All‑Master Who Regressed to Bronze - Chapter 127

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All Master Returning to Bronze Episode 127

Cheonma Seonggong Chapter 2, Section 2.

The moment Bicheon Geukma unfolded.

The battle was as good as over.

Jin Mu-seong, with a donut-shaped hole in his chest, spat out black blood with a gush and collapsed to his knees.

Even in that state, Jin Mu-seong struggled to keep his head from dropping and looked up at Shin Hyeok.

His mouth was covered in the blood he had vomited, and from receiving consecutive heavy impacts, all the blood vessels in his eyes had burst, causing bloody tears to stream down, but Jin Mu-seong didn’t care.

“Socheonma… sir…”

“I’m not Socheonma yet. Just a candidate.”

“Ha, haha… If you don’t become Socheonma, then who else could be called Socheonma?”

“Really? That’s different from before the battle?”

“Please forgive this foolish one’s lack of insight. I am paying the price I spoke of then, so please accept my apology and show me mercy.”

Thud!

Jin Mu-seong, who had been calling Shin Hyeok—who hadn’t even shed his candidate status—Socheonma with a faint smile, hardened his face at Shin Hyeok’s teasing and dropped his head that he had barely been holding up, striking the ground with his forehead.

When summoned by Cheonma.

Just as he had struck his forehead upon seeing Cheonma.

As one should when meeting a great being, Jin Mu-seong struck his forehead and bowed his head before Shin Hyeok.

A Player from the Upper Echelon.

Not just any ordinary Player, but the future of a clan belonging to one of the highest-ranking clans in the Upper Echelon—it was unbelievable to see such a sight before a single Player.

But Shin Hyeok wasn’t particularly surprised by this.

‘This is what the Cheonma Sect is like.’

The Cheonma Sect had always been that way.

They were thoroughly devoted to the supremacy of the strong.

The weak were devoured, and the strong were respected.

Even if from another dimension.

Even if from a Lower Dimension.

No, even if they belonged to an Extraneous Dimension, that didn’t change.

Especially if they were strong and a Socheonma Candidate recognized by Cheonma, their most revered deity.

And that meant one thing.

“Will you serve me?”

“…Please.”

Jin Mu-seong.

It meant that Shin Hyeok had earned the recognition of the heir to the Sura Clan and future grand master of the Sura Blood Brigade.

Seeing him bow his head and yearn only for Shin Hyeok’s choice, Shin Hyeok raised his head to look at Cheonma, who sat on the throne watching all of this.

“You’ve seen everything you needed to see, so please save him now. I trust you won’t leave him to die like this.”

“Heh, yes. That’s right. I can’t let the reward I’m about to give disappear before it reaches its master.”

At Shin Hyeok’s words, Cheonma smiled, baring his teeth, then lightly flicked his finger.

Snap! Whoooooosh!!!

But the result of that light gesture was tremendous beyond measure.

Massive demonic energy.

A tremendous amount of demonic energy, several times greater than all the demonic energy Shin Hyeok currently possessed, burst forth in an instant, dyeing the surroundings pitch black.

The demonic energy, devouring all light sources in the vicinity and adding to its own darkness, was soon drawn into Jin Mu-seong.

Hissssss!

“…Ooooooh!”

The massive demonic energy drawn into Jin Mu-seong instantly filled the gaping hole in his chest.

It didn’t end there.

Retch! Retch!

The demonic energy that permeated Jin Mu-seong’s entire body began pushing out the impurities within like osmosis.

Of course, it was less than what Shin Hyeok had experienced.

Jin Mu-seong had been cared for since childhood as the heir to the Sura Clan and had consumed beneficial elixirs like water.

However, since there were still some impurities, it took quite some time for the demonic energy to purify his body.

And the moment all the demonic energy finished healing and purifying Jin Mu-seong’s body.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

“Jin Mu-seong, a regular member of the Sura Blood Brigade and minor lord of the Sura Clan, greets Socheonma-nim!”

Jin Mu-seong shouted while striking his head against the ground again with his now-healed body.

Shin Hyeok, who had been quietly watching this scene, spoke up.

“Raise your head. And look at me.”

“…Yes.”

“How is it?”

“You’re young. No, I suppose ‘very young’ would be more accurate.”

Jin Mu-seong, who could now properly see Shin Hyeok’s face, let out sounds of admiration and amazement.

When they had started sparring, Jin Mu-seong hadn’t been interested in Shin Hyeok so he hadn’t looked, but Shin Hyeok was incredibly young.

What was even more surprising was that Shin Hyeok, who was beyond young and practically a child, had displayed skills that far surpassed Jin Mu-seong’s.

But the surprises didn’t end there.

“I’m from a Closed Dimension. A place where the Integrated League hasn’t even opened yet. And even when the Integrated League opens, it won’t change much. The dimension I belong to… can’t be called strong by any stretch of the imagination.”

“…Are you saying you achieved such strength in a dimension where the Integrated League hasn’t even opened?”

“That’s right.”

“Huh…”

Not a Lower Dimension, not even an Extraneous Dimension.

This wasn’t the kind of martial prowess someone from a Closed Dimension—one that couldn’t even reach the starting line with the others—should be able to display.

Having revealed all this, Shin Hyeok calmly asked Jin Mu-seong in return.

“When the Integrated League opens, my dimension will be placed in Iron Tier. That’s probably the position prepared for our dimension—the very bottom among the Extraneous Dimensions. Will you swear loyalty to a Player from such a dimension?”

“…”

What Shin Hyeok said was by no means false.

A dimension’s rank isn’t determined by a single Player.

No Player exists who is greater than their dimension.

This was a saying that had spread throughout the Dimension Arena and Player industry.

Indeed, what Shin Hyeok spoke of was what he had seen before his regression, so it wouldn’t change.

Furthermore, until his regression, Shin Hyeok’s dimension had remained in Bronze Tier.

Considering that even that was the result of Shin Hyeok’s desperate efforts, it was truly a sad story.

Was there value in pledging loyalty to Shin Hyeok, a mere Player from a dimension worse than even an Extraneous Dimension?

Jin Mu-seong’s answer to that was predetermined.

“I offer my spear to you.”

“…You might regret it, you know? When others learn that you serve me, other factions won’t leave you alone either.”

“This is the destiny that Cheonma has ordained. I have surrendered before that destiny, so I have no choice but to follow it. And… I’m certain that my destiny will stand at the very top.”

“I see. Then… I accept your spear.”

Jin Mu-seong’s black spear, offered respectfully.

Taking it, Shin Hyeok lightly tapped Jin Mu-seong’s shoulder with the heavy black spear’s blade, then returned it to him.

Jin Mu-seong respectfully received back the black spear that Shin Hyeok offered, then finally stood up, bowed to Cheonma, and looked at Shin Hyeok again.

“When will I be able to meet you again?”

“Soon. The Integrated League will open soon, so we’ll be able to see each other then. Though it’ll be damn difficult.”

“Good. To think we can meet at a time that’s neither too far nor too close. It seems like an appropriate amount of time to hone my spear.”

Just because the Integrated League opened didn’t mean he could easily meet Jin Mu-seong, who ranked among the top in the Upper Echelon.

Moreover, it would certainly take quite a long time to meet Jin Mu-seong, who was among the strong even within such Upper Echelon.

But Shin Hyeok was confident.

“It won’t take too long. I’ll crawl my way up there myself.”

“…I’ll simply believe and continue my training. Waiting only for the moment when my spear can be of help to Socheonma.”

That timeframe wouldn’t apply to Shin Hyeok alone.

At those words, Jin Mu-seong quietly bowed, then disappeared as light just as he had appeared.

“It was a fight that had its own entertaining aspects.”

“Wouldn’t it have been more fun if Cheonma had fought directly?”

“Hmph, who are you comparing me to that crazy battle maniac? That guy who fights every time we meet is the strange one. Once you’ve competed and acknowledged each other, that should be the end of it. So, did you like my gift?”

“Yes, I was quite pleased with it. Cheonma Seonggong Chapter 2, Section 2. And Jin Mu-seong as well.”

“Hehe, it was worth letting it flow so you could naturally realize it during battle.”

Cheonma, who had been quietly observing all of this, nodded with a satisfied expression.

If he simply transmitted the technique directly, the karmic burden would be considerable, but if he made someone realize it on their own, that burden would be greatly reduced.

Knowing it was unavoidable due to the karma consumed from calling Jin Mu-seong here and healing him with demonic energy, Shin Hyeok smiled slightly.

Above all, the rewards didn’t end here.

“Congratulations on becoming Socheonma.”

[Title: Socheonma Candidate has been changed to Title: Socheonma.]

The title that had long been Socheonma Candidate was finally changed to Socheonma.

[Socheonma ]

* Proficiency in Cheonma Divine Technique increases dramatically.

* Proficiency in Cheonma Seonggong increases dramatically.

* You can receive loyalty from Cheonma Sect members.

* Dominance over demonic energy increases.

* Affinity with demonic energy increases.

“Excellent.”

“Continue to strive harder. To learn the final Section 3 of Chapter 2. And furthermore, to enter Chapter 3.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

Shin Hyeok was very pleased with the effects of the title changed from Socheonma Candidate to Socheonma.

The proficiency increases for Cheonma Divine Technique and Cheonma Seonggong had changed from “increases” to “increases dramatically,” and it had changed from receiving admiration from sect members to being able to receive their loyalty.

Though it was just one word added and changed, Shin Hyeok was satisfied knowing better than anyone that this single difference was enormous.

Moreover, the increases in dominance and affinity would be of great help in accumulating and handling demonic energy, so there could be no better effects for Shin Hyeok.

However, as Cheonma had said, he had no intention of becoming complacent here.

To learn Chapter 2, Section 3, which he still hadn’t mastered.

And furthermore, to learn even the final Chapter 3, Shin Hyeok had to continue advancing.

“Go back. Don’t you have something big coming up soon?”

“I will show you good results.”

“Yes. I look forward to it.”

Having received all his rewards, Shin Hyeok ended his meeting with Cheonma without regret and returned home.

“Since there’s not much time left until the National Competition, I should put in some effort too.”

The big event Cheonma had mentioned.

With the National Competition approaching, Shin Hyeok logged into Dimension Arena without rest.

Shin Hyeok was still thirsty for growth.

And so began the moment when disaster descended upon Dimension Arena’s Diamond tier matchmaking.

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