Chapter 306 – Black Sheep (6)

“Does it make sense for a person’s hair to be pink?”

Oops.

Without realizing it, I looked at Hong Yeon-hwa with a puzzled expression.

The only light source was the deep red light created by the massive energy, and the entire area was bathed in a bloody hue.

Even within that, Hong Yeon-hwa’s pink hair and eyes still shone with an unchanging radiance.

I thought that the pink color was a symbol of Hong Yeon-hwa’s incredible talent, but…

No, it’s not wrong. Hong Yeon-hwa’s pink hair is still a symbol of her absurd talent.

It’s just not a talent that is born normally.

Hyeolma nodded in satisfaction at Hong Yeon-hwa’s gaze, which was silently staring at him.

“Yeah. You seem to have some idea.”

After hearing Hyeolma’s words, I finally felt uncomfortable.

Gyeokyangjiche is filled with an abundance of positive energy that permeates the body and turns the hair red.

Gyeogeumjiche permeates the body with negative energy, resulting in blue-gray hair.

Cheonmujiche exhibits the behavior of a martial arts god, but looks ordinary on the surface. If there is anything unusual about it, it’s the eyes that sparkle like stars with overflowing firearms?

Similarly, those born with Cheonsalseong have red eyes that are full of vitality.

Cheonmajiche has blackened eyes, even the whites.

Those born with Dokryeongjiche have eyes that are a mix of green and yellow.

Although it is rare for a part of the body to be stained with a specific color depending on the innate constitution, it is certainly a real phenomenon.

“But you’ve never heard of pink. What kind of constitution do you need to be born with to produce pink?”

That’s right.

Pink is also part of the red spectrum, so is it related to positive energy?

However, Hong Yeon-hwa is not a particularly energetic person.

Didn’t she naturally awaken her breathing technique as soon as she was born and accumulate internal energy just by breathing?

It must be a constitution that is born with the ability to sense and control energy.

There are representative constitutions such as Yeomyangjiche and Ohaengjiche… but these are constitutions that make it easier to use internal energy because the body is in perfect harmony.

And being in harmony means there is no bias towards one side.

In other words, there is no way for the color of the hair to change due to the influence of energy.

Pink hair is not something that is naturally inherited, so it’s not part of Hong Yeon-hwa’s constitution.

Her biological parents both had black hair.

I even thought of constitutions related to the Five Elements, the Martial Arts, and even those related to women, but…

I couldn’t explain Hong Yeon-hwa with any of them.

It’s not just that there isn’t a physique that matches what I know.

Assuming there is a physique that I don’t know, I can’t figure out what kind of principle it should be based on, no matter how much I think about it.

That’s how contradictory Hong Yeon-hwa’s physique was, and her pink hair was an inexplicable something.

“It’s natural that there is no answer. It’s not a naturally born physique, but a physique that I created myself.”

“What?”

Hong Yeon-hwa couldn’t just listen and pass it by, her eyebrows twitching.

“My daughter. Don’t you still know why I call you my daughter? I’m not your biological father, but I made you who you are now because of my age.”

The original purpose of the Blood Demon was to ignite the spiritual fire.

In the other world, they gave trials to me and Pang So-so, and in this world, they were engulfed in magic like the holy water of the Cheonma religion, which Hong Yeon-hwa swallowed.

“The trial of the Taesangno Army’s treasure, the flame of the Palgwa-ro, is one of the three trials. It was a kind of distribution to grow practitioners.”

I think I know this. I passed the trial of the movie and opened the Upper Heaven Pavilion, and even Pang So-so, who failed the trial, gained a lot of internal strength.

And since growing humans is also the purpose of Samcheong, there is no harm in spreading out the spirits to help with the practice.

“The movie is the only trace of Samcheong left on this land. To unfold the celestial method of the Yeokcheon, you must know the principle. To confront Samcheong, the movie is essential.”

The Myeongwoljinin said that there was content in the spirits engraved in this community that denied the Taeguk, but that the complete philosophy of the Taeguk was contained within it.

To deny something, you must understand it accurately.

So the Blood Demon searched for movies while collecting blood in the middle of the field.

“I finally found the movie… It’s just a flame, but it’s the flame of Palgwa-ro, they refused to mix it with their blood.”

The spirits of the spirits become imbued with a faint spirituality, and they come to have their own will.

Perhaps that’s why they can choose who will receive the trial.

The Blood Demon tried every possible method, but ultimately failed to make the movie his own.

The evil movie, possessed by the magic, became withered and engulfed in the process of resistance, consuming most of its power.

Rather than being extinguished, it seemed to refuse to surrender, so they had to change their methods.

“Do I really need to bring the movie myself? As long as the result is the same, even if it passes through someone else’s hands.”

Fortunately, the movie that had used up all its power resisting the Blood Demon no longer had the strength to give trials.

So there was only one way for someone to obtain the power of the movie.

And that was to swallow the movie itself.

…Just like Hong Yeon-hwa did.

“Of course, not just anyone can handle the movie. Especially since it’s soaked in violent magic.”

“No way…”

“It’s true. That’s why I created it. Someone who can swallow the movie soaked in magic! Someone who will be in a situation where they have to swallow the movie! The person who swallows the movie will determine my future!”

The Blood Demon experimented with many people, regardless of whether they were commoners or not, as long as they met the conditions.

Sometimes he even adjusted his own body with the Daebeop, or adjusted his child’s unusual physique.

The purpose was only one.

To create someone who could handle the movie.

The movie was originally a being that tested humans, and it was not something that humans could swallow.

But the Blood Demon had knowledge of the celestial method, which could make the impossible possible.

“I experienced countless failures. Time is more precious than gold to me, who is no longer a fresh and lively spirit. I may have become a walking corpse, but… I succeeded.”

That’s how Hong Yeon-hwa was born.

With pink hair that shouldn’t exist.

According to the Blood Demon’s words, Hong Yeon-hwa’s life was almost manipulated.

No, you could say that this whole world has been rolling according to his intentions for over a hundred years.

“….”

I thought about it again for a moment.

Unbelievable level of internal energy usage ability. And outstanding Five Elements that could give wings to it.

Hong Yeon-hwa’s physique was perfect for learning martial arts… and at the same time, it was perfect for absorbing the movie.

Of course, that doesn’t really matter.

No matter what Hong Yeon-hwa’s purpose was, no matter how she was born, I still like her, and she still likes me.

I gazed at Hong Yeon-hwa’s pink hair with that meaning… Did my gaze get through to her?

Her stiff shoulders relaxed, and Hong Yeon-hwa denied the Blood Demon’s words in a harsh voice.

“Ridiculous. Every choice I made was my own will.”

“Making those choices was my will, my daughter.”

“I am not your daughter!”

“You were born of my will, grew up according to my intentions, and appeared before me again according to my wishes. Why are you so ungrateful?”

“Even if that’s the case, it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t mean that this lady will move according to your will. There’s only one person who can handle me as they please!”

The Blood Demon looked back and forth between me and Hong Yeon-hwa before chuckling.

“Right…it’s not entirely up to me. You, who have been watching over her, even let her fly away to another world.”

The Blood Demon knew the Ojakgyo technique that my master had taught me. It was possible to cross over to another realm at any time, but…

“I know the method, but it’s impossible to put it into practice. It’s been a long time since this body reached its limit after nearly two hundred years of forced immortality.”

If there hadn’t been blood dripping from the ceiling even now, the Blood Demon would have already perished.

It wouldn’t have made much of a difference if it had been five years ago.

The Blood Demon had become trapped in this world and decided to devour everything in it.

To turn back time on his deteriorating body.

Myung Wol-jin nodded with a frown.

“…I felt like something was off in this world no matter where I went. To absorb not only blood and grudges but also the earth’s energy.”

“Right. Among many deaths, it was particularly painful, so it was a win-win situation to fill up my energy. Well…I didn’t expect my daughter to come back before leaving, though.”

The Blood Demon spoke with a nonchalant tone, admitting that he had considered starving the entire middle realm to death.

Silence.

Myung Wol-jin seemed to be on the verge of tears for a moment, but he soon sighed and asked.

“Do you really need to do that? There are many ways to take someone else’s body or create a new one that require much less effort.”

“There are many ways, but then I wouldn’t be myself anymore. I have to burn the middle realm with this body, which was betrayed by Samcheong, the sacred place. Above all, what would I do if I could turn back time and regain my youth? I would have to leave for another world and find the movie there. And…”

The guy paused for a moment and smirked.

“If I’m going to leave anyway, I have to take everything I can with me, don’t I?”

“…You’re insane. You’re crazy. You think the conversation will go smoothly just because we can understand each other.”

“What’s the problem? I’m just going to take back the lives that I and my colleagues saved. This much won’t even be a fraction of what I’ve done for them so far.”

A tone that sincerely didn’t seem to understand what the problem was.

Well, someone who would do something like this must not be in their right mind.

It could be revenge or the result of spending a long time without the power of reincarnation.

Either way, the Blood Demon is a crazy bastard, as Myung Wol-jin said.

Everyone was speechless for a moment. The Blood Demon, who had been puzzled by the atmosphere, spoke with a proud voice.

“Oh my. If you’re so surprised, it’s embarrassing. Even though Samcheong betrayed me, it feels good when someone recognizes me like this.”

It seems like he’s more surprised by how many people he saved rather than how many he killed.

Crazy bastard.

“Okay, we’ve heard enough. What’s the reason for telling us all this?”

“Hmm. I haven’t told you that yet.”

He nodded again with a twitching movement.

“Actually, I didn’t plan on telling you this. I thought I’d just kill and absorb everything. But, you’re a disciple of Geom-seon. I changed my mind when I found you.”

“Are you planning on letting me go?”

“Half right. I’ve fought alongside Geom-seon and saved my life more than once. I remember that debt well, so I can’t kill a disciple of Geom-seon. Unlike those Samcheong bastards, I have no intention of betraying Geom-seon.”

“What…?”

“I’ve heard Geom-seon’s story, and I’ve told you mine. So now you can turn around and leave. If there’s someone you want to save, it’s okay to go back to your original world with them.”

Really? Is he really letting us go like this?

“But! My daughter, you have to stay here. I can’t do my great work without you.”

Fuck that.

Cheok-an-geum-gwi, Eon-ju-won, Samaryeon-ju, and now the Blood Demon.

Why are there so many guys who are eyeing my woman? Although this guy has a slightly different meaning.

Of course, as always, the answer is already predetermined.

I exchanged a brief glance with Hong Yeon-hwa and raised my inner strength.

“Die!”

The black giant fist and the white sword energy swung simultaneously.