Chronicles of the Demonic Cult Conversion Chapter 120
The fact that the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief practiced demonic arts was an unexpected stroke of luck for Jin Cheon.
Others might not have even been able to step on the shadow of the elusive Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief, but Jin Cheon was different.
Because Jin Cheon could accurately detect the demonic qi that the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief possessed even from a long distance.
‘He’s shaken them off.’
Jin Cheon noticed that the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief had shaken off a large number of martial artists.
It was because the presences of the martial artists who were chasing the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief were moving in the wrong direction.
“Where is he!”
“Search everywhere!”
Unaware of this, the martial artists hired by the Shijiazhuang family were busy chasing the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief, rummaging through the wrong places.
‘He’s close. Right in front. Next to the corner.’
Jin Cheon dashed towards the corner he saw in front of him.
“Who are you!”
A group of martial artists came around the corner and blocked Jin Cheon’s path.
“I am Jinmyeong, the leader of the thirty-seventh team, the Soul-Snatching Guest.”
“Ah, it’s Great Warrior Jin. Have you by any chance seen a suspicious person? It’s a complete mess.”
“A suspicious person? I did see one.”
Jin Cheon said with a grin.
“Hmm? Where did he go?”
“There.”
Jin Cheon pointed over the other person’s shoulder.
“That pale-faced fellow, he’s not a member of your team, is he?”
“……!”
At Jin Cheon’s words, their gazes turned to the pale-faced fellow.
“Who are you?”
“He’s not a member of our team.”
As everyone expressed their doubts, the pale-faced young man broke out in a sweat and took a few steps back.
“Haha. It seems there is some misunderstanding. I am not the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief. I lost my team members in the chaos…”
“Which team are you!”
“Twelve.”
“Team Twelve?”
“Yes.”
“But you’re suspicious, so I’ll have to tie you up for now. You don’t have any complaints, do you?”
“……”
“Why don’t you answer?”
Then, the pale-faced fellow took a slight step back and frowned.
“How did you know?”
His gaze turned to Jin Cheon.
“Who knows.”
Jin Cheon shrugged his shoulders.
“It’s a trade secret, so I can’t tell you.”
“Do I have to make you talk?”
“Go ahead and try.”
However, the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief did not fall for Jin Cheon’s provocation.
“I’d like to make you talk right now, but it’s a bit inconvenient, so let’s save it for later.”
As soon as those words ended, the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief shot up like lightning and began to flee.
“Catch that bastard!”
“Hurry up and run! You bastards!”
The patrol teams hastily gave chase, but it was close to impossible to catch up to the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief with their movement arts.
However, Jin Cheon was different.
‘He’s fast.’
Jin Cheon was amazed by the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief’s movement art.
Befitting his title, the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief was the owner of a truly tremendous movement art.
He had already disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye, to the point where most masters wouldn't even dare to chase him.
However, no matter how fast he was, it was not enough to shake off Jin Cheon.
‘Run all you want. See if I lose you.’
Jin Cheon leisurely followed the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief.
Although he had lost sight of him, if he used the demonic qi detection ability of the Heavenly Demon’s Physique, chasing the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief was easier than eating cold porridge.
Even though he was the greatest thief in the world, as long as he practiced demonic arts, he was in the palm of Jin Cheon, who had the Heavenly Demon’s Physique.
* * *
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief’s disguise art was truly astonishing.
He displayed a truly divine skill, changing not only his gender but also his face and body type in the blink of an eye.
They said he was the most elusive in the world, and I could see why he hadn't been caught for decades.
His skill of changing his appearance in the middle of his escape and blending in with other patrol teams was truly extraordinary.
In addition to that, he also changed his clothes in an instant, so if there was even a slight opening, it seemed possible for him to escape anytime, anywhere.
However, Jin Cheon’s demonic qi detection ability made even such an elusive disguise art of the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief meaningless.
“Is this all you could run to?”
“H-how?”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief, who had stealthily blended in with another patrol team, was startled upon seeing Jin Cheon.
He was sure he had shaken him off, and he had used a disguise art and even changed his clothes. How could he have been followed?
“You can’t shake me off. So let’s have a talk.”
“Sh-shut up!”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief shouted in a fluster, then pointed a finger at Jin Cheon.
“Look over there! That bastard is the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief!”
However, Jin Cheon didn’t even snort.
“I am Jinmyeong, the leader of the thirty-seventh team, the Soul-Snatching Guest. Everyone must have come across me at least once, right? The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief is not me, but that old man.”
At Jin Cheon’s words, the gazes of the patrol teams all turned to the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief.
“……Tch.”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief pouted and then leaped away like lightning again.
‘Cute.’
Jin Cheon deliberately followed the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief leisurely.
He wanted to see how far and how he would run.
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief changed his route several times, and repeatedly blended in and out of the patrol teams, and soon succeeded in getting far away from the Shijiazhuang family.
The time it took to do that was not even a quarter of an hour, so at this point, the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief’s theft from the Shijiazhuang family was as good as a success.
‘He’s certainly fast.’
Jin Cheon saw the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief leap over the city wall in the distance and immediately followed.
After crossing the city wall, the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief left the main road and dashed straight towards a nearby mountain.
‘He’s fast, but how much longer can he run?’
Jin Cheon chased the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief at a speed that was not too fast, nor too slow.
Since he could just detect his demonic qi even if he lost sight of him, he had maintained a suitable distance so that he would not notice.
It was around the time he had been chasing the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief for about two hours.
‘He’s resting.’
Jin Cheon finally saw the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief leaning against a large tree to rest and stealthily approached from behind.
“What on earth is that guy?”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief muttered to himself as if he couldn't understand at all.
“How did he recognize me and even chase after me…”
“Curious?”
“……!”
“Even if you’re curious, it can’t be helped. As I said before, it’s a trade secret.”
At Jin Cheon’s sudden appearance, the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief’s heart sank, and he couldn't even react properly.
It was because he had never dreamed that he, the greatest thief in the world, would be caught from behind.
“H-how…?”
“I told you I can’t tell you that.”
Jin Cheon grinned and approached the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief.
“So let’s have a talk.”
“A talk…?”
“I’d like to make a request.”
“Heh.”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief laughed.
“You seem to think I’m some petty thief. Go to the Rogues’ Guild for requests. I am the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief. I don’t take requests. I only steal what I want to steal.”
“You think I’m some third-rate wanderer?”
Jin Cheon let out a smirk.
He acknowledged that the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief was the greatest thief in the world.
But Jin Cheon’s pride was greater than that.
No matter how high his reputation was, a thief was just a thief.
Jin Cheon believed that the Seventh Young Master of the great Heavenly Demon Divine Cult and the disciple of the greatest of all time, the Iron-Blooded Demonic God, was higher in both honor and status.
In fact, that was also true.
“If you’re not a third-rate wanderer, then who are you?”
“It’s a bit inconvenient to reveal that yet. I also have a position to maintain.”
“You must have a shady background.”
“As much as you?”
“Whaat?!”
“I’m an openly shady guy, not a guy with a shady background like some petty thief.”
Jin Cheon shrugged his shoulders.
To be fair, there was no flaw in Jin Cheon’s words.
The Unrivaled New Demon Jin Cheon was an openly treated next-generation great demon head, a demonic practitioner and villain of the ages.
“So let’s have a private talk about work.”
“I said it again, but I thought I told you I don’t take requests?”
“Shouldn’t we talk about it first?”
“No.”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief showed a strong refusal.
“The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief does not take requests from anyone. That’s my principle.”
“Hmm.”
“There’s nothing more to say, so I’ll be on my way. It’s useless to follow me. You’ll only end up seeing blood.”
“Are you saying let’s have a go?”
“No?”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief gave a cynical smile as if to say there was no way.
“Why do you think you’re the only one chasing me?”
“The Shijiazhuang family is not stupid. They’ve put the Ten Thousand Li Tracking Scent on the item I stole.”
Ten Thousand Li Tracking Scent.
One of the secret arts of the Sichuan Tang Clan, a scent that was said to be able to track an enemy who had fled for ten thousand li just by being applied.
Indeed, the Shijiazhuang family.
As befitting of a place that was said to hold the wealth of the world, it seemed they had thoroughly prepared for the possibility of losing the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief.
“To have expected it, does that mean you have a countermeasure for it?”
“There’s no such thing as a countermeasure.”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief gave a cynical smile.
“It’s impossible to erase the Ten Thousand Li Tracking Scent. I have no choice but to run like hell.”
“That’s a disappointing answer for the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief.”
“What can I do if I haven’t stolen the secret art of the Ten Thousand Li Tracking Scent yet? I plan to steal it someday and make an antidote, though.”
Although the answer was disappointing, Jin Cheon was quite pleased with the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief’s attitude.
‘He must be very confident in his movement art.’
Jin Cheon thought he had every right to be.
Recalling the process of how the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief had come this far, if it were an ordinary martial artist, he would have been left in the dust long ago.
As far as Jin Cheon knew, the duration of the Ten Thousand Li Tracking Scent was ten days, so the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief was clearly confident that he could shake off his pursuers several times during that long period.
“I don’t know who you are, but don’t follow me and get hurt. Get away from here nicely. If you get needlessly involved with me…”
Just then.
“Woof woof! Woof woof woof!”
“Woof woof woof woof!”
The sound of dogs barking came from afar.
‘That sound is.’
Jin Cheon had a memory of hearing that distinctive, sharp, and metallic bark sometime before.
Heaven’s Dawn Hound (曉天犬).
A dog that was also called the Three-Eyed Dog because of a large spot on its forehead that looked like an eye, making it seem as if it had three eyes.
It was a breed of dog that was treated as a semi-spiritual beast because it had a sense of smell and hearing that was several times superior to that of ordinary dogs.
The Demon Extermination Squad would use their excellent sense of smell and hearing when tracking demonic practitioners.
That meant that the Demon Extermination Squad was chasing the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief with the Heaven’s Dawn Hounds in the lead.
“Good.”
Jin Cheon grinned.
“What’s so good about it?”
“Isn’t it enough to just kill them all when they come?”
“Whaat?!”
“Don’t think about running away. Just watch from there. Then you’ll know. Whether I’m a person worth making a deal with, or not.”
Jin Cheon said so and drew his sword.
* * *
“He’s a crazy bastard.”
The Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief was dumbfounded by Jin Cheon’s confident attitude.
The fearsome members of the Demon Extermination Squad were chasing him with the Heaven’s Dawn Hounds in the lead.
Was that all?
The masters dispatched from each of the prestigious great sects that had connections with the Shijiazhuang family would also be chasing him.
But instead of running away, he was going to kill them all?
He was dumbfounded as to what kind of powerful martial arts owner he was to be able to utter such arrogant words.
“Alright, I’ll watch. To see if you’re qualified to say such things.”
“And if I am qualified?”
“The deal you proposed, I’ll at least think about it.”
“You’d better keep that promise.”
After saying so, Jin Cheon silently waited for the enemies to approach.
Soon, a dozen or so enemies appeared.
There were three members of the Demon Extermination Squad, and a group of masters from each sect.
The enemy’s forces were considerable.
There was not a single person who did not belong to the Nine Sects One Gang or the Five Great Clans.
But Jin Cheon didn’t even bat an eye.
Rather, Jin Cheon was very happy that they had come.
“It’s been a while.”
Jin Cheon spoke nonchalantly to the beggar standing in front of him.
“Do you know me?”
The Heroic Beggar, Sip Bang, frowned.
“I know you, I know you very well.”
Jin Cheon approached Sip Bang with a murderous smile.