Night 91 – The Crimson Moon Eclipse
The Black Cliff Monastery was silent under a blood-red eclipse. No wind. Only the thump of Wuya's black heart visible through transparent sternum skin.
Abbot Hei stood on the Bone Bridge, iron rings in his eyelids glinting.
"Nine senior monks betrayed us. Sold Iron Corpse manuals to the Crimson Wolf Sect.
Tonight, you are the executioner.
Kill them all.
Earn your name."
Wuya's bowl-claw whip uncoiled—25 feet, crimson-black, Lan's voice whispering:
"Brother… their blood… for us…"
The Nine Targets
Monk Huo – Qi Condensation Peak – Fire Palm
Monk Lei – Lightning Step – Thunder Fist
Monk Du – Poison Arts – Venom Needle
Monk Jin – Golden Bell Body – Iron Skin
Monk Feng – Wind Blade – Gale Slash
Monk Bing – Ice Qi – Frost Prison
Monk Ying – Shadow Clone – Phantom Step
Monk Tie – Iron Chain – Chain Whip
Monk Gui – Ghost Qi – Soul Devour
Kill #1: Monk Huo – The Refining Hall
Huo meditated in the crucible room, palms glowing red.
Wuya Ghost Stepped—blink.
Bowl-claw whip lashed—WRAP.
Around Huo's neck.
YANK.
Head torn free—spine attached like a red rope.
Wuya drank from the stump.
The whip absorbed the fire qi—flames licked its segments.
Tally carved into Huo's skull: 十三 – Thirteen.
Kill #2: Monk Lei – The Lightning Spire
Lei stood atop the storm tower, lightning crackling.
Wuya climbed the wall with demon claws—scrape-scrape.
Lei unleashed Thunder Fist—BOOM.
Wuya's Iron Corpse Skin absorbed—sparks danced.
Whip pierced Lei's chest—RIP.
Heart yanked out, still sparking.
Wuya crushed it—electricity surged into the whip.
Tally on Lei's ribcage: 十四 – Fourteen.
Kill #3: Monk Du – The Poison Garden
Du hid among venom vines, needles ready.
Wuya inhaled the poison—Iron Corpse lungs filtered it.
Whip extended 30 feet—SLASH.
Du's arms severed.
Needles flew—ping-ping—bounced off Wuya's transparent eyelids.
Wuya forced Du's mouth open, poured his own venom back in.
Du's throat melted—gurgle.
Tally on melted face: 十五 – Fifteen.
Kill #4: Monk Jin – The Golden Bell Arena
Jin activated Golden Bell Body—skin turned bronze.
Wuya punched—CRACK.
Jin's arm shattered.
Whip coiled around torso—SQUEEZE.
Golden skin cracked like pottery.
Wuya peeled him—bronze skin in sheets.
Tally on peeled chest: 十六 – Sixteen.
Kill #5: Monk Feng – The Wind Tunnel
Feng used Gale Slash—wind blades sliced air.
Wuya Ghost Stepped through—blink-blink-blink.
Whip caught Feng's ankle—YANK.
Slammed into wall—SPLAT.
Tally on crushed skull: 十七 – Seventeen.
Kill #6: Monk Bing – The Ice Crypt
Bing froze the air—Frost Prison.
Wuya's fire-whip melted the ice—hiss.
Whip pierced Bing's eyes—POP-POP.
Froze from inside.
Wuya shattered the frozen body—ice shards rained.
Tally on frozen heart: 十八 – Eighteen.
Kill #7: Monk Ying – The Shadow Hall
Ying split into 10 clones.
Wuya closed transparent eyelids—qi vision saw the real one.
Whip lashed all 10—SLASH-SLASH.
Only one bled.
Tally on real throat: 十九 – Nineteen.
Kill #8: Monk Tie – The Chain Vault
Tie's iron chains whipped—CLANG-CLANG.
Wuya's bowl-claw whip countered—CLASH.
Chains entangled.
Wuya pulled—Tie flew forward.
Demon claw through mouth—RIP.
Jaw torn off.
Tally on tongue: 二十 – Twenty.
Kill #9: Monk Gui – The Soul Altar
Gui activated Soul Devour—ghost hands reached for Wuya's soul.
The bowl-claw shard in his heart screamed—Lan and Hua's voices:
"NO! HE'S OURS!"
Whip exploded 40 feet—black-red storm.
Ghost hands shredded.
Wuya grabbed Gui's face—thumbs into eyes.
POP-POP.
Whip through skull—SUCK.
Gui's soul drained into the porcelain shard.
The whip glowed white-hot.
Tally on empty eye sockets: 二十一 – Twenty-One.
The Naming
Wuya stood amid 9 corpses, blood pooling into a crimson lake.
The bowl-claw whip retracted—now 50 feet, multi-headed, 9 souls screaming inside.
Abbot Hei approached.
"Nine kills. One night.
You are no longer a rat.
You are Wuya—Boundless.
The monastery is yours to leave.
Blood Sand City awaits."
Wuya knelt.
Carved the final tally into his forehead with the whip-tip:
无涯 – Wuya.
Boundless.
End of Chapter 9