The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 847

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Chapter 847.
A soft rustling sound.
As I stepped inside, a landscape entirely different from the forest unfolded before me.
The sky was tinted in shades of grey, and the interior was filled with buildings painted black.
Upon entering, the stench of blood assaulted my nostrils.
Bu Eunseol examined the silent black buildings before pushing open an iron gate made of metal.
What lay beyond was a scene resembling Hell Island itself.
Within the empty space lay scattered limbs, eyeballs, and entrails of beasts.
Mixed among them were byproducts that could only have come from human bodies.
‘Surely not.’
Stepping outside, I inspected the interior of another building.
It too was filled with what appeared to be byproducts from the bodies of beasts and humans.
As I examined the interior meticulously,
‘That is…’
I discovered what appeared to be human skin among the byproducts.
And upon that skin was carved a flame-shaped brand symbolizing the Destruction Spear Sect.
‘They conducted experiments using members of the Destruction Spear Sect.’
Sensing something amiss, I spread my perception widely through the Wind Cloud Divine Technique.
Then I detected the presence of people within the black buildings.
That structure was three to four times larger than the storage area for byproducts.
Upon entering, a wide corridor came into view, with metal doors firmly sealed on both sides.
‘So that was it.’
Examining the interior quietly, I saw wide beds drenched in blood.
Upon them lay forms so grotesque that one could scarcely bear to look upon them.
They were unmistakably human in form.
Yet some had one eye and the right leg replaced with those of beasts.
Others had their bones and organs torn asunder.
And along one wall were stored spirit pills and spirit creatures—treasures beyond price.
Body modification.
They were conducting experiments to reconstruct human muscles and bones using spirit pills, spirit creatures, and beasts.
‘So that explains the transformation.’
Now I understood.
The gaze and aura of Sin Do Woon Hui that I had glimpsed briefly at the Jeok Hwang Gyo
had felt so alien and grotesque for a reason.
His rapid growth in martial prowess had been achieved through body modification.
What felt alien and unfamiliar was because most of his body had been replaced with that of a beast.
‘Then this place is not an experiment site for Baek Pal Sung, but rather a successor to the Infinite Realm’s legacy?’
Until now, such body modification had been conducted solely by the Infinite Realm.
But they had vanished—a fact even the denizens of the Three Realms acknowledged.
Then who on earth was conducting these cruel experiments?
A twitch.
The body of the figure lying on the bed stirred slightly.
Remarkably, he was maintaining his life force even in that state.
Bu Eunseol’s eyes, which had been lost in deep contemplation for some time, flickered with a sharp, piercing light.
No matter how miraculous elixirs were employed, an ordinary human could never endure such an experiment.
But within the Murim.
There existed those who could scarcely be called human—beings possessing extraordinary power and unique physiques.
Baek Pal Sung.
Only they could withstand such experiments.
A creak.
The door of the building swung open.
A Black Shadow emerged into the corridor where Bu Eunseol was concealed.
With each step, the ground trembled, and dark shimmering waves rippled across his entire form.
It was Sin Do Woon Hui, the Young Master of the Destruction Spear Sect.
“Enjoyed the spectacle, have you?”
Sin Do Woon Hui bared his elongated fangs like a beast, his gaze piercing toward Bu Eunseol’s hiding place.
“I wonder if this humble display has pleased the taste of the Muk Hon Ryeong Ju, who meddles in every affair under heaven.”
It was hardly surprising that Sin Do Woon Hui had discovered my concealment.
If one had acquired superhuman senses through physical modification, such a feat was far from impossible.
“Why.”
Bu Eunseol uttered only that single word.
Why.
Within that word lay a question—why had the Young Master of the Destruction Spear Sect, whose future had shone so brightly, destroyed his own life.
Why had he become an experimental subject whose very bloodline would be severed—a lament wrapped in incomprehension.
“Such questions are best asked after you’ve brought me down, wouldn’t you say?”
Sin Do Woon Hui laughed with a sinister grin and turned away.
“Come outside.”
As Bu Eunseol emerged, the buildings erected around the area began to crumble slowly.
Having detected my infiltration, he was immediately erasing all traces of this place.
“What a pity.”
Sin Do Woon Hui, watching the buildings collapse as if burrowing into the earth, shrugged his shoulders while regarding Bu Eunseol.
“Having dwelt here so long, it seems I’ve grown attached to this place.”
And he added one more phrase.
“A place that inflicted pain more agonizing than death itself.”
Hearing those words, Bu Eunseol could perceive it clearly—Sin Do Woon Hui desired only one thing.
‘The purpose was… me.’
He had devoted his entire existence to this single confrontation with me.
Abandoning his position as the Palace Lord of the Destruction Spear Sect, forsaking his role as the Patriarch of the Demonic Path.
Choosing battle with me over death itself—much like Seok Woo Haeng of the Geuk Sal Mil Gak, one of the Ten Demon Immortals.
‘Why.’
Like his name, Seok Woo Haeng…
had devoted his entire life to a single confrontation with me—a foolish act befitting his name.
And Sin Do Woon Hui had made the very same… foolish choice.
Bu Eunseol sighed with a sorrowful expression.
“Am I truly worth such sacrifice?”
“Isn’t that what all Murim practitioners do?”
Sin Do Woon Hui gazed toward the distant sky and exhaled a long breath.
“Wagering one’s entire life for a single confrontation….”
Those called Murim practitioners were, from the beginning,
beings who trained relentlessly their entire lives to overcome someone.
There were those who would expend their primordial essence for a single victory, abandoning all that remained of their lives.
A single victory. A single confrontation.
Perhaps it was the very destiny of those in Gangho who lived by the blade.
“I see.”
Bu Eunseol nodded.
Since I was not a Murim practitioner,
I could not comprehend devoting one’s entire existence to a single confrontation.
But now I understood.
Murim practitioners preferred not to shine dimly throughout their lives,
but to emit a brilliance intense enough to illuminate Tianxia, even if only for a single moment….
“Very well.”
Bu Eunseol nodded.
This was the confrontation Sin Do Woon Hui had yearned for, enduring the agony of tearing his own body asunder, grinding bone against flesh.
I could not prevent it.
“Let us begin!”
Whoosh!
Sin Do Woon Hui closed the distance in an instant with movements swift as lightning,
and unleashed a torrent of palm force from his massive hand, wide as a cauldron lid.
Bu Eunseol had no time to draw her sword, and was struck by layers of palm force cascading down upon her.
Boom boom boom!
With explosive detonations, my body was driven back six paces.
Rumble!
Accompanied by thunder that shook heaven and earth, he deployed palm force without cessation.
His palm force was sometimes like mist, sometimes sharp as sword qi.
No matter what evasive maneuver I attempted, no matter how I counterattacked,
Sin Do Woon Hui had reached a realm where he could instantaneously transform his palm techniques.
‘Does he understand harmony?’
Moreover, Sin Do Woon Hui was acting as though
he was wary of me deploying harmony, unleashing palm force relentlessly at close range.
To deploy harmony, one needed time to align one’s power, no matter what.
And for that, I need a rather grand and intense stance.
Boom!
As tension struck Bu Eunseol’s shoulder once more, a thunderous sound erupted and this time she was driven back a full zhang.
Sin Do Woon Hui, wearing a satisfied smile,
Whoosh!
pierced through the rising dust and unleashed a strike toward Bu Eunseol.
“…!”
But he had no choice but to halt his movement immediately.
Bu Eunseol, who had been struck by the Destruction Spear technique more than a dozen times,
was gazing at him with an unperturbed expression, as if she had suffered no damage whatsoever.
Though she had not obtained a body like the Golden Immortal Physique that masters of the Mujik Gyeong possessed,
Bu Eunseol’s body, with her inner and outer martial force reaching the extreme realm, naturally surpassed the level of weapons being unable to pierce her skin, without even exerting any special power.
“Impressive.”
Sin Do Woon Hui nodded his head.
Realizing that Bu Eunseol had reached a martial level far greater than he had anticipated,
he was showing signs of genuine delight.
―My eyes were not deceived after all.
Sin Do Woon Hui’s pupils spoke thus.
This young Grand Master before him
possessed more than sufficient worth to dedicate his entire life to.
Crack. Crunch crunch
As Sin Do Woon Hui drew upon his full power, his body began to transform grotesquely.
Long hair like that of a beast sprouted across his body, and half of his facial skin was dyed a deep purple.
His entire skin began to bulge outward as if scorched by flames, and one of his eyes had transformed into a triangular serpent’s pupil.
It was as if the forms of human and beast had been forcibly merged together.
“Sigh.”
A deep sigh escaped unbidden from Bu Eunseol’s lips.
The grotesquely transformed figure of Sin Do Woon Hui.
It resembled the form of Seok Woo Haeng, who had become a monster by accepting the Heavenly Evil Sect’s secret technique, the Phantom Demon Art, for the sake of their confrontation.
Did it not bear a striking resemblance?
“What is that look in your eyes!”
Sin Do Woon Hui, now in a half-human, half-beast form, cried out as if unable to contain himself upon seeing Bu Eunseol’s expression.
For her gaze held boundless compassion as she looked upon him.
“You dare pity me!”
Boom!
With a thunderous sound, a round, transparent aura rippled outward from around Bu Eunseol’s body.
Sin Do Woon Hui unleashed an invisible fist force,
and upon being struck by it, Bu Eunseol’s body reflexively deployed her protective inner energy.
Screech.
Even so, Bu Eunseol was driven back a full five zhang in succession.
If one were to consider the level of inner strength that had reached ten cycles of the heavenly stems?
Sin Do Woon Hui had condensed an unimaginable, overwhelming force into this seemingly light strike.
‘Formidable.’
From that single punch alone, Bu Eunseol could instantly grasp Sin Do Woon Hui’s martial prowess and capabilities.
Especially that beast-like physique.
It resembled the body of Ak Moo Ryung, the supreme master of Nangya Sect who had been tempered through practical martial arts.
Sin Do Woon Hui had, in a short span of time, to amplify his martial prowess.
To unleash faster and more powerful force, to maintain tenacious vitality against any assault.
Completely transformed his skeletal and bodily structure into that of a beast.
If one were to possess such a body?
Without special enlightenment or elevation of martial prowess, one would gain keen senses and tenacious vitality, of course.
And could even unleash martial techniques several times more powerfully.
“Counter me!”
Boom!
Sin Do Woon Hui lunged forward again, swinging his beast-like arm.
Without employing any particular martial technique, a blade-like force poured forth as if it could cleave mountains asunder.
“Have you broken through the Extreme Heaven Realm? Then unleash your Infinite Realm power!”
He did not even deploy the Destruction Spear technique.
From his black, razor-sharp nails—carved from darkness itself—a force faster than lightning and sharp enough to split the heavens erupted forth.
Even if a master of the Infinite Realm were to unleash their Infinite Realm power.
Against that force pouring forth like madness.
With that solid physique, with those beast-like keen senses.
If he were to unleash endless attacks at close range?
The body would be crushed before the Infinite Realm power could even be deployed.
‘He is indeed prepared against Infinite Realm power. However….’
The one who controlled Sin Do Woon Hui.
The one who had orchestrated all of this had made one miscalculation.
Bu Eunseol had survived countless battles against formidable opponents not.
Because he wielded powerful forces like Infinite Realm power.
But because he had ceaselessly researched martial principles capable of countering transcendent strength.
And not long ago, through Geom Joon’s natural sword, had he not discovered a clue that could transform the power of supreme masters into mere martial technique?
Shatter, shatter, shatter, shatter!
Millions of blade-forces swept forth like a tempest, confining Bu Eunseol’s body.
Yet with an infinitely serene expression, he deployed the Extreme Speed Shadowless technique, evading those attacks.
Whoosh.
Click.
And as he retreated, he sheathed the Muk Hon Sword once more.
“Have you surrendered?”
Sin Do Woon Hui, who had been unleashing a frenzied barrage of attacks, gazed at Bu Eunseol, whose entire body bled, and smirked.
“….”
In stark contrast, Bu Eunseol gazed silently at Sin Do Woon Hui.
Her eyes brimmed with boundless compassion.
“You still dare to hold back?”
Whoosh.
Rather than answer, Bu Eunseol lowered her stance.
Immediately, a peculiar aura began to radiate outward from her body.
Sin Do Woon Hui smiled faintly upon witnessing this.
He believed she was unleashing her supreme martial technique.
“I know you may have transcended the Mujuk Realm and perhaps even reached the Mujik Gyeong state.”
Black mist was also rising from Sin Do Woon Hui’s body.
“But I can defeat you!”
His physical form was not merely enhanced with strength, reflexes, and vitality.
Within that body dwelt a transcendent power capable of withstanding the boundless might of the Mujik Gyeong—
An extraordinarily unique and formidable creation that had been embedded within him.
It was Bu Eunseol’s ultimate secret technique, a power that unified all the energy within her body, approaching perfect harmony.
Crack!
Yet something impossible occurred.
The currents of energy flowing from Bu Eunseol’s body had begun to confine the space around Sin Do Woon Hui.
“Impossible—!”
As he shouted and prepared to attack, he felt inexplicable sensations.
As if his body were immersed in warm water.
It was comfortable, warm, cozy, and peaceful.
It resembled the ultimate comfort a fetus might experience within its mother’s womb.
‘Why?’
Sin Do Woon Hui found the sensation strange.
Whether it was the Mujik Gyeong or any other power—
The Beast-Empowered Human body he had attained could defend against any force an enemy wielded.
His mental barrier had become even more fortified than achieving perfect spiritual penetration.
Yet why did this warmth pervade him so completely?
How could Bu Eunseol’s unleashed energy merge with the energy within his own body?
Could he have transcended the Mujik Gyeong and entered the Heavenly Realm?
Whoosh.
As the mist finally dispersed, Sin Do Woon Hui felt a drowsy languor, as though awakening from a dream.
And then reality dawned upon him.
The sensation of his body immersed in warm water—
Was the hot blood flowing from his neck that had drenched his entire form.
Bu Eunseol, who had dispersed that mist,
Had shattered Sin Do Woon Hui’s Beast-Empowered Human body in a single breath and nearly severed his neck.
“So that’s how it was.”
Sin Do Woon Hui murmured with a forlorn expression.
A warrior’s martial technique can convey far more meaning in a single move than hundreds of words ever could.
Looking down at my blood-soaked body.
I could instantly comprehend the realm Bu Eunseol had achieved, the goal she pursued.
“You didn’t seek to become stronger—you yearned to become infinitely weaker.”
Sin Do Woon Hui laughed hollowly.
“It’s absurd.”
“That is simply the nature of humanity.”
Bu Eunseol spoke calmly.
“Those who soar through the heavens and cleave mountains are not the norm.”
“Heh heh heh.”
Sin Do Woon Hui shook his head, laughing softly.
“So the reason for such strength was precisely because you pursued weakness instead.”
*Gush.*
Sin Do Woon Hui spat blood from his mouth and spoke in a low voice.
“What is the name of that technique?”
“Gangho Yeon Pa.”
“Gangho Yeon Pa, I see.”
He gazed toward the distant sky, murmuring softly.
“Truly, it was a sword technique as gentle and warm as observing nature itself.”
*Thud.*
Sin Do Woon Hui collapsed flat on his back.
*Splash splash splash.*
Blood drained endlessly from his neck.
An ordinary human would have already breathed their last.
But because his body had been reconstructed with beast parts, even after losing over ninety percent of his blood, his life still clung to him.
“You didn’t completely sever my neck because you’re curious who orchestrated this, aren’t you?”
Sin Do Woon Hui, lying flat on his back, stared at Bu Eunseol with vacant eyes.
“But I don’t know precisely either. I only know him as a Young Man.”
“A Young Man?”
“Yes.”
Sin Do Woon Hui spoke with fading vision.
“He was a remarkable figure. He knew everything about my thoughts, what I desired.”
He sighed and continued weakly.
“That’s why I couldn’t refuse. If someone knew all of me, they would surely make my deepest yearnings reality.”
‘Cheon Ki Sung.’
Bu Eunseol could sense it.
No—she had suspected all along.
The one who had orchestrated this plan through Sin Do Woon Hui.
It was Cheon Ki Sung, Chu So, who had been hunting her all this time.
Even knowing this was a trap, I came here regardless.
It was to observe how he orchestrated his schemes and manipulated those around him.
“Are you saying the Palace Lord approved all of these plans despite knowing about them?”
“The Palace Lord has no interest in such matters.”
A flicker of pain crossed Sin Do Woon Hui’s eyes, but he quickly shook his head with a composed expression.
“And he imparted to my half-brother a tremendous secret that would allow him to stand shoulder to shoulder with the supreme masters of this era. Within a few years, our palace will likely produce a supreme expert who surpasses you.”
He drew a deep breath before speaking.
“His words always come to pass.”
Only then could Bu Eunseol comprehend the entire situation.
Sin Do Woon Hui.
He had ultimately been abandoned by his heartless father.
Believing the words of one who promised to make him infinitely stronger, he had reconstructed his very body.
“Do not look at me with such eyes.”
When compassion arose in Bu Eunseol’s gaze, Sin Do Woon Hui offered a hollow smile instead.
“The Demonic Path is the Demonic Path. Since I have become a useless vessel, is it not natural to be discarded?”
Sin Do Woon Hui.
He was the Young Master of Myeol In Palace and possessed exceptional talent.
Yet in the current Murim, there were far too many brilliant prodigies whose talents transcended his own capabilities.
Ultimately, he came to realize that effort alone could not elevate one to mastery in Gangho.
Through bodily reconstruction, he sought to prove his worth anew.
And the reason he could make such a choice without hesitation was not—
Cheon Ki Sung’s seduction, but rather the disappointment and contempt of his heartless father, the Myeol In Gung Master.
“You truly are a peculiar one.”
Sin Do Woon Hui murmured softly, gazing at the compassionate Bu Eunseol.
“Despite possessing the talent and ability to dominate the Demonic Path, why do you walk such a misguided road?”
For the first time, Sin Do Woon Hui’s expression became serene.
And he offered a bashful smile.
“Had circumstances been different, I would have gladly called you friend.”
Blood and viscera dripped from his lips.
Dark crimson blood and fragments of organs flowed together from his mouth.
Thanks to his reconstructed body, he did not perish, but his vision already blurred and his breathing grew labored.
His body convulsed violently, suggesting that indescribable agony was spreading through him.
A low vibration resonated.
Suddenly, a warm energy emanated from behind him, and his vision gradually cleared once more.
Then he could perceive eyes brimming with compassion.
Eyes that were utterly cold and merciless.
Yet they never turned away from those in need of aid.
His hands were the hands of Death itself, capable of claiming a life in an instant, yet simultaneously the compassionate hands of a Bodhisattva tending to the weak.
Sin Do Woon Hui suddenly felt a surge of intense emotion.
And he wanted to express his gratitude.
“Do not pity me.”
Yet pride held his tongue, and different words spilled forth instead.
“Am I truly so hideous to behold?”
“Not hideous at all.”
Bu Eunseol spoke with an unshakeable composure.
“Rather, you shine with radiance… brilliantly.”
In that moment, a luminous smile bloomed across Sin Do Woon Hui’s lips.
Like that of an old and cherished friend.
He had come to understand that Bu Eunseol recognized, comprehended, and accepted everything about him.
―My instincts have never deceived me.
Once again, I am reminded
that this young Grand Master before my eyes
possesses worth sufficient to kindle the devotion of an entire lifetime.
“Since I have burned away everything… it could be no other way.”
A smile of pride and tranquility suffused his countenance.
And that… was Sin Do Woon Hui’s final visage.

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