Novel Return of Mount Hua Sect Chapter 1088
“...Ten times?”
Five Swords’s face also hardened seriously.
Of course, they already suspected that the ones they encountered this time were not the main force of Magyo. Isn’t it enough to guess that fact with the existence of Heavenly Murderer alone, without even mentioning others?
‘But....’
Baek Cheon looked back at Chung Myung. There was a sense of bewilderment in his eyes.
Magyo’s cultist who were there alone put the elite of Myriad Man Manor and the elite of Black Ghost Fortress in danger. But what if Dan Jagang had just waited leisurely instead of going to the front and confronting them?
Perhaps everyone who entered Hangzhou had their bones buried there.
‘But ten times that power?’
It was truly a ridiculous statement.
Hyun Jong also seemed to feel the same way Five Swords felt, so he shook his head again and again.
“...It’s beyond than I thought. No.... To be honest, it’s hard to believe.”
His voice conveyed a sense of bewilderment and frustration to everyone.
“Of course, Magyo... it is a force that once brought Kangho to the brink of destruction. But... a hundred years have passed since then....”
“That’s exactly why.”
Chung Myung’s calm answer came back. When Hyun Jong looked at him, puzzled, he elaborated.
“Taking that into account, it’s about ten times larger. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have ended in just ten times as much.”
Hyun Jong still had a look of disbelief. But Chung Myung’s eyes did not waver even an inch. The moment Hyun Jong saw that confident expression, he had no choice but to believe every words. Because when that child spoke with such a face, there was always a reason behind it.
“Can you explain a little bit about the reason?”
“It’s simple. It’s because of the young bishop.”
“Bishop?”
“Yes.”
Chung Myung nodded and continued speaking.
“The bishop we dealt with was quite young. What this means is that Magyo, which was driven out of Jungwon, is currently expanding its ranks in some way and creating new forces.”
Chung Myung glanced at the people seated around him and spoke.
“And that means... there could be many more young bishops like the one we faced in the current Magyo.”
There was silence.
Im Sobyeong, who was pressing his cheek with his fan, raised one hand.
“No. Hold on a minute, Dojang.”
His brow was furrowed.
“Of course, there is such a possibility. There are only two bishops we have seen. There is every possibility that other bishops exist. But to simply estimate it like that....”
“There are seventeen dioceses of Magyo in total.”
Im Sobyeong shut his mouth.
He had also heard this at first glance. It is said that in the past, Heavenly Demon led Magyo, which consisted of seventeen dioceses, and invaded Jungwon.
“And each diocese is headed by a bishop. In other words, a fully formed Magyo would have seventeen bishops.”
“Seventeen....”
At that moment, Baek Cheon felt goosebumps running down his spine.
The image of Dan Jagang spewing out demonic energy like a storm flashed through his mind. It was like the embodiment of fear. That terrifying appearance overwhelms the powerful men who commanded the world, Great Master of Ten Thousand Gold, Jang Ilso, and even Chung Myung.
‘Such a being... seventeen?’
His fingertips trembled.
In the suffocating silence, Chung Myung’s eyes darkened.
It is generally known that there are about ten bishops. But this is because Magyo could not replenish the bishops who died in the war, thus only the approximate number is known.
If Magyo were to have fully restored its po, the number of bishops would be seventeen. No, for those who do not lead the diocese and only serve Heavenly Demon, if even those who hold the most honorable position are collectively called bishops, they should be more than that.
“Um. But Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword.”
Tang Gun-ak seemed to have objections as he opened his mouth with a stern face.
Of course, this cannot be said to be completely impossible. Didn’t Chung Myung already see with his own eyes the bishop of the North Sea, a survivor of the past war?
But this is a different case. The North Sea bishop was nothing more than children who poorly fitted in to fill the void left by bishops at the time. Under normal circumstances, he would not have dared call himself a bishop, considering his age or his martial art.
However....
‘Heavenly Murderer.’
That was an entirely different case.
He was the most infamous among the fearsome bishops of the past. That guy is still alive. And despite this, he hadn’t reached the rank of the archbishop.
The implications of this were significant.
“Let me be clear.”
The moment those words came out, everyone looked at Chung Myung with tense faces.
“If Magyo invades Jungwon again this time, their power will be no less formidable than it was in the past.”
It felt like the tip of his tongue tingles the whole time he speaks the words. Even Chung Myung found it difficult to utter these words. No, if it had been a while ago, he wouldn’t have even dared to say this in front of them.
An enemy of moderate strength can serve as a driving force to arouse the desire to win, but an enemy so formidable as to be hopeless will cut off even the little remaining motivation.
The reason Chung Myung avoided mentioning Magyo as much as possible was not just to hide his identity. This is because they were not ready to accept the existence of Magyo.
But now, there was no avoiding it.
Having seen it with their own eyes and felt it in their bones, and now certain that the resurgence of their enemies was imminent, they needed to know the truth.
How colossal the enemy they have to fight against is and how strong it is.
‘If there’s any hope...’
It was that moment.
“There’s something I want to confirm.”
Chung Myung’s gaze turned to the side. It was none other than Baek Cheon who opened his mouth through the heavy atmosphere.
He met Chung Myung’s gaze directly, bit his lip slightly, and then opened his mouth.
“If what you say is true, and as they mentioned... wasn’t more than half of Magyo’s power in the past attributed to the presence of Heavenly Demon?”
“...That’s right.”
Baek Cheon asked with a frown.
“Then what you’re saying that Magyo will be as good as it was in the past is possible under the assumption that Heavenly Demon returns with his past power intact, right? Is this correct?”
Chung Myung nodded slowly.
“Are you certain?”
“....”
“If Heavenly Demon is really resurrected, will he be resurrected with his past powers? No.... resurrection in and of itself is absurd, but for him to come back with his full strength seems even more far-fetched.”
In response to Baek Cheon’s question, everyone nodded with a mournful expression.
Perhaps the most important thing in this discussion is Heavenly Demon. However, because they knew so little about Heavenly Demon, they missed it.
However, Chung Myung’s answer was a little different from their expectations.
“I don’t know.”
“...What?”
“I don’t know either.”
Chung Myung said firmly with a cold face.
“I have no idea how he resurrects. So I can’t predict it. Whether it takes time for him to regain his power after the resurrection, or... as soon as he is resurrected, he literally becomes a being worthy of the name ‘Heavenly Demon’.”
“....”
“There is only one thing that is certain. However he resurrects... if given time, the result will be the same.”
Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword Chung Myung. At the same time, Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign Chung Myung.
Words like inevitable fate flowed from his mouth as he lived two lives with two identities.
“If we cannot stop Heavenly Demon and Magyo, what we saw in Hangzhou will be repeated throughout the entire Jungwon. No, maybe the whole world beyond Jungwon....”
Perhaps it was a prophecy. A curse at the same time.
“Destruction will come.”
The unavoidable reality flowed from Chung Myung’s mouth.