The Evil Martial God Chronicles - Chapter 67

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Legend of the Evil Martial God

Chapter 67

 

 

 

Jeok Wigang attempted to communicate.

 

– What are you?

 

The beast’s power seemed startled by the sudden voice.

 

– You, you’re that scary human?

– Am I scary?

– Scary. You are scary. Other humans aren’t scary, but you are scary. Don’t want to come out. If I come out, I’ll meet you again.

 

He understood the reason it hadn’t come out even with full power.

 

– I’m asking you. What are you?

– I, I am an ancient beast, Cheon Yahwang, ruler of the Ten Thousand Wilds. I was resting peacefully in my own sanctuary when humans interfered and forcibly took my body.

– Took it and?

– They forcibly injected me into this human’s body. I was angry. How dare they force me into such a weak body. I will have revenge.

– Couldn’t you have taken over the body from the start?

– I tried to do that. But I failed. This human is too weak. His energy is weak, so I need a lot of power to move. This human doesn’t use his full strength. So I can’t move.

– What about during the full moon?

– I can come out during the full moon. But this guy doesn’t move during the full moon. It’s annoying.

– Today he used his full strength though?

– There’s a scary human here. Won’t come out. You are much stronger than me.

 

He could truly feel that it feared him.

 

– Do you want to return to your original body?

– My original body has disappeared.

– Then, do you want to leave here?

 

There was no response.

 

– You don’t want to leave, do you?

– I have nowhere to go. I don’t like this body, but I have nowhere else to go, so I must stay.

– You don’t like it?

– Of course. It’s weak. Can’t even use full strength. If I use full strength, this human’s body will be destroyed. Then I’ll have nowhere to go.

– You speak well. Where did you learn?

– I learned while being in this human’s body.

– It’s good that we can communicate. Alright. Then if I make this guy’s body stronger, will you coexist?

– Stronger?

– Yes. You’ll become stronger too.

– How?

– Join forces with this guy and attack me. Lend him your power, but let this guy keep his reason.

– I refuse.

– Really? Then you’ll have to leave. Well, I can make this guy plenty strong even without you.

– I can’t leave. If you try to forcibly drag me out, I will kill this human.

– Is that so?

 

Whooom-.

 

Jeok Wigang’s energy began to envelop the beast’s power.

 

– Graaah!

 

It struggled in agony, but it was useless.

 

– Ah, I understand! I’ll, I’ll cooperate!

– Really?

– Really! I don’t lie like humans do.

– Good.

 

As he withdrew his energy, he left something within the beast’s power.

If it ever tried to kill Hwang Jin Hyeok, the energy Jeok Wigang left behind would suppress the beast’s power.

 

– You’ll do as I say, right?

– I understand.

– Then when this friend draws out his full power, you’ll lend him strength. Got it?

– I understand.

 

After finishing negotiations with Cheon Yahwang, Jeok Wigang removed his hand from Hwang Jin Hyeok’s dantian.

With a somewhat satisfied expression, Hwang Jin Hyeok asked back.

 

“How is it? Is the beast’s power really there? Didn’t it disappear?”

“No. It’s still there.”

“Really? But why didn’t it come out?”

“It will come out now. We agreed to do that.”

“Huh? What do you mean? Agreed to do that?”

“There’s something like that. Now, I think we’ve rested enough, shall we start again?”

“I don’t think it’ll be any use.”

“I told you it promised to do well.”

 

He had no idea what that meant.

But he decided to trust Jeok Wigang. Hwang Jin Hyeok stood up from his spot, took the Energy Gathering Stance again, and drew up his internal power.

At that moment.

 

“Kugh!”

 

A tremendous energy completely different from before began gushing out wildly from his dantian.

 

“Wh-what is this?”

 

Jeok Wigang spoke to the startled Hwang Jin Hyeok.

 

“That’s the beast’s power that took over your body when you lost consciousness. More precisely, it’s Cheon Yahwang’s energy.”

“This is the power that comes out when I lose consciousness?”

“Right. Now use that power to attack me.”

“What if I lose consciousness?”

“You promised me you wouldn’t take over my body. So don’t worry and come at me.”

“I promised? With the beast’s energy? Is that… possible? Can it talk?”

 

It was when he asked with a bewildered expression.

Someone spoke to him in an irritated voice.

 

– It’s true. So stop chattering and move.

 

“Eek!”

 

Hwang Jin Hyeok looked around in surprise.

 

“Did you hear that too?”

“Hear what.”

“Someone just spoke to me.”

“Sigh…”

 

It seemed the order was wrong.

First, I needed to connect the two of them.

 

 

 

Hwang Jin Hyeok, who had conversed with Cheon Yahwang, let out a sigh.

 

“Hah.”

 

Now he finally understood why Cheon Yahwang’s energy was in his body.

It was all Father’s doing.

But why?

 

– Because your body was weak. If not for me, you would have died long ago. I’m the one who saved your life.

 

‘I was about to die?’

 

– Yes. You have a special constitution that doesn’t respond to Spirit Medicine. Rather, it only steals your lifespan. Originally, you were destined to waste away and die, but thanks to my power, you overcame the illness and became able to live a normal life.

 

‘But I ate a lot of Spirit Medicine.’

 

– I absorbed all of that.

 

No wonder his Internal Energy never increased no matter how much he ate.

It was all being stolen.

He felt somewhat deflated.

 

– Anyway, that Spirit Medicine was like deadly poison to you. But don’t worry now. I’ll lend you my power. You’ll become strong.

 

‘But that’s not my own power.’

 

– Since I’m in your body, it’s no different from your power.

 

‘Is that so?’

 

Something didn’t seem right about that.

 

“Are you two getting along better now?”

“Getting along? Is this right? Conversing with the energy in my body?”

“Since it’s the power of a being with spirituality to begin with, it’s not impossible. Think of it as talking to a spirit.”

“That makes sense. But he says he’ll lend me his power, so then I’m not actually strong.”

“I’ll make you strong too.”

“How?”

“You’ll naturally become strong by dancing between life and death.”

“Huh? Where will I be dancing between life and death?”

“With me.”

“Huh?”

 

Then Cheon Yahwang’s urgent voice was heard.

 

– No, absolutely don’t accept! Say you don’t want to!

 

Since this guy was refusing so desperately, it somehow made him want to do it even more.

 

“Alright. Let’s do it.”

 

– You crazy human! You’re saying that because you don’t know how terrifying that person is!

 

Hwang Jin Hyeok lightly ignored Cheon Yahwang’s outcry and prepared for sparring.

 

 

 

‘Ugh! I should have listened to you when you told me to refuse.’

 

Hwang Jin Hyeok, sprawled out on the ground in rags, spoke to Cheon Yahwang.

 

– That’s what I told you!

 

‘I never thought he’d be that strong. I thought I could manage somehow with your power.’

 

– Even when I had my full power, I couldn’t defeat that human. No, I wasn’t even a match for him. That human’s body contains power that even gods would fear.

 

‘That much? Then he must be the strongest in the Central Plains?’

 

– He’s an unprecedented absolute being, the likes of which will never appear again in Central Plains history.

 

Hwang Jin Hyeok felt pleased by Cheon Yahwang’s story.

 

‘That unprecedented absolute being is my friend.’

 

– You need to have skills worthy of that to be his friend.

 

‘I will. Definitely… I’ll become a friend that Wigang can be proud of.’

 

Cheon Yahwang smiled at Hwang Jin Hyeok’s sincerity.

 

‘Huh? You know how to smile too?’

 

– I have emotions too.

 

‘That’s all good, but your way of speaking is too stiff. When we have time, I’ll teach you properly.’

 

– It’s not necessary. This level is sufficient for communication.

 

‘If we had communicated like this from the beginning, I wouldn’t have been lonely… If I had known there was another friend inside me.’

 

– Friend?

 

‘Why? Don’t you want to be friends with a human?’

 

– …No, let’s be friends.

 

Hwang Jin Hyeok chuckled and said.

 

‘Please take care of me from now on.’

 

– Just don’t die sparring with that monster.

 

 

 

Two weeks later.

The Unjae Examiners had already moved up to higher grades, leaving only Hwang Jin Hyeok and Jeok Wigang in Room Seven.

During these two weeks, Hwang Jin Hyeok had become able to use Cheon Yahwang’s power perfectly.

 

“Finally, today’s the day.”

“Yeah. I’ll win with my own strength and move up.”

“You have to fight the examiner Father chose. Will you be okay?”

“Yeah. I’m fine. Thanks to you, I’ve become ridiculously strong.”

“You’ll be able to get even stronger in the future.”

“Definitely! I’ll get stronger and become a friend you can be proud of.”

“Don’t push yourself too hard. Whatever you do, you’re my friend.”

 

At Jeok Wigang’s words, Hwang Jin Hyeok’s eyes glistened with tears as if moved.

 

“If you cry, I’m canceling our friendship.”

“O-of course!”

 

I chuckled watching Hwang Jin Hyeok quickly turn his head away.

 

“Do well. You’ll win proudly and move up.”

“Yeah! Thanks! Aren’t you moving up?”

“Huh? I have to move up too.”

“You talked like you weren’t coming up.”

“I won’t be moving up through a promotion match.”

“Then? Don’t tell me? The Seven Star Ascension Tower?”

“Yeah. I’m curious about it.”

“Then I want to get promoted through that too.”

“No, you should stick to the plan for now. When you reach Sixth Grade, there will be four people I mentioned. Tell them I sent you and go up together. Tell them to reach Third Grade. Also tell them it would be wise to prepare if I reach Third Grade and they’re not there.”

“Am I included too?”

“Yeah. You’re included too. It would be wise for you to prepare if you’re not in Third Grade either.”

“Huh? Oh! Got it. I’ll definitely reach Third Grade.”

“Ah! From Fifth Grade onwards, tell them to enter the Abyss Star Training Hell for training. Training there will definitely make them stronger.”

“I should enter there too.”

 

I patted the shoulder of Hwang Jin Hyeok, who spoke with a grin.

 

“Come on, let’s go. I’ll watch you fight.”

 

Knowing that Jeok Wigang would watch gave him strength.

 

“Watch carefully. See how magnificently I move up.”

“Sure.”

 

 

 

Mungi, the examiner in charge of Hwang Jin Hyeok’s promotion.

He had come to this place when he was twenty-one years old.

And he came here on his superior’s orders.

At first, he thought he would be taking care of the trainees at Museong Hall.

But that wasn’t it.

His role was to lose to the children sent from above.

It was humiliating.

This wasn’t why he had struggled so hard to learn martial arts.

At first, he tried to run away.

But if he left here, his family members who only looked to him would starve.

So he had to grit his teeth and endure.

Later, he found out that most of the examiners who came here were in the same situation as him.

They had exploited such desperate situations where they couldn’t leave freely.

His teeth ground together, but he endured.

Believing that someday the great Heavenly Martial Emperor would eliminate this damned custom and rescue them from this place.

But even that faith was gradually weakening as time passed.

There were already those who had adapted to the examiner work and were making money from it.

Mungi had also tried not to accept money at first.

But they say bad things come in succession, don’t they?

His mother had suddenly fallen ill.

He needed money.

He had no choice but to accept it.

Right.

If my sacrifice could make my family happy.

Thinking that way gave him some comfort.

At least today he was feeling somewhat okay.

Hwang Jin Hyeok.

He was the grandson of the Military Equipment Officer’s director of Heavenly Martial City.

When he received orders to promote him, he thought he was just another one of those guys.

But the brief time he experienced with him showed he was different from the others.

He devoted himself to training late into the night, and was more sincere about martial arts than anyone.

He liked that.

Today, at least he was facing a proper martial artist.

For the first time in a while, he felt the blood of a martial artist flowing.

Hwang Jin Hyeok came up and gave a cupped fist salute.

 

“Seventh-rank Hwang Jin Hyeok challenges for promotion.”

“Sixth-rank Mungi accepts the challenge.”

 

They exchanged greetings and took their stances.

Now, let’s see how skilled you are.

He was thinking this and about to attack when.

 

Whoosh—.

 

Hwang Jin Hyeok kicked off the ground and came rushing forward quickly.

 

“Huk!”

 

Swish—.

 

The moment he barely dodged Hwang Jin Hyeok’s attack, his cheek felt hot.

As he quickly created distance, something fell to the ground.

Looking down, it was red blood.

 

‘Dangerous. If I had dodged just a little later…’

 

He laughed.

His opponent was coming at him seriously.

Then, he should get serious too, right?

Mungi drew up his internal power.

How long had it been since he drew up his internal power this seriously?

Mungi smiled and launched his body toward Hwang Jin Hyeok.

 

Whooom—.

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