Doctor’s Rebirth - Chapter 332

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Chapter 332
“Wow… it’s like a movie. Makes me want popcorn, but this? Incredible!”
I muttered to myself.
The corpse demon that had reached the Hyeongyeong realm was truly terrifying.
Seeing with my own eyes what “half-baked Hyeongyeong” meant became clear.
In the novel, it had been glossed over with a simple description of a half-baked corpse demon, but witnessing it directly, I finally understood why it was considered incomplete.
According to the novel’s description, the characteristic of Hyeongyeong was the ability to perform Heaven-Earth Circulation, drawing upon the natural energy of heaven and earth.
This granted them what could be described as nearly infinite internal energy, though limited in scope.
To make a comparison:
Think of the dantian containing internal energy as a water jug and a water purifier.
When the water in the jug runs out?
It’s as if you’ve exhausted your internal energy.
But.
Warriors at the Hyeongyeong level who had achieved Heaven-Earth Circulation drew upon the natural energy of heaven and earth.
In other words, instead of a water purifier with a jug, they became like a household water pipe connected to the city’s water system.
That’s why the Hyeongyeong-level corpse demon was truly formidable—it literally used internal energy like water, maintaining the Asura Blood River technique while launching relentless attacks.
But why was it only half-baked?
Because it lacked reason.
It only attacked without any defense.
No matter how powerful the Asura Blood River technique was, the lack of defensive forms meant its efficiency was inevitably compromised.
So when it took the full force of attacks from ten Hwagyeong masters and counterattacked, though the power was terrifying, these absolute experts would never simply accept such blows, would they?
They worked hard to evade and block, and while doing so, they pummeled the corpse demon!
Of course, if these hadn’t been ten absolute masters, the other warriors would have been reduced to pulp by the Asura Blood River Monster’s attacks long ago.
“What’s popcorn?”
“I’ll make some for you later.”
“Hmm… you’re right, Hope. Ten is the perfect number.”
“If it were eight, we’d suffer casualties but still achieve victory. If six or fewer, defeat would be certain.”
“Indeed. A corpse demon using the Donggwi Eojin technique and wielding infinite energy is truly terrifying.”
“Still, Sulgye is impressive. He’s even using magic to support our allies.”
‘Like a support character in a game buffing the team. Summoning, attacking, buffing… it’s broken.’
As I watched the battle, I was thinking thoughts that would seem ridiculous to anyone else.
The battle was fierce, but it was gradually coming to an end.
The Asura Blood River technique surrounding the irrational corpse demon’s body grew progressively weaker, until finally it began to allow blades to pierce its flesh.
The Asura Blood River Monster’s body was fundamentally indestructible, but it could only resist energy—it wasn’t completely impervious.
So like stonecutters carving stone, the ten absolute masters began dismembering the corpse demon, starting with its arms.
Then the other arm. Then the legs. And finally, they shattered its head.
Thus, the fierce battle with the Asura Blood River Monster came to an end.
“Waaaaaaah! Sulgye! Sulgye! Sulgye!”
“Long live the Meng Zhu!”
“Praise the Soegooju!”
Hearing the others shouting toward their respective leaders, I couldn’t help but let out a soft chuckle.
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“Excellent! Let’s divide it three ways, three ways. The head is mine.”
“Senior, surely you shouldn’t speak that way?”
“What do you mean I shouldn’t! Don’t you know about respecting your elders, you fool!”
“Sulgye. Take that plea for respect elsewhere.”
Cheong-yeon Soegooju, Sulgye, and the Martial Arts Alliance Leader.
Before the three of them even pulled out their secret manuals, they spent another half hour quarreling over ownership of the Asura Blood River Monster’s corpse.
The Asura Blood River Monster was legendary, and though it was destroyed now, it still held considerable research value.
From the Martial Arts Alliance’s perspective, they could either cede it to Jin Ju-eonga to gain new interests, or use it to research the monster’s weaknesses.
And the same applied to the other factions.
Sulgye could conduct his own research, or collaborate with other sects within Sadoren if he wished.
The Demonic Sect already had organizations within it dedicated to such research, so this was an important stake worth fighting over.
Of course, it didn’t last long.
There was a fourth force present.
One that would ultimately decide the outcome of this situation.
“Would it be permissible for this Jegalling to offer a word to all of you?”
A tall, fair-skinned handsome man appeared and spoke in a calm tone.
It was only natural that the three turned their gazes toward him.
“Baek Rin~ I can’t give you even a piece of this corpse, so why don’t you run along?”
“Hmm… I believe we should implement a surcharge system for the warriors of Sadoren. A sur… charge… system… My disciple came up with it, and it’s quite effective.”
Though Sulgye didn’t understand what a surcharge system was, he instinctively felt something ominous and his expression twisted sharply.
“I don’t understand why the Medical Guild charges commoners so cheaply but warriors so expensively.”
“They’re not just any warriors—they’re warriors of the great families. Warriors of sufficient caliber to gather here under Sadoren’s orders wouldn’t lack funds for treatment, would they?”
They forge gold with their blades.
Especially the demonic sects, lacking the hypocrisy of the righteous path, are far more honest about their desires.
There was no way he didn’t know that the money these warriors earned under the Shadow exceeded that of most great families of the righteous path.
Sulgye spoke.
“You’ll face retribution for loving money so much. Mark my words!”
“That’s not something Sadoren should say. We prefer payment in coin over corpses anyway.”
As Jegalling said this, he glanced sideways at Jin Cheon-hee standing beside him before turning his gaze away.
A disciple who had been an extraordinary enthusiast of corpses since childhood would certainly maintain keen interest in a Hyeongyeong-class monster.
However, with the corpse of Dong Cheon-gun—a non-human entity equally fascinating as this monster—present, he could use that to placate his disciple.
Jin Cheon-hee, unaware of his master’s peculiar thoughts, watched the fragmented Asura Blood River Monster with gleaming eyes.
‘Truly… a consistent one.’
Thinking thus, Jegalling flicked open his fan.
“I wish to inform you that this Medical Guild also has a stake in this matter. It need not be in physical form. You may compensate us with something else later, so please proceed accordingly.”
“Fine. Just take one arm. If you start causing trouble with your schemes, it’ll be obvious what happens.”
“Payment in coin would also be acceptable…?”
“Take it, you fool!”
“Hehehehe, if that is the case… what are the opinions of the others?”
Cheong-yeon Soegooju immediately took a step back.
“I am in agreement as well.”
She had already witnessed Jin Cheon-hee’s calm reversal of action, and through various channels, she had received reports about what kind of monster his Master was.
So she acted wisely.
“I, as the Meng Zhu, also agree on behalf of the warriors of Gangho.”
“Excellent. Then we shall take one pair of the corpse’s arms. Now… shouldn’t we gather the treasures that should be in the stone coffin? Let us verify whether Gwangmujeon’s Patcheon Musang Divine Art truly exists.”
I already knew that my disciple Jin Cheon-hee had already collected many research corpses, but the Asura Blood River Monster was a legendary corpse that surpassed other corpses.
If I could receive even one pair of arms, my disciple would be pleased… with such thoughts, I spoke.
“That’s exactly what I was planning to do. Damn it!”
Sulgye stepped forward, spitting out a curse.
Though he was the leader of Sadoren, an alliance of heterodox sects, he was still the eldest among them and had earned considerable trust, so I entrusted this task to him.
Sulgye approached the stone coffin.
The upper part was destroyed and shattered, but the lower part remained intact.
It must have been protected by some sorcery or formation.
Because of this, the interior of the coffin could not be seen unless one drew near.
Sulgye, drawing close, reached in his hand and grasped something, pulling it out.
It was an ancient, worn tome.
On its cover was written: Patcheon Musang True Scripture.
“Patcheon Musang True Scripture…”
“That is Gwangmujeon’s martial art…”
“If we possessed that…”
The warriors of each sect gazed at the secret manual with eyes wide with fervor.
In the midst of such heated passion, Sulgye spoke.
“Well then. You all understand who gets to transcribe this first? Us Sadoren, of course.”
“What nonsense is this? We were the ones who explored this secret cavern.”
“Stop your bullshit. Don’t forget that I was the victor in the first martial confrontation.”
Sulgye’s eyes gleamed with murderous intent.
His shadow writhed and churned of its own accord.
His momentum was fierce beyond compare, yet his very appearance was enough to inspire dread.
“Don’t forget. This secret cavern was originally ours. Got it? But you bastards threw away the righteousness and justifications of Gangho and rushed in recklessly. Does the great Ilwol Singyeo teach you to speak with one mouth and say two things? And you of the Martial Arts Alliance, you’ve been spouting justice day after day, yet you commit fraud and stab people in the back so grandly? You should know that we’re even allowing you to transcribe this only because of those bastards Baek Rin and Baek Ryong.”
“After our battle with the Martial Arts Alliance ended and you returned, you Sadoren have not paid the blood price! We have already shed much blood!”
Cheong-yeon Soegooju cried out in fury.
In Gangho, ultimately everything is decided by the blade.
They kill one another, and the weight of that blood matters.
More than good and evil, more than precedence.
That weight determines everything.
So Cheong-yeon shouted with indignation.
The desire for the secret manual overflowed within the cavern.
The greed and killing intent of each side began to amplify.
“Step back, Sulgye. We’ll transcribe the secret techniques first.”
“Does that matter? Look over there.”
Sulgye’s finger swept across, pointing to something.
Cheong-yeon Soegooju’s gaze followed, and she found herself instinctively faltering.
Brilliant.
Could that vast azure sky be contained within those eyes?
Jin Cheon-hee’s eyes, gleaming with a deep cerulean hue, were fixed upon Cheong-yeon Soegooju. She couldn’t look away.
And those eyes swept across the others.
Strangely enough, the other martial artists found themselves hesitating as well.
And they all thought the same thing.
‘If we fight, who knows what insane thing that madman will do next.’
Clashing weapons themselves wasn’t the problem.
The problem was… it would be infuriating. Absolutely maddening.
‘At least if we fought properly… but if he just uses his divine art footwork to flee while deploying sound techniques…’
The defensive formation itself was solid. Ordinary sound techniques wouldn’t breach it.
But what about sounds that were far from ordinary? And this man didn’t kill, but that was all—he simply didn’t kill. Who knew what other insane things he might unleash?
It would be utterly maddening to imagine.
And it truly would be infuriating.
‘How can Hwagyeong allow this! Is he disrespecting the warrior’s spirit?’
With one voice, one heart.
They all cursed Jin Cheon-hee.
A proper fight to the death would have been preferable.
But that annoying White-Robed Dragon just struck and fled, struck and fled.
So impossibly fast they couldn’t catch him—completely uncontrollable!
That infuriating dance could continue for half a day, perhaps a full day, or until everyone was exhausted.
It was an entirely different form of combat than testing martial skill.
It was nothing but frustration, suffering, and humiliation.
“Kekeke. What will you do? Huh? What will you do about that madman?”
“Ugh!”

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