“Wow…! Really, no matter how I look at it, it’s cool. So cool!!”

The fist gloves, which he had received as a gift from Jang Gu-jin in a daze, were so good that the modifier ‘the best masterpiece’ was not enough.

‘Frankly, I was thinking of giving him a million nyang of silver if he asked for it. What a windfall!’

The corners of So-ah’s lips naturally ascended.

How happy would he be, having obtained a peerless weapon that was hard to buy even with a thousand gold, for free?

He put on the fist gloves and tried moving his fists, clenching and unclenching them.

Surprisingly, he didn’t feel even a little bit of discomfort.

‘It’s so soft. How can it be like this when black steel was used as a material?’

It was a strange thing.

So-ah once again clicked his tongue at the skills of the blacksmiths of the Noh family in Gwangju, who had made the fist gloves, and at the same time, he sincerely expressed his gratitude to Jang Gu-jin, who had given him such a precious treasure without any compensation.

“Owner Jang… I will never forget this kindness.”

“Kindness, you say? Don’t mention it. However, if you remember that our Jang family’s shop contributed to the punishment of the White Lotus Cult, the public enemy of the martial world, that is enough.”

Seeing Jang Gu-jin, who was consistent with a kind-looking smile, So-ah blamed himself for having doubted his pure intentions for a moment and bid a reluctant farewell.

Afterwards, So-ah went up to Mount Qinghai and tested the performance of the fist gloves for about a shichen.

Even in the midst of pouring out fist gang like crazy, the total amount of his internal energy showed no signs of running out, and he didn’t feel even a bit of fatigue in his body.

Furthermore, seeing that the durability of the fist gloves was so great that not even a small scratch was made no matter how much he fired his fist gang, So-ah, with a smile on his face, shifted his gaze to the sky.

‘Old man Blood Demon… look forward to it. I’ll teach you what real hell is!’

So-ah clenched his fists and bit his lip slightly.

‘Because I’m a person who is strong in revenge.’

Incomparable to before he took the <Myriad Streams Returning to One Divine Core>.

The lightness skill, which looked more ruthless than fast, shattered the ground and unfolded like a mirage.

***

“Woo-chi-ya!”

“Jeon Woo-chi!”

“Jeon Woo-chi!”

Martial Alliance, Main Office—

Jeon Woo-chi, who had parted with So-ah, operated the carpet at full speed, arrived at the main office, and briefly told the people about the situation.

At that, the people’s astonished reactions came out.

“So-ah went to the Western Regions alone! What do you mean?”

“Really… did the great disciple do such a thing again?”

“Hah…! What should we do? He almost died at the hands of the Blood Demon, and he’s so fearless!!”

Most of them could not shake off their worries about So-ah.

Hadn’t So-ah, despite having launched a joint attack with Wi-ji Chan, been completely defeated by the Blood Demon and had been hovering between life and death?

Going to the Western Regions alone was like sticking his head into the mouth of a tiger.

But.

“I am not unaware of your feelings… I also tried to stop him with all my might at first. But I could not break So-ah’s stubbornness.”

At Jeon Woo-chi’s words, everyone could not help but agree.

‘Who can break So-ah’s stubbornness… it’s understandable.’

‘Indeed! It’s impossible to stop Young Hero Jin.’

‘Great Disciple… did you do it again? Really?!’

Among them, the most bewildered person was Wi-ji Chan.

‘So-ah. What on earth are you doing, causing such an accident?’

Wi-ji Chan was the only one among the crowd who had experienced the true divine power of the Blood Demon.

Although he knew So-ah’s skills well, the Blood Demon he had seen was not a person who could be defeated by the power of one person.

He was truly a transcendent being.

‘Even he, who was in a state of qi deviation, was so strong… if he completely achieves blood god transformation, So-ah will have no hope at all.’

Wi-ji Chan’s thoughts were not an exaggeration.

Wi-ji Chan estimated that even the current Blood Demon, who had not yet achieved blood god transformation, would be a step above his grandfather, the Heavenly Demon, Wi-ji Woon.

‘So-ah…’

He was suddenly scared.

What if, by mistake, So-ah died?

Feeling his heart sink, Wi-ji Chan urgently opened his mouth.

“Chief Hyun.”

“Yes, Young Leader.”

“Please summon all the members of the Heavenly Spirit Unit and the monks of the Heavenly Demon Sacred Hall. We will leave for the Western Regions immediately. We cannot let So-ah bear all the burden alone.”

“I obey!!!”

***

“Young Leader. Please calm down for now.”

“Jeon Woo-chi?!”

Jeon Woo-chi stepped forward to stop Wi-ji Chan, who was in a hurry to prepare to go to the Western Regions, unable to distinguish between front and back in his excitement.

“Jeon Woo-chi. What are you doing? As you know, So-ah going to the Western Regions alone is a suicidal act. Although So-ah’s martial arts are strong, he can never be a match for the Blood Demon. Moreover, where would there be only the Blood Demon in Potala Palace? It is clear that the remnants of the Blood Cult are gathered there, albeit weakly. We don’t have time to argue like this.”

In Wi-ji Chan’s tone, there was a hint of resentment, asking why he hadn’t stopped So-ah.

‘Phew… I guess I have to tell him everything for him to understand.’

In the end, Jeon Woo-chi explained that So-ah had happened to encounter the ordeal of the third room of the Ghost Valley Mountain Manor in Qinghai.

And that in the process of overcoming it, he had gone through 700 reincarnations and had a life-and-death struggle in a dream, and as a result, he had been reborn as a God of War.

Finally, that he had become a superman who could even freely handle the timing of the explosion of his gang ki by ingesting the <Myriad Streams Returning to One Divine Core>.

Only after telling the people in detail could he dispel the misunderstanding.

“Woo-chi-ya. Is that really true?”

Baek In-hwa asked Jeon Woo-chi with astonishment in his eyes.

“Yes, Master. If that hadn’t happened, I would have stopped So-ah even at the risk of my life. But after taking the <Myriad Streams Returning to One Divine Core>, So-ah was incomparably stronger than before. Although it’s just my guess…”

“…”

“It is my judgment that there will be no one in the current martial world… no, in the world of the time, who can stand against So-ah.”

“Ah…!”

“Hah!”

“…!”

Low exclamations spread like a wave from here and there.

The number one in the world of the time!

Jeon Woo-chi had declared So-ah as the strongest in the martial world in front of everyone.

But what was more shocking than that was the ordeal of the third room and the life-and-death struggle in the dream, and furthermore, the spiritual pill called the <Myriad Streams Returning to One Divine Core>, which had increased his internal energy to an immeasurable extent.

‘Does such a spiritual pill really exist in the world!’

‘The <Map of the Ghost Valley Mountain Manor> is a treasure that appears in legends… to think that Young Hero Jin was its owner!’

‘He can send out his fist gang into the air and even freely handle the timing of its explosion… is that really possible?’

But as if that wasn’t enough.

Jeon Woo-chi’s additional remarks continued.

“The surprising fact is that the person who designed the <Map of the Ghost Valley Mountain Manor> is the legendary God of War of the ancient Zhou dynasty and a sorcerer, the sage Dokgo Yeong-tan. Since So-ah has mastered all his arrangements, he will have no problem dealing with the Blood Demon.”

At the words of the sage, Dokgo Yeong-tan, the eyes of Zhuge Hyuk, who had a good knowledge of strange formations, spells, and the like, became as wide as lanterns.

Just then.

“Hohoho! The arrangement of the sage, Dokgo Yeong-tan. So-ah is truly a child whom heaven helps!!”

Baek In-hwa clicked his tongue and shook his head as if he had lost, and burst into a hearty laugh.

“Still, we can’t be relieved. Alliance Leader. We must gather the personnel immediately and head to the Western Regions.”

Jeon Woo-chi said to Abbess Hongryeon this time.

As if she agreed with his words, Abbess Hongryeon also nodded.

“We should. Then I will select the personnel to wipe out the remaining forces of the Blood Cult that have coiled up in Potala Palace. Although the Gansu cult branch was the true divine power of the White Lotus Cult and everyone went on the expedition, this time, I plan to select only the elite to increase our mobility.”

“Good, Alliance Leader!”

“Let’s do so.”

“Kehkehkeh! Good. There’s no need for everyone to move to catch just the remnants!”

***

A few days later…

‘That’s… Potala Palace!’

So-ah, who had arrived in the Western Regions by crossing the waterway and the mountain path at a speed that surpassed the carpet, could not close his mouth at the appearance of Potala Palace, which came into his sight from a distance.

‘The brats of the Blood Cult. How happy they must have been to occupy such a place.’

On the one hand, he was also envious.

Because the White Lotus Cult had swallowed the foundation that the Western Regions martial world had built over a thousand years of history in one morning.

‘Wait… then does that mean?’

In an instant, So-ah’s thought process rotated at the speed of light.

‘If I drive all those brats out?’

If I drive them out.

If I can do that?

The owner of that huge temple shining with golden light.

‘It means I become the owner?!’

If I really occupy Potala Palace?

So-ah and the Moyong family would become a chaebol no less than the Lee family of Shandong.

But soon, So-ah erased the crazy thought from his mind and burst into laughter.

‘Aww, So-ah! Are you thinking of making money even in this situation? If you recapture Potala Palace, you should naturally return it to the people of the Western Regions. You’re trying to swallow it, my goodness! Haha.’

Still, it seemed that So-ah also had a conscience at times like this.

Smiling brightly, So-ah took a step towards Potala Palace.

***

‘Hmm… I have to set up a strategy carefully. It won’t be easy to infiltrate, and if I want to create a chance to kill the Blood Demon. Lord Shangdi, Lord Buddha! Lord of Heaven! Please lend me some wisdom.’

As expected, So-ah was So-ah.

Although he had come to Potala Palace in one go to catch the Blood Demon, he did not do the foolish thing of jumping in recklessly.

But it wasn’t that he had a particular plan either.

Therefore, after much deliberation, So-ah,

‘In times like this, infiltrating as a spy is the best!!’

Decided to adopt a method that utilized his experience.

Recently, when So-ah had wiped out the Sichuan cult branch of the White Lotus Cult, he had had a lot of fun by wearing a mask and disguising himself as a cult member.

‘Kekekek. I’ll smash you to pieces. You heretic bastards!’

So-ah, who had made up his mind, used his stealth art for a week to observe the overall situation of Potala Palace, set a target, and the target’s voice, range of action, habits, and the degree of his position and power within the cult.

He put all the parts in his head.

‘Now, shall I try to perform my acting skills?’

***

On a bright moonlit night…

The middle-aged man was looking up at the night sky with a frown.

‘The cult is in a situation where it is on the verge of being extinguished! Did the Vice-Leader No and the Chief Elder Go really… did even the Gansu cult branch, the true divine power of our cult, disappear!!’

The man was a person who ranked 30th in the cult hierarchy of the White Lotus Cult, and although he was not a member of the top leadership, he was a person in charge with considerable rights here in Potala Palace.

‘If there’s a silver lining! It’s that the Cult Leader has now overcome his qi deviation and has achieved blood god transformation.’

“Phew…”

A deep sigh flowed from the man’s mouth.

The progress of the Cult Leader was a great blessing for the White Lotus Cult, but the plan for the great unification of the world, which had been prepared for over 10 years, had in fact become a bubble.

“The brats of the Martial Alliance and the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult will soon attack. Even if it’s not them, if the remaining forces of the Western Regions learn that 90% of our cult’s power has disappeared, they will also bare their fangs to recapture the palace… what should I do!”

The moon was particularly bright today.

Looking at it, the man was in the midst of gauging his own fate, which he could not see an inch ahead.

[Don’t worry. It will be over soon!]

“…?!”

A telepathic message that came out of nowhere…

That telepathic message was engraved on the man’s soul like a heavenly voice.

“Who are you!”

[Me? Shall I say I’m the best spy of all time?]

It was a truly terrifying telepathic message.

At the majesty contained in the voice, the man’s body froze so that he could not move an inch.

“W-Who on earth are you…!”

[Ah! I do have a nickname. ‘The Returned Hell Instructor’. That’s what people call me.]

“…”

[Now I will teach you hell.]

At the same time—

With the sound of the wind being parted, a black shadow was shot from the sky like a flash of light and wrapped around the man’s waist.

Unfortunately, the man, a single scream.

Could not even let out a shout and had to entrust his body to that flash of light.

Thus, So-ah, who had carried the official of the White Lotus Cult, flew through the empty air with a bright smile on his face, in a state of excitement.

(End of Chapter)

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