Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 142

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

 

Chapter 142

Ritual (3)

 

 

 

Lee Hyeon thought he understood why the gods of were collectively trying to intervene in the mortal world.

It wasn’t simply for revenge over their dead apostles.

‘Gods aren’t such good fellows after all.’

There were two reasons.

First was rejecting the Great Emperor of Fengdu’s proposal.

At that time, the society had collectively stepped forward offering their support, but he had only given them a cold rebuke and driven them away.

So they must have been harboring resentment all this time.

This much was something he had sufficiently anticipated.

And the second reason was,

‘They’re almost certain about the relationship between the Great Sage and me.’

Wherever Lee Hyeon moved, one of the Seven Great Sages would always be stolen away.

Since his relationship with Xu Changyou wasn’t good, their paths could overlap. But the problem was that each time, the Seven Great Sages would disappear one by one.

Moreover, not long ago, Son Wukong’s revival was even announced at the place where Lee Hyeon had been active…

On top of that, seeing him naturally handle both the Golden Headband and the Ruyi Chain, which was a variant of the Ruyi Jingu Bang, must have given them certainty.

‘The Jade Emperor and must have become the advance guard to confirm this.’

There had been a conversation with Son Wukong before coming here.

 

-The Jade Emperor will try to capture you by any means during this opportunity.

-Yes. I think so too. If Yu Rong Wang also disappears, it would become undeniable evidence.

-Still, what’s fortunate is that they won’t be able to manifest in their true forms. This thing called causality isn’t something that can be easily breached.

 

Causality.

Son Wukong always referred to the system that way.

As the massive framework that bound together dungeons and narratives, legends and myths.

 

-Moreover, I can say with certainty that the pressure receives within the Heavenly Realm won’t be light either. After all, it’s practically because of their complacent handling that I awakened. So,

-You’re saying we should make good use of this, right?

-Now you understand two things when I tell you one. This is quite commendable.

-Since I became the Great Sage’s disciple, I guess I’m picking up your personality too.

-What did you say, you brat?

 

The Heavenly Realm would forcibly push ‘s back.

This was exactly Son Wukong’s speculation.

 

-Anyway, if that happens, with the Jade Emperor’s personality, he absolutely won’t stay still, you know? And he must have calculated to capture you this time and secure me as well.

 

So let’s properly use this opportunity.

To give those bastards a really big blow.

This was content Lee Hyeon had agreed with.

And…

Whiiiiing!!

Lee Hyeon fiercely pulled the Ruyi Chain gripped in his left hand.

‘This time I’ll massively devour ‘s causality!!’

For the gods of to intervene on the surface and for the Jade Emperor to use Xu Changyou like that, they had to consume a considerable amount of causality.

Xu Changyou performing the investiture ritual was also to compensate for that.

If he completely disrupted… no, sabotaged all of this, it would deal quite a painful blow to as well.

And,

Such Achievement would be firmly engraved in the soul.

Not just for Lee Hyeon, but it could become a decent myth for all the Seven Great Sages including Son Wukong…!

 

[■■Great■ ■■■ has reclaimed his lost sixth brother, ■■■!]

[The society , which had met its end, begins to prepare for gradual revival.]

 

The global message that appeared at just the right time agitated the gods of .

‘The Great Sage finally rescued Yu Rong Wang!’

Lee Hyeon’s lips twisted into a bitter smile,

‘Then.’

He poured a tremendous amount of magic power into the Ruyi Chain.

Clank! Clankclank!!

Taotie’s Fangs attached to its end danced wildly like ruffians.

It was a goblin’s revelry.

 

[Nezha hardens his expression and pours more Divine Power into his Sacred Relic!]

[Nezha desperately tries to capture you with his own hands rather than let another god do it!]

 

Whoooosh!

Lee Hyeon’s Golden Eyes of Truth opened wider. The Golden Headband accelerated to its maximum as fire sparked in the world of consciousness.

In the greatly slowed world.

Lee Hyeon tracked every action of the gods who had descended to the surface through his demonic senses.

First, Nezha.

‘Nezha… You were certainly the Great Sage’s closest friend. But you mocked the Great Sage’s trust, and in the end even used Sha Wujing to try to capture the Great Sage again.’

Even Son Wukong had only made passing remarks about Nezha. He never mentioned him again after that.

But Lee Hyeon still couldn’t forget that moment.

While Son Wukong poured out anger toward other gods, he only showed sadness toward Nezha.

‘I don’t know what circumstances you have. Perhaps you too have reasons you can’t speak of.’

Looking back now, Nezha had always stepped forward first in matters related to Son Wukong.

It seemed like he was trying to hide something rather than acting out of resentment.

It was the same now.

He was much more active than the other gods.

There was even a glimpse of urgency on his face.

Did he think it would be better to cleanly handle things himself first rather than be miserably dealt with by the other gods of ?

He didn’t know.

But Lee Hyeon wasn’t curious about that guy’s circumstances.

No matter what plausible excuses he might attach,

‘In the end, betrayal is betrayal!’

 

[‘Sacred Relic: Mantle of Bitter Cold’ is activated, causing spirits to possess Taotie’s Fangs!]

[Will is imbued, achieving manifestation of alter egos.]

 

Lee Hyeon deployed his newly developed weapon technique.

Clone bestowal.

This way, Taotie’s Fangs could transcend the level of a simple Sacred Relic and transform into part of his own consciousness.

All three axes could display completely different throwing techniques.

Clang!

Nezha twisted his body in reverse mid-air and deflected the axe that was aiming for his back to the side.

But the chain didn’t bounce off, instead making a turn and driving its fangs into the creature’s weak point.

Clang-clang-clang-clang-clang-

Several exchanges occurred in an instant, but,

‘Fighting with an unfamiliar body is pointless.’

Another axe that appeared at some point struck down like a guillotine, severing Nezha’s nape.

Crack!!

 

[Nezha closes his eyes tightly in an irreversible situation……]

 

Screech!

The two axes moved toward their next target again.

 

[Lei Gong shouts at you asking why you cling uselessly to a dead god! He says if you worship him, he’ll give you greater power……!]

 

‘Lei Gong, you talk too much unnecessarily.’

 

[Fengdu the Great Emperor harbors deep hostility toward you, a mere human who refuses divine guidance……]

 

‘You can no longer threaten me.’

 

[Jin Tong expresses displeasure……]

[Yi Di shows strong hostility……]

 

‘You’re all the same.’

Lee Hyeon read all the messages from the gods possessing this place and grasped all their Divine Power.

And when all calculations on how to deal with them were complete,

 

[Thinking speed returns to normal!]

 

The slowed world’s time also regained its original pace.

And,

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Their heads flew up all at once.

The surviving ones were the same. Soon after, their bodies fell like logs of wood from the following axe strikes.

Clatter!!

Over ten chains wildly tore through the air swimming about, and three axes revealed their vicious fangs while devouring every obstacle in their path.

 

[Nezha’s possession is forcibly terminated!]

[Lei Gong’s manifestation is repelled, suffering great damage to his Divine Power!]

[Fengdu the Great Emperor’s descent fails, suffering massive karmic damage!]

[Jin Tong is……]

……

[You have obtained Nezha’s Sacred Relic ‘Wind Fire Wheels’ as loot.]

[You have obtained Nezha’s Sacred Relic ‘Heaven and Earth Bracelet’ as loot.]

[You have obtained Lei Gong’s……]

……

 

[The intervention of has been blocked. Divine punishment is forcibly cancelled, causing ‘s prestige to decline!]

 

Messages appearing one after another.

But Lee Hyeon’s Golden Eyes of Truth became bloodshot red from massive Magic Power consumption.

 

[You have achieved a tremendous Achievement! You have obtained ‘■■Great■’s Karma’ as a reward.]

[The achievement rate of the sudden event rises sharply.]

……

[You have used too much Magic Power. Your Mana Circuit has fallen into an overloaded state due to excessive Sacred Relic usage.]

[You have sustained Divine Authority for too long. Your Core has overheated and its durability has reached its limit.]

[The effect of ‘Trait: Frozen Human’ stops.]

……

[Warning! Stop using Sacred Relics and Divine Authority. If the current state continues, you may fall into danger.]

……

 

[Fatigue level: 87]

[You have fallen into an abnormal state. Your Magic Power is depleted, so your stamina is rapidly consumed instead.]

[Your stamina has dropped below 30%.]

 

Of course, the aftermath was absolutely not to be taken lightly.

His body began to rapidly deteriorate from the prolonged battle.

But,

Whirrrr!!

 

[Accelerating the Golden Headband even faster!]

 

Lee Hyeon squeezed out even more mental strength.

Still,

There was one last shot remaining.

 

* * *

 

While Lee Hyeon’s feet were bound by the Jade Emperor’s intervention,

Xu Changyou was rapidly proceeding with the investiture ceremony.

 

[Offering sacrifices!]

[Reciting the ritual text!]

……

 

He offered all the prepared offerings to the Jade Emperor.

Ping Xin’s unit members who had been detained in advance. And the survivors of Dungeon ‘Mortal Kunlun’.

Their souls and Magic Power were being sucked into the heavenly path at a fierce speed.

And he also unfurled a scroll with ritual text written on it in the air.

Ice Script Jade Book.

The Jade Emperor’s mandate follows virtue, virtue follows power, and the declaration that he possessed that power rang out……

In the sky, silver snowflake feathers fluttered, creating a mystical atmosphere.

Then, when the ceremony reached its final stage.

“Come!!”

The celestial path formed in the sky rotated faster. Cold light spread in all directions as a ring of light formed.

Whoooosh!!

 

[The Jade Emperor responds to your call!]

[The Heavenly Gate (天門) has opened.]

 

“……Finally!”

Xu Changyou clenched his fist as he looked at the ring of light.

Inside the massive ring of light. The appearance of a completely different world from this one was being drawn.

Magnificent scenery that seemed to capture an Eastern ink painting unfolded…… countless constellations appeared…… and at the end and center stood a heavenly palace.

And the heavenly palace expanded again, entering its interior.

There was a massive jade throne.

A man sat on the jade throne, resting his chin on his hand as he looked toward this place.

Dozens of beads hanging from the crown on his head covered his face, but the eyes revealed between them were clearly filled with boredom and indifference.

Xu Changyou could instinctively tell that he was the ruler who governed the heavens and the main deity of , the Jade Emperor.

At this moment, his pineal gland heated up intensely.

A spiritual sense of elevation dominated his entire body.

“Grant me power, Emperor!! I will offer everything here as you desired, so give me that damn grace!”

It was far too insolent a statement for someone claiming to be an apostle serving a god,

but Xu Changyou had never truly followed the Jade Emperor from the heart.

And the Jade Emperor was no different.

To him, Xu Changyou was nothing more than a convenient slave to use.

So if the slave offered decent goods, as an emperor he would simply give corresponding compensation.

But……

Right here, there were quite a few decent sacrifices.

Especially the human Jang Lee Hyeon who had just defeated all his subordinates. He also knew the whereabouts of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

The humans called Blue Thunder and the sacrifices called Ping Xin were also quite good.

They would be enough to serve as part of the heavenly army.

……Such brief thoughts that the Jade Emperor had struck Xu Changyou’s pineal gland directly.

A god was still a god, and just glimpsing the thoughts of a being who was the main deity among them was enough to make one’s mind dizzy.

However,

Paaaaaaah……!!

The result of such hardship and effort was satisfying.

The Jade Emperor personally brought his index finger toward the ring of light. Then he lightly cut the skin with his thumbnail and let a drop of blood fall.

Just one drop of blood.

But for Xu Changyou, it was a massive amount of divine power that he couldn’t obtain even if he devoted his entire life, falling toward him.

The moment the red blood was about to pass through the ring of light,

Clank!!

Suddenly the ring of light began to stop.

No, more precisely, the celestial path’s rotation speed slowed for another reason.

Black-gold chains.

The Ruyi Chain appeared from all directions and began tightly binding the celestial path. And furthermore, even the ring of light.

 

[The summoning ritual has been interrupted.]

[The Ruyi Chain is binding the celestial path and the Heavenly Gate begins to close!]

 

“……!?”

Xu Changyou’s complexion hardened as he hurriedly turned his gaze downward.

“Four years ago, you stole my Sacred Relic, didn’t you?”

Lee Hyeon was smiling coldly with his Golden Eyes of Truth flashing.

“This time I’ll be taking it. With interest added.”

“No……!!”

Before Xu Changyou could cry out desperately,

Creak creak creak!!

The Ruyi Chain squeezed the celestial path even tighter.

 

[Energy Drain occurs.]

[The Ruyi Chain begins forcibly absorbing the Jade Emperor’s divine power!]

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