Chapter 207

**Season 2, Chapter 121:** The chapter starts off with a flashback of Hwan Sa's past. The master of an order of martial arts brought back a severely injured member of a faction of illusionists. Hwan Sa later brought that incident up with the House Master of his faction, unable to accept the fact that his older brother was now permanently crippled. The House Master yelled at him to be silent and that an illusionist was a subordinate to that order of martial arts. He then claimed that illusionists were suppose to fulfil their tasks without taking glory and blamed Hwan Sa's brother for going against their creed before adding that the master of the order had commanded this to be the end of it. However, Hwan Sa didn't trust their words and wondered why it is so criminal for the illusionists to seek glory despite being the ones responsible for that faction's success.

Some time later, the Junior Order Master left an inn with his subordinates after a night of drinking. As they walked, the junior master was notified by his lieutenant that the master of the order asked him to remind the junior master to be more considerate when dealing with illusionists since they were essential personnel to the order. However, the Junior Order Master lashed out, claiming he tried but the sulky one (Hwan Sa's older brother) continued to soil his authority every time. The lieutenant replied that he was just faithful to his orders, and his actions were not personal. The Junior Order Master responded in return that the problem was those below him did not see it that way and that everyone was whispering how he was the most important in the Black Moon Order extermination campaign. He then announced that intentional or not, a dog who tried to take the glory of his master must be punished and if he had a problem with it, he should blame the fates that caused him to be born a son of a bitch. Then suddenly, Hwan Sa (who had been eavesdropping nearby) made his presence known before declaring that his foes were about to have a bad time and that he thought the junior master would at least have a sense of guilt for what happened to his brother.

Back at his illusionist factions' base, the House Master condemned Hwan Sa for causing an incident while Chamberlain Huang attempted to calm his master down. Hwan Sa revealed that the Junior Order Master and his warriors died after stabbing each other (likely due to his illusions techniques), and that due to the well known tension between the junior master and his warriors, everyone would just see it as a tragedy caused by too much drinking. However, Huang announced that there were witnesses and that the Master of the Order declared he will question Hwan Sa directly. He further explained that heavy infantry were coming for him right now and commanded Hwan Sa to leave forever, and to change his face so none can recognize him. Huang then told his master to take refuge as well but the House Master refused, explaining that if he remained, he hoped that the master of the order would at least spare their household from the worst after all they have done for the order. The House Master then told Huang to take care of Hwan Sa in consideration of his time with them. In the morning, the Order Master and his warriors slaughtered the Master of the Household along with its inhabitants after learning that the House Master allowed Hwan Sa to escape and then commanded his men to go search for Hwan Sa. Meanwhile, Hwan Sa observed from afar in despair, and blamed himself at first but then quickly justified that killing the Junior Master was righteous revenge for what happened to his brother. He then put the fault with the people of the order who do not treat the illusionists as human, and the system that allowed only them to wield power, the Murim! Hwan Sa then declared that if heaven does not strike them down, he will.

At some point, Hwan Sa became a subordinate to Dokgo Ryong, the Heavenly Destroyer. The Supreme Overlord declared to his followers that they will go to the Middle Kingdom and cut away the rot of the current Murim to create a new balance under the order the Heavenly Destruction Sect, meanwhile Hwan Sa stared at his master in awe, declaring that he was the one sent by heaven to fulfill his wish.

Years of combat later, the Four Heavenly Kings had a meeting and wondered why they aren't taking action despite being so close to fulfilling their ultimate goal, with one disciple theorizing that it is due to their master seeing a glimpse of his younger self from the young head of the Haidong Sword Clan. Hwan Sa refused to believe that someone carrying out the will of the heaven could allow such meager emotions to shake him. Later, he reasoned to Hyeol Bi that their master was merely steadying himself and that he will not give up on the great cause blessed by heaven for a martial artist of the name Gang Yoon. Hwan Sa then said that it was time for them to act and that he gathered a team for his plan, and all he needed was Hyeol Bi's approval. Soon after, the Four Heavenly Kings decimated the Haidong Sword Clan, earning the ire of their master. After being disciplined, Hwan Sa pleaded for Dokgo Ryong to explain his will and the latter declared that his cause was one of purification, not destruction. At that, Hwan Sa decided that the Heavenly Destroyer was only an obstacle to his dream and not the man who would fulfill his wish. He decided to go seek out someone who could fulfill his life long dream, Okcheonbi!

Due to the incident with the Haidong Sword Clan, Dokgo Ryong became extremely distant with his disciples, to which the Four Heavenly Kings took notice of and started discussing about. Meanwhile, Hwan Sa sought out the advice of Okcheonbi who told him if there was an obstacle, he must remove it, and that an illusionist of his caliber should have no problems persuading his comrades too. Eventually, the Four Heavenly Kings betrayed and secretly took down Dokgo Ryong but soon after, rumors of the Heavenly Destroyer's death began spreading as well as signs of mutiny. Once again, Hwan Sa sought out the advice of Okcheonbi who told him that the best course is not to stand against the flow of fate but to stand aside. He then claimed that if Hwan Sa wanted to eliminate Dokgo Ryong discreetly, he should have brought his master to him as his great powers would have helped in his recovery. Hwan Sa mused about the Asura Demon Lord's words and feared that the latter will walk the same path as the Heavenly Destroyer so he needed insurance against him, someone who will never betray him and has the martial power to surpass Okcheonbi. More specifically, someone born of a true body type for martial arts like the Heavenly Destroyer and also has ki like that of Okcheonbi (sounds like Gang Ryong).

In reality, Hwan Sa notes that he is dying and that his life flashed before his eyes. Gang Ryong walks away from Hwan Sa's body, noting that Gha Woobok was also an illusion, and despite that, his death still hurts. Meanwhile, Hwan Sa thinks to himself, wondering why Gang is leaving without confirming his death since the body might be just another puppet. At that, Gang turns around, mentioning that due to the presence of the Thousand Circle Formation and thick walls on all sides, these conditions according to Song Yerin meant that the main body can't be too far away even if it is a clone. He then decides to destroy the entire space, unleashing a powerful technique to do so, which reduces Hwan Sa's body to a bloody stain in the process. Meanwhile, those present on the mountain detect it.

## Appearing Characters

* Dokgo Ryong (flashback)
* Gang Ryong
* Gang Yoon (flashback)
* Goo Hwi
* Gwi Yeong (flashback)
* Hong Ye-Mong
* Hwan Sa
* Hyeol Bi (flashback)
* Ilgak
* Jin Garyeong
* Mak Sapyeong (flashback)
* Okcheonbi
* Old Man (flashback)
* Song Yerin
* Yongbi