The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 56

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Chapter 56

‘Just one more win and I’ll be the champion!’

To calm my excited heart before the final match, I chose meditation.

Erasing the countless distracting thoughts that sprouted like bamboo shoots after rain, I only repeated the passage written on the first page of the Mahu Sovereign Sword manual.

Under heaven, Cheonsan surveys the world and reigns supreme.

Like Cheonsan under heaven looking down upon the world, reign supreme.

It was a phrase I found extremely appealing.

How many people in Cheonma’s Demonic Sect would dare write such arrogant words beyond mere conceit in the first line?

It must be the pride that only the one and only Mahu could possess.

I breathed calmly and engraved the incantations of the Mahu Sovereign Sword in my mind once more like reviewing them.

“Lady Seolha.”

How much time had passed?

“You must prepare now.”

Seo-ryeon informed me from outside that it was time.

“Whew.”

I steadied my breathing, gathered my energy, and quietly opened my eyes.

My final opponent was, as expected, the Red-Faced Black Demon Doe.

A heinously evil bastard who specialized in targeting only helpless women for his wicked deeds.

I was honestly delighted that I had been given the opportunity to punish such a scoundrel.

Isn’t this why everyone learns martial arts?

I strapped on my sword with solemn resolve and went outside.

“Your eyes look good.”

Since it was the finals, Eok I-geon had personally come to see me off. He looked me over once and nodded.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

I moved forward and grasped the sword at my waist with my hand.

‘Let’s do well today.’

Whoong—

As if answering me, a resonance came from the sword.

Suddenly, the day I first received this sword flashed through my mind.

I stepped into the true stance and thrust the sword.

Thump!

Internal energy exploded from the Yongcheon acupoint in my sole, surging up through my entire body.

As the true energy flowed through the eight meridians and gathered at my shoulders, it layered and multiplied in power.

The compressed energy rushed into the sword like a raging torrent, unleashing the cry of a phoenix.

Swoosh!

But that was only for a moment.

Crack—

Unable to withstand the domineering power contained in the sword, the blade finally shattered.

“Ah…”

It was the moment when I felt something strange in my head, as if I could almost grasp it.

I tried to remember what had disappeared like a mirage, but all I could see was the sword hilt that remained so futilely.

“Heh heh heh heh!”

Cheonma, who had been watching my training, burst into laughter as if pleased.

“I thought it was still too much for you, but I was wrong.”

When he extended his hand, a wooden box came flying smoothly through the air toward me.

Whooom—

The wooden box cried out.

More precisely, it was the sound of something inside it crying.

What is it?

Suddenly, some emotion was transmitted to me as I stood bewildered by the strange situation.

Longing?

Waiting?

It’s hard to explain exactly, but a stirring feeling as if I had met a connection from a past life captivated me.

In this incomprehensible state of mind, I reached out my hand toward the air as if enchanted.

Pop!

In an instant, the wooden box shattered and scattered as powder.

“…!”

And what appeared before me was a single sword.

A red-colored sword floating gracefully in the air, displaying its noble bearing.

I knew the moment I saw it.

This is mine.

“Mahu Phoenix Sword, that is the sword’s name.”

That was my first meeting with the Mahu Phoenix Sword.

When I arrived at the dueling arena where the finals would be held, demons were bustling about.

It wasn’t even this crowded during the round of eight and four.

When I habitually looked toward the VIP seats, I noticed a figure who hadn’t been there before.

Eok Hwi-gyeom?

Why are you there?

Now that everyone knows I haven’t learned the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, did you come to watch comfortably?

Just to show this big sister’s greatness, I’ll have to thoroughly crush Doe today.

I shouldn’t forget to use swordsmanship too.

It was partly because of Eok I-geon’s nagging, but I wanted to clearly engrave it in the demons’ memories.

That I, Shin Seolha, Cheonma’s disciple, had inherited all of Mahu’s true martial arts.

Doe was, in a way, a perfect candidate as the opponent for that first demonstration.

Red-Faced Black Demon, Doe.

A nickname given because his face was reddish.

Trash that was definitely at the top among human scum.

However, unlike his wicked character, he was a master at the peak level.

Even after committing countless evil deeds and becoming a public enemy of the martial arts world, he was someone who had crawled through countless bloody paths of assassination attempts and finally defected to the Cheonma Sect.

The Demonic Sect.

A place ruled by the law of the strong.

It was the safest place for those who walked the demonic path, but at the same time, the Demonic Sect was also the most dangerous place.

Therefore, after entering Headquarters, Doe suppressed his instincts and quietly held his breath while waiting for the right time.

He had begun assessing the environment while gauging his position.

To safely satisfy his desires without consequences, he needed to join a powerful organization.

So he chose Salgwidan.

After being recognized for his abilities in Salgwidan and rising to vice-leader, he gradually began to unleash his suppressed nature.

He still seemed to be restraining himself while watching others, but he would soon run wild.

In the original story, it was said that after winning the martial arts tournament, he caught someone’s eye and went on a successful path.

He’s probably thinking that defeating Cheonma’s disciple will open up a smooth road ahead.

Not knowing that today might be the last day he’ll be alive and well.

“Please treat me well.”

Perhaps because many eyes were watching, Doe politely showed courtesy to me as he stepped onto the dueling platform.

Right, his current position was to act mannerly everywhere since he was busy caring about his reputation.

If I hadn’t known his true identity, Doe’s facade was so perfect that I might have mistaken him for a decent person.

“The sword has no eyes. Though this is a duel, please be careful.”

Sring!

Doe stepped back three or four paces and drew his sword.

“Though you are Cheonma’s disciple, since this is your debut, I’ll yield the first move.”

Acting like a senior, saying he’d go easy on me.

It was clear how he had managed to hide his ugly true nature and operate undetected for years.

“If that is your intention.”

I didn’t refuse and drew the Mahu Phoenix Sword.

“Oh, the First Princess has drawn her sword!”

“Can we finally see the Mahu Sovereign Sword technique!”

As I held a weapon for the first time in the dueling arena, murmurs arose from the crowd.

I could see Doe growing tense at this.

Being human, he must have heard about the Mahu Sovereign Sword technique.

Regardless, I focused on his sword.

Doe’s sword was different from ordinary swords – its hilt was about one and a half times longer. He told others it was because of the sword technique he had learned, but I knew that wasn’t the truth.

He had cleverly hidden a dagger in that hilt.

Like a seasoned swordsman, he was cunning enough not to reveal thirty percent of his true ability.

At the crucial moment, he would draw the dagger from the hilt and stab it into the throat or heart.

That wasn’t all.

If you opened the dagger’s pommel like a lid, there was a small groove inside, and what it contained was poison.

It was a life-saving technique to use when facing a desperate crisis.

We maintained an appropriate distance while gauging the timing to attack each other. Though he said he’d yield the first move to me, I didn’t completely trust those words.

‘Disgusting bastard!’

I don’t know if it was because I had preconceptions about him, but the way he looked at me didn’t feel like he was viewing a dueling opponent at all.

Those eyes contained the desire to strip off my clothes right now and satisfy his lust.

As expected, old habits die hard.

‘I’m definitely going to castrate you today!’

Whoosh!

I closed the distance instantly with true steps and swung my sword at his chest.

As if he had expected this, Doe raised his sword to block.

Clang!

The two swords clashed, sending sparks flying.

As we engaged in a test of strength with our swords locked, our faces naturally drew closer.

Then Doe’s eyes narrowed into crescents and he licked his lips with his tongue. As if he were licking my body.

This crazy bastard!

If he meant to provoke me, he succeeded.

I used my left arm that wasn’t holding the sword to strike a palm blow toward his abdomen.

Bang!

Doe’s expression was full of confidence. Instead of dodging my palm strike, he met it with a fist.

Palm and fist.

Wind and energy clashed, creating an explosive sound in the dueling arena.

And unlike me who held my ground, Doe was pushed back half a zhang.

How’s that?

The difference in our internal energy!

The superiority of our martial power was decided in just one exchange.

Seeing me become triumphant, Doe gritted his teeth. His pride was hurt from being overpowered in internal energy by me, a mere seventeen-year-old.

His gaze, which had been half teasing and half playful, finally changed.

It seemed he realized he needed to get serious.

This was exactly the situation I had been waiting for.

“Come on.”

I smiled coldly and gestured to him.

As if I could handle someone like him easily.

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