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Hurrruk!
A flame bloomed from Lily’s fingertips and shot towards the cliff in front of her. The flame split into several branches and exploded just before colliding with the cliff.
Pubbubububu!
The cliff shook slightly from the successive explosions. New traces were carved on top of the numerous traces left by the previous Heavenly Demons.
“Ah! Did you just see that?”
Abraxas was wrapped around Lily’s neck like a scarf. He was still possessed by the body of Lily’s pet serpent, Malang.
Abraxas nodded.
[Finally, Flame God has reached level 6.]
Just a moment ago, the fireworks that Lily had fired at the cliff split apart just before impact, changing color in three stages.
At first, it was red inflammation
Next is yellow flame
At the end, white flame
When you reach Baekyeon, it means that your Flame God skill has reached level 6, and you can truly be called a true master.
It’s only been a few days since I started learning martial arts.
Lily was accomplishing something that no one in the history of the Celestial Demon Sect had ever accomplished.
However, the points that the parties involved actually liked were slightly different.
“Success! Now I can make white flames too!”
Hwaruk! Hwaruk! Hwaruruk!
Colorful sparks of red, yellow, and white flames bloomed and danced in the air.
“Look at this! It’s so pretty!”
Lily was jumping for joy. She hugged Abraxas and pecked his cheek. Abraxas squirmed as if he was annoyed.
Kyaaaaah!
[Okay, so don’t run. I’m dizzy. Anyway, it’s White Flame… As expected, the way it works is different from magic. That’s interesting.]
“Yeah yeah! The white flames are so pretty!”
Lily has been obsessed with learning martial arts these days.
A few days ago, Lily and Abraxas entered the library of the Heavenly Demon Church at the request of the Great One.
The great man’s request was to memorize a few martial arts from the library. With Abraxas’s abilities, it was an easy task.
But something unexpected happened there.
As soon as he opened the first volume and read a few pages, Abraxas’ eyes lit up.
[That thing called martial arts. It’s quite an interesting technique, isn’t it?]
The dragon, who was a corpse except for his curiosity, began to devour all the secrets in the library.
[It’s unique. It’s new. It’s thrilling···!!]
Once Dragon started to focus, he read most of the secrets in the library within a few days – he gradually got faster and eventually read a book in less than five minutes – and began to delve deeper beyond understanding the principles.
Eventually, Abraxas came to this idea.
[If you want to truly understand martial arts, you have to learn it yourself···.]
Unfortunately, Serpent’s body was not suitable for learning martial arts. This was because all martial arts were originally created based on humans.
But Abraxas was not disappointed, because right next to him was someone suitable for learning martial arts.
[Lily. Would you like to learn martial arts?]
Lily’s face darkened greatly as she looked at the thick-printed book.
“I’m too lazy to study···.”
[There’s nothing difficult. Just do as I tell you.]
“But you still have to do it?”
Abraxas racked his brain to persuade the annoying Lily.
What came to mind then was a phrase written in the Flame God Art.
[If you learn this, you can color the fireworks. In addition to red, there are yellow fireworks, white fireworks, and blue fireworks. It would be more fun if you could make them in multiple colors, right?]
As expected, Lily blinked her eyes and asked back.
“Is that true?”
From then on, things were smooth sailing.
Lily’s immense magical power and fraudulent fire attribute affinity.
With the addition of Abraxas’ knowledge, Lily was able to master the 『Fire God Art』 like a sponge absorbing water. Even the compatibility was perfect.
[I’ll learn the beginner’s technique later from the master, but for now, let’s focus on the internal energy technique.]
After a few days, Lily became the fastest rising master in the history of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
The followers of the Cheonmasingyo cult worshipped Lily even more, calling her a miracle of God.
“Ah! Next is the blue flame, right?”
[That’s right. Starting from 7 stars, the white flame gradually turns blue. When you reach 9 stars, you can use the complete blue flame.]
“What’s next after blue?”
[Well. 10 stars is a level of imagination that even the guy who created it doesn’t know about? That human called Sun Amazon. What an irresponsible guy.]
The Flame God Art was a peerless art that no one in the history of martial arts had ever mastered.
It is said that even the founder of the Flame God Art, the Sun Ma-Jon, called his disciples and barely conveyed his enlightenment just before he died.
Lily asked with a slightly sullen expression.
“So blue is the end? Can’t you make pink or lime green?”
Of course, nothing is impossible for a great dragon.
[Of course you can make it. I’ll finish up the missing parts. So Lily, don’t worry and just get used to it.]
Lily’s expression brightened again. If I could make pink and lime green, I could make pretty fireworks in the night sky.
“As expected, Asga is the best!”
[It’s always too late to know that… Ugh. Okay, now that you know, stop rubbing your face!]
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Kyaaaa!
Abraxas tried to run away from Lily, who kept nuzzling his cheek, but was eventually caught and had to continue to suffer.
***
There were two people watching Lily learn martial arts from afar.
“Haha. This is a miracle. You’ve already mastered the Flame God Art, which is said to be as difficult to master as the Heavenly Demon Art, to level 6.”
The one who was impressed was an old man.
A sturdy impression, a straight back, and thick, white eyebrows that run straight down the middle.
He was the elder of the Cheonmasin Church and the poisonous demon lord Gongsunhou.
The elder was smiling happily at Lily. Those who knew him would never have imagined it.
“Sometimes when I look at him, he looks like fire itself. That’s only natural, since he is the incarnation of Mazda.”
“······.”
On the other hand, the young man next to the elder didn’t say much. He was Cheon Mu-jin, the leader of the Cheonma Sect.
Cheon Mu-jin was looking at Lily with a troubled expression. But in fact, he wasn’t looking at Lily.
“Elder.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“I would like to hear the opinion of someone who lived through the Great Battle of Jeongma 100 years ago. Do you think this war was absolutely necessary?”
“······.”
A heavy air flowed for a moment. The elder was silent for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth.
“Little Leader. Please, don’t ever say such things anywhere else, even if it gets to the Leader’s ears. Even the Little Leader will not forgive you.”
“I am telling you this because you are the elder.”
The young leader turned around and looked at the elder. The young man’s eyes shone brightly.
“This war is meaningless. Even if we wipe out the Murim Alliance, Murim will not recognize us. In the end, there will be endless local wars and we will shed a lot of blood. And in the end, we will return here.”
It was also the history of martial arts that was repeated many times.
The Cheonmasingyo was strong enough to shock the martial arts world whenever it started a war, but it always ended in defeat.
“Young leader···.”
The elder had a bitter expression on his face.
He has served three heavenly horses so far.
100 years ago, Cheonmugeuk almost took over the martial arts world.
Cheon Mu-ho, who was busy dealing with the aftereffects of the war his father lost, did not have enough time to properly learn martial arts.
‘And the current cult leader, Cheon Mu-han, who grew up seeing such a father···.’
All three had different personalities and different ways of leading the church.
The young cult leader Cheon Mu-jin in front of you will also be different.
However, in the elder’s view, their essence was all the same.
“Little Master. We will not be defeated again. We have prepared sufficiently and learned from our defeats. And···”
The elder turned his head and looked at Lily.
The little girl was floating in the sky, filling the night sky with fireworks.
By now, the believers of the Cheonmasin Church will be praying while looking at the flames.
“Mazda is with us.”
The elder spoke with force in his voice.
“···All right.”
The young leader answered with a look of despair on his face.
***
On the way back to the residence, the elder’s expression looked complicated.
‘It seems like the young leader is very anxious.’
It was understandable since he was still young. Isn’t he at an age where he would always feel antipathy towards anything his father said?
Although the elder had no children, he had seen many people suffer from child-related problems during his long life.
Even the greatest horse in the world could not do whatever he wanted with his own child.
“At times like this, I wonder if it might be better not to have children.”
The elder shook his head and went into his house.
His residence was located relatively on the outskirts of the city.
Contrary to his fearsome nickname known in the martial arts world as the Poisonous Blood Demon, the Great Elder had an easygoing personality.
I have been single for a long time, so I didn’t need a big house. That’s why I lived in one place for nearly 100 years. Now I have become attached to my house, so I have no intention of moving.
“How nice it is to have a cozy home and no wife to nag at.”
The elder chuckled and went into his room. As was his custom, he took off his clothes, hung them on one side, and headed to the kitchen to make some tea.
Boiling water in a kettle is something that can be done with internal energy, but the Great Elder was a man who knew the aesthetics of waiting.
“Hmm. Good.”
After taking a sip of the slowly brewed tea, the elder looked at the wall and said.
“Yeah. Who sent you?”
There was no answer. However, the elder knew that someone was hiding from the moment he entered his room.
“I admire your courage in sneaking into my room…”
-Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwa!
A huge amount of energy emanated from the elder’s body. At the same time, all the doors and windows that were open slammed shut on their own with a thud! thud! sound.
The elder stood up from his seat and spoke in a cold voice.
“You should not think about returning to your original state.”
Kiiing-!
The elder’s eyes turned green.
A terrible wave of energy swept through the room. The long robes flapped madly, and an enormous pressure pressed down on the room.
Kookookookookook!
That appearance was the true form of the absolute master, the poisonous demon emperor Gongsun Hou, who was said to be on par with the three best swordsmen in the world.
Even those who had been hiding in the room waiting for him could not help but be amazed by his appearance.
“Click click. You’ve gotten stronger than I thought.”
“I’ll say it one more time. Come out here. If you destroy my house with my own hands, you will neither live nor die.”
“That guy has a quick temper. Can’t he just leave?”
Swish.
The one who emerged from the darkness was an old man with a shabby appearance.
His back was hunched, his wrinkled face was covered with freckles, his eyes were cloudy and the whites of his eyes were yellow.
“Click click… It’s been a while.”
The elder frowned at the appearance of the old man with strange behavior.
“Do you know me?”
At the expected reaction, Manbaknogoe smiled bitterly.
“As expected, you don’t recognize me. Well, it’s been a long time···”
The elder raised his power even higher. I don’t know who the old man is, but looking closely, he seemed to be quite skilled.
“Go! Stop with the useless puns. Where did you send me from?”
“···You won’t believe me even if I tell you a hundred words, so I’ll have to show you.”
Ssssssssut.
A black fog-like energy flowed out from Manbaknogoe’s entire body.
A martial art that only the bloodline of the Cheon family with blessed constitution can learn within the Cheonmasingyo.
It was a sign that appeared when the Heavenly Demon God’s power was raised.
“omg···!”
The elder screamed in one word. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the Manbaknogoe.
Then, very slowly, I could recall the young and arrogant face of a hundred years ago from the old and shabby face of the old man.
thud!
The kneeling elder struck his forehead on the floor and shouted.
“Gongsunhou, see the leader! Please kill this idiot.”
Boom, bang, bang!
Blood flowed from the forehead of the elder who kept pounding the floor. He had intentionally wounded himself.
Manbaknogoe came and woke up the great elder.
“You idiot. Stop it. It’s only natural that you don’t recognize me after seeing me for the first time in 100 years.”
“Cult, cult leader… Are you really the cult leader?”
Manbaknogoe smiled brightly, revealing his yellow teeth.
“I heard that the current leader is my grandson. So call him ‘hyung’ like you did when you were little.”
The two played together and learned martial arts together when they were young. The Cheon clan and the Gongsun clan have had a close relationship since ancient times.
“Brother! Why did you come only now···”
Hot tears flowed from the elder’s eyes. Manbaknogoe just smiled awkwardly.
“Click click click.”
“I’m glad you came now. Since you came, this war is as good as won!”
A man over 100 years old was as happy as a child.
However, I couldn’t just like Manbaknogoe and Jeonjeon Dae’s Cheonma Cheonmugeuk.
···Manbaknogoe opened his mouth with difficulty.
“Can you do me a favor?”
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