[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-myst-might-mayhem":3,"chapter-myst-might-mayhem-myst-might-mayhem-chapter-398":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Myst, Might, Mayhem",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},555537,804,"Chapter 398","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-398",398,"\u003Cp>Chapter 398 – Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over two hundred jang above the inner city of Heaven and Earth Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, a small bird, not particularly large, was quietly gliding through the air without flapping its wings, looking down at the ground below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, it looked like an ordinary bird, but up close, its appearance was completely different from what we commonly know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its ears, mouth, and nose were remarkably similar to a human’s, while its body resembled that of an owl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more chilling was that it had three feet and four eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bizarre owl-like creature was a Monstrous Beast called the Yong, a type of monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the east of Mount Danzuan, about 2,700 li away, there’s Mount Lingqiu, where many areas lack vegetation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Monstrous Beast Ong is a monster that only roams in dry areas of the mountain. Its appearance is said to be an omen of crop failure for the year, making it a symbol of ill fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Ong! Ong! Ong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peculiarly, this Ong only seeks out dry land, so why is it in the sky above Heaven and Earth Society?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, the pupils of the four eyes on the Monstrous Beast Ong had characters inscribed in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Show (Si).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant “to show”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Kirik! Kirik!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four eyeballs moved independently in an eerie manner, looking down below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way the eyes moved separately made it seem as if it was observing all directions at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, these independently moving eyeballs, except for one focused on the main compound of the inner city, all three others were directed towards one place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That place was none other than Young Master Na Yul-ryang’s estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Monstrous Beast Ong’s pupil view narrowed, the fights taking place in the estate became visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as if quickly losing interest in those fights, the gaze of the three eyeballs soon focused on just one person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That person was Mok Gyeong-un.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three eyeballs focused on Mok Gyeong-un began to examine every minute detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything from his appearance to his movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was right then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings of the Monstrous Beast Ong, which had been concentrating on looking down at the ground, suddenly darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belatedly noticing this, the Monstrous Beast Ong tried to flee without even thinking to check the shadow that had covered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Chomp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Monstrous Beast Ong was swallowed whole by something’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than the Demonic Beast Heumwon, a monster with the upper body of a bird and the lower body resembling a hornet with spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Monstrous Beast Ong, just one rank below, struggled desperately to escape from inside the mouth, but\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Crunch! Crunch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was crushed inside the Demonic Beast Heumwon’s mouth and breathed its last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a dark space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Drip drip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears of blood flowed from the left eye of a being seated on a chair shrouded in shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As blood tears flowed, an eye on the forehead of this being suddenly opened wide, and then maniacal laughter erupted from its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kuhahahahahahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the laughter spread, the surroundings shook as if an earthquake had occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After laughing for a while, the being in the shadows stopped and muttered in a voice that had regained sanity:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are always meddlers, it seems.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with a sharp sensation cutting into flesh, the sensation that had been continuing suddenly disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The right leg that had been burning white was severed and fell limply to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, a scream of pain burst from the Spiritual Beast White-Flaming Dokgok’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un glanced back and smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had aimed to behead it in one strike, but White-Flaming Dokgok had tried to dodge at the last moment by kicking off with its front legs, resulting in just this much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that it had barely saved its life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, he could see the familiar Demonic Beast Heumwon, appearing as small as a fingernail, flapping its wings and circling in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well handled.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that annoying gaze was finally gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had first felt this irritation since arriving at Heaven and Earth Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clearly felt like someone was watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was difficult to easily spot it with just a gaze alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after arriving at Eldest Young Master Na Yul-ryang’s estate, the faint irritation he had felt began to grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, he finally found where that gaze was coming from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Above.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was positioned higher in the sky than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant it wasn’t human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he tried to approach to catch it, it would surely flee given the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So all he had to do was draw its attention by fighting without going all out, controlling his strength, and then deal with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demonic Beast Heumwon had already recovered from the injuries it suffered from the magical tools at Shaolin Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Heumwon, the annoying gaze had completely disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no longer any reason to hold back his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What on earth are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul couldn’t hide his bewilderment at Mok Gyeong-un’s suddenly changed aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though masked by the scream, it seemed the Spiritual Beast White-Flaming Dokgok had been injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Because of the sharp energy, my senses keep…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul’s brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In place of his missing eyes, all his other senses were extremely developed, and normally he could spread his spiritual energy in all directions to accurately perceive everything invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, due to this sharp sword energy spreading from Mok Gyeong-un, his senses were disrupted, making it impossible to perceive with spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I don’t know what technique he used, but if we don’t hurry and attack together, instead…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something brushed past him, and a voice was heard from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s start with the right arm, shall we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Thud! Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had those words ended than his arm fell off from the shoulder, and blood spurted like a fountain from the cut surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Screech!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Diabolic Beast Yual, which had become Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul’s armor through Human-Monster Unity, also screamed in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kuuuh. Yu, Yual!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul also wanted to scream in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with extreme endurance, he suppressed it and called out to Yual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Yual’s body near the severed area of the right arm began to undulate, compressing the cut surface and simultaneously blocking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to this, the blood that had been spurting like a fountain immediately stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quite a useful Diabolic Beast, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mok Gyeong-un’s voice, which could have been either sarcasm or genuine praise, Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul hurriedly leaped to create distance and shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“White-Flaming Dokgok!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his cry, White-Flaming Dokgok, which had been suffering after losing one of its front legs, immediately kicked off the ground with its hind legs and launched itself upward,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It curled its body and began rotating at an incredibly fast speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As White-Flaming Dokgok, its entire body now white flames, started rotating, the surrounding area wavered with heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Crackle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In sync with this, Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul launched his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was difficult to spread spiritual energy around, there was no problem with his other senses, so he could at least guess the position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘In this case, with our combined secret technique, we’ll…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black line appeared diagonally from the ground,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Flutter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the body of White-Flaming Dokgok, which had been rotating rapidly in a spherical shape, began to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white flames covering its entire body were slowly extinguishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the body of the Spiritual Beast White-Flaming Dokgok fell limply to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“White-Flaming Dokgok!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul shouted with an even more distorted expression at the sound of White-Flaming Dokgok falling, having lost its strength before they could even unleash their secret technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth just happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp energy that could even split the air soared into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that moment, along with the heat, the demonic energy of the Spiritual Beast White-Flaming Dokgok was rapidly dispersing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul, who had stopped mid-flight, Mok Gyeong-un said with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shall I give it to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Whoosh! Thud! Roll!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something heavy rolled on the ground and then stopped at Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heat was still emanating from it, indicating how hot it had been just moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…White-Flaming Dokgok.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than White-Flaming Dokgok’s severed head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Throb!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he felt pain in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul could know for certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, as the Spiritual Beast White-Flaming Dokgok’s head and body were separated and it completely ceased breathing, the karmic bond of the familiar was also severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the backlash had rushed to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This can’t be.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul was genuinely shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just anything, but a Spiritual Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it might not match up to the Six Demons, said to be close to divine beasts, Spiritual Beasts were at nearly the highest rank among monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had made such a being his familiar, something many diviners wouldn’t dare dream of, he too had to fight for nearly three days and nights to capture it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the Spiritual Beast White-Flaming Dokgok, which even he had struggled so much to make his familiar, had lost its life in such a pitifully easy manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Gnash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul bit his lip hard before opening his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… what… What on earth are you? How can you have such power…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told you I was giving up on holding back, didn’t I? Ah, more precisely, there’s no need to do so anymore since there are no more watching eyes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul unconsciously swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he couldn’t see, judging from Mok Gyeong-un’s words and the fact that he was pointing his finger at the sky above, it was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He will be watching.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Watching? You don’t mean…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do your job, Grand Divination Master.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myeong-ryul suddenly recalled the words that person had said to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does that mean this guy somehow dealt with His eyes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was bewildered, he felt Mok Gyeong-un approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now then, shall we hear everything you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Flinch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myeong-ryul, overwhelmed by the pressure just from Mok Gyeong-un’s approach, unconsciously took a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could he possibly do against a monster capable of killing a Spiritual Beast like White-Flaming Dokgok in an instant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Rumble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of martial artists began pouring in through the doors of the northern pavilion of the rear garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul’s reinforcements that had arrived belatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they might be somewhat inferior to those coming from the east and west sides, there were still some branch leader-level experts among them, so it seemed they could buy some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to slip in between them and use them as shields…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How annoying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Mok Gyeong-un slightly raised his foot and then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stomped down hard on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the ground split and the surrounding air spread out in a wave-like pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the dozens of martial artists rushing towards them clutched their chests, spat blood, and collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kuk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kuuk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Thud! Thud! Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sound of them falling, Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul stopped in his tracks, his whole body trembling as if having a seizure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘In one step?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As so many experts fell with just one stomp, something flashed through his mind like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an urgent report he had received not long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was about the bizarre rumor of a new Seventh Heaven appearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new storm that was said to have collapsed Shaolin’s One Hundred and Eight Arhat Formation with a single step and single-handedly forced the closure of Sichuan Tang Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing such an unbelievable rumor, he had been more skeptical than believing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this one step… could it be…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cheon…ma?”\u003C\u002Fp>",2029,"2026-05-30T14:58:18.410Z","2026-06-14T03:49:44.806Z",1,"novelbin.me","a64feace541d40701d31217db069ddd2c50f3a3698dd3239633fcebc3e669ae5","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-399","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-397",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmyst-might-mayhem-cover.jpg"]