I Became an Outcast the Martial Arts Masters are Obsessed With – Chapter 14

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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The defeat of the leader of the Tangsumun left an indelible shock on the people of Sacheon.

Defeated by an outcast…?

Defeated by such human trash…?

Contrary to the expectations of the people of Sacheon, the sects in Sacheon City were not very competitive compared to the entire Central Plains martial world.

Sacheon already had numerous giants.

With so many large sects, talented and outstanding individuals were naturally recruited by the large sects, and even those who were just slightly helpful were scooped up.

So, in the end, the level of small and medium-sized sects had no choice but to be lower.

But how would the people of Sacheon know such circumstances?

They only saw the martial artists of Sacheon City, which they believed to be a clean region without evil factions and the strongest invincible martial world, being defeated by a mere outcast.

It was natural for the Tangsumun to take steps toward disbandment and disappear into the backstreets of history, but…

Apart from that, a strange rumor circulated in Sacheon.

Dok Yeong-chan had poisoned the leader of the Tangsumun.

Perhaps he had used sorcery.

The leader of the Tangsumun had disappeared, and all the core masters of the Tangsumun had vanished entirely, so it was a statement that couldn’t be verified.

The masters of the Tangsumun, who had experienced the Yeongji Sect incident, did not appear even after hearing such rumors.

They knew well that the people of Sacheon would not forgive them anyway.

Although it was utterly unproven, the people of Sacheon firmly believed it.

Because it was the only way to protect the pride they held.

A particular demon of Sacheon who had brought down the Tangsumun once again hired an outcast.

A challenge letter from the bandit Wolya-do flew to the leader of the Jajangmun.

And the leader of the Jajangmun emerged victorious in the match against the bandit Wolya-do.

The leader of the Jajangmun, who had barely repelled the bandit after a fierce battle, rejoiced in the arena, clenching his fists.

Although he wouldn’t gain as much popularity as the Yeongji Sect, he could now deliver the decisive blow in the power struggle against the Jambongmun!

However, the reaction of the people of Sacheon was cold.

No, to be precise, they deliberately didn’t react. The people of Sacheon, who had experienced the match-fixing of the Yeongji Sect and the defeat of the Tangsumun, no longer cheered for the Jajangmun, who had won against an outcast.

They just watched.

Even after that, there were occasional incidents of outcasts from other regions throwing challenge letters to the sects in Sacheon City.

They were branded as a disgrace to Sacheon if they lost, and the sect was crushed.

However, even if they won, the people of Sacheon did not cheer.

The outcasts who achieved victory were also tainted with unidentified scandals.

Someone was labeled a sodomite, and someone was labeled as having coveted a married woman.

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Centered around the spot where Black Cat and I were sitting, silence enveloped the Outcast Inn.

Black Cat and I were the eye of the storm in this Outcast Inn.

One was a peerless beauty, and I was an enlightenment pouch.

Many outcasts were watching the two of us, and I didn’t lower my voice.

And Black Cat also didn’t block our conversation.

Considering the average level of Sacheon outcasts, it was safe to say that most of the decent outcasts had heard our conversation.

Everyone was looking at my face, so they seemed to be focusing on the story itself.

Feeling uneasy, I saw that Yu Sa-yeon’s seat was already empty.

…It wouldn’t be polite to talk about things related to Yu Sa-yeon.

“Please continue.”

“Alright. The outcasts who won the matches were tainted with scandals one by one.”

I raised my voice, feeling like I was telling the story to the outcasts rather than Black Cat.

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Let’s think from the perspective of the outcasts.

How infuriating must it have been?

They had only accepted a request and participated in a match.

They became pedophiles, married woman killers, and bastards who sold their parents and children for money.

If there was even the slightest suspicious point during the match, they became demonic masters who used sorcery.

However, there was no one to prove the innocence of the outcasts.

The defeated sects were annihilated, and the contestants had all concealed their identities and disappeared, or even if they remained, they had no reason to defend the outcasts.

Then, one day,

An outcast who had received a request and arrived in Sacheon.

It was Jeong Cheol, now known as the Outcast Demon Sword.

The false accusation that Jeong Cheol was burdened with was that he had murdered his master and stolen his sword techniques.

Jeong Cheol was enraged and realized the current situation in Sacheon.

And Jeong Cheol decided to turn Sacheon upside down.

Jeong Cheol set out on a match-challenging spree with the momentum to destroy all the sects in Sacheon City.

He stepped onto the match stage daily and always emerged victorious using the Biryong Twelve Swords.

At that time, there was no master among the sects in Sacheon City who could stop Jeong Cheol.

Jeong Cheol was utterly different from other outcasts who aimed for money.

Jeong Cheol was a true seeker who wandered the world solely to complete the sword and share his sword.

One sect closed its doors every day.

When a week passed like that, all the sects settled in Sacheon City were trembling, fearing that Jeong Cheol might visit them.

The sects united and offered Jeong Cheol wealth, but Jeong Cheol refused with a single stroke.

As two weeks passed, Jeong Cheol was in a position where he was ambushed several times a day.

If they received a challenge letter, they had to take down the sect’s signboard, so how could the sects in Sacheon City afford to be picky?

Some stepped forward, unable to bear the sight.

They were none other than the outcasts of Sacheon.

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“The outcasts of Sacheon were suffering from very unjust things. Well, it was worse than the current treatment of outcasts, not better. It was when the abhorrence of outcasts reached its peak. So the outcasts must have desperately wished for the collapse of this distorted structure of Sacheon City more than anyone else. That’s why they protected Jeong Cheol.”

I pointed my finger at Black Cat.

More precisely, at the black hat above her.

“All the outcasts of Sacheon wore the black sedge hat that Jeong Cheol used to protect him and donned robes to disguise their physiques. Numerous Jeong Cheols appeared all over Sacheon, and the assassins were bewildered.”

It was the birth of [Sacheon Outcasts].

“The moment the outcasts of Sacheon donned black hats and robes, they became [evil].”

Because they sided with the outsider outcast, who was destroying the sects of Sacheon City.

“Jeong Cheol was smoothly destroying the sects with the help of the Sacheon outcasts. The Sacheon outcasts provided him with hideouts, protected him from the threat of assassins, and delivered challenge letters to the sects.”

The Outcast Demon Sword smoothly crushed the sects.

“However, the Outcast Demon Sword overlooked one fact.”

“What did he overlook?”

“The large sects.”

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As always, the Outcast Demon Sword went out for a match and encountered the [Eight Directions of the Fierce Tiger] of the Hwangbo Clan.

A group of top masters representing the Hwangbo Clan, similar to the [Ten Prodigies].

The reason was simple.

The younger brother of one of the Eight Directions of the Fierce Tiger belonged to that sect, and that younger brother was supposed to step up for the match but suddenly fell into a trance, so he came out instead.

It was a flimsy excuse that even a three-year-old child had no choice but to shout “Abracadabra,” but Jeong Cheol did not back down.

Due to the potential danger, the connections between the large sects and the small and medium-sized sects had gone underwater.

However, that didn’t mean the connections had disappeared.

It was the Hwangbo Clan, one of the backers of those sects, that stepped forward because Jeong Cheol had indiscriminately destroyed the sects in Sacheon City.

Sacheon City was a place with many rumors and troubles.

Still, unlike the previous incidents that ended when they passed, Jeong Cheol was a dangerous individual who could completely mess up Sacheon City.

From Jeong Cheol’s perspective, he must have been puzzled.

As an outsider, he wouldn’t have known the profound circumstances of Sacheon.

But he must have quickly realized that the large sects were backing the small and medium-sized sects.

Even so, he wouldn’t have refused that match.

Because the true culprit had appeared in front of him.

The leader of the Eight Directions of the Fierce Tiger.

Hwangbo Jin-cheon, the Lightning Sword.

The successor of the Biryong Twelve Swords.

The Outcast Demon Sword Jeong Cheol.

No one predicted the victory of the Outcast Demon Sword Jeong Cheol.

Well, the victor was Jeong Cheol.

Thus, the Biryong Twelve Swords became a sword technique everyone in Sacheon knew.

Furthermore, the name Outcast Demon Sword Jeong Cheol became unknown to none.

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“Jeong Cheol then changed his target to the Nine Great Sects settled in Sacheon. And you know well what happened next, right?”

“…He was defeated by the leader of the Ten Prodigies.”

Jeong Cheol defeated Hyejeong, the monk of the Ami Sect.

He was defeated by Cheon Yeo, the former leader of the Ten Prodigies, the successor of Okryong Sinhyeop Hyeok Gi-rin.

Jeong Cheol and Cheon Yeo were roughly the same age, so no further explanation was needed.

Jeong Cheol was simply inferior to Cheon Yeo.

However, the fact that an ordinary outcast who had polished his sword while wandering the world had built up the capability to defeat several top masters of the Nine Great Sects was enough to make Jeong Cheol a legend.

“It is said that Jeong Cheol wept on the spot. He wept in indignation at not being able to punish those who had insulted his master. And he vowed.”

That vow was probably why all the Sacheon martial world martial artists recognized the stance of the Biryong Twelve Swords.

“That he would return one day when he could defeat all the martial artists of Sacheon.”

Black Cat said her goal was to become the best Sacheon outcast.

“You said you would become the best Sacheon outcast.”

“…I did.”

“Then what the hell is the best Sacheon outcast in your mind? What kind of existence is it? What does it move for? What can it become by doing what?”

Black Cat couldn’t answer.

“It’s not a goal that can be determined overnight. But remember. Knowing it in your head doesn’t mean you know it. When that knowledge permeates your soul and your life, we finally call it enlightenment and say we know it.”

I got up from my seat. My throat was sore from talking too much.

“I will make you a [Sacheon outcast]. But I don’t know if that’ll make you the best Sacheon outcast. So tell me properly about that idea someday. Then I’ll make it happen.”

With that, I declared the end of my lecture.

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