I Have Something Urgent to Tell You

His instincts, honed through countless brushes with death, warned him.

That thing was dangerous.

Overwhelming destructive power from its massive size and weight.

Enormous energy incomparable to any being he’d encountered before.

Scales with defense that could withstand even Blood Shadow Death God’s attacks.

But that wasn’t what he meant.

‘Presence.’

Blood Shadow Death God blinded by Heaven-Communicating Divine Demon’s legacy and Elder Muwon who had been chasing him.

And while others caught up in the atmosphere didn’t notice, Yuseong at the back could feel the black dragon’s overwhelming presence.

This was an existence that could never be defeated in direct combat.

“Alice! Suppressing fire!”

That’s why Yuseong didn’t hesitate and immediately jumped through the stone gate.

Since direct confrontation was pointless against such a being, he judged they should quickly grab Heaven-Communicating Divine Demon’s legacy and escape while others were drawing the black dragon’s attention.

Graaaaah!

“Kuhak!”

“Kuluk!”

When the black dragon roared, martial artists with weak internal energy collapsed coughing blood, and even those with profound internal energy couldn’t avoid being momentarily paralyzed.

Meanwhile, the black dragon raised its head and was about to spew red flames.

“Stop! Can you not be stopped!”

“How dare you!”

The ki blast from Elder Muwon’s fist made the black dragon close its mouth, and Blood Shadow Death God’s kick lifted its head, causing the flames to only scorch the innocent ceiling.

‘This is like a full-on raid battle.’

Though outmatched in specs and class, they had martial arts.

Just as Kasim used Dog-Beating Staff Technique to restrain Harnak who had overwhelming specs, Blood Shadow Death God used Crimson Blood Divine Art said to be the most tyrannical martial art under heaven, while Elder Muwon used Formless Great Power considered Shaolin’s supreme technique to fight evenly with the black dragon.

However, they could barely inflict any actual damage.

Blood Shadow Death God’s attacks could only crack the scales where they hit, and Elder Muwon’s attacks were limited to disrupting its balance.

Realizing their attacks weren’t harming the black dragon, both men reached a similar conclusion as Yuseong.

“I’ll hold this snake down, get Heaven-Communicating Divine Demon’s legacy!”

“Heaven-Communicating Divine Demon’s martial arts must not fall into Evil Emperor Alliance’s hands! Stop them!”

“With Heaven-Communicating Divine Demon’s legacy, we can rule the world!”

Not just Murim Alliance and Evil Emperor Alliance martial artists, but even wandering warriors caught up in the atmosphere began running toward the altar in unison.

Seeing this, Yuseong was about to increase his speed but quickly hit the brakes.

Grrrrrr!

Noticing people approaching the altar, the black dragon roared and charged toward them.

The startled Blood Shadow Death God and Elder Muwon fired ki blasts in succession, but their attacks could only disrupt the black dragon, not stop it, and the people who had approached the altar became flat pieces of meat.

Seeing this, Yuseong realized two things.

One was that the black dragon was a guardian of the altar.

And the other was that the black dragon had a weakness.

‘It was brief, but I definitely saw it.’

When the black dragon turned its back while charging toward the altar, Eye of Truth caught a spot where energy flowed unstably.

Reverse scales on the back of its neck. ^[1]

A dragon’s weakness that also enrages it when touched.

‘If we target that spot, we might be able to catch it.’

Though mishandling it would worsen the situation beyond its current state, there was no other choice.

-Alice. Prepare something powerful. Piercing type, not explosive.

-You mean the scales on its neck?

-Right. And…

Like Yuseong, Alice who also had Eye of Truth noticed the reverse scales.

“I have a way to take down the dragon! Everyone please draw its attention!”

“How can we trust your words!”

“Whether you trust me or not, isn’t this what we have to do anyway?”

Blood Shadow Death God’s face turned red.

Whether actively or passively, they were already drawing the dragon’s attention anyway.

Blood Shadow Death God operated Crimson Blood Divine Art to its extreme to shake off his embarrassment, thrusting his palm that had turned red as if dipped in blood toward the black dragon’s chest.

Crack!

Amazingly, the scales that hadn’t been damaged by any attacks shattered like glass.

The enraged black dragon tried to spew flames at Blood Shadow Death God, but Elder Muwon wasn’t just watching.

“Take this!”

He couldn’t match Blood Shadow Death God in pure attacking power.

But Elder Muwon had the ultimate techniques of thousand-year-old Shaolin martial arts that didn’t lose in depth.

Elder Muwon’s form split into nine using Nine Phases Manifestation, and when he began unleashing Shaolin’s ultimate techniques, the confused black dragon hurriedly shook its head.

“Great Master Han! White Light Heavenly Lady! Don’t just watch, help!”

Elder Muwon shouted with a pale face.

Using different Shaolin ultimate techniques with his nine split forms made his internal energy drain rapidly like water from a bottomless pot.

If not for Formless Great Power, he would have suffered internal injuries or fallen into qi deviation from the extreme internal energy consumption.

‘Damn, Blood Shadow Death God still has plenty left.’

Taking down the black dragon wouldn’t end things.

There would surely be another fight over Heaven-Communicating Divine Demon’s legacy.

He had planned to wear down both absolute masters’ stamina for that time, but Blood Shadow Death God’s internal energy was far more profound than expected.

Noticing Elder Muwon’s internal energy rapidly depleting, Yuseong immediately drew up his internal energy.

‘With current stats, I should be able to use Shooting Star once.’

He wouldn’t use Cloud Mist.

There was no need to blur vision since the black dragon’s attention was elsewhere.

Instead, Yuseong focused on destructive power.

Protecting his legs with internal energy, Yuseong used pure strength to execute footwork.

First step was Flash Step for acceleration, second step was Meteor Step to add weight.

With leg strength enhanced by Tyrant’s monstrous power, Yuseong’s form shot out like a beam of light.

Crack!

Kiiiiiiieek!

The moment Yuseong’s form slammed into the black dragon’s body, along with a heavy sound, a scream of a completely different dimension than before burst from the black dragon’s mouth.

The overwhelming physical force had pierced through the scales’ defense and shaken its internal organs.

For a split second, Blood Shadow Death God and Elder Muwon’s movements stopped.

They hadn’t considered Yuseong much of a threat.

Though his strength might be extraordinary, he hadn’t shown use of ki blast or even Fist Energy.

A master thoroughly trained only in external martial arts.

No matter how strong, they thought they could easily take him down with internal injury techniques.

But after seeing that single strike, their thoughts changed.

‘Not someone to take lightly. At minimum he’s on par with Elder Muwon. Though he has no faction, he has White Light Heavenly Lady. Thinking about what comes after taking down the dragon, we need to conserve as much strength as possible.’

‘Seeing how he didn’t spare his body to save people, he doesn’t seem evil, but attacking Mount Hua Sect means he can’t be called good either. If this person obtains Heaven-Communicating Divine Demon’s martial arts and becomes corrupted…’

Blood Shadow Death God and Elder Muwon classified Yuseong as someone to be wary of.

And Yuseong, who had been paying attention to their every move, immediately noticed they were being cautious of him.

“Just how long do we have to buy time!”

“Miss Ah is preparing a powerful strike that will work on the dragon too. We just need to hold out until then!” ^[2]

“Murim Alliance warriors, all unfurl your sword formations!”

On the surface, an intense battle between humans and dragon was unfolding.

But looking closely, everyone was moving their lips almost imperceptibly, exchanging sound transmissions.

The black dragon was no longer the main concern.

Everyone was thinking about what would happen after rather than the black dragon before them.

‘This won’t do.’

If they took down the black dragon like this, his chances of obtaining Heaven-Communicating Divine Demon’s legacy were almost zero.

If he had Alice, they had Blood Shadow Death God and Elder Muwon.

Even if he handled one, he wasn’t confident the still incomplete Alice could defeat the other.

He needed to make Murim Alliance and Evil Emperor Alliance, and the wandering warriors wear each other down.

-Mr. Yuseong! I’m ready!

-Wait a moment!

Yuseong quickly scanned his surroundings.

People forming an encirclement at an awkward distance, unable to harm the black dragon but also unable to just retreat.

Yuseong smiled faintly and launched a full-power uppercut at the black dragon charging toward him.

BAM!

“It, it’s falling this way!”

“Dodge!”

“Oh no! Be careful!”

The martial artists scattered in all directions, thrown into chaos by the black dragon’s massive body suddenly flying toward them.

The startled Yuseong hurriedly threw himself to save nearby people.

It was a natural action that wouldn’t seem strange to anyone.

That’s why people just glanced at Yuseong before turning their attention back to the rampaging black dragon.

“Kuk! Kuk!”

“Shhh!”

Meanwhile, Yuseong suppressed the rampaging martial artists with force and stuffed vines in their noses, then retreated before anyone could grow suspicious and sent sound transmissions one by one.

-Mr. Blood Shadow Death God. I have something urgent to tell you.

-What is it suddenly.

-Military Commander Jegal of Murim Alliance sent me a sound transmission suggesting we ambush you after taking down the dragon.

“What?!”

Blood Shadow Death God’s voice came out loud instead of sound transmission due to the shocking news, but fortunately it was drowned out by the black dragon’s roar and others didn’t notice.

-Is that true?

-I can swear on heaven and earth.

-We just met today, what meaning does your oath have? I cannot trust you. Give me a convincing reason why you told me this fact.

Blood Shadow Death God was hot-blooded but not stupid.

No, rather he was a hero excellent in both civil and martial affairs enough to lead the massive Evil Emperor Alliance without issues.

However, Yuseong was no pushover either.

Yuseong’s mind trained through countless quests immediately came up with a plausible excuse upon hearing Blood Shadow Death God’s question.

-I don’t want to fight a battle where I’m likely to lose.

-What do you mean?

-You are strong, Mr. Blood Shadow Death God. So strong that I’m not confident we could win even if the remaining Murim Alliance and wandering warriors, and I all fought together.

-Don’t you have White Light Heavenly Lady?

-She’s preparing a powerful strike that can take down the dragon. Once she launches it, she’ll collapse from exhausting her internal energy. I won’t ask for much. Just promise to spare my and White Light Heavenly Lady’s lives, and share some of Heaven-Communicating Divine Demon’s legacy. Then I’ll help you take down Murim Alliance and the wandering warriors.

Blood Shadow Death God’s mind raced quickly.

The black dragon’s tail strike he took at the very beginning.

Though he protected himself with Fierce Yang Energy, he couldn’t completely block the impact and his whole body was stiff with internal energy not flowing properly.

Though he could still easily take down Elder Muwon and Murim Alliance and wandering warriors in this state, victory would be uncertain if Mountain Lifter joined.

‘I’ll just deal with Murim Alliance and wandering warriors first, then kill him when I get the chance.’

-Good. I accept your proposal.

After receiving Blood Shadow Death God’s sound transmission, Yuseong nodded and sent a sound transmission to Elder Muwon next.

-Elder Muwon. I have something urgent to tell you.

-Great Master Han? What is it suddenly?

-Blood Shadow Death God sent me a sound transmission suggesting we ambush the exhausted Murim Alliance and wandering warriors after taking down the dragon and share Heaven-Communicating Divine Demon’s legacy.

-…Amitabha.

Though Blood Shadow Death God might have higher martial arts attainment, Elder Muwon’s mental cultivation was deeper.

Elder Muwon calmly chanted Buddha’s name without changing expression.

-Why are you telling this to this humble monk?

-Because I cannot trust Blood Shadow Death God. What guarantee is there that Blood Shadow Death God, leader of the demonic path, will keep his promise?

Can’t trust because of demonic path.

Though a weak reason, it was more than enough for Elder Muwon of Shaolin, the mountain and North Star of the righteous path. ^[3]

-He says he’ll move as soon as we deal with the black dragon. Be careful.

Having finished all preparations, Yuseong sent a final sound transmission to Alice.

-I’ll create an opening now. Can you hit it for sure?

-W-well? I just pull the trigger aiming at the marker that appears, so if I miss, you should complain to Ms. Sophia instead of me…

-I trust you. Ah, and after you hit, pretend to collapse from exhaustion.

-Huh? Why?

-Don’t ask, just do it. If you miss, run away without looking back.

After taking a deep breath, Yuseong immediately ran toward the altar.