The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 102

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Chapter 102

“Hm? What did you just say?”

At his nephew’s words, Mahu Pyo Jin-yang’s eyes widened as he asked back.

“I asked if a Dok Gak Hwa-ryong would work.”

“Of course it would work.”

The Dok Gak Hwa-ryong was a spiritual creature possessing extreme yang poison.

It was the complete opposite of the Snow White Poison Demon.

If only they could get their hands on the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s inner core, saving Am-wang would be no problem at all.

“But finding a Dok Gak Hwa-ryong isn’t that easy, is it? In all my life, I’ve never seen anyone who claimed to have seen a Dok Gak Hwa-ryong…”

Pyo Jin-yang looked puzzledly at Eok I-geon, who suddenly stood up.

The others present felt the same way.

“I’ll be back shortly.”

Eok I-geon politely greeted the adults including Cheonma and left his seat.

‘That place.’

Questions about where he was going poured out from behind, but the current Eok I-geon couldn’t hear any of it.

His attention was solely focused on the sleeping Seolha and the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong she needed.

“Just wait a little longer.”

Before leaving Maeuigam, Eok I-geon stopped by Seolha’s hospital room.

“I will definitely catch that creature, so let’s go to Sichuan together.”

Though he was anxious about Seolha who couldn’t wake up, Eok I-geon was more rational than ever.

To Seolha, her grandmother Dang Yeong-ryeong was more precious than anyone.

To save such a Dang Yeong-ryeong, he first had to save Am-wang.

To do that, he absolutely had to obtain the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s inner core.

“…”

After gently stroking Seolha’s closed eyes once, Eok I-geon left Maeuigam.

Bang!

As soon as he left the building, Eok I-geon leaped onto the rooftops, ignoring the school rules.

The place he was heading to was the only path to Macheongtian, precisely his residence Geonyeong-gak.

Splash!

Like a carp, Eok I-geon shot up above the water.

Thud!

As soon as he reached land, he immediately launched his body without taking a single breath.

Whoosh.

Due to the heat emanating from his entire body, Eok I-geon’s wet body dried and light steam rose.

‘There!’

Having instantly entered Macheongtian, Eok I-geon headed toward one wall of the cliff without a moment’s hesitation.

Though it wasn’t visible from afar due to the forest, as he approached the cliff, things that might be paintings or graffiti were regularly carved like a folding screen.

Normally he would have stared intently at them for mental cultivation, but not now.

Eok I-geon quickly moved along the cliff and stopped at a certain point.

Then he used both hands to tear away the thick moss attached to the wall surface.

O fated one.

Letter-like writing that seemed left for someone was faintly revealed.

Eok I-geon’s hands removing the moss gradually quickened.

One hundred li east from the rock platform, at a sword-shaped peak covered with eternal snow, there is a cave hidden by a thousand-year pine occupying the cliff below its south side.

Inside the cave is a young Dok Gak Hwa-ryong, so in the future…

Cheon- .

Having memorized all the text, Eok I-geon took out a compass from his chest to check the direction.

Bang!

Once the direction was set, Eok I-geon was unstoppable.

He climbed the cliff, left Macheongtian, and flew toward the outer realm.

As he crossed the boundary, the world changed.

The warm climate and blooming exotic flowers disappeared, replaced by fierce snowstorms that cut to the bone.

Whoosh!

Dark energy rose from Eok I-geon.

Thud!

His first footstep infused with internal energy was carved into the snow.

It wasn’t a simple footstep.

It resembled Cheonma’s Cheonma Gunrimbo yet was mysteriously different.

Eok I-geon pushed forward through the snowstorm.

“That’s the place.”

After running for a long time, a sharp mountain peak piercing through the clouds came into Eok I-geon’s view.

Just as written on the cliff, it had the shape of a sword.

Crack!

The snowflakes attached to Eok I-geon’s clothes broke with sound according to his movements.

“Hup!”

Leaping onto the sword peak and standing on one foot, Eok I-geon checked south with his compass.

As the needle pointed south, he threw his body down the steep cliff.

Blade-like wind scratched past Eok I-geon’s face, but he didn’t blink once.

“…!”

Then in the rapidly passing scenery, he finally found the pine tree.

Eok I-geon stretched out his hand while bending his waist like a spring.

Grab!

The tree trunk was caught in his hand. Eok I-geon spun his body in a large circle and climbed onto the pine tree.

Though the tree swayed back and forth due to his weight, Eok I-geon didn’t mind.

Discovering a small cave hidden behind the lush pine needles, Eok I-geon immediately flew inside.

The cave interior was completely different from outside.

Warm air that melted his body frozen by snowstorms and blade winds flowed toward him.

However, Eok I-geon never let his guard down.

The damp fishy smell hidden within the warm breeze.

He knew well that the real danger was just beginning.

Eok I-geon concealed his presence and calmly went deep into the cave.

‘As expected!’

The deeper he went, the hotter the air became. The heat was so intense that an ordinary person would find it unbearable.

After passing through a path where even breathing was difficult, he finally reached the end of the cave where a wide chamber appeared.

In its center, a snake as large as a house was coiled up sleeping.

Dok Gak Hwa-ryong.

True to its magnificent name, it was a snake with a sharp horn on its forehead. Each time it breathed, hot heat poured out.

Its massive body covered in red scales had a mysterious radiance as if it were burning.

Right next to the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong, lava was flowing.

Just as fish live in water, for this legendary creature, lava was both spring water and the source of life.

‘One strike!’

To pierce the hard scales of the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong known for being impervious to blades, he needed one powerful strike.

‘There’s only one chance.’

Eok I-geon drew his sword while holding his breath.

Only after slowly and carefully approaching within arm’s reach did he leap powerfully above the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s head.

Whoooosh!

Just as he gathered his energy and brought his sword down toward the creature’s forehead, the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s eyes snapped open.

Green eyes with vertically slit pupils stared directly at Eok I-geon.

An tremendous sense of intimidation was felt from that gaze alone, but Eok I-geon’s sword did not stop.

“Kaaaack!”

The Dok Gak Hwa-ryong raised its scales and let out a horrible shriek.

The creature opened its massive mouth and spewed forth red poison.

The moment the poison touched him, Eok I-geon’s clothing began to burn away.

If he were to be completely covered by it, even someone who had just reached the extreme demon realm would never emerge unscathed.

‘In that case…!’

Eok I-geon used the Thousand Pound Weight technique to make his body heavy and fall rapidly.

Meanwhile, the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong raised its body. The creature greatly inflated its chest to spew poison once again.

Swish!

Eok I-geon moved in a zigzag pattern and charged at the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong again. The creature opened its mouth wide and spat out burning poison.

Hissss—

The chamber floor melted from the burning poison and became smooth, while the internal temperature rose exponentially.

Screech.

Eok I-geon, who barely dodged the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s poison, swung his sword energy toward the creature’s body.

Scraaape—

Slash!

The Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s scales were torn and a chunk of flesh was cut away and fell.

Kyaaaack!

The Dok Gak Hwa-ryong screamed and thrashed about from the first pain it had ever experienced in its life.

Rocks and dirt collapsed from the chamber walls and ceiling due to the creature’s movements like a giant whip.

The frenzied Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s rampage showed no signs of stopping.

At this rate, the entire cave would collapse.

Eok I-geon quickly climbed the wall to the ceiling and leaped down toward the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s face.

“…!”

A spirit beast was indeed a spirit beast.

As if it had been waiting for that very moment, the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong spewed burning poison directly at Eok I-geon’s front.

The Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s burning poison filled his vision.

Should he dodge it, or confront it?

If he dodged, it would lead to endless tag, and if he confronted it, he too would have to prepare for damage.

‘I’ll confront it!’

Eok I-geon chose the faster option.

Because Seolha was waiting.

The moment strength entered his hand gripping the sword hilt, an afterimage floated up in his mind.

The sword mark carved into the massive wall of Macheongtian, drawn like lightning.

Roooar!

Suddenly, dark energy burst from Eok I-geon’s body and enveloped him.

“Kuhaat!”

Eok I-geon swung his sword toward the burning poison rushing at him.

A dark, crescent-shaped sword energy cut through the burning poison and carved a path.

Through that gap, Eok I-geon brought down his sword with all his might.

O fated one.

It was by chance that the words long engraved in his mind came to him.

If you fully obtain the traces I have left behind, you will be able to inherit my name and once again place the world beneath your feet.

Crack!

A sharp black line was drawn across the Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s forehead, and in an instant, its head split in half.

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