The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 783

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Chapter 783.
Boom! Rumble!
Each strike Gwon In unleashed summoned gales of wind, and the earth beneath crumbled.
Bu Eunseol’s entire body was drenched in blood, yet she stubbornly held her ground against his onslaught.
‘I must endure—even one more technique is worth the cost.’
Even in this battle where life and death hung in balance.
Rather than counterattack, I focused solely on extracting the final three techniques of the Seven Heavenly Fists from Gwon In.
With my Nangya Divine Eye elevated to its peak, I staked my life on pure defense alone.
Crash!
Finally struck directly, I was sent flying dozens of paces backward, spewing a crimson arrow of blood from my lips with a wet sound.
Yet the internal injuries were not severe.
With each impact, I concentrated the dense inner force circulating through my body at the point of contact, diminishing the force of his strikes.
And at my Blood Sealing Point, I maintained a thread of clarity.
This was not something I had been taught—it was a subtle principle I had naturally mastered through endless confrontations with the strong.
Whoooosh.
The relentless assault, eternal as the ages themselves, finally ceased.
Gwon In, having stopped his attack, opened his mouth in astonishment.
“Remarkable. What sect’s martial arts have you been cultivating?”
Not only were my techniques extraordinary.
But the exact realm I had reached was difficult for him to gauge.
“From the way you stretch time endlessly, it seems you’ve reached the Extreme Heaven Realm.”
“….”
“Yet you bare-handedly withstand the fist techniques of the Original Heaven Lord?”
Gwon In gazed at me, breathing heavily and bleeding, and let out an exclamation.
“Could it be that someone as young as you has already reached the Mujik Gyeong?”
“What’s so special about the Mujik Gyeong?”
“What did you say?”
“Walking the path I wish to walk is far better than that.”
Those words were sincere.
The Mujik Gyeong was a realm that other martial artists yearned for in their dreams.
But for me, it was merely following a path others had already carved.
“This one’s truly insane.”
Gwon In tilted his head, then began to reconstruct the movements I had displayed.
“Now that I think about it, you subtly employ the principles of the Ten Thousand Forms Single Eclipse—are you a disciple of Geom Joon?”
Under the identity of Seon Woo Jin.
I had been circulating my inner force using Geom Joon’s natural sword principles to withstand Gwon In’s ferocious assault.
Gwon In had perceived this with uncanny precision, concluding I was Geom Joon’s disciple.
“Indeed, among the Sammasamjon, he is the most persistent and tenacious.”
My eyes flashed.
Was Gwon In speaking as though he had faced all of the Sammasamjon in combat?
“You’ve fought all three of the Sammasamjon?”
“Not all of them.”
Gwon In wore an enigmatic smile.
“I couldn’t find the aged Buddhist monk from Shaolin—his whereabouts remain unknown.”
The aged Buddhist monk from Shaolin.
That seemed to refer to Bul Jon.
“Those bastards were formidable even in their youth. They all easily blocked No Bu’s strikes.”
Thud.
Bu Eunseol felt as though she’d been struck on the back of her head.
‘So that’s what it was.’
Now she finally understood.
Ak Moo Ryung, Geom Joon, and others like them.
Why had these peerless masters devoted themselves to seclusion training since their youth?
Before they encountered the insurmountable wall that was Jeong Ma Ssang Cheon Je.
They had all faced Gwon In—or perhaps the Eight Immortals—and awakened to the existence of a sky beyond the sky.
‘If that’s the case…’
Perhaps even Jeong Ma Ssang Cheon Je’s seclusion wasn’t about mutual annihilation.
Could it be that they were training to overthrow the Eight Immortals, or the retainers of Jin Ma who stood even above them?
‘Now I understand why the greatest masters of the martial world, having achieved absolute enlightenment, would repeatedly undergo seclusion training.’
Until now, the strongest in Murim must have
discovered or encountered these beings called Jin Ma’s retainers long ago.
And they had certainly strived ceaselessly to surpass them.
“You seem to have grasped something as well.”
However, Gwon In
interpreted Bu Eunseol’s expression of understanding in a rather unexpected way… and spoke words that were utterly shocking.
“The very realm of Mujik Gyeong was a constraint and a trap. One designed to prevent any further advancement.”
Gwon In chuckled and continued.
“After wielding Mujik Power, no one has ever ascended beyond it… The Heavenly Realm is merely a fantasy, you say? Hahahaha!”
Bu Eunseol saw stars before her eyes from the shock, as if struck on the back of her head.
Then Jin Ma was the one who established the very system and concept of Mujik Gyeong.
And it was done to prevent the people of Murim from transcending the Mujik Realm?
“What threat could insects like you ever pose, no matter how strong you become?”
Gwon In saw through Bu Eunseol’s inner thoughts and smirked.
“There are others who bind you.”
It was a cryptic statement.
Who exactly was suppressing the advancement of Murim’s people?
“That can’t possibly be true.”
Bu Eunseol, regaining her composure, shook her head firmly.
“Just because such a system was established doesn’t mean that brilliant masters couldn’t transcend its limits…”
“What is it? Do you not understand?”
Gwon In tilted his head as he observed Bu Eunseol’s expression.
“Don’t tell me you suppressed the Mujik Ascension without understanding it at all?”
In that instant, Bu Eunseol grasped the truth.
Mujik Ascension.
A precursor to reaching the Mujik Gyeong realm, and a sign that one’s body had matured enough to manifest Mujik power.
That very thing had been the trap all along.
“Because someone established the Mujik Gyeong realm, and the masters of old interpreted the Mujik Ascension correctly and passed it down… naturally, the masters of later generations simply accepted it as truth, did they not?”
Gwon In did not answer, only smiled.
Mujik Ascension.
It was known as a sign of entering the Mujik Gyeong realm.
But in reality, it was something that ensnared one in a single force—Mujik Gyeong and Mujik power.
A form of inner demon.
“It’s been a while since I’ve had such a conversation.”
Seeing Bu Eunseol’s expression as if she had grasped everything, Gwon In smiled broadly.
“When I see brilliant young talents like you, it reminds me of the old days.”
His eyes grew infinitely deep and dark.
“But that’s enough now. Let’s stop playing and finish this.”
At that moment, pitch-black mist began rising from all directions.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
As Gwon In clenched his fists.
Suddenly, a sound like a heartbeat echoed from deep within the earth.
Bu Eunseol felt a strange sensation as if her skin and bones were cleanly dissolving.
Step by step.
Gwon In began walking slowly toward Bu Eunseol.
With each step he took, the earth cracked open, and from those depths, black flames surged forth.
As if a demon god of terror that annihilates all life
had descended into the human realm to bestow death upon foolish mortals.
‘Mujik power.’
Yet Bu Eunseol understood that none of this was actually happening.
It was all occurring because Gwon In had unleashed his Mujik power.
And that strength would transcend imagination.
The difference between one who recognizes their limits and one who is trapped by them would be as vast as heaven and earth.
‘There is only one way.’
The time Bu Eunseol spent thinking seemed endless.
But that was only because his martial prowess had broken through the Extreme Heaven realm, causing his mind to spin with maddening speed.
Making it appear as though he were stretching time infinitely.
No matter how much he calculated, Gwon In’s assault would ultimately be inescapable.
It would not take the form of a single strike.
Rather, it would be the form of Death itself, clinging relentlessly until his final breath.
‘But Gwon In’s Mujik power will… manifest first from the Mental World, not from martial technique.’
He was a figure who possessed the origin of the Gwon Ma Chil Sik, which could be called the pinnacle of martial knowledge in Tianxia.
He would not prolong the confrontation and would certainly unleash his Mental World first.
He must have discerned that with my level of inner energy and martial prowess, I could endure to some degree.
Such an exchange would wound his pride.
‘Then there is only one method.’
As Bu Eunseol drew upon Mu Hwang Jeong Gak,
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Nine strands of razor-sharp force wrapped around his body.
She had unleashed Mu Hwang’s supreme technique, the Thirteen Night Spears.
‘But if he unleashes his martial techniques without first manifesting his Mental World… I will perish instantly.’
This was a gamble.
A gamble for survival.
Boom!
In that instant, a brilliant light blazed before Bu Eunseol’s eyes.
Simultaneously, light descended from the heavens, taking the form of swords and pouring down, while spears of darkness surged up from the earth.
A Mental World.
Gwon In realized that Bu Eunseol possessed not only formidable inner energy and tenaciously stubborn vitality,
but also nine indestructible strands of force, the Thirteen Night Spears, wrapped around her entire body.
He understood that he could not easily destroy her physical form.
So he would draw her into his Mental World to destroy her spirit first, then shatter her body in one swift motion.
‘It worked.’
Bu Eunseol cried out inwardly.
Her gamble had succeeded.
Because the masters belonging to Inbi In, one of the Eight Immortals, primarily employed Mental World attacks.
Then Gwon In must likewise be able to manipulate his Mental World freely.
He would find prolonged exchanges tedious.
He would certainly launch a spiritual assault before destroying her physical form.
Crack.
In an instant, Bu Eunseol felt as though her brain was being torn in two.
But immediately after, her mind began filling with happy and joyful memories.
At the same time, half of the power Gwon In unleashed bounced back without even penetrating her spirit.
Mu Hwang Jeong Gak.
It was not merely a heart seal that amplified martial technique’s potency,
but rather an effective defensive means capable of blocking the spiritual attacks unleashed by masters of the Ultimate Realm like Gwon In.
“This wretch.”
Gwon In’s expression grew somewhat bewildered.
Bu Eunseol, her eyes vacant and unfocused, had constructed a perfect spiritual barrier,
easily defending against his assault.
“So the Original Heaven Lord is forced to use his fists after all.”
Crash!
With a thunderous roar that shook heaven and earth,
a deep rumbling sound echoed.
A massive crater opened where Bu Eunseol had been standing.
Gwon In had unleashed a colossal fist force from the sky downward, driving Bu Eunseol’s body directly into the ground.
“What a pity.”
Gwon In gazed down at the enormous pit wreathed in white smoke, his eyes narrowing slightly for a moment.
“She possessed the makings to surpass Sammasamjon.”
Seon Woo Jin, the Sword King.
She was a prodigy, and had she devoted herself to martial cultivation for the next decade, she could have stood as my equal.
But sadly, she threw away her life in a foolish act of protecting that woman.
A swift motion.
Gwon In turned away with a somewhat melancholic expression.
There were few in Murim who could match me in combat.
For ages, this world had been nothing but a desolate and lonely place.
“If I wait a little longer, interesting things will surely come to pass.”
Gwon In gazed toward the Distant Sky with anticipation gleaming in his eyes.
“One born with Cheon Ki Sung will not cower like a mouse forever.”
His body, which had been murmuring softly,
vanished in a flash.
He disappeared into the sky in an instant.
Silence descended upon the Plains where Gwon In had departed.
A deep rumbling sound.
Then, from the depths of the crater, a low vibration emerged, and a battered figure rose into the air.
It was Bu Eunseol.
“Huff. Huff.”
Rising to her feet, I gasped for breath and collapsed onto the ground.
“Had I not clashed with Ma Cheon Je before this, I would truly be dead.”
Against a terrifying master like Gwon In, one cannot conceal their vital signs.
But in my previous battle, I had grasped a portion of the profound mysteries of the Natural Sword—the Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth.
Through this, I was able to temporarily merge my physical form with nature itself.
“If my Mental World could not withstand his attack, he would pour forth a killing force directly in a single strike.”
I predicted that Gwon In would deploy his Mental World, and if it failed to work,
his wounded pride would drive him to unleash just one punch.
Not multiple techniques, but a single devastating blow concentrated with enough power to end my life—I anticipated this and
made my preparations accordingly.
Not for victory, but solely to survive.
“And that Gwon In is mistaken about something.”
I gazed in the direction where Gwon In had vanished.
“Not only Ma Cheon Je and Gak Ju, but all the supreme masters have likewise sensed it and are stepping beyond the boundaries of the Mujik Gyeong.”
Gwon In had fought the supreme masters of his youth, and afterward, he likely had not engaged in significant Murim activities.
And how laughable that must have seemed to them.
No matter how hard they strived, they could never surpass those masters.
But the supreme powerhouses of the current era were far exceeding their expectations…accumulating terrifying martial prowess.
So secretly that the forces lurking within Murim remained oblivious.
“However.”
Bu Eunseol drew a deep breath.
“If the Eight Immortals Heaven are at the bottom, then just how much stronger are the Four Gods Heaven and the Three Supremes?”
An ordinary martial artist would have fallen into despair.
But instead, my heart raced and fighting spirit surged within me.
“Now this is worth fighting for.”
For a long time, I had sensed something peculiar about Murim’s power structure.
―Jeong Ma Ssang Cheon Je, Sam Ma Sam Jon, Four Gods Seven Kings.
Even the hidden leaders of the Three Families, or the Three Realms, possessed martial power that far exceeded the Four Gods Seven Kings.
Moreover, there were countless Abyss forces scattered throughout Murim.
But how could such a system of masters have been formed?
―Surely many powerful experts must be lying dormant.
And this prediction became reality with Gwon In’s appearance.
That there were countless hidden masters within Murim.
“Surely they must also be connected to grandfather and my parents.”
Both grandfather and parents were divine beings who held Murim beneath their feet.
Especially Jin Ma, who had opposed the Baek Ri Family for generations…
In the end, the Eight Immortals Heaven as well.
Like the Three Realms, I would inevitably clash with them.
“Chief.”
Only then did I remember Gong Son Dan Gyeong, whom I had driven into the earth.
Whoosh.
Quickly deploying my movement technique, I used my inner energy to pull her from the ground in one swift motion.
Gently.
I carefully retrieved the Gyeong Seong Jade that I had kept in my embrace.
Tap tap tap.
I rapidly released the Ear Acupoint Sealing Technique to awaken her.
“Seon Woo Branch Master.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong was greatly shocked seeing Bu Eunseol battered and broken.
“Gwon In. What of him?”
“He mistook me for dead and left.”
“Gwon In was mistaken?”
When Gong Son Dan Gyeong’s expression showed disbelief, Bu Eunseol offered an explanation.
“I possess a concealment technique that no master can detect. I deliberately took Gwon In’s strike and feigned death.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong’s expression remained skeptical.
She knew the level of Gwon In’s martial prowess.
Yet you deliberately took a blow from such a master and feigned death?
If that were the case, then Bu Eunseol’s martial prowess was never merely at the Extreme Heaven Realm to begin with.
“That’s right.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong drew a deep breath.
“Seon Woo, the Original Master, often accomplished what he deemed impossible.”
She chose not to delve deeper into the matter.
Her heart was far too turbulent for that.
“Chief, what on earth has happened?”
Bu Eunseol’s question carried multiple layers of meaning.
Yet Gong Son Dan Gyeong dismissed it with a single statement.
“There is someone I have known for a long time. It seems the Joong Son Family impersonated him to lure me in and trap Seon Woo, the Original Master.”
“The Joong Son Family….”
Bu Eunseol’s eyes narrowed.
Gwon In had described Gong Son Dan Gyeong as “the child who survived the Joong Son Family.”
‘The Chief is hiding something.’
She wanted to ask for the full details.
Yet her eyes were brimming with such anguish that Bu Eunseol could not bring herself to inquire.
No one had the right to excavate another’s painful past.
“I see. I understand what you mean.”
Though Bu Eunseol grasped none of the actual details, she answered thus.
“However, I would appreciate it if you would share the contents recorded in the Joong Son Family’s secret records at a later time.”
“Very well. Thank you.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong felt Bu Eunseol’s consideration and offered a faint smile.
“My silence about my past is not because I distrust you….”
She spoke with an apologetic expression.
“But because revealing it would unravel every plan I have carefully constructed thus far.”
Bu Eunseol understood her words.
If someone were to learn the full truth of one’s circumstances, that plan could crumble in an instant.
“I am fine with that.”
Bu Eunseol’s eyes grew gentle.
“This place is dangerous. Allow me to escort you and the Abbess….”
Stagger.
Yet she could not finish her words and stumbled.
No matter how much the Great Flame Energy wrapped around her body, she had taken that full blow directly to absorb Gwon In’s deception.
There was no way she could be unscathed.
“It’s alright.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong steadied Bu Eunseol as she spoke.
“There is a secret organization I lead in this place. However, since this area has been sealed off by a formation, I could not summon them.”
Whistle.
As she let out a sharp whistle, the sensation of numerous figures rushing forth with the sound of air splitting reached them from somewhere.
Bu Eunseol nodded, as if reassured.
“Then I shall return first.”
Whoosh. Crackle crackle.
At that moment, pale smoke rose from Bu Eunseol’s body as waves of true energy rippled outward.
Gwon In’s power.
Like a living creature, it burrowed into Bu Eunseol’s body before striking at his meridians once more.
Boom.
Yet in response, the counter-extreme true energy spread forth in an instant.
With a tremendous shockwave, the sharp power dissipated like melting snow.
Stagger.
But Bu Eunseol suddenly dropped to one knee, as if all strength had drained from his body.
“Seon Woo Wonju.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong rushed to support Bu Eunseol. In that instant,
Zing.
Her eyes gleamed with violet light.
But Bu Eunseol, unaware of it, waved his hand dismissively.
“I am fine.”
Rising calmly to his feet, he offered a faint smile.
“Then I shall depart now.”
As Bu Eunseol turned to leave,
“Seon Woo Wonju.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong grasped Bu Eunseol’s hand and spoke in a hushed whisper.
“Return safely. We shall speak of this again later, I promise.”
“Understood.”
“And… thank you.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong squeezed his hand once more.
“For coming here at the risk of your own life to save me.”
And with an apologetic tone, she spoke again.
“I should tell you everything, but if you knew my circumstances, you would be drawn into danger.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong gazed intently into Bu Eunseol’s eyes.
“I cannot bear to see anyone else hurt because of me.”
Her eyes held a story untold.
Bu Eunseol understood her words.
For I am the same.
I too cannot bear to see anyone hurt because of me.
“Truly, it is no burden.”
Bu Eunseol spoke with utmost courtesy.
“Please share with me whenever you feel ready.”
With a respectful bow, Bu Eunseol turned and deployed his movement technique in a flash.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh. Crackle crackle.
As he deployed the Extreme Speed Shadow Technique, the moment he activated the Thunder Divine Qi as well, a band of hazy steam materialized directly before him,
Boom!
With a thunderclap that pierced heaven and earth, his form became a single meteor that split the sky.
‘I can no longer hide my identity from Gak Ju and everyone at Bon Gak.’
Bu Eunseol, suppressing her injuries while deploying her divine technique with all her might, bit her lip.
‘And I must hear all the truth.’
Until now, Ma Cheon Je and Mu Jon had been watching her since the days when they made a covenant with her grandfather.
That meant they had known not only her grandfather’s true identity, but also her own genuine background for a very long time.
Then could the Sammasamjon have been unaware of this?
Even if others might not know, Ak Moo Ryung would have known.
He had spent his entire life trying to defeat Ma Cheon Je, and whenever Ma Cheon Je made any move, he always verified it directly himself.
Moreover, she had encountered Gwon In…
For the sake of her future as the legitimate successor of Nangya Sect.
Jin Ma and the Baek Ri Family would not evade questions about her background and origins.
If she refused to answer in this situation?
That would be the same as being told to leave Nangya Sect.
‘Jin Ma, Baek Ri Family.’
Bu Eunseol would seek out Ak Moo Ryung immediately.
Caught between two legendary forces.
She intended to hear clearly about her own background and its hidden truth.

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