The World’s Greatest is Dead - Chapter 529

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The Heavenly Supreme Has Died – Episode 529
A crowd surged forward, and I found it curious. Did we have this many people available? No, even in a remote branch, the Martial Arts Alliance would naturally have this many members. It wasn’t particularly remarkable.
The problem was what they had brought with them.
‘It’s not intimidation.’
Or was it? Looking at the circumstances, it certainly seemed like it. Which made it all the more absurd.
As if a crowd showing up like this would change anything.
Tsk.
Paeng Dojin and Yoo Yeon displayed obvious discomfort. If they had simply come to visit, that would be one thing. But with this display, there was no telling how we might respond.
“It doesn’t seem like you came here for a conversation.”
“Ah, no. We truly came to have a discussion.”
“While leading all these people?”
I directed my gaze toward their waists.
“And armed with swords.”
“Haha. This is simply… we gathered these numbers while carrying out our duties. How could we possibly intimidate honored guests of the main headquarters?”
“Of course. Naturally.”
I stepped forward. My body felt remarkably light, so nothing frightened me.
“If you had come to intimidate us… to intimidate me, you wouldn’t have come with merely this many people.”
“…!”
An arrogant statement. But I didn’t bother softening it. I needed to deliberately adopt this attitude.
“What brings you here? Has permission to enter Shenjiang finally arrived?”
I spoke while tilting my head slightly.
At my words, Seomdo’s eyes wavered somewhat.
“…Permission… will take a bit more time, it seems.”
“Still?”
Paeng Dojin’s face contorted at those words.
“The promised time is nearly up, and we don’t have the luxury of waiting, yet still?”
His discomfort became starkly apparent.
“Do you handle matters so carelessly?”
“That is not the case…”
Seomdo spoke while gently biting his lip.
“A matter has arisen, and I came to verify it. I wanted to ask you something.”
“Ask away.”
I asked first before Paeng Dojin could interject. It was clear things would become troublesome if I let him speak.
I had to give him the chance to speak. At my words, Seomdo asked:
“Did you perhaps have a companion who moved separately yesterday?”
“When you say yesterday, what time do you mean?”
“Shortly after sunset. Or shortly before would also work.”
“…Hmm.”
At those words, I narrowed my eyes and asked.
“And why are you asking this?”
“…That’s.”
Seomdo’s face grew considerably troubled, but I could still hear his explanation.
“We had preparations underway, but a problem arose internally. So I wanted to verify a few things….”
“Now listen here?”
Paeng Dojin’s momentum surged. His energy billowed outward, pressing down on everything around us.
“Gasp!?”
“Ugh!”
The martial artists visibly flinched.
“So you’re saying. Not from the heretical sects, but because something went wrong on your end, you came here suspecting us?”
“…That… is!”
“Setting aside incompetence, you shouldn’t treat people this way, should you?”
A low growl rumbled forth. Like an enraged bear, Paeng Dojin’s killing intent seeped out slowly. With a face already frightening by nature, he looked absolutely menacing now.
“Suspicion is one thing, but this makes me want to just destroy everything.”
Crack. A sound that shouldn’t have come from his clenched fist echoed out.
At this rate, he really might crush someone’s skull.
“…Enough.”
I sighed and stopped him. Only then did Paeng Dojin withdraw his energy.
“Branch Leader.”
“…Yes, yes….”
“I don’t know how the situation developed, but you said yesterday, didn’t you? That the heretical sects are causing problems in this region. Then you should suspect them first….”
I kept my gaze lowered.
“I’m curious why you came straight to us like this. Is there something suspicious you’re hiding?”
“…No, that’s not it. It’s not like that. It’s simply a verification procedure.”
“What verification do you hope for? If anyone among us left and returned during the time you mentioned, what would you verify about them?”
I descended from the platform and approached him. As I closed the distance, I maintained my piercing gaze fixed upon him.
“Tell me. I’m curious.”
“Wol-hyeop…. That’s not it.”
“I left and returned.”
“…!”
I cut off his words and spoke.
“I left and returned. So what will you verify now?”
“….”
The Branch Leader’s eyes trembled wildly. A gaze questioning whether this was real. I watched, curious to see how he would respond.
“…No. I’ve been far too discourteous to the esteemed guests of the Alliance. My apologies.”
Not long after, he lowered his tail.
“I apologize again for my rudeness. My thinking was shallow.”
I didn’t bother showing any particular reaction to Seomdo’s apology. I brushed back my hair and reflected.
‘What a shame.’
A shame. If I’d pressed just a bit more, he might have revealed something. Then.
‘I was thinking of grabbing hold of something back then.’
Unfortunately, they didn’t cross the line.
“The heterodox faction is also watching this situation carefully. I apologize for the displeasure at such an early hour. I will issue the permit to Xinjiang within the timeframe, no matter what.”
Seomdo led his people away. Paeng Dojin seemed displeased and tried to stop them again, but I prevented it.
“That’s enough.”
“…You’re just letting them go? Doesn’t this irritate you?”
“There’s no reason to be irritated.”
I spoke with a slight smile.
“They’re actually looking for me anyway.”
“Huh…?”
“I’m the one who ruined what they were doing.”
“…What?”
Paeng Dojin’s eyes widened. Seeing his confused expression, I elaborated.
“Those men are cooperating with Pacheongung.”
“…!”
Paeng Dojin reacted to my words. Yoo Yeon and Un Geom nearby did the same.
Dok-ryong was nowhere to be seen, apparently still training.
“They seemed to be up to something, so I went inside and caused some trouble before leaving.”
“Ha.”
Paeng Dojin’s face twisted at my words.
“You did something that fun all by yourself…?”
“…Is that a problem?”
Is that a problem now? How absurd. I let out a hollow laugh and looked at him. Is that really a problem?
“Isn’t the problem that Pacheongung is cooperating with them?”
“Well, that just means if you found out, you’d handle it yourself.”
“…”
What was that? Should I thank him for trusting me? It was a bewildering conclusion.
“So. Now that you know, what will you do?”
The discomfort from moments ago vanished, leaving only intrigue. What was that expression? It looked like he wanted to go along and do something fun.
“…What do you expect?”
“You’re going to do something, aren’t you?”
“Hmm…”
I was already deliberating. I wondered if there was any need to do anything in particular.
“I’ll go.”
This situation had given me direction. Not just heading to Xinjiang, but.
‘I need to know what they were doing.’
They mentioned jade stone. That jewel. Why would they need to do something in that dungeon?
Since Pacheongung’s involvement was mixed into this.
‘I need to find out.’
I couldn’t simply leave it alone.
I looked up at the sky. It was still early.
“We’ll go when the sun sets.”
I set the time. At my words, several people nod their heads.
It was the moment when today gained one more task.

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As Seomdo moved out from his residence, his subordinate asks him, whose face was contorted with displeasure.
“…What should we do about this matter?”
“…What do you mean what? What else…!”
Seomdo erupts in anger. His condition was already poor, but now it was far worse.
“Damn it. Of all times.”
He said there had been an attack during the refinement of the jade stone. When he rushed up urgently, the two sentries guarding it were already dead.
The intruder apparently entered through a mechanism in the back.
‘There was a mechanism in such a place?’
It was a space that even Seomdo himself, who had managed it for years, didn’t know about. How on earth did they know about such a thing and manage to infiltrate?
And the problem was.
‘Why didn’t they touch the jade stone?’
They didn’t touch the jade stone at all—they only killed the sentries inside and disappeared. If they knew about the mechanism well enough to enter, they must have been after the jade stone.
What on earth was this?
“What kind of bastard does this….”
Seomdo grinds his teeth as he speaks. He had to make an effort to find the culprit. To anyone’s eyes, the situation was unfolding in a strange manner.
There were a few irritating fellows recently, but they weren’t the type to pull off something like this.
If I had to pick a suspect from here.
‘It could only be those bastards.’
Those who came down from the main alliance. The ones who suddenly demanded permission to go to Xinjiang.
Wol-hyeop, was it? I’d heard to be cautious, but I never expected to see them so soon.
‘Arrogant bastard.’
Just because he’s somewhat handsome, the punk is extremely arrogant. The circumstances pointed only to those guys. The incident happened right after they appeared.
‘If that bastard is the culprit.’
Then why didn’t he touch the jade stone?
He must have confirmed it, so why does he show such an unconcerned reaction?
I can’t tell. I’ve simply become wary.
“…First, send word to the Palace.”
“Understood. What about the permission certificate they requested?”
“Issue it. But I’ll need to delay when we hand it over.”
I had to detain them until I could verify. And if.
‘Those bastards really did commit this act.’
It would be better to handle it here. It’s not just anything—it’s the jade stone. It was created by gathering energy over the past several years.
If the Alliance discovers this and seizes it.
‘Not only would the Palace slaughter all of us.’
Many other things would become twisted as a result.
“…I hope nothing happens.”
Seomdo kept wishing and hoping, but the trouble had already unfolded.
And that wasn’t all.
“….”
Seomdo had no idea that someone was hiding in the trees, watching them move.
An old man straightening his hunched back, observing them with a cold gaze.
The Sword Emperor was tapping his fingers, lost in thought.
From the moment he arrived, he sensed things—should he just kill them all?
Such thoughts crossed his mind.
‘Not yet.’
The Sword Emperor didn’t move. The fact that Bangseong-yeon’s name had come from their mouths was one thing.
The fact that they had already become aware of him meant—
‘That boy must be aware as well.’
Whether or not he lacked martial talent, he was certain that the young prodigy with his sharp mind would also be aware.
So he would watch.
If a problem arose—
‘I’ll kill them all.’
Exterminating everyone in this area would suffice.
With that thought, the Sword Emperor turned away.
Soon after, dusk arrived.

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