Chapter 606-607: Sun Wukong vs Lilith

Chapter 606-607: Sun Wukong vs Lilith

The clash between the two strongest entities of their respective kingdoms was one to behold. Even more as they immediately summoned their King name without the slightest intention to waste time.

Thanks to her zone, >the entire battlefield was covered by her swords and intent, allowing her to strike Wukong from absolutely every side even as the two were in a deadlock because of the clash between the sword Muramasa and the staff Ruyi.

Wukong showed no change in expression as the swords neared him and in fact gave a small sneer and it was soon easy to understand why.

“This is useless!”

The thousands of swords struck him but to no avail, and he simply ignored them and changed the length of his staff, shortening it, causing Lilith to falter, before sweeping down the staff toward her head.

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This was the technique created by Wukong after he observed Fafnir. Unlike the man, Wukong had no interest in providing absolute defense for an army. All he needed was to make sure no one could hurt him. The Vajra body was in his opinion, no weaker than the War Form of Dragon Kings and the results were clear.

Lilith managed to avoid easily the staff as she mocked Wukong,

“Do you think you can easily block all my attacks? With your bare body?”

Not even Sol could do something like this despite him having a body nearly immune to magic.

Indeed, at the end of the onslaught, Wukong could feel a few parts of his body with small wounds open. They were not bleeding and in fact were already healing. But this was the proof that indeed, he had been wounded.

This was quite a surprise for Wukong. His body was impervious to water, fire, and metal, his defense was perhaps one of the highest in the world.

“Your sword intent...”

“There is nothing in this world I cannot cut. This is my belief.”

Her aura went up in crescendo and reached a level so high, that Wukong doubted this was something a mortal could reach.

“Beautiful.” He muttered and increased his aura, causing them to clash. The resulting pressure born from those two aura would have been enough to erase the entire army if they fought in the mortal realm. After all, the two of them were demigods.

Looking at the new swords that were appearing all over the place, Wukong knew that he could not let the situation continue as it was.

Thankfully,

“You are not the only one who can fight on multiple fronts.” Dodging ten swords that were ready to skewer him.

Lilith opened her eyes wide when a myriad of Sun Wukong appeared all over the place, their numbers nearly matching the number of her swords. The worst was that she could feel those clones were in no way weak. Each of them was more or less equal to a Duke level.

She laughed. This was indeed a reminder of why people like them were not allowed to participate in war. Her swords could kill thousands of Dukes without her moving a single step, and clearly Wukong could do the same.

What followed could only be described as a dance of death between two armies. One made out of swords and one made out of flesh.

None of the clones of Wukong could survive her swords but at the same time, the energy in the sword would be spent after killing a clone and Lilith would have to create a new one.

Even as the clones and swords fought, Lilith and Wukong did not stay idle. With his cloud under his feet and a flying sword under hers, the two of them were zipping around the battlefield exchanging hit and slash one after another, showing the depth of their martial art and weapon technique.

Because the range of her attack was restricted by her weapon and her swords were blocked by Wukong clones, Lilith found herself in a dangerous position and passiveness as she had to constantly defend against the ever-changing range of Wukong’s magical staff.

Not only could the Ruyi Jingu Bang grow and shrink at will, it could also be increase and decrease its thickness. Something she learned the hard way as she was swatted like a fly by what looked like a mountain and crashed down.

Cough~This is not good. I would have been in really bad shape if this was my previous body.

She coughed and cleared her throat from the congested blood and immediately moved away as a giant pillar came down where she previously was. Her body felt horrible but a body recreated with divine energy, dragon blood and phoenix nirvana would never break down so easily.

Something that would have broken her bones in the past was now just a minor inconvenience.

I understand now why Sol loves to act like a meat shield.

She laughed out loud even as she escaped from more and more close call. All her life, Lilith had been fighting in a body that was too weak to support her might. Her high reserves of mana were useless as her body could not conduct mana fast enough and she had to waste too much energy in cladding herself because the slightest mistakes would mean death.

Always acting carefully, always paying attention to the slightest details, always cursing her limitations.

She realized that her previous thought about sacrificing herself to beat Sun Wukong had been extremely short-sighted. Had she fought him as she was in the past, she would have lost.

Now though...Now things are different.

Lilith’s heart beat faster and faster in her chest and the movement of her body became better, while her mana continued to increase as if it was endless.

She is getting faster? Wukong was astonished by the performance Lilith was putting on. On paper, outside of her Sword Art, there was no domain where Lilith should have been better than him.

Even less so when it came to speed, strength and resilience. His own body was equal to dragon kings after all.

There is no doubt no. There is no way she is a human.

But if not a human then what? He did hear rumors about Lilith being partially succubus but even such a thing should not have been enough. Demons of now in the mortal realm were nothing but fallen Divine Beasts after all.

Well, it doesn’t matter.

Wukong stopped flying and gazed at Lilith in the distance. His clones were dwindling and the number he could create was limited. If things continued like this, he might really lose after wasting all his energy.

Such a defeat was a humiliation he would never accept.

“I believe it’s time to stop running away.”

He threw his staff in the air and clapped his palms together.

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The world shuddered and space twisted as five pillars similar to fingers appeared all around, creating a fighting ring no one could escape from.

What is happening?

Lilith was surprised by this sudden display of power, and even more surprised by the apparent effect.

“You should give up. You cannot win against me.” He spoke with confidence and she had a hard time denying his words.

The fight continued like this for a few minutes, neither relenting, each of them giving their all in order to win and gain the title of strongest. Their wounds accumulated, slowly but surely.

Sun Wukong was less wounded overall but Lilith used any occasion to stick small blades in his body, causing him great pain. The lack of healing did not help. Lilith meanwhile was bruised on nearly every part of her body.

Not much damage could be seen externally, but she was sure that her organs were a mess at this moment.

We are more or less evenly matched.

Neither could say that they were superior to the other, and they knew that any error at this point could be fatal.

This was a dangerous moment. One where their very life was at stake and yet, the two of them showed exhilarated expression.

For Wukong, his heart was bursting with happiness because he was finally able to have the kind of fight he so dearly wished for, while Lilith was delighted by her ability to use all the techniques she had long stopped using.

Even as they fought, they kept growing in power and technique. Proving that they were indeed singularities. Beings who could ignore Fate to a certain extent or use it for their benefits.

The two separated, Lilith's breath was ragged as she grabbed the hilt of her sword with her right hand. No matter how much her body was trembling and shivering because of tiredness, her grip stayed steady.

She scanned the surroundings, the ring created by Wukong had shrunk, leaving only a diameter of about 20 meters now. Beyond this ring was Sol’s dimension, a somewhat white and black monochrome world with hints of colors appearing.

It should be enough time, right?

She sucked in a deep breath. She did not know what was happening on Sol and the girl's side but she believed in him and she knew that he would keep Lilin safe.

I was really arrogant.

She laughed at her past self, who thought she could have easily won against Wukong if she went with the mindset of sacrificing her life. Thanks to Sol, she was able to fight at one hundred percent, but she was reaching her limit.

This situation felt somehow amusing for Lilith. In the past, she had been the one to protect Sol. Because he was weak, because he was young, because he was not mature enough.

So many reasons and yet, all of it boiled down to the fact that she lived for years with the mindset that everything rested on her shoulders. A sense of responsibility that was so strong it was crushing her.

Now though, she was free from all this sense of responsibility, because she knew that even if the sky was to fall down, he would be there to hold it for them.

A smile graced Lilith’s lips. One different from the one born because of her joy of fighting a worthy opponent. Her stiff joints became relaxed, her erratic breathing calmed down and calmness filled her mind and heart.

At this moment, she could feel it. A moment of absolute calmness, the moment when she and her sword became one.

There is nothing I cannot cut.

This was the belief in her heart. The reason she created the Immortal Slaying Art and upgraded it to God Slaying Sword Art.

I will cut everything in his path.

She was no more a sword seeking a master and yet as a swordsman it was necessary for her heart to be filled with a purpose and at this moment she had decided what would be her purpose.

I want to see it.

Sol wanted to create a world only for them. One beyond the grasp of even the goddesses. This was a selfish goal but at the same time, this was one filled with selflessness as it showed the love he had for those he cared for.

I want to help him create such a world.

For that he would be a vanguard. Someone who would cut down those who oppose him.

I will cut everything.

Be it the strings of fate, the angels, or even the goddesses. Nothing would stop her sword and nothing would stand in his path.

At this very moment, Lilith reached enlightenment as she swung her sword,

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A scream of metal getting crushed echoed from the sword even as she completed her movement and sliced through the air like a beam of light at a speed nearly equal to it. The entire space along the trajectory cracked apart.

At that moment, Sun Wukong’s eyes dilated as he faced a crisis like never before. A gigantic sword strike, rendering space and time itself meaningless, was hurled toward him.

Chills ran down his spine as the light filled his vision. All his instincts were screaming at him.

You must not stop this attack with your body.

Sadly and in an ironic twist of fate, there was no possibility of escaping as his movements were limited by the very prison he created.

For the very first time in his entire life, Wukong faced the prospect of true death. A primordial fear filled his veins at his possible and incoming demise.

Ah...So this is it.

Both Lilith and Wukong were singularities, and both of them were geniuses with few equals. Light filled his eyes as he realized something at this very moment between life and death.

He was Sun Wukong.

Even in the face of death, he would never give up. Never stop forward.

Since he could not flee — he would just have to block it.

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This was not enough. Not even close to enough. He needed more. Way more than this.

Golden light filled his body as he shouted toward the sky,

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Like this Wukong was entirely swallowed by the sword strike. The last thing he heard was the sound of a sword breaking reaching his ears.