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Three days.

It has been three days since the attack on Hanam occurred.

The past three days have been filled with numerous events.

To bless peace and a new era, the martial alliance held a grand festival.

Just as the Shinryong Martial Arts Tournament was nearing its climax to select the new Shin Ryong Great Lord.

Suddenly, a being claiming to be the leader and cult leader of the Demonic Sect appeared.

This Heavenly Demon declared war, turning Hanam into chaos.

Using wicked demonic techniques, he bound the feet of the powerful masters within the pavilion. He had amassed a tremendous force to launch the attack on Hanam.

The aftermath of such an invasion was devastating.

The power of the Heavenly Demon was formidable.

When the skilled fighters who were the backbone were restrained, they could not properly counter the attack, and the area was left in ruins by the enemy.

Buildings lay in ruins, and people lost their homes.

And it didn’t stop there.

What was lost in the attack was not just homes, but many key figures as well.

Among the eight Great Lords of the alliance, three had died; however, the most significant loss was the Pang Clan Leader of the Hubei Pang Clan.

The Sword King, Peng Zhou, had perished.

The attack began while the tournament was in full swing. After finishing his sparring, the Sword King was moving with his child, Bi Seongdo, when they were suddenly ambushed.

Though they attempted to resist with the help of the Martial Alliance, the situation worsened when the Demonic Sect’s executive, Gwiakchang, managed to escape their restraint and intervened.

Gwiakchang was a powerful master who had annihilated the entire First Dragon great lord’s team in the process of his escape.

In the end, he killed the Sword King while inflicting grave injuries on the Martial Artist who confronted him and Bi Seongdo, who was trying to protect his father, before disappearing.

That was the reason for the Sword King’s untimely death.

The organization known as the Demonic Sect, which orchestrated the attack on Hanam, had led to the deaths of both the Great Lord of the clan and the Sword King.

Though the death of the Great Lord might be one matter, the fact that a King-Ranked Martial Artist had perished was a significant shock.

King-Ranked Martial Artists.

In the Central Plains, they are known as the Six Seats.

Some of them have not learned martial arts, and others still have quite a way to go in terms of realm.

This means that the position cannot be attained solely by realm.

Being a King-Ranked symbolizes influence.

It refers to those who exert tremendous influence in an era.

This includes not only the Sword King or the Sword Master, but also various important figures who wield influence through their martial arts and ideology.

The Sword King was a symbol of swordsmanship and was the leader of the Pang Clan.

Such a figure met his demise during an unexpected attack.

While the vacancy in the Six Seats left by his death would naturally cause confusion among the people, surprisingly, there were few who seemed particularly troubled.

The King’s position was vacant, yet at the same time, two new kings had emerged.

One was Huangbo Yeolwi, the leader of the Huangbo Clan, who fought back against the enemy’s executives in place of the master fighters restrained by the demonic techniques.

He was not only passed his prime but also was said to be suffering from a severe illness and thus had not appeared in some time.

What Huangbo Yeolwi revealed during this attack was significantly different from the rumors.

The overwhelming strength he demonstrated while pressing the enemy back was far sharper and stronger than during his prime.

Some speculated that his absence was not due to the worsening condition of his health, but rather that he had obtained profound enlightenment.

Huangbo Yeolwi was indeed a powerful figure, and alongside that, the Huangbo Clan made immense contributions to the alliance during this attack, which led to him being awarded the title of Tiger King.

Recalling that the last person to rise to the King-Ranked position in the Huangbo Clan was the former clan leader, the Fist King, it marked a return of their prestige after a century.

Originally, this would fill Hanam with tales about the Tiger King, yet surprisingly, discussions about him were quite scarce.

The reason was that all attention had shifted to another emerging king.

Alongside the Tiger King, the newly ascended Seventh King.

At the time of the attack, he sacrificed himself to save hundreds of lives, aiding in evacuation and hunting down the White Grade Demon Beast, known as the Calamity of Breathing that the Demonic Sect had scattered.

Afterward, in his battered condition, he returned to the alliance and worked with the Wind Dragon Great Lord to dispel the demonic techniques that had shackled the pavilion.

Additionally, he was the entity responsible for the circumstances that led to the unveiling after the ambush.

A monstrous being who incapacitated the Tiger King in one swift blow and suffered no consequences against the attacks of the Heavenly Lord had even been recognized by the Heavenly Demon.

Perhaps because of these achievements, his name was frequently mentioned in Hanam.

The hero found in troubled times, or perhaps a saint sent from the heavens, various poetic phrases were being thrown around in praise.

This being was officially referred to as the Seventh King in the alliance.

A martial artist who ascended to the position of King-Ranked at the youngest age in history, surpassing Shinryong, he stood as a representative of the current Yuseong generation.

In homage to this, he was called the Star King.

People began to address him as the Star King, showering him with respect.

And so, the famous Star King, who was praised by many, found himself facing a barrage of greetings.

“Your Highness Star King.”

“…”

“Did you have a nice meal?”

“…”

“Your Highness, why so silent? Is it that my voice displeases you? Oh dear! It seems I have inadvertently offended your highness’s spirits…”

“…For crying out loud, could you please stop…”

I was already becoming a laughingstock since this morning.

 

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