The God of Death and the God of War - Chapter 12

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Evil Hegemon Martial God

Chapter 12

Just looking at the aura gathered at the tip of his father’s sword, it truly seemed like he intended to kill him.

But of course, that couldn’t be the case.

Jeok-un calmly faced Jegal Mun’s imposing presence.

As proof of this…

Look.

Weren’t his father’s eyes still filled with worry and affection as they gazed upon him?

Those eyes were asking this:

‘Must you truly take such a distant and difficult path?’

Did he still have lingering regrets?

Did he want to dissuade him one last time?

Though the emotions contained in his father’s eyes were deep, they could not change Jeok-un’s decision.

‘If that’s the case…’

Learn well.

Jegal Mun repeated this inwardly as he drew up his energy.

Swoooosh!

A vivid blue aura.

Indeed.

A realm where energy that should originally be formless took on a distinct shape.

‘Sword energy…!’

Not the hazy sword qi like heat waves.

This was energy with form, the symbol of the Transformation realm – strong energy.

“Watch carefully. This is the sword of Jegal.”

After speaking these affectionate words to his son who would embark on a distant and difficult journey.

Jegal Mun slowly began to perform his sword dance.

The moment Jeok-un saw a glimpse of the sword dance, he immediately realized what gift his father intended to give him.

The ultimate secret technique of the Jegal Sega martial lineage.

Before his regression, this was what Jeok-un had desperately wanted to obtain.

The essence of Jegal Sega martial arts that he couldn’t obtain due to Jegal Wiyeon’s schemes.

‘Great Heaven Star Divine Art!’

It was precisely the secret transmission passed down only to the heads of the Jegal Family – the Great Heaven Star Divine Art.

Jeok-un’s heart began to tremble.

And rightfully so.

‘I was originally planning to ask for this as a reward…!’

That’s right. Jeok-un had initially planned to request the Great Heaven Star Divine Art as compensation for improving the Formation.

Though he had said he would refuse and just let it pass, knowing his father’s personality, it was obvious he wouldn’t just let it slide.

Since he was taking all the blame and going to Sapa anyway, he thought he might be able to obtain the Great Heaven Star Divine Art.

Well, of course, if it hadn’t been given to him, he had planned to secretly steal it from the archives…

‘Fortunately, things worked out well.’

As Jeok-un smiled inwardly and concentrated with utmost focus, determined not to miss even a single detail of the Great Heaven Star Divine Art.

Swoooosh…!

Jegal Mun’s sword technique spread widely like embroidering the Milky Way across the heavens.

[Have you seen the night sky of Samgyeong, the infinite and pure galaxy? The Great Heaven Star Divine Art is precisely a martial art that contains the galaxy .]

Simultaneously, the incantations and annotations of the Great Heaven Star Divine Art pierced his ears.

Jegal Mun had transmitted the divine art’s incantations and explanations through sound transmission.

Originally, demonstrating martial arts while transmitting incantations and annotations was difficult, but for Jegal Mun, a genius of his generation, it wasn’t particularly challenging.

And since Jeok-un was a son who had inherited such talent from Jegal Mun.

‘Ah!’

While absorbing everything about the Great Heaven Star Divine Art through his eyes and ears.

He organized the enlightenment rising in his mind.

Before his regression, Jeok-un had never obtained the Great Heaven Star Divine Art.

Therefore, he could only reduce the gap through enlightenment based solely on the Small Heaven Star Art.

Those desperate experiences and times filled with poison, tenacity, and persistence.

But the true version of the Great Heaven Star Divine Art he encountered now…

Was the same as what he had imagined, yet completely different.

‘First, Paecheon-gi is based on the Small Heaven Star Art.’

Paecheon-gi was created while crawling up from the bottom based on the Small Heaven Star Art.

So he had thought the Great Heaven Star Divine Art was also an extension of that star…

‘If the Small Heaven Star Art is a star, then the Great Heaven Star Divine Art is the universe where those stars form infinite clusters…!’

An infinite universe.

As numerous as the grains of sand on a beach, perhaps even more numerous than sand – the number of stars.

By that count, his possibilities would expand and open.

Perhaps it was a very simple fact.

The Small Heaven Star Art derived from a single star.

Then if there was an expansion of that, it would naturally be the universe and galaxy.

Just by confirming and accepting this fact.

Jeok-un’s realm heightened, and his domain became wider and deeper.

Swoooosh!

Whoooosh!

Like countless streams flowing from a river into the great sea, numerous energy channels within Jeok-un’s body were expanding vastly.

And as if to confirm this.

Swoooosh!

Flash!

A phenomenon erupted as if brilliant starlight was exploding before his eyes.

At that moment, Jeok-un realized.

‘I’ve obtained it, the second star…!’

That another star among the Big Dipper had opened in his dantian.

The second star, Geomun, was shining brilliantly.

Jeok-un slowly closed his eyes.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh.

He could feel it.

The flow of air, the sound of insects, even the texture of fabric brushing against his skin.

Yes, everything felt renewed and different.

Jeok-un felt that his energy perception had expanded to an astonishing degree.

‘The only regrettable thing is…’

Clench!

Suddenly, Jeok-un lightly clenched his fist.

Blue flames sparked, illuminating the surroundings.

However, the energy he felt wasn’t at a satisfying level.

When he had opened Tamrang, he had surpassed the wall of the peak realm.

Since he had opened Geomun, he should have originally broken through the wall of the transcendent realm.

But he was still only at the extreme of the peak realm.

There was one reason.

‘My internal energy is insufficient.’

That’s right. While his enlightenment and realm preparation were perfect, the absolute total amount of internal energy was lacking.

‘Well, it hasn’t been long since I regressed anyway.’

However, it was merely disappointing.

Already in his mind were memories of countless opportunities that could increase his internal energy.

Crack.

Having organized his thoughts this way, Jeok-un looked at the energy at his fingertips.

The energy he had called Paecheon-gi before his regression had shed its skin through the Great Heaven Sacred Divine Art and been completely reborn.

‘Yes, now I should call it Paecheon Divine Energy rather than Paecheon-gi.’

He couldn’t even imagine how much more powerful the martial arts he would display with this new power would be.

Then Jeok-un slowly gathered the energy in his body.

Seeing the mysterious light that rose in his son’s two eyes, Jegal Mun smiled gently.

“With that level, you won’t be getting beaten up at least.”

“Of course. Father, your son would beat others up, not get beaten up.”

At Jeok-un’s playful remark, Jegal Mun chuckled.

However, Jegal Mun soon became serious and opened his mouth.

“…You should say farewell to your mother, shouldn’t you.”

“Yes, I plan to pay my respects before leaving.”

“Do that.”

“But Father. There’s one last thing I want before leaving the family.”

“…!”

Since he had obtained the Great Heaven Sacred Divine Art, he had gained everything there was to gain from the main family.

Then there was only one task remaining before leaving.

Eliminating future troubles.

“I must achieve justice before I go.”

Jeok-un’s eyes gleamed fiercely.

* * *

Bloodstone Prison.

No one in the family knows when or how it was built.

But there’s one thing everyone in the family knows.

That only the most serious criminals of the Sega are imprisoned in Bloodstone Prison.

Lady Oh is confined in the deepest part of that Bloodstone Prison.

With her limbs bound by iron chains, sprawled out like worthless trash.

This alone was a harsh enough environment to kill a person, but Bloodstone Prison didn’t stop there.

Since it was built by digging into the ground, damp humidity and bone-deep cold flickered about.

What happens when the iron chains hanging all over her body get tangled here?

“Ugh…!”

Simply confining someone here was no different from slowly killing them.

But what tormented Lady Oh most right now wasn’t the iron chains binding her body, the bone-piercing cold, or the lung-rotting humidity.

It was pain.

‘It hurts! It hurts so much…!’

The poison energy that Jeok-un had forcibly fed her.

The poison energy that had briefly subsided with the antidote quickly surged up again.

The poison energy accumulated over more than ten years couldn’t be removed with an antidote.

The Black Lotus poison energy was still gnawing at Lady Oh moment by moment.

‘Kill me… Just kill me…!’

In such terrible pain that even fainting was a luxury.

Lady Oh wished she could rather die.

If this life could end right now.

She could really die with a bright smile!

Just as Lady Oh was thinking this and longing for death.

Swoosh-

Along with a strange sound tickling her ears, she felt the poison energy that had been tormenting her drain away.

‘The poison energy…?’

Had the poison energy completely destroyed her senses?

No, that couldn’t be.

If her senses had been completely destroyed.

Scrape!

Clank!

She wouldn’t have been able to hear the sound of iron chains being cut or feel her body becoming lighter as she was freed from her bonds, as she just had.

So the situation was clear.

Someone had cut the chains and absorbed the poison energy.

The purpose was naturally to rescue her.

‘As expected, the Master has come to save me…!’

The one responsible could only be the family head, Jegal Mun.

Lady Oh, whose mind began working as she was freed from the poison energy, made this judgment.

Entering Bloodstone Prison and proceeding without any special procedures.

Within the family, only Jegal Mun had the authority to pull off such a feat.

‘Yes, the family head wouldn’t abandon me. Who do I have behind me!’

Wasn’t she the precious daughter of the great Golden Emperor Trading Company?

Jegal Sega couldn’t abandon her.

No, they couldn’t afford to.

Just as the Golden Emperor Trading Company needed Jegal Sega, Jegal Sega also needed the Golden Emperor Trading Company.

‘Once I get out…!’

Lady Oh gritted her teeth inwardly and burned with hatred.

Jegal Jeokun, who killed my son and brought such humiliation and insult upon me!

She would definitely kill that mortal enemy with the family’s power!

Lady Oh made up her mind firmly, but didn’t show it outwardly.

Burning with revenge right now would be an extremely foolish thing to do.

Killing intent must be hidden until the very last moment, and in any case, the most important thing right now was getting out of here.

Until then, she had to somehow capture Jegal Mun’s heart and seek survival.

Therefore, Lady Oh struggled to open her eyes and spoke toward the dim outline.

In as pitiful a voice as possible.

“Sob, Master…!”

You’ve suffered, everything will be alright now.

Lady Oh expected such words from Jegal Mun, but.

“Master my ass.”

“!?”

What came back was a voice that absolutely should not have been heard.

‘Je, Jegal Jeokun…!?’

Goosebumps rose all over her spine.

“Kyaaah!! You, why are you here?!”

“Yeah, I’m glad to see you too. Auntie.”

The mastermind behind all this, the culprit who had made her into this state – Jegal Jeokun was wearing a bitter sneer.

“Uwaaah!! Save me!! Someone, is anyone there!!”

Lady Oh ran to the end of the iron bars and screamed, but her struggles and screams only echoed hollowly within Noe-ok.

The surrounding Noe-ok cells were empty, and befitting Jegal Sega famous for formations, surveillance and guards were also replaced by formations rather than posting people.

“Scream all you want. Even if you rave and shout all night, not even an ant will come in.”

“?!”

A voice filled with killing intent rang out from behind Lady Oh, who was clinging to the iron bars.

Footsteps echoing gloomily, as sinister as the voice stained with killing intent.

Thud thud…

Jeok-un approached Lady Oh and said.

“There are exactly two truths I realized while rolling around in that hellish battlefield. Do you know what they are?”

“Don’t come! Don’t come closer!!”

“First, villains who have seen the end never repent of their crimes, so they must be killed without exception.”

“…You, you!!”

“And second. Never leave behind future troubles that might one day turn a blade against you.”

“!!”

Did she sense her impending death?

Lady Oh screamed as if having a seizure.

“Aaah!! Do you think you can live as a member of Jeongpa after killing me?!”

“Oh, how did you know? I was just thinking of converting and living as a member of Sapa.”

“!!”

“And now I’m going to commit acts that I couldn’t do as a member of Jeongpa.”

With those words, Jeok-un calmly thrust his sword forward.

“Yeah. Roughly, things like this?”

Thunk!

With a chilling sound of flesh being pierced.

“-!!”

Jeok-un’s sword pierced through Lady Oh’s heart.

Lady Oh could only open and close her mouth.

She wanted to let out screams, curses, or desperate struggles.

But no sound came out because her lungs had also been pierced.

All Lady Oh could do was glare at Jeok-un with eyes that cursed him, swearing she would never forgive him even in death.

Naturally, Jeok-un received that gaze with a sneer and spoke nonchalantly.

“Wait for me in the afterlife. Soon, all your relatives and blood kin from the mainland will be gathering in the endless hell.”

“…!”

“See if your family’s precious gold will protect you there too.”

No, it can’t be!

Lady Oh opened her mouth, wanting to say something.

But her already weakened body didn’t respond.

No, it probably couldn’t have responded anyway.

Before she could say anything, Jeok-un’s hand moved first.

Slice!

With a chilling sound, thud- Lady Oh’s severed head rolled on the ground.

With both eyes wide open, filled with pain, resentment, and terror.

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