If he could summon an evil dragon and seal it in his body, he could become the strongest person in the martial arts world. He already nodded with pride, as if he had become the strongest person in the martial arts world.

And he engraved the summoning mark of an evil dragon on his back. If he had known it would be so painful, he might have hesitated to answer that he would seal the evil dragon in his body.

‘But I endured all the processes.’

The summoning mark was carved on his back, and now only the summoning of the evil dragon remained. Danmok-su laughed loudly.

‘Watch, Danmok-bi. You’ll deeply regret ignoring me.’
With those thoughts, Danmok-su closed his eyes. Surrounding the sorcerer’s circle where Danmok-su and Danmok-chang had laid down their weapons, sorcerers stood.

Danmok-su reflexively looked at Danmok-chang lying next to him. Danmok-chang, whether conscious or not, gazed into the air with vacant eyes.

“Even though he’s my son, he’s a truly unpleasant fellow.”

That gaze, which couldn’t reveal what he was thinking. Nevertheless, Danmok-su soon nodded.

“Still, he’s giving me help one last time before leaving. After all, children should be of help to their parents.”

Just that one thing, he should show a bit of gratitude. With those thoughts, Danmok-su closed his eyes.

When the sorcerers chanted strange sounds, a brisk wind blew from the sorcerer’s circle. The sky darkened, and soon the clouds completely covered the sun, making it pitch dark as if it were night.

Even though it wasn’t raining, thunder roared, and Danmok-su, lying down, stiffened at the sudden noise. But enduring this level of terror was nothing when imagining a beautiful future.

“Now that I’ve become a master, I’ll roam and dominate the Central Plains. Money, fame, everything will be mine.”

It was when Danmok-su burst into laughter.

A huge, ghostly projection appeared, like a black demon, facing Danmok-su, opening its mouth wide.

Anyone could see that it was an evil dragon.

“But why is it opening its mouth towards me?”

Was this the process of sealing an evil dragon in his body?

“It could be.”

Although his body trembled, Danmok-su endured it. Despite deceiving people left and right for his own gain, ironically, he never thought that someone would deceive him.

The thought that Hyeol Jung-hyuk might have lied to him from the beginning never crossed his mind.

Well, even if he realized it, there was no escape. The evil dragon’s eyes, as red as its blood, were fixed on Danmok-su.

“Uaaaah!!”

The evil dragon’s mouth opened wide and swallowed Danmok-su whole.

In the agony of his organs burning, Danmok-su twisted his entire body. His face instantly turned black, and unmistakably suspicious black spots appeared all over his body.

Hyeol Jung-hyuk looked at that scene nonchalantly and shrugged.

“Indeed. You led the plague around and became known as the Evil Dragon.”

“Krrrrrk, agh, ak.”

Although he wanted to cry out, even his voice didn’t come out. Unable to overcome the pain, he scratched the floor with his nails in agony.

And beside him, the seemingly lifeless Danmok-chang suddenly rose with a very calm demeanor.

“Huh?”

Even in the midst of pain, Danmok-chang’s peculiar appearance caught his eye. Danmok-chang glanced at the suffering Danmok-su, then raised his head and faced Hyeol Jung-hyuk. Hyeol Jung-hyuk chuckled and clenched his fist.

“Yeah, how does it feel to have gained power?”
Danmok-chang lowered his palm after hearing those words, then clenched his fist again. With a calm expression, he responded.

“Well, I’d like to test how much I can break.”

“You! How audacious!”

Seeing Danmok-chang speak informally to Hyeol Jung-hyuk, Hyeol Jung-hyuk’s subordinate was infuriated. It was right at that moment.

Although Danmok-chang had just flicked his finger, a terrifying sound, as if an arrow was splitting the wind, echoed. Then, with a pop, the subordinate’s cheek tore, and droplets of blood splattered.

It took a long time for him to realize what had happened, even with his flesh torn apart. The subordinate, now blue, murmured in shock.

“Ki, Kit’an?”

When gathering energy on a sword, it’s called “sword energy.” But what if it could be bounced off like a bullet? Such a technique is called “kit’an.” It was a level far beyond being able to use sword energy.

“Ho, how on earth did this happen…”

Hyeol Jung-hyuk, vividly remembering Danmok-chang’s frozen state, shouted in surprise. Even though he had seen the sealing of the evil dragon with his own eyes, it was difficult to believe how a person could change in an instant.

But Hyeol Jung-hyuk laughed calmly, as if he had expected this.

“It’s fortunate that gaining power hasn’t changed your mind. Of course, that’s why I reached out to someone like you.”

“W-what are you talking about!”

Danmok-su, who belatedly regained his composure, questioned Hyeol Jung-hyuk. Hyeol Jung-hyuk looked down at him with a mocking smile and replied.

“I’m saying, it’s good that your heart hasn’t changed even after gaining power. Of course, I reached out to someone like you, knowing that.”

“W-what do you mean by that!”

With a belated realization, Danmok-su, frozen like a fish, shouted in disbelief. Even though he had clearly seen the sealing of the evil dragon with his own eyes, it was still hard to believe the sudden transformation of a person.

However, Hyeol Jung-hyuk chuckled leisurely. It seemed as if he had expected this.

“It doesn’t matter. As you wished, your son has become the strongest martial artist in the martial world. Now, everyone in the martial world will know the name of Danmok-sega.”

“Ugh… Nooo!!!”

Danmok-su could not accept reality and cried out miserably.