Absolute Regression Chapter 513

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“If you don’t kill the Archduke, you die.”

Hyeolcheon Doma still vividly remembers. Geum Woojin’s response when he said this, and his expression as well.

“I don’t want to kill my brother.”

This is something you would never hear from the current leader. I couldn’t even imagine a leader who would hesitate to kill someone.

Yes, there were times like that for the cult leader too.

“I know.”

Because Hyeolcheon Doma was the one who felt the warmth that was in Geom Woojin’s heart.

In terms of popularity within the school, Geumwoojin was ahead. Everyone in the school liked him because he was cold, cool, and proud. He was handsome, smart, and most of all, he had a natural talent for martial arts.

I heard that he was the best of all the Heavenly Horse bloodlines, possessing all the elements that Mines liked.

The reason the Grand Duke joined hands with his master to kill Geom Woo-jin was because he knew that if things continued this way, he would have no chance of winning.

“Okay, let’s try to solve this without killing the Archduke.”

Then, Geum Woo-jin said firmly.

“Brother, get out. This fight is my fight.”

How could Hyeolcheondoma not know that he was saying these words out of concern for himself?

Bloodthirsty Demon shook his head. Since Master intervened in this matter.

“From the moment I told you about the Archduke and the Master’s plan, this fight became my fight too.”

Their gazes met in the air. They were filled with a youthful passion that could no longer be imitated.

“I want to live as the Demon Lord of the Heavenly Demon Sect that you lead.”

Hyeolcheondoma still remembers the trembling he felt the moment he said those words.

I want to go back to that time. To that youth, hot as a midsummer night and refreshing as an autumn breeze. To that time when I risked my life without expecting anything in return, and could read the emotions on the cult leader’s face.

The person who pulled him back from the past was Kyo-Cheon.

“Meeting you is the greatest misfortune in my life.”

As he heard his master’s words, the image of the young Geom Woo-jin disappeared.

The angry master’s face appeared there.

Even though my master didn’t say so, I lived with that mindset.

The words he said to Geommugeuk that he had been unlucky his whole life were also said because of his master.

It was to save the cult leader, but in the end, he couldn’t escape the shackles of having betrayed his master.

“Do you know why I came here at the Master’s message?”

“You must have come to kill me.”

Even with the mocking reply, Hyeolcheon Doma remained calm.

“If I had wanted to do that, I would have contacted the leader.”

But Hyeolcheon Doma came here to Chongqing quietly and alone.

Kyo-Cheon looked at Hyeol-Cheon-Doma with eyes asking why.

And the reason was something Kyo-Cheon could not have imagined.

“I missed you, Master.”

“!”

The deep wrinkles of the bridge trembled.

It was the true heart of Hyeolcheon Doma. Of course, it wasn’t because of ordinary longing.

How should I express that I miss you?

Did it feel like your younger self was reaching out to you as you reached out to him in the twilight of his life?

Yes, this is not something the master in front of you sang, but something you sang when you were younger.

Kyo-Cheon laughed. The corners of his mouth were particularly wrinkled, so it was difficult to tell what kind of smile he was having. However, the smile he was having now was clearly a mocking laugh.

“You say something like that when you know why I came?”

The laughter soon turned into a blatant laugh. Was it because of old age? Or was it some kind of illness? The cracked voice made a metallic scraping sound, and the laughter soon turned into a cough that wouldn’t stop.

Bloodthirsty Doma waited for him to stop coughing.

“You missed me?”

Kyo-Cheon slowly got up from his seat and untied the hem of his clothes.

His wrinkled body made me wonder if he could really use his martial arts skills. That was why it was even more frightening. Thinking about the enormous power contained in this insignificant body.

The place where the Bloodthirsty Demon’s gaze was directed was the center of his chest.

There was a large scar there. It was much larger and deeper than the sword stab wound.

“Now, look.”

Hyeolcheondoma looked at the wound in silence.

And I told him the words that had been on my mind for a long time, words that I had never said to anyone and never uttered even once.

“I’m sorry, Master.”

“!”

I knew that he would have taken another disciple as his disciple at any time, even if it wasn’t me, but I also knew that if he had continued to disobey, he would have killed me, but above all, it was to save Geom Woo-jin.

Still, I felt sorry for him.

Bloodthirsty Demon bowed his head respectfully. He bowed his head only to Geom Woojin.

A radiance radiated from Kyo-Cheon’s eyes as he looked at him, and his wrinkled face deepened.

“You’ve been hypocritical since you were young.”

Bloody Heavenly Doma understood his master. He was a man who would not believe that he purely liked the man named Geom Woo-jin, and he would not believe that he was sorry.

But it doesn’t matter. In the end, I said this for my own good.

Bloodthirsty Horse looked up at the sky.

‘Thank you for letting me say what I was going to say only when I went to hell.’

Kyo-Cheon did not consider Hyeol-Cheon-Do-Ma’s apology to be sincere. Even if he did, what would be the point now?

“If you help me kill the cult leader, I will spare your life.”

“What regret could there be in this old life?”

Then, Kyo-Cheon threatened Seo Dae-Ryong.

“If you don’t listen to me, I will kill your disciple.”

“So you called that child in too?”

Of course, this threat did not work.

“Then that guy will also end up living a life without a master.”

The eyes of the Bloodthirsty Demon looking at his master were filled with love and hate.

“You’ve looked at me like that before too.”

“This is also a misunderstanding. If you hate me now, then the past will also be distorted.”

Bloodthirsty Doma had a premonition. This matter would end in either his death or his master’s death. So there was nothing he could not say. If he had previously spoken of love, what he was about to say was hate.

“You’d think I’d get wiser as I got older, but that’s not the case. My judgment is clouded, and I’m just becoming more stubborn. I try to block that a little bit by reading books, but it’s not easy to keep my mind from going blank.”

After a moment, Hyeolcheondoma said.

“Maybe Master is even worse. If someone who doesn’t know sees Master, they will think, “How great is that old master? How much wisdom does he have? How much insight does he have?” But I know. Master’s mind is probably filled with a hazy fog.”

Anger rose on the trembling Kyocheon’s face.

“In that fog, only hatred would shine. Without that, Master would have lost his way.”

“You’re showing off again.”

“You’re distorting things again. I’ve never once shown off to my master. Then tell me. Have you ever thought about anything other than the leader, me, and that day? Whether it’s the history of martial arts or life, or even the fact that summer is gone and fall is coming? Have you ever been interested in that?”

Kyo-Cheon’s gaze grew colder, but he couldn’t refute it.

Hyeolcheon Doma continued what he wanted to say.

“I wouldn’t have known it before. But I’ve recently realized something through the Sogyoju. I’ve been walking through the fog out of habit. It was a path I was so familiar with, and the fog was so familiar that I just walked without falling. The fog was getting thicker as the sun rose.”

After meeting Geommu-geuk, the pent-up feelings began to flow. He practiced martial arts more diligently, read more books, took on disciples, and his relationships with other demons changed. He even cultivated a flower garden.

It was all an effort to clear the fog. No matter how hard I tried, it didn’t clear easily.

“So I am not afraid of you, Master.”

So, I didn’t say anything about my other true intention of being afraid of my master.

If Geommu-geuk had met his master a little earlier, would his master’s heart have changed?

I thought maybe it could have been that. What if it was the Sword Dance Theater? Maybe that clever guy would know a way to resolve this deep grudge.

It seems so pitiful that I have such thoughts. He was a master who left a deep scar on my heart.

It seems so regrettable that we have to meet again like this and open the final chapter without any intermediate process.

“bouncer!”

On the other hand, Kyo-Cheon was angry. How could he explain his life in such words?

But I couldn’t think of anything to say in rebuttal. I’m sure there were countless things I wanted to say swirling around in my head.

It was as if the fog was really thick, and I didn’t know what to say.

There, only the feeling of hatred was shining brightly.

“What if you kill that great cult leader?”

Bloodthirsty Demon laughed. If you can kill him, kill him. He will probably talk to you before he falls down, holding his neck.

“That sounds like a threat to the cult leader, so save it.”

Threats didn’t work on Hyeolcheon Doma.

“But how on earth are you going to kill the cult leader? He’s not someone you can kill if you want to.”

Hyeolcheon Doma was curious about what kind of move he had prepared.

“The leader is human too. All humans are destined to die.”

Then, Kyocheon took something out of his bosom.

It was a small box. It flew through the air and came to the Bloodthirsty Horse.

When I opened the box, what was inside was a small vial of medicine.

“Pour that into the leader’s drink.”

Hyeolcheondoma looked down at the bottle and asked.

“What is this?”

“Don’t worry. You just have to put it in the leader’s drink.”

Bloodthirsty Demon was truly dumbfounded. Did he really think that this method would work? Was his master really wandering in the fog?

“That’s right. You’re the kind of person who can’t be killed without using these methods. You sow discord with the political faction, you threaten to kill your disciples, and you even take poison like this. But did you think I would do something like this?”

“Didn’t you say you were sorry to me?”

Bloodthirsty Doma tried to pour the contents of the vial onto the floor as if it was no longer worth talking about. The moment he was about to open the cork, he stopped moving in surprise.

Hyeolcheon Doma’s gaze turned to Gyocheon again.

“You must have expected me to pour it out.”

An ominous thought crossed Hyeolcheon Doma’s mind.

“no way?”

Bloodthirsty Demon threw the vial far away.

Clang.

The poisonous smoke rose rapidly from the exposed liquid. If it had been poured on the floor, the smoke would have instantly engulfed him.

“This was meant to kill me.”

Kyo-Cheon’s eyes were full of life.

“I can’t kill you nicely.”

Judging from what he said, it wasn’t just any poison. It was a poison that caused extreme pain.

He knew that his master was trying to kill him, but seeing him use poison so brazenly made him feel disappointed. And such a vicious poison at that.

I realized anew that human relationships are one in which people feel regret even in situations where they are on the verge of killing each other.

“Do you hate me that much?”

“Didn’t you say that? There was nothing left in my head but hatred.”

When I looked at my master, I felt like I was looking at a wall that was so tight that I couldn’t communicate with him.

I wanted to somehow free my mind. And it wasn’t for myself, it was for my master.

Of course, the master won’t believe it. He’ll think you’re just making up stories because you don’t want to die.

‘Master, you are not giving me another chance to choose.’

Kyo-Cheon clapped his hands slowly.

Then the door on the left wall opened and someone walked out.

He was an old man of similar age to Hyeolcheondoma, wearing a blazing red robe, and he also carried a long sword. You could tell just by looking at his steps that he had been learning the Heavenly Demonic Way for many years.

It seemed that he was a new disciple whom the master had taken in and taught martial arts to.

It wasn’t just him who appeared. The door on the other side opened and someone walked out from there too.

This time, it was an old man wearing a blue robe, and his skills were not at all inferior to those of the old man who had come before.

And the two men had contrasting prayers. If the former old man was like fire, this old man had a prayer like water.

And the Bloodthirsty Horse knew instinctively.

‘These are the ones who achieved great success in the Extermination of Heavenly Demons method.’

They were truly people with demon-level skills. Since they were raised by their master with a desire for revenge, their skills could be guessed without even looking at them.

Bloodthirsty Demon’s eyes sank. He had a feeling that this would not be an easy fight.

Kyocheon looked at the blood clot and said.

“The disciple must repay the betrayal he suffered from his disciple.”

Bloodthirsty Horse didn’t lose his composure.

“We need to establish discipline among the priests.”

Kyocheon said with a laugh.

“Who is your priest? You have been excommunicated for a long time.”

Bloodthirsty Horse answered calmly.

“Because I did not excommunicate my master.”

Again, Kyocheon’s face twitched. His master might misunderstand and be angry, but that was the deep affection of Hyeoncheon Doma for his master.

“I was sincere in wanting to see you again, and I was sincere in saying sorry. I was also sincere in wishing you would just step aside and live quietly. And this too is sincere.”

Bloodthirsty Demon slowly pulled out the Heavenly Sword and spoke.

“I would kill again for him.”