I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 202

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Chapter 202. Sun Wukong, the Victorious Fighting Buddha
〚Concept: Fiery Eyes of Truth inherited!〛
〚Concept: Heavenly Chaos Eyes belonging to the sky resonate with Fiery Eyes of Truth!〛
〚Concept: The sky participates in the resonance!〛
〚Sub-concept: Heavenly Eyes of Truth is born!〛
The messages that greeted me the moment I opened my eyes were enough to leave me bewildered. I quickly moved my body and reflected my face in the Source of the River, where I saw my trademark heterochromatic eyes staring back at me.
What had changed was this: my right eye, which should have been filled with ghostly energy, now blazed with crystalline clarity and formidable power, while my left eye, which had burned with sacred flame, now harbored a magnitude so vast I couldn’t begin to fathom it.
“So the right is the heavens, and the left is the Fiery Eyes of Truth?”
It made sense. It was one of Sun Wukong’s abilities—comparable to his absolute techniques. An ability whose value was impossible to measure.
‘But why?’
I quickly lifted my head and looked around, but my clone was nowhere to be seen. All that remained were the continuous System Messages.
〚STAGE 100-River of Flowing Stars cleared!〛
〚Main Quest: Waters of Defying Heaven cleared!〛
〚Your starlight’s resting place has been determined!〛
〚Final Rank: 1st Place〛
The small amount of water pooled at the Source of the River began to glow brilliantly, and soon it projected me. A star is born from this tiny puddle, barely large enough to be covered by three or four palms.
A star containing everything of mine.
〚Error! Error! Error!〛
〚An irreproducible power exists!〛
〚Target-Authority: Golden Tower!〛
Of course, no matter how great the laws of the Abyss were, some things simply couldn’t be done.
〚Attempting replication excluding target ability!〛
Somehow, the replication succeeded. Now those who climbed to the summit of this place would face my clone instead of Sun Wukong.
Perhaps from the System’s perspective, this was for the best. So it acknowledged this near-loophole victory and replaced the star at the summit with my clone.
From the beginning, the law must have been displeased when Sun Wukong left his clone behind. And the incomprehensible power that Sun Wukong’s clone possessed made the trial’s meaning fade far too much, making it even more problematic.
And that clone transferred its power to me and disappeared on its own?
Sun Wukong’s clone would have crushed any irregularity alone in overwhelming fashion, but my clone wasn’t at that level.
From the law’s perspective, a proper trial had finally been born. Well, anyway.
“That’s not what matters now.”
The clone was already a closed chapter. What mattered to me now wasn’t the law or the clone—it was the reward.
Truth be told, I was no longer the type to obsess over rewards from stages like this, but Stage 100 was an important trial, and having conquered a summit that no Divine Seat had ever overcome(?), wasn’t it worth anticipating?
As expected, the reward didn’t disappoint my expectations. Having succeeded at the impossible, the compensation was assured.
〚Rewards are being distributed!〛
〚Item: Rank Elevation Voucher[-] x3 distributed!〛
It was an item I’d never seen before. An item without rank or grade. No, this couldn’t even be called an item.
“This is….”
〚You can think of it as the right to use the System. Ungraded items are extremely difficult to obtain, so use them wisely. Oh! They cannot be used on concepts. Possessing a single concept means you’ve already transcended the System halfway. That’s precisely why concepts don’t have rank displayed on them.〛
After a moment of contemplation, thinking it through carefully, I narrowed down the targets worthy of using these to roughly three.
“Authority: Tai Chi. Item: Ring Bearing the Wisdom of Creation. And Item: Longinus.”
I only had three vouchers. In terms of importance, these three were what mattered most to me right now. Still, if I ranked them: first place was the Ring Bearing the Wisdom of Creation, second was Longinus, and third was Tai Chi.
‘Hmm….’
After deliberating for a long while, I reached my decision.
“I’ll save it. Using it now would be wasteful.”
Akasha nodded as if my answer were the correct one.
〚That is correct. The Taiji can grow through cultivation, the Ring of Creative Wisdom through condition fulfillment, and Longinus through slaying demons—so there is no need to use them immediately. Unranked items are something even the Golden Tower cannot create, making careful selection essential.〛
True. Even the Golden Tower, which had stored information across countless cycles and accumulated vast knowledge, could not create certain things—items that triggered unique Quests or these special artifacts were precisely such cases.
According to Akasha, they could not be created because they would shatter the order of new cycles.
The Wings of Arrogance were a prime example.
“Then shall we head out now?”
The rewards were sufficient. In truth, what I gained reaching the summit here was worth far more than the rewards themselves.
The Taiji had already risen to mythic grade, and it seemed I could soon reach the grade of origin. This was the result created by the incomprehensible talent Heaven granted me.
Thanks to this talent, didn’t I land a blow on that powerful avatar? Perhaps the avatar had set that single blow as the passing criterion?
‘Of course, the avatar wouldn’t have set that criterion itself.’
Sun Wukong connects with all his avatars through the Fiery Eyes of Truth, perceiving everything they see, hear, and feel. Naturally, it was bidirectional—the original body must have given the instruction. Set the passing point at precisely that level.
Since I possessed the Creator’s power, he said he wouldn’t kill me—was it curiosity?
As I thought this, my body froze. An ominous and unsettling thought occurred to me.
“Could it be? Me too?”
Sun Wukong’s original body manipulates his avatars through the Fiery Eyes of Truth. And the avatar sacrificed itself to pass the Fiery Eyes of Truth to me. The Fiery Eyes of Truth, combined with the Chaos Eye and Heaven, now rested upon my eyes.
The miraculous syllogism drew its conclusion.
“Sun Wukong?”
The answer to my question came immediately from within my mind. No—not from within my mind.
-So this is what you look like?
I felt a presence in the Mindscape. I, who had been hurrying to leave Stage 100, stopped and crossed my legs, quickly sinking my consciousness into the Mindscape.
In my Mindscape, now so immensely vast and overwhelming that it defied all comparison to before, something alien existed.
-So we meet like this?
“Really through the Fiery Eyes of Truth?”
-That’s right. It’s my eye, my passage, and my power. The moment you obtained the Fiery Eyes of Truth, you and I became connected.
“For what purpose?”
I didn’t need to hear the answer to my question. I could see where Sun Wukong’s gaze had been directed before turning to look at me.
At the very pinnacle of my Mindscape, constructed of radiant and beautiful golden light—there sat a being overseeing all existence. The Creator, bearing an uncanny resemblance to Golden, was what he gazed upon.
-I really wanted to meet that bastard again.
“To fight?”
-Krahahahaha!
Sun Wukong burst into hearty laughter, rolling across the ground. After my brief moment of bewilderment at his intense reaction, Sun Wukong wiped away the tears that had gathered at his eyes and answered me.
-Fight? No matter how much I am the strongest existence, that one is incomprehensible. The very concept of combat doesn’t apply. Why else would they be the master and origin point of this universe?
“You said you’re a being from another universe. From outside?”
-Kekekek. Yeah, I wasn’t born in this universe. So? Even though I was born outside, I awakened in this universe and have lived here all along—what of it?
“So you can’t win?”
-That’s not it. Even if I became half-belonging to this universe through living here, that’s not the issue. It’s just that being is too strong. It’s like the difference between you and me, so to speak.
At those words, I nodded. Distant. That was my first thought when recalling the gap between Sun Wukong and myself.
—Why did I demolish the entire Heavenly Realm and devour Tathagata, the Concept Divine Seat, only to bow my head and retreat before that accursed golden creature?
“You consumed a Concept Divine Seat?”
—Kugh! That’s what you’re curious about? How do you think I became a Buddha and earned the epithet Undefeated Buddha? Even if I was insignificant, why would the Heavenly Realm treat me as a Buddha when I’m their sworn enemy? Because I devoured their leader, that’s why.
He’s insane. That was my only thought, but objectively speaking, Sun Wukong had done nothing wrong.
The Heavenly Realm and The Creator initiated the conflict, and Sun Wukong was the one who suffered unilaterally.
Well, after going through a growth period and becoming stronger, he took his revenge on everyone, so Sun Wukong was the victor in the end.
While thinking such thoughts, a cluster of light gathered and transformed into a small silver orb that appeared beside me. I didn’t need to be told what it was.
—Aha! So that’s your collaborator? The assistant that golden creature attached to you.
“It’s the Akashic Record.”
—Oho! So the consciousness of that archive has taken root within you.
Whoosh. I couldn’t even perceive it. Before I knew it, Sun Wukong had snatched Akasha from me and was examining her squirming in his grasp with the Heavenly Eye and Golden Seal.
I couldn’t stop him. He wasn’t the type to listen even if I tried.
Of course, I was merely a spectator.
I shifted my gaze toward the peak of the tower. The will of The Creator, who oversaw all of this, moved. The moment the Golden Goblin’s finger pointed at Sun Wukong.
—Whoosh!
Sun Wukong immediately threw Akasha and used a technique to propel his body backward.
—This crazy bastard! Hey, you golden son of a bitch, what are you doing! I almost died!
Leaving Sun Wukong squawking in panic behind me, I caught the incoming Akasha and opened my mouth.
“You said you were immortal. That you don’t die.”
—Even if I don’t die, it still hurts! And do you think that kind of power would even work on that bastard?
It doesn’t work?
In truth, The Creator hadn’t even attacked. He merely pointed his finger. That alone was enough for Sun Wukong, whose instincts were overwhelming, to feel the terror of death and dodge.
“So stop joking around and tell me quickly. Why did you leave me the Heavenly Eye and Golden Seal and come find me like this?”
—Reason?
“Yes, reason. I hate ambiguity.”
But I couldn’t discard the Heavenly Eye and Golden Seal either. How could I tear away an ability that had already merged with my eyes?
I watched slowly as his mouth opened in a playful manner.
—There isn’t one.
I couldn’t help but furrow my brow at such a nonsensical answer.
“You’re not joking with me, are you?”
—Right. I’d like to joke, but there really is no reason. If I had to pick one, it would be that I wanted to meet that golden creature again?
It was a truly absurd reason, but somehow, those words from Sun Wukong’s mouth resolved my unease.
—Or if I had to pick another, it would be to observe you? Because it seemed fun? That’s about all the reason I can claim.
“You’re not planning to do something to me, are you?”
—Ah! If that’s what you’re worried about, don’t be. If you’re worried that I might control you with the Heavenly Eye and Golden Seal, I’ll tell you it’s impossible. That golden creature exists, and my power has already mixed with yours, so I’ve lost control. The only function I can use is creating passages like this.
If that’s the case, then it’s fortunate. I didn’t pursue the thought any further.
He didn’t lie, even if he joked. How do I know?
—Because I saw it with the Heavenly Eye and Golden Seal, right? Especially since the resonance of the Heavenly Eye and Golden Seal would amplify the ability even more.
No more lies would work before me now. With that, I resolved my unease and withdrew from the Mindscape.

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