Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 184

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

 

 

Chapter 184

 

Bull Demon King (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The flames of Gehenna fill the sealed grounds!]

 

[Causality has been partially applied, allowing Logos’s will to partially manifest.]

 

 

 

“Have you been well? I suppose that would depend on how you define those words.”

 

Son Wukong’s tone became calm.

 

Lee Hyeon, who was watching the encounter between the two from afar, was surprised.

 

Son Wukong had only called the Bull Demon King ‘brother’ in words until now, showing no courtesy or respect in his actual attitude.

 

He even alternated between calling his master Xuanzang Tripitaka ‘master’ and ‘that guy.’

 

But with the Bull Demon King, it was different.

 

This was because he was the first ‘eldest brother’ Son Wukong had ever acknowledged.

 

“Should I speak based on my feelings? I’ve been terribly unwell. Those damn gods are still acting up, and here their lackeys are drooling. Hah, what a mess.”

 

Though his characteristic cynicism hadn’t disappeared.

 

“But I learned late that even our brothers had fallen into ruin. What exactly were you doing, eldest brother?”

 

Son Wukong had wanted to ask this question once he met the Bull Demon King.

 

Why had someone who was once great enough to handle the heavens alone fallen to ruin?

 

Why did the brothers have to suffer the same fate despite his protection?

 

 

 

『Do you resent me?』

 

 

 

“Yes. I resent you.”

 

 

 

『Haha. Well now, it seems I’ve only disappointed my youngest brother terribly. How shameful for an eldest brother.』

 

 

 

However, contrary to his words, the Bull Demon King showed no sense of remorse.

 

 

 

『But you know, I too have been quite disappointed in you.』

 

 

 

Suddenly, one of Son Wukong’s eyebrows twitched.

 

“You were disappointed in me? Do you have any conscience?”

 

 

 

『Weren’t you the Great Sage Equal to Heaven? The Victorious Fighting Buddha. You were the idol of us demons. The object of admiration we all wanted to reach someday. But… one day you laid down Buddha’s crown and returned to being a savage.』

 

 

 

“That was—”

 

 

 

『Then you foolishly got stabbed in the back by those gods.』

 

 

 

“……”

 

 

 

『The day you laid down Buddha’s crown, Red Boy and Rakshasi were killed and their heads displayed.』

 

 

 

“……!!”

 

 

 

『Now, let me ask you. Do you really have the right to speak of disappointment to me?』

 

 

 

Son Wukong’s body stiffened.

 

Red Boy and Rakshasi were the Bull Demon King’s son and wife respectively.

 

In , they were among the few demons who had driven Son Wukong to the brink of death.

 

But at the end of the story, Red Boy came to serve under Guanyin Bodhisattva.

 

The good boy often seen following Guanyin Bodhisattva in paintings was him.

 

But… he had died?

 

Even while speaking of the misfortune that befell his family, the Bull Demon King’s tone remained calm.

 

 

 

『What should I have done then? With those who brought armies right to my doorstep and waved my child and wife’s heads at me, are you saying I should have somehow still looked after our brothers?』

 

 

 

Son Wukong still couldn’t give any answer.

 

 

 

『I had to flee, losing even my subordinates. Now all I have left is hatred-filled rage, so I’d prefer if you didn’t nitpick about my actions, youngest brother.』

 

 

 

Son Wukong felt the deep anger beneath his words.

 

Malicious thoughts filled purely with evil.

 

The Bull Demon King’s image reflected in his Golden Eyes of Truth was completely filled with pitch-black darkness. No other color could be found.

 

This was the main culprit that had corrupted the incomplete Bull Demon King’s mind.

 

‘The eldest brother I knew… no longer exists.’

 

Son Wukong’s Golden Eyes of Truth dimmed deeply.

 

“So that’s why you used second brother as bait? To devour all the approaching gods and humans?”

 

 

 

『Bait, you say. Though my methods were indeed excessive, this was something second brother chose to do himself after hearing my story.』

 

 

 

Son Wukong could see the countless grudges bound to this sealed ground.

 

In fact, Raphael and the angel legion weren’t the only ones who had come seeking the Bull Demon King.

 

There were humans armed with all sorts of legends, gods who attempted manifestation while consuming causality, demons, giants, and even dragons known for their laziness.

 

But they had all been devoured by the sea monsters or turned to handfuls of sand and absorbed by the Bull Demon King’s demonic hands.

 

It had become a bloodbath.

 

In fact, Raphael’s legion had come to prevent such chaos.

 

If the seal hadn’t been established,

 

‘Not only this place, but the deep sea dungeon and Guam might have all been devastated long ago.’

 

Gehenna had nearly formed in the middle of Earth.

 

“Even with such an unstable mental state, he ‘chose’ to do it?”

 

 

 

『But thanks to that, we could accumulate power layer by layer. Without such a trap, wouldn’t we have fallen to being mocked by mere humans like Lü and Mei?』

 

 

 

Suddenly, Son Wukong’s Golden Eyes of Truth blazed with fire.

 

“You knew what happened to those two, didn’t you?”

 

The Bull Demon King didn’t answer.

 

His two eyes, like black marbles, only gleamed with demonic energy.

 

“You knew. You clearly knew their situation but pretended not to know. No, that was also… a kind of bait?”

 

 

 

『You keep saying foolish things, youngest brother. You already knew this entire situation with that clever head of yours, so why have you been pretending not to know and acting all this time?』

 

 

 

The Bull Demon King’s laughter echoed out.

 

 

 

『Well, that’s enough. It seems we’ve both gotten what we wanted from each other, so now I’ll ask.』

 

 

 

The flames of Gehenna flickered ominously above the black orb.

 

 

 

『In this Gehenna, there are many friends who help me. Like me, or like you, those who were betrayed by the Chief Deities or by Heaven itself, who were broken and ruined – vengeful spirits who gather and live together.』

 

 

 

“What are you trying to say?”

 

 

 

『Come over to this side. If you do, I’ll help you reclaim the ‘names’ you’ve lost.』

 

 

 

Names.

 

Son Wukong’s Golden Eyes of Truth deepened as he realized the meaning,

 

 

 

『How about it?』

 

 

 

“That’s pathetic.”

 

Son Wukong crossed his arms and twisted his lips as if there was nothing more to hear.

 

“So in the end, it’s just a place where losers gather to lick each other’s wounds? It seems you’ve found some new brothers, but I’ll stick to taking care of the brothers I already have.”

 

Meaning he had no intention of joining someone who would use even real sworn brothers as bait.

 

Pfft.

 

The Bull Demon King laughed.

 

As if he had expected exactly that response.

 

 

 

『Your sharp tongue is still as fierce as ever. I understand your refusal clearly. You never went back on a decision once you made it.』

 

 

 

“But elder brother, you also had the personality to see through whatever you decided, no matter what. It looks like you’re going to threaten me?”

 

 

 

『Didn’t I lose the most precious things because of you? Then shouldn’t you feel the same pain?』

 

 

 

The black orb traced an arc again.

 

However,

 

“…….”

 

Son Wukong still maintained his cynical expression.

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

[The destroyed ‘Seal: Jar of Light’ has been partially restored for unknown reasons.]

 

[The flames of Gehenna seep in. The seal’s attribute has been corrupted to darkness, and the ‘Jar of Darkness’ begins sealing the target!]

 

 

 

‘Could eldest brother really……!’

 

Peng Demon King’s expression hardened at the message that suddenly appeared before her eyes.

 

Suddenly, large and small magic circles appeared one after another behind her, and pitch-black iron chains burst forth.

 

The same sealing technique that had sealed Jiao Demon King.

 

The Bull Demon King had completely usurped that authority and made it his own power.

 

His intention was also clear.

 

‘He’s trying to trap us all here! To drag Wukong to his side!!’

 

The eldest brother who had always been loving and warm to his younger siblings was no longer there.

 

Only a vengeful spirit filled with evil remained.

 

Clatter clatter clank!!

 

More sealing chains burst forth, cutting through the darkness,

 

“Peng Demon King, duck your head!”

 

While she was wondering how to deal with that, a voice suddenly pierced her ears, and she hastily pressed her body close to the ground while still flying.

 

Whoooosh!

 

Then a black-gold iron chain barely grazed over her head.

 

It was the Ruyi Chain, heated to the extreme with hellfire.

 

 

 

[The narrative of breathes out dragon’s breath!]

 

 

 

Swish swish swish swish!

 

The Ruyi Chain formed what looked like a net, weaving warp and weft threads densely to block the area behind Peng Demon King.

 

Crash crash bang!

 

Rumble rumble-

 

The Jar of Darkness rampaged trying to break through the Ruyi Chain, but such a thing couldn’t destroy the Ruyi Chain,

 

Flicker flicker flick!

 

Crackle! Crackle crackle!!

 

The relentless feast of hellfire and lightning bolts bought them some time.

 

And,

 

That ‘moment’ became a great strength for Lee Hyeon.

 

Whoooosh!

 

With the presence of someone approaching beside Peng Demon King, golden cloud mist enveloped the surroundings.

 

‘Somersault Cloud!!’

 

Peng Demon King’s eyes widened as she realized the identity of the cloud mist.

 

Lee Hyeon grinned as he pulled out a rabbit hole card key from his inventory, no, from Kibisis.

 

“Hold on tight. Let’s get out of here first.”

 

“Kak kak kak kak! To be able to toy with the Bull Demon King like this! This is a fun experience that would be absolutely impossible without being with Master!”

 

Sha Wujing laughed heartily while adding power to the Ruyi Chain with Curse Incantations so Lee Hyeon could focus more on casting magic.

 

 

 

[You have pioneered a new passage leading to the rabbit hole with designated coordinates.]

 

[Activating rabbit hole card key. Teleportation begins, please be careful not to leave the fixed area.]

 

 

 

Crash!

 

Just then, the Jar of Darkness broke through the Ruyi Chain and struck where Lee Hyeon’s party was.

 

But by then, the party had already fled to another place.

 

In the end,

 

The chains only struck empty ground in vain.

 

However…….

 

『It would be disappointing if you just left like this.』

 

Part of Lee Hyeon’s consciousness remained.

 

The same kind of clone technique using spirits that he had left in Korea.

 

 

 

[Part of the Somersault Cloud separates with the user’s consciousness and seeps into the Jar of Darkness!]

 

 

 

Whoooosh!

 

The golden cloud mist that wasn’t completely withdrawn seeped into the inside of some chains,

 

Crackle!!

 

Instantly, blue-white electric current sparked up on the surface of the chains and began traveling back up.

 

Like salmon, very quickly.

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

“Something precious to me? Sorry, but I don’t think I have anything like that.”

 

Son Wukong’s sarcastic answer.

 

The Bull Demon King let out a scoff as if finding it ridiculous.

 

 

 

『You’re putting on airs,』

 

 

 

“You can call it putting on airs if you want. No matter what anyone says, I value myself too. However, it seems you’ve misunderstood something, so let me correct just one thing.”

 

The Bull Demon King frowned, unable to understand Son Wukong’s composure.

 

“If you’ve been watching us all this time, then you must know that guy is my disciple, right? Then did you fail to grasp that he’s truly a vicious bastard?”

 

It was right when the Bull Demon King was about to say something.

 

Crack!

 

Suddenly, blue-white electric current sparked above his left eyeball,

 

Rummmmmble!!

 

A bolt of lightning instantly shattered the eyeball and passed through.

 

 

 

『……!!!』

 

 

 

In an instant, the Bull Demon King’s anguished thoughts and intentions surged forth, shaking the seal as if it would collapse,

 

Kukukukuku!

 

 

 

[‘Sacred Relic: Golden Headband’ and ‘Ruyi Chain’ are being used to attempt analysis and dismantling of the sealing formation!]

 

[Attempting to hack.]

 

……

 

[Lightning seeps into part of the Jar of Darkness. Fighting spirit is applied and the attribute changes.]

 

 

 

[‘Jar of Lightning’ begins sealing the target!]

 

 

 

Part of the sealing formation that the Bull Demon King couldn’t pay attention to while dealing with Son Wukong was hijacked by Lee Hyeon and launched a counterattack.

 

The characteristics of the Lightning attribute are demon-breaking and evil-warding.

 

The demon-breaking seal that extinguished the flames of Gehenna affected even the Bull Demon King’s deepest thoughts.

 

 

 

[Dueoksini’s roar erupts!]

 

 

 

Roarrrrr! Roarrrrr!

 

Rummmble-

 

Crash crash crash crash crash……!!

 

While the Bull Demon King’s thoughts felt numbing pain from the lightning brand in an instant,

 

 

 

『Wukong! Wukoooooong!!!』

 

 

 

“So didn’t I tell you?”

 

Son Wukong sneered while looking at the Bull Demon King crying out desperately.

 

“That guy is an even more vicious bastard than me.”

 

Son Wukong kicked off the ground fiercely and charged at the Bull Demon King.

 

Crash!

 

Screeeech-

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