‘Seongsin?’
Cheon Seongjae could not help but be flustered.
Indeed, this was a meeting hall for the Seongin.
Yet a Seongsin appeared directly?
But the one posing as a Seongin spoke.
“That land cannot be handed over to anyone.”
At those words, Cheon Seongjae broke out in a sweat.
‘Just how badly do they want that nameless land?’
Of course, it was land they themselves had their eyes on, but why would a Seongsin step forward personally like this?
Of course, the Twin Pups Constellation Seongin didn’t seem to be a Seongsin.
So he thought the contents might be Reliquin, but it was completely different.
‘The demonic energy is entirely different.’
It was a far more vile demonic energy, beyond comparison with Reliquin.
And above all, the Taurus Constellation!
This murderous demonic energy that tightened around his throat could not be human.
In fact, after checking, it was not the Taurus Constellation Seongin himself.
[Yongyongi (Status: Devouring the Taurus Constellation Seongin) is currently taking a rest]
That was why Cheon Yuha and Kalli also couldn’t help but reflexively sweat.
‘A Seongsin appeared in person.’
Kalli in particular gnashed his teeth, staying on guard against the Taurus.
That bastard was a Seongsin among the twelve gods!
In terms of combat power alone, he was a god even Lee Geon would find difficult to face.
‘Damn it, Lee Geon-nim must take the nameless land.’
That was the case.
In fact, Kalli had appeared here posing as the Libra proxy.
He had stuffed the real Libra representative in the bathroom (?) and boldly stepped forth as the representative of Libra.
It was to allow to be taken more easily.
‘Because other Seongsin would never give up something like that.’
Of course, Lee Geon had said he would replace every one of the Twelve Seongsin and merge the twelve divine seats.
So he said the Seongdo didn’t need to do anything dangerous.
‘However, for the merger, the Seongsin needs a corresponding level of fame, faith, and power.’
That was unlikely to be easy, so for now, a simpler method was chosen.
But.
‘Of all things, for a Seongsin to appear in person…!’
This had never happened before.
But it was then.
[How absurd. To be a Seongdo of the Serpent Bearer Constellation and yet pose as Libra.]
“!”
At the disgusted voice of the Taurus, Kalli flinched.
Could it be telepathy? It was not a voice spoken aloud. Yet it sounded as vivid as if heard through the ears!
[Well, you’ve become a Seongdo of Lee Geon. That’s convenient. You’d make a worthwhile kill.]
Kalli trembled.
But those who had no way of knowing that erupted into cheers at the Seongin’s appearance.
“Ivan! Ivan!”
“Hayley! Hayley!”
They were mostly people from the same faction.
Of course, the ones sending jeers were equally numerous.
“Ah, what. Didn’t we hear that guy died fleeing during the last invasion?”
“And in the end, didn’t Lee Geon take them all down?”
At those jeers, the Taurus Constellation Seongsin twisted a smile.
‘Should I just annihilate them all?’
In the first place, if it hadn’t been for his own Seongin going missing, there would have been no reason to appear before humans at all.
At the same time, as Kalli flinched, the Taurus Constellation Seongsin laughed as if surprised.
[Oh, can you hear my thoughts?]
Kalli involuntarily stepped backward.
The Taurus Constellation Seongsin approached Kalli with disgust.
[So because you carry the genes of a Seongsin, you can hear? A manufactured speck dares.]
It was a killing intent ready to kill him right then.
Sure enough.
[Warning. Intense killing intent detected]
At the same time, the Cheon siblings, sensing the killing intent, also flinched.
So they hurriedly tried to approach, but the Taurus was quicker.
[Warning. The Seongsin of , the Lord of Diamond, is about to crush the seed of the Serpent Bearer to death]
[Warning. The Lord of Diamond is challenging the authority of the Serpent Bearer]
Eventually, Kalli shrank under that pressure, and at the very moment the Taurus Constellation Seongsin was about to strangle Kalli with demonic energy alone.
Flash!
A light burst from Kalli’s pocket.
And.
[ is displeased with the threat of the Lord of Diamond]
And that was unmistakably the energy of the Serpent Bearer!
The Taurus frowned, and Kalli was greatly startled.
It was because the light had come from the sacred object Lee Geon had made.
Of course, it wasn’t anything extraordinary.
Unlike the Cheon siblings’, it wasn’t a weapon, but Lee Geon had tossed it to him saying to carry it since he was now a Seongdo of the Serpent Bearer Constellation.
But.
[ is displeased, saying a monster cow dares to act up without knowing its place]
[It is furiously enraged, saying it will inform its master of everything]
This mere stone was incredibly high and mighty.
Thanks to that, the Taurus frowned.
[That filthy disaster god….]
Could it be that he hated just the sight of Lee Geon’s power?
It was the moment when the Taurus was about to destroy the sacred object in disgust.
Whiff!
The Taurus stopped.
Because a had been aimed at the Taurus’s neck.
It was Cheon Yuha.
[Earth’s Judgment roars that the enemy of its master is here]
[This threatens the monster cow, the Lord of Diamond]
[Serpent Bearer Constellation trait is activating]
[Serpent’s Five Senses]
-The body’s senses become extraordinarily sharp
Cheon Seongjae immediately activated the ring he was wearing.
It was the royal sacred object that Lee Geon had made!
[Ocean’s Punishment (SS)]
The ring split in half and quickly divided into several rings, forming a sphere.
It was an orb.
[ activates]
[All abilities explode for 10 minutes]
[Life (HP) is restored equal to the damage inflicted on the opponent]
Cheon Seongjae first used a protective spell.
‘First, I must bring uncle.’
They had come alone because he was making something important, but the situation had changed.
If the opponent was not a Seongin but a Seongsin, the story was different.
‘Every divine seat here could be annihilated.’
But it was right then.
Bam!
Just as Cheon Seongjae was about to teleport away to fetch Lee Geon.
Bam!
With a brutal explosion of demonic energy, the arena shook and people screamed.
“Kyaaak!”
“What the—!”
At the same time, Cheon Seongjae was blown far away.
Thud!
“Seongjae!”
It was clearly a strike aimed at Cheon Seongjae.
And the Taurus Constellation approached the wide-eyed Cheon Seongjae.
“Were we not in the middle of discussing the ownership of the land that left behind? Not a single Seongin can be absent.”
At this, Steven immediately drew his sword.
“Would you mind observing some moderation against a Seongin?”
He too seemed to have grasped who the opponent was.
‘So you came to avenge your Seongin?’
That wasn’t all.
They had undoubtedly come to take, no, to seize the land that left behind.
According to observations, the land was so powerful that just being inside it could allow even Seongsin, their affiliated gods, and all Seongdo to level up.
And the Seongsin, who were already unfriendly toward Lee Geon, were gnashing their teeth over it.
Surely they wanted to seize that land to gain the power to kill Lee Geon.
‘Unless the twelve divine seats are merged, conflict will arise.’
Though that merger was probably something no Seongsin would ever even consider.
Anyway, perhaps because they didn’t trust their own Seongdo, coming to personally kill Lee Geon’s Seongin was one thing, but this...
‘To possess the body of a Seongdo, not even a Seongin.’
Originally, unless one was a Seongin, they could not withstand the possession of a Seongsin and would die.
And the Seongsin would not be ignorant of that fact.
Because of that, Steven and Kalli furrowed their brows in disgust.
‘Treating their own Seongdo as spare parts.’
His gaze was directed at the divine seal on the Seongdo’s neck.
‘A Seongdo with a faith so exaltedly high that they would only gaze upon that god to even receive a divine seal.’
Did they covet the other land that left behind so much?
But it was then.
[That land holds the power that Abundance has hidden, but also our secret is buried there]
Kalli flinched again at the voice that reached him.
This time too, it was not spoken aloud but the inner thoughts of the Taurus being heard.
[In the territory that left behind and vanished, the secret of us, the Twelve Zodiac Seongsin, is buried]
At those inner thoughts, Kalli could not help but be bewildered.
‘A secret?’
But the words continued.
[If Lee Geon or the world learns of it, the Twelve Zodiac Seongsin are finished]
Kalli was thrown into confusion.
But the Taurus exuded killing intent as if he had business with Lee Geon’s Seongdo.
“I’ll say this only once. Hand over what your Seongsin stole.”
“!”
At the Taurus’s words, the Cheon siblings flinched.
It was unmistakable.
It meant return the Taurus Constellation Seongin who had become the red-eyed dog’s chew toy.
A Seongsin could not fully unleash their power without a Seongin.
At this point where they intended to claim the Land of Abundance, securing a Seongin was urgent.
‘And appointing a new Seongin is not an easy task, either.’
Sure enough.
“I said hand over what Lee Geon stole?”
Simultaneously, the hall buzzed.
“Lee Geon??”
“Lee Geon is a Seongsin?”
“No, well, there was talk of that, but….”
And it was then.
“If you don’t want to hand it over, I’ll make you want to.”
The Taurus approached the Cheon siblings.
He had come to this place with the intention of eliminating Lee Geon’s Seongin anyway.
It was revenge.
But it was then.
Flash!
A familiar face appeared before them.
And at that face, everyone was shocked.
The hall also stirred.
It could not be helped.
“Lee Geon! Lee Geon!”
“Uncle!”
Cheon Seongjae seemed surprised, but just by his appearance, cheers echoed out.
“Lee Geon! Lee Geon!”
It was a tremendous ovation.
Well, Giselle had been belittling Lee Geon’s achievements, but perhaps because of that.
In fact, at Lee Geon’s true skills being revealed, people were more thrilled, and Lee Geon’s popularity had soared even higher.
And as that Lee Geon appeared in person, Cheon Seongjae said,
“Uncle, I’m sorry.”
“No, it’s my fault for not anticipating this situation.”
“Yes. And don’t worry. We didn’t lose the Taurus Constellation Seongin... .”
“No. That was a mistake.”
“Huh?”
Unexpectedly, Lee Geon said to the Taurus,
“Fine, I’ll return what I took.”
“!”
“You’ll return him? The Taurus Constellation Seongin?!”
“Yeah.”
Though everyone was shocked, Lee Geon smiled sharply and said,
“Instead, don’t touch our kids.”
The Lord of Diamond smiled with satisfaction.
“Fine.”
Then Lee Geon closed his eyes.
“Seongjae. Return the thing we took.”
Cheon Seongjae was taken aback.
Had the plan changed? Or did he have another scheme?
So he asked again toward Lee Geon, who was approaching them,
“Is it really okay to return him?”
“Yeah. Return him.”
At Lee Geon’s gaze, Cheon Seongjae immediately nodded.
“Ah, yes. Then I’ll go bring him right... .”
But it was then.
The moment Lee Geon passed by them, the Cheon siblings and Kalli simultaneously furrowed their brows.
Did they sense something strange?
‘No way, that person.’
And at that instant.
Thwack!
Hayley kicked Lee Geon mercilessly.
Screams burst from the spectator seats.
“Hayley-nim?!”
“Hey, are you crazy?”
Steven also tried to grab Hayley in surprise, but Hayley paid no heed and approached him.
“Let me ask you one thing.”
“!”
Hayley looked at Lee Geon with his arms crossed in disgust.
“Lee Geon fought fiercely with Hugo yesterday, even saying to sever ties. Just what was it they fought over?”
The person who looked like Lee Geon broke out in a sweat.
* * *
Meanwhile, around that time.
[The corresponding item is being transmitted to ]
[The corresponding item is being transmitted to ]
Hugo was sending the items Lee Geon had made to the auction hall using a delivery skill.
It was because the Combat Divine Seat side and the Four Great Workshop artisans had asked him to please put a few items up for auction, saying they wanted to see the objects.
So, though he had no intention of selling, he sent a few.
But it was then.
“Hey! Where is this damned god?!”
At the scribe’s scream as he stormed into the workshop, Hugo widened his eyes.
He wondered what that guy had seen again to come rushing so urgently.
“I said where is the god?!”
“Why, what’s the matter?”
“A huge ruckus has broken out in Drachma right now!”
At the mention of Drachma, Hugo flinched. That was because it was the place Lee Geon had said he would go to.
The reason was simple.
- I have to completely change the way I make defensive gear.
Though he hadn’t shown it, Lee Geon had been rather shocked by the damage that Gote and Seongjae sustained from .
That was because he had personally made their defensive gear.
And yet Gote had been stripped in one blow, and Seongjae’s gear was nearly destroyed.
Well, he could guess the reason.
The Serpent Bearer Constellation had traits related to offensive power, but was lousy at defense.
As a divine seat without even a common defensive skill, it was a weakness if anything.
To the degree that when making equipment, offensive blessings would attach, but defensive blessings were practically non-existent.
Thus, it meant they couldn’t withstand those of general rank or higher.
Perhaps because of that, Lee Geon had said this:
‘The being held in Drachma? Anyway, the organizers of that are the Leo and Taurus? Especially, the matches where they release monsters, it’s the defensive divine seat Taurus who is the host.’
‘Uh, yeah. So?’
‘Is there any chance the Taurus Seongsin will appear?’
‘Well… up until now, he always manifested through Ivan, but this year, Ivan got bitten by the red eyes because of someone. So this year, either he won’t appear, or he’ll use Joseph, the Ten-Seongin of Taurus… .’
‘Anyway, you’re saying he’ll come out?’
‘Well, yes. At this point, Taurus not showing up would be nothing short of advertising that there’s a problem with the Taurus Constellation… Wait, what’s with that look? Don’t tell me you’re thinking of going to Drachma?! To obtain the authority of the Defensive Divine Seat?’
‘Are you crazy? What do you take me for? Hey, I’m a busy person too. And you know well that even I can’t break through the iron fortress of the Defensive Divine Seat.’
Recalling Lee Geon’s words, Hugo felt ominous but soon shook his head.
‘Well, sure. He said that much, so surely he wouldn’t go there.’
It was, after all, the point when they had realized the Seongsin’s schemes.
He had said he would deal with them because they were no help to Earth, but who knows.
In the first place, Drachma was a sort of hideout jointly made by the Twelve Seongsin.
‘It’s an environment where Geon cannot help but be at a disadvantage.’
So he himself had told him absolutely not to go.
But at this very moment. The scribe dropped shocking words.
“Right now, Drachma is falling!”
“What?! Falling! Why!”
“I-I don’t know. But I wondered if it might be the god’s doing. According to the Bible records, the god’s location is pinpointed there.”
“!!!”
In the end, a flustered Hugo hurried toward the living room.
Well, no matter even if it was Geon, he wouldn’t do such a thing, but the location was the location.
“Why is he there! If it’s Geon, he should be in his room now quietly watching TV…!”
But the moment they entered the room together, they were greatly shocked.
[don’t worry~ chu chu! ♪]
[I’m gonna call you oppa oppa oppa ♪]
It was because Lee Geon was watching a TV stage and dancing to an idol song.
Because of that, Hugo’s face, having grasped the truth, turned pale.
“That bastard Geon, no way, really!”
(To be continued in the next episode)