I Will Become a Phoenix More Noble Than the Emperor - Chapter 69

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69.

Seon-o’s intention was clearly felt as she defended with all her might while trying not to kill the brainwashed Moon Poong.

In contrast, when Moon Poong, his eyes flashing with anger, charged with his heavy body, Seon-o didn’t hold back and kicked off the ground to fly up. Using the tree that Sa-baek was sitting on as support, she stepped down hard and bounced off, sending her foot flying toward Moon Poong, who raised his rock-like arms to block her.

However, Seon-o, who had wanted exactly that, took the opportunity to pull out the hairpin stuck in her head and thrust its sharp end deep into Moon Poong’s neck.

“Huh.”

Moon Poong’s eyes and mouth opened wide from the surprise attack, and immediately all of Moon Poong’s movements stopped as if frozen, making Seon-o smile wickedly. The hairpin with several dangling precious stones was a treasure pendant that Hwan had given to Seon-o as a gift.

“If an urgent situation arises, use this. It’s a hairpin imbued with sorcery that can capture a few grown men alive.”

As Hwan intended, Moon Poong would be frozen alive and unable to move for several hours. Seon-o, who had finally found peace, smoothly lowered her leg and swept up her disheveled hair.

“I understand. You’re doing this to save him.”

After patting the shoulder of Moon Poong, who was frozen with only his eyes twitching, she turned around and looked up at Sa-baek. Sa-baek didn’t run away and remained sitting in the same spot, watching Seon-o with interest.

“That drug, you kept it to give to me, right?”

When Seon-o asked gently, Sa-baek smiled faintly instead of answering. Of course it wasn’t. In a situation where he couldn’t be certain of Seon-o’s identity, he couldn’t simply hand over the drug that was the only evidence capable of brainwashing superhumans.

But…

“How do you plan to pass the third trial?”

Sa-baek was curious about Seon-o’s next move. Seon-o shouldn’t be here in the North Sea right now. The sorcery that brainwashed superhumans and this drug that would contain that sorcery were important, but what should matter most to her was the competition.

How was Seon-o planning to enter Flower Cloud Island?

“Our slave sure has a lot of curiosities.”

Seon-o muttered as if slightly fed up, crossed her arms, and sighed.

“What did you say yesterday? Ah, if I prove my qualification to be your master, you’d tell me your name and even more than that?”

When Seon-o mentioned Sa-baek’s promise from yesterday, his eyes deepened another shade. Of course, Sa-baek intended to keep that promise. If Seon-o could prove herself.

“Would this be enough to qualify as your master?”

Seon-o looked at Sa-baek without blinking and raised her eyebrows. As she moved her lips again to say something, a faint anticipation began beating in the depths of Sa-baek’s heart.

That was the moment.

Everything around Seon-o suddenly sank downward, and even the ground Seon-o was standing on shook, making Sa-baek’s eyes harden.

It was a Blood Pit.

“Huh!”

Startled, Seon-o grabbed the swaying Moon Poong and crouched down as Sa-baek immediately kicked off his position and flew up, rushing toward Seon-o.

Sa-baek, who reached Seon-o’s location in an instant, embraced Seon-o and immediately tried to escape. However, at that moment, even the tree Sa-baek had been sitting on sank downward, and the escape route disappeared.

The two frozen people watched as the unconscious Wang Ho-bang was sucked into the Blood Pit. Terrifyingly black holes surrounded them in a circle.

“…”

Seon-o, dazed by what had happened in the blink of an eye, stared blankly at Sa-baek who had rushed to save her even faster than that blink of an eye.

“Are you perhaps insane…?”

Sa-baek, who had lost his usual smile, couldn’t readily answer and kept his mouth shut. Running to save Seon-o in that instant had happened before he could properly recognize the situation.

As he made excuses internally, he soon refuted his own excuse. No, I recognized that Seon-o was being swallowed by the Blood Pit. Even so, I threw myself to save Seon-o.

“…”

Seon-o looked at Sa-baek, who was frozen while gripping her arm tightly, with disbelief, then quickly turned around.

Sa-baek and herself, and even Moon Poong who was frozen thanks to her. The three people were on a piece of land that was precariously holding on inside a massive Blood Pit. This fragile land seemed like the hole inside a donut.

‘A Blood Pit of this magnitude…’

The size was so disheartening just to look at that even Hwan wouldn’t be able to stop it. Moreover, demons would soon burst out, and before long, this space would also be buried in the Blood Pit.

But there was still one method left to escape from this deformed space.

Seon-o calmly swallowed her dry saliva and looked at Sa-baek. Whatever he was thinking, he was staring at the Blood Pit with an expressionless face she had never seen before.

Seon-o opened her mouth.

“We have no choice but to use Dragon Transformation.”

At those words, Sa-baek’s eyes momentarily froze, then his gaze turned toward Seon-o.

His eyes seemed to ask what she was talking about, but Seon-o caught the faint ripple in his pupils. Gaining confidence, Seon-o raised the corners of her mouth and pressed him.

“You’re a Super-Deity.”

At that quiet murmur, the secret pleasure that had been beating in the depths of Sa-baek’s heart swelled in size.

“One of the two hiding.”

“…”

“That’s our slave, isn’t it? Am I wrong?”

Ah.

Suppressing the wickedly surging pleasure, Sa-baek licked his lips.

“Just where exactly…”

His eyes curved softly, taking on their characteristic hint of amusement.

“Did I get caught, I wonder.”

Finally getting a definitive answer, a thrilling pleasure coursed through Seon-o’s throat as well. It hadn’t been difficult to predict that Sa-baek would be a key figure. His appearance and abilities were certainly not those of an ordinary person.

There could only be two reasons why Sa-baek kept getting entangled with her. Either he was a hidden villain from the Yin Cult, or…

“You’re destined to become a Phoenix, yet you can’t recognize a Super-Deity?”

Seon-o whispered softly, following Sa-baek’s lead.

At that whisper, whatever had been lurking above Sa-baek’s heart finally burst with a pop.

A genuine smile bloomed at the corners of Sa-baek’s mouth.

He liked Seon-o. Dangerously enough to threaten his own plans.

“…”

She had truly kept her promise with Sa-baek. Now it was his turn.

“My name is Baek Sa-baek.”

As he whispered quietly, Seon-o’s eyebrows furrowed slightly for a moment.

‘Baek Sa-baek…? That’s a name I’ve heard before…? Wait…’

Before Seon-o could sift through the information in her head, Sa-baek’s confession continued.

“As you said, I’m one of the hidden Seven Super Gods.”

He smiled broadly.

“And I’m also the Crown Prince of this country.”

At those words, Seon-o’s eyes opened wide. Having delivered his shocking statement, Sa-baek gripped Seon-o’s arm tightly while staring at her intently.

“Would this be enough to dispel your suspicions?”

Golden smoke rose around him as he smiled playfully. And it happened in an instant. Suddenly, golden light flashed as he transformed into a golden dragon. In the blink of an eye, the golden dragon lifted Seon-o and Moon Poong onto its back and soared into the air.

“Gasp!”

Seon-o gripped the massive golden dragon’s mane while holding tightly onto Moon Poong, who was still frozen stiff. As the golden dragon took flight, she could see even the ground they had been standing on being sucked into the Blood Abyss.

However, the golden dragon didn’t escape but instead dove fearlessly toward the Blood Abyss where demons were beginning to emerge. As he fiercely struck down the demons and opened his massive jaws wide, an unbelievable sight unfolded.

The enormous Blood Abyss began to be sucked into the golden dragon’s mouth.

“Ha…”

Seon-o’s mouth fell open at the tremendous spectacle. Yoon-han’s words from before echoed in her ears.

“His Highness the Crown Prince eliminated the Blood Abyss that appeared at the school in one go. His Highness the First Prince took a whole hour just to eliminate the Blood Abyss that appeared last time!”

That rumor had been true. Sa-baek’s Yang Power was already at a level that surpassed the Emperor.

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