Myst, Might, Mayhem

Chapter 484 – The Six Demons (3)

“Not just three, but four of the Six Demons? This seems beyond the contract.”

Ahn Gong-yeon, one of the Six Divine Diviners and the master of the Song Ancestral Pavilion, expressed his dissatisfaction as he looked at the back of the woman with nine golden tails swaying gently.

At his words, Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul, another of the Six Divine Diviners beside him, was equally bewildered.

‘The Hundred-Faced King? What on earth is going on?’

The Hundred-Faced King, Golden Nine-Tailed Fox.

Among the Six Demons, it is the oldest and in some sense considered even worse than the Great Strength King, known to be the strongest in power.

That being is the embodiment of ominousness and malice itself, leading everything to destruction.

Jureuruk!
Grand Divination Master Myeong-ryul broke out in a cold sweat.

Due to Cheong-ryeong’s anger, he had met his death with his jaw torn off and both arms severed.

However, thanks to the Soul Transfer technique that activated by chance, his soul was able to move to a body he had prepared in advance, allowing him to cling to life.

[It worked! Hahahahahahaha!]

The Soul Transfer technique was close to incomplete, so the risk was great.

Since the technique only activates when the user dies, who would rashly choose death?

But the technique succeeded.

At first, he was going to go into hiding.

After all, if everyone thought he was dead, there was no need to show himself.

But then a problem arose.

He thought he had completely lifted Mok Gan’s prohibition, but that prohibition had affected even his soul.

As a result, even though he had performed the Soul Transfer technique, he could not see.

‘Was it because of that bastard?’

When the reason for his blindness became clear, he felt despair and great anger.

He had thought that if he ever succeeded with the Soul Transfer technique, he would be able to see again and completely break free from that bastard, but all of that had been thwarted.

‘If I don’t kill that bastard, I’ll never be able to break free from this shackle.’

That’s why he had come to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, which would be the starting point and final battleground of the great calamity.

However, the great calamity exceeded all the categories he had anticipated.

Four of the Six Demons, each said to be capable of destroying a country on their own, had gathered in this place.

This was tantamount to entering the epicenter of a natural disaster that could wipe out not just one country, but the entire Central Plains continent.

“Forget the contract, four of the Six Demons have gathered. Do you see any escape hole, Master An?”

“Hmph! Looks like we’ll pay a heavy price for just one technique.”

With those words, Divine Diviner Ahn Gong-yeon began to form hand seals with his right hand while pulling out talismans with his left.

“At least that one seems the most manageable.”

Ahn Gong-yeon’s gaze turned towards the Lion-Grasping King with golden mane, the smallest in stature among the Six Demons.

***

Kweoeoeoeoeoeoeoeo!!!
As if enraged by the power of the Hundred-Faced King Golden Nine-Tailed Fox, who had instantly nullified the gale of his roar, the Great Strength King Ox Demon King let out an angry roar.

At the thunderous roar that shook heaven and earth, the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox sneered.

“Still the same. So noisy.”

With that, the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox slowly flew to Mok Gyeong-un’s side, her nine tails swaying gently.

Looking at Mok Gyeong-un, the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox was inwardly amazed.

She had been in the imperial palace, but through the fluctuations of demonic energy in the energy of heaven and earth, she could sense the awakening of the Six Demons.

Thus, she predicted that the continent would soon be dyed in blood.

‘I came wondering what great mischief they would cause with three of the Six Demons gathered in one place, but you were here.’

She had made an accessory imbued with her demonic energy and given it to Mok Gyeong-un.

Thanks to that, she could always know his location no matter where he was.

But she was surprised.

When they met at the imperial palace in Kaifeng, Mok Gyeong-un’s power was merely interesting.

He was quite strong, but still no more than human.

Yet in just a few months, he had completely changed.

“What happened to you in the meantime?”

The Golden Nine-Tailed Fox asked as she approached Mok Gyeong-un’s side with a broad smile.

At her question, Mok Gyeong-un opened his mouth while staring ahead without looking at her.

“What are you here for?”

When she first appeared, Mok Gyeong-un had held some hope.

However, after seeing her block the Ox Demon King’s roar, he could be certain she was not related to Mok Gan.

To Mok Gyeong-un’s question, the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox licked her upper lip with her tongue and answered.

“Do you know what’s the most interesting thing in the world? Watching fires and fights. And nothing is as intriguing as a world turned into a sea of blood and pandemonium.”

“What a pointless reason. If that’s the case, step back.”

“…Your aura has changed a bit.”

Not just his power, but something was different from before.

Even then, she had been interested in his ferocity hidden within, despite being suppressed by overwhelming power and refusing to submit.

But now, she couldn’t sense that incompleteness or ferocity from back then.

Rather, he seemed relaxed yet flawless.

‘Interesting.’

She knew that humans’ potential to accept all energies was beyond that of evil spirits.

However, there’s a limit to one’s innate capacity, so the end of growth is predetermined.

That’s why she thought no human would ever reach the stronghold of evil spirits.

But,

“Seems the prophecy wasn’t wrong. Or was my eye accurate?”

“Just leave. I don’t have time to idly…”

Tak!
Before Mok Gyeong-un could finish speaking, she clung to his arm and rubbed her cheek against it, saying,

“Hmm. That’s too disappointing, Heavenly Demon. I came out because I was worried you might be in danger.”

“Danger?”

“Yes. No matter how much stronger you’ve become, that one’s a bit out of spec, you know.”

The Golden Nine-Tailed Fox’s gaze turned towards the Great Strength King Ox Demon King, who stood like a great demon from hell, glaring at them with red eyes.

She didn’t acknowledge all of the Six Demons equally.

Long ago, there were only three monsters that could contend with the ancient sages.

One of them disappeared from this world, transcending the natural order, but the only monster that could truly rival her was that Ox Demon King.

Seuk!
The Golden Nine-Tailed Fox touched the tip of her finger to Mok Gyeong-un’s cheek and whispered.

“This body will somehow block that for the man who will become my husband. In exchange, if you survive here, let’s continue that hot night from before.”

“I told you I’m not interested.”

“But I’m very interested. In your body, and in that rapidly increasing power of yours.”

The Golden Nine-Tailed Fox’s golden eyes were rippling with competitive spirit.

Mok Gyeong-un realized that she wasn’t simply teasing him.

She wanted to confirm his power.

Kweoeoeoeoeoeo!
Just then, the Great Strength King Ox Demon King let out a roar and then took a step forward.

Kwaaaaaaang! Hwararararuk!
The earth split and flames erupted.

Seeing this, the corners of the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox’s mouth turned up coldly.

“Looks like you’re very angry. But what to do? I don’t like it when someone eyes what’s mine, Great Strength King.”

Gooooooooh!
No sooner had those words ended than her body rose into the air and began to emit a dazzling golden light.

The golden light gradually grew larger, taking on the shape of a beast.

It was a golden fox with nine tails.

As the true form of the Hundred-Faced King Golden Nine-Tailed Fox was revealed, an ominously chilling demonic energy spread in all directions, causing the diviners to be unable to hide their bewilderment.

“The Golden Nine-Tailed Fox? How on earth…”

“Senior, calm down. The Golden Nine-Tailed Fox was just talking with Lord Mok. I don’t know why, but it seems to be on our side in this situation.”

At Yeo Su-rin’s words, her senior turned pale.

“Talk sense! It’s a great demon that has destroyed countless countries since ancient times among the Six Demons. How could it possibly be for humans…”

Kwang! Kwang! Kwang!
Before those words could finish,

The now enormous Golden Nine-Tailed Fox charged forward and collided head-on with the Great Strength King, who was even larger than a mountain peak.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaang!
The impact sent tremendous wind pressure in all directions.

That wasn’t the end of it.

The Golden Nine-Tailed Fox’s nine tails moved to bind the Ox Demon King’s arms and legs, trying to push him back.

However,

Kweoeoeoeoeoeoeo!
The Ox Demon King was the Six Demon known as the strongest in terms of pure strength.

Despite having both arms and legs bound, as if finding it laughable, his entire body’s muscles bulged, and he tried to forcibly tear off the nine tails.

Ppudeudeudeudeudeugeuk!
But as if predicting this,

Kwak!
The Golden Nine-Tailed Fox stood upright, grabbed the Ox Demon King’s jaw and upper lip, forcibly prying them open, and then,

Chwaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
She blasted a golden beam filled with tremendous demonic energy into his mouth.

As the beam penetrated his body, as if taking damage,

Keokeokeokeokeok!
Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwang!
The earth shook, huge debris and dust shot upwards, and the Ox Demon King’s body was pushed back.

The diviners’ eyes widened at this sight.

Is it really true that this Hundred-Faced King Golden Nine-Tailed Fox is on their side?

Yeo Su-rin’s senior swallowed hard.

These Six Demons are close to natural disasters, capable of shattering and transforming the earth just by colliding.

But if one of them was their ally, the situation might not be so bad.

“T-then let’s do it too. Your role is important.”

“Of course. That’s why I brought this, even risking expulsion.”

Yeo Su-rin held up the golden wheel she was holding.

It was the Thousand Transformations Golden Wheel, the great divine tool of Divine Diviner Red Eyebrow Old Immortal, the master of the Harmonious Immortal Pavilion.

Though now called a great divine tool, the diviners of the Harmonious Immortal Pavilion knew that it was once called a divine artifact or treasure during the time of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in ancient times.

“Begin.”

“Yes!”

Yeo Su-rin looked at the other two Six Demons, the Lion-Grasping King and the White Great Peng Demon King, then focused on the White Great Peng Demon King.

It was the monstrous perpetrator of the tragedy that had massacred all the monks of Great Yan Temple, including Master Gak-won, one of the Six Divine Diviners and an old friend of her master.

Chak!
She inserted the large brush she was holding between the Thousand Transformations Golden Wheel and began to rotate it.

Chwareureureureureu!
At first, it rotated by her strength, but soon it began to spin rapidly on its own.

As she chanted the spell, the fiercely rotating golden wheel suddenly began to grow larger.

As the golden wheel expanded, the White Great Peng Demon King, seemingly having noticed it, spread its two wings wide and began to flap them.

Swaaaaaaaaaa!!!
A blizzard of frost whirled up, creating a gale.

As if that wasn’t enough,

Udeuk! Udeuk!
“Keok!”

“Kkeuk!”

Weaker diviners, as if caught by the White Great Peng Demon King’s demonic energy, had their blood vessels bulge all over their bodies before their heads exploded one after another.

Kwadeuk! Kwadeuk!
“It’s using demonic energy to perform the Text Transfer technique. Use the Heavenly Horse Borrowing Power technique!”

Chachachachachak!
At the senior’s shout, the diviners formed hand seals.

Light flowed from their bodies, making them shimmer all over.

Along with this, something seemed to collide with the light, creating crackling blue sparks.

Though they had blocked the rampage caused by demonic energy this way, the icy gale blown by the White Great Peng Demon King was too powerful for them to withstand, when,

Kwaaaang!
Something appeared, creating tremendous gusts of wind that blocked the icy gale.

“Huh? Who are you?”

“We don’t know what you’re trying to do, but you’re diviners, right? Our clan will protect you.”

They were the members of the Yoo clan, including Yoo Moo-jin.

The Yoo clan members’ skin was black, with their muscles bulged to the maximum, and steam was emitting from their entire bodies.

The diviners couldn’t help but admire their incredible innate strength, which wasn’t even martial arts.

“Now’s our chance! Su-rin!”

Chak! Chak! Chak!
At her senior’s shout, Yeo Su-rin put her hands together to form the Inner Lion Seal.

Then she hurled the fiercely rotating, now enormous golden wheel towards the White Great Peng Demon King.

Paaaaaaaang!
Sensing the massive immortal energy contained in the approaching golden wheel, the White Great Peng Demon King flapped its wings, trying to fly upwards.

Peolreok! Peolreok!
But at that moment, the golden wheel split into one hundred and eight pieces.

Then, these one hundred and eight wheels, like valiant warriors forming a battle formation, tried to trap the White Great Peng Demon King.

However, the White Great Peng Demon King instantly emitted tremendous cold energy, freezing the wheels.

Jjeojeojeojeojeok!
At that moment, all the diviners formed hand seals simultaneously.

Byeong (兵)! Tu (鬪)! Yeol (裂)! Jin (陳)!

It was the hand seal of the Nine Characters Living Law.

The nearly eight hundred of them performed a spell – it was the Four Peaks Linking Chain technique.

Paaaaaa!
Thousands of pillars struck down on top of the White Great Peng Demon King’s head.

Kung! Kung! Kung! Kukukukung!
As the pillars struck down, the White Great Peng Demon King tried to destroy them all with force by flapping its small wings.

At that moment, Yeo Su-rin’s senior grasped the ornate divine tools on both arms and chanted a spell.

Gooooooooo!
Then, breaking through the dark clouds, a massive Heavenly King Gate with a large demon face attached fell from the sky, pressing down on the wing-flapping White Great Peng Demon King.

Kwaaaaaaaaang!
Chachachachachachachang!
Simultaneously, the one hundred and eight frozen wheels came back to life, emitting intense light.

The revived one hundred and eight wheels once again formed a formation, completely blocking the area around the White Great Peng Demon King.

The White Great Peng Demon King, pressed down by the Heavenly King Gate, raised its head and opened its mouth to spew forth icy demonic energy.

Chwaaaaaaaaaa!
It shot out from another wheel, striking the White Great Peng Demon King’s back.

Kweoeoeoeoeo!
Enraged at being hit by its own attack, the White Great Peng Demon King emitted tremendous demonic energy, causing the wheels surrounding it to shake and start to be pushed back.

‘Not enough power.’

Yeo Su-rin was chanting spells non-stop, but blood began to flow from her eyes and nose.

At that moment, Yoo Moo-jin and the Yoo clan members, who had somehow flown above the White Great Peng Demon King, interlocked their hands and spun their bodies, diving towards the White Great Peng Demon King’s head.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwang!
Thanks to this, the White Great Peng Demon King’s head was forced down, slamming into the ground.

While they were fighting hard like this,

The remaining Six Demon, the Lion-Grasping King, was also facing off against the two Divine Diviners who controlled spirit beasts and over ten thousand experts from the Evil Alliance.

Ureureukkwangkwang!
A woman rose into the sky and raised her sword upwards. Thunder and lightning struck from the cloud-covered sky, enveloping her entire body in electric currents.

Pachichichichichik!
She was Jin Ye-rin, the descendant of the World’s Greatest Sword.