EN1 - Chapter 17. The Test of the Council of Eight

. Each time, four Masters arose fought against the Dark Lord. Each time, four Masters arose fought against the Dark Lord.

These renowned warriors were known as the Four Guardians. The Four Guardians consisted of the Divine Blade Biwol, Mushin Chun Jinkwon, Shinespark Ik Sanwun, and the Hongmoon Clan's Hong Seokgeun, otherwise known as the Groundshaker.

However at a time when taintedness was rampant and the demons ran wild, these Masters were nowhere to be found. The world had become divided by the Wulin Alliance and Huntian Cult, with an endless war being waged on both sides. The elders of both factions who knew of the existence of the Dark Lord became pressed for time. They agreed that they all would have to work together to defeat the Dark Lord. Each Clan picked their very best to search for the Four Guardians. Those burdened with this mission were known as the Council of Eight.

EN_live - Chapter 17: The Test of the Eight

In the beginning, the Dark Realm's foul lord gazed upon the Earthen Realm's beauty and became hateful and jealous. Four legendary and immortal warriors--the Four Guardians--were given divine power and entrusted to safeguard the Earthen Realm from the Dark Lord's wrath. They were Jiwan, the Righteous Blade; Mushin, the Divine Fist; Iksanun, the Realmwalker; and Hong Sokyun, the Earthbreaker.

Such was the legend. But at a time when Dark Chi poisoned the air and Dark Realm fiends threatened the land, the Four Guardians were nowhere to be found. It was up to the Warring Factions--the Cerulean Order and the Crimson Legion--to put aside their differences if there was to be any hope for the Earthen Realm. Clans would need to come together, to choose the very best martial artists amongst them, in a desperate bid to locate the Guardians and put an end to the Dark Lord's invasion. These chosen men and women would become known as the Eight Masters.

JP - 17章 八部器才の試験

長い年月、魔皇は世界を濁気で染めて魔族の世界を作ろうとした。しかし、そのたびに魔皇に立ち向かい、戦う4人の達人がいた。

さすらい人はその4人の達人、剣仙 ピウォル、武神 チャド・ジンケン、幻鬼 イスク・サンウン、そして力王と呼ばれるホン門派の長、ホン・ドウゲンを天下四絶と呼び、その名を称えた。

だが、濁気が荒れ狂い、魔物も暴れだす世に彼らの姿はなかった。世は今、武林盟と渾天教とに分かれ、正派だ邪派だと争っている。正邪派の長老の中でも魔皇の存在を知る者は切羽詰まり、魔皇を撃退するにはそんなことを争っている場合ではないと考え、力を合わせて各門派から荒野の達人を選び出して天下四絶探しを始めた。その任務を引き受けた者たち、それが八部器才だ。

KR - 17장. 팔부기재의 시험

오랜 세월 동안 마황은 세상을 탁기로 물들이고 마족의 세계로 만들려 했다. 하지만 그때마다 모습을 드러내 마황과 맞서 싸우던 네 명의 무림고수가 있었다.

강호인들은 이 네 명의 고수를 천하사절이라 부르고 그 이름을 칭송했다. 검선 비월, 무신 천진권, 환귀 익산운, 그리고 역왕이라 불리는 홍문파의 장문, 홍석근이 바로 이들이다.

그런데, 탁기가 창궐하고, 마물이 날뛰는데도 그들은 나타나지 않았다. 강호는 이미 무림맹과 혼천교로 나뉘어 정파와 사파간의 전쟁이 끊이질 않았다. 정사파의 각 장로 중 마황의 존재를 아는 자들은 다급해졌다. 장로들은 마황을 물리치는 일은 정사를 다툴 수 없다고 마음을 합했다. 그리고, 각 문파의 무림고수를 차출해 천하사절을 찾는 일을 시작했다. 그 임무를 맡은 이들이 바로 팔부기재다.

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EN1 - Chapter 1. A Close Call

Nam Soyoo was raised by Do Cheonpung since she was an infant. She used to try to call him father, but for whatever reason he wouldn't allow it. Do Cheonpung always treated Soyoo like his own daughter yet a feeling of loneliness lingered inside of her. While everyone praised her for her beauty and treated her with all the warmth anyone would want, she always felt a certain emptiness. Then she realized that this place was not where she was meant to be.

She heard a patient waking up groaning. It was the one Do Cheonpung saved from the ocean.

EN_live - Chapter 1: From the Water

Namsoyoo had been raised by Dochun since infancy. She used to call him "Father," but Dochun wouldn't allow it; eventually, "Papa" or "Uncle" became the acceptable nicknames. Regardless of the titles, Dochun raised Namsoyoo with all the love of a father. And yet, as time went on and Namsoyoo became a young woman, Dochun's heart became heavy, weighed down with a deep uncertainty. Namsoyoo never felt like a part of the village. She was a bird who resented her cage.

Could she ever be happy with village life? Dochun wasn't sure. But the stranger who came from the ocean, from a place far away, might spur Namsoyoo's wanderlust once more. The thought troubled Dochun, deeply.

JP - 1章 九死に一生

ナリム・ソユは、赤ん坊のときからドリン・テンプウの元で育った。幼い頃、ドリン・テンプウをお父さんと呼んだが、なぜか彼は絶対にそう呼んではならないと言い聞かせた。ドリン・テンプウはナリム・ソユを実の娘のようにかわいがってくれたが、彼女の心の片隅には常に孤独が潜んでいた。人々は彼女の美しさを賞賛し、温かく接してくれたが、その孤独は埋まらなかった。そんなとき、ふと気づいたのだ。自分の居場所はここではないと。

彼女の後ろで、傷ついた者がうなり声をあげて目を覚ました。ドリン・テンプウが数日前海で助けた武人だった…

KR - 1장. 구사일생

남소유는 아기 때부터 도천풍의 손에서 자랐다. 어릴 때 도천풍을 아버지라 불렀지만, 무슨 이유에서인지 그는 절대 그렇게 부르지 말라고 일렀다. 도천풍은 남소유를 친자식처럼 대해 줬지만, 그녀는 가슴 한 구석에 늘 외로움이 서려 있었다. 남들이 그녀의 미색을 칭송하고, 따뜻하게 대해 주어도 그 외로움은 채워지지 않았다. 그러다 문득 깨달았다. 자신이 있을 곳은 이곳이 아니라고.

그녀 뒤에서 한 환자가 신음소리를 내며 깨어났다. 도천풍이 며칠 전 바다에서 구출한 소협이었다..

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EN1 - Chapter 20. Lost Belongings

The young Hongmoon Clan member began to sense a golden energy shimmering in the distance. It was the Dragon Stream, the energy of the dragon that flows throughout the continent. Trained warriors can ride the streams over obstacles that cannot be passed by normal means.

The young Hongmoon Clan member ran toward the Dragon Stream at the collapsed bridge. Behind it was nothing but a bottomless void. The young member jumped into the Dragon Stream and let the energy flow through. The Dragon Stream's energy lifted the young clan member's body up like it was kite in the wind.

Riding a Dragon Stream means you take the path it leads. No one can control it. Go with the flow of nature as it is the way of reaching enlightenment.

EN_live - Chapter 20: Abandoned Post

Songstone Bridge was in utter ruins, but a faint gold-green energy danced around its ruined timbers on one side of the gorge separating the mainland from Songshu Isle. The sheer size of the gorge would make it impassable for most--but not for practitioners of the Dragon Pulse.

The Hongmoon survivor flew like a kite in the wind as the Dragon Pulse flowed over the gorge and onto Songshu Isle. No one could control the flow of an individual Dragon Pulse, really; one simply surrendered to the raw power in humble deference to the larger forces at work. Such trust was essential in the path to Dragon Pulse mastery, and perhaps in the path to personal enlightenment as well.

JP - 20章 失くなった包み

ホン門派であるあなたの目の前に黄金の気が見え始めた。大陸のあちこちに流れる龍の気、それが龍脈だ。内功を積んだ武人は、その龍脈を利用して遠い場所や歩いて行けない場所へ移動したりする。

あなたは、切れた緑明橋の前にある龍脈に向かって走り出した。その先は深い崖だ。底から噴き出す龍脈の気に身を任せる。あなたの体は、いつの間にか風に乗った凧のようにふわっと浮き上がる。

文字どおり龍脈に乗るわけだから、自分の思いどおりにはコントロールできない。何もせず、自然の流れと道理に従うこと。ある意味、道を悟ることと同じ道理である。

KR - 20장. 잃어버린 봇짐

홍문파의 소협 눈 앞에 황금색의 기운이 보이기 시작했다. 대륙 곳곳에 흐르는 용의 기운, 바로 용맥이다. 내공을 쌓은 무인들은 저 용맥을 이용해서 먼 곳을 이동하고, 걸어서 갈 수 없는 곳을 이동하기도 한다.

소협은 끊어진 녹명교 앞에 있는 용맥을 향해 달렸다. 그 앞은 천길 낭떠러지다. 바닥에 솟아난 용맥의 기운에 몸을 맡긴다. 소협의 몸은 어느새 바람을 탄 연처럼 두둥실 떠오른다.

말 그대로 용맥을 타는 것이니, 용맥을 내 마음대로 조종할 순 없다. 아무것도 하려고 하지 않고, 자연의 이치와 순리를 따르는 것. 어찌 보면 도를 깨우치는 것과 같은 이치다.

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EN1 - Chapter 14. A Fight in the Dark

No Bodi hid in the dark and waited. He, too went to Master Cho to learn Ching Gong but got nothing out of it. Then, one day, Master Cho made him a promise. He promised that if No Bodi defeated the one who entered the cavern, then and only then would he be taught Ching Gong.<br/><br/>Even without listening to Master Cho's words No Bodi was eager to fight someone. It was the nature of warriors to fight with others and test their might.

EN_live - Chapter 14: Drinking Problems

Bomani had been Old Man Cho's "pupil" for weeks. Pupil? Hah! More like whipping boy. Now Cho had ordered Bomani into some foul-smelling cave. "Stand there, shut up, and wait," Cho said. How long had it been? Bomani had grown delirious. But for the chance to be able to Windwalk... to be able to ride the Dragon Pulses! That made it all worth it... right?

Cho said that Bomani would be challenged soon, that his skills and dedication would be put to the test. Even in his stupor, Bomani steeled himself for the conflict. Cho doubted Bomani. He called him a pretender. But Bomani would face down whatever threat that insane old man threw his way. He would prove worthy of the Dragon Pulses.

JP - 14章 闇の中の出水

ナノ・ラナイは、闇の中に身を隠して待った。彼も軽功を一手学ぶために毒草博士を訪ねたが、無意味にこき使われているだけだった。ところが、今回博士から約束してもらったことがある。洞窟に来たある武人を倒せば、武功を教えてくれるということだった。

あえて毒草博士の命令がなくても、彼は誰かと戦いたくてウズウズしていた。他の武人と戦って自分の武功のレベルを確認したいという願望は、さすらい人の本性だからだ。

KR - 14장. 어둠 속 출수

무명인은 어둠 속에 몸을 숨겨 기다렸다. 그도 독초거사에게 경공 한 수 배우러 왔다가 헛물만 켜고 있는 중이었다. 그런데, 이번에 거사로부터 약조 받은 게 있다. 동굴로 온 한 무인을 쓰러뜨리면 무공을 가르쳐 주겠다는 것이었다.