Son of the Hero King

Lupus Tianngou Ira. The current king of Wratharis and the first stumbling block on Sol’s path toward conquest.

While Sol had seen the man many times through pictures and the likes, this was the first time that he met the man he heard so much about.

One might imagine someone as evil and selfish as the Tyrant looking like some evil being, ugly and all. But as expected of a Blessed, the very possibility of not being good-looking did not exist or at least this should have been the case.

At this moment, the man who should have looked like a warrior in his prime had an emaciated appearance, a gaunt face, and sunken eyes. For anyone present, it would look like Lupus was already on the verge of death but no one present could underestimate the aura of power and danger from him. This aura was even more evident when one focused on the spear in his hand.

At the moment, the color of the spear was a mixture of golden and blue hues that were entwined around the shaft of the spear-like Yin and Yang., The aura he was emanating was quite frightening. Even for someone like Sol.

On the side, next to him, Setsuna became fidgety and it was clear that she was about to go all out. But a hand from Sol managed to calm her down. She knew that now wasn’t the time for her to fight.

Once he made sure that Setsuna would not act rashly, Sol focused on the problem at hand.

So he pulled out his divine weapon from the start.

Sol clicked his tongue. The best-case scenario would have obviously been for the Tyrant to rely on his egotistical pride and underestimate his team. Had this happened, they would have most likely ended this fight in one go.

Now though, they had to be careful about what kind of weapon Lupus was holding. Sol’s eye of Akasha was so powerful that it was frightening even though it held no direct attack power.

He did not even want to imagine what would a true divine weapon focused on combat could do.

Well here goes plan A.

It was a shame but it was not a surprise.

Nowadays, unless his opponents were completely stupid or simply lacked knowledge, there was no way they would ever underestimate him. Not after what he did recently in front of the fortress when he faced the Great sages. Sol’s eyes only briefly stopped on Lupus before looking at the one sitting cross-legged on a white cloud.

Black spiked hair, a golden band around his forehead, a flying nimbus, and a long staff in his hand.

If Lupus gave him an uneasy feeling, this man made Sol feel like he was standing in front of an apparently calm and vast sea with a tumultuous undercurrent.

Even the already silent battlefield seemed to be a little quieter now as the man appeared.

“Sun Wukong. The Great Sage Equal to Heaven.”

A few people muttered on both sides, causing a small stir in the crowd, but this soon settled as no one wished to make too much noise and get singled out.

Sun Wukong, the Stone Monkey, Monkey King, the Crownless King and the Great Sage. Each of those titles were proof of the legend this man had left in this world. Both in the mortal realm or the Astral realm.

Excitement started to brew as many soldiers from Wratharis went from slightly fearful to hopeful. A feeling that had not appeared even when Lupus stepped in the battlefield.

Lupus only inspired terror in the heart of the population while Sun Wukong was the idol of many of those soldiers and the title of Uncrowned King was born from a hidden desire of rebellion.

It was a way for the population to clearly tell Lupus that he was unwanted and that if he wasn’t blessed, he would have never been King.

Sol briefly analyzed his chances of winning and realized that even with his current power, he could only become a punching bag for Sun Wukong at the moment.

Smiling, he spoke, “I guess we know who is the true ruler of Wratharis at the moment.”

His voice was low but managed to spread through the entire battlefield and even reached Lupus.

But the man was stoic, something which was quite rare.

“Enough of the joke. King of Lustburg.”

His reaction caused Sol to become more serious. The less flustered and angry, Lupus acted, the more dangerous he was.

“Firstly, I am still just a prince.”

Sol smiled. It was important to keep things straight. After all, becoming a king now would diminish his danger factor in the eyes of many.

Sol was not yet ready to defy the angels, after all.

“But you are right. Enough of the joke. I believe it’s time for an answer, even though I can already guess what you will say.”

Sol left his throne and two wings appeared on his back, tearing apart his shirt and revealing his muscular frame.

“Will you surrender now? Or will you fight to the death!?”

His voice this time was loud, causing the ground to shake and the wind to stir.

Everyone waited, everyone watched, and some people forced themselves to not blink in fear of missing what would most likely be one of the turning points in history.

Feeling all the gazes on him and even from beyond, Lupus felt his heart beat surprisingly calmly.

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For the first time in years, the ever-constant feeling of anger had cooled down, and his mind felt extremely calm and serene.

He was currently standing at the top of the world, his figure was reflected in the eyes of all the 7 races.

They were looking at him.

His decision would change the course of history for decades and even centuries to come.

Lupus grip tightened around his spear and his aura rose like a furnace that was finally unleashed after being held down for far too long.

“This opportunity is quite hard to come by.” He grinned, “Well then, amuse me.”

No sooner did his words end that the world was bathed in a sea of lightning.

***

The fight did not start with great fanfare but rather with a shower of lightning and the rumbling of thunder.

The attack was sudden, and it came straight at Sol in a speed that was hard to react to. But all he did was smile and wait.

<<Zone: Boundless Swords>>

Unsheathing her sword, Lilin immediately activated her zone and slashed at nearly everything that came at her. Thanks to her sword being forged with some scales from Sol, her sword had anti-magic properties and was perfect for this situation.

Sadly, even for her, the attack of Lupus was too much to entirely block. Thankfully, she knew that she was not alone.

<<Zone: Nihility>>

Ten shadowy snakes with crimson eyes and razor-sharp mouths appeared from Sol back and immediately rushed at the remaining lighting, completely devouring it.

“I will not let you touch my master.”

Milia’s voice floated in the air before quieting down as the snake vanished. Milia had always been a very powerful Duke but thanks to her contract she was able to reach a new level. Furthermore, her contract with Sol allowed her to find a new truth and thus change her Zone from Melancholia to Nihility.

Sol was happy to see the current result. After all, his two lovers had managed to block the attack of a King.

At the same time, this also made him understand that Lupus was indeed not someone he could afford to underestimate. After all, it had taken two of them to block what was most likely a light greeting.

“I guess this is your greeting.”

“Just a light greeting on my part. I thought you would face me alone.”

“No need to goad me. I am sure I could but why should I fight honorably against someone without honor?”

Sol grinned before giving a small glance in Wukong’s direction. It was easy to see the growing frustration on the face of the monkey king, and Sol knew that if he didn’t do something soon, then this man might interfere in their fight.

“Monkey King.”

Sol threw something at him. When Wukong caught it and looked down at his hand, he tilted his head in confusion,

“I did not think you swung this way.”

In his hand was a small golden ring with no decoration.

“What? No… This is not what you think. Put it on. Your fight is not here.”

Wukong nodded once he understood what this was and with no hesitation, he placed the ring around his right annular.

A white portal immediately opened next to him and he understood that once he went through it, he would be sent to another dimension.

“Perfect.”

Sun Wukong stood up from his floating cloud and gave one last look at Sol, Setsuna, the other girls, and Lupus. He knew very well that once he came back, there would only be one ruler standing.

He truthfully did not care which one it would be.

“Farewell.” and so he gave his goodbye and entered the Portal. One would die, one would rise.

At least this was the thought that floated in his mind as he went through the portal but — the moment he stood on the other side and felt the all-encompassing sword intent that seemed ready to tear him to shreds, all thoughts about Sol and Lupus vanished from his mind.

After all, he realized that he might not even be able to walk out of this place alive.

In front of him, was a purple-haired young woman floating with her legs cross-legged in lotus position, and all around him was a field of thousands upon thousands of swords.

“Hahaha….”

All the lethargy in his movement vanished and his grip around his staff tightened.

He immediately knew who she was. Even if she looked vastly younger than in her pictures, no one else other than her could have such a power.

“Truly befitting the title of sword saint.”

“I am flattered.”

“Those are my honest words. I believe at the moment, in the mortal world, outside a few expectations, you and I are most likely the strongest ranked, and unlike all of them, you are just a mere human or rather…Were.”

He gave her a look. While her appearance was still human, her current scent was strange. Was it perhaps because she became a demigod? He did not know nor did he care.

“I have also heard you and I wished to fight you. I have to thank Sol for this.” Lilith spoke as she stood up and held a sheathed sword in her hands. Her all-permeating aura slowly receded until it seemed all nonexistent. At the moment, for all intent and purpose, Lilith looked like nothing more than a normal and weak mortal.

Wukong gave a bloodthirsty grin as he was in no way led astray by this appearance. In fact, his senses were screaming at him that at the moment Lilith was even more dangerous than she was a few moments ago. How long had it been since all his senses had been completely awake?

He did not even dare to blink as he felt like he would immediately get cut if he made the slightest mistake.

What a marvelous feeling!!

The feeling at the precipice of life and death, the power to shatter mountains and move seas.

The last time he had felt like this was during his fight against Fafnir, the Dragon King. But a while back then, he had felt like he was fighting a wall with near impenetrable defense, now he had a feeling he was facing the sharpest blade held by the best sword master in this world.

Wukong laughed in happiness. This feeling so long forgotten was even better than the best alcohol he had ever drank and he would make sure to savor every last bite of it until the end.

“I am Lilith Luxuria, blade of Luxuria and I shall defeat you today.”

“I am Sun Wukong and I have never known defeat.”

Two different battlefields and two different battles. It was hard to say how this would end but those fights would be forever recorded in the history of Lustburg and Wratharis.

“Grow! Ruyi Jingu Bang!” Sun Wukong shouted as his golden staff elongated.

“Cut! Muramasa!” said Lilith as she unsheathed her new sword.

The clash between the two started with a bang. There was no intention to prob, no desire to take it slow.

Wukong’s eyes shone as his golden band broke and he uttered his mantra.

“Through Heaven and Earth, I alone am the Honored one. My true name is

<<Avatar: Victorious Fighting Buddha.>>

“I will cut Gods, I will cut Devils and I will even cut Buddha. My name is…”

<<Avtar: Musashi>>

The two of them were ready to go all out.