Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 64



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Episode 64 – The Great Swordsman of Hwa-ryong (1)

A silence as if no sound had been heard.

The roar of a hungry fire dragon pierced through the silence and swept through the Yongbongjihoe convention hall.

KWAAA …

And so all things were burning.

That was······there was no way to explain it.

There was no way to express it······.

A power far beyond cognition.

There is no concept that defines that eons-long fire that seems likely to engulf and burn the entire world.

Even though tens of thousands of people were gathered there was not even a rustling or a noise.

The demonic energy of Blood Demon Heavenly Rajin that had been binding their entire bodies had long since burned away, but no one was able to move their body.

Everyone was just watching the blazing scene with their mouths wide open and their eyes wide open in astonishment.

As time passed, the eons of fire that had burned everything subsided.

As the terrible fire disappeared, the first thing that came into view was the figure of Akjihak.

Akjihak took the roar of the hungry fire dragon head-on.

The entire body of Akjihak was entangled with dark currents.

It wasn’t much different from the appearance of someone who had been surrounded by the ultimate demonic energy all over their body.

Could it be that he had withstood the roar of a hungry fire dragon?

People could quickly see that this was not the case.

The black current that rose up as the predecessor of Akjihak was not the magical energy of the ultimate devil, but rather a black ‘pile of ash’ that had burned and collapsed.

The evil spirits were engulfed in the roar of the hungry fire dragon and were burning black.

And so, standing in front of him was a warrior, Cheongun.

Cheongun’s condition was truly beyond words.

His whole body was covered in blood, not to mention covered in bruises, and his entire body was in a state of disrepair.

It was a miracle that he was even alive, let alone standing like that, and that was only natural.

He single-handedly endured the demonic energy of Blood Demon Heavenly Rajin, who could tear tens of thousands of people apart in an instant, and single-handedly faced the leader of the Demonic Cult, the Demon-Clothes Heavenly Son, a warrior from the Heavenly Realm, and furthermore, he used powers that far surpassed human knowledge.

That’s why Cheongun was in danger of collapsing at any moment, but he still stood firm.

He just stood there.

I felt no particular momentum, no particular energy, nothing.

Yet his appearance and presence gave off an intimidating aura as if he were looking down on the world.

Just one vertex.

The momentum of tens of thousands of people is crushed by just one person, Cheongun.

Amidst such gazes, Cheongwoon slowly turned his head and looked around the crowd.

Cheongun scanned the entire Yongbongjihoe convention hall, as if he was looking at the tens of thousands of people’s gazes toward him one by one, and as if he was checking to see if everyone was safe, Cheongun scanned the scenery very slowly.

Cheongwoon’s gaze continued on and on, and finally turned to a silver-haired, pretty woman sitting on the floor.

Namgung Yerin of the Namgung Se family.

She wasn’t in good shape either.

His eyes were constantly trembling, and his entire body was red with wounds torn here and there and blood seeping out of them.

Still, there was no major danger to life.

Relief.

Such an emotion flashed through Cheongwoon’s eyes, and with a thud, Cheongwoon fell to the floor like a doll with its strings cut off.

“Wow, lucky prince!!!”

Namgung Yerin ran towards Cheongun as if pouring water.

* * *

The incident that occurred at the Yongbong branch.

That news literally spread throughout the world in the blink of an eye.

There were tens of thousands of witnesses in the first place.

And they were not just from one region, but from all over the world.

Gansu Province, Sichuan Province, Yunnan Province, Guizhou Province, Shaanxi Province, Jiangxi Province, Guangxi Province, Hubei Province, Guangdong Province, Fujian Province······.

These people gathered from each of the 23 provinces spread across the world.

The rumor also spread quickly to each of the 23 provinces.

“Hey, did you hear what happened at the Yongbong branch?”

“Of course! Is there still anyone who doesn’t know that?”

The whole world is in an uproar.

I could say that such an expression was just right.

No matter which province he went to, the inns and taverns were always full, and as a result, the sales of inns and taverns all over the world were breaking records every other day, which was truly absurd.

Furthermore, stories related to the Yongbongjihoe were being told not only in guest houses and teahouses, but also in social gatherings where daughters of noble families gathered to socialize.

“Have you all heard that rumor?

“Are you talking about the Yongbong branch? Of course!”

“I heard that this happened while trying to save Namgung Se-ga’s daughter?”

“Oh my, is that true?

“That’s what I’m saying. From what I’ve heard, well······.”

However, the rumor spread through the mouths of women and inflated my flesh in a new direction······.

“Oh my god···!”

“Then, Prince Cheongun said, ‘Do not cry, young lady. I did not mean to make you cry, but I gave up becoming a dragon of Yongbongjihoe to wipe away your tears.’ That’s what he said!!”

“Oh my god, oh my god!!”

“It’s so······cool.”

The rumor, thus arbitrarily distorted, quickly spread again through the women’s gossip.

So, matchmakers were flooded with requests to set up a connection with Cheongun, and matchmakers from all over the world were running around in a panic to set up a connection with Cheongun.

The whole world was abuzz with stories about Yongbongjihoe and Cheongun.

As a result, the rumor reached the Yangtze River, the great waterway that crosses the world······.

“this······.”

The leader of the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan, Gu Cheol-san, also heard the rumor.

Rumor has it that a blazing fire that consumed all things erupted. Furthermore, a gigantic and ferocious fire dragon engulfed the landscape.

“maharaja···?”

Anyone could see that he was a great king.

It was the overwhelming martial arts displayed at Pa Yang Lake.

No matter how you looked at it, he was the king of the Yangtze River, no matter how you looked at it, he was the king of Gucheolsan Mountain, and no matter how you looked at it, he was the king of the Yangtze River Swordsmen.

The main character of the rumor was a missionary named Cheongun.

It was once the dragon of Gangseo Province, but now it is a dragon that has ascended to the sky while holding the Yeouiju in its beak.

“Hwalongdaehyeop······.”

Fire Dragon Great Swordsman.

The Fire Dragon Great Swordsman is the great king of the Yangtze River.

The news quickly spread within the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan, and it suddenly awakened the spirit of the Hyeopgaekdan members who were learning martial arts from their officers.

However, the fact that the identity of the Great King was that of the missionary Cheongun was of no importance to them.

“Your Majesty······.”

“Are you saying that you have become the Great Swordsman of Hwalong···?”

The Great King became a dragon that ascended high into the sky.

It is not a dragon that has stagnated in a pond called the Yangtze River, but a true dragon that flies across the vast continent called the ‘world’.

Thus, the existence of the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan became a definite filth and mud to the Great King.

“······.”

“······.”

That fact alone was important to the Jang Gang Hyeop Gang.

The Great King has no need for the Changjiang Swordsman. The Changjiang Swordsman is just an obstacle to the Great King who has already become the Fire Dragon Swordsman.

however.

“The King said, ‘Even so, I will be with you until the end.’”

The King said that he would remain as the King of the Jang River Swordsmen.

“He said that he would willingly lower his body and become the great king of us, the worms!”

The King willingly said that he would turn over the filth and mud of the Jang River Knights.

“But you are going to make our great king the great king of the maggots!!!”

The words of executives stab my heart like a knife.

“”””no!!!!!””””

One by one, the warriors of the knight troupe rose from their languid positions.

A heart that was tired and exhausted while learning the martial arts of the Great King. A weak heart that thought about giving up because the Great King’s martial arts were so difficult.

“Are you planning to meet the King in that weak state right now?!”

I regained my composure after a moment of hesitation.

It rekindled the flame that had died down for a while.

“It’s one hour. As of now, the amount of sleep we are allowed is one hour. Are you dissatisfied?!”

“”””doesn’t exist!!!!!””””

“Here is one who is not prepared to die!”

“”””doesn’t exist!!!!!””””

“Is there anyone here who would not risk his life for the Great King?”

“”””doesn’t exist!!!!!””””

“Our lives to the Great King!!!”

““““Our lives to the Great King!!!!!””””

Waaaa …

Their loyalty and respect for the Great King were so high that they pierced through the sky. So wherever you went along the Yangtze River, you could hear the sound of the Yangtze River Knights.

“Why, why are they all like that······?”

“I, I don’t know···.”

People couldn’t help but think of the crazy shouts they heard whenever they used the waters of the Yangtze River… no, the crazy shouts made them scared… no, they couldn’t help but think of fear.

And rumors, by nature, have the property of gaining life once they spread.

Moreover, rumors that come to life tend to grow and expand at will···.

“Isn’t it the real Jang River Religious Group, rather than the Jang River Swordsman Group?”

“Jangang Bridge······?”

“Surely not, it’s not the Demonic Cult, is it?”

“When I see those fanatic shouts, it seems like a cult···..”

“So is this a fight between demonic cults…?”

In this way, the rumor spread throughout the world again along the Yangtze River, growing monstrously in my flesh.

* * *

It is no exaggeration to say that the Yongbongjihoe is the most popular competition in the martial arts world and attracts the attention and interest of the entire world.

You could tell just by looking at the uproar the world was causing, but if you were a martial artist, you couldn’t help but be interested in the Yongbongjihoe.

However, it was not only the martial artists, but also the royal family and the ‘young emperor’ who had considerable interest in the Yongbongjihoe.

There were two main reasons for this. The first was the national auspices of the former emperor’s sister and the young emperor’s maternal aunt.

That is because the young emperor’s ‘uncle’ was the ‘Martial Arts Grand Prince (武林大君)’, the winner of the Yongbongjihoe 30 years ago.

Having become a member of the imperial family as a son-in-law, he grew up with the imperial wealth and treasures, and now, after 30 years, he has risen to the ranks of the ten best warriors in the world and is now an adult in the imperial family, guiding and teaching the imperial warriors.

There were also many soldiers in the Golden Guard, which could be considered the emperor’s personal guard today, who learned martial arts from the Great Prince of Murim.

Since the imperial family had some connections with the Yongbongjihoe, the young emperor was quite interested in the Yongbongjihoe.

However, it was only to the extent of having an ‘interest’ in the Yongbong branch.

Since it was a matter of the martial arts world, I didn’t get involved or pay much attention to it, and just knew ‘who won’ and moved on.

But this wasn’t just the Yongbong branch meeting.

This Yongbong branch meeting was getting more than just attention, and that was the second reason.

“The leader of the Demonic Cult······.”

A terrible incident that almost happened at the Yongbong branch.

It was because of the leader of the Demonic Cult, Akjihak, who could be said to be the instigator of the situation.

That would be the case, because the term ‘minor leader’ of the Demonic Cult refers to the ‘successor’ of the Demonic Cult’s later leader and leader, Cheonma (天魔).

Let me say this again.

“Are you saying that the Demonic Cult has truly been resurrected?”

50 years ago, the Demonic Cult had not been destroyed, and it was no different from ‘confirmation’ that the Heavenly Demon was still alive and well.

The Demonic Cult grew its power secretly by hiding in the shadows.

So, a pile of reports and petitions were piled up before the young emperor.

According to what is written in it, Akjihak planned to massacre all of the later leaders of the Jeongpa faction in Yongbongjihoe.

So, they deliberately targeted the Yongbong branch, and to commit such an atrocity at the Yongbong branch, where the entire world’s attention was focused, means.

It seemed as if the Demonic Cult no longer wanted to hide its existence, and that there was no need to hide it.

The Demonic Cult, which had been hiding in the shadows and growing its power, now judged that it had the confidence to face the entire world, and began to rise up.

That’s why it was even more important.

That’s why I paid more and more attention to it.

“Who did you say was the one who stopped the Demonic Cult’s plan?”

It was a situation where something terrible almost happened.

The young emperor considered the plan and trick of the demonic cult to be more important than anything else in the world.

This was no different from defeating the enemy’s ‘vanguard’ in war, so it can be said to be no small feat.

That is why the young emperor had no intention of letting this matter pass.

In some ways, it was a matter of the martial arts world, but the Demonic Cult was never going to be just a matter of the martial arts world.

So, I intended to show very properly and very firmly what the Emperor’s ‘distribution’ was, what the Emperor’s ‘magnanimity’ was, what the Emperor’s ‘praise’ was, and what the Emperor’s ‘rewards’ were.

If circumstances allowed, I would like to reveal all the royal secrets.

As if that wasn’t enough, I also thought about giving him an official position.

There was also the precedent of the Grand Prince of Murim. If the age was right, he was even willing to arrange a meeting with the younger sister of the one and only emperor.

The young emperor waited for his ministers’ answers with a truly determined attitude.

“Your Majesty, I am the messenger of the missionary, Cheongun.”

“······The missionary’s fortune?”

The young emperor’s head suddenly tilted.

It was because it was a name I had heard once before. It was not just once that it tickled my head, it seemed like I had heard it quite a few times.

Judging from his participation in the Yongbongjihoe, he definitely seemed to be a ‘murim person’, which made the young emperor even more curious.

The young emperor wasn’t particularly interested in the martial arts world.

That’s why there were few cases where the names of martial artists were remembered.

To begin with, the world of Murim was a half-crazy place, so taking interest in it for no reason would only give you a headache.

Just taking care of state affairs was enough to give me a headache, so I didn’t have the energy to worry about the martial arts world.

So, under the pretext of inviolability of official duties, as long as it did not cross the line, the emperor did not particularly interfere with the martial arts world, and did not pay much attention to it.

So, unless you were a master of the ten best swordsmen in the world and had a certain level of fame, your name would never reach the royal family.

However, the young emperor felt as if he had heard the name ‘Cheongun’ somewhere before. His mind kept itching as if he was about to recall it.

Right then.

-Your Majesty Aaaa …

Suddenly, a loud shout was heard from outside, echoing throughout Taehwajeon.

In the palace where the emperor resided, and especially in the Taehwajeon, the most important place where state affairs were overseen, committing such an act of rudeness was a crime worthy of execution.

It would not have been enough to bring in the Royal Guard and the Royal Army right away, but the ministers of Taehwajeon had expressions that said they were going to come.

-Sosiiiiiiiin!!! The main character is coming Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

The lion’s roar of ‘Ju Gwan Cheon’ was heard afterwards.

Only then was the young emperor able to recall the name ‘Cheongun’ that had been on the other side of his consciousness.

* * *

Flash!

As I opened my eyes, something filled my field of vision.

Now, the ceiling that has reached its sixth peak is too high to even be described in words.

“uh···?”

Suddenly my eyes filled with questions.

That was because the ceiling that I could see with my eyes right now was not the ceiling of Grandfather Park Jin-Hyeon’s house.

“······ah.”

Belated memories came flooding back and only then could I grasp the situation.

“I fainted during the Yongbong branch meeting······.”

To be exact, it was after the fight with the Akjihak, but in any case, the Yongbong branch is the Yongbong branch.

However, since the Yongbong branch was held in Shanxi Province, it was impossible for Park Jin-hyeon to wake up in Jiangxi Province where his grandfather lived.

“Then where is this······?”

It was at that time that I began to question myself again.

Whoosh! I heard a sound like an arrow being shot, and then suddenly a strange object flew right in front of my eyes where I was lying.

I had that thought for a moment.

A loud flapping sound followed, and then another object flew right before my eyes like lightning.

No, it’s not the ‘object’ I just mentioned······.

‘What’s the response?’

It was clearly a response.

My head turned towards the object that flew before my eyes and the lightning bolt that flew away.

Flap, flap! Plop, plop!

Chaeng! Chaeng! Chae chaeng!

······There, Eungseon and Jokja were having a really fierce fight.