I Will Become a Phoenix More Noble Than the Emperor - Chapter 44

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44.

“Yes, that’s right. I’m the culprit. I created the Sixth Demon Beast Cave and orchestrated all the Maehwagak incidents too. I even have the amazing ability to brainwash superhumans, so I brainwashed and manipulated the Night Moon Sect Leader as well. Are you satisfied now?”

At the confession that flowed out so smoothly, a faint bewilderment crossed Cheong-eum’s cold face. Cheong-eum also didn’t think Seon-o had orchestrated all of that. She didn’t seem like such an extraordinary woman.

However, there was definitely something strange about Seon-o, and now that it was revealed this aspect was related to suppressing superhumans’ Yin Power, Cheong-eum had to pursue Seon-o.

It wasn’t difficult to predict that Seon-o, being a Water Power superhuman, would eventually come to Myo-myo Lake. Though suddenly jumping into the water and not coming out for so long was unexpected.

“I didn’t think that far. But I had to confirm.”

“So have you confirmed it?”

“…It’s pending.”

Hah!

At the shameless answer, Seon-o clenched the seed tightly and gritted her teeth in frustration.

“What do I have to do for you to confirm…”

But at that moment, as a certain realization struck her head, Seon-o’s breath stopped.

Gasp.

This wasn’t the time for this.

‘I ate the Yin Stone, damn it!’

Realizing the crisis, Seon-o instead grabbed Cheong-eum’s hand that was still holding onto her and shouted.

“Get out of the lake right now!”

At that urgent cry, dubious wariness rose in Cheong-eum’s eyes. Not caring, Seon-o pulled Cheong-eum’s hand and tried to quickly escape the lake. But it was already too late.

No matter how desperately they swam trying to approach the waterside, the lakeshore didn’t get any closer. Instead, the more they swam, the further away it became.

Cheong-eum, who had been stiffly being dragged by Seon-o, also noticed this fact.

Eventually, Seon-o stopped her feeble struggling, her expression becoming hollow.

‘We’re screwed.’

“The lake is expanding.”

Cheong-eum quietly murmured in a low, serious voice.

“…Yes, it is.”

At the dejected voice that showed no sign of panic, Cheong-eum’s gaze became sharp.

“You seem to have known.”

At the continued interrogation, irritation rose within Seon-o. Seon-o turned to look at Cheong-eum again and smiled once more.

“Yes, actually I know what’s going to happen next too. Amazing, isn’t it?”

It was a bright smile, but her eyes tinged with annoyance weren’t smiling at all.

“…”

When the suspicion in Cheong-eum’s eyes didn’t clear even at that smile, Seon-o finally dropped her smile and showed her irritation.

“Ugh, whatever. Just prepare for Dragon Transformation.”

At the mention of Dragon Transformation, Cheong-eum’s eyes flinched, but Seon-o, who didn’t notice this, forcefully pulled his arm and trapped him in her embrace.

Before the flustered Cheong-eum could push Seon-o away, the two were caught in some kind of net.

“!”

Instinctively sensing danger, Cheong-eum nimbly changed his attitude and firmly embraced Seon-o’s shoulders. Since this kind of trap was an unexpected situation, Cheong-eum stiffened, but Seon-o wasn’t surprised and calmly looked around.

A giant net made of water had caught the two of them, and thus they were floating on the water surface, trapped in that water trap.

Seon-o calmly reached out and touched the net. Then, even though it was clearly water, she felt a solid and strange texture as if it were a real net.

‘This is insane.’

At the tremendous skill that was intuitively apparent, Seon-o’s chest tightened with tension.

Each superhuman’s abilities ultimately consist of instantaneous manifestation power of how to manifest their Yin Power, and the strength and sustainability to support that manifestation power.

So a superhuman who could come up with such an idea had reached some kind of realm.

‘To think there were rumors about positions made with family wealth and such about this kind of person.’

As the absurd Seon-o let out a cold laugh, Cheong-eum, who was pressed right against Seon-o, looked down at her in confusion.

Right then, a gentle voice was heard from close by.

“Aha? So you were colluding with the High Priest.”

Cheong-eum and Seon-o’s gazes immediately turned toward where the voice came from.

Contrary to feeling like it was close by, where the voice came from was atop the cliff that Seon-o had just jumped from. There, a woman sat elegantly with her legs crossed, chin propped up, looking down at the two with interest.

The woman whose bright beauty was distinct even from afar was none other than Cheon Ga-jin.

“Now I understand. So that’s how you became a candidate with such ridiculous nonsense about the Sixth Demon Beast Cave.”

Her seductive voice scattered softly through the air.

“Isn’t that right, Kang Seon-o?”

When Ga-jin asked in a friendly manner, Seon-o calmly glared at her.

Seon-o naturally knew Ga-jin’s true identity. The only daughter of a noble family who was shy about everything like a single lily flower. However, everything was a mask, and the true face hidden behind it was this psychopath.

‘She did the same thing to On Gang too.’

That’s why Ga-jin had deliberately brought up the story of Myo-myo Lake even at the Imperial Palace. To lure Seon-o, who was a Water Power superhuman, to Myo-myo Lake.

Seon-o had come to Myo-myo Lake even knowing that Ga-jin had set a trap to harm him.

The fact that not a single demon could be seen around Myo-myo Lake was also Ga-jin’s doing. To personally eliminate On Gang without interference from demons.

There was a reason why he deliberately fell into Ga-jin’s trap despite knowing everything.

‘Even if I get past this time, if it’s Cheon Ga-jin, she’ll definitely attack again.’

In that case, it was better to face Ga-jin when he had a sure winning hand. Of course, even Seon-o couldn’t have predicted that the variable called Cheong-eum would get involved in this matter.

“Strange? You don’t look surprised.”

Ga-jin stared intently at Seon-o and hit the nail on the head.

“I was expecting a face that would be shocked and trembling, but this is no fun.”

When Seon-o snickered as if it was ridiculous at those words, Ga-jin’s eyebrows, who had been relaxed all along, shot up sharply. After staring at Seon-o for a moment, Ga-jin soon smiled as if responding in kind.

It was the pure and beautiful smile that everyone in Geumhwi Kingdom had praised.

“You know, I really hate those who covet precious things without knowing their place.”

Ga-jin looked intently at Seon-o and spoke in a sweet voice.

“I hate even more the stupid ones who help those who don’t know their place.”

Unable to listen to such boring talk any longer, Seon-o finally interrupted abruptly.

“Yeah, sure. I can tell what kind of misunderstanding you have, but since that’s not it, let’s leave this person out and talk. Your target was me from the beginning anyway, right?”

However, at those calm words, Cheong-eum’s expression hardened even more sensitively. Seon-o was showing a composed attitude as if he already knew about Ga-jin’s trap. As Ga-jin said, he showed no sign of surprise at all. It was indeed suspicious.

But… wasn’t it obvious to anyone that the evil one was Ga-jin, not Seon-o?

“Oh my, you’re worried about that at this point? Don’t worry. I won’t kill the High Priest. I can’t do that. Then the one who receives the Divine Oracle would disappear, wouldn’t it?”

Ga-jin burst into delighted laughter as if she would listen to all this nonsense, then soon made a “hmm” sound and looked at Cheong-eum with interest.

“Instead, I’ll make him a slave. Anyway, when I become the Phoenix, all the Prime Gods will become my slaves, so it wouldn’t be bad to become one early. Also… the High Priest is quite my type.”

At those words, Cheong-eum’s sharp gaze aimed at Ga-jin as if it would cut her down instantly.

“You have big dreams.”

His voice was incomparably colder than what he had directed at Seon-o, chillingly sharp. However, Seon-o couldn’t focus on their conversation and kept repeating Ga-jin’s words from earlier.

‘Make him a slave?’

Could it be that Ga-jin was connected to the Plum Blossom Pavilion forces?

Seon-o’s heart became anxious at the feeling of having caught a tail. Ga-jin, who couldn’t know what was in Seon-o’s mind, burst into giggles.

“Oh my? Our gentle High Priest knows how to get angry too?”

As if that sight pleased her even more, thrilling joy lingered on Ga-jin’s face.

It was such a duplicitous appearance that people who knew her only for being shy and bashful about everything would be shocked to see. However, that was the real Ga-jin.

A terrifying candidate who would use any means for her desires and kill human lives like ants.

Her family had built wealth and honor in such ways for a long time, and Ga-jin was the same.

Ga-jin had risen to become a candidate in the Phoenix Competition by first using her family’s power, and later utilizing even her powerful weapon of appearance to use superhumans to increase her Yin Power, then eliminating them to destroy evidence.

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