Chapter 777: Shiyue Mojun 3
Yun Che slightly raised the Golden Crow Flame, avoiding the direction of the Netherworld Brahma Flower, and asked in a low voice, "Mo Li, where is that monster now?"
After a short while, Mo Li responded, "Still directly above the Netherworld Brahma Flower, about thirty-four zhang away. It hasn't moved. If my perception isn't wrong, its gaze is now locked onto you!"
"And its profound force? Confirmed to be Lord Xuan Realm, Level 6?" Yun Che asked again.
"...I dare not use too much soul force. My spiritual sense is severely limited here, so I can't be certain. But at this distance, even if there's an error, it won't be too far off."
"Alright..." Yun Che murmured softly, then took a slight breath, coldly composed his face, raised his head, and looked toward the area about thirty to forty zhang directly above the Netherworld Brahma Flower. In an extremely calm tone, he said, "Forgive me for disturbing your silence, Shiyue Mojun!"
"Shiyue Mojun?" Mo Li asked with doubt, "Are you testing him?"
"Not entirely," Yun Che said cautiously. "I feel... he should be the Shiyue Demon Cave that Zi Ji mentioned! Zi Ji said he died over six thousand years ago, based on the fact that since then, disciples of the Supreme Sea Palace who entered the Shiyue Demon Cave to probe never found any trace of Shiyue Mojun. But earlier, when the four of us entered and left, he clearly existed yet remained completely still... It's highly possible that his death was always an illusion!"
"Because he doesn't need to die! As long as he hides there, even if the Four Sacred Masters came, they wouldn't be able to detect his existence!"
Originally a sky of endless darkness, two points of deep gray light suddenly lit up.
They were a pair of terrifying eyes! The moment those eyes opened, Yun Che's body and soul trembled violently.
"Foolish human! You risk your life to stay here, just to beg me to personally grant you death?!"
Without any astonishment at Yun Che discovering his existence, the hoarse, obscure voice was filled with a chilling mania and arrogance.
"...So, you are indeed the Shiyue Mojun who has existed here for ten thousand years?" Yun Che’s heart stirred violently.
Although Mo Li had already told him a terrifying monster was hiding inside, seeing it appear in person still sent a powerful shock through him. Because even the Supreme Sea Palace, which had always guarded the Shiyue Demon Cave, didn’t know of its existence!
"Hahaha!" The terrifying voice laughed wildly. "I only once spoke my name to you humans. I never thought that after ten thousand years, you would still remember it. It seems that even if I haven't seen the sun or moon for ten millennia, I am enough to plunge you insignificant creatures into eternal fear, hahahaha..."
Shiyue Mojun's voice was extremely harsh and grating; every word made Yun Che's whole body uncomfortable. His laughter was even more unbearable. But the words he spoke were a genuine admission... He was indeed the Shiyue Mojun that the Supreme Sea Palace thought had long perished!!
That meant... he had lived from ten thousand years ago all the way to the present!
Ten thousand years was enough to make even the strongest Emperor Lords die several times over, yet he had not perished for an entire ten thousand years!
Such a lifespan completely defied common sense!
Even his strength was far from the legendary Overlord Xuan Realm!
"So it really is this guy!" Yun Che said quietly to Mo Li. "Living ten thousand years without dying, he's definitely an extraordinary monster!"
Mo Li: "..."
Yun Che took a light breath, calmed his heart, and looked up again, speaking in a steady tone: "Although you have never appeared in the Tian Xuan Continent, the name Shiyue Mojun has never been forgotten. As for me, I am merely a humble human as you call me, with no grievances or enmity toward you, and I certainly have no desire to become your enemy. I came here only to retrieve something. Once I obtain it, I will leave immediately and never reveal a single word about you... I spoke just now because I disturbed your peace and wished to apologize."
Clearly, facing this terrifying creature that had lived in darkness for at least ten thousand years, Yun Che had no intention of fighting to the death. If it didn't interfere with him taking the Netherworld Brahma Flower, and they left each other alone... that would naturally be the best outcome.
However, as soon as Yun Che's hope was voiced, it was crushed.
"Lowly, foolish, insignificant inferior creature!!" Shiyue Mojun suddenly roared, his piercing voice filled with bone-chilling anger, ridicule, and contempt. His pupils, like gray abysses, plummeted from the sky. "Not only do you dare to covet my Netherworld Brahma Flower, but you even fantasize that I will let you go!"
Bang!!
A loud crash, and a tall gray shadow heavily landed in front of Yun Che.
A murderous aura, as if from hell, rushed toward him. Yun Che swiftly retreated five steps, clenching his fists tightly. From the sound, the distance was no more than ten zhang, but in the darkness, all he could see were those gray-white pupils; he couldn't even make out a blurred outline.
It knew he wanted the Netherworld Brahma Flower... Right! It had overheard his conversation with Zi Ji and the others earlier!!
Shiyue Mojun was right in front of him. Although Yun Che couldn't see it, an overwhelming oppressive force weighed heavily on his body and soul. This pressure was completely different from any he had faced in his life. Cold, resentful, manic, arrogant, delusional, bloodthirsty... He felt dense negative emotions filling every corner of the world. In a trance, he felt as if he were chained above hell's lava, about to face the most cruel punishment in existence.
"My source of life and soul are completely destroyed. I have been forced to imprison myself here, not daring to see the sun or moon for ten thousand years! The dark aura here restores my life and power, and this Netherworld Brahma Flower can restore my soul source! It is a gift from the heavens, the most precious thing for my survival in this world! In this humiliating world, the day it blooms every twenty-four years is my happiest moment! And you, a tiny, foolish, lowly creature, dare to lay a finger on my most precious treasure!"
A supremely powerful being, facing an "insignificant creature," would normally not be angered at all. But clearly, Yun Che had touched an absolute taboo!
The sudden eruption of murderous aura and rage shocked Yun Che, but he quickly calmed down, his eyes turning icy cold. "It seems... there's no room for negotiation."
Not only did things not go as he wished, but they had turned in the worst possible direction... This Netherworld Brahma Flower was Shiyue Mojun's inverse scale!
That meant that if he wanted to obtain the Netherworld Brahma Flower, he would have to kill Shiyue Mojun!
Kill this monster full of endless mysteries, who had lived for ten thousand years without dying!!
"Rumor has it that over ten thousand years ago, your strength was roughly at the early stage of the Overlord Xuan Realm. But after an entire ten thousand years, your profound force has only risen to the middle stage of the Lord Xuan Realm..." Since a life-and-death struggle was inevitable, Yun Che no longer needed to be polite. He sneered, "Such a pitiful growth rate is worse than the most mediocre human! It seems that you, who keep calling us inferior creatures, are nothing special!"
"Hahahaha!" Shiyue Mojun did not fly into a rage at Yun Che's words but instead burst into wild laughter. "Foolish, insignificant creatures, how can you comprehend my greatness?! My current dormancy is merely forced by the severe damage to my life source and soul source! As long as this Netherworld Brahma Flower does not perish, give me another three thousand years, and my life source and soul source will recover. Then, my body and soul will recover rapidly, and my power will advance a thousand miles in a single day! At that time, everything in this world will bow at my feet!"
Mo Li: "..."
"Tch." Yun Che was full of disdain. "I've encountered many strong men in my life; there are plenty stronger than you. But in terms of boasting, no one can match you. Ah... Could it be that you're simply mad? Right, in this absolute darkness, never mind driving someone mad; one or two months would be enough to drive anyone to suicide. That said, I suddenly admire you a bit. Trapped here for ten thousand years, you haven't killed yourself and are still living well."
"Heh..." In the darkness came Shiyue Mojun's dangerous sneer. "I endured a million years; what is a mere ten thousand years?!"
Yun Che's brows jumped sharply...
A million years?!
"Ridiculous! I am actually wasting words on such a lowly and foolish creature like you!"
Boom!!
A blast of cold air exploded. Shiyue Mojun's pupils instantly turned from grayish-white to pitch black, and a thick black smoke rose from his body. In an instant, the dark aura within the Shiyue Demon Cave went into complete chaos, as if the infernal winds of hell were mercilessly sweeping and corroding every corner.
Yun Che's chest tightened. He leaped backward with all his strength, retreating a hundred zhang in an instant. The dark power that Shiyue Mojun had suddenly erupted was terrifying, giving him the feeling of instantly falling into hell.
Whoosh!!
With the Phoenix Flame in his left hand and the Golden Crow Flame in his right, Yun Che's entire body was bathed in fire, his brows tightly furrowed. As he was shocked by Shiyue Mojun's dark power, he inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity that shouldn't exist...
Familiarity?
"Ignorant, lowly creature! With your insignificant strength, approaching the Netherworld Brahma Flower would only lead to death; I wouldn't even need to act personally. But the lowly, filthy soul aura of humans would defile my Netherworld Brahma Flower! I have no choice but to personally reduce you to ashes in the darkness!"
In the endless darkness, Yun Che couldn't see Shiyue Mojun's location at all, relying only on his limited spiritual sense to perceive its power. Thus, before the fight even began, he was already at a complete disadvantage.
At that moment, an extremely low voice coldly sounded:
"Eternal Night Illusion Demon Scripture!"
This voice came from Yun Che, but it was not Yun Che who spoke... It was Mo Li's voice!
Those five words made Yun Che freeze, and Shiyue Mojun's arms, which were about to strike, also paused.
"Who is it?!" Shiyue Mojun's pupils radiated dark light several times blacker, and that beam of dark light eventually fell on Yun Che. "I see! There's another soul dwelling inside your body... and it actually recognizes my demonic art!"
"Mo Li, what's going on?" Yun Che asked uneasily. He finally understood that vague sense of familiarity... The dark aura that Shiyue Mojun had erupted was very similar to the power aura he had felt from Fen Juechen that day. Only, it was many times stronger, denser, and purer.
"This monster is neither beast nor human!" Mo Li's voice was frighteningly low, for the shock and horror in her heart far exceeded Yun Che's. "It is highly possible... that it is from a million years ago... the ancient era... the Eternal Night Demon Clan's..."
"Demon!!"
The appearance of the "Eternal Night Illusion Demon Scripture" in the Tian Xuan Continent made Mo Li sense an extremely unusual aura. And the Shiyue Mojun before them... he was very likely the terrifying truth behind the "Eternal Night Illusion Demon Scripture"!