Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 245

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

Chapter 245

Sata Wang (8)

Thud!

The moment Feng Jinghao’s head fell to the ground and was completely shattered to pieces by the remaining electric current.

Lee Hyeon felt as if a hole had been punched through one side of his chest.

Finally,

‘Finally it’s over…!’

Since he had only been running straight from Seo Chang-woo to Feng Jinghao, he could now truly realize how long a journey he had traveled.

Four years ago, the faces of his comrades who had died due to that bastard’s and Seo Chang-woo’s schemes came to mind.

The hardships that the Seven Great Sages and Three Law Kings had to endure because of that bastard also flashed by.

[The narrative of 【Sahon】 comforts you, saying you’ve had many hardships.]

[The narrative of 【Snow Queen】 sends blessings for your further growth.]

‘Thank you. Both of you.’

Of course, everything wasn’t over yet.

He still had to rescue Xuanzang Tripitaka who was being held captive somewhere, and he needed to clearly determine the true intentions of those calling themselves the Dark Side of the Moon.

But,

Still, at least for now, he wanted to fully savor this lingering feeling.

Wouldn’t his dead comrades understand such feelings?

Ding!

Ding!

While Lee Hyeon clenched his fist, messages appeared without pause.

[You have achieved a great Achievement. As a reward, all stats increase by 5.]

[The narrative of the Heavenly Dokkaebi completely fuses with your legend!]

[Your understanding of Logos has deepened.]

…

[You have acquired a large amount of ■■Great■’s karma.]

[Your status greatly increases!]

And,

[Based on your Achievement, you have found the fourth character ‘Son’ among the broken characters of ■■Great■ ■Wukong.]

[■■Great■ Son Wukong]

Finally, even the fourth name of Son Wukong.

‘Good.’

Lee Hyeon realized that his status had greatly increased while simultaneously strengthening his connection with Son Wukong.

The divine name of Great Sage Equal to Heaven and the true name of Son Wukong.

Among these two names, he had recovered all of the true name that could be called his real name!

[Son Wukong has reclaimed his name! From now on, Son Wukong’s name will be recorded again in the heavenly records.]

[Divinity has been restored.]

[You can now rewrite mythology.]

…

[The divine power of the Seven Great Sages and Three Law Kings, whose myths are connected to Son Wukong, deepens further.]

…

[Son Wukong has recovered his status.]

[Currently not affiliated with any society.]

‘His status has been restored! Great Sage has now truly become a god.’

Thump thump thump!

Lee Hyeon trembled at Son Wukong’s great transformation.

[The Logos of the heavens begin to properly detect Son Wukong!]

[The legion of the divine society, 【Heavenly Teaching】, has their morale shaken.]

[The divine society, 【Deva】, falls into deep silence.]

[Shiva reaffirms their existing principle of absolutely not intervening in this matter.]

…

[The divine society, 【Olympus】, is…]

[The divine society, 【Asgard】, is…]

[The divine society, 【Malakh】, quietly observes the balance of the scales.]

…

[The demonic faction shows pleased reactions to the bewilderment displayed by the gods.]

[The giant faction carefully observes Son Wukong.]

[The dragon faction quietly watches Son Wukong’s next moves.]

…

[Surveillance of Son Wukong becomes more thorough.]

[Son Wukong’s mythology is further strengthened!]

Gods are those who stand tall in the heavens based on the karma and foundation called mythology.

Therefore, the mythology that constitutes them is extremely important.

The fact that Son Wukong could rewrite mythology and restore his divinity meant exactly that.

And,

There existed the irony that the deeper the gods’ wariness grew from concern about Son Wukong’s revival, the more widely the mythology became known and the greater the divinity grew.

In other words, this stage was perfectly suited for announcing Son Wukong’s spectacular return.

Thanks to this,

[Your status rises!]

Crack! Crackle!

Lee Hyeon felt his mana circuits becoming even thicker.

The feeling of large and small wiring increasing in quantity while intertwining more densely with each other.

[The demonic society, 【Asura】, shows deep interest in you.]

[The dragon society, 【Daeva】, shows deep fascination with you.]

But Lee Hyeon no longer had time to enjoy such changes.

[The mythology, ‘King of Western Birds’ gazes this way with empty eyes!]

Among all those gazes, there was a familiar gaze devoid of any emotion.

Feng Jinghao was definitely dead.

His remaining body had now completely turned to ash.

However,

[The myth, ‘King of the Western Birds’ gazes at you with empty eyes!]

Feng Jinghao’s legend neither intervened to protect him nor ignored him, simply watching quietly.

“You’re not Xuanhu Jinchuan, are you?”

[The myth, ‘King of the Western Birds’ gazes at you with empty eyes!]

“What exactly is your identity? I heard that Xuanhu Jinchuan had already perished, just like Emperor Yan Shennong?”

[The myth, ‘King of the Western Birds’ gazes at you with empty eyes!]

The extinction of Xuanhu Jinchuan.

This was also something he had heard from the Bull Demon King.

Words spoken after seeing Lu Wucheng.

-What do you mean Emperor Yan Shennong has perished…?

-I don’t know the exact details either. Only that he was defeated by things from the Outer Sea.

-The Outer Sea?

-Such a place exists. Even if I told you now, you wouldn’t understand due to filtering anyway.

-…

-Anyway, there were several Logos that perished around that same time.

And the words that followed.

-One of them was Xuanhu Jinchuan.

-…!!

Xuanhu Jinchuan was the divine being known as Feng Jinghao’s legend.

If he too was gone?

Just what kind of existence had Feng Jinghao been borrowing power from all this time?

“What do you want to say to me?”

[Myth■, ‘King of the Western ■’ gazes at ■■ with emp■■ ■yes■■■■]

[■■■ ■■■■ ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■]

[Error!]

[Error!]

[Unable to output further messages due to unknown system error.]

Bzzzzt!

Suddenly, the message window seemed to shatter from something, then abruptly changed to an ominous red message.

[Warning! Something wearing the skin of Xuanhu Jinchuan is watching you.]

But it only displayed the message and still did no particular harm to Lee Hyeon.

‘Can the other gods not see this?’

Even Son Wukong, who was usually sensitive to such things, and the other Seven Great Sages hadn’t noticed at all.

It seemed to be showing some kind of interest in him…

Fortunately, it didn’t seem to be a negative gaze.

Though he couldn’t know its true intentions.

‘If it has other schemes, I’ll deal with them when the time comes.’

Lee Hyeon shouldered Dueokshin’s molar again and turned his gaze in another direction.

Bang! Bang! Pop-pop-pop-bang!

Rumble-

He could see the Seven Great Sages and Three Law Kings fighting against the heavenly generals of 【Heaven’s Teaching】.

In the distance, even the Jade Emperor.

‘I’d like to join in too, but not yet… it wouldn’t work.’

If he, who hadn’t even achieved transcendence let alone molting, interfered, he would only hinder the Chosen Ones.

‘So, I will.’

Whoosh!

Suddenly, Noeancheongjeong blazed brightly.

‘Use this opportunity to rescue Xuanzang Tripitaka.’

He had other important work to do.

[‘Sacred Relic: Noeancheongjeong’ activates to find the location of nearby ■■Great■’s myth fragments!]

[Searching.]

[Found!]

‘Here it is.’

Not far away,

Xuanzang Tripitaka was there.

* * *

Logos.

The battlefield of the gods showed a tense battle where neither side yielded an inch.

Rumble-

Roar…!!

The Bull Demon King fought fiercely against General Irang and Leijinzi,

The Seven Great Sages including Jiaoma Wang engaged in fierce battle against the Heavenly Soldiers.

And,

Son Wukong was engaged in intense combat with Nezha.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Rumble-

[Nezha increases the firepower of his Wind Fire Wheels to enhance the sword force of his Yin-Yang Sword!]

[The Ruyi Jingu Bang breaks the Yang sword. Nezha attempts a counterattack with the Yin sword.]

[The Fire-Tipped Spear explodes.]

[Son Wukong uses his Golden Eyes of Truth to predict the path and blocks Nezha’s retreat.]

…

Son Wukong was truly like a monkey.

Free-spirited movements.

Even compared to Nezha, who could launch quick attacks by activating his Wind Fire Wheels, he was absolutely not inferior.

When Son Wukong regained the character ‘Son’ and recovered his divinity, the battle became even more evenly matched.

‘That little brat finally did it, huh?’

Heh.

A slight smile had spread across Son Wukong’s lips.

Feng Jinghao remained in his memory as well.

The arrogant bastard who had brazenly demanded he hand over the Tujuan Style.

Yet he was also cunning enough to keep Xuanzang Tripitaka with him, making Lee Hyeon think he wouldn’t be easy to deal with.

But it seemed he had already broken that bastard and completed his revenge.

Thanks to that, the completed true name felt this good.

The divine power that had previously flowed like a small stream had now reached the level of a great river.

‘When my disciple has accomplished so much, I can’t show an unsightly appearance as his master. I have my pride.’

At that moment,

Flash!!

The Golden Eyes of Truth erupted in brilliant flames.

Kwaaaaang!

“…!!”

Whiiiii-

Kkirrik!

Dense smoke scattered thickly.

Nezha barely escaped from there and gripped his Fire-Tipped Spear again.

Nezha, one of the Three Deities known to symbolize the 【Heavenly Court】.

But in that brief moment, he had become quite fatigued.

His entire body was covered in soot, and his sacred relics including the Fire-Tipped Spear and Wind Fire Wheels were all worn down, making ominous sounds.

The smell of blood continued to flow from his mouth.

In contrast,

Thud!

Son Wukong, who lightly landed on the Ruyi Jingu Bang that was vertically embedded from sky to ground, looked relatively relaxed.

His Golden Eyes of Truth glowed mysteriously, curved like a crescent moon.

“Haven’t seen you in a while, but your skills have deteriorated quite a bit, Nezha? You haven’t been too lazy with your training just because I wasn’t around, have you?”

“….”

“Seems like it. Getting tired from just this much fighting? Will you even be able to maintain your position as one of the Three Deities?”

Despite Son Wukong’s continued taunting, Nezha gave no response.

He simply caught his breath while quietly observing Son Wukong.

Tsk!

Son Wukong clicked his tongue lightly with a displeased expression.

Nezha had always been like that.

Quiet, rarely expressing emotions.

So blunt that people around him found him very difficult to approach,

But once you knew his true nature, he was someone you could call genuine.

No, someone he had believed to be genuine.

“Why did you do it?”

The smile completely disappeared from Son Wukong’s face.

His face turned cold and sunken.

“What are you asking about?”

Nezha looked directly at Son Wukong with dry, emotionless eyes.

“You’re not asking because you don’t know, are you?”

“….”

“One of us is going to die here anyway, right? So let’s clear up what I’m curious about.”

“….”

“Why did you do it? To me, of all people.”

Son Wukong, being of demon origin, had never been particularly close to the gods of the 【Heavenly Court】.

The reason he received the lowly position of Bimawen, a stable keeper, was precisely because of this.

But there was one person who had uniquely spoken to him and shared friendship with him.

Nezha, who was also not a proper ‘human’ but a ‘created’ human formed by gathering treasures, and thus shared a similar situation.

Being outsiders, there was an affection between the two that they could build.

However,

Son Wukong’s such belief was shattered.

At a gathering to discuss how to respond to the Outer Sea in the future.

Among the attacks from numerous main gods, what hurt most distinctively was,

The cruel blade that stabbed him in the back from the friend he thought he could trust with his back.

The look in Nezha’s eyes that he last saw then was still unforgettable.

Regret, sadness, and apology that had appeared for the first time in eyes that had always been emotionless.

Son Wukong intended to settle things with Nezha here today, but before that, he wanted to know those thoughts.

And….

After a deep silence,

Nezha calmly moved his lips.

A telepathic message inaudible to others.

『Because that was the only way you could live.』

“…!?”

Son Wukong frowned.

What the hell is he talking about now?

『But you couldn’t bear that humiliation and came back after all. Why do you… always choose to do exactly what you’re told not to do. Why. Just why.』

In Nezha’s tone as he swallowed his words like chewing them, there was an emotion mixed with bitter tears.

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