“Truly, did gramps truly say that?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The Empress Dowager fell deep into thought as she watched Mok Hee nod her head.
‘Mok Hyeon. The Fist King is suspected of being at least in the latter stages of the Unrestrained Realm.’
The stages of the Martial Arts world were Third Rank, Second Rank, and First Rank, with the Peak Realm and the Transcendent Realm beyond that. Above that was the Unrestrained Realm. Once someone got past the Unrestrained Realm, they would reach the Profound Realm.
Anybody who managed to get into the Peak Realm was called an expert.
‘Anybody who reaches the Transcendent Realm is treated as a great expert anywhere they go in the Martial Arts world.’
As for the Unrestrained Realm which was above that, that was something only a handful of people in the respective sects, cults, or factions reached.
‘The Imperial family believes gramps Mok Hyeon might be in the Profound Realm.’
At least in the latter stages of the Unrestrained Realm. At max at the early stages of the Profound Realm.
That was the conclusion that the Imperial family had stealthily reached about Mok Hyeon.
‘…Then does that mean that the guy from earlier is at least in the latter stages of the Unrestrained Realm and at max at the early stages of the Profound Realm as well?’
The Empress Dowager could not believe that.
However, she clenched her eyes shut, thought about what she had just experienced, and bit down on her lips.
‘Such an aura-’
The Empress Dowager had experienced all sorts of hardships.
Whether it was the Emperor from two generations ago… And even when she met the former Emperor and had a confrontation with him… The Empress Dowager had not been afraid.
However, the moment she faced that guy’s aura… It felt as if she was going to suffocate.
She probably would have plopped down on the ground if it had not been for all of the experiences she had faced in her life.
‘However, all I felt was an aura.’
All she felt was this feeling as if he controlled the air.
She had not felt any murderous intent coming from him.
He did not even have a weapon in his hand.
“Mok Hee.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“…I’ve heard that in the Martial Arts world, the stronger you get the more average you look. Is that true?”
“…….”
Mok Hee was silent for a moment before she responded.
“Your Majesty, it is said that once you get past a certain stage, a Martial Artist does not look very different from a regular person.”
“Yes. Just like gramps.”
The grim reaper looked even more like a regular person than gramps.
No, honestly speaking, he looked even weaker than the Empress Dowager herself. He was skinny and his face looked extremely tired. And-
“…He looked young. Someone that strong can’t truly be that young, right?”
“It is difficult to answer that question, your Majesty. However-”
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FantasyAuthor: Yoo Ryeo Han When I opened my eyes, I was inside a novel. [The Birth of a Hero]. [The Birth of a Hero] was a novel focused on the adventures of the main character, Choi Han, a high school boy who was transported to a different dimension from...
