100 Floors All Master - Chapter 313

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All Master of 100 Floors, Episode 313
71st Floor. The Foolish Blacksmith (4)
Most beings could endure the Foolish Blacksmith’s hammer strikes only three times at best. The stronger one was, the sharper the limit became.
But Kang Jun-hyeok—he could do it. The Foolish Blacksmith seemed slightly taken aback, but he soon nodded.
“You might just pull it off. Don’t curse me even if you die.”
“If that happens, it will be my own shortcoming.”
The Foolish Blacksmith let out a low chuckle.
“Good spirit. Then let’s begin.”
Kang Jun-hyeok stood at the center of the Altar. The Foolish Blacksmith drew in a deep breath.
“I am one who tempers life itself. In my hands, flesh shall become steel, and aura shall achieve a purity of the highest degree.”
Along with words like an incantation, the hammer rose.
Crash!
Kang Jun-hyeok’s body shook.
It struck at the soul, the flesh, the Internal Energy, the Mana, the Divine Power.
At his very being itself, strengthening it all.
It was a hammer strike touched by an Authority unique to the Foolish Blacksmith alone.
The first blow carried the enhancement of the flesh.
His body trembled. Every muscle across his frame convulsed, and his veins twisted. In a single hammer strike, his form threatened to shatter.
Kang Jun-hyeok manifested the True Ancestor’s Power.
He moved his blood. The True Blood of the great Ancestor absorbed and consumed the impact, swallowing the Authority within the hammer and making it his own.
And once more.
Crash!
The second strike hammered directly at his Dantian.
It forced open a path through the Dantian and reversed his Internal Energy flow. Pushing past the lower and middle Dantian, it wedged into even the upper Dantian—a passage that would normally require decades or centuries of effort and cultivation to barely open.
Self-Power Unity.
He gathered his strength into one.
He focused the raging power into his Dantian. Controlling it perfectly, he sent it flowing at great speed through the newly opened passages. Internal Energy circulated through his meridians.
Once more.
This time it was the enhancement of Mana itself. The Mana he possessed was compressed and refined. Its purity and concentration rose to immeasurable heights, pressing heavily upon his flesh.
[Pixie’s Mana Control.]
He drew forth the Mana control ability of the great Transcendent. He stabilized and brought under control the Mana that had been crushing his body like a sledgehammer.
Crash!
The hammer strikes continued.
This time it was aimed at Divine Power.
[Lost God’s Sanctuary.]
He activated the Sanctuary of a great God and suppressed the blow.
Again the hammer fell.
And once more he manifested his strength to endure it.
He possessed, quite literally, countless powers.
Even if there were seven hammer strikes, he could respond to each one with a different ability.
Crash!
[Grace of Compassion.]
He recovered his depleted Health Points with the Grace of Compassion. He activated Synchronization Defense to erase the impact entirely.
Kang Jun-hyeok endured the hammer strikes. Rather, it was the Foolish Blacksmith who was reaching his limit.
“Nngh—unhh!”
The Foolish Blacksmith’s expression had grown rigid. Each time the hammer came down, a fierce repulsion washed over him. His insides had already been turned, and he was suffering from no small amount of internal injury.
At this rate, he would collapse before the seven strikes were finished.
The moment the Foolish Blacksmith’s eyes wavered, a giant’s hand braced his back.
“You look pathetic enough that it’s hard to watch.”
“The Heaven-Gifted one?”
“You wouldn’t have struggled this much in your younger days. You’ve grown old.”
“……Time’s flow is a cruel law. I have aged since the days I raised you. I have grown weak.”
“Hmph. I’ll lend you a hand. Accept the help graciously.”
The Foolish Blacksmith let out a weary laugh.
With the Heaven-Gifted Blacksmith’s support, the hammer strikes resumed. Violent impacts shook Kang Jun-hyeok’s entire frame, but he held firm.
And finally.
The strikes came to an end.
Both blacksmiths collapsed heavily to the ground. Sweat beaded thickly across their faces.
And Kang Jun-hyeok—he remained standing in that very spot.
His appearance showed no change whatsoever.
But there was no one who could see it more clearly than Kang Jun-hyeok himself.
The Foolish Blacksmith’s very existence had grown incomparably stronger than before.
[True Ancestor’s Proficiency has increased significantly.]
[King of All Weapons Proficiency has increased significantly.]
[Mind Method Proficiency has increased significantly.]
[Divine Technique Proficiency has increased significantly.]
[Telekinesis Proficiency has risen from E to D.]
[Arcana Gem Magic Proficiency has risen from C to B.]
[Myriad Ailments Control Proficiency has risen from E to D.]
[Passive Skill: +7 acquired.]
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“Huff… huff… huff…”
The Foolish Blacksmith had fallen into an exhausted state, breathing heavily. The Heaven-Gifted Blacksmith was in better condition. He staggered to his feet and opened the Armory.
“You’ve passed my Quest admirably. Take this.”
He tossed a sword toward him.
It was a Pitch-Black Sword. The spiritual energy contained within it was sharp enough to cleave the world itself.
The Foolish Blacksmith’s expression grew strange.
“That’s the sword you made when you were young.”
“You helped me forge it.”
“… You still had it all this time.”
“Even though you left me, your teachings formed the foundation of everything I became.”
The Heaven-Gifted Blacksmith spoke curtly.
The Foolish Blacksmith gave a bitter smile.
“I’m sorry.”
“It’s done. It’s in the past now.”
The demeanor of both had softened considerably from their first meeting. The emotions accumulated over a long time seemed to have eased to some degree.
It was good, even if it had nothing to do with him. Kang Jun-hyeok smiled faintly.
“You both endured well.”
“Climb the Tower, Kang Jun-hyeok.”
The Heaven-Gifted Blacksmith spoke softly.
“Change everything.”
“That’s my intention.”
Kang Jun-hyeok answered calmly, and within that calm lay absolute certainty that it would come to pass.
[71st Floor Quest Clear.]
[Reward will be determined according to your achievement.]
[Checking achievement rate…]
[Check complete.]
[Achievement Rate: 100%]
[Perfect Clear. Congratulations! Additional rewards are being granted.]
[Effect of Title: Perfect Player has been added.]
[10,000 Gold has been awarded.]
[Perfect Clear Reward [Weapon: Heaven-Gifted Shard] acquired.]
[Perfect Clear Reward [Passive Skill: +7] acquired.]
[Number of Players who have Perfect Cleared the 71st Floor: 1.]
[You alone!]
[Universal Announcement.]
[Please celebrate! Everyone across the Universe! A Perfect Player on the 2nd Floor has appeared. An achievement no one has accomplished until now!]
[Achievement +10]
Back on Earth, Kang Jun-hyeok first examined the Skills whose Proficiency had increased.
Telekinesis Proficiency had risen to D, allowing him to wield its power on a much greater scale. Myriad Ailments Control now let him handle five weapons simultaneously.
And Arcana Gem Magic had finally reached B rank.
[Passive Skill: Arcana Gem Magic]
[Grade: High Grade]
[Proficiency: B]
[A magic that harnesses gems created by Tia Lilinetth as catalysts. This magic has reached one step higher in mastery. The consumption of Mana in using this magic is virtually nonexistent. It requires no magical talent. By utilizing gems as catalysts, it can amplify and wield the power contained within them to near perfection. Furthermore, by combining gems, the size and purity can be increased autonomously, and power can be maximized.]
Now he could directly alter the size and purity of the gems themselves.
By combining with Orbs that raise gem quality, even worthless gems could be transformed into high-purity ones. This was a change tantamount to nearly eliminating the cost entirely.
Next came the weapon.
[Heaven-Gifted Shard]
[Equipment Slot: Weapon]
[Grade: Supreme]
[Attack Power + 200]
[A weapon forged by the Heaven-Gifted Blacksmith in his childhood. The first weapon in which his talent truly blossomed, and the very blade that drove the Foolish Blacksmith to consider breaking his own hammer.]
“Wow.”
The attack power had reached 200.
It was 70 points higher than the Root Thorn Sword he’d been carrying before. With this, he could easily manage all the way through the middle-to-late portions of the 70th Floor.
But this was merely the prelude.
Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes gleamed. A smile he could not hide played at the corners of his mouth.
[Passive Skill: +7]
[Grade: Unique]
[The Foolish Blacksmith. Bearer of the authority to strengthen life itself. His seven hammer strikes.]
[All Stats (Health, Strength, Speed, Mana, Divine Power, Psychic, Nature Affinity) + 10%]
[Health: Your body is fortified, gaining resistance to external attacks and your own strength.]
[Strength: Muscle quality and density increase, allowing you to exert greater power, and your muscles tire far more slowly.]
[Speed: You gain mastery over your own velocity and the ability to constrain it.]
[Internal Energy: Your lower Dantian expands. Your middle Dantian stabilizes, and the path to your upper Dantian opens completely.]
[Mana: The purity of your mana reaches a level comparable to that of Fairies or Elves.]
[Divine Power: It is true sanctity itself. The very purity of your divine nature is strengthened.]
[Psychic: The source of your supernatural abilities is fortified. The purity and density of your psychic power have surged dramatically.]
[Nature Affinity: Nature welcomes you even more. Spirits regard you with warm affection, and even high-tier spirits hold deep favor toward you.]
“Hah.”
Kang Jun-hyeok let out a laugh as he reviewed the skill.
What was this?
A mere stat increase alone was 10%. Not a fixed value—a percentage. The higher he climbed the Tower, the exponentially greater its worth became.
And that wasn’t all. Additional effects were applied to each individual stat. When he flexed his arm, the power concentrated in his muscles flowed at far greater speed than before. Even with moderate exertion, his force approached what had once been his full strength.
His speed showed the same improvement. Kang Jun-hyeok moved to the Training Ground and activated Hermes’ Winged Sandals.
Boom—
Until now, he’d been unable to control this velocity, so he’d adapted by calculating his movements in advance.
But now it was different. While far from perfect, he could actually restrain this explosive speed to some degree.
Every other stat showed similar advancement. His Internal Energy saw the path to the upper Dantian fully opened, so his consumption—already low—dropped by over 50%. His Mana purity deepened to rival that of Fairies, and its sheer might rose substantially.
Kang Jun-hyeok had grown at least 30% stronger since entering the 71st Floor.
The fact that he had endured seven strikes meant his numbers were high, but other Players must have been substantially enhanced as well.
This was what the Tower became after the 70th Floor.
The Floors of the Defeated—a place that strengthened Players themselves.
And this was only the story of the 71st Floor.
Next came the 72nd Floor.
It was the Fortress of the Defeated.
A place where countless Defeated had gathered.

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