In the middle of a sheer cliff that was hundreds of feet high stood a large artificially constructed entrance to a place with several buildings, making it seems as if a manor had been transported into it. How it was humanely possible to construct such a structure inside a cliff was a mystery. Nevertheless, and although it looked nothing like a building erected for royalty, it was none other than the Heavenly Killer Sect headquarters.

Heavenly Killer Sect Patriarch Dok Go-Seong, one of the Nine Great Demon Kings, sat inside the most magnificent building in the cliff. Unlike his fierce nickname, ‘Heavenly Killer Divine Demon,’ Go-Seong looked like an average person. No one would suspect he was the Heavenly Killer Sect’s leader based on his looks alone, but the cold and eerie energy he emitted showed otherwise.

Go-Seong received a report from his subordinate. Unfortunately, it was an upsetting one for him.

“So you’ve lost all Four Peerless Wanderers?”

“When we went to their supposed hideouts, they were already gone. It seems Thunderous Wind Palm Han Baek informed them faster than we could reach them.”

“That’s why I told you to make sure you eliminate that man.”

“I’m sorry.”

“No, there’s no point in blaming you all for what's already happened. What we do next is more important. Have you located Han Baek and the person who helped him?”

“We haven’t determined which clan he’s from yet, so we’re having trouble doing so. However, though it is still uncertain, we believe that the person who wiped out the Nine Dragons Stronghold of the Blood-Crazed Clan’s Seventy-Two Strongholds...