The World’s Greatest is Dead - Chapter 548

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The Heavenly Supreme Has Died – Episode 548
Celestial Demon Candidate.
In the current Divine Cult, while a Young Master exists, there is also a separate position known as Celestial Demon Candidate.
This is because the Young Master’s legitimacy has a flaw.
He failed to master the Celestial Demon Divine Art, yet he declared himself of Celestial Demon bloodline and demonstrated his Heavenly Killing Nature.
Moreover, he even brought forth the Celestial Demon’s relics. He demonstrated his own legitimacy.
The Elders and several executives who accepted this elevated him to Young Master.
There was no problem.
Indeed, the Young Master possessed overwhelming talent and martial prowess that defied his age.
They judged that his Heavenly Killing Nature and the Celestial Demon’s relics were sufficient to prove legitimacy.
Yet the issue was that it remained imperfect.
The reason being.
‘…He lacks the Celestial Demon Divine Art.’
The martial technique that all previous Celestial Demons had wielded.
He did not possess the Celestial Demon Divine Art that the Celestial Demon held.
How could this be? The reason is simple.
‘Because it’s unknown.’
The Celestial Demon who possessed the Celestial Demon Divine Art has died.
The Celestial Demon Divine Art that previous Celestial Demons had prepared for their descendants was lost long ago due to war.
This means.
‘No matter how much legitimacy one possesses.’
Without the most crucial element, he could not be called a Celestial Demon—this was the current consensus of the Divine Cult.
And therefore.
‘There are many who can ascend to Celestial Demon.’
It was also an opportunity to present a new Celestial Demon Candidate.
Heavenly Killing Nature. Beyond that, overwhelming talent.
In the Divine Cult where martial power is strength itself and everything, the Celestial Demon must be an overwhelmingly powerful figure.
Considering future meetings with orthodox sects and other activities, the Divine Cult needed a reason to take action.
In that regard.
‘The Young Master’s current position is ambiguous.’
Without complete legitimacy, while they elevated him to Young Master, the established doctrine is that he cannot ascend to the Celestial Demon position.
‘That’s what it is.’
Or so it seemed. According to Woo Yeongjin’s words, that’s how it is.
‘So that’s why there are several Celestial Demon Candidates now….’
He said that as time passes, a bloodbath will unfold over the Celestial Demon position.
At that time, they’ve selected several geniuses to discuss the Celestial Demon position.
“So that one is also that, then?”
“…For now.”
Woo Yeongjin is also surprisingly a Celestial Demon Candidate. He’s a genius too. So that’s why the Elder was surprised that this guy doesn’t seem like much?
‘Hmm.’
He falls far short when compared to the Young Master.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“It’s nothing. I was just observing.”
“Does it bother you?”
“A misunderstanding. Just a misunderstanding.”
His perception isn’t dull. From the feeling he gives off, he reminds me of Dang Cheon-il. He’s not difficult to handle, I thought.
‘I’ll set that aside for now.’
As I observed him, Woo Yeongjin posed his question.
“Can I ask now?”
‘As expected.’
This was precisely why I chose him. He seemed like someone who knew how to use his mind.
He had clear objectives and moved well to exploit them.
That’s why I suggested we work together, and fortunately, he grasped my intentions well.
“Please ask. I’ll answer what I can.”
“What will you gain by coming here?”
“…Hmm.”
“Is the reason the Righteous Faction came to the Divine Cult solely because of the Young Master?”
A sharp question. He sought information sharing. I detected a clear emotion in the eyes of the one asking.
‘Ambition.’
Despite losing to the Young Master and not being the strongest among the disciples, he displayed a burning desire to climb higher.
Even after his defeat to Dok-ryong, he remained unbroken.
“The gathering is our purpose, but we certainly have other objectives as well. If you say it’s because of the Young Master, that’s half correct.”
“So the other half isn’t?”
“Exactly. We don’t move for simple reasons.”
“What’s the other half?”
“Ah, why are you like this?”
I laughed as I spoke.
“Asking that far is against the rules. I didn’t ask you either, did I?”
“…”
I didn’t ask about the important things. That’s what I did. If he had something he deliberately wanted to hide, I didn’t pry.
This was an implicit agreement.
“Tsk.”
He clicked his tongue as if disappointed.
“Do you have information to share?”
“What would you like? I can provide it if you ask.”
I spoke plainly. We would exchange information with each other. However, since we remained enemies to one another, we needed to set boundaries.
Both Woo Yeongjin and I had to establish those limits. As for me, I had already extracted considerable value from this situation.
Knowing this, Woo Yeongjin seemed ready to speak.
“Then let me ask one thing.”
“Go ahead.”
“Are you thinking of becoming the League Leader?”
“…Hm?”
League Leader? It was a rather unexpected question. The League Leader here?
“You mean the Martial Arts Alliance Leader?”
“Yes. Are you thinking of becoming the League Leader?”
“That’s quite an odd question. Why are you curious about such a thing?”
“Because I need to prepare accordingly.”
“What?”
“If you become the League Leader, it’ll become rather bothersome. Whether it’s the Divine Cult or whatever.”
“Ha.”
I laughed at those words. Bothersome? Then what.
“What would you do if I said I’d become the League Leader?”
“Who knows.”
An ambiguous answer. Was he planning to kill me if I said yes?
“Hmm….”
League Leader. I’d never given it much thought.
“At least not for now.”
“Is that so? That’s a relief.”
I wasn’t sure what was relieving about it, but I gave him an answer regardless. Now it was my turn to ask, and I was about to speak.
I paused.
“What’s wrong?”
When I suddenly stopped, Woo Yeongjin asked with confusion.
“We have a visitor.”
“A visitor…? What-”
Woo Yeongjin also stops mid-sentence. He must have just sensed it. He turns to look behind us.
To the eye, there was nothing but a rocky mountain, though sparse patches of grass existed here and there.
Visually, I couldn’t see anything at all.
However, my Gigam and Wol-an clearly detected a presence.
I didn’t place my hand on my sword. I hesitated for a few seconds, considering what to do.
“….”
Woo Yeongjin exhales a sigh.
“Foolish bastards…. They must have clearly seen who it was.”
His murmur was quiet, but loud enough for any martial artist to hear.
Was that the turning point?
Crash-crack-crack-!!!
Suddenly something flies toward us. Glancing over, it was a chain. A sharp-tipped chain hurtles toward me.
Crash-crack-bang-!!!
My inner energy is concentrated, so the destructive force is immense. The rocky mountain trembles as if it might be completely destroyed.
After taking a step.
Crack.
I crushed the chain embedded in the ground.
“…!”
The chain went taut. Realizing it wasn’t coming back, the chain’s owner panicked. But that moment was fleeting.
Whoosh-!!
Another presence bore down on me. A sickle? A martial artist wielding sickles in both hands.
He rushed at me sharply, launching his attack.
I stared at it plainly.
Just before the sickle could sever my neck.
Boom-!!!
“Gack!”
Woo Yeongjin stepped in. He unleashed a fist strike, knocking the enemy away. The attacker flew backward and tumbled across the ground.
“You could’ve stepped in faster. I almost got hurt.”
As I spoke accusingly, Woo Yeongjin looked at me as if I were absurd.
“You deliberately didn’t dodge—what right do you have to say that?”
“I was just trying to confirm whether he was an ally.”
“This is ridiculous.”
Watching Woo Yeongjin click his tongue, I felt something.
‘My legs feel weak.’
The strength drained from the chain I’d been holding. I turned my gaze. The figure who’d wielded the chain had apparently lowered their weapon and vanished.
They were fleeing.
“They’ve escaped. What are you—”
Before Woo Yeongjin could finish speaking, I moved. My vision shifted. I burst forward in an instant, appearing before the enemy.
“Huh!?”
A woman. A woman with slightly slanted eyes stared at me in shock. She seemed to be the one who’d thrown the chain.
Looking at her, I extended my hand.
“Will you hand it over quietly?”
“…Why… why do you think I have the orb?”
“If that guy had the orb, I wouldn’t have rushed at him. I figured whoever had it would use ranged attacks. Looks like you do have it, don’t you?”
“Ugh!”
The woman drew a short blade, clearly unwilling to comply. She simply drew it.
Crack-!
“Ow!”
The woman cried out as her wrist was struck, and watching that, I drove my fist into her abdomen.
Thud-!
“Cough!”
Thump-!
She dropped to her knees after taking the blow.
Clatter clatter clatter.
An orb tumbled from her robes. I caught it with the tip of my foot.
“Got one orb.”
“…Fast.”
Woo Yeongjin finally arrived. He widened his eyes, watching me obtain the orb.
“So you’ve passed the training?”
“I suppose so. Should I stop here?”
Woo Yeongjin asked. Hearing that, I stared at him intently.
“This isn’t just a training to obtain a single orb, is it?”
“….”
At my words, Woo Yeongjin smiled slightly.
“You’re perceptive.”
“There’s nothing perceptive about it. I just had a feeling.”
Flick.
I tossed the orb to Woo Yeongjin.
He caught it.
Confirming this, I moved elsewhere. This training—it didn’t seem to be simply about obtaining a single orb and finishing.
“The more you obtain, the better it seems.”
Obtaining orbs and gathering them. Thus, a means to demonstrate talent.
That’s how I saw it.
‘I wonder what the others are doing.’
Especially that person called the Heavenly Sword.
What were the other Celestial Demon Candidates doing?
The rumors of genius suddenly came to mind, and I grew curious.
Would the Young Master truly be comparable to that one?
That was all I wondered.

* * *
Training was still in full swing.
“Cough.”
Someone knelt and coughed up blood. All the martial artists were engaged in combat, so such injuries were inevitable.
“…Damn it.”
The bleeding figure was not merely a disciple of the Celestial Demon Sect—it was Woon-ryong.
An absolute prodigy and one of the sect’s greatest talents.
Woon-ryong, destined to bring glory to the Celestial Demon Sect in the future, knelt and spewed blood profusely.
“Weaker than I expected.”
Standing before him was the one who had reduced Woon-ryong to this state—a young man with fair skin and long hair that exuded charm.
The armband he wore displayed his number boldly: 11.
The young man tilted his head and spoke.
“So these are the sect’s prodigies? Gyoyeon and Woo Yeongjin? Were they even bigger fools than I thought? I never expected them to be this pathetic.”
“….”
Woon-ryong’s face twisted with wounded pride. Beside him, his partner in the pair battles had already lost consciousness.
The orb was already taken and shoved into his pocket.
“Disappointing. What was that name—Bangseong-yeon? Is he the only one worth anything? If this is the standard of the orthodox sect, they’re utterly worthless.”
“…What do you know!”
Crack-!
“Gack!”
Woon-ryong’s face snapped to the side from the blow.
“Don’t raise your voice. It doesn’t suit your station.”
“Cough!”
A single strike had shaken his entire being. Watching Woon-ryong stagger to regain his footing, the young man—
Heavenly Sword—laughed.
“I should go meet that bastard directly. I need to see just how arrogant he is.”
With those words, Heavenly Sword turned around. He needed to meet Bangseong-yeon, the one carrying number 1, and read his abilities.
The moment the renowned prodigy of the Celestial Demon Sect moved—
Kuuuuuuung-!!!!
“Huh?”
Something fell from the sky.
“Found you.”
Beneath the billowing dust, a massive figure’s eyes gleamed.
“You’re strong. You’re strong, right?”
“Who are you?”
As the dust settled, a terrifying giant emerged.
Number 187.
“You fight me now.”
Paeng Dojin, the Cheonmu Jiche who had been roaming about alone.
He had found Heavenly Sword.

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