Chapter 807: I Will Take All the Secret Boxes

TL: FoodieMonster007

The Heavenly Fate Palace Lord Wi Mucheon glared at the Divine Sword Martial Emperor with eyes full of resentment. He could not understand. How could a man who received the respect of the orthodox sects drag in the Demonic Cult and the Evil Alliance?

"Why on earth are you doing this?"

The Divine Sword Martial Emperor finally opened his mouth. "Too many people have died because of you. Shouldn't we end the war now?"

"Nonsense!" Wi Mucheon shouted and vomited blood again. On the boundary of life and death, he gritted his teeth and roared as if he were still a healthy man, "Are you not ashamed?"

The Protection Palace Lord stood next to him with eyes full of pity. The Heavenly Fate Palace Lord was currently using up his remaining life force on anger.

On the other hand, the Divine Sword Martial Emperor remained calm. "Ultimately, the person who called these people here isn't me, but you. All of this happened because you dreamed a dream you shouldn't have."

He had not known the war with them would last this long. Nor did he know that the mysterious organization called the Heavenly Fate Palace was this strong.

"Even so, you drag in the Demonic Cult? I thought at least you knew honor."

"I didn't call them."

"!"

The Divine Sword Martial Emperor turned his gaze toward the Demonic Cult Leader Hyeok Docheon. "This person contacted me first."

Wi Mucheon stared at Hyeok Docheon in surprise. The Heavenly Demon Divine Cult contacted the Murim Alliance first? Why the fuck?

Eventually, Hyeok Docheon opened his mouth. One might expect a deep and low voice, but his tone was sharp, contrary to his appearance. One could tell he had lived without hiding his emotions. "I heard a mysterious power that can gain the world is hidden in the Heavenly Fate Palace's sacred artifact."

Having found that information, the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult had intervened in this matter first.

Geom Mugeuk had already confirmed that the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult knew about the existence of the Secret Box when he came here before.

So he intervened because of that sacred artifact.

There was no way a man like Hyeok Docheon would have intervened for the sake of the Murim Alliance. However, doubts also arose.

There's no way the Demonic Cult Leader would believe a legend passed down like that?

At that moment, one person came to mind.

The Darkness Palace Lord!

He must have packaged the Heavenly Fate Palace's sacred artifact well as a legend and leaked it to the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, and put in continuous effort for a long time to finally make Hyeok Docheon believe it.

Geom Mugeuk's gaze turned to the Divine Sword Martial Emperor. When he came last time, they ate together and talked. Although he was mentally exhausted, he didn't think that man was someone who would move according to the will of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.

His gaze finally landed on the Evil Alliance Chairman Ju Gasin.

That person must have the answer.

The Divine Sword Martial Emperor emphasized again that it was Wi Mucheon who created this situation today. "You're the one who called us all here, so stop blaming others."

Originally, he was not someone who shifted responsibility to others, but he decided to make an exception just this once. If he did not, he would not be able to endure it. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw the figures of his subordinates who had died on the battlefield.

Of course, Wi Mucheon did not accept it meekly. "You blame others while telling me not to blame others?"

To the dying man, the disappointment in the Divine Sword Martial Emperor turned into anger. His eyes burned, but all he could do now was glare.

Hyeok Docheon declared to everyone. "We're taking the Secret Box."

He looked at the Protection Palace Lord. The small Secret Box was in his hand.

"Bring it here."

The Protection Palace Lord knew the truth. Whether he handed over the Secret Box or not, he would die anyway. Those people would never let what happened here today leak to the outside world.

He looked at Wi Mucheon. With eyes losing their vitality, Wi Mucheon said nothing. Having served him for a long time, he could understand the emotions contained in those eyes, saying 'Do as you wish.'

The Protection Palace Lord grabbed the Secret Box with both hands and held it out. "If you don't back off, I'll destroy the Secret Box."

The silence that flowed for a moment was brief.

A cold smile formed on Hyeok Docheon's lips. "If it breaks that easily just because you try to break it, then it's not worth having. Go on. Break it."

Threats did not work on him.

Of course, the Protection Palace Lord was no pushover either. He looked down at the Secret Box and injected qi with the intention of really destroying it. All the tragedies of the Heavenly Fate Palace today started from this object.

I will bear this sin. I'm sorry.

He sincerely apologized to both the Heavenly Fate Palace Lord and the Secret Box.

Hyeok Docheon flinched for a moment, but he just watched. If it was an existence that could be smashed like that, then this information itself must be wrong.

Thankfully, no matter how much qi the Protection Palace Lord injected, the Secret Box was not destroyed.

Just as he changed his method and raised his hand high to smash it…

SWISH!

A streak of sword qi passed through his arm.

THUD.

His arm was cut off and fell to the floor.

SPLURT!

Blood gushed from the severed spot. His blood poured down onto the Secret Box he had dropped on the floor.

Hyeok Docheon's sword was drawn. "That's enough."

He had instantly unleashed sword qi to cut off the arm. Even if the Protection Palace Lord was focused on the Secret Box, he wasn't someone to be defeated this easily. Hyeok Docheon's martial arts skills were just that amazing.

The Protection Palace Lord sealed his acupoints to stop the bleeding.

Watching that scene, Wi Mucheon's face became even paler. He reached out and picked up the Secret Box that had fallen on the floor and embraced it, even though with the Protection Palace Lord's blood added to his own blood that was already on it, the Secret Box now looked like a red box.

Geom Mugeuk watched that scene silently.

First, the Protection Palace Lord's loyalty was pitiful. It was the tragedy of one who served the wrong master. He was in no position to help, and even if he could help, he should not recklessly change past history.

His gaze turned to the Secret Box dripping with blood. It was a Secret Box he had always treated like a friend, and he had even drawn a smiling face on it, so that appearance now was too unfamiliar.

When he opened the beach inside the Spacetime Manipulation Technique, he always placed the Secret Box next to him. Thinking about it now, that smiling friend was the Secret Box that had gone through this. It felt like a martial artist who had returned home from the battlefield.

Wi Mucheon, who was looking down at the Secret Box, asked calmly, "Did he want my position?"

Hyeok Docheon nodded. "Not only that, but in exchange for your sacrifices, he demanded that we stop hunting down the Heavenly Fate Palace."

Listening to this, the Protection Palace Lord's eyes turned bloodshot, as if they would shed tears of blood at any moment. His mind was filled only with the thought that he must kill the Darkness Palace Lord before dying.

On the other hand, Wi Mucheon was calm. Rather, a mysterious smile formed on his lips.

It looked like the despondent smile of a person facing death, but Geom Mugeuk felt a strange joy embedded in his smile.

He could understand what the source of that joy was. It was because the Darkness Palace Lord he had seen personally was a wicked man and a person with great ambition.

He wanted the Heavenly Fate Palace Lord position, but he gave up the Secret Box? Would he really try to take over the Heavenly Fate Palace without the sacred artifact? That would be the same as obtaining a Heavenly Fate Palace without its core.

Wi Mucheon must be thinking the exact same thing as him right now. The thought that this was not the end.

Darkness Palace Lord, what on earth have you arranged?

He had a premonition that there was definitely something more than simple betrayal.

Hyeok Docheon said to the Divine Sword Martial Emperor, "You probably want that guy, so take him."

The Evil Alliance Chairman Ju Gasin, who had been watching the situation silently until then, spoke for the first time. "I'll take one of the Secret Boxes. You choose first."

As if he knew this would happen, a sneer formed on Hyeok Docheon's lips. "I knew why you dragged in the Evil Alliance. You dragged them in to prevent me from monopolizing the Secret Box."

The Divine Sword Martial Emperor had not informed Hyeok Docheon in advance that Ju Gasin was coming here today, so when he saw Ju Gasin appear at White Sun Peak, he knew the Divine Sword Martial Emperor had pulled a trick. He simply did not show any reaction for the time being, because the Divine Sword Martial Emperor was not one to be taken down easily.

However, the reason Ju Gasin came was different from his expectation.

"That's a misunderstanding. I never contacted the Evil Alliance first," the Divine Sword Martial Emperor explained.

In other words, he meant the Evil Alliance Chairman also intervened on his own.

Wi Mucheon let out a low laugh. "…Now I know for sure. The Darkness Palace Lord dragged you all here."

It was the moment a premonition turned into conviction. The traitor had leaked that the Secret Box was an ancient treasure to both the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult and the Evil Alliance.

Hyeok Docheon spoke loudly, "So what if it's a trap? I just have to smash everything and then take both the large and small Secret Boxes."

Eerie demonic qi swirled around his body. He was confident that no trap could confine him.

However, Ju Gasin was not afraid at all. "No. You'll have to yield one."

There was a separate reason why he was confident in front of the Demonic Cult Leader. He took a step closer to the Murim Alliance Chairman.

Hyeok Docheon instantly realized what that step symbolized. "Have you two joined forces?"

Even in a situation where he should be furious, he was calm. It was something he had expected from the moment the Evil Alliance Chairman appeared.

"What if I come to find you later?"

It was a threat that he would attack the Evil Alliance to get the small Secret Box, but it did not work on Ju Gasin.

"It would be better than you coming after gaining the power of the Secret Box."

He meant that if Hyeok Docheon gained power from the Secret Box, would he not invade anyway? At least Ju Gasin firmly believed that some power was contained in the Secret Box.

When Hyeok Docheon looked at him and laughed, Ju Gasin laughed too.

If Hyeok Docheon's laugh was a laugh of intense will saying 'I'll definitely kill you!', Ju Gasin's was a laugh containing the madness of 'Let's die together, you bastard!'.

Hyeok Docheon wanted to kill them all if he could, but dealing with both of them simultaneously was a fight where he would have to risk his life too. He was an incredibly cruel and terrifying figure, but he was not reckless or foolish enough to wage a life-and-death battle with the Murim Alliance Chairman and Evil Alliance Chairman in a place that might be a trap.

Between the two men where tense tension flowed, the Divine Sword Martial Emperor said nothing. One war ended today, but he felt a new war had begun.

His gaze turned to Wi Mucheon. The Protection Palace Lord had stepped back to one side and was struggling to inject qi with his one remaining hand to save the dying man. Thanks to his efforts, Wi Mucheon was still alive.

Are you telling me not to blame you even after this?

In the meantime, Hyeok Docheon decided to take only the large Secret Box. "If I have to choose, big is better, right?"

He walked towards the large Secret Box. Although he had turned his back on the two Chairmen, he did not care at all. He was as leisurely as a tiger walking through its territory.

How many steps did he walk?

VWOOONG!

Suddenly, a low vibration resonated from deep within the large Secret Box, surprising everyone.

The Secret Box is reacting to the Demonic Cult Leader?

Thinking that the Secret Box recognized him, strength entered Hyeok Docheon's steps.

VRRRRRRM!

The closer he got, the more the Secret Box vibrated. It was not just vibrating, it felt like it was speaking to him.

SHAAAAAA!

That was not all. A soft light flowed from the Secret Box, and a mysterious energy began to flow out. It was a marvelous energy not found in the human world.

A look of joy crossed Hyeok Docheon's face. If I gain the power to possess the world, this murim will be mine!

The dream of unifying murim, hidden deep in his heart, began to squirm.

However, Geom Mugeuk could know instinctively. No, you fool! This is the Darkness Palace Lord's arrangement!

Ultimately, there was no record in the history of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult that Hyeok Docheon gained great power, nor were there any special achievements he left in murim history.

But then, how did the Darkness Palace Lord know the Secret Box would react to the Demonic Cult Leader?

As Hyeok Docheon got closer, the resonance of the Secret Box grew louder, and the energy flowing out became more intense.

Standing in front of the Secret Box, Hyeok Docheon declared confidently, "From now on, I'm your master."

He slowly placed his palm on the Secret Box, expecting a bigger reaction.

However, nothing happened. The resonance disappeared, and the energy stopped flowing.

Just as Hyeok Docheon was about to take his hand off the Secret Box in disappointment, he flinched in surprise. His palm would not separate from the Secret Box. Rather, the Secret Box had begun to suck at him with a powerful force.

"What?"

It was not just pulling his hand.

As his body was about to be dragged into the Secret Box, he resisted by bracing himself with his other hand.

A curse naturally burst out at the ominous premonition.

"Oh, shit!"

The Secret Box was pulling him with tremendous force. This force was of a nature he had never experienced before. A power not felt in the human world.

Hyeok Docheon removed the hand he was bracing with and struck the Secret Box with his fist.

BAM! BOOM!

Despite the tremendous impact, the Secret Box did not budge, as if it had taken root in the floor.

THUD!

Rather, because he dispersed his qi while removing one hand, Hyeok Docheon, unable to withstand the pulling force, hit his face against the Secret Box.

Immediately, he thought he should feel ashamed as the Heavenly Demon, even more so because the people watching were none other than the Murim Alliance Chairman and Evil Alliance Chairman.

Unfortunately, he did not even have time to feel shame, and it was not just because the suction force was powerful. It was because he instinctively felt that this power was different.

Like a waterfall falling from above and water flowing from a river to the sea, it sucked him in like an undeniable law of nature, far beyond what a mere human could refuse.

Nevertheless, Hyeok Docheon endured by gathering extreme amounts of qi.

"You son of a bitch! Keuaaah Aaaaaah!"

With his face crushed against the Secret Box, he forcibly turned his head to look back.

The Divine Sword Martial Emperor and Ju Gasin were just staring at this side, surprised by this sudden situation.

Wi Mucheon and the Protection Palace Lord were the same. They had served the Secret Box as a sacred artifact all their lives, but this was the first time they saw it pulling a person.

Geom Mugeuk was terrified at first, afraid it might send that Hyeok Docheon three hundred years into the future.

Luckily, it did not seem like was about to do that. When it absorbed him, it pulled him in deeply like falling into a swamp, but right now, the surface of the Secret Box was hard.

Suddenly, he saw it. A single existence that appeared momentarily overlapping in Hyeok Docheon's body. Something was shimmering and escaping from his body.

He knew what that was better than anyone here.

The Heavenly Demon Soul!

Geom Mugeuk could tell. What the Secret Box was trying to suck in was not Hyeok Docheon.

The Secret Box is sucking in his Heavenly Demon Soul!