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A monster kills the strongest masters, his father, even children. Geometry Nyug loses everything with no way to fight back. The price is an arm, an eye, and 40 years. Then his trusted friend betrays him at the final moment. He
A warrior regresses 40 years to avenge his family and change his fate in a deadly martial world ruled by power and betrayal.
Key Takeaways
- Regression allows a second chance to alter tragic outcomes and seek justice.
- Revenge is complex and intertwined with personal growth and forgiveness.
- Power struggles in the martial world involve both physical and political challenges.
- Sacrifices and rare materials are essential to unlocking forbidden techniques.
- The protagonist’s journey highlights the importance of choosing one’s own path.
What the video covers
- Geometry Mug loses his family and suffers grave injuries due to a powerful enemy, Wamugi, and betrayal by a trusted friend.
- He spends 40 years gathering rare materials to perform a regression technique that sends him back to his youth.
- The regression requires five rare items and a large sum of money, with the help of scholar GWI Rayanja.
- Mug’s goal is revenge against Wamugi, who has killed many including his father, the heavenly demon.
- The scholar requests Mug to prevent his younger self from marrying, adding a personal twist to the mission.
- After passing a final trial involving forgiveness and sacrifice, Mug is sent back in time with full memories of his past life.
- He awakens young again, facing his father alive and a hostile challenger in a deadly demon skirmish tournament.
- Mug recalls past betrayals including a poisoning attempt and chooses to fight without inner energy to counter his opponent’s advantage.
- The story explores themes of revenge, sacrifice, legacy, and the struggle to change a predetermined fate.
- Mug’s journey is marked by intense martial arts battles, political intrigue, and the quest for a meaningful future beyond revenge.
Chapters
- 00:00The Monster and the Price of Revenge
- 08:36The Impossible Quest for Regression Materials
- 17:49The Scholar's Request and the Final Trial
- 26:46The Regression and Return to Youth
- 35:29The Demon Skirmish Begins
- 44:19Facing the Poisoned Challenge
- 53:19The Father's Test and the Young Master's Resolve
- 62:16The Fight Without Inner Energy
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wakes up young again, facing his living father. The man he mourns is right before him. He kills a corrupt army commander, knowing the dead man has a powerful brother who can demand revenge.
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He faces that furious elder himself, risking his second life against one of the strongest fighters in the cult. This is how Geometrical Mug takes everything back. Chapters 1 to 40. Geometry Mug, the son of the heavenly demon, is now an
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old scarred warrior. He shares a drink with a scholar after a search that consumes 40 years of his life. GWI Rayanja, a scholar of the great regression technique, welcomes Mug Gut back. Both men have grown old since their first meeting. The warrior finally
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returns with the materials needed for their impossible plan. In their younger days, the warrior asks the scholar to send him into the past. The GWI family has studied this technique for centuries, but completing it requires five materials that seem impossible to
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gather. The list includes the thunderbell, the divine incense brazier, a 10,000-year carp's core, and the secret demonic soul. 5 million nyang is another requirement. The scholar promises to try if the warrior brings everything.
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Decades later, that impossible list is complete. The scholar thought Muguk had died while seeking the final material.
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The warrior admits the search nearly drove him to kill the very man who sent him on it. The scholar asks why he wants to return. The warrior's answer is revenge. His target is Wamugi, a fighter even his current skills cannot defeat.
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But this is no ordinary enemy and no ordinary grudge. Wamugi has killed the leaders of the Muram Alliance and the Unorthodox Alliance. Even the heavenly demon falls to him. The martial world's greatest powers cannot stop this one man. Wamugi stands above a mountain of
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bodies, the strongest person of this era. The scholar doubts that returning to the past will change the outcome. The warrior insists that he must kill him anyway. Mug reveals that the dead heavenly demon is his father. Yet his
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anger is not only about family. Wamugi also kills servants, cooks, and helpless children. Even the animals are not spared. The scholar struggles to believe this massacre. The warrior wants to ask why someone so powerful needs to kill children. Before they begin, the scholar
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asks him to find his younger self. What does he want changed? The request is unexpectedly personal. Stop him from getting married. The warrior laughs, but the scholar is serious. He wants his younger self to remain alone. The warrior gives his word, briefly
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softening their grim farewell. As the warrior rises, the price of his search becomes clear. He has lost an arm and an eye, obtaining the secret demonic soul.
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Now the gathered treasures are ready, and the scholar opens the final box. Energy surges around the precious materials. The scholar works through the technique until a blazing opening forms before him. His family's impossible research finally appears to succeed. For
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Mug, 40 years of sacrifice suddenly have an answer. The scholar celebrates, then looks toward the opening. The warrior remains nearby, exhausted, but smiling.
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After waiting a lifetime for this chance, he watches the scholar hesitate. That hesitation threatens everything he has sacrificed. The scholar apologizes and steps toward the opening himself.
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Returning to the past is his family's dream, too. The warrior stops him by sealing his movement. But the danger is not from an enemy. It is from his friend. The warrior strikes the scholar and demands an explanation. The old man
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admits that he briefly lost control of himself. He knows how painfully those materials were obtained. His apology does not erase the attempted betrayal.
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Nug admits he is selfish, too. He understands the temptation because his own obsession carried him through the search. He spares the scholar, then thanks him for spending his life waiting for this moment. The scholar weeps, apologizing again. Then everything
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freezes. His tears, the drifting butterflies, and the air itself stop moving. The warrior is still aware, but the world around him is no longer following ordinary time. A mysterious elder appears and says, "The warrior has passed every test. He can send him
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back." Human research and rare materials alone cannot explain this power. Something greater has been judging the warrior all along. The elder explains that the real test is the effort behind the treasures, not the objects themselves. Forgiving the scholar is the
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final trial. The warrior passes, but one question remains. What will he do with another life?
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He wants to kill those who deserve death and save those who should live. Yet revenge is not his only wish. He regrets a life driven by others and wants to choose a meaningful future for himself.
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The mysterious elder listens, then fades into light. He looks forward to Muguk's new life. Color returns to the butterflies and time starts moving again. The chance to change everything is finally within reach. The scholar apologizes once more, then begs the
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warrior not to forget their promise about his marriage. The warrior smiles and steps toward the blazing opening.
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Their farewell carries both the weight of regret and a little laughter. The scholar calls after him as the light swallows his silhouette. When the warrior opens his eyes, his hair is dark again. A crowd surrounds him. His return
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is real, but this is no quiet awakening. He stands young again beside a stone statue surrounded by cheering spectators. Above the courtyard sits his father, the heavenly demon. The man he knows will die is alive before him, watching this gathering from his throne.
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Father and son exchange a look. Before Mug can take in the reunion, a challenger calls him the second young master and demands that the fight begin.
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His second life already has an audience. An armed fighter waits across the courtyard. The young warrior recognizes this moment, the day of the new demon skirmish. He has returned with decades of memory. Can he turn this first confrontation into a different future?
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The heavenly demon, Geometry Mug's father, opens succession to people beyond his bloodline. Strength can earn anyone the throne. The new demon skirmish gives young fighters a chance to challenge one of his sons and win a wish. Gupyongo, the tournament
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challenger, taunts the second young master. In his first life, the young master takes this choice as an insult.
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Now he remembers something worse. This opponent bribes his cook to poison his food. The poison blocks his inner energy and costs him the match. His father offers no comfort, instead blaming him for falling into a trap. That defeat
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drives desperate training and dangerous choices. But today does not have to end the same way. The young master asks his opponent's name, irritating him further.
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Gupyongo is the fifth disciple of the Blood Heaven Sword Demon, one of the eight demon supremes. The challenger expects respect, not casual indifference.
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Looking at his father, Muguk finally understands the silence from his first life. His father knows about the poison and is testing his response. Rather than expose his full strength, he announces that he will fight without inner energy.
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The crowd erupts, calling him an unrivaled swordsman. Gupyongo cannot retreat from the challenge without losing face. Furious, he promises to fight without inner energy, too. The poison has just stopped being his private advantage. Gupyongo draws his weapon and boasts that it will cut
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anything. The young master is still adjusting to his younger body, yet refuses to draw his own sword. His opponent mistakes that confidence for a fatal insult. Gupyongo charges, threatening to tear him apart despite his status. The young master slips away,
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then flips clear of ano
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and drives a blow into him. The fight's rhythm changes instantly. He follows with a brutal series of punches.
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Gupyongo's face twists under the impacts and blood spills from his mouth. Remember this is the man who once defeated him with poison. Today he cannot even stop the counterattack.
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Gupyongo drops toward the ground. The young master pins his weapon hand and asks whether it is the hand that delivered the poison. Then he strikes it. The accusation makes his opponent's shock even more revealing. The challenger lies beaten while the
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spectators stare. The young master stands over him with his sword still undrawn. This victory is more than revenge for a match. It is his first refusal to let others decide his life.
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The heavenly demon offers the promised wish. A fine sword or a secret martial arts manual would be the usual reward.
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Mug considers his father instead. After everything he remembers, another treasure is not what matters most. He asks to go hunting with his father. The request leaves the heavenly demon silent before he asks for confirmation. His son explains that he wants to learn from
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him. A public victory becomes an unexpected chance to reconnect. His father agrees to leave at dawn. As the heavenly demon departs, Gupyongo calls the wish foolish, but the young master no longer measures his choices by this defeated man's approval. His second life
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belongs to him. He provokes Gupyongo one last time, then leaves the courtyard behind. Alone with his reflection, he confirms that his youth has truly returned. Yet, the face in the mirror cannot answer the next question. Where is Wamugi now? W Mugi, the future
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destroyer of the Marshall world, appears suddenly and hides again after his massacres. Finding him before he grows powerful would solve everything. But announcing a search could provoke him.
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Becoming stronger remains the safer priority. Leon, Muguk's bodyguard, arrives and praises his fight. Seeing her alive takes him by surprise. In his first life, he barely understands the sacrifices behind her loyalty. Now those memories return alongside the person he
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once takes for granted. Her body petrification technique can temporarily harden her body like rock, but it also makes her unusually large. She learns it to protect him. Later, she shields him from the sword attack that otherwise would end his life. Leon asks why he is
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staring. He notices her gentle voice and remembers how completely she gives herself to his safety. Before, she is simply his bodyguard. Can this second life finally repay the person who gives him everything? She looks back at him in
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confusion, unaware of the future he remembers. He has changed one defeat already. Now he faces a harder task.
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Changing how he treats the people who stand beside him. Leyon, Geometry Nug's loyal bodyguard, gives up the appearance everyone once praises to protect him.
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Her technique changes her body. Behind her cheerful promise, he now remembers a sadness he never bothers to notice before. He imagines the life she might have enjoyed without that sacrifice.
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Instead of thanking her, his younger self grows colder toward her. Returning to the past means facing his own cruelty, not just other people's betrayal. Looking at Lyon, he makes a quiet promise to remove the body petrification technique side effects.
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She only sees him staring and asks if he is well. She cannot hear the apology forming behind his silence. He assures her that he feels better than ever. Leon notices how strangely gentle he is today. The person who protects him daily
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recognizes the change first, but his new attitude is about to surprise someone else. He brings her to the kitchen where the staff gather before him. This is not an ordinary request for dinner. Muguk already knows why his meal is poisoned
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and tonight he intends to confront the culprit. He asks why they do it. The older cook looks confused until he names the energy dissipating poison in his meal. Leon reacts in shock. What sounds like a sudden accusation is a memory
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from his first life. The guilty cook denies everything, but the young master mentions 3,000 nyang. Gambling debts explain the betrayal. Faced with details he should not know, the cook admits his mistake and confirms that Guyongo personally pays him. The young master
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draws his sword and cuts down the poisoner. Blood splashes across the terrified kitchen staff. A cook accepts money to betray the person he feeds.
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This time, the young master refuses to let that choice pass. The head cook kneels and accepts responsibility for his kitchen. Mug rejects that logic. If every wrong belongs to the person in charge, every injustice in the cult would belong to his father, too. He
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leaves the innocent staff alive and orders shredded chicken noodles. Leon points out that he eats them only days earlier. For him, decades stand between those meals. Tomorrow, another ordinary moment will carry that same weight. At dawn, the heavenly demon, his father,
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and the cult's ruler waits for their hunt. His son arrives carrying supplies for several days. His father plans only one day, but the young master hopes he might choose to stay longer. They enter the mountain forest together. His father
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praises the skill he sees in his son. The young master wonders whether he notices the experience hidden during the tournament. There is little point pretending before someone this perceptive. He admits that he hides his skills and compares himself to a beast
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concealing its claws. His father asks why a beast would hide them at all. The confident comparison collapses under one simple question. His father asks about the soaring sword art, an advanced technique reserved for the heavenly demons bloodline. Mug claims complete
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mastery. His answer is unusually bold for someone his age, and his father will not simply accept it. A sudden strike brushes his cheek. He instinctively turns aside, narrowly avoiding a worse injury. His father calls that proof of mastery. When his son protests, he
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explains that failing to dodge would expose the claim as a lie. The young master worries that he pushes too far.
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Instead, his father praises his achievement at such a young age. The surprise on his face gives way to a smile. This hunt is revealing more than marshall skill. He asks who teaches his father to hunt. The answer is an older
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brother he never knows exists. Then the heavenly demon reveals that he kills that brother around his son's age. A peaceful outing suddenly opens an old wound. Mug tells him he does well.
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Without that victory, he himself might never be born. His father falls silent and walks on. His son is not celebrating a death. He is trying to reach the pain beneath the ruler. He recognizes that strength can hide deep wounds. His
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father admits he sees no other solution back then. The young master understands the succession struggle behind those words and warns him not to assume his son can do the same. His father already knows how vicious the older son is.
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Calling his brother cruel earns the young master a sharp response about speaking behind someone's back. Can he escape the family conflict that once leaves his father with no other choice?
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Geometry Nug follows the heavenly demon, his father, up the mountain. He never marries or has children in his first life. Now he wonders what being a son means to the man he remembers mostly with fear. His father senses their
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dinner hidden in the forest. When his son prepares his bow, he asks how he will kill something he cannot see. First comes a lesson. Close his eyes and feel the surroundings. The young master can sense only his father's powerful energy.
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His father guides him to release his own energy in one thin unbroken line. Instead of searching for another warrior, he must learn to explore the world around him. The line touches something solid. He recognizes a tree and slowly searches beside it. This is
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not ordinary eyesight. The energy extending from his body begins to reveal shapes beyond his reach, one small contact at a time. His energy reaches coarse fur and a long body. He guesses a wild boar, then wonders whether it could
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be a bear. His father confirms the boar. A hunt is teaching him a skill he never learns before. His father admits he also struggles to identify distant targets at first. Mug boasts about his natural talent for learning martial arts. Behind
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that playful confidence, he knows this guidance is worth far more than a tournament reward. By their fire, he prepares the boar and credits a book for his knowledge. In truth, years of survival teach him. He also brings a
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comfortable seat for his father. But making the ruler comfortable invites an uncomfortable question. His father asks whether this hunt is an attempt to gain favor and become the successor. The young master rejects that shortcut. He has two reasons for coming and the first
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is learning enough from his father to grow stronger. He explains that becoming stronger does not mean rushing to replace a healthy father. Learning the heavenly demons martial arts through succession would satisfy him. The title itself is not the reason he cannot
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afford to remain weak. He remembers Wamugi, the enemy who defeats even his father. Mastering the nine calamities demonic art must be a beginning, not his final limit. Before he can say more, his father asks for the second reason. He
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simply wants time alone with his father. They never share an outing like this before. His father calls that emotion useless and dangerous. For a man who remembers losing his family, however, this moment is anything but useless. Mug playfully insists that even a song or a
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drink becomes special beside the strongest man in the world. His father's stern expression softens slightly. The conversation offers something neither a weapon nor a secret manual can give. In his first life, his father leaves him mostly memories of fear. He refuses to
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repeat that relationship. This hunt is for himself, too. He wants a father he can remember as a person, not only a terrifying ruler. At dawn, he suggests returning home. His father refuses to leave before they hunt a tiger. Muguk
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eagerly follows. His wish for more time comes true and a second lesson waits among the bamboo. This time his father tells him to mix his energy with the wind. The target is farther away about 100 yards to the right. The young master
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senses both currents, but making them work together proves much harder. He strains to combine the wind with his energy. Then he recognizes the mistake.
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He must not merely ride the wind. He needs to weave the two together. The distinction turns a frustrating exercise into a sudden breakthrough. His energy moves through the bamboo and reaches a tiger. He opens his eyes in astonishment
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and confirms the animal is really there. Hunting has become training in awareness and that discovery could matter far beyond the forest. His father tells him to keep practicing. Maintaining more lines of energy will improve his chances of survival. Mug accepts the warning.
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Remember, sensing one hidden animal today could mean detecting a hidden threat tomorrow. Later, he produces liquor and shares it beside another fire. His father approves the taste. The young master pretends it is too strong for him, prompting another stern remark.
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Their conversation finally resembles something between a father and his son. He claims a ruthless heart matters more than strong liquor. His father asks whether he could kill him to survive.
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The young master says no. Whatever harsher answer he might imagine, this first real conversation makes the response feel deeply personal. His father tells him not to boast about ruthlessness if he hesitates. Smiling, Muguk offers to learn to drink stronger
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liquor instead. He gains precious time. But can this growing bond survive the succession struggle? Waiting at home.
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Geometry Mug, the heavenly demon's younger son, spends several days training alone. He can now send his energy into the wind. What began as a hunting lesson is becoming a way to notice danger before it reaches him.
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He maintains three or four lines of awareness at once. With more practice, he hopes to control over 10. Detecting an enemy early could save his life, especially against someone who relies on stealth. But his father's death exposes a terrible problem. The heavenly demon
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already understands this technique far better than he does. How does Wamogi, the enemy who destroys his family, reach such a guarded man? The pavilion has barriers, traps, and elite guards.
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Outside it stand the forces of the eight demon supremes. Swordsmen, bladesmen, fist fighters, sorcerers, and masked warriors protect different directions.
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Breaking through should be extraordinarily difficult. Other approaches are watched by drunken swordsmen, poison experts, and fanatical monks. Yet, he remembers something crucial. In his previous life, those outer defenses were never broken. The killer does not simply force his way
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inside. Someone among the eight demon supremes must let the enemy through. Perhaps more than one is involved. After his father dies, none of them takes revenge. They close the cult instead.
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The betrayal starts within. Mug never uncovers the traitor in his first life. This time, he treats every Supreme as a suspect. He knows how their lives end and intends to use that knowledge. The supposed protectors are now pieces on
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his board. Outside his room, three men confront Lyon, his loyal bodyguard. They mock her appearance and demand to see him. He emerges to find she has waited throughout his training despite his instructions to spend that time freely.
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Yangpa, another marshall disciple, questions his sudden dedication to training. He belongs to the same master's faction as Guyongo, the challenger defeated in the tournament.
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With succession open to everyone, these disciples no longer respect the leader's sons. Yangpa demands an official apology for crippling Guyongo. Nug answers with deliberate indifference. Does Yangpa expect him to nurse the defeated man?
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Their relationship hardly justifies this performance of concern. He sees the real motive immediately. Their master has not chosen his best disciple yet. Yanpa wants credit for defending the faction's reputation. This visit is not loyal friendship. It is an attempt to advance
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his own position. Yangpa denies the accusation, but the young master stops him. Then he reverses the demand. Yanpa must apologize to Lyon for insulting her. Suddenly, the man seeking an apology is the one being asked to give it. Leyon tries to brush the insult
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aside. Her young master refuses to accept that. She may be accustomed to people treating her poorly, but he is no longer willing to stand beside her and let it happen. He orders Yongpai to kneel and apologize. Yangp responds with
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another insult, insisting he would rather die than bow to her. That careless declaration gives Nyuk exactly the choice he needs. The young master draws his sword and offers to grant that wish. Yongput and Leon both stare in shock. What seemed like a quarrel over
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words suddenly carries the possibility of a real death. Yangpa gets two options, kneel or fight. Retreat will not impress the master whose favor he seeks. The young master has trapped him between his ambition and his pride. Now he must decide what either is worth.
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Muguk explains that revenge against him is understandable. Insulting his subordinate is not. Yangpa cannot believe he would risk a killing over her. His answer is simple. That is how much she matters to him. Yangpa draws his enormous blade despite a companion's
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warning. Lyon reaches toward her weapon, but her young master stops her. He steps forward alone. Defending her dignity is his decision, and this fight belongs to him. He warns Yangpa to take the fight seriously because he is the heavenly
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demon son. The blades clash. Yangpa attacks, but the young master meets him directly. His companions watch the exchange with growing alarm. The young master's strike wounds Yongpo's arm. He calls it the price of the insults and asks Lee on whether it is enough. She
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says she never wanted an apology, but that answer does not end the punishment. He attacks again, blood flying as his expression hardens. The message is no longer hidden behind polite words.
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Yangpa has challenged someone who remembers losing everything. How far will Muguk go to protect Lyon? Yangpa, the disciple who insults Lyon, falls in a pool of blood. Geometry Mug, the heavenly demon's younger son, has killed him. His companions rush forward, but
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the man standing over their friend shows no hesitation. One companion threatens him with consequences. The young master warns that his words sound dangerously familiar. He orders them to repeat his account exactly. If they twist it, he will come looking for them at dusk.
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Leon, his bodyguard, asks why he goes so far for someone like her. Even after being insulted, she worries about his safety. He tells her this is not her fault. Yangpo brings his fate upon himself. Her fear is understandable.
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Yangpo's master belongs to the eight demon supremes. Powerful figures with warriors and influence even the heavenly demon cannot ignore. The young master has now crippled one disciple and killed another. Nevertheless, Muguk predicts their master will stay out of it.
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Intervention brings little benefit and invites criticism of his teaching. Leon worries about wounded pride. He dismisses that concern, but his confidence is about to face a test. He gently reassures her while privately recognizing the political advantage.
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Defeating Guyongo and killing Yangpa makes the cult notice him. In the struggle for succession, this attention is a small but meaningful step forward.
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Lyon thanks him sincerely for taking her side. Her smile matters more than she realizes. He answers with teasing words, but inwardly wishes she could live her whole life with that same happiness.
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Later, he sits outside and remembers life after the cult collapses. Defeat and despair nearly swallow him. Chasing the regression technique gives him a reason to continue. Without that purpose, he wonders what would become of him. A crushing presence interrupts his
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thoughts. The blood heaven sword demon, Yangpo's master and one of the supremes, appears behind him. His past experience recognizes the danger immediately. His current body's limited energy cannot match this opponent. Instead of striking, the elder sits beside him with
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a huge blade across his lap. He asks why the disciple dies. Mug answers bluntly.
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Yungpa behaves like a fool. Politeness will not protect him here. The young master asks whether the elder comes to fight the heavenly demon's youngest son.
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The elder merely smiles. Then his boot stamps down. The casual conversation now carries a threat that no ordinary disciple could deliver. The elder suggests cutting off his head and showing it to his father. The young master replies that remembering his
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father's terrifying eyes should stop that blade. It is a bold answer, but his sweating face reveals the danger. The elder drives his blade into the rock beneath them. Stone breaks apart with both men still seated on it. Mug stares
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at the split. This is not an attack, yet it demonstrates exactly what an attack could do. The elder calls the split rock a measure of the heavenly demon's affection. The young master receives the small piece. The elder takes the larger
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one. He points at the crack and insists a son must matter at least that much.
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The elder offers to test that affection by carrying only his head to his father.
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Again, the young master argues that he underestimates a father's love. The elder grips his blade. For a moment, the threat becomes terrifyingly immediate.
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The young master changes his argument. His father has two sons, but the cult has only one elder like him. The elder smiles at this more practical answer. If Yangpa shared that judgment, his disciple would still be alive. The elder
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says misfortune follows him and hopes they do not meet often. Mug promises to remember. Then his visitor leaps away, leaving him alone beneath the moon. He has survived, but survival is not the whole story. Once the elder leaves, he
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grips his clothing in pain. Lifting it reveals several blowing marks on his side. The dangerous visitor has left more than a broken rock behind. His apparently casual question conceals a physical warning. He understands that the elder calculates everything
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carefully. Repeating the threat to take his head means he seriously considers it. The tournament victory and unusual hunting request first draw interest.
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Killing youngpa makes a personal test necessary. The elder comes to judge whether he could become the next leader.
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That changes the meaning of the entire visit. The young master has entered the succession struggle and his first true opponent may already be a demon supreme.
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Geometry Mug, the heavenly demon's younger son, returns to meditation. Blue energy surrounds him as he sharpens his awareness. After surviving the blood heaven sword demons visit, he has even more reason to close the gap between experience and strength. A figure lands
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on the roof and he steps outside to meet his father, the heavenly demon. News of Yangpo's death has already reached the leader. The confrontation that he hopes to avoid begins immediately. He insists the dead disciple deserves his fate. His
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father says that is not the issue. The blood heaven's sword demon has personally requested punishment. Even the heavenly demon finds this unusual for the death of a single disciple. The young master recognizes another test.
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The elder wants to measure his father's response and his place among the succession candidates. His father intends to punish him. When he protests, the leader says a justification can be made. His father recalls a question from their hunting trip. Which supreme does
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he trust most? At the campfire, he gives no answer. Now that unanswered question returns at a far more dangerous moment.
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Mug listens closely. The heavenly demon declares that he trusts nobody, including the Supremes. He demands his son's honest thoughts about the cult, not rehearsed complaints about corruption or discipline. The young master must explain what he truly believes is wrong. He says the cult has
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lost the path of the demon. His father asks what that path means to him. It is not merely a statement about his recent killing. He is challenging the purpose of the entire organization.
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He believes the cult exists to defeat absolute evil. Its true opposite is not the orthodox faction. His father presses him for an explanation. Naming an enemy faction would be easy, but that is not the answer he gives. Absolute evil,
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Muguk explains, is cruelty no human can endure, something even demons would despise. The Orthodox faction might defeat lesser evils. Its forgiving nature and regard for humanity make confronting such total brutality a different challenge. He argues that the cult must face that cruelty with a
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ferocity stronger than its enemies. Only when overwhelming evil kneels before them will they fulfill their path. His father watches as the speech becomes a declaration of purpose. Without that purpose, he says, the cult cannot go far and must punish itself to survive. His
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certainty comes from experience, not youthful theory. Only after leaving the cult and wandering the wider world does he learn to see things this way. His father asks whether he has any more arrogant thoughts. He says that is enough. The leader now understands the
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elers's interest, something in this son deserves testing. The request for punishment reaches beyond simple revenge. Mug suggests the elder sees a potential successor. His father offers another possibility, someone who could disrupt the cult. Either way, the elder notices something extraordinary. Then
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the heavenly demon orders his son to follow him. They reach the minor heaven cave. This is where possible successors, disciples, and children of the heavenly demon face a trial. The young master recognizes the entrance. Being brought here means his father's punishment is
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becoming something much more serious. Entering is easy. Leaving requires passing the trials, and those who fail remain inside forever. Half the leader's blood relatives who enter lose their lives. Even his ambitious older brother has not volunteered. This is no ordinary
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training exercise. His father says he enters at roughly the same age. Asked how long he takes to return, the answer is 2 months. That shocks the young master. Even the most talented heavenly demon needs that long to escape. His
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father adds that others take an average of 3 years. Mug protests that he has no preparation. The leader reminds him this is punishment. The entrance now separates him from a trial that could consume years or end his life. He
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studies his father's face and wonders what lies behind the decision. Does the leader truly not care if his son dies or does he hope the ordeal makes him stronger? That uncertainty turns fear into a different kind of resolve. He
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accepts and promises to emerge faster than his father. The heavenly demon tells him simply to stay alive. Beyond the entrance waits a trial that has killed half its royal challengers. Can future knowledge help him escape its judgment?
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Geometry Mug, the heavenly demon's younger son, walks deeper into minor heaven cave. His father's warning stays with him. So many challengers never escape this place. Now he needs to discover what makes its trials so dangerous. The first chamber forbids
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sword aura. He must cut down every enemy with his blade alone. Failure means waiting 10 days before trying again.
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Jars of grain balls reveal how long this place expects people to remain. He steps into the crimson circle without delaying. Wooden opponents rise around him, each bearing a red mark. Those markings give him targets, but knowing where to strike does not mean the fight
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will be easy. He moves between the puppets and attacks with ordinary sword strikes. He cannot rely on the power that usually strengthens his blade.
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Here, his timing and control must carry the whole fight. The opponents prove tougher than expected. Even after several fall apart, others keep emerging. Mug rushes to stop them before they disappear below. A moment of carelessness could turn this quick
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victory into 10 days of waiting. He cuts through the remaining puppets and catches the final opponent with a decisive strike. Broken limbs cover the chamber. The first trial is over, but its real lesson is how narrowly he avoids failure. He catches his breath as
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the next door opens. Before his regression, his skills would never have carried him through this chamber. The experience he brings back matters more here than his young appearance suggests.
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Messages left by earlier challengers describe repeated failures and desperate attempts to escape. Then he recognizes his father's handwriting. The heavenly demon dismisses them all as fools. Even inside this prison, his father's attitude is unmistakable.
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The next chamber displays a collection of swords. Mug studies the weapons and realizes this trial requires one of them. The first room tests his fighting skill. This one presents a much less obvious challenge. He must split a stone
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sphere within two hours using a sword from the wall. Sword aura is allowed. Failure costs 20 days before another attempt. That generous permission seems convenient, but why would such a simple task need 2 hours? An ordinary slash does nothing to the sphere. He considers
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strengthening his sword and finishing immediately. After the puppet fight, he wants to keep moving. Yet, the wording of this trial starts to bother him. He gathers enhanced sword aura, then stops before completing the strike. Passing this way feels too easy. The chamber may
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allow a shortcut without making it the best choice. He lowers the blade and looks for another clue. Mug examines the previous challenger's messages. Most rely on enhanced sword aura while others doubt anyone can succeed without it. His father leaves a different warning about
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heat. That strange remark could expose the purpose behind the trial. He notices the instructions permit sword aura rather than require it. Enhanced aura generates heat, which explains his father's warning. He decides to attempt the harder method. Now he must find a
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weakness without forcing one open. Repeated strikes leave the sphere untouched. His time is almost gone and the easy option becomes tempting again.
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He could pass with enhanced aura, but doing so would abandon the insight his father leaves behind. He remembers that his father splits the sphere without enhanced sword aura. There must be more to that achievement than brute strength.
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Instead of attacking harder, he searches for a way to perceive what his eyes miss. Mug extends his awareness toward the stone. The energy threads he practices now reveal a faint line around the sphere. This is not visible on its
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surface. His father's earlier lesson suddenly becomes the key to this chamber. The faint line forms a complete circle. He concentrates, raises his sword, and follows that hidden path with one clean strike. The sphere splits. He succeeds by understanding the target
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rather than overwhelming it with power. Inside the broken sphere, something blows purple. He recognizes a demonic essence pill. The difficult route reveals more than a way through the trial. What will this unexpected discovery mean for his strength?
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Geometry Mug. The heavenly demon's younger son holds the demonic essence pill hidden inside the sphere. Enhanced sword aura would have heated it until it exploded. His father's warning preserves a reward that brute force would destroy.
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He swallows the pill and sits down to absorb its energy. Purple power gathers around him as he concentrates. For someone trained in demonic martial arts, the small reward contains a tremendous increase in strength. He rises with a power his young body never possesses
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before. Energy is the resource he needs most, and now he gains it. His experience finally has more strength behind it, though the cave is not finished testing him. The next trial tells him to distinguish life from death. A table rises with several plants
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laid out before him. He understands the real task. Choose the medicinal herb instead of a poisonous plant. Nug's long search before regression teaches him to recognize poisonous plants and herbs. He selects the only safe plant among the choices. Years spent surviving in the
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wilderness now become an advantage inside this sealed cave. The table lowers and returns with another selection. One lucky guess is not enough. He chooses correctly again, proving his knowledge rather than gambling with poison. Eventually, the table stops rising and the next door
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becomes available. Earlier challengers leave complaints about poison and repeated attempts. His father's message warns against relying on luck. The son realizes these notes are not careless remarks. They are lessons his father remembers from his own ordeal. The final
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trial is an illusion formation, but death inside it means real death. Previous challengers describe terror.
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His father leaves one short warning about never resting. This time failure offers no second attempt. Mug enters the circle and the chamber becomes a barren landscape. Wind touches him. Dust feels real beneath his hand. Knowing it is an
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illusion does not weaken its grip on his senses. Now he must survive it. Armed decaying figures surround him. Their presence feels as real as the ground beneath his feet. He senses their murderous intent, yet sees an opportunity. This deadly illusion can
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also test the strength he just gains. He draws his sword as the attackers close in. Blades come from several directions, forcing him to react immediately. He ducks beneath one strike and keeps moving. Standing still would let the surrounding weapons find him. He avoids
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another attack and blocks the next wave above him. The formation presses from every side. He cannot treat these enemies as harmless images when their weapons can end his life. Nug unleashes his energy and cuts through the crowd without hesitation. These are not living
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people he must spare. The demonic essence pill lets him draw on his power more easily, turning defense into a forceful counterattack.
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More weapons surround him as the figures rush together. He watches their approach rather than panicking. The new power helps, but awareness still matters.
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Every opening must be found before the attackers close it. He releases a sweeping burst of sword energy through the enemies. Blue light cuts across their bodies and weapons. For a moment, the crowd becomes a mass of shattered attackers instead of an unbroken ring
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around him. He keeps cutting until the assault finally collapses. Broken figures fall around him and he begins lowering his blade. The silence suggests victory, but his father's warning makes that quiet moment dangerous. Mug scans the dust and wonders whether the trial
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is over. Instead of relief, he feels almost disappointed that this might be all. The battle lets him use his new energy, but he wants a greater challenge. His expression changes as another wave appears. The formation is not finished. These enemies radiate much
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stronger energy than the first group. His wish for a harder fight arrives, but can he survive what follows? The next enemies are stronger than the first wave. Geometry Mug cannot treat this like practice anymore. His father's warning finally makes sense. Resting too
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early could cost him his life. For the first time since returning, he fights with his life on the line. Experience from his previous life starts connecting with his younger body. He blocks the surrounding weapons and answers with decisive strikes. His movements become
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faster and sharper as the battle continues. When the final opponent appears, he cuts it down without hesitation. But surviving an illusion does not mean the danger ever felt imaginary. He catches his breath as the battlefield disappears. Back inside the
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chamber, he discovers that he has completed the caves trials in a single day. The result would attract attention far beyond these walls. Leaving immediately would announce his achievement before he is ready.
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Instead, he stays inside to train and digest everything he has learned. His new strength matters more than winning applause for a record. After 100 days, Nug finally returns to his father, the heavenly demon. He says he has failed to
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break the record. His father asks about the stone and warns him against trusting illusions. Then something far more surprising happens. His father smiles.
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The expression disappears almost immediately, but his son sees it. After everything he remembers from their old relationship, this tiny moment carries unexpected weight. He teases his father instead of letting the moment pass. His old assumptions are changing. A ruler
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who endures his children's deaths for the cult is not necessarily a father who enjoys losing them. Simon, the cult's chief adviser, arrives with a problem requiring attention. The timing tells Mug that this is not a casual conversation. His father has another
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task waiting for him. An anonymous letter reports corruption inside the demonic army. This is no ordinary unit.
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Its commander has a family connection to the blood heaven sword demon, making any investigation politically dangerous. An earlier investigator has already died. A soldier from the army kills him, then takes his own life. Now Simyang asks the second young master to investigate the
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matter personally. Corruption can bring a death sentence, so those involved have a powerful reason to hide it. Even a prince could become a target. The young master recognizes another test beneath the official request. His promise to control the powerful figures around his
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father is coming back to him. The heavenly demon asks whether he is afraid. Refusing now would undermine the future he has claimed for himself. He accepts the investigation despite its risks. This assignment could expose more than stolen resources or a dishonest
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officer. It will show whether he can act when the cult's strongest interests resist him. Before leaving, he asks his father for a drink, joking that this might be their last chance. The ruler walks away without indulging him. His
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son still reads concerned beneath that stern response. The investigation now needs someone who knows the case. At Nirvana Pavilion, Newuk meets an officer who will accompany him. The next challenge is understanding the person standing beside him. Sioong, a special
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investigation officer at Nirvana Pavilion, begins with an unexpectedly light conversation about beauty. Mug listens, but this easy tone does not explain how the officer feels about their dangerous assignment. They return to the actual work and prepare to leave.
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Coderion will guide him through the investigation, but knowing the records is different from believing that anyone can change what happens next. The army's commander has an established record and years of service behind him. The young master acknowledges those achievements.
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Then he stops and turns to Searion with a more important question. He asks whether the officer actually wants to investigate. Sio Derang says yes, but adds that uncovering the truth will change nothing. That answer reveals a deeper problem than reluctance to work.
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Muguk studies him, then asks whether he is afraid. Sio Derion denies it. His pessimism sounds less like ordinary fear and more like someone who has already learned a painful lesson. The officer killed in the previous investigation is Coderion's former superior, the man who
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teaches him this work. His expression exposes the grief behind his words. Can this investigation deliver what the last one cannot? At demonic dragon court, Soderion, the Nirvana Pavilion investigator, announces his official business. The guards refuse entry without their superiors permission.
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Geometry Mug watches how confidently the officer challenges them. Coderion produces the investigation order, but the guards still dismiss him. They insist that their rules matter more than his title. Their response shows how little respect this army has for outside
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scrutiny. The young master steps forward and asks whether they recognize him. They do. That makes their behavior worse, not better. They are knowingly obstructing both an official investigator and the heavenly demon's son. He strikes both guards and leaves
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them gasping. There is no lengthy argument about procedure. After that, he tells Coderion to lead the way and their investigation moves past its first obstacle.
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More soldiers gather inside to block them. Cooderion raises the order and warns them about obstructing an investigation. But the man approaching from the crowd is not someone easily frightened by paperwork. God, captain of the demonic army's first corps,
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confronts them. He is the second in command and has a reputation for atrocious behavior. His arrival turns a dispute with guards into a confrontation with leadership. Coderion threatens arrests for obstruction and insults. God laughs in his face. The threat means
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nothing to a man who believes the investigators cannot enforce it inside his own stronghold. Muguk changes tactics and greets the captain like an old acquaintance. He offers a handshake before God understands the gesture that apparently friendly greeting becomes a
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contest he cannot win. Mug crushes the captain's hand and calmly asks him to stop the hazing. God considers whether noble birth offers protection from a sword. His opponent silently makes the consequences equally clear. The captain lets them pass. On the stairs, Sioong
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asks whether they know each other. They do not. The young master explains that the handshake breaks the man's hand, leaving the officer stunned. They climb toward the commander's office only to meet another demand for an appointment.
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The young master is losing patience with these repeated barriers. But this time, he does not need another blow. He holds up the order and reminds the guards whose authority it carries. Blocking it means defying the cult leader himself. A
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voice from inside finally instructs them to let the second young master enter. Guan Wang, the demonic army commander, welcomes them and excuses his subordinates rudeness. Beneath that relaxed manner, Muguk senses formidable strength. The pressure alone makes Soderon struggle beside him. The young
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master criticizes the soldiers for picking fights instead of reading. The commander answers with a proverb and the prince counters it. Their polite exchange is a contest over who gets to define the situation. The commander remains calm despite the provocation and
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asks why the prince receives this assignment. The young master claims it is punishment for a mistake during their hunt. He deliberately offers an explanation that conceals his intentions. Asked what starts the investigation, the prince refuses to reveal the source. Sioong immediately
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confirms an anonymous letter. Anyway, the commander treats the accusations as tiring slander while the young master promises a quick investigation. The commander suggests that their relationship should make this more comfortable. Mug points out that the blood heaven sword demon supports his
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older brother. Guan Wang claims his own support belongs to the younger son. He offers accommodation then expresses concern for their safety. The young master brings up the previous investigator's death. The commander denies making that connection, but the exchange leaves a warning hanging
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beneath his hospitality. The visitors leave with courteous thanks and watchful expressions. The young master sees this mission very differently now. His father may be testing whether he can survive a confrontation that could end with one of them dead. Elsewhere, Simong, the chief
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adviser, questions the heavenly demon about this dangerous assignment. The ruler recalls his son's claim that the cult loses its demonic path. Now words must become actions. Can his son prove them? A dead crow hangs where soldiers can see it. Geometry Mug and Seerong,
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his investigation partner, watch the angry reactions. The men who obstruct them earlier are among the loudest voices complaining. One officer confronts them over the disturbing display. The young master asks who he is rather than apologizing. This small challenge is about to identify someone
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much more useful than another hostile soldier. Jang Ho, the third core commander, introduces himself and demands an explanation. Sioong knows his reputation as the strongest fighter among the core leaders. His temper makes the confrontation look dangerous. The young master explains that someone
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throws the crow onto his bed. Django suggests punishing that person instead of upsetting everyone. The prince immediately agrees to begin with him, turning the complaint into an investigation. He orders Jang Ho's financial records and movements examined. The commander protests that
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even a prince cannot do this. Their eyes meet as new prepares to demonstrate how seriously he takes his authority. A burst of power makes the threat unmistakable. The prince warns that obstructing the official investigation could become treason. Jang Ho's
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subordinates restrain him and he finally agrees to see the process through. In a private room, the young master asks how long Jang Ho intends to keep testing him. Then he names the commander as the anonymous letters sender. Sioong is
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startled by the accusation. Jang Ho initially denies it but cannot maintain the pretense under the prince's steady gaze. He finally asks how the young master knows. The angry officer is actually the person trying to expose the army's corruption. The prince explains
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that Jangho joins the earlier confrontation to avoid suspicion. His soldiers also behave differently around the crow and try to protect him. Their discipline suggests a leader unlikely to tolerate corruption. Those observations are only part of the answer. Knowledge
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from Muguk's previous life tells him that the army strongest core commander dies. He suspects that reporting these problems is what makes Jangho a target.
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Jangho admits he leaves details out because he cannot trust the letter to work. He never expects the second young master to arrive. Asked for his reaction, he honestly says that he thinks they are doomed. The prince asks what is happening inside the army.
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Jangho reveals that its commander accepts paid assassination requests and sends soldiers to carry them out. This goes far beyond the ordinary bribery the young master expects. Muguk suspects the first core handles these jobs with troop numbers manipulated to conceal the
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activity. Jang Ho is surprised again. The prince points to that core's aggressive obstruction and reactions to the crow. Django reveals that the soldier blamed for killing the previous investigator is his friend. That same man sends the first anonymous letter.
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They join the cult together and he considers him family. Asked who really kills his friend, Jangho suspects the army commander gives the order and God carries it out. The prince recognizes a case reaching into the leadership exactly where his father's test becomes
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dangerous. The young master honors Jangho's friendship and thanks him for his courage. The commander regrets not acting when his friend dies. Recognition reaches him more deeply than threats or official orders ever could. Jangho breaks into tears while the
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investigators watch quietly. The prince sees something worth protecting in both men. The cult he wants to build needs people like them in positions that actually matter. Jangho dies in his previous life, but Muguk refuses to let that happen again. Saving people who
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should not die is the purpose of his return. Can he protect this witness while exposing the killers? Soderong, the investigator helping Geometry Mug, questions the rumors surrounding him.
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His behavior does not resemble the heavenly demon people expect. But the young master does not consider that comparison a compliment. The young master sees a problem with treating fear as the foundation of leadership. Times are changing. A cult that refuses to
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change with them may survive today and still destroy its own future. For him, this is not an abstract argument about being a better ruler. His family and the entire cult face destruction if nothing changes. Sio hears the warning without
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knowing the memories behind it. The next day, an urgent report brings the young master back into the army's territory.
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There, he finds injured beside another battered investigator. The investigation is already provoking violence. Who will pay for crossing this line?
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Sio insists that he can manage, but his colleague is in far worse condition. Mug checks the man's broken ribs and orders him taken to the infirmary. Treatment must come before questions. Gang, the first core captain, openly admits responsibility. He claims the
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investigator bumps his shoulder and fails to apologize. That tiny excuse is all he needs to justify beating a fellow cult member. The young master challenges the excuse immediately. An apology would not have saved the man anyway. God's amused response confirms the real
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problem. This is not wounded pride. It is someone enjoying unchecked power. The young master calls Gods followers poison. He brings up earlier killings, including three cult members murdered during a bar fight. Protection from above has taught the captain that
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consequences are for other people. Now Muguk invokes his authority to carry out an execution. Go Dang doubts he will actually use it. With his soldiers watching, the captain treats the warning as a challenge to his reputation. The watching crowd makes retreat harder for
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Godang. The young master understands how that pressure feeds his arrogance. As he steps forward, the soldiers close ranks, but their protection may become their greatest mistake. God tries to turn a personal confrontation into an attack on the whole army. The young master refuses
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that shield. He offers a direct duel and promises not to use his right hand. The promise goes further. Even if the young master dies, God will not be held responsible for the duel. The captain draws his weapon, delighted by what
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sounds like permission to kill. Sio secretly warns Muguk that God can fight with either hand. His damaged right hand does not remove the danger. The young master understands yet draws with his left anyway. God attacks with confidence, cutting across the space
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between them. The young master avoids his strikes rather than needing force with force. Restricting himself to one hand does not make him an easy target.
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The young master turns the exchange against him. A she weapon smashes into Godangs face, drawing blood and dropping the captain. The man who expects an effortless victory cannot even control the opening exchange. Soldiers rush in to protect their commander and Seio
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shouts a warning. The young master answers the intervention with deadly force. This is no longer merely a duel.
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Choosing a side now carries a terrible price. The remaining soldiers freeze before the bodies. Mug declares the intervention treason while God crawls and begs for mercy. The confidence he displays before his followers disappears when his own life is threatened. The
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young master asks about the families of God's victims. Their losses never matter when the captain holds the advantage.
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Now he admits wrongdoing, but desperation is not the same thing as understanding those lives. A kick interrupts God's pleading. Seio watches as the young master demands to know what gives him the right to kill cult members. With the army watching, how
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will its commander answer this judgment? Music and dancers surround a tense conversation. Guan Wang, the army commander, discusses the trouble below with geometrical Muguk. He presents Gods involvement as an unfortunate necessity rather than evidence of a deeper problem. The commander warns that
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killing a core captain can become a crime if the army chooses to make an issue of it. His relaxed manner hides a threat. He wants control over what happens next. His proposal is simple.
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One commander and three subordinates are dead, so the investigation should end. The young master thanks him politely, then introduces one problem. A finished investigation still needs evidence to support its conclusion. The commander casually suggests making evidence up.
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The young master refuses to accept such an easy solution. The accusations involve paid outside requests, and a report without proof cannot simply erase them. Will the commander supply that proof himself? Muguk leaves the negotiation and visits the injured
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investigators. Sioderion, his colleague on this assignment, thanks him for arranging the demonic physicians help.
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The young master treats that care as a normal responsibility. The demonic physician, the cult's most skilled doctor, usually treats important members rather than ordinary investigators. He reports that the injured man's life is safe, although recovery will take time. The young
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masters request changes who receives attention. The young master asks for the best medicine. The investigators grateful expressions catch him off guard. Protecting people seems obvious to him, yet their reaction shows how unusual that concern is within the system they serve. Seio cannot
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understand why the commander wants peace after losing such an important subordinate. The young master explains that God is replaceable. Losing a useful tool does not mean losing the person directing it. Instead of announcing his whole plan, Muguk says he has set bait
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and will explain when the commander bites. for now. He invites Seio for a drink. Their next move depends on the commander's response. The next day, the army delivers assassination request logs and banknotes supposedly found in God's home. The young master smiles. The
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commander is supplying exactly the convenient evidence he needs to close the case. The young master asks Sio to find an unusually knowledgeable soldier in the first corps. Someone must have prepared these records. Meanwhile, he returns to the commander to buy time.
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The bait is beginning to work. The commander expects celebration now that evidence has arrived. But the young master raises another objection.
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Investigators are supposed to discover proof themselves, not receive a complete solution from the organization they are investigating. He points out that Simyong, the chief adviser, will question evidence supplied by the army.
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To avoid suspicion, they should conduct a large investigation for one day. He presents it as a harmless formality. Mug says he needs only ordinary official documents. The commander agrees and orders cooperation. What sounds like a compromise grants access the young
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master wants without revealing what he intends to compare. His real target is handwriting. Early hiring records and soldiers wills can reveal who writes the supposed assassination logs. The search leads to Yangu, a first core soldier now held for questioning. Yangu denies
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knowing anything. The young master explains that he expects a subordinate to follow orders, not understand the whole scheme. Fear of the army commander is keeping the soldier silent and threats alone may not break it. Instead of torturing him, Muguk tells Yangu he
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can leave. He does not want to punish a subordinate merely for obeying. The sudden release surprises the soldier more than the accusation does. Then comes the warning. The commander may already believe Yangu has told the investigators everything. Returning home
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without injuries could make that suspicion worse. If silence no longer protects him, what choice does Yangu have? Sio Derion, the investigator, reviews Djang Ho's suspicion that the army commander orders the earlier murders. God appears to carry them out,
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but identifying the men responsible does not make arresting them simple. Geometry Nug interrupts that assumption. He does not intend to arrest Guan Wang, the army commander. He intends to kill him.
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Sioshock reveals how far this plan goes beyond an ordinary investigation. An arrest would give the blood heaven sword demon time to protect his brother.
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Forged evidence could blame God for everything while the commander attacks the young master's reputation. A slow process favors the people controlling it. Leaving the commander alive would also endanger witnesses. Jangho, the third core commander who sends the warning, his soldiers and Seio could all
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be silenced. The young master wants proof gathered without leaving their enemy free to retaliate. Seio fears revenge from the blood heaven sword demon. Mug believes that elder will not throw away his own life for it. Then he leaves to confront the commander
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immediately. Seio barely has time to process the decision. At their next meeting, both men pretend the investigation ends peacefully. The young master promises to repay the commander's goodwill if he becomes successor. Behind those polite words, he knows the
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commander's greed will not let this loss go. They prepare a final drink. Then the young master asks why someone already wealthy needs more money badly enough to sell the army services. The question tears through their performance of friendship and puts responsibility
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directly on the commander. Guan Wang points toward the dead Gang instead. The young master calls that subordinate a puppet and asks what the commander truly thinks. There is no willing scapegoat left to answer for him. The commander crushes his cup, then erupts in fury.
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Furniture and fragments fly while Mug remains calm with his drink. The mask finally drops, but anger gives the young master exactly the opening he wants.
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Before the commander can recover control, the young master launches the fifth technique of the soaring sword art, heavenly strike. The sudden attack turns a private drinking table into the place where their confrontation is decided. A blade passes through Guan
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Wangs body. The young master announces charges of using the army for outside requests, accepting money, and ordering murders. The wounded commander bitterly observes that this hardly looks like an arrest. The young master says execution awaits him anyway, then
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finishes the commander with another strike. Guan Wangs power and protection no longer matter. His death removes the man who can threaten the people giving evidence against him. Witnesses crowd into the shattered room. Mug declares that the commander is dead and announces
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the start of a large investigation. No one can pretend this is a private disagreement that ends over drinks. Seio receives orders to arrest and imprison every first core member for an official inquiry. The investigation now moves beyond its leaders. But separating the
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guilty from those following orders is still work that remains. Django receives a different command. Soldiers outside the first corps must assist the investigators in making arrests. The young master invokes the authority granted by the cult leader, giving the
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remaining army a clear obligation to cooperate. The young master leaves the scene with his decision carried out.
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This is the change he seeks from returning to the past. The witnesses do not have to wait for the commander to decide their fate. He returns to the heavenly demons hall. Simong, the chief adviser, stands near his father, but the
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blood heaven sword demon is also waiting. The commander's death has already reached the people who matter most. The elers's expression meets Nug's steady gaze. Killing his brother solves the immediate danger, not the consequences. Now the young master must
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face the blood heaven sword demon in front of his own father. Geometrical Mug returns to the heavenly demon, his father, with Simon, the military adviser, watching. The blood heaven sword demon is waiting too. Killing the army commander means answering to the
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dead man's powerful brother. The elder greets him politely and asks what happens during the confrontation. The young master knows this is not a casual question. Everyone in the room is listening carefully to how he explains the commander's death. He reports that
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the commander commits crimes and tries to kill him during the arrest. Then he apologizes to the elder. The apology acknowledges a brother's death without withdrawing the accusation against that brother. The elder doubts that his brother would attack someone while his
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crimes are exposed. The young master offers humiliation as a possible reason. Being captured by a much younger man might make a proud commander reckless.
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But the elder notices something else on the corpse. A single strike pierces the commander's chest. Mug credits his father's teaching and says the agitated commander does not use his full strength.
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The elder thanks him for answering honestly instead of exploding in anger. That restraint unsettles the young master. He has already killed the elers's disciple and now his brother.
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Calmness does not necessarily mean forgiveness. The elder turns to the heavenly demon. Their exchange concerns the funeral and the father tells him to rest. The young master watches their politeness trying to understand what passes beneath these controlled words.
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The elder leaves without a confrontation. The young master suspects that his presence also sends his father a message about how far events have gone. The closed door removes the immediate tension, but not the uncertainty.
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Simma says the evidence is solid and the case can close. He asks whether Muguk is hurt. The answer is no. Sema begins another remark, then leaves it unfinished rather than revealing his thoughts. A masked attendant brings a box containing the black demonic sword.
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Sema explains that it is one of the twin treasures alongside the white demonic sword. The reward makes the father's judgment clearer than any praise. The father says the black sword suits him.
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When the young master draws it, a cold blue presence rises without him supplying energy. This is no ordinary weapon. Its response immediately makes the gift feel different. The young master calls the reward too generous.
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Sema answers that he resolves the army's biggest problem cleanly. Watching his father, the young master wonders whether there is pride or happiness beneath that familiar reserve. Sema asks whether the father expects this outcome. The heavenly demon denies it and says
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survival alone is fortunate. His son remembers the sword training and the demonic pill. He believes that support means more than the denial suggests. He also reads a warning in the sword. His father may value the elers's contribution, but will not let the elder
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smear his son over this incident. Mug thanks him for both the weapon and its meaning. Dismissed from the hall, he finds the blood heaven sword demon outside. He expects the elder to wait for him. Their public conversation is
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over, but the question of personal resentment still needs an answer. They sit together. A furious threat is imagined between them. Revenge and ambush, even being dragged to the commander's grave. But no attack happens. The scene explores the anger
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this meeting could release. The elder laughs and asks whether that is what he should say. Mug's hand rests near his sword. Their imagined confrontation gives way to a stranger exchange where each man tests the other's expectations.
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The young master imagines answering that personal revenge must not ruin the cult. He says that would be his response if the elder threatened him. The elder is surprised then laughs at this blunt refusal to be intimidated.
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Even so, the elder says his brother should be spared for his sake. The young master explains that he first offers the commander a chance to step down. The commander takes the conflict too far.
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Now the young master asks his own difficult question. If the elder knows about the corruption, why leave it alone? The elder admits his brother does not listen to him and that his own hands are not clean. Then comes the unexpected
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confession. Hearing of his brother's death brings relief. Mug is taken aback by that honesty. Beneath the elers's restraint lies a burden that the dead commander keeps placing on him. The young master says he understands. If his own older brother dies, he might feel
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relieved, too. Not because their conflict disappears peacefully, but because he no longer has to kill him himself. The elder stares at that answer. Geometry. Nyug studies the blood heaven sword demon, the elder whose brother he kills. They sit quietly after
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their unsettling conversation. He wonders what the elder sees in him, but the man's expression gives away very little. The elder remarks that the year will be hot, then says heat does not weaken him. He leaves without revealing his intentions. The young master still
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cannot decide whether this calm departure hides a future revenge plot. Perhaps the elder lets the incident drift away like the clouds. Perhaps he is still planning murder. Either way, the young master does not regret his decision. Removing the corrupt commander
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remains necessary even with this uncertainty. Back inside, he examines the black demonic sword, the treasure his father gives him. A sword must connect with its owner. Without that bond, even an exceptional weapon cannot reveal all the power it holds. Mug introduces himself
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to the blade and pours energy into it. The response feels different and he likes it. His new weapon promises a stronger connection, but a gift alone does not replace training. He practices with the sword, spends time in meditation, and continues into the
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night. For now, this technique will help him survive. When he finally opens the door, however, an unexpected crowd waits outside. They are the sword demons.
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warriors connected to the blood heaven sword demon. He does not know whether the elder sends them or they come independently. Their hostility is obvious. His quiet departure suddenly becomes another test. The warriors release demonic energy toward him together. Taking that much pressure
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carelessly could cause internal injuries. They want to frighten him until he cannot even leave home. Instead of retreating, he remembers a way to use it. The meridian strengthening technique turns pressure from multiple martial artists into training for the body's
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energy pathways. More attackers can make the method more effective. Their intimidation gives him an opportunity they do not intend to provide. Mug asks for more pressure. The technique advances beyond its second stage toward the third. The warriors strain harder
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while he keeps enduring it. Their attempt to suppress him begins strengthening the very person they come to threaten. The technique passes the fourth stage and approaches its final fifth stage.
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Then the pressure ends. He opens his eyes in the middle of the exhausted crowd. The attackers look less confident than the man they surround. He turns toward one warrior and meets his frightened stare. No sword fight breaks out. The result comes through endurance
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and composure. The men who try to make him afraid now hesitate beneath his calm attention. The crowd opens a path and he walks through it. He takes their reaction as recognition of his strength.
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Yet this victory carries a private cost. His composure outside does not mean he feels no fear afterward. At his father's hall, he looks toward the heavenly demon's throne. His father asks whether he wants to sit there. Mug says he does
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not want that chair to trap him. Ambition and freedom are not identical. The father tells him to come up and sit.
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From the throne, the young master expects excitement but feels nothing. The grand room does not suddenly make him different. His father admits that he feels the same way. The young master remembers what his father sacrifices to reach the seat and wonders what replaces
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excitement. Then his father explains that the sword demons act on their own. The elder does not order their visit.
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Mug admits he trembles after leaving the warriors. His fear is not simply their strength. He fears judging the situation wrongly. An actual fight might kill him and killing them could destroy his chance at succession. He realizes another decision may someday put
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everything at risk again. Strangely, that thought makes him miss his father. He cannot fully explain why. The confession lets the powerful ruler hear something more personal than a report.
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His father says a demonic warrior does not look backward, but advances. The young master suspects these stern words might be an attempt at comfort. In this family, reassurance rarely arrives, sounding gentle or familiar. He changes the mood with a joke about replacing the
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demon statues with statues of beautiful women. His father looks unimpressed. The young master decides that talking nonsense means it is time to leave the throne. But he stops before leaving. He asks his father for permission to kill the blood heaven sword demon. The
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question transforms their quiet moment into another confrontation. What answer will a father give when his son targets a supreme elder. The heavenly demon geometry mug's father laughs at the request to kill the blood heaven sword demon. Beating the army commander does
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not mean his son can beat that elder. The young master asks why his father creates this conflict. His father answers by offering leadership of Nirvana Pavilion, the cult's inspection bureau. The young master wants discipline restored, so now he can take
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responsibility for it. The offer gives him authority, but also more dangerous work. He wonders whether his father is using him to resolve postponed problems without caring if he survives. Instead of guessing endlessly, he decides to judge what he sees and hears. Love and
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calculation can exist in the same man. if he must face stronger enemies. He asks for a weapon in another sense.
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Access to the heavenly demon archives. Rare marshall manuals fill that restricted place. His father warns that simply entering does not guarantee a supreme technique. Newuk understands the problem. Even a lucky discovery might only equal the soaring sword art he
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already knows. Still, he asks to test his luck. His father's suspicion does not stop him from pressing the request.
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His father grants seven days in the archives. The young master thanks him and enters the vast collection. But he is not relying on chance. A memory from his previous life gives him a very specific reason to come here. In that
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life, he returns to the ruined cult while searching for the secret demonic soul. With his face damaged in decades gone, nobody recognizes him. He works upward from an ordinary warrior until he can meet the new leader. Jubeto, the
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cult leader from that later time, reveals how he wins his position. He discovers the lost four strides of the wind god inside these archives. Its manual is overlooked because it is not on a shelf. Remembering that conversation, Nug searches beneath the
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19th bookshelf. The precious manual has been used to study it. He pulls out the battered book and finds that the forgotten clue is still true in this earlier life. The book promises extraordinary movement through four main techniques: shadow step, flicker step,
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death step, and swift step. The young master studies them carefully. This discovery offers more than another sword attack. It changes how he can move.
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Shadow step is designed for infiltration. At first, it hides movement from a single observer. Further training increases that number. At complete mastery, it can even disappear from people looking directly at the user. Flicker Step serves defense. Its purpose is finding a way out even when
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an attack seems impossible to avoid. Against enemies stronger than him, that possibility matters. Surviving their first strike can be more important than answering immediately. Deathstep serves attack. It lets the user charge into enemies and break through or neutralize
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their defense. Paired with his sword skills, it offers a way to reach opponents who expect to stop him at a distance. Swift focuses on overwhelming speed. The four techniques support infiltration escape assault and travel rather than one narrow situation.
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He spends his remaining time studying. A forgotten book may finally give him tools against the elders. Seven days later, he returns to his father's hall.
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Asked what he learns, he answers that it is a movement art. His calm smile hides the importance of that answer. The technique his father considers lost is no longer lost to him. He names the four strides of the wind god. His father
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immediately questions whether he really learns the missing shadow step. Mug says he would not dare lie about something like this. Now he must prove the claim.
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His father demands a demonstration. Nug asks what reward he receives for it. The answer is that his life will be spared.
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Their familiar bargaining turns sharp when the proof concerns a vanished martial art. He activates shadow step and disappears from his father's sight.
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The heavenly demon rises in surprise while movement passes through the hall. The young master finally demonstrates what he finds. How will his father respond to a secret even he cannot use?
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The heavenly demon demands to know where his younger son learns the four strides of the wind god. Geometry Mug names the archives. His father immediately accuses him of lying. His father insists that the lost technique is not in the
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archives. The young master refuses to change his answer. Finding an unexpected book does not mean that he is inventing it. The young master questions whether his father has checked every possible place. He claims that the discovery is accidental. Explaining his knowledge of
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the future would expose a much larger secret. He explains that the manual supports a crooked bookshelf.
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Straightening the shelf reveals the book. His father already suspects that an important section is missing and the young master wonders how he knows. His father asks him to teach the movement technique. Mug does not want to defeat him for the throne. He wants to stop
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Wamugi and give his father a life beyond ruling. The young master refuses to teach it for nothing. His father reacts angrily to the demand. But this unexpected negotiation might let his son obtain something far more valuable than another compliment. His father reminds
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him of the training and hunting trip he receives freely. The young master counters with the liquor his father drinks. He is becoming strong enough to speak this boldly. He asks for the heavenly demon defense art. This exclusive technique protects its user's
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body. For someone preparing to face deadly enemies that protection could make the difference between survival and defeat. His father refuses because the ark belongs to the heavenly demon or his successor. Muguk suggests learning it secretly. If it remains hidden, nobody
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needs to know about their arrangement. He offers his father time to think. Instead, his father agrees on one condition. The young master must teach the four strides first. The negotiation suddenly becomes a real exchange of techniques. The young master wonders
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whether his father will keep the bargain afterward. He trusts that the heavenly demon will not embarrass himself before his own son. Now both sides have something to prove. His father prepares to learn. The young master begins reciting the technique and his father
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listens closely. A lost movement art is returning to the very ruler who once believes it unavailable. The lesson continues into the evening. His father concentrates while Mug repeats the instructions. Teaching him is more than a trade. It changes the strength
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available against their future enemy. His father suddenly moves through the hall, leaving several apparent positions behind him. The young master realizes that this is different from his own performance. His father already develops his own interpretation.
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His father calls it a very good technique. The young master sees a major change in the future taking shape. With this movement art, can Wamogi still defeat the heavenly demon? His father now teaches the promised defense technique, but only once. The young
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master must remember everything. Later, a bruise on his forehead shows that this lesson is not a gentle one. Leyon, his loyal bodyguard, wants to know who strikes him. Her anger becomes awkward when she learns it is his father. Mug
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remembers the demanding lesson that leaves him exhausted. Learning the defense arc makes him happy, but sharing a secret with his father matters even more. Leyon's reaction also shows their growing closeness. She can now joke with him more comfortably. The young master
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turns to Lyon's own suffering. He promises to fix the side effects of her body petrification technique. Saving her means more than appreciating the protection she gives him. He asks her to wait a little longer. Lyon is moved by
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the promise and he answers gently, but the method that can restore her still lies beyond this conversation.
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Geometry Mug tells Leyon, his loyal bodyguard, that the cult must change. People should not need to damage themselves to protect others or accept work they do not want. Then he formally dismisses her as his guard. Leon is shocked and asks whether he means it.
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After promising to help her, he now appears to be pushing her away. The dismissal comes with a promotion. He chooses her to captain the Phantom Shadow Corps, a new group that will report directly to him. The position exists because he intends to create it.
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He asks whether she will accept the command for his sake. Leon salutes and agrees. Her loyalty remains the same, but her future no longer ends with guarding one man's door. Creating his own organization requires substantial money. Nug plans to obtain it through an
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incident from his previous life. But this time, remembering the disaster gives him a chance to intervene. He joins an escort mission under Yang Dang, the man appointed to lead it.
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Recommended by warrior Seio, he keeps his identity hidden. The captain questions whether this unfamiliar recruit is reliable. The young master offers to prove his skill by cutting the captain. Yang Dang warns him against arrogance. He retreats into the role of
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a paid recruit while the captain promises to watch him. Their passengers are a woman and her young child traveling to Ning. Both die in the young master's previous life. He joins this mission to ensure that their journey ends differently. The escort rides
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through the forest and camps at night. Yang Dang distributes food while the passengers eat separately. Mug remembers an alleged ambush whose victims bodies are never recovered. The guards suddenly cough blood and collapse around the fires. The young master recognizes
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poison, not a normal ambush. He remains standing and the truth behind that old disappearance begins to emerge. Yang Deng approaches unharmed. The young master realizes that the captain poisons the food himself. He explains that he does not eat the captain's provisions,
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leaving the traitor with an unexpected survivor. The young master asks why he murders his own companions. Yang Dang wants money for drinking women. The lives of the guards mean less to him than the comforts he hopes to buy.
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Cloaked fighters arrive and Yang Dang believes the job is nearly over. Mug judges them reasonably strong. They demand that the passengers leave the carriage, threatening to burn it down.
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The woman steps out holding her frightened child. She recognizes warrior Quan and begs him to spare the girl. He briefly pretends that their past relationship will persuade him to show mercy. Quan cruy rejects that hope. The woman offers 10 times his expected
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payment, but he refuses. Her father is already captured. The child has no safety to bargain for and no protector beside her. Before the killer's advance, the young master stands in front of the passengers. Quan asks who he is. He
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presents himself simply as someone paid to bring the woman and child to their destination. Yang Deng dismisses him as an expendable recruit and prepares to attack. Mug warns that men who betray their own employer will probably kill their accomplice too, taking a share
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afterward. Quan angrily orders his men to kill the recruit first. The young master points out that first leaves Yong Deng next. That small word exposes the danger hidden inside their partnership.
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A sudden strike tears through Yong Deng and blood spills across the camp. Quan calls him sloppy. The man who murders his companions now receives the same betrayal from his supposed partners. The young master stands over the fallen captain and condemns betrayal for money.
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The escort's hidden killer is down, but the armed men still surround the passengers. Can he keep them alive? The cloaked killers rush geometry mug, the heavenly demon's younger son. Before drawing blood, he asks the mother to cover her child's eyes and ears.
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Protecting them includes shielding them from this fight. He uses death step from the four strides of the wind god. The movement brings him close before warrior Quan understands what happens. The attackers discover that their supposed victim controls the distance. The young
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master cuts through the surrounding fighters. Blood flies beside the carriage and Quan freezes in shock.
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Numbers do not save men who cannot follow the swordsman's movements. After the fight, the young master questions who the attackers really are. The mother explains that Quan is a household vassel. This is a betrayal from inside the family, not random banditry. The
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passenger introduces herself as GM Sean, daughter of the Golden Manor Master. Mug deliberately joins under a hidden identity to reach this moment. But her father still needs saving. Her father, Jim Hassu, is one of the central plains 10 largest merchants and Fuentan's
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richest man. In the young master's previous life, a trusted vassel betrays him and his daughter dies, too. One surviving attacker sees the young master's turned back as an opening. He lunges from behind, but the young master notices the strike and turns, denying
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the easy kill the man expects. His sword answers the ambush immediately. The attacker falls and GM Sean watches in disbelief. Even while discussing the family, the young master remains alert to the danger around them. Gian Sean asks to hire him to save her father. He
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explains that this new task costs much more. She accepts, confident that her father can pay. Their rescue now leads back toward the enemy. At the manor, the conspirators celebrate the arrival of the carriage. Their spokesman believes they captured the woman and child and
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complete a plan 10 years in preparation. Then he notices their escort. Mug reports that Quan and the others are dead. He describes their killer as young and handsome. The conspirator finally understands the joke. The dangerous swordsman is standing directly before
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him. Armed guards gather around them. The conspirator says he should flee after saving the passengers instead of entering the enemy's base. The young master sees no mighty predators here, only servants who betray their master.
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The conspirator recognizes that this relaxed stranger is no ordinary man. He switches to politeness and offers good liquor. Mug refuses to let courteous words erase the murders behind this plot. The order to kill him follows. He draws his sword as the guards charge.
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Their confidence disappears when his blade reaches them faster than they can respond to his attack. He cuts through the guards and leaves bodies across the courtyard. The terrified spokesman again asks his identity. The young master still claims to be nothing more than a
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hired swordsman seeking a profitable job. The conspirator tries to buy his departure with enough money to change a life. The young master asks why someone already wealthy steals from his own master. Greed provides no convincing excuse here. Another man appears with a
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sword at Giam Hasu's throat. GM Seion cries out for her father. The conspirators demand that Muguk discard his weapon or the hostage dies. The young master raises his sword instead.
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His opponent watches in confusion. With a hostage directly in danger, this decision looks reckless, but the raised blade is the beginning of his answer. A blazing strike races through the courtyard toward the hostage taker. His weapon breaks apart as the attack
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reaches him. The threat at the merchant's throat suddenly loses its blade. The young master uses the fourth form of the soaring sword art flaming heavens. His attack answers the hostage threat with overwhelming force rather than surrendering his weapon to the
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conspirators. The hostage taker screams. Mug calmly asks the conspirator to repeat his demand. This tactic no longer protects the traitors. But how will the merchant's rescue finally end? Geometry Mug gives the conspirator one last chance to fight. He does not need
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another excuse or another offer. The merchant remains in danger, and this betrayal ends here. The conspirator believes the earlier sword technique must have drained his opponent. He attacks with everything he has, hoping to finish the fight before the young man
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can recover. His blade keeps crashing against the young master's defense. Each blocked strike convinces him that victory is close, but he mistakes a calm defense for someone barely holding on.
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The young master drives his sword through him. Greed has taken the place of training, and the difference becomes fatal. This is the man trusted to protect the Golden Manor household. The betrayal finally ends in blood. Mug has stopped the killers who would have
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destroyed this family in his previous life. Now the survivors can face him without fear.
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Jim Hassu, the golden manor master, thanks the stranger who saves his family. He asks for a name, but the young master keeps his disguise and calls himself a passing vagrant. The merchant knows an ordinary wanderer could never defeat those men so easily.
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His daughter has promised a reward, and he intends to honor it. The disguise now protects a very profitable opportunity.
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Inside the manor, Giamhasu sets a practical limit. The stranger may take as much treasure as he can carry. The young master agrees without demanding the merchants's entire fortune. There will be no carts and no outside help.
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His own inner energy is allowed. However, that small condition makes this generous offer much larger than an ordinary visitor could imagine. The vault opens and Muguk steps inside.
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Wealth fills the room before him. He has saved the family for a reason and the capital he needs is finally within reach. GM Sean wonders how much someone with those marshall skills can carry.
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Her father does not regret the offer. Having his daughter and granddaughter alive matters more than the treasure.
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The merchant notices more than strength in this visitor. He senses an unusual confidence and presence. After meeting so many people, he recognizes someone who cannot be judged by ordinary appearances.
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Money can be earned again, but meeting someone like this is rare. Gihasu sees a valuable connection taking shape. A larger reward may strengthen that connection rather than weaken his household. Mug carries away a huge bundle of treasure and sells it in
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different places. His hall becomes 38 million Niang. The rescue now gives his next plan a foundation. That money will support a core of his own. Returning to the cult, he finds his father with Simyang, the chief strategist. The
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leader's decisions still control countless lives. His father asks about his time outside. The young master explains that he has been earning money.
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He cannot build everything he needs by relying on funds that belong to his father. He wants his own subordinates to help him deal with the eight demon supremes. His father refuses. Two brothers creating separate forces could divide the family and split the cult.
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Mug expects resistance, so he has brought something else. He presents a scroll before his father and the strategist. This is not another demand for power or support. His father draws the scroll toward himself and reads it.
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The contents surprise both men. Instead of asking for money, the son is offering his father an allowance of his own. The heavenly demon already possesses immense wealth. His son knows that perfectly well. The gift is not an attempt to
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solve a financial problem, and that makes its meaning harder to dismiss. Mug thanks his father for giving him life and raising him. He wants him to rest sometimes. After so many struggles for power, the simple gesture asks for
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something different. The son leaves and his father keeps holding the scroll. Simma watches the unusual silence.
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Permission for the private core remains unsettled. But what will this gift change between father and son geometry?
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Mug prepares to take charge of Nirvana Pavilion, the cult's investigation office. Leon, his loyal attendant, stands beside him. A new position means new responsibilities beyond winning fights. Sioong, the investigator he previously protects, volunteers to help him. Their meeting is very different
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now. The man once struggling beneath corrupt superiors is welcoming the pavilion's new master. The three head outside together. Lyon follows closely while Seio guides them toward the waiting investigators. This is the young master's first chance to see how his
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actions have changed their attitude. The investigators greet him warmly. He jokingly wonders whether threatens their salaries to produce such enthusiasm. Sio denies it. Their welcome comes from what the young master has already shown them.
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Remember, God kills an earlier investigator and injures another. Mug brings proper medical help and punishes the commander. For these men, his arrival already means something very different. Asked to address everyone, he avoids promising an easy future. He does
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not even know whether this new role brings happiness or misery. The investigators hear an honest answer instead of empty reassurance.
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But he promises their hearts will beat faster than before. The response lifts the gathering. His appointment is becoming more than a formal promotion, though a difficult case is already waiting inside. Seio presents a recent case handled unfairly. Once again, the
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trail leads toward the blood heaven sword demon. Mug jokes that this paperwork looks like an attempt to get him killed. Leon urges caution because the elder is already furious over their last conflict. Then she reads the report herself. Its injustice is so clear that
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even she says he must act. At the entertainment pavilion, a father drinks through his despair. His son has been unconscious for 10 days. The men responsible are declared innocent, leaving the family with injury and no justice. The investigation calls the
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attack a sparring injury. His friend explains why the attackers escape punishment. One boy's father is the hundred sword demon. A powerful connection stands between this family and the truth. The hundred sword demon commands a hundred sword demons beneath
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the blood heaven sword demon. The grieving father condemns the investigators for protecting them. He no longer cares who hears his anger. His friend tells him to hold himself together. But the father fears losing his wife as well if their son never
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wakes. Despair pushes him toward killing the attacker and then himself. The attacker arrives with two companions and challenges that threat. The father demands his son back and asks for the apology they never receive. Instead of relief, another confrontation begins.
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The boy bows and admits to a terrible crime. For a moment, it resembles an apology. Then he lifts his head and mocks the father, treating those words like another cruel joke. The father draws his sword in anger. The attacker
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immediately strikes him down, then asks his companions to confirm that the father draws first. They eagerly supply the witnesses he needs. The boy beats him while explaining the original assault. He tells the son to steal money from home, but the son refuses because
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his father earns it through hard work. That refusal makes the boy want to hurt him. The battered father points out that everyone hears this confession. The injury is not a friendly sparring accident. The attacker admits his motive himself. The boy looks around and
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challenges the witnesses. The father's friend and the other customers fall silent. Fear turns a room full of people into another barrier between the victim and justice. Satisfied that nobody will speak, the attacker laughs at the father's tears. His companions join in.
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The same cruelty that puts the son in bed now humiliates the father in public.
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Then someone answers that he hears everything. Muguk enters with Seio and Leyon. The witnesses may be afraid, but can this attacker silence the new master of Nirvana pavilion? Geometry Mug interrupts the assault with Sioderion, his investigator, and Leyon, his
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attendant. The hundred sword demon's son insults him immediately. He still thinks nobody here can challenge his protection. The boy pretends to apologize, then turns the apology into another insult. The young master identifies the powerful father behind that confidence. His status explains the
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arrogance, but it does not excuse the crime. A companion finally recognizes the heavenly demon's second son.
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Surprise spreads through the room. The young master explains that today he acts as Nirvana pavilion master, making this an official investigation. The boy bows at once and blames his youth for the disrespect. The young master notices how quickly he adjusts to someone powerful.
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This politeness disappears whenever the victim cannot fight back. The attacker tries to leave, but Muguk stops him.
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Nirvana Pavilion has already declared him innocent. Now its new master is reopening the case, and that earlier decision offers no escape. The young master lists the offenses: repeated extortion, encouraging theft, a brutal attack on the son, and another assault
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on the father. He says these crimes require at least 20 years in prison. The boy returns to the sparring excuse, but the young master personally hears his confession. With that defense failing, the attacker falls back on his father's
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name and promises that he will intervene. His father will have problems of his own. The young master also intends to arrest the hundred sword demon for conspiring with an investigator. The shield protecting this boy is now part of the case. The
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attacker threatens revenge even from inside prison. Mug strikes him down. threatening the pavilion master raises the sentence to 30 years and the boy finally starts begging for forgiveness.
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The young master asks for one reason to forgive him. Has he helped anyone or shown kindness before? Even offered a chance to tell a doubtful story, the boy cannot produce an answer. The young master refuses to accept empty pleading
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as a reason for mercy. He knocks the boy down again. If he wants to live differently, he can begin after serving his punishment. The two companions claim they only follow orders. that will not make their actions disappear. The young
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master warns them to reveal everything they know, then orders co to bring them to the pavilion. Investigators lead the attackers away. Newuk tells the victims to report any future injustice. Under his leadership, Nirvana Pavilion will not let outside influence decide which
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complaints deserve attention. He adds a promise the whole room understands. If another bully summons a powerful father to intimidate them, he will summon his own. The frightened silence finally gives way to relief and laughter. Leon reveals that the demonic physician has
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already examined the injured son on the young master's orders. The father can hardly believe such an important doctor comes to help his family. The young master gives him better news. His son wakes before they arrive here. The father should go to him now. Tears
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replace despair as the family gains the hope it desperately needs. Mug reminds the father that he devotes his life to the cult. Protecting someone like him should be natural. The father holds his hand, thanking him again and again. Sio
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and Leyon watched the change in the room. The young master answers the gratitude with a different thought. The cult should thank this man. But can he make that belief survive the powerful men ahead? Geometry Mug gathers the investigators at the pavilion. Gakme,
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their most senior special investigator, speaks first. Instead of supporting their new leader, he challenges the decision to reopen a case. Gakme argues that the accused has already been cleared. Reopening the investigation, he says, will damage their authority and
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morale. The other investigators appear to share his objection. The young master disagrees. Yang Ho, the sword demon's son, has already admitted his wrongdoing in public. Ignoring that confession would damage the investigator's authority far more than correcting their mistake. Gauong insists that a closed
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case must remain closed. The young master points out what that means here. A victim nearly dies, yet procedure becomes an excuse to protect his attacker.
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The senior investigator still defends the organization's principles. Rather than arguing forever, Muguk asks anyone who supports reopening the case to stand beside him. Now everyone must choose openly. Soderong, the investigator already helping the young master, steps forward first. He finds the original
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investigation unsatisfactory, but agreeing with the new leader means standing against his own colleagues. Soderang explains that outside influence may have affected the investigation. The young master asks who else agrees. This is not simply a vote. It tests whether
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anyone will question a comfortable conclusion. Ako, the investigator injured alongside Seerion also steps forward. He has recovered and thanks the young master for his help. Their support breaks the appearance of complete agreement behind Gakmong. Nug turns to Jan Wa, the investigator who handled the
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original case. Jan Wa claims he investigated thoroughly. That answer sounds firm, but the young master has more specific questions. He asks whether Jan Wi accepted money. Gakme tries to interrupt, but the young master stops him. Until he gives permission, the
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senior investigator must let Jang Wa answer for himself. Jong Wa denies taking a bribe and stakes his life on that answer. The young master does not dispute it. He has already investigated and knows that no money changed hands.
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The young master explains that the cult leader ordered this special investigation. Having ruled out bribery, he asks the real question. Why does an honest investigator still help cover up a violent crime? The mention of Jong Was sister changes everything. Mug
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acknowledges that Jong Wa is genuinely incorruptible. Someone does not need to buy an investigator when they can threaten the person he loves. His younger sister is his weakness, and the threat explains his silence. Gakmeong is shocked. The young master recognizes
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that the senior investigator has been protecting a junior he believes is honest. The young master tells Jong Wa that warriors are protecting his sister until the case ends. Jan Wa struggles to believe him. For the first time, telling
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the truth no longer means abandoning his family. Jong Wa drops to his knees and admits his wrongdoing. Gauong watches in shock. The young master makes one point clear. Being threatened explains the betrayal, but it does not make it right.
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He orders Jong Wa to stand. If this wrongdoing had happened after his appointment, he would not forgive it. A frightened confession cannot become a permanent excuse for investigators to escape responsibility because it happened before he took charge. Muguk makes an exception. This
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is his personal forgiveness, not permission to repeat the mistake. Jam Wa must rebuild the honest life the threat has damaged. The young master addresses everyone. Their families matter to him as well. Anyone who hurts those families will face him. He is offering something
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the old investigation lacked. Protection strong enough to make honesty possible. He tells them to report outside pressure instead of surrendering to it. If they cannot trust him yet, they can trust the cult leader. Their new leader is willing
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to ask his father for help. The investigators finally raise their heads with hope. Mug smiles, but the promise creates a larger challenge. Can he protect their families when the people behind this case decide to strike back?
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Geometry Mug, now leading the Nirvana Pavilion, explains what safety should achieve. Once investigators and their families are protected, they can punish wrongdoing without being silenced by powerful people. He goes further. Even the cult leader must answer for a crime.
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The investigators are stunned, but his greatest fear is not his father. It is a pavilion that cannot protect anyone. An investigator finally chooses to follow his wishes. A woman steps forward and Sioong, his young investigator, recognizes her as Joe Hyang. The first
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movement encourages the people around her. More investigators walk to the young master's side. Soon, Gakmeong, the senior investigator who challenged him, stands apart. The crowd has changed its mind, but humiliating him would waste an experienced ally. Instead, Muguk asks
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Gakmong for help. He needs the senior investigators experience to turn his resolve into reality. Gakmong takes his hand and thanks him for this chance. The young master sends Sioong and enforcement warriors to arrest the hundred sword demon. Gauong warns that
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he commands a h 100 fighters. Refusing the summons, however, will bring a mutiny charge. Yang T, the hundred sword demon and Yang Hos father appears before him. The young master insists on being addressed as pavilion master. This meeting concerns official authority, not
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a prince's personal request. Yang T asks about the mutiny threat. The young master admits it helped secure this meeting. Yang T apologizes for delaying his arrest, explaining that he had to preserve his pride before his subordinates. He dismisses his son's
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attack as children playing together. Then he offers help, money, and support for the succession. Mug recognizes the proposal immediately. Yang T is trying to buy his freedom. The young master says he would appreciate his help. Yangt promises loyal service and a fine meal,
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believing the matter is settled, but the pavilion master stops him before he can leave. The promised help can wait until Young Tay leaves prison. His smile falters. The young master is not joking.
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Threatening to kill an investigator's family is a crime, not a detail to bargain away. Young Tay denies making the threat. The young master already has the threatened investigators testimony.
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Cult rules give pavilion investigators testimony greater weight, specifically to protect their authority against people who intimidate them. Confessing now will reduce the sentence by 10 years. Refusing means 20 years in prison. Yay calls Muguk insane, but the offer is final. His rank cannot make
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this conversation disappear. Yang T asks why he is doing this. The young master lays out the harm, years of bullying, a friend nearly beaten to death, and a family threatened to hide the crime. Yang T argues that a storage
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guard cannot be treated as their equal. The pavilion has ignored such matters before. The young master finds that attitude both upsetting and frightening.
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It will no longer be accepted. Yang T warns that his demon supreme will intervene. The young master reminds him that the same elder did nothing when he killed the demonic army commander. Yang T then threatens his family as well. Mug
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gives him a few minutes to decide and walks out, leaving Yong T shouting behind him. No threat wins an escape.
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But this encounter reveals a problem larger than one corrupt commander. Outside, he questions why the cult fell in his previous life. while Muggi destroyed it. But a subordinate already dares to threaten an investigator.
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Perhaps the order inside the cult is rotting long before that disaster. The blood heaven sword demon waits outside with a drink. He calmly welcomes the young master, then acknowledges his new title. The interrogation is over for now, but the elder behind Yong T has
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arrived. The blood heaven sword demon, one of the cults, eight demon supremes, invites Geometry Nug to drink. He repeats his warning about frequent meetings. The young master points out who keeps seeking whom. The elder recalls the wish the young master made
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after winning his tournament fight. He considered it a smart choice. The young master agrees, but this friendly opening does not erase their earlier confrontations.
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The elder says his blade has cried since that day. The young master suggests it is lamenting instead. This distinction gives him a chance to discuss the people surrounding the powerful swordsman. He lists the poison duel, the humiliation of his subordinate, the corrupt
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commander, and the threatened investigator. Perhaps the blade laments because those around its owner fail to meet his standards. The elder rejects that explanation. His followers suit him perfectly because that is all he amounts to. Mug realizes this opponent is
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difficult to manipulate. Pride and praise will not easily move him. The elder demands the imprisoned hundred sword demons release, arguing that his followers morale is suffering. The young master refuses an unconditional release.
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An investigation must first establish whether the prisoner is innocent. Demonic energy surges around the elder.
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The young master feels the difference in their strength and understands his father's warning about timing. Still, he interrupts before the elder can disguise another threat as advice. He tells the elder to ask for a favor without trying to lecture him at the same time. The
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pressure subsides. Surprisingly, the elder accepts the criticism and appreciates such direct speech. Mug compares corrupt followers to stagnant water. Staying comfortable makes people miss their chance to change. He urges the elder to remove the rot instead of protecting a subordinate
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who does not deserve it. The elder offers him a drink and agrees to let the rotten water out. The young master calls that wise. For a moment, it seems the confrontation might end with the prisoner facing justice. Then the elder
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adds his condition. He wants the young master to become his new water. Drinking the liquor means accepting him as a backer in the struggle to become heavenly demon. The young master asks about the elders's existing support for his older brother. The elder replies
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that he did not know how crazy the younger son was before. His interest has apparently changed. Mug reminds him that he killed his brother. The elder refuses to mourn simply because they share blood. In his view, family ties can
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become the thorns that hurt a person most. The elder says his alliance with the older brother is not final. The young master recognizes the value of an army behind him, but asks why he is chosen now. The elder wants his fearless
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madness. A truly young man might believe this flattering offer. The pavilion master carries memories of another life.
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However, he recognizes how an older man can use praise to make a younger one useful. He sets the cup down and says he must first do the work entrusted to him.
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Accepting a political bargain during an investigation would undermine the very responsibility his father gave him. The elder counters that good work alone may leave him trapped in the pavilion.
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Becoming heavenly demon is another path. Public support from a demon supreme could make everyone, including his father, pay closer attention. Mug sees the offers practical value, but it overlooks his goal. He and his father both want greater unity in the cult. He
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asks for time and leaves the liquor untouched until he decides. The elder lifts his enormous blade and strikes.
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The young master blocks the sudden blow. The offer has not turned him into an ally and delaying his answer does not make this conversation safe. The young master asks for 5 days. The elder gives him three, then departs. The blocked
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strike hurts badly. He has game time, but now he must decide what to do with an enemy's support. Django puts the investigators through the same demanding training used by the demonic army. He tells them people can betray them, but
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the effort they put into their bodies never will. Watching from above, Soderion finds that speech rather dramatic for an unmarried man. Geometry Mug agrees. Their brief joke is a welcome break after the dangerous investigation they have just opened. The
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Southern Bladehouse has even sent an official apology. Sio wonders how the young master achieves something so unusual. Going there to ask sounds dangerous, especially when Sio imagines returning with broken legs. The young master remembers his approaching answer to the blood heaven sword demon. First,
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he orders the prisoners moved somewhere outside contact is difficult. He takes responsibility for that decision himself. Without intervention, the victim's family would suffer while the criminal continued living comfortably.
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Other victims might follow. Mug refuses to let that familiar pattern continue, but arresting one family is only the beginning. In the demonic village, a new branch of Nirvana Pavilion gives ordinary residents somewhere nearby to seek help. Seio and the young master
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encourage them to report abuse instead of silently accepting it. The villagers hesitate. Being told to report mistreatment does not erase their experience of being ignored. Their reactions show why an office alone cannot restore trust in the people meant
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to protect them. Reaching headquarters means passing identification checks, searches, and other barriers. Now the branch offers a simpler route for these residents. The promise of accessible help is so unusual that they need reassurance.
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Mug makes the protection clear. Anyone retaliating against a person who reports abuse will face execution. A resident bows and promises to spread the news.
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This time speaking up may not mean standing alone. As he walks through the village, the young master keeps his purpose in view. Protecting the weak is not a distraction from rebuilding the cult. It is part of what that rebuilding
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must accomplish. Back at the building, another visitor is already waiting. The blood heaven sword demon wants to drink again. The young master says he is ready, but readiness does not make this meeting safe. The elder pours a drink
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and watches him closely. Then comes the instruction to drink. With their earlier proposal still unanswered, this simple gesture carries much more pressure than an ordinary invitation. Instead of accepting immediately, Muguk asks for something to accompany the drink. He
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turns a tense demand into a discussion of refreshments. The elder has little patience for this detour. The requested accompaniment is the demonic army. The young master stands as the size of that demand becomes clear. He is not offering
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obedience cheaply even with a supreme standing before him. The elder rejects that logic while the young master keeps treating food and drink as a reasonable comparison. Their agreed three days are remembered. But the elers's rising anger threatens to end the conversation first.
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The elder rises with murderous force. Negotiating with him has always carried danger. And now that danger is immediate. The young master cannot depend on words to hold this powerful opponent back. The blood heaven's sword demon attacks. Mug blocks, but the
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impact drives him backward and breaks the ground around him. Surviving the opening blow does not mean their strength is equal. The elder acknowledges his resistance and urges him to use his inner energy. Taking this young man's head will not be easy. That
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recognition is frightening because it comes during an attack, not a peaceful assessment. The clash continues as the young master meets another assault. The elers's expression changes, but the danger remains. After demanding the demonic army, can the young master
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survive the price of refusing to bow? The fight between geometry mug and the blood heaven sword demon tears through the surroundings. Buildings shake and debris flies. A negotiation over power has become a direct test of survival.
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The elder keeps attacking, but his anger mixes with interest as the young master resists. This opponent is harder to dismiss than expected. That makes the encounter more dangerous, not less. The young master wants to test the four strides of the wind god against him. He
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wonders whether the elder could stop the death step. Curiosity pulls him toward a lethal experiment. He holds back. His inner energy is still limited, and time favors his growth. Instead of risking everything, he repeats his demand for the demonic army while keeping his sword
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ready. The elder asks who would command that army. The answer is Jangho, the third core commander and Muguk's ally.
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The elder warns that excessive greed will get him killed. The young master turns that accusation around. The elder proposed working together on a path for madman, so ordinary demands make no sense. His challenge leaves the powerful warrior momentarily silent. He still
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does not know the elers's ultimate ambition. In his previous life, the savage warrior dies first among the eight demon supremes. That unanswered mystery matters more than his frightening reputation.
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The elder declares the negotiation ruined by greed and leaps away. The young master remains in the damaged courtyard. The fight ends without a settled alliance, but the bargaining is not over. Newuk believes the elder cannot easily reject him. There are
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seven other supremes he could approach instead. Behind his confidence is a simple fact. This dangerous partnership is not his only option. 2 days later, Django arrives with startling news. The blood heaven sword demon has recommended him for army commander. The young master
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admits requesting it though Jang doubts he deserves the position. The young master reminds him that the previous commander died by his hand. Jang should lead the army as he led his own core.
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Trusting an honest man matters more than reassuring his doubts. Other candidates may still be nominated, so they will wait for the outcome. Privately, the young master intends to work until Jang gets the post. But his next move seems
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to contradict that goal. He visits his father, the heavenly demon, and finds him in a patterned robe. What looks like unusual formal clothing is actually sleepwear. Even their serious meetings now leave room for awkward family humor.
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After teasing his father's early bedtime, Muguk states his intention. He wants to use the blood heaven sword demon as a weapon. A man he recently wanted dead may still be useful. His father notices the change immediately.
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The recommendation already hints at cooperation, so this report cannot surprise him much. The young master is openly explaining a relationship that would otherwise invite suspicion. His father warns that the elder cannot be easily tamed. The young master does not
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promise to tame him. He plans to use that strength while surviving its attacks makes him stronger. The heavenly demon asks what this visit is really about. Unexpectedly, his son requests rejection of the elers's recommendation.
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He appears willing to block the very appointment he arranged for Jang. The explanation about humbling the elder does not satisfy his father. Muguk admits a deeper purpose. He needs something from the blood heaven sword demon. And this decision must turn
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against the elder. He considers the gain even more important than the army while still intending to secure both. His father dismisses the ambition as ridiculous. Beneath their banter, what could justify risking such a powerful appointment? The blood heaven sword
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demon meets the heavenly demon and praises Geometry Mug's progress. His father calls him immature. Both powerful men are discussing a son who has already changed the cult's direction. The elder offers to help the young master rise further. His father allows it,
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acknowledging the rare opportunity such support could provide. Yet permission to help is not permission to dictate every decision. The elder requests approval for his chosen demonic army commander.
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The heavenly demon remembers his son's request to reject that nomination. Behind this formal meeting, a separate conversation has already shaped the answer. The heavenly demon refuses, citing the support already given to his younger son and the need to consider the
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elder brother. The visiting Supreme argues that backing someone requires a clear choice. The cult leader dismisses criticism and warns he can kill anyone who challenges him. The elder withdraws without securing the appointment. But that refusal is precisely the opening
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Nug wanted. The Elder questions why the heavenly demon stops short of complete support. Later drinking with the young master, he suggests the father values the older brother more. He tries to turn rejection into pressure. The young master responds with disappointment in
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their partnership. If the elder promises support, he should make up for what is missing. The implication that his power is insufficient strikes directly at his pride. The elder claims Jangho's appointment was impossible from the start. He advises abandoning what cannot
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work. The young master asks whether he has already given up, refusing to let the excuse settle. Their argument turns toward the original promise. The elder blames unreasonable demands. Muguk says he should never have made the recommendation if he could not deliver.
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Neither accepts the others explanation. The young master draws his sword and challenges their unequal relationship.
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He trusted the elers's claims about influence, but sees submission to his father instead. Another negotiation suddenly stands close to violence. The young master insists he would have made the appointment happen. The elder challenges him to try. Confident the
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heavenly demon will not change his mind, he expects the attempt to fail. A bet takes shape. If the young master cannot secure Jangho's appointment, he must join the elder without further demands.
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Failure would cost him the freedom he has fought to preserve. For success, Muguk wants a rare elixir stronger than the demonic essence pill. The elers's reaction reveals how large that reward is. Winning would address a weakness that skill alone cannot erase. The young
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master argues that greater strength would benefit their shared side. Privately, he knows the elder possesses the heavenly divine pill. This is not a random demand. He has a specific prize in mind. He questions the value of an ally who can provide neither the
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appointment nor the elixir. The elder accepts the wager. If Jen becomes commander, he will deliver the medicine.
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The promise is now explicit. The elder leaves with another burst of force while the young master remains behind. Their confrontation has produced a binding challenge instead of submission. Now he must turn political refusal into a victory. Combined with the demonic
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essence pill already consumed, that stronger elixir could remove his energy disadvantage against the Supremes. He smiles, convinced he knows how to win.
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But confidence still needs a workable plan. He asks Simon, the cult strategist, for an honest assessment of Jangho's chances. The answer offers no comfort. The nomination is far from a likely success under the present conditions. Sema estimates the chances
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at less than 10%. The heavenly demon has already rejected the recommendation and rarely reverses a decision without good reason. Mug knows exactly how firm that refusal is. He proposes a different reason. Another demon supreme could also recommend Jan Ho. Sema considers the
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possibility as a new figure is teased. Which powerful ally can turn an almost impossible appointment into his winning move? Simon, the cult strategist, considers geometrical Muguk's plan. Two demon supremes recommending the same commander could give his father a reason
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to reconsider. Such cooperation has never happened before. The young master believes handling two powerful rivals may be easier than handling one. Simong wonders which other supreme he intends to approach. The wager now depends on building an unlikely partnership. A
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martial artist from the Northern Heaven SwordClan denies abusing a young servant. He claims someone is framing him and demands a confrontation. The pavilion master listens but does not accept the accusation.
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Sioong, his investigator, brings the young victim into the room. The accused immediately challenges her presence. The young master stops him, making sure intimidation does not control this meeting. The child identifies the man who hurt her. He calls her a liar and
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points to her trembling. Mug sees fear, not proof of dishonesty. But her testimony is only the beginning.
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The young master reveals the threat against her family if she reports him. The man denies it. Then Soderion brings in two former servants, turning one frightened child's accusation into a wider investigation. The former servants have already testified about the same
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abuse and threats. Their accounts expose a repeated pattern. What the accused presents as a false complaint is something other women have survived before. Cornered by the evidence, the man blames alcohol and calls his actions a mistake. He argues that men have not
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been imprisoned for harming servants before. The young master confirms that ugly history. The accused offers a written promise never to repeat his actions. Mug says he will not send him to prison. The victims look stunned while their abuser mistakes those words
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for mercy. The sentence is execution instead. The young master kills the admitted abuser, ending his attempt to bargain away responsibility. But punishment alone cannot undo the fear he has left inside these women. The victims and Seerion watch in shock. The young
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master assures the women that this man can no longer threaten their families. They do not have to keep living under his control. He knows they cannot simply forget what happened. Instead, he asks them to remember this day when the
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memories return. Their tormentor's power over them has ended. Even if recovery takes longer, the women thank him and hold one another as they cry. Mug is moved by their response. This case is not just another conviction. It changes
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what they believe their lives can become. Cooderion witnesses the outcome, but the young master credits the victim's courage. Their willingness to testify makes this possible. He encourages them to live bravely as they leave the pavilion. Joe Hyang, a
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pavilion investigator, warns that the executed man belongs to the Flower Sword Supreme's faction. The young master thinks about protecting the weak, but enforcing that principle now means confronting another Supreme. He fears dying before he can clear away the
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cult's corruption. Joe Hyang praises the cult for doing good, but he refuses that comfort. Not abusing servants should be the minimum, not an achievement. Nug asks for a meeting with the flower sword supreme to explain the case. He and
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Soderang travel to the northern heaven sword clan where a guide leads them inside. The young master waits to meet the flower sword supreme. His investigation reaches her own followers and his appointment plan needs another powerful supporter. This visit will test
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whether justice and succession can survive the same conversation. The flower sword supreme receives him in person. She is one of the elders whose support could change his future, but he has just executed a member of her faction. Will she hear him out? The
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flower sword supreme, leader of the northern heaven sword clan, appears far younger than her age. Geometry Mug greets her respectfully. She prefers her title to an address that makes her feel old. She says respect should depend on merit, not age. The young master agrees,
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and she asks him to speak more casually. Their first exchange establishes a surprisingly relaxed tone for a potentially dangerous meeting. He introduces Sio Derion, the investigator handling the servants's case. The Supreme needs no explanation. She accepts the pavilion's judgment and says
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her clan will not defend a man who commits such a crime. Soderion leaves them to speak privately. The Supreme praises the changes the young master brings to the cult. He credits her support, opening a conversation that goes well beyond the recent execution.
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She dismisses his flattery and claims she has stepped away from politics to study martial arts. But Muguk remembers another future where her ambitions are anything but quiet. In his previous life, Wugi kills his father and the cult falls into conflict. The flower sword
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supreme defeats her rivals and becomes leader. Her political skill proves stronger than her ability to govern. Her rule lasts only 3 years before another successor kills her. Back in the present, the young master explains the pressure he faces from the blood heaven
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sword demon. After confronting the elers's followers, the Supreme insists she is different from her rival. Then she asks about Jang Ho's nomination as demonic army commander. The young master openly identifies the loyal warrior as one of his own people. He says he
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appeals to the sword demon's pride and urges a decision that benefits the cult. She doubts that explanation. He adds that the elder does not want to lose him as a potential ally. Mug praises the elers's concern for the cult, then
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describes the stalled appointment. Simon suggests another Supreme's recommendation might secure approval. But will this listener accept the role he is preparing for her? She challenges the assumption that nobody else cares about the cult. He denies making that claim, but she sees through his visit.
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The discussion of appointments is also an appeal to her pride. She identifies his real request. Recommend Jang Ho alongside her rival. The young master admits she notices his plan. He knows she must also wonder why the ruthless elder chooses to support him. The
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Supreme studies him then says she understands why his father chooses him to lead Nirvana Pavilion. Her reaction suggests his ability to move people interests her as much as his official authority. She approaches closely and remarks that he has an unusual gift for
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shaking people's hearts. Mug holds his composure. This meeting has shifted from explaining a crime to testing his influence. She agrees to recommend Jangho, making clear that her rival is not the only supreme concern with the cult. The young master thanks her. His
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impossible appointment now has its second powerful supporter. As he leaves with Seerong, he considers her rivalry with the sword demon. In the future, he remembers that Elder is the first person she kills after taking power. Their cooperation is far from friendship. The
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heavenly demon and Simong discuss the unexpected agreement. His father wonders whether Djang Ho deserves command. The strategist praises the warrior's ability while noting that politics is not his strength. Simong sees wisdom in Yuguk's choice. His father focuses instead on
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his son's emotional decisions, treating them as a weakness. Their disagreement shows that progress does not erase the father's doubts. With two supreme supporting the nomination, the heavenly demon approves Jangho as demonic army commander. The young master's plan succeeds, but gaining command for a
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trusted ally also changes the balance of power around him. Jangho, the newly appointed demonic army commander, thanks geometry Mugok and struggles to express his gratitude. The young master jokes that his strict personality may make repayment difficult, then explains why
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he chooses him. First, Jangho is the best person for the job, which benefits the cult. Second, the young master hopes the army becomes part of his strength.
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He admits both motives instead of hiding his ambition. Those aims appear to conflict because Jangho is known for refusing corruption. The young master promises not to use their friendship to force his decisions. But Jangho has something unexpected to say in return.
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Django rejects the idea that duty makes him abandon personal bonds. He reminds the young master that his first report begins with grief for a murdered friend.
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Justice is deeply personal to him. He pledges loyalty to Muguk while committing himself to the cult and his army. The young master realizes he gains more than an honest commander. He gains someone who chooses him without surrendering his principles. Later, the
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blood heaven sword demon waits outside. The young master compares him to a guardian statue, earning a teasing complaint. The elder congratulates him on Janghos appointment, sounding unexpectedly calm. The young master expects anger over involving the elers's rival, the flower sword supreme.
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Instead, the sword demon asks how he persuades her. Calmness from such an unpredictable man is not a reason to relax. The young master admits praising the elder to provoke the Supreme's pride. The elder knows she must recognize the trick. He believes she
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helps mainly to prevent the young master from joining his side. Asked what he will do, Newuk promises to prioritize the elder because he helps first. The sword demon challenges that assurance with something valuable enough to tempt him. A small ornate box. Inside sits the
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heavenly divine pill, the reward from their wager. The elder hands it over without bargaining. The young master is startled. Something he expects to require excuses and pressure arrives far too easily. He asks whether the gift is real, irritating the elder before they
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settle beside a rock. A promise is being kept, but the sword demon is about to offer more than the pill. The elder declares that he bets his remaining life on the second young master. There is no hesitation. This is his strongest
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commitment yet, and it forces the young master to reconsider how he sees him. Mug once tells his father that keeping this elder around offers no value. Now he decides to work harder to preserve him. He thanks the sword demon for
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placing such trust in him. Then he asks the elder to guard him while he consumes the pill. The request shocks the older man. A martial artist circulating energy becomes vulnerable. So asking for protection is a serious declaration of
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trust. The elder questions whether the trust is genuine. The young master insists it is even joking about poison and an antidote. Beneath their banter, he is choosing to place his safety in another man's hands. The elder asks what
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happens if his judgment is wrong. The young master will face that when it happens. He takes the pill while the sword demon watches, putting their new relationship to its first real test. He closes his eyes and begins circulating
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energy. The pill releases a brilliant blue surge within him. His aim is greater strength, but absorbing this powerful reward is a process he must complete carefully. Seated in meditation, Muguk sweats as the energy moves through him. He finally opens his
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eyes. With the elders still nearby, what changes will this rare pill bring to his power. Geometry Mug finishes absorbing the divine pill. Sweat covers his face, but the change inside him is enormous.
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His inner energy has risen so sharply that the elers's gift is already proving its worth. The blood heaven sword demon asks how the pill tastes. The young master describes an incredible sweetness. Hearing that answer, the elder briefly regrets giving away
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something he has kept for so long. The young master believes he gains far more from the pill than an older warrior would. With this new reserve of energy, exhaustion alone will no longer decide his encounters with the elder. The elder
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studies the young man who keeps unsettling him. This is not simply gratitude after receiving a treasure.
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Their exchange has become a test of how much each man can understand the other.
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Their eyes meet through the pressure of their energy. Mug knows that showing his potential matters. But earning an elers's interest is very different from securing his unconditional loyalty. The young master asks about the elers's ultimate goal. The answer sounds modest
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and old man wants to keep living. Yet the intensity behind his words does not fit such a quiet ambition. The young master points out the passion he feels from him. The elders fire has not faded with age. Recognizing that fire gives
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their conversation honesty that polite flattery never could. The young master understands that feeling. He remembers a future filled with pursuit and desperate struggle. Age does not automatically extinguish desire, especially when a person still has something worth fighting for. He reaches for a cup and
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asks for liquor. Although the elder loses their wager, giving him the pill changes the relationship. Mug recognizes that generosity can become another kind of victory. He accepts the drink the elder offers. His real intention is to bring this dangerous warrior onto his
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side. A shared cup may begin that work, but it cannot complete it. They drink together without the hostility of their earlier meetings. The elder appears pleased. Still, the young master cannot afford to confuse a relaxed expression with a heart that has fully opened. The
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young master agrees to work together and allows whatever dirty tricks he can handle. The elder laughs at that bold condition. Their alliance will not be built on pretending either man is harmless. Another cup follows. The elder laughs freely, but Muguk senses the
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remaining distance between them. For now, he can only see through a narrow opening in this complicated man's heart.
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Whether this relationship becomes lasting friendship or something fatal remains undecided. Both men carry ambitions that can burn fiercely. The future will reveal what their shared drink actually means. Back in the training hall, the young master tests his sword. The pill strengthens both his
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speed and power. What once depends on careful management of limited energy now feels different.
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He keeps training instead of treating the improvement as a finish line. Greater energy makes stronger opponents more reachable, but it does not erase the distance ahead. Then his father arrives. Mug tells the heavenly demon about the pill. His father is
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unsurprised. He knows the treasure well because he is the person who gives it to the elder long ago. Asked what he stakes in the wager, the young master answers that he stakes himself. His father considers that a losing bargain. His son
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cheerfully intends to take advantages from all eight supremes. The young master notices something unusual. His father does not dismiss the boast as nonsense. Perhaps he is beginning to consider it possible. The young man immediately teases him about finally
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recognizing his value. Before his father leaves, he thanks him for appointing Jang Ho. The heavenly demon credits the two supremes recommendations. His son explains that his own happiness extends to his people and the cult. His father rejects that sentiment and warns about
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the danger of emotion. A leader cannot let personal happiness govern everything. Their disagreement exposes two very different ideas of what strength should protect. Nug refuses to abandon happiness simply because his path is dangerous. He intends to find it
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and make it real. But can he protect that promise while becoming the leader this cult needs? Geometry Mug visits the flower sword supreme among her flowers.
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Their light conversation hides a careful calculation. He remembers far more about this powerful woman than his present age should allow. He brings liquor to thank her for supporting Jangho's appointment.
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She explains that she no longer drinks. He already knows but deliberately chooses an imperfect gift to conceal how well he knows her. He asks what she wants in return for helping him. Her answer is immediate. Cut ties with the
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blood heaven sword demon. Gratitude suddenly becomes a choice between two powerful allies. The young master refuses. The elder gives him a gift too precious to dismiss. He wants both supremes beside him rather than allowing their rivalry to decide whom he can
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trust. She presses him about the gift. He finally reveals that the elder gives him the heavenly divine pill. Her surprise shows how extraordinary that gesture is. But generosity is not her only concern. Mug says the elder apparently values him more than the
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pill. He offers future help and prepares to leave. She stops him to ask what sort of man he believes the elder is.
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He admits that the elder is violent and bad-tempered, yet grows on him. She questions whether the pill influences that judgment. Then she makes her continued help conditional on ending their alliance. Instead of yielding, he asks her to prove she can help him more.
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The elder already offers something concrete. Breaking that relationship requires more than an appeal to the good of the cult. Mug rejects grand promises used to win followers. Dreams and loyalty mean little when they become convenient bargaining tools. His energy
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rises revealing that this discussion has reached a serious boundary. He is preparing for something enormous and knows he will meet many people. He cannot assume every decision will be right. He asks her for something even more valuable than the divine pill.
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Inside, he refuses to abandon the elder simply because someone warns him against it. The Supreme herself begins to hesitate. At last, she asks what he actually wants from her. He opens his hand, closes it, and says he needs
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nothing right now. The answer is deliberate. With no request to satisfy, she must wonder whether the elder already gives him everything he needs.
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He leaves with thanks rather than another demand. That restraint is meant to make her more impatient. Mug is not choosing one supreme. He is making both reconsider their value to him. That night, the elder immediately asks what the supreme says. The young master
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reports her demand to sever their relationship. Her objection centers on their different ideals and the elers's unwillingness to accept rules.
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Asked what he will do, the young master says he will work with whoever benefits him most. The elder is startled. Being generous does not guarantee that this young man stops weighing his options.
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The young master reassures him that he remains ahead. The elder warns that his rival may offer anything to undermine him. Their competition is becoming useful, but its roots remain personal.
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He asks why their relationship is so strained, even though he already knows the answer. The elder avoids explaining it. He claims that hating another person does not require a reason. Rather than leave the conversation bitter, Muguk suggests a drink. He encourages the
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elder to express disappointment and talk through anger. Reluctantly, the older man agrees and offers to pay. The elder launches away and tells him to meet in the demonic village. The young master watches with a slight smile. Can an
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ordinary night of drinking bring him closer to the guarded man's real heart? Geometry Nug meets the blood heaven sword demon at a village bar. Other customers watch nervously. When he mentions the elder's dead brother, the mood changes at once. That wound is
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still raw. The young master mentions the brother deliberately, hoping buried pain will not keep festering. Then he warmly greets the frightened owner. His friendliness contrasts sharply with the fear surrounding their table. The elder criticizes his warmth and warns that
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emotion creates mistakes. He even compares him unfavorably with his older brother. In the elers's view, fear is a more dependable tool than kindness. The young master refuses to live coldly. He believes food tastes better when its maker feels happy rather than terrified.
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That simple example explains the kind of world he wants his strength to build. The elder warns that people will exploit kindness and condemn him when he refuses their demands. Mug answers that people can also repay kindness and even save
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his life. Which possibility should define him? Over food and liquor. He suggests that the elder is actually more emotional than he is. The older man scoffs, yet sharing opinions and reacting so strongly are themselves signs that something is changing. The
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young master tells him to control his disciples before they keep clashing with Nirvana Pavilion. When the elder calls him arrogant, he answers directly, ignoring the cult and its leader is the real arrogance. He challenges the attitude that a supreme's identity
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excuses his disciples behavior. The elder erupts in anger. His pressure smashes their surroundings, but the young master stays firm instead of taking back his words. Customers and the owner recoil from the destruction. The elder threatens to beat him and demands
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fresh food. Mug stops him. Power does not make the innocent owner's losses disappear. He places money down, apologizes, and compensates for the damage and other losses. The terrified owner tries to refuse. The young master insists and asks for a generous
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replacement meal. The elder objects to being taught kindness by someone so young. The young master explains that his demonic path does not include destroying restaurants in anger. Then he calmly tells the elder to sit down.
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Still calling him arrogant, the elder returns to his seat. He warns that betrayal will mean death. The owner hurries away while the young master treats the threat as an opportunity to clarify their relationship. If the threat is sincere, he asks for equally
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sincere loyalty. Should the elder betray that loyalty, Muguk will drive a sword into his heart. Trust must carry obligations in both directions, he pours a drink and offers it with both hands.
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Neither man hides behind a harmless promise. Their agreement rests on knowing that betrayal has consequences even between people beginning to understand each other. The elder accepts the drink without touching cups. The young master believes the gesture is already there in his heart. Their
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outward manners remain rough, but the distance between them is narrowing. Elsewhere, a man reports their meeting to the flower sword supreme and calls the young master arrogant. She rebukes his careless criticism. She recognizes that this is no longer the young man she
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remembers. She wonders whether his potential is large enough to contain the whole marshall world. The divine pill suggests the elder stakes everything on him. Has the rival she dislikes recognized something that she misses?
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The man says he prepares a new man for her and advises rest. She turns away, still troubled by Muguk's unexpected value. What exactly is being prepared behind this quiet garden conversation?
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Geometry Mug enters his father's private training hall for the first time. A battered slab of 10,000year cold iron reveals the strength used here. He jokes that even this extraordinary metal is being mistreated. The heavenly demon demonstrates the four strides. His
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movements give familiar techniques a different meaning. The young master knows these steps from decades of practice, but watching his father connect them reveals possibilities he has never considered. The young master tries to follow what he sees. His father
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studies him closely. This is not simply a display of overwhelming strength. Each movement becomes something they can examine, correct, and understand together. His father listens to his observations instead of dismissing them.
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The lesson becomes a conversation between martial artists. For the young master, that freedom matters almost as much as the technique itself. Their usual distance begins to shrink. The heavenly demon explains his own understanding of the steps. Mug closes
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his eyes and follows the lesson inward. Familiar movements take on new depth. But the most unexpected part of this visit has not happened yet. He bows and promises to repay the instruction. Then he turns the serious moment into a
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request for more allowance. His father dismisses the nonsense and tells him to stay for a meal before leaving. The invitation catches him offg guard. His father does not normally ask people to eat with him. The heavenly demon sees
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nothing strange about it. But his son knows this ordinary gesture is anything but ordinary. They sit across from each other at the table. His father notices his silence. In his previous life, the young master never imagined sharing a
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meal like this. Now he finally has something he wanted without admitting it. When his father asks about the food, he jokes about exchanging cooks. The answer is a firm refusal. Even this small disagreement feels different here.
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They are sharing a meal, not negotiating another dangerous political decision. His father asks why he has come. Mug says he wants to add another member to their family. The heavenly demon assumes he needs marriage. Instead, his son names Leyon, his loyal bodyguard. He
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wants permission to teach her the soaring sword art. His father points out the difference between a brother and a bodyguard. The young master answers that Leyon matters deeply to him, regardless of blood. The young master argues that Leyon deserves the chance to become
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stronger. The nine calamities demonic art can remain reserved for the successor. His father allows it. One answer changes what her future can become. Before they finish, his father asks for a promise. If Mug intends to kill another Supreme, he must tell him
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first. The son agrees. Family warmth does not erase the danger surrounding his choices. Later, Leyon answers his summons. He addresses her as the leader of the Phantom Shadow Corps. The title reminds her of the responsibility ahead.
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But today, he has something more important than another assignment. He announces that he will teach her a new martial art. When he names the soaring sword art, her excitement becomes alarm.
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It belongs to his family. Accepting it seems far more serious than receiving an ordinary lesson. Leon tries to stop him.
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She worries about what his father will do if he discovers the arrangement. The young master has already secured permission. Even so, she struggles to believe this opportunity is truly hers.
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She asks why he would share an exclusive family technique. He explains that the phantom shadow core needs strength. Then he gives the more personal answer. To him, she is already close enough to count his family. Leyon is moved, but
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she still resists. She says she cannot accept his martial arts so easily. Her hesitation is not a lack of ambition. No one has ever treated her with this kind of generosity.
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She admits how unfamiliar this kindness feels. Nug reaches toward her. He remembers what she means to him while she sees only the astonishing trust he is placing in her now. He rests a hand on her shoulder and tells her she is
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important to him. Leyon breaks into tears. With his father's permission secured, can she finally accept the place he is offering her beside him?
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Geometry. Yuguk divides his time between teaching Lyon, his bodyguard, handling Nirvana Pavilion duties, and training himself. Sharing his family sword art is now part of his daily work, not just a promise. Lyon learns the soaring sword art remarkably quickly. Her talent and
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effort exceed his expectations. Teaching her also improves his own understanding. In his previous life, he had never taught anyone. This experience gives him something genuinely new. At Nirvana Pavilion, he gathers the investigators together. Their loud replies please him.
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He promises to strengthen their fighting spirit, but their uncertain faces show they do not yet understand what he has prepared. He asks Sioong, his trusted investigator, to open a red box. Inside are bundles of banknotes. Seio is stunned when the young master orders him
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to distribute one note to every person present. The investigators receive the money with surprise and gratitude. This is a personal gift, but it comes with a clear purpose. Nirvana Pavilion must resist outside pressure. Nug wants to remove one reason people accept bribes.
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If they need money urgently, they can request salary in advance. If that is not enough, he will lend from his own funds. He dismisses them after making the offer. But Seio has noticed something behind this generosity.
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Sio asks how he knows Ako needs money. His colleague is helping a brother marry after spending his savings on sick parents and caring for younger siblings.
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The young master claims ignorance, but Seio refuses to believe him. The young master privately admits he hears about the problem by chance. He originally intends to help Ako alone, then decides to include everyone. Seio believes being remembered like this can inspire real
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loyalty. Mug calls it a trick to create a good impression. Sio disagrees. The world can make people do terrible things without such kindness. He bows, leaving his superior momentarily silent instead of accepting the cynical explanation.
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The young master next visits the blood heaven sword demon, the elder supreme supporting him. The old man immediately asks whether he is being arrested. Their recent encounters make that concern sound almost reasonable. The elder says he has done plenty in his life but will
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not be arrested today. He demands the purpose of the visit. The young master offers a small box. This time he asks for nothing first. Suspicion returns immediately. The elder jokes that opening the box may release poison and kill him. The young master plays along
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before telling him to open it. Beneath their teasing, the old man still expects a hidden condition. The box holds a top quality blood poison pearl. The elder recognizes it and asks why he is receiving something so valuable. Nug
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says it is a birthday gift. That answer surprises him more than the treasure. The elder barely remembers his own birthday. He has lived too long without celebrating it. Now a young man arrives with a thoughtful gift and no request
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attached. For once, his suspicion has no obvious target. Asked how he knows, the young master credits Nirvana Pavilion's information network. He jokes that it even knows how many undergarments the elder owns. When challenged for the number, he admits the exaggeration and
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congratulates him again. The young master turns to leave. The elder stops him, still struggling to believe the visit is only about a gift. His guest confirms it and arranges drinks later at the pleasure bar. The birthday does not
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require a bargain. Alone with the pearl, the elder looks at it again. A man accustomed to threats and calculations is left considering a simple birthday gesture. Mug moves on, but another powerful figure is waiting ahead. At sunset, the flower sword supreme waits
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for him. She tells the second young master that he must have worked hard today, even remembering the blood heaven sword demon. Why is she paying such close attention to his kindness? The flower sword supreme, a powerful rival of the sword demon, invites Geometry Mug
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to sit. He remembers that she does not drink. She explains that the liquor is for him. Her attention is deliberate, not a casual welcome. He drinks without checking the cup. She immediately asks whether he considers the possibility of
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poison. He has taken precautions. The friendly setting does not make him forget the uncertainty between them, and he does not pretend otherwise. He reveals a blood poison pearl held in his mouth while drinking to neutralize poison. She recognizes its quality. He
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admits that her attitude toward him is not completely friendly, so accepting her liquor blindly would be foolish. She asks whether he uses the same precaution with the blood heaven sword demon. He does not. Their shared experiences establish a different kind of trust. Her
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recommendation of Jangho, his loyal army commander, does not settle that comparison. Mug says her recommendation is meant to separate him from the elder, not simply help him. He wants them to build their own history together. She doubts his sincerity. Now he must show
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whether those words carry any weight. He puts the pearl aside, pours another cup, and drinks. Her pride matters here. She refuses to be compared unfavorably with the sword demon, and he believes someone with that pride will not resort to
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poisoning him. She asks what he truly wants. This time, he answers directly. He wants her support to become the successor without demanding that he cut ties with the sword demon. He is asking her to accept an uncomfortable arrangement. She replies that only
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parents help without conditions. Rather than argue further, he tells her he will drink at the entertainment pavilion that night. She may join him if she wishes.
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The invitation leaves the choice in her hands. Returning home, he finds his father waiting on the roof. The heavenly demon says he comes to see how his son lives. After meetings with two supremes, this unexpected visit makes an already
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unusual day even stranger. His father has never visited his residence before. Hunting together and sharing a meal are also first experiences in this life. Mug joins him outside and jokes that sitting too long is bad for his health. His
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father asks whether he wants a long life. He does because there are still many things he wants to try. Asked the same question, the heavenly demon says nothing interests him. His son senses more beneath that answer. The young
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master suggests traveling to the central plains together. He quickly clarifies that he does not mean attacking the Muram alliance. He wants to see different places and people with his father. But will his father ever allow himself that life? Later, Muguk reaches
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the bar. The owner thanks him for opening a Nirvana pavilion branch nearby. Drunken trouble and unpaid bills have decreased. His reforms are no longer just promises discussed inside official halls. Other customers have benefited, too. Then the sword demon
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arrives, and the mood changes immediately. The young master reassures the frightened guests that the elder is noble. They should drink comfortably without approaching him to cause trouble. The elder calls that reassurance a lie. The young master calls it consideration. Customers pay to
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enjoy themselves, not sit in fear. If the elder wants them gone, he should compensate them and cover the owner's losses. The elder questions whether he really belongs to the demonic cult. The young master knows his outlook comes from a wider life. He leaves the cult
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young in his previous lifetime and encounters many different people. He raises a cup and congratulates the elder on his birthday. The old man protests at the attention. Mug jokes that birthdays are simply excuses to drink. Their argument softens into the evening they
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arranged earlier. The elder says he used to enjoy drinking more but is cut down recently. Someone interrupts before the conversation settles. The flower sword supreme enters the bar in white robes.
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She has accepted the young master's invitation. The elder turns toward her startled. Two powerful rivals now share the same room brought together by the young master. Can this birthday gathering create the trust he wants or expose the conflict he cannot remove?
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The flower sword supreme arrives at Geometry Nug's birthday gathering. The blood heaven sword demon is already here. These two powerful elders cannot stand each other and the frightened customers immediately feel the tension.
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The young master brings both elders to the same table. The flower sword supreme asks why he invites her. This is supposed to be a celebration, but neither guest looks ready to celebrate with the other. He says even people who
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dislike each other can offer birthday wishes. She disagrees. If he wants to invite her again, he should invite her alone. The sword demon watches, making her irritation worse. Their conversation quickly becomes an argument. She asks why he looks unhappy. He asks why she is
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angry. Neither accepts the others answer. The young master now sees how easily an ordinary exchange turns hostile. The flower sword supreme calls the sword demon selfish. Both rise from their seats and their words move toward a fight. Mug stays alert, but their
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hostility has a limit neither can simply ignore. He asks them to calm down before his birthday ends. Instead, the flower sword supreme directs her anger at him.
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Why does he arrange this meeting? His answer is unusually direct. He needs her. He wants the two elders to reconcile even though he does not know the cause of their hatred. Let them argue until the resentment comes out. To
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them, however, that request asks far too much. The flower sword supreme refuses to work with the sword demon and leaves.
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He offers the birthday greeting she will not share with him, then leaves too. The young master's attempt ends with more damaged property. Mug pays the owner for the damage. Outside, he considers what happened. A peaceful drink cannot erase
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years of resentment. If those buried feelings never surface, how can either elder begin to let them go? Later that night, a voice wakes him. The flower sword supreme stands outside. He gets up and brings his sword. The birthday
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gathering is over, but she clearly has unfinished business with its host. She notices that he senses her presence without her releasing her aura. Their conversation returns to his ideals. He also despises certain people, those who make grand claims without having the
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ability to support them. She draws her sword. Even with her back turned, she leaves no opening he can find. He adds another kind of person he dislikes. The strong who use their advantage to harm others without imagining their
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suffering. Her pressure fills the garden. She calls him arrogant, but he asks what she will do if he wins. She repeats the question in disbelief. He is not merely talking about ideals now. He proposes a wager. She promises anything
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if he wins, even her life. He offers the same freedom to her if he loses. Her demand is specific. Remove the blood heaven sword demon from his life. This duel now threatens their alliance. Nug knows her marshall ability is second
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only to his father's. He asks whether she wants to hear his own demand. She refuses. Her confidence is absolute, but he still has a reason to accept. He draws the black demonic sword. She allows him three attacks first. He
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decides to try without the four strides. That means his opening cannot be a casual test. He must make these three attacks count. He launches the soaring sword art. This is the technique his father teaches him, brought against an
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opponent far beyond an ordinary warrior. The first form begins and the wager becomes a real exchange of blades.
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Celestial equilibrium cuts toward the flower sword supreme. Her eyes widen as the attack meets her blade. Mug's gaze stays fierce. Can three attacks overturn her certainty, or will this wager cost him the sword demon?
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