My Core is the Boss-Chapter 130: Many Enemies

Deep within White Supreme's Palace.

Sighing in relief, Second Junior Sister slowly said to Yun He, "Senior Brother, your injuries have recovered to about seventy or eighty percent."

Gratitude appeared in Yun He's eyes. "Thank you, Junior Sister."

Years ago, he left the White Supreme Palace for the City of No Return. On the way, he encountered the Demon-Eel Ancestor, and a fierce battle ensued. Yun He was gravely injured in the aftermath. Shortly upon arriving at the Great Sorrow City, he sensed that a Great Supreme was secretly plotting against him. At that time, at least three Great Supremes had been lurking within the city.

Realizing he could not go on in his condition, Yun He used a secret art passed down by his master to return to the palace. He fell into a coma upon his return. For all these years, his Second Junior Sister had been in seclusion deep inside the palace, treating him. His injuries had only begun to improve recently.

The baby-faced woman said angrily, "Hmph! How dare the guardian use the City of No Return to set a trap for Senior Brother! He’s too shameless!"

Yun He also felt lingering fear. The city guardian used the Slate of Fate as bait and almost got him killed. Still, now wasn’t the time to dwell on that. In twenty years, he’d enter the Myriad Demon Gate to assist the White Supreme in resisting the Supreme One.

A trace of worry flickered in his eyes. "More than ten years have passed... I wonder how many cities of the Southern Lands still remain standing?"

That was his main concern. There was one battlefield inside the Myriad Demon Gate, and another in the North South Pact. Both battlefields were of extreme importance.

The baby-faced woman comforted him. "Senior Brother, don't worry. Elder Baihe is out there. She will surely protect the Southern Lands."

Elder Baihe—or White Crane—was the White Supreme's spirit beast. His strength was on par with the Great Supreme level.

"Mhm." Yun He nodded. "I wonder how Master is faring within the Myriad Demon Gate?"

After all, the crisis in the Southern Lands was nothing compared to the one within the gate.

Just then, a booming voice surged through the sky, echoing even within the sealed chamber. "The guardian of the City of No Return, the Blood Master of the Blood Palace, has come to pay a visit to the White Supreme Palace!"

The powerful voice echoed throughout all corners of the palace.

The two Supremes guarding the main gate trembled. "The Blood Master?"

Who didn't know of the Blood Master's fame? He was the slayer of Supremes!

It was said that the Blood Master was besieged by three Great Supremes and 1,700 Supremes. Yet, the Blood Master remained unfazed and fought them alone. He even had a hundred-man band play suona while at it. And the moment his Origin Divine Technique erupted, 1,700 Supremes succumbed to their inner demons instantly.

Imagine that! That was probably about the entire number of Supremes in the Southern Lands! All slaughtered by a single man!

Why would such a terrifying man grace them with his presence? Restlessness spread throughout the entire White Supreme Palace.

Just then, Second Junior Sister declared in a cool, yet slightly irritated voice, "City Guardian, why have you come to my White Supreme Palace? You dare to show your face after plotting against Senior Brother?!"

She stormed out of the secret chamber and flew into the sky.

When he saw his junior sister standing up for him, Yun He felt both helpless and elated.

Just then, a flapping white crane flew over, extending a pale hand to gag the baby-faced woman. Soon, the bird transformed into a petite young girl. She lectured Little Lian like an elder, "Little Lian, how could you talk to the Blood Master like that? He is my godfather!"

​​The baby-faced woman froze. Yun He was also reeling from the shock.

White Crane had only followed the White Supreme after being beaten into submission. She had always been arrogant, looking down on everyone. How did she suddenly gain a godfather? Moreover, the obscure Blood Master, at that?

White Crane declared smugly, "Hmph! The Blood Master is the number one Supreme of the Flowing Wind World. He has now unified the 108,000 Cities. His forces have already combed through the Endless Blood Sea. The entire Northern Lands is under the Blood Palace! Even the White Supreme must greet him respectfully. Hurry and follow me to welcome him!"

Yun He and the baby-faced woman were completely confused. Did they just hear that right? The Blood Palace swept through the Northern Lands?

The baby-faced woman asked White Crane via voice transmission, "Is this real?"

"Of course it's real. Why would I lie? Now every Supreme in the Southern and Northern Lands submits to the Blood Master!"

As they spoke, the three arrived outside the palace, meeting the legendary Blood Master.

Inside, the dozen or so Supremes peeked at the Blood Master, gazes filled with fear and admiration. After all, the rising star had accomplished what the White Supreme couldn't.

"Godfather, you're here!" White Crane smiled brightly. "This woman dared speak rudely to you earlier, but I already disciplined her. Please, Godfather, don't hold it against a child!"

Calling a baby-faced woman over a thousand years old a "child" somehow didn't feel wrong.

Yun He stared at Qi Yuan, still stunned. Seeing White Crane call that impossibly young man "godfather," he realized she hadn't been lying.

Qi Yuan glared at her. "I'm not your godfather. And I don't have a daughter your age!"

He felt that all of Bai Ze's disciples lacked shame. More than one had tried calling him godfather!

Qi Yuan then turned to Yun He, his voice calm. "You're Bai Ze's disciple?"

Yun He answered seriously, "Yes."

Hearing his master's name spoken casually made him unhappy.

Qi Yuan asked, "Where is the Myriad Demon Gate? I want to know everything about it."

He came to the White Supreme Palace precisely to learn about the Myriad Demon Gate.

Yun He hesitated.

Annoyed, White Crane urged. "Stop dithering! Tell Godfather about the Myriad Demon Gate. Maybe he'll feel generous and help your idiot mast—uh, your master."

Only then did Yun He said slowly, "The Myriad Demon Gate is at the Ends of the Earth."

"That place is empty," said Qi Yuan. He had been there once.

"It only reappears in twenty years, when it opens again."

Qi Yuan's expression tightened. "Is there no other method?"

Twenty years was long.

"No."

White Crane urged him again. "Hurry and tell Godfather about the inside!"

Yun He sighed and explained, "Inside the Myriad Demon Gate is a spatial rift connected to the Myriad Demon World. The Supreme One controls the passage and cooperates with the Myriad Demon World's experts, coveting our Flowing Wind World."

Anger flashed across the baby-faced woman's face.

Yun He then said with a bleak expression, “To resist the invasion of the Myriad Demon World, Master’s true body and a hundred Great Supremes have been guarding the gate.”

Battles had raged there for years, no less heated than the North South Pact. The North South Pact killed lower-level forces, while the Myriad Demon Gate killed upper-level forces.

Qi Yuan asked, "What's the strength of the Myriad Demon World? And what about the Supreme One?"

His Notebook of Death had another name now: Supreme One Shang Yanran.

Yun He said with a sour face, "The Myriad Demon World has many enemies..."

The baby-faced woman also seemed discouraged. The Supreme One and the Myriad Demon World combined were superior to the White Supreme Palace, in both high-level and mid-level power.

Qi Yuan asked with some unease, "How many?"

Yun He said heavily, "Over a hundred Great Supremes, all from the Northern Lands."

"That's about the same as the Southern Lands, not much more." Qi Yuan said, though still suspicious.

This world's distribution of power felt imbalanced. It was as if the world's Heavenly Dao was urgently mass-producing experts.

Yun He said solemnly, "But the Myriad Demon World has provided the Supreme One with nearly ten thousand Supremes."

Qi Yuan raised a brow. "Wait what?"

Yun He immediately understood that Blood Master was shocked by the numbers. When he first heard that number, he thought the world was doomed, especially with the ongoing war.

Yun He repeated, "About ten thousand. Could be more."

Qi Yuan nodded, feeling relieved. "Okay."

That's all? I haven't even preached yet!

Then, recalling something, Qi Yuan asked, "If the North and South differ so much in strength, how have they held them off for so long?"

"Because heaven bestowed Master acquired a supreme treasure, the Heartless Lotus. As a result, when the Myriad Demon World invaded, we managed to hold on somehow."

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up. "Heavenly Dao can hand out treasures???"

"I can't say..." Yun He stammered. Matters involving the Heavenly Dao were beyond a Great Supreme's insight, after all.

Qi Yuan became excited. With his hands on his hips, he yelled at the sky, "God is just! I've worked so hard running your demon-slaying factory, cleaning up after your mess, yet I haven't received a single coin!"

Yun He and the baby-faced woman exchanged confused looks.

Qi Yuan glowered angrily at the sky. "You were the one who kept sending me wives to tempt me. If not for that, would I have come to work for you? How dare you exploit me!"

The White Supreme Palace fell silent, except for Qi Yuan's scolding.

The Supremes watching wanted to laugh, but didn't dare. Their impression of the Blood Master grew stranger and stranger.

"You used to woo me so enthusiastically, now you're cold and distant. What are you, the Bull Demon King, and I'm Princess Iron Fan[1]? I'm not asking for much. Just give me a Golden Core. If you don't, I'll refine YOU into one! Also, I want my core to be big, at least as big as you? And if it's smaller, it can't be too small!" Qi Yuan roared like a lion, demanding payment.

He had been tightening the bolt day and night, without receiving a single wage. As such, he had to make it even! He already planned to form a big Golden Core. Otherwise, he couldn't take down Bright Palace.

"Don't feign ignorance! You gave Bai Ze a treasure, but I got none?! How is that fair?! Don't force me to swallow you whole!"

Suddenly, the heavens seemed to tremble.

Even Yun He and the White Crane girl froze. They felt the world shake just now, as if frightened by the Blood Master’s threat. Was it an illusion? They exchanged looks, both having strange thoughts. Was the Blood Master really talking to Heaven?

When the quake stopped, Qi Yuan smiled.

"That's more like it." He felt invigorated. The Golden Core Dao was right ahead. "Only after swallowing a Golden Core will I know that my fate is not heaven's to decide!"

He had already envisioned himself as a true Core Formation cultivator. Then, all five Peak Masters of the Divine Radiance Sect would have to bow to him. He would graduate from village-level cultivation, and enter county-level high school, skipping township level altogether! Such was the power of a world-born Golden Core!

Just then, Qi Yuan paled. "What if the Golden Core is too big and I can't swallow it? ... Will lubricant help?"

***

Two hours later. Inside the White Supreme Palace, a trembling voice cut through the sky.

Yun He's eyes widened. "What did you say?! The Blood Palace has thirty thousand Supremes?!"

***

Inside the Myriad Demon Gate.

He Wu had a complicated expression. "Big Dog, do you think the Master is truly the Great Demon?"

Ling Yayi showed an unpleasant look. "Who's that? My name is Ling Yayi now!"

The Thirteen Northern Demons all knew their past now.

"Big Dog just sounds better."

Ling Yayi glared, then grew solemn. "The scenes in the illusion really were the Great Demon's past."

He Wu fell silent.

The blood-robed slaughterer in the illusion was real. He was the true Great Demon. The story where Ning Tao and the Blood Master died together was false. In reality, the Demoness had always followed the Great Demon, killing together. One could even say the Flowing Wind World's tragic state could be traced back to the two.

"Blood Drop isn't the Great Demon!" Ning Tao said determinedly.

He Wu hesitated, then became firm. "Master is not. And even if he were, so what? Our enemy is still Shang Yanran and the Myriad Demon World!"

Ling Yayi said angrily, "Hmph, that nine-tailed fox Shang Yanran, I think she's the Great Demon!"

1. Husband and wife pair from the Journey to the West, a well known chinese novel. They divorced eventually but Bull Demon King still cared for his for wife, as seen by him seeking revenge for her at one point in the novel. ☜