Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 141

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

 

Chapter 141

Ritual (2)

 

 

 

Feng Jinghao opened his closed eyes.

His face was completely contorted with pain.

Then,

Pop!

Both of his eyeballs burst out.

The golden staff he held in his hands also broke in the same way, losing its light.

“Aaahhh! Aaaaaahhh! Aaaaaaahhh!! Great Sage Equal to Heaven! Great Sage Equal to Heaven!!!”

Feng Jinghao clutched his head and writhed in agony.

He hadn’t simply lost his eyes.

Just before the mind-reading technique ended, the massive amount of battle energy imagery that Son Wukong had forced in struck both his body and soul simultaneously.

His mana circuits were severed strand by strand, and parts of his soul were crushed and forcibly torn away…

He screamed desperately like a ghost rolling through the fires of hell that had appeared in the mortal world.

The pain from the reality that what he thought would bring him glory was actually nothing more than presumptuous foolishness was also immense.

However,

“You! You did this to me!! It hurts!! It hurts, I tell you!! Grrrgh… You, you to me… Kehehehe. Hehehahaha! Hahahaha!!!”

That pain soon turned to tears, the tears to madness, and then to maniacal laughter.

More bloody tears poured out. He screamed incomprehensibly, seeming to laugh and cry at the same time.

“How maddening! So the Great Sage Equal to Heaven is indeed the Great Sage Equal to Heaven! Even though I made every possible preparation, I still ended up like this!!”

Fragments of his shattered eyeballs were falling from Feng Jinghao’s eye sockets along with bloody tears.

Though terrible pain still shook him to his core, an even greater ecstasy covered the pain.

“It was such a carefully crafted supernatural technique! Who would have thought it had such a fatal weakness! Hahahaha!! As expected, the Master’s chief disciple is indeed different! How on earth did you discover such a ‘secret’?”

Though Feng Jinghao had lost his eyes, he turned his head to one side as if he still had them.

The Vajra Bracelet.

Inside the transparent orb, a monk in blood-soaked Buddhist robes still sat quietly with his eyes closed.

It was Xuanzang Tripitaka.

“Did you know the secret between me and the Master? Or did you notice ‘that person’ who was behind us? Ah, that might be it! If it’s the Great Sage Equal to Heaven! If it’s Son Wukong, he would certainly be capable of noticing! Haha! Even without regaining his complete power, to be this formidable…”

Feng Jinghao’s longing for Son Wukong grew even greater.

If he was like this even in his insufficient current state, what would Son Wukong look like when completely revived?

“That person took my eyes from me. Wasn’t that meant to tell me to see what cannot be seen? Wasn’t it a trial to give me enlightenment?”

Feng Jinghao’s face gradually became stained with madness.

He had already begun to distort the meaning of the hostility Son Wukong had shown him.

Into Son Wukong having chosen him as his new successor.

“So that I can become a complete demon, a demon king. As expected, he’s so magnificent that a foolish country bumpkin like me couldn’t predict it! One who will stand at the pinnacle of heaven!! If I could devour that person… Ah! If only I could!!”

Feng Jinghao coldly curled up the corners of his mouth. His fangs were fully exposed. It was the smile of a fiendish demon.

Now madness invaded his pineal gland, staining even his brain.

His temperament also gradually became murky.

Demonic energy.

He had given up being human and begun to be reborn as a demon who had awakened to demonic nature.

“Thanks to this, I want the Great Sage Equal to Heaven’s power even more. As expected, my eyes weren’t wrong. Only the Great Sage Equal to Heaven… only the Great Sage Equal to Heaven can give me the power I desire.”

The encounter with Son Wukong, the shock he gave, seemed to have twisted something inside Feng Jinghao instead.

However.

That was only momentary.

Feng Jinghao again wore a gentle expression as if all emotion had been drained from him.

But the feeling was very different from his previous composure.

A feeling steeped in evil and poison.

“For that, I’ll eventually have to leave this place too. Shall we slowly set off?”

His room, which had been bustling with many people just a few days ago, was now filled only with cold silence.

A desolate space where all the books that filled the bookshelves, furniture and fixtures had disappeared.

It was a change that had occurred in just one day after receiving the ‘dismissal notice’ this morning.

The Party had abandoned him.

But Feng Jinghao thought differently.

Not that the Party had abandoned him, but that he was leaving the Party.

Because meeting Son Wukong had made him realize that much still remained for him.

He was now, along with ‘that person’, his sole source of inspiration.

That’s when it happened.

Flutter!

Suddenly a bird flew in through the window.

A blue bird boasting blue feathers as if carved from jade.

Tap tap. Tap.

“Have you come?”

When Feng Jinghao approached the window and opened it wide, the blue bird happily entered.

The blue bird, qingniao, was a spiritual creature called a messenger that connected heaven and earth and conveyed the will of the gods.

It was a gift that Shaohao Jintian had given to his apostle.

Feng Jinghao was using this spiritual creature as a communication link with his subordinates, avoiding the surveillance network of the Party and Committee.

The blue bird climbed up Feng Jinghao’s arm and perched on his shoulder. It respectfully handed over the note it had been carrying in its beak.

 

—Begin.

 

Feng Jinghao checked the ink marks with his fingertips and smiled.

It meant to start.

Each of his actions was so precise it was hard to believe he was someone who still couldn’t see ahead.

“Hehehe. Heh. As expected, you’re my fiancée. You always bring such pleasant news.”

Feng Jinghao stroked the blue bird’s chin with his index finger and put another note in its beak.

“Well then, I’ll ask you just once more. Much of this old man’s fate depends on you.”

Flutter!

The blue bird soared powerfully into the sky again.

The sky was as blue as the creature’s feathers.

Feng Jinghao gazed at the scene for a moment, then turned around.

Thud, thud—

His steps as he left the residence with his staff were full of strength.

Finally,

Thump!

The residence door closed.

It was his farewell to the Committee, never to be opened again.

 

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[Fengshan Ritual]

A type of heavenly deity ceremony that ancient emperors held for the Jade Emperor, the ruler of heaven.

The fact that the Son of Heaven is a ruler worthy of governing the earth on behalf of the Jade Emperor himself, and receiving recognition for this, establishes his legitimacy.

-Type: Ancient ritual. Heavenly deity ceremony.

-Origin: Historical text ‘Records of the Grand Historian’

 

Chwareureureuk!!

The sound of the Ruyi chains spinning without rest.

Flash! Flash!

Kwareureulung-

Each time, lightning bolts shot from sky to earth and from earth back to sky in various places, multiple times.

Ureureung…!!

Thunder and earthquakes followed like a tail.

 

[Activating Dueoksini’s Swift Thunder!]

 

Paat-

Lee Hyeon sprinted across the Ruyi chains.

In both hands, he gripped two axes similarly connected to the Ruyi chains.

“Tiresome, you say?”

Xu Changyou, dressed like an ancient Son of Heaven, opened his mouth wide.

An evil smile that didn’t match his dignified attire at all.

“What shall I do? I find this moment extremely enjoyable. I’ve been looking forward to this moment for four years!”

Deudeudeuk!!

The dungeon began to shake violently.

At the same time, ice powder suddenly gathered in the sky, forming a sphere-shaped incense burner.

The Heavenly Incense Burner.

A sacred relic that Xu Changyou had often carried since his Blue Thunder days.

The treasure said to control human fate and worldly history began to rotate.

Wiiiiiing!!

And then…

Kwakwakwakwakwa!!

The ground swelled as ice sheets rose high into the sky.

 

[From now on, the Fengshan ritual begins according to the Jade Emperor’s command. All people and all things shall show respect to welcome the new ruler.]

[The altar ‘Fengshan Platform’ is summoned to conduct the ritual!]

 

Right then, a new message appeared before Lee Hyeon’s eyes.

Ttiring!

Ttiring!

 

[‘Emergency Event: Stop the Fengshan Ritual’ has occurred!]

[The Jade Emperor is seeking to complete the law of causality by receiving the offerings prepared by his apostle, and looking for justification to deeply intervene in earthly affairs.]

[Originally, the Jade Emperor had little interest in Lower Realm affairs, but he has become alert to the recent news of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven’s revival.]

[And he currently wants to eliminate you but cannot act due to insufficient causality. However, his apostle has created an opportunity for him.]

[From now on, forcibly halt the Fengshan ritual and prevent the Jade Emperor’s advance into the Lower Realm. If you fail, both your existence and your master’s existence may be in danger.]

[Upon success: The second character of ■■Great■ ■■■, location of a new sacred relic.]

[Upon failure: Degradation to offering and intervention.]

 

‘A second chance to obtain the Great Sage’s name. And even a new sacred relic.’

For Lee Hyeon, this was an event he had no reason to refuse.

He had no intention of letting the ritual proceed as it was anyway.

‘A new sacred relic… I’d prefer it to be the Somersault Cloud if possible.’

Lee Hyeon had this trivial thought as he brought his axe down hard on Xu Changyou’s head.

It was a Fury Strike with all his strength.

Kwareureulung!!

But the axe was blocked midway by two knights that appeared.

 

[The ‘s narrative shouts at her brainwashed former vassals to please come to their senses!]

 

Pat, paat-

The two knights pushed back the axe while simultaneously attacking Lee Hyeon together from left and right.

Their intention not to interfere with the ritual was clearly felt.

Whiriririk!

But their approach was blocked by Ruyi chains wrapping around their feet,

And Lee Hyeon instead broke through their obstruction with a body tackle.

Kwaaaang!!

Dueoksini’s Collar shone brilliantly as the two knights’ ice armor burst apart.

At the same time,

Swaeeaeeaek-

 

[Using Monstrous Pressure (S) to forcibly pull the opponent!]

 

Kwadeuk!

Lee Hyeon grabbed Xu Changyou with an invisible giant’s hand.

“Futile actions.”

Xu Changyou raised the jade tablet he held high.

An invisible repulsive force shook off the giant’s grasp.

 

[Monstrous Pressure (S) forcibly pulls the opponent again!]

 

The invisible giant’s hand grabbed Xu Changyou once more. But the invisible repulsive force still tried to shake off the grip,

“I clearly said it was futile, didn’t I?”

 

[Monstrous Pressure (S) activates consecutively!]

 

Before that could happen, more giant hands attached consecutively.

From below, from above, from the side, from underneath, diagonally…

Xu Changyou’s eyebrows twitched.

It wasn’t as easy to shake off as before.

Kwajijik!!

Sure enough.

Cracks gradually spread through the invisible barrier.

Lee Hyeon aimed for exactly that gap.

Kwareureulung!!

Wajangchangchang!

Axe technique that broke through the barrier while simultaneously digging into the creature’s neck.

Xu Changyou’s body stiffened rigidly.

Multiple giant hands held the creature tightly, making it unable to move.

The Ruyi chains shot out right at this moment.

Five iron chains constricted from all directions, wrapping around the creature’s body even tighter.

Pueok!!

Zzzt-

The axe embedded itself under the guy’s jaw.

But it didn’t sink in deep.

It only grazed the guy’s collarbone like sliding over ice before passing by.

However, Lee Hyeon was satisfied with even that.

It was the first time he had inflicted a wound on the guy.

Puhwaak!

Blood splattered.

“……!!”

“What foolish act? Your actions are the foolish ones.”

“How dare you……!”

Xu Changyou’s eyes widened with an expression full of irritation.

But regardless, the wild dance of Fury Strike continued.

Lightning bolts rained down with countless trajectories.

Thud! Crack!

The two men landed back on the ground from midair.

Xu Changyou quickly pulled back his body and raised the jade tablet high again. Lee Hyeon chased after the guy at high speed.

Screeech-

At that moment, the Heavenly Path responded to the jade tablet’s magic power.

Rumble, rumble!!

The Son of Heaven never fights directly.

Instead, he always has retainers who serve as his hands and feet.

 

[Nezha reveals his will by borrowing the body of the glacier knight ‘Harma’!]

[The Thunder Duke manifests by borrowing the body of the snow forest guard ‘Schnewald’!]

[The Great Emperor of Wind and Capital through the white knight ‘Gerwin’…….]

[The Golden Boy…….]

……

 

[The gods of who lost their apostle to you seek to bring down divine punishment!]

 

Flash! Flash!!

There were those rushing from behind at fierce speed.

Each and every one possessed intense divine power that couldn’t be simply overlooked.

The one who became Nezha’s apostle was holding Fire-Tipped Spears in both hands while increasing pursuit speed with Wind Fire Wheels like Qing Xiao, and the one who became the Thunder Duke’s apostle was scattering lightning like Magic Dragon, trying to shoot down Lee Hyeon.

The same went for other guys like the Great Emperor of Wind and Capital and the Golden Boy.

The offensive of knights each bearing unique myths and divine power was extremely threatening.

 

[The narrative of despises the gods of who appeared collectively to capture a mere mortal!]

 

‘I agree with that.’

Lee Hyeon thought that even those called gods showed the same reaction when cornered,

Crack!!

He forcibly stopped his body and stomped hard on the ground with his foot.

Then cracks spread extensively across the ice sheet for dozens of meters, and the surface of the ground rose up.

Crash crash crash!!

The guys who had been chasing Lee Hyeon all shot up vertically to avoid getting caught in the cracks.

‘Perfect.’

That moment was exactly what Lee Hyeon had been aiming for.

Clatter!

The Ruyi Chain filled with magic power burst out from the cracks. Opposite to before, this time the guys were the ones being chased.

“……!”

“……!”

“……!!”

While Lee Hyeon grasped a pile of iron chains with his left hand and dealt with the guys,

 

[The altar of investiture has been completed.]

[The offering ritual to dedicate sacrifices begins!]

 

Xu Changyou was already stepping on ice stairs formed in the sky, climbing onto the completed altar of investiture.

Though the ritual was proceeding,

Lee Hyeon’s Golden Eyes of Truth watching the process showed not a trace of urgency.

Rather, he seemed to be waiting for something.

Like a hunter watching for an opening.

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