## Chapter 2359 – 2359. The Ascent To The Heavenly Demon
Even as the innate energy, including lightning, was being sucked away by the Vajra Relic, seeing Jeonjeong’s pissed-off face didn’t make me feel too bad.
“Are you going to keep this up? Your little punks outside are going to be in danger, you know?”
The main forces of the Thunder Sound Temple were gathered here. That meant the Thunder Sound Temple considered eliminating the hole in the Underworld to be very important, but it also meant that other places were relatively weak. These guys trusted the barrier too much.
“Abbot! We’re under attack! Some riffraff have come in droves and are attacking our disciples!”
One of the monks who had gone outside briefly came rushing in, shouting.
Surprisingly, the most pissed-off Jeonjeong remained calm. It was the other monks who were agitated.
“Abbot! The disciples of the Thunder Sound Temple are in danger!”
“They’re just disciples who don’t know anything! If they’re attacked defenselessly, they won’t last long!”
“We have to go out there!”
It seemed that the ordinary disciples of the Thunder Sound Temple didn’t know the details about the ritual that was supposed to take place today.
‘They must be keeping it a secret. The fewer people who know a secret, the easier it is to keep.’
The fact that a hole in the Underworld had appeared in the heart of the Thunder Sound Temple was very shameful. Moreover, they were going to offer me as a sacrifice to seal the hole in the Underworld? If this news got out, the Thunder Sound Temple would instantly fall into the category of an evil organization.
Jeonjeong’s eyes glowed faintly as he shouted at them.
“Do not be shaken!”
His voice, imbued with the unique profound energy of Buddhism, instantly calmed the disciples’ agitation.
“The monks of the Thunder Sound Temple are not weak! That devil is just spouting malicious words to shake us! The warrior monks, maintain the Thunder Sound Arhat Formation and prepare for the attack! Elders! You must complete the Extinction Thunder Soul Technique as quickly as possible, even if you have to push yourselves!”
The elders’ eyes widened as they focused on the technique. Blood was streaming from their eyes, noses, and mouths.
‘Shit. The speed at which my energy is being sucked away has suddenly become incredibly fast. At this rate, I won’t last even five minutes! You Eight Fiends bastards, hurry up!’
KWA-AA-AA-ANG!
The entrance was blown away by the impact, and the executives of the Great Eight Fiends appeared. Five in total. They exuded an aura of masters and instantly took control of the surroundings.
“How dare these bastards come here!”
“We’ll make you pay for attacking the Thunder Sound Temple!”
The warrior monks rushed at the Great Eight Fiends. A white-haired, well-built man stepped forward and swung his fist. The warrior monks were sent flying backward without even getting close. He, wearing gauntlets made of tiger skin, laughed heartily.
“Hahaha! It’s much different from back then! The elders of the Thunder Sound Temple are almost dead… This is… This is too advantageous for us, isn’t it?”
The gaze of the Shattering Evil Monarch swept over the surroundings. The warrior monks hesitated. Even if they had deployed the Arhat Formation, their opponent was a master of the Three Flowers, Five Qi realm. In this world, the higher the realm, the more important individual strength becomes compared to groups.
Moreover, the Shattering Evil Monarch hadn’t come alone. Four executives stood proudly around him.
A guy wearing black clothes and a silver mask. Cunning Evil.
A beautiful woman with purple lips, her hair tied up with a hairpin. Bewitching Poison Evil Consort. I made eye contact with her. I remembered her panting while buried in my dick yesterday. She acted as if she had nothing to do with me, putting on a blank expression. Her acting skills were quite good.
And two other Great Eight Fiends masters I was seeing for the first time.
Cunning Evil looked around and chuckled softly.
“The elders have suffered internal injuries. Things are going too well, it’s almost scary.”
At that, the Shattering Evil Monarch grinned, fiddling with his fist.
“Yeah, Cunning Evil. The heavens are on our side. Just like the Blood Light Demon said, they seem busy getting rid of the hole in the Underworld. Now, do we just have to kill that damn monk?”
“No. It would be better to watch for now.”
The Shattering Evil Monarch nodded. I was dumbfounded as I watched, and shouted.
“Shut up and save me already! Do you think you can overturn the Thunder Sound Temple with just you guys?! The strongest one here is Jeonjeong! We have to join forces to kill him!”
My plan was this. Join forces with the Shattering Evil Monarch to fight Jeonjeong. Before killing Jeonjeong, betray the Shattering Evil Monarch and kill him, and then finish off Jeonjeong to become the final victor. Operation: Opportunistic Gain.
“Haha. Blood Light Demon. Don’t you know the situation has changed? Our goal is to dominate this city. If there’s something ominous like a hole in the Underworld in the city, it’ll be troublesome for us. From the looks of it, they’re using some kind of technique to eliminate the hole by sacrificing you… Just die quietly for our sake.”
Jeonjeong, who had been wary of the Great Eight Fiends, continued Cunning Evil’s words.
“I don’t like it at all… but the most urgent thing is to deal with the hole in the Underworld. I’ll kill you bastards after the ritual is over. Om Mani Padme Hum.”
The Great Eight Fiends betrayed me before I could betray them. It seemed like there was no one to trust.
Yoo Yeoryeo’s eyes turned cold. Her gaze was directed not at me, but at Jeonjeong and Cunning Evil. I looked at her and subtly shook my head. My body was trembling from the effects of the technique, so others didn’t notice this signal.
Honestly, it was like we were communicating with just our eyes. Something special between a man and a woman who had shared a bed, you could say.
‘It would be easier to use telepathy… but everyone here is someone who knows their stuff. There’s a higher chance of telepathy being detected.’
Yoo Yeoryeo’s poison wasn’t omnipotent. With this many strong people gathered… she could be ganged up on and killed before she could even spread the poison. Now wasn’t the time for her to step forward.
Crackle, crackle!
Below my feet. The hole in the Underworld was rapidly shrinking. At the same time, my energy was rapidly being depleted. I couldn’t hold on any longer. At this rate, I would really die.
‘I can use Heavenly Heart to escape. But can I really escape? Even if I summon a space-movement scroll and tear it, they’ll interfere. Jeonjeong is close. If he’s skilled enough, he could attack me before I tear the space-movement scroll.’
“To be so calm even while dying. There must be something more.”
Jeonjeong’s gaze at me intensified. With his mind-reading abilities, he wasn’t letting his guard down at all.
-What are you hesitating for? The answer is right beneath your feet. Are you so afraid of falling into hell?
The Heavenly Demon Divine Art spoke as if provoking me.
If I fell into the Underworld, could I return? Since I could go back and forth between the tattoo world with a space-movement scroll in reality, it wouldn’t be impossible. If necessary, I could leave the [Ascent to the Heavenly Demon] world, earn a lot of points in another game world, and solve the problem.
After pondering, I smiled slyly. Falling into hell was much better than being played by those bastards.
“It’s not like it’s my first time falling into hell.”
“Fall? Heh. You won’t be able to.”
Jeonjeong said, sneering at me. Indeed, even if I relaxed my body, I wasn’t falling, just having my energy sucked away. The effect of the Extinction Thunder Soul Technique was certain. All I could do now was curse. That must be what he was thinking.
“Heavenly Heart.”
[Heavenly Heart is activated. It will last for 1 minute.]
I was freed from the technique that had been binding me. I gripped the Vajra Relic tightly and fell downwards.
“Huh! How did this bastard break free from the technique?! Vajra Relic, return…!”
The Vajra Relic trembled in my grasp. The Vajra Relic was confused. Jeonjeong had given me some ownership of it to smoothly deploy the Extinction Thunder Soul Technique with the Vajra Relic’s technique-assisting ability.
“Polish your neck and wait, Jeonjeong! I’ll come back and kill you!”
I fell vertically into the hole in the Underworld. At some point, I couldn’t see any light. Only pitch-black darkness welcomed me. The Vajra Relic in my hand also became quiet.
I heard voices. It wasn’t the voice of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art. It was a voice coming from outside, not inside.
-Ah… it’s painful.
-How long do we have to keep tormenting sinners?
-It’s boring. Boring. It was fun when that person was here.
-Those hateful Heavenly Realm bastards….
-Huh? Something’s falling.
-What is it?
-It smells human. Is it human? Is it a new sinner?
-Idiot. Why would a human fall here? It’s not human. Feel the presence, not the smell!
The Heavenly Demon Divine Art emanated its presence from within me.
I inhaled. I could feel pure demonic energy. I understood why the Heavenly Demon Divine Art was going crazy. This place felt like a world made for me.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
I released demonic energy from my entire body. An endless sense of liberation brought a smile to my face.
Crack!
The Vajra Relic in my hand reacted to the demonic energy and bounced away. The Vajra Relic seemed displeased with the demonic energy. Still, since I still had ownership, it didn’t disappear and followed me, maintaining a certain distance.
-Oh, oh!
-What is this presence?!
-It’s weak! It’s weaker than a rat’s dick compared to that person! But this characteristic of oppressing us just by existing!!
-Could it be…! Could it be! Could it be!!!
-Worship!
-Revere!
-That person is coming! That person has been resurrected for us!
-The Primordial Demon!
-The rightful master of the Underworld!!
-Oh, Demon God!
-Our heaven!!!
The passage that seemed to continue into endless darkness ended, and a world was revealed. Even so, I continued to fall.
I could see the ground. I could see demons kneeling on the red earth. The jailers who were tasked with endlessly tormenting sinners in this hell.
They were all kneeling and crying. The demons without tears shed tears of blood instead.
I felt their faith gathering towards me. Faith became my power and status, forcibly pulling me up. Towards that high place.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art. Heavenly Demon Sovereign Step.
I stepped on the void and moved towards the ground. When I landed in the middle of the demons, the tearful demons cheered and reached out to me.
“Ah…! Have you finally come!”
“We have been waiting!”
“Lead us!!”
They were all chattering, making it incredibly noisy.
“Shut up.”
The words I casually uttered echoed in all directions. I was startled by this clear phenomenon and looked around. The demons who had been chattering all closed their mouths at once. Only the abandoned sinners let out screams and groans of pain.
I watched the hell for a moment, then reached out to the demon in front of me.
I needed more power. And the way to gain power was right in front of me.
I absorbed the demon’s energy and existence. It was an act no different from predation. The demon didn’t resist. Instead, it smiled and rejoiced.
“Oh! Demon! I offer you everything!!”
“Me too! Please eat me too! I’m more delicious than that guy!”
“Ah! To be eaten by the Demon God and become one! What luck!!”
Shit.
Something felt fucked up.
But I couldn’t stop the predation. Because every time I absorbed these demons, the Heavenly Demon Divine Art was rapidly getting stronger. And as my status increased, I started to feel other things as well. For example, the endless agony that overflowed in this hell.
It was the moment I felt I had reached my limit after absorbing thousands of them.
Crack! Crack!
The sky of hell crumpled and distorted.
This phenomenon. I had experienced it before. When I was lost in a trance with the Thunder Heaven Flow’s breathing and was about to become lightning. It was similar to when the sky tried to eliminate me.
“So, you’ve come to interfere again this time?”
It was different from back then. Back then, I was so immersed in the Thunder Heaven Flow that I didn’t have the capacity to think about anything else. And back then, the Heavenly Star System had sent a warning… but not now.
I summoned the Fire Lotus Flying Blades and held them in my hand, imbuing the blades with immense demonic energy.
『Using the light of the Heavenly Star.』
『Heavenly Killing Star』
Heavenly Demon Divine Art. Heavenly Demon Sword. Return to Heaven.
I imbued the sword with rotational force and swung it towards the sky. The rotating slash tore through the sky, grinding it. Through the torn sky, light fell on me.
It was a memory, knowledge, and power. It was also a name.
‘Ah. I see. So this is ascension. I was lucky. It was possible because it was here.’
The real sky, not the fake one I had torn, granted me a heavenly mandate.
A heavenly name, and a heavenly destiny.
I recited the name given by the sky.
“Mara Cheon.”
The name became power and spread throughout hell.
