episode_0193

The movement of the Iron Blood Emperor had not yet come down from the north, but it was not particularly strange.

In the first place, I was attacked last time.

I kept my mouth shut and continued thinking, while Hongryeon and Chaejin looked at me with serious expressions.

“A person who can control monsters even though he is not a Demon Cult… Could he be an Iron Blood Order?”

I nodded to Hongryeon’s question.

She seemed to think of the Iron Blood Beast that attacked Hongseongmun and summoned water demons when she spoke.

“It is highly likely.”

“These are people who control monsters… This is scary. Even if Hongseong Mountain exists, aren’t those people able to use monsters to attack this place?”

“Well… I guess so.”

The characteristic of Hongseongsan is that it makes monsters reluctant and prevents them from approaching.

However, like the last time Doggyeon and Mabok appeared near Seomhwachon, it was not impossible to enter at all, so it was possible to get them in by using a special method.

“What is that?”

Before I could tell Chaejin, who was curious, Hongryeon spoke first.

“Increasing the hostility of monsters by using the sleep magic technique?”

“Huh? How do you know?”

That was one of the methods used by the Iron Blood Emperor in the Heavenly Bright Moon.

After defeating the Iron Blood Emperor, the Iron Blood Emperor’s subordinates appear.

And when you try to retrieve the monsters that were drawn to Dool, when you defeat them, you will learn about the Great Law of Sleep.

Using one’s own soul, one can take over and control the soul of a monster whose instinct is stronger than reason.

“There is data related to Hong Seong-moon. It was quite a long time ago… It is said that a person named Ma-seon led monsters to attack Hong Seong-mun.”

It is said that it is a record left behind by Hong Seong-mun’s long writers, and that there is something similar in the records that can only be read by Hong Seong-mun’s long writers and the next long writers.

“It is said that due to the nature of Hongseongsan Mountain, the monsters cannot approach, so they tried to control them with the magic of sleep to block their instinct to avoid approaching Hongseongsan and attack Hongseongmun.”

“Oh… something like that happened?”

“Well… this is like a history book.”

Unless you are interested in Seomhwachon and Hongseongmun, you probably don’t know. Chaejin was amazed by Hongryeon’s explanation and then looked at me.

“I also know a little about Jamhon Daebop, and I have heard a little about the demonic spirit.”

There was an event related to the Demon Ship in the Heavenly Moon. He appeared briefly during the Demon Beast King event and was said to be someone who attempted to control the Demon Beast King or the evil evil through the magic of sleep.

Although reason was stronger than instinct, it was impossible to control them…

“Hehe. Did you know?”

Hongryeon’s face was full of smiles. Chaejin seemed dissatisfied with that and briefly clicked his tongue.

“Anyway, this is good information. Thank you.”

“I don’t know if it helped.”

“It was very helpful.”

This means that when the Iron Blood Emperor attacks, there may be a monster attack.

and…

I can roughly predict how she will attack.

Several days have passed.

Although there were incidents such as the martial arts people who came to participate in the martial arts competitions fighting in Seomhwachon, the martial arts fighting did not last for a day or two and was not a big problem.

When the registration for the martial arts competition closed and the preliminary round began in earnest, I headed to the Seomhwachon branch of the Murim League where the preliminary round was to be held, along with Geomsung, who had come to escort me.

“Is it okay to go like this?”

“Is there anything that won’t work? There is a sword saint next to you.”

“Hmm. Just trust me.”

Geomseong said confidently. There were quite a few Murim people in front of the Murim Alliance branch that she arrived at on foot.

What was in front of them were two types of testing centers.

The first is to attack the prepared stone wall and leave traces.

The second was to compete with a warrior from the Murim Alliance.

“No, what kind of local dance competition does this happen?”

Some participants were dissatisfied. But what can I do? There are so many participants. There is no limit to how much you can do if you make everyone dance.

“What is that stone wall?”

“This is a wall made of Hwacheon Rock. It cost quite a bit of money to prepare that.”

Hwacheonam is a rock that is harder than ordinary stones and boasts a level of strength that cannot even be scratched without basic skills.

If you attack that thing and don’t make a dent, it shows your lack of skill, so it was a pretty good method to use in the preliminaries.

“And through sparring with warriors from the Murim Alliance, we check whether or not we can control our martial arts.”

“Hmm… That’s a good method.”

Originally, this method was only used in martial arts competitions held by large groups such as the Murim League or the Four Heukryeon.

It’s not something you would do at a local martial arts competition like that martial artist before, but what can you do when there are so many people?

I have to filter it out like this.

While Geomseong and I sat watching, the preliminaries began.

The first was Myojae, a one-eyed dragon from the Murim Alliance.

She walked out with a leisurely smile, twirled the baton and quickly launched it at the wall made of Hwacheon Rock.

-Cow!!

With a low sound, a large hole opens in the wall of Hwacheon Rock. Myojae, who shattered the wall of Hwacheonam with a single blow, smiled leisurely at the participants.

“Heh!”

Several participants growled at her laughter.

Since Myo-jae has a personality, it seems that people who have a grudge against her also participated.

“Next!!”

As the destroyed Hwacheonam wall was removed and a new wall was installed, other participants came forward.

The giant holding a huge blunt weapon spat in his hand and struck the wall with all his might, but only a few scratches remained on the wall.

“That person has dragon power, but his internal skills don’t seem to be that great.”

The Sword Saint gave a simple evaluation, and in the meantime, he begged to try one more time and hit the wall again, but it only ended up being the same as before. As he became sullen and retreated, soldiers approached him and said something, and he was seen heading toward the government office with them.

“Among those with courage, there are many who are active as soldiers.”

“I heard so.”

I glanced toward the county. Is it because they found good people from the beginning? He was smiling brightly.

From then on, those who pass and those who fail will be determined. Some people follow the warriors of the Murim Alliance, while others follow the soldiers. And some people just leave as if disappointed.

As the number of people was being divided step by step, people let out exclamations.

One of the strong candidates for winning this competition emerged.

“Ju Ye-ryeong has appeared.”

“I see. What are you trying to show me…”

Zhou Ye-ryeong took out a whip from his belt. The moment she swung lightly a few times and shouted in low spirits.

-Kwagagagagagagak!!

It flails like a whip splitting into dozens of branches, splitting the wall of Hwacheonam.

When she glances at the Hwacheon Rock Wall, which has been shattered into hundreds of pieces in an instant, retrieves the whip and returns, people gasp in exclamation.

By using the whip, the change was further maximized, and power was put into it to increase its power.

It is definitely the skill of a small palace lord of Cheonhwagung.

While I was admiring the new wall, it was ready.

“Ryun is coming out.”

Next was Hongryeon. She looked around, spotted us, and grinned. and.

-Quaaa!!

Yoo Seong-rak from the beginning?!

The most powerful herbivorous attack she could currently use was unleashed, and with that alone, the Hwacheon Rock Wall was literally destroyed.

And after waving his hand in my direction, I burst out laughing as he turned to the successful candidate.

“Isn’t it coming out too strong from the beginning?”

“It’s not a bad thing to show off your skills. Next is… Chaejin.”

She went to the prepared Hwacheon Rock Wall and exhaled softly. and.

The moment she pulled out the sword, night fell. What appeared in the darkness was a crescent moon.

The moment the moon’s light illuminated the Hwacheon rock wall.

-Suddenly!!

The Hwacheonam wall was divided into two. The cuts are so sharp that they sparkle like mirrors.

While everyone was admiring that, Chaejin smiled leisurely and looked at the successful candidate.

“Next is Yuni.”

I’m looking forward to it. What does Sayoon want to show?

I held my breath and watched her.

Sayun, who came to the table like that, held her sword tightly. and.

-Kwa-ga-ga-ga-ga-gak!!

As soon as the light erupted from her sword, what unfolded was one of Hongseong Shingong’s sword techniques.

The splendid sword strike split the stone wall as if it were completely destroyed.

“Hmm. Is it because of the people who did it earlier? You look a little weak…”

“But isn’t that great?”

“Hong Seong-moon is Hong Seong-moon after all…”

I can hear people whispering. Although it certainly seems inferior to those who did it before.

It was a great result from my perspective.

Because Sayun was much stronger than we expected.

“You’re leaving Cheonhwa Palace again?”

At that time, people started whispering. The next person to come was Cheonhwagung’s Seonyeon.

The youngest disciple of Cheonhwagung and the girl who will be with Sayun at the sparring meeting.

Like Zhou Ye-ryeong, she held a whip and exhaled softly and quickly swung the whip.

The whip, which changes into dozens of branches, tears the Hwacheon rock wall into pieces.

“Ohhh!!”

The people erupted in exclamation. The splendor and change were certainly remarkable.

“Isn’t this… Cheonhwagung winning during the sparring match?”

“The youngest of Cheonhwagung seems stronger than the youngest of Hongseongmun?”

The sparring meeting between Cheonhwa Palace and Hongseongmun was already well known.

Perhaps because of this, evaluations were being made among martial artists from different political factions who came to watch this martial arts competition.

I laughed at their assessment.

well.

We will find out how the game will turn out when we compete.