I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 162

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Chapter 162. Heavenly Demon Emperor
Middle Realm. Dimension: Nova.
The Emperor, who had been lounging upon his golden throne and gazing down at all creation prostrate beneath him, suddenly widened his eyes, struck the armrest, and rose from his seat.
The subordinates sprawled below trembled at the movement, their bodies instinctively shrinking as they extinguished their presence to escape the Emperor’s wrath.
“How dare you!!!”
With a fury that seemed to shatter the very air, the four pairs of wings that had been cascading beautifully behind the Emperor began to crumble into ash and vanish.
Simultaneously, though subtle, the Emperor’s power noticeably diminished. There was nothing more infuriating than having something stolen that one had always possessed, something one had lived believing was undeniably theirs.
“My possession!”
The Wings of Pride—the skill name vanished from the status window, and a message emerged.
〚A target satisfying hidden conditions has appeared!〛
〚Forced Prerequisite Quest: The Wings of Pride will be deleted!〛
〚All legacies of Pride that were held will be forcibly reclaimed and transferred to the new master!〛
Rage. Jealousy. And greed.
Overwhelming emotions surged through the eyes of the sole Emperor who ruled Dimension Nova, his gaze fixed upon the emerging messages.
His feelings could be distilled into a single word: ‘How dare you!’
Before his fury could even cool, another message appeared as if to provoke him further. Yet this was no mockery—it was an opportunity.
〚All successors who possessed the legacies of Pride are granted an opportunity!〛
〚Forced Hidden Quest: Reclaim the Throne〛
〚Before the successor who acquires all the Wings of Pride becomes the true master of the Seven Sins—Pride, slay him and seize his power!〛
The Emperor suppressed his rage and could only smile wickedly. Yes, this was it.
〚Special Privilege: Provide random information about the master of Pride, limited to one use〛
There was no hesitation. The Emperor immediately activated the privilege.
〚Information: The master of Pride belongs to the Lower Realm—Earth〛
The moment he obtained this information, he could not help but laugh. Of course he could—it was merely the Lower Realm.
“Hahahaha! The Divine Being has shown me an even swifter path!”
He could think of nothing else. He was an Emperor who ruled an entire dimension within the Middle Realm. Though his rank might be lower within the Middle Realm itself, an Emperor who dominated an entire dimension had no reason to fear the Lower Realm.
“It has been far too long since I ventured forth.”
His subordinates hastily read the Emperor’s intent and approached, skillfully adorning his body with golden armor.
“Prepare for expedition.”
The time of conquest had arrived!
Before his regression, the Emperor had invaded Earth alone and stolen the Wings of Pride. Now, he intended to lead his armies and completely conquer Earth, seizing everything that belonged to Pride.
Thus, the embers of war began to slowly ignite.
All the while, Shin Ju-ha remained unaware that he was growing ever stronger within the Supreme Martial Realm.
***
On my right, twelve wings of golden radiance gleaming with brilliant light. On my left, twelve wings of obsidian darkness cradling the abyss itself.
A pair of long, beautiful horns ascended toward the lofty heavens, and above them, a halo—the celestial symbol—scattered its magnificent mystery as it blessed me.
My appearance had transformed as well. I had never been unremarkable, but now my features had grown sharper, colder. Though I had never laid eyes upon Solomon, the Primordial Demon God, I understood it instantly.
My form had grown far more similar to Solomon’s.
It was not displeasing. The image of Solomon I had witnessed through the First Heavenly Demon’s manifestation had been strangely identical to my true form from the beginning, and to obtain the complete power of the Primordial Demon God, I could surrender mere appearance.
It was not ugly, and it was handsome besides.
By any measure, a form transcending humanity.
〚Race: Divine Being (神族)-Special-Unique-Holy Demon God (聖魔神)〛
A Fallen Angel, the Primordial Demon God, and a sacred Divine Being. Disparate elements mingled together, yet ultimately converging into one.
A god governing light and darkness. The Holy Demon God.
The Bi-dong’s territory transforms. The final Sector 89 of Heavenly Demon Territory.
〖39th Heavenly Demon-Heavenly Demon Emperor (天魔大帝)-Cheon Yu-hwa〗
A woman materializes before me. My eyes widened. My younger sibling. But as I examined her form, I shook my head.
No, I was mistaken. This was the Heavenly Demon Emperor with Cheon Yu-hwa’s soul and Shin Yu-ah’s soul intermingled in equal measure.
And I understood. That cursed unique ability—how it had manipulated my younger sibling’s memories and imposed restrictions. The method itself.
“You forcibly fused soul with soul and manipulated them?”
So that was why she had spoken thus.
Cheon Yu-hwa had lost control of the body and memories of her previous life. In exchange, Shin Yu-ah had become incapable of suicide, and most of her memories from Earth had been sealed away.
As a consequence….
“You are not the form I heard of. Are you even human? No, you are not human. You are a different manner of Divine Being from those arrogant immortals.”
A portion of my younger sibling’s soul did not remember me, did not recognize me at all.
It was as I had anticipated, yet my heart ached unbearably nonetheless. I had yearned so long to meet her again, and yet this is how it came to pass.
‘Breathe…. It’s fine.’
If I kill her and awaken her, everything will be resolved. That will suffice.
“Such half-formed beings cannot compare to my existence itself.”
The difference between true bone and lesser bone.
Those like the immortals who shattered their limits through personal cultivation are lesser bone. In other words, the same rank of Divine Being, but treated with some disdain.
Those born as Divine Beings with complete divine power and authority before personal cultivation are true bone. Well, strictly speaking, I have a slight problem being called true bone since I was originally human, but regardless.
“Ho~half-formed beings, you say. How arrogant. Then would you call yourself half-formed as well?”
“Wrong. You were never a Divine Being to begin with. You destroyed and shattered your own opportunity to become one—how could you claim divinity?”
She was strong. Strong enough to slaughter lesser Divine Beings without mercy. Powerful enough to defeat most Demon Kings, yet strictly speaking, she could not be called a Divine Being.
“When you abandoned ascension, did you not anticipate this already?”
“Arrogant, and amusing. You have not even completed the Heavenly Demon Flying Cave, yet you have already awakened as a Heavenly Demon of your own accord and received a name. Ah, so you are the successor of the Demon God who bestowed upon you that name of Heavenly Demon?”
“Something like that, I suppose.”
Quiet. Hollow. And overwhelming.
Facing my younger sibling for the first time, I understood it. She could not be killed by ordinary means.
I also grasped why all those powerful, magnificent Heavenly Demons called my younger sibling a monster.
Merely a fragment of a soul, unable to preserve a complete soul in the Heavenly Demon Flying Cave because she still lived, leaving only the tiniest speck—yet even that alone constricted my breath and made my body tremble.
Having become a Divine Being, my existence had risen to a far greater height. In other words, my stats as a Holy Demon God had already far surpassed C-rank.
But my opponent was an even greater monster.
“How delightful. How absolutely delightful. One must possess such power to be called a true Demon God.”
I spoke with a clicking sound, but if my younger sibling desired anything, I could grant it. Even if she asked for the power of a Demon God, I would bestow it willingly.
Of course, that was only when I returned to my true form.
‘There’s no need for that. I could simply elevate her to Heavenly Demon God status.’
The class that personified Solomon’s power, which birthed the Heavenly Demons—the class I obtained in that fleeting instant before becoming the Divine Heavenly Demon.
To be precise, I was currently inheriting a fusion of the power from two great beings: the Primordial Demon God and the Evil God of the Seven Sins.
‘I’ll complete the Pride Quest quickly and seize the true power of Pride.’
Currently, Pride’s power was overwhelmingly stronger and more exalted. Whereas I had yet to find even a third of Solomon’s legacy, Pride’s power stood merely one final step away.
In any case, I gazed upon Cheon Yu-hwa. Seeing her form, where my younger sibling’s face was visible in patches, I opened my mouth.
“What do you wish to test?”
“How dare you address me without trembling in fear, speaking so casually to your superior. How delightful. Do you wish to die?”
In an instant, murderous intent flooded the room. The pressure made even breathing difficult, but unfortunately, such mental attacks held no effect on me.
“Why would an older brother speak formally to his younger sibling? Should I use formal speech instead, Yu-ah?”
The moment she heard my words, Cheon Yu-hwa clutched her head and furrowed her brow.
“What?”
“Wait a moment. I’ll kill you and restore you to your original state. Don’t worry, trust your older brother, yes?”
I drew the Demon God Slayer Sword. The blade, which had evolved several times through slaying tens and hundreds, expanded in size, brimming with Heavenly Demon Divine Energy.
“How dare you speak such words?!!”
Was it the throbbing headache echoing in her mind? Cheon Yu-hwa grasped her head, offering no resistance whatsoever. In truth, she had intended to let me pass from the beginning.
I could tell from her gaze alone. The way she looked at me was exactly like a lamb who had met its savior.
“Your older brother will handle everything. Wait. We’ll be together soon.”
The blade fell. With a single strike delivered neither with excessive nor insufficient force, her body was erased and her soul was sucked back into Bi-dong.
There was no resistance, no defiance. The Emperor, collapsed in agony, vanished in a single blow.
“Just wait a little longer.”
I murmured thus, concealing my twenty-four wings, a pair of horns, and the halo above my head, resuming my human form.
“It will be over soon.”
I moved my body toward Sector 90.
***
“KRRRRAAAAAAHHHHH!!!”
Atop the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, an absolute being who had never known pain in thousands of years screamed.
It was not physical agony. Spiritual torment. Cheon Yu-hwa, who had been observing the interior of Bi-dong through fragments of her soul, clutched her head and shrieked.
“Grrrrgh! What is this! How dare you do something to my soul?!”
The blurry image of a man materializing in her mind became crystalline. It was the man who had introduced himself as her older brother.
Though altered somewhat, the essence was unmistakably that figure from the memories she had kept so carefully hidden.
“What kind of memory is this?!”
Were these Cheon Yu-hwa’s memories? Or were they Shin Yu-ah’s?
The pain intensified until her mind threatened to shatter, and at the moment that agony reached its breaking point, it vanished as if washed away.
As though a seal had been forcibly reapplied, the face that had been so vividly clear in her memory rapidly dissolved, and the experiences and recollections that had followed with that man likewise swiftly retreated back into obscurity.
“What have you done to my memories?”
The Heavenly Demon Emperor, the absolute being whom even the Divine feared, burned with fury. At her wrath, all things upon the Ten Thousand Great Mountains bowed, and heaven and earth fell silent.
“How DARE you!!!!”
Cheon Yu-hwa rose to her feet. Contrary to her rage and irritation, she had come to a realization.
She could die. Certainly she was a spirit, but that man had unmistakably killed her.
The Heavenly Demon Emperor, having abandoned the mortal realm after achieving Heavenly Reversal and establishing her position as an absolute being, now turned her steps toward it once more.
For one reason alone—to face her own death.

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