I Am Unaware That I Am the Peerless Martial God Chapter 1347: The Master is About to Wake Up
Previously on I Am Unaware That I Am the Peerless Martial God...
Planet Cloud.
Under the night sky.
Moonlight cascaded over a handful of silhouettes. Be it clouds gliding through or a light wind grazing their features, these forms hung motionless in the sky, utterly still, like beings beyond the mortal plane.
Lu Benwei, the leader, abruptly sensed it. Staring at the boundless stars, he whispered.
"The master is about to wake up..."
Upon hearing this, the followers behind him showed signs of anxiety. A mix of eagerness and thrill for the unknown bubbled up on their faces against their will. Yet, from their boss's voice, they sensed it wasn't straightforward. They stayed quiet for ages, afraid to interrupt.
Then Lu Benwei inquired in a grave tone.
"Are you ready?"
His words barely out, Dog, Centipede, and Spirit King all cupped their fists toward him with grave looks. Even the typically innocent milk replied with unusual gravity.
"Boss, we are all ready!"
The moon shone brightly with stars scattered thinly, lighting the darkness nearly as clear as daylight.
Ao Qing donned a jet-black helmet that gleamed mysteriously in the lunar light.
Centipede gripped lengthy swords in every hand, over a hundred icy flashes dancing nonstop. Milk's towering build hid partly under a cape, his presence hard to pin down. Spirit King even carried heavy chains, showing a fearsome, chilling shine right then.
True to their claim, they stood at their utmost readiness. Every measure had been taken to tackle whatever danger came!
Observing his subordinates' flawless readiness, Lu Benwei gave a small nod, deeply pleased.
"Good."
At their boss's approval, joy lit up all their faces.
Ao Qing, the closest one, advanced and declared, his urge to fight burning fiercely.
"Boss, what exactly are we going to do?"
"As long as you give the word, we brothers will risk our lives to get it done!"
With those passionate lines echoing, the group turned resolute. Dropping their normal jesting ways, their expressions brimmed with sincerity and determination.
"Yeah!"
"Whatever the boss commands, we will absolutely accomplish!"
Lu Benwei appeared more and more content. Nodding over and over, his voice stayed utterly grave; he didn't ease up at all despite the group's zeal.
"Very good."
"This is exactly the attitude I want. I am very happy that you have this level of resolve. Next, you will act separately, each going to a different world to complete your missions. Everyone bears a heavy responsibility, and there cannot be a single mishap!"
This commendation brought a spark of delight to their gazes. Earning praise from the boss was no small feat.
But grasping that they'd divide into groups, though Lu Benwei had hinted at it earlier, worry crept into their eyes regardless.
After all.
For years, the brothers had tackled everything together. Be it meals, drinks, fun, or flying high, separation never happened. With a leader like Lu Benwei, they felt bold against any challenge.
Splitting now for separate tasks felt jarringly unfamiliar.
They shared quiet looks, and Ao Qing, as second-in-command, couldn't hold back his question.
"Boss."
"We have never been separated. Splitting up this time, I just feel a bit unsure. Aren't you coming with us?"
To this, Lu Benwei grinned, a seldom-seen calm washing over his bony visage.
"No need to be nervous. You are already very strong now. Even without me around, as long as you do your best, you will be able to complete your respective missions."
"As for me... I have even more important matters to attend to."
"This time, we brothers can only act separately. You must fulfill your missions and let our success blossom on all fronts."
These reassurances hardened the resolve in their eyes.
"Right! Blossom on all fronts!"
"We will absolutely not let you down, Boss!"
With that, Lu Benwei pressed on with directives, outlining vital details.
"Next..."
"I will tear through space and send you to your respective worlds. How you act in the future will depend entirely on yourselves."
"This mission is extremely critical and highly important to the master. You must succeed; not a single trace of failure can be allowed!"
His voice carried intense severity.
Dog and the rest tightened up while absorbing it. Trailing Lu Benwei for so long, adventures were always lighthearted and fun-filled. They'd rarely witnessed such gravity from him.
In their astonishment, they quickly cupped fists in reply, matching his solemnity!
"Rest assured, Boss. We will complete the mission even if we have to risk our lives!"
Lu Benwei eyed his comrades. His hollow sockets betrayed no feeling, and skipping more warnings, he set to assigning them.
"You will be going to three different worlds."
"Qing, you and milk are a bit stronger, so your burdens will be relatively heavier; you two will each go to a world alone. The other two are slightly weaker. To ensure the success of the mission, they will team up and go to the same world together."
This warm call struck a chord.
Ao Qing's eyes welled up, emotion swelling.
Though unaware of the trials ahead or their scale, this parting evoked cherished, joyful memories. It filled him with security and the bravery to confront any trial.
One simple name outweighed endless speeches.
Whatever perils awaited, he'd meet them with steady poise.
Such was the unspoken bond and flair among brothers.
Dog grinned and led with a fist cup. The others joined in harmony, eyes alight with unyielding will, radiating fearless valor!
Lu Benwei said no more. His bony right arm lifted gradually.
A gentle press.
Three tears ripped open in sequence through the sky, spilling chaotic space flows.
As his digit swayed lightly left and right, the openings widened steadily. In moments, they stretched into fissures over ten feet wide, with wild space storms howling like tempests!
Boundless, fearsome power dwelled in his compact skeleton. A mere touch let him command the void, linking realms in an instant.
This glimpse showed just the surface of the Eternal Tribulation God's might!
Though used to their boss's dominance, Dog and crew still felt their pulses race with fervor.
"Boss is mighty!"
"Boss is truly worthy of being the universally invincible, suave, and handsome young man who captivates thousands of beautiful girls!"
Lu Benwei gave a subtle smile and motioned softly.
"Go."
They shared thrilled glances, said goodbyes in turn, and plunged one after another into the space tears.
As his brothers vanished into the rifts, the night grew empty. Lu Benwei waved lazily, sealing the voids, while the faint grin in his gaze slowly dimmed.
Amid the expansive stars, he lingered in silence.
As he had through countless eras.
Lu Benwei tilted his head up deliberately, fists on waist. An unprecedented, dread aura poured from him. His slight frame loomed to cleave the skies and ground, dimming even the celestial bodies!
Those sunken sockets pierced the cosmos, his sight soaring boundlessly!
Stars and moon faded from view; swiftly, they trailed in the infinite galaxy. Climbing further, they dwindled, from grand forms out of reach to specks like rice grains...
Yet his stare kept probing the infinite void without pause!
Until finally...
The dim star and moon lights shrank away entirely into the dark expanse. Vast star clusters spawning myriad lights turned trivial, whisking past in a flash.
Only pure blackness filled his sight.
The deepest void, spanning eons of light-years. No cosmic glow could breach it; just icy demonic essence roiled and swelled chaotically inside.
In this infinite gloom.
A colossal eye burst awake, its dark white and pale black emitting unholy dread!
As it flared open, the fearsome dark essence clung desperately. Like worthless specks or fervent worshippers, it drew inexorably to that abyssal being.
In just breaths.
The pale core intensified its horror, churning with devouring black fog that could swallow all creation.
One look shot through star oceans, locking across the emptiness!
Facing that overwhelmingly fearsome stare, Lu Benwei's face stayed unmoved. He held his stance with hands akimbo, observing steadily. The huge eye with pale core and dark rim matched his dominance, refusing to blink away.
Their stares tangled and battled for moments.
Stellar tempests boiled like furious waves. The raw force rattled multiple stars, as if a colossal stream had crashed over them!
Abruptly.
A smirk curled in the massive crimson eye, peering down with icy disdain like at a trivial insect.
"Give up, you will never succeed."
"After endless eons, I am no longer who I once was. Having recuperated in this boundless void until now, I am even stronger than before! As for you, you are nothing but a mere skeleton now. You simply do not have the power to stop me anymore!"
At the mocking echoes from the abyssal deeps, Lu Benwei broke into laughter too.
"Hahaha..."