Chapter 314 : Nothing Special

Seong-un Inn of Yichang.

Before the cabinet connected to the Martial God Realm.

Four men stood there with solemn expressions on their faces—the place Jin Seong-un had always entered alone.

“So, those incredible people are inside here?”

Murong Hyeon swallowed hard as he spoke.

At that, Seomun Ak lightly knocked on the cabinet door.

“Still, isn’t this kind of disrespectful? It feels like they’d suffocate living in a place like this.”

Jin Seong-un snorted softly.

If they knew how vast the Martial God Realm truly was, they would never say such things.

“I’m opening it.”

Seo Yu-gyeom, Murong Hyeon, and Seomun Ak nodded grimly.

Soon, Jin Seong-un placed his hand against the cabinet, briefly looked over the faces of the three men, and then flung the door wide open.

“…….”

Silence flowed briefly.

Nothing happened.

Murong Hyeon and Seomun Ak merely blinked while staring into the cabinet.

It was simply an ordinary, musty, empty cabinet.

Just as Jin Seong-un nodded slightly, as though he had expected this—

“Wh…….”

Seo Yu-gyeom stared blankly at a certain point inside the cabinet.

For an instant, Jin Seong-un witnessed countless vivid colors reflected within Seo Yu-gyeom’s eyes.

‘Red…….’

Young Hero Seo was seeing something.

Soon after, energy exploded wildly from Seo Yu-gyeom’s entire body.

Startled, Murong Hyeon and Seomun Ak hurriedly raised their qi and retreated backward.

“What the hell?”

“Has he gone insane?”

Thud.

At the same time, Seo Yu-gyeom lost consciousness and collapsed.

The remaining three silently stared at him before exchanging glances with one another.

“What is this?”

“Did he die?”

Seomun Ak poked Seo Yu-gyeom’s face repeatedly with his finger.

Naturally, he was still breathing.

He merely appeared unconscious.

For an instant, Seo Yu-gyeom’s vision blurred.

When he regained awareness, he found himself standing alone within endless darkness where heaven and earth could not be distinguished.

Yet strangely, he could clearly see himself as though observing from the sky above.

‘A dream?’

Seo Yu-gyeom frowned.

From experience, dreams viewed from this kind of perspective were usually nightmares.

And indeed, as expected—

Uncontrollable killing intent poured wildly from his body.

The Seo Yu-gyeom inside the dream began running forward.

Familiar faces appeared before him one after another.

His older sister, Hwa Yeon-seol.

The moment she welcomed him warmly, the Heavenly Slaughter Short Saber pierced deeply through her chest.

He severed the heads of Murong Hyeon and Seomun Ak.

He cut Uncle Han Seong-chun cleanly in half.

The blood of precious people dyed the dark space crimson.

‘You insane bastard. Stop!’

Observer Seo Yu-gyeom’s cries failed to reach himself and merely scattered into empty space.

Seo Yu-gyeom understood this was a dream, yet the image of himself slaughtering those precious to him under the influence of the Heaven-Slaying Star’s killing intent was unbearable.

His entire body burned hot.

Cold sweat streamed down endlessly.

This had become rare recently.

Back when they fought the fake Moon Command Sect Leader, his killing intent had once exploded after reacting to the ominous aura surrounding Jin Seong-un.

Perhaps that had stimulated the accursed Heaven-Slaying Star once more.

‘Jin Seong-un!’

This time, Jin Seong-un appeared before him.

Fortunately, that bastard was someone impossible for him to kill no matter what he did.

Jin Seong-un raised his sword high.

‘Yeah, just bring it down already and wake me up.’

Then it happened.

A man suddenly appeared behind Jin Seong-un’s figure.

He was crimson from head to toe.

The aura emanating from his entire body resembled the ominous presence Jin Seong-un occasionally revealed.

Seo Yu-gyeom realized that man was the source of that ominousness.

The man gently grasped Jin Seong-un’s wrist.

Stopping the sword in place, he observed Seo Yu-gyeom with apparent interest.

“Nothing special.”

A low and gloomy voice.

After declaring that his observation was over, the man released Jin Seong-un’s hand, and the sword descended toward Seo Yu-gyeom.

Teong-!

Fortunately, the nightmare version of Jin Seong-un kindly struck him not with the blade, but with the flat of the sword against the crown of his head.

At the same moment, the pitch-black space shattered apart, and rays of light poured into Seo Yu-gyeom’s vision.

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“…….”

Seo Yu-gyeom blinked.

He saw the ceiling, along with the faces of Jin Seong-un and the other two idiots staring down at him.

“What are you looking at?”

Seomun Ak and Murong Hyeon looked at each other.

Their eyes clearly conveyed the same thought.

This bastard really is insane.

Seo Yu-gyeom sat up.

It was Jin Seong-un’s room.

“What happened?”

Seo Yu-gyeom asked.

Jin Seong-un stared at him worriedly before speaking.

“Are you alright?”

“Yeah. Thanks to you waking me up.”

“Me?”

Jin Seong-un had merely been staring at the unconscious Seo Yu-gyeom.

Seo Yu-gyeom explained:

“I had a nightmare, and the red man standing behind you said I was nothing special.”

“…….”

Jin Seong-un immediately understood which existence Seo Yu-gyeom had seen.

Seo Yu-gyeom continued:

“He didn’t seem like the Sword Immortal or Noble Enchantress you mentioned.”

“That’s correct.”

“Is it a secret?”

Seo Yu-gyeom was perceptive.

He also understood that anyone using such ominous energy was a dangerous existence to reveal publicly.

Jin Seong-un nodded slightly.

Seo Yu-gyeom answered casually:

“There should be at least one secret between friends. Those ordinary mortal bastards over there wouldn’t tell us their clan’s secret arts either.”

Seomun Ak and Murong Hyeon wore dumbfounded expressions.

Ignoring them, Seo Yu-gyeom abruptly rose and glared at the cabinet for a moment.

“How can you decide I’m nothing special after looking just once?”

Naturally, no answer returned.

Seo Yu-gyeom glared at the cabinet before suddenly turning away.

“Someday, I’m definitely entering that place.”

Then he immediately walked outside.

It seemed he intended to focus on training for a while.

“No, seriously… did he actually see something?”

Seomun Ak asked.

Murong Hyeon also looked at Jin Seong-un curiously.

After briefly glancing toward the cabinet, Jin Seong-un replied:

“It seems so.”

“No!”

“Damn it…….”

Seomun Ak and Murong Hyeon lamented simultaneously.

That only proved they were “ordinary mortals” compared to Seo Yu-gyeom.

The Peak Master mortal and Supreme Peak mortal hurriedly left the room.

Apparently, they too intended to devote themselves to training for the time being.

Left alone, Jin Seong-un quietly opened the cabinet door.

Hwaaaaaaaaaak-!

As always, due to the overwhelming difference in qi density between inside and outside, a faint tearing sound echoed.

It was the Martial God Realm.

Jin Seong-un calmly stepped inside.

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Contrary to Seomun Ak’s worries, it was a vast and expansive world.

The moment Jin Seong-un entered, the Martial Gods except for the Blood Demon quickly approached him.

Their expressions differed from usual.

‘It’s like…….’

Like children who had discovered a fascinating new toy, their eyes sparkled with expectation.

The Divine Thief spoke first.

“What was that just now?”

Apparently, he referred to Young Hero Seo.

Jin Seong-un explained how he had opened the cabinet with his friends.

The two others had shown no reaction, but Seo Yu-gyeom had seen and felt something.

The Divine Thief spoke regretfully.

“That kid Seo Yu-gyeom had me curious too. What a shame. If he could come here, I’d have taken excellent care of him.”

Seo Yu-gyeom’s existence was already familiar to the Martial Gods.

After all, his name was the one their disciple mentioned most frequently and for the longest time.

The Divine Thief believed Seo Yu-gyeom possessed the qualities of a thief.

Judging from his personality and behavior, if they simply put a mask on him properly, he seemed capable of becoming an outstanding great thief.

“And what about that child Lee Seo-won?”

The Spear King asked expectantly.

Jin Seong-un shook his head slightly.

“I excluded Head Steward Lee because we didn’t know what would happen when opening the Martial God Realm. He hasn’t learned martial arts.”

“……I see. That was wise.”

The Spear King agreed with Jin Seong-un.

Seo Yu-gyeom was strong enough to endure that aura.

Had it been Lee Seo-won instead, he might have died instantly.

Even afterward, Jin Seong-un had to answer a flood of questions.

Once again, he realized that although the Martial Gods rarely showed it openly, they lived rather monotonous lives within this space.

They reacted to new stimulation with pure excitement.

“So that child saw the Blood Demon?”

The Sword Immortal asked with a serious expression.

Soon, his gaze shifted toward the Blood Demon, who lay staring at the sky as though completely unrelated to the matter.

“Yes. Based on the description, it seemed that way.”

As everyone’s attention focused on the Blood Demon, he finally spoke in a low voice.

“He was nothing special.”

“Isn’t it petty to meet him by yourself?”

The Divine Thief cautiously criticized him, but immediately pretended otherwise once the Blood Demon turned his head and met his gaze.

After briefly reflecting upon the situation, Noble Enchantress spoke.

“Perhaps, among the others, Seo Yu-gyeom may someday truly come here. After all, he was born carrying the Heaven-Slaying Star.”

Even merely speaking the words “Heaven-Slaying Star” made Noble Enchantress feel uncomfortable.

After all, within this very space existed the man called the worst Heaven-Slaying Star throughout all history.

“Only troublesome.”

The Blood Demon answered dryly.

However, both the Martial Gods and Jin Seong-un had already noticed something.

‘He’s speaking more than usual.’

Despite his words, it seemed the Blood Demon also held some interest in Seo Yu-gyeom.

After that small commotion finally passed, the Martial Gods returned to their usual activities.

The Spear King and Divine Thief diligently grabbed each other by the collar once again.

The Sword Immortal cleaned his Go stones and board.

As always, the Blood Demon maintained an attitude detached from the world.

Meanwhile, Noble Enchantress looked at Jin Seong-un with an expectant expression.

“So, what happened?”

Jin Seong-un had traveled to the Moon Command Sect while following traces of Women’s Moon Qi.

Noble Enchantress was a woman accustomed to waiting, yet this time she had awaited her disciple’s return endlessly.

Jin Seong-un explained everything regarding the Moon Command Sect without omitting a single detail.

Starting from Han Seon-wol he met at the black market, all the way to what he witnessed at the Moon Command Sect.

And finally, the story of the fake Moon Command Sect Leader, Cheon Bi-yeon.

The expression of Noble Enchantress, usually endlessly gentle, gradually hardened.

Every time she heard about Cheon Bi-yeon’s words and actions, a certain existence surfaced in her mind.

“Surely not…….”

“It was the Nine-Tails Fox. She’s still alive, and she’s still obsessing over you, Master.”

Silence descended briefly.

Deep furrows formed across Noble Enchantress’s beautiful brow.

Pressing her fingers against her forehead, she closed her eyes momentarily.

“How could that possibly…….”

She could only repeat such words.

Back then, she had certainly died together with Grand Duke Wang.

It made no sense.

Grand Duke Wang’s sword did not merely sever the body—it annihilated the soul entirely.

“Still, something is strange. The Nine-Tails Fox may be evil, but she is a being with dignity.”

Yet judging solely from her disciple’s story, the woman called Cheon Bi-yeon sounded no different from a monster consumed endlessly by envy, obsession, and hatred.

Rather than cunning, calculating, and arrogant, she instead sounded like a vulgar being devoured entirely by emotion.

The Sword Immortal quietly approached and spoke.

“Perhaps the passage of countless years transformed her into that. Destructive emotions gradually consume oneself, after all.”

Noble Enchantress nodded.

It was not impossible.

Just as she gradually organized her complicated emotions one by one, Jin Seong-un cautiously continued:

“And I discovered traces of the real thing—not merely the fake Women’s Moon Heart Method.”

“W-what?”

Rarely, Noble Enchantress even stumbled over her words.

Truthfully, it had been little more than vague hope.

Surely Grand Duke Wang would have pitied her disciples.

And surely those children would have somehow preserved their lineage, even while hiding.

Yet she herself knew the chances were slim.

Not a hundred or two hundred years had passed, but thousands.

Jin Seong-un spoke calmly.

“It was the Emei Sect. I sensed Women’s Moon Qi from their ultimate art, the Extermination Sword.”