Emperor! Can You See Stats!?

Chapter 97: Azure Dragon Law

Before Eurius and his party left the desert, there was a slightly heavy atmosphere in the residence of the Jegal clan.

“It’s as you said, Geon. I felt my inner power being absorbed by that young man who claims to be the first prince.”

“I didn’t feel any hostility from him. What do you think, master?”

Jegal Gun asked with a serious expression. 

According to their common sense, this phenomenon was impossible unless they had learned the same inner power technique.

But Eurius didn’t seem to have learned any evil technique that forcibly absorbed inner power, and he even showed a rather clumsy skill in using his true energy.

“Hmm…”

However, Jegal Unhyeon seemed to have some idea of what was going on.

“Come to think of it, you guys don’t know much about the core secret of our clan.”

Jegal Hwayeong and Jegal Gun were the most prominent successors in the literary and martial arts fields of the clan, but they were still young. 

They were talented, but they were not yet the backbone of the clan.

But Jegal Unhyeon was not only the best martial artist of the clan, but also a person who had a more important position than the clan leader in some sense.

He slowly began to tell them the secret of the clan.

“You must have heard of the Four Gods Conference that happened fifty years ago.”

***

[Help – Four Gods Conference – No information available.]

‘Look at this?’

Eurius was browsing through the help menu with a look of concern. 

He wanted to get some information beforehand, as it seemed like a situation where he could make a mistake with one wrong word.

‘I found it.’

[Four Gods Body – A body that can learn all four martial arts of the Four Gods. It is impossible for anyone who is not a player to have this body, because their inner power attributes are different.]

‘I don’t know what the Four Gods Conference is, but I guess I know why Lee Cheongmun divided his legacy into four pieces.’

The reason was that it was impossible for anyone who was not a player to learn all four techniques.

Then it was obvious why they asked him about that. 

But it was awkward because he had already revealed that he had learned Lee Cheongmun’s martial arts, which meant that he had exposed his intention to collect the Four Gods techniques.

“…”

Eurius looked at the three people again, but he couldn’t see any other emotion than curiosity.

‘Even if they find out the secret, they won’t be hostile to me unless they are here.’

Eurius bowed his head slightly with a solemn expression.

“I’m sorry for hiding the fact that I have a Four Gods Body.”

“As expected…”

Jegal Unhyeon sighed softly. 

As he expected, Eurius had a body that could learn all four techniques of the Four Gods.

“I guess there’s no point in hiding it anymore, so I’ll tell you my purpose.”

“…”

The three waited for Eurius’ answer with tense expressions.

“My purpose is to collect the legacy of my ancestor, who was a player! I got the White Tiger Protection Technique by chance along the way.”

“Can I hear more details?”

Jegal Unhyeon asked with a serious expression.

“First of all, I got the legacy from a mountain range in the north. According to the last note he left, I got the secret book from the corpse of someone named Baekwi.”

“What a pity… He passed away in this faraway continent.”

Jegal Unhyeon sighed as if he knew him personally. 

Eurius also told them everything else except for the fact that he was a player: how he had a strong bloodline of a player that allowed him to learn the legacy, why he contacted them first, etc.

Then Jegal Hwayeong asked him a question.

“Then how did you figure out our clan’s situation in this faraway western continent? Is it also because of your bloodline as a player?”

“It’s similar, but not exactly. It’s a secret of the imperial family, so I’m sorry but I can’t reveal it.”

He couldn’t say that he just guessed based on his previous life’s knowledge. 

That would be too unbelievable.

“I see…”

“I understand now.”

The three people who heard all the truth(?) from Eurius became even more solemn and stood up.

Swoosh

“…!?”

When they all stood up, Eurius couldn’t help but flinch for a moment.

‘There’s no killing intent or hostility, right?’

But it wasn’t true that one had to have killing intent to harm someone. 

There were also crazy people who swung their swords while smiling.

Click.

With Eurius tense in front of them, the three knelt down on one knee and bowed their heads.

“We greet you, our lord.”

“We greet you, the descendant of the player!”

‘What?’

Eurius looked at them with a dumbfounded expression.

‘Lord? What kind of nonsense is this?’

Even Jegal Unhyeon, who had been talking to him casually even after knowing that he was the emperor, suddenly changed his attitude and spoke politely.

“First of all, let me tell you my identity. I am in charge of the Azure Dragon Law in the Jegal clan.”

“Azure Dragon Law?”

“The Azure Dragon Law is a special position that represents the Four Gods Conference as one of the four martial arts schools, not the leader of the clan.”

“What is the Four Gods Conference, by the way?”

Eurius asked with a curious expression. 

It didn’t seem to be part of the player’s knowledge, since it didn’t appear in the help menu.

“You don’t know anything about the Four Gods Conference?”

“That’s what I’ve been wondering about.”

“Then let me explain it to you.”

“Wait!”

Eurius cut off Jegal Unhyeon’s words sharply.

“…!?”

Jegal Unhyeon asked cautiously.

“Is there a problem?”

Eurius answered with a slightly annoyed expression.

“Can’t you just talk to me like before? It’s awkward when someone who was friendly with me suddenly changes their attitude just because they know I’m the Lord of something!”

“…”

There was a moment of silence in the room.

***

“No, it’s uncomfortable!”

“That’s impossible. As the descendant of the player, you deserve respect according to the distribution.”

Now Eurius was more puzzled than annoyed.

‘What are these Four Gods Body and descendant that make people change their attitude so much?’

This was a question that he couldn’t help but have, since he didn’t know much about the eastern priestly relations.

Their argument, which had been going on for a while, ended when Eurius used his last resort.

“Fine, then I’m your superior, right? Shouldn’t I give you an order?”

“…”

Jegal Unhyeon had nothing to say. 

He realized that it was unreasonable to expect Eurius, who was from another continent and didn’t even get a proper explanation, to accept everything.

A moment later.

“Hmm, hmm, if you insist, I’ll listen to the secret of the four martial arts schools and then decide.”

He cleared his throat and began to get to the point.

“First of all, the Four Gods Conference is an organization that was established to continue the legacy of the player Lee Cheongmun, who founded the four martial arts schools two hundred years ago.”

According to his explanation, Lee Cheongmun passed on his martial arts to his four disciples and left these words:

“Someday, someone who can learn all four of my martial arts will appear in this world. If you find such a person, you must help him.”

That was his last words. 

Like other players, Lee Cheongmun also disappeared completely at some point.

“The leaders of the four martial arts schools interpreted it as a sign that Lee Cheongmun’s successor would appear someday. That’s why they created the Four Gods Conference.”

Originally, each of Lee Cheongmun’s four legacies was so excellent that it was hard to find a match in the world even if one learned only one of them.

In fact, Jegal Unhyeon, the best martial artist of the Jegal clan, was also a peerless master in the eastern continent.

But what if someone who could learn all four martial arts at the same time appeared? In other words, someone who had a [Four Gods Body]?

He would be an absolute master who could compare with Lee Cheongmun, who was the best martial artist in the world two hundred years ago!

They decided to select the most talented person from each of their schools and assign them a special position called Law. They needed someone who could inherit all their martial arts in case their schools were destroyed.

The Four Gods Conference also played a role in mediating between the four martial arts schools and finding the successor.

For over two hundred years, the Four Gods Conference tried hard to find someone who could inherit Lee Cheongmun’s martial arts, but they couldn’t find anyone.

“Eventually, from the point when they waited for a hundred years, cracks began to appear in the Four Gods Conference.”

“Cracks?”

“First of all, the descendants of Hyunmu disappeared completely. It was already over a hundred years ago.”

“Hmm…”

‘Then I won’t be able to recover all of Lee Cheongmun’s legacies even if I go to the east.’

Eurius frowned. He had a quest and he thought he could find them somehow if he went to the east, but how could he recover his legacy if it had been a hundred years?

“And as you know, an unknown force destroyed Baekho School and Jujak School also stopped sending people to the Four Gods Conference thirty years ago.”

“They’re practically gone.”

“That’s right! That’s why we tested you by injecting true energy into you. Unless you have a Four Gods Body, injecting too much inner energy with different attributes will cause a collision.”

“What happens if there’s a collision?”

Jegal Unhyeon hesitated a bit here.

“Well, in the beginning, they tried to force true energy fusion, but…”

“But what?”

“No matter how talented they were, they became disabled by the collision of true energy.”

Eurius broke into a cold sweat.

“Wait! You were pouring inner power into me without hesitation. What if I didn’t have a Four Gods Body?”

“Hehe… It’s all in the past now. Anyway, you’re someone we have to serve.”

“…”

He looked at him with disbelief. 

Eurius felt that his initial guess was right. 

This guy was not normal either.

But Jegal Unhyeon was not old for nothing. 

He noticed Eurius’ mood and quickly took something out of his chest.

It was a secret book that looked old-fashioned at first glance. 

This was the Azure Dragon Breath.

“Anyway, since you’ve proven yourself to be Lee Cheongmun’s successor, you have to learn the Azure Dragon Breath. I always carry the secret book with me as the Law!”

Ding!

[You have found a legacy of the player.]

[Found item: Azure Dragon Breath]

He looked at him with a dumbfounded expression, trying to divert Eurius’ attention. Jegal Unhyeon started to explain eagerly.

“You’ve already achieved a considerable level of inner energy fusion, so if I help you well, you’ll be able to master it quickly. So…”

Eurius shouted.

“I don’t need it!”

“Huh?”

‘Learn.’

[You have learned the Azure Dragon Breath.]

[Your achievement increases.]

[You have already absorbed the true energy of the Azure Dragon Breath. Your initial proficiency will increase accordingly.]

[Your initial proficiency will increase depending on your current force aptitude and force rank. Azure Dragon Breath proficiency: 40%.]

‘Is this how you use it?’

As soon as he learned it through the system, he knew how to raise his true energy.

When Eurius lightly raised his true energy of the Azure Dragon Breath, the people of the Jegal clan widened their eyes.

“…!?”

He didn’t even open the secret book or get any guidance, but he had already mastered the technique to a considerable extent.

“How did you do that?”

Jegal Unhyeon looked at him with astonishment. 

Eurius smiled and answered him.

“It’s a secret!”