The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 154
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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 154
Meanwhile, Tang Taeseok continued speaking calmly.
“I was extremely shocked when I heard about this incident. The Tang Family manufacturing Corpse Blood Poison People – it was truly a matter that could bring great disaster. So I conducted my own investigation.”
“And so?”
“After several days of investigation, I was able to discover a conspiracy that was taking place within the family. Specifically, a conspiracy where First Elder Dang Hang colluded with Third Young Master Dang Jihyeok to create Corpse Blood Poison People in order to steal my position as family head.”
“…!”
People murmured at Tang Taeseok’s words.
The gist of those words was essentially that he too was a victim.
Hearing those words, Taesan Jinin snorted.
“Family Head Tang. Are you joking right now? Do you think you can get away with just such an excuse?”
“It’s not an excuse but the truth. Let’s hear the exact details from the criminal’s own mouth.”
Tang Taeseok said this while lifting Dang Hang by the neck.
“Keuugh…!”
“Confess your crimes before these people.”
Tang Taeseok spoke in a chilling voice and then threw Dang Hang aside.
Thud!
Dang Hang rolled on the ground and coughed in pain.
He barely managed to speak in a small voice, as if spitting out the words.
“I, I violated the family’s laws and created Corpse Blood Poison People together with the Third Young Master.”
Dang Hang coughed up blood as he struggled to open his mouth.
It seemed his mind and body had become extremely weakened, apparently from severe torture.
“Confess why you created the Corpse Blood Poison People.”
“I, I coveted the position of family head. I thought that with an army made of Corpse Blood Poison People, I could overthrow the family head and become the head of the Tang Family myself….”
“You worthless bastard.”
Tang Taeseok looked at him with genuine killing intent.
“You committed such an outrageous act just because you coveted the position of family head? And you still call yourself an elder of the Great Sichuan Tang Family!”
“Urk!”
Dang Hang trembled as he faced that aura head-on.
Tang Taeseok asked in a sharp voice.
“Confess clearly how you learned the method to manufacture Corpse Blood Poison People!”
“Th, that is….”
“Why won’t you confess quickly!”
“It was the Blood Heaven Cult! Remnants of the Blood Heaven Cult contacted us and taught us how to create Corpse Blood Poison People.”
“Blood Heaven Cult!”
“What!”
Those who had been quietly listening to the story were shocked.
Especially Jeong Hyeon Satae and Taesan Jinin, whose eyes widened.
Blood Heaven Cult.
That name still held great influence even though decades had passed since the Demonic Sect War.
However, to think that the First Elder of the Tang Family would join hands with such remnants of the Blood Heaven Cult…
This was not something that could be easily overlooked.
But before they could interrogate him further.
“You worthless scum who doesn’t deserve to live!”
Slash!
A sharp blade sliced across Dang Hang’s neck.
Swoosh!
A fountain of blood spurted as Dang Hang’s head flew through the air.
Everyone gaped as they watched the scene.
Gwanghyeon, the head of the Murim Alliance Sichuan Branch, was the first to regain his senses and shouted.
“Tang Family Head! What is the meaning of this!”
“He committed acts deserving of death, so I simply executed him according to Family Law. Ah, if you were thinking of obtaining information through him, that’s fine. I already made him spill information about the Blood Heaven Cult through interrogation anyway. Right now, I simply made him confess the sins he committed.”
“What!”
“Of course, I know that the lives of a mere First Elder and his followers are not enough to settle this matter. So the Main House will go into seclusion for the next thirty years and will not involve itself in Murim affairs. Likewise, we will withdraw from all business ventures currently being conducted in Sichuan.”
“…!”
This time, everyone truly looked shocked.
“Se-seclusion, you say. Are you serious?”
The conditions the Tang Family had presented were too shocking.
The seclusion of the Sichuan Tang Family.
That was tantamount to the Tang Family voluntarily giving up their position as one of the Three Powers of Sichuan and one of the Ten Great Families.
Declaring seclusion was no different from saying they would give up all the interests they had enjoyed in Sichuan until now.
If that happened, it would naturally be a great benefit to the Qingcheng Sect and Emei Sect, who had been their competitors.
So they couldn’t understand it.
No matter how grave their wrongdoing, they hadn’t expected them to step down so easily.
“Of course. Although this incident was a conspiracy by Dang Hang and the Third Young Master, my fault for not properly managing them is also very great. So I wanted to show that I wish to make a proper apology.”
“Ahem.”
“I can see the Tang Family Head’s sincerity at this level.”
“Choosing seclusion for a full thirty years is not an easy thing to do.”
The Senior Members gathered there each spoke up. They all seemed to think this was sufficient.
“Haha.”
But among them, there was someone who burst into laughter as if finding it absurd.
“Not even remotely funny.”
It was Namgung Hyeok, who had been quietly observing the situation.
* * *
“…!”
The atmosphere instantly turned cold.
Everyone looked at Namgung Hyeok in shock.
Namgung Hyeok slowly rose from his seat, receiving all their gazes.
“Close the sect and just end it? Did I look so easy that you thought I’d let it slide with just that?”
“S-Seonghwa Gate Master….”
Gwanghyeon called out to Namgung Hyeok as if trying to mediate something, but he could only flinch and step back.
Because in Namgung Hyeok’s sharply raised eyes, a terrifying aura could be glimpsed.
“Reveal it properly right here and now. I am the direct party whose life you threatened. Your family used the Black Dragon Society, Green Snake Unit, and Blood Demon Corps to try to take my head. At that time, we were only five people.”
“…!”
“But you thought I’d stay quiet if you proceeded with the story while conveniently leaving out that part? How ridiculous. I have absolutely no intention of ending this story without receiving compensation for that incident.”
Namgung Hyeok said this while drawing his Azure Heaven Sword.
Sring!
Tang Taeseok’s face was reflected on the blade surface that gleamed in the sunlight.
At that action, those gathered in the place gulped nervously.
Because it was a situation where bloodshed could break out at any moment. However, no one dared to think of stopping it first due to that razor-sharp aura.
Tang Taeseok quietly stared at Namgung Hyeok and then spoke.
“Compensation, you say. What compensation do you want?”
“100,000 silver taels, twenty Hundred Poison Pills. And I want some of the business enterprises in the Sichuan region that the Tang Family possessed.”
“Wh-what did you say!?”
The reaction came from those behind Tang Taeseok.
One of them, whose face had turned bright red, stepped forward and shouted.
“You shameless bastard! What? Spiritual medicine and business enterprises aren’t enough, so you want 100,000 taels too? Are you some kind of bandit?”
“Shut that mouth.”
Kugugugugung!
At that moment, the aura Namgung Hyeok unleashed pressed down on the one who had stepped forward.
“Kuh, kuhek…!”
He clutched his throat as if unable to breathe and gasped.
Namgung Hyeok looked at that man with cold eyes and spoke.
“I am speaking with your master. Where do you get off interfering in a conversation between Gate Masters when you lack the qualifications?”
“Uheoheok…!”
The gasping man’s face turned deathly pale as he fell to his knees.
Then, Tang Taeseok stepped forward and said.
“Please forgive my subordinate’s rudeness. He acted out of loyalty, so please stop there.”
He raised his aura to confront Namgung Hyeok’s killing intent.
Crack!
The two men’s energies clashed and the ground split.
Surprise appeared on Tang Taeseok’s face as he directly faced Namgung Hyeok’s killing intent.
‘How can this young man’s killing intent be so murderous?’
He couldn’t help but be flustered.
Because the aura Namgung Hyeok was unleashing was more intense than he had thought.
The level was such that he might be pushed back if he wasn’t careful.
And everyone present was feeling this. Jeong Hyeon Satae, Taesan Jinin, and Gwanghyeon all looked at Namgung Hyeok with surprised expressions.
‘I heard rumors, but he’s truly tremendous.’
‘So this was the level of the Seonghwa Gate Master’s martial power?’
‘Indeed, there was a reason he could become the master of Jiangsu Province in such a short time.’
In their eyes, Namgung Hyeok’s strength was not inferior to that of any ordinary sect master.
A level that had long transcended the dimension of an ordinary Rising Star.
That’s why everyone held their breath.
Because if things went wrong, a life-and-death duel between Namgung Hyeok and Tang Taeseok might break out.
“You want forgiveness? Then should I assume you’re accepting my conditions?”
“That’s not it. One hundred thousand taels is too much money.”
“I suppose you think my life’s worth doesn’t even amount to a mere one hundred thousand taels.”
“Are you really going to be like this?”
“Then what will you do?”
“If you’re going to be this unreasonable, we’ll have no choice but to be uncooperative as well.”
“So in the end, you’re saying you don’t want to comply.”
Namgung Hyeok twisted the corner of his mouth.
“Then we won’t just stand by either.”
“Are you saying you’ll attack the Main House?”
“There’s nothing we can’t do.”
“This…!”
“If you want, we can settle this right here and now. So Yeon.”
“Yes, Lord.”
So Yeon’s eyes gleamed sharply as she pulled back her bowstring.
“When I give the signal, kill all those bastards behind us.”
“I shall obey your command.”
Creak!
An extraordinary aura burst forth from her body as she drew the bowstring.
“Crazy!”
“S-Seonghwa Gate Master! Please calm down!”
“Are you really planning to wage war!?”
The bystanders were horrified when they realized that aura was real.
Because Namgung Hyeok was truly about to wage war without a moment’s hesitation.
To them, this was clearly not a bluff no matter how they looked at it.
Namgung Hyeok was truly trying to settle things.
“This, this madman…”
Having come this far, Tang Taeseok couldn’t help but break out in cold sweat.
‘If a fight breaks out here… can we win?’
He wasn’t confident.
Because he couldn’t gauge the enemy’s strength.
But what was certain was that Namgung Hyeok and that woman with the bow were no ordinary people.
Those two alone would inflict devastating damage on the family retainers who had followed him.
Moreover, even if they somehow escaped this place, what if war broke out?
‘This is not good.’
The Seonghwa Sect’s military strength was no ordinary matter.
Just from what had been confirmed, it was a place that could mobilize over a thousand warriors.
And if the forces of their allies – the Namgung Family, Shandong Ak Family, Seomun Family, and Northern Sea Ice Palace – joined in?
‘No matter how much Father is here, the Main House won’t be able to avoid annihilation.’
Moreover, top-tier masters might participate on their side as well.
The Sunset Sword Emperor of the allied Seomun Family, or the Taiji Sword Immortal who learned his disciple was attacked, would likely side with the Seonghwa Sect.
If that happened, it would be the end.
The Sichuan Tang Family would be completely destroyed without leaving a single foundation stone.
That must not happen.
He had to somehow desperately survive and repay this humiliation.
Grind.
Tang Taeseok ground his teeth as if they might break.
He glared at Namgung Hyeok and spoke as if spitting out the words.
“I will accept your proposal. So stop your subordinate.”
“Too late.”
“What, what?”
“If you were going to accept the proposal, you should have made the decision much sooner. Now that war is about to break out, you hastily accept the proposal? Ha.”
Namgung Hyeok chuckled and continued.
“If you want to stop the war, offer something more. Otherwise, there will be no mercy.”
‘This damn highway robber!’
Tang Taeseok cursed inwardly.
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