Chapter 196

Chapter 196: Hell Path (4)

Translation: Nadu

Edit: Sephtair

However, it seemed like it would be hard to use the skill while thinking of that long name .

So, Muyoung decided to change the name .

‘I should call it Dark Thunder . ’

The skill name depended on what the user recognized it as .

It was better to have a name that was more convenient and he could call out quicker .

A name he could remember easily . A name that would pop up quickly in his mind .

Dark Gigant Lightning was too long for a name . It was better to recognize it and call it by a shorter name, like Dark Thunder .

Muyoung looked at Anguish more closely .

The energy of corruption floated around and covered the surrounding .

As Muyoung swept the ground with Anguish, the ground weakened and was dyed black .

‘Was it enough to just touch it?’

He felt he needed to experiment with a few more things, and learn about the power of corruption .

However, Muyoung was certain that if someone was to place their hand on Anguish, they would be corrupted . In whatever way, something unpleasant would occur .

Only Muyoung, who was immune to corruption, could hold Anguish and use it fully .

‘It’s like a devil sword . ’

He laughed a little .

The path Anguish took was very close to darkness .

A sword that exercised the powers of curse and corruption the moment it touched!

It was a devil sword itself .

As it was a sword that could also eat up the owner, it was worthy to be called a devil sword .

Muyoung shook Anguish once and then turned around .

“For A… Arangga to die…”

“Wasn’t Arangga immortal?”

“Ahh…”

The rest of the foxes gave up resisting .

Arangga was a strong symbol of terror even to them .

Since that terror was killed by Muyoung, they had lost all their will to fight .

Even without this, their chances of winning had dropped a lot but now, there was no coming back .

‘Soul Exploitation . ’

Muyoung dominated those foxes .

Numerous hands stretched out and marked the foxes’ souls .

Afterwards, he turned his head and looked towards the closest tower that soared high .

A few women wearing airy clothes appeared from the tower .

“We greet the King of Asura Path . ”

Five women .

They were beautiful women .

They were women who were fit to be called the best .

They approached Muyoung and knelt on one knee, their beauty and appearance capable of bewitching most men .

Muyoung was at least unaffected in that sense, but he couldn’t help but knit his brows for another reason .

‘They are not normal foxes . ’

Their presence was different from the other foxes .

Even more so, it was sad to even compare the five who were in front of him with the eight-tailed foxes .

It was a similar feeling to when he met Arangga .

‘Nine-tailed foxes . ’

The five in front of him were all nine-tailed foxes . They hid their tails and appeared as humans .

However, he couldn’t understand .

Muyoung had no thoughts of hiding that he was an invader .

And yet, they were kneeling in front of the invader and showing manners?

“What are you up to?”

“Rahora would like to meet you . ”

A name he didn’t expect popped out .

Rahora!

The owner of the tower wanted to see Muyoung .

However, Rahora would have also been the one who sent Arangga against him .

Was it trying to declare its surrender after realizing that Muyoung could not be suppressed by force?

Muyoung once again looked at the tower .

The red eyes of the tower were looking straight at Muyoung .

The eyes were very unpleasant .

It was most likely… stealing a glimpse of Muyoung’s every move .

“What if I refuse?”

“We hope you wouldn’t make that sort of decision . Rahora is a merciful being . She doesn’t want any more blood to be drawn . ”

Their words had quite a bit of truth mixed in .

He was able to see that they wanted to avoid a full-scale war .

However, they wouldn’t have approached him without any intentions .

“What does Rahora want from me?”

“Rahora doesn’t have any greed . However, if you like, she can help the king of Asura Path to pacify this place . Hell Path hasn’t had a true king for a very long time . ”

It was something new he found out .

For there to be no king in Hell Path .

It meant that there was no absolute being like Luciferre here .

However, he was able to feel a strength similar to Arangga from the nine-tailed foxes in front of him .

If Muyoung were to face all five at once, he would now emerge unscathed .

It seemed like the nine-tailed foxes knew this .

‘Cooperation . ’

Muyoung pondered for a moment .

It was something he didn’t think of .

As the specters in Hell Path wouldn’t welcome Muyoung, he was just planning to dominate them .

He never thought that he would be able to communicate with anyone .

However, if the nine-tailed foxes were this powerful, the owner of the tower, Rahora, would be able to exhibit more powers than them .

And there were 44 towers like this .

But, Rahora said she will help Muyoung dominate Hell Path .

It was a proposal Muyoung had no reason to refuse .

“Please don’t doubt us . We just don’t want any more blood to be drawn . ”

In some ways, Muyoung was their enemy .

For them to not lose their smile in front of their enemy, it was like watching very skilled merchants .

‘They are formidable . ’

As expected, the answer was to approach this carefully .

Muyoung nodded his head .

Hell Path was like a maze to Muyoung .

However, whatever his intentions were, if Rahora was willing to aid him even a bit, it would allow him to know of various aspects of Hell Path .

Information was power .

In that sense, he couldn’t help but bite the bait .

He thought it was very unlikely for him to be harmed while he was a guest inside the tower .

‘If they were after me, there would be more than five who would show up . ’

It looked like these five nine-tailed foxes were an important strategy .

And they wouldn’t be unaware that Muyoung had the strength to dominate .

If they were after Muyoung, they wouldn’t have sent just these nine-tailed foxes .

“Lead me . ”

Muyoung spoke .

Then, he spread his six wings wide .

He felt dizzy just looking at the tower that stretched up into the sky .

As he entered the tower, the nine-tailed foxes guided Muyoung to a huge room .

“Before you climb the tower, you need to clean your body . ”

“We will help you . ”

Muyoung shook his head .

“I’ll do it alone . ”

The nine-tailed foxes offered to help bathe Muyoung, but it didn’t sound attractive to him .

Although they didn’t seem to have any ill intentions, the nine-tailed foxes had a small amount of bewitching aura .

They even made Muyoung wary .

Muyoung took off his armor . Then, he entered the bath in the room next door, bringing just Anguish with him .

‘It was foolish to just fight . ’

He was thinking that he needed information as well .

It was good to continuously grow his army but, without information, he would be no different than a hollow vase .

And if Rahora was planning to genuinely help Muyoung, he welcomed it .

Therefore, Muyoung was also fulfilling what they wanted even for a bit .

However, if they had other intentions…

‘They won’t be able to avoid an all-out war . ’

He just hoped that wasn’t the case .

Swoosh, Swoooosh .

It was at that moment .

The door opened and naked nine-tailed foxes appeared .

“We didn’t think it wasn’t courteous to our visitor, so…”

“Please don’t send us away . ”

Their art-like naked bodies would force a reaction from any man .

However, their intention was obvious .

It seemed like they were trying to appease Muyoung before he met Rahora .

But their identities were still specters .

Although he had a body, they didn’t .

Also, it wasn’t even their real appearance .

“Do you not like us?”

As Muyoung wasn’t swayed, the nine-tailed foxes asked as if they did not expect it .

The bewitching aura the nine-tailed foxes emitted was stronger than one could imagine .

There wouldn’t be anyone who wouldn’t fall for them like this .

Kwang!

Muyoung stomped his foot on the ground .

Soon, the area itself shook and offset the auras .

“Don’t do anything foolish . I came only to talk to Rahora . ”

Composure . He showed no sign that he was swayed .

Eyes that were completely cold .

The nine-tailed foxes were taken aback, as if they didn’t know he would respond this strongly .

Soon, the nine-tailed foxes looked at each other .

They understood Muyoung, and realized that honey traps wouldn’t work on him .

If they had, it would have also been a disappointment . It would mean that the ruler who dominated the 1st world, Asura Path, was unable to win against their mere attraction .

If that was the case, Rahora would have no reason to be alert .

However, Muyoung kept his unbending spirit . After surpassing multiple walls, and forging the Muyoung Sword within the Flame of Purification, his mind had become stronger .

Even if they were to proceed further, Muyoung didn’t seem like he would be swayed .

“…We will leave . ”

They managed to speak .

The nine-tailed foxes left the bath . With an expression that their pride was very hurt .

As they weren’t able to fulfill their task, they were also somewhat sad .

Muyoung didn’t care, and once again dipped into the bath .

Afterwards, he spent his time relaxedly .

* * *

Muyoung climbed the tower .

And at the top of the tower, he met Rahora .

A woman wearing fancy clothing . However, she revealed ten tails behind her .

The woman also didn’t have any pupils . They were very homogeneous eyes that were completely white .

“What do you want?”

Rahora instantly spoke after seeing Muyoung .

She dropped formalities .

Since their relationship wasn’t that great, it was rather a good thing .

Muyoung didn’t want to drag things out either .

“Conquest . ”

“What are you planning to do with Hell Path?”

“I am going to use it as my army . ”

“Is there another opponent you need to fight elsewhere?”

“I’m going to fight with everything . ”

Muyoung’s answers were adamant .

However, they were also vague .

Everything…

Didn’t it sound like he was going to fight with the world?

In reality, as Muyoung was planning to fight against the entirety of the Underworld, it wasn’t an incorrect interpretation .

“The owners of the towers won’t like being under someone . ”

Rahora spoke .

Muyoung grinned and asked .

“Isn’t that the same for you as well?”

“I’m not greatly different . But, I also don’t want to be in a hostile relationship with the king of Asura Path . ”

It meant she didn’t want to be under someone, but didn’t want to fight either .

She had a wishy-washy attitude .

Muyoung spoke .

“Obedience or war! There are only two choices . ”

An ambiguous decision would result in an ambiguous result .

That was why Muyoung only provided two choices .

As if he wasn’t going to accept anything else .

Rahora’s clear eyes closed for a moment .

However, she didn’t think for too long .

“Then, can I ask you for a favor? If you grant us this, we, our fox family, will crown the ruler of Asura Path as our new king . ”

Finally, it was the main point .

Until now, it was no more than a taste .

Obedience or war .

The answer depended on the ‘favor’ Rahora was going to ask .

If she chose war, that was fine as well .

As he could gain information after dominating his opponent .

Just to make things quicker, he was making such troublesome efforts .

In reality, if Rahora and the other foxes were to help Muyoung, the conquest of Hell Path would proceed much faster .

However, Muyoung had no idea what sort of favor she would ask of him .

How great of a favor would she ask to decide the fate of her family?

“Tell me . ”

“I know you have absorbed Arangga’s power of corruption . Please use that power to…”

Rahora was aware that Muyoung had absorbed Arangga’s power .

It seemed like she knew that the power resided within Anguish .

As expected, it appeared Rahora was the one who sent Arangga .

And it seemed like she felt a strong interest in Muyoung, who was not affected by Arangga’s power .

After she caught her breath, she continued .

“Kill Rahora . ”