Chapter: 273

It wasn’t sure if such a durable piece can be created into a sword, but he decided to meet the blacksmith tomorrow. And when that was finished, Yeowun went straight to the main building of the academy. At the front of the building, among three instructors who were together with him on the fifth test, the youngest instructor called Ma Yun was waiting.

“You took your time, Leader Chun.”

“I’m sorry. The smell wouldn’t come off.”

“Right.”

Ma Yun nodded understandingly as he too had never smelled such an awful smell in his entire life. He then became curious if the cave had such a trap. Only Hou Jinchang was the instructor who had first-hand experience, so there was no way to know.

“Let’s go in.”

Ma Yun walked in and both of them walked into the Chief’s office on the first floor. Hou Jinchang was talking with Lee Hameng. Lee Hameng looked surprised when Yeowun walked in.

‘Huh?’

He had met Yeowun about three hours ago, but after the fifth test, there was a faint hint of demonic presence coming out from Yeowun now.

‘...So, what Instructor Hou said was true.’

He couldn’t believe it. He too had gone into Demon Seal Cave in the past, but he couldn’t find anything other than traps. He too knew about the rumor.

[Only the one who has the ‘right’ will be given a chance to face the demon hidden in the cave.]

It was an old myth and nobody really took it seriously as no one faced the said ‘demon’ in hundreds of years. But beginning with the sword skill that Yeowun had learned, the demonic presence coming from Yeowun confirmed it.

‘Maybe we have the true...’

“Hmph, Chief.”

Hou Jinchang coughed and Lee Hameng snapped out of his thoughts.

“Oh, isn’t it Leader Chun. Or, shall I say, Master Chun?”

Lee Hameng took out the golden medal from his desk and gave it to Yeowun. The medal had the letter M engraved into it. Yeowun was now promoted onto the next rank, reaching the master rank within the cult. Yeowun bowed.

“Thank you.”

“Congratulations on passing the fifth test. You are now officially a top warrior of the cult.”

Lee Hameng seemed to be glad to see that Yeowun had grown so powerful. He was a mere kid who could be expelled at any given moment, but he was now powerful enough for even the elders to be wary of him.

‘...I shouldn’t have let that drunkard take him.’

If Yeowun really won the competition and became the heir, then Right Guardian Submeng would be given the honor of being the first to have an apprentice who had become a Lord. It was too late to take Yeowun in as an apprentice anymore, so it was too late.

“Congratulations, Master Chun.”

Ma Yun bowed to Yeowun. Yeowun was now a higher rank than the instructors. The only one who was higher ranked than him was Lee Hameng, and Hou Jinchang was now at the same rank.

“Here you go.”

Hou Jinchang gave a small wooden box that contained the black dragon ball, and something else.

“This...?”

“It’s a dagger given to every master rank warriors within the cult.”

The dagger was lavishly decorated with leather scabbard also created with fine craftmanship. When he opened the box, it revealed a short but sharp blade.