, flustered, turned her head this way and that.
‘W-what…?’
Bing Yu Hua seemed truly prepared to accept her punishment without hesitation.
“Wait!”
Hong Seol hastily spread her arms wide and stepped forward to block the way.
The Palace Master spoke sharply.
“Silence! Outsiders have no say in the affairs of Beihai!”
“No! This is not a matter of Beihai!”
Hong Seol cried out desperately.
“Bing Yu Hua here is no longer a person of Beihai. She is the family matriarch of the Nam Goong Family and the Medicine Master!”
“Insolent child! Do you not see? Step aside at once!”
Pale yin energy began to coalesce in the enraged Palace Master’s hands.
‘The Glacial Divine Palm!’
Hong Seol, recognizing the secret technique of the Northern Sea Ice Palace, tensed and drew a sharp breath.
The Palace Master, drawing forth a sinister killing intent, asked through gritted teeth.
“Are you suggesting we settle this with a duel?”
“No, I cannot do such a thing as a guest of the Northern Sea Ice Palace.”
Hong Seol paused for a breath, composing herself.
From this moment forward, she intended to say something that would shock the Palace Master into unconsciousness.
“Because it’s obvious that I will emerge victorious from this fight!”
“Such insolence!”
Seol Pung Dae Ju’s beard trembled with indignation.
“Palace Master! This wretch has insulted you and Beihai itself—please grant me permission to take her head and settle this grievance!”
But before his words could finish, Hong Seol lifted her head high and spoke with conviction.
“If my words are incorrect, then punish me, Palace Master!”
“….”
The Palace Master could not utter a single word.
“Palace Master! How could….”
Hong Seol paid no attention to Seol Pung Dae Ju’s stunned, wavering form and walked forward.
“How dare you!”
The martial artists of Beihai, their faces turning ashen, drew their blades and blocked her path.
Between the gleaming steel, the face of the Northern Sea Ice Palace Master became visible.
Hong Seol steeled herself and met that bloodless gaze directly.
“I am aware that the Ten Thousand Year Ice Peak of the Northern Sea Ice Palace has disappeared.”
The Ten Thousand Year Ice Peak.
A sacred treasure of the Northern Sea Ice Palace, said to contain the essence of extreme yin energy condensed into crystalline form.
Unlike ordinary ice crystals occasionally found within eternal snow, the Ten Thousand Year Ice Peak was a treasure unique in all the world—there existed only one.
‘Moreover, Beihai’s frigid climate itself owes to the yin essence of the Ten Thousand Year Ice Peak.’
There was another aspect.
The Ten Thousand Year Ice Peak was also the source of inner power for the martial artists of the Northern Sea Ice Palace.
When one thought about it, this was only natural.
It was the same as a fish cast upon dry land—unable to move.
Now that the Ten Thousand Year Ice Peak had vanished, the martial artists of Beihai could not display their true strength.
Hong Seol had grasped this truth in an instant.
The Palace Master’s trembling lips parted.
“What—what! How could you possibly know that the Ten Thousand Year Ice Peak has disappeared….”
Instead of answering, Hong Seol smiled faintly and recalled the worn, ancient tome she carried in her possession.
The Twelve Beast Martial Art.
Currently, my mastery of the Twelve Beast Martial Art had reached the level where I could command all twelve beasts.
Or rather, it would be more accurate to say I could control eleven varieties of beasts.
Rat, ox, tiger, cat, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, pig.
Of these twelve, only one.
‘The dragon’—I had never encountered it.
This had been a mystery that troubled me for a long time.
‘Do dragons truly exist? And if so, where could I possibly meet one?’
The answer was absurdly simple.
It turned out that the page containing the secret formula for the dragon had become stuck together, likely dampened by water at some point.
Within the hidden manuscript, the passage was unmistakably inscribed as follows.
The Primordial Dragon of the Northern Sea Emerges from the Depths.
The great serpent that slumbered in Beihai finally transforms into a true dragon.
The words “Beihai” and “dragon” were precisely why I had brought the secret manual of the Twelve Beast Martial Art all the way to this place.

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