100 Floors All Master - Chapter 262

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 262
58th Floor. Successor of the Wudang Sect. Jin-in (3)
Four days passed after that.
But Kang Jun-hyeok had not been able to unfold the Taheomubeon.
Hundreds, thousands of attempts had been made, but all failed. No enlightenment came.
The reason was simple enough.
He possessed no heaven-sent talent.
The Taiji Wisdom Sword of Wudang. The highest martial arts. It had taken Kang Jun-hyeok thirty years to master it. But those with talent in martial arts acquired it in mere years. The Greatest Martial Artist took only days.
The Taheomubeon was a technique far more difficult than the Taiji Wisdom Sword. Achieving it in just one week was a distant dream. Jin-in was well aware of this fact.
‘……In the end, was it only my greed.’
Jin-in’s expression turned bitter.
In the end, in the end I have accomplished nothing, merely a heat haze born without substance.
Endless despair and melancholy engulfed him.
Kang Jun-hyeok lowered his sword.
“Might I rest from training for a moment?”
“Do as you wish.”
Jin-in, half-resigned, spoke without strength. Kang Jun-hyeok sat down, closed his eyes, and contemplated the Taheomubeon.
He created a path of force to draw in external attacks. Then he would contain them within an endless Taiji.
No matter how powerful a force was, it had a limited range. An attack that followed the infinite Taiji would eventually lose its power and fade away.
That was the principle of the Taheomubeon.
He understood the principle of the technique. He knew the incantations, the flow of inner energy, how to unfold it—all of it. Kang Jun-hyeok drew out his sword and slowly traced a Taiji.
Clang!
But before even a single Taiji could form, it shattered.
Mere knowledge could not unfold the Taheomubeon.
One had to gain enlightenment regarding the concept of an infinite Taiji, its profound principle, and the very nature of its being.
That was beyond him.
He possessed no talent for martial arts.
Even decades of cultivation would never grant him enlightenment.
But he had experience.
He had knowledge.
He had the ability to find answers.
So he would approach it differently.
“Exhale.”
Kang Jun-hyeok’s thoughts accelerated. His eyes grew crimson as he slowly raised his sword.
[True Ancestor Awakening.]
The power of the great True Ancestor awakened within his body.
The sword began to trace a Taiji. And what lay within it was not merely inner energy.
Jin-in, watching blankly, murmured.
“Are you substituting inner energy with Vampire Abilities? An interesting approach.”
But there was no further comment.
Because many had already attempted something similar.
The Taheomubeon boasted near-absolute defense. Its power was even effective against the Victors. Those who were not Martial Artists attempted to unfold it with magic or their own authority.
But all of them failed.
Since the technique was inherently formed from inner energy, substituting it with another force was nearly impossible. Jin-in believed Kang Jun-hyeok would fare no differently.
Whoooosh.
But the Taiji formed through blood was undeniably more stable than before.
Jin-in’s eyes widened.
“H-how?”
In shock, he examined it more closely and quickly understood.
‘……It’s not just the True Ancestor’s authority alone.’
The foundation of the Taheomubeon that Kang Jun-hyeok unfolded was built on inner energy. It was more akin to filling the exterior with the power of the True Ancestor.
This was an approach impossible for cosmic beings.
Because they could only wield a single type of force.
Inner energy, or mana, or True Ancestor power—it was fixed. Mixing them like this was impossible.
But Kang Jun-hyeok was a Player.
He could blend diverse forces together.
Clang!
The Taheomubeon that was forming shattered. Kang Jun-hyeok gathered his strength and analyzed the cause of failure.
‘A severe distortion appears the moment the Taiji form is about to complete.’
He needed to stabilize that distortion.
It didn’t need to be continuous. It only had to stabilize the moment the form completed.
Then.
Whoooosh.
Kang Jun-hyeok unfolded the Taheomubeon again. Inner energy as the foundation, True Ancestor power filling within.
And distortion arose as the Taiji’s form neared completion.
[Pixie’s Mana Control.]
In that moment, the Transcendent’s mana control ability settled into Kang Jun-hyeok. He forcibly suppressed the arising distortion by generating mana.
As a result.
Whoooosh.
The Taiji manifested stably.
“…….”
Jin-in watched with his mouth agape.
“What, what exactly is that.”
Substituting unreachable enlightenment with another force.
The words were simple. But discerning exactly what force was needed and how much of it was required was itself the problem.
More than anything, mixing forces in such a manner had no precedent in cosmic history. One had to recognize the lacking parts through sensation alone and design it perfectly.
In some respects, that was more difficult than gaining enlightenment of the Taheomubeon itself.
Such a feat should be impossible for a cosmic being.
‘A cosmic being……then.’
Jin-in gazed at Kang Jun-hyeok as if entranced. Manbyeonggi murmured.
[So he approaches it this way after all.]
[I’ve seen it a few times before, but it’s still surprising.]
When Kang Jun-hyeok encountered an obstacle, he never obsessed over forcing through it.
He would detour, backtrack, find another path—he used every conceivable method.
Just as he had simply substituted telekinesis for the State of Mental Ascension, a realm that normally required reaching a considerable height of martial enlightenment.
This was possible because of the Player’s uniqueness.
Players could simultaneously wield forces that were impossible for cosmic beings to handle.
[No. Probably other Players couldn’t do this.]
The more talented a person was, the more they clung to their talent. Take Touvalt. He obsessed over Black Magic alone, abandoning and discarding all other forces.
That judgment wasn’t necessarily wrong. Focusing on one’s talent could even be called correct.
But Kang Jun-hyeok had no talent.
Originally, he should have given up there and broken. He would have recognized his limits and struck a wall.
Yet Kang Jun-hyeok did not stop.
He obsessed over breaking through the wall of insufficient talent, and the result was his current state.
“Mm.”
The manifested Taiji collapsed. Kang Jun-hyeok soon understood the reason.
‘The speed is insufficient.’
The speed needed for the Taiji to form was lacking.
[Instant Acceleration.]
All speeds became 1.5 times faster. The speed deficiency was filled.
Boom-boom-boom!
The next problem was the backlash from the Taiji. A wave bursting forth suddenly shook his body and disrupted his stance.
[Immovable Stance.]
He resolved that part with another skill.
[Concept Cutting.]
He cut the concept of the Taiji’s trembling.
Using telekinesis and Divine Power, he added further stability. Slowly, the Taheomubeon began to form.
The lofty ultimate principle formed purely from inner energy. The Taheomubeon was now tangled with every kind of force. It resembled a patchwork of rags, entirely lacking in beauty.
But it didn’t matter.
This was the result he had achieved. To him, it was more beautiful than any technique could ever be.
“……All Master.”
Jin-in, gazing as if entranced, murmured.
One who has mastered all abilities.
“Hmm.”
Kang Jun-hyeok looked at the unfolded Taheomubeon.
Still insufficient.
He had succeeded in giving it form, but he had not approached its essence. No ability he possessed could reach it.
After a moment of contemplation, Kang Jun-hyeok stood and spoke to Jin-in.
“Attack me.”
“Wh-what? All right.”
“But there’s a condition. This time, I need no protection for my life.”
“What?”
Jin-in’s eyes widened.
Until now, Kang Jun-hyeok could endlessly challenge because the Tower’s protection kept him from dying even when his health reached zero.
To remove that meant one thing.
He would stake his life to succeed with the Taheomubeon.
After a moment of confusion, Jin-in’s eyes grew calm.
“……No further words are needed for one who has steeled their resolve. Very well.”
Jin-in took his stance. With a measured voice, his fist shot forward.
“Unfold the Taheomubeon. Or die.”
And death flew toward Kang Jun-hyeok.
[True Ancestor Awakening.]
Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes crimsoned. He traced a Taiji with his sword. Inner energy formed the foundation while True Ancestor power filled the exterior.
[Pixie’s Mana Control.]
He used mana control to stabilize the distortion.
He employed Instant Acceleration to fill the lacking speed, corrected his trembling body with Immovable Stance, cut the concept of trembling with Concept Cutting, and provided support with telekinesis and Divine Power.
Whoooosh.
An infinite Taiji unfolded. The power contained in the fist slowly began to be drawn into the Taiji.
Crash-crash-crash-crash!
But it could not hold.
The Taheomubeon he unfolded was incomplete. Against the overwhelming force, it distorted and began to break apart.
Purely a lack of power and dignity. This would surely be a failure.
Regret was just beginning to settle on Jin-in’s face.
‘In the end……in the end, is it failure.’
Warriors often gained intense enlightenment facing death.
But it wasn’t always possible. Many ultimately failed, their lives fading without substance.
Kang Jun-hyeok had also failed. That’s what Jin-in thought.
But failure had never truly existed.
[Passive Skill: Death Line Awakening]
[Grade: Intermediate]
[Proficiency: C]
[The awakening of life at death’s edge. At the crisis of death, the mind strengthens and senses expand. Consciousness expands and all power and speed increase significantly. Time slows and thought speed accelerates endlessly. One reaches a realm normally unreachable. ]
A Tower skill. Death Line Awakening.
When facing death, abilities greatly enhanced, allowing one to reach realms normally unreachable.
For a Player, even the crisis of death was merely a tool.
In an instant, the lacking power and dignity surged forth. An infinite Taiji began to form in stable shape.
Whoooooosh!
Jin-in’s attack slowly drew into the Taheomubeon. Its power gradually scattered across infinite distance, then finally dissipated.
“…….”
Jin-in stood with his mouth open, wordless.
Kang Jun-hyeok had just now successfully absorbed his attack.
He had achieved his goal.
[Control Proficiency has risen from C to B.]
[Death Line Awakening Proficiency has risen from C to B.]
[Observation Proficiency has risen significantly.]
[Pixie’s Mana Control…….]
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[Active Skill: Taheomubeon acquired.]

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