[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world":3,"chapter-i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-89":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Became the Hidden Ruler of the Martial World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1379437,1826,"Chapter 89","i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-89",89,"\u003Cp>The closer Baek Sowol got to Mount Song, the more the miserable situation there came into her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That place was a battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous martial artists were swinging their weapons at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she got closer, the battlefield became more clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beggars and monks, and martial artists who looked like an army in the same armor were confronting each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did the military come out from the government?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol cursed her senior brother inwardly for sending her here without telling her about this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What am I supposed to do now? Am I supposed to take a side? Then which side should I take?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol couldn't make up her mind until she arrived at Mount Song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Given my senior brother's personality, he wouldn't have sent me on a meaningless errand.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling Zhuge Hyun's personality, she climbed the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘His personality is dirty, but his head is good.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol trembled as she recalled Zhuge Hyun's evil deeds when they were together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had also become stronger, she didn't think she could do anything about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Sigh, I'll just follow his orders for now and never run into him again.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, as Baek Sowol was climbing the mountain, a very familiar back came into her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A back she had never forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A being she had hated even in her dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Namgung Jehyun!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol's internal energy ran wild like a beast, and her figure shot towards that back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Iron Sword was drawn from Baek Sowol's hand and swung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaang!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent blocked such a blow from Baek Sowol without even looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as her attack was blocked, Baek Sowol quickly retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it Sowol?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent slowly turned around and faced Baek Sowol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've grown a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An appearance that was much younger, unlike her previous memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol's eyes, who had judged the opponent only by his back, widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems you can't recognize me because my appearance has changed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, Baek Sowol gritted her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had clearly become younger, it was Namgung Jehyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that Namgung Jehyun who had been involved in the annihilation of the Baek family clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It's still just a suspicion, but...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol glared at the Namgung Jehyun in front of her and struggled to open her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were you involved in the annihilation of the Baek family clan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was. I led it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Jehyun answered Baek Sowol's question without a single bit of hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that proud appearance without a single bit of hesitation, sparks flew from Baek Sowol's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My father trusted you!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A being that is only good will eventually be eaten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You damn bastard!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol rushed at Namgung Jehyun again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she took a step, a sense of pressure, as if space itself were being crushed, fell upon Namgung Jehyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An arrogant and hegemonic movement technique that would put the world under her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was for a moment, it momentarily stopped even the movement of Namgung Jehyun, who exuded the aura of a king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol did not miss that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword stretched out straight towards Namgung Jehyun's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A hegemonic martial art.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Jehyun, looking at the sword aimed at his neck, muttered nonchalantly and stretched out his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand that stretched out without any technique or anything, it grabbed the blade of the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, to dare to block the path of a king... it is too light.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he swung it and threw Baek Sowol, who was holding the sword, away at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keuk!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol was slammed into the wall of Shaolin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had protected her body with her internal energy for a moment, the impact of the shock was so strong that her breathing stopped for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wiping the fresh blood flowing from her mouth, Baek Sowol immediately readjusted her posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the side of such a Baek Sowol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sowol-ah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar voice was heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol turned her head and immediately recognized the opponent who had spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Cheon... Namgung Cheon!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol, who had almost used the title 'older brother' like in the past, immediately corrected her title and glared at Zhang Sanfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her suspicion was naturally also directed at him, the son of the former Namgung Jehyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhang Sanfeng showed a pleased expression for a moment, he bowed his head at Baek Sowol's hostile appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sowol-ah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't call me familiarly while using the dirty Namgung surname!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It seems no excuse will reach you... but please know, I really didn't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Zhang Sanfeng's gloomy appearance, Baek Sowol's heart softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps thanks to that, her head cooled slightly, and she was able to look at the current situation a little more calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why are Namgung Jehyun and Brother Cheon being hostile to each other? The statement that he didn't know also seems to be sincere.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the situation was visible to her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But emotions like a long-held grudge did not let her easily admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting her teeth so hard that blood flowed from her mouth, Baek Sowol struggled to ask Zhang Sanfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What is the situation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father... no, that person has completely become a monster. As someone who had a father-son relationship in the past, I am just trying to stop him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhang Sanfeng's eyes were not crying, a deep sadness could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol quickly scanned such a Zhang Sanfeng's condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there were no major visible injuries, his two arms were hanging limp, as if they could not move properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how she looked, it did not seem he was falsely being hostile to Namgung Jehyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting her teeth at the unsuppressible heat, Baek Sowol's eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she struggled to turn her head and glared at Namgung Jehyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will listen to the story slowly later. For now, let's focus on the present.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand... and thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanfeng smiled bitterly and forcibly raised his unmoving arms, taking a ready stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to him, Baek Sowol was also already in a ready stance, looking at Namgung Jehyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Jehyun quietly looked at the two with his arms crossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah, to think Shaolin would become like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hyunjun Hyun watched the disaster happening in Shaolin with a miserable gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to that, Hyunjun Hyun's gaze, who had been climbing the mountain, lagging behind the party, turned to one side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long line of blood drawn on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its end, Shinseung was leaning against a tree, struggling to catch his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shinseung, you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hyunjun Hyun approached such a Shinseung, Shinseung raised his head and smiled with difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Benefactor Hyun, what brings you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You man! Didn't I come because I heard Shaolin was in danger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he had gotten up from his sickbed and followed Baek Sowol, and had thus reached Mount Song, but the fact that he had arrived was important to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened to that wound?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Namgung benefactor's martial arts have become profound. That's why I ended up in this state. Amitabha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Namgung Jehyun! That bastard, by all means!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the story from Shinseung, Hyunjun Hyun was enraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move aside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing such a Hyunjun Hyun, a small figure approached Shinseung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! Young lady, you were a doctor, right? Can you treat this friend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will treat him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuhwa approached Shinseung and checked his condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cut is deep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made a diagnosis, Tang Yuhwa took out a needle and thread from her bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to disinfect and stitch it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will stand guard, so please take good care of this friend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To guard Tang Yuhwa, who was treating Shinseung, Hyunjun Hyun got up from his seat and watched the surroundings with glaring eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, a moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shinseung is here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The martial artists of the Martial Alliance, having noticed Shinseung's presence, began to approach with their weapons drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Hyunjun Hyun unconsciously reached for his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ah, I didn't bring my bow.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling that he had not brought his weapon, Hyunjun Hyun scanned his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if many battles had come and gone, there were quite a few weapons rolling on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, Hyunjun Hyun's gaze was fixed on a single sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After looking at the sword on the floor for a moment, Hyunjun Hyun shook his head and turned his gaze to the martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, I'm warning you, but stop coming closer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hyunjun Hyun sternly warned the martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the martial artists who heard that warning snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's this old man saying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a battlefield, so go home quietly, old man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our purpose is the monk behind you, so if you stay quiet, you won't get hurt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snorting martial artists gradually approached the place where Hyunjun Hyun was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the end, you're making this old man grab a sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hyunjun Hyun lightly kicked up the sword that had fallen on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he snatched it with his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This old man definitely warned you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand of Hyunjun Hyun, who was holding the sword, was pulled back as if drawing a bowstring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the sword was shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was the motion of a thrust, it was closer to a launch than a sword strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword that had left his hand shot out like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An arrow without a bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But its power was stronger than a crossbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sword of Diancang does not stop once it is drawn, you brat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hyunjun Hyun had said, the sword did not stop with just piercing one martial artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It continued to pierce the martial artists like crazy as far as the length of the sword reached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since that process was as fast as an arrow that had left a bow, the martial artists could not even react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Hyunjun Hyun's sword was shot until it was embedded in the wall of Shaolin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it hit the wall, it finally stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silence flowed for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that silence, Hyunjun Hyun pulled out the sword from the pierced martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding martial artists, who had finally grasped the situation, were shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-a master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shocked martial artist could not finish his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was already pierced by Hyunjun Hyun's sword, and following that, the surrounding martial artists were pierced one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no swords or martial artists there, only an arrow that had left a bowstring, persistently piercing the opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temporary base of the Martial Alliance in a village near Mount Song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something, something is strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, the Martial Alliance's military strategist, Sima Woon, was anxiously biting his nails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tide of the war should have been overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the result was a close battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was clear that this side was still advantageous, it should not have been so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It should have been overwhelming.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation on the battlefield was bound to change in real time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it was this off, there was definitely something wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why on earth did the beggars suddenly appear as if they had expected this situation? I had moved swiftly without giving the surroundings a chance to react!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most noticeable thing was the beggars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there were thousands of them, at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had appeared without any warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although each beggar was insignificant, their numbers were too large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The large number is a problem, but there was also a report that the one leading them is not an ordinary martial artist.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a being who had blocked the alliance leader's blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An opponent's force that should never have existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'On top of that, the Taiji Sword God? Shouldn't this person be in the Sichuan area?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the alliance leader's martial arts were profound, the name of the Taiji Sword God could by no means be ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There is no martial artist who can stop the alliance leader, who has reached the realm beyond the transcendent. But.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks continued to appear on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it continued to flow like this, each and every one of those cracks would surely act fatally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And Shinseung? Why on earth has Shinseung not been caught yet?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the alliance leader's personality, he had expected that he would not finish off Shinseung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why he had already prepared the personnel to capture Shinseung afterwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no news from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also no news of Shinseung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, as Sima Woon was racking his brain over the unintentionally flowing situation of the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Who is it?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outside became noisy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't seem to be because of a passerby who had taken a wrong step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of weapons clashing echoed for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-They are not ordinary guys!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Keoheok!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frowning, Sima Woon immediately came out of the barracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you rat. It's been a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What greeted him was a delinquent young man with a crookedly raised corner of his mouth, who seemed very good at getting on people's nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you! How dare you interfere with the alliance's event?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've gotten a little younger, haven't I? But still, you don't recognize this older brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the young man's tone, Sima Woon recalled someone very unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhuge Hyun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhuge Hyun is informal, you punk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, Sima Woon's body began to tremble like crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't have forgotten it even in his dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The madman of the Kunlun Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those three characters of his name brought back a nightmare that Sima Woon had forgotten in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the Taoists who had trained in Kunlun at that time, he was a living disaster itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if satisfied with such a reaction from Sima Woon, the corner of Zhuge Hyun's mouth curled up crookedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I stopped by Kunlun and you weren't there, so a guy who's a Taoist crawls out to the secular world and what he does is war?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hyun's eyes flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwhelmed by just that gaze, Sima Woon, without realizing it, stumbled and took a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2349,"2026-06-05T22:16:29.378Z",1,"novelbin.me","3f49d886a2e1d8b6b98dd3ddc9c2a66fce81118b3f8f964b06cf53e57686ab59","i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-90","i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-88",152,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-cover.jpg"]