Chapter 358: Chapter 358

“I heard the news. That you went to Sichuan Province…”
“……”
“I never expected the Tang Family to side with the Demon Cult. If it weren’t for Great Hero Dam, the martial world would have suffered great damage.”
The Hainan Sect disciples nearby nodded at Hae So-wol’s words.
The story that the Tang Family had betrayed the orthodox sects and sided with the Demon Cult was revealed to the world by Cheong-un, who escaped from the Qingcheng Sect.
It was shocking news that no one had expected, but the Martial Alliance didn’t have the capacity to send forces all the way to distant Sichuan Province. The Martial Alliance itself was in the position of having lost its base and living off Shaolin Temple’s charity.
They had no choice but to abandon Sichuan Province.
Though Cheong-un, the eldest disciple of the Qingcheng Sect and one of the Nine Martial Dragons, requested help while coughing up blood, the Martial Alliance kept delaying and subtly refused.
In the end, Cheong-un suffered great emotional wounds.
Though this fact wasn’t widely known in the martial world, those who should know knew it. They criticized the Martial Alliance’s incompetence and cowardice, but didn’t step forward themselves to help the Qingcheng Sect.
The Tang Family that sided with the Demon Cult was truly a frightening place.
Especially their poison and hidden weapons were feared by all martial artists. Once you made enemies with the Tang Family, you weren’t living even if alive, and you never knew when you might die painfully.
Don’t get entangled in grudges with the Tang Family.
Such stories didn’t circulate in the martial world for nothing. The Tang Family’s actions over the past several hundred years proved it – how miserable the ends of those entangled in grudges with them were.
People tried not to see the Tang Family’s brutal actions even though they had eyes, and tried not to hear the voices of those crying because of them even though they had ears.
That was the reality of the martial world.
When everyone was turning away from Sichuan Province like this, one rumor was heard – precisely the legend of the Fist Demon.
Dam Ho was known to be in seclusion at Mount Hua in distant Shaanxi Province. No one knew why he was in Sichuan Province thousands of li away. But that wasn’t very important.
What was important was that Dam Ho was in Sichuan Province and had made enemies with the Tang Family.
Dam Ho was a tyrannical existence who never let those he once defined as enemies live. Such a person clashed with the likewise unyielding invincible family.
It was like an unstoppable spear clashing with an impenetrable shield.
It was truly a fierce contradiction and an unbelievable bloody march.
They clashed in Sichuan Province, and the result was truly shocking. The Tang Family, which had boasted invincibility for hundreds of years, suffered near-annihilation damage and chose to close their gates.
Because of this, the Qingcheng and Emei Sects could regain their freedom, and the Tang Family completely stopped external activities with diminished power.
The martial world cheered and also feared the miraculous result created by a single person.
They cheered for ending the bloodbath in Sichuan Province and feared Dam Ho’s might in accomplishing alone what no sect or organization could achieve.
In the gazes of people in the inn looking at Dam Ho, those two emotions were complexly mixed.
They looked up to Dam Ho while also fearing him. But Dam Ho paid them no attention at all.
Dam Ho asked:
“Why are you going to Shaolin Temple?”
“To ask for help. As everyone knows, with the Demon Cult seizing Hunan Province and southern Central Plains, our sect’s situation isn’t very good. We’re not completely isolated yet, but it’s a matter of time. We need a breakthrough to overcome the current situation.”
Hae So-wol honestly spoke about the Hainan Sect’s current situation.
Hainan Island, where the Hainan Sect was established, was easy to defend due to its island characteristics, but once isolated, it would inevitably become completely cut off.
Until now, there was no need to worry much about isolation. There were no sects or forces in the area capable of threatening the Hainan Sect, and they had friendly relations with the Nine Great Sects.
However, the situation changed when the Demon Cult seized Hunan Province and the surrounding area. Ships that had traveled to and from the Central Plains were cut off, and trade routes with the outside were blocked.
That Hae So-wol and the first-generation disciples could escape from Hainan Island was possible because heavenly fortune accompanied them. If they had escaped even a little later, they would have been completely isolated on Hainan Island.
“We can hold out for a few months, but no longer. Before that, we must either end this confrontational situation with the Demon Cult or return to Hainan Island with reinforcements.”
“……”
“It’s not just the Hainan Sect. Many sects in southern Central Plains are in the same situation as us. They’re slowly dying. We must inform the Martial Alliance of this fact and prepare countermeasures. That’s why I’m going to Shaolin Temple.”
Hae So-wol’s words contained her desperate feelings. The Hainan Sect disciples nodded and agreed with her words.
Because of this, the atmosphere in the hall became heavy.
Hae So-wol tried to change the mood by turning the conversation.
“But why is Great Hero Dam going to Shaolin Temple?”
“To keep a promise.”
“Pardon?”
“I have a promise to keep.”
Dam Ho’s voice echoed indifferently.

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