Chapter 586

Chapter 586

Side Story 62

Heavenly Mountain is vast and expansive.

Heavenly Demon Cult was a group that possessed enough power to challenge the entire Murim World.

Beyond mere individual skill, they had built an organization that was like a nation in itself.

Guided by Gwang Hamuk, with Kim YuWon and Pandora following, they ascended Heavenly Mountain.

Step by step, Gwang Hamuk led the way. He glanced at Kim YuWon and Pandora several times.

'But leaving the Subchief-nim aside.'

A woman with reddish-orange hair, it seemed like he had seen her somewhere.

Gwang Hamuk smiled with a tilted head.

'Who is that woman?'

The woman who came with the Subchief. Since her face was well-hidden, she couldn't be easily recognized, but something inside him was sure. He was convinced that she was also not an ordinary person.

"Chuk-."

Gwanghamuk, who had been climbing the mountain for a while, suddenly stopped.

"I think from here on, you should climb alone."

From this point onward, it was the domain of Heavenly Demon.

The only people who could surpass this level were Heavenly Demon, the Successor of Heavenly Demon, and those who received permission from Heavenly Demon.

"And I'm sorry, but..."

Gwang Hamuk glanced at Pandora sideways.

"The companions accompanying you should wait here..."

"Let's go."

"Yes."

YuWon and Pandora ignored Gwang Hamuk's tough words and climbed. In the face of their actions, Gwanghamuk, momentarily bewildered, shouted.

"Oh, no! If you go up like that, Heavenly Demon will be angry!"

In response to Gwang Hamuk's objection, YuWon turned to him. Then, he curiously asked Gwang Hamuk, who was trying to stop them.

"Why? We're not here to fight."

"That's the law of Heavenly Demon Cult."

"A law, huh?"

Certainly, this was Heavenly Mountain. And all Cultists were bound to follow the laws of Heavenly Demon Cult.

However...

"But I already told you! All I have is a title."

-"Do as you please. Anyway, it's not to catch you."

YuWon wasn't obliged to do so.

At that moment, the will of Heavenly Demon was like that.

Once he obtained the Holy Fire, this Heavenly Mountain would belong to YuWon, and he didn't need to be bound by the organization called Heavenly Demon Cult.

But.

'They can't remember me, after all.'

The problem was that the current Heavenly Demon didn't remember him.

Originally, even if it was a law or whatever, YuWon would have taken Pandora with him without hesitation.

In any case, it was his own choice to be forgotten by everyone, so he couldn't act too recklessly.

'Then...'

YuWon looked towards the top of Heavenly Mountain.

The law of Heavenly Demon Cult is simply the rule created by Heavenly Demon. Ultimately, to break that rule, he could only persuade Heavenly Demon himself.

"Here, at least I'll try to get permission."

Hwa-.

Flames rose from YuWon's body.

At that moment...

['Heavenly Demon Spirit' reveals its form]

The flames took shape and transformed into the figure of a giant.

Heavenly Demon Spirit.

When it revealed itself, Gwang Hamuk almost gasped and stepped back.

"H-Heavenly Demon Spirit?"

An intense heat enveloped Gwang Hamuk.

It was clearly a Heavenly Demon Spirit, but it was a bit different from the one Gwang Hamuk knew.

'A Heavenly Demon Spirit made of flames...'

Heavenly Demon Cultists who saw the Heavenly Demon Spirit couldn't forget it.

All the Martial Arts they learned derived from the Heavenly Demon Spirit, and they had no choice but to absolutely submit to those who possessed it.

But...

'A form I've never seen before.'

It was evident that what was in front of him was a Heavenly Demon Spirit. Even if someone didn't point it out, it was engraved in Gwang Hamuk's instinct.

But it's different...

The only being that wields the Heavenly Demon Spirit in this Tower...

And the Heavenly Demon's own Heavenly Demon Spirit.

'Indeed, it looks more...'

Just by harboring that thought in his mind, Gwang Hamuk tilted his head.

It seems even more majestic.

Just having that thought, as a Cultist, is a sin.

Thump-.

'He has a natural talent for combat. Without systematic teaching, this guy was already complete.'

Chun Mujin couldn't help but be surprised as he taught him. What others took years, decades, or even a lifetime to learn, he mastered in the blink of an eye.

Diablo became the Demon King with just his fighting instinct.

Thanks to Chun Mujin's teachings for over a decade, he became a Sword Master.

How much had he grown?

"Promise me one thing. No, I beg you."

Chun Mujin didn't stop Diablo.

At any other time, he would have without a doubt, but this time was a little different.

Someone with the Heavenly Demon Spirit. Without knowing what intentions he had, Chun Mujin couldn't simply reject Diablo's help.

"Don't kill him. I have many questions to ask him."

Clang-.

Chun Mujin gripped the sheath of his sword beside him.

Some called him a courteous knight or a grand master. However, that was only the assessment of those who superficially knew the man named Chun Mujin.

His title was Heavenly Demon (天魔).

The Demon of the Skies.

His nature was not good (善) but evil (惡).

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YuWon didn't hurry. He could climb in the blink of an eye if he wished, but he didn't.

They didn't remember him. And if he rushed up to the mountaintop, they might misinterpret it as an intention to fight.

After all, this was the home of the Heavenly Demon Cult.

The home of the most bellicose warriors in Murim.

However...

"...Maybe I was too cautious for no reason."

The more he climbed, YuWon couldn't help but regret climbing so slowly.

The top of Heavenly Mountain gradually came into view. And the unsettling aura felt from there was clearly different from an illusion.

'That's right.'

On the steep hillside.

'There's no way it's an illusion, a guy I don't even remember suddenly having the Heavenly Demon Spirit.'

At the summit he reached, Chun Mujin was standing with his sword in hand.

It was different from the face he had shown to YuWon in the past.

Unlike when he climbed after formally completing the Trial, YuWon was now more of an intruder.

"Greetings to the Master of Heavenly Mountain."

YuWon's greeting, who was thinking about what to say.

"...Yes."

Chun Mujin responded to his greeting indifferently.

Chun Mujin's gaze, which had been sensing YuWon's presence from below, turned to Pandora beside him.

"The woman at your side is Pandora, isn't she?"

"Do you know me?"

Pandora's eyes, half of her face covered, widened.

Chun Mujin's words had a different tone than someone who simply knew her from rumors.

He seemed to know Pandora.

"Why wouldn't I? You even invaded our Heavenly Mountain once."

Long ago.

Olympus had used Pandora to initiate a battle against the Heavenly Demon Cult.

And that was the first event that brought Pandora to the outside world.

That's why Chun Mujin couldn't forget Pandora.

However...

'Why was it?'

Chun Mujin's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

It was strange.

He remembered the events of that time, but he couldn't remember the reason Olympus attacked his cult.

He shouldn't have forgotten the cause of such an important event.

Lost in his thoughts for a moment, Chun Mujin wondered if he had made YuWon and Pandora wait too long.

"What is your purpose in coming here?"

"I have matters to attend to above."

"Matters in my home? That's strange. I don't know you."

Chun Mujin's eyes narrowed.

"Where did you get the Heavenly Demon Spirit?"

Having said that, he stared at YuWon's face. A face that seemed familiar to him. But he couldn't remember who he was. No matter how much he thought about it, he didn't know.

However, how could this man have his unique Martial Arts, the Heavenly Demon Spirit?

At that moment...

He heard YuWon's response.

"I learned it from you."

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