Ch.246Chapter 246 – The Heavenly Demon Meets His Mortal Enemy

Cheon Hyeryeong was spending time with Pathos and Regina after a long while.

The affairs in the Eastern Continent had been mostly settled, and the Guardian Corps of the Heavenly Demon Sect that she had nurtured was now protecting the sect under Manoe’s command.

The Guardian Corps she had personally trained greatly reduced the burden on the Cheonho and Cheonrang units, making the Heavenly Demon Sect even safer.

Anyway, since Manoe would be leading the Heavenly Demon Sect as the Heavenly Demon’s proxy for the time being, Cheon Hyeryeong could leave the Eastern Continent with peace of mind and spend time in the Western Continent.

“My husband, when will you receive martial arts training from me?”

“Well, about that…”

“It is unprecedented for someone to receive martial arts instruction directly from me. Of course, I will respect your opinion, but both me and sister…”

“Stop! I think I know what you’re trying to say, so just stop!”

Pathos cut off Cheon Hyeryeong’s continued urging to train in martial arts.

This was his 147th rejection today, but judging by the look in Cheon Hyeryeong’s eyes, she seemed unlikely to ever give up.

“By the way, is the distribution of the plague remedy going well?”

“I heard that once the remedy is produced with the help of the professors from the Alchemy Department, it’s being distributed through merchant supply chains and church networks.”

“That’s fortunate. I am grateful that I can be of help to my husband in this way.”

Cheon Hyeryeong was sincerely grateful that the secret manual she had brought was proving helpful to Pathos.

After all, wasn’t it partly her fault that he had died in that explosion on the ship?

If she had kept watching him until the end, she could have saved him before the bomb exploded.

Of course, it was fortunate that Pathos was able to be safely resurrected through Eterna’s ritual… otherwise, the Demon Cult would have been completely slaughtered by Cheon Hyeryeong’s hands.

Well, his resurrection didn’t mean she wouldn’t crush the Demon Cult anyway.

Now, there wasn’t a single person left in the Eastern Continent who served the Demon Cult.

As the Heavenly Demon Sect hunted down the Demon Cult, the sixteen great families and the Imperial Family also joined in the expulsion and hunting of the Demon Cult.

As a result, compared to the Western Continent, the Eastern Continent had completely eradicated the Demon Cult in a relatively short time.

“They say the plague will be completely cured by next summer.”

“So… that means the plague will only be contained by the summer vacation of our third year…”

“Hmm?”

While they were discussing when the plague would completely disappear, Cheon Hyeryeong sensed something alien.

“What’s wrong?”

“What’s the matter?”

When Cheon Hyeryeong suddenly stood up, Regina and Pathos looked at her.

“It seems some strange entity has appeared on this continent.”

“A strange entity?”

At Cheon Hyeryeong’s words, Regina quickly cast a detection spell, but she couldn’t sense anything.

“I can’t detect anything?”

“Your abilities won’t be able to detect it. The creature is cleverly concealing its energy.”

“What kind of energy is it?”

When Regina asked what kind of energy she had detected, Cheon Hyeryeong closed her eyes for a moment.

She was trying to recall if she had encountered a similar energy in her memories.

Most of the time, they were beings much weaker than her, but among them, there was an energy that had left a strong impression on her mind.

“This energy…”

And the alien energy she felt now was very similar to the energy she had sensed from the weapons carried by those who had ambushed her during her training.

“It’s the energy I felt from the weapons carried by those who attacked me.”

“Are you talking about demonic energy?”

“Demonic energy?”

“Eterna once told me that some weapons possessed by the Demon Cult’s followers contain demonic energy. That’s why she advised me not to participate in battles if possible.”

Hearing Pathos’s words, Cheon Hyeryeong pondered deeply.

Demonic energy that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Yet a being skilled enough to conceal its demonic energy.

Cheon Hyeryeong shared her thoughts candidly with Regina and Pathos.

“Could it be… a demon has appeared?”

“I think so too. There’s a high possibility that a demon has appeared.”

Pathos and Regina, like the lovers they were, simultaneously suggested it might be a demon.

Hearing this, Cheon Hyeryeong nodded.

“Sister, can you protect my husband?”

“Of course I can, but why?”

“This demon, as you call it, seems quite skilled, which is why I ask.”

When Cheon Hyeryeong mentioned that the being was quite skilled, Regina tensed up.

“…I understand. I’ll protect Pathos by any means necessary.”

“Hmph. Very well, sister. Then I entrust my husband to you.”

“Wait, where are you going?”

When Pathos asked where she was going, Cheon Hyeryeong gave him an incredibly sweet smile.

“It’s nothing special. An uninvited guest has arrived, so it’s only natural for the hostess to welcome them.”

After saying this, Cheon Hyeryeong instantly vanished using the Heavenly Demon Dimensional Step.

She appeared at a spot slightly away from Eldran and immediately launched a roundhouse kick with her right leg.

To others, it might have looked like a simple roundhouse kick, but it was actually the Heavenly Demon Destructive Whirlwind Kick, one of the martial arts techniques of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

The shockwave generated from the roundhouse kick, imbued with the destructive energy of the Heavenly Demon, tore through the air as it flew toward Eldran…

Eldran instantly leaped into the air, avoiding her attack.

“I smelled something strange and came to check, and you must be that Eldran or Eldoran fellow.”

Cheon Hyeryeong was quite intrigued that Eldran had avoided her attack.

Most of the enemies she had encountered so far couldn’t avoid her attacks… but this being was different.

Although she had used a martial art with relatively large movements, despite launching a surprise attack, he had managed to avoid it.

Moreover, the moment Cheon Hyeryeong saw Eldran, she realized:

She and this creature could never live under the same sky.

The Heavenly Demon reigns supreme above all; the rebirth of the Heavenly Demon subjugates all demons.

Eldran, the first demon to appear before the Heavenly Demon, who claimed to be at the pinnacle of all demons.

Eldran, who had grown stronger with power from the Demon God, and Cheon Hyeryeong, who had reached the pinnacle of demonkind without anyone’s help.

The energy of these two was clearly similar, yet fundamentally different in nature.

The energy of the Heavenly Demon was meant to reign above all beings.

The energy of the Demon God was meant to destroy everything and rule.

The Heavenly Demon’s goal was to reign above all beings.

The Demon God’s goal was to destroy the world and create a new one with an order under his control.

That’s why these two beings could never coexist.

Eldran also realized the moment he saw Cheon Hyeryeong:

To fulfill the Demon God’s grand plan, he must defeat her.

If Cheon Hyeryeong had met him before meeting Pathos, she might have found him quite interesting.

But it was too late for mere interest… between Cheon Hyeryeong and Eldran, there was an inextricable web of bad karma.

She had heard everything from Pathos and Regina.

The leader of all demons and the pope of the Demon Cult.

And the true source of evil who had ordered Pathos’s death…

The being who had actually caused Pathos to die once.

“So it’s you. The one who ordered my husband’s death.”

Therefore, Cheon Hyeryeong had absolutely no intention of letting Eldran live.

“Yes, I am Eldran. I was the one who ordered the death of Count Pathos Severio. He is an obstacle to our great cause.”

Eldran nodded and replied to Cheon Hyeryeong’s words.

“I see. That’s good…”

When Eldran readily admitted his name and purpose, Cheon Hyeryeong smiled.

But contrary to her smile, her eyes looking at Eldran were filled with terrible killing intent.

Even a superhuman who had reached the realm of Sword Master would wet themselves and beg for mercy within a second if they met her gaze right now.

But perhaps because he was the first demon directly empowered by the Demon God, Eldran didn’t cower before Cheon Hyeryeong’s eyes full of killing intent.

“Hmph, an inferior species daring to interfere with our great cause deserves to die.”

“My name is Heavenly Demon, Cheon Hyeryeong.”

Hearing Eldran’s words, Cheon Hyeryeong nodded and stated her name.

“Why are you suddenly telling me your name?”

Eldran was puzzled by Cheon Hyeryeong revealing her name.

Why was she telling him her name? What was the reason?

“Isn’t it obvious?”

Cheon Hyeryeong said as she raised the energy of her Heavenly Demon Divine Art to its limit.

“I will certainly annihilate you here today. So you should at least remember the name of the one who will take your life, so you won’t feel too wronged when you die.”