100 Floors All Master - Chapter 56

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 056

 

Internal Energy (2)

 

“Huh.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok couldn’t contain his amazement.

 

He could handle ten thousand weapons.

 

But that was merely basic weapon utilization at best.

 

In contrast, Manbyeonggi had transcended the use of ten thousand weapons and mastered all martial arts.

 

The gap between them was like the difference between a student and a professor. Kang Jun-hyeok spoke with genuine admiration.

 

“You’re truly worthy of calling yourself ‘this master.'”

 

[It feels strange to receive your acknowledgment so readily.]

 

Manbyeonggi muttered with mixed feelings.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok had obtained Internal Energy and Manbyeonggi’s martial arts.

 

Then it was time to move his Internal Energy.

 

The Internal Power dwelling in his Dantian. He would move it to strengthen his body and wield martial arts.

 

One of those methods was the Internal Energy Cultivation Method.

 

Originally it also had the function of accumulating Internal Energy, but that was meaningless for Players. Kang Jun-hyeok sat in lotus position and closed his eyes.

 

What Manbyeonggi’s Mental Cultivation Method was and how to use it was already in his mind. He slowly regulated his breathing.

 

“Whoo.”

 

Exhaling, he moved the Ki in his Dantian.

 

[Breathe out quickly.]

 

Manbyeonggi quietly continued speaking.

 

[And breathe in deeply. Circulate the Ki in your Dantian quietly, yet violently like a river flowing backward.]

 

That was the incantation of the Mental Cultivation Method.

 

[Open your mind and liberate your body. Expand your self. It’s not the world embracing you, but you embracing the world. Reverse the concept.]

 

Ki moved with his breathing. It flowed violently through Kang Jun-hyeok’s body. Explosive power settled throughout his entire body.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok clenched his fist and threw a punch. The condensed Ki exploded outward.

 

Kuuuuung!

 

The air burst. Space was violently pushed back and shook. Instantly, the trees on the wall bent. The building shook violently.

 

A moment later, crashing sounds came from upstairs, then the door opened. As if mistaking it for an earthquake, someone hurriedly rushed outside.

 

“…”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok let out a groan.

 

With just one punch, space had been pushed back. He hadn’t used any particular skills, just moved simple Internal Power.

 

‘This is.’

 

In his previous life, he had possessed several Mental Cultivation Methods.

 

Among them were extremely excellent ones, supreme-grade Mental Cultivation Methods that surpassed high-grade.

 

But Manbyeonggi’s Mental Cultivation Method was of much higher caliber. Though he had just taken his first step and it wasn’t even complete, he could tell intuitively.

 

‘I only obtained a fragment, yet it’s this powerful.’

 

He couldn’t even fathom how deep it went.

 

But it wasn’t all advantages.

 

“The consumption of Internal Power is ridiculous.”

 

That single punch had consumed twenty percent of his Internal Energy. It was several times higher consumption than ordinary Mental Cultivation Methods.

 

Naturally, the recovery speed of Internal Energy was also remarkably fast, but even so, it was difficult to handle.

 

“And it’s not easy to control.”

 

The ki circulating through his body fluctuated violently. If he weren’t a Player, his blood vessels would have burst and killed him.

 

“Even with the System’s assistance, it’s like this.”

 

[The System created by the Master of the Universe is certainly special, but my martial arts are not so simple that a mortal being could control them with just that alone.]

 

Manbyeonggi spoke as if it were obvious.

 

Even the System couldn’t perfectly control it. That was Manbyeonggi’s martial arts. Kang Jun-hyeok let out a bitter laugh.

 

“You’re certainly special.”

 

He had confirmed the effects of the Mental Cultivation Method.

 

Then it was time to check the Sword Technique.

 

How to handle it was in his head, but actually wielding it with his physical body was a different matter.

 

And checking the Sword Technique would be better with an opponent rather than doing it alone.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok picked up his cell phone.

 

* * *

 

A few hours later.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok arrived at a spacious Training Ground. Kim Tae-yeon and Baekdusan were waiting there.

 

“Ah. Mr. Kang Jun-hyeok. You’ve arrived!”

 

“It’s been a while!”

 

They greeted Kang Jun-hyeok with joyful faces. It was natural. Kang Jun-hyeok had called them directly. They couldn’t help but think that their necessity had been acknowledged by him, a Perfect Player.

 

“The gems you mentioned before are almost ready! We should be able to give them to you within a week! Here, let us give you what we’ve prepared so far!”

 

“Thank you.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok nodded slightly and received the gems. Sapphires and diamonds. Even rubies. They were various gems. If the world had been intact, they would have been worth tens of millions, even hundreds of millions.

 

After putting the gems into his Inventory, Kang Jun-hyeok asked.

 

“Have you been well?”

 

“Well…”

 

Both of them smiled bitterly at the same time.

 

“We’re not doing well, but we’re working hard.”

 

The world had changed. Only a very small number of people became passers, and the rest were eliminated.

 

Baekdusan and Kim Tae-yeon, who had been the heads of two major guilds, couldn’t help but be most affected. Baekdusan opened his mouth.

 

“I disbanded the Guild. I can’t lead them all. As you said, I’m focusing on raising just one person intensively.”

 

“You mean your Secretary.”

 

“Yes. Doing that made me realize something. That I was doing something truly pointless.”

 

Fighting for shallow power in a collapsed world, struggling, conflicting with each other. Looking back now, there was no time more meaningless than that.

 

Next, Kim Tae-yeon spoke.

 

“…I couldn’t let go so cleanly. I disbanded the Guild, but I’m helping everyone who has the will. You said it was meaningless, but… I think I have to take responsibility since I led them.”

 

“I see.”

 

“…Are you disappointed?

 

Kim Tae-yeon asked with a cautious expression.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok had repeatedly told her not to worry about it, but in the end, she couldn’t help herself. In a way, it was no different from ignoring his advice, so she couldn’t help but feel self-conscious.

 

However, Kang Jun-hyeok didn’t seem particularly bothered.

 

“My words are merely advice. If you’re confident you won’t die, then you don’t need to worry about it.”

 

Rather, Kang Jun-hyeok was surprised. He had secretly thought she wouldn’t be able to give up until the very end. Kim Tae-yeon showed a relieved expression at his words. Kang Jun-hyeok asked them.

 

“What floor have you currently reached?”

 

“35th Floor.”

 

“I’m on the 33rd Floor.”

 

Mid-30th Floor. He remembered it being the early 30s in his previous life. They were definitely moving faster than in his past life.

 

“You probably know why I called you both here.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok drew his weapon. Baekdusan and Kim Tae-yeon drew their weapons as if they had been waiting for this moment.

 

“Let’s see just how strong you’ve both become.”

 

[Kang Jun-hyeok challenges Baekdusan and Kim Tae-yeon to a duel.]

 

[Duel stakes: All Gold possessed by Baekdusan and Kim Tae-yeon.]

 

[Conditions: Strength and Speed stats, as well as Equipment will be equalized, and Active Skills will be sealed.]

 

“…Hm?”

 

“Huh?”

 

The two who were about to accept hesitated for a moment.

 

There was a condition they hadn’t seen before. Baekdusan muttered.

 

“Stats and Equipment equalized, and Active Skills sealed…?”

 

“This time I’m thinking of testing pure physical and weapon technique abilities.”

 

“Oho. I see!”

 

Baekdusan’s eyes lit up as he stepped forward.

 

“Then I’ll go first!”

 

“As you wish.”

 

Baekdusan faced off against Kang Jun-hyeok. His eyes were shining as he held his weapon.

 

‘I was overwhelmingly defeated before!’

 

Since then, he had pulled himself together and diligently climbed the Tower, improving his techniques.

 

Of course, he didn’t think he would win. But with the differences in stats and Equipment, and even Active Skills sealed, he was confident he could at least match Kang Jun-hyeok.

 

It wasn’t overconfidence. His Sword Technique skill proficiency had reached E rank. In terms of swordsmanship alone, he was the same grade as Kang Jun-hyeok.

 

All of these thoughts were showing on his expression for Kang Jun-hyeok to see. Kang Jun-hyeok smiled faintly as he gripped his sword.

 

“Let’s begin.”

 

“Hup!”

 

Baekdusan charged forward with a battle cry. Rushing in like a wild boar, he brought his sword down roughly. Kang Jun-hyeok put strength into both hands gripping his sword.

 

Power exploded.

 

Claaaang!

 

“Ugh!”

 

Baekdusan’s body instantly staggered and was sent flying back. As he stumbled to regain his stance, bewilderment filled his eyes.

 

‘Huh, what?’

 

Our stats are clearly the same, so why?

 

But there was no time to think. Kang Jun-hyeok had already closed in and thrust his sword toward his chest. Baekdusan hastily deflected the blade.

 

Clang clang clang!

 

Sword clashed against sword.

 

The sword’s trajectory changed. Strangely, though it was one sword, it moved like dozens. The dizzying sword technique pressed down on Baekdusan.

 

“Eeeeek!”

 

Baekdusan desperately swung his sword down at Kang Jun-hyeok with rough, frantic movements.

 

At that moment, Kang Jun-hyeok’s sword traced a mysterious movement. He used Baekdusan’s own force against him to create an opening.

 

White Sword Gate’s seventh sword form. Reverse Force Technique.

 

That divine principle was now manifested through Kang Jun-hyeok’s hands.

 

“Gack!”

 

Baekdusan’s body didn’t just roll across the ground—it flew and crashed into the distance. Kang Jun-hyeok shook his sword.

 

“So this is how it feels.”

 

Compared to what Baek-hwa had displayed, it was like the difference between heaven and earth, but it wasn’t bad.

 

Baekdusan stood up covered in dust, his face blank with confusion.

 

“…What was that?”

 

Baekdusan had realized it too.

 

Just moments ago, his and Kang Jun-hyeok’s stats had clearly been identical.

 

But the difference in sword technique.

 

How to put power behind strikes, how to swing. How to control trajectory and pressure an opponent’s movements.

 

Purely through that difference, he had been pushed back without being able to do anything.

 

“9th Floor.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok answered him.

 

“It’s the reward you get at the end of that floor. Though there are differences in the details.”

 

“…The floor with the Mad Ghost. Internal Energy?”

 

“I haven’t used that yet though. Well then, let’s continue.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok stepped forward.

 

The sword technique he had just wielded was White Sword Swordsmanship.

 

And what he was about to use now was Manbyeonggi’s Divine Art.

 

His sword came down as if to split Baekdusan’s head. Baekdusan hastily raised his sword in defense.

 

Clang clang clang!

 

At that moment, Kang Jun-hyeok’s sword slid along the blade like flowing water. Using the rebound and acceleration, he slashed at the chest. Baekdusan recoiled in shock at the strange sword path, pulling his body back.

 

But Kang Jun-hyeok didn’t stop. He stepped forward even more, adding rotational force to his sword.

 

Fierce like a wild beast.

 

While putting full power into every attack, yet flowing as smooth as water.

 

Clang clang clang clang!

 

“Grrraaah!”

 

Baekdusan thrusts his sword with a do-or-die attitude. Kang Jun-hyeok defends. But it doesn’t end at just ordinary blocking. Rather, he uses the force contained in Baekdusan’s attack against him, channeling even stronger power into his weapon.

 

Claaang!

 

“Gaaaah!”

 

With a scream, Baekdusan tumbles across the ground. Kim Tae-yeon’s jaw dropped wide open.

 

“So this is how it feels. Incredibly aggressive.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok muttered after confirming Manbyeonggi’s sword technique.

 

Put force into it, add weight and rotation, then explode. Don’t defend against the opponent’s attacks, but rather use them against them to attack even stronger.

 

It was an extremely radical sword technique. It was almost completely different from the White Sword Swordsmanship it was based on.

 

One thing was certain – it was strong.

 

Baekdusan’s sword technique wasn’t bad. In his judgment, it was E-rank proficiency. In terms of sword technique alone, it was the same as his.

 

But Baekdusan couldn’t do anything and was pushed back. It was an overwhelming difference.

 

‘And it feels natural.’

 

When trying to handle various sword techniques, each sword method would clash with the others, making it impossible to properly utilize their original power.

 

That’s why, except for a very few geniuses, everyone focused on only one sword technique. Naturally, Kang Jun-hyeok was not a genius.

 

But now Kang Jun-hyeok could handle both White Sword Swordsmanship and Manbyeonggi’s Divine Art as if they were his own hands and feet.

 

In other words, it meant he could use the countless sword techniques he would acquire in the future like his own limbs.

 

‘This is Manbyeonggi’s power.’

 

It was nothing short of marvelous. It was amazing.

 

[Clumsy. Your power distribution is awkward and you’re losing a lot during movement. You can’t even use proper sword forms. It’s frustrating to watch.]

 

Though Manbyeonggi itself seemed unsatisfied and kept grumbling. Kang Jun-hyeok smiled.

 

“Then let’s finish this up.”

 

“I, I can still go on!”

 

Baekdusan shakily got up. He was determined to endure somehow.

 

But there was one thing he didn’t know.

 

The stats Kang Jun-hyeok had equalized were only strength and speed.

 

The other stats were not.

 

And what Kang Jun-hyeok was currently using was only sword technique.

 

He hadn’t used Internal Energy at all.

 

Internal Energy moves. Quietly, yet roughly like a torrent. It settles directly into the hand gripping the sword.

 

Claaaaaaang!

 

Baekdusan’s body bounces away like a billiard ball hitting the cue. His body flies nearly ten meters before sprawling on the floor, unable to move. He had fainted. After watching him for a moment, Kang Jun-hyeok turned his head.

 

“Then it’s your turn next.”

 

“Hii, hiiek.”

 

Kim Tae-yeon trembled violently with a shrill scream.

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