The Max Level Hero Has Returned!

Bang!

"How… How did this happen!!" the leader of the Righteous Path shouted angrily at Jegal Hwan. "That man you brought assassinated Crown Prince Wol Gye-Woo of Hwan! Here, of all places!!"

Bang!

As the leader’s fist shattered the table, Jegal Hwan screamed with a pale face, "That can't be! He had no encounters with the Crown Prince before!"

"That's what you think!"

"He had no reason to kill the Crown Prince—" Jegal Hwan started, but then he flinched. He remembered Davey’s deeds prior to the assassination.

"Do you see his true character now?"

Suddenly, a messenger interrupted their conversation.

"Sir!! It's terrible news! Princess Jadeflower… Princess Jadeflower has been assassinated!!"

"What?!" Shocked, the leader stood up abruptly.

The Crown Prince was dead, and now Princess Jadeflower of Yu was assassinated?! As if the situation had not been grave enough anyway, it had just turned drastically worse.

"Who… Who did this?! Who dared to do such a thing!"

"It was…." The messenger trailed off, seemingly scared. "...It was a peculiar girl. She had a unique outfit and used some strange metallic tools…."

‘A peculiar girl?’ Hearing this, the leader's hands trembled.

Jegal Hwan shouted furiously, "Tell us more!"

"It’s…it's the girl Davey brought! That descendant of the Westerners! She broke through the defenses of the Black Wind Squadron by herself and assassinated Princess Jadeflower, then disappeared."

Jegal Hwan's face turned pale, and the leader's expression hardened.

"It makes no sense! There's no reason for him to do this!" Jegal Hwan shouted.

"Why the hell not?! He's a descendant of the Heavenly Destroyer!"

"That’s why I said there was no reason! He was trying to change the image of the Heavenly Destroyer and the Heavenly Destroyer Divine Art, not seeking revenge!"

"Is that important?"

In response to the leader's words, Jegal Hwan flinched. "Could it be…."

"Yes. That's just an excuse. Because of what he's done, both the Righteous and Evil Path Martial Alliances are in trouble. It’ll definitely cause a lot of conflicts!" the leader shouted vehemently, drawing his sword.

"So… what we can do is, not miss this chance and make him the villain to be eliminated."

"Do we really… have to go that far?!" Jegal Hwan blocked the leader’s way, shouting. "Look at the situation! He has revealed more secrets than any other martial artist we've seen…."

"But then what would you have us do? Would you turn everything upside down and bring about great chaos?! Even the Evil Path Martial Alliance is thinking the same."

The Righteous and Evil Paths would once more join hands to kill one person. There was no turning back now.

"… You might regret this. His martial skills are extraordinary. Moreover, do you remember what I told you?"

"Are you talking about the Heavenly Dragon and the Celestial Maiden?"

"Yes. According to information from the Green Forest bandits, two people who came down from heaven wiped out a fortress all by themselves and took away the successor of the Heavenrend Sect. There's a chance it's not true, but on the off chance that it is true…."

"If he really was some kind of celestial being, he would not have portrayed himself as the descendant of the Heavenly Destroyer. And if that turns out to be the truth, I will take responsibility and lay down my life," the leader declared solemnly.

Jegal Hwan wished the leader would show mercy—but at the same time, he was worried that Davey might not be such a merciful person either. Thus, Jegal Hwan had to face the situation. Things were bound to change dramatically.

"Are the Black Tortoise Unit and Vermilion Bird Unit here?"

"…Yes."

"Order the two units to find him immediately—"

"Sir! There’s a serious problem!!!"

"What now?!" Jegal Hwan shouted in annoyance, frowning at the second messenger who had rushed in.

‘Why is it always trouble? Trouble! Trouble!!!’ All he hoped for was that someone would smash the door in just to bring them good news.

"Davey and his wife, the Celestial Maiden, are destroying the Assassin Unit!"

The Assassin Unit was no ordinary group! It was home to great masters who were way more powerful than other martial artists of the same level and had vast experience in both individual and group combat. And those great masters were now overwhelmed by just two people?

Jegal Hwan was sweating in fear.

"What about the Embroidered Guard! What are they doing?"

"They have been called from all over to pursue him, but…."

"Where did he go?!"

"About that…." As he spoke, the messenger hurried to the window and opened it.

All four of them could see it right away. Near the martial contest venue, numerous pavilions were collapsing in a massive cloud of dust.

***

"Davey, this is definitely a trap. Better get out before it's too late."

"Did we underestimate those from the Abyss?"

The enemy's assault from all sides was on an incredible scale.

"Surrender your sword!"

[Confuse]

[Lower Resistance]

[Sleep]

Thud!

People were collapsing all around Davey. But this time, he did not take their lives.

"If we kill even one person here, it's going to play right into their hands. I can't stand to see that."

The Abyssal enemy's strategy was incredibly detailed. It used everything from the Absolute Gem to the martial tournament, and even the princes and princesses of both nations, leading up to the current situation. Without missing a single factor, it used everything it could.

As a result, Davey was suspected of assassinating the Crown Prince and had ended up in a situation that could lead to an irreversible disaster.

Furthermore, not only had the Abyssal entity caused Davey to be stuck in this situation, but it had also stolen the Absolute Gem from the Crown Prince.

"Could this situation get even worse?" muttered Perserque. Sitting on Davey’s shoulder, she looked at the fallen martial artists hit by the sleep magic.

"It could. If Isildi awakens.”

Right now, what the Abyss feared the most about Davey was nothing other than his brute physical strength.

Though the Abyssal entities were mostly outside the laws of this world, ever since the Power of Taboo manifested, the balance of power has tilted significantly in Davey’s favor. Unless the princess of the Abyss appeared, Davey would have an overwhelming advantage in terms of physical power. But if the Princess of the Abyss, who was the very embodiment of physical power, ended up awakening? Davey might have to abandon this place and escape.

"There’s also something else."

"What?"

"If Isildi's power isn't inferior to Sleesia's, I might have to stake my life.”

‘It's about time to get the Lasting Ember,’ Davey thought.[1]

Finding the Abyssal being that killed Wol Gye-Woo would not be difficult. The pieces of the Absolute Gem it had and those Davey possessed were parts of the same object. Therefore, their powers were connected, allowing Davey to track and follow the others.

"Stop… Ugh!"

Davey knocked down another martial artist, he looked around at those surrounding him and let out a sigh.

"You villain who caused chaos in murim! Surrender!"

"I was foolish to listen to you! A descendant of the Heavenly Destroyer is nothing more than a descendant of the Heavenly Destroyer! Even if chaos arises between the Righteous and Evil Paths after this day, I will punish you!" Two old men in ragged outfits pointed their swords at Davey, letting out explosive auras.

"They are Fiery Sword Saint and Glacial Sword Saint!" someone shouted from afar.

Davey shook his head.

Both were in the Transcendent realm. In other words, they were on par with Tae Yu-Chun, and even Tae Yu-Chun at full power would have to be cautious fighting them. Those who had trained and disciplined themselves to that degree could resist the Sleep magic even without utilizing qi.

"I already saw your strength during the martial tournament. I may be an old man, but don’t think you’ll have it easy with me." The Glacial Sword Saint pointed a blue blade toward Davey, releasing cold energy.

At the same time, the Fiery Sword Saint gently swung his red sword, emitting heat energy. The fiery and glacial energy. The two powers resonated, exerting pressure on Davey and restraining his aura. In addition to those two, others quickly surrounded Davey. It was as if they were preparing for a tag-team battle.

Davey let out a sigh. ‘Right. This kind of fight was bound to happen.’

Several senior martial artists had come to watch the martial arts tournament. Though their numbers were few, their level was above any people Davey had seen around here so far.

Davey said to Perserque, "Prepare a spell."

"A spell?"

"Yes. Just one wide-area crowd suppression magic will do. If a psychic-type spell is too much, at least keep them from moving as much as possible."

The fact that all the buildings in the martial arts tournament arena would be completely destroyed in the process was irrelevant to Davey.

"Even if I wanted to resolve the misunderstanding, it doesn't seem like you would listen, old codgers."

The elders harrumphed coldly.

"Misunderstanding? You still plan to deny everything!"

"Your hands are stained with the blood of the Crown Prince of Hwan! Dozens have seen it! No matter what you say now, you will not get what you want."

Davey tossed Red Ribbon into the air. Then, with his empty hand, he slapped the air to open the pocket plane.

"Hmph!"

The surrounding masters were astonished by the strange phenomenon, but Davey ignored them; he just took out the Transcendence’s Demise and handed it to Perserque. Her body could not exert all her magic on its own. Therefore, whenever she used magic, it was necessary to support herself with the power of Transcendence’s Demise.

"Ok now, please go ahead."

"Don't overdo it," Perserque suggested.

"Right."

Shh…

Perserque quickly grasped the Transcendence’s Demise and disappeared, and Davey caught Red Ribbon.

If Davey subdued these people, it would essentially mean most of the factors that could obstruct Davey had been controlled. A significant number of martial artists of lower levels remained, but they were not for Davey to handle anyway.

He was outnumbered ten to one, and considering the level of the ten, the fight seemed already decided. But that was only how things looked on the surface.

"I won't kill you," said Davey.

"Hey, don’t you think you’re too arrogant?!"

"This guy!"

"Be careful! His qi is not ordinary!"

The next moment, Davey released all the power he had kept under control since he arrived in this world.

Boom!!!

An overwhelming amount of qi burst out, and the qi of the masters trying to suppress Davey was twisted and repelled in an instant.

"Hmph?!"

"Ugh! What kind of monstrous qi is this?! You, you were really in the Extreme Polarity realm…."

"If you saw the duel, you would know. Whether you want to tag-team me or sacrifice yourself hoping to take me down…it’s not going to work." Calmly speaking, Davey pointed his sword to a direction where the martial artists put to sleep would not be affected. "Super Ribbon. We have to suppress them without hurting them as much as possible."

These people were leaders of the Central Martial Alliance. Killing such individuals would turn things precisely in the direction the Abyssal entity intended. Davey could not stand to see that happen.

Shh…

Blue Ribbon and Red Ribbon merged, draining a massive amount of power from Davey. A mystical longsword brimming with power appeared in Davey’s hand.

[Father…..]

The Super Ribbon's image appeared before Davey and stroked his cheek.

"Father is a bit troubled. Please take care."

"Yes, Father." As the Super Ribbon smiled, Davey gave a brief smile back.

[Super Ribbon is Father's sword.]

With those words, a vast power poured out from Super Ribbon.

"Gasp! Look at that power! It seems we must stake our lives!"

"To think that he’s at such a high level at such a young age… I've lived my life in vain..."

The two elders took their stances, ready to spearhead the attack. In the meantime, the other masters also got to work.

"Let’s form the Fusion Fortress Array!!"

"Also the Monochromatic Array!"

The masters coordinated to create two sword arrays. It seemed that they acknowledged the significant threat that Davey posed.

The two seemed accustomed to working together. As Davey took a step forward, they shot toward him like a flash of light. Davey’s counter to one’s attack would be prevented by the other’s attack.

Following those two masters, the others put together massive sword arrays and unleashed the vast power they had gathered, pouring attack after attack onto Davey.

No matter how good one’s evasion skills were, if there was no place to escape, they would get hit. This strategy was indeed impeccable, as most martial arts focused more on evasion than on blocking strikes head-on.

However, Davey was a completely different kind of opponent than what they were used to, and his knowledge was not limited to martial arts. They could only resort to Tiger Qi or some other powerful qi that could resist qi attacks head-on, but he didn’t have to do that.

No, Davey had his own way. If he was targeted by a mighty attack and surrounded by an all-encompassing net, then he would tear through the net and destroy the attack with overwhelming force.

Holding the Super Ribbon in a reverse grip, he took a short breath and released the blade energy as if carving the ground.

[Paladia-style Galactic Spear]

[Longsword]

[Combination Skill]

[Shaking the Mantle]

Boom!!!

Compared to the usual Mantle Cut that could chop off the fangs of ferocious beasts, this was on an entirely different scale. It felt like a massive energy hammer smashed the ground, shaking it. The blue-red blade energy completely engulfed the area.

The old masters, who had just poured out every ounce of their power in a flawless attack, were in dismay.

Proving they were not called masters for nothing, they reflexively changed their offensive arrays to defensive ones in the face of Davey’s attack. But Davey’s sword did not manifest only one skill.

[Mind Sword]

[Sword Rain]

‘My will is the sword, and my sword shall become the rain pouring down from the sky.’

An invisible rain of blades poured down from the sky. Without giving them a chance, an absurd amount of qi was unleashed, and they halted their advances, dropping the swords in their hands. They intuitively felt the colorless, formless, intangible blade energy targeting their bodies.

"The pinnacle of the Mind Sword…"

"Marvelous…"

"Ah… Goodness…"

Even in the face of imminent death, that was all they could say.

The rain poured down on these masters, who could be considered the most significant force of the Central Martial Alliance. This was immediately followed by the heavy energy of Super Ribbon.

There was no witness to the aftermath of this battle, which was neither a duel nor a typical life-and-death fight, but everyone knew—Davey was in a realm far too absurd for them to handle.

"You've only trained for a hundred years, and yet you’ve become so arrogant; go train for another couple centuries and then come back to fight me."

‘You still have a long way to go, old men.’

1. This item has been previously translated as "Ember" or "Remaining Spark," it's a one-time revival item. ☜