Chapter 90

Chapter 90 – Are You a Descendant of the Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor? (3)

Rewinding time a bit.

Before Han Seojin departed for China.

All the students had returned to the academy.

Quite some time had passed.

It had already been half a year since they arrived here.

Yoo Eunchae felt a strange sensation as Han Seojin summoned her.

“Why did you suddenly call me? Huh, the atmosphere is strange. Is it a confession?! We are teacher and student, but if you work a little harder...ack!”

Han Seojin gave Yoo Eunchae a light knock on the head for her nonsense.

“I’m going to China this time.”

“China?”

“Yes. The Demonic Sect has started to take an interest in me.”

“The Demonic Sect?”

Yoo Eunchae’s expression turned serious.

It was inevitable.

She had witnessed something like that recently.

The White-Faced Golden Fur Fox.

That horrifying fox.

When that monster appeared, Yoo Eunchae had given up on everything.

‘But he ended it quickly.’

Han Seojin ended everything.

Han Seojin, who was thought to be the Master of the Purple Tower, was, in fact, also the Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor.

That must have something to do with the Demonic Sect.

The illusionary space created by the Golden Fox was a space commonly referred to as a ‘Domain.’

That place was isolated from the world.

And with the Mirror of Yata, he probably saw countless transcendent beings.

Those who were forced to take on ‘duty’ must have reacted to seeing that man.

‘Though I did not see him.’

It was a space that cannot even be perceived unless one is above a certain level.

However, their reactions could be anticipated.

‘Heaven-Surrendering Martial Emperor.’

That tremendous presence was on a different level from any transcendent beings seen or felt so far.

The Principal, the transcendent being closest by.

Compared to that being, the principal seemed like a firefly in front of the sun.

That was why he would go to the Demonic Sect.

“So, how long will you stay this time?”

“Well. It shouldn’t take long. At most, 2 weeks?”

“That’s shorter than I thought. Usually, isn’t it half a year for such things?”

“Where would I go, leaving behind half-wits like you?”

Han Seojin looked at her with disdain.

Yoo Eunchae felt a sudden surge of anger, but it was true, so she had nothing to say.

‘How did it come to this?’

The gap doesn’t close.

Her vision had improved a lot. But still, she couldn’t touch her master’s shadow.

Previously, there was at least some possibility.

He seemed like a mist, indistinct and invisible.

Just a month ago, she thought that if she got a bit stronger and brought about 30 students to enforce justice, then she could stand a slight chance of winning.

Now, that chance was gone.

Instead, he seemed even more capable.

As soon as her level rose, the gap seemed to widen even more.

“Anyway, make sure to train the kids well. If you don’t, you’ll have a harder time than them.”

“...You’re lying, right?”

I silently smiled and looked at Yoo Eunchae.

“No, how can you say that to someone as delicate and fragile as me!!”

“Understood?”

“...I’ll do it.”

And so, Yoo Eunchae started teaching the students.

But there was a dilemma.

Yoo Eunchae was troubled.

The booklet was given by Han Seojin.

Inside, it was a training method created by Han Seojin.

Yoo Eunchae opened it with an excited heart.

After that, Yoo Eunchae continued to worry.

‘Is this right?’

The training method.

A book with that written on it.

Staring at it intently, she asked herself a question.

However, in Yoo Eunchae’s eyes, it was not training.

No matter how you look at it.

‘Isn’t this ancient torture?’

Yes, that must be it.

How can one creatively torment someone?

It seemed like a booklet crafted with that in mind.

“So, Master, you’re not trapped by prejudice, and you burn your disciples and bury them in the ground.”

“...”

This brat?

“Ouch!”

After giving Yoo Eunchae a light knock on the head, I looked back at the students.

“But seriously.”

“Yes.”

“Why are they here?”

“...Haha.”

When I looked at the Holy Empire Academy kids and spoke, Yoo Eunchae laughed awkwardly.

“They said they wanted more training from me.”

“Obviously, they didn’t trust my training methods and sought help from the kids.”

“No matter how you look at it, burning them alive, drowning them, and burying them in the ground... what kind of training method is that!”

“...?”

I looked at her with a puzzled expression.

“What are you talking about? You didn’t actually do that, did you?”

“Gasp, could it be that I misunderstood the training methods?”

Sigh.

I let out a sigh involuntarily.

“If that’s the case, I feel so sorry for the other students...”

“When did I ever say to only do that?”

“...What?”

“Drowning them is after you fill them with iron rings, and I told you to add the fortified heavy water.”

“...Are you seriously saying this now?”

“Don’t train them too softly.”

“...”

Yoo Eunchae’s expression turned strange.

She looked as if she was seeing something beneath a human being.

“Then the flames...”

“It’s simple. They need to be seared with fire.”

“People die easily!”

“And they don’t die as easily as you think. Do you really think I’d actually kill someone?”

“...No, they don’t die, but they get close to it!”

“The fire isn’t an ordinary flame. It’s a flame made from Brilliant Blazing Fire. Didn’t I tell you I have Brilliant Blazing Fire frozen eternally in my lab?”

“...Ah.”

“But why did you use real fire?”

“................................Hehehehehehe.”

I clicked my tongue.

“The principle is simple. Brilliant Blazing Fire is a flame that harmonizes with other elements. Burning it in that state is more painful than burning it with real fire, but you can obtain the mana of the iron attribute.”

“Eh, really?”

“Well, it just makes your skin tougher and generates a bit of muscle.”

“Then what about burying it in the dirt?”

“After burying them, you need to cast a gravity spell. The body is subjected to gravity, and they use pure mana to escape. This process trains the body further.”

“...”

Yoo Eunchae opened her mouth.

“But isn’t that entire process torture?”

“That’s right.”

I nodded calmly.

The Great Sky Dancing DIvine Mantra, which cannot be mastered unless one is a genius like me.

Conversely, if it’s not me, the Great Sky Dancing Divine Mantra cannot be mastered.

How do such people train their bodies?

Push them to the utmost limit. Torture and physical training are essentially the same.

Heaven-Surrendering Godly Technique.

A martial art that destroyed everything.

It was similar to Divine Thunderbolt.

‘The difference is whether it’s magic or martial art.’

The principle was the same.

However, if the Heaven-Surrendering Godly Technique left remnants,

Divine Thunderbolt erased everything.

It was destruction.

It didn’t discriminate against its target.

If the wielder doesn’t please it, it will kill even the wielder.

That’s the nature of such martial arts and magic.

So, one must endlessly train the body. Only then can one endure it, even if just a little.

‘Besides, those guys are gradually getting used to it.’

I looked at the others.

At first, the kids were horrified, but now they were entering with expressions that said it was doable.

“About two weeks left, I guess.”

“Yes?”

“The time for those guys to grow.”

And.

Also, the preparation to strike the Iron-Blood Sword Clan.