The God of Death and the God of War - Chapter 91

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Evil Hegemon Martial God

Chapter 91

The more you chew, the more sweet and sour flavors seep out.

The taste that comes from well-dried hawthorn berries.

‘Mm, delicious.’

Chew chew.

No matter how much he chewed this way and that, it remained a delicacy.

Hawthorn berries are the main ingredient in tanghulu eaten in winter, but even dried like this, they were quite a delicacy.

The tough texture was somewhat of a flaw, but if you chewed long enough, it became soft…

“I say, Daeju Jeok. Are you listening to what I’m saying right now?”

The voice of Execution Squad Leader Hu Seong interrupted Jeok-un’s savoring.

Step.

Jeok-un stopped in the long corridor of Sadocheon’s inner sanctum.

Then Hu Seong, who had been following beside him, also stopped walking.

He spoke earnestly.

“Daeju Jeok, please focus. You know very well how crucial the responsibility you’ve taken on is, don’t you?”

Hu Seong’s attitude had changed considerably from before.

Knowing there was a close relationship between Dokgo Cheon and Jeok-un, Hu Seong had also begun to trust Jeok-un.

Swish.

“Don’t ignore this and take it quickly. You need to familiarize yourself with all of this to resolve the Ya-ju matter.”

Hu Seong said this while holding out a bundle of documents.

It was obvious what kind of documents they were without looking.

Nine times out of ten, they would be information related to Ya-ju Ji-jung-yeong that the Execution Squad had investigated so far.

And within them would surely be contained the relationship between Ji-jung-yeong and Doyecheon that Hu Seong had secretly investigated.

But Jeok-un pushed away the bundle of documents as if he had no interest in them.

Swish-.

Then he took out a small pouch from his chest and held it out to Hu Seong.

From the pouch came fingernail-sized hawthorn berries that were well-dried to a dark red color.

“There, don’t get heated and have a bite of this instead.”

“No…!”

Hu Seong was about to burst into angry shouts but held back and swallowed before speaking.

“I say! Do you know how much the Execution Squad members suffered all night?”

“Eh, you wasted your effort. Why did you make your subordinates work so hard for nothing?”

“What, what did you say?”

When Jeok-un replied nonchalantly, Hu Seong’s patience really was about to snap.

However, Jeok-un paid no mind.

“I told you from the beginning. Just ‘pretend’ to do it.”

“…!”

Then Jeok-un added in a whisper.

“After all, we just need to achieve our goal, don’t we?”

He said.

“What do you mean…?!”

[The annihilation of the Bucheonju Faction. And the elimination of Doyecheon.]

“!!”

At Jeok-un’s timely telepathic message, Hu Seong’s eyes shook violently as if an earthquake had struck.

“Danzu, just keep drawing their attention well as you are now. Then I’ll handle the rest.”

“…!”

Jeok-un spoke playfully.

But his eyes that met his were endlessly serious.

Jeok-un seemed to have already decided on his conclusion.

To carry out a complete eradication that would uproot Bucheonju and his forces.

“…Are you really in your early twenties?”

Hu Seong asked without realizing it.

“Actually, if you add up all my past lives, I’ve long passed fifty.”

“…What?”

“It’s a joke, a joke.”

Just as Jeok-un grinned and chewed on hawthorn berries.

-Loyalty!!

-Loyalty!

The guard warriors protecting their destination raised their voices.

“We arrived quickly while chatting.”

Jeok-un said this while looking up at the plaque above the pavilion.

Sachenbo Treasure Vault.

The name of the treasure vault where the artifacts that would help him take Oh Chu-baek’s head lay sleeping was written there.

* * *

The Sachenbo Treasure Vault is one of the most strictly managed key locations in Sadocheon.

They carved part of the mountain adjacent to Sadocheon’s main base to create an artificial cave.

And placed a door in front of it to make it the Sachenbo Treasure Vault.

Therefore, when you opened the main gate of the Sachenbo Treasure Vault, you would get the strange feeling of entering the mountain’s maw.

“I’m telling you out of excessive concern, but don’t harbor any unnecessary greed.”

Sadocheon’s warehouse keeper warned Jeok-un with a stern face.

Hu Seong had already returned and was gone.

The Sachenbo Treasure Vault was a place that even the Execution Squad Leader couldn’t enter without permission.

But his expression looked quite relieved.

‘He looked like someone whose aching tooth had been pulled. I should quickly bring him that Taoist’s head.’

With Hu Seong’s abilities, he had probably already dug into Ya-ju Ji-jung-yeong and grasped all of Doyecheon’s dirty deeds and treasonous acts.

But because of the repercussions it would have on Sadocheon, he had come to propose that they work together with Jeok-un to proceed secretly.

But Jeok-un had cleanly resolved it.

Saying he would kill Doyecheon himself.

‘He probably misunderstood that the discussion with Cheon-ju was finished.’

He would have expected there to be a grand plan established with Dokgo Cheon.

Of course, there was no such thing.

‘I don’t know about secretly. I’ll just kill them all and be done with it.’

Anyway, the warehouse keeper of the Sachenbo Treasure Vault had quite some spirit.

“Thorough inspections will be conducted when entering and leaving! You cannot take out any items beyond the permitted number!”

Even though he must know what kind of achievements Jeok-un had recently accomplished, showing this attitude could only be explained by his naturally upright character.

“Of course. Don’t you worry about it.”

“Understood!”

“But what’s your name?”

“…It’s Geumseok-san.”

“Mm, I see. I’ll remember that, Seoksan.”

“!!”

Jeok-un didn’t view such a warehouse keeper negatively.

Such people were the pillars supporting Sadocheon.

“Ah, I can take this with me, right? My mouth feels bored.”

“Yes. But I’ll check inside that too when you come out.”

“Do as you please. There’ll only be berries in it anyway.”

“…Understood.”

Seoksan trailed off and stepped back.

It was the intuition of a long-time warehouse keeper.

Because the subtle smile that Jeok-un wore somehow bothered him.

‘Well, it shouldn’t matter much. I’ll check thoroughly anyway.’

But that was only momentary, as the warehouse keeper thought this and permitted Jeok-un’s entry.

“Close the gates!”

Kuuuuung!

With the warehouse keeper’s command, the massive door closed.

Since it was carved from a mountain, naturally there were no windows and no sunlight entered.

However, the interior was quite bright with luminous pearls, and there was no stuffy smell characteristic of stagnant air.

This was because temperature and humidity were thoroughly managed through mechanical formations.

“This place is damn spacious no matter how many times I come here.”

Jeok-un said this while looking around from the central corridor of the Sachenbo Treasure Vault.

Naturally, since he had taken control of Sadocheon and then created Sapyeollyeon, Jeok-un had been here before.

Before his regression, as the rightful master of Sadocheon.

“Section one is Seogak, section two is Byeonggak, section three is Bogak. Same as always.”

The Sachenbo Treasure Vault was divided into three sections.

Respectively Seogak, Byeonggak, and Bogak, and as their names suggested.

The martial arts manual section, the divine weapons section, and the miscellaneous treasures section.

“Now, let’s finish quickly and get out.”

Jeok-un walked forward with large strides without hesitation.

There was no reason to waste time here.

Jeok-un had already decided on everything he would take.

Whoosh!

In an instant, Jeok-un passed through Seogak in a flash.

On bookshelves so tall and long that one had to crane their neck to see the top, thousands of martial arts manuals were stored, but he didn’t spare them a single glance.

Jeok-un had no intention of taking anything from Seogak.

The reason was simple.

‘Why would I look at something I’ve already seen?’

As mentioned before, Jeok-un had been inside the Sachenbo Treasure Vault before.

The first thing Jeok-un did after taking the seat of Cheon-ju was to completely master all the martial arts manuals in the vault.

Therefore, all the martial arts manuals here were already in Jeok-un’s head, and there wasn’t a single one among them worth taking again.

Whoosh-!

Second, Byeonggak was no different.

Though there were several divine artifacts that emitted cool demonic energy or clear spiritual light.

Jeok-un had no need for divine weapons.

‘There’s nothing better than my Seven Divine Weapons.’

The Paegunjichinggi was sufficient for divine artifacts.

Though there were a few divine weapons that could rival the Snow Soul Hand Blades that Seo Do-yeom used.

That was about it.

“Why carry around useless items? They’d just get in the way.”

The expression “unnecessary” was appropriate.

With only two opportunities available, the chance was too precious to waste on mediocre weapons.

Step.

Having passed through Byeonggak as well, Jeok-un stopped at the third and final section, Bogak.

“Hehe.”

Standing before Bogak, Jeok-un’s lips curved into a large arc.

It was the expression of a nouveau riche dripping with greed.

If others had seen this, they would have all mocked Jeok-un for being foolish.

Asking how he could enter the Sachenbo Treasure Vault only to take items from Bogak.

Thinking about it carefully, it was natural.

If someone had entered the Sachenbo Treasure Vault in the first place, they likely had achieved some level of mastery.

In other words, if one was qualified to enter, it was natural to covet martial arts or divine artifacts, not mere treasures.

Moreover, the treasures remaining in Sadocheon’s Bogak couldn’t possibly be of exceptional value.

As Sadocheon’s budget became increasingly difficult, the first things they started selling off were the treasures that had been stored in Bogak.

In the end, only items of ambiguous value remained.

But this story didn’t apply to Jeok-un.

‘Only I know what lies sleeping here right now.’

How could he not be delighted?

When only he knew that treasures so rare and important that they would drive everyone in Gangho mad existed in this Bogak.

“Now, where was it…”

Compared to the other rooms that were packed full, the items in Bogak were noticeably few.

Therefore, Jeok-un was able to quickly find the first item he was targeting.

“Oh, here it is.”

The first treasure Jeok-un chose was a ring.

But its material was unique.

Rather than jade or precious metals like gold, it appeared to be made from the bones of a ‘beast’.

This mysterious ring was something Sadocheon had acquired quite by chance.

They didn’t know who made it or who its previous owner was.

Yet it was placed in Bogak purely for its aesthetic beauty.

“If they knew about the incident that occurred because of this Baeksuji-hwan in the past, everyone would be shocked.”

Jeok-un chuckled, recalling events from before his regression.

Then he picked up the ring and immediately put it on his finger.

‘Now, I’ll keep this for when I go to Yunnan later.’

Having secured the ring, Jeok-un immediately moved on to the next item.

In fact, the Baeksuji-hwan wasn’t something that would be greatly useful for dealing with Doyecheon and Jin-jun.

“Right now, rather than this… Ah, found it!”

Finding what he wanted just a few spaces away from the ring, Jeok-un laughed with glee.

What Jeok-un picked up was none other than a massive black prayer bead necklace.

Despite being prayer beads worn by a monk’s hands, they somehow emanated an inexplicable murderous aura.

And there was good reason for that.

“These are the prayer beads of Pagyehyeolseung.”

A mad apostate monk who fled from Shaolin Temple where he had been a monk, and brought terrible bloodshed to Gangho.

The prayer beads of Pagyehyeolseung, a master of the previous generation whose whereabouts had now become mysterious, were also here in Bogak.

Anyone else present would have stopped Jeok-un’s choice.

Pagyehyeolseung’s main martial art was a fist technique that arbitrarily modified Shaolin’s supreme art, the Hundred Step Divine Fist.

The prayer beads he used truly had no value other than as prayer beads.

That’s why they were placed in Bogak rather than Byeonggak where divine weapons were kept.

But Jeok-un didn’t care.

‘I don’t need the prayer beads either.’

Jeok-un held the prayer beads in his hand and slowly drew up his energy.

Suaaaaa!

Then the prayer beads began responding to Jeok-un’s energy.

They seemed to resist, wriggling slightly.

‘Don’t act up and submit quickly.’

Passsss!

Before the overwhelming divine authority of Paecheon Singi, they were ultimately suppressed and subdued.

Click-!

As the sound of something unlocking echoed.

‘This is it.’

The beads split in half, and the real treasures hidden inside began to unfold before Jeok-un’s eyes.

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