The Heavenly Demon Who Reigns Chapter 169 : What is Your Name? (3)

"...!"

It was the second ti he had experienced the sa thing.

When his vision, which had been obscured by pitch-black darkness, began to return, Cheon Myeong realized that he was in a different place again.

'This place is...'

The first thing that ca into Cheon Myeong's eyes was the sword he was holding in his right hand. The very sword he had pulled out of the ice pillar.

At the sa ti, seeing that the surroundings were covered with an ice sheet, he could tell that he had now returned to the place where he had originally been.

'...I'm back.'

He hadn't heard anything from that man yet.

He hadn't heard the aning of the words he had said to him at the end, and he hadn't even heard his na.

Of course, although Cheon Myeong had wanted to return to the place where he had originally been, since he had not heard those two things from the man, a sense of regret remained.

*Crack-*

At that mont, a sound as if sothing were breaking was heard from below.

"...?"

At the sudden sound, Cheon Myeong inadvertently looked down.

The identity of that sound was a crack that was forming in the ice pillar.

Not only the upper part where Cheon Myeong was stepping, but also below, a crack was now forming in the entire pillar.

*Crack- thump-!*

Not long after Cheon Myeong had looked down, the pillar began to shake and collapse.

At that mont, Cheon Myeong's body also began to shake, and since it was obvious that he would be crushed by the debris of the collapsing pillar if he stayed like this, Cheon Myeong imdiately jumped off it.

*Rumble-!*

As soon as Cheon Myeong jumped off the pillar, the ice pillar completely lost its shape and shattered into pieces.

Since the scale of the pillar was quite large, as the debris fell, the aftermath was transmitted to the entire cave, and a strong vibration continued for a while, so much so that there was a concern that the cave might collapse.

"..."

The gradually subsiding vibration.

Fortunately, a situation where the cave collapsed did not occur.

Although Cheon Myeong had been maintaining his guard, thinking that he would break through the ceiling if the cave were to collapse, as he felt the vibration gradually subsiding, he slowly relaxed his guard.

"Young Master!"

At that mont, Seol Baekmyo was running to where Cheon Myeong was.

With Baekjo in her arms.

Seeing those two, Cheon Myeong was able to realize anew that he had really returned to the place where he had originally been.

"Are you okay?"

Seol Baekmyo asked as soon as she approached Cheon Myeong.

"Yes, I'm fine."

"To think that that huge pillar would collapse as soon as you drew the sword... was the sword perhaps supporting the pillar?"

"Since it was stuck so tightly, like you said... wait, what did you just say?"

"Pardon? What?"

"You just said that the pillar collapsed as soon as I drew the sword."

As Cheon Myeong suddenly asked, Seol Baekmyo couldn't help but be puzzled.

Was there sothing wrong with what she had just said?

Although she thought about it a little, Seol Baekmyo could not figure out what was wrong.

"Yes... I did. Is there sothing strange about that?"

"..."

At Seol Baekmyo's question, Cheon Myeong could not say anything.

Seol Baekmyo, who was looking at him with a puzzled face.

In Seol Baekmyo's eyes, Cheon Myeong, who had been speaking incomprehensible words to her earlier and was now maintaining his silence by himself, couldn't help but look strange.

'What is going on?'

The ti Cheon Myeong had been in that incomprehensible place was at least a quarter of an hour, even if you were to put it conservatively.

But since Seol Baekmyo had said that the pillar had begun to collapse as soon as he had drawn the sword, wasn't that of course strange?

That ti would be less than half a quarter of an hour, and it could be seen as almost no ti having passed.

'While I was there... did no ti actually pass?'

It seed that he would have to think in that way.

In order to make one more fact clearer, Cheon Myeong asked Seol Baekmyo a question.

"...Young Palace Lord."

"Yes?"

"In your eyes, have I been standing on that pillar all this ti?"

"...?"

What on earth is this incomprehensible question?

Although she could not understand Cheon Myeong, who had been asking strange questions since a while ago, still, thinking that there would surely be a aning in Cheon Myeong's words and actions that she could not understand, Seol Baekmyo answered that question.

"Yes... you were standing there the whole ti."

"...Is that so?"

With this, it beca certain.

Until he had heard the answer to this question from Seol Baekmyo, Cheon Myeong had thought that he had been moved to so other space.

However, if it were as he had thought, wouldn't it be normal for him to have disappeared from that pillar?

But through Seol Baekmyo just now, Cheon Myeong could see that that was not the case.

'Does that an that what I have seen until now was not reality?'

It would probably have to be thought of as an unconscious realm.

To put it simply, it could be said to be similar to a dream.

If so, then it could satisfy both the fact that no ti had passed in reality and Seol Baekmyo's words that he had been on the pillar all along.

"..."

Of course, since it was too vivid to be thought of as a dream, he still did not know exactly what was what.

Also, why he had suddenly co to think of such things.

However, even at this mont, there was sothing that Cheon Myeong clearly rembered.

'The Three Swords of the Heavenly Demon... that's real.'

Cheon Myeong thought so and looked down at the sword he was holding.

The man had given this sword to him, and he had received it.

Then, the incantations for the Three Swords of the Heavenly Demon that had suddenly co to Cheon Myeong's mind.

Cheon Myeong thought that the sword had led him to that place in order to convey this incantation to him.

'The Three Swords of the Heavenly Demon. Is this the ultimate of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art?'

This sword would surely be the Heavenly Demon Sword, one of the Three Sacred Treasures.

Because the sword art called the Three Swords of the Heavenly Demon seed to be related to the martial art that the first leader, Cheon Seon, had used.

However, with just this, could he say that he had awakened to the ultimate of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art? Cheon Myeong suddenly had that question.

'...No, this will only be a part of the ultimate.'

The reason why Cheon Myeong thought so was only one.

He had not yet found the Heavenly Demon Tablet and the Heavenly Demon Mirror.

Since it could be said that he had only found a part of the Three Sacred Treasures, wouldn't he be able to awaken to the ultimate of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art only when he had found all of the other two?

Cheon Myeong carefully made that conjecture.

'Still... it's not that there was no harvest.'

Until now, Cheon Myeong had not been sure that the Three Sacred Treasures actually existed, and he had not been sure that he would really be able to awaken to the ultimate of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art as Cheon Jin had said, even if he found them.

But by discovering the Heavenly Demon Sword, weren't there two things he had co to know for sure?

The Three Sacred Treasures existed, and if he found them, he could learn sothing.

With just those two things, Cheon Myeong thought that he had made a trendous harvest now.

'The Three Swords of the Heavenly Demon. I want to quickly confirm the value of this guy as well.'

And if he had one more greed, he had the thought that he wanted to et the man who was presud to be Cheon Seon again.

Perhaps he could et him again if he found the other Three Sacred Treasures?

If so, and if he were to et him again, then he would make him answer sohow as soon as they t, so that he would not be silent like this ti.

"Young Master?"

At that mont, Seol Baekmyo carefully called Cheon Myeong.

Since Cheon Myeong seed to be lost in thought by himself since a while ago, it was difficult to speak to him easily, but since that ti had beco quite long, she had ended up speaking to him.

"Ah... I'm sorry. I was just thinking by myself without saying anything."

As if Cheon Myeong had also realized that fact, he said to Seol Baekmyo.

"It's alright. By the way, have you achieved your goal?"

"Yes, it seems there is no reason to be in the Ten Thousand Year Ice Valley any longer."

As Cheon Myeong answered, Seol Baekmyo sighed with relief in her mind.

Although she had been constantly worried that sothing might happen to Cheon Myeong's well-being when she had entered this place.

Although there had been dangerous cases in the middle, if you just looked at the result, Cheon Myeong had also achieved his desired goal, and no one had been hurt, so it could be said to be very fortunate.

"Then are we going back to the palace now?"

"Yes. Let's go back."

Hearing those words, Seol Baekmyo's face brightened.

Of course, although it was too early to be relieved until they had completely left the Ten Thousand Year Ice Valley, Seol Baekmyo's face automatically ford a smile with the thought that they had passed the dangerous hurdle.

*Thump- thump-*

At that mont, soone approached Cheon Myeong's side.

Feeling a presence, Cheon Myeong imdiately moved his gaze to that side.

The person, no, the animal that had approached Cheon Myeong's side was the ice tiger.

'Ice tiger?'

Co to think of it, he hadn't even said thank you to this guy.

If it weren't for the ice tiger's help, he would not have been able to get his hands on the Heavenly Demon Sword so easily.

Besides that, he was also grateful that it had protected this place until now so that the Heavenly Demon Sword would not fall into the hands of the wrong guy.

"Ice tiger, thank you."

"..."

"Thanks to you, I was able to find the Heavenly Demon Sword. And thank you for protecting the Heavenly Demon Sword until now."

"Grrr."

...Huh?

For a mont, Cheon Myeong thought he had misheard.

"...Did you perhaps say that there's no need to be thankful?"

"Grrr, grrr."

"..."

It wasn't a mistake.

Why on earth can he now understand what the ice tiger is saying?

If he had been able to understand its words from the beginning like with Baekjo, he would not have had this thought, but since he had not been able to understand what it was saying originally but had suddenly beco able to understand it, Cheon Myeong couldn't help but have that question.

"...Uh, Young Palace Lord."

"Yes?"

"Did you perhaps understand what the ice tiger just said?"

"No. It just sounded like a growl."

"..."

As expected.

Although he had asked Seol Baekmyo just in case, only he could understand the ice tiger's words.

'Why can I suddenly understand it?'

Was he perhaps an animal in his past life?

Since he was now able to have a conversation not only with a bird but also with a tiger, Cheon Myeong had that absurd thought.

"...?"

At that mont, the Heavenly Demon Sword he was holding suddenly ca into Cheon Myeong's field of vision.

Could it be that he had beco able to understand the ice tiger's words because of this Heavenly Demon Sword?

Since the ice tiger was a spiritual creature that had protected the Heavenly Demon Sword until now, it was not a completely absurd conjecture.

'Well... whatever the reason, isn't it a good thing if I can understand it?'

It beca much more convenient since he didn't have to translate through Baekjo one by one.

Deciding not to think complicatedly, Cheon Myeong said to the ice tiger.

"You've worked hard until now."

"..."

"You no longer need to protect the Heavenly Demon Sword in this place, so you can live freely from now on."

"Grrr, grrr."

"...What?"

For a mont, Cheon Myeong was at a loss for words, hearing what the ice tiger had said to him.

Watching him, as the ice tiger continued to say sothing, Seol Baekmyo tilted her head and asked Cheon Myeong.

"Young Master, what is the ice tiger keep saying?"

"...It's telling to take it with ."

"Pardon?"

"It says that its forr master told it to follow the person who drew this sword..."

"...?"

If it's a sword, isn't it talking about the sword that Cheon Myeong is now holding?

As soon as Seol Baekmyo realized that fact, her face beca one of surprise.

"Are you going to raise the ice tiger?"

"..."

At Seol Baekmyo's question, Cheon Myeong could not answer right away.

Of course, if he were to raise it, he could, but isn't this case different from Baekjo's?

If he were to take a guy with a body several tis the size of an adult to the Socheongak and raise it, Mihwa might faint.

'Of course, if I take the ice tiger with , it will be a great help.'

Thinking that, he also wanted to take it and raise it, but as expected, it stands out a lot, so he is worried.

Just because it's a tiger, it will naturally stand out, and its body is also made of white fur, unlike an ordinary tiger.

At least, if its body were as small as Baekjo's, there would be no problem...

"Grrr."

It was then.

As the ice tiger suddenly made a light sound, a certain change occurred in the ice tiger's body.

"...!"

Not only Seol Baekmyo, who was watching that change right in front, but also Cheon Myeong couldn't help but be surprised.

Because a faint radiance was created from the ice tiger's body, and its body was gradually getting smaller.

And after a while, the ice tiger, which had been emitting a trendous sense of pressure with just its gaze, was no longer in that place.

"Nyaa-"

The ice tiger, which had sohow beco as small as Baekjo, cried out to Cheon Myeong.

A cry that was so cute that if you just heard the sound, you would mistake it for a cat.

Its appearance, and its cry. There was only a cute baby tiger sitting there, so much so that you would want to bite it.

"...It's done?"

If it's that, wouldn't he be able to get away with it by insisting that it's a slightly unusual cat?

Cheon Myeong thought so and decided to raise the ice tiger.

(End of Chapter)