The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 130

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Chapter 130.
―Whoever slays the most Masters of Great Righteousness shall become a candidate to succeed Ma Cheon Je!
The majority of the Ten Demon Experts below the platform erupted in shock and astonishment.
The Ten Demon Experts, who had mastered the profound techniques of the Ten Demonic Gates yet were rejected by the factions rooted in each sect and their successors.
And now Ma Cheon Je’s successor would be chosen from among the Ten Demon Experts?
“As is known, Ma Cheon Je has yet to designate an heir.”
Deung Ryun continued in a low voice.
“It is for this reason that Ma Cheon Je has proceeded with the Ten Demon Experts plan.”
Another shocking revelation spilled from Deung Ryun’s lips.
“He seeks a successor who possesses the martial arts of the Ten Demonic Gates, yet can transcend the influence of the Ten Demonic Gates themselves.”
The Demon Palace is a demonic alliance formed with the Ten Demonic Gates at its core.
And the master of the Demon Palace has traditionally been selected from among the masters of the Ten Demonic Gates.
However, the current Ma Cheon Je is someone entirely unrelated to the Ten Demonic Gates.
Therefore, despite holding the position of supreme master of the Demonic Path, he cannot completely ignore the influence of the Ten Demonic Gates.
“You have each mastered the profound techniques of the Ten Demonic Gates, yet you cannot be called disciples of the Ten Demonic Gates. In other words, you will neither be absorbed by nor swayed by the factions rooted in the Ten Demonic Gates.”
Deung Ryun cast a sidelong glance at Bu Eunseol, who stood silently at the very back.
“Of course, there are those who have escaped that constraint.”
‘Those….’
In that instant, a brief flash of light flickered across Bu Eunseol’s eyes.
Based on Deung Ryun’s words, it meant there was someone other than herself who had obtained the position of successor to the Ten Demonic Gates.
‘That would make sense.’
Then the significantly reduced number of Ten Demon Experts in attendance was explained to some degree.
“You just said that whoever kills the most Masters of Great Righteousness can become a candidate to succeed Ma Cheon Je, but….”
At that moment, Young Moon Ho stepped forward and asked.
“Does that mean there are other successor candidates besides us?”
“Of course.”
Deung Ryun explained calmly.
“The orthodox masters of the Ten Demonic Gates naturally become candidates to succeed Ma Cheon Je as the leader of the Demon Palace. Those recommended by the Elder Council can also become candidates. And….”
Deung Ryun took a deep breath before continuing.
“If Ma Cheon Je judges that someone possesses the talent to lead the Demon Palace, they too can become a successor candidate.”
In the end, even if one eliminates many Masters of Great Righteousness, it only grants candidacy, not the position of successor itself.
Yet still, a burning fervor flickered in the eyes of several youths.
A candidate to succeed Ma Cheon Je.
It was a position of an entirely different caliber from the treatment they currently received.
“Are there any further questions?”
Just as Deung Ryun was about to speak again, scanning the crowd below,
“If the method is unrestricted, then time is also unrestricted, is it not?”
At that moment, Bu Eunseol raised her voice with a question. It was the most incisive inquiry yet.
If time were unrestricted, there would be no need to forcibly confront the Masters of Great Righteousness.
“Of course not.”
Deung Ryun gazed at Bu Eunseol with a cold smile.
“You have a maximum of four months to endure without fighting a Master of Great Righteousness.”
He drew a breath before continuing.
“If you do not face a Master of Great Righteousness within that time, the crime of insubordination will be applied, and the masters of the Demon Hall will strip away your martial arts.”
“So if we fight a Master of Great Righteousness within four months, we gain another four months of reprieve?”
“Correct.”
Deung Ryun smiled faintly.
“However, if you achieve even a single victory against a Master of Great Righteousness, no such grace period will follow.”
All the Ten Demon Experts, including Bu Eunseol, nodded at his words.
If a Master of Great Righteousness were slain under the name of the Ten Demon Experts, there would be no leisurely four months to endure afterward.
The Ten Demon Experts versus the Masters of Great Righteousness.
Once that true collision began, an endless blood feud would inevitably follow.
“Are there any other questions?”
He waited for a time, but no one stepped forward.
Then Deung Ryun spoke in a solemn and heavy voice.
“Ma Cheon Je’s decree takes effect immediately. From this moment, you have four months. Within that time, you must eliminate at least one Master of Great Righteousness.”
He swept his gaze across the Ten Demon Experts once more before leaving a final word.
“Then, I wish you fortune.”
With that, he turned and vanished into the darkness-filled doorway.
“….”
Though Deung Ryun had departed, a deathly silence still hung within the Great Hall.
Though the Murim is said to be a place where one cannot see even an inch ahead, something far too unexpected had transpired.
“Fortunately, this time the enemy is not ourselves.”
It was Yu Woon Ryong’s arrogant voice that broke the long silence.
“We won’t need to tear each other apart like we did on Hell Island.”
Hearing this, Seok Woo Haeng’s lips curved upward.
“How naive.”
“What did you say?”
“Killing a Master of Great Righteousness is difficult, but eliminating your competitors is easy.”
“What do you mean by that?”
As Yu Woon Ryong cried out with blazing eyes, Seok Woo Haeng closed and opened his eyes before speaking.
“What if, from today onward, I assassinate you all one by one? Then I become the successor candidate without lifting a finger.”
Had anyone else spoken such words, everyone in the Great Hall would have dismissed it as a jest.
But Seok Woo Haeng was a Ten Demon Expert of Geuk Sal Mil Gak.
He had cultivated the bizarre and sinister assassination techniques optimized for taking lives.
Assassinating a master of higher standing was not an impossible feat for him.
“Seok Woo Haeng. Do you truly believe you could become the successor of the Demon Hall after committing such an act?”
“Such an act?”
“Ma Cheon Je would never tolerate such a thing.”
Seok Woo Haeng, who had been staring at Yu Woon Ryong’s bloodshot eyes, wore a hollow smile.
“Yu Woon Ryong. Now that I see it, your personality is merely filthy—you’re quite naive, aren’t you?”
“What did you say?”
“The position of Ma Cheon Je, who looks down upon the Demonic Path and Tianxia, is a seat that can only be reached by stacking corpses of enemies and allies alike like mountains. Do you understand what I’m saying?”
—Ma Cheon Je himself had ascended to that position by defeating his rivals.
This was what Seok Woo Haeng was trying to convey.
As Yu Woon Ryong, at a loss for words, fell silent with his lips pressed tight, Young Moon Ho sighed and spoke.
“There’s nothing surprising about it.”
He wore a languid smile as his gaze swept across the surroundings.
“After all, we’ve been bound by misfortune since Hell Island.”
At those words, a melancholy gleam flickered in the eyes of several of the Ten Demon Experts.
At first, it was to become one of the Ten Demon Experts….
And now, to become the successor of the Demon Hall, they must eye one another as enemies.
“It seems we are destined never to share the same sky.”
Young Moon Ho sighed deeply, then turned and walked out of the Great Hall.
Thereupon, the remaining Ten Demon Experts departed one by one.
Now only Yu Woon Ryong and Bu Eunseol remained within the vast Great Hall.
“Bu Eunseol.”
“Will you do it here?”
Bu Eunseol regarded Yu Woon Ryong with an indifferent expression.
Ever since their encounter at the Demon Palace, he had been radiating killing intent toward her.
“No… I won’t.”
Yu Woon Ryong bit his lip.
“I originally intended to correct your habits, but now I realize my strength is insufficient.”
“….”
“I will hone my skills for four months. And I will bring down both the Masters of Great Righteousness and you.”
Just as Seok Woo Haeng had said, Yu Woon Ryong was a man whose temperament alone was violent, while his thoughts and actions were remarkably simple.
A smile naturally bloomed on Bu Eunseol’s face at such straightforward resolve.
“I look forward to it.”
“Hmph.”
Yu Woon Ryong, leaving behind a cold snort, also departed from the Great Hall.
Though all the Ten Demon Experts had left, Bu Eunseol still stood upright in the empty Great Hall.
As if searching for something, she gazed vacantly into the darkness where Deung Ryun had vanished.
After staring into the darkness for a while, Bu Eunseol
said, “I shall take my leave now.”
Suddenly, she pressed her palms together respectfully toward that direction.
And as she turned her body,
“Hehehehe.”
A senile laugh echoed as a black shadow slowly emerged from the darkness toward where Bu Eunseol stood.
Ssshhh.
The darkness blanketing the floor surged upward into the void, then transformed into the figure of a clear-eyed elderly man.
“To discover the presence of an old master. How truly remarkable.”
The elderly man who had materialized like sorcery stepped closer to Bu Eunseol.
Though he appeared no taller than five feet, his eyes blazed with endless lightning, and a tempest seemed to rage across his back.
‘I can barely breathe.’
It was similar to the aura she had sensed when witnessing Jeok Bung’s wrath—the prayer of one who possessed absolute transcendence.
“What is your name?”
Bu Eunseol opened her mouth to answer the old master’s question.
“I am Bu Eunseol, one of the Ten Demon Experts of Nangya Sect.”
“Bu Eunseol.”
The old master wore a faint smile.
Yet his gaze was so sharp that an even more ferocious aura seemed to emanate from him.
“How did you discover the presence of an old master?”
“I did not discover it.”
Bu Eunseol spoke carefully.
“I merely inferred that the Lord of Myeol Hon did not plan such a thing.”
“Such a thing?”
“The summoning of the Ten Demon Experts to Demon Palace.”
The old master nodded, as though intrigued by her words.
“Continue.”
“The Lord of Myeol Hon said he summoned us to designate a Master of Great Righteousness and discuss matters concerning the successor candidates of Demon Palace. However, I believed there was another reason.”
“Another reason, you say.”
“Yes.”
Bu Eunseol took a deep breath while meeting the old master’s gaze.
“If someone decided to have the Ten Demon Experts face a Master of Great Righteousness, they would surely wish to see the Ten Demon Experts with their own eyes.”
“So you inferred that an old master would be present here?”
“Yes.”
The old master stared intently at Bu Eunseol.
His gaze was unfathomably deep and piercing, and for a moment, Bu Eunseol nearly summoned her inner power.
“Kehehehe!”
The old master suddenly burst into hearty laughter, nodding as he spoke.
“Nangya Sect has indeed obtained a remarkable Ten Demon Expert.”
“Thank you.”
“But you have lied to me.”
The old master’s expression, stripped of its mirth, suddenly transformed from immortal sage to demon.
“Your deduction alone could not have revealed my presence.”
A chill seemed to emanate from the old master’s voice.
“I ask again. How did you detect the aura of an old master?”
Bu Eunseol finally spoke truthfully.
“Because you intentionally made a light sound, sir.”
“Why? Why would I make a sound?”
“Perhaps… you intentionally left such traces to test whether any of the Ten Demon Experts possessed the ability to detect them.”
“You’re suggesting the old master conducted a test?”
A flash of light gleamed in the elder’s eyes.
Yet Bu Eunseol accepted his gaze calmly, lowering her head respectfully.
“Otherwise, how could I have sensed the presence of the Dark King?”

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