A dark blue energy was flickering in the man's two hands like a living creature.
Yes, just like that guy he had seen at that ti.
The guy he had last fought when he was Jangcheon and the man in front of him were similar... no, they were showing the sa martial art.
'Why is he using the sa martial art as that guy...'
The mysterious force that had attacked the main headquarters.
That incident was sothing that would happen about a hundred years from now.
Of course, although Cheon Myeong was now struggling in this way so that the sa history would not be repeated in a hundred years, as a completely unexpected being appeared in front of him, he felt his mind go blank for a mont.
"..."
At that mont, Cheon Myeong could know that he had been thinking wrong until now.
It was not that such a force had appeared a hundred years later because the Demonic Cult had been divided.
The force that had attacked the main headquarters had already existed before the division, and it must have been slowly eating away at the Demonic Cult and had drawn its sword a hundred years later.
As he realized the existence of the man in front of him, Cheon Myeong had no choice but to think in that way.
'That guy... I shouldn't kill him.'
The group that that man belonged to would lead the Demonic Cult to its ruin a hundred years later.
So in order to prevent that, it was necessary to grasp what the purpose of the group he belonged to was, where the location of its headquarters was, and how much power it had.
Because only by uprooting that force in this era would he be able to change the future of the Demonic Cult's ruin.
Although Cheon Myeong had at first thought that Man Jeokseon alone would be enough, as he realized that this incident had started from a much deeper place than he had thought, he felt the need to investigate more thoroughly.
"..."
But before that, the energy that had already been sent out with the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wing Palm had left Cheon Myeong's hands.
It was impossible for even the person who had unfolded the palm technique to take back the energy now.
Although it was contradictory, Cheon Myeong was hoping that the man would withstand his Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wing Palm and survive.
Swish-.
At that mont, the man began to move his two hands, which were imbued with energy.
A movent that was both gentle and fierce.
Every ti he moved his hands, the shape of the dark blue energy remained, and it looked as if he were drawing a picture.
"..."
And the man's two hands stopped.
Although it was not a short movent, all of this had happened in a short ti that could be called a mont.
Gush-.
As proof of that, the energy that Cheon Myeong had sent out had now co right in front of the man's nose, and before the energy in the shape of a phoenix could cover the man, the man also delivered his two hands forward.
Swoosh-!
At that mont, a huge amount of energy poured out from the man's two hands.
A huge amount of energy that was comparable to Cheon Myeong's Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wing Palm.
The opposing energies that had been sent out from opposite sides began to collide violently as if to deny each other.
Crash-!
The phoenix was crying and the blue dragon was opening its mouth.
If the energy that Cheon Myeong had sent out was in the shape of a phoenix, the energy that the man had sent out was in the shape of a blue dragon.
It was truly a battle between a dragon and a tiger, no, a battle between a dragon and a phoenix.
"..."
Cheon Myeong was at a loss for words as he looked at the opposing energies colliding.
To think that he would send out an energy with a power comparable to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wing Palm from that side.
Although the power was significantly weaker now compared to the past, he had not known that his Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wing Palm would be blocked in this way.
'Who on earth... are you?'
As he had sent out the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wing Palm, the other side had also responded with a similar move.
As if to say that what he could do, he could also do.
Cheon Myeong realized that it had been his arrogance to have worried about the man's safety.
Crash-!
If the phoenix pecked at the eyes with its beak, the blue dragon bit the wings with its teeth.
If it scratched the neck with its claws, the blue dragon wrapped its body around the phoenix's body.
As if they had t their sworn enemy, the two opposing energies fought a fierce battle, and in the end, they went out through the roof and were canceled out at the sa ti with a trendous impact.
"..."
As if to show the traces of a trendous battle, a large hole was now pierced in the roof of the pavilion.
Although the pavilion had already beco quite shabby because Cheon Myeong had caused a vibration, as the roof was also on the verge of collapsing, it now looked almost no different from a ruined house.
'...My internal energy has been considerably consud by that just now.'
To be honest, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wing Palm was a move that was quite difficult to unfold with Cheon Myeong's current internal energy.
So to be honest, not only was it impossible for Cheon Myeong to unfold the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wing Palm one more ti, but he also did not have the energy to fight.
But that did not an that he could not fight at all.
Although he was confident that he could leisurely win against an opponent with the skills of Man Jeokseon even now, he was not confident that he could win against that man who had shown skills on par with him.
'That guy... is he alright?'
Since he had released an energy with a power comparable to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wing Palm, that guy would also be tired like him.
But what if that guy was really alright, not just pretending to be okay on the outside while being tired on the inside... he would die in this place.
'Which one is it?'
Should he watch the situation a little more, or should he make the first move?
Cheon Myeong had to choose.
But at that mont, the man showed a movent first.
Swish-.
The man who was holding out his right hand forward. Then, the Heavenly Demon Ring, which he had thought was hanging on his wrist, was held there.
Although Cheon Myeong looked at him with a puzzled look as to why the man was suddenly holding out the Heavenly Demon Ring to him, as a change occurred in the Heavenly Demon Ring that the man was holding, his two eyes couldn't help but widen in bewildernt.
Crack-.
A small crack appeared in the Heavenly Demon Ring. And that crack began to grow in an instant and spread to the whole.
In the end, the Heavenly Demon Ring, which had been shattered into pieces and was falling to the floor.
Looking at him, Cheon Myeong was at a loss for words.
'The Heavenly Demon Ring... is broken?'
To think that the sacred treasure of the Demonic Cult was broken.
Although he had thought that it had been stolen, he had never imagined that the sacred treasure would be broken.
However, in Cheon Myeong's eyes, the pieces of the Heavenly Demon Ring, which had been shattered into pieces, were scattered on the floor, and seeing that with his own eyes, he had no choice but to admit that the sacred treasure was broken.
"...Is that so?"
At that mont, such a mutter ca out of the man's mouth.
A tone as if he had realized sothing after seeing the shattered Heavenly Demon Ring.
Soon, the man let go of the necklace part of the Heavenly Demon Ring he was holding as if he were throwing away trash.
Thump-.
The necklace fell on top of the broken pieces.
At that mont, Cheon Myeong ca to his senses and raised his head to the man again, and he bit his lip in a surge of anger and said to the man.
"To break the Heavenly Demon Ring in that way... was your aim from the beginning not to have the Three Sacred Treasures, but to break them?"
"It seems you're mistaken about sothing."
"...?"
"The one who broke it was not , but you."
To think that he was the one who had broken the Heavenly Demon Ring. Cheon Myeong was at a loss for words for a mont and looked at the man.
"Because you recklessly poured such an attack on , the innocent Heavenly Demon Ring was broken."
As the man said that, Cheon Myeong's brow twitched.
Weren't the man's words just now absurd?
Of course, although Cheon Myeong was not without fault for the Heavenly Demon Ring being broken, the biggest cause would be that the man had taken the Heavenly Demon Ring in the first place and had been wearing it on his arm so defenselessly.
But to not ntion any of that and to say that all the fault was on Cheon Myeong, he couldn't help but be angry as he was listening.
However, holding back that anger, Cheon Myeong said with a calm voice.
"...The fault of making the sacred treasure of our cult in that way will not be forgiven no matter what price you pay."
"Do you really think that a sacred treasure would break so easily?"
"What...?"
What on earth does that an?
Although Cheon Myeong thought that the man was deliberately changing the subject, he sohow could not just ignore the remark he had just heard.
"Tell properly what you an by that."
"What if I don't want to?"
"I'll have to make you open your mouth by force. Before that, I'll take off that mask that is covering your face first."
"How scary."
Unlike his words, there was no sign of fear of Cheon Myeong in the man's tone.
"You can think for yourself what I ant by that."
"..."
"I'm no longer interested in that item, so I'll have to go now."
"Do you think you can just go?"
"If you want to stop , that's your freedom, but before that, I'll have to take care of one thing."
It was at that mont.
A figure suddenly appeared above the man's head and was aiming a sword at him from below.
Swish-.
The person who was aiming a sword at the man's head was Yu Eunseong. She was in a state of being clad in a sword ki that was blooming intensely from the dagger she was holding.
And Yu Eunseong fixed the handle with her two hands as if to adjust the direction accurately, and she kicked the air with her feet and fell on top of the man's head at a trendous speed.
Thump-!
Yu Eunseong, who was falling at a trendous speed like a teor falling from the sky.
Since it was such a surprise attack, Cheon Myeong was barely able to notice Yu Eunseong's existence just before she fell.
Bang-!
As Yu Eunseong fell at a trendous speed, a loud noise and dust arose in all directions from that point.
At the sa ti, a vibration felt from the ground.
As if a teor had really fallen on that spot, a trendous mark was left on the floor.
"..."
However, there was no trace of the man anywhere.
Even if his body had been shattered into pieces by the trendous power, it was natural that there should be blood and flesh left, but all that was visible to Yu Eunseong's eyes was the crack on the floor that had been created by her sword.
"Yu Eunseong!"
At that mont, Cheon Myeong shouted.
Then, Yu Eunseong raised her head to the side of the voice that was calling her, and soon, Cheon Myeong's urgent voice was heard.
"Man Jeokseon! Where did you put Man Jeokseon?"
"Man Jeokseon...?"
"The one he's aiming for is Man Jeokseon!"
"..."
If it was Man Jeokseon, he had been left outside as he was.
Since she had thought that the retrieval of the Three Sacred Treasures was more of a priority than Man Jeokseon's life, Yu Eunseong had ignored Cheon Myeong's order and had acted in that way, but hearing Cheon Myeong's urgent voice, Yu Eunseong realized that she had made a big mistake.
"Man Jeokseon was left outside as he was..."
Thump-.
As soon as he heard Yu Eunseong's words, Cheon Myeong threw his body towards the entrance.
And as soon as he passed through the entrance and went outside, Cheon Myeong could discover a head rolling on the floor.
'...Damn it.'
The head of Man Jeokseon, whose neck had been cut and was rolling on the floor.
Even without checking, he could know that Man Jeokseon was dead.
'As expected, Man Jeokseon had so connection with that guy.'
So wasn't it that he had killed him in this way?
Killing to silence.
Since a dead person could not speak, the guy had chosen the most certain thod.
"..."
Although he looked around, the man's figure was no longer visible.
Even if he were to chase the man in this place now, he could not be sure that he could find him, and he did not even know if he could subdue him.
Rather, it could be said to be a relief for Cheon Myeong that the man had retreated on his own in this place.
Since Cheon Myeong knew that fact, he had no choice but to stand there, clenching his fists like this.
Thump-thump-thump-!
At that mont, the figures of nurous people running towards Cheon Myeong's side from the surroundings were visible.
Cheon Myeong silently looked at the people who were approaching him, and he could know that that group was the Black Night Gang.
'For now... I'll retreat.'
There was nothing good about being here any longer.
Although it was a painful mistake that the Heavenly Demon Ring had beco like that, weren't the Heavenly Demon Sword and the Heavenly Demon Mirror still safe?
Cheon Myeong decided to take at least that and get out of this place.
'Blue Face...'
Because he wore a blue mask, Blue Face.
Since he did not know his face yet, Cheon Myeong decided to call that man that.
'I won't miss you next ti.'
As long as he continued to try to change the future, Cheon Myeong was sure that he would face Blue Face again soday.
(End of Chapter)
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