Chronicles of the Demonic Cult Conversion Chapter 97

Dang Cheon-wi doubted his eyes once more.

He had no idea why Jincheon, who should have returned to the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult by now, had appeared here at the Seven Absolutes Sword Sect.

Moreover, since this was Gansu Province, wasn't it a place where members of the Demonic Cult wouldn't even be able to find their bones if they loitered around?

Kwaang!

Just as a deafening roar that seemed to tear through the eardrums resounded, the Demon Extermination Squad member who was about to cut down the child exploded into pieces.

“……!”

Dang Cheon-wi was so surprised that he couldn't speak.

He had heard that a person could explode into pieces if hit by a very powerful martial art with tremendous destructive power, for example, something like Shaolin's Hundred Pace Divine Fist.

However, this was the first time he had actually seen such a scene.

"Th-This is ridiculous……."

A shocked monologue escaped Dang Cheon-wi's lips.

Swish, Jincheon, who had shattered the Demon Extermination Squad member, slowly raised his hand.

Kwaang!

An invisible fist wind struck Dang Cheon-wi.

Thud!

Dang Cheon-wi, who was sent flying, fell ungracefully to the ground.

"Krrghk!"

Dang Cheon-wi tried his best to get up, but for some reason, his body wouldn't move properly.

Seeing the tingling sensation all over his body, it seemed that demonic qi had infiltrated and temporarily paralyzed his body.

While Dang Cheon-wi was knocked down.

Gooooo!

The demonic qi emanating from Jincheon began to encroach on the surroundings.

“……!”

Only then did those who spotted Jincheon become startled.

"It's a member of the Demonic Cult!"

"Y-You bastard!"

Jincheon didn't even blink at the reaction of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists.

Hwaaaak!

Jincheon's hair suddenly turned completely white.

His skin also turned transparent, and his two eyes shone with a purple light.

It was the activation of the third stage of the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi, the Demonic King.

"I'll kill you all."

After saying that, Jincheon launched himself towards the Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists.

Jincheon's fists and kicks, shrouded in the black flames of the Extinction Kalpa Flame Seal, unleashed the Heavenly Demon Fighting Soul Martial Art's Heaven-Breaking Fist, Heavenly Thunderclap Palm, and Soul-Shattering Desolation-Breaking Kick, sweeping through the Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists.

"Gurgle!"

"Aaaaaaaaaargh!"

The Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists were helpless.

As the saying goes, a fight is only established when the weight classes match.

It was no exaggeration to say that there was currently no one on the Righteous Heavenly Alliance's side who could face Jincheon.

At the very least, someone of the level of a sect leader from the Nine Sects One Gang would have to come to be a match, but there was no way they would have deployed such masters just to capture a single Seven Absolutes Sword Sect.

"It's the Seventh Young Master of the Demonic Cult!"

"He's a traitor who betrayed the Righteous Faction! Get him!"

"Die! You wicked bastard!"

A few people mustered their courage and rushed towards Jincheon, but it was just a futile struggle.

Shhhlick!

Jincheon's hand-blade became a blade of light and swept through the surroundings.

Fwoooosh!

Bright red blood dyed the surroundings red.

"Aaargh, aaaaaaargh!"

"Aaaaaaaaaargh!"

Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists with their arms and legs severed rolled on the ground.

Their limbs had been cut off by the Heavenly Demon Fighting Soul Martial Art's Light Wing Blade that Jincheon had brandished.

The number of Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists who died at Jincheon's hands was a whopping twenty or so.

In just a moment, that many martial artists from the Righteous Heavenly Alliance's side had died.

However, the massacre was just the beginning.

Dudududududu!

"Heeeeeigh!"

Cavalrymen on huge warhorses roamed outside the manor, unilaterally slaughtering the Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists in the vicinity.

The Iron-Armored Ghostly Demon Squad led by Cheol Yu-ra had begun to take control of the area around the Seven Absolutes Sword Sect.

And was that all?

"Kill all the bastards wearing the uniform of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance!"

"As you command!"

As Hell Rakshasa Man Yu-gang led a whopping five hundred members of the Rakshasa Troupe and rushed into the manor, the tide of the battle completely turned in favor of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.

With the situation like this, it was no exaggeration to say that there was no hope for the Righteous Heavenly Alliance.

Not only did the Righteous Heavenly Alliance lack masters like Jincheon, Cheol Yu-ra, and Man Yu-gang, but the deployed forces themselves were not that strong, so they lacked the power to turn the tide of the battle.

***

"Those who belong to the Seven Absolutes Sword Sect, come this way! The Heavenly Demon Divine Cult will guide you to a path of survival!"

Cheol Yu-ra shouted towards the surviving disciples of the Seven Absolutes Sword Sect.

The disciples of the Seven Absolutes Sword Sect, although bewildered by what was happening, headed towards the Iron-Armored Ghostly Demon Squad led by Cheol Yu-ra in order to survive.

Whatever the circumstances, to the disciples of the Seven Absolutes Sword Sect now, the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult was not an enemy but an ally and a savior, and the Righteous Heavenly Alliance was a clear enemy and a group of murderers.

So, it was only natural for the disciples of the Seven Absolutes Sword Sect to head towards the Iron-Armored Ghostly Demon Squad led by Cheol Yu-ra.

Didn't they have to live first to investigate the inside story of the incident?

In the meantime, the Seventh Divine Demon Squad led by Jincheon and the Rakshasa Troupe led by Man Yu-gang killed the Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists inside the manor as they came across them, and carried out a ruthless massacre.

And…….

"Retreat, retreat!"

The retreat order fell from the mouth of the Demon Extermination Squad Leader Ho Jong-ak.

Seeing the situation, he realized there was no more hope and chose to flee.

At Ho Jong-ak's command, with the Demon Extermination Squad at the forefront, the Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists with relatively high martial arts skills began to flee, vying with each other.

Dang Cheon-wi was the same.

He too, in order to live, deployed his movement art to the maximum and jumped over the wall of the Seven Absolutes Sword Sect.

"Chase them! Don't let a single one get away alive!"

"As you command!"

Man Yu-gang ordered the Rakshasa Troupe to pursue the fleeing Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists.

And rightly so, killing fleeing enemies was a very easy task.

Just by defeating the enemies scattering in all directions individually, they could inflict enormous damage, so Man Yu-gang seemed to have no intention of letting the fleeing Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists go.

But there was someone who put a brake on Man Yu-gang's order…….

"Stop."

Jincheon looked back at Man Yu-gang.

"This is enough, so it would be best to stop here and return quickly."

"What do you mean by that?"

Man Yu-gang's face crumpled.

"Those vermin-like bastards are fleeing in all directions, how can we just let them go?"

"I fully understand what Commander Man is saying, but isn't there a branch office of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance nearby? Moreover, this is Gansu Province. If we delay, we could be isolated."

"Are you saying you'll let those garbage-like bastards go just because you're afraid of that?"

Man Yu-gang openly showed his displeasure.

"Forgive my impertinence, but Seventh Young Master, you do not have the authority to command me……."

"Then I have no choice. I'll have to speak to Elder Yu."

“……!”

"I'm quite curious what Elder Yu would think if he heard that Commander Man ignored my words. Don't you think so?"

When Jincheon mentioned the Mad Demon Revered One, Man Yu-gang's expression crumpled mercilessly.

The leader of the Rakshasa Troupe, a top-tier military group, was a powerful figure and a real force in the cult, someone even the Seventh Young Master could not treat carelessly.

However, the story was different if it was someone who had the Mad Demon Revered One Yu Cheon-sang as a subordinate.

Wasn't the Mad Demon Revered One a legendary figure even within the Rakshasa Troupe, and a great demon who was still respected by countless cult members?

"No, when did I ever ignore the Seventh Young Master?"

"Then you didn't?"

"Haha."

Man Yu-gang forced a friendly smile.

"It seems you have misunderstood something, but I swear to the heavens that I have never ignored the Seventh Young Master."

"You said you didn't want to when I said let's stop?"

"Th-That's."

Man Yu-gang broke into a cold sweat.

Just thinking about getting on the Mad Demon Revered One's bad side by having an uncomfortable relationship with Jincheon already made his head throb.

"Of course, I'm in no position to command Commander Man, so I have no choice. If you want to continue, please do so. It's a bit disappointing, but what can I do?"

"No, that's not it……."

Man Yu-gang tried to placate Jincheon.

"I was just starting to have some fun, so it was a shame to stop, but why do you misunderstand? Haha."

"Is that so?"

"This is not our cult's territory, and it's like the Righteous Heavenly Alliance bastards' backyard, so we should retreat quickly. After all, we've successfully completed our mission."

"Commander Man, you are indeed wise."

Jincheon said with a grin.

"Then, may we retreat?"

"Is there any doubt?"

In the end, Man Yu-gang could not withstand Jincheon's threat-like persuasion and had to withdraw the Rakshasa Troupe.

"Tsk."

"We should have killed at least one more."

A few members of the Rakshasa Troupe smacked their lips in disappointment, but no one openly questioned the decision.

How could they?

The opponent was the Seventh Young Master, Jincheon, and with their own Rakshasa Troupe Leader, Man Yu-gang, having given the retreat order, insubordination was unthinkable.

‘Good.’

When the retreat order fell, Jincheon was inwardly relieved.

It wasn't that Jincheon didn't want to chase the fleeing Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists.

Besides, among the fleeing group of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance, wasn't the Demon Extermination Squad Leader Ho Jong-ak mixed in?

Ho Jong-ak was a figure who could be called the right-hand man of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance Leader, so if they succeeded in killing or capturing him, it would be a huge military achievement.

Nevertheless, the reason he had Man Yu-gang retreat was solely because of Dang Cheon-wi.

‘Please return to Sichuan and never appear before me again.’

Jincheon thought so as he looked in the direction Dang Cheon-wi had disappeared.

Because of the considerable debt he owed to Dang Cheon-wi in the past, facing him on the battlefield was quite an uncomfortable matter emotionally.

Still, he had saved Dang Cheon-wi's life repeatedly, so he had repaid some of the debt, but he couldn't keep doing that.

If they kept running into each other, an unavoidable situation would arise someday, and a moment might come when he would have to make a decision.

If he were to be in such a situation…….

‘I'll have to kill him. I am the Seventh Young Master of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, and he is a direct blood relative of the Sichuan Tang Clan. In the end, we are in a relationship where we have no choice but to kill each other.’

For Jincheon, he could only hope that such a situation would not arise.

***

Although the retreat order had been given, no one could deny the fact that the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult had won a great victory.

In the manor of the Seven Absolutes Sword Sect, which had become a scene of chaos, the corpses of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance martial artists were literally piled up like mountains.

The number was estimated to be around one hundred and fifty, so the Righteous Heavenly Alliance had suffered a tremendous blow.

Although no renowned masters had died, it was as clear as day that the public's evaluation of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance would hit rock bottom.

After being repeatedly bested by the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult since the prisoner negotiations, they were now greatly defeated in the battle at the Seven Absolutes Sword Sect?

It was needless to say that the Righteous Heavenly Alliance's control over various minor sects would weaken in the future.

This was a result that the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult could be sufficiently satisfied with.

Of course, neither Jincheon nor the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult would be satisfied until they had finished off the Righteous Heavenly Alliance someday…….

"From now on, we will quickly leave the danger zone and return to the cult."

"As you command."

Under Cheol Yu-ra's command, the martial artists of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult exited the Seven Absolutes Sword Sect like a receding tide and headed west.

As Jincheon had said, if they loitered around Gansu Province for no reason, they would be surrounded by the Righteous Heavenly Alliance and would not be able to avoid annihilation.

As such, the retreat was carried out very quickly.

Jincheon's party, after leaving Hezuo, ran day and night and arrived at Gonghe County, which could be considered safe.

This was possible because they were all masters above the peak level, and there was the Iron-Armored Ghostly Demon Squad, a group that was second to none in terms of mobility.

Right after arriving in Gonghe County.

"What in the world is going on. Did our sect, did my father really collude with your esteemed cult?"

A young martial artist from the Seven Absolutes Sword Sect came to Jincheon and asked.

"Are you Sect Leader Sim's son."

"Yes, I am Sim Il-bang."

"Sect Leader Sim never colluded with our cult."

"Pardon……?"

Sim Il-bang's face was filled with confusion, as if he couldn't believe it.

He lacked any information or insight to deduce the current situation.

"Do you want to know the truth?"

Jincheon asked Sim Il-bang.