The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 111

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Episode 111
Lee Kang-han recounted everything to Shin Nyeo.
How on the day of the move, his mother and the short-haired Shin Nyeo and Yu Do-ah had invaded, carving a demonic mark into his chest.
How the Demon Celestial Blood Formation had been absorbed into him.
[…So the Divine Maiden’s bloodline was still intact?]
“That’s right.”
[That can’t be… it shouldn’t be possible….]
Shin Nyeo insisted that her bloodline couldn’t have continued.
She kept murmuring “It shouldn’t be possible” over and over.
‘Why is she so certain about this?’
The system had clearly called Cheon Se-ran the “last Divine Maiden.”
So had the bloodline ended in her generation?
Lee Kang-han pressed directly for an answer.
“When I infused demonic energy into the Divine Maiden before, a message popped up saying ‘the last Divine Maiden, Cheon Se-ran.’ Does that have something to do with this?”
[Yes. In my time, Cheon Myeong Ru burned down, and everyone inside was slaughtered. So I naturally thought the Divine Maiden’s bloodline had been severed….]
“Slaughtered?”
[….]
Unwilling to speak of it, Shin Nyeo closed her mouth.
Seeing this, Lee Kang-han recalled something Cheon Ga-hyeon had told him.
-The Divine Maiden is a traitor to the Cheonma Religion!
-Yes. It was the Divine Maiden who led the Cheonma Religion to ruin. She brought the Religion to destruction and burned her own body… The Divine Maiden’s bloodline has long since been severed.
-She is the Cheon family’s enemy! We have inherited the teaching to never forget her, the eternal enemy of the Religion. Had it not been for her, the Cheonma Religion would have flourished forever….
Cheon Ga-hyeon’s violent hatred of Shin Nyeo had been palpable.
The curse of Seong-hwa’s bone-embedding forced respectful speech from her, or so Lee Kang-han had thought.
But the moment he said Shin Nyeo was also of the Cheon family, her eyes had flipped entirely.
Surely this had some connection to it?
‘I can never ignore my curiosity.’
Lee Kang-han opened his mouth to address Shin Nyeo.
“Actually, in reality, I met a woman who claimed to be a descendant of the Heavenly Demon.”
[…A descendant of the Heavenly Demon?]
“Yeah. Cheon Ga-hyeon—she attacked me, so I locked her up in Man Ma Jeon and made her a low-ranking devotee of the Cheonma Religion… And she told me the Divine Maiden was a traitor to the Cheonma Religion.”
[A traitor? Me? Ha……!]
At that moment.
A flash—
From beneath the veil of her hair, in Shin Nyeo’s eyes.
A sinister crimson light blazed forth.
‘…Completely different from usual.’
The intensity of her gaze made Lee Kang-han tense without meaning to.
It transcended a mere unsettling feeling.
There was even a murderous intent that seemed ready to tear apart whatever stood before her.
Then.
[…Well, yes. From the perspective of the Cheon family, they may have felt that way. Entirely from their point of view, that is.]
“From the Cheon family’s perspective.”
[That is all I can say about this matter.]
Unwilling to address this further.
Shin Nyeo spoke with finality.
‘It seems the Heavenly Demon’s bloodline and Shin Nyeo are mortal enemies.’
He didn’t know exactly what had happened in the past.
But it was clear there was an irredeemable enmity between the Cheon family and Shin Nyeo.
However.
‘Why did the system display her as Cheon Se-ran?’
Shin Nyeo had supposedly lived as Yu Se-ran.
So why had the system labeled her as Cheon Se-ran?
Lee Kang-han’s questions remained unanswered.
‘Let’s drop this subject for now.’
She didn’t seem likely to give him more answers here anyway.
He decided to ask something else.
“After the mark was carved into me, I saw a star within the Demon Celestial Blood Formation.”
[Huh…A star? You saw a star in the Demon Celestial Blood Formation?]
“Yeah. It was such an overwhelming star that just looking at it made me lose consciousness completely.”
Hmm…….
The ghost maiden, lost in thought at this curious tale, finally spoke.
“Ah. But when the character changed from Demon to Geuk—Restraint—I came to my senses. Why would that be?”
[Geuk?]
At Lee Kang-han’s mention that the character had shifted.
She drifted forward.
Flying to his chest, she examined the character with meticulous care.
At present, Demon was indeed inscribed there.
[Ah. I really do sense the aura of Geuk—Restraint against Demon. How in the world…….]
“That short-haired maiden must have inscribed it.”
[Hmm. As for the stars themselves, I’m afraid I don’t know much either. But I’ve heard that when one enters the Heavenly Demon Blood Vein Formation and inherits the Heavenly Demon’s power, it’s possible to glimpse the source of the Heavenly Demon’s Arts within.]
The source of the Heavenly Demon’s Arts?
“The source of the Heavenly Demon’s Arts was a star?”
[Well, from what I know, I’ve never heard anyone speak of the source being a star……. Of course, only the Heavenly Demon can inherit power within the Heavenly Demon Blood Vein Formation, so our Divine Maiden cannot know everything that occurs there.]
“I see.”
The source of the Heavenly Demon’s Arts.
He couldn’t grasp any connection between the star and the Heavenly Demon’s Arts.
“So that’s why the Heavenly Demon’s Arts grew in Achievement Level?”
[The Achievement Level of the Heavenly Demon’s Arts?]
“Yes. It rose from two grades to four, and I gained the Demon Celestial Palm as well.”
[Just from seeing a star, your martial achievement increased…… how extraordinary. If martial prowess could grow so easily from starlight, you’d want to keep gazing at them, wouldn’t you?]
Gaining higher Achievement levels in martial arts simply by gazing at stars.
At the maiden’s remark about such one-sided gain.
Lee Kang-han gave a bitter laugh.
“No. I’d rather not see another one. It felt like being dominated by the star.”
[Is that so?]
“Yes. If it hadn’t been for Geuk—Restraint—I might have already vanished. But did they carve it in the early days too?”
[I’ve heard they did in the beginning. But in later generations, worried that inscribing Geuk—Restraint—would diminish the Achievement Level of the Heavenly Demon’s Arts, they carved only Demon.]
“Really?”
[Yes. The aura of Geuk—Restraint—and the Heavenly Demon’s Arts have aspects that clash with each other.]
The Heavenly Demon’s Arts were, after all, a demonic art.
And the aura of Geuk—Restraint—was a force to overcome demons, so they naturally conflicted.
Then gaining the Trait ‘Geuk Ma Divine Spirit’ might actually be detrimental to cultivating the Heavenly Demon’s Arts.
‘Yet it’s been fine so far.’
The aura of Geuk—Restraint—had given no sense of conflict.
Well, naturally.
He’d only obtained Geuk Ma Divine Spirit; he didn’t yet know how to wield this power.
But then.
“Can you—the Divine Maiden—use the aura of Geuk—Restraint—yourself?”
[Yes. All Divine Maidens learn to.]
“Then would you teach me how?”
[Teach the Heavenly Demon?]
“Yes. I obtained the Trait called Geuk Ma Divine Spirit, but I don’t know how to use it.”
This was when to learn from the Divine Maiden.
[To master the aura of Geuk—Restraint—, you must perform a special ritual before the Sacred Flame.]
“The Sacred Flame is in the Demon Realm Territory.”
[Oh…… then this works out perfectly. I’ll teach you the ritual of the Sacred Flame!]
Once the ritual of the Sacred Flame was performed.
One could master the aura of Geuk—Restraint—, according to the ghost maiden.
She settled down onto the ground.
[Now. Let’s say that portal over there is the Sacred Flame.]
She gestured toward Nero’s barrier portal that denied entry.
Rustle. Sway.
Rising to a reverent posture from the earth, she began to dance.
“……Why are you suddenly dancing?”
[It’s not mere dancing. Before the Sacred Flame, it’s a ritual vowing to live as a Divine Maiden for all one’s life. You must do this to master the aura of Geuk—Restraint—!]
“You have to receive the Sacred Flame’s blessing through the dance?”
[That’s right!]
Continuing her dance, the ghost maiden swayed.
Lee Kang-han watched the flutter of her robes and fell into thought.
‘I should just ask Seong-hwa directly about this.’
Once Seong-hwa’s upgrade finishes, I’ll bring it up then.
Lee Kang-han thought this through.
He waited for Shin Nyeo’s dance to end.
[See…… It’s not difficult, is it?]
“No. Though I have no intention of dancing.”
[Why not?!]
“I was thinking of asking Seong-hwa instead. We communicate well.”
[Oh no. But you must perform the ceremony! That’s how you show your sincerity!]
When Lee Kang-han refused to dance, the spirit of Shin Nyeo turned wistful.
[Ah, but at the very end of the ceremony, I need to place the Geuk Ma Seung Cheon Sword into Seong-hwa and then remove it…… Only, there’s no sword.]
At last, she brought up the matter of the Geuk Ma Seung Cheon Sword.
* * *
“The Geuk Ma Seung Cheon Sword?”
[Yes. It’s the sword used by the Divine Maiden. It’s a sacred relic of the Cheonma Religion, passed down through every generation since the first Divine Maiden.]
So the Geuk Ma Seung Cheon Sword had belonged to the Divine Maiden as well.
Lee Kang-han recalled the sword Yu Do-ah had wielded and spoke.
“That was the second-place reward in the Heavenly Demon Trial.”
[Pardon? You…… You remember what happened in the Heavenly Demon Trial?]
“The Divine Maiden showed me a recording of it. She carved the mark into me.”
Lee Kang-han spoke of the footage Yu Do-ah had shown him.
After stats numbers appeared on screen.
The Heavenly Demon Trial was conducted by whether you exceeded them or not.
Yu Do-ah, who ranked first there, threw herself into death repeatedly.
In the end, she passed the Heavenly Demon position to Lee Kang-han, and she obtained the Geuk Ma Seung Cheon Sword.
The spirit of Shin Nyeo tilted her head.
[To yield the Heavenly Demon position through suicide itself…… Why would she do such a thing?]
“I’m not sure. She seemed to know something. She said she was sick of being the Heavenly Demon.”
[Even so, to become the Divine Maiden…… The Divine Maiden is far worse than the Heavenly Demon!]
It was exactly like office workers complaining that their own job is the hardest.
[If you become the Divine Maiden, you can’t marry, you must perform the ceremony at least twice a day before Seong-hwa, and not only the vast Heavenly Demon Scripture but memorize other scriptures as well. And besides, the Cheon Myeong Ru is a forbidden zone for men…….]
The spirit of Shin Nyeo went on endlessly, elaborating on the downsides of being a Divine Maiden.
Lee Kang-han cut her off quickly.
“Alright, I get it. I’m absolutely not becoming the Divine Maiden, so stop listing the drawbacks.”
[Yes! Being the Divine Maiden really is a terrible profession! I have no idea what that woman was thinking.]
Wondering why Yu Do-ah gave up being the Heavenly Demon and chose to be the Divine Maiden instead.
The spirit of Shin Nyeo didn’t understand Yu Do-ah at all.
‘Why did she go so far as to take her own life just to hand me the Heavenly Demon position? I still can’t figure out her intention.’
He’d hoped that meeting the spirit of Shin Nyeo and talking would give him some clue.
But all he’d heard was how terrible a job the Divine Maiden was.
After listening through all of Shin Nyeo’s laments,
‘I’ve said all there is to say.’
Lee Kang-han thought he’d gotten all the counseling he could from the spirit of Shin Nyeo.
There were still quite a few unresolved mysteries even after the conversation.
But he’d learned a lot of new facts nonetheless.
‘Nero refusing entry has actually been a blessing so far.’
Otherwise, I’d have been thrown straight into battle, without the leisure to have this conversation.
Thanks to Nero’s whim,
he’d been able to share what happened in reality with the spirit of Shin Nyeo and gather much new information.
Only now.
‘What do I do next?’
There was nothing left to discuss.
He would’ve liked to enter the Golden Palace again.
As Lee Kang-han approached the portal, the barrier repelled him.
Ding!
[‘The Fool’s Jester’ declares the following conditions must be met before entry is granted.
1. An apology for the pillaging of the Golden Palace and capital punishment for all the goblin thieves
2. Secure 100,000 concurrent viewers
If both conditions are not met, entry into the Golden Palace is denied.]
The message he’d seen before appeared once more.
‘These conditions are brutal.’
The goblin execution alone is downright unreasonable.
And how am I supposed to secure a hundred thousand viewers from outside?
‘Still, let me try opening TowerTube.’
Given that the merchants of Golden Palace knew I’d defeated Gersch,
the viewership from outside shouldn’t be as dismal as last time, right?
With that thought, Lee Kang-han activated TowerTube’s ‘special streaming.’
Then:
-Is this him…? The Player who beat Gersch?
-He beat Gersch? This guy?
-He doesn’t look all that exceptional
-Did he really win? Or is this just a rumor…
-The Orc rankings did swap with Golden Palace
The chat was definitely more active than before.
Compared to the fifty-three viewers last time, there were now five hundred and ninety-four—a noticeable jump.
‘The viewership did increase…’
But against Nero’s threshold of a hundred thousand, it was still woefully insufficient.
Of course, the stream had only just begun, and the numbers were climbing in real time.
Still, it didn’t seem like he’d reach the hundred-thousand mark.
[This is frustrating. Could we just destroy the barrier?]
“You’re saying we should smash the barrier to pieces?”
[Yes. It looks like we can attack it.]
It wasn’t a complete lockdown of entry—just a barrier blocking the way.
Shin Nyeo’s ghost was suggesting they destroy the shield and press on.
‘Why not give it a try?’
Whoosh.
Lee Kang-han spread his palm open.
Demon Celestial Palm—
Breaking Heaven Meteor Palm.
A crimson flash shot out in a straight line.
The moment it touched the barrier’s surface,
Crack—!
The beam of light bent ninety degrees,
and the Breaking Heaven Meteor Palm ricocheted away.
And then:
Boom—boom—crash…!
With a massive explosion,
part of the wall on the side collapsed.
‘Huh? That wall… was it destructible?’
Before the portal appeared, this space had been so dark he hadn’t even known the wall existed.
But after the red portal materialized, what emerged was an empty interior space bounded by a black wall separating inside from outside.
Until now, he’d only thought about entering through the portal.
It had never occurred to him to destroy the wall.
‘What’s on the other side of the wall?’
The Breaking Heaven Meteor Palm had torn a gaping hole through it.
Lee Kang-han approached with curious eyes, drawn toward the breach.
The Heavenly Demon Wrecks the Tower (Serialization)
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