The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 93

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 93

Seeing this, Gongsun Baek asked in bewilderment.

“Aren’t you surprised?”

“Why should I be surprised?”

“Well, the Blood Heaven Cult is an evil demonic force that perished long ago…”

“It’s harder than you think to completely sever a faction’s lineage. Especially for those with that scale of power.”

Namgung Hyeok said with a gentle smile.

“So there’s nothing surprising about their descendants being alive. I’ve actually fought against them directly before.”

“What do you mean…!?”

“It’s a long story. What’s certain is that not only the descendants of the Blood Heaven Cult are still alive, but the main body itself survives.”

“…!”

Gongsun Baek seemed shocked by these words.

Namgung Hyeok looked at Gongsun Baek and asked quietly.

“Now then, shall we talk about your true intention in telling me about the Makri Family?”

“Th-that was meant as a warning to be careful of demonic forces as fellow orthodox practitioners…”

“Can you really swear to that? On your name before heaven and earth?”

Namgung Hyeok looked into Gongsun Baek’s eyes with a sharp gaze.

“You can speak honestly. Just say you wanted to gain benefits by having us, a powerful new force, clash with the Makri Family. I won’t be angry over something like that.”

“…”

Gongsun Baek maintained silence for a moment before hanging his head.

“I apologize for deceiving you. To be honest, I can’t say such intentions were completely absent.”

“Now we’re getting somewhere. I’ll forgive your actions.”

Namgung Hyeok said this and released the pressure he was applying.

“Besides, the advice to be careful of the Makri Family wasn’t bad to hear. If what you say is true, the Makri Family will surely become enemies of our Sacred Fire Gate.”

Assuming the Makri Family and Blood Heaven Cult were the same force, Namgung Hyeok had no choice but to fight against them.

Why?

Even without mentioning how the Sacred Fire Cult and Blood Heaven Cult had constantly fought since ancient times, their current relationship was sufficiently bad.

The Blood Heaven Cult had already sent assassins after Namgung Hyeok twice.

So Namgung Hyeok had no intention of leaving them be either.

He planned to someday uproot them completely and wipe out their seed.

‘Though for now I’m holding back since I don’t know their main base or the scale of their forces.’

If the Makri Family was one of their major forces, it would be worth crushing them to gain something.

In other words, Gongsun Baek’s words weren’t entirely useless.

“Can I assume Baekgeommun will maintain good relations with our main sect going forward?”

“Of course. Originally, Jiangsu Province is a place where orthodox forces have weak influence. So all the orthodox sects here maintain close relationships.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“Yes. Rather, if the newly arrived Sacred Fire Gate would join us, it would be truly reassuring from our perspective.”

That made sense.

The Jiangsu Three Powers were all evil faction or demonic path forces.

From the orthodox perspective, this place was no different from barren land.

So they would be looking for a focal point around which they could unite.

Gongsun Baek was probably drawing such a picture too.

‘The problem is that I pursue a sect that doesn’t cling to orthodox or evil distinctions…’

For now, he decided to set that point aside.

There wouldn’t be much help in mentioning it anyway.

Namgung Hyeok pondered for a moment, then nodded.

“It would be good for us to get along well with the sects here too. I hope we can maintain good relations going forward. In that spirit…”

Namgung Hyeok pointed to an inn visible in the distance.

He smiled and asked.

“Shall we have a meal together?”

* * *

Namgung Hyeok’s group entered the inn with Gongsun Baek.

Gongsun Baek, who had initially been flustered and hesitant, gradually adapted and began calmly explaining information about this place.

Namgung Hyeok began engraving each piece of information in his mind.

Regarding the power structure here, no matter how much Gwak Hong had investigated, hearing from a local had a different depth.

As a result.

‘The power structure of Jiangsu Province is certainly quite complex.’

The Jiangsu Three Powers considered as main enemies, and the forces that follow them.

The orthodox forces joining together to oppose them.

The Evil Path Alliance advancing into Jiangsu Province from the south, and individual sects each going their own way.

The balance they formed was quite delicate, appearing to have no gaps to penetrate at first glance.

‘In such a situation, suddenly barging in would result in getting beaten up by everyone.’

Then would it be better to use the orthodox forces that were being pushed back by the Jiangsu Three Powers?

If they sided with him, settling in would be easier.

Of course, the problem was becoming enemies with all the other forces…

‘But wasn’t that the case from the beginning?’

Rather, it was fortunate that the orthodox forces wouldn’t be enemies.

Especially since there was a possibility of having to fight them too.

‘Of course, this is only if the orthodox side shows goodwill toward us.’

There was plenty of possibility that they might view the Sacred Fire Gate unfavorably too.

The Gongsun Baek chattering away now was only speaking favorably because he was being held captive.

In the end, he’d have to go and see for himself.

‘Well, either way doesn’t matter.’

No matter how they reacted, he would establish himself in Nanjing.

Namgung Hyeok thought this while enjoying his meal.

But just then.

Thud.

With the sound of a door opening, about ten burly men entered the inn.

They looked around, then soon approached Namgung Hyeok’s group.

Namgung Hyeok poured and drank his alcohol while looking at them nonchalantly.

“Are you the Flame Dragon, Namgung Hyeok?”

“I don’t know where you’re from, but you’re quite fast. How did you know I arrived?”

“That’s not for you to know. We came to give you a warning.”

“A warning?”

“We heard you’re establishing a branch hall of the Namgung Family here. They say you’re coming directly as the branch leader?”

“Oh.”

It seemed they had learned through some channel that he had come, but didn’t know the reason well.

They weren’t bringing up the Sacred Fire Gate, but talking about the completely unrelated Namgung Family instead.

‘Well, in a way this would be the typical reaction.’

The Flame Dragon Namgung Hyeok was publicly known as a warrior belonging to the Namgung Family.

For such a person to purchase a sizable manor and come directly, thinking this way might be natural.

“I’m curious what kind of warning you intend to give. Go ahead and tell me.”

“Establishing a branch hall is fine, but we won’t allow you to exercise influence beyond what’s necessary. If that happens, it won’t be good for you or us.”

“So you came to threaten me to stay quiet.”

At Namgung Hyeok’s words, Jeon Wook’s eyes sharpened.

“These insolent bastards dare…”

“…!”

The warriors froze as they were hit by the intangible killing intent emanating from Jeon Wook’s body.

Though they stiffened like prey before a snake, they soon reflexively moved their hands to their sword hilts.

But before they could draw their swords, Namgung Hyeok smiled brightly and lightened the atmosphere.

“Thank you for the advice. I don’t know where you’re from, but I’ll keep it in mind.”

“I’m glad you understand.”

“Then how about having a drink before you go? I’ll pour it myself.”

The warriors exchanged glances, then the one who appeared to be their leader stepped forward.

“We’ll gratefully accept.”

“Good.”

Glug glug.

Namgung Hyeok began pouring alcohol into the wine cup.

“…!”

But at that moment, veins began bulging on the leader’s forehead. His hands started trembling at the same time.

He quickly raised his other hand to support the cup from below so he wouldn’t drop it. Even then, finding it difficult to handle, he used all his strength to quickly gulp it down.

“What a polite fellow. Using both hands to receive a wine cup from someone much younger than yourself.”

Namgung Hyeok chuckled as he spoke to the leader.

The leader’s eyes widened, then his shoulders began trembling.

But he couldn’t act as boldly as before.

He turned his head away with effort and said.

“We’re leaving.”

The warriors quietly followed, though they were puzzled by their leader’s strange behavior.

After they left, a bewildered Gongsun Baek asked.

“What did you do? Why did that guy use both hands to receive the cup at the end?”

“I just played a little trick. I poured the alcohol while infusing it with internal energy. So he couldn’t handle it with one hand.”

“…!”

Amazement appeared in Gongsun Baek’s eyes.

Pouring alcohol while infusing it with internal energy.

That itself wasn’t a problem.

Any martial artist could do that much.

But what was truly frightening was that he did it without breaking the cup below.

Normally when doing such a thing, the cup would break from being unable to withstand the internal energy, but Namgung Hyeok had poured the alcohol too perfectly.

‘He made it so there was no damage to the vessel, and only the person holding the wine cup felt the burden. What truly terrifying internal energy control…!’

He looked at Namgung Hyeok with a newly amazed expression.

He’d thought this since they first met, but it seemed it would be better to stay on friendlier terms with Flame Dragon.

* * *

At the same time.

“Damn it all!”

Thump!

The leader who had politely received the wine cup with both hands earlier was exploding with frustration.

Doing such a thing in front of all his subordinates had been extremely humiliating.

If it were up to his feelings, he would have wanted to draw his blade immediately, asking what kind of behavior this was….

‘But he couldn’t do that.’

The leader still remembered the killing intent of the man who had been sitting beside Flame Dragon.

That feeling of his entire body trembling from just making eye contact.

It was a terrifying killing intent that would make even the boldest person act politely.

He didn’t want to imagine what would have happened if he had drawn his sword there.

‘Moreover, that Flame Dragon’s internal energy control was at an incredible level. He was a master at a level I couldn’t even match. If we had fought, we would have been completely annihilated.’

Thinking this way sent a chill down his spine.

The leader took a moment to cool his head and let out a sigh.

“Did you deliver the warning?”

At that moment, a man appeared before them.

He was a martial artist with a shaved head who used unusual weapons – an iron net and harpoon hanging from his waist.

But the leader of the warriors could never disregard him.

He was a master belonging to the Jiangsu Salt Association, one of the Jiangsu Three Powers.

“Yes. We delivered it.”

“So what was their reaction?”

“Honestly, it didn’t seem like they would listen. They seemed to want to ignore the warning due to their great pride in their abilities.”

“Hmph. A typical reaction from a young upstart who’s made a name for himself at a young age. Well, that’s fine.”

The Bald Man chuckled and continued.

“Anyway, even if it’s a Namgung Family branch, at most fifty people will come. They won’t be able to do anything with that. What remains is making them realize reality and making them submit as quickly as possible so they can’t rise up. Hehe.”

The man laughed as if he found it amusing.

He thought that no matter how powerful the Namgung Family was, they wouldn’t be able to project much force into Jiangsu Province.

However….

His thoughts were completely shattered not long after.

Exactly two weeks later.

Members of the Fire Sword faction and Flame Blade faction that Namgung Hyeok had summoned began gathering at the Seonghwamun Site from far away.

Their numbers were in the hundreds.

It was a figure far exceeding the man’s expectations.

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