Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 246

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

Chapter 246

Sata Wang (9)

“…This displeases me. This displeases me greatly.”

Though the Jade Emperor had fallen to the surface, his deeply sunken eyes surveyed the entire battlefield

The Divine Authority naturally obtained upon achieving the myth of being a chief deity, the king of gods – the Eye of Observation.

His expression remained grim throughout his observation.

“What… displeases… you… may I… ask…?”

Beside him stood someone with a more robust and burly frame than most heavenly generals, serving as his guard.

In one hand, he held a thick pagoda like a spear, as if he had pulled it out himself.

Taktak Cheonwang.

One who guards the pagoda containing Buddha’s relics and uses it as a weapon, currently serving as the Jade Emperor’s bodyguard.

However, his speech was quite slow. His mind wasn’t particularly sharp either.

This was due to a severe wound to his soul from an accident in his youth.

Therefore, though he had many frustrating aspects for a god bearing myths,

he possessed exceptional martial prowess instead.

Outstanding martial prowess capable of facing all three divine generals alone.

“Everything.”

“…”

“Everything displeases me.”

The Jade Emperor favored such a Taktak Cheonwang and kept him by his side at all times.

Nothing would leak out no matter what he said in front of him. His loyalty was also tremendous.

“Vermin should always live eating only vermin-like food.”

“…”

“How dare they scheme against me without knowing their place. Yet my subjects who swore loyalty to me are not showing outstanding achievements.”

Even though they were suddenly dragged down to the surface, the outcome of the battlefield was unclear.

Son Wukong held the advantage against Nezha, and Bull Demon King was also almost defeating General Irang and Leijinzi.

The other Heavenly Soldiers were likewise held back by the Seven Great Sages and Three Law Kings, unable to do anything.

It was only natural for the Jade Emperor’s irritation to soar.

Especially, there was a particular part that bothered the Jade Emperor most.

Jang Lee Hyeon.

That human had already defeated the apostle and even the human he had blessed, and was now moving somewhere.

Though Eumpoong Daeje and Noegong, who held grudges against him, had moved in that direction,

what displeased him still displeased him.

Because he could clearly see what Lee Hyeon was aiming for.

And…

“Especially Kyeong’s son.”

“…”

“Nezha seems unable to contain that bird and appears to have some scheme in mind.”

Especially for him, with the Jade Nectar being urgently needed, he couldn’t help but be concerned about Son Wukong’s side.

This war would ultimately be decided by whether they could secure Son Wukong or not.

Though he wanted to jump into the battlefield immediately,

he had the dignity of being a chief deity, and was keeping close watch as he didn’t know how other societies including 【Gehenna】 would react.

The battlefield’s stagnation was also due to the cautious aspect of not knowing how other societies in the heavens would respond.

After all, the current era was one of survival where each pursued their own group’s interests.

[Divine Society 【Deva】 quietly observes this side.]

[Divine Society 【Olympus】 quietly observes this side.]

[Divine Society 【Asgard】 monitors the situation.]

…

[【Malakh】’s Secretary, Metatron examines the balance of the scales.]

[【Le Infernal】 frequently checks the changes on the surface.]

…

[Demonic Society 【Asura】 holds a meeting on what kind of envoy to send.]

[Dragon Society 【Daeva】 seeks to slowly raise its sluggish body.]

…

[【Gehenna】’s flames begin to boil furiously, ready to surge at any moment!]

“I ask you. What would you do if Kyeong’s son makes the wrong choice?”

The Jade Emperor examined Taktak Cheonwang’s face with his Eye of Observation open, and Taktak Cheonwang finally spoke after a long silence.

“I am… only for Your Majesty… My… loyalty is… to Your Majesty…”

Suddenly, the Jade Emperor’s Eye of Observation flashed.

[Truth]

Fortunately, there was no lie.

100% loyalty, truth.

A bitter smile finally crossed the Jade Emperor’s lips.

“Still, having a loyal subject like you puts my mind at ease. Good. Let us observe the situation a little longer. Just a little longer…”

His fangs were clearly visible through his twisted lips.

“No matter what they try over there, once what I have ‘prepared’ is completed, everything will end.”

“…”

“Everything.”

While madness glittered in the Jade Emperor’s eyes, his pupils were strangely filled with emptiness.

And,

“…”

Taktak Cheonwang stood beside him, quietly staring at such a Jade Emperor.

* * *

Son Wukong couldn’t understand Nezha’s words at all.

Clack!

“What on earth are you saying…”

『I didn’t really want to say such things to you. Even if I did, you wouldn’t pretend to listen anyway.』

Emotion appeared in Nezha’s eyes for the first time.

The emotion of resentment.

Son Wukong flinched for the first time.

And,

『God King.』

He had to slightly furrow his brow at the following words.

『Do you really think the Emperor and other chief deities will just sit back and watch that happen?』

God King.

The Achievement that Son Wukong sought to achieve even by giving up his position as Victorious Fighting Buddha.

“Ha! I suspected as much, but really, for such a trivial reason?”

『Don’t call it ‘trivial.’ It may have been a burdensome position for you, but for someone else, it’s a position worth dedicating eternity to obtain.』

Someone else.

He had an idea who that referred to.

“If you were going to do that, you should have told me to get lost from the beginning. Why stay silent and then stab me in the back?”

『They were all just afraid of you.』

Nezha’s eyes hardened once again.

『Even now you’re this terrifying, so if you actually wore the [Crown], they had no confidence they could handle you.』

“….”

『It might have been the first time in history you came close to the position of [One True God].』

“So they stabbed me in the back? Because I might rise above their heads? Looking at this situation, these bastards are completely insane, aren’t they?”

Son Wukong’s head tilted to the side in loneliness.

“Do you guys have collective self-harm as a hobby? If no one wore that damn [Crown], we wouldn’t even be able to stop the Outer Sea, yet you create internal strife like that?”

『It’s difficult to give up immediate vested interests for long-term benefits in the current situation.』

Son Wukong let out a light snort.

He had somewhat predicted the reason why the Main Gods tried to kill him.

Gods were that kind of beings from the start.

They absolutely hated having anyone stand above them.

So these foolish ones who ruined everything because of their petty pride.

Even though Son Wukong himself had no interest whatsoever in that position.

“So you knew this fact all along, and because you wanted to save me somehow, you directly stabbed me in the back at that conference?”

『…Yes.』

“You sure know how to dress up your reasons nicely? I didn’t know you were this good with words?”

『No matter what you say, that’s the truth.』

Nezha’s eyes grew deeper.

『It wasn’t just you. The Seven Great Sages including the Bull Demon King… the remaining Four Dharma Kings related to you… There was an opinion to erase everyone deeply connected to your myth. That way it would be complete erasure.』

Gods are immortal. If myths and faith remain somewhere, they can be resurrected someday.

But there was exactly one case where they faced extinction.

When their myths were completely forgotten.

When no one could remember their existence. When faith could no longer gather.

Only then would gods finally face extinction.

As if they had never been there in the first place.

Crack.

Son Wukong’s grip on the Ruyi Jingu Bang tightened with force.

『That’s why I tried to intervene in all those matters somehow. The Seven Great Sages too, and the Four Dharma Kings.』

At that moment,

Whoooosh!

[Nezha declares a Sacred Realm!]

Flames erupted from Nezha’s Wind Fire Wheels and soon surrounded Son Wukong in a large circle.

A spatial domain for just the two of them was separately divided.

“I know well enough that you no longer consider me a friend. In your eyes, I’m still nothing more than a traitor who harmed you and your brothers.”

Nezha was already well aware that he was under the Jade Emperor’s suspicion.

Though he had been most active in eliminating the Seven Great Sages and Four Dharma Kings, in the end they merely fell from heaven rather than being completely extinguished.

He was only left alone because there was no clear evidence.

So the more he acted like this, the more suspicion he would draw,

But even so,

“But this place is too dangerous for you. The Emperor will try to capture you here somehow and squeeze out your soul.”

Nezha wanted to save his old friend somehow.

Son Wukong was now quietly watching Nezha’s actions and words.

With his Golden Eyes of Truth shining brighter than ever.

[Truth]

“Squeeze out my soul?”

“The nectar that only those who obtained the qualifications for the [Crown] can produce. The breath of the already dead [One True God].”

“…!”

“Because you already possess it.”

“…I have something like that?”

Son Wukong’s eyes widened at this fact he was completely unaware of, and in an instant he obtained various information Lee Hyeon had left through their psychic connection.

Jade Liquid.

The mysterious elixir that the Jade Emperor absolutely needed….

What if that was the path leading to the [Crown]?

“The Emperor has already made a contract with the Outer Sea for that purpose.”

“This crazy bastard!!”

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

No matter how much the Heavens had entered an era of every man for himself, there were areas that should never be touched.

The Outer Sea.

The enemy that the Logos of the Heavens had no choice but to oppose for life.

“And you all just stood by while he did such things?”

“Even within 【Heaven’s Teaching】, very few know this fact. I only learned of it by chance myself. And… you know how meticulous the Emperor is, don’t you?”

“Even so…!!”

“And the person the Emperor wants to capture somehow by joining hands with the Outer Sea is you, Wukong.”

“…!!!”

The moment Son Wukong’s eyes widened,

Whoooosh!!

[The 28 Constellations reveal themselves!]

Behind Nezha, 28 constellations symbolizing the four directions appeared.

The 28 animal gods said to protect 【Heaven’s Teaching】 next to the Three Divine Generals.

“There are already many comrades who have resolved to stop the Emperor when he makes the wrong choice.”

“….”

“But even so, whether you’re here or not will make a big difference.”

Nezha spoke with firm eyes.

“So please leave this place, Wukong.”

“….”

“The Emperor’s misguided choice must be stopped somehow.”

Though he wanted to tell him to give it up, Son Wukong couldn’t carelessly say anything.

Because Nezha’s eyes were so serious.

It was the look in his friend’s eyes that he had liked so much long ago.

Knowing that when he had that look he would never back down, knowing that there wasn’t a single lie in those words,

Son Wukong couldn’t carelessly say anything.

Because he could imagine how much burden his old friend had been carrying on his shoulders all this time.

But….

“What if I can’t do that?”

Son Wukong also had no less burden on his shoulders than Nezha.

“If I say I must crack the Jade Emperor’s head to the end? What will you do then?”

“Then….”

Nezha let out a deep sigh as if he had expected this, and gripped his Fire-Tipped Spear again.

Flaaare!!

As the firepower increased, the 28 Constellations that appeared behind him began to take concrete forms one by one.

“I’ll have no choice but to forcibly banish you from here!!”

Nezha’s two eyes spewed flames.

[The divine power of Nezha and the 28 Constellations grows stronger!]

[The starlight emits brilliant radiance!]

[The Sacred Realm fills with starlight.]

Tremendous pressure weighing down on Son Wukong’s shoulders.

Nezha alone might fight an equal battle with him, but if the 28 Constellations were added, the story would be completely different.

Nezha was serious.

“…Even if it means earning greater suspicion from the Jade Emperor, you’re determined to stop me somehow? Yes. This level of resolve is the Nezha I know.”

Son Wukong twisted one corner of his mouth.

“But to catch up to me, you’re still a million years too early.”

At that moment, Nezha felt Son Wukong’s temperament change distinctly.

Despite this clearly being his own Sacred Realm, it had somehow become filled with Son Wukong’s divine power.

“Banish that bastard!”

Kwaaaaang!

Nezha and the 28 Constellations rushed at Son Wukong all at once,

Flash!!

Son Wukong’s Golden Eyes of Truth were now dyed in complete golden light.

“Shall I tell you something interesting? You still think I can’t reclaim my name myself because I lack power.”

The flames that had been covering Nezha’s Sacred Realm changed to the same golden color as the Golden Eyes of Truth.

“If you think about it a little, that’s not it at all.”

Simultaneously, the firepower intensified tremendously.

The entire Sacred Realm burned hot.

[You have seized control over the Sacred Realm!]

[You have achieved an unbelievable Achievement. ■■Great■ Son Wukong’s divine power fills the Sacred Realm.]

[The Sacred Realm’s flames break free from the Sacred Realm and expand outward!]

…

[The divine power you had stored away rapidly expands, filling the entire Dungeon with your divine power!]

Peoooong!!

In an instant, the Sacred Realm couldn’t withstand the golden firepower and exploded,

[■■Great■ Son Wukong has voluntarily found the fifth character ‘Heaven’ among the broken characters.]

[■Heaven Great■ Son Wukong]

[Congratulations! You have successfully reclaimed a new divine status.]

“…!!”

“…!!”

“…!!!”

The faces of Nezha and the 28 Constellations, who had flown close in an instant, were colored with bewilderment,

Son Wukong wore a cruel smile with his fangs fully exposed as he swung the Ruyi Jingu Bang diagonally in a great arc.

Golden lightning.

It was the Tujuan Style Evil Immediate Slash.

Kwarrrrrrrung…!!

Nezha and the 28 Constellations were swept away and disappeared in the golden wave.

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