I Became the Namgung Clan’s Omnipotent Item-Powered Martial God - Chapter 30

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Episode 30
Episode 30 – Justification
#1
The aura of a Demon Human is vicious.
Merely emanating it shatters the composure of any normal martial artist and sows confusion.
That mental assault creates fatal openings in a warrior’s defense.
It had been so in Namgung Yeon’s past as well.
Martial artists who were always composed, who seemed capable of maintaining their calm through any crisis, crumbled helplessly.
Demonic Aura spreads like infection.
Which was why a single Demon Human breeding like vermin was no great feat.
“Young Master, it’s dangerous. That Demonic Aura—”
“It’s fine.”
For this reason, the instructors tried to hold Namgung Yeon back.
A martial artist exposed even once to Demonic Aura found it difficult to shake off its seduction.
Namgung Yeon, however, was merely irritated.
“Does this count toward the evaluation?”
……
“I hope it does.”
Namgung Yeon stood waiting with his sword drawn, as though heading out for a casual stroll through town.
Ma Cheol-wi, already brimming with murderous intent, came rushing in like a mad dog.
Thump-thump-thump-thump!
Though his footfalls were light, the force they unleashed made the earth itself shudder.
Everyone held their breath, watching.
Namgung Yeon slowly assumed the foundational stance of the Dae Yeon Sword Technique.
[Kyaaaaargh!]
Now the Demon Human was all but a madman.
The Grand Master of Ma Hyeol Dan would not have been reduced to this state…….
It seemed his pride had been scraped raw.
Well, a fifteen-year-old child had just pummeled him from head to foot.
“Haaah…….”
Namgung Yeon steadied his breathing and centered himself.
He could still feel the power of the Spiritual Pills flowing through his body.
His senses, honed sharp through countless battles, awakened anew, revealing a new world to him.
He saw naturally where his blade should flow.
In this moment where only sensation crystallized.
It was proof of a desperate turning point—yet it was precisely in such moments that superhuman perception revealed itself.
One step.
And a sweep.
[I’ll kill you—!]
The Demonic Aura’s breath tainted even the soil a murky hue.
But the Great Expansion that the Namgung Clan wove was not something a being who defied nature could bear.
Slash.
A line of pale silver cut through the air.
The blade of the Ma Ryeong Sword seized the Demon Human’s throat like a dragon’s claw.
Beneath the Namgung name, a blue-tinged blade took a twisted life away.
[Choke—!?]
Legs rooted firm.
A grip solid, yet delivered with grace—a single strike.
Inner Power control more precise and meticulous than anyone else here possessed.
Shimmering faintly from that mysterious blade was unmistakably—.
“……The Sword Force Phenomenon.”
“Huh…….”
An auspicious sign.
Another dragon has been born from the noble blood of the Namgung Clan.
But—a calamity sign, at that.
A being wielding Demonic Aura stood with a dagger raised beneath his chin…….
Thud.
Ma Cheol-wi’s head fell.
His body collapsed with a dull thud.
A spray of blood erupted.
Namgung Yeon drove the Ma Ryeong Sword straight into Ma Cheol-wi’s heart without hesitation.
Jingle-jingle!
The Ma Ryeong Sword devoured the demonic aura greedily.
That eerie, tinkling song rang out unmistakably.
Namgung Yeon spoke to the instructors, who stared at him blankly.
“I trust you’ll note this in the assessment.”
…….
The instructors found it strange that even in this chaos, Namgung Yeon thought only of the match evaluation.
And somewhere in the shadows, watching the scene unfold, someone’s face had gone deathly pale.
‘What do we do now…….’
‘Damn it. We’re finished.’
It was Third Ho and Seventh Ho, stumbling out of the latrine in a panic.
#2
In this period.
The Demon Humans merely watched and waited for their chance, never moving recklessly.
That was how it had always been in nearly every round.
Namgung Yeon had tried all manner of things to overturn the game.
Yet in no previous round had the Demon Humans ever revealed their true nature.
He had tried every bizarre method imaginable, leaving no stone unturned.
He had feigned dying and even tortured someone who had actually been a Demon Human.
‘But that approach only ever got me branded as a madman.’
The Demon Humans were cunning—they would not expose themselves easily.
Their first assault came during the Team Leader Competition.
Only after numerous trainees died there did people finally believe his words.
But by then……many talented young warriors had already perished.
“Still, why…….”
“Yes?”
“Never mind. Don’t worry about it.”
“I see……. I never imagined Instructor Ma was a Demon Human. He had a fairly good reputation…….”
“If one wishes to hide, what is beyond reach?”
Namgung Yeon answered while watching the instructors busying themselves with cleanup.
Ho-ho nodded slowly.
The Training Ground was a picture of disorder and confusion.
Everyone claimed not to mind, yet it was plain they had all been badly shaken.
Now the seeds of suspicion had begun to sprout.
For those who had to hold their breath and wait until the fruit was ripe…….
Ma Cheol-wi had been caught trying to steal the fruit before it was even ready.
From now on, their activities within the clan would face far greater restrictions.
‘In any case, this is for the best.’
…….
Even so, there was one person still staring blankly at the remnants of battle.
It was Namgung Jin-jin.
His expression was grave, as though he might collapse into self-reproach at any moment.
Ho-ho, who had been watching that face intently, opened her mouth.
“Young Master Jin-jin seems completely lost in thought.”
“He’ll come around soon enough.”
Mm…….
Ho-ho was genuinely concerned for Namgung Jin-jin, but Namgung Yeon was not.
For he possessed a spirit of considerable strength.
Namgung Yeon believed that one day Jin-jin would soar as Ho-ho did, as Man-ho did, or like any of the brilliant stars of the Namgung Clan.
‘Though I can perhaps hasten that moment.’
Given Ho-ho’s concern, he decided to take special action.
What was it that now oppressed Namgung Jin-jin?
And what was it that he needed right now?
Namgung Yeon turned his steps slowly, considering the items kept in Storage.
‘Young Master……. Though you seem disinterested, are you not kinder to others than anyone else?’
Ho-ho smiled softly at the sight.
He had been that way with her too.
He had raised a mere cleaning servant to a warrior.
Everything—from mindset to body itself.
If it were Namgung Jin-jin, who was on a far superior level, wouldn’t he recover much faster?
Ho-ho thought this to herself as she watched Namgung Jin-jin and her young master.
“Why are you standing there so shocked?”
……
“What, is it strange because your team leader is so exceptional?”
Namgung Yeon spoke to Namgung Jin-jin, who stood in a daze.
Namgung Yeon asked again, seeing Namgung Jin-jin staring at him as if his soul had left his body.
At this, Namgung Jin-jin gazed blankly at Namgung Yeon for a moment, then turned his head away.
“Do you still need time to think? At this rate, you’ll be standing in a daze during the Team Leader Competition too.”
“Stop talking—you’re frustrating me. As if anyone wouldn’t understand that.”
“Accepting yourself is the first step toward growth.”
Namgung Yeon thrust something into his hands.
It was something he always gave to Namgung Jin-jin.
A spiritual pill that also served to anchor his mind firmly in place.
In monetary terms…… worth about ten gold pieces?
Cheong Jung Sim Dan.
A spiritual medicine that cleared the mind and helped one set one’s intentions aright.
It was a refined pill made with various medicinal materials known to benefit spiritual cultivation, combined with the inner core of a hundred-year-old water serpent.
A pill that allowed one to look within and face one’s true self.
“Why are you giving me something like this…….”
“Why? Because I intend to make our team the greatest in the Jianghu.”
……
“If you look deep into your inner self, you’ll see the path you must walk.”
“Hmm…… Then allow me to ask.”
Namgung Jin-jin’s tone and expression shifted in an instant.
He rolled the pill that gleamed with azure light back and forth, asking.
“What do you think I should do first, from your perspective as team leader?”
“You need to break free from your father.”
……
“There’s no need to try so hard to appear impressive to everyone. Each person has their own pace.”
“But—”
Namgung Jin-jin recalled his father, burning with fury.
After that, with each successive defeat, his self-esteem had scraped the bottom.
Among all the days his emotions had plummeted into the abyss, perhaps today was…… the deepest of them all.
Namgung Yeon watched Namgung Jin-jin, whose lips trembled as if he wished to say something.
He was still a child, still one whose talents had not fully bloomed.
If left alone, he had the potential to rise far higher still.
“You won’t believe me, but the Namgung Jin-jin of today will not be easily defeated wherever he goes.”
……
A case of giving the poison and then the cure, is it?
Namgung Jin-jin watched Namgung Yeon disappear after delivering his final words.
The team leader’s last words were—
“You’ll understand during the sparring match. For now, endure quietly and continue your training.”
When that time comes.
You will realize that you can rise far higher than your father, the White Dragon Sect Master.
Do not be afraid.
Namgung Jin-jin gazed blankly at the pill rolling in his palm.
Did you know?
In truth, even one’s realm can be bought with money.
What lay in Namgung Jin-jin’s hand was a realm purchased with wealth and the blossoming of talent.
#3
No matter how cruel, cold, and strength-obsessed the Namgung Clan was, they did not make light of human life.
Naturally, Instructor Ma Cheol-wi’s death was swiftly reported to the main house.
Immediately thereafter, intense activity erupted within the Namgung Clan.
“A Demon Human……”
“It’s shocking. That the instructor who was meant to protect the disciples most closely would himself be a Demon Human.”
“I agree.”
“It was a close call—Yeon nearly……”
So Yeon, the mistress of the Namgung Clan, let out a long breath of relief.

And he pressed the matter forcefully.
“Father, this cannot be overlooked. It is time to mobilize the Changcheon Wei-dae.”
“I share your view, my dear.”
The Changcheon Wei-dae.
Those who moved only for the sake of the azure heavens.
The direct force of the Patriarch himself, the inspection unit of the Namgung Clan that even the elders dared not meddle with.
In times of peace, there was scarcely occasion for them to act, but now matters stood otherwise.
Crunch.
Namgung Mu, the Patriarch, crushed the teacup he had been holding.
The wooden vessel crumpled like a small ball in his grip.
How dare anyone threaten the children of the Namgung Clan, a house equal to heaven itself……?
“Search thoroughly. Root out the corruption utterly and preserve the peace of Namgung.”
“A wise decision.”
So Yeon watched her husband master his fury, and something came to mind.
It was the Cheon Dok Dan that their son Namgung Yeon had given her.
If Demon Humans were truly operating in the shadows throughout the Namgung estate, there was no longer room for hesitation.
‘If it is to protect my children.’
A mother’s will is a sacred law.
And so it was time for her to return to what she had been—So Yeon, the poison master of the Dang Clan.
Thus the first transformation of the Namgung Clan began to unfold.

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