Chapter 534 – King Yan’s Disciple 5 (27)

The moment I escaped from the spirit world, I felt sick.

It was uncomfortable to stand, perhaps because I had recovered my energy by eating Mandokdan or because it was the effect of the chaos of using it for the first time in practice.

By taking a deep breath, I absorbed sand-like inner energy into my body and spread that inner energy throughout my body, strengthening my body.

I won the fight at best, but I don’t want to be seen defeated.

‘I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t win entirely on my own.’

I couldn’t imagine that he never runs out of stamina, has three lives, and has the crazy spec of getting stronger every time he dies.

In the end, I didn’t want to see him grow any further, so I tried my best from the start to settle the matter quickly.

‘How will people accept what I show them? That’s the problem.’

The use of white flame is well known to people.

That’s why my nickname is Baekyeom (白炎).

However, what was introduced this time included black and gray.

In particular, I think a skilled person would be able to tell that the black power is a bit dangerous…

It’s like water that’s already been spilled, so there’s nothing I can do.

As I turned my head in the direction where I heard the footsteps, the Sichuan Tiger quickly approached me, trotting along.

“Master.”

“I should have told you and showed you. Did you decide that way?”

“Well… I will hide my previous appearance.”

He said that and helped me, who was barely standing.

It was quite awkward to receive help from a grown man, but now, perhaps there was a problem with material mastery, the recovery speed of internal energy was very slow.

Now that I had some free time, I was able to turn my gaze to the Emperor of the Spear and King of the West, who was lying on the floor, and was gradually changing from the form of a dragon to the form of a human.

However, it seemed like it could serve as evidence since the blue scales remaining on the body did not completely disappear.

“When did you reach that level?”

When I was looking at the body of the King of the West, supported by the Sacheon Ilho, the old Queen of Darkness came and stood next to me.

“I’m working hard every day.”

“The guy who patrolled the capital for seven days and nights… I have no choice but to keep the West King’s body in its current form as much as possible and show it to the emperor. Even if it was only a superficial king, he was still a king.”

“Yes. Can I ask the Four Heavenly Danga to take care of the cleanup?”

“If it weren’t for you, there would have been a lot of damage. You let me know that it had multiple lives, and even if all the warriors knew that and rushed at me, it would have been difficult to deal with.”

A wide-area attack that emits electric current in all directions would have been difficult for ultra-level drones to block.

There were warriors of Hwagyeong or higher who had to fight, but except for the elder King of Darkness, there were only the elders or elders of the sect.

I don’t know if those people can deliver a blow that exceeds the durability of the Changryong Emperor because I haven’t been able to check their skills.

“You black bastard of Sichuan. Take King Yan with you. Staying here will only cause trouble.”

“Elder King Cancer?”

I felt like something was missing from the words describing me, so I looked at the old man with surprised eyes.

“What? Since you defeated the guy who calls himself the Spear Dragon Emperor, do you want to become the Flame Emperor? Me and the Panga guy are still alive and well, and your teacher hasn’t died yet, so being an emperor is a luxury.”

“No…”

My heart warmed at being recognized as a warrior of the same class by the old man.

“Then please excuse me.”

Sichuan Ilho changed the way he supported me and carried me out of Sichuan Danga.

I closed my eyes for a moment, watching the surrounding scenery change without my effort.

*

After coming to the forest a little further away from the blacksmith shop that was the residence of the old King of Darkness, Sacheon Ilho put me down.

My energy had barely recovered, but now it was building up slowly, so I was able to stand on my own.

“White Flame Han Xian. Since I decided to follow him even after learning of his appearance, can you tell me a story related to the Black Spirit?”

I felt a little embarrassed by Sacheon Ilho’s question.

I thought it was okay to not be discovered acting as a dark spirit behind the scenes, so I gave him a little trouble, but his true identity was discovered sooner than expected.

I should have sent the Sacheon Ilho to the half-orc Chobaek and his mother Hye-ah, but it was the wrong choice.

“Master Yeomwang claimed that they were having an affair, so I just acted like a sadist.”

“That’s Safar. The dark spirit just looked like… A slightly eccentric person.”

I lived in Anhui, which can be said to be the land of political factions, and I have great memories of living in a world where human rights are important, so it was difficult for me to leave, even if I wrote the Sapamun Talmul.

That’s why, after selling the oak, I made sure nothing happened to it.

“Didn’t you think of following me after seeing me like that?”

“Yes, but I think it will have to be a little different from what I originally planned.”

“What was the original plan?”

“It’s okay to be a member of the tribe in charge of bad work under the Black Spirit. However, White Flame, if this incident spreads to the central plains, it would be problematic to go with the person who will become the next Flame King. Our identities are not that clear.”

I answered by nodding my head because I didn’t think it was wrong.

If the Four Thousand Ones, Twos and Threes were to travel with me, there would be someone looking into their identities, and if it were known that they were nocturnal messengers, their past actions could become a problem.

Because I know that it wasn’t something like capturing orcs, but something a little deeper dark.

“So, even if I can’t follow White Flame Han Xian, I think I can follow Black Flame.”

“It’s nothing more than a play on words.”

When I spoke with a slight smile, Sichuan Lake also smiled and nodded.

Using my slightly recovered strength…

‘Mana wasn’t recovering.’

I tried to get brown hair by carving a dyeing magic circle, but now I know it’s impossible.

And seeing as I can’t talk to the two summons, it looks like there’s more than just one side effect of using black, white, and silver at full power.

“Then let’s go to Hubei, too. Four people will be waiting for you.”

“Yes, my lord.”

*

『Quest』

〈Defeat the Spear Dragon Emperor.〉

-Completion: Yeomyeom Magic (10 stars) -〉 Yeomyeom Magic (11 stars)

【3】

【Han Sian-(100%)+(EX 50%)】

【Level: 4】

【Combat power: 1930+(950)】

【Holding skills: Yeonyeom Shingong (11 stars), Yeonhwanryu (A)】

【Awaiting Quest (14/14)】

*

After a day, she was able to recover her mana, and after two days, she was able to talk to both summons.

In the meantime, I was trying to find out what had changed after the Flame God Skill that I developed through this quest reached the 11th level, and I was able to find out when Wozniel woke up.

‘The amount of divinity that can be held has increased.’

Instead of having the inner energy of an ocean like Master, I seemed to grow in a more efficient direction when converting the nature of heat.

I was curious about what would happen when I reached the 12th level, which could be said to be the final stage.

Wouldn’t it be possible to equivalently exchange heat for divinity when it reaches 12 stars? I don’t know how high the remaining step is, but I think I will be able to grow accordingly.

“I think rumors of what happened in Sacheon spread while we were on our way to Hubei.”

As I was walking along the road at a slightly faster pace because my condition was not perfect, Sacheon Ilho threw a topic at me.

“There must be someone who works hard to convey information. The story of the Changryong Emperor cannot be easily hidden even if the party family tries to hide it.”

“It is almost certain that the nickname Baekyeom will be changed.”

“Well… If word spreads that I performed at a similar level to the old Dark King, that will happen.”

Since Master is alive, I will not be able to receive the nickname King Yeom, which the old King of Darkness said as a joke.

As the old Dark King said, you can strike a striking blow against your master, but that does not mean you have surpassed your master.

‘It may seem like I’ve set the bar too high, but the enemies I have to deal with are strong.’

Kaena’s opponent with three tails was like that, but what about the main body with nine tails? If I had the terrible ability of nine lives, I would never be able to win.

‘If you can’t end nine lives at once, you have to strike the soul itself.’

This time, Chaos worked just as I wanted, and thanks to that, I was able to get a shot at Kaena, but I don’t know what will happen next.

What should I aim for now is to raise the low point of chaos and use it as a proper resource?

I walked comfortably along a peaceful path where neither bandits nor monsters attacked.

*

I met the group I had sent earlier in a village at the end of Hubei.

While we haven’t seen each other, Chobaek, a half-orc, has learned a lot about words and meanings, but he can’t read letters yet.

Should I say it’s something similar to modern Chinese characters but slightly different? I learned to speak quickly thanks to the status window ability, but it was an inefficient text message.

If I hadn’t possessed Han Xian and read his memories, I too would have been illiterate.

“Heukyeong, then are you going to Hanam right away?”

“We’ve had a good rest, so we can leave right away.”

Sacheon Sam-ho and Lee Ho came out and spoke to Sacheon I-ho.

After talking with Sacheon Ilho, I decided to hold off on informing the two of my identity.

Lee Ho seemed to be able to hide it well, but the reason was that Sam Ho was a bit unreliable.

“We should rest for about a day too. We will rest for a day and head straight to Hanam.”

“Yes, I understand.”

*

The first thing I did when I arrived at Shaolin Temple in Hanam was to climb over the wall at night.

‘This is the best thing about wearing the mask of the dark spirit.’

When I opened the door to the Shaolin temple’s master’s room, where the lights were not turned off as if he was reciting Buddhist scriptures even at night, and entered, the monk suddenly looked at me and said,

“I was waiting for you. White Flame Han Xian Siju. Now, instead of White Flame, we have a nickname called Black and White Twin Flame. I don’t know if you’ve heard.”

“Yes. I heard somewhere that my nickname has changed.”

Since Master is still alive and has not completely retired from martial arts, my succession to King Yeom has been postponed.

Black and white twin flames, people may think it’s strange that I’m suddenly handling black flames, but since there was a shaman sect in my destination, people just assumed that was why they came and overlooked it.