Hu Bong, also translated as Heo Bong, is Cheon Yeo Woon's first and most loyal follower. He came from a middle-ranked clan that was not favored by the heirs of the Six Clans. After looking at Yeo Woon’s quick rise to power, he thought that he might have chance at changing his fate.
Appearance[]
In his initial days of a cadet, Hu Bong had long brown hair that was tied in ponytail but after being electrocuted by Nano when he tried to hurt Cheon Yeo Woon, he lost all of his hair. He has, since then, always remained bald and regularly wears a bandana for the rest of his days at the Demonic Academy and onwards.
Plot[]
Nano Machine[]
Hu Bong was originally a cadet that entered the Demonic Academy and was on the team of Cheon Mukeum. After the first test, Mukeum wanted to get rid of Cheon Yeo Woon, and his loyal servant Ja Hyun proposed a plan, so Hu Bong was ordered to render the already injured Yeo Woon who is sent to the infirmary in order to recover. However, he was electrocuted by Nano when he tried to cut Yeo Woon leading to him being captured and tormented by the latter, as well as shaving his head.
When Hu Bong returned with failure, he was abandoned by Cheon Mukeum. Left with no option, he decided to take the risk and swear allegiance to Cheon Yeo Woon, becoming his first follower.
Hu Bong cleared five of the Academy's tests and supported Cheon Yeo Woon as the prospective Lord.
Along with other followers, Hu Bong accompanied Cheon Yeo Woon on many adventures. During the course of his travels, he met Mun Ran-Yeong, a Demonic Cult Elder of the past generation and consumed the blood of the Flame Qilin. Thanks to him consuming the blood of the Imugi previously in the academy, it prevented the explosion of flame qi so Mun Ran-Yeong didn't need to stabilize it. It also absorbs some of Mun Ran-Yeong's flame qi. This caused him to possess fire attribute qi with the scales and ascended to Peak Superior Master level.
Descent of the Demon God[]
Eventually, after defeating Blade God on a damaged Time Jet, Cheon Yeo Woon crashes into a future timeline, approximately thousand years ahead of his own time. Alone in the modern era, Yeo Woon struggles to revive the surviving remnants of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult while dealing with alien invasions. Eventually, Yeo Woon travels to a cave near Huangshi city to confront his treacherous descendant, Cheon Woo-kyung for misappropriating the title of Cheon Ma. There he meets a strange man covered in powerful flames and exhibiting incoherent behavior. After killing Woo-kyung, Yeo Woon is shocked when the man introduces himself as Hu Bong.
After meeting Cheon Yeo Woon, Hu Bong regains his memories. He reveals that after Cheon Yeo Woon disappeared, the Cult fell in chaos, but Cheon Mu-Sung prophesized that the Lord would return after a thousand years. He gave a Time Pack to Hu Bong, which would allow for Cheon Yeo Woon to return to his timeline. Since he had consumed the blood of the Flame Qilin which enhanced his longevity, Hu Bong agreed to undertake this mission, and requested the 3rd Grand Elder Dan Jucheon to put him in cryogenic hibernation for a thousand years. Thus, he survived into the modern era.
Yeo Woon is shocked to learn that Baek Gi and Elder Mun Ran-Yeong are also in cryogenic hibernation, since they too had consumed the blood of spiritual beasts. Hu Bong reveals that his wife is the first Grand Elder, Mun Ran-Yeong, and they married sometime after Cheon Yeo Woon's disappearance.
Hu Bong and his lord, Yeo Woon travel to Datong, where they meet Mun Ran-Yeong.