The Youngest Member of the Martial Alliance Chapter 196

Cheon Woojin and the Black Plaque Star Lord walked side by side on the surface of the water.

Dongting Lake was originally a place with many people on outings, but now there was not a single person around.

Everyone had fled due to the enormous explosion of ki. Of course, Cheon Woojin and the Black Plaque Star Lord had taken care not to let the aftereffects of the ki reach the people. But they could not hide the loud noise.

"Heh heh, so you're the number one in the world, are you? Does anyone know your realm exactly? No, more than that, do you know yourself?"

"I don't know exactly. I'm just guessing."

It was true that the Black and White Masters were masters of the profound realm.

Cheon Woojin had faced both of those masters at the sa ti.

Also, surprisingly, he had actually been getting stronger every day since coming down from the mountain. There was no particular reason. He just got stronger even when he ate, got stronger even when he slept, and got stronger even when he just breathed.

Therefore, although it was a rather blasphemous thought, he was now confident that he could win even if he fought both masters at the sa ti.

So, couldn't it be said that he had surpassed the profound realm?

And there was a contradiction in the Black Plaque Star Lord's words.

"I might not be the number one in the world."

"What do you an? I am confident that I will not lose to anyone in the current generation. I can't say that I can definitely win against the deceased Cult Leader or the Alliance Leader, but at least I can be on equal footing. But I lost to you. Although it was a spar, it was a fight that was the sa as a life-and-death duel. Who can compete with you?"

Cheon Woojin stared into the air for a mont as if recalling sothing.

Hadn't there been one opponent he had not been able to defeat since coming down from the mountain?

"There was a silver-haired man I fought in the Green Forest."

The Black Plaque Star Lord's eyes narrowed.

At that ti, when Cheon Woojin had faced the silver-haired man, Ha Inseong had also been with him, so he had already received all the related reports.

He must be soone related to the Dark Heavenly Son.

At that ti, he had thought that Cheon Woojin's realm was at most the realm of transformation, so he had just laughed it off, saying that there were many monsters in the world.

But now that he knew Cheon Woojin's realm, he could not do that.

"You didn't go easy on him?"

"I was going to kill him if possible."

"That's a fresh problem."

The surprise of Cheon Woojin surpassing the profound realm had not yet faded, but to think that there was another young master who could be on equal footing.

The Black Plaque Star Lord thought seriously for a mont and said.

"Could he be the Dark Heavenly Son?"

"He might be."

"No, he has to be. If he's not the Dark Heavenly Son, it ans that there is a disciple of his who has already surpassed the profound realm. It's an absurd thing. I don't even want to imagine it."

If he was not the Dark Heavenly Son, but just one of his disciples, he did not know how many more such guys there might be. There was nothing more dangerous than an unconfird threat.

"Just as I did, he could have newly learned the martial arts of the Dark Heavenly Son and reached the profound realm."

"That's because you're special."

The Black Plaque Star Lord seed to want to believe so.

Even though he was not the Dark Heavenly Son himself, to think that there was another person with such a realm among his disciples?

Wasn't that a disaster?

But Cheon Woojin's thoughts were different.

For so reason, he thought that that man was not the Dark Heavenly Son.

First of all, he was too different from the Dark Heavenly Son he had heard about from his two masters, and apart from his martial prowess, the life force he felt was endlessly green and young.

'At most, he looked like he was not over thirty.'

Of course, if he were the Dark Heavenly Son, he could have obtained a new body through a strange thod. Since the Absorption Grand Art that the Greedy Demon Sect Leader of the Demonic Cult had perford was a strange martial art that was no less than that, there was no law that said such a grand art did not exist.

But his intuition was telling him that the silver-haired man and the Dark Heavenly Son were different people. Unfortunately, Cheon Woojin's intuition had never been wrong until now.

"That's what my gut tells ."

The Black Plaque Star Lord's expression hardened slightly.

He was also a martial artist who was called one of the Three Lords of the World. He knew better than anyone how accurate a master's intuition was.

"If it's the intuition of a master of your level, I can't just dismiss it. Then let's think."

The Black Plaque Star Lord walked for a mont without a word.

It seed that his thoughts were very deep.

As a person who led a third of the martial world, the matters related to the Dark Heavenly Son were sothing he could never ignore.

And so, how long had he walked in silence?

By the ti they had gotten close enough to see the land without using their internal energy. The Black Plaque Star Lord suddenly held up two fingers.

"First, in the second-worst case, he is the Dark Heavenly Son, and the situation is resolved if we kill him together. Of course, even this is not easy. No, it's close to impossible. If he really is the Dark Heavenly Son."

The nickna of number one in all of history could not be obtained just by being strong. It ant that there was sothing that surpassed the human level.

One could tell just by looking at the first Demonic God who was called the number one in all of history before, or the Sword Immortal Lü Dongbin. Now, they were all revered as divine beings.

In a word, if the Dark Heavenly Son returned, it ant that a situation would arise where many humans would have to face a god.

The Black Plaque Star Lord let out a sigh.

To think that even that despair was only the second-worst case.

"The worst case is that the Dark Heavenly Son is separate, and we have to face two such monsters. One Dark Heavenly Son is already too much, but to think that there is another master who is on equal footing with you?"

This is the end of the martial world.

The Black Plaque Star Lord was confident.

'What kind of fight did the Black Master, senior, and the White Master fight?'

Since the Black Plaque Star Lord was not of the generation that had directly clashed with the Dark Heavenly Son, all he could do was imagine that dangerous and evil being.

"The second-worst and the worst."

Cheon Woojin's tone was as calm as usual.

Soon, after thinking for a mont, he asked.

"Is there no best case?"

"No, there isn't. Since such a guy has already appeared, it's clear that a disaster will unfold in the martial world. The current war between the righteous and the demonic is not the problem."

Whether that silver-haired guy was the Dark Heavenly Son or not, the fact that he was a master on equal footing with Cheon Woojin ant that a threat that surpassed the Demonic Cult had appeared.

"Then what should we do?"

Cheon Woojin sought the Black Plaque Star Lord's wisdom. In any case, since he was a person whom the Black Master, senior, had acknowledged, he expected that he would have a deeper insight than himself.

As expected, the Black Plaque Star Lord, after thinking with a more serious expression than ever before, said this.

"I don't know either."

"..."

By that ti, the two had co out to the land.

There were no people on outings, and the bailiffs and constables from the governnt office were on standby due to a report that a loud noise had been heard from the lake.

Their expressions were not good. In any case, since they had received a report, they had co out, but to think that they were walking out of that huge lake with calm steps.

'A martial artist. And a very strong martial artist at that.'

The bailiff was clearly nervous.

He just kept repeating 'the governnt and the martial world are inviolable, the governnt and the martial world are inviolable' like a charm in his mind. It was also the reason why he could stand in front of the martial artist, pretending to be calm on the outside.

Soon, the bailiff said in a solemn voice to the two young n and the middle-aged man who were standing blankly.

"Ahem! Hey! We ca out after receiving a report that there was a disturbance! We would be grateful if you would reveal your identities!"

He was so nervous that he kept mixing in honorifics.

Nevertheless, the constables behind him did not laugh. Anyone would make such a mistake if they faced the dangerous atmosphere of the two n in front of them.

It was the middle-aged man who stepped forward.

"You've all worked hard. I'm sorry to have made you co out for nothing. I am Ha Yulcheon, who runs the Black Plaque Star."

"Ah, I see."

The bailiff bowed his head.

Soon, he turned around with a natural movent. The faces of his subordinates were also as pale as his.

What were the chances of eting the Black Plaque Star Lord by chance after being assigned to a quiet lakeside and spending a boring day? In this wide land of the Central Plains.

He didn't know for sure, but it must be lower than the probability of being struck by lightning.

The governnt and the martial world are inviolable, and all that was cleanly erased from his mind.

He would have to be a proper martial artist to try to bring up such a treaty, but he was one of the Three Lords of the World. Perhaps even if the Embroidered Uniform Guard ca out in full force, they would not be able to do anything.

The bailiff and the constables just looked at each other.

If they retreated like this, they would have to suffer the great humiliation of being governnt soldiers who had succumbed to the Unorthodox Path, and if they said a word, it seed that their entire bodies would be cut in half by that sharp straight saber.

It was then.

"There was really nothing wrong, so you can all go back."

This ti, it was the voice of a young man.

The bailiff frowned.

Sothing, his heart that had been wavering between responsibility and fear, was cleared up at once.

No matter how scary he was, he was a proud bailiff who received the country's salary. It was not for a re young brat, not the Black Plaque Star Lord, to tell him to go back.

"Hey, who are you ordering around?"

The bailiff turned around with a rather spirited expression and frowned. The people who were watching from the surroundings let out a small exclamation.

Encouraged by that exclamation, the bailiff raised his voice a little.

"Don't even think about doing anything foolish. I am a bailiff who has a duty to protect the people. If you kill , you will be breaking the treaty of the inviolability of the governnt and the martial world. I believe that you will not face the entire country."

Cheon Woojin looked at him with a bewildered face. He had not done anything, but he could not understand what he was muttering about alone.

"Why would I kill you? Also, the inviolability of the governnt and the martial world does not apply to ."

"Heh! What disrespectful and blasphemous words are those!!"

If a martial artist ignored the inviolability of the governnt and the martial world, it was no different from a challenge to the emperor.

Although he was just a bailiff and could not properly face such a martial artist, if anything happened, the imperial palace would never sit by and watch.

The bailiff had that much faith in the current emperor. Since he was a wise and excellent holy ruler who took care of even the lowest people.

"No, it's not that. I also have a governnt position."

"...Huh?"

The bailiff's expression beca strange.

Since the opponent's face had no emotion, he was confused whether he was teasing and insulting him now, or if he was being sincere.

Soon, Cheon Woojin took out a gold plaque from his bosom and handed it to him. The bailiff, who had received it in a daze, looked at the gold plaque intently.

"Uh, uh, uh..."

The bailiff's eyes widened as if they would pop out.

What this gold plaque symbolized was clear.

The bailiff, who was handling the gold plaque as carefully as if it were an ancestral tablet, prostrated himself on the ground.

"I-I greet the Grand Tutor, Your Excellency!"

At the sa ti, the constables behind him also beca one with the ground, as if it were a race.

The Grand Tutor is the emperor's teacher.

He was a person who was so high up that one's neck would break if one looked up at him carelessly.

The Black Plaque Star Lord laughed as if it were amusing. In this, he was a man who was exactly like his son, Ha Inseong.

"Ahem, in any case, there was nothing wrong."

Soon, Cheon Woojin, who had beco uncomfortable with this situation, hurriedly used his movent technique and fled the scene. The gold plaque that the bailiff had been holding gently was already back in Cheon Woojin's bosom.

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The two imdiately returned to the Black Plaque Star.

Already, the core leaders, from the Young Star Lord Ha Inseong to the First Wolf and the Thirteenth Wolf, were all gathered.

The news that Cheon Woojin and the Black Plaque Star Lord were going to have a match with all their strength had spread among the leaders. Of course, since only Ha Inseong knew about this, the source of the rumor was also him.

Therefore, the Black Plaque Star Lord was annoyed at that son of his.

"Ahem!"

It seed that everyone wanted to hear the story of the spar.

Well, since it was a duel between the number one in the Unorthodox Path of the current generation and a person who had the forr master of the Unorthodox Path as his master.

When the Black Plaque Star Lord did not open his mouth, everyone was clearly anxious.

In the end, it was the First Wolf, Il-rang, the leader of the Thirteen Black Wolves, who could not stand it and stepped forward.

She asked the Black Plaque Star Lord in a polite voice.

"Star Lord, how was it?"

"What do you an, how was it?"

"That... you had a spar with the Emotionless Guest."

The First Wolf flinched at the rather sullen reaction.

On the other hand, the Black Plaque Star Lord thought that what was to co had co.

He had to tell the Thirteen Black Wolves the story of the appearance of the number one in the world, the Dark Heavenly Son, and the silver-haired guy. Of course, the beginning of that story was his own defeat.

It was not that he was embarrassed by the simple fact that he had lost. It was because he knew how great the respect and trust his subordinates had for him. His defeat was the defeat of the entire Unorthodox Path.

By the ti the Black Plaque Star Lord was preparing his heart.

"I have sothing to say."

Cheon Woojin spoke to the First Wolf. At the sa ti, everyone's gaze gathered. The Black Plaque Star Lord was surprised that he had been preempted.

"Woojin, I'm not ready yet..."

Regardless, Cheon Woojin, who had approached the First Wolf, held out a small piece of silver. It was the silver grace token that the First Wolf had given him, saying that she wanted to repay the debt she owed to the Black Master to his disciple.

"I have a favor to ask of you, senior."

"Finally..."

The First Wolf had an emotional expression.

It had been her lifelong wish to repay the debt she owed to the Black Master soday, and she was so moved that his disciple had grown up so well and was calling her senior.

(End of Chapter)