100 Floors All Master - Chapter 285

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All Master of 100 Floors, Episode 285
Floor 65. One’s Own Mirror (2)
The aura grows thick and viscous as mucus. The air itself—the very world—becomes defiled.
It was a curse upon all things.
[……That.]
Eldyria lets out a groan.
There existed a being that drew together every curse in this world.
That being was the Curse King.
Like Manbyeonggi and Eldyria, it was a Transcendent—a power that had stepped beyond the mortal boundary.
That strength now unfurled from the doppelgänger. Manbyeonggi muttered to himself.
[The Curse King gave everything to you, then.]
The doppelgänger’s body lurches violently. Curses scatter in all directions, tainting the surroundings.
Even a speck of it clinging to him would corrupt and poison his entire being—his health points drained in an instant, his stats diminished. His curse resistance meant nothing against this.
Kang Jun-hyeok darts backward, evading. Curses are not a physical force. Even Manbyeonggi’s martial arts cannot counter them. His eyes flush crimson.
True Ancestor Awakening.
A power bestowed by the Transcendent as well. Blood rises in torrents, spreading outward to repel the creeping curse.
But it isn’t enough.
The risen blood corrodes and crumbles away in moments. What Eldyria had given him was only a fragment of her true blood. In contrast, what the Curse King had given him in his previous life was everything—the totality of her power.
There is a gap in pure dignity and strength.
Kang Jun-hyeok spreads his arms wide.
[Divine Power. Enhancement. Lost God’s Sanctuary.]
Shiiiiing!
Only by unfurling an absolute sanctuary could he barely neutralize the curse.
Yet even that trembled precariously. Two Divine Authority skills, and still insufficient.
[Lost God’s Divine Radiance.]
The radiance activates.
It was not Kang Jun-hyeok who deployed it.
The doppelgänger unleashed it. Intense divine light surges to shatter the sanctuary. Kang Jun-hyeok clicks his tongue.
‘So he’s received the blessing of the Pantheon as well.’
Had he not, there would be no way for him to possess stats comparable to his own now.
[Lost God’s Divine Radiance.]
Radiance collides with radiance, and both cancel out.
Kang Jun-hyeok steadies his breathing. He draws in the spreading power and channels it through his legs.
Shwiiing!
In a flash, he closes the distance. The moment his blade reaches him, the doppelgänger’s form vanishes.
[Infinite Garment.]
A Unique piece of equipment obtained on the 75th Floor. Infinite Garment. Its effect: short-range teleportation, with a cooldown of only one minute.
The doppelgänger, having evaded the attack, raises a finger.
[Absolute Zero.]
Whoooosh!
Extreme cold rushes to engulf everything. A Supreme Grade skill of the Tower. Kang Jun-hyeok raises his finger in response.
[Red Supergiant.]
The heat of a dying sun swallows the world.
Extreme heat and cold collide, churning the surroundings into chaos.
Within it, Kang Jun-hyeok controls his surroundings and himself, drawing closer.
Squelch.
Curses pour forth, grasping at Kang Jun-hyeok. Corruption, hallucination, distortion, spectral anguish.
Kang Jun-hyeok regains control of himself and breaks free.
He closes the distance at speed and swings his blade.
Clang!
Steel meets steel once more. The doppelgänger points a finger at Kang Jun-hyeok.
Shiiing!
A spell from the Razer Nora School. He twists his body to evade, sweeping his leg. The doppelgänger steadies his faltering stance with a balance technique. In an awkward posture, he thrusts his blade; Kang Jun-hyeok blocks with a defensive guard.
Clang-clang-clang-clang!
The combat unfolds like a mirror image. Kang Jun-hyeok plants his foot and drops his stance low.
[Charge.]
Boom!
His shoulder collides with the doppelgänger, sending him staggering backward. But the doppelgänger does not yield.
[Chop.]
An elbow strike targets Kang Jun-hyeok’s shoulder.
The clone flies back from the charge, raising a finger.
[Record of Records.]
Crack-crack-crack!
Once more, extreme cold rushes in. It was unmistakably the Absolute Zero that had been activated before. Kang Jun-hyeok’s face contorts.
‘So he has the Record of Records by this point.’
The authority of the Record God. When granted to a Player, it allowed skills to be stored and abilities to be gained. Stored skills demanded double the cooldown, but it was a formidable authority that allowed consecutive skill activation.
Kang Jun-hyeok’s mind races. Activate Rooting? No. Rooting feeds on force and grows from it.
But that’s cold energy. Not force in any physical sense. And with an attack so sweeping, Crevice Distortion wouldn’t take hold properly either.
Then.
[Spirit Summoning. Advanced-Grade Flame Spirit. Ultira.]
The flame spirit materializes. Confused at first, Ultira sees the rushing cold and panics, drawing forth flame. But an Elemental King of the 2nd Tier could never withstand a Highest-Grade Skill.
[Damn mutt….]
With those words, her form vanishes in a reverse summon.
But it was enough. Having bought time to breathe, Kang Jun-hyeok grips his sword with both hands.
[Concept Slash.]
He slashes the very concept of temperature.
Setting his stance firm, he activates Dragon Scale. The Dragon Scale peels away in an instant, but he endures.
One Intermediate Skill. One Advanced Skill. Using these two to defend against a Highest-Grade Skill—it was a miracle possible only through perfect understanding of the technique itself.
But the same held true for his opponent.
[Fusion. Storm Blade with Blooming Petals.]
Crash-crash-crash!
Petals become storm, descending upon him. Kang Jun-hyeok grinds his teeth.
‘A fusion of Advanced Skills!’
The reward he had earned from the sixth Universal Quest—the ability to fuse and chain skills together.
Storm Blade and Blooming Petals were among the most efficient combinations, and though both were Advanced Skills, their fusion achieved power rivaling the Highest Grade.
[Rooting.]
Crack-crack-crack!
In the end, he had no choice but to counter with Victor’s Authority.
All the while, the clone continued wielding his sword. Thousands upon thousands of plum petals scattered in all directions, raining down upon Kang Jun-hyeok.
Martial arts applied with mindless profusion. His Internal Energy consumption should have been unbearable.
But a cultivator of the 70th Floor caliber possessed nearly infinite Internal Energy.
He had not consumed Azure Stone Oil or Ten Thousand Year He Shou Wu, yet he had devoured dozens of Spirit Medicines of the lower grades. There was no way his reserves would bottom out like this.
Kang Jun-hyeok still held trump cards in reserve.
Telekinesis Rampage, Supreme Infinity, One-Point Pierce, and others.
Techniques that could undoubtedly turn the tide.
The problem was that his clone possessed them as well.
Release them carelessly and he would respond immediately, as he had thus far. So he could not deploy them lightly. It was as if his true strength were sealed away.
Vexing.
In a sense, the most troublesome of all his opponents. Kang Jun-hyeok clicked his tongue, and Manbyeonggi laughed.
[That emotion you feel now—it is what those who faced you have felt. How amusing.]
[So this is you from a past life. Strong indeed. Your fundamental form hasn’t changed much from now.]
The clone is formidable.
He has reached higher floors than Kang Jun-hyeok’s current level. Thus he possesses skills and powers that Kang Jun-hyeok lacks. A most troublesome opponent.
Yet ultimately, he is a past version of himself.
This was the enemy he had to overcome.
And he possessed the strength to do so.
Kang Jun-hyeok steadied his breathing.

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“Exhale.”
He settles his breath. He achieves perfect control over his own power and the surrounding environment. Moving his sword against the scattering plum petals in all directions.
A low hum.
The blade meets the petals.
And the petals deflect. Their trajectories waver, dispersing in all directions.
[Interesting.]
Manbyeonggi’s expression shifts.
These were no ordinary petals.
They were Mount Hua Sect techniques—extreme Internal Energy compressed to its limit, detonating at the slightest impact.
Yet now Kang Jun-hyeok was parrying them flawlessly. There was only one meaning to it: he had achieved perfect control and dominion over his own strength and the forces around him.
A crisp sound.
The clone lunges forward, displaying intricate movements as if dancing. The Twenty-Four Plum Blossom Sword Technique unfolds.
Countless plum blossoms cascade down in unison.
The seventh form of the Twenty-Four Plum Blossom Sword Technique. Plum Blossom Disconnection.
Wielding it with internal energy that bordered on infinite, the power contained within could easily reach Supreme Grade Skill tier.
Yet Kang Jun-hyeok steadied his breath and maintained his stance, raising his sword calmly against the torrential onslaught.
Clang-clang-clang-clang!
He twisted his wrist as he swung, bent his elbow, and moved his legs.
The ornately unfolded Plum Blossom Disconnection.
He completely nullified and erased every ounce of power contained within it.
Kang Jun-hyeok stepped forward without hesitation, driving out a composed yet forceful sword strike.
The clone drew its blade, pulling its internal energy to the limit—it appeared ready to overwhelm through sheer force.
Indeed, the clone’s internal energy far surpassed Kang Jun-hyeok’s. It should have been entirely possible.
Clang-clang-clang!
But what actually happened was the opposite.
Kang Jun-hyeok’s power grew stronger while the clone’s power gradually weakened. The clone’s body was pushed back steadily.
Clang-clang!
The clone swiftly deflected the blade and moved its sword again.
The fourteenth form of the Twenty-Four Plum Blossom Sword Technique. Flower Powder Technique.
Hundreds of sword strikes carved through the air, unleashing an unbroken barrage at Kang Jun-hyeok from all directions.
Kang Jun-hyeok lifted his foot. In a single step, all the surrounding force was erased.
Ruling Three Treasures—he condensed that form into a single stride and activated it, releasing a sword strike forward. The clone twisted desperately to evade.
The Twenty-Four Plum Blossom Sword Technique was the sword art of the Mount Hua Sect, an exemplary Advanced Grade swordsmanship.
But Kang Jun-hyeok wielded Manbyeonggi’s Martial Arts.
A Unique Skill that even the Taiji Wisdom Sword fell beneath—one his former self had never obtained.
Clang-clang-clang-clang!
A storm of internal energy swept across and shook everything around them. Manbyeonggi’s second form. World-Shaking Wind Descent. The clone defended, but the defense was consumed entirely, birthing an even more colossal tempest.
Internal energy alone could not contend with this. The clone reached that conclusion and withdrew gems, hurling Emerald Jewels into the air that shattered and pushed back against the storm.
Magic of the Arcana School.
Kang Jun-hyeok threw gems as well.
These were Heavenly Fire Ore, obtainable only from the Heavenly Fire White Star.
Its effect was absorption against all forces.
And detonation.
Boom!
The Heavenly Fire Ore, having absorbed the clone’s entire attack, detonated violently. The clone finally retreated using the Infinite Garment.
[Pixie’s Mana Box.]
Whirrrrr!
Light poured forth simultaneously from dozens of mana boxes. The clone attempted to counter with Razer Nora School magic, but what it unleashed was a unique art possessed only by Pixie. The sheer difference in status caused the clone’s magic to crumble instantly.
His former self was strong.
He possessed powers, authorities, and Unique Skills that others could never claim. He survived through overwhelming comprehension of skills and flawless judgment.
He had the full backing of countless Transcendents besides. The Blessing of the All Gods’ Temple. And the Curse King granted him their own power and status.
Yet the same held true for himself now.
He possessed powers, authorities, and Unique Skills that his former self never had. After endless experience and countless battles, he had gained understanding and judgment far superior to his past self.
He had grown beyond what he was.
‘I’m stronger.’
Crash!
Kang Jun-hyeok bared his teeth, driving his past self relentlessly backward.

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